| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Holder (fresh) SG - Leo Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Tracey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Billy Loessberg (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. C - Howard Tittle (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Aaron Patterson inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Denver | Donald Tracey hits the finger roll | 28-23 |
| 19:21 | Gardner-Webb | Herbert Taylor steps in front of the Richard Jones pass | 28-23 |
| 18:59 | Denver | Donald Tracey travels with the ball | 28-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Ralph Warren (PF), Donald Bentley (C) James Holder, Leo Taylor, Aaron Patterson, Herbert Taylor, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 18:37 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg loses the dribble to Joshua Davis | 28-23 |
| 18:32 | Denver | Joshua Davis lays it in | 30-23 |
| 18:13 | Gardner-Webb | Stephen Burnett steps in front of the Howard Tittle pass | 30-23 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Richard Jones is called for the reach on Donald Bentley - foul #2 on Richard Jones, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (PG), Leo Taylor (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Russell Abbott (PF), Donald Tracey (C) Christopher Jackson, Joshua Davis, Stephen Burnett, Ralph Warren, Donald Bentley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:40 | Denver | Donald Tracey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bentley (C) Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 17:17 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Billy Loessberg | 30-26 |
| 16:57 | Denver | Aaron Patterson hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Holder and he's hacked by Gerald Reynolds - foul #1 on Gerald Reynolds, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Ralph Warren (PF), Donald Tracey (C) James Holder, Leo Taylor, Russell Abbott, Donald Bentley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Timmons (PF), Joseph Numbers (C) Gerald Reynolds, Howard Tittle | |
| 16:57 | Denver | Aaron Patterson makes the free throw | 33-26 |
| 16:39 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-26 |
| 16:37 | Denver | Christopher Jackson grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 16:09 | Denver | Christopher Jackson misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Billy Loessberg - foul #3 on Billy Loessberg, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (SG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Herbert Taylor (PF), Russell Abbott (C) Joshua Davis, Aaron Patterson, Ralph Warren, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi (PG), Donald Sturtz (SG), Gerald Reynolds (PF) Billy Loessberg, Richard Jones, James Adams | |
| 16:09 | Denver | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 16:09 | Denver | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 15:58 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Timmons misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-26 |
| 15:56 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Reynolds tips it in | 35-28 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leo Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Herbert Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Andre Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Sturtz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Timmons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Numbers (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Denver | Herbert Taylor buries a 3 from the left wing | 38-28 |
| 15:13 | Gardner-Webb | Christopher Jackson is called for the reach on Andre Lombardi - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Ralph Warren (PF), Donald Bentley (C) Christopher Jackson, Leo Taylor, Herbert Taylor, Russell Abbott | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Adams (SF), Howard Tittle (C) Donald Sturtz, Joseph Numbers | |
| 14:53 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dennis Timmons | 38-31 |
| 14:29 | Denver | James Holder is fouled on the floor by Gerald Reynolds - foul #2 on Gerald Reynolds, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Herbert Taylor (PF), Donald Tracey (C) Joshua Davis, Stephen Burnett, Ralph Warren, Donald Bentley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg (PG), Richard Jones (SG), Michael Flavin (PF) Andre Lombardi, Dennis Timmons, Gerald Reynolds | |
| 14:04 | Denver | Howard Tittle blocks the jumper by Aaron Patterson | 38-31 |
| 14:03 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 13:39 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses the lay-in | 38-31 |
| 13:38 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 13:17 | Denver | Aaron Patterson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 13:15 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 13:06 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams hits a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Aaron Patterson - foul #1 on Aaron Patterson, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Ralph Warren (PF), Donald Bentley (C) James Holder, Leo Taylor, Aaron Patterson, Herbert Taylor, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Reynolds (PF) Michael Flavin | |
| 13:06 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams makes the free throw | 38-36 |
| 12:37 | Denver | Ralph Warren blows the layup | 38-36 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Ralph Warren misses the tip | 38-36 |
| 12:33 | Denver | Donald Bentley tips it in | 40-36 |
| 12:11 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 12:10 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ralph Warren | 40-36 |
| 11:46 | Denver | Stephen Burnett clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 40-36 |
| 11:44 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Reynolds snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joshua Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Warren (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Billy Loessberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Adams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gerald Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Tittle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-36 |
| 11:32 | Denver | Ralph Warren grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 11:28 | Denver | Joshua Davis can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 11:27 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:14 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Billy Loessberg | 40-38 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Joshua Davis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 10:53 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 10:42 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Billy Loessberg | 40-40 |
| 10:38 | Denver | Joshua Davis is hacked by Gerald Reynolds - foul #3 on Gerald Reynolds, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (PG), Leo Taylor (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Herbert Taylor (PF), Donald Tracey (C) Christopher Jackson, Joshua Davis, Stephen Burnett, Ralph Warren, Donald Bentley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi (PG), Donald Sturtz (SG), Dennis Timmons (SF), Michael Flavin (PF), Joseph Numbers (C) Billy Loessberg, Richard Jones, James Adams, Gerald Reynolds, Howard Tittle | |
| 10:26 | Denver | Herbert Taylor is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Herbert Taylor, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| 10:15 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Timmons makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 09:50 | Denver | Leo Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Flavin - foul #4 on Michael Flavin, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Russell Abbott (PF) Herbert Taylor | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Reynolds (PF) Michael Flavin | |
| 09:50 | Denver | Leo Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:50 | Denver | Leo Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 09:29 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 09:27 | Denver | Donald Tracey gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 08:58 | Denver | James Holder knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Russell Abbott | 44-43 |
| 08:52 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Sturtz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 08:50 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Timmons gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:41 | Gardner-Webb | Donald Sturtz misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 08:40 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:26 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi lays it up and in and he's fouled by Donald Tracey - foul #1 on Donald Tracey, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephen Burnett (SF), Herbert Taylor (PF) Aaron Patterson, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones (SG), James Adams (SF), Howard Tittle (C) Donald Sturtz, Gerald Reynolds, Joseph Numbers | |
| 08:26 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Dennis Timmons swats the short shot by Leo Taylor | 44-46 |
| 08:10 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Abbott | 44-46 |
| 07:41 | Denver | James Holder comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andre Lombardi - foul #1 on Andre Lombardi, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Davis (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Donald Bentley (C) Leo Taylor, Stephen Burnett, Russell Abbott | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg (PG), Michael Flavin (PF) Andre Lombardi, Dennis Timmons | |
| 07:41 | Denver | James Holder makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:41 | Denver | James Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Holder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Aaron Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herbert Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Billy Loessberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Flavin (fresh) 4 pf. C - Howard Tittle (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Adams | 46-49 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Joshua Davis hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Holder | 49-49 |
| 06:33 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 06:31 | Denver | Joshua Davis pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:14 | Denver | Joshua Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 06:12 | Gardner-Webb | James Adams pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:06 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-49 |
| 06:04 | Denver | Donald Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:35 | Denver | Aaron Patterson is whistled for traveling | 49-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Leo Taylor (SG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Ralph Warren (PF), Donald Tracey (C) James Holder, Joshua Davis, Aaron Patterson, Herbert Taylor, Donald Bentley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Timmons (SF), Gerald Reynolds (PF) James Adams, Howard Tittle | |
| 05:13 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 05:11 | Denver | The rebound goes to Donald Tracey | 49-49 |
| 05:05 | Denver | Dennis Timmons is called for the reach on Stephen Burnett - foul #3 on Dennis Timmons, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi (SG) Richard Jones | |
| 05:05 | Denver | Stephen Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:05 | Denver | Stephen Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:41 | Gardner-Webb | Michael Flavin can't finish the layup | 51-49 |
| 04:40 | Gardner-Webb | Gerald Reynolds hits the follow up shot | 51-51 |
| 04:17 | Denver | Ralph Warren connects on the shot from the left block set up by Christopher Jackson | 53-51 |
| 04:02 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Andre Lombardi | 53-53 |
| 03:49 | Denver | Leo Taylor misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 03:48 | Gardner-Webb | The rebound goes to Michael Flavin | 53-53 |
| 03:37 | Gardner-Webb | Ralph Warren is called for the reach on Billy Loessberg - foul #2 on Ralph Warren, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Davis (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Russell Abbott (C) Leo Taylor, Stephen Burnett, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones (SG), James Adams (SF), Howard Tittle (C) Billy Loessberg, Dennis Timmons, Michael Flavin | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Davis (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Aaron Patterson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Andre Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Adams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Tittle (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 03:19 | Denver | Russell Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 03:03 | Denver | Aaron Patterson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 02:34 | Gardner-Webb | Andre Lombardi clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Russell Abbott gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 02:27 | Denver | Russell Abbott is hacked by Gerald Reynolds - foul #4 on Gerald Reynolds, team foul #9 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (PG), Leo Taylor (SG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Herbert Taylor (PF) Christopher Jackson, Joshua Davis, Aaron Patterson, Ralph Warren | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | William Rohrbach (PG), Dennis Timmons (PF) Andre Lombardi, Gerald Reynolds | |
| 02:27 | Denver | Russell Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:27 | Denver | Russell Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:27 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Timmons grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 02:27 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-53 |
| 02:14 | Gardner-Webb | Dennis Timmons is fouled on the floor by James Holder - foul #3 on James Holder, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bentley (C) Russell Abbott | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg (PG), Gerald Reynolds (PF) William Rohrbach, Dennis Timmons | |
| 02:00 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones is hacked by Donald Bentley - foul #2 on Donald Bentley, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Patterson (SF), Donald Tracey (C) Stephen Burnett, Donald Bentley | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | | |
| 02:00 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:00 | Gardner-Webb | Richard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 01:36 | Denver | Donald Tracey loses the ball out of bounds | 57-55 |
| 01:20 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Donald Tracey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Gardner-Webb | Howard Tittle hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 57-58 |
| 00:28 | Denver | Herbert Taylor grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 00:07 | Denver | Leo Taylor scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-58 |
| 00:07 | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Gardner-Webb | Billy Loessberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-58 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Herbert Taylor snags the defensive board | 59-58 |