| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wertz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Branch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Mandel (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Miroslav Zaitlin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vester (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Yang (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | William Yang inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Denver | Miroslav Zaitlin steals it from Thomas Livingston | 41-34 |
| 19:24 | San Diego State | Miroslav Zaitlin knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mitchell Mandel | 43-34 |
| 18:58 | Denver | William Yang can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Miroslav Zaitlin - foul #2 on Miroslav Zaitlin, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| 18:58 | Denver | William Yang makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 18:58 | Denver | William Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:51 | San Diego State | James Branch hits a floater in the paint | 45-36 |
| 18:38 | Denver | James Vester misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Branch - foul #3 on James Branch, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William James (SF) James Branch | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:38 | Denver | James Vester makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:38 | Denver | James Vester misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:38 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 18:20 | San Diego State | Thomas Livingston is called for the reach on Daniel Bender - foul #3 on Thomas Livingston, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Wear (PF) Thomas Livingston | |
| 18:03 | San Diego State | The jump hook by Miroslav Zaitlin is blocked by Ruben Florez | 45-37 |
| 18:02 | Denver | Paul Wear gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 17:48 | Denver | Mitchell Mandel is called for the reach on William Yang - foul #2 on Mitchell Mandel, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| 17:35 | Denver | Paul Wear drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Vester and he's hacked by Daniel Bender - foul #1 on Daniel Bender, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Dorsey (C) Miroslav Zaitlin | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:35 | Denver | Paul Wear makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:15 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender is hacked by Paul Wear - foul #2 on Paul Wear, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Fred Blazek (SF) Richard Wertz | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), Victor Heiner (SF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Cleveland, James Vester, William Yang, Ruben Florez | |
| 17:02 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Pennington - foul #2 on Donald Pennington, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely (C) Mitchell Mandel | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:02 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 17:02 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 16:53 | Denver | Richard Stanfield misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Fred Blazek - foul #1 on Fred Blazek, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| 16:53 | Denver | Richard Stanfield misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 16:53 | Denver | Richard Stanfield makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 16:38 | San Diego State | David Dorsey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 16:36 | Denver | Paul Wear grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 16:29 | Denver | Richard Stanfield is called for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Ogara (SG), Miroslav Zaitlin (C) Daniel Bender, Christopher Snavely | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:18 | San Diego State | Fred Blazek buries a runner in the lane set up by William James | 49-41 |
| 15:54 | Denver | Victor Heiner misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 15:52 | San Diego State | David Ogara grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - William James (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Ogara (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Blazek (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Dorsey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Miroslav Zaitlin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) PF - Paul Wear (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | San Diego State | William James hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 15:08 | Denver | Miroslav Zaitlin is called for the reach on Richard Stanfield - foul #3 on Miroslav Zaitlin, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), Richard Wertz (SG), James Branch (SF), Mitchell Mandel (PF), Christopher Snavely (C) William James, David Ogara, Fred Blazek, David Dorsey, Miroslav Zaitlin | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), James Vester (SG), William Yang (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Brian Bergert, Victor Heiner, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| 14:50 | Denver | Ruben Florez can't finish the layup but the foul's on Richard Wertz - foul #1 on Richard Wertz, team foul #7 | 52-41 |
| 14:50 | Denver | Ruben Florez makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:50 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 14:50 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely grabs the defensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 14:29 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-42 |
| 14:27 | Denver | Thomas Livingston snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 14:10 | Denver | Ruben Florez clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-42 |
| 14:09 | Denver | Thomas Livingston snags the offensive board | 52-42 |
| 13:53 | Denver | Richard Wertz is called for the reach on James Vester - foul #2 on Richard Wertz, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Miroslav Zaitlin (C) Christopher Snavely | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:53 | Denver | James Vester misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 13:53 | Denver | Thomas Livingston pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-42 |
| 13:39 | Denver | James Vester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-42 |
| 13:24 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel lays it in and he's fouled by Ruben Florez - foul #1 on Ruben Florez, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| 13:24 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel misses the free throw | 54-42 |
| 13:24 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 12:55 | Denver | Thomas Livingston clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-42 |
| 12:54 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Daniel Bender | 54-42 |
| 12:34 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-42 |
| 12:17 | Denver | James Vester can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Wertz - foul #3 on Richard Wertz, team foul #9 | 54-42 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William James (PG), David Ogara (SG), David Dorsey (C) Daniel Bender, Richard Wertz, Miroslav Zaitlin | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Cleveland, William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| 12:17 | Denver | James Vester makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 12:17 | Denver | James Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 12:02 | San Diego State | William James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely (C) Mitchell Mandel | |
| Subs | Denver | Victor Heiner (SF) James Vester | |
| 11:41 | Denver | Richard Stanfield drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Pennington | 54-46 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - William James (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Ogara (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Dorsey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Snavely (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) PF - Paul Wear (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | San Diego State | David Dorsey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 11:18 | Denver | The rebound goes to Victor Heiner | 54-46 |
| 10:57 | Denver | James Branch takes the ball from Richard Stanfield | 54-46 |
| 10:43 | San Diego State | David Dorsey loses the dribble to Victor Heiner | 54-46 |
| 10:23 | Denver | Paul Wear drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Brian Bergert | 54-49 |
| 10:03 | San Diego State | James Branch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 10:02 | Denver | Victor Heiner snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 09:58 | Denver | Donald Pennington can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 09:56 | San Diego State | David Ogara grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 09:51 | San Diego State | William James clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 09:50 | Denver | Victor Heiner pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 09:31 | Denver | Brian Bergert is fouled on the floor by Christopher Snavely - foul #3 on Christopher Snavely, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), Richard Wertz (SG), Fred Blazek (SF), Mitchell Mandel (PF), Miroslav Zaitlin (C) William James, David Ogara, James Branch, David Dorsey, Christopher Snavely | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), William Yang (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Victor Heiner, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| 09:31 | Denver | Brian Bergert makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:31 | Denver | Brian Bergert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:17 | San Diego State | Ruben Florez takes the ball from Richard Wertz | 54-51 |
| 08:54 | Denver | Thomas Livingston knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Brian Bergert | 54-53 |
| 08:32 | San Diego State | Miroslav Zaitlin drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Fred Blazek | 56-53 |
| 08:23 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Thomas Livingston grabs the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Ruben Florez scores on a floater from the right block | 56-55 |
| 07:49 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William James (SF) Fred Blazek | |
| Subs | Denver | James Vester (SG) Brian Bergert | |
| 07:33 | Denver | The jump hook by Thomas Livingston is blocked by Mitchell Mandel | 56-55 |
| 07:32 | San Diego State | Miroslav Zaitlin pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wertz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William James (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Mitchell Mandel (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Miroslav Zaitlin (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Vester (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Yang (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz's layup is rejected by Thomas Livingston | 56-55 |
| 07:23 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender can't tip it in | 56-55 |
| 07:22 | San Diego State | Miroslav Zaitlin snags the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 07:17 | San Diego State | William James misses the 3 from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 07:15 | San Diego State | Miroslav Zaitlin grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 06:49 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 56-55 |
| 06:48 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender tips it in | 58-55 |
| 06:40 | Denver | James Vester is hacked by Miroslav Zaitlin - foul #4 on Miroslav Zaitlin, team foul #11 | 58-55 |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Branch (SF), David Dorsey (C) Richard Wertz, Miroslav Zaitlin | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Victor Heiner (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Cleveland, William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| 06:40 | Denver | James Vester misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 06:40 | Denver | James Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:17 | San Diego State | David Dorsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Ogara (SG), Christopher Snavely (C) Daniel Bender, Mitchell Mandel | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:54 | Denver | Richard Stanfield misses the easy layup | 58-56 |
| 05:52 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Christopher Snavely | 58-56 |
| 05:34 | San Diego State | Christopher Snavely misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 58-56 |
| 05:32 | Denver | Richard Stanfield grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 05:15 | Denver | Donald Pennington is hacked by David Dorsey - foul #1 on David Dorsey, team foul #12 | 58-56 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), Richard Wertz (SG), Mitchell Mandel (PF), Miroslav Zaitlin (C) William James, David Ogara, David Dorsey, Christopher Snavely | |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Victor Heiner, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| 05:15 | Denver | Donald Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:15 | Denver | Donald Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:52 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 04:51 | Denver | Thomas Livingston snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 04:46 | Denver | James Vester is hacked by Richard Wertz - foul #4 on Richard Wertz, team foul #13 | 58-58 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG) Donald Pennington | |
| 04:46 | Denver | James Vester makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:46 | Denver | James Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:22 | San Diego State | James Branch is fouled on the floor by Thomas Livingston - foul #4 on Thomas Livingston, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Bergert (SG) James Vester | |
| 04:10 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 04:08 | Denver | Donald Cleveland pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:03 | Denver | William Yang banks in the layup set up by Brian Bergert | 58-62 |
| 03:50 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel drills a floater from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 03:31 | Denver | Thomas Livingston hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Bergert | 60-65 |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Daniel Bender (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wertz (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mitchell Mandel (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Miroslav Zaitlin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Yang (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | San Diego State | Miroslav Zaitlin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 03:13 | Denver | Ruben Florez gets the rebound | 60-65 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Thomas Livingston makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Cleveland | 60-67 |
| 02:54 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 02:53 | Denver | Ruben Florez snags the defensive board | 60-67 |
| 02:41 | Denver | William Yang buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:31 | San Diego State | Richard Wertz is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Richard Wertz, team foul #14 | 60-69 |
| Subs | San Diego State | William James (PG), David Ogara (SG), Fred Blazek (SF), David Dorsey (PF), Christopher Snavely (C) Daniel Bender, Richard Wertz, James Branch, Mitchell Mandel, Miroslav Zaitlin | |
| Subs | Denver | James Vester (SG), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:28 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Bender (PG), James Branch (SF) David Ogara, Fred Blazek | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| 02:16 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William James - foul #2 on William James, team foul #15 | 60-69 |
| Subs | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel (PF) Christopher Snavely | |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SF) Brian Bergert | |
| 02:16 | Denver | Donald Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 02:16 | Denver | Donald Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 02:13 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender loses the dribble to James Vester in the backcourt | 60-71 |
| 01:49 | Denver | James Vester can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 60-71 |
| 01:48 | Denver | Donald Cleveland tips it back up and in | 60-73 |
| 01:36 | San Diego State | James Branch comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 60-73 |
| 01:34 | Denver | Thomas Livingston grabs the board | 60-73 |
| 01:09 | Denver | James Branch takes the ball from Ruben Florez | 60-73 |
| 00:53 | San Diego State | Mitchell Mandel hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from William James | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Denver | James Vester makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | San Diego State | Daniel Bender can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-75 |
| 00:25 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Vester | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Donald Cleveland runs out the clock | 62-75 |