| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) SG - James Taylor (fresh) SF - Ollie Hafley (fresh) PF - Marty Knauer (fresh) C - Matthew Stackpole (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Ronald Miles (fresh) SG - Charles Bateman (fresh) SF - Grady Fogle (fresh) PF - Abraham Thompson (fresh) C - Antonio Offutt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Matthew Stackpole wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Denver | Abraham Thompson picks off the pass by James Taylor | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Grady Fogle | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Denver | Ollie Hafley misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Grady Fogle - foul #1 on Grady Fogle, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Denver | Ollie Hafley makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:15 | Denver | Ollie Hafley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:58 | Youngstown State | Robert Lee is called for the reach on Abraham Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:45 | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Ronald Miles | 2-5 |
| 18:18 | Denver | Matthew Stackpole's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Offutt | 2-5 |
| 18:17 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:53 | Youngstown State | Ollie Hafley swats the layup by Ronald Miles | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Youngstown State | Abraham Thompson hits the follow up shot | 2-7 |
| 17:34 | Denver | James Taylor misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 17:33 | Youngstown State | Abraham Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:29 | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 2-7 |
| 17:27 | Denver | Matthew Stackpole grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:08 | Denver | Matthew Stackpole hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Taylor | 5-7 |
| 16:51 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-10 |
| 16:41 | Denver | Ollie Hafley loses the dribble to Grady Fogle | 5-10 |
| 16:36 | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman lays it in set up by Grady Fogle | 5-12 |
| 16:25 | Denver | Ollie Hafley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Miles - foul #1 on Ronald Miles, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Denver | James Day (PG), John Noyes (SG), Daniel Chester (PF), Joel Hill (C) Robert Lee, James Taylor, Marty Knauer, Matthew Stackpole | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robby Mickens (PG), Brian Griner (PF) Ronald Miles, Abraham Thompson | |
| 16:25 | Denver | Ollie Hafley misses the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 16:25 | Denver | Ollie Hafley makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 16:13 | Youngstown State | Brian Griner connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robby Mickens | 6-15 |
| 16:04 | Denver | James Day misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 6-15 |
| 16:02 | Denver | Ollie Hafley gets the offensive rebound | 6-15 |
| 15:42 | Denver | John Noyes connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James Day | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Day (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ollie Hafley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Chester (fresh) C - Joel Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Robby Mickens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Bateman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Grady Fogle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Griner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Antonio Offutt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Youngstown State | Brian Griner misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-15 |
| 15:27 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 15:15 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 15:13 | Denver | Daniel Chester pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 15:09 | Denver | Daniel Chester connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Noyes | 11-15 |
| 14:49 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Day - foul #1 on James Day, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lee (PG), James Taylor (SG), Eric Fortenberry (PF) James Day, John Noyes, Ollie Hafley | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles (PG), Robert Adams (SG), Abraham Thompson (PF) Robby Mickens, Charles Bateman, Grady Fogle | |
| 14:49 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt misses the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 14:49 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 14:32 | Denver | James Taylor scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Lee | 14-16 |
| 14:11 | Youngstown State | Robert Adams is whistled for a carry | 14-16 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Marshall (SF), Raymond Cole (C) Brian Griner, Antonio Offutt | |
| 14:02 | Denver | Robert Marshall is called for the reach on Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Marshall, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Stackpole (C) Joel Hill | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 13:49 | Denver | Eric Fortenberry is hacked by Abraham Thompson - foul #1 on Abraham Thompson, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Denver | John Noyes (SF), Marty Knauer (PF) Daniel Chester, Eric Fortenberry | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 13:33 | Denver | Matthew Stackpole makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 13:21 | Youngstown State | Robert Marshall misses badly on a shot from the left side | 17-16 |
| 13:20 | Denver | Matthew Stackpole grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 12:58 | Denver | Ronald Miles picks off the pass by Matthew Stackpole | 17-16 |
| 12:36 | Youngstown State | Robert Adams connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 17-18 |
| 12:23 | Denver | Matthew Stackpole can't connect on a runner near the basket | 17-18 |
| 12:21 | Denver | John Noyes pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Marty Knauer buries a fadeaway from the left block | 19-18 |
| 11:48 | Youngstown State | Robert Adams misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #3 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Denver | James Day (PG), Ollie Hafley (SF), Daniel Chester (PF), Joel Hill (C) Robert Lee, James Taylor, Marty Knauer, Matthew Stackpole | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robby Mickens (PG), Grady Fogle (SF), Brian Griner (PF), Antonio Offutt (C) Ronald Miles, Robert Marshall, Abraham Thompson, Raymond Cole | |
| 11:48 | Youngstown State | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 11:48 | Youngstown State | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 11:35 | Denver | James Day misses the 3 from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 11:34 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Grady Fogle | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Day (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ollie Hafley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Chester (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joel Hill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Robby Mickens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Grady Fogle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Griner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Antonio Offutt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Youngstown State | Robby Mickens is hacked by James Day - foul #2 on James Day, team foul #4 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lee (PG), Eric Fortenberry (SG) James Day, John Noyes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman (SG) Robert Adams | |
| 10:56 | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 19-20 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Eric Fortenberry grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 10:30 | Denver | Eric Fortenberry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 19-20 |
| 10:28 | Denver | Ollie Hafley grabs the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Daniel Chester is fouled on the floor by Brian Griner - foul #1 on Brian Griner, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Denver | James Taylor (SG) Eric Fortenberry | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles (PG) Robby Mickens | |
| 10:04 | Denver | Robert Lee loses the dribble to Brian Griner | 19-20 |
| 09:48 | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 09:47 | Denver | Ollie Hafley grabs the defensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 09:24 | Denver | Daniel Chester jams it on a nice dish by James Taylor | 21-20 |
| 09:05 | Youngstown State | James Taylor steps in front of the Grady Fogle pass | 21-20 |
| 09:00 | Denver | Robert Lee banks in the layup set up by James Taylor | 23-20 |
| 08:47 | Youngstown State | Brian Griner can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Robert Lee - foul #2 on Robert Lee, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Denver | John Noyes (PG), Marty Knauer (PF), Matthew Stackpole (C) Robert Lee, Daniel Chester, Joel Hill | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robby Mickens (PG), Raymond Cole (C) Ronald Miles, Antonio Offutt | |
| 08:47 | Youngstown State | Brian Griner makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:47 | Youngstown State | Brian Griner makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:45 | Denver | John Noyes is hacked by Robby Mickens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robby Mickens, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Abraham Thompson (PF) Brian Griner | |
| 08:31 | Denver | John Noyes is fouled on the floor by Robby Mickens - foul #2 on Robby Mickens, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Fortenberry (SG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Henry Howell (PG) Robby Mickens | |
| 08:31 | Denver | John Noyes misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 08:31 | Youngstown State | Raymond Cole snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 08:09 | Youngstown State | Henry Howell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 08:07 | Denver | Eric Fortenberry gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 08:00 | Denver | Matthew Stackpole drills a floater from the baseline set up by John Noyes and the foul's on Charles Bateman - foul #1 on Charles Bateman, team foul #8 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Adams (SG), Robert Marshall (SF) Charles Bateman, Grady Fogle | |
| 08:00 | Denver | Matthew Stackpole makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 07:45 | Youngstown State | Robert Marshall loses the dribble to Eric Fortenberry | 26-22 |
| 07:31 | Denver | Ollie Hafley buries a floater from just outside the lane | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Fortenberry (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ollie Hafley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marty Knauer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Stackpole (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Henry Howell (fresh) SG - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Marshall (fresh) PF - Abraham Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Cole (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Youngstown State | Robert Adams misses short on a jumper from the left side | 28-22 |
| 07:12 | Denver | The rebound goes to Matthew Stackpole | 28-22 |
| 06:59 | Denver | Raymond Cole picks off the pass by Eric Fortenberry | 28-22 |
| 06:47 | Youngstown State | Robert Marshall misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ollie Hafley - foul #1 on Ollie Hafley, team foul #6 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Denver | James Taylor (SG), Daniel Chester (SF) Eric Fortenberry, Ollie Hafley | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles (PG), Charles Bateman (SG), Antonio Offutt (C) Henry Howell, Robert Adams, Raymond Cole | |
| 06:47 | Youngstown State | Robert Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:47 | Youngstown State | Robert Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 06:35 | Denver | Ronald Miles steals it from Marty Knauer | 28-23 |
| 06:15 | Youngstown State | Charles Bateman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 06:13 | Denver | The rebound goes to Daniel Chester | 28-23 |
| 05:59 | Denver | Daniel Chester clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Marshall - foul #2 on Robert Marshall, team foul #9 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Fortenberry (PF), Joel Hill (C) Marty Knauer, Matthew Stackpole | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle (SF), Brian Griner (PF) Robert Marshall, Abraham Thompson | |
| 05:59 | Denver | Daniel Chester makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:59 | Denver | Daniel Chester makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:41 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #7 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Ollie Hafley (SF) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 05:41 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:41 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 05:25 | Denver | Eric Fortenberry is hacked by Antonio Offutt - foul #1 on Antonio Offutt, team foul #10 | 30-25 |
| 05:25 | Denver | Eric Fortenberry makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:25 | Denver | Eric Fortenberry misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:25 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Brian Griner | 31-25 |
| 05:08 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle lays it up and in | 31-27 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Eric Fortenberry clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian Griner - foul #2 on Brian Griner, team foul #11 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Marty Knauer (PF) John Noyes | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Adams (PF) Brian Griner | |
| 05:01 | Denver | Eric Fortenberry misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Eric Fortenberry makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:41 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Miles | 32-29 |
| 04:21 | Denver | Ollie Hafley buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Fortenberry | 34-29 |
| 03:55 | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 03:54 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt tips it in | 34-31 |
| 03:50 | Denver | Daniel Chester double dribbles | 34-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lee (PG), James Taylor (SG), Matthew Stackpole (C) Daniel Chester, Eric Fortenberry, Marty Knauer | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robby Mickens (PG), Abraham Thompson (PF), Raymond Cole (C) Ronald Miles, Charles Bateman, Antonio Offutt | |
| 03:30 | Youngstown State | Robby Mickens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 03:29 | Denver | The rebound goes to Matthew Stackpole | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ollie Hafley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joel Hill (fresh) C - Matthew Stackpole (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Robby Mickens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Grady Fogle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Abraham Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Cole (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Denver | Matthew Stackpole misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 03:13 | Youngstown State | Grady Fogle grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:59 | Youngstown State | Abraham Thompson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Ollie Hafley grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:43 | Denver | Ollie Hafley scores on a 3 from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 02:15 | Youngstown State | Robby Mickens blows the layup | 37-31 |
| 02:13 | Youngstown State | Raymond Cole misses the tip | 37-31 |
| 02:11 | Youngstown State | Robby Mickens misses the tip | 37-31 |
| 02:09 | Denver | Joel Hill gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 02:00 | Denver | Ollie Hafley misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-31 |
| 01:58 | Youngstown State | Raymond Cole snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 01:36 | Youngstown State | Abraham Thompson is hacked by Ollie Hafley - foul #2 on Ollie Hafley, team foul #8 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Denver | John Noyes (SF), Marty Knauer (PF), Daniel Chester (C) Ollie Hafley, Joel Hill, Matthew Stackpole | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles (PG), Charles Bateman (SG), Brian Griner (SF), Antonio Offutt (C) Robby Mickens, Robert Adams, Grady Fogle, Raymond Cole | |
| 01:36 | Youngstown State | Abraham Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 01:36 | Youngstown State | Abraham Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:21 | Denver | John Noyes's pass is intercepted by Abraham Thompson | 37-33 |
| 01:16 | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 01:15 | Denver | Daniel Chester pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 01:00 | Denver | Antonio Offutt swats the short shot by John Noyes | 37-33 |
| 00:58 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 00:53 | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Antonio Offutt | 37-35 |
| 00:45 | Denver | Daniel Chester clanks a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Antonio Offutt - foul #2 on Antonio Offutt, team foul #12 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Denver | James Day (PG), Robert Cook (C) Robert Lee, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Robert Marshall (SF) Abraham Thompson | |
| 00:45 | Denver | Daniel Chester makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:45 | Denver | Daniel Chester misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:45 | Youngstown State | Antonio Offutt grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 00:34 | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Day - foul #3 on James Day, team foul #9 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lee (PG) James Day | |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| 00:34 | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:34 | Youngstown State | Ronald Miles makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:19 | Denver | John Noyes misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Marty Knauer snags the offensive board | 38-37 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Daniel Chester can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 38-37 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Marty Knauer pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 00:00 | Denver | The clock runs out | 38-37 |