| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Guillermo Santiago (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Moulton (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Stalker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - John Puentes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Reese (fresh) PF - Larry Swank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Caggiano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Ronald Bellard inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Denver | Ronald Bellard drills a runner in the paint | 33-25 |
| 19:26 | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Reese misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 19:24 | Denver | Jerry Moulton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:58 | Denver | Reginald Alexander is called for the reach on David Stalker - foul #1 on Reginald Alexander, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 18:38 | Denver | William Underwood can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 18:36 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Caggiano pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:15 | UNC Wilmington | The short jumper by Larry Swank is denied by Jerry Moulton | 33-25 |
| 18:13 | Denver | David Stalker pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:08 | Denver | Norman Caggiano blocks the short jumper by Ronald Bellard | 33-25 |
| 18:06 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Caggiano grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 17:51 | UNC Wilmington | William Underwood steps in front of the Larry Swank pass | 33-25 |
| 17:26 | Denver | Reginald Alexander is called for the reach on William Underwood - foul #2 on Reginald Alexander, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| 17:10 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-25 |
| 16:52 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Swank's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (SG), John Mullen (SF) Guillermo Santiago, Ronald Bellard | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Leopoldo Giordano (PG), John Fredette (PF) John Puentes, Larry Swank | |
| 16:38 | Denver | David Stalker scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by William Underwood | 38-25 |
| 16:20 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jerry Moulton - foul #3 on Jerry Moulton, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Dale Payne (PF), Kenneth Lane (C) Jerry Moulton, David Stalker | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Cribbs (SG), Charles Adams (C) Reginald Alexander, Norman Caggiano | |
| 16:20 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 16:20 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette misses the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 16:20 | Denver | Dale Payne pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 16:09 | Denver | William Underwood drills a floater from the right side set up by Dale Payne | 40-26 |
| 15:41 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Adams misses the runner from the baseline | 40-26 |
| 15:39 | Denver | Dale Payne pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Facer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mullen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dale Payne (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Lane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Leopoldo Giordano (fresh) SG - Tommy Cribbs (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Reese (fresh) PF - John Fredette (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Adams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Denver | The jump hook by Kenneth Lane is blocked by John Fredette | 40-26 |
| 15:25 | Denver | John Mullen tips it back up and in | 42-26 |
| 15:02 | UNC Wilmington | Leopoldo Giordano misses long on a floater from the left wing | 42-26 |
| 15:01 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dale Payne | 42-26 |
| 14:57 | Denver | Robert Facer scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Underwood | 44-26 |
| 14:50 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Cribbs is fouled on the floor by Dale Payne - foul #1 on Dale Payne, team foul #2 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (SG), Ronald Bellard (SF), Jerry Moulton (PF), David Stalker (C) William Underwood, John Mullen, Dale Payne, Kenneth Lane | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Puentes (PG), Reginald Alexander (SG), James Phillippi (SF), Larry Swank (PF), Norman Caggiano (C) Leopoldo Giordano, Tommy Cribbs, Raymond Reese, John Fredette, Charles Adams | |
| 14:31 | UNC Wilmington | Jerry Moulton swats the layup by Larry Swank | 44-26 |
| 14:30 | Denver | Jerry Moulton gets the rebound | 44-26 |
| 14:07 | Denver | Robert Facer double dribbles | 44-26 |
| 13:38 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Caggiano is denied on a layup by David Stalker | 44-26 |
| 13:37 | Denver | Robert Facer grabs the board | 44-26 |
| 13:20 | Denver | Jerry Moulton makes the 3 from straight away | 47-26 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:16 | UNC Wilmington | John Puentes misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's fouled by David Stalker - foul #3 on David Stalker, team foul #3 | 47-26 |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG) Robert Facer | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 13:16 | UNC Wilmington | John Puentes makes the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 13:16 | UNC Wilmington | John Puentes misses the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 13:16 | UNC Wilmington | John Puentes makes the 3rd free throw | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:50 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago double dribbles | 47-28 |
| 12:39 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Swank banks in the layup | 47-30 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:28 | Denver | Ronald Bellard hits a driving attempt from close range | 49-30 |
| 12:17 | UNC Wilmington | John Puentes connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Phillippi | 49-33 |
| 12:08 | Denver | William Underwood misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-33 |
| 12:06 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Swank pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:47 | UNC Wilmington | John Puentes's fadeaway is rejected by David Stalker | 49-33 |
| 11:46 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 11:40 | Denver | James Phillippi picks off the pass by Ronald Bellard | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Guillermo Santiago (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Moulton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - David Stalker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - John Puentes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Phillippi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Swank (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Caggiano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | UNC Wilmington | Guillermo Santiago takes the ball from Reginald Alexander | 49-33 |
| 11:20 | Denver | Norman Caggiano swats the layup by Ronald Bellard | 49-33 |
| 11:18 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Caggiano pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| 11:13 | UNC Wilmington | James Phillippi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (SG), John Mullen (SF), Dale Payne (PF), Kenneth Lane (C) Guillermo Santiago, Ronald Bellard, Jerry Moulton, David Stalker | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Leopoldo Giordano (PG), Tommy Cribbs (SG), John Fredette (PF), Charles Adams (C) John Puentes, Reginald Alexander, Larry Swank, Norman Caggiano | |
| 10:54 | Denver | Robert Facer is hacked by Tommy Cribbs - foul #1 on Tommy Cribbs, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Reese (SF) James Phillippi | |
| 10:41 | Denver | John Mullen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-33 |
| 10:39 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette grabs the defensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 10:20 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Cribbs comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 10:19 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Adams hits the follow up shot | 49-35 |
| 09:57 | Denver | Dale Payne blows the dunk | 49-35 |
| 09:56 | UNC Wilmington | Charles Adams grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 09:39 | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Reese buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Leopoldo Giordano | 49-38 |
| 09:19 | Denver | William Underwood connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Facer | 51-38 |
| 09:01 | UNC Wilmington | Dale Payne blocks the short jumper by Leopoldo Giordano | 51-38 |
| 08:59 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette misses the tip | 51-38 |
| 08:58 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 08:47 | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Reese can't finish the layup | 51-38 |
| 08:45 | Denver | Kenneth Lane gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Robert Facer can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Leopoldo Giordano - foul #1 on Leopoldo Giordano, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (SG), Ronald Bellard (SF), Jerry Moulton (PF), David Stalker (C) William Underwood, John Mullen, Dale Payne, Kenneth Lane | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | John Puentes (PG), Reginald Alexander (SG), James Phillippi (SF), Larry Swank (PF), Norman Caggiano (C) Leopoldo Giordano, Tommy Cribbs, Raymond Reese, John Fredette, Charles Adams | |
| 08:38 | Denver | Robert Facer makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Robert Facer makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:29 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Caggiano misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-38 |
| 08:28 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Swank can't tip it in | 53-38 |
| 08:26 | Denver | Ronald Bellard pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:08 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago drills a shot from the right side and the foul's on Norman Caggiano - foul #3 on Norman Caggiano, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| 08:08 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago makes the free throw | 56-38 |
| 07:43 | UNC Wilmington | John Puentes drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Reginald Alexander | 56-40 |
| 07:19 | Denver | Jerry Moulton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 07:17 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses the tip | 56-40 |
| 07:15 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Larry Swank | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Facer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guillermo Santiago (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Moulton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - David Stalker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - John Puentes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Phillippi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Swank (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman Caggiano (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | UNC Wilmington | Reginald Alexander misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-40 |
| 07:08 | Denver | David Stalker grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 06:48 | Denver | David Stalker misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 56-40 |
| 06:46 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Moulton | 56-40 |
| 06:27 | Denver | Jerry Moulton clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 56-40 |
| 06:26 | Denver | Jerry Moulton can't tip it in | 56-40 |
| 06:24 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to David Stalker | 56-40 |
| 06:02 | Denver | Norman Caggiano steals it from Ronald Bellard | 56-40 |
| 05:50 | UNC Wilmington | John Puentes hits a 3 from straight away set up by James Phillippi | 56-43 |
| 05:30 | Denver | Norman Caggiano blocks the short jumper by Ronald Bellard | 56-43 |
| 05:28 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Swank gets the rebound | 56-43 |
| 05:20 | UNC Wilmington | James Phillippi misses short on a runner from the right block | 56-43 |
| 05:18 | Denver | Jerry Moulton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-43 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Ronald Bellard buries a 3 from the left corner | 59-43 |
| 04:57 | UNC Wilmington | Norman Caggiano misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-43 |
| 04:55 | Denver | Jerry Moulton snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| 04:31 | Denver | Jerry Moulton scores on a shot from the baseline | 61-43 |
| 04:19 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Swank hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jerry Moulton - foul #4 on Jerry Moulton, team foul #4 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Denver | John Mullen (PG), Joseph Riggleman (SG), William Williams (SF), Dale Payne (PF), Kenneth Lane (C) Robert Facer, Guillermo Santiago, Ronald Bellard, Jerry Moulton, David Stalker | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Leopoldo Giordano (PG), Tommy Cribbs (SG), Raymond Reese (SF), John Fredette (C) John Puentes, Reginald Alexander, James Phillippi, Norman Caggiano | |
| 04:19 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Swank makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 04:19 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Swank makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 03:59 | Denver | William Williams connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joseph Riggleman | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:50 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Swank can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-45 |
| 03:49 | Denver | Kenneth Lane gets the rebound | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Denver | William Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Mullen | 66-45 |
| 03:05 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Cribbs hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Leopoldo Giordano | 66-47 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Mullen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Riggleman (fresh) SF - William Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dale Payne (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Lane (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Leopoldo Giordano (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Cribbs (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Reese (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Swank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Fredette (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Denver | Dale Payne drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Lane | 68-47 |
| 02:36 | UNC Wilmington | Larry Swank drills a fadeaway from the left block | 68-49 |
| 02:09 | Denver | John Mullen makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Joseph Riggleman | 70-49 |
| 01:58 | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Reese hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Tommy Cribbs and he's hacked by William Williams - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #5 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (PG) William Williams | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Charles Adams (C) Larry Swank | |
| 01:58 | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Reese makes the free throw | 70-52 |
| 01:29 | Denver | John Mullen clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-52 |
| 01:27 | UNC Wilmington | John Fredette grabs the defensive rebound | 70-52 |
| 01:05 | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Reese can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 70-52 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Dale Payne snags the defensive board | 70-52 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Kenneth Lane connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Facer and he's fouled by John Fredette - foul #2 on John Fredette, team foul #6 | 72-52 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Kenneth Lane misses the free throw | 72-52 |
| 00:44 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Cribbs pulls down the rebound | 72-52 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | UNC Wilmington | Leopoldo Giordano misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-52 |
| 00:36 | UNC Wilmington | Raymond Reese tips it back up and in | 72-54 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman can't finish the layup | 72-54 |
| 00:09 | UNC Wilmington | Tommy Cribbs gets the rebound | 72-54 |
| 00:03 | UNC Wilmington | Dale Payne steals the ball from Raymond Reese | 72-54 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Robert Facer runs out the clock | 72-54 |