| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) C - James Richins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - James Levine (fresh) SG - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) SF - David Stull (fresh) PF - Dennis Sallee (fresh) C - Antonio Gonzalez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Rick Sterner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Denver | James Richins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Bolton | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | San Diego State | David Stull knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Levine | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer jams it on a great pass from Joseph Bolton and the foul's on Dennis Sallee - foul #1 on Dennis Sallee, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:56 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:38 | San Diego State | James Levine drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gilberto Garcia | 5-5 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Rick Sterner comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-5 |
| 18:15 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 18:00 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Levine | 5-8 |
| 17:43 | Denver | Rick Sterner scores on a shot in the lane set up by Jeremy Maurer | 7-8 |
| 17:25 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee's pass is intercepted by Lowell Zaragoza | 7-8 |
| 17:04 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Stull - foul #1 on David Stull, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), James Jones (PF), William Cope (C) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, Rick Sterner, James Richins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 17:04 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:04 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:41 | San Diego State | James Jones is called for the reach on Dennis Sallee - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #1 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Denver | Dan Freeman (SF) Lowell Zaragoza | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 16:25 | San Diego State | David Stull scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gilberto Garcia | 8-10 |
| 16:09 | Denver | Donald Llanos loses the dribble to Dennis Sallee | 8-10 |
| 15:58 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia is fouled on the floor by Gordon Prince - foul #1 on Gordon Prince, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG) Donald Llanos, Dan Freeman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jin Hong (SF), Franklin Deveau (C) David Stull, Antonio Gonzalez | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Prince (fresh) PF - James Jones (fresh) C - William Cope (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - James Levine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) SF - Jin Hong (fresh) PF - Dennis Sallee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Franklin Deveau (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 8-10 |
| 15:40 | Denver | James Jones grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 15:22 | Denver | William Cope misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 15:20 | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:02 | San Diego State | James Levine scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gilberto Garcia | 8-13 |
| 14:43 | Denver | James Jones knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Gordon Prince | 10-13 |
| 14:36 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jin Hong | 10-15 |
| 14:23 | Denver | Jin Hong is called for the reach on Gordon Prince - foul #1 on Jin Hong, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Rick Sterner (PF), James Richins (C) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, James Jones, William Cope | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom (PG), Timothy Bellamy (SG), David Stull (SF), Kevin Steptoe (PF), Antonio Gonzalez (C) James Levine, Gilberto Garcia, Jin Hong, Dennis Sallee, Franklin Deveau | |
| 14:05 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 14:04 | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 13:50 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-15 |
| 13:49 | San Diego State | Kevin Steptoe tips it home | 10-17 |
| 13:31 | Denver | Gordon Prince can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 13:29 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Antonio Gonzalez | 10-17 |
| 13:14 | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG) Donald Llanos, Gordon Prince | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia (SG), Dennis Sallee (PF) Timothy Bellamy, Kevin Steptoe | |
| 13:04 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 13:02 | Denver | Rick Sterner tips it back up and in | 12-17 |
| 12:43 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-17 |
| 12:41 | San Diego State | David Stull tips it in | 12-19 |
| 12:25 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Bolton | 15-19 |
| 12:04 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee lays it in set up by Edwin Folsom | 15-21 |
| 11:44 | Denver | James Richins misses the fadeaway from the right side | 15-21 |
| 11:43 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rick Sterner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Richins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Edwin Folsom (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) SF - David Stull (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dennis Sallee (fresh) 7 pts. C - Antonio Gonzalez (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:27 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-21 |
| 11:25 | San Diego State | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Sallee | 15-21 |
| 11:18 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Rick Sterner - foul #1 on Rick Sterner, team foul #3 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), Dan Freeman (SF), James Jones (PF), William Cope (C) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Rick Sterner, James Richins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Levine (PG), Jin Hong (SF), Franklin Deveau (C) Edwin Folsom, David Stull, Antonio Gonzalez | |
| 11:18 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 11:18 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 11:03 | Denver | Dan Freeman lays it in on a great pass from Donald Llanos | 17-23 |
| 10:53 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kevin Steptoe (PF) Dennis Sallee | |
| 10:32 | Denver | James Jones misses short on a 3 from straight away | 17-23 |
| 10:31 | Denver | Gordon Prince tips it but misses | 17-23 |
| 10:30 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Prince | 17-23 |
| 10:10 | Denver | William Cope knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 19-23 |
| 09:50 | San Diego State | James Levine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 09:48 | Denver | James Jones gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 09:27 | Denver | James Jones is whistled for a carry | 19-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Rick Sterner (PF), James Richins (C) Donald Llanos, Gordon Prince, Dan Freeman, James Jones, William Cope | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy (SG), Dennis Sallee (PF), Antonio Gonzalez (C) Gilberto Garcia, Kevin Steptoe, Franklin Deveau | |
| 09:01 | San Diego State | Jeremy Maurer steps in front of the Timothy Bellamy pass | 19-23 |
| 08:57 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer hits the finger roll | 21-23 |
| 08:48 | San Diego State | Jin Hong scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Levine | 21-25 |
| 08:39 | Denver | James Richins misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Antonio Gonzalez - foul #1 on Antonio Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Stull (SF) Jin Hong | |
| 08:39 | Denver | James Richins makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:39 | Denver | James Richins misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 08:39 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Dennis Sallee | 22-25 |
| 08:21 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 08:19 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 08:17 | Denver | Joseph Bolton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom (PG), Gilberto Garcia (SG) James Levine, Timothy Bellamy | |
| 07:58 | San Diego State | The refs have stopped play. Antonio Gonzalez is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 22-25 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau (C) Antonio Gonzalez | |
| 07:48 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Folsom | 22-28 |
| 07:28 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joseph Bolton and the foul's on Dennis Sallee - foul #2 on Dennis Sallee, team foul #5 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), James Jones (PF), William Cope (C) Joseph Bolton, Rick Sterner, James Richins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Kevin Steptoe (PF) Dennis Sallee | |
| 07:28 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cope (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Edwin Folsom (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) SF - David Stull (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Steptoe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Franklin Deveau (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau throws it down set up by Edwin Folsom | 25-30 |
| 06:59 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer is whistled for a carry | 25-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Gordon Prince (SG) Jeremy Maurer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Levine (PG), Jin Hong (SF) Edwin Folsom, David Stull | |
| 06:44 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 06:43 | San Diego State | Jin Hong misses the tip | 25-30 |
| 06:41 | Denver | William Cope pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 06:20 | Denver | Franklin Deveau steals it from Gordon Prince | 25-30 |
| 06:07 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Levine | 25-33 |
| 05:59 | Denver | The short jumper by Donald Llanos is denied by Kevin Steptoe | 25-33 |
| 05:57 | San Diego State | Gilberto Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 05:40 | San Diego State | Jin Hong hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Levine and the foul's on Lowell Zaragoza - foul #1 on Lowell Zaragoza, team foul #4 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Rick Sterner (PF), James Richins (C) Donald Llanos, Lowell Zaragoza, James Jones, William Cope | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy (SG), Antonio Gonzalez (C) Gilberto Garcia, Franklin Deveau | |
| 05:40 | San Diego State | Jin Hong misses the free throw | 25-35 |
| 05:40 | Denver | James Richins gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 05:35 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Bolton | 28-35 |
| 05:24 | San Diego State | Jeremy Maurer is called for the reach on Timothy Bellamy - foul #1 on Jeremy Maurer, team foul #5 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Stull (SF) Jin Hong | |
| 05:07 | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy misses the 3 from straight away | 28-35 |
| 05:06 | Denver | Rick Sterner grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 04:47 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-35 |
| 04:45 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 04:30 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on James Richins - foul #1 on James Richins, team foul #6 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom (PG), Gilberto Garcia (SG), Jin Hong (PF) James Levine, Timothy Bellamy, Kevin Steptoe | |
| 04:30 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 04:30 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 04:16 | Denver | Rick Sterner is hacked by Antonio Gonzalez - foul #2 on Antonio Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (SG), Dan Freeman (SF) Jeremy Maurer, Gordon Prince | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Franklin Deveau (C) Antonio Gonzalez | |
| 04:00 | Denver | Donald Llanos comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gilberto Garcia - foul #1 on Gilberto Garcia, team foul #7 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza (SF) Dan Freeman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee (PF), Antonio Gonzalez (C) Jin Hong, Franklin Deveau | |
| 04:00 | Denver | Donald Llanos makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 04:00 | Denver | Donald Llanos makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:50 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-36 |
| 03:49 | Denver | Donald Llanos grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 03:44 | Denver | Joseph Bolton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Edwin Folsom - foul #1 on Edwin Folsom, team foul #8 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Denver | James Jones (C) James Richins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jin Hong (SF) David Stull | |
| 03:44 | Denver | Joseph Bolton misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:44 | Denver | Joseph Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 03:31 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Edwin Folsom | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rick Sterner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Edwin Folsom (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Gilberto Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jin Hong (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Sallee (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Denver | Antonio Gonzalez denies the turnaround by Donald Llanos | 31-38 |
| 03:14 | San Diego State | Jin Hong snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 03:00 | San Diego State | Edwin Folsom scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gilberto Garcia | 31-41 |
| 02:39 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Joseph Bolton and he's hacked by Jin Hong - foul #2 on Jin Hong, team foul #9 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremy Maurer (SG), William Cope (C) Joseph Bolton, Rick Sterner | |
| Subs | San Diego State | James Levine (PG), Franklin Deveau (C) Edwin Folsom, Antonio Gonzalez | |
| 02:39 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza makes the free throw | 34-41 |
| 02:22 | San Diego State | James Levine scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jin Hong and he's hacked by William Cope - foul #1 on William Cope, team foul #7 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Gordon Prince (SF), James Richins (C) Lowell Zaragoza, William Cope | |
| Subs | San Diego State | David Stull (SF) Jin Hong | |
| 02:22 | San Diego State | James Levine makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 02:09 | Denver | James Richins lays it up and in | 36-44 |
| 01:57 | San Diego State | Dennis Sallee comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 36-44 |
| 01:55 | Denver | Gordon Prince snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer is fouled on the floor by James Levine - foul #1 on James Levine, team foul #10 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Dan Freeman (PF) Gordon Prince, James Jones | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy (SG), Antonio Gonzalez (C) Gilberto Garcia, Franklin Deveau | |
| 01:33 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 01:33 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 01:17 | San Diego State | David Stull throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Gordon Prince (PG) Donald Llanos | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 00:58 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Lowell Zaragoza, team foul #8 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), William Cope (C) Gordon Prince, James Richins | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Jin Hong (SF), Kevin Steptoe (PF) David Stull, Dennis Sallee | |
| 00:34 | San Diego State | Jin Hong hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by James Levine | 37-46 |
| 00:30 | Denver | Timothy Bellamy picks off the pass by Joseph Bolton in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| 00:29 | San Diego State | Timothy Bellamy banks in the layup | 37-48 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | Antonio Gonzalez grabs the board | 37-48 |