| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Jesse Sartori (fresh) SG - Lee Adams (fresh) SF - Arnold Logan (fresh) PF - Brian Gray (fresh) C - Barry Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) SG - William Ward (fresh) SF - Chauncey Davis (fresh) PF - Frank Frerichs (fresh) C - Randy Sloan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Northern Iowa | Chauncey Davis swats the short shot by Barry Morgan | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Denver | Sterling Wiens grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Frank Frerichs misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Brian Gray - foul #1 on Brian Gray, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Frank Frerichs makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Frank Frerichs makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams misses the easy layup | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Denver | Chauncey Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Denver | William Ward makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chauncey Davis | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | Northern Iowa | Brian Gray misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Denver | The rebound goes to Randy Sloan | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Chauncey Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arnold Logan - foul #1 on Arnold Logan, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Chauncey Davis misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Chauncey Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 18:06 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 17:53 | Denver | William Ward can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 17:52 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arnold Logan | 0-5 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Sterling Wiens is called for the reach on Jesse Sartori - foul #1 on Sterling Wiens, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan (C) Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:20 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jesse Sartori | 3-5 |
| 17:14 | Denver | Sterling Wiens is whistled for traveling | 3-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva (PG), Marcos Ruiz (SF), Robert Sand (C) Jesse Sartori, Arnold Logan, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:59 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams misses long on a floater near the basket | 3-5 |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva tips it home | 5-5 |
| 16:43 | Denver | Sterling Wiens loses the dribble to Stephen Cueva | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Adams | 7-5 |
| 16:15 | Denver | William Ward can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:13 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Randy Sloan picks off the pass by Robert Sand | 7-5 |
| 15:54 | Denver | Randy Sloan's pass is intercepted by Lee Adams | 7-5 |
| 15:50 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams can't finish the layup | 7-5 |
| 15:49 | Denver | Chauncey Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stephen Cueva (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lee Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) PF - Arthur Duncan (fresh) C - Robert Sand (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fairly fresh) SG - William Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chauncey Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Frerichs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Sloan (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Denver | Sterling Wiens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 15:40 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 15:28 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Cueva | 10-5 |
| 15:12 | Denver | Sterling Wiens can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 10-5 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Stephen Cueva | 10-5 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Frerichs - foul #1 on Frank Frerichs, team foul #2 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Ramon Delacruz (SG), Brian Gray (PF), Barry Morgan (C) Stephen Cueva, Lee Adams, Arthur Duncan, Robert Sand | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), Thomas Williams (SG), Earl Tarbox (SF), Amos Simpson (PF), Allen Clower (C) Sterling Wiens, William Ward, Chauncey Davis, Frank Frerichs, Randy Sloan | |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:53 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz makes the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:36 | Denver | Barry Morgan is called for the reach on Amos Simpson - foul #1 on Barry Morgan, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan (SF) Marcos Ruiz | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 14:30 | Denver | Arnold Logan takes the ball from Amos Simpson | 12-5 |
| 14:07 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-5 |
| 14:06 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz tips it home | 14-5 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Allen Clower hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Brian Gray - foul #2 on Brian Gray, team foul #4 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan (PF) Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Sloan (C) Thomas Williams | |
| 13:49 | Denver | Allen Clower misses the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Allen Clower makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:32 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jesse Sartori | 16-6 |
| 13:09 | Denver | Earl Tarbox buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Cornett | 16-8 |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Amos Simpson - foul #1 on Amos Simpson, team foul #3 | 18-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva (PG) Jesse Sartori | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Williams (PG), William Ward (SG), Wayne Duley (PF) William Cornett, Allen Clower, Amos Simpson | |
| 12:49 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan makes the free throw | 19-8 |
| 12:47 | Denver | Stephen Cueva picks off the pass by Thomas Williams in the backcourt | 19-8 |
| 12:32 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Duncan drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-8 |
| 12:18 | Denver | William Ward is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Ward, team foul #4 | 21-8 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams (SG), James Stone (SF), Marcos Ruiz (PF), Robert Sand (C) Ramon Delacruz, Arnold Logan, Arthur Duncan, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Chauncey Davis (SF), Frank Frerichs (PF) Thomas Williams, Earl Tarbox, Wayne Duley | |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 21-8 |
| 12:06 | Denver | Randy Sloan grabs the board | 21-8 |
| 12:01 | Denver | William Ward knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Sterling Wiens | 21-11 |
| 11:48 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-11 |
| 11:46 | Denver | Chauncey Davis grabs the board | 21-11 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stephen Cueva (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Stone (fresh) PF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Sand (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chauncey Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Frerichs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randy Sloan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Denver | Frank Frerichs can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 21-11 |
| 11:25 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Chauncey Davis | 21-11 |
| 11:10 | Denver | Robert Sand picks off the pass by Randy Sloan | 21-11 |
| 11:02 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-11 |
| 11:00 | Denver | Frank Frerichs gets the rebound | 21-11 |
| 10:40 | Denver | Randy Sloan hits a turnaround from the right block | 21-13 |
| 10:22 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Stone | 24-13 |
| 10:14 | Denver | William Ward is fouled on the floor by Robert Sand - foul #1 on Robert Sand, team foul #5 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Ramon Delacruz (SG), Arnold Logan (SF), Arthur Duncan (PF), John Wynn (C) Stephen Cueva, Lee Adams, James Stone, Marcos Ruiz, Robert Sand | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), Earl Tarbox (SF), Amos Simpson (PF), Allen Clower (C) Sterling Wiens, Chauncey Davis, Frank Frerichs, Randy Sloan | |
| 10:01 | Denver | Earl Tarbox is fouled on the floor by Arnold Logan - foul #2 on Arnold Logan, team foul #6 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva (SF) Arnold Logan | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Williams (SG) William Ward | |
| 09:44 | Denver | Allen Clower buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Williams | 24-16 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | Earl Tarbox is called for the reach on Jesse Sartori - foul #1 on Earl Tarbox, team foul #5 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan (C) John Wynn | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:28 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-16 |
| 09:26 | Denver | Allen Clower pulls down the rebound | 24-16 |
| 08:59 | Denver | Thomas Williams drills a 3 from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 08:39 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Jesse Sartori | 26-19 |
| 08:33 | Denver | Earl Tarbox clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 08:32 | Denver | Allen Clower tips it in | 26-21 |
| 08:09 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Williams is called for the reach on Ramon Delacruz - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #6 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams (SG), Marcos Ruiz (SF), John Wynn (C) Jesse Sartori, Stephen Cueva, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), William Ward (SG), Chauncey Davis (SF), Frank Frerichs (PF), Randy Sloan (C) William Cornett, Thomas Williams, Earl Tarbox, Amos Simpson, Allen Clower | |
| 07:55 | Northern Iowa | Randy Sloan picks off the pass by Marcos Ruiz | 26-21 |
| 07:32 | Denver | Frank Frerichs drills a turnaround in the paint | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Ramon Delacruz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lee Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcos Ruiz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Wynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chauncey Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Frerichs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randy Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:08 | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-23 |
| 07:06 | Northern Iowa | John Wynn hits the follow up shot | 28-23 |
| 06:59 | Denver | Randy Sloan misses long on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on John Wynn - foul #1 on John Wynn, team foul #7 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), James Stone (SF), Robert Sand (C) Ramon Delacruz, Arthur Duncan, John Wynn | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:59 | Denver | Randy Sloan misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 06:59 | Denver | Randy Sloan misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 06:59 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 06:36 | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand is denied on a layup by Frank Frerichs | 28-23 |
| 06:34 | Denver | Chauncey Davis snags the defensive board | 28-23 |
| 06:28 | Denver | Frank Frerichs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Denver | Amos Simpson (PF) Frank Frerichs | |
| 06:13 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams is whistled for a carry | 28-23 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan (C) James Stone | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:49 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-23 |
| 05:47 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 05:26 | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 30-23 |
| 05:02 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori travels with the ball | 30-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva (PG), Ramon Delacruz (SG), James Stone (SF), Arthur Duncan (PF), John Wynn (C) Jesse Sartori, Lee Adams, Marcos Ruiz, Robert Sand, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), Thomas Williams (SG), Earl Tarbox (SF), Frank Frerichs (PF), Allen Clower (C) Sterling Wiens, William Ward, Chauncey Davis, Amos Simpson, Randy Sloan | |
| 04:15 | Denver | Thomas Williams connects on the runner from close range | 30-28 |
| 03:57 | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-28 |
| 03:55 | Denver | Allen Clower snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 03:31 | Denver | Allen Clower connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Thomas Williams | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Stephen Cueva (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ramon Delacruz (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Stone (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Duncan (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Cornett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Tarbox (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Frerichs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Allen Clower (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Northern Iowa | Ramon Delacruz buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Stone | 32-30 |
| 02:40 | Denver | Earl Tarbox loses the ball out of bounds | 32-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lee Adams (SG), Arnold Logan (SF), Brian Gray (PF) Stephen Cueva, James Stone, John Wynn | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), William Ward (SG), Chauncey Davis (SF), Amos Simpson (PF), Randy Sloan (C) William Cornett, Thomas Williams, Earl Tarbox, Frank Frerichs, Allen Clower | |
| 02:33 | Northern Iowa | Sterling Wiens picks off the pass by Ramon Delacruz in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Chauncey Davis is hacked by Brian Gray - foul #3 on Brian Gray, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori (PG), Barry Morgan (C) Ramon Delacruz, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:28 | Denver | Chauncey Davis makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Chauncey Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:10 | Northern Iowa | Sterling Wiens steals it from Arthur Duncan | 32-32 |
| 02:07 | Denver | William Ward dunks the ball on a nice dish by Sterling Wiens | 32-34 |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan is hacked by Amos Simpson - foul #2 on Amos Simpson, team foul #7 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Marcos Ruiz (PF) Arthur Duncan | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:49 | Northern Iowa | Barry Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:49 | Denver | Chauncey Davis pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 01:32 | Denver | Chauncey Davis double dribbles | 32-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | Denver | Frank Frerichs (PF) Amos Simpson | |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan is hacked by Chauncey Davis - foul #1 on Chauncey Davis, team foul #8 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Sand (C) Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:18 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:01 | Denver | Frank Frerichs buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Sloan | 34-37 |
| 00:49 | Northern Iowa | Jesse Sartori buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Jesse Sartori - foul #1 on Jesse Sartori, team foul #9 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Stephen Cueva (PG), Arthur Duncan (PF) Jesse Sartori, Marcos Ruiz | |
| Subs | Denver | Earl Tarbox (SF) Chauncey Davis | |
| 00:31 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 00:08 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Frank Frerichs blows the dunk | 40-39 |
| 00:02 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan grabs the board | 40-39 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Arnold Logan misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 40-39 |