| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) SG - Paul Aragon (fresh) SF - James Brubaker (fresh) PF - Charles Bell (fresh) C - Johnny Heap (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fresh) SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) PF - Dan Freeman (fresh) C - Wilson Fields (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Bruce Goodson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Maurer and the foul's on Jerry Nyquist - foul #1 on Jerry Nyquist, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Bruce Goodson makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Nyquist | 2-3 |
| 18:45 | Denver | Wilson Fields scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Jeremy Maurer | 2-5 |
| 18:35 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist travels with the ball | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Bruce Goodson | 2-7 |
| 18:02 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker makes the turnaround in the paint | 4-7 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Dan Freeman knocks in the runner in the paint | 4-9 |
| 17:21 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 4-9 |
| 17:19 | Denver | Dan Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 16:57 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jerry Nyquist - foul #2 on Jerry Nyquist, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (PG), Bobby Hartford (PF), Roy Posada (C) Jerry Nyquist, Charles Bell, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Kapp (C) Wilson Fields | |
| 16:57 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza makes the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:57 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza makes the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha misses short on a floater from the left side | 4-11 |
| 16:39 | Denver | Bruce Goodson grabs the board | 4-11 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (PG) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Denver | David Dabney (SG), Kenneth Patterson (SF), Richard Claassen (C) Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Dan Freeman | |
| 16:06 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon is whistled for a carry | 4-11 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Denver | Henry Steel (PG) Bruce Goodson | |
| 15:48 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Steel | 4-14 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Nathan Exley (fresh) SG - Paul Aragon (fairly fresh) SF - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) PF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) C - Roy Posada (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Henry Steel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Dabney (fresh) SF - Kenneth Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Kapp (fresh) C - Richard Claassen (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Dabney - foul #1 on David Dabney, team foul #1 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell (PF) Roy Posada | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 15:33 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 6-14 |
| 15:10 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Kapp | 6-17 |
| 14:52 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha is fouled on the floor by Henry Steel - foul #1 on Henry Steel, team foul #2 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker (SF), Johnny Heap (C) Paul Aragon, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Denver | Bruce Goodson (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Dan Freeman (PF), Wilson Fields (C) Henry Steel, David Dabney, Kenneth Patterson, Brian Kapp, Richard Claassen | |
| 14:34 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-17 |
| 14:33 | Denver | Wilson Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 6-17 |
| 14:23 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Bruce Goodson and the foul's on James Brubaker - foul #1 on James Brubaker, team foul #3 | 6-19 |
| 14:23 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer makes the free throw | 6-20 |
| 14:02 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell can't finish the layup | 6-20 |
| 14:01 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza pulls down the rebound | 6-20 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Charles Bell is called for the reach on Dan Freeman - foul #1 on Charles Bell, team foul #4 | 6-20 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (PG), Paul Aragon (SG), Roy Posada (PF) Geoffrey Mancha, Nathan Exley, Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:12 | Denver | Wilson Fields hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lowell Zaragoza | 6-23 |
| 12:51 | Northern Iowa | James Brubaker hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Hartford | 8-23 |
| 12:34 | Denver | Dan Freeman makes the jumper from close range | 8-25 |
| 12:18 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap misses the easy layup | 8-25 |
| 12:17 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada tips it but misses | 8-25 |
| 12:16 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer snags the defensive board | 8-25 |
| 12:05 | Denver | Dan Freeman clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Roy Posada - foul #1 on Roy Posada, team foul #5 | 8-25 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (PG), Nathan Exley (SG), Charles Bell (PF) Paul Aragon, James Brubaker, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | Denver | Henry Steel (PG), David Dabney (SG), Kenneth Patterson (SF), Brian Kapp (C) Bruce Goodson, Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Wilson Fields | |
| 12:05 | Denver | Dan Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 8-26 |
| 12:05 | Denver | Dan Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-27 |
| 11:45 | Northern Iowa | David Dabney steps in front of the Nathan Exley pass | 8-27 |
| 11:40 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson lays it in on a great pass from David Dabney | 8-29 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Geoffrey Mancha (fresh) SG - Nathan Exley (fresh) SF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) PF - Charles Bell (fresh) C - Roy Posada (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Henry Steel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Dabney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dan Freeman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Brian Kapp (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha is hacked by Henry Steel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Henry Steel, team foul #3 | 8-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Espey (SF), Richard Claassen (C) Henry Steel, Dan Freeman | |
| 11:24 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-29 |
| 11:22 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-29 |
| 11:03 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford lays it in on a great pass from Geoffrey Mancha | 10-29 |
| 10:46 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-29 |
| 10:45 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell pulls down the rebound | 10-29 |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-29 |
| 10:38 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha misses the tip | 10-29 |
| 10:37 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford grabs the offensive board | 10-29 |
| 10:24 | Northern Iowa | Richard Claassen blocks the short jumper by Roy Posada | 10-29 |
| 10:22 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford tips it in | 12-29 |
| 10:02 | Denver | Brian Kapp is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hartford - foul #1 on Bobby Hartford, team foul #6 | 12-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon (SG), James Brubaker (SF), Johnny Heap (C) Nathan Exley, Bobby Hartford, Roy Posada | |
| Subs | Denver | Bruce Goodson (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Dan Freeman (PF) David Dabney, Kenneth Patterson, Walter Espey, Richard Claassen | |
| 09:45 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Maurer | 12-31 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dan Freeman - foul #1 on Dan Freeman, team foul #4 | 12-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Claassen (C) Brian Kapp | |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 13-31 |
| 09:25 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 14-31 |
| 09:03 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-31 |
| 09:01 | Denver | Bruce Goodson tips it back up and in | 14-33 |
| 08:48 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha is fouled on the floor by Dan Freeman - foul #2 on Dan Freeman, team foul #5 | 14-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (PF) Charles Bell | |
| Subs | Denver | James Knight (PF), Wilson Fields (C) Dan Freeman, Richard Claassen | |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap knocks in the shot in the lane and the foul's on Wilson Fields - foul #1 on Wilson Fields, team foul #6 | 16-33 |
| 08:33 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap misses the free throw | 16-33 |
| 08:33 | Denver | Wilson Fields snags the defensive board | 16-33 |
| 08:14 | Denver | Bruce Goodson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Knight | 16-36 |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon is fouled on the floor by Wilson Fields - foul #2 on Wilson Fields, team foul #7 | 16-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley (PG), Kevin Prince (C) Geoffrey Mancha, Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Kapp (PF), Richard Claassen (C) James Knight, Wilson Fields | |
| 07:51 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses the 1st free throw | 16-36 |
| 07:51 | Denver | The rebound goes to Lowell Zaragoza | 16-36 |
| 07:43 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Brubaker - foul #2 on James Brubaker, team foul #7 | 16-36 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell (PF) James Brubaker | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 07:43 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer makes the 1st free throw | 16-37 |
| 07:43 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer misses the 2nd free throw | 16-37 |
| 07:43 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-37 |
| 07:31 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince misses the lay-in | 16-37 |
| 07:30 | Denver | Bruce Goodson pulls down the rebound | 16-37 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Nathan Exley (fresh) SG - Paul Aragon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bobby Hartford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Prince (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Kapp (fresh) C - Richard Claassen (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Denver | Bruce Goodson misses long on a floater from the right block | 16-37 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Hartford | 16-37 |
| 06:57 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 16-37 |
| 06:56 | Denver | Richard Claassen pulls down the rebound | 16-37 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 16-37 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 16-37 |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Nathan Exley drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Aragon | 19-37 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Bruce Goodson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Bell - foul #2 on Charles Bell, team foul #8 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (SF), Roy Posada (PF), Johnny Heap (C) Bobby Hartford, Charles Bell, Kevin Prince | |
| Subs | Denver | David Dabney (SG), Kenneth Patterson (SF), James Knight (PF) Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Brian Kapp | |
| 05:50 | Denver | Bruce Goodson makes the 1st free throw | 19-38 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Bruce Goodson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-38 |
| 05:50 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada pulls down the rebound | 19-38 |
| 05:31 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Heap misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 19-38 |
| 05:29 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-38 |
| 05:18 | Northern Iowa | The jump hook by Roy Posada is blocked by James Knight | 19-38 |
| 05:16 | Denver | Richard Claassen grabs the board | 19-38 |
| 05:12 | Denver | Bruce Goodson comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 19-38 |
| 05:11 | Northern Iowa | Roy Posada gets the rebound | 19-38 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon is fouled on the floor by David Dabney - foul #2 on David Dabney, team foul #8 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (SF) Nathan Exley | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremy Maurer (SG), Walter Espey (C) David Dabney, Richard Claassen | |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 04:53 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 04:33 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-38 |
| 04:32 | Denver | James Knight gets the offensive rebound | 21-38 |
| 04:16 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Kapp (C) Jeremy Maurer | |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Patterson - foul #1 on Kenneth Patterson, team foul #9 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist (PG), James Brubaker (SF) Geoffrey Mancha, Bobby Hartford | |
| Subs | Denver | David Dabney (PG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Dan Freeman (PF), Wilson Fields (C) Bruce Goodson, Walter Espey, James Knight, Brian Kapp | |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 03:58 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 03:58 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dan Freeman | 22-38 |
| 03:37 | Denver | Paul Aragon is called for the reach on Kenneth Patterson - foul #1 on Paul Aragon, team foul #9 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Charles Bell (PF) Johnny Heap | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:37 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 03:37 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 03:19 | Northern Iowa | Paul Aragon misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-40 |
| 03:18 | Denver | Wilson Fields gets the rebound | 22-40 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jerry Nyquist (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Aragon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brubaker (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roy Posada (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - David Dabney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Patterson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilson Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Denver | Dan Freeman is hacked by Charles Bell - foul #3 on Charles Bell, team foul #10 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Hartford (PF), Kevin Prince (C) Charles Bell, Roy Posada | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremy Maurer (SG) Kenneth Patterson | |
| 03:00 | Denver | Dan Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 22-41 |
| 03:00 | Denver | Dan Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-42 |
| 02:44 | Northern Iowa | David Dabney steals it from Bobby Hartford | 22-42 |
| 02:40 | Denver | David Dabney hits the finger roll | 22-44 |
| 02:28 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-44 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Dan Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 22-44 |
| 02:08 | Denver | David Dabney clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-44 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Wilson Fields tips it in | 22-46 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Nyquist and the foul's on Wilson Fields - foul #3 on Wilson Fields, team foul #10 | 24-46 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha (SG) Paul Aragon | |
| Subs | Denver | Bruce Goodson (PG), Walter Espey (SF), Brian Kapp (C) David Dabney, Lowell Zaragoza, Wilson Fields | |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | Kevin Prince makes the free throw | 25-46 |
| 01:47 | Denver | Kevin Prince steals the ball from Brian Kapp | 25-46 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha misses the 3 from the left wing | 25-46 |
| 01:34 | Denver | Walter Espey grabs the board | 25-46 |
| 01:28 | Denver | Brian Kapp buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Jeremy Maurer | 25-48 |
| 01:03 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist clanks a 3 from straight away | 25-48 |
| 01:02 | Denver | Dan Freeman pulls down the rebound | 25-48 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Walter Espey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-48 |
| 00:36 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha pulls down the rebound | 25-48 |
| 00:12 | Northern Iowa | The short jumper by Jerry Nyquist is denied by Dan Freeman | 25-48 |
| 00:10 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Nyquist grabs the offensive rebound | 25-48 |
| 00:03 | Northern Iowa | Geoffrey Mancha drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Brubaker | 28-48 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 28-48 |