| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Eric Williams (fresh) SG - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) SF - Gary Forbes (fresh) PF - Archie Schipper (fresh) C - Milton Mancuso (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) SG - Rodney Rast (fresh) SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Boise State | Eric Williams is fouled on the floor by Erik Bobbitt - foul #1 on Erik Bobbitt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Boise State | Eric Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Boise State | Gary Forbes gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Boise State | Joseph Teran steals it from Kenneth Mayo | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Denver | Eric Williams is called for the reach on Rodney Rast - foul #1 on Eric Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Joseph Teran clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Mayo - foul #1 on Kenneth Mayo, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Williams | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Denver | Robert Zerbel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Boise State | Gary Forbes dunks the ball set up by Eric Williams | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Boise State | Archie Schipper snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Boise State | Kenneth Mayo hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 17:14 | Denver | Robert Zerbel drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Erik Bobbitt | 7-4 |
| 16:52 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Milton Mancuso, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| 16:38 | Denver | Rodney Rast misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:37 | Boise State | Gary Forbes grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:12 | Boise State | Kenneth Mayo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:10 | Denver | Robert Zerbel snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 15:52 | Denver | Jonathon Ball hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Eric Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Forbes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Schipper (fresh) C - Milton Mancuso (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Rast (fresh) SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Boise State | Eric Williams makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-7 |
| 15:22 | Denver | Robert Zerbel knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney Rast | 10-10 |
| 15:01 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Gary Forbes | 12-10 |
| 14:53 | Denver | Jonathon Ball's layup is rejected by Milton Mancuso | 12-10 |
| 14:51 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Zerbel | 12-10 |
| 14:46 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt's pass is intercepted by Milton Mancuso | 12-10 |
| 14:28 | Boise State | Kenneth Mayo travels with the ball | 12-10 |
| Subs | Boise State | Erik Zysett (PG), Cheslav Milanowski (SG), Lawrence Johnson (SF), Michael Pick (C) Eric Williams, Kenneth Mayo, Gary Forbes, Milton Mancuso | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), William Shunk (SG), Ross Segal (SF), Paul James (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Erik Bobbitt, Rodney Rast, Joseph Teran, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| 14:02 | Denver | John Whang misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 14:00 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Archie Schipper | 12-10 |
| 13:34 | Boise State | Michael Pick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Boise State | Milton Mancuso (C) Archie Schipper | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Teran (SF) William Shunk | |
| 13:15 | Denver | Joseph Teran connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Whang | 12-13 |
| 13:04 | Boise State | Michael Pick is fouled on the floor by Paul James - foul #1 on Paul James, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Robert Zerbel (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) John Whang, Ross Segal, Chad Strickland | |
| 12:47 | Boise State | Erik Zysett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 12:46 | Denver | Robert Zerbel grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:31 | Denver | Robert Zerbel travels with the ball | 12-13 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kenneth Mayo (SG) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:06 | Boise State | Cheslav Milanowski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Erik Zysett | 15-13 |
| 11:52 | Denver | Joseph Teran comes up short on the floater from the right side | 15-13 |
| 11:50 | Denver | Paul James pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Erik Zysett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cheslav Milanowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Pick (fresh) C - Milton Mancuso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul James (fresh) SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Denver | Robert Zerbel connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Jonathon Ball | 15-15 |
| 11:08 | Boise State | Cheslav Milanowski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Mayo | 18-15 |
| 10:44 | Denver | Jonathon Ball hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 10:42 | Denver | Paul James tips it but misses | 18-15 |
| 10:41 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 10:19 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Teran - foul #1 on Joseph Teran, team foul #3 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Boise State | Eric Williams (PG), Lawrence Johnson (SG), Gary Forbes (SF), Archie Schipper (PF) Erik Zysett, Kenneth Mayo, Cheslav Milanowski, Michael Pick | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Rodney Rast (SG), Ross Segal (SF), Chad Strickland (C) Erik Bobbitt, Paul James, Joseph Teran, Jonathon Ball | |
| 10:19 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 10:19 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:03 | Denver | Robert Zerbel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 10:02 | Boise State | Lawrence Johnson gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:43 | Boise State | Eric Williams is fouled on the floor by John Whang - foul #1 on John Whang, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| 09:25 | Boise State | Eric Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-15 |
| 09:24 | Denver | Chad Strickland gets the rebound | 20-15 |
| 09:10 | Denver | Ross Segal hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 20-15 |
| 09:09 | Boise State | Milton Mancuso grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 08:51 | Boise State | Lawrence Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 08:50 | Boise State | Archie Schipper snags the offensive board | 20-15 |
| 08:36 | Boise State | Gary Forbes comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 08:34 | Denver | Rodney Rast grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:22 | Denver | Ross Segal hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 08:02 | Boise State | Lawrence Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 08:01 | Boise State | Gary Forbes grabs the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 07:54 | Boise State | Gary Forbes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Ross Segal - foul #1 on Ross Segal, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kenneth Mayo (SG), Michael Pick (C) Lawrence Johnson, Milton Mancuso | |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Paul James (SG), Joseph Teran (SF), Jonathon Ball (C) John Whang, Rodney Rast, Ross Segal, Robert Zerbel | |
| 07:54 | Boise State | Gary Forbes makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:54 | Boise State | Gary Forbes misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:54 | Denver | Jonathon Ball grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 07:52 | Denver | Eric Williams is called for the reach on Erik Bobbitt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Williams, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Boise State | Cheslav Milanowski (SG) Eric Williams | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 07:47 | Denver | Joseph Teran connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Erik Bobbitt | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Kenneth Mayo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cheslav Milanowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Forbes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Archie Schipper (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Pick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul James (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Chad Strickland (fresh) C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Boise State | Gary Forbes hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Kenneth Mayo | 23-21 |
| 07:03 | Denver | Jonathon Ball can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 07:02 | Boise State | Gary Forbes gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:38 | Boise State | Archie Schipper misses long on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Erik Bobbitt - foul #2 on Erik Bobbitt, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Boise State | Erik Zysett (PG) Gary Forbes | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Ross Segal (PF) Erik Bobbitt, Chad Strickland | |
| 06:38 | Boise State | Archie Schipper misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:38 | Boise State | Archie Schipper misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Ross Segal pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:15 | Denver | Paul James can't finish the layup | 23-21 |
| 06:13 | Denver | Joseph Teran snags the offensive board | 23-21 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Joseph Teran misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Cheslav Milanowski - foul #1 on Cheslav Milanowski, team foul #5 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Boise State | Lawrence Johnson (SF) Archie Schipper | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Rast (SG) Ross Segal | |
| 05:54 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:40 | Boise State | Erik Zysett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-23 |
| 05:26 | Denver | John Whang clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 05:24 | Boise State | Michael Pick pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:59 | Boise State | Cheslav Milanowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 25-23 |
| 04:58 | Boise State | Michael Pick grabs the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:37 | Boise State | Cheslav Milanowski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 04:35 | Denver | Joseph Teran grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:12 | Denver | Paul James comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 25-23 |
| 04:10 | Boise State | Michael Pick snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 04:05 | Boise State | Kenneth Mayo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 25-23 |
| 04:04 | Denver | Joseph Teran snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 03:57 | Denver | Joseph Teran misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-23 |
| 03:55 | Boise State | Erik Zysett snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 03:28 | Boise State | Cheslav Milanowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 03:26 | Boise State | Michael Pick tips it but misses | 25-23 |
| 03:25 | Denver | The rebound goes to Paul James | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Erik Zysett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Mayo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Johnson (fresh) PF - Cheslav Milanowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Pick (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Rast (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Teran (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul James (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Denver | Kenneth Mayo is called for the reach on John Whang - foul #2 on Kenneth Mayo, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Boise State | Eric Williams (PG), Gary Forbes (SF), Archie Schipper (PF), Milton Mancuso (C) Erik Zysett, Kenneth Mayo, Cheslav Milanowski, Michael Pick | |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), William Shunk (SG), Ross Segal (SF), Robert Zerbel (PF), Chad Strickland (C) John Whang, Rodney Rast, Joseph Teran, Paul James, Jonathon Ball | |
| 03:00 | Denver | Chad Strickland's floater is knocked away by Lawrence Johnson | 25-23 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Ross Segal tips it home | 25-25 |
| 02:34 | Boise State | Erik Bobbitt steals the ball from Eric Williams | 25-25 |
| 02:31 | Denver | Ross Segal lays it up and in on a nice dish by Erik Bobbitt | 25-27 |
| 02:11 | Boise State | Lawrence Johnson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Eric Williams | 28-27 |
| 01:52 | Denver | Robert Zerbel clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by Lawrence Johnson - foul #1 on Lawrence Johnson, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Boise State | Kenneth Mayo (SG) Lawrence Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Paul James (SG), Joseph Teran (SF), Jonathon Ball (C) William Shunk, Ross Segal, Chad Strickland | |
| 01:52 | Denver | Robert Zerbel makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:52 | Denver | Robert Zerbel makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:32 | Boise State | Archie Schipper hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Robert Zerbel - foul #1 on Robert Zerbel, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| 01:32 | Boise State | Archie Schipper misses the free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:32 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Forbes | 30-29 |
| 01:15 | Boise State | Kenneth Mayo is fouled on the floor by Paul James - foul #2 on Paul James, team foul #8 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Rast (SG) Paul James | |
| 01:15 | Boise State | Kenneth Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:15 | Denver | Jonathon Ball grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 00:57 | Denver | Joseph Teran scores on a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Rodney Rast | 30-31 |
| 00:46 | Boise State | Kenneth Mayo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-31 |
| 00:45 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jonathon Ball | 30-31 |
| 00:25 | Denver | Rodney Rast's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Boise State | Erik Zysett (PG), Cheslav Milanowski (SG) Eric Williams, Kenneth Mayo | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:02 | Boise State | Gary Forbes makes the shot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Rodney Rast clanks a fullcourt shot | 32-31 |