| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Leon Spear (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Howard Melia (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Peter Sandin (fresh) PF - Robert Trojan (fresh) C - James Janda (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Donoho (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Peter Sandin inbounds the ball | 18-29 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Colorado State | Leon Spear connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Howard Melia out of the doubleteam | 20-29 |
| 19:24 | Denver | Billy Mason hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Sanford | 20-31 |
| 19:13 | Colorado State | Peter Sandin connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Kevin White comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 23-31 |
| 18:44 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Janda | 23-31 |
| 18:38 | Colorado State | Howard Melia shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leon Spear | 25-31 |
| 18:17 | Denver | James Donoho comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Leon Spear - foul #3 on Leon Spear, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Carl Lipp (PG) Leon Spear | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:17 | Denver | James Donoho makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:17 | Denver | James Donoho misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Kevin White gets the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 17:57 | Denver | Kevin White banks in the layup set up by Frank Wynn and he's hacked by Peter Sandin - foul #3 on Peter Sandin, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Hough (SF) Peter Sandin | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:57 | Denver | Kevin White misses the free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:57 | Colorado State | James Janda grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 17:36 | Colorado State | Robert Sanford steals it from James Janda | 25-34 |
| 17:08 | Denver | Frank Wynn comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Howard Melia - foul #2 on Howard Melia, team foul #3 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Farmer (C) James Janda | |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Jones (SF), Richard Valletta (C) Kevin White, James Donoho | |
| 17:08 | Denver | Frank Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:08 | Denver | Frank Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:08 | Colorado State | Joseph Farmer gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 17:04 | Colorado State | Carl Lipp scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Robert Trojan | 27-35 |
| 16:42 | Denver | Frank Wynn banks in the layup on a nice dish by Billy Mason | 27-37 |
| 16:16 | Colorado State | Howard Melia shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Lipp | 30-37 |
| 15:57 | Denver | Richard Valletta comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-37 |
| 15:56 | Colorado State | Joseph Farmer grabs the board | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Carl Lipp (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Melia (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hough (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Trojan (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Farmer (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Wynn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Valletta (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Colorado State | Howard Melia loses the ball out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leon Spear (PG), Peter Sandin (SF), James Janda (C) Howard Melia, Robert Hough, Robert Trojan | |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (PG), Kevin White (SF), James Donoho (C) Robert Sanford, Jack Jones, Frank Wynn | |
| 15:33 | Denver | Richard Valletta lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin White | 30-39 |
| 15:28 | Colorado State | James Janda is called for traveling | 30-39 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Louis Butler (SG) Billy Mason | |
| 15:00 | Denver | Richard Valletta clanks a shot from the left block | 30-39 |
| 14:59 | Colorado State | Leon Spear gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 14:55 | Colorado State | Carl Lipp connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leon Spear | 32-39 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Sid Kearney makes the floater from the baseline | 32-41 |
| 14:27 | Colorado State | Leon Spear misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 14:25 | Denver | Louis Butler pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 14:01 | Denver | Sid Kearney's dunk attempt is rejected by James Janda | 32-41 |
| 13:59 | Colorado State | Joseph Farmer snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 13:54 | Colorado State | Carl Lipp buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Sandin | 35-41 |
| 13:33 | Denver | Louis Butler misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 13:32 | Denver | James Donoho tips it home | 35-43 |
| 13:25 | Colorado State | Peter Sandin is whistled for a carry | 35-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Howard Melia (SG), Robert Trojan (PF), Tom Firth (C) Carl Lipp, Joseph Farmer, James Janda | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Sanford (PG), Billy Mason (SG), Jack Jones (SF), Frank Wynn (PF) Louis Butler, Kevin White, Richard Valletta, James Donoho | |
| 12:56 | Denver | Jack Jones clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Tom Firth - foul #1 on Tom Firth, team foul #4 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Hough (PG), Jamie Krause (SF) Leon Spear, Peter Sandin | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:56 | Denver | Jack Jones makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 12:56 | Denver | Jack Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 12:43 | Colorado State | Robert Hough throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-45 |
| 12:23 | Denver | Billy Mason knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 12:19 | Colorado State | Jamie Krause can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-48 |
| 12:17 | Colorado State | Robert Trojan misses the tip | 35-48 |
| 12:16 | Denver | Robert Sanford grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 12:10 | Denver | Billy Mason connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jack Jones | 35-51 |
| 11:51 | Colorado State | Jamie Krause drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Howard Melia | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Robert Hough (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Howard Melia (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jamie Krause (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Trojan (fresh) C - Tom Firth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Wynn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Sid Kearney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:22 | Denver | Jack Jones hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 37-51 |
| 11:20 | Colorado State | Robert Hough grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 10:58 | Colorado State | Robert Sanford steals the ball from Robert Hough | 37-51 |
| 10:55 | Denver | Frank Wynn throws it down set up by Robert Sanford | 37-53 |
| 10:45 | Colorado State | Robert Hough buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Melia | 39-53 |
| 10:21 | Denver | Billy Mason drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jack Jones | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:11 | Colorado State | Tom Firth hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-56 |
| 10:09 | Denver | The rebound goes to Frank Wynn | 39-56 |
| 09:43 | Denver | Billy Mason comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-56 |
| 09:41 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Robert Trojan | 39-56 |
| 09:25 | Colorado State | Jamie Krause misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 09:23 | Denver | Billy Mason snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| 09:08 | Denver | Frank Wynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leon Spear (PG), Carl Lipp (SG), Peter Sandin (SF), Joseph Farmer (PF), James Janda (C) Robert Hough, Howard Melia, Jamie Krause, Robert Trojan, Tom Firth | |
| Subs | Denver | Louis Butler (SG), Kevin White (SF), Richard Valletta (PF), James Donoho (C) Billy Mason, Jack Jones, Frank Wynn, Sid Kearney | |
| 08:45 | Colorado State | The pull-up jumper by Peter Sandin is blocked by Kevin White | 39-56 |
| 08:44 | Denver | Louis Butler snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| 08:15 | Denver | James Donoho banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Sanford | 39-58 |
| 08:02 | Colorado State | Joseph Farmer misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-58 |
| 08:01 | Colorado State | James Janda tips it but misses | 39-58 |
| 08:00 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Donoho | 39-58 |
| 07:32 | Denver | Leon Spear steals the ball from Kevin White | 39-58 |
| 07:27 | Colorado State | Leon Spear lays it up and in | 41-58 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Leon Spear (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carl Lipp (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Sandin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Farmer (fresh) 7 reb. C - James Janda (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Butler (fresh) SF - Kevin White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Valletta (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Donoho (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Denver | James Donoho is called for traveling | 41-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Howard Melia (SG), Robert Trojan (PF) Carl Lipp, Joseph Farmer | |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Jones (PG), Billy Mason (SG), Frank Wynn (PF) Robert Sanford, Louis Butler, Richard Valletta | |
| 07:09 | Colorado State | Leon Spear is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 41-58 |
| 06:51 | Denver | Peter Sandin steps in front of the Kevin White pass | 41-58 |
| 06:41 | Colorado State | Robert Trojan misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Frank Wynn - foul #1 on Frank Wynn, team foul #1 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (PG), Richard Valletta (C) Jack Jones, James Donoho | |
| 06:41 | Colorado State | Robert Trojan misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:41 | Colorado State | Robert Trojan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:41 | Colorado State | James Janda grabs the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 06:33 | Colorado State | Howard Melia can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-58 |
| 06:31 | Denver | Richard Valletta pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 06:15 | Denver | Kevin White is hacked by James Janda - foul #2 on James Janda, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Carl Lipp (PG), Robert Hough (SF), Joseph Farmer (C) Leon Spear, Peter Sandin, James Janda | |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Jones (SF) Kevin White | |
| 05:52 | Denver | Frank Wynn hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 41-58 |
| 05:50 | Colorado State | Robert Trojan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 05:43 | Colorado State | Robert Hough hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 41-58 |
| 05:42 | Colorado State | Joseph Farmer gets the offensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 05:36 | Colorado State | Joseph Farmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-58 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Tom Firth (C) Robert Trojan | |
| Subs | Denver | James Donoho (C) Richard Valletta | |
| 05:13 | Denver | Frank Wynn makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Sid Kearney and he's hacked by Howard Melia - foul #3 on Howard Melia, team foul #6 | 41-60 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jamie Krause (SF) Howard Melia | |
| Subs | Denver | Louis Butler (SG), Richard Valletta (C) Billy Mason, James Donoho | |
| 05:13 | Denver | Frank Wynn makes the free throw | 41-61 |
| 04:57 | Colorado State | Robert Hough drills a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Louis Butler - foul #1 on Louis Butler, team foul #2 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leon Spear (PG), Howard Melia (SG), James Janda (C) Carl Lipp, Jamie Krause, Tom Firth | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Mason (SG), Kevin White (SF) Sid Kearney, Louis Butler | |
| 04:57 | Colorado State | Robert Hough makes the free throw | 44-61 |
| 04:35 | Denver | Billy Mason comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-61 |
| 04:34 | Colorado State | James Janda grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 04:30 | Colorado State | Joseph Farmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-61 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Carl Lipp (PG), Jamie Krause (SF), Tom Firth (C) Leon Spear, Howard Melia, James Janda | |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (PG), Louis Butler (SG), James Donoho (C) Billy Mason, Kevin White, Frank Wynn | |
| 04:01 | Denver | Tom Firth is called for the reach on James Donoho - foul #2 on Tom Firth, team foul #7 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gregory Parmelee (C) Joseph Farmer | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:01 | Denver | James Donoho makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:01 | Denver | James Donoho misses the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 04:01 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Valletta | 44-62 |
| 03:48 | Denver | Jack Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 44-62 |
| 03:46 | Colorado State | Robert Hough pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Colorado State | Jamie Krause scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Tom Firth | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Denver | Jack Jones misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jamie Krause - foul #2 on Jamie Krause, team foul #8 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Rufus Wright (SF) Robert Hough | |
| Subs | Denver | Frank Wynn (PF) James Donoho | |
| 03:23 | Denver | Jack Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-63 |
| 03:23 | Denver | Jack Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Carl Lipp (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jamie Krause (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Rufus Wright (fresh) PF - Tom Firth (fresh) C - Gregory Parmelee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sid Kearney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Butler (fresh) SF - Jack Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Wynn (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Valletta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Colorado State | Tom Firth is fouled on the floor by Louis Butler - foul #2 on Louis Butler, team foul #3 | 47-64 |
| 02:56 | Colorado State | Jamie Krause can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-64 |
| 02:54 | Denver | Jack Jones grabs the board | 47-64 |
| 02:33 | Denver | Frank Wynn is fouled on the floor by Tom Firth - foul #3 on Tom Firth, team foul #9 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Hough (SG), Joseph Farmer (PF) Rufus Wright, Gregory Parmelee | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:33 | Denver | Frank Wynn makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 02:33 | Denver | Frank Wynn misses the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 02:33 | Colorado State | Joseph Farmer gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| 02:28 | Colorado State | Robert Hough misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-65 |
| 02:27 | Denver | Frank Wynn gets the rebound | 47-65 |
| 02:02 | Denver | Sid Kearney misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Carl Lipp - foul #1 on Carl Lipp, team foul #10 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Rufus Wright (SF), Gregory Parmelee (C) Jamie Krause, Tom Firth | |
| Subs | Denver | James Donoho (C) Frank Wynn | |
| 02:02 | Denver | Sid Kearney misses the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 02:02 | Denver | Sid Kearney makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 01:48 | Colorado State | Rufus Wright loses the dribble to Louis Butler | 47-66 |
| 01:45 | Denver | Sid Kearney lays it up and in on a great pass from Louis Butler | 47-68 |
| 01:19 | Colorado State | Robert Hough comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-68 |
| 01:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Louis Butler | 47-68 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Sid Kearney lays it in on a great pass from Jack Jones | 47-70 |
| 00:58 | Colorado State | Robert Hough scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Parmelee | 50-70 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Denver | Sid Kearney misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregory Parmelee - foul #1 on Gregory Parmelee, team foul #11 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Jamie Krause (SF), Tom Firth (C) Rufus Wright, Gregory Parmelee | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:29 | Denver | Sid Kearney misses the 1st free throw | 50-70 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Sid Kearney makes the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | Robert Hough hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Carl Lipp | 52-71 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Sid Kearney runs out the clock | 52-71 |