| Lineup | Denver | PG - Gilbert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Crocker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Stanley Willey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Dale Johns (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ron Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnnie Betton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Ellenburg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton inbounds the ball | 43-41 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Missouri State | Ron Clark can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 43-41 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Stanley Willey snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 19:37 | Denver | Andrew Crocker knocks in the floater near the basket and the foul's on Brian Ellenburg - foul #2 on Brian Ellenburg, team foul #1 | 45-41 |
| 19:37 | Denver | Andrew Crocker misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 19:37 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 19:15 | Missouri State | Ron Clark drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Ellenburg | 45-43 |
| 18:58 | Denver | Steven Johnson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 18:57 | Missouri State | Dale Johns gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 18:45 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 45-43 |
| 18:43 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 18:25 | Missouri State | Ron Clark buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 18:15 | Denver | Steven Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| 17:52 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Ron Clark and he's fouled by Paul Reynolds - foul #3 on Paul Reynolds, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffrey Casey (C) Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Walter (SF) Johnnie Betton | |
| 17:52 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 17:33 | Denver | Steven Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 17:32 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 17:15 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg double dribbles | 45-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Corey Korn (PG), Jeffrey Leveille (SG), Willard Brown (SF), Charlie Horton (C) Gilbert Johnson, Steven Johnson, Andrew Crocker, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | James White (PG), Basil Bryant (SG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Douglas Blankenship (PF) Dale Johns, Ron Clark, Brian Ellenburg, Eugene Jones | |
| 17:01 | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille loses the dribble to Johnnie Betton | 45-49 |
| 16:41 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-49 |
| 16:40 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Basil Bryant | 45-49 |
| 16:25 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 16:00 | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille buries a shot from the right side | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Corey Korn (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Leveille (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willard Brown (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffrey Casey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Horton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - James White (fresh) SG - Basil Bryant (fresh) SF - Johnnie Betton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Blankenship (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dale Walter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Missouri State | James White is hacked by Corey Korn - foul #1 on Corey Korn, team foul #2 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Gilbert Johnson (PG), Steven Johnson (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Stanley Willey (PF), Paul Reynolds (C) Corey Korn, Jeffrey Leveille, Willard Brown, Jeffrey Casey, Charlie Horton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), Ron Clark (SG), Dale Johns (SF), Billy McCunn (PF) James White, Basil Bryant, Johnnie Betton, Douglas Blankenship | |
| 15:33 | Missouri State | Ron Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 15:31 | Denver | The rebound goes to Paul Reynolds | 47-49 |
| 15:20 | Denver | Gilbert Johnson is whistled for traveling | 47-49 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg (PF), Eugene Jones (C) Billy McCunn, Dale Walter | |
| 14:58 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg is fouled on the floor by Stanley Willey - foul #3 on Stanley Willey, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Leslie Nash | 47-51 |
| 14:30 | Denver | Paul Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Dale Johns - foul #1 on Dale Johns, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship (SF) Dale Johns | |
| 14:30 | Denver | Paul Smith makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 14:20 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leslie Nash | 50-53 |
| 14:00 | Denver | Paul Reynolds blows the layup | 50-53 |
| 13:59 | Denver | Steven Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 13:51 | Denver | Stanley Willey makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Reynolds | 52-53 |
| 13:31 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 13:29 | Denver | Paul Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 13:06 | Denver | Paul Reynolds drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gilbert Johnson | 54-53 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash is hacked by Gilbert Johnson - foul #2 on Gilbert Johnson, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| 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 | Missouri State | Dale Johns (PG), James White (SG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Billy McCunn (PF), Dale Walter (C) Leslie Nash, Ron Clark, Douglas Blankenship, Brian Ellenburg, Eugene Jones | |
| 12:41 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Dale Johns | 54-55 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-55 |
| 12:34 | Missouri State | James White grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 12:15 | Missouri State | Dale Johns buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James White | 54-58 |
| 11:59 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 11:58 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Johnnie Betton | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrew Crocker (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Corey Korn (fresh) SF - Willard Brown (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jeffrey Casey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Horton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Dale Johns (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Betton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy McCunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Dale Walter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:54 | Missouri State | Dale Johns misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-58 |
| 11:53 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 11:31 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Johnnie Betton - foul #1 on Johnnie Betton, team foul #3 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Johnson (SG), Paul Reynolds (C) Willard Brown, Charlie Horton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG) James White | |
| 11:31 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 11:31 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 11:31 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 11:10 | Missouri State | Andrew Crocker takes the ball from Billy McCunn | 54-58 |
| 10:51 | Denver | Andrew Crocker lays it up and in on a great pass from Corey Korn | 56-58 |
| 10:30 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash travels with the ball | 56-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Gilbert Johnson (PG), Paul Smith (SF), Stanley Willey (PF) Andrew Crocker, Corey Korn, Jeffrey Casey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG), Douglas Blankenship (SF), Brian Ellenburg (PF), Eugene Jones (C) Dale Johns, Johnnie Betton, Billy McCunn, Dale Walter | |
| 10:01 | Denver | Gilbert Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Eugene Jones - foul #1 on Eugene Jones, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffrey Leveille (SG), Charlie Horton (C) Steven Johnson, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 10:01 | Denver | Gilbert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 10:01 | Denver | Gilbert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Ron Clark can't throw it down but the foul's on Stanley Willey - foul #4 on Stanley Willey, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (SG), Raymond Spiegel (PF) Jeffrey Leveille, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Ron Clark makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Ron Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 09:31 | Denver | Andrew Crocker misses long on a runner from close range | 58-60 |
| 09:29 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 09:00 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Ron Clark | 58-62 |
| 08:48 | Denver | Paul Smith misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-62 |
| 08:46 | Missouri State | Ron Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 08:40 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg banks in the layup on a great pass from Leslie Nash | 58-64 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Paul Smith can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Douglas Blankenship - foul #2 on Douglas Blankenship, team foul #5 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Johnson (SG), Jeffrey Casey (PF), Paul Reynolds (C) Andrew Crocker, Raymond Spiegel, Charlie Horton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Johns (PG), James White (SG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Billy McCunn (PF), Dale Walter (C) Leslie Nash, Ron Clark, Douglas Blankenship, Brian Ellenburg, Eugene Jones | |
| 08:24 | Denver | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Paul Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 08:24 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Dale Johns makes the jumper in the paint set up by James White | 58-66 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Gilbert Johnson misses the turnaround near the basket | 58-66 |
| 08:10 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 07:58 | Missouri State | Dale Johns hits a turnaround near the basket | 58-68 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Gilbert Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Casey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Dale Johns (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - James White (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Betton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy McCunn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Dale Walter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Denver | Gilbert Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-68 |
| 07:28 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey tips it home | 60-68 |
| 07:14 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Johnnie Betton, team foul #6 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG), Corey Korn (SF), Stanley Willey (PF) Gilbert Johnson, Paul Smith, Jeffrey Casey | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG) James White | |
| 07:01 | Denver | Andrew Crocker is whistled for traveling | 60-68 |
| 06:38 | Missouri State | Dale Walter loses the ball out of bounds | 60-68 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Ron Clark (SG), Brian Ellenburg (PF) Dale Johns, Dale Walter | |
| 06:29 | Denver | Steven Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-68 |
| 06:28 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| 06:22 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Johnnie Betton is called for the reach on Paul Reynolds - foul #3 on Johnnie Betton, team foul #7 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Walter (SF), Eugene Jones (C) Johnnie Betton, Billy McCunn | |
| 06:05 | Denver | Paul Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Paul Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 05:43 | Missouri State | Dale Walter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 05:42 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones hits the follow up shot | 62-73 |
| 05:22 | Denver | Brian Ellenburg steals it from Steven Johnson | 62-73 |
| 05:02 | Missouri State | Ron Clark drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Ellenburg | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:57 | Denver | Ron Clark takes the ball from Steven Johnson | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:40 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-75 |
| Subs | Denver | Gilbert Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Leveille (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Jeffrey Casey (PF), Charlie Horton (C) Andrew Crocker, Steven Johnson, Corey Korn, Stanley Willey, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Dale Johns (PG), James White (SG), Johnnie Betton (SF), Billy McCunn (PF) Leslie Nash, Ron Clark, Dale Walter, Brian Ellenburg | |
| 04:24 | Denver | Jeffrey Casey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-75 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship (PF) Eugene Jones | |
| 04:05 | Missouri State | Dale Johns hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from James White | 62-77 |
| 03:52 | Denver | Paul Smith is hacked by Johnnie Betton - foul #4 on Johnnie Betton, team foul #8 | 62-77 |
| 03:52 | Denver | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 03:52 | Missouri State | Billy McCunn grabs the defensive rebound | 62-77 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Gilbert Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Leveille (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Casey (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Charlie Horton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Dale Johns (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - James White (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Johnnie Betton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Douglas Blankenship (fresh) 6 pts. C - Billy McCunn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:31 | Missouri State | Johnnie Betton can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-77 |
| 03:29 | Denver | Gilbert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Denver | Charlie Horton hits a floater near the basket | 64-77 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Dale Johns misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-77 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Charlie Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 64-77 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-77 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Johnson (SG), Stanley Willey (PF), Paul Reynolds (C) Jeffrey Leveille, Jeffrey Casey, Charlie Horton | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Leslie Nash (PG), Ron Clark (SG), Brian Ellenburg (PF), Eugene Jones (C) Dale Johns, James White, Douglas Blankenship, Billy McCunn | |
| 02:32 | Denver | The jumper by Paul Reynolds is denied by Eugene Jones | 64-77 |
| 02:30 | Denver | Paul Smith tips it home | 66-77 |
| 02:06 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-77 |
| 02:05 | Denver | Paul Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 66-77 |
| 02:00 | Denver | Paul Smith connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Stanley Willey | 68-77 |
| 01:46 | Missouri State | Leslie Nash lays it up and in on a great pass from Johnnie Betton | 68-79 |
| 01:37 | Denver | Stanley Willey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-79 |
| 01:35 | Missouri State | Eugene Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 68-79 |
| 01:09 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ron Clark and the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #4 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 68-81 |
| 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 | Missouri State | Dale Johns (PG), James White (SG), Dale Walter (SF), Billy McCunn (C) Leslie Nash, Ron Clark, Johnnie Betton, Eugene Jones | |
| 01:09 | Missouri State | Brian Ellenburg makes the free throw | 68-82 |
| 00:57 | Denver | Andrew Crocker is hacked by Brian Ellenburg - foul #3 on Brian Ellenburg, team foul #9 | 68-82 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Douglas Blankenship (PF) Brian Ellenburg | |
| 00:57 | Denver | Andrew Crocker misses the 1st free throw | 68-82 |
| 00:57 | Missouri State | Dale Walter pulls down the rebound | 68-82 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Missouri State | Dale Johns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-82 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Denver | Andrew Crocker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-82 |
| 00:00 | Missouri State | Dale Johns runs out the clock | 68-82 |