| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Barber (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - McKinley Offutt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Duley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Allen Clower (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Huizar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Wayne Duley inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Denver | Sterling Wiens hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Barber - foul #1 on Bruce Barber, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:49 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:49 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:49 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber is fouled on the floor by Eric Lunsford - foul #1 on Eric Lunsford, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| 19:15 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-34 |
| 19:13 | Denver | Eric Lunsford snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 18:53 | Denver | Allen Clower misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-34 |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:37 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-34 |
| 18:36 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller misses the tip | 32-34 |
| 18:35 | Denver | Allen Clower grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 18:10 | Denver | Sterling Wiens is fouled on the floor by Bruce Barber - foul #2 on Bruce Barber, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| 17:57 | Denver | Eric Lunsford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Matthew Miller - foul #2 on Matthew Miller, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| 17:57 | Denver | Eric Lunsford makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:57 | Denver | Eric Lunsford makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 32-36 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Allen Clower snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 17:26 | Denver | Robert Huizar's floater is tipped away by McKinley Offutt | 32-36 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Robert Huizar pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:09 | Denver | Robert Huizar is called for 5 seconds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle (PG), Gregory Jones (SF), Arlen Short (PF) Joshua Hatter, Matthew Miller, Bruce Barber | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG), Shannon Eddins (PF), Aaron Brubaker (C) Eric Lunsford, Allen Clower, Robert Huizar | |
| 16:54 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 16:53 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt can't tip it in | 32-36 |
| 16:51 | Denver | Sterling Wiens pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Shannon Eddins connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Cornett | 32-38 |
| 16:11 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle double dribbles | 32-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Miller (SF), Kevin Williams (C) Eric Gardner, McKinley Offutt | |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG), David Moss (SF) Sterling Wiens, Wayne Duley | |
| 15:51 | Denver | David Moss misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | Kevin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lynn Brendle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arlen Short (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Cornett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Kittrell (fresh) SF - David Moss (fresh) PF - Shannon Eddins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Brubaker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle is fouled on the floor by Aaron Brubaker - foul #2 on Aaron Brubaker, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Bruce Barber (PF), Christopher Facer (C) Gregory Jones, Arlen Short, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Denver | Allen Clower (PF), Robert Huizar (C) Shannon Eddins, Aaron Brubaker | |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Huizar - foul #2 on Robert Huizar, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Lunsford (SG) Gerald Kittrell | |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 15:37 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 15:30 | Denver | William Cornett is hacked by Joshua Hatter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Hatter, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| 15:24 | Denver | Allen Clower misses the jump hook from the baseline | 33-38 |
| 15:22 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller is hacked by Eric Lunsford - foul #2 on Eric Lunsford, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG) William Cornett | |
| 15:07 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller is hacked by David Moss - foul #3 on David Moss, team foul #5 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (SG) Lynn Brendle | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-38 |
| 14:34 | Denver | Eric Lunsford clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 14:33 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 14:17 | Minnesota | Allen Clower is called for the reach on Bruce Barber - foul #2 on Allen Clower, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle (PG), McKinley Offutt (SF) Joshua Hatter, Matthew Miller | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG), Wayne Duley (SF), Shannon Eddins (PF), Aaron Brubaker (C) Eric Lunsford, David Moss, Allen Clower, Robert Huizar | |
| 14:00 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Eric Gardner is denied by Aaron Brubaker | 35-38 |
| 13:59 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:44 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber lays it in on a nice dish by McKinley Offutt | 37-38 |
| 13:25 | Denver | Sterling Wiens banks in the layup | 37-40 |
| 13:14 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber misses the lay-in | 37-40 |
| 13:13 | Denver | Shannon Eddins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:54 | Denver | Wayne Duley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by McKinley Offutt - foul #3 on McKinley Offutt, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), Gregory Jones (SG), Matthew Miller (SF), Arlen Short (PF) Lynn Brendle, Eric Gardner, Bruce Barber, Christopher Facer | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Lunsford (SG), Allen Clower (PF), Robert Huizar (C) Sterling Wiens, Shannon Eddins, Aaron Brubaker | |
| 12:54 | Denver | Wayne Duley misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 12:54 | Denver | Wayne Duley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:33 | Minnesota | Arlen Short loses the dribble to William Cornett | 37-41 |
| 12:15 | Denver | William Cornett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 12:13 | Denver | Robert Huizar tips it home | 37-43 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | Arlen Short is fouled on the floor by Allen Clower - foul #3 on Allen Clower, team foul #7 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (SG) Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG) William Cornett | |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | Arlen Short misses the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:50 | Denver | Robert Huizar snags the defensive board | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Eric Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arlen Short (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - McKinley Offutt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Duley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Allen Clower (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Huizar (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-43 |
| 11:29 | Denver | Wayne Duley snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 11:13 | Denver | Sterling Wiens hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 37-43 |
| 11:12 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to McKinley Offutt | 37-43 |
| 10:59 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 10:58 | Denver | Robert Huizar gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 10:41 | Denver | Eric Lunsford comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Miller - foul #3 on Matthew Miller, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle (PG), Bruce Barber (PF), Christopher Facer (C) Joshua Hatter, Arlen Short, McKinley Offutt | |
| Subs | Denver | David Moss (SF), Shannon Eddins (PF), Aaron Brubaker (C) Wayne Duley, Allen Clower, Robert Huizar | |
| 10:41 | Denver | Eric Lunsford makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:41 | Denver | Eric Lunsford misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:41 | Minnesota | Christopher Facer gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 10:12 | Denver | Shannon Eddins pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:49 | Denver | David Moss clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Miller - foul #4 on Matthew Miller, team foul #7 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Jones (SG), Wekesa Asaro (SF) Eric Gardner, Matthew Miller | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG) Eric Lunsford | |
| 09:49 | Denver | David Moss misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:49 | Denver | David Moss misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-44 |
| 09:28 | Denver | The rebound goes to Shannon Eddins | 37-44 |
| 09:15 | Denver | Sterling Wiens can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Wekesa Asaro - foul #1 on Wekesa Asaro, team foul #8 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG), McKinley Offutt (SF) Gregory Jones, Wekesa Asaro | |
| Subs | Denver | Wayne Duley (SF), Allen Clower (PF), Robert Huizar (C) David Moss, Shannon Eddins, Aaron Brubaker | |
| 09:15 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:15 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 08:55 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle connects on the jumper from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 08:44 | Denver | Allen Clower connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Sterling Wiens | 39-48 |
| 08:27 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 08:00 | Denver | Sterling Wiens connects on the 3 from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 07:31 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 07:30 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Huizar | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Lynn Brendle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - McKinley Offutt (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Barber (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Facer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Cornett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wayne Duley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Clower (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Huizar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 07:21 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Wayne Duley is called for the reach on Lynn Brendle - foul #3 on Wayne Duley, team foul #8 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eric Gardner (SG), Matthew Miller (SF), Arlen Short (PF) Joshua Hatter, Bruce Barber, Christopher Facer | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Lunsford (SG), Shannon Eddins (PF), Aaron Brubaker (C) Sterling Wiens, Allen Clower, Robert Huizar | |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 07:14 | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 07:14 | Denver | Aaron Brubaker snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 07:06 | Denver | Eric Lunsford misses the 3 from straight away | 43-51 |
| 07:04 | Denver | Shannon Eddins snags the offensive board | 43-51 |
| 06:43 | Denver | Eric Lunsford can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-51 |
| 06:41 | Denver | Wayne Duley tips it home | 43-53 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 43-53 |
| 06:14 | Denver | Shannon Eddins gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Wayne Duley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Jones (PG), Bruce Barber (PF) Lynn Brendle, McKinley Offutt | |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (PG), David Moss (SF), Allen Clower (PF) William Cornett, Wayne Duley, Aaron Brubaker | |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Shannon Eddins - foul #1 on Shannon Eddins, team foul #9 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Facer (C) Arlen Short | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Robert Huizar (C) Gerald Kittrell, Shannon Eddins | |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:08 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses the 3 from the right wing | 46-53 |
| 05:07 | Denver | David Moss grabs the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 05:02 | Denver | Allen Clower misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Eric Gardner - foul #2 on Eric Gardner, team foul #9 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter (PG) Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG) Eric Lunsford | |
| 05:02 | Denver | Allen Clower misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:02 | Denver | Allen Clower makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-54 |
| 04:52 | Minnesota | Bruce Barber hits the follow up shot | 48-54 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Allen Clower slams it home set up by Gerald Kittrell | 48-56 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller is fouled on the floor by Allen Clower - foul #4 on Allen Clower, team foul #10 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arlen Short (PF) Bruce Barber | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG), Wayne Duley (SF), Shannon Eddins (PF) Gerald Kittrell, David Moss, Allen Clower | |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Matthew Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 03:57 | Denver | William Cornett connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Sterling Wiens | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on William Cornett - foul #1 on William Cornett, team foul #11 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Jones (SF), McKinley Offutt (C) Matthew Miller, Christopher Facer | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Lunsford (SG), Aaron Brubaker (C) William Cornett, Robert Huizar | |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | Eric Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Denver | Sterling Wiens is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Hatter - foul #2 on Joshua Hatter, team foul #10 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Williams (C) Eric Gardner | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:46 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 03:46 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 03:46 | Denver | Shannon Eddins snags the offensive board | 51-60 |
| 03:23 | Denver | Eric Lunsford makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Sterling Wiens | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Joshua Hatter (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gregory Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - McKinley Offutt (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Arlen Short (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wayne Duley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shannon Eddins (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. C - Aaron Brubaker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:04 | Minnesota | Joshua Hatter misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-63 |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Arlen Short snags the offensive board | 51-63 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Arlen Short misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 51-63 |
| 02:48 | Denver | The rebound goes to Shannon Eddins | 51-63 |
| 02:24 | Denver | Gregory Jones is called for the reach on Sterling Wiens - foul #2 on Gregory Jones, team foul #11 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lynn Brendle (PG) Joshua Hatter | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG), David Moss (SF) Eric Lunsford, Wayne Duley | |
| 02:24 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 02:24 | Denver | Sterling Wiens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Gregory Jones's fadeaway is rejected by David Moss | 51-65 |
| 02:04 | Denver | David Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 01:54 | Denver | William Cornett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-65 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt grabs the board | 51-65 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | William Cornett picks off the pass by Gregory Jones | 51-65 |
| 01:18 | Denver | Kevin Williams picks off the pass by William Cornett | 51-65 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | A charge is called on Kevin Williams - foul #2 on Kevin Williams, team foul #12 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG) Sterling Wiens | |
| 00:37 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell is fouled on the floor by Lynn Brendle - foul #3 on Lynn Brendle, team foul #13 | 51-65 |
| 00:37 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 00:37 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt is called for traveling | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Denver | McKinley Offutt swats the short shot by Aaron Brubaker | 51-67 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | McKinley Offutt grabs the board | 51-67 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Kevin Williams is blocked by Aaron Brubaker | 51-67 |