| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) C - James Richins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Laubach (fresh) SG - Myron Greenwood (fresh) SF - Kirby Jones (fresh) PF - Ivan Radosavljevic (fresh) C - Daniel Borror (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Daniel Borror wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Colorado State | James Richins swats the short shot by David Laubach | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from David Laubach and he's hacked by Lowell Zaragoza - foul #1 on Lowell Zaragoza, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Denver | James Richins's pass is intercepted by Kirby Jones | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Colorado State | Daniel Borror is whistled for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | Denver | James Richins clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Colorado State | Daniel Borror snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:17 | Colorado State | Kirby Jones buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Daniel Borror | 0-6 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Borror - foul #1 on Daniel Borror, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Rick Sterner makes the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:42 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 1-6 |
| 17:40 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 17:31 | Denver | David Laubach is called for the reach on Joseph Bolton - foul #1 on David Laubach, team foul #2 | 1-6 |
| 17:11 | Denver | Rick Sterner drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Joseph Bolton | 3-6 |
| 16:52 | Colorado State | Kirby Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-6 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Herman Rock (PF), Michael Thor (C) Ivan Radosavljevic, Daniel Borror | |
| 16:27 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza blows the dunk | 3-6 |
| 16:26 | Colorado State | Kirby Jones pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:57 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood blows the layup | 3-6 |
| 15:56 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Richins | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Richins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Laubach (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Myron Greenwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kirby Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herman Rock (fresh) C - Michael Thor (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Denver | Michael Thor picks off the pass by Rick Sterner | 3-6 |
| 15:16 | Colorado State | Jeremy Maurer is called for the reach on Myron Greenwood - foul #1 on Jeremy Maurer, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), James Jones (PF), William Cope (C) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, Rick Sterner, James Richins | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dirk Warner (PG), Charles Heiser (SG), Richard Holub (SF), Ivan Radosavljevic (PF), Daniel Borror (C) David Laubach, Myron Greenwood, Kirby Jones, Herman Rock, Michael Thor | |
| 15:00 | Colorado State | Dirk Warner drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Holub | 3-9 |
| 14:40 | Denver | Gordon Prince misses the lay-in | 3-9 |
| 14:39 | Colorado State | Ivan Radosavljevic grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:25 | Colorado State | Richard Holub misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 14:23 | Denver | William Cope grabs the board | 3-9 |
| 13:54 | Denver | James Jones banks in the layup | 5-9 |
| 13:33 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser lays it in on a great pass from Ivan Radosavljevic | 5-11 |
| 13:04 | Denver | Gordon Prince misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-11 |
| 13:02 | Colorado State | Daniel Borror gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 12:38 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dirk Warner | 5-14 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Donald Llanos is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 5-14 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Rick Sterner (PF), James Richins (C) Donald Llanos, Lowell Zaragoza, James Jones, William Cope | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Laubach (PG), Myron Greenwood (SG), Kirby Jones (SF), Herman Rock (PF), Michael Thor (C) Dirk Warner, Charles Heiser, Richard Holub, Ivan Radosavljevic, Daniel Borror | |
| 12:19 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood misses the dunk attempt | 5-14 |
| 12:17 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood gets the offensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 12:04 | Colorado State | Rick Sterner picks off the pass by Michael Thor | 5-14 |
| 11:46 | Denver | James Richins hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Maurer | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Prince (fresh) PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Richins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - David Laubach (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Myron Greenwood (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kirby Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herman Rock (fresh) C - Michael Thor (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Colorado State | David Laubach travels in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| 11:19 | Denver | The short jumper by Rick Sterner is denied by Michael Thor | 7-14 |
| 11:18 | Denver | James Richins tips it back up and in | 9-14 |
| 10:53 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Laubach | 9-16 |
| 10:35 | Denver | Joseph Bolton is fouled on the floor by Herman Rock - foul #1 on Herman Rock, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza (SF) Gordon Prince | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ivan Radosavljevic (PF), Daniel Borror (C) Herman Rock, Michael Thor | |
| 10:25 | Denver | Rick Sterner clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by David Laubach - foul #2 on David Laubach, team foul #4 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dirk Warner (PG) David Laubach | |
| 10:25 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:25 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 10:25 | Colorado State | Daniel Borror pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 10:04 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Ivan Radosavljevic | 9-19 |
| 09:53 | Denver | Daniel Borror steals the ball from Jeremy Maurer | 9-19 |
| 09:43 | Colorado State | Rick Sterner steals the ball from Daniel Borror | 9-19 |
| 09:21 | Denver | James Richins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Daniel Borror - foul #2 on Daniel Borror, team foul #5 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), James Jones (PF) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, Rick Sterner | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Holub (SF), Michael Thor (C) Kirby Jones, Daniel Borror | |
| 09:21 | Denver | James Richins makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:21 | Denver | James Richins misses the 2nd free throw | 10-19 |
| 09:21 | Colorado State | Michael Thor pulls down the rebound | 10-19 |
| 08:57 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 10-21 |
| 08:41 | Denver | James Jones is fouled on the floor by Dirk Warner - foul #1 on Dirk Warner, team foul #6 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Denver | Dan Freeman (SF), William Cope (C) Lowell Zaragoza, James Richins | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Heiser (SG) Myron Greenwood | |
| 08:28 | Denver | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 10-21 |
| 08:27 | Denver | James Jones snags the offensive board | 10-21 |
| 08:11 | Denver | Richard Holub is called for the reach on Gordon Prince - foul #1 on Richard Holub, team foul #7 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Rick Sterner (PF) Donald Llanos, Dan Freeman, William Cope | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kirby Jones (SF) Richard Holub | |
| 08:11 | Denver | Gordon Prince makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 08:11 | Denver | Gordon Prince makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 07:50 | Colorado State | Michael Thor is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #3 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood (SG), Herman Rock (PF) Charles Heiser, Ivan Radosavljevic | |
| 07:37 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood loses the dribble to Rick Sterner | 12-21 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Prince (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dirk Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Myron Greenwood (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Kirby Jones (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herman Rock (fresh) C - Michael Thor (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Denver | Gordon Prince misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-21 |
| 07:18 | Colorado State | Herman Rock gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 07:03 | Colorado State | Kirby Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 12-21 |
| 07:01 | Denver | Rick Sterner gets the rebound | 12-21 |
| 06:55 | Denver | Joseph Bolton double dribbles | 12-21 |
| Subs | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza (SF), James Richins (C) Gordon Prince, James Jones | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 06:47 | Colorado State | Michael Thor's pass is intercepted by Lowell Zaragoza | 12-21 |
| 06:45 | Denver | Joseph Bolton travels in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ivan Radosavljevic (PF) Herman Rock | |
| 06:32 | Colorado State | Ivan Radosavljevic clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jeremy Maurer - foul #2 on Jeremy Maurer, team foul #4 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), James Knight (SG), Dan Freeman (PF) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, Rick Sterner | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 06:32 | Colorado State | Ivan Radosavljevic misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 06:32 | Colorado State | Ivan Radosavljevic makes the 2nd free throw | 12-22 |
| 06:16 | Denver | Donald Llanos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-22 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Holub (SF) Kirby Jones | |
| 06:03 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-22 |
| 06:02 | Denver | James Richins pulls down the rebound | 12-22 |
| 05:56 | Denver | James Knight misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-22 |
| 05:55 | Denver | Dan Freeman tips it back up and in | 14-22 |
| 05:38 | Colorado State | Ivan Radosavljevic is fouled on the floor by Lowell Zaragoza - foul #2 on Lowell Zaragoza, team foul #5 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Gordon Prince (SF), James Jones (PF) James Knight, Lowell Zaragoza, Dan Freeman | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Heiser (SG) Myron Greenwood | |
| 05:23 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dirk Warner | 14-25 |
| 05:10 | Denver | James Richins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-25 |
| 05:09 | Denver | James Jones grabs the offensive board | 14-25 |
| 04:57 | Denver | Charles Heiser is called for the reach on Donald Llanos - foul #1 on Charles Heiser, team foul #8 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Rick Sterner (PF) James Richins | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kirby Jones (SF), Herman Rock (PF) Richard Holub, Ivan Radosavljevic | |
| 04:57 | Denver | Donald Llanos makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 04:57 | Denver | Donald Llanos makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 04:41 | Colorado State | Joseph Bolton is called for the reach on Dirk Warner - foul #1 on Joseph Bolton, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood (SG) Charles Heiser | |
| 04:21 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood's fadeaway is rejected by Rick Sterner | 16-25 |
| 04:20 | Colorado State | Kirby Jones snags the offensive board | 16-25 |
| 04:10 | Colorado State | Dirk Warner misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 16-25 |
| 04:09 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Jones | 16-25 |
| 04:05 | Denver | Joseph Bolton is fouled on the floor by Michael Thor - foul #1 on Michael Thor, team foul #9 | 16-25 |
| 04:05 | Denver | Joseph Bolton misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 04:05 | Colorado State | Herman Rock snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 03:46 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Thor | 16-28 |
| 03:39 | Denver | Herman Rock picks off the pass by Gordon Prince | 16-28 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gordon Prince (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dirk Warner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Myron Greenwood (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Kirby Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Rock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Thor (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Dirk Warner and the foul's on Donald Llanos - foul #1 on Donald Llanos, team foul #7 | 16-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), James Richins (C) Joseph Bolton, Gordon Prince, James Jones | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Laubach (PG), Ivan Radosavljevic (PF), Daniel Borror (C) Dirk Warner, Herman Rock, Michael Thor | |
| 03:32 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood misses the free throw | 16-30 |
| 03:32 | Denver | James Richins snags the defensive board | 16-30 |
| 03:12 | Denver | Rick Sterner scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Jeremy Maurer | 18-30 |
| 03:00 | Colorado State | Kirby Jones misses the dunk | 18-30 |
| 02:58 | Colorado State | Kirby Jones can't tip it in | 18-30 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza gets the rebound | 18-30 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Donald Llanos misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-30 |
| 02:47 | Colorado State | Ivan Radosavljevic pulls down the rebound | 18-30 |
| 02:36 | Colorado State | Lowell Zaragoza is called for the reach on Kirby Jones - foul #3 on Lowell Zaragoza, team foul #8 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Gordon Prince (SF), Dan Freeman (PF) Donald Llanos, Lowell Zaragoza, Rick Sterner | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 02:36 | Colorado State | Kirby Jones makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 02:36 | Colorado State | Kirby Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 02:36 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dan Freeman | 18-31 |
| 02:15 | Denver | Myron Greenwood steps in front of the Dan Freeman pass | 18-31 |
| 02:08 | Colorado State | Daniel Borror's pass is intercepted by James Richins | 18-31 |
| 01:51 | Denver | James Richins can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 18-31 |
| 01:49 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Ivan Radosavljevic | 18-31 |
| 01:23 | Colorado State | Joseph Bolton is called for the reach on Myron Greenwood - foul #2 on Joseph Bolton, team foul #9 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Rick Sterner (PF), James Jones (C) Joseph Bolton, Dan Freeman, James Richins | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Holub (SF), Herman Rock (PF) Kirby Jones, Ivan Radosavljevic | |
| 01:23 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 01:23 | Colorado State | Myron Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 01:09 | Denver | Gordon Prince hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rick Sterner and he's fouled by Richard Holub - foul #2 on Richard Holub, team foul #10 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Heiser (SG) Myron Greenwood | |
| 01:09 | Denver | Gordon Prince makes the free throw | 21-33 |
| 00:52 | Colorado State | David Laubach misses the floater near the basket | 21-33 |
| 00:50 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Holub | 21-33 |
| 00:37 | Colorado State | David Laubach's fadeaway is rejected by James Jones | 21-33 |
| 00:35 | Denver | Rick Sterner pulls down the rebound | 21-33 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Gordon Prince knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Maurer | 24-33 |
| 00:03 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser connects on the floater in the paint | 24-35 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Donald Llanos clanks a halfcourt shot | 24-35 |