| Lineup | Denver | PG - Gilbert Johnson (fresh) SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) SF - Paul Smith (fresh) PF - Stanley Willey (fresh) C - Paul Reynolds (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Bojan Kuklinski (fresh) SG - Douglas Hines (fresh) SF - Edmundo Costa (fresh) PF - Luister Arboleda (fresh) C - Edward Peay (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Stanley Willey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Denver | Douglas Hines picks off the pass by Paul Smith in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:55 | Wichita State | Bojan Kuklinski banks in the layup on a great pass from Douglas Hines | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | Denver | Gilbert Johnson misses the shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Paul Smith tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:29 | Wichita State | Luister Arboleda clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:28 | Wichita State | Edward Peay tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 19:05 | Denver | Gilbert Johnson hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 18:51 | Wichita State | Edward Peay misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-4 |
| 18:50 | Wichita State | Edward Peay misses the tip | 5-4 |
| 18:49 | Denver | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 5-4 |
| 18:31 | Denver | Paul Reynolds connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Paul Smith | 7-4 |
| 18:14 | Wichita State | Douglas Hines makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-7 |
| 17:54 | Denver | Steven Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 7-7 |
| 17:53 | Wichita State | Edward Peay gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 17:34 | Wichita State | Edmundo Costa misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 17:33 | Wichita State | Luister Arboleda hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 17:29 | Denver | Gilbert Johnson is hacked by Douglas Hines in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Hines, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG), Corey Korn (SG), Willard Brown (SF), Jeffrey Casey (PF), Charlie Horton (C) Gilbert Johnson, Steven Johnson, Paul Smith, Stanley Willey, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Mario Gonzalez (PG), David Cooper (SG), Raymond Derry (SF), Michael Sliger (PF), Roderick Crouse (C) Bojan Kuklinski, Douglas Hines, Edmundo Costa, Luister Arboleda, Edward Peay | |
| 17:07 | Denver | Michael Sliger is called for the reach on Jeffrey Casey - foul #1 on Michael Sliger, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| 16:57 | Denver | The short jumper by Jeffrey Casey is denied by Michael Sliger | 7-9 |
| 16:55 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Roderick Crouse | 7-9 |
| 16:49 | Wichita State | Michael Sliger's layup is rejected by Charlie Horton | 7-9 |
| 16:47 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Corey Korn hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Andrew Crocker | 9-9 |
| 16:04 | Wichita State | Roderick Crouse hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrew Crocker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Corey Korn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willard Brown (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Casey (fairly fresh) C - Charlie Horton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Mario Gonzalez (fresh) SG - David Cooper (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Derry (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Sliger (fairly fresh) C - Roderick Crouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey is hacked by David Cooper - foul #1 on David Cooper, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Raymond Spiegel (PF), Paul Reynolds (C) Corey Korn, Willard Brown, Jeffrey Casey, Charlie Horton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bojan Kuklinski (PG), Luis Davis (SF), Luister Arboleda (PF), Edward Peay (C) David Cooper, Raymond Derry, Michael Sliger, Roderick Crouse | |
| 15:40 | Denver | Steven Johnson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 9-11 |
| 15:39 | Wichita State | Luis Davis snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 15:29 | Wichita State | Raymond Spiegel steps in front of the Edward Peay pass | 9-11 |
| 15:13 | Denver | Paul Reynolds scores on a jump hook in the lane | 11-11 |
| 14:53 | Wichita State | Luister Arboleda misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-11 |
| 14:51 | Denver | Paul Reynolds snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 14:35 | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Corey Korn (PG), Willard Brown (SF), Jeffrey Casey (C) Steven Johnson, Andrew Crocker, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Douglas Hines (SG), Edmundo Costa (SF), Roderick Crouse (C) Bojan Kuklinski, Mario Gonzalez, Edward Peay | |
| 14:19 | Wichita State | Roderick Crouse misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 14:18 | Denver | Willard Brown gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey buries a shot from the baseline | 13-11 |
| 13:38 | Wichita State | Jeffrey Leveille is called for the reach on Douglas Hines - foul #1 on Jeffrey Leveille, team foul #1 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Gilbert Johnson (PG), Paul Smith (SF), Stanley Willey (PF), Charlie Horton (C) Jeffrey Leveille, Willard Brown, Raymond Spiegel, Jeffrey Casey | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bojan Kuklinski (PG), David Cooper (SG), Michael Sliger (PF), Raymond Derry (C) Luis Davis, Douglas Hines, Luister Arboleda, Roderick Crouse | |
| 13:21 | Wichita State | Raymond Derry is whistled for a carry | 13-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Johnson (SG) Corey Korn | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 13:19 | Denver | Steven Johnson is hacked by David Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Cooper, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Douglas Hines (SG) David Cooper | |
| 13:01 | Denver | Stanley Willey hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 13-11 |
| 12:59 | Denver | Charlie Horton grabs the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:41 | Denver | Michael Sliger steps in front of the Stanley Willey pass | 13-11 |
| 12:24 | Wichita State | Raymond Derry clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Charlie Horton - foul #1 on Charlie Horton, team foul #2 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (SG), Willard Brown (SF), Paul Reynolds (C) Steven Johnson, Paul Smith, Charlie Horton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Mario Gonzalez (SG), Roderick Crouse (C) Douglas Hines, Michael Sliger | |
| 12:24 | Wichita State | Raymond Derry makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:24 | Wichita State | Raymond Derry makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:07 | Denver | Roderick Crouse is called for the reach on Stanley Willey - foul #1 on Roderick Crouse, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Denver | Corey Korn (SG) Gilbert Johnson | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Edward Peay (C) Raymond Derry | |
| 12:00 | Denver | Roderick Crouse steals it from Paul Reynolds | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrew Crocker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Corey Korn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willard Brown (fresh) PF - Stanley Willey (fairly fresh) C - Paul Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Bojan Kuklinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mario Gonzalez (fresh) SF - Edmundo Costa (fairly fresh) PF - Roderick Crouse (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Peay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Wichita State | Bojan Kuklinski can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 11:46 | Denver | Willard Brown grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 11:41 | Denver | Willard Brown loses the dribble to Mario Gonzalez in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 11:35 | Wichita State | Edward Peay is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Edward Peay, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Spiegel (PF), Jeffrey Casey (C) Stanley Willey, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Davis (SG) Bojan Kuklinski | |
| 11:29 | Denver | Corey Korn's pass is intercepted by Edmundo Costa in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| 11:08 | Wichita State | Edward Peay slams it home and the foul's on Jeffrey Casey - foul #1 on Jeffrey Casey, team foul #3 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Denver | Gilbert Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Leveille (SG) Andrew Crocker, Willard Brown | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Douglas Hines (SG), Michael Sliger (PF) Edmundo Costa, Roderick Crouse | |
| 11:08 | Wichita State | Edward Peay makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:46 | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gilbert Johnson | 15-16 |
| 10:36 | Wichita State | Douglas Hines misses short on a shot from the baseline | 15-16 |
| 10:34 | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:11 | Denver | Corey Korn scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Jeffrey Leveille | 18-16 |
| 10:04 | Wichita State | Mario Gonzalez can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 18-16 |
| 10:03 | Wichita State | Mario Gonzalez tips it but misses | 18-16 |
| 10:02 | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 09:47 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Corey Korn | 21-16 |
| 09:33 | Wichita State | Mario Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Leveille - foul #2 on Jeffrey Leveille, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Stanley Willey (PF), Charlie Horton (C) Gilbert Johnson, Jeffrey Leveille, Corey Korn, Raymond Spiegel, Jeffrey Casey | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bojan Kuklinski (PG), Raymond Derry (SF), Luister Arboleda (PF), Roderick Crouse (C) Mario Gonzalez, Luis Davis, Michael Sliger, Edward Peay | |
| 09:26 | Wichita State | Andrew Crocker steals it from Douglas Hines | 21-16 |
| 09:09 | Denver | Andrew Crocker connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 08:51 | Wichita State | Bojan Kuklinski scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Derry and he's hacked by Andrew Crocker - foul #1 on Andrew Crocker, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Reynolds (C) Charlie Horton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Mario Gonzalez (SG) Douglas Hines | |
| 08:51 | Wichita State | Bojan Kuklinski makes the free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:37 | Denver | Roderick Crouse is called for the reach on Stanley Willey - foul #2 on Roderick Crouse, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Edmundo Costa (SF) Roderick Crouse | |
| 08:37 | Denver | Stanley Willey makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 08:37 | Denver | Stanley Willey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 08:21 | Wichita State | Bojan Kuklinski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-19 |
| 08:19 | Denver | Steven Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 08:03 | Denver | Paul Reynolds buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Andrew Crocker | 27-19 |
| 07:43 | Wichita State | Stanley Willey steals it from Edmundo Costa | 27-19 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrew Crocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Willey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Bojan Kuklinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mario Gonzalez (fairly fresh) SF - Edmundo Costa (fairly fresh) PF - Luister Arboleda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Derry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Denver | Steven Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Gilbert Johnson (PG), Willard Brown (SF), Raymond Spiegel (PF), Charlie Horton (C) Andrew Crocker, Paul Smith, Stanley Willey, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Edward Peay (C) Raymond Derry | |
| 07:05 | Wichita State | Bojan Kuklinski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edmundo Costa | 27-21 |
| 06:53 | Denver | Willard Brown blows the layup | 27-21 |
| 06:51 | Wichita State | Bojan Kuklinski grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 06:28 | Wichita State | Mario Gonzalez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Denver | Corey Korn (SG), Jeffrey Casey (PF) Steven Johnson, Raymond Spiegel | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Luis Davis (PG), Douglas Hines (SG), Michael Sliger (PF) Bojan Kuklinski, Mario Gonzalez, Luister Arboleda | |
| 06:17 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-21 |
| 06:16 | Denver | Charlie Horton grabs the offensive board | 27-21 |
| 05:59 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 05:57 | Wichita State | Douglas Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 05:39 | Wichita State | Douglas Hines misses short on a 3 from straight away | 27-21 |
| 05:37 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 05:19 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 05:17 | Wichita State | Michael Sliger snags the defensive board | 27-21 |
| 05:02 | Wichita State | Charlie Horton is called for the reach on Edmundo Costa - foul #2 on Charlie Horton, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG), Paul Smith (SF), Stanley Willey (PF), Paul Reynolds (C) Gilbert Johnson, Willard Brown, Jeffrey Casey, Charlie Horton | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bojan Kuklinski (PG), Mario Gonzalez (SG), Luister Arboleda (PF), Raymond Derry (C) Luis Davis, Douglas Hines, Michael Sliger, Edward Peay | |
| 04:45 | Wichita State | Edmundo Costa misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-21 |
| 04:44 | Wichita State | Bojan Kuklinski grabs the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 04:31 | Wichita State | Raymond Derry misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 04:29 | Denver | Stanley Willey grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 04:26 | Denver | Bojan Kuklinski is called for the reach on Andrew Crocker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bojan Kuklinski, team foul #8 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Johnson (SG) Corey Korn | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 04:26 | Denver | Andrew Crocker makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:26 | Denver | Andrew Crocker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:02 | Wichita State | Mario Gonzalez misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-21 |
| 04:00 | Denver | The rebound goes to Paul Reynolds | 29-21 |
| 03:36 | Denver | Steven Johnson is called for traveling | 29-21 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille (SG), Raymond Spiegel (PF) Steven Johnson, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Cooper (PG), Douglas Hines (SG), Luis Davis (SF), Roderick Crouse (C) Bojan Kuklinski, Mario Gonzalez, Edmundo Costa, Raymond Derry | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrew Crocker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Leveille (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Spiegel (fresh) C - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - David Cooper (fresh) SG - Douglas Hines (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Davis (fresh) PF - Luister Arboleda (tiring) 2 pts. C - Roderick Crouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Wichita State | Luister Arboleda hits a 3 from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 03:09 | Denver | Paul Smith knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Reynolds | 31-24 |
| 02:54 | Wichita State | David Cooper knocks in the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Paul Reynolds - foul #1 on Paul Reynolds, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Corey Korn (PG), Willard Brown (SF), Jeffrey Casey (C) Andrew Crocker, Paul Smith, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Michael Sliger (PF), Edward Peay (C) Douglas Hines, Luister Arboleda | |
| 02:54 | Wichita State | David Cooper makes the free throw | 31-27 |
| 02:33 | Denver | Raymond Spiegel lays it up and in set up by Willard Brown | 33-27 |
| 02:21 | Wichita State | Luis Davis comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Corey Korn - foul #1 on Corey Korn, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Gilbert Johnson (PG) Jeffrey Leveille | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bojan Kuklinski (PG) David Cooper | |
| 02:21 | Wichita State | Luis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 02:21 | Wichita State | Luis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:00 | Denver | Gilbert Johnson can't finish the uncontested layup | 33-29 |
| 01:58 | Wichita State | Roderick Crouse grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 01:47 | Wichita State | Roderick Crouse can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Raymond Spiegel - foul #1 on Raymond Spiegel, team foul #9 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Johnson (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Stanley Willey (PF), Paul Reynolds (C) Corey Korn, Willard Brown, Raymond Spiegel, Jeffrey Casey | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Mario Gonzalez (SG), Luister Arboleda (PF) Luis Davis, Michael Sliger | |
| 01:47 | Wichita State | Roderick Crouse makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:47 | Wichita State | Roderick Crouse misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 01:47 | Denver | Stanley Willey gets the rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:28 | Denver | Steven Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 01:27 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Reynolds | 33-30 |
| 01:18 | Denver | The jumper by Paul Smith is denied by Luister Arboleda | 33-30 |
| 01:16 | Denver | Paul Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Bojan Kuklinski steps in front of the Stanley Willey pass | 33-30 |
| 01:01 | Wichita State | Bojan Kuklinski lays it up and in | 33-32 |
| 00:47 | Denver | Paul Smith is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Luister Arboleda is fouled on the floor by Stanley Willey - foul #1 on Stanley Willey, team foul #10 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG), Corey Korn (SG), Willard Brown (SF), Raymond Spiegel (PF), Charlie Horton (C) Gilbert Johnson, Steven Johnson, Paul Smith, Stanley Willey, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Wichita State | David Cooper (PG), Douglas Hines (SG), Edmundo Costa (SF), Raymond Derry (C) Bojan Kuklinski, Mario Gonzalez, Roderick Crouse, Edward Peay | |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Luister Arboleda makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:24 | Wichita State | Luister Arboleda misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 00:24 | Denver | Charlie Horton snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Willard Brown buries a floater in the paint | 38-33 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Edmundo Costa misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 38-33 |