| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - George Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Robbins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brock Townsend (fresh) C - Michael Tucker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Robert Ingram inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Don Wetherington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 19:28 | Colorado Mesa | Brock Townsend drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by George Smith | 32-35 |
| 19:08 | Denver | Gary Smith travels with the ball | 32-35 |
| 18:52 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins is hacked by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:38 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Kelly Robbins | 32-37 |
| 18:26 | Denver | Andrew Pesina dunks the ball on a great pass from James Stone | 34-37 |
| 18:05 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Smith | 34-40 |
| 17:45 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the floater from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 17:43 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 17:20 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 17:18 | Colorado Mesa | Brock Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:59 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 16:58 | Denver | Robert Ingram pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:51 | Denver | Gary Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 16:49 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:43 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 16:41 | Denver | Gary Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:12 | Denver | Don Wetherington buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Smith and he's hacked by Kelly Robbins - foul #2 on Kelly Robbins, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Richard Finger (SF), Kevin Million (PF), Charles Rawls (C) James Stone, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank (PG), Robert Youngberg (SG), Jimmy Larson (SF), Frederick Charest (PF) George Smith, Kelly Robbins, Keith Bauer, Brock Townsend | |
| 16:12 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:49 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 15:47 | Denver | Richard Finger pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Finger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Million (fresh) C - Charles Rawls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - Ron Swank (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Youngberg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Larson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Charest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Tucker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Denver | Richard Finger travels with the ball | 37-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Lawrence Winningham (C) Don Wetherington, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis (PF) Michael Tucker | |
| 15:09 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Delbert Lewis | 37-42 |
| 14:50 | Denver | Walter Newsome hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 14:49 | Denver | Richard Finger can't tip it in | 37-42 |
| 14:47 | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:26 | Colorado Mesa | Kevin Million is called for the reach on Jimmy Larson - foul #1 on Kevin Million, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Robert Ingram (SF) Andy Nixon, Kevin Million | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Smith (PG), Kelly Robbins (SG), Keith Bauer (SF) Ron Swank, Robert Youngberg, Jimmy Larson | |
| 14:16 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 14:15 | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest gets the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:56 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis is fouled on the floor by Richard Finger - foul #1 on Richard Finger, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Gary Smith (PF) Walter Newsome, Richard Finger | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 13:45 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 13:43 | Denver | Robert Ingram gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 13:31 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the fadeaway from the right side | 37-42 |
| 13:30 | Denver | Robert Ingram grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 13:16 | Denver | Robert Ingram scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 12:50 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 12:32 | Denver | Gary Smith's floater is knocked away by Delbert Lewis | 40-45 |
| 12:31 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 12:05 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis misses long on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Gary Smith - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker (C) Frederick Charest | |
| 12:05 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:05 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:05 | Denver | Charles Rawls grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 11:46 | Denver | James Stone can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 40-46 |
| 11:45 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Finger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - George Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kelly Robbins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Keith Bauer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delbert Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Tucker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Colorado Mesa | Kelly Robbins misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 11:25 | Denver | The rebound goes to Charles Rawls | 40-46 |
| 11:07 | Denver | Kelly Robbins is called for the reach on Don Wetherington - foul #3 on Kelly Robbins, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG) Don Wetherington | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Robert Youngberg (SG), Jimmy Larson (SF), Brock Townsend (PF) Kelly Robbins, Keith Bauer, Delbert Lewis | |
| 10:48 | Denver | Richard Finger clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Tucker - foul #3 on Michael Tucker, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank (PG) George Smith | |
| 10:48 | Denver | Richard Finger makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:48 | Denver | Richard Finger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:31 | Colorado Mesa | Brock Townsend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF) James Stone, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 10:18 | Denver | Walter Newsome misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 10:16 | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 09:57 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 09:56 | Denver | The rebound goes to Gary Smith | 42-46 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Walter Newsome misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 09:49 | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:32 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 09:30 | Denver | Richard Finger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:11 | Denver | Robert Ingram clanks a fadeaway from close range | 42-46 |
| 09:10 | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:06 | Colorado Mesa | Walter Newsome is called for the reach on Robert Youngberg - foul #1 on Walter Newsome, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Kevin Million (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Walter Newsome, Richard Finger, Gary Smith, Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Smith (PG), Kelly Robbins (SG), Keith Bauer (SF), Delbert Lewis (PF) Ron Swank, Robert Youngberg, Jimmy Larson, Brock Townsend | |
| 08:47 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest (C) Michael Tucker | |
| 08:31 | Denver | Don Wetherington is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Don Wetherington, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Calvin (SF) Robert Ingram | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 08:07 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-48 |
| 07:43 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 42-48 |
| 07:42 | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Calvin (fresh) PF - Kevin Million (fresh) C - Lawrence Winningham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - George Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kelly Robbins (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Keith Bauer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delbert Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Charest (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kelly Robbins | 42-51 |
| 06:56 | Denver | Richard Calvin hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-51 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham tips it in | 44-51 |
| 06:37 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-51 |
| 06:36 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 06:18 | Denver | Richard Calvin clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 06:16 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Calvin | 44-51 |
| 06:08 | Denver | Richard Calvin loses the dribble to Kelly Robbins | 44-51 |
| 05:49 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Stone - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Andrew Pesina (C) Don Wetherington, Richard Calvin, Kevin Million, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Robert Youngberg (SG), Brock Townsend (PF), Michael Tucker (C) Kelly Robbins, Delbert Lewis, Frederick Charest | |
| 05:49 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 05:49 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:28 | Denver | George Smith steps in front of the Gary Smith pass | 44-52 |
| 05:07 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker is fouled on the floor by Andrew Pesina - foul #2 on Andrew Pesina, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SG) James Stone | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank (PG), Jimmy Larson (SF) George Smith, Keith Bauer | |
| 05:07 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 05:07 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 04:54 | Denver | Richard Finger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 04:52 | Colorado Mesa | The rebound goes to Michael Tucker | 44-54 |
| 04:34 | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson's pass is intercepted by Robert Ingram | 44-54 |
| 04:31 | Denver | Richard Finger banks in the layup set up by Robert Ingram | 46-54 |
| 04:11 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Ron Swank | 46-56 |
| 03:54 | Denver | Walter Newsome misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ron Swank - foul #2 on Ron Swank, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG) Richard Finger | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | George Smith (PG), Kelly Robbins (SG), Keith Bauer (SF), Delbert Lewis (PF) Ron Swank, Robert Youngberg, Jimmy Larson, Brock Townsend | |
| 03:54 | Denver | Walter Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:54 | Denver | Walter Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Colorado Mesa | Keith Bauer buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Smith | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Denver | Don Wetherington scores on a floater from the right wing | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado Mesa | PG - George Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kelly Robbins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Keith Bauer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Delbert Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Tucker (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith is hacked by Walter Newsome in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Newsome, team foul #9 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Charles Rawls (C) Walter Newsome, Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 03:27 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 03:27 | Colorado Mesa | George Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:07 | Denver | Don Wetherington is hacked by George Smith - foul #1 on George Smith, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (PF) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| 02:57 | Denver | Robert Ingram loses the ball out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Million (PF) Robert Ingram | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Colorado Mesa | Charles Rawls denies the turnaround by Delbert Lewis | 50-61 |
| 02:31 | Colorado Mesa | Delbert Lewis tips it home | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:23 | Denver | Don Wetherington lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Finger | 52-63 |
| 02:12 | Colorado Mesa | Michael Tucker scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from George Smith | 52-65 |
| 02:01 | Denver | Delbert Lewis is called for the reach on Richard Finger - foul #4 on Delbert Lewis, team foul #6 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Walter Newsome (SG), Andrew Pesina (PF) James Stone, Don Wetherington, Kevin Million | |
| Subs | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank (PG), Robert Youngberg (SG), Jimmy Larson (SF), Brock Townsend (PF), Frederick Charest (C) George Smith, Kelly Robbins, Keith Bauer, Delbert Lewis, Michael Tucker | |
| 01:56 | Denver | Richard Finger knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Andy Nixon | 55-65 |
| 01:27 | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Walter Newsome - foul #3 on Walter Newsome, team foul #10 | 55-65 |
| 01:27 | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:27 | Colorado Mesa | Jimmy Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:16 | Denver | Andrew Pesina drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Andy Nixon | 57-67 |
| 00:49 | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest misses the fadeaway in the lane | 57-67 |
| 00:48 | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest gets the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest is hacked by Charles Rawls - foul #1 on Charles Rawls, team foul #11 | 57-67 |
| 00:46 | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:46 | Colorado Mesa | Frederick Charest makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Denver | Charles Rawls clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-69 |
| 00:37 | Colorado Mesa | Robert Youngberg snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank comes up short on the floater from the right side | 57-69 |
| 00:09 | Denver | The rebound goes to Charles Rawls | 57-69 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Charles Rawls lays it in | 59-69 |
| 00:00 | Colorado Mesa | Ron Swank runs out the clock | 59-69 |