| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Heriberto Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Emerson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Bartee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ollie Hafley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marty Knauer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | Carl Hamilton inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Valparaiso | Carl Hamilton is fouled on the floor by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #1 | 23-28 |
| 19:20 | Valparaiso | Carl Hamilton blows the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Cook - foul #1 on Robert Cook, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| 19:20 | Valparaiso | Carl Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:20 | Valparaiso | Carl Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:20 | Denver | Marty Knauer grabs the defensive rebound | 24-28 |
| 18:51 | Denver | James Taylor misses badly on a floater from the right side | 24-28 |
| 18:49 | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 18:38 | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jesse Emerson and he's fouled by Marty Knauer - foul #2 on Marty Knauer, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| 18:38 | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:22 | Denver | Robert Lee buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Cook | 27-31 |
| 18:03 | Valparaiso | Ollie Hafley steps in front of the Jesse Emerson pass | 27-31 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Marty Knauer banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Lee | 27-33 |
| 17:35 | Valparaiso | Robert Cook denies the turnaround by Jerry Bartee | 27-33 |
| 17:34 | Denver | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 17:17 | Denver | Ollie Hafley drills a shot from close range set up by Robert Lee | 27-35 |
| 17:04 | Valparaiso | Carl Hamilton hits a jump hook from the left block | 29-35 |
| 16:39 | Denver | Ollie Hafley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Lee | 29-38 |
| 16:27 | Valparaiso | Gregory Marshall drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Heriberto Greco and he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Moore (PG), Reginald Sanderson (SG), Robert Decker (SF), John Gilles (PF) Heriberto Greco, Jesse Emerson, Carl Hamilton, Jerry Bartee | |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Johnson (PG), James Day (SG), John Noyes (SF), Daniel Chester (PF), Herbert Sears (C) Robert Lee, James Taylor, Ollie Hafley, Marty Knauer, Robert Cook | |
| 16:27 | Valparaiso | Gregory Marshall makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:12 | Denver | Gregory Marshall picks off the pass by Roy Johnson | 32-38 |
| 15:53 | Valparaiso | John Gilles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Herman Smith (C) Gregory Marshall | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reginald Sanderson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Decker (fresh) PF - John Gilles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Herman Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roy Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Day (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Chester (fresh) C - Herbert Sears (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Denver | Roy Johnson is whistled for traveling | 32-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Denver | Ollie Hafley (SF) Herbert Sears | |
| 15:09 | Valparaiso | Ollie Hafley is called for the reach on William Moore - foul #3 on Ollie Hafley, team foul #5 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee (PF) Herman Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lee (PG), James Taylor (SG) Roy Johnson, James Day | |
| 14:45 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-38 |
| 14:44 | Denver | Daniel Chester pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 14:29 | Denver | James Taylor misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 14:27 | Denver | Daniel Chester hits the follow up shot | 32-40 |
| 14:06 | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 14:04 | Valparaiso | John Gilles gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 13:59 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 13:57 | Denver | The rebound goes to John Noyes | 32-40 |
| 13:45 | Denver | James Taylor knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Ollie Hafley | 32-42 |
| 13:20 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Bartee | 34-42 |
| 13:02 | Denver | James Taylor can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 13:01 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 12:54 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Heriberto Greco (PG), Jesse Emerson (SG), Carl Hamilton (SF), Herman Smith (PF), Gregory Marshall (C) William Moore, Reginald Sanderson, Robert Decker, Jerry Bartee, John Gilles | |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Johnson (PG), James Day (SG), Eric Fortenberry (SF), Marty Knauer (PF), Robert Cook (C) Robert Lee, James Taylor, Ollie Hafley, John Noyes, Daniel Chester | |
| 12:41 | Denver | James Day knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eric Fortenberry | 34-44 |
| 12:29 | Valparaiso | Heriberto Greco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-44 |
| 12:28 | Denver | Marty Knauer pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:23 | Denver | Eric Fortenberry scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by James Day | 34-46 |
| 12:04 | Valparaiso | Gregory Marshall is fouled on the floor by Robert Cook - foul #2 on Robert Cook, team foul #6 | 34-46 |
| 11:50 | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Marty Knauer snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Heriberto Greco (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Emerson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herman Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roy Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Day (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Fortenberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marty Knauer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Denver | Robert Cook clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 11:29 | Valparaiso | Herman Smith grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 11:13 | Valparaiso | Herman Smith misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 11:11 | Denver | The rebound goes to Eric Fortenberry | 34-46 |
| 10:51 | Denver | James Day is hacked by Gregory Marshall - foul #3 on Gregory Marshall, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee (PF) Herman Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lee (PG), James Taylor (SG), Ollie Hafley (SF) Roy Johnson, James Day, Eric Fortenberry | |
| 10:33 | Denver | James Taylor is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #7 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Denver | John Noyes (PF) Marty Knauer | |
| 10:10 | Valparaiso | John Noyes denies the turnaround by Carl Hamilton | 34-46 |
| 10:08 | Denver | The rebound goes to John Noyes | 34-46 |
| 10:03 | Denver | Ollie Hafley buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Taylor | 34-48 |
| 09:42 | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 09:40 | Denver | Ollie Hafley grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 09:30 | Denver | Ollie Hafley connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Taylor | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:15 | Valparaiso | Jerry Bartee connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Heriberto Greco | 37-51 |
| 08:55 | Denver | Robert Cook misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gregory Marshall - foul #4 on Gregory Marshall, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Moore (PG), Reginald Sanderson (SG), Robert Decker (SF), John Gilles (C) Heriberto Greco, Jesse Emerson, Carl Hamilton, Gregory Marshall | |
| Subs | Denver | Marty Knauer (PF) John Noyes | |
| 08:55 | Denver | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 08:55 | Denver | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 08:38 | Valparaiso | John Gilles misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 37-53 |
| 08:37 | Denver | Robert Cook gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:31 | Denver | James Taylor drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Marty Knauer | 37-56 |
| 08:14 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-56 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Robert Cook snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 07:52 | Denver | James Taylor misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jerry Bartee - foul #3 on Jerry Bartee, team foul #3 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Herman Smith (C) Jerry Bartee | |
| Subs | Denver | James Day (PG), Daniel Chester (C) Robert Lee, Robert Cook | |
| 07:52 | Denver | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 07:52 | Denver | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 07:45 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson misses short on a 3 from straight away but he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #4 on James Taylor, team foul #8 | 37-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Denver | John Noyes (SG) James Taylor | |
| 07:45 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 07:45 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 07:45 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson misses the 3rd free throw | 38-58 |
| 07:45 | Denver | Daniel Chester snags the defensive board | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Reginald Sanderson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Decker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Gilles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Day (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Noyes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Ollie Hafley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marty Knauer (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Chester (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Denver | Marty Knauer misses the lay-in | 38-58 |
| 07:20 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to William Moore | 38-58 |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | John Gilles is hacked by Marty Knauer - foul #3 on Marty Knauer, team foul #9 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Heriberto Greco (PG) Reginald Sanderson | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lee (PG) Ollie Hafley | |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | John Gilles makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 07:04 | Valparaiso | John Gilles makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 06:35 | Denver | James Day is fouled on the floor by Herman Smith - foul #1 on Herman Smith, team foul #4 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jesse Emerson (SG), Carl Hamilton (SF), Jerry Bartee (PF), Gregory Marshall (C) William Moore, Robert Decker, John Gilles, Herman Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | James Taylor (SG), Herbert Sears (C) James Day, Marty Knauer | |
| 06:15 | Denver | Jerry Bartee is called for the reach on Herbert Sears - foul #4 on Jerry Bartee, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| 05:51 | Denver | Robert Lee misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-58 |
| 05:50 | Denver | John Noyes pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 05:34 | Denver | John Noyes connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Taylor | 40-61 |
| 05:30 | Valparaiso | Herbert Sears is called for the reach on Gregory Marshall - foul #2 on Herbert Sears, team foul #10 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | William Moore (PG), Reginald Sanderson (SG), Robert Decker (SF), John Gilles (PF) Heriberto Greco, Jesse Emerson, Carl Hamilton, Jerry Bartee | |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Johnson (PG), James Day (SG) Robert Lee, James Taylor | |
| 05:30 | Valparaiso | Gregory Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 05:30 | Valparaiso | Gregory Marshall misses the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 05:30 | Denver | The rebound goes to Daniel Chester | 41-61 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Herbert Sears drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Day | 41-64 |
| 04:45 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Reginald Sanderson | 44-64 |
| 04:23 | Denver | John Noyes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-64 |
| 04:21 | Valparaiso | John Gilles snags the defensive board | 44-64 |
| 04:09 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker is fouled on the floor by John Noyes - foul #1 on John Noyes, team foul #11 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Michael Hamilton (SF), Herman Smith (C) John Gilles, Gregory Marshall | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Fortenberry (SF), William Parker (PF) John Noyes, Herbert Sears | |
| 04:09 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 04:09 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker misses the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 04:09 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Parker | 45-64 |
| 03:44 | Denver | Roy Johnson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Day | 45-66 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - William Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Reginald Sanderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hamilton (fresh) PF - Robert Decker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Herman Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Day (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Fortenberry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Parker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Chester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-66 |
| 03:30 | Denver | William Parker snags the defensive board | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:09 | Denver | Reginald Sanderson is called for the reach on Daniel Chester - foul #1 on Reginald Sanderson, team foul #6 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Denver | John Noyes (PF) Daniel Chester | |
| 02:49 | Denver | John Noyes can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Herman Smith - foul #2 on Herman Smith, team foul #7 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Gilles (PF) Robert Decker | |
| Subs | Denver | Herbert Sears (C) Roy Johnson | |
| 02:49 | Denver | John Noyes misses the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 02:49 | Denver | John Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 02:37 | Valparaiso | William Moore comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-67 |
| 02:36 | Denver | William Parker pulls down the rebound | 45-67 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Eric Fortenberry comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Hamilton - foul #1 on Michael Hamilton, team foul #8 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Robert Decker (SF) Michael Hamilton | |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Johnson (PG) John Noyes | |
| 02:13 | Denver | Eric Fortenberry makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Eric Fortenberry misses the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 02:13 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker gets the rebound | 45-68 |
| 01:54 | Valparaiso | Herman Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Reginald Sanderson and he's hacked by Eric Fortenberry - foul #2 on Eric Fortenberry, team foul #12 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Denver | John Noyes (SF), Daniel Chester (PF) Eric Fortenberry, William Parker | |
| 01:54 | Valparaiso | Herman Smith makes the free throw | 48-68 |
| 01:25 | Denver | Roy Johnson drills a 3 from straight away set up by John Noyes | 48-71 |
| 01:17 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Day - foul #1 on James Day, team foul #13 | 48-71 |
| 01:17 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 01:17 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 00:57 | Denver | James Day scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Herbert Sears | 50-74 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Valparaiso | Reginald Sanderson drills a floater from the left wing | 52-74 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Denver | John Noyes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Decker - foul #3 on Robert Decker, team foul #9 | 52-74 |
| 00:30 | Denver | John Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 00:30 | Denver | John Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 00:24 | Valparaiso | William Moore's fadeaway is rejected by John Noyes | 52-76 |
| 00:23 | Valparaiso | Herman Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-76 |
| 00:19 | Valparaiso | John Gilles misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-76 |
| 00:18 | Valparaiso | Robert Decker tips it in | 54-76 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Roy Johnson runs out the clock | 54-76 |