| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Anthony (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray McGuire (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - John Fudge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rafael Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tony Onorato (fresh) 2 pts. C - Antonio Dalton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Buddy Edwards inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Denver | Billy Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 19:45 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Dalton | 40-28 |
| 19:26 | Denver | Rafael Jones knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Antonio Dalton | 40-30 |
| 19:04 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano lays it in on a great pass from Ray McGuire | 42-30 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Rafael Jones misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 18:44 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Buddy Edwards | 42-30 |
| 18:27 | Denver | Antonio Dalton buries a 3 from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 18:05 | Alabama | Ray McGuire drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Graziano | 44-33 |
| 17:50 | Denver | Tony Onorato misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Fudge - foul #1 on John Fudge, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| 17:50 | Denver | Tony Onorato misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 17:50 | Denver | Tony Onorato misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 17:50 | Denver | Buddy Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 17:29 | Denver | Stephen Graziano swats the short shot by Tony Onorato | 44-33 |
| 17:28 | Alabama | Richard Anthony grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 17:06 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Matthew Bowden (SG), Elmo Nakamura (PF) James Liu, Richard Anthony, Stephen Graziano | |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG), Richard Taylor (SG), Wallace Sifford (PF), Michael Ferguson (C) Rafael Jones, Billy Mason, Tony Onorato, Antonio Dalton | |
| 16:57 | Denver | Richard Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 16:56 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 16:35 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 16:26 | Alabama | Edward Sholar steals it from Rickey Rainville | 44-33 |
| 16:19 | Denver | Richard Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 16:18 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Elmo Nakamura | 44-33 |
| 15:59 | Alabama | Edward Sholar steps in front of the Matthew Bowden pass | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rickey Rainville (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray McGuire (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Elmo Nakamura (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Edward Sholar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Buddy Edwards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Wallace Sifford (fresh) C - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Denver | A charge is called on Wallace Sifford - foul #3 on Wallace Sifford, team foul #1 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Richard Anthony (SF) Rickey Rainville, Ray McGuire | |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Tomas Walk (PF), Antonio Dalton (C) Edward Sholar, Buddy Edwards, Michael Ferguson | |
| 15:33 | Alabama | John Fudge lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Anthony | 46-33 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Rafael Jones loses the dribble to James Liu | 46-33 |
| 14:54 | Alabama | Rafael Jones is called for the reach on Matthew Bowden - foul #1 on Rafael Jones, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Graziano (PF) Elmo Nakamura | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Mason (SG), Tony Onorato (SF) Richard Taylor, Wallace Sifford | |
| 14:36 | Alabama | John Fudge clanks a runner near the basket | 46-33 |
| 14:34 | Denver | Billy Mason gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 14:28 | Denver | Tony Onorato is hacked by Richard Anthony - foul #2 on Richard Anthony, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG) Rafael Jones | |
| 14:21 | Denver | Tomas Walk misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-33 |
| 14:20 | Denver | Tomas Walk tips it back up and in | 46-35 |
| 14:03 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden is hacked by Edward Sholar - foul #2 on Edward Sholar, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray McGuire (SF) Richard Anthony | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:56 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Liu | 48-35 |
| 13:34 | Denver | Tony Onorato makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Sholar | 48-38 |
| 13:24 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ray McGuire | 51-38 |
| 13:12 | Denver | Tomas Walk throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Leonard Chalker (SG) James Liu, Matthew Bowden | |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Buddy Edwards (SF), Michael Ferguson (C) Edward Sholar, Tony Onorato, Antonio Dalton | |
| 12:55 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Leonard Chalker and he's hacked by Buddy Edwards - foul #1 on Buddy Edwards, team foul #4 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Anthony (SG) Leonard Chalker | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:55 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano misses the free throw | 53-38 |
| 12:55 | Denver | The rebound goes to Tomas Walk | 53-38 |
| 12:36 | Denver | Billy Mason knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Buddy Edwards | 53-41 |
| 12:20 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray McGuire | 55-41 |
| 12:13 | Denver | Rafael Jones hits a 3 from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 12:08 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Elmo Nakamura (PF) Stephen Graziano | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG), Tony Onorato (PF) Billy Mason, Tomas Walk | |
| 11:45 | Denver | Michael Ferguson lays it in on a great pass from Tony Onorato | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rickey Rainville (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Anthony (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ray McGuire (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - Elmo Nakamura (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rafael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tony Onorato (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Alabama | Ray McGuire scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Rickey Rainville | 57-46 |
| 11:16 | Denver | Ray McGuire steps in front of the Buddy Edwards pass | 57-46 |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Richard Anthony misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 11:04 | Denver | The rebound goes to Michael Ferguson | 57-46 |
| 10:48 | Denver | Tony Onorato misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 10:46 | Denver | Tony Onorato tips it in | 57-48 |
| 10:34 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville is hacked by Michael Ferguson - foul #3 on Michael Ferguson, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Matthew Bowden (SG), Thomas Catchings (C) Rickey Rainville, Richard Anthony, John Fudge | |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG), Billy Mason (SG), Tomas Walk (PF), Antonio Dalton (C) Rafael Jones, Buddy Edwards, Tony Onorato, Michael Ferguson | |
| 10:18 | Alabama | Thomas Catchings clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-48 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Antonio Dalton snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 10:03 | Denver | Tomas Walk hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-51 |
| 09:39 | Alabama | James Liu hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Matthew Bowden | 60-51 |
| 09:34 | Denver | Edward Sholar is hacked by Elmo Nakamura - foul #2 on Elmo Nakamura, team foul #3 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Graziano (PF) Thomas Catchings | |
| Subs | Denver | Buddy Edwards (SF) Richard Taylor | |
| 09:19 | Denver | Ray McGuire steals it from Antonio Dalton | 60-51 |
| 09:16 | Alabama | James Liu banks in the layup set up by Ray McGuire | 62-51 |
| 09:01 | Denver | Tomas Walk connects on the driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Elmo Nakamura - foul #3 on Elmo Nakamura, team foul #4 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Anthony (SF), John Fudge (C) Ray McGuire, Elmo Nakamura | |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (SG) Billy Mason | |
| 09:01 | Denver | Tomas Walk makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:52 | Alabama | Antonio Dalton is called for the reach on James Liu - foul #1 on Antonio Dalton, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG) Sid Kearney | |
| 08:42 | Alabama | James Liu is hacked by Tomas Walk - foul #4 on Tomas Walk, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Tony Onorato (PF) Edward Sholar, Tomas Walk | |
| 08:42 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 08:42 | Alabama | James Liu misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 08:42 | Denver | Richard Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 08:28 | Denver | Buddy Edwards buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 08:23 | Alabama | James Liu misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 08:21 | Alabama | John Fudge tips it home | 65-57 |
| 08:09 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 08:07 | Denver | Richard Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 07:57 | Denver | Rafael Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 07:56 | Alabama | John Fudge grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 07:36 | Alabama | James Liu double dribbles | 65-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Elmo Nakamura (PF) James Liu, Richard Anthony | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Mason (SG), Tomas Walk (PF), Michael Ferguson (C) Richard Taylor, Buddy Edwards, Antonio Dalton | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rickey Rainville (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Graziano (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Elmo Nakamura (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rafael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Tony Onorato (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Walk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Denver | Tony Onorato misses the 3 from straight away | 65-57 |
| 07:24 | Denver | Rafael Jones misses the tip | 65-57 |
| 07:22 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Elmo Nakamura | 65-57 |
| 07:07 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-57 |
| 07:05 | Denver | Tomas Walk grabs the defensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 06:39 | Denver | Michael Ferguson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Anthony (SG), Ray McGuire (SF) Matthew Bowden, Stephen Graziano | |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG), Richard Taylor (SF) Rafael Jones, Tony Onorato | |
| 06:11 | Alabama | John Fudge knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Ray McGuire | 67-57 |
| 06:07 | Denver | Richard Taylor is hacked by Ray McGuire - foul #1 on Ray McGuire, team foul #5 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Thomas Catchings (C) Rickey Rainville, John Fudge | |
| Subs | Denver | Buddy Edwards (SF), Antonio Dalton (C) Billy Mason, Michael Ferguson | |
| 05:51 | Denver | Tomas Walk hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Taylor | 67-59 |
| 05:33 | Alabama | James Liu hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Anthony | 70-59 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Edward Sholar scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Buddy Edwards | 70-61 |
| 05:08 | Alabama | James Liu can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Sholar - foul #3 on Edward Sholar, team foul #8 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (SG), Stephen Graziano (PF), John Fudge (C) Richard Anthony, Elmo Nakamura, Thomas Catchings | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:08 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 05:08 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:56 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-61 |
| 04:54 | Alabama | John Fudge grabs the board | 72-61 |
| 04:35 | Alabama | Ray McGuire's pass is intercepted by Buddy Edwards | 72-61 |
| 04:24 | Denver | Antonio Dalton misses short on a floater from the right side | 72-61 |
| 04:23 | Alabama | James Liu grabs the defensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 04:19 | Alabama | Richard Taylor is called for the reach on Matthew Bowden - foul #3 on Richard Taylor, team foul #9 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Billy Mason (SG), Tony Onorato (SF), Wallace Sifford (PF) Edward Sholar, Richard Taylor, Buddy Edwards, Tomas Walk | |
| 04:19 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 04:19 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:00 | Denver | Billy Mason misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-61 |
| 03:59 | Alabama | Ray McGuire gets the rebound | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Alabama | James Liu misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-61 |
| 03:41 | Denver | Antonio Dalton pulls down the rebound | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Denver | Rafael Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 74-61 |
| 03:33 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano snags the defensive board | 74-61 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray McGuire (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Graziano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rafael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Tony Onorato (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wallace Sifford (fresh) 3 pf. C - Antonio Dalton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Alabama | John Fudge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-61 |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano tips it home | 76-61 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Tony Onorato comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 76-61 |
| 02:43 | Alabama | John Fudge snags the defensive board | 76-61 |
| 02:21 | Alabama | John Fudge hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-61 |
| 02:20 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Graziano | 76-61 |
| 02:03 | Alabama | John Fudge knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Bowden and he's hacked by Billy Mason - foul #1 on Billy Mason, team foul #10 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Rickey Rainville (PG), Elmo Nakamura (PF), Thomas Catchings (C) James Liu, Ray McGuire, Stephen Graziano | |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG), Sid Kearney (SG), Richard Taylor (SF), Michael Ferguson (C) Rafael Jones, Billy Mason, Wallace Sifford, Antonio Dalton | |
| 02:03 | Alabama | John Fudge makes the free throw | 79-61 |
| 01:53 | Denver | Tony Onorato knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-63 |
| 01:24 | Alabama | John Fudge is hacked by Tony Onorato - foul #2 on Tony Onorato, team foul #11 | 79-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Sifford (PF) Sid Kearney | |
| 01:24 | Alabama | John Fudge makes the 1st free throw | 80-63 |
| 01:24 | Alabama | John Fudge makes the 2nd free throw | 81-63 |
| 01:06 | Denver | Wallace Sifford makes the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Elmo Nakamura - foul #4 on Elmo Nakamura, team foul #6 | 81-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray McGuire (SF) John Fudge | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:06 | Denver | Wallace Sifford makes the free throw | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Alabama | The jump hook by Thomas Catchings is blocked by Michael Ferguson | 81-66 |
| 00:42 | Denver | Michael Ferguson grabs the board | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Denver | Tony Onorato knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 81-68 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Thomas Catchings comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 81-68 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Tony Onorato gets the rebound | 81-68 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Richard Taylor is whistled for a carry | 81-68 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Rickey Rainville runs out the clock | 81-68 |