| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Sims (fresh) C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bill Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Redmon (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gregory Sargeant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Roger Jones inbounds the ball | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Denver | Jerome Gibson picks off the pass by Roger Jones | 41-46 |
| 19:15 | Air Force | Willie Price makes the runner near the basket | 41-48 |
| 18:54 | Denver | Jonathon Ball can't throw it down but he's fouled by Willie Price - foul #1 on Willie Price, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| 18:54 | Denver | Jonathon Ball makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 18:54 | Denver | Jonathon Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 18:39 | Air Force | William Redmon can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Conner - foul #3 on Thomas Conner, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG) Thomas Conner | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 18:39 | Air Force | William Redmon makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 18:39 | Air Force | William Redmon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 18:18 | Denver | William Redmon is called for the reach on Kevin Harper - foul #1 on William Redmon, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| 18:11 | Denver | Kevin Harper is called for traveling | 43-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Flood (PF) Roger Sims | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 17:54 | Air Force | Willie Price can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Roger Jones - foul #2 on Roger Jones, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| 17:54 | Air Force | Willie Price makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 17:54 | Air Force | Willie Price makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 17:35 | Denver | Jerome Gibson is called for the reach on Roger Jones - foul #2 on Jerome Gibson, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Campbell (C) Willie Price | |
| 17:23 | Denver | Roger Jones knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Howard Nelson | 45-52 |
| 17:08 | Air Force | Matthew Flood steps in front of the Bill Bishop pass | 45-52 |
| 17:01 | Denver | Jonathon Ball hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Harper | 47-52 |
| 16:44 | Air Force | David Campbell scores on a floater in the paint set up by Gregory Sargeant | 47-54 |
| 16:20 | Denver | Kevin Harper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by David Campbell - foul #1 on David Campbell, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Sims (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Roger Jones, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Joe Mathews (PF), Willie Price (C) Bill Bishop, William Redmon, Gregory Sargeant, Jerome Gibson | |
| 16:20 | Denver | Kevin Harper misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 16:20 | Denver | Kevin Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 16:20 | Air Force | David Campbell gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 16:09 | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter is fouled on the floor by Howard Nelson - foul #1 on Howard Nelson, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Nease (SF) Kevin Harper | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 15:59 | Air Force | Chad Strickland steps in front of the Thomas Jones pass | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Howard Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Flood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Matthew Nease (fresh) PF - Roger Sims (fresh) C - Chad Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ervin Ledbetter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joe Mathews (fresh) 3 reb. C - Willie Price (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Denver | Matthew Nease scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Howard Nelson | 49-54 |
| 15:36 | Air Force | Thomas Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 49-54 |
| 15:34 | Denver | Matthew Nease grabs the board | 49-54 |
| 15:15 | Denver | Howard Nelson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willie Price - foul #2 on Willie Price, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Jones (SF) Matthew Nease | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Redmon (SG), William Kuhn (SF) Thomas Jones, David Campbell | |
| 15:15 | Denver | Howard Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 15:15 | Denver | Howard Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 14:51 | Air Force | Howard Nelson is called for the reach on Ervin Ledbetter - foul #2 on Howard Nelson, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Matthew Nease (SG), Jonathon Ball (C) Howard Nelson, Matthew Flood, Roger Sims | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bill Bishop (PG), Gregory Sargeant (SF), Jerome Gibson (PF) Ervin Ledbetter, William Kuhn, Joe Mathews | |
| 14:35 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by William Redmon | 51-57 |
| 14:12 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 14:10 | Air Force | William Redmon snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 13:48 | Air Force | Bill Bishop misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 13:46 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Gibson | 51-57 |
| 13:31 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-57 |
| 13:30 | Denver | Jonathon Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 13:11 | Denver | Thomas Conner clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 13:10 | Denver | Chad Strickland gets the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 13:00 | Denver | Matthew Nease clanks a shot from the baseline | 51-57 |
| 12:59 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 12:39 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-57 |
| 12:37 | Air Force | Willie Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 12:21 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson's layup is rejected by Roger Jones | 51-57 |
| 12:19 | Denver | The rebound goes to Chad Strickland | 51-57 |
| 12:01 | Denver | Roger Jones misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Gregory Sargeant - foul #1 on Gregory Sargeant, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Roger Sims (PF), Robert Zerbel (C) Thomas Conner, Matthew Nease, Chad Strickland, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), David Campbell (SF), Joe Mathews (PF), Foster Genest (C) Bill Bishop, William Redmon, Gregory Sargeant, Jerome Gibson, Willie Price | |
| 12:01 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 12:01 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Howard Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Sims (fresh) C - Robert Zerbel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ervin Ledbetter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joe Mathews (fresh) 3 reb. C - Foster Genest (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Air Force | Thomas Jones lays it in | 53-59 |
| 11:19 | Denver | Roger Jones can't connect on a shot from close range | 53-59 |
| 11:17 | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 11:03 | Air Force | David Campbell is denied on a layup by Roger Sims | 53-59 |
| 11:02 | Air Force | Joe Mathews hits the follow up shot | 53-61 |
| 10:35 | Denver | Roger Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Foster Genest - foul #1 on Foster Genest, team foul #7 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Jonathon Ball (C) Howard Nelson, Robert Zerbel | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bill Bishop (PG), William Redmon (SG) Thomas Jones, Foster Genest | |
| 10:35 | Denver | Roger Jones misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 10:35 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 10:21 | Air Force | William Redmon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Flood (SF) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant (SF), Jerome Gibson (PF) Ervin Ledbetter, Joe Mathews | |
| 10:06 | Denver | Jonathon Ball connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Harper | 56-61 |
| 09:44 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant scores on a jumper from the right side | 56-63 |
| 09:27 | Denver | Matthew Flood misses the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Jerome Gibson - foul #3 on Jerome Gibson, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Nease (SF) Roger Sims | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joe Mathews (C) David Campbell | |
| 09:27 | Denver | Matthew Flood makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 09:27 | Denver | Matthew Flood makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 09:09 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant misses the easy layup | 58-63 |
| 09:07 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant tips it in | 58-65 |
| 08:45 | Denver | Joe Mathews steals it from Kevin Harper | 58-65 |
| 08:40 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 08:39 | Air Force | Joe Mathews gets the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 08:27 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant is hacked by Matthew Flood - foul #2 on Matthew Flood, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG), Roger Jones (SF), Chad Strickland (C) Thomas Conner, Kevin Harper, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter (PG), William Kuhn (SF), Willie Price (C) Bill Bishop, Gregory Sargeant, Jerome Gibson | |
| 08:09 | Air Force | Matthew Flood is called for the reach on William Kuhn - foul #3 on Matthew Flood, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Campbell (SF) William Kuhn | |
| 07:56 | Air Force | Willie Price lays it in on a great pass from David Campbell | 58-67 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Howard Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Nease (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Flood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ervin Ledbetter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Redmon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joe Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Willie Price (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Denver | Howard Nelson hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Jones | 60-67 |
| 07:21 | Air Force | Joe Mathews can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 07:19 | Denver | Chad Strickland gets the rebound | 60-67 |
| 07:02 | Denver | Roger Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Roger Sims (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) Howard Nelson, Matthew Nease, Matthew Flood, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bill Bishop (PG), Gregory Sargeant (SF), Jerome Gibson (PF) William Redmon, David Campbell, Joe Mathews | |
| 06:49 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson drills a jumper from the right side set up by Bill Bishop | 60-69 |
| 06:35 | Denver | Kevin Harper comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 06:34 | Air Force | Bill Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 06:29 | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 60-69 |
| 06:28 | Denver | Roger Sims gets the rebound | 60-69 |
| 06:22 | Denver | Willie Price swats the layup by Jonathon Ball | 60-69 |
| 06:20 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Gregory Sargeant | 60-69 |
| 06:12 | Air Force | Willie Price is whistled for a carry | 60-69 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Redmon (SG), David Campbell (C) Ervin Ledbetter, Willie Price | |
| 05:56 | Denver | Jonathon Ball hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 60-69 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Roger Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 05:43 | Denver | Roger Sims hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-69 |
| 05:42 | Denver | Thomas Conner grabs the offensive rebound | 60-69 |
| 05:26 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-69 |
| 05:24 | Denver | Roger Jones tips it in | 62-69 |
| 05:00 | Air Force | Bill Bishop is fouled on the floor by Thomas Conner - foul #4 on Thomas Conner, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG), Matthew Flood (SG), Matthew Nease (SF), Chad Strickland (PF) Thomas Conner, Kevin Harper, Roger Jones, Roger Sims | |
| Subs | Air Force | Willie Price (C) Gregory Sargeant | |
| 05:00 | Air Force | Bill Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 05:00 | Air Force | Bill Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Matthew Flood misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 04:44 | Air Force | The rebound goes to David Campbell | 62-71 |
| 04:28 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-71 |
| 04:27 | Denver | Matthew Flood grabs the defensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 04:11 | Denver | Matthew Nease is hacked by Jerome Gibson - foul #4 on Jerome Gibson, team foul #9 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Jones (SF) Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), William Kuhn (SF), Joe Mathews (PF) Bill Bishop, William Redmon, David Campbell, Jerome Gibson | |
| 04:11 | Denver | Matthew Nease makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 04:11 | Denver | Matthew Nease makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 03:55 | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-71 |
| 03:53 | Air Force | Joe Mathews gets the offensive rebound | 64-71 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Howard Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Nease (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Flood (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Chad Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ervin Ledbetter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Kuhn (fresh) PF - Joe Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Price (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Air Force | Joe Mathews travels with the ball | 64-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Kevin Harper (SG) Howard Nelson, Matthew Nease | |
| Subs | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant (SF) William Kuhn | |
| 03:12 | Denver | Roger Jones scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Flood and he's fouled by Gregory Sargeant - foul #2 on Gregory Sargeant, team foul #10 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Bill Bishop (PG), William Redmon (SG), Foster Genest (C) Ervin Ledbetter, Thomas Jones, Willie Price | |
| 03:12 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the free throw | 67-71 |
| 02:57 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-71 |
| 02:55 | Denver | Roger Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 67-71 |
| 02:55 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Sims (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) Matthew Flood, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jerome Gibson (PF), Willie Price (C) Joe Mathews, Foster Genest | |
| 02:32 | Denver | Kevin Harper makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 02:09 | Air Force | William Redmon scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Price | 69-74 |
| 01:50 | Denver | Jerome Gibson denies the turnaround by Roger Sims | 69-74 |
| 01:49 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson grabs the board | 69-74 |
| 01:23 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson makes the floater from the right block | 69-76 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Kevin Harper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 69-76 |
| 01:03 | Air Force | Bill Bishop grabs the board | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Air Force | Thomas Conner steals it from Willie Price | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Denver | Thomas Conner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-76 |
| 00:28 | Air Force | William Redmon pulls down the rebound | 69-76 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Air Force | William Redmon is hacked by Thomas Conner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Conner, team foul #8 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG) Thomas Conner | |
| Subs | Air Force | David Campbell (SF) Gregory Sargeant | |
| 00:25 | Air Force | William Redmon makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 00:25 | Air Force | William Redmon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Denver | David Campbell picks off the pass by Jonathon Ball | 69-78 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Air Force | Kevin Harper is called for the reach on William Redmon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Harper, team foul #9 | 69-78 |
| 00:17 | Air Force | William Redmon misses the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Roger Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 69-78 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Kevin Harper drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-78 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Harper - foul #3 on Kevin Harper, team foul #10 | 72-78 |
| 00:06 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:06 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:06 | Denver | Jonathon Ball grabs the board | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Roger Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-79 |