| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Herrmann (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Shepherd (fresh) PF - Carl Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Rowland (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Robert Ingram inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Denver | Robert Ingram is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Robert Ingram, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Cornett (SF) Robert Ingram | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 19:34 | Colorado State | David Herrmann misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 19:32 | Denver | Daniel Brown snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 19:14 | Denver | James Stone banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Jones | 40-37 |
| 19:08 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland's dunk attempt is rejected by Daniel Brown | 40-37 |
| 19:06 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland tips it home | 40-39 |
| 18:52 | Denver | James Jones is hacked by David Herrmann - foul #3 on David Herrmann, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (PG) David Herrmann | |
| 18:33 | Denver | Daniel Brown makes the shot from the right side set up by John Austin | 42-39 |
| 18:28 | Colorado State | William Rodgers knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Carl Anderson | 42-41 |
| 18:14 | Denver | James Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-41 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Daniel Brown snags the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 17:51 | Denver | Daniel Brown can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Carl Anderson - foul #1 on Carl Anderson, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Dwight (PF) Carl Anderson | |
| 17:51 | Denver | Daniel Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:51 | Denver | Daniel Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 17:30 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Lawrence Winningham (PF) John Austin, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell (SF), Robert Sullivan (C) John Shepherd, Kenneth Rowland | |
| 17:10 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Dwight - foul #2 on Richard Dwight, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SF) Robert Cornett | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Harrison (SG) William Rodgers | |
| 17:10 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 17:10 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:42 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Daniel Brown (C) James Stone, James Jones | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Gardner (PG), Carl Anderson (PF) John Owen, Robert Sullivan | |
| 16:37 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Shepherd (SF) David Gardner | |
| 16:15 | Denver | Daniel Brown knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-41 |
| 15:53 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 15:51 | Denver | Don Wetherington grabs the board | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) SF - Richard Finger (fresh) PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Harrison (fresh) SG - Chad Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Shepherd (fresh) PF - Carl Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Dwight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Denver | Daniel Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 15:40 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham tips it home | 50-41 |
| 15:32 | Colorado State | John Harrison makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Shepherd | 50-44 |
| 15:09 | Denver | Richard Finger misses the shot from just outside the lane | 50-44 |
| 15:07 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 14:53 | Colorado State | John Shepherd misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-44 |
| 14:52 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson tips it in | 50-46 |
| 14:35 | Denver | Walter Newsome can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 14:33 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 14:27 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from John Shepherd | 50-48 |
| 14:07 | Denver | Don Wetherington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), John Austin (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), James Jones (C) Walter Newsome, Don Wetherington, Richard Finger, Daniel Brown, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Herrmann (PG), William Rodgers (SG), Maynard Adams (SF), Robert Sullivan (PF), Kenneth Rowland (C) John Harrison, Chad Mitchell, John Shepherd, Carl Anderson, Richard Dwight | |
| 13:55 | Colorado State | Maynard Adams misses the floater from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 13:54 | Denver | James Stone pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:29 | Denver | Kenneth Rowland steps in front of the James Jones pass | 50-48 |
| 13:06 | Colorado State | Maynard Adams misses the driving attempt from the left block | 50-48 |
| 13:04 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan gets the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:52 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Sullivan | 50-50 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Gary Smith is whistled for traveling | 50-50 |
| 12:20 | Colorado State | Maynard Adams knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Herrmann | 50-52 |
| 12:09 | Denver | James Jones comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 12:08 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:02 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan's pass is intercepted by James Stone | 50-52 |
| 11:40 | Denver | John Austin can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 50-52 |
| 11:39 | Colorado State | Robert Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Herrmann (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Rodgers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Maynard Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Sullivan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Rowland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Colorado State | Maynard Adams is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #4 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Daniel Brown (C) John Austin, Robert Ingram, James Jones | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (PG), John Harrison (SG), John Shepherd (SF), Carl Anderson (PF), Richard Dwight (C) David Herrmann, William Rodgers, Maynard Adams, Robert Sullivan, Kenneth Rowland | |
| 11:01 | Colorado State | John Owen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 10:59 | Denver | Gary Smith gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:49 | Denver | Gary Smith buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Cornett | 52-52 |
| 10:44 | Colorado State | John Owen misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-52 |
| 10:43 | Denver | Robert Cornett snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 10:38 | Denver | Robert Cornett misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Owen - foul #3 on John Owen, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG) James Stone | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 10:38 | Denver | Robert Cornett makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:38 | Denver | Robert Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:28 | Colorado State | Gary Smith is called for the reach on John Owen - foul #4 on Gary Smith, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Winningham (C) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Rodgers (SG) John Harrison | |
| 10:19 | Colorado State | John Owen is fouled on the floor by Daniel Brown - foul #1 on Daniel Brown, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| 10:00 | Colorado State | John Shepherd buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Dwight | 54-55 |
| 09:42 | Denver | Walter Newsome connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Don Wetherington | 57-55 |
| 09:20 | Colorado State | Richard Dwight misses short on a floater from the left block | 57-55 |
| 09:18 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson misses the tip | 57-55 |
| 09:16 | Denver | Daniel Brown gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:53 | Denver | Walter Newsome is called for 3 seconds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), John Austin (SG), Robert Ingram (SF) Walter Newsome, Don Wetherington, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Herrmann (PG), Robert Sullivan (PF), Kenneth Rowland (C) John Owen, Carl Anderson, Richard Dwight | |
| 08:44 | Colorado State | David Herrmann is called for traveling | 57-55 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Harrison (SG), Chad Mitchell (SF) William Rodgers, John Shepherd | |
| 08:26 | Denver | James Stone misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 08:24 | Colorado State | Chad Mitchell gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 08:19 | Colorado State | David Herrmann buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-58 |
| 07:53 | Denver | John Austin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 07:51 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 07:47 | Colorado State | John Harrison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 07:46 | Denver | Robert Cornett gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 07:27 | Denver | John Austin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Cornett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Herrmann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Rowland (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Colorado State | David Herrmann drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Harrison | 60-61 |
| 06:55 | Denver | Robert Cornett is fouled on the floor by Robert Sullivan - foul #1 on Robert Sullivan, team foul #5 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF), James Jones (C) Robert Cornett, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (PG), William Rodgers (SG), John Shepherd (SF), Carl Anderson (PF) David Herrmann, John Harrison, Chad Mitchell, Robert Sullivan | |
| 06:43 | Denver | Robert Ingram lays it in on a great pass from James Stone | 62-61 |
| 06:29 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson blows the layup | 62-61 |
| 06:27 | Denver | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 06:08 | Denver | Gary Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Richard Finger (SF) John Austin, Robert Ingram | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Dwight (C) Kenneth Rowland | |
| 05:52 | Colorado State | John Owen's layup is rejected by James Jones | 62-61 |
| 05:50 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| 05:34 | Colorado State | James Stone steps in front of the Richard Dwight pass | 62-61 |
| 05:21 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the easy layup | 62-61 |
| 05:20 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:14 | Colorado State | John Owen is hacked by Walter Newsome - foul #2 on Walter Newsome, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG) James Stone | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Herrmann (PG) John Owen | |
| 04:59 | Colorado State | William Rodgers buries a fadeaway from the right block | 62-63 |
| 04:36 | Denver | Gary Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 62-63 |
| 04:34 | Denver | Don Wetherington gets the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 04:21 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Jones | 65-63 |
| 04:07 | Colorado State | William Rodgers knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by David Herrmann | 65-65 |
| 03:55 | Denver | Don Wetherington hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Smith and he's fouled by John Shepherd - foul #1 on John Shepherd, team foul #6 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Daniel Brown (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Walter Newsome, Richard Finger, Gary Smith, James Jones | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Owen (SG), Chad Mitchell (SF), Robert Sullivan (PF), Kenneth Rowland (C) William Rodgers, John Shepherd, Carl Anderson, Richard Dwight | |
| 03:55 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the free throw | 67-65 |
| 03:55 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland gets the rebound | 67-65 |
| 03:43 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland scores on a floater from close range set up by David Herrmann and he's hacked by Robert Ingram - foul #4 on Robert Ingram, team foul #7 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG) Don Wetherington | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 03:43 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:25 | Denver | Daniel Brown knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from John Austin | 69-68 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Herrmann (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Owen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Mitchell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Rowland (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland is denied on a layup by Lawrence Winningham | 69-68 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Robert Ingram pulls down the rebound | 69-68 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF), James Jones (C) Daniel Brown, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Rodgers (SG), John Shepherd (SF), Carl Anderson (PF) John Owen, Chad Mitchell, Robert Sullivan | |
| 02:29 | Denver | John Austin can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by David Herrmann - foul #4 on David Herrmann, team foul #7 | 69-68 |
| 02:29 | Denver | John Austin makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:29 | Denver | John Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:17 | Colorado State | David Herrmann makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Shepherd | 71-71 |
| 02:05 | Denver | John Austin makes the jumper from the right side set up by Robert Ingram | 73-71 |
| 01:49 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Stone - foul #2 on James Stone, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| 01:49 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:49 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:29 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the turnaround near the basket | 73-73 |
| 01:28 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:24 | Colorado State | David Herrmann misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 01:22 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland tips it back up and in | 73-75 |
| 01:06 | Denver | Gary Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 73-75 |
| 01:05 | Denver | John Austin gets the offensive rebound | 73-75 |
| 00:48 | Denver | James Jones misses the easy layup | 73-75 |
| 00:47 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Rowland | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Colorado State | John Shepherd travels with the ball | 73-75 |
| 00:20 | Denver | David Herrmann steals it from James Stone | 73-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Colorado State | David Herrmann is hacked by James Stone in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Stone, team foul #9 | 73-75 |
| 00:18 | Colorado State | David Herrmann makes the 1st free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:18 | Colorado State | David Herrmann makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Denver | Carl Anderson is called for the reach on Gary Smith - foul #2 on Carl Anderson, team foul #8 | 73-77 |
| 00:13 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland snags the defensive board | 73-77 |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland is fouled in the backcourt by James Stone - foul #4 on James Stone, team foul #10 | 73-77 |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland misses the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Kenneth Rowland misses the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:10 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-77 |
| 00:07 | Colorado State | James Stone is called for the reach on Carl Anderson - foul #5 on James Stone, team foul #11 | 73-77 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG) James Stone | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:07 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:07 | Colorado State | Carl Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:00 | Denver | John Austin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-78 |