| Lineup | Denver | PG - Albert Galey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Todd Denton (fresh) PF - Billy Richmond (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Durham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Henson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:31 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Danny Mazzone | 24-36 |
| 19:16 | Denver | Aaron Hart comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-36 |
| 19:14 | Denver | William Durham gets the offensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 19:03 | Denver | Todd Denton buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Aaron Hart | 26-36 |
| 18:42 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-36 |
| 18:41 | UC Irvine | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Dicus | 26-36 |
| 18:27 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Norman Henson, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 18:08 | Denver | William Durham drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Richmond | 28-36 |
| 17:50 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 17:34 | Denver | Aaron Hart misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 17:32 | Denver | William Durham tips it back up and in | 30-39 |
| 17:17 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-39 |
| 17:15 | Denver | William Durham grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 16:55 | Denver | Albert Galey is hacked by Donald Rowe - foul #1 on Donald Rowe, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG), Kenneth Gross (SF), George Williams (PF), Leo Risch (C) Albert Galey, Todd Denton, Billy Richmond, William Durham | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG), Melvin Sullivan (SG), John Johnson (SF), David Carroll (PF), Brian Morman (C) Danny Mazzone, Matthew Dicus, Norman Henson, Donald Rowe, Robert Daniel | |
| 16:42 | Denver | George Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 16:40 | UC Irvine | John Johnson grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 16:26 | UC Irvine | John Johnson is fouled on the floor by George Williams - foul #3 on George Williams, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Keith Mascarenas (SG), Billy Richmond (PF) Aaron Hart, George Williams | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 16:04 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Sullivan | 30-41 |
| 15:54 | Denver | Kenneth Gross hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 30-41 |
| 15:52 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeff Mazzone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Mascarenas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Gross (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Billy Richmond (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leo Risch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Martin Prince (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Morman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | UC Irvine | Billy Richmond steals the ball from Martin Prince | 30-41 |
| 15:24 | Denver | Melvin Sullivan is called for the reach on Billy Richmond - foul #2 on Melvin Sullivan, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), Aaron Hart (SG), Todd Denton (SF), James Burchett (C) Jeff Mazzone, Keith Mascarenas, Kenneth Gross, Billy Richmond | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Matthew Dicus (SG), Donald Rowe (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Martin Prince, Melvin Sullivan, David Carroll, Brian Morman | |
| 15:15 | Denver | James Burchett misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 15:13 | Denver | Todd Denton pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 14:57 | Denver | Aaron Hart is hacked by Matthew Dicus - foul #1 on Matthew Dicus, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Denver | William Durham (PF) Leo Risch | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Norman Henson (SF) John Johnson | |
| 14:39 | Denver | William Durham can't throw it down | 30-41 |
| 14:37 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 14:22 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 14:20 | Denver | William Durham grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 14:00 | Denver | Albert Galey clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Norman Henson - foul #2 on Norman Henson, team foul #5 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Richmond (PF) William Durham | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 14:00 | Denver | Albert Galey makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 14:00 | Denver | Albert Galey misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 14:00 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 13:36 | UC Irvine | Albert Galey is called for the reach on Robert Daniel - foul #1 on Albert Galey, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Gross (SF) Todd Denton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG), John Johnson (C) Danny Mazzone, Robert Daniel | |
| 13:11 | UC Irvine | John Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Richmond | 31-41 |
| 13:09 | UC Irvine | Martin Prince hits the follow up shot | 31-43 |
| 12:54 | Denver | Aaron Hart misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 12:53 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 12:40 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe buries a turnaround from the right block | 31-45 |
| 12:30 | Denver | Albert Galey misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-45 |
| 12:29 | Denver | Kenneth Gross hits the follow up shot | 33-45 |
| 12:19 | UC Irvine | John Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (SG), Todd Denton (SF), William Durham (PF), Leo Risch (C) Albert Galey, Aaron Hart, Billy Richmond, James Burchett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Brian Morman (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Matthew Dicus, Norman Henson, Donald Rowe | |
| 12:07 | Denver | Todd Denton is fouled on the floor by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 33-45 |
| 11:50 | Denver | Leo Risch misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 11:48 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeff Mazzone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Denton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Durham (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Leo Risch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Prince (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Morman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UC Irvine | John Johnson knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Martin Prince | 33-47 |
| 11:13 | Denver | Leo Risch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 11:12 | Denver | William Durham tips it home | 35-47 |
| 10:51 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Leo Risch - foul #1 on Leo Risch, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), Aaron Hart (SG), Billy Richmond (PF), James Burchett (C) Kenneth Gross, Jeff Mazzone, William Durham, Leo Risch | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus (SG), Donald Rowe (PF) John Johnson, Brian Morman | |
| 10:51 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 10:51 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 10:25 | Denver | Billy Richmond comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 35-49 |
| 10:24 | Denver | Todd Denton snags the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 09:58 | Denver | Albert Galey hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from James Burchett | 37-49 |
| 09:37 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus is hacked by Aaron Hart - foul #1 on Aaron Hart, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Gross (SF) Todd Denton | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan (PG), Norman Henson (SF), Brian Morman (C) Danny Mazzone, Martin Prince, Robert Daniel | |
| 09:15 | UC Irvine | Albert Galey picks off the pass by Matthew Dicus | 37-49 |
| 08:51 | Denver | Kenneth Gross misses short on a jumper from the left side | 37-49 |
| 08:49 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Norman Henson | 37-49 |
| 08:42 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Burchett - foul #4 on James Burchett, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Risch (SF), William Durham (C) Albert Galey, James Burchett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Johnson (PF) Donald Rowe | |
| 08:42 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 08:42 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 08:42 | Denver | William Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 08:20 | Denver | Kenneth Gross misses the shot from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 08:18 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Brian Morman | 37-50 |
| 08:10 | UC Irvine | Melvin Sullivan misses the shot from the right side | 37-50 |
| 08:09 | Denver | Leo Risch pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 07:49 | Denver | William Durham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-50 |
| Subs | Denver | James Burchett (C) Billy Richmond | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Martin Prince (SG), Robert Daniel (C) Melvin Sullivan, Matthew Dicus, Brian Morman | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Risch (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Durham (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - James Burchett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Danny Mazzone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Prince (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norman Henson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-50 |
| 07:27 | Denver | Aaron Hart grabs the board | 37-50 |
| 07:25 | Denver | Kenneth Gross is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Mazzone - foul #2 on Danny Mazzone, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (SG), Todd Denton (SF) Aaron Hart, Leo Risch | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe (PF) Norman Henson | |
| 07:25 | Denver | Kenneth Gross makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 07:25 | Denver | Kenneth Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 07:12 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe knocks in the 3 from straight away | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:55 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Denton | 41-53 |
| 06:41 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe's fadeaway is rejected by James Burchett | 41-53 |
| 06:39 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel tips it in | 41-55 |
| 06:30 | Denver | William Durham can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-55 |
| 06:28 | Denver | William Durham pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 06:14 | Denver | The short jumper by William Durham is denied by Donald Rowe | 41-55 |
| 06:13 | Denver | James Burchett tips it in | 43-55 |
| 05:57 | UC Irvine | John Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-55 |
| 05:55 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe gets the offensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 05:38 | UC Irvine | John Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-55 |
| 05:37 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe tips it but misses | 43-55 |
| 05:36 | Denver | James Burchett grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 05:36 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), Aaron Hart (SG), Billy Richmond (PF) Kenneth Gross, Jeff Mazzone, William Durham | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus (SG), Norman Henson (SF) Martin Prince, John Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:19 | Denver | Albert Galey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-55 |
| 05:18 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 05:11 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus is hacked by Aaron Hart - foul #2 on Aaron Hart, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| 04:58 | UC Irvine | Robert Daniel misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-55 |
| 04:56 | Denver | Billy Richmond snags the defensive board | 43-55 |
| 04:41 | Denver | Aaron Hart is hacked by Matthew Dicus - foul #2 on Matthew Dicus, team foul #8 | 43-55 |
| 04:41 | Denver | Aaron Hart makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 04:41 | Denver | Aaron Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 04:41 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Matthew Dicus | 44-55 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus is fouled on the floor by Billy Richmond - foul #1 on Billy Richmond, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG) Danny Mazzone | |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 04:22 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:08 | Denver | James Burchett scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Todd Denton and the foul's on Robert Daniel - foul #1 on Robert Daniel, team foul #9 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | John Johnson (C) Robert Daniel | |
| 04:08 | Denver | James Burchett makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 03:48 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus drills a fadeaway near the basket | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Albert Galey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Denton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Richmond (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Burchett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Martin Prince (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Dicus (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Henson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Rowe (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Denver | Aaron Hart buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Albert Galey and he's hacked by Norman Henson - foul #3 on Norman Henson, team foul #10 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Gross (SF), William Durham (C) Todd Denton, James Burchett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Brian Morman (C) Donald Rowe | |
| 03:32 | Denver | Aaron Hart makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | UC Irvine | John Johnson makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Morman and he's hacked by Aaron Hart - foul #3 on Aaron Hart, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| 03:14 | UC Irvine | John Johnson misses the free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:14 | Denver | Kenneth Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 02:57 | Denver | William Durham can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 02:56 | UC Irvine | Brian Morman grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 02:56 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Denton (SF), James Burchett (C) Kenneth Gross, William Durham | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Donald Rowe (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Martin Prince, John Johnson, Brian Morman | |
| 02:34 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone loses the ball out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Gross (PG), Jeff Mazzone (SG), Leo Risch (SF), George Williams (PF), William Durham (C) Albert Galey, Aaron Hart, Todd Denton, Billy Richmond, James Burchett | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (PG), Melvin Sullivan (SG), John Johnson (SF), David Carroll (PF), Brian Morman (C) Danny Mazzone, Matthew Dicus, Norman Henson, Donald Rowe, Robert Daniel | |
| 02:14 | Denver | Kenneth Gross buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeff Mazzone and the foul's on Brian Morman - foul #1 on Brian Morman, team foul #11 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Hart (SG), Todd Denton (SF), Billy Richmond (PF), James Burchett (C) Jeff Mazzone, Leo Risch, George Williams, William Durham | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG), Matthew Dicus (SG), Norman Henson (SF), Donald Rowe (PF), Robert Daniel (C) Martin Prince, Melvin Sullivan, John Johnson, David Carroll, Brian Morman | |
| 02:14 | Denver | Kenneth Gross makes the free throw | 53-61 |
| 01:49 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 01:47 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe tips it home | 53-63 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Aaron Hart knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Gross | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:08 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 56-63 |
| 01:06 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:42 | UC Irvine | Norman Henson makes the jumper from the left block | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Denver | Aaron Hart hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Gross | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | Kenneth Gross is called for the reach on Danny Mazzone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Gross, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG) Kenneth Gross | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (SF), Brian Morman (C) Norman Henson, Robert Daniel | |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:28 | Denver | Aaron Hart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Dicus - foul #3 on Matthew Dicus, team foul #12 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Norman Henson (SF), Robert Daniel (C) Martin Prince, Brian Morman | |
| 00:28 | Denver | Aaron Hart makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:28 | Denver | Aaron Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:28 | Denver | Aaron Hart makes the 3rd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Galey - foul #2 on Albert Galey, team foul #10 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Martin Prince (SF), Brian Morman (C) Norman Henson, Robert Daniel | |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:25 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Denver | Brian Morman steals the ball from James Burchett | 62-68 |
| 00:20 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-68 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone is hacked by Albert Galey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Galey, team foul #11 | 62-68 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:18 | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Aaron Hart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Todd Denton | 65-69 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Hart - foul #4 on Aaron Hart, team foul #12 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Norman Henson (SF), Robert Daniel (C) Danny Mazzone, Brian Morman | |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:09 | UC Irvine | Donald Rowe misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:09 | Denver | James Burchett gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Aaron Hart knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-70 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Hart - foul #5 on Aaron Hart, team foul #13 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Gross (SG) Aaron Hart | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Danny Mazzone (PG) Martin Prince | |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:01 | UC Irvine | Matthew Dicus makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Todd Denton misses short on a fullcourt shot | 68-72 |