| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Thomason (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Tillman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Ronk (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Nealy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Pruitt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Travis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Robert Hart inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Denver | Daniel Tillman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Tom Nevels - foul #2 on Tom Nevels, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 19:38 | Denver | Daniel Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:38 | Denver | Daniel Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 19:19 | San Diego State | William Travis blows the dunk but the foul's on Nathan Nealy - foul #1 on Nathan Nealy, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 19:19 | San Diego State | William Travis makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:19 | San Diego State | William Travis misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 19:19 | Denver | Robert Hart snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 19:02 | Denver | Thomas Ronk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 19:01 | San Diego State | William Travis grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 18:50 | San Diego State | William Travis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 18:49 | Denver | The rebound goes to Thomas Ronk | 28-28 |
| 18:31 | Denver | James Thomason misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 18:29 | San Diego State | William Travis grabs the board | 28-28 |
| 18:10 | San Diego State | Gary Hill misses the lay-in | 28-28 |
| 18:09 | San Diego State | David Pruitt tips it but misses | 28-28 |
| 18:07 | San Diego State | William Travis misses the tip | 28-28 |
| 18:06 | San Diego State | Gary Hill pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:01 | San Diego State | The short jumper by Gary Hill is denied by Thomas Ronk | 28-28 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Robert Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 17:44 | Denver | James Thomason is hacked by David Pruitt - foul #1 on David Pruitt, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| 17:29 | Denver | James Thomason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Tillis (SG) Daniel Tillman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (PG), William Hardaway (C) Thomas Rester, William Travis | |
| 17:12 | San Diego State | Gary Hill hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tom Nevels and he's fouled by Nathan Nealy - foul #2 on Nathan Nealy, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Denver | William Bost (SG) James Thomason | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Marlon Whitehurst (SF) David Pruitt | |
| 17:12 | San Diego State | Gary Hill makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 17:00 | Denver | Robert Hart misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Marlon Whitehurst - foul #1 on Marlon Whitehurst, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson (C) Nathan Nealy | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Brian Jones (C) Gary Hill | |
| 17:00 | Denver | Robert Hart makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:00 | Denver | Robert Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:45 | San Diego State | Marlon Whitehurst comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 16:44 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Anderson | 30-31 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Robert Hart buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-31 |
| 16:12 | San Diego State | Brian Jones is hacked by Jeffrey Anderson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Anderson, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Denver | James Thomason (PG), Daniel Tillman (SG), Rodney Bender (SF), Brian Lemus (PF), Taylor Jones (C) Scott Tillis, William Bost, Robert Hart, Thomas Ronk, Jeffrey Anderson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), David Pruitt (SF), William Travis (C) Tom Nevels, Marlon Whitehurst, Brian Jones | |
| 15:59 | San Diego State | William Hardaway knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 32-33 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Thomason (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Bender (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Lemus (fresh) C - Taylor Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Presson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Pruitt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Hardaway (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Travis (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Denver | Brian Lemus clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by William Travis - foul #1 on William Travis, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson (SF), Nathan Nealy (C) Rodney Bender, Taylor Jones | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Richard McGivern (SF), Gary Hill (PF) David Pruitt, William Hardaway | |
| 15:48 | Denver | Brian Lemus makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:48 | Denver | Brian Lemus makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 15:46 | San Diego State | James Thomason is called for the reach on Thomas Rester in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Thomason, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| 15:30 | San Diego State | William Travis hits a floater from the baseline | 34-35 |
| 15:11 | Denver | James Thomason drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathan Nealy | 37-35 |
| 14:55 | San Diego State | Christopher Presson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 37-35 |
| 14:54 | Denver | Nathan Nealy pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:34 | Denver | James Thomason is hacked by Thomas Rester - foul #3 on Thomas Rester, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Tillis (PG), Robert Hart (SF), Thomas Ronk (PF) James Thomason, Jeffrey Anderson, Brian Lemus | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Nevels (SG), William Hardaway (C) Christopher Presson, William Travis | |
| 14:17 | Denver | Robert Hart scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Tillman | 39-35 |
| 13:59 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 13:58 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:49 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern travels with the ball | 39-35 |
| Subs | Denver | William Bost (SG) Daniel Tillman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claud Zakrzewski (PG), David Pruitt (C) Thomas Rester, Gary Hill | |
| 13:24 | Denver | Nathan Nealy buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by William Bost | 41-35 |
| 13:11 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 41-35 |
| 13:10 | San Diego State | William Hardaway pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:50 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 12:49 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:33 | San Diego State | David Pruitt's layup is rejected by Robert Hart | 41-35 |
| 12:31 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels grabs the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:16 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Tom Nevels | 41-37 |
| 12:07 | Denver | Thomas Ronk buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 11:41 | San Diego State | Scott Tillis is called for the reach on Claud Zakrzewski - foul #1 on Scott Tillis, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Denver | James Thomason (PG), Daniel Tillman (SG), Jeffrey Anderson (C) Scott Tillis, William Bost, Nathan Nealy | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), Christopher Presson (SG), Gary Hill (PF), William Travis (C) Claud Zakrzewski, Tom Nevels, Richard McGivern, William Hardaway | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Thomason (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Ronk (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Presson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Pruitt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Travis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 11:27 | San Diego State | William Travis grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 11:21 | San Diego State | David Pruitt is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Pruitt, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Lemus (C) Thomas Ronk | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 11:00 | Denver | Brian Lemus misses the lay-in | 43-37 |
| 10:59 | San Diego State | Gary Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:43 | San Diego State | Gary Hill drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from David Pruitt | 43-39 |
| 10:30 | Denver | Gary Hill is called for the reach on Jeffrey Anderson - foul #1 on Gary Hill, team foul #7 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Ronk (PF) Robert Hart | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Tom Nevels (SG), Marlon Whitehurst (SF) Christopher Presson, David Pruitt | |
| 10:30 | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:30 | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:30 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Gary Hill | 44-39 |
| 10:18 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 10:16 | Denver | Brian Lemus snags the defensive board | 44-39 |
| 10:03 | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson travels with the ball | 44-39 |
| 09:48 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-39 |
| 09:47 | Denver | Thomas Ronk grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 09:21 | Denver | Thomas Ronk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-39 |
| 09:20 | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 09:08 | Denver | James Thomason is hacked by Thomas Rester - foul #4 on Thomas Rester, team foul #8 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Tillis (SG), Robert Hart (SF), Nathan Nealy (C) Daniel Tillman, Jeffrey Anderson, Brian Lemus | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (PG), David Pruitt (SF), William Hardaway (C) Thomas Rester, Marlon Whitehurst, William Travis | |
| 09:08 | Denver | James Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:08 | Denver | James Thomason makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:48 | San Diego State | James Thomason takes the ball from David Pruitt | 46-39 |
| 08:43 | Denver | Thomas Ronk lays it in set up by James Thomason | 48-39 |
| 08:30 | San Diego State | James Thomason steals it from Christopher Presson | 48-39 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Nathan Nealy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 08:11 | San Diego State | Gary Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 07:59 | San Diego State | William Hardaway drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 07:53 | Denver | Robert Hart makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Scott Tillis | 50-41 |
| 07:39 | San Diego State | William Hardaway blows the layup but the foul's on Scott Tillis - foul #2 on Scott Tillis, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Tillman (SG), Jeffrey Anderson (PF) James Thomason, Thomas Ronk | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), Richard McGivern (SF), William Travis (C) Tom Nevels, David Pruitt, Gary Hill | |
| 07:39 | San Diego State | William Hardaway makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:39 | San Diego State | William Hardaway misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:39 | Denver | Nathan Nealy snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Scott Tillis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Tillman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hart (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathan Nealy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Presson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard McGivern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Hardaway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Travis (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hart | 53-42 |
| 06:42 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester double dribbles | 53-42 |
| 06:26 | Denver | Nathan Nealy misses the runner in the paint | 53-42 |
| 06:24 | San Diego State | Richard McGivern grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 06:09 | San Diego State | William Travis misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 53-42 |
| 06:08 | Denver | Daniel Tillman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 05:44 | Denver | William Travis is called for the reach on Daniel Tillman - foul #2 on William Travis, team foul #9 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Denver | James Thomason (PG), Thomas Ronk (PF) Scott Tillis, Nathan Nealy | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claud Zakrzewski (PG), Tom Nevels (SG), Gary Hill (PF), David Pruitt (C) Thomas Rester, Christopher Presson, William Hardaway, William Travis | |
| 05:44 | Denver | Daniel Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 05:44 | Denver | Daniel Tillman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 05:44 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to David Pruitt | 54-42 |
| 05:30 | San Diego State | James Thomason is called for the reach on Gary Hill - foul #3 on James Thomason, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Denver | William Bost (SG) Daniel Tillman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 05:30 | San Diego State | Gary Hill misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 05:30 | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 05:06 | Denver | Thomas Ronk is fouled on the floor by Gary Hill - foul #2 on Gary Hill, team foul #10 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Bender (SF), Brian Lemus (C) Robert Hart, Jeffrey Anderson | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Brian Jones (C) Richard McGivern | |
| 05:06 | Denver | Thomas Ronk makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 05:06 | Denver | Thomas Ronk makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:59 | San Diego State | Brian Jones hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 56-42 |
| 04:57 | Denver | William Bost gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:32 | Denver | Thomas Ronk hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Thomason | 58-42 |
| 04:20 | San Diego State | Brian Jones is fouled on the floor by Brian Lemus - foul #1 on Brian Lemus, team foul #8 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Wilburn (SF), Taylor Jones (C) James Thomason, Thomas Ronk | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (PG), Marlon Whitehurst (SF) Tom Nevels, Gary Hill | |
| 04:20 | San Diego State | Brian Jones makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:20 | San Diego State | Brian Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 04:05 | Denver | Brian Jones is called for the reach on Rodney Bender - foul #2 on Brian Jones, team foul #11 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Tillman (SG), Robert Hart (SF), Thomas Ronk (PF), Nathan Nealy (C) William Bost, Eric Wilburn, Brian Lemus, Taylor Jones | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Thomas Rester (PG), Tom Nevels (SG), William Hardaway (PF), William Travis (C) Christopher Presson, Claud Zakrzewski, Marlon Whitehurst, Brian Jones | |
| 04:05 | Denver | Rodney Bender misses the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 04:05 | Denver | Rodney Bender misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 04:05 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to William Hardaway | 58-44 |
| 04:02 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester's pass is intercepted by Daniel Tillman in the backcourt | 58-44 |
| 03:41 | Denver | Nathan Nealy misses the driving attempt from close range | 58-44 |
| 03:40 | Denver | Robert Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Denver | Nathan Nealy connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Bender | 61-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rodney Bender (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Tillman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Hart (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Ronk (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathan Nealy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Thomas Rester (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Tom Nevels (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Pruitt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Hardaway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Travis (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | San Diego State | Thomas Rester misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-44 |
| 03:15 | Denver | The rebound goes to Daniel Tillman | 61-44 |
| 03:10 | Denver | Daniel Tillman can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 03:08 | San Diego State | William Travis pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| 02:55 | San Diego State | William Hardaway scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Rester | 61-46 |
| 02:40 | Denver | Robert Hart hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-46 |
| 02:29 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Tillman - foul #3 on Daniel Tillman, team foul #9 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Tillis (PG), William Bost (SG), Jeffrey Anderson (SF), Brian Lemus (PF), Taylor Jones (C) Rodney Bender, Daniel Tillman, Robert Hart, Thomas Ronk, Nathan Nealy | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Christopher Presson (PG), Marlon Whitehurst (SF), Brian Jones (PF) Thomas Rester, David Pruitt, William Travis | |
| 02:29 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels misses the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 02:29 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Bost | 67-47 |
| 01:50 | San Diego State | William Hardaway can't finish the layup | 67-47 |
| 01:48 | San Diego State | Brian Jones tips it but misses | 67-47 |
| 01:46 | San Diego State | Brian Jones can't tip it in | 67-47 |
| 01:45 | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 01:41 | Denver | Scott Tillis loses the dribble to Tom Nevels in the backcourt | 67-47 |
| 01:38 | San Diego State | Tom Nevels hits the finger roll | 67-49 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson misses the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Marlon Whitehurst - foul #2 on Marlon Whitehurst, team foul #12 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Bender (SF) Taylor Jones | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Claud Zakrzewski (SG), David Pruitt (SF) Tom Nevels, Marlon Whitehurst | |
| 01:11 | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Jeffrey Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| 01:02 | San Diego State | Claud Zakrzewski is hacked by William Bost - foul #2 on William Bost, team foul #10 | 69-49 |
| 01:02 | San Diego State | Claud Zakrzewski makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 01:02 | San Diego State | Claud Zakrzewski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Denver | Brian Lemus is called for traveling | 69-51 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | San Diego State | Christopher Presson can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 69-51 |
| 00:28 | Denver | Scott Tillis grabs the board | 69-51 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Scott Tillis runs out the clock | 69-51 |