| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fresh) SG - Richard Hughes (fresh) SF - Charles Williamson (fresh) PF - David Kowalski (fresh) C - John Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Centeno (fresh) SG - Steven Howell (fresh) SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) C - Roger Alley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | John Moore misses the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Denver | Roger Alley misses long on a shot from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Hairston | 3-0 |
| 19:04 | Denver | Buddy Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Rhode Island | John Moore snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson is fouled on the floor by Buddy Edwards - foul #1 on Buddy Edwards, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes loses the dribble to Steven Howell | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Horace Creekmore can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 3-0 |
| 18:16 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Anthony Centeno picks off the pass by John Hairston | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Denver | Horace Creekmore lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Centeno | 3-2 |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses the turnaround from close range | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | Denver | Horace Creekmore knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Anthony Centeno | 3-5 |
| 17:12 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 3-5 |
| 17:11 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the board | 3-5 |
| 16:46 | Denver | Horace Creekmore lays it in | 3-7 |
| 16:26 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 16:25 | Denver | Horace Creekmore grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 16:07 | Denver | Roger Alley misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Moore - foul #1 on John Moore, team foul #1 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Byron Wright (C) John Moore | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (PG), Wesley Pennington (SF), Tarek English (PF) Anthony Centeno, Buddy Edwards, Horace Creekmore | |
| 16:07 | Denver | Roger Alley makes the 1st free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:07 | Denver | Roger Alley misses the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson snags the defensive board | 3-8 |
| 15:54 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is fouled on the floor by Tarek English - foul #1 on Tarek English, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SF) Roger Alley | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Williamson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kowalski (fairly fresh) C - Byron Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) SG - Steven Howell (fresh) SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) PF - Wesley Pennington (fresh) C - Tarek English (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Rhode Island | David Kowalski banks in the layup set up by John Hairston | 5-8 |
| 15:20 | Denver | Charles Williamson is called for the reach on Richard Taylor - foul #1 on Charles Williamson, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Denver | Horace Creekmore (PF) Steven Howell | |
| 15:04 | Denver | Wesley Pennington is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Zachary Phillips - foul #1 on Zachary Phillips, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (SG) Horace Creekmore | |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 14:42 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Steven Howell clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-10 |
| 14:28 | Rhode Island | John Hairston grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 14:20 | Rhode Island | Byron Wright misses long on a runner from the baseline | 7-10 |
| 14:18 | Rhode Island | John Hairston gets the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:02 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is hacked by Wesley Pennington - foul #1 on Wesley Pennington, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG) Richard Hughes | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Buddy Edwards (SF), Roger Alley (C) Zachary Phillips, Richard Taylor, Tarek English | |
| 13:44 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Buddy Edwards - foul #2 on Buddy Edwards, team foul #5 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Moore (C) Byron Wright | |
| Subs | Denver | Horace Creekmore (PF) Buddy Edwards | |
| 13:44 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:44 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 13:44 | Denver | Roger Alley grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 13:35 | Denver | Wesley Pennington misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Moore - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks (PF), Dale Gresham (C) David Kowalski, John Moore | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:35 | Denver | Wesley Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:35 | Denver | Wesley Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:15 | Rhode Island | John Hairston double dribbles | 8-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (SG) Charles Williamson | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (SF) Wesley Pennington | |
| 13:04 | Denver | Horace Creekmore comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Jan Brooks - foul #1 on Jan Brooks, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG) Kevin Winkfield | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:04 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:04 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:35 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks grabs the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Horace Creekmore - foul #1 on Horace Creekmore, team foul #6 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Kowalski (PF) Johnny Viens | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SF), Tarek English (C) Steven Howell, Roger Alley | |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:21 | Rhode Island | Dale Gresham makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:56 | Denver | Horace Creekmore is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 10-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson (SF), Byron Wright (C) Jan Brooks, Dale Gresham | |
| Subs | Denver | Wesley Pennington (SF) Anthony Centeno | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Williamson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kowalski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Byron Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) SF - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Horace Creekmore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Tarek English (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson is hacked by Wesley Pennington - foul #2 on Wesley Pennington, team foul #7 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG) Richard Hughes | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (SG), Roger Alley (C) Wesley Pennington, Horace Creekmore | |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:32 | Rhode Island | John Hairston pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 11:13 | Rhode Island | Byron Wright tips it home | 12-14 |
| 10:50 | Denver | Roger Alley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Williamson - foul #2 on Charles Williamson, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks (SF) Charles Williamson | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG) Zachary Phillips | |
| 10:50 | Denver | Roger Alley makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:50 | Denver | Roger Alley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 10:31 | Rhode Island | Steven Howell steals the ball from John Hairston | 12-16 |
| 10:17 | Denver | A charge is called on Richard Taylor - foul #1 on Richard Taylor, team foul #8 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (PG) John Hairston | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:50 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 09:48 | Denver | Richard Taylor grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 09:30 | Denver | Anthony Centeno misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-16 |
| 09:28 | Denver | Roger Alley grabs the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:16 | Denver | Steven Howell misses the runner from close range | 12-16 |
| 09:14 | Denver | Richard Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:56 | Denver | Richard Taylor can't finish the layup | 12-16 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | Byron Wright misses the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Roger Alley - foul #1 on Roger Alley, team foul #9 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Hairston (PG) David Kowalski | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (SF), Horace Creekmore (PF) Richard Taylor, Tarek English | |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | Byron Wright misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:37 | Rhode Island | Byron Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:15 | Denver | Johnny Viens steals it from Roger Alley | 13-16 |
| 08:12 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens throws it down | 15-16 |
| 07:55 | Denver | Roger Alley can't finish the layup | 15-16 |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Hughes (tiring) SF - Johnny Viens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jan Brooks (fresh) 2 reb. C - Byron Wright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Centeno (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Howell (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Zachary Phillips (fresh) PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 9 pts. C - Roger Alley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Rhode Island | Roger Alley steals it from Johnny Viens | 15-16 |
| 07:22 | Denver | Horace Creekmore shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Alley | 15-19 |
| 07:00 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Hairston | 17-19 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Zachary Phillips banks in the layup on a nice dish by Horace Creekmore | 17-21 |
| 06:20 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens loses the dribble to Steven Howell | 17-21 |
| 06:10 | Denver | Steven Howell misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 06:09 | Denver | Horace Creekmore tips it back up and in | 17-23 |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Hughes and the foul's on Anthony Centeno - foul #1 on Anthony Centeno, team foul #10 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (SG), David Kowalski (PF), Dale Gresham (C) Richard Hughes, Jan Brooks, Byron Wright | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SF), Tarek English (C) Anthony Centeno, Roger Alley | |
| 06:00 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens misses the free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Tarek English grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 05:48 | Denver | Horace Creekmore misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 05:46 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Kevin Winkfield | 19-23 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | John Hairston is hacked by Zachary Phillips - foul #2 on Zachary Phillips, team foul #11 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG) Zachary Phillips | |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | John Hairston misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | John Hairston makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:22 | Denver | Tarek English is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Anthony Centeno | 20-25 |
| 05:14 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hairston | 23-25 |
| 04:57 | Denver | Richard Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 04:56 | Denver | Horace Creekmore tips it home | 23-27 |
| 04:36 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 04:34 | Denver | Steven Howell gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:29 | Denver | Dale Gresham swats the dunk try by Steven Howell | 23-27 |
| 04:27 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 04:02 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-27 |
| 04:01 | Denver | The rebound goes to Horace Creekmore | 23-27 |
| 03:39 | Denver | Horace Creekmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 03:38 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - John Hairston (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Winkfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnny Viens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Kowalski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Gresham (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Centeno (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Steven Howell (fairly fresh) 3 stl. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Horace Creekmore (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Tarek English (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:28 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-27 |
| 03:24 | Denver | Richard Taylor is hacked by John Hairston - foul #1 on John Hairston, team foul #6 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes (SG), Charles Williamson (SF), John Moore (C) Kevin Winkfield, Johnny Viens, Dale Gresham | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (PG), Buddy Edwards (SF), Wesley Pennington (PF), Roger Alley (C) Anthony Centeno, Richard Taylor, Horace Creekmore, Tarek English | |
| 03:14 | Denver | Wesley Pennington buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Hairston | 28-30 |
| 02:50 | Denver | Zachary Phillips buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Wesley Pennington | 28-33 |
| 02:37 | Rhode Island | Richard Hughes drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 02:23 | Denver | Wesley Pennington works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 31-33 |
| 02:21 | Rhode Island | John Moore pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 02:17 | Rhode Island | John Hairston can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 02:16 | Denver | Wesley Pennington grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 01:57 | Denver | Steven Howell knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Alley | 31-36 |
| 01:46 | Rhode Island | John Hairston connects on the jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 01:26 | Denver | Wesley Pennington loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 33-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens (SG), Jan Brooks (PF) John Hairston, David Kowalski | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG), Tarek English (C) Steven Howell, Roger Alley | |
| 01:09 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 01:07 | Denver | Zachary Phillips pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Richard Taylor comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-36 |
| 00:50 | Denver | Wesley Pennington tips it home | 33-38 |
| 00:38 | Rhode Island | Johnny Viens knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Moore | 36-38 |
| 00:33 | Denver | Buddy Edwards clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by John Moore - foul #3 on John Moore, team foul #7 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield (PG), Byron Wright (C) Richard Hughes, John Moore | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Horace Creekmore (PF) Zachary Phillips, Wesley Pennington | |
| 00:33 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:33 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:33 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Charles Williamson's pass is intercepted by Anthony Centeno | 36-38 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Anthony Centeno misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 00:08 | Rhode Island | Jan Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 00:00 | Rhode Island | Kevin Winkfield comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-38 |