| Lineup | Denver | PG - Guillermo Santiago (fresh) SG - John Mullen (fresh) SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) PF - Jerry Moulton (fresh) C - David Stalker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Pannell (fresh) SG - Jonathan Raub (fresh) SF - Donald Kerr (fresh) PF - Malcolm Brooks (fresh) C - Dominick Weesner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kansas | Dominick Weesner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:35 | Kansas | Jonathan Raub hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Kerr | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Kansas | Thomas Pannell grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Kansas | Thomas Pannell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | Kansas | Donald Kerr tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 19:10 | Denver | Jonathan Raub picks off the pass by John Mullen in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 19:08 | Kansas | Jonathan Raub jams it | 0-6 |
| 18:47 | Denver | Thomas Pannell steals the ball from Jerry Moulton | 0-6 |
| 18:29 | Kansas | Dominick Weesner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Raub | 0-8 |
| 18:15 | Denver | John Mullen misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-8 |
| 18:14 | Denver | David Stalker can't tip it in | 0-8 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Ronald Bellard gets the offensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Jerry Moulton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-8 |
| 17:57 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Thomas Pannell | 0-8 |
| 17:53 | Kansas | Jonathan Raub drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Pannell | 0-11 |
| 17:30 | Denver | John Mullen is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Raub - foul #1 on Jonathan Raub, team foul #1 | 0-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Riggleman (PG), Martin Kunkel (SG), William Williams (SF), Dale Payne (C) Guillermo Santiago, John Mullen, Ronald Bellard, David Stalker | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Held (PG), Calvin Campbell (SG), Raymond Brown (SF), Andre Bruno (PF), Emory Landry (C) Thomas Pannell, Jonathan Raub, Donald Kerr, Malcolm Brooks, Dominick Weesner | |
| 17:11 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman loses the dribble to John Held | 0-11 |
| 16:51 | Kansas | Raymond Brown drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-13 |
| 16:46 | Denver | Martin Kunkel makes the jump hook from the baseline | 2-13 |
| 16:34 | Kansas | John Held makes the shot from the left side | 2-15 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Martin Kunkel is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Kunkel, team foul #1 | 2-15 |
| Subs | Denver | David Stalker (C) Jerry Moulton | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 16:18 | Kansas | Emory Landry's pass is intercepted by Dale Payne | 2-15 |
| 16:03 | Denver | Dale Payne lays it up and in set up by Joseph Riggleman | 4-15 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Riggleman (fairly fresh) SG - Martin Kunkel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Williams (fresh) PF - Dale Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Stalker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - John Held (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Campbell (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andre Bruno (fresh) C - Emory Landry (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Kansas | Raymond Brown drills a floater from the left side | 4-17 |
| 15:29 | Denver | William Williams misses the turnaround in the paint | 4-17 |
| 15:28 | Kansas | Andre Bruno grabs the defensive rebound | 4-17 |
| 15:23 | Kansas | Raymond Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (PG), John Mullen (SG), Ronald Bellard (SF), Jerry Moulton (PF), Kenneth Lane (C) Joseph Riggleman, Martin Kunkel, William Williams, Dale Payne, David Stalker | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Pannell (PG), Jonathan Raub (SG), Donald Kerr (SF), Kevin Hall (PF), Patrick Morton (C) John Held, Calvin Campbell, Raymond Brown, Andre Bruno, Emory Landry | |
| 15:02 | Denver | Jerry Moulton knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 6-17 |
| 14:38 | Kansas | Kevin Hall hits a floater from the free throw line | 6-19 |
| 14:28 | Denver | John Mullen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-19 |
| 14:27 | Denver | Jerry Moulton grabs the offensive rebound | 6-19 |
| 14:15 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago is open and lays it up and in and the foul's on Jonathan Raub - foul #2 on Jonathan Raub, team foul #2 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Denver | David Stalker (C) Jerry Moulton | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Held (SG), Malcolm Brooks (PF), Dominick Weesner (C) Jonathan Raub, Kevin Hall, Patrick Morton | |
| 14:15 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago makes the free throw | 9-19 |
| 14:00 | Kansas | Donald Kerr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-19 |
| 13:58 | Denver | Kenneth Lane grabs the board | 9-19 |
| 13:48 | Denver | Dominick Weesner is called for the reach on David Stalker - foul #1 on Dominick Weesner, team foul #3 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Martin Kunkel (PG), Terry Manuel (SG), Jerry Moulton (PF) Guillermo Santiago, John Mullen, Kenneth Lane | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 13:30 | Denver | Ronald Bellard is hacked by Dominick Weesner - foul #2 on Dominick Weesner, team foul #4 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Denver | William Williams (SF) Ronald Bellard | |
| Subs | Kansas | Andre Bruno (C) Dominick Weesner | |
| 13:17 | Denver | David Stalker lays it in set up by Martin Kunkel | 11-19 |
| 13:12 | Kansas | Andre Bruno is fouled on the floor by David Stalker - foul #1 on David Stalker, team foul #2 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Harlan Perry (C) David Stalker | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 12:59 | Kansas | Thomas Pannell's floater is knocked away by Harlan Perry | 11-19 |
| 12:58 | Denver | William Williams snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Jerry Moulton misses the lay-in | 11-19 |
| 12:34 | Denver | Terry Manuel grabs the offensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 12:19 | Denver | Jerry Moulton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-19 |
| 12:18 | Kansas | Thomas Pannell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 12:13 | Kansas | Terry Manuel is called for the reach on John Held - foul #1 on Terry Manuel, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (PG), John Mullen (SG), Joseph Riggleman (SF), Dale Payne (PF), David Stalker (C) Martin Kunkel, Terry Manuel, William Williams, Jerry Moulton, Harlan Perry | |
| Subs | Kansas | Calvin Campbell (SG), Raymond Brown (SF), Emory Landry (PF), Patrick Morton (C) John Held, Donald Kerr, Malcolm Brooks, Andre Bruno | |
| 12:01 | Kansas | Thomas Pannell misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Joseph Riggleman - foul #1 on Joseph Riggleman, team foul #4 | 11-19 |
| 12:01 | Kansas | Thomas Pannell makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 12:01 | Kansas | Thomas Pannell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:59 | Denver | John Mullen is hacked by Calvin Campbell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Campbell, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Guillermo Santiago (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Mullen (fresh) SF - Joseph Riggleman (fresh) PF - Dale Payne (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Stalker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Pannell (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Calvin Campbell (fresh) SF - Raymond Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Emory Landry (fresh) C - Patrick Morton (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago lays it up and in | 13-21 |
| 11:29 | Kansas | Emory Landry is hacked by Dale Payne - foul #1 on Dale Payne, team foul #5 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Bellard (SF) Joseph Riggleman | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 11:13 | Kansas | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Pannell is blocked by Ronald Bellard | 13-21 |
| 11:11 | Denver | David Stalker grabs the defensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 10:46 | Denver | Ronald Bellard comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Calvin Campbell - foul #2 on Calvin Campbell, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Riggleman (PG), Terry Manuel (SG), Jerry Moulton (PF), Kenneth Lane (C) Guillermo Santiago, John Mullen, Dale Payne, David Stalker | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Held (SG), Andre Bruno (PF) Calvin Campbell, Emory Landry | |
| 10:46 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 10:46 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 10:29 | Kansas | John Held hits the finger roll | 15-23 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman loses the dribble to Andre Bruno | 15-23 |
| 09:52 | Kansas | John Held hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 09:50 | Kansas | Patrick Morton misses the tip | 15-23 |
| 09:48 | Denver | Ronald Bellard grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 09:43 | Denver | Ronald Bellard blows the wide open layup | 15-23 |
| 09:41 | Kansas | John Held gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 09:20 | Kansas | Raymond Brown misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Terry Manuel - foul #2 on Terry Manuel, team foul #6 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (PG), John Mullen (SG), William Williams (SF), David Stalker (C) Joseph Riggleman, Terry Manuel, Ronald Bellard, Kenneth Lane | |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Kerr (SF), Malcolm Brooks (PF) Thomas Pannell, Patrick Morton | |
| 09:20 | Kansas | Raymond Brown makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:20 | Kansas | Raymond Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:06 | Denver | John Mullen comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Raymond Brown - foul #1 on Raymond Brown, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Pannell (PG) Raymond Brown | |
| 09:06 | Denver | John Mullen misses the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:06 | Denver | John Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 08:48 | Kansas | Jerry Moulton picks off the pass by Donald Kerr | 16-25 |
| 08:45 | Denver | Donald Kerr picks off the pass by Guillermo Santiago in the backcourt | 16-25 |
| 08:35 | Kansas | John Held can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-25 |
| 08:34 | Denver | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 08:19 | Denver | John Mullen hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Williams | 19-25 |
| 07:57 | Kansas | John Held throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Martin Kunkel (SG), Dale Payne (PF), Kenneth Lane (C) John Mullen, Jerry Moulton, David Stalker | |
| Subs | Kansas | Raymond Brown (SG), Emory Landry (C) Thomas Pannell, Andre Bruno | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Guillermo Santiago (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Martin Kunkel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dale Payne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - John Held (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Kerr (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Malcolm Brooks (fresh) C - Emory Landry (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago can't connect on a floater from the right side | 19-25 |
| 07:37 | Kansas | Emory Landry grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 07:26 | Kansas | Kenneth Lane swats the short shot by Donald Kerr | 19-25 |
| 07:24 | Denver | The rebound goes to Martin Kunkel | 19-25 |
| 07:02 | Denver | Martin Kunkel misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Brown - foul #2 on Raymond Brown, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Riggleman (PG), Ronald Bellard (SF), Harlan Perry (C) Guillermo Santiago, William Williams, Kenneth Lane | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Pannell (PG), Patrick Morton (C) Raymond Brown, Malcolm Brooks | |
| 07:02 | Denver | Martin Kunkel makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:02 | Denver | Martin Kunkel misses the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 07:02 | Kansas | Emory Landry grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 06:41 | Kansas | Emory Landry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 06:40 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ronald Bellard | 20-25 |
| 06:34 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Emory Landry - foul #1 on Emory Landry, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Jerry Moulton (PF), David Stalker (C) Dale Payne, Harlan Perry | |
| Subs | Kansas | Kevin Hall (PF) Emory Landry | |
| 06:34 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 06:34 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:17 | Kansas | Donald Kerr misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 06:15 | Kansas | John Held grabs the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 06:10 | Kansas | Kevin Hall buries a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Jerry Moulton - foul #1 on Jerry Moulton, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (PG), John Mullen (SG) Joseph Riggleman, Martin Kunkel | |
| Subs | Kansas | Andre Bruno (C) Patrick Morton | |
| 06:10 | Kansas | Kevin Hall makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Andre Bruno is called for the reach on David Stalker - foul #1 on Andre Bruno, team foul #10 | 21-28 |
| 06:00 | Denver | David Stalker makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:00 | Denver | David Stalker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 05:50 | Kansas | Donald Kerr is whistled for traveling | 23-28 |
| 05:35 | Denver | John Mullen is hacked by Donald Kerr - foul #1 on Donald Kerr, team foul #11 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Lane (PF) Jerry Moulton | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 05:35 | Denver | John Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:35 | Denver | John Mullen misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:35 | Kansas | Kevin Hall snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 05:31 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Riggleman (SF), Jerry Moulton (PF) Ronald Bellard, Kenneth Lane | |
| Subs | Kansas | Malcolm Brooks (PF) Kevin Hall | |
| 05:15 | Kansas | Malcolm Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-28 |
| 04:57 | Denver | Jerry Moulton blows the wide open layup | 24-28 |
| 04:56 | Kansas | Andre Bruno grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 04:40 | Kansas | John Held can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 24-28 |
| 04:38 | Denver | Jerry Moulton gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:23 | Denver | Jerry Moulton is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 24-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Martin Kunkel (PG), Ronald Bellard (SF) Guillermo Santiago, Joseph Riggleman | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 04:09 | Kansas | The pull-up jumper by Donald Kerr is blocked by Jerry Moulton | 24-28 |
| 04:07 | Kansas | Andre Bruno hits the follow up shot | 24-30 |
| 03:45 | Denver | David Stalker connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Martin Kunkel | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Martin Kunkel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Mullen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Moulton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Stalker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Pannell (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Held (tired) 4 pts. SF - Donald Kerr (tired) 2 pts. PF - Malcolm Brooks (fairly fresh) C - Andre Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Kansas | John Held clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-30 |
| 03:22 | Denver | Martin Kunkel pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 03:16 | Denver | David Stalker blows the layup | 26-30 |
| 03:14 | Kansas | Malcolm Brooks snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 03:01 | Kansas | Malcolm Brooks banks in the layup | 26-32 |
| 02:59 | Denver | Martin Kunkel is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Pannell - foul #1 on Thomas Pannell, team foul #12 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Riggleman (PG), William Williams (SF), Dale Payne (PF), Kenneth Lane (C) John Mullen, Ronald Bellard, Jerry Moulton, David Stalker | |
| Subs | Kansas | Calvin Campbell (PG), Jonathan Raub (SG), Raymond Brown (SF), Emory Landry (PF), Dominick Weesner (C) Thomas Pannell, John Held, Donald Kerr, Malcolm Brooks, Andre Bruno | |
| 02:59 | Denver | Martin Kunkel misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:59 | Denver | Martin Kunkel misses the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:59 | Kansas | Emory Landry pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:49 | Kansas | Jonathan Raub misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 02:48 | Kansas | Raymond Brown tips it but misses | 26-32 |
| 02:47 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Emory Landry denies the turnaround by Dale Payne | 26-32 |
| 02:30 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman grabs the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:18 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Lane and he's fouled by Calvin Campbell - foul #3 on Calvin Campbell, team foul #13 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (PG), Terry Manuel (SG) Martin Kunkel, William Williams | |
| Subs | Kansas | Donald Kerr (SF) Calvin Campbell | |
| 02:18 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:59 | Kansas | Joseph Riggleman takes the ball from Donald Kerr | 29-32 |
| 01:37 | Denver | Dominick Weesner swats the layup by Kenneth Lane | 29-32 |
| 01:36 | Denver | Dale Payne snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 01:20 | Denver | The jump hook by Kenneth Lane is blocked by Emory Landry | 29-32 |
| 01:19 | Kansas | Dominick Weesner grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 01:03 | Kansas | Emory Landry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 01:01 | Kansas | Dominick Weesner tips it but misses | 29-32 |
| 00:59 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lane | 29-32 |
| 00:56 | Denver | Kenneth Lane double dribbles in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| Subs | Denver | William Williams (PG), Ronald Bellard (SF), Jerry Moulton (PF), David Stalker (C) Guillermo Santiago, Joseph Riggleman, Dale Payne, Kenneth Lane | |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Pannell (PG), Andre Bruno (PF), Patrick Morton (C) Donald Kerr, Emory Landry, Dominick Weesner | |
| 00:36 | Kansas | Thomas Pannell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 00:34 | Kansas | Andre Bruno tips it but misses | 29-32 |
| 00:32 | Denver | William Williams snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 00:29 | Denver | William Williams is hacked by Thomas Pannell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Pannell, team foul #14 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Denver | John Mullen (SG) Terry Manuel | |
| Subs | Kansas | Malcolm Brooks (PF) Patrick Morton | |
| 00:29 | Denver | William Williams misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 00:29 | Denver | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | David Stalker denies the turnaround by Raymond Brown | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Denver | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |