| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Baptiste (fresh) SG - Sylvester Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Ted Hunter (fresh) PF - Jack Eggers (fresh) C - David O'Banner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Thad Urso (fresh) SG - Hugo Simmons (fresh) SF - Irvin Alsup (fresh) PF - Joseph Stewart (fresh) C - Scott Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | David O'Banner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Denver | Ted Hunter drills a shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Sacramento State | Scott Lewis misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Jack Eggers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Sacramento State | Hugo Simmons snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Sacramento State | Hugo Simmons misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Denver | Richard Baptiste snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Denver | Richard Baptiste throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Sacramento State | Joseph Stewart knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Scott Lewis | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald loses the dribble to Joseph Stewart in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Sacramento State | Thad Urso loses the dribble to Ted Hunter | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Denver | Richard Baptiste blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Sacramento State | Irvin Alsup grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Sacramento State | Hugo Simmons is fouled on the floor by Richard Baptiste - foul #1 on Richard Baptiste, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG), Michael Oakes (SG), Alan Williams (SF), Charles Dawkins (PF), John Becerra (C) Richard Baptiste, Sylvester Fitzgerald, Ted Hunter, Jack Eggers, David O'Banner | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Louis Griffith (PG), Scott Frank (SG), Leon Coe (SF), Jack Reddick (C) Thad Urso, Hugo Simmons, Irvin Alsup, Scott Lewis | |
| 17:40 | Sacramento State | Leon Coe's layup is rejected by John Becerra | 2-2 |
| 17:39 | Denver | John Becerra gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:37 | Denver | Alan Williams is hacked by Leon Coe in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leon Coe, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Walter Kamansky (C) Joseph Stewart | |
| 17:11 | Denver | Walter Kamansky steps in front of the Matthew Scott pass | 2-2 |
| 17:03 | Sacramento State | John Becerra blocks the short jumper by Scott Frank | 2-2 |
| 17:01 | Sacramento State | Jack Reddick grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:48 | Sacramento State | Louis Griffith can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Dawkins - foul #1 on Charles Dawkins, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Eggers (PF) Charles Dawkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Joseph Stewart (PF) Jack Reddick | |
| 16:48 | Sacramento State | Louis Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:48 | Sacramento State | Louis Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Alan Williams misses the lay-in but the foul's on Leon Coe - foul #2 on Leon Coe, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Ted Hunter (SF) Michael Oakes, John Becerra | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thad Urso (PG), Hugo Simmons (SG), Irvin Alsup (SF), Daniel Turcotte (C) Louis Griffith, Scott Frank, Leon Coe, Walter Kamansky | |
| 16:31 | Denver | Alan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Alan Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:31 | Sacramento State | Joseph Stewart grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 16:13 | Sacramento State | Hugo Simmons connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Irvin Alsup | 3-6 |
| 15:57 | Denver | Alan Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-6 |
| Subs | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald (SG), David O'Banner (C) Matthew Scott, Alan Williams | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Baptiste (fresh) SG - Sylvester Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Ted Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Eggers (fairly fresh) C - David O'Banner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Thad Urso (fresh) SG - Hugo Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Irvin Alsup (fresh) PF - Joseph Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Turcotte (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Sacramento State | Hugo Simmons is called for traveling | 3-6 |
| Subs | Denver | John Wright (PG) Richard Baptiste | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Louis Griffith (PG), Scott Lewis (C) Thad Urso, Daniel Turcotte | |
| 15:22 | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-6 |
| 15:20 | Denver | Jack Eggers tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 15:05 | Sacramento State | Louis Griffith throws it down set up by Hugo Simmons | 5-8 |
| 14:46 | Denver | John Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 14:44 | Denver | David O'Banner snags the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 14:21 | Denver | Irvin Alsup is called for the reach on David O'Banner - foul #1 on Irvin Alsup, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Matthew Scott (SG), Rodney Collins (SF), Charles Dawkins (PF), John Becerra (C) John Wright, Sylvester Fitzgerald, Ted Hunter, Jack Eggers, David O'Banner | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thad Urso (PG), Scott Frank (SG), Walter Kamansky (SF), Jack Reddick (C) Louis Griffith, Hugo Simmons, Irvin Alsup, Scott Lewis | |
| 14:05 | Denver | Matthew Scott comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 14:04 | Sacramento State | Joseph Stewart snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 13:58 | Sacramento State | Walter Kamansky misses the jump hook from the baseline | 5-8 |
| 13:56 | Sacramento State | Thad Urso snags the offensive board | 5-8 |
| 13:42 | Sacramento State | Charles Dawkins is called for the reach on Jack Reddick - foul #2 on Charles Dawkins, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Williams (PF) Charles Dawkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Irvin Alsup (SF) Joseph Stewart | |
| 13:25 | Sacramento State | Thad Urso misses the 3 from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 13:23 | Denver | Richard Baptiste snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 12:59 | Denver | Richard Baptiste makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Williams | 8-8 |
| 12:30 | Sacramento State | Scott Frank misses the jumpshot from the right side | 8-8 |
| 12:29 | Sacramento State | Thad Urso grabs the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 12:09 | Sacramento State | Irvin Alsup's pass is intercepted by Rodney Collins | 8-8 |
| 11:55 | Denver | Richard Baptiste makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Scott | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Baptiste (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Matthew Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rodney Collins (fairly fresh) PF - Alan Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - John Becerra (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Thad Urso (fairly fresh) SG - Scott Frank (fairly fresh) SF - Irvin Alsup (tiring) PF - Jack Reddick (fairly fresh) C - Walter Kamansky (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Sacramento State | Thad Urso hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 10-8 |
| 11:32 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Kamansky | 10-8 |
| 11:19 | Sacramento State | Walter Kamansky misses long on a runner from the right block | 10-8 |
| 11:18 | Sacramento State | Jack Reddick snags the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 11:04 | Sacramento State | Scott Frank can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 10-8 |
| 11:03 | Denver | Alan Williams gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 11:01 | Denver | Thad Urso picks off the pass by John Becerra in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 10:58 | Sacramento State | Thad Urso jams it | 10-10 |
| 10:46 | Denver | John Becerra knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Baptiste | 12-10 |
| 10:32 | Sacramento State | Walter Kamansky throws it down on a nice dish by Thad Urso and the foul's on Alan Williams - foul #1 on Alan Williams, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Oakes (PG), Sylvester Fitzgerald (SG), Ted Hunter (SF), Jack Eggers (PF), David O'Banner (C) Richard Baptiste, Matthew Scott, Rodney Collins, Alan Williams, John Becerra | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Louis Griffith (PG), Hugo Simmons (SG), Joseph Stewart (PF), Scott Lewis (C) Thad Urso, Scott Frank, Irvin Alsup, Jack Reddick | |
| 10:32 | Sacramento State | Walter Kamansky misses the free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:32 | Denver | Ted Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:13 | Denver | Jack Eggers hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-12 |
| 09:59 | Sacramento State | Louis Griffith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-12 |
| 09:57 | Denver | David O'Banner gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Jack Eggers can't finish the layup but the foul's on Hugo Simmons - foul #1 on Hugo Simmons, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Irvin Alsup (SF) Walter Kamansky | |
| 09:51 | Denver | Jack Eggers makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Jack Eggers makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:31 | Sacramento State | Scott Lewis knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Irvin Alsup | 16-14 |
| 09:06 | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-14 |
| 08:47 | Sacramento State | Irvin Alsup misses short on a floater from the left side | 19-14 |
| 08:45 | Denver | Ted Hunter pulls down the rebound | 19-14 |
| 08:28 | Denver | Jack Eggers is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jack Eggers, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Denver | John Wright (PG) Michael Oakes | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Frank Barbosa (PG), Scott Frank (SF), Daniel Turcotte (C) Louis Griffith, Irvin Alsup, Scott Lewis | |
| 08:03 | Sacramento State | Scott Frank banks in the layup on a great pass from Hugo Simmons | 19-16 |
| 08:01 | Denver | Ted Hunter double dribbles in the backcourt | 19-16 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG) Sylvester Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 07:47 | Sacramento State | Hugo Simmons hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ted Hunter - foul #1 on Ted Hunter, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Collins (SF) Ted Hunter | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 07:47 | Sacramento State | Hugo Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:47 | Sacramento State | Hugo Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:47 | Denver | The rebound goes to Rodney Collins | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Baptiste (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wright (fresh) SF - Rodney Collins (fresh) PF - Jack Eggers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - David O'Banner (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Frank Barbosa (fresh) SG - Hugo Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Frank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Turcotte (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Denver | John Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-16 |
| 07:17 | Sacramento State | Frank Barbosa misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 07:15 | Denver | David O'Banner gets the rebound | 19-16 |
| 06:46 | Denver | Richard Baptiste clanks a 3 from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 06:44 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Daniel Turcotte | 19-16 |
| 06:28 | Sacramento State | Frank Barbosa misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-16 |
| 06:26 | Denver | John Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 06:06 | Denver | Jack Eggers misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Stewart - foul #1 on Joseph Stewart, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG), Michael Oakes (SG), Ted Hunter (SF), John Becerra (C) Richard Baptiste, John Wright, Rodney Collins, David O'Banner | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thad Urso (PG), Louis Griffith (SG), Irvin Alsup (SF), Scott Lewis (C) Frank Barbosa, Hugo Simmons, Scott Frank, Daniel Turcotte | |
| 06:06 | Denver | Jack Eggers makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:06 | Denver | Jack Eggers makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 05:52 | Sacramento State | Louis Griffith misses the jumpshot from the left side | 21-16 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Jack Eggers grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 05:29 | Denver | Jack Eggers makes the jump hook from close range set up by Matthew Scott and he's fouled by Joseph Stewart - foul #2 on Joseph Stewart, team foul #6 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald (SG) Michael Oakes | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jack Reddick (PF) Joseph Stewart | |
| 05:29 | Denver | Jack Eggers makes the free throw | 24-16 |
| 05:14 | Sacramento State | Ted Hunter takes the ball from Thad Urso | 24-16 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Jack Eggers can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 24-16 |
| 05:00 | Sacramento State | Scott Lewis gets the rebound | 24-16 |
| 04:37 | Sacramento State | Irvin Alsup makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thad Urso | 24-19 |
| 04:16 | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Louis Griffith - foul #1 on Louis Griffith, team foul #7 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Oakes (PG), Rodney Collins (SF), Alan Williams (PF), David O'Banner (C) Matthew Scott, Ted Hunter, Jack Eggers, John Becerra | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Hugo Simmons (SG), Scott Frank (PF) Louis Griffith, Jack Reddick | |
| 04:16 | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:16 | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 04:02 | Sacramento State | Scott Lewis can't throw it down | 26-19 |
| 04:01 | Denver | Alan Williams grabs the board | 26-19 |
| 03:58 | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald's pass is intercepted by Thad Urso in the backcourt | 26-19 |
| 03:42 | Sacramento State | Scott Lewis is called for traveling | 26-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Charles Dawkins (C) Sylvester Fitzgerald, David O'Banner | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Leon Coe (SF), Joseph Stewart (PF) Irvin Alsup, Scott Frank | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Baptiste (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Oakes (fresh) SF - Rodney Collins (fresh) PF - Alan Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Dawkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Thad Urso (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hugo Simmons (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Coe (fresh) PF - Joseph Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Lewis (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Denver | Richard Baptiste misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-19 |
| 03:14 | Sacramento State | Leon Coe gets the rebound | 26-19 |
| 02:51 | Sacramento State | Thad Urso clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-19 |
| 02:50 | Sacramento State | Hugo Simmons tips it back up and in | 26-21 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Richard Baptiste's pass is intercepted by Leon Coe in the backcourt | 26-21 |
| 02:46 | Sacramento State | Thad Urso lays it up and in on a great pass from Leon Coe | 26-23 |
| 02:41 | Denver | Michael Oakes is hacked by Hugo Simmons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hugo Simmons, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Ted Hunter (SF), John Becerra (C) Rodney Collins, Alan Williams | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Frank Barbosa (PG), Louis Griffith (SG), Daniel Turcotte (C) Thad Urso, Hugo Simmons, Scott Lewis | |
| 02:41 | Denver | Michael Oakes misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:41 | Sacramento State | Daniel Turcotte grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 02:23 | Sacramento State | Joseph Stewart clanks a 3 from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 02:21 | Sacramento State | Daniel Turcotte pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 02:16 | Sacramento State | Frank Barbosa comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 02:15 | Sacramento State | Louis Griffith grabs the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 02:01 | Sacramento State | Daniel Turcotte hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 01:59 | Sacramento State | Joseph Stewart snags the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 01:44 | Sacramento State | Joseph Stewart misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Richard Baptiste gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Frank Barbosa is called for the reach on Richard Baptiste in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Barbosa, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald (SG), Jack Eggers (PF) Michael Oakes, Charles Dawkins | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thad Urso (PG), Hugo Simmons (SG), Scott Frank (SF), Walter Kamansky (C) Frank Barbosa, Louis Griffith, Leon Coe, Daniel Turcotte | |
| 01:40 | Denver | Richard Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Richard Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 01:25 | Sacramento State | Walter Kamansky scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Thad Urso | 28-25 |
| 01:20 | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 28-25 |
| 01:19 | Denver | John Becerra grabs the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 01:09 | Denver | Thad Urso is called for the reach on Richard Baptiste - foul #1 on Thad Urso, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Williams (SF), David O'Banner (C) Ted Hunter, John Becerra | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 01:09 | Denver | Richard Baptiste makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:09 | Denver | Richard Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 00:52 | Sacramento State | Joseph Stewart buries a fadeaway from the right side | 30-27 |
| 00:33 | Denver | Jack Eggers's pass is intercepted by Thad Urso | 30-27 |
| 00:28 | Sacramento State | Thad Urso misses the easy layup | 30-27 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Jack Eggers pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 00:24 | Denver | Thad Urso is called for the reach on Richard Baptiste in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thad Urso, team foul #11 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (SG), Rodney Collins (SF) Sylvester Fitzgerald, Jack Eggers | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Frank Barbosa (PG), Louis Griffith (SG), Leon Coe (SF), Jack Reddick (C) Thad Urso, Hugo Simmons, Scott Frank, Walter Kamansky | |
| 00:24 | Denver | Richard Baptiste misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:24 | Denver | Richard Baptiste makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:03 | Sacramento State | Leon Coe hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-29 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Rodney Collins can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 31-29 |