| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis McCalop (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rodney Galaviz (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Howell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Dales (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Perillo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-41 |
| 19:36 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Justin Dales | 32-41 |
| 19:30 | Fairfield | Robert Wright is hacked by Marion Mercer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marion Mercer, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 19:11 | Fairfield | Paul Gilmore buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-43 |
| 19:00 | Denver | Marion Mercer hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-43 |
| 18:41 | Fairfield | Justin Dales hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Wright | 34-46 |
| 18:24 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dennis McCalop | 36-46 |
| 18:09 | Fairfield | Leroy Perillo comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-46 |
| 18:08 | Fairfield | Justin Dales tips it in | 36-48 |
| 17:54 | Denver | Leroy Perillo swats the short shot by Dennis McCalop | 36-48 |
| 17:52 | Fairfield | Robert Wright gets the rebound | 36-48 |
| 17:35 | Fairfield | Leroy Perillo blows the layup but he's fouled by Kenneth Johnson - foul #3 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Ernest Begay (SG), Craig Beckmann (SF), Kevin Pelt (PF), Daryl Manning (C) Marion Mercer, Dennis McCalop, Jonathan Chapman, Kenneth Johnson, Rodney Galaviz | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Dehaan (PG), Chong Zhao (SG), Ronald Hebert (SF), Joshua Adamo (PF) Robert Wright, David Howell, Paul Gilmore, Justin Dales | |
| 17:35 | Fairfield | Leroy Perillo misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 17:35 | Fairfield | Leroy Perillo misses the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 17:35 | Fairfield | Joshua Adamo gets the offensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 17:17 | Fairfield | Chong Zhao connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Leroy Perillo | 36-51 |
| 17:04 | Denver | Kevin Pelt scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Craig Beckmann | 38-51 |
| 16:51 | Fairfield | Chong Zhao clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 16:50 | Denver | Craig Beckmann pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 16:28 | Denver | Ernest Begay connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Enrique Morales | 41-51 |
| 16:07 | Fairfield | Ronald Hebert knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Chong Zhao | 41-54 |
| 16:05 | Denver | Enrique Morales is hacked by Robert Dehaan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Dehaan, team foul #1 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Jonathan Chapman (SF) Craig Beckmann | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Peter Tobin (PG), Dan Hutcherson (PF), Joseph Williams (C) Robert Dehaan, Joshua Adamo, Leroy Perillo | |
| 15:47 | Denver | Enrique Morales blows the wide open layup | 41-54 |
| 15:46 | Denver | Daryl Manning gets the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Enrique Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Begay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Pelt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daryl Manning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Peter Tobin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Chong Zhao (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hebert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dan Hutcherson (fresh) C - Joseph Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Denver | Kevin Pelt knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Jonathan Chapman | 43-54 |
| 15:14 | Fairfield | Chong Zhao misses the jumper in the paint | 43-54 |
| 15:13 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman pulls down the rebound | 43-54 |
| 14:53 | Denver | Kevin Pelt hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-54 |
| 14:51 | Fairfield | Peter Tobin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 14:28 | Fairfield | Peter Tobin loses the ball out of bounds | 43-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Dennis McCalop (SG), Craig Beckmann (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Enrique Morales, Ernest Begay, Jonathan Chapman, Kevin Pelt, Daryl Manning | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Wright (PG), David Howell (SG), Paul Gilmore (SF), Justin Dales (PF), Joshua Adamo (C) Peter Tobin, Chong Zhao, Ronald Hebert, Dan Hutcherson, Joseph Williams | |
| 14:14 | Denver | Marion Mercer is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from close range | 43-54 |
| 14:13 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses the tip | 43-54 |
| 14:11 | Fairfield | Robert Wright gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 13:42 | Fairfield | Joshua Adamo lays it up and in set up by Robert Wright | 43-56 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Craig Beckmann is hacked by David Howell in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Howell, team foul #2 | 43-56 |
| 13:33 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dennis McCalop | 46-56 |
| 13:18 | Fairfield | Justin Dales can't connect on a runner in the lane | 46-56 |
| 13:17 | Fairfield | Justin Dales misses the tip | 46-56 |
| 13:16 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kenneth Johnson | 46-56 |
| 13:14 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Dales - foul #1 on Justin Dales, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Schneider (SF) Craig Beckmann | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Dehaan (C) Joshua Adamo | |
| 12:57 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 12:55 | Fairfield | Justin Dales gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 12:43 | Fairfield | Paul Gilmore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Howard Schneider - foul #2 on Howard Schneider, team foul #3 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Jonathan Chapman (SF) Marion Mercer, Dennis McCalop | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Peter Tobin (PG), Dan Hutcherson (PF), Joseph Williams (C) Robert Wright, David Howell, Justin Dales | |
| 12:43 | Fairfield | Paul Gilmore makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 12:43 | Fairfield | Paul Gilmore makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 12:23 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-58 |
| 12:09 | Fairfield | Peter Tobin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 12:08 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 11:53 | Denver | Howard Schneider misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right side | 49-58 |
| 11:52 | Fairfield | Peter Tobin gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 11:38 | Fairfield | Dan Hutcherson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-58 |
| 11:37 | Fairfield | Joseph Williams tips it in | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Enrique Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodney Galaviz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Peter Tobin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Dehaan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Gilmore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dan Hutcherson (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 11:18 | Fairfield | Paul Gilmore pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 11:02 | Fairfield | Dan Hutcherson scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Peter Tobin | 49-63 |
| 11:00 | Denver | Robert Dehaan takes the ball from Howard Schneider in the backcourt | 49-63 |
| 10:54 | Fairfield | Peter Tobin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-63 |
| 10:52 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 10:41 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Enrique Morales | 51-63 |
| 10:34 | Fairfield | Howard Schneider steps in front of the Robert Dehaan pass | 51-63 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz banks in the layup | 53-63 |
| 09:52 | Fairfield | Paul Gilmore misses badly on a floater from the right side | 53-63 |
| 09:50 | Denver | The rebound goes to Rodney Galaviz | 53-63 |
| 09:37 | Denver | Howard Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Dennis McCalop (SG), Craig Beckmann (SF), Kevin Pelt (PF), Daryl Manning (C) Enrique Morales, Howard Schneider, Jonathan Chapman, Kenneth Johnson, Rodney Galaviz | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Wright (PG), David Howell (SG), Ronald Hebert (SF), Justin Dales (PF), Leroy Perillo (C) Peter Tobin, Robert Dehaan, Paul Gilmore, Dan Hutcherson, Joseph Williams | |
| 09:22 | Fairfield | Ronald Hebert drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Wright | 53-65 |
| 09:20 | Denver | Daryl Manning double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-65 |
| 09:10 | Fairfield | Robert Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 53-65 |
| 08:58 | Denver | Dennis McCalop scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Craig Beckmann | 56-65 |
| 08:34 | Fairfield | Leroy Perillo drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Wright | 56-67 |
| 08:26 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Craig Beckmann grabs the offensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Marion Mercer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-67 |
| 08:09 | Fairfield | David Howell pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 07:48 | Fairfield | Leroy Perillo scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Robert Wright | 56-69 |
| 07:46 | Denver | Daryl Manning loses the dribble to Robert Wright in the backcourt | 56-69 |
| 07:43 | Fairfield | Ronald Hebert slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Wright | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 07:30 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 07:28 | Denver | Dennis McCalop grabs the offensive board | 56-71 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis McCalop (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Craig Beckmann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Pelt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Daryl Manning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Howell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hebert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Justin Dales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Leroy Perillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-71 |
| 07:21 | Denver | Craig Beckmann tips it in | 58-71 |
| 07:14 | Fairfield | Robert Wright clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Craig Beckmann - foul #1 on Craig Beckmann, team foul #4 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Ernest Begay (SG), Jonathan Chapman (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF) Marion Mercer, Dennis McCalop, Craig Beckmann, Daryl Manning | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chong Zhao (SG), Paul Gilmore (SF), Joshua Adamo (PF) David Howell, Ronald Hebert, Justin Dales | |
| 07:14 | Fairfield | Robert Wright makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 07:14 | Fairfield | Robert Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 07:11 | Denver | Leroy Perillo steps in front of the Ernest Begay pass in the backcourt | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:52 | Fairfield | Chong Zhao lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Wright | 58-75 |
| 06:32 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-75 |
| 06:31 | Fairfield | Paul Gilmore grabs the board | 58-75 |
| 06:07 | Fairfield | Paul Gilmore is hacked by Kenneth Johnson - foul #4 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #5 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Washington (PG), Howard Schneider (SF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Enrique Morales, Jonathan Chapman, Kevin Pelt | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Peter Tobin (PG), Justin Dales (PF) Robert Wright, Leroy Perillo | |
| 05:42 | Fairfield | Paul Gilmore misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-75 |
| 05:40 | Fairfield | Peter Tobin tips it in | 58-77 |
| 05:22 | Denver | Ernest Begay misses the lay-in | 58-77 |
| 05:20 | Denver | Howard Schneider misses the tip | 58-77 |
| 05:18 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson snags the offensive board | 58-77 |
| 05:07 | Denver | Paul Gilmore denies the turnaround by Kenneth Johnson | 58-77 |
| 05:06 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Chong Zhao | 58-77 |
| 04:47 | Fairfield | Joshua Adamo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-77 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-77 |
| 04:42 | Denver | Howard Schneider is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Dales - foul #2 on Justin Dales, team foul #4 | 58-77 |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Dennis McCalop (SG), Jonathan Chapman (SF), Craig Beckmann (PF), Daryl Manning (C) Donald Washington, Ernest Begay, Howard Schneider, Kenneth Johnson, Rodney Galaviz | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Dehaan (PG), David Howell (SG), Ronald Hebert (SF), Joseph Williams (PF), Leroy Perillo (C) Peter Tobin, Chong Zhao, Paul Gilmore, Justin Dales, Joshua Adamo | |
| 04:34 | Denver | Daryl Manning connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-77 |
| 04:06 | Fairfield | Joseph Williams clanks a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Craig Beckmann - foul #2 on Craig Beckmann, team foul #6 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Dan Hutcherson (PF) Leroy Perillo | |
| 04:06 | Fairfield | Joseph Williams misses the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 04:06 | Fairfield | Joseph Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 61-77 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Daryl Manning snags the defensive board | 61-77 |
| 03:48 | Denver | Daryl Manning can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-77 |
| 03:46 | Fairfield | Robert Dehaan gets the rebound | 61-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:19 | Fairfield | David Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-77 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Schneider (SF), Kevin Pelt (PF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Jonathan Chapman, Craig Beckmann, Daryl Manning | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Wright (PG), Leroy Perillo (C) Robert Dehaan, Joseph Williams | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis McCalop (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Schneider (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Pelt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Galaviz (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Robert Wright (fresh) 10 pts. 11 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Howell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hebert (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dan Hutcherson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leroy Perillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Denver | Howard Schneider can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-77 |
| 03:00 | Fairfield | Robert Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 61-77 |
| 02:35 | Fairfield | David Howell slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Wright and he's hacked by Rodney Galaviz - foul #1 on Rodney Galaviz, team foul #7 | 61-79 |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Ernest Begay (SG), Craig Beckmann (C) Marion Mercer, Dennis McCalop, Rodney Galaviz | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Peter Tobin (PG), Joseph Williams (PF), Joshua Adamo (C) Robert Wright, Dan Hutcherson, Leroy Perillo | |
| 02:35 | Fairfield | David Howell makes the free throw | 61-80 |
| 02:27 | Denver | Howard Schneider comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-80 |
| 02:25 | Fairfield | Joshua Adamo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-80 |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Ronald Hebert is fouled on the floor by Howard Schneider - foul #3 on Howard Schneider, team foul #8 | 61-80 |
| Subs | Denver | Daryl Manning (SF) Howard Schneider | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chong Zhao (SG), Robert Dehaan (C) David Howell, Joseph Williams | |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Ronald Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 02:08 | Fairfield | Ronald Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 61-82 |
| 01:53 | Denver | Kevin Pelt is whistled for traveling | 61-82 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joseph Williams (C) Peter Tobin | |
| 01:31 | Fairfield | Chong Zhao misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-82 |
| 01:30 | Fairfield | Joseph Williams tips it but misses | 61-82 |
| 01:28 | Fairfield | Robert Dehaan tips it but misses | 61-82 |
| 01:26 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Hebert | 61-82 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Joshua Adamo is hacked by Kevin Pelt - foul #1 on Kevin Pelt, team foul #9 | 61-82 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Joshua Adamo makes the 1st free throw | 61-83 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Joshua Adamo makes the 2nd free throw | 61-84 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Kevin Pelt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-84 |
| 00:50 | Fairfield | Chong Zhao gets the rebound | 61-84 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Fairfield | Chong Zhao misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Enrique Morales - foul #1 on Enrique Morales, team foul #10 | 61-84 |
| 00:30 | Fairfield | Chong Zhao makes the 1st free throw | 61-85 |
| 00:30 | Fairfield | Chong Zhao makes the 2nd free throw | 61-86 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Denver | Daryl Manning clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-86 |
| 00:24 | Fairfield | Ronald Hebert grabs the board | 61-86 |
| 00:00 | Fairfield | Robert Dehaan runs out the clock | 61-86 |