| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Pierre Lanctot (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest McElyea (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Nathanson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Phares (fresh) 4 reb. C - Henry Rehm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Zosel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Richard Johnson inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-31 |
| 19:34 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm gets the rebound | 25-31 |
| 19:17 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea is hacked by Billy Carnevale - foul #3 on Billy Carnevale, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG) Billy Carnevale | |
| 19:01 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-31 |
| 19:00 | Denver | Casey Clanton pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Scott Lewis clanks a jumper from the left side | 25-31 |
| 18:44 | Denver | Randall Zosel tips it back up and in | 25-33 |
| 18:21 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 25-33 |
| 18:20 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm tips it home | 27-33 |
| 18:04 | Denver | Richard Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 27-33 |
| 17:42 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-33 |
| 17:40 | Denver | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 17:26 | Denver | Randall Zosel makes the floater from the right wing set up by Eugene Nagata and he's hacked by Troy Phares - foul #1 on Troy Phares, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dennis Wiggins (SF), Manuel Appling (PF), Brian Pulver (C) Carl Nathanson, Troy Phares, Henry Rehm | |
| Subs | Denver | Calvin Powell (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| 17:26 | Denver | Randall Zosel misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 17:26 | Cleveland State | Brian Pulver grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 17:12 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot is hacked by Randall Zosel - foul #2 on Randall Zosel, team foul #3 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (SG) Ernest McElyea | |
| Subs | Denver | Bernard Evans (SG), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Randall Zosel | |
| 17:06 | Cleveland State | James Hall hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Manuel Appling | 29-35 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh dunks the ball | 29-37 |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Bernard Evans - foul #2 on Bernard Evans, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry (SG) Pierre Lanctot | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Robert Byrne (C) Eugene Nagata, Scott Lewis | |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 16:32 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:07 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh loses the dribble to George Quesenberry | 31-37 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry lays it up and in | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Quesenberry (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Wiggins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Appling (fresh) 7 pts. C - Brian Pulver (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Evans (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Calvin Powell (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Brian Pulver grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:35 | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Hall | 36-37 |
| 15:14 | Denver | Calvin Powell buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 14:58 | Cleveland State | Shawn Singleton is called for the reach on James Hall - foul #1 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #5 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), Ernest McElyea (SG), Carl Nathanson (SF), Troy Phares (PF), Henry Rehm (C) James Hall, George Quesenberry, Dennis Wiggins, Manuel Appling, Brian Pulver | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Scott Lewis (PF), Randall Zosel (C) Shawn Singleton, Bernard Evans, Calvin Powell, Edwin Hirsh, Robert Byrne | |
| 14:47 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson is whistled for traveling | 36-39 |
| 14:35 | Denver | Casey Clanton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 14:33 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Carl Nathanson | 36-39 |
| 14:18 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson misses the shot in the paint | 36-39 |
| 14:17 | Denver | Scott Lewis grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 14:03 | Denver | Casey Clanton buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 36-42 |
| 13:47 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 13:46 | Denver | Randall Zosel grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 13:34 | Denver | Billy Carnevale is fouled on the floor by Carl Nathanson - foul #3 on Carl Nathanson, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| 13:16 | Denver | Casey Clanton hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Randall Zosel | 36-44 |
| 12:54 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea slams it home on a nice dish by Pierre Lanctot | 38-44 |
| 12:31 | Denver | Richard Johnson hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Casey Clanton | 38-46 |
| 12:09 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea is fouled on the floor by Randall Zosel - foul #3 on Randall Zosel, team foul #6 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (PG), George Quesenberry (SG), Dennis Wiggins (SF), Manuel Appling (PF), Brian Pulver (C) Pierre Lanctot, Ernest McElyea, Carl Nathanson, Troy Phares, Henry Rehm | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Eugene Nagata (SG), Bernard Evans (SF), Calvin Powell (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Billy Carnevale, Richard Johnson, Scott Lewis, Randall Zosel | |
| 11:59 | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry loses the dribble to Bernard Evans | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - James Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Quesenberry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Wiggins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Manuel Appling (fresh) 7 pts. C - Brian Pulver (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bernard Evans (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Calvin Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Denver | Bernard Evans comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 11:46 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Brian Pulver misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eugene Nagata - foul #1 on Eugene Nagata, team foul #7 | 38-46 |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Brian Pulver makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Brian Pulver makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:02 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is whistled for traveling | 40-46 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea (SG) George Quesenberry | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Scott Lewis (PF) Shawn Singleton, Eugene Nagata, Bernard Evans | |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Scott Lewis swats the short shot by Manuel Appling | 40-46 |
| 10:54 | Denver | The rebound goes to Calvin Powell | 40-46 |
| 10:47 | Denver | Brian Pulver takes the ball from Billy Carnevale | 40-46 |
| 10:29 | Cleveland State | James Hall misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-46 |
| 10:28 | Denver | Calvin Powell pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Casey Clanton drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-48 |
| 09:55 | Cleveland State | James Hall misses the jumpshot from the right side | 40-48 |
| 09:54 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling tips it back up and in | 42-48 |
| 09:34 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh misses the fadeaway near the basket | 42-48 |
| 09:33 | Cleveland State | Dennis Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Wiggins and he's hacked by Billy Carnevale - foul #4 on Billy Carnevale, team foul #8 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), Carl Nathanson (SF), Troy Phares (PF), Henry Rehm (C) James Hall, Dennis Wiggins, Manuel Appling, Brian Pulver | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Bernard Evans (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Randall Zosel (C) Casey Clanton, Billy Carnevale, Calvin Powell, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 09:10 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Randall Zosel hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 45-51 |
| 08:35 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea drills a floater in the paint set up by Pierre Lanctot | 47-51 |
| 08:20 | Denver | Troy Phares takes the ball from Scott Lewis | 47-51 |
| 08:16 | Cleveland State | Eugene Nagata picks off the pass by Pierre Lanctot in the backcourt | 47-51 |
| 08:15 | Denver | Richard Johnson lays it up and in set up by Eugene Nagata | 47-53 |
| 08:07 | Cleveland State | Bernard Evans picks off the pass by Carl Nathanson | 47-53 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Eugene Nagata banks in the layup on a great pass from Bernard Evans | 47-55 |
| 07:47 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares lays it up and in and he's fouled by Bernard Evans - foul #3 on Bernard Evans, team foul #9 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Hall (SG) Ernest McElyea | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Calvin Powell (PF) Eugene Nagata, Bernard Evans, Scott Lewis | |
| 07:47 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Pierre Lanctot (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Nathanson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Troy Phares (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Rehm (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Randall Zosel (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Denver | Casey Clanton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-55 |
| 07:25 | Denver | Calvin Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 07:14 | Denver | Billy Carnevale hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 07:13 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 07:04 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm banks in the layup on a great pass from James Hall and he's hacked by Calvin Powell - foul #1 on Calvin Powell, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling (PF) Troy Phares | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 07:04 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm misses the free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:04 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling snags the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 06:46 | Cleveland State | James Hall drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Pierre Lanctot | 55-55 |
| 06:33 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Pierre Lanctot - foul #1 on Pierre Lanctot, team foul #3 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Dennis Wiggins (SF), Brian Pulver (C) Carl Nathanson, Henry Rehm | |
| Subs | Denver | Bernard Evans (SF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Richard Johnson, Randall Zosel | |
| 06:33 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:33 | Denver | Billy Carnevale makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:09 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling drills a runner in the paint set up by James Hall | 57-56 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Bernard Evans comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 05:44 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to James Hall | 57-56 |
| 05:16 | Cleveland State | Brian Pulver travels with the ball | 57-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry (PG), Ernest McElyea (SG), Troy Phares (PF), Henry Rehm (C) Pierre Lanctot, James Hall, Dennis Wiggins, Brian Pulver | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Scott Lewis (PF) Casey Clanton, Billy Carnevale, Calvin Powell | |
| 05:02 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh is fouled on the floor by Ernest McElyea - foul #1 on Ernest McElyea, team foul #4 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson (SF) Manuel Appling | |
| Subs | Denver | Randall Zosel (C) Edwin Hirsh | |
| 04:45 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 04:44 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 04:38 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 04:37 | Denver | The rebound goes to Randall Zosel | 57-56 |
| 04:23 | Denver | Bernard Evans makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 57-58 |
| 04:16 | Cleveland State | George Quesenberry misses the lay-in | 57-58 |
| 04:14 | Denver | Bernard Evans snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 03:52 | Denver | Scott Lewis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Troy Phares - foul #2 on Troy Phares, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling (SF) Carl Nathanson | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Edwin Hirsh (C) Bernard Evans, Randall Zosel | |
| 03:52 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:52 | Denver | Scott Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:27 | Cleveland State | Edwin Hirsh is called for the reach on Manuel Appling - foul #1 on Edwin Hirsh, team foul #11 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot (PG), Dennis Wiggins (SF), Brian Pulver (C) George Quesenberry, Troy Phares, Henry Rehm | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Calvin Powell (SF) Shawn Singleton, Eugene Nagata, Richard Johnson | |
| 03:27 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:27 | Cleveland State | Manuel Appling makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Pierre Lanctot (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest McElyea (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dennis Wiggins (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Manuel Appling (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Pulver (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Calvin Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Denver | Billy Carnevale connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Lewis | 58-61 |
| 02:53 | Cleveland State | Dennis Wiggins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 02:51 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:51 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson (SF), Troy Phares (PF), Henry Rehm (C) Dennis Wiggins, Manuel Appling, Brian Pulver | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF), Randall Zosel (C) Calvin Powell, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 02:32 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Troy Phares - foul #3 on Troy Phares, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 02:08 | Cleveland State | Randall Zosel denies the turnaround by Ernest McElyea | 58-63 |
| 02:07 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares grabs the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 01:48 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 01:46 | Cleveland State | Ernest McElyea grabs the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 01:33 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Ernest McElyea | 60-63 |
| 01:13 | Denver | Randall Zosel misses long on a 3 from straight away | 60-63 |
| 01:12 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 00:53 | Cleveland State | Carl Nathanson makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Pierre Lanctot | 63-63 |
| 00:37 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 00:35 | Cleveland State | Henry Rehm gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Cleveland State | Pierre Lanctot misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 00:12 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Nathanson | 63-63 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Billy Carnevale - foul #5 on Billy Carnevale, team foul #12 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG) Billy Carnevale | |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:04 | Cleveland State | Troy Phares misses the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Scott Lewis pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Denver calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Eugene Nagata clanks a halfcourt shot | 64-63 |