| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bill Bishop (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Redmon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Sargeant (fresh) PF - Jerome Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Price (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) SG - Matthew Flood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Sims (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Roger Jones inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Denver | Roger Jones misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 19:49 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 19:30 | Air Force | Bill Bishop misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-22 |
| 19:28 | Denver | Roger Sims gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 19:12 | Denver | Matthew Flood misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 19:11 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Willie Price | 28-22 |
| 18:54 | Air Force | William Redmon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Roger Jones snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 18:45 | Denver | Roger Sims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-22 |
| 18:24 | Air Force | Thomas Conner steals the ball from Bill Bishop | 28-22 |
| 18:08 | Denver | Thomas Conner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Jones | 28-25 |
| 18:01 | Air Force | Willie Price misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-25 |
| 17:59 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson hits the follow up shot | 30-25 |
| 17:45 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 17:43 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson pulls down the rebound | 30-25 |
| 17:27 | Air Force | Roger Jones steals the ball from Willie Price | 30-25 |
| 17:01 | Denver | Roger Sims misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 16:59 | Air Force | Bill Bishop grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 16:53 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Campbell (SF), Joe Mathews (C) Gregory Sargeant, Willie Price | |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG), Matthew Nease (SG), Chad Strickland (C) Thomas Conner, Roger Sims, Jonathon Ball | |
| 16:51 | Denver | Bill Bishop is called for the reach on Howard Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bill Bishop, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Howard Nelson is fouled on the floor by Bill Bishop - foul #2 on Bill Bishop, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter (PG), Foster Genest (C) Bill Bishop, Jerome Gibson | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Zerbel (C) Matthew Flood | |
| 16:23 | Denver | Joe Mathews denies the turnaround by Robert Zerbel | 30-25 |
| 16:22 | Denver | Roger Jones tips it in | 30-27 |
| 16:12 | Air Force | Roger Jones is called for the reach on David Campbell - foul #2 on Roger Jones, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 16:00 | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 15:58 | Denver | Chad Strickland snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ervin Ledbetter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Redmon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Foster Genest (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Howard Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Matthew Nease (fresh) SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Chad Strickland (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Zerbel (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Denver | William Redmon is called for the reach on Matthew Nease - foul #1 on William Redmon, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bill Bishop (PG), Gregory Sargeant (SF), Jerome Gibson (PF), Willie Price (C) William Redmon, David Campbell, Joe Mathews, Foster Genest | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Matthew Flood (SF), Jonathon Ball (C) Howard Nelson, Matthew Nease, Roger Jones, Robert Zerbel | |
| 15:08 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ervin Ledbetter - foul #2 on Ervin Ledbetter, team foul #4 | 30-27 |
| 15:08 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 15:08 | Denver | Jonathon Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 14:51 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson scores on a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Chad Strickland - foul #2 on Chad Strickland, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 14:51 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 14:35 | Denver | Jerome Gibson takes the ball from Chad Strickland | 33-28 |
| 14:12 | Air Force | Bill Bishop knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Willie Price | 35-28 |
| 14:04 | Denver | Matthew Flood is whistled for traveling | 35-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Redmon (SG) Ervin Ledbetter | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Jones (SF), Roger Sims (PF) Matthew Flood, Chad Strickland | |
| 13:45 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-28 |
| 13:44 | Denver | Roger Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Thomas Conner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Campbell (PF), Joe Mathews (C) Jerome Gibson, Willie Price | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:29 | Air Force | Roger Jones steps in front of the Joe Mathews pass | 35-28 |
| 13:07 | Denver | Kevin Harper clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-28 |
| 13:06 | Air Force | David Campbell gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 13:03 | Air Force | Kevin Harper steps in front of the Bill Bishop pass in the backcourt | 35-28 |
| 12:44 | Denver | Kevin Harper makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Conner | 35-31 |
| 12:28 | Air Force | William Redmon makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Sargeant | 37-31 |
| 12:02 | Denver | Kevin Harper misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 12:01 | Denver | Jonathon Ball gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Roger Sims hits the finger roll set up by Roger Jones | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bill Bishop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Redmon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Sargeant (fairly fresh) PF - David Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Roger Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Air Force | Roger Jones denies the turnaround by Joe Mathews | 37-33 |
| 11:31 | Denver | Jonathon Ball grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 11:21 | Denver | Roger Sims misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Joe Mathews - foul #1 on Joe Mathews, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter (PG), Jerome Gibson (PF), Willie Price (C) Bill Bishop, Gregory Sargeant, Joe Mathews | |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG), Matthew Flood (SG), Chad Strickland (C) Thomas Conner, Kevin Harper, Jonathon Ball | |
| 11:21 | Denver | Roger Sims misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 11:21 | Denver | Roger Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 11:04 | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Price | 39-34 |
| 10:44 | Denver | Roger Jones drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Flood | 39-36 |
| 10:26 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 10:15 | Denver | Roger Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-36 |
| 10:13 | Denver | Chad Strickland gets the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:08 | Denver | Chad Strickland banks in the layup on a great pass from Howard Nelson | 42-38 |
| 09:59 | Air Force | William Redmon makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from David Campbell and the foul's on Roger Jones - foul #3 on Roger Jones, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Kuhn (SF) David Campbell | |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG), Matthew Nease (SF) Roger Jones, Roger Sims | |
| 09:59 | Air Force | William Redmon misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 09:59 | Denver | Chad Strickland grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 09:34 | Denver | Matthew Flood makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Howard Nelson | 44-41 |
| 09:14 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-41 |
| 09:12 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Price | 44-41 |
| 08:52 | Air Force | Chad Strickland takes the ball from William Redmon | 44-41 |
| 08:39 | Denver | Howard Nelson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 08:37 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 08:12 | Air Force | Willie Price is called for a charge - foul #1 on Willie Price, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Air Force | Bill Bishop (PG), Thomas Jones (SG), Gregory Sargeant (SF), Joe Mathews (PF), Foster Genest (C) Ervin Ledbetter, William Redmon, William Kuhn, Jerome Gibson, Willie Price | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Roger Jones (SF), Jonathon Ball (C) Howard Nelson, Kevin Harper, Chad Strickland | |
| 07:52 | Denver | Matthew Flood misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 07:51 | Denver | Roger Jones tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bill Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Sargeant (fresh) PF - Joe Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 3 blk. C - Foster Genest (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Nease (fresh) SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Flood (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Air Force | Roger Jones swats the shot by Gregory Sargeant | 44-43 |
| 07:34 | Denver | Matthew Nease grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 07:30 | Denver | Matthew Nease scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Conner | 44-46 |
| 07:13 | Air Force | Thomas Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 07:12 | Air Force | Joe Mathews can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 07:10 | Denver | Roger Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 07:05 | Denver | Matthew Nease scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Conner | 44-49 |
| 06:44 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant travels with the ball | 44-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ervin Ledbetter (SG), Jerome Gibson (PF), Willie Price (C) Thomas Jones, Joe Mathews, Foster Genest | |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG), Robert Zerbel (PF) Matthew Nease, Matthew Flood | |
| 06:23 | Denver | Robert Zerbel's layup is rejected by Willie Price | 44-49 |
| 06:21 | Denver | Roger Jones tips it but misses | 44-49 |
| 06:19 | Air Force | Bill Bishop grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 06:09 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | William Redmon (SG) Ervin Ledbetter | |
| Subs | Denver | Chad Strickland (PF) Robert Zerbel | |
| 05:55 | Denver | Kevin Harper is hacked by Bill Bishop - foul #3 on Bill Bishop, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| 05:55 | Denver | Kevin Harper misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 05:55 | Air Force | Willie Price pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 05:42 | Air Force | William Redmon misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-49 |
| 05:41 | Air Force | Willie Price tips it in | 46-49 |
| 05:19 | Denver | Chad Strickland is hacked by Jerome Gibson - foul #1 on Jerome Gibson, team foul #8 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG), Roger Sims (PF) Thomas Conner, Jonathon Ball | |
| 05:19 | Denver | Chad Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:19 | Denver | Chad Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:03 | Air Force | Willie Price makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Bill Bishop | 48-51 |
| 04:42 | Denver | Chad Strickland can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 48-51 |
| 04:40 | Air Force | The rebound goes to William Redmon | 48-51 |
| 04:20 | Air Force | The pull-up jumper by Bill Bishop is blocked by Roger Sims | 48-51 |
| 04:18 | Denver | The rebound goes to Howard Nelson | 48-51 |
| 04:14 | Denver | Kevin Harper's fadeaway is rejected by Bill Bishop | 48-51 |
| 04:13 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 03:55 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 03:53 | Air Force | Willie Price grabs the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 03:48 | Air Force | William Redmon drills a shot from the baseline | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Bill Bishop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Redmon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Sargeant (fairly fresh) PF - Jerome Gibson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Howard Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roger Sims (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Strickland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Denver | The jump hook by Roger Sims is blocked by Jerome Gibson | 50-51 |
| 03:29 | Denver | Chad Strickland tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 03:18 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Redmon | 53-53 |
| 03:18 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Campbell (C) Willie Price | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Jonathon Ball (C) Howard Nelson, Chad Strickland | |
| 02:53 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 02:51 | Air Force | The rebound goes to David Campbell | 53-53 |
| 02:31 | Air Force | Gregory Sargeant loses the dribble to Roger Sims | 53-53 |
| 02:21 | Denver | Kevin Harper misses long on a runner from close range | 53-53 |
| 02:19 | Air Force | David Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 02:02 | Air Force | David Campbell hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Redmon | 56-53 |
| 01:38 | Denver | Roger Sims knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 01:24 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson is fouled on the floor by Roger Sims - foul #1 on Roger Sims, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Air Force | Willie Price (C) David Campbell | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:15 | Air Force | Jerome Gibson misses the shot from the left side | 56-56 |
| 01:14 | Air Force | William Redmon tips it in | 58-56 |
| 01:07 | Denver | Kevin Harper drills a 3 from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 00:41 | Air Force | Willie Price lays it up and in on a great pass from Bill Bishop | 60-59 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Gregory Sargeant is called for the reach on Roger Jones - foul #3 on Gregory Sargeant, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:14 | Air Force | Willie Price can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Jonathon Ball - foul #1 on Jonathon Ball, team foul #5 | 60-61 |
| 00:14 | Air Force | Willie Price makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:14 | Air Force | Willie Price makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Thomas Conner comes up short on the floater in the lane | 62-61 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Willie Price | 62-61 |