| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thad Katz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Slater (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Mock (fresh) SF - Russell Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Pool (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Milliron (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Thad Katz inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Montana State | Earl Slater misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Pool - foul #3 on Andrew Pool, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Denver | David King (PF) Andrew Pool | |
| 19:41 | Montana State | Earl Slater misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:41 | Montana State | Earl Slater misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 19:31 | Denver | Frank Milliron misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-41 |
| 19:29 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Milliron | 35-41 |
| 19:10 | Denver | William Underwood scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David King | 35-44 |
| 18:56 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein is hacked by William Underwood - foul #3 on William Underwood, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Joe Kimberly (PG) William Underwood | |
| 18:37 | Montana State | David King is called for the reach on Earl Slater - foul #2 on David King, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| 18:21 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein comes up short on the shot from the left side | 35-44 |
| 18:19 | Denver | Russell Cook gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 17:55 | Denver | Joe Kimberly misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 17:53 | Denver | Frank Milliron hits the follow up shot | 35-46 |
| 17:30 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Russell Cook - foul #1 on Russell Cook, team foul #4 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Ruben Bruce (C) Frank Milliron | |
| 17:30 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow misses the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:30 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 17:23 | Denver | Joe Kimberly comes up short on the jumper from close range | 36-46 |
| 17:21 | Montana State | Earl Slater gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 17:02 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-46 |
| 17:01 | Denver | Ruben Bruce snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 16:39 | Denver | Joe Kimberly scores on a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Hans Zinzow - foul #2 on Hans Zinzow, team foul #1 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (PG), Gary Marco (SG), John Huggins (SF), Ernest Ferguson (PF), Harvey Zahnow (C) Ray Helfenstein, Hugh Lemasters, Thad Katz, Earl Slater, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Sigler (PG), Russell Capobianco (SG), John King (PF) Jeremiah Mock, Russell Cook, David King | |
| 16:39 | Denver | Joe Kimberly makes the free throw | 36-49 |
| 16:32 | Montana State | Gary Marco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-49 |
| 16:06 | Denver | Charles Sigler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on John Ascencio - foul #2 on John Ascencio, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Russell Cook (SF), Frank Milliron (C) Joe Kimberly, Ruben Bruce | |
| 16:06 | Denver | Charles Sigler makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 16:06 | Denver | Charles Sigler misses the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 16:06 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow pulls down the rebound | 36-50 |
| 15:49 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson is hacked by Russell Capobianco - foul #1 on Russell Capobianco, team foul #5 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG) Gary Marco | |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), Andrew Pool (PF) Charles Sigler, Russell Cook | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Huggins (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Ascencio (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Harvey Zahnow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Capobianco (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Pool (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Milliron (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow jams it on a great pass from Ernest Ferguson | 38-50 |
| 15:25 | Denver | John King misses the fadeaway from the left side | 38-50 |
| 15:23 | Montana State | John Ascencio grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 15:03 | Montana State | John Huggins misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson grabs the offensive board | 38-50 |
| 14:47 | Montana State | John Huggins misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-50 |
| 14:46 | Denver | The rebound goes to Frank Milliron | 38-50 |
| 14:29 | Denver | John King hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Pool | 38-53 |
| 14:06 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Ascencio and he's hacked by Andrew Pool - foul #4 on Andrew Pool, team foul #6 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters (SG), Thad Katz (SF), Earl Slater (PF) John Huggins, John Ascencio, Harvey Zahnow | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremiah Mock (SG), Russell Cook (SF), David King (PF), Ruben Bruce (C) Russell Capobianco, John King, Andrew Pool, Frank Milliron | |
| 14:06 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein misses the free throw | 41-53 |
| 14:06 | Denver | Ruben Bruce grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Ray Helfenstein steps in front of the Ruben Bruce pass | 41-53 |
| 13:32 | Montana State | David King steps in front of the Ray Helfenstein pass | 41-53 |
| 13:23 | Denver | Russell Cook misses long on a runner from the left block | 41-53 |
| 13:21 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Earl Slater | 41-53 |
| 13:01 | Montana State | The short jumper by Earl Slater is denied by Ruben Bruce | 41-53 |
| 12:59 | Montana State | Earl Slater snags the offensive board | 41-53 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Russell Cook - foul #2 on Russell Cook, team foul #7 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (PG), Hans Zinzow (C) Ray Helfenstein, Ernest Ferguson | |
| Subs | Denver | Joe Kimberly (PG), Frank Milliron (C) William Underwood, Ruben Bruce | |
| 12:45 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 12:45 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 12:45 | Denver | The rebound goes to Frank Milliron | 41-53 |
| 12:26 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-56 |
| 12:07 | Montana State | Thad Katz makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Hugh Lemasters | 44-56 |
| 11:53 | Denver | Russell Cook's pass is intercepted by Thad Katz | 44-56 |
| 11:49 | Montana State | Thad Katz hits the finger roll | 46-56 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Ascencio (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hugh Lemasters (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thad Katz (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Slater (fresh) 5 reb. C - Hans Zinzow (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joe Kimberly (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremiah Mock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Milliron (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Denver | Hans Zinzow blocks the short jumper by Russell Cook | 46-56 |
| 11:34 | Denver | Russell Cook pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 11:17 | Denver | Joe Kimberly misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 11:16 | Denver | Russell Cook gets the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 11:10 | Denver | Earl Slater steals it from David King | 46-56 |
| 10:46 | Montana State | Earl Slater misses short on a floater from the left side | 46-56 |
| 10:45 | Denver | Frank Milliron grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 10:26 | Denver | David King misses the jumper from the free throw line | 46-56 |
| 10:24 | Denver | Frank Milliron grabs the offensive board | 46-56 |
| 10:08 | Denver | Russell Cook hits a floater from the left block | 46-58 |
| 09:45 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow is hacked by Frank Milliron - foul #3 on Frank Milliron, team foul #8 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), John Huggins (SG), Ernest Ferguson (PF) Hugh Lemasters, Thad Katz, Earl Slater | |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), Russell Capobianco (SG), John King (PF), Ruben Bruce (C) Joe Kimberly, Jeremiah Mock, David King, Frank Milliron | |
| 09:45 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:45 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:45 | Denver | Ruben Bruce grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 09:25 | Denver | John Ascencio steps in front of the William Underwood pass | 47-58 |
| 09:21 | Montana State | John Huggins banks in the layup on a great pass from John Ascencio | 49-58 |
| 08:52 | Denver | Russell Cook hits the finger roll | 49-60 |
| 08:23 | Montana State | John Ascencio misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 08:21 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein hits the follow up shot | 51-60 |
| 08:02 | Denver | John King scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from William Underwood | 51-63 |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 07:57 | Denver | Russell Cook gets the rebound | 51-63 |
| 07:39 | Denver | William Underwood knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Russell Capobianco | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Huggins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Ascencio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Hans Zinzow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Capobianco (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Cook (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Bruce (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson is whistled for a carry | 51-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters (SG), Thad Katz (SF), Earl Slater (PF) John Huggins, John Ascencio, Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremiah Mock (SG), Joe Kimberly (SF), Andrew Pool (PF), Frank Milliron (C) Russell Capobianco, Russell Cook, John King, Ruben Bruce | |
| 07:03 | Denver | Frank Milliron misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Earl Slater - foul #2 on Earl Slater, team foul #3 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Denver | David King (SF) William Underwood | |
| 07:03 | Denver | Frank Milliron misses the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 07:03 | Denver | Frank Milliron misses the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 07:03 | Montana State | Earl Slater pulls down the rebound | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:54 | Montana State | Earl Slater lays it in set up by Ray Helfenstein | 53-65 |
| 06:47 | Denver | Joe Kimberly is hacked by Ernest Ferguson - foul #1 on Ernest Ferguson, team foul #4 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow (C) Ernest Ferguson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:42 | Denver | Harvey Zahnow is called for the reach on David King - foul #2 on Harvey Zahnow, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| 06:16 | Denver | Frank Milliron can't finish the layup | 53-65 |
| 06:15 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters snags the defensive board | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:09 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joe Kimberly - foul #1 on Joe Kimberly, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| 06:09 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein makes the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 06:09 | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 05:53 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock is hacked by Harvey Zahnow - foul #3 on Harvey Zahnow, team foul #6 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Huggins (PG) Ray Helfenstein | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:35 | Denver | Joe Kimberly comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 55-65 |
| 05:34 | Montana State | Thad Katz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| 05:29 | Montana State | John Huggins's pass is intercepted by Jeremiah Mock in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| 05:24 | Denver | Joe Kimberly buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by David King | 55-67 |
| 05:06 | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Frank Milliron grabs the board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:45 | Denver | The pull-up jumper by Frank Milliron is blocked by Earl Slater | 55-67 |
| 04:44 | Montana State | Earl Slater grabs the board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Montana State | Thad Katz misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 55-67 |
| 04:34 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow grabs the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 04:26 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow is denied on a layup by Frank Milliron | 55-67 |
| 04:25 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Zahnow | 55-67 |
| 04:11 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow loses the dribble to Jeremiah Mock | 55-67 |
| 03:51 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock loses the ball out of bounds | 55-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ray Helfenstein (PG), Gary Marco (SG), John Ascencio (SF), Ernest Ferguson (PF), Brad Holland (C) John Huggins, Hugh Lemasters, Thad Katz, Earl Slater, Harvey Zahnow | |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), Russell Capobianco (SG), Russell Cook (SF), John King (PF), Ruben Bruce (C) Joe Kimberly, Jeremiah Mock, David King, Andrew Pool, Frank Milliron | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Montana State | Brad Holland blows the layup | 55-67 |
| 03:41 | Denver | Ruben Bruce pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Ray Helfenstein (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Marco (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ascencio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ernest Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Brad Holland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Capobianco (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Bruce (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Denver | John King misses the shot near the basket | 55-67 |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Brad Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 02:54 | Montana State | Russell Cook steals the ball from Brad Holland | 55-67 |
| 02:54 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Hugh Lemasters (SG), Thad Katz (SF), Earl Slater (PF), Hans Zinzow (C) Gary Marco, John Ascencio, Ernest Ferguson, Brad Holland | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremiah Mock (SG), Andrew Pool (PF) Russell Capobianco, John King | |
| 02:25 | Denver | Russell Cook misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-67 |
| 02:23 | Denver | Jeremiah Mock can't tip it in | 55-67 |
| 02:21 | Montana State | Earl Slater grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 02:12 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow is hacked by Ruben Bruce - foul #2 on Ruben Bruce, team foul #10 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | John Ascencio (PG), Gary Marco (SG), John Huggins (SF), Ernest Ferguson (PF) Ray Helfenstein, Hugh Lemasters, Thad Katz, Earl Slater | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Sigler (PG), Russell Capobianco (SG), Joe Kimberly (SF), David King (PF) William Underwood, Jeremiah Mock, Russell Cook, Andrew Pool | |
| 02:12 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 02:12 | Montana State | Hans Zinzow makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:44 | Denver | Gary Marco is called for the reach on David King - foul #1 on Gary Marco, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow (C) Hans Zinzow | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:44 | Denver | David King misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:44 | Montana State | Ernest Ferguson snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 01:19 | Montana State | Harvey Zahnow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-67 |
| 01:00 | Denver | Joe Kimberly clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-67 |
| 00:59 | Montana State | John Huggins grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Montana State | Joe Kimberly steals it from John Huggins | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Denver | John Ascencio is called for the reach on Charles Sigler in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Ascencio, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| 00:50 | Denver | Charles Sigler makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:50 | Denver | Charles Sigler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:46 | Montana State | John Ascencio double dribbles in the backcourt | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Denver | Ruben Bruce buries a runner from the left block set up by Charles Sigler and the foul's on Gary Marco - foul #2 on Gary Marco, team foul #9 | 57-71 |
| 00:21 | Denver | Ruben Bruce makes the free throw | 57-72 |
| 00:17 | Montana State | John Huggins connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Charles Sigler runs out the clock | 59-72 |