| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sid Kearney (fresh) SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tomas Walk (fresh) 6 pts. C - Antonio Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Charles Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Zurcher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Attaway (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rolando Martinez (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Rexford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway inbounds the ball | 37-30 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway can't finish the layup | 37-30 |
| 19:31 | Upper Iowa | William Rexford pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 19:16 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Coleman | 37-32 |
| 18:49 | Denver | Sid Kearney scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Mason | 40-32 |
| 18:29 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 40-32 |
| 18:28 | Upper Iowa | William Rexford gets the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 18:03 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 18:02 | Upper Iowa | William Rexford pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:44 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez misses the easy layup | 40-32 |
| 17:42 | Denver | Tomas Walk pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 17:31 | Denver | Buddy Edwards is whistled for traveling | 40-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG) Billy Mason | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 17:03 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 16:36 | Denver | Sid Kearney drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Buddy Edwards | 43-34 |
| 16:16 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Antonio Dalton - foul #1 on Antonio Dalton, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Mason (SG), Wallace Sifford (SF), Michael Ferguson (C) Sid Kearney, Buddy Edwards, Antonio Dalton | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 16:16 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:16 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 16:16 | Denver | Michael Ferguson grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 15:59 | Denver | William Rexford denies the turnaround by Michael Ferguson | 43-35 |
| 15:57 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wallace Sifford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tomas Walk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Charles Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Zurcher (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Attaway (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rolando Martinez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Rexford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:44 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 15:16 | Denver | Richard Taylor misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Zurcher - foul #1 on Donald Zurcher, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Tony Onorato (PF) Wallace Sifford, Tomas Walk | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 15:16 | Denver | Richard Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 15:16 | Denver | Richard Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 14:55 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway misses the turnaround from close range | 45-37 |
| 14:53 | Denver | Tony Onorato gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 14:38 | Denver | Michael Ferguson hits a runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Charles Coleman - foul #3 on Charles Coleman, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Buddy Edwards (SF) Billy Mason | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Robert Pittman (PF) Rolando Martinez | |
| 14:38 | Denver | Michael Ferguson misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 14:38 | Upper Iowa | William Rexford grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 14:12 | Upper Iowa | Robert Pittman misses the jump hook in the paint | 47-37 |
| 14:11 | Upper Iowa | Robert Pittman hits the follow up shot | 47-39 |
| 13:47 | Denver | Richard Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Ferguson | 50-39 |
| 13:20 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway misses the lay-in | 50-39 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Richard Taylor grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Tony Onorato misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 13:02 | Upper Iowa | William Rexford grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 12:40 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Charles Coleman | 50-41 |
| 12:30 | Denver | Michael Ferguson makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Rafael Jones | 52-41 |
| 12:04 | Upper Iowa | Richard Taylor steps in front of the Donald Zurcher pass | 52-41 |
| 12:01 | Denver | Rafael Jones hits the finger roll set up by Richard Taylor | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rafael Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Taylor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Buddy Edwards (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tony Onorato (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Michael Ferguson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Charles Coleman (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Zurcher (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Bruce Attaway (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Rexford (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Upper Iowa | Robert Pittman can't finish the layup | 54-41 |
| 11:35 | Denver | Rafael Jones gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 11:08 | Denver | Tony Onorato hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 11:07 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 10:50 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Michael Ferguson - foul #1 on Michael Ferguson, team foul #2 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG), Billy Mason (SG), Wallace Sifford (SF), Tomas Walk (PF), Antonio Dalton (C) Rafael Jones, Richard Taylor, Buddy Edwards, Tony Onorato, Michael Ferguson | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin (SG), Rolando Martinez (PF), Raymond Murray (C) Donald Zurcher, Bruce Attaway, William Rexford | |
| 10:50 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 10:31 | Denver | Tomas Walk shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 54-44 |
| 10:29 | Denver | Wallace Sifford gets the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 10:16 | Denver | Wallace Sifford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 10:14 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 09:58 | Upper Iowa | Tomas Walk steps in front of the Rolando Martinez pass | 54-44 |
| 09:36 | Denver | Robert Pittman is called for the reach on Antonio Dalton - foul #1 on Robert Pittman, team foul #3 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Joseph Borland (PG) Charles Coleman | |
| 09:16 | Denver | Antonio Dalton clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Pittman - foul #2 on Robert Pittman, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway (SF), William Rexford (C) Robert Pittman, Raymond Murray | |
| 09:16 | Denver | Antonio Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:16 | Denver | Antonio Dalton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:16 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:55 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Bruce Attaway, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| 08:39 | Denver | Tomas Walk drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wallace Sifford | 57-44 |
| 08:15 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-44 |
| 08:14 | Denver | The rebound goes to Tomas Walk | 57-44 |
| 08:08 | Denver | Marvin Belvin is called for the reach on Billy Mason - foul #1 on Marvin Belvin, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Richard Taylor (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF) Edward Sholar, Billy Mason, Wallace Sifford | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 07:53 | Denver | Tomas Walk hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Taylor | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rafael Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tomas Walk (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Joseph Borland (fresh) SG - Marvin Belvin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Attaway (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rolando Martinez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Rexford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:28 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin double dribbles | 59-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Tony Onorato (C) Antonio Dalton | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Donald Zurcher (SG), Raymond Murray (C) Marvin Belvin, William Rexford | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:02 | Denver | Rafael Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 07:00 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Tomas Walk | 59-44 |
| 06:41 | Denver | Rafael Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Donald Zurcher - foul #2 on Donald Zurcher, team foul #7 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Mason (SG), Michael Ferguson (C) Richard Taylor, Tomas Walk | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman (PG), Robert Pittman (SF), Dean Studebaker (PF), William Rexford (C) Joseph Borland, Bruce Attaway, Rolando Martinez, Raymond Murray | |
| 06:41 | Denver | Rafael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 06:41 | Denver | Rafael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 06:17 | Upper Iowa | Buddy Edwards takes the ball from Dean Studebaker | 61-44 |
| 05:53 | Denver | Rafael Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-44 |
| 05:52 | Upper Iowa | William Rexford grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 05:33 | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-44 |
| 05:32 | Upper Iowa | William Rexford tips it home | 61-46 |
| 05:07 | Denver | Buddy Edwards clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 05:05 | Upper Iowa | Dean Studebaker gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:43 | Upper Iowa | Tony Onorato is called for the reach on Dean Studebaker - foul #4 on Tony Onorato, team foul #3 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG), Richard Taylor (SG), Wallace Sifford (SF), Tomas Walk (PF), Antonio Dalton (C) Rafael Jones, Billy Mason, Buddy Edwards, Tony Onorato, Michael Ferguson | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Joseph Borland (PG), Marvin Belvin (SG), Bruce Attaway (SF), Rolando Martinez (PF), Raymond Murray (C) Charles Coleman, Donald Zurcher, Robert Pittman, Dean Studebaker, William Rexford | |
| 04:28 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Sholar - foul #4 on Edward Sholar, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| 04:28 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 04:28 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 04:11 | Denver | Antonio Dalton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-47 |
| 03:51 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez banks in the layup and he's fouled by Tomas Walk - foul #3 on Tomas Walk, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| 03:51 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Edward Sholar (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Wallace Sifford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Walk (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Antonio Dalton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Upper Iowa | PG - Joseph Borland (fresh) SG - Marvin Belvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Attaway (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rolando Martinez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Murray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Denver | Edward Sholar is alone and drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Tomas Walk out of a doubleteam | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Upper Iowa | Bruce Attaway misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 03:18 | Denver | Antonio Dalton grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Edward Sholar is hacked by Joseph Borland - foul #2 on Joseph Borland, team foul #8 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (SG), Michael Ferguson (C) Tomas Walk, Antonio Dalton | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Robert Pittman (SF), Dean Studebaker (PF) Bruce Attaway, Rolando Martinez | |
| 02:56 | Denver | Edward Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Edward Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 02:37 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 65-50 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Richard Taylor snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Michael Ferguson's pass is intercepted by Dean Studebaker | 65-50 |
| 02:00 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin is hacked by Sid Kearney - foul #2 on Sid Kearney, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Tony Onorato (SF) Sid Kearney | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | | |
| 01:49 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin makes the runner near the basket | 65-52 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Richard Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 65-52 |
| 01:25 | Denver | Tony Onorato snags the offensive board | 65-52 |
| 01:00 | Denver | 3 seconds is called on Edward Sholar | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Denver | Edward Sholar misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Pittman - foul #3 on Robert Pittman, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| 00:32 | Denver | Edward Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:32 | Denver | Edward Sholar misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:32 | Upper Iowa | Dean Studebaker grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 00:26 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin connects on the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Richard Taylor - foul #1 on Richard Taylor, team foul #7 | 66-56 |
| 00:26 | Upper Iowa | Marvin Belvin makes the free throw | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Denver | Wallace Sifford is hacked by Joseph Borland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Borland, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Billy Mason (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF), Tomas Walk (PF) Edward Sholar, Richard Taylor, Tony Onorato, Michael Ferguson | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Charles Coleman (PG), Donald Zurcher (SG), Bruce Attaway (SF), Rolando Martinez (PF), William Rexford (C) Joseph Borland, Marvin Belvin, Robert Pittman, Dean Studebaker, Raymond Murray | |
| 00:23 | Denver | Wallace Sifford makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:23 | Denver | Wallace Sifford misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:23 | Upper Iowa | The rebound goes to Rolando Martinez | 67-57 |
| 00:18 | Upper Iowa | Rolando Martinez banks in the layup set up by Charles Coleman | 67-59 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Rafael Jones is hacked by Charles Coleman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Coleman, team foul #11 | 67-59 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Rafael Jones misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Rafael Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:09 | Upper Iowa | Donald Zurcher drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Denver | Tomas Walk is hacked by Charles Coleman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Coleman, team foul #12 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Upper Iowa | Joseph Borland (PG) Charles Coleman | |
| 00:07 | Denver | Tomas Walk makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:07 | Denver | Tomas Walk makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:03 | Upper Iowa | Joseph Borland misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 70-62 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Tomas Walk grabs the board | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Tomas Walk runs out the clock | 70-62 |