| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Thomason (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tillman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Ronk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Nathan Nealy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Harbuck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Cornman (fresh) 7 pts. C - Matthew Aldridge (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | William Harbuck inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:43 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman is denied on a layup by Robert Hart | 29-34 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Thomas Ronk pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:23 | Denver | Robert Hart connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-34 |
| 19:02 | UTEP | Terry Gibson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffery Arends | 31-36 |
| 18:53 | Denver | Thomas Ronk is open and scores on a runner from close range | 33-36 |
| 18:40 | UTEP | Terry Gibson is hacked by Robert Hart - foul #3 on Robert Hart, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson (SF) Robert Hart | |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (PG) Jeffery Arends | |
| 18:35 | UTEP | William Harbuck drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Terry Gibson | 33-38 |
| 18:09 | Denver | Matthew Aldridge steps in front of the James Thomason pass | 33-38 |
| 17:52 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete misses the jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 17:51 | Denver | Thomas Ronk pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:31 | Denver | James Thomason can't finish the uncontested layup | 33-38 |
| 17:29 | Denver | Thomas Ronk misses the tip | 33-38 |
| 17:28 | Denver | Thomas Ronk tips it in | 35-38 |
| 17:08 | UTEP | Thomas Ronk takes the ball from William Harbuck | 35-38 |
| 16:46 | Denver | William Harbuck is called for the reach on Jeffrey Anderson - foul #2 on William Harbuck, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Tillis (PG), William Bost (SG), Rodney Bender (SF), Brian Lemus (PF), Taylor Jones (C) James Thomason, Daniel Tillman, Jeffrey Anderson, Thomas Ronk, Nathan Nealy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), James Carter (SG), Joshua Pritchard (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Robert Jones (C) Clifford Negrete, Terry Gibson, William Harbuck, Jerry Cornman, Matthew Aldridge | |
| 16:29 | Denver | Taylor Jones makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Tillis | 37-38 |
| 16:08 | UTEP | Robert Wilson loses the dribble to Scott Tillis | 37-38 |
| 16:03 | Denver | Rodney Bender hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Tillis | 39-38 |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Robert Wilson lays it in set up by Jeffery Arends and the foul's on Rodney Bender - foul #1 on Rodney Bender, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Hart (SF) Rodney Bender | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 15:48 | UTEP | Robert Wilson makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Scott Tillis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Bost (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Lemus (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Taylor Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - James Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joshua Pritchard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Denver | Robert Hart's floater is tipped away by Robert Jones | 39-41 |
| 15:33 | Denver | William Bost can't tip it in | 39-41 |
| 15:32 | UTEP | James Carter grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 15:09 | UTEP | Robert Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 15:08 | UTEP | Robert Jones gets the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:52 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 14:51 | Denver | Robert Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:46 | Denver | Brian Lemus hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline set up by William Bost | 41-41 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Robert Jones comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Bost - foul #2 on William Bost, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Denver | James Thomason (PG), Rodney Bender (SG), Thomas Ronk (PF), Nathan Nealy (C) Scott Tillis, William Bost, Brian Lemus, Taylor Jones | |
| Subs | UTEP | Clifford Negrete (PG), Terry Gibson (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Jerry Cornman (PF) Jeffery Arends, James Carter, Joshua Pritchard, Robert Wilson | |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Robert Jones makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | Robert Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:33 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Cornman | 41-42 |
| 14:18 | UTEP | Terry Gibson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 14:14 | Denver | Clifford Negrete steals it from Rodney Bender in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| 13:52 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman clanks a 3 from straight away | 41-45 |
| 13:51 | Denver | James Thomason snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Rodney Bender can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Rodney Bender tips it home | 43-45 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | James Thomason takes the ball from Clifford Negrete | 43-45 |
| 13:25 | Denver | Clifford Negrete steps in front of the Robert Hart pass in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| 13:23 | UTEP | Clifford Negrete hits the finger roll | 43-47 |
| 13:21 | Denver | James Thomason is fouled in the backcourt by William Harbuck - foul #3 on William Harbuck, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Tillman (SG), Jeffrey Anderson (C) Robert Hart, Nathan Nealy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Matthew Aldridge (C) Clifford Negrete, Robert Jones | |
| 13:10 | Denver | Thomas Ronk comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-47 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | Jerry Cornman gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:47 | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi is hacked by James Thomason - foul #1 on James Thomason, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Wilburn (SF) Rodney Bender | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 12:36 | UTEP | William Harbuck is hacked by Eric Wilburn - foul #1 on Eric Wilburn, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Tillis (PG), Nathan Nealy (C) James Thomason, Thomas Ronk | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Carter (SG) Terry Gibson | |
| 12:26 | UTEP | William Harbuck buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Kenneth Lisi | 43-49 |
| 12:13 | Denver | Daniel Tillman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 12:11 | UTEP | The rebound goes to William Harbuck | 43-49 |
| 11:59 | UTEP | James Carter hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Anderson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Anderson, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Denver | William Bost (SG), Robert Hart (SF), Brian Lemus (C) Daniel Tillman, Eric Wilburn, Nathan Nealy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG) Kenneth Lisi, Jerry Cornman | |
| 11:59 | UTEP | James Carter misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 11:59 | UTEP | James Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:41 | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-50 |
| 11:39 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Scott Tillis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Bost (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Lemus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffery Arends (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joshua Pritchard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Harbuck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Aldridge (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | UTEP | Joshua Pritchard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Robert Hart grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 11:00 | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-50 |
| 10:58 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 10:42 | UTEP | William Harbuck's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Lemus | 43-50 |
| 10:40 | Denver | Robert Hart grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Scott Tillis knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by William Bost | 46-50 |
| 10:04 | UTEP | Jeffery Arends hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by William Harbuck | 46-52 |
| 09:49 | Denver | William Bost hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 09:47 | UTEP | James Carter grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Pritchard and the foul's on Brian Lemus - foul #1 on Brian Lemus, team foul #7 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Denver | James Thomason (PG), Daniel Tillman (SG), Rodney Bender (SF), Thomas Ronk (PF), Nathan Nealy (C) Scott Tillis, William Bost, Robert Hart, Jeffrey Anderson, Brian Lemus | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Terry Gibson (SG), Clifford Negrete (SF), Jerry Cornman (PF) Jeffery Arends, Joshua Pritchard, William Harbuck, James Carter | |
| 09:27 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge makes the free throw | 46-55 |
| 09:22 | Denver | Kenneth Lisi steals it from Rodney Bender in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 09:10 | UTEP | Terry Gibson scores on a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Nathan Nealy - foul #1 on Nathan Nealy, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Robert Wilson (C) Matthew Aldridge | |
| 09:10 | UTEP | Terry Gibson makes the free throw | 46-58 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Rodney Bender blows the layup but the foul's on Clifford Negrete - foul #1 on Clifford Negrete, team foul #3 | 46-58 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Rodney Bender makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Rodney Bender makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:26 | UTEP | The jump hook by Jerry Cornman is blocked by Nathan Nealy | 48-58 |
| 08:24 | UTEP | Terry Gibson tips it home | 48-60 |
| 08:05 | Denver | Thomas Ronk drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Daniel Tillman and he's fouled by Jerry Cornman - foul #1 on Jerry Cornman, team foul #4 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Hart (SF) Daniel Tillman | |
| Subs | UTEP | William Harbuck (SF), Robert Jones (C) Clifford Negrete, Robert Wilson | |
| 08:05 | Denver | Thomas Ronk misses the free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:05 | Denver | Robert Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 07:54 | Denver | Robert Hart misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 50-60 |
| 07:53 | Denver | Thomas Ronk snags the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 07:37 | Denver | Robert Jones steals it from Rodney Bender | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Thomason (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Bender (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Ronk (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Nathan Nealy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Lisi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Gibson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Harbuck (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Cornman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Hart - foul #4 on Robert Hart, team foul #9 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Tillman (SG), Taylor Jones (C) Rodney Bender, Nathan Nealy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Gary Monteiro (PG) Kenneth Lisi | |
| 07:15 | UTEP | William Harbuck makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:15 | UTEP | William Harbuck makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 06:57 | Denver | James Thomason hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Tillman and he's fouled by Gary Monteiro - foul #1 on Gary Monteiro, team foul #5 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge (C) Robert Jones | |
| 06:57 | Denver | James Thomason makes the free throw | 53-62 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Robert Hart denies the turnaround by Terry Gibson | 53-62 |
| 06:42 | Denver | Taylor Jones gets the rebound | 53-62 |
| 06:29 | Denver | Robert Hart is open and scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from James Thomason | 55-62 |
| 06:12 | UTEP | Gary Monteiro misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 06:11 | Denver | Taylor Jones snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 06:09 | Denver | James Thomason is hacked by Gary Monteiro in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Monteiro, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Wilburn (SF), Nathan Nealy (C) Robert Hart, Thomas Ronk | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG), Clifford Negrete (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Gary Monteiro, Terry Gibson, William Harbuck, Matthew Aldridge | |
| 05:47 | Denver | Eric Wilburn misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-62 |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 05:40 | UTEP | Robert Wilson clanks a shot from the baseline | 55-62 |
| 05:38 | Denver | Nathan Nealy pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 05:17 | Denver | James Thomason is fouled on the floor by Jerry Cornman - foul #2 on Jerry Cornman, team foul #7 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Tillis (SG), Robert Hart (SF), Jeffrey Anderson (PF), Brian Lemus (C) Daniel Tillman, Eric Wilburn, Taylor Jones, Nathan Nealy | |
| Subs | UTEP | Kenneth Lisi (PG), Terry Gibson (SG), James Carter (PF), Robert Jones (C) Jeffery Arends, Joshua Pritchard, Jerry Cornman, Robert Wilson | |
| 05:17 | Denver | James Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 05:17 | Denver | James Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 05:04 | UTEP | James Carter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 05:03 | UTEP | James Carter snags the offensive board | 57-62 |
| 04:51 | UTEP | James Carter misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 57-62 |
| 04:50 | UTEP | Robert Jones can't tip it in | 57-62 |
| 04:49 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Anderson | 57-62 |
| 04:25 | Denver | Scott Tillis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 04:23 | UTEP | James Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Robert Jones scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Gibson | 57-64 |
| 03:35 | Denver | James Thomason connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Scott Tillis | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Thomason (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Tillis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Lemus (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Kenneth Lisi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Gibson (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clifford Negrete (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. PF - James Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | James Carter can't finish the layup | 60-64 |
| 03:23 | Denver | Brian Lemus snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 03:23 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Tillman (SG), Thomas Ronk (PF), Nathan Nealy (C) James Thomason, Jeffrey Anderson, Brian Lemus | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffery Arends (PG), Joshua Pritchard (SG), William Harbuck (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Matthew Aldridge (C) Kenneth Lisi, Terry Gibson, Clifford Negrete, James Carter, Robert Jones | |
| 02:58 | Denver | Robert Hart loses the dribble to William Harbuck | 60-64 |
| 02:36 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge misses the easy layup | 60-64 |
| 02:34 | Denver | Nathan Nealy grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 02:05 | Denver | Scott Tillis scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 02:05 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Denver | William Bost (PG) Scott Tillis | |
| Subs | UTEP | James Carter (SG), Jerry Cornman (PF) Joshua Pritchard, Robert Wilson | |
| 01:50 | UTEP | William Harbuck misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-64 |
| 01:48 | Denver | Robert Hart grabs the board | 63-64 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Nathan Nealy misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffery Arends - foul #2 on Jeffery Arends, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Denver | James Thomason (PG) William Bost | |
| Subs | UTEP | Terry Gibson (SG) James Carter | |
| 01:42 | Denver | Nathan Nealy misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Nathan Nealy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:19 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Jeffery Arends is blocked by Robert Hart | 64-64 |
| 01:17 | Denver | Thomas Ronk gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 00:57 | Denver | Matthew Aldridge steals it from Nathan Nealy | 64-64 |
| 00:42 | UTEP | Matthew Aldridge misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-64 |
| 00:41 | Denver | James Thomason grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Denver | James Thomason misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffery Arends - foul #3 on Jeffery Arends, team foul #9 | 64-64 |
| 00:16 | Denver | James Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:16 | Denver | James Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:07 | UTEP | Terry Gibson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-64 |
| 00:06 | Denver | Robert Hart grabs the board | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Denver | Robert Hart is hacked by Jeffery Arends in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffery Arends, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Robert Hart makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Robert Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | UTEP | William Harbuck comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 68-64 |