| Lineup | Air Force | PG - David Vrooman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lighthall (fresh) SF - Aaron Ohl (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alvin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Forest Hansen (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dan Freeman (fresh) C - Wilson Fields (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Aaron Ohl inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Air Force | David Vrooman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Ohl | 31-26 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Dan Freeman can't connect on a shot from the left block | 31-26 |
| 19:15 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer grabs the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 18:53 | Denver | Bruce Goodson hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Patterson | 31-28 |
| 18:33 | Air Force | James Lighthall is called for traveling | 31-28 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Bruce Goodson loses the dribble to Forest Hansen | 31-28 |
| 17:58 | Air Force | James Lighthall clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-28 |
| 17:57 | Air Force | Forest Hansen tips it home | 33-28 |
| 17:37 | Denver | Bruce Goodson is fouled on the floor by David Vrooman - foul #3 on David Vrooman, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Craig Smith (PG) David Vrooman | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:22 | Denver | Bruce Goodson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 17:21 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Forest Hansen | 33-28 |
| 17:09 | Air Force | Forest Hansen misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Patterson - foul #1 on Kenneth Patterson, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Walker (SG) James Lighthall | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Kapp (C) Wilson Fields | |
| 17:09 | Air Force | Forest Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:09 | Air Force | Forest Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:02 | Denver | Brian Kapp clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 17:01 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer gets the offensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 16:48 | Air Force | Forest Hansen snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 16:33 | Air Force | Forest Hansen's pass is intercepted by Bruce Goodson | 34-28 |
| 16:28 | Denver | Bruce Goodson can't finish the layup | 34-28 |
| 16:27 | Denver | Dan Freeman tips it back up and in | 34-30 |
| 16:05 | Air Force | Forest Hansen's floater is tipped away by Brian Kapp | 34-30 |
| 16:04 | Air Force | Craig Smith tips it home | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Craig Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Walker (fresh) SF - Aaron Ohl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alvin Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Forest Hansen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dan Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Kapp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jeremy Maurer | 36-32 |
| 15:26 | Air Force | Nathan Walker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-32 |
| 15:25 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:11 | Denver | Bruce Goodson is hacked by Craig Smith - foul #2 on Craig Smith, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Vrooman (PG), James Lighthall (SG) Craig Smith, Nathan Walker | |
| Subs | Denver | Henry Steel (PG), David Dabney (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Wilson Fields (C) Bruce Goodson, Jeremy Maurer, Kenneth Patterson, Dan Freeman | |
| 15:01 | Denver | David Dabney misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 14:59 | Air Force | James Lighthall grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 14:54 | Air Force | Aaron Ohl makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Jackson | 38-32 |
| 14:34 | Denver | Wilson Fields comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on David Vrooman - foul #4 on David Vrooman, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Air Force | Craig Smith (PG) David Vrooman | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 14:34 | Denver | Wilson Fields makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:34 | Denver | Wilson Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:07 | Air Force | Alvin Jackson is hacked by Brian Kapp - foul #1 on Brian Kapp, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Denver | Bruce Goodson (PG), James Knight (PF) Henry Steel, Brian Kapp | |
| 14:01 | Air Force | Aaron Ohl knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Craig Smith | 40-34 |
| 13:36 | Denver | Forest Hansen denies the turnaround by James Knight | 40-34 |
| 13:35 | Air Force | The rebound goes to James Lighthall | 40-34 |
| 13:31 | Air Force | Alvin Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 13:30 | Air Force | Forest Hansen grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:14 | Air Force | James Knight is called for the reach on Craig Smith - foul #1 on James Knight, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremy Maurer (SG), Dan Freeman (PF) David Dabney, James Knight | |
| 13:04 | Air Force | Forest Hansen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Craig Smith and the foul's on Wilson Fields - foul #1 on Wilson Fields, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Kapp (C) Wilson Fields | |
| 13:04 | Air Force | Forest Hansen misses the free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:04 | Denver | Brian Kapp snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 12:46 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza makes the floater from the right side | 42-36 |
| 12:27 | Air Force | Craig Smith comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jeremy Maurer - foul #1 on Jeremy Maurer, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| 12:27 | Air Force | Craig Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:27 | Air Force | Craig Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:00 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-36 |
| 11:58 | Denver | Brian Kapp grabs the offensive board | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Craig Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lighthall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Aaron Ohl (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Alvin Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Forest Hansen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dan Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Kapp (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Denver | Brian Kapp is hacked by Craig Smith - foul #3 on Craig Smith, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Walker (SG), Ron Bluford (PF) James Lighthall, Aaron Ohl | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Patterson (SF), Wilson Fields (C) Lowell Zaragoza, Brian Kapp | |
| 11:32 | Denver | Dan Freeman drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Goodson | 43-39 |
| 11:14 | Air Force | Nathan Walker drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 11:07 | Denver | Dan Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Air Force | Aaron Ohl (SF), John Edwards (C) Alvin Jackson, Forest Hansen | |
| Subs | Denver | David Dabney (PG) Bruce Goodson | |
| 10:40 | Air Force | Jeremy Maurer takes the ball from Aaron Ohl | 46-39 |
| 10:25 | Denver | David Dabney hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeremy Maurer | 46-42 |
| 10:05 | Air Force | Nathan Walker is hacked by Jeremy Maurer - foul #2 on Jeremy Maurer, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Lighthall (SG), Forest Hansen (C) Nathan Walker, John Edwards | |
| Subs | Denver | Bruce Goodson (PG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Brian Kapp (C) David Dabney, Kenneth Patterson, Wilson Fields | |
| 09:57 | Air Force | Aaron Ohl hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 09:55 | Denver | Brian Kapp grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:42 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 09:41 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Ron Bluford | 46-42 |
| 09:12 | Air Force | James Lighthall misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 09:11 | Denver | Brian Kapp pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:47 | Denver | Brian Kapp misses the lay-in | 46-42 |
| 08:45 | Air Force | Aaron Ohl grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 08:16 | Air Force | Forest Hansen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 08:14 | Denver | Bruce Goodson snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 07:59 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-42 |
| 07:58 | Denver | Brian Kapp snags the offensive board | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Craig Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lighthall (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Aaron Ohl (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ron Bluford (fairly fresh) C - Forest Hansen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dan Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Kapp (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Air Force | David Vrooman (PG), Alvin Jackson (PF), John Edwards (C) James Lighthall, Ron Bluford, Forest Hansen | |
| Subs | Denver | David Dabney (SG), Wilson Fields (C) Jeremy Maurer, Dan Freeman | |
| 07:08 | Air Force | Aaron Ohl connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Vrooman | 49-42 |
| 06:58 | Denver | Brian Kapp hits a runner from the baseline set up by David Dabney and the foul's on Alvin Jackson - foul #3 on Alvin Jackson, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Walker (SG) Craig Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Patterson (SG) Bruce Goodson | |
| 06:58 | Denver | Brian Kapp makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 06:34 | Air Force | Aaron Ohl drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Vrooman | 52-45 |
| 06:24 | Denver | John Edwards is called for the reach on Lowell Zaragoza - foul #1 on John Edwards, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Air Force | Forest Hansen (C) John Edwards | |
| Subs | Denver | Henry Steel (PG), James Knight (PF) Lowell Zaragoza, Brian Kapp | |
| 06:08 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David Dabney | 52-48 |
| 05:45 | Air Force | David Vrooman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 05:44 | Denver | The rebound goes to David Dabney | 52-48 |
| 05:28 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-48 |
| 05:26 | Air Force | Forest Hansen pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:58 | Air Force | Henry Steel picks off the pass by David Vrooman | 52-48 |
| 04:58 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | James Lighthall (SG), Ron Bluford (PF) Nathan Walker, Aaron Ohl | |
| Subs | Denver | Bruce Goodson (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Dan Freeman (PF) Henry Steel, David Dabney, Kenneth Patterson, James Knight | |
| 04:43 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-48 |
| 04:31 | Air Force | Forest Hansen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 52-48 |
| 04:29 | Denver | Wilson Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:14 | Denver | Wilson Fields is hacked by Alvin Jackson - foul #4 on Alvin Jackson, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| 04:14 | Denver | Wilson Fields misses the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:14 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza grabs the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 04:01 | Denver | Bruce Goodson is called for 5 seconds | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - David Vrooman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Lighthall (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Alvin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ron Bluford (fresh) C - Forest Hansen (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dan Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wilson Fields (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:38 | Air Force | James Lighthall connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ron Bluford | 55-48 |
| 03:16 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer can't finish the layup | 55-48 |
| 03:15 | Air Force | Ron Bluford snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 02:54 | Air Force | Ron Bluford drills a shot from the right wing | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:45 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ron Bluford - foul #1 on Ron Bluford, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Air Force | Aaron Ohl (SF) Ron Bluford | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Kapp (C) Wilson Fields | |
| 02:45 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Air Force | Aaron Ohl is fouled on the floor by Lowell Zaragoza - foul #4 on Lowell Zaragoza, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| 02:29 | Air Force | Aaron Ohl makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:29 | Air Force | Aaron Ohl makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:16 | Denver | Brian Kapp's layup is rejected by Forest Hansen | 59-49 |
| 02:15 | Air Force | Forest Hansen grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 01:59 | Air Force | Brian Kapp blocks the short jumper by Alvin Jackson | 59-49 |
| 01:57 | Denver | Brian Kapp grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Air Force | Craig Smith (PG), Nathan Walker (SG), Ron Bluford (PF), John Edwards (C) David Vrooman, James Lighthall, Alvin Jackson, Forest Hansen | |
| Subs | Denver | Henry Steel (PG), David Dabney (SG), Kenneth Patterson (SF), Richard Claassen (C) Bruce Goodson, Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Dan Freeman | |
| 01:19 | Air Force | The short jumper by Ron Bluford is denied by Henry Steel | 59-49 |
| 01:18 | Air Force | John Edwards grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 00:56 | Air Force | Aaron Ohl drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Craig Smith | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Denver | Henry Steel misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 00:49 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson misses the tip | 61-49 |
| 00:48 | Air Force | Craig Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Air Force | Ron Bluford hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Craig Smith | 63-49 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Brian Kapp blows the layup | 63-49 |
| 00:15 | Air Force | John Edwards grabs the board | 63-49 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Craig Smith runs out the clock | 63-49 |