| Lineup | Denver | PG - Matthew Scott (fresh) SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) PF - Gary Smith (fresh) C - Charles Rawls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Robert Brewer (fresh) SG - Tom Corbitt (fresh) SF - James Stoddard (fresh) PF - Joel Kirch (fresh) C - Thomas Duszynski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Charles Rawls wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Denver | Don Wetherington double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Duszynski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Stoddard | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:06 | UNC Wilmington | Tom Corbitt grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Brewer scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Tom Corbitt | 0-6 |
| 18:21 | Denver | Don Wetherington drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Smith | 2-6 |
| 18:13 | UNC Wilmington | Tom Corbitt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 18:00 | Denver | Don Wetherington hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gary Smith | 4-9 |
| 17:44 | UNC Wilmington | James Stoddard loses the ball out of bounds | 4-9 |
| 17:21 | Denver | The jump hook by Gary Smith is blocked by James Stoddard | 4-9 |
| 17:19 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Kirch grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 16:52 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Kirch misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 16:51 | Denver | Don Wetherington snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 16:34 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses the jumper from the left block | 4-9 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Gary Smith can't tip it in | 4-9 |
| 16:30 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Kirch grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:12 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Kirch connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Tom Corbitt and he's fouled by Matthew Scott - foul #1 on Matthew Scott, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Richard Calvin (SF), Richard Finger (PF), Andrew Pesina (C) Matthew Scott, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 16:12 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Kirch makes the free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:49 | Denver | Richard Finger buries a jump hook from close range | 6-12 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Baptiste (fresh) SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Calvin (fresh) PF - Richard Finger (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Pesina (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Robert Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tom Corbitt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Stoddard (fairly fresh) PF - Joel Kirch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Duszynski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:26 | UNC Wilmington | James Stoddard knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Brewer | 6-15 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Joel Kirch swats the short shot by Don Wetherington | 6-15 |
| 15:20 | Denver | Andrew Pesina tips it home | 8-15 |
| 15:02 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Duszynski loses the ball out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF) Don Wetherington | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Treadway (PG), James Konieczny (SG), Gilberto Rossi (SF), David Maze (PF), Eric Dickey (C) Robert Brewer, Tom Corbitt, James Stoddard, Joel Kirch, Thomas Duszynski | |
| 14:45 | Denver | Richard Finger connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-15 |
| 14:29 | UNC Wilmington | David Maze misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Richard Baptiste - foul #1 on Richard Baptiste, team foul #2 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG), Gary Smith (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Richard Baptiste, Richard Calvin, Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 14:29 | UNC Wilmington | David Maze makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 14:29 | UNC Wilmington | David Maze misses the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Gary Smith pulls down the rebound | 11-16 |
| 14:14 | Denver | David Maze is called for the reach on Matthew Scott - foul #1 on David Maze, team foul #1 | 11-16 |
| 13:59 | Denver | Robert Ingram connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Scott and he's hacked by Gilberto Rossi - foul #1 on Gilberto Rossi, team foul #2 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG) Richard Finger | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joel Kirch (PF) Eric Dickey | |
| 13:59 | Denver | Robert Ingram makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 13:39 | UNC Wilmington | David Maze can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Gary Smith snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 13:22 | Denver | Don Wetherington lays it up and in set up by Robert Ingram and he's fouled by Joel Kirch - foul #1 on Joel Kirch, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Calvin (SF) Robert Ingram | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Robert Brewer (PG), Tom Corbitt (SG), James Stoddard (SF) Timothy Treadway, James Konieczny, Gilberto Rossi | |
| 13:22 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the free throw | 16-16 |
| 13:22 | Denver | Charles Rawls grabs the offensive board | 16-16 |
| 13:17 | Denver | Charles Rawls misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 13:16 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Kirch pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 12:57 | UNC Wilmington | James Stoddard hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tom Corbitt | 16-18 |
| 12:39 | Denver | Charles Rawls misses the 3 from straight away | 16-18 |
| 12:38 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Kirch grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 12:33 | UNC Wilmington | Gary Smith steals it from Tom Corbitt | 16-18 |
| 12:16 | Denver | Richard Calvin scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Don Wetherington | 18-18 |
| 12:03 | UNC Wilmington | David Maze connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Brewer | 18-21 |
| 11:52 | Denver | Richard Calvin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 11:51 | Denver | Richard Calvin grabs the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 11:41 | Denver | Gary Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 11:40 | Denver | Don Wetherington tips it but misses | 18-21 |
| 11:39 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Kirch grabs the defensive rebound | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Matthew Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Rawls (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Robert Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Corbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Stoddard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joel Kirch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Maze (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:12 | UNC Wilmington | David Maze drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Stoddard | 18-23 |
| 10:57 | Denver | Tom Corbitt is called for the reach on Don Wetherington - foul #1 on Tom Corbitt, team foul #4 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Richard Finger (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Kevin Million (C) Matthew Scott, Don Wetherington, Richard Calvin, Gary Smith, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Konieczny (SG), Timothy Treadway (SF), Eric Dickey (PF), Thomas Duszynski (C) Tom Corbitt, James Stoddard, Joel Kirch, David Maze | |
| 10:45 | Denver | Richard Baptiste hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 10:44 | UNC Wilmington | Eric Dickey grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 10:37 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Treadway misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 10:36 | Denver | Richard Finger snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 10:22 | Denver | Robert Ingram is fouled on the floor by Eric Dickey - foul #1 on Eric Dickey, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Gilberto Rossi (SF) Robert Brewer | |
| 10:00 | Denver | Kevin Million blows the layup | 18-23 |
| 09:59 | Denver | Richard Finger tips it in | 20-23 |
| 09:43 | UNC Wilmington | Gilberto Rossi knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 09:18 | Denver | Richard Finger can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Eric Dickey - foul #2 on Eric Dickey, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG) Kevin Million | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Robert Brewer (PG), Tom Corbitt (SG), James Stoddard (SF), Joel Kirch (PF) Timothy Treadway, James Konieczny, Gilberto Rossi, Eric Dickey | |
| 09:18 | Denver | Richard Finger misses the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 09:18 | Denver | Richard Finger misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 09:18 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Duszynski grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 08:59 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Kirch can't connect on a shot near the basket | 20-26 |
| 08:58 | Denver | Richard Finger gets the rebound | 20-26 |
| 08:52 | Denver | Robert Ingram is whistled for a carry | 20-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Rawls (C) Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 08:33 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Brewer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 08:31 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Kirch tips it in | 20-28 |
| 08:22 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the lay-in | 20-28 |
| 08:21 | UNC Wilmington | Tom Corbitt gets the rebound | 20-28 |
| 08:07 | UNC Wilmington | Tom Corbitt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Ingram - foul #1 on Robert Ingram, team foul #3 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG), Richard Calvin (SF), Kevin Million (PF) Richard Baptiste, Robert Ingram, Richard Finger | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | David Maze (C) Thomas Duszynski | |
| 08:07 | UNC Wilmington | Tom Corbitt makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 08:07 | UNC Wilmington | Tom Corbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 07:55 | Denver | David Maze picks off the pass by Matthew Scott | 20-30 |
| 07:37 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-30 |
| 07:36 | UNC Wilmington | David Maze pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Matthew Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Million (fresh) C - Charles Rawls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Robert Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Corbitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Stoddard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joel Kirch (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Maze (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:21 | UNC Wilmington | David Maze is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 20-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF) Kevin Million | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Treadway (PG), James Konieczny (SG) Robert Brewer, Tom Corbitt | |
| 07:01 | Denver | Don Wetherington can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 20-30 |
| 06:59 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Treadway gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 06:43 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Rawls swats the layup by Joel Kirch | 20-30 |
| 06:42 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Kirch tips it back up and in | 20-32 |
| 06:27 | Denver | Gary Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gary Smith, team foul #4 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Richard Finger (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Andrew Pesina (C) Matthew Scott, Don Wetherington, Richard Calvin, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Robert Brewer (PG), Thomas Duszynski (C) James Stoddard, Joel Kirch | |
| 06:06 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Brewer makes the 3 from the right wing | 20-35 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Gary Smith knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Ingram | 22-35 |
| 05:27 | UNC Wilmington | Gary Smith steals it from James Konieczny | 22-35 |
| 04:58 | Denver | Richard Baptiste can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 04:56 | UNC Wilmington | James Konieczny grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 04:38 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-35 |
| 04:37 | Denver | The rebound goes to Andrew Pesina | 22-35 |
| 04:31 | Denver | Richard Baptiste clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 04:29 | UNC Wilmington | David Maze snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 04:27 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Baptiste is called for the reach on Robert Brewer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Baptiste, team foul #5 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Charles Rawls (C) Richard Baptiste, Richard Finger, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Tom Corbitt (SG), James Stoddard (SF), Joel Kirch (PF) Robert Brewer, Timothy Treadway, David Maze | |
| 04:10 | UNC Wilmington | James Stoddard misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 04:09 | UNC Wilmington | James Konieczny pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 03:55 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Duszynski clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew Scott - foul #2 on Matthew Scott, team foul #6 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Million (PF) Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Robert Brewer (PG) James Konieczny | |
| 03:55 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Duszynski makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 03:55 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Duszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 03:44 | Denver | Matthew Scott buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Don Wetherington | 24-37 |
| 03:19 | UNC Wilmington | Tom Corbitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Calvin (SF), Richard Finger (PF) Robert Ingram, Kevin Million | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Eric Dickey (C) Thomas Duszynski | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Matthew Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Finger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Robert Brewer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Corbitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Stoddard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joel Kirch (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Eric Dickey (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Denver | Matthew Scott clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 02:57 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Kirch snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| 02:42 | UNC Wilmington | Don Wetherington takes the ball from Eric Dickey | 24-37 |
| 02:38 | Denver | Don Wetherington hits the finger roll | 26-37 |
| 02:19 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Brewer buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from James Stoddard and he's fouled by Matthew Scott - foul #3 on Matthew Scott, team foul #7 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Gary Smith (PF) Matthew Scott, Richard Calvin | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | David Maze (C) Eric Dickey | |
| 02:19 | UNC Wilmington | Robert Brewer makes the free throw | 26-40 |
| 01:56 | Denver | Charles Rawls misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Brewer - foul #1 on Robert Brewer, team foul #7 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF) Richard Finger | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Treadway (PG) Robert Brewer | |
| 01:56 | Denver | Charles Rawls misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 01:56 | Denver | Charles Rawls misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 01:56 | UNC Wilmington | David Maze pulls down the rebound | 26-40 |
| 01:38 | UNC Wilmington | Don Wetherington is called for the reach on Joel Kirch - foul #1 on Don Wetherington, team foul #8 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Pesina (C) Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Konieczny (SG), Gilberto Rossi (SF), Thomas Duszynski (C) Tom Corbitt, James Stoddard, David Maze | |
| 01:38 | UNC Wilmington | Joel Kirch misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 01:38 | Denver | Gary Smith snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 01:20 | Denver | Joel Kirch is called for the reach on Gary Smith - foul #2 on Joel Kirch, team foul #8 | 26-40 |
| 01:20 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 01:20 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Duszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 01:01 | UNC Wilmington | Don Wetherington steals it from Timothy Treadway | 26-40 |
| 00:43 | Denver | James Konieczny is called for the reach on Don Wetherington - foul #1 on James Konieczny, team foul #9 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Tom Corbitt (SG), David Maze (PF) Gilberto Rossi, Joel Kirch | |
| 00:43 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 00:43 | UNC Wilmington | David Maze grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 00:21 | UNC Wilmington | David Maze misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 00:20 | Denver | Andrew Pesina snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Don Wetherington knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 00:00 | UNC Wilmington | Timothy Treadway misses short on a halfcourt shot | 29-40 |