| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Devine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Dunklin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Morris (fresh) PF - Steven Vine (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Corey Axelson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Roger Jones inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Denver | David Devine comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Steven Vine - foul #1 on Steven Vine, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| 19:39 | Denver | David Devine makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:39 | Denver | David Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:25 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson is denied on a layup by Richard Jung | 39-36 |
| 19:24 | Denver | Richard Jung grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 19:13 | Denver | Roger Jones misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 39-36 |
| 19:12 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 19:07 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin is called for traveling | 39-36 |
| 19:03 | Denver | Terry Dunklin takes the ball from Roger Jones in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 18:45 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson travels with the ball | 39-36 |
| Subs | Denver | James Urbanek (PF) David Devine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman (SF), Brian Taylor (PF) Charles Morris, Steven Vine | |
| 18:32 | Denver | Donald Cleveland is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-36 |
| 18:31 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 18:26 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman blows the layup | 39-36 |
| 18:24 | Denver | The rebound goes to Donald Cleveland | 39-36 |
| 18:19 | Denver | Todd Hardy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 18:18 | Denver | James Urbanek tips it home | 41-36 |
| 18:13 | Eastern Illinois | Todd Hardy steals it from Bobby Brown | 41-36 |
| 18:11 | Denver | Corey Axelson is called for the reach on Donald Cleveland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Corey Axelson, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Jason Meade (SG), Matthew Nease (SF), Roger Sims (C) Donald Cleveland, Todd Hardy, Roger Jones, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills (PG), Gary Heath (SG), Erwin Skeen (C) Bobby Brown, Terry Dunklin, Corey Axelson | |
| 18:04 | Denver | Brian Taylor steals the ball from Roger Sims | 41-36 |
| 18:00 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 17:58 | Denver | James Urbanek grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 17:37 | Denver | Matthew Nease misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 17:35 | Denver | Jason Meade grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 17:20 | Denver | Benny Robidoux hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lynn Mills - foul #3 on Lynn Mills, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Denver | David Devine (PF) James Urbanek | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar (PG), Charles Morris (SF), Steven Vine (PF) Lynn Mills, Gary Tillman, Brian Taylor | |
| 17:20 | Denver | Benny Robidoux makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 17:20 | Denver | Benny Robidoux makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris travels with the ball | 43-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Matthew Flood (SF), Richard Jung (C) Benny Robidoux, Jason Meade, Matthew Nease, Roger Sims | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown (PG), Corey Axelson (C) Gary Heath, Erwin Skeen | |
| 16:30 | Denver | Matthew Flood can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Corey Axelson - foul #3 on Corey Axelson, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Jones (SF) David Devine | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG), Gary Tillman (C) Ryan Morningstar, Corey Axelson | |
| 16:30 | Denver | Matthew Flood makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:30 | Denver | Matthew Flood makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:08 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-36 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine tips it but misses | 45-36 |
| 16:05 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman misses the tip | 45-36 |
| 16:03 | Denver | Donald Cleveland grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 15:49 | Denver | Todd Hardy connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Roger Jones | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Flood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Jung (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Dunklin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Morris (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Vine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Tillman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-36 |
| 15:44 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris tips it but misses | 48-36 |
| 15:43 | Denver | Todd Hardy snags the defensive board | 48-36 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Richard Jung misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gary Tillman - foul #2 on Gary Tillman, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Jason Meade (SF), James Urbanek (PF) Donald Cleveland, Roger Jones, Matthew Flood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar (PG), Lynn Mills (SG), Brian Taylor (PF), Corey Axelson (C) Bobby Brown, Terry Dunklin, Steven Vine, Gary Tillman | |
| 15:21 | Denver | Richard Jung makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Richard Jung makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 14:55 | Eastern Illinois | James Urbanek steals the ball from Brian Taylor | 50-36 |
| 14:37 | Denver | James Urbanek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Nease (SF), David Devine (PF) Todd Hardy, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine (PF) Brian Taylor | |
| 14:23 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris's pass is intercepted by Matthew Nease | 50-36 |
| 14:03 | Eastern Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Ryan Morningstar is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 50-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Roger Sims (C) Jason Meade, James Urbanek | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo (PG), Gary Heath (SG), Gary Tillman (SF) Ryan Morningstar, Lynn Mills, Charles Morris | |
| 13:54 | Denver | Roger Sims hits a shot in the paint set up by Benny Robidoux | 52-36 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath clanks a jumper from the left side | 52-36 |
| 13:47 | Denver | David Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 13:32 | Denver | Benny Robidoux hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Cleveland | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:19 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Bernardo | 55-39 |
| 13:00 | Denver | David Devine can't connect on an uncontested runner from the left block | 55-39 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 12:53 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine is whistled for traveling | 55-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Roger Jones (SF), Matthew Flood (PF), Richard Jung (C) Donald Cleveland, Benny Robidoux, Matthew Nease, David Devine, Roger Sims | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown (PG), Terry Dunklin (SG), Brian Taylor (SF), Erwin Skeen (C) Joseph Bernardo, Gary Heath, Steven Vine, Corey Axelson | |
| 12:37 | Denver | Todd Hardy is called for 3 seconds | 55-39 |
| Subs | Denver | James Urbanek (C) Richard Jung | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris (SF) Gary Tillman | |
| 12:30 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 55-39 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor hits the follow up shot | 55-41 |
| 12:11 | Denver | James Urbanek hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Conner | 57-41 |
| 11:59 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 11:40 | Denver | Todd Hardy makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Conner | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Flood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Urbanek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Dunklin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Morris (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Brian Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Erwin Skeen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-44 |
| 11:30 | Denver | James Urbanek snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| 11:09 | Denver | James Urbanek is open but comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Taylor - foul #1 on Brian Taylor, team foul #6 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Benny Robidoux (SG), Jason Meade (SF), Richard Jung (C) Thomas Conner, Todd Hardy, Roger Jones, Matthew Flood | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar (PG), Lynn Mills (SG), Gary Tillman (SF), Steven Vine (PF), Corey Axelson (C) Bobby Brown, Terry Dunklin, Charles Morris, Brian Taylor, Erwin Skeen | |
| 11:09 | Denver | James Urbanek makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 11:09 | Denver | James Urbanek misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 11:09 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| 10:54 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine misses the lay-in | 60-44 |
| 10:53 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Urbanek | 60-44 |
| 10:33 | Denver | Benny Robidoux travels with the ball | 60-44 |
| Subs | Denver | David Devine (PF) James Urbanek | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath (SF) Steven Vine | |
| 10:15 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills is fouled on the floor by Jason Meade - foul #1 on Jason Meade, team foul #1 | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:03 | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Lynn Mills, team foul #7 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG), Roger Sims (C) Benny Robidoux, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin (SG) Lynn Mills | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:40 | Denver | Jason Meade comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-44 |
| 09:39 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 09:22 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin is hacked by Todd Hardy - foul #1 on Todd Hardy, team foul #2 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Matthew Nease (SF), Richard Jung (C) Donald Cleveland, Jason Meade, Roger Sims | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown (PG), Charles Morris (SF), Steven Vine (PF) Ryan Morningstar, Gary Heath, Gary Tillman | |
| 09:11 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bobby Brown | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:53 | Denver | David Devine hits the finger roll on a great pass from Benny Robidoux | 62-46 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 62-48 |
| 08:29 | Denver | Matthew Nease blows the wide open layup | 62-48 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:23 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin drills a floater from the right block set up by Bobby Brown | 62-50 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Benny Robidoux misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 08:11 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 08:05 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-50 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 07:48 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Steven Vine is denied by Richard Jung | 62-50 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson gets the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bobby Brown | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Nease (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - David Devine (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jung (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terry Dunklin (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Morris (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Steven Vine (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Corey Axelson (tiring) 9 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Denver | David Devine misses badly on a shot from the left block | 62-52 |
| 07:10 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 07:01 | Eastern Illinois | Charles Morris is called for traveling | 62-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Jason Meade (SG), Roger Jones (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Benny Robidoux, Todd Hardy, Matthew Nease, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Lynn Mills (PG), Gary Heath (SG), Gary Tillman (SF), Brian Taylor (PF), Erwin Skeen (C) Bobby Brown, Terry Dunklin, Charles Morris, Steven Vine, Corey Axelson | |
| 06:52 | Denver | Donald Cleveland buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jason Meade and he's hacked by Lynn Mills - foul #5 on Lynn Mills, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar (PG) Lynn Mills | |
| 06:52 | Denver | Donald Cleveland makes the free throw | 65-52 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gary Heath | 65-55 |
| 06:17 | Denver | Jason Meade clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 06:16 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 06:01 | Eastern Illinois | Erwin Skeen is denied on a layup by Roger Sims | 65-55 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Illinois | Erwin Skeen can't tip it in | 65-55 |
| 05:58 | Denver | James Urbanek snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 05:35 | Denver | James Urbanek misses the lay-in | 65-55 |
| 05:34 | Denver | Roger Sims hits the follow up shot | 67-55 |
| 05:14 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath's pass is intercepted by James Urbanek | 67-55 |
| 04:55 | Denver | Jason Meade scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Ryan Morningstar - foul #3 on Ryan Morningstar, team foul #9 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (SG), Matthew Nease (SF), Matthew Flood (PF), Richard Jung (C) Donald Cleveland, Roger Jones, James Urbanek, Roger Sims | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo (PG), Terry Dunklin (SG), Steven Vine (PF), Corey Axelson (C) Ryan Morningstar, Gary Heath, Brian Taylor, Erwin Skeen | |
| 04:55 | Denver | Jason Meade makes the free throw | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 04:34 | Denver | Matthew Flood gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:12 | Denver | Matthew Nease comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Corey Axelson - foul #4 on Corey Axelson, team foul #10 | 70-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG) Jason Meade | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown (PG), Charles Morris (SF) Joseph Bernardo, Gary Tillman | |
| 04:12 | Denver | Matthew Nease makes the 1st free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:12 | Denver | Matthew Nease misses the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:12 | Denver | Matthew Nease misses the 3rd free throw | 71-55 |
| 04:12 | Eastern Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Vine | 71-55 |
| 03:57 | Eastern Illinois | Steven Vine misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 03:56 | Denver | Matthew Nease grabs the board | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Denver | Richard Jung misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 03:34 | Eastern Illinois | Terry Dunklin gets the rebound | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Eastern Illinois | Matthew Flood swats the shot by Charles Morris | 71-55 |
| 03:27 | Eastern Illinois | Corey Axelson grabs the offensive rebound | 71-55 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Nease (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Flood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jung (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Bobby Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terry Dunklin (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Morris (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Steven Vine (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Corey Axelson (tiring) 9 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Eastern Illinois | Bobby Brown buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 71-57 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Charles Morris is called for the reach on Matthew Nease - foul #3 on Charles Morris, team foul #11 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Todd Hardy, Matthew Flood, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo (PG), Gary Heath (SG), Gary Tillman (SF), Brian Taylor (PF), Erwin Skeen (C) Bobby Brown, Terry Dunklin, Charles Morris, Steven Vine, Corey Axelson | |
| 02:56 | Denver | Matthew Nease makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Matthew Nease makes the 2nd free throw | 73-57 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on James Urbanek - foul #2 on James Urbanek, team foul #3 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (SF) Matthew Nease | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 02:44 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo misses the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 02:44 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Urbanek | 73-58 |
| 02:42 | Denver | Benny Robidoux is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 73-58 |
| 02:31 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-58 |
| 02:30 | Denver | Thomas Conner pulls down the rebound | 73-58 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Benny Robidoux is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Heath - foul #2 on Gary Heath, team foul #12 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar (SG) Gary Heath | |
| 02:26 | Denver | Benny Robidoux makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Benny Robidoux makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Illinois | Benny Robidoux steps in front of the Ryan Morningstar pass | 75-58 |
| 02:05 | Denver | Joseph Bernardo is called for the reach on Benny Robidoux in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Bernardo, team foul #13 | 75-58 |
| 02:05 | Denver | Benny Robidoux makes the 1st free throw | 76-58 |
| 02:05 | Denver | Benny Robidoux makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 01:50 | Eastern Illinois | Joseph Bernardo makes the fadeaway near the basket | 77-60 |
| 01:29 | Denver | Jason Meade misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the right block | 77-60 |
| 01:28 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor gets the rebound | 77-60 |
| 01:19 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Tillman scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ryan Morningstar | 77-62 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Jason Meade scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Eastern Illinois | Erwin Skeen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-62 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar snags the offensive board | 79-62 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Benny Robidoux - foul #2 on Benny Robidoux, team foul #4 | 79-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Nease (SF) Thomas Conner | |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath (SG) Joseph Bernardo | |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 79-63 |
| 00:44 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Denver | Brian Taylor is called for the reach on Benny Robidoux in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Taylor, team foul #14 | 79-64 |
| 00:42 | Denver | Benny Robidoux misses the 1st free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:42 | Denver | Benny Robidoux misses the 2nd free throw | 79-64 |
| 00:42 | Eastern Illinois | Erwin Skeen grabs the defensive rebound | 79-64 |
| 00:34 | Eastern Illinois | Ryan Morningstar misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 79-64 |
| 00:33 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath snags the offensive board | 79-64 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath is fouled on the floor by Roger Sims - foul #3 on Roger Sims, team foul #5 | 79-64 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Morningstar and the foul's on James Urbanek - foul #3 on James Urbanek, team foul #6 | 79-66 |
| 00:26 | Eastern Illinois | Gary Heath makes the free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Benny Robidoux runs out the clock | 79-67 |