| Lineup | Washington | PG - Scott Hill (fresh) SG - Thomas Womac (fresh) SF - Mark Upshaw (fresh) PF - Willie Matthews (fresh) C - Edward Barry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fresh) SG - Kevin Hartwig (fresh) SF - Albert Boling (fresh) PF - Mario Thomas (fresh) C - Richard Cook (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington | Willie Matthews wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington | Washington is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Washington | Willie Matthews misses the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Washington | Edward Barry grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Washington | Willie Matthews misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Leroy Cornette - foul #1 on Leroy Cornette, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Washington | Willie Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | Washington | Willie Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Denver | Leroy Cornette is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Barry - foul #1 on Edward Barry, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Albert Boling misses short on a runner from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Washington | The rebound goes to Thomas Womac | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Washington | Mark Upshaw loses the dribble to Richard Cook | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Denver | Richard Cook tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:09 | Washington | Willie Matthews is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Willie Matthews, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Denver | Thomas Womac steals the ball from Kevin Hartwig | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Washington | Thomas Womac jams it | 4-2 |
| 17:28 | Denver | Richard Cook hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Boling | 4-4 |
| 17:15 | Washington | Scott Hill buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Edward Barry | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | Denver | Willie Matthews denies the turnaround by Albert Boling | 6-4 |
| 16:57 | Washington | The rebound goes to Willie Matthews | 6-4 |
| 16:39 | Washington | Mark Upshaw misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 16:37 | Denver | The rebound goes to Mario Thomas | 6-4 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Leroy Cornette's pass is intercepted by Willie Matthews | 6-4 |
| 16:25 | Washington | Scott Hill is fouled on the floor by Richard Cook - foul #1 on Richard Cook, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Washington | Lance Griffith (PG), Akim Vukcevic (SG), Robert Essex (SF), Richard Lillie (PF), John Clayborn (C) Scott Hill, Thomas Womac, Mark Upshaw, Willie Matthews, Edward Barry | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael St. John (SG), Myron Opielski (SF), Matthew Lefkowitz (PF), Andre Brown (C) Kevin Hartwig, Albert Boling, Mario Thomas, Richard Cook | |
| 16:10 | Washington | John Clayborn can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 16:08 | Denver | Myron Opielski grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 15:51 | Denver | Michael St. John connects on the open jumper from the left side on a great pass from Myron Opielski | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Lance Griffith (fresh) SG - Akim Vukcevic (fresh) SF - Robert Essex (fresh) PF - Richard Lillie (fresh) C - John Clayborn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fairly fresh) SG - Michael St. John (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Myron Opielski (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Lefkowitz (fresh) C - Andre Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Washington | Robert Essex drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-6 |
| 15:29 | Denver | Michael St. John is hacked by Akim Vukcevic in the backcourt - foul #1 on Akim Vukcevic, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Hartwig (SG) Leroy Cornette | |
| 15:14 | Denver | Michael St. John misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 8-6 |
| 15:12 | Denver | Myron Opielski misses the tip | 8-6 |
| 15:10 | Washington | John Clayborn pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:56 | Washington | Robert Essex throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Washington | Guillermo Alvarez (PG), Thomas Womac (SG), Mark Upshaw (SF), Willie Matthews (PF) Lance Griffith, Akim Vukcevic, Robert Essex, Richard Lillie | |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Boling (SF), Carl Bonomo (C) Michael St. John, Andre Brown | |
| 14:44 | Denver | Albert Boling misses long on a jumper from the right side | 8-6 |
| 14:43 | Denver | Carl Bonomo grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 14:28 | Denver | Albert Boling lays it in set up by Matthew Lefkowitz and the foul's on Guillermo Alvarez - foul #1 on Guillermo Alvarez, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Washington | Milton Smith (C) John Clayborn | |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Mario Thomas (PF), Richard Cook (C) Myron Opielski, Matthew Lefkowitz, Carl Bonomo | |
| 14:28 | Denver | Albert Boling makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:10 | Washington | Guillermo Alvarez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-9 |
| 14:09 | Washington | Mark Upshaw tips it but misses | 8-9 |
| 14:08 | Denver | Mario Thomas grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 14:02 | Denver | Leroy Cornette knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Cook | 8-11 |
| 13:48 | Washington | Willie Matthews makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 13:46 | Denver | Leroy Cornette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| Subs | Washington | Akim Vukcevic (PG) Thomas Womac | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz (SF) Albert Boling | |
| 13:30 | Washington | Mark Upshaw misses long on a jumper in the lane | 11-11 |
| 13:29 | Denver | Leroy Cornette grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:24 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig makes the wide open runner from the right block on a great pass from Mario Thomas | 11-13 |
| 13:10 | Washington | Willie Matthews scores on a jump hook from the right block | 13-13 |
| 12:50 | Denver | Mario Thomas misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Guillermo Alvarez - foul #2 on Guillermo Alvarez, team foul #5 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Washington | Scott Hill (PG), Lance Griffith (SG), Robert Essex (SF), Richard Lillie (PF), Edward Barry (C) Akim Vukcevic, Guillermo Alvarez, Mark Upshaw, Willie Matthews, Milton Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Michael St. John (SG), Andre Brown (C) Leroy Cornette, Kevin Hartwig, Richard Cook | |
| 12:50 | Denver | Mario Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:50 | Denver | Mario Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 12:30 | Washington | Lance Griffith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Lillie | 16-15 |
| 12:25 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Boling (SF), Carl Bonomo (C) Matthew Lefkowitz, Mario Thomas | |
| 12:05 | Washington | Lance Griffith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 12:03 | Washington | Scott Hill tips it in | 18-15 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Albert Boling scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Myron Opielski | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Scott Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lance Griffith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Essex (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Lillie (fairly fresh) C - Edward Barry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Myron Opielski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael St. John (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Boling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) C - Carl Bonomo (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Washington | Robert Essex is hacked by Carl Bonomo - foul #1 on Carl Bonomo, team foul #3 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Washington | Akim Vukcevic (PG), Thomas Womac (SG), John Clayborn (SF) Scott Hill, Lance Griffith, Robert Essex | |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Mario Thomas (PF) Michael St. John, Andre Brown | |
| 11:18 | Washington | John Clayborn buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-17 |
| 11:14 | Denver | Leroy Cornette misses short on an open 3 from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 11:13 | Washington | Richard Lillie grabs the defensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 10:46 | Washington | Edward Barry buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Akim Vukcevic and he's hacked by Mario Thomas - foul #1 on Mario Thomas, team foul #4 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Washington | Scott Hill (PG), Mark Upshaw (SF) Akim Vukcevic, Richard Lillie | |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Hartwig (SG), Matthew Lefkowitz (PF), Richard Cook (C) Myron Opielski, Mario Thomas, Carl Bonomo | |
| 10:46 | Washington | Edward Barry misses the free throw | 22-17 |
| 10:46 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 10:24 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-17 |
| 10:22 | Washington | The rebound goes to Edward Barry | 22-17 |
| 10:00 | Washington | Thomas Womac comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-17 |
| 09:59 | Washington | Scott Hill tips it back up and in | 24-17 |
| 09:40 | Denver | Albert Boling buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Kevin Hartwig | 24-19 |
| 09:28 | Washington | Scott Hill's pass is intercepted by Kevin Hartwig | 24-19 |
| 09:08 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 09:07 | Washington | John Clayborn grabs the board | 24-19 |
| 08:43 | Washington | Edward Barry scores on a runner from close range set up by Thomas Womac and he's fouled by Richard Cook - foul #2 on Richard Cook, team foul #5 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Washington | Lance Griffith (PG), Akim Vukcevic (SG), Robert Essex (SF), Willie Matthews (PF) Scott Hill, Thomas Womac, Mark Upshaw, John Clayborn | |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Michael St. John (SF), Andre Brown (PF), Carl Bonomo (C) Leroy Cornette, Albert Boling, Matthew Lefkowitz, Richard Cook | |
| 08:43 | Washington | Edward Barry makes the free throw | 27-19 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Michael St. John hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Myron Opielski | 27-22 |
| 08:15 | Washington | Lance Griffith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 27-22 |
| 08:14 | Denver | Michael St. John pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig is hacked by Akim Vukcevic in the backcourt - foul #2 on Akim Vukcevic, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Washington | Thomas Womac (SG), Milton Smith (C) Akim Vukcevic, Edward Barry | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:01 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Womac - foul #1 on Thomas Womac, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Denver | Mario Thomas (PF) Carl Bonomo | |
| 08:01 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig misses the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:01 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:01 | Washington | Milton Smith gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 07:56 | Washington | Robert Essex's pass is intercepted by Kevin Hartwig | 27-22 |
| 07:37 | Denver | Michael St. John scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Myron Opielski | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Lance Griffith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Womac (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Essex (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Milton Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Myron Opielski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Hartwig (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael St. John (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mario Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Washington | Willie Matthews misses the 3 from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 07:25 | Denver | Andre Brown gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 07:13 | Denver | Myron Opielski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-25 |
| 07:11 | Washington | Robert Essex snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 07:04 | Washington | Robert Essex drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lance Griffith | 30-25 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-25 |
| 06:53 | Washington | Robert Essex grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 06:33 | Washington | Robert Essex clanks a jumper from the right block | 30-25 |
| 06:32 | Denver | Michael St. John grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 06:27 | Denver | Myron Opielski knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Kevin Hartwig | 30-27 |
| 06:17 | Washington | Thomas Womac misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 06:15 | Washington | Lance Griffith tips it back up and in | 32-27 |
| 06:11 | Denver | Myron Opielski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-27 |
| Subs | Washington | Scott Hill (PG), Mark Upshaw (SF), Richard Lillie (PF), John Clayborn (C) Lance Griffith, Robert Essex, Willie Matthews, Milton Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Albert Boling (SF), Matthew Lefkowitz (PF), Carl Bonomo (C) Myron Opielski, Michael St. John, Mario Thomas, Andre Brown | |
| 06:01 | Washington | Mark Upshaw comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-27 |
| 05:59 | Washington | Scott Hill gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 05:43 | Washington | Richard Lillie misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Matthew Lefkowitz - foul #1 on Matthew Lefkowitz, team foul #6 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Washington | Lance Griffith (SG) Thomas Womac | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:43 | Washington | Richard Lillie makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 05:43 | Washington | Richard Lillie misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 05:43 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 05:30 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Leroy Cornette | 33-30 |
| 05:20 | Washington | Lance Griffith comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Lefkowitz - foul #2 on Matthew Lefkowitz, team foul #7 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Washington | | |
| Subs | Denver | Mario Thomas (PF) Matthew Lefkowitz | |
| 05:20 | Washington | Lance Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 05:20 | Washington | Lance Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 05:02 | Denver | Albert Boling misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Albert Boling grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Carl Bonomo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Washington | Thomas Womac (SG), Edward Barry (C) Lance Griffith, John Clayborn | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael St. John (SG), Peter Bullins (C) Kevin Hartwig, Carl Bonomo | |
| 04:34 | Washington | Richard Lillie comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 35-30 |
| 04:32 | Washington | Richard Lillie hits the follow up shot | 37-30 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Albert Boling loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| Subs | Washington | Willie Matthews (PF) Richard Lillie | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:15 | Washington | Willie Matthews clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 04:13 | Washington | Willie Matthews snags the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 03:56 | Washington | Scott Hill's floater is tipped away by Mario Thomas | 37-30 |
| 03:54 | Denver | Mario Thomas gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 03:52 | Denver | Leroy Cornette is hacked by Mark Upshaw in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Upshaw, team foul #8 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Washington | Akim Vukcevic (PG), Guillermo Alvarez (SG) Scott Hill, Thomas Womac | |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Hartwig (SG), Matthew Lefkowitz (PF), Richard Cook (C) Albert Boling, Mario Thomas, Peter Bullins | |
| 03:52 | Denver | Leroy Cornette makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 03:52 | Denver | Leroy Cornette makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 03:33 | Washington | Mark Upshaw loses the dribble to Leroy Cornette | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Washington | PG - Akim Vukcevic (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Guillermo Alvarez (fresh) SF - Mark Upshaw (tiring) PF - Willie Matthews (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Barry (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hartwig (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael St. John (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Matthew Lefkowitz (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Cook (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Denver | Leroy Cornette is fouled in the backcourt by Akim Vukcevic - foul #3 on Akim Vukcevic, team foul #9 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Washington | Scott Hill (PG), Robert Essex (SF), Richard Lillie (PF) Akim Vukcevic, Mark Upshaw, Willie Matthews | |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (SF) Michael St. John | |
| 03:31 | Denver | Leroy Cornette makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 03:31 | Denver | Leroy Cornette misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 03:31 | Washington | Edward Barry pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 03:26 | Washington | Richard Cook steals the ball from Robert Essex | 37-33 |
| 03:07 | Denver | Leroy Cornette buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Matthew Lefkowitz | 37-36 |
| 02:55 | Washington | Scott Hill clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 02:53 | Denver | Myron Opielski grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 02:34 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Myron Opielski | 37-39 |
| 02:21 | Washington | Richard Lillie misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 02:19 | Denver | Richard Cook pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz is fouled on the floor by Guillermo Alvarez - foul #3 on Guillermo Alvarez, team foul #10 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Washington | Lance Griffith (PG), Thomas Womac (SG), John Clayborn (SF), Willie Matthews (PF), Milton Smith (C) Scott Hill, Guillermo Alvarez, Robert Essex, Richard Lillie, Edward Barry | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Funkhouser (PG), Michael St. John (SF), Andre Brown (PF), Carl Bonomo (C) Leroy Cornette, Kevin Hartwig, Myron Opielski, Richard Cook | |
| 02:13 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 01:50 | Washington | Willie Matthews hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-41 |
| 01:48 | Washington | Milton Smith gets the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 01:39 | Washington | Willie Matthews is denied on a layup by Andre Brown | 37-41 |
| 01:37 | Denver | Andre Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 01:18 | Denver | Danny Funkhouser misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-41 |
| 01:16 | Washington | Lance Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 01:03 | Washington | Willie Matthews can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 01:01 | Denver | Andre Brown snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz can't connect on a runner from the left block | 37-41 |
| 00:41 | Denver | Andre Brown tips it in | 37-43 |
| 00:23 | Washington | Lance Griffith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 00:21 | Washington | John Clayborn snags the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 00:01 | Washington | Milton Smith travels with the ball | 37-43 |
| Subs | Washington | Scott Hill (PG), Mark Upshaw (SF), Richard Lillie (PF), Edward Barry (C) Lance Griffith, John Clayborn, Willie Matthews, Milton Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Myron Opielski (SG), Albert Boling (SF), Mario Thomas (PF), Richard Cook (C) Danny Funkhouser, Matthew Lefkowitz, Michael St. John, Andre Brown, Carl Bonomo | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Leroy Cornette misses the fullcourt shot | 37-43 |