| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Dunn (fresh) C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ames (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Don McCredie inbounds the ball | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Iowa | Don McCredie can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 41-29 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Andrew Fenton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 19:37 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mervin Tschida - foul #2 on Mervin Tschida, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Stokes (SG), Carl Houpt (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Mervin Tschida, Charles Dunn, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 19:37 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 19:37 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Carl Houpt misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Andrew Fenton - foul #1 on Andrew Fenton, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG) Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Carl Houpt makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Carl Houpt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 19:03 | Denver | Wallace Malasky is hacked by Don McCredie - foul #1 on Don McCredie, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| 18:51 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Ames and he's fouled by Carl Houpt - foul #3 on Carl Houpt, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hibbs (PF) Carl Houpt | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:51 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Robert Ross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Leo Camp - foul #2 on Leo Camp, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG) Mervin Tschida | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 18:22 | Denver | Leo Camp misses the 3 from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 18:21 | Denver | Andrew Fenton tips it home | 45-36 |
| 17:57 | Iowa | Leo Camp is called for the reach on Michael Douglas - foul #3 on Leo Camp, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG) Michael Douglas | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (PG), Raymond Thomas (C) Leo Camp, Robert Ames | |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Robert Ross is called for traveling | 45-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Denver | William Dry (SF) Wallace Malasky | |
| 17:19 | Denver | Raymond Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Smith (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Don McCredie, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Denver | Omar Ingham (SG), Robert Young (C) Patrick McGreevy, Andrew Fenton | |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Robert Ross banks in the layup | 47-36 |
| 16:46 | Denver | Roger Varner is whistled for a carry | 47-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Stokes (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Mervin Tschida, Richard Smith, Michael Hibbs, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (SF), Robert Ames (C) Omar Ingham, Robert Young | |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Don McCredie misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 16:26 | Iowa | Charles Dunn tips it back up and in | 49-36 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Wallace Malasky lays it in | 49-38 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Robert Ross connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by Richard Shorts | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Stokes (fresh) SF - Don McCredie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Shorts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Varner (fairly fresh) SG - William Dry (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ames (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Denver | William Dry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-38 |
| 15:25 | Denver | Roger Varner gets the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 15:06 | Denver | Roger Varner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Michael Douglas (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Robert Ross, Robert Stokes, Don McCredie, Charles Dunn, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Patrick McGreevy (SG), Bobby Harris (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF), Robert Young (C) Roger Varner, William Dry, Wallace Malasky, Raymond Thomas, Robert Ames | |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Adam Steveson buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Houpt and the foul's on Robert Young - foul #2 on Robert Young, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Adam Steveson makes the free throw | 54-38 |
| 14:32 | Denver | Robert Young comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 54-38 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Carl Houpt pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 14:20 | Iowa | Carl Houpt drills a fadeaway from close range | 56-38 |
| 14:02 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy is fouled on the floor by Michael Douglas - foul #2 on Michael Douglas, team foul #4 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (C) Michael Douglas, Richard Smith, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:48 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy is called for 3 seconds | 56-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (SF) Bobby Harris | |
| 13:33 | Iowa | Carl Houpt comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 13:31 | Denver | Wallace Malasky gets the rebound | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:25 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Leo Camp | 56-41 |
| 13:07 | Iowa | Don McCredie misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-41 |
| 13:05 | Iowa | Robert Ross tips it in | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:47 | Denver | Leo Camp is fouled on the floor by Robert Ross - foul #2 on Robert Ross, team foul #5 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Mervin Tschida, Don McCredie, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ames (C) Robert Young | |
| 12:36 | Denver | Adam Steveson is called for the reach on Wallace Malasky - foul #1 on Adam Steveson, team foul #6 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Denver | Bobby Harris (PG) Leo Camp | |
| 12:22 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 58-41 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 58-41 |
| 12:15 | Iowa | Carl Houpt is denied on a layup by Andrew Fenton | 58-41 |
| 12:13 | Iowa | Adam Steveson tips it back up and in | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:57 | Denver | Robert Ames hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 60-41 |
| 11:56 | Iowa | Adam Steveson grabs the board | 60-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Douglas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Carl Houpt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bobby Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Malasky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andrew Fenton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Ames (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Iowa | Michael Douglas misses the 3 from straight away | 60-41 |
| 11:31 | Denver | The rebound goes to Bobby Harris | 60-41 |
| 11:21 | Denver | Andrew Fenton scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Wallace Malasky | 60-43 |
| 11:05 | Iowa | Robert Ross can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-43 |
| 11:04 | Denver | Wallace Malasky grabs the board | 60-43 |
| 10:46 | Denver | Bobby Harris is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Bobby Harris, team foul #5 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Michael Douglas, Richard Smith, Carl Houpt, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Omar Ingham (SG), William Dry (SF), Raymond Thomas (PF), Robert Young (C) Bobby Harris, Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky, Andrew Fenton, Robert Ames | |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Raymond Thomas steps in front of the Richard Shorts pass | 60-43 |
| 10:11 | Denver | Charles Dunn is called for the reach on Raymond Thomas - foul #2 on Charles Dunn, team foul #7 | 60-43 |
| 10:11 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 10:11 | Iowa | Richard Shorts grabs the board | 60-43 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Ross and he's fouled by Omar Ingham - foul #1 on Omar Ingham, team foul #6 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses the free throw | 62-43 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Robert Young pulls down the rebound | 62-43 |
| 09:42 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-43 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Michael Douglas gets the rebound | 62-43 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | William Dry is called for the reach on Don McCredie - foul #2 on William Dry, team foul #7 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG) Michael Douglas | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ames (C) Robert Young | |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Don McCredie misses the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 09:30 | Denver | Raymond Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 62-43 |
| 09:20 | Denver | Leo Camp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-43 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Don McCredie hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Dunn and he's fouled by Raymond Thomas - foul #3 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #8 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Carl Houpt (PF) Robert Ross, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG), Andrew Fenton (PF) Omar Ingham, Raymond Thomas | |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Don McCredie makes the free throw | 65-43 |
| 08:36 | Denver | William Dry misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-43 |
| 08:35 | Denver | William Dry pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-43 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Robert Ames travels with the ball | 65-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Michael Douglas, Don McCredie, Carl Houpt, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (PG), Wallace Malasky (SF) Leo Camp, William Dry | |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Robert Ross knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mervin Tschida | 67-43 |
| 07:56 | Denver | Robert Ames scores on a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Adam Steveson - foul #2 on Adam Steveson, team foul #8 | 67-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Shorts (C) Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Denver | Bobby Harris (PG) Roger Varner | |
| 07:56 | Denver | Robert Ames misses the free throw | 67-45 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Richard Shorts snags the defensive board | 67-45 |
| 07:41 | Iowa | Robert Ross drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Charles Dunn | 69-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mervin Tschida (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bobby Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Ames (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-45 |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida grabs the defensive rebound | 69-45 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida is fouled on the floor by Patrick McGreevy - foul #2 on Patrick McGreevy, team foul #9 | 69-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Robert Ross, Richard Smith, Charles Dunn, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Raymond Thomas (PF), Robert Young (C) Bobby Harris, Andrew Fenton, Robert Ames | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 07:24 | Denver | Raymond Thomas pulls down the rebound | 69-45 |
| 07:09 | Denver | Raymond Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-45 |
| 07:07 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Carl Houpt | 69-45 |
| 06:43 | Iowa | Michael Douglas can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 69-45 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Carl Houpt hits the follow up shot | 71-45 |
| 06:24 | Denver | Leo Camp misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-45 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Carl Houpt grabs the board | 71-45 |
| 06:13 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 71-45 |
| 06:12 | Denver | Wallace Malasky gets the rebound | 71-45 |
| 05:47 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Patrick McGreevy, team foul #10 | 71-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Robert Stokes (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Mervin Tschida, Michael Douglas, Don McCredie, Carl Houpt, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (PG), Bobby Harris (SG), William Dry (SF) Leo Camp, Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky | |
| 05:29 | Iowa | Robert Ross clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-45 |
| 05:27 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the tip | 71-45 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Charles Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-45 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | Raymond Thomas blocks the jumper by Robert Stokes | 71-45 |
| 05:11 | Denver | Raymond Thomas grabs the board | 71-45 |
| 05:05 | Denver | Bobby Harris loses the dribble to Richard Smith | 71-45 |
| 05:02 | Iowa | Robert Stokes lays it in on a great pass from Richard Smith | 73-45 |
| 04:43 | Denver | Richard Smith takes the ball from William Dry | 73-45 |
| 04:19 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-45 |
| 04:18 | Denver | Bobby Harris pulls down the rebound | 73-45 |
| 04:03 | Denver | William Dry double dribbles | 73-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Carl Houpt (PF) Robert Stokes, Richard Smith, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Denver | Omar Ingham (SG) Robert Young | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Robert Ross knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Houpt and he's fouled by William Dry - foul #3 on William Dry, team foul #11 | 75-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hibbs (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Carl Houpt, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG) Roger Varner | |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the free throw | 75-45 |
| 03:44 | Denver | Bobby Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 75-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mervin Tschida (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - Omar Ingham (fresh) SF - Bobby Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - William Dry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Raymond Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Denver | Omar Ingham misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-45 |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 75-45 |
| 03:05 | Iowa | Don McCredie's pass is intercepted by William Dry | 75-45 |
| 02:50 | Denver | Raymond Thomas drills a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Adam Steveson - foul #3 on Adam Steveson, team foul #9 | 75-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Carl Houpt (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Robert Ross, Michael Hibbs, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Young (C) William Dry | |
| 02:50 | Denver | Raymond Thomas makes the free throw | 75-48 |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Richard Shorts connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Douglas | 77-48 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Bobby Harris can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Douglas - foul #3 on Michael Douglas, team foul #10 | 77-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Charles Dunn (PF) Michael Douglas, Don McCredie, Carl Houpt | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (PG) Robert Smith | |
| 02:13 | Denver | Bobby Harris misses the 1st free throw | 77-48 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Bobby Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 77-49 |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Raymond Thomas steals the ball from Mervin Tschida | 77-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Denver | Raymond Thomas comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Dunn - foul #3 on Charles Dunn, team foul #11 | 77-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Richard Smith, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Denver | William Dry (SF) Omar Ingham | |
| 01:25 | Denver | Raymond Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 77-50 |
| 01:25 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 77-50 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | Charles Dunn grabs the board | 77-50 |
| 01:06 | Iowa | Don McCredie buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Mervin Tschida | 80-50 |
| 00:46 | Denver | Robert Young drills a jump hook from the left block | 80-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Don McCredie knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Mervin Tschida | 82-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 82-52 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Roger Varner snags the offensive board | 82-52 |
| 00:07 | Denver | Roger Varner connects on the shot in the lane | 82-54 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Robert Ross runs out the clock | 82-54 |