| Lineup | Denver | PG - Scott Tillis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Bost (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rodney Bender (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Virgil Akin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Patterson (fresh) SF - Ryan Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John McGlothen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Lovejoy (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Rodney Bender inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Denver | William Bost hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 19:49 | Denver | Rodney Bender grabs the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:35 | Denver | William Bost misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 19:34 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 19:18 | Air Force | Virgil Akin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 19:17 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy tips it in | 29-31 |
| 19:10 | Denver | The jumper by William Bost is denied by Ryan Shaw | 29-31 |
| 19:09 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Stephen Lovejoy | 29-31 |
| 18:54 | Air Force | William Barnes steals it from Virgil Akin | 29-31 |
| 18:48 | Denver | Rodney Bender connects on the turnaround in the lane | 31-31 |
| 18:36 | Air Force | John McGlothen clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 31-31 |
| 18:35 | Denver | William Bost snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:18 | Denver | Stephen Lovejoy is called for the reach on William Bost - foul #1 on Stephen Lovejoy, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:10 | Denver | Troy Patterson is called for the reach on William Bost - foul #2 on Troy Patterson, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| 17:49 | Denver | William Bost is whistled for a carry | 31-31 |
| 17:34 | Air Force | Troy Patterson hits the finger roll and the foul's on William Bost - foul #1 on William Bost, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Hill (PF) John McGlothen | |
| 17:34 | Air Force | Troy Patterson misses the free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:34 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Barnes | 31-33 |
| 17:13 | Denver | William Barnes clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Robert Hill - foul #1 on Robert Hill, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| 17:13 | Denver | William Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:13 | Denver | William Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:54 | Air Force | Rodney Bender is called for the reach on Virgil Akin - foul #3 on Rodney Bender, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Tillman (SF), Richard McClarin (PF) Rodney Bender, William Barnes | |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG), Thomas Shollenberger (SG), William Jones (SF), Ralph Segura (C) Virgil Akin, Troy Patterson, Ryan Shaw, Stephen Lovejoy | |
| 16:46 | Air Force | Robert Hill knocks in the floater from close range set up by Scott Perkins | 33-35 |
| 16:28 | Denver | Richard McClarin loses the dribble to Robert Hill | 33-35 |
| 16:11 | Air Force | Ralph Segura is hacked by Benjamin Ward - foul #2 on Benjamin Ward, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Wilburn (SF), Bobby Golston (C) William Bost, Benjamin Ward | |
| Subs | Air Force | John McGlothen (PF) Ralph Segura | |
| 15:55 | Air Force | Scott Perkins's layup is rejected by Richard McClarin | 33-35 |
| 15:54 | Denver | Bobby Golston grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Scott Tillis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Tillman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Wilburn (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard McClarin (fresh) 6 pts. C - Bobby Golston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Scott Perkins (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Thomas Shollenberger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John McGlothen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hill (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Denver | Eric Wilburn banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Tillman | 35-35 |
| 15:28 | Air Force | Robert Hill misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bobby Golston - foul #1 on Bobby Golston, team foul #4 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Bender (SF), William Barnes (PF) Scott Tillis, Bobby Golston | |
| Subs | Air Force | Virgil Akin (PG), Troy Patterson (SG), Ryan Shaw (SF), Stephen Lovejoy (C) Scott Perkins, Thomas Shollenberger, William Jones, John McGlothen | |
| 15:28 | Air Force | Robert Hill misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:28 | Air Force | Robert Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:13 | Denver | Richard McClarin lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Tillman | 37-36 |
| 14:58 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Virgil Akin | 37-39 |
| 14:40 | Denver | Stephen Lovejoy steals the ball from Eric Wilburn | 37-39 |
| 14:17 | Air Force | Virgil Akin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 14:15 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy gets the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:01 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 14:00 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw tips it home | 37-41 |
| 13:43 | Denver | Eric Wilburn hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Tillman | 40-41 |
| 13:36 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 13:35 | Denver | The rebound goes to Daniel Tillman | 40-41 |
| 13:29 | Denver | Daniel Tillman drills a jumper from close range set up by Eric Wilburn and the foul's on Virgil Akin - foul #2 on Virgil Akin, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Denver | William Bost (SG), Benjamin Ward (C) Eric Wilburn, Richard McClarin | |
| Subs | Air Force | John McGlothen (PF) Robert Hill | |
| 13:29 | Denver | Daniel Tillman makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:07 | Air Force | Troy Patterson is whistled for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Tillis (PG), Bobby Golston (PF) Daniel Tillman, William Barnes | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 12:50 | Denver | Bobby Golston can't throw it down | 43-41 |
| 12:49 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Tillis | 43-41 |
| 12:42 | Denver | Scott Tillis misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 12:41 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 12:12 | Air Force | John McGlothen loses the dribble to Rodney Bender | 43-41 |
| 11:54 | Denver | Benjamin Ward misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 11:52 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw grabs the board | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Scott Tillis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Bost (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rodney Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Golston (fresh) C - Benjamin Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Virgil Akin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Shaw (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John McGlothen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Lovejoy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Air Force | Ryan Shaw's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Ward | 43-41 |
| 11:08 | Denver | Ryan Shaw takes the ball from Bobby Golston | 43-41 |
| 10:45 | Air Force | Troy Patterson comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 10:43 | Denver | Bobby Golston snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 10:32 | Denver | Scott Tillis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 10:31 | Air Force | John McGlothen grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:15 | Air Force | Rodney Bender swats the layup by Ryan Shaw | 43-41 |
| 10:14 | Denver | Bobby Golston grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Scott Tillis scores on a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Virgil Akin - foul #3 on Virgil Akin, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Tillman (SF), William Barnes (PF), Richard McClarin (C) Rodney Bender, Bobby Golston, Benjamin Ward | |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG), Thomas Shollenberger (SG), William Jones (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Ralph Segura (C) Virgil Akin, Troy Patterson, Ryan Shaw, John McGlothen, Stephen Lovejoy | |
| 10:09 | Denver | Scott Tillis misses the free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:09 | Air Force | Ralph Segura snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:53 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger's floater is tipped away by William Barnes | 45-41 |
| 09:52 | Air Force | William Jones grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:36 | Air Force | William Jones banks in the layup set up by Scott Perkins | 45-43 |
| 09:22 | Denver | Robert Hill swats the short shot by William Barnes | 45-43 |
| 09:21 | Denver | Daniel Tillman misses the tip | 45-43 |
| 09:19 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Ralph Segura | 45-43 |
| 09:10 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Perkins | 45-45 |
| 08:53 | Denver | Scott Tillis travels with the ball | 45-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Jerry Cullinan (PG), Eric Wilburn (SF), Benjamin Ward (C) Scott Tillis, William Bost, Richard McClarin | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Jerry Cullinan picks off the pass by Thomas Shollenberger | 45-45 |
| 08:23 | Denver | Benjamin Ward misses the dunk but he's hacked by Thomas Shollenberger - foul #1 on Thomas Shollenberger, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Bender (SF) Jerry Cullinan | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 08:23 | Denver | Benjamin Ward misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:23 | Denver | Benjamin Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:06 | Air Force | The jump hook by Robert Hill is blocked by William Barnes | 46-45 |
| 08:05 | Denver | Rodney Bender snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 07:59 | Denver | William Barnes scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Benjamin Ward | 48-45 |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Barnes - foul #2 on William Barnes, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Tillis (PG) Eric Wilburn | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Shaw (SF), John McGlothen (PF) William Jones, Ralph Segura | |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:55 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:55 | Denver | The rebound goes to Benjamin Ward | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Scott Tillis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Tillman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rodney Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Benjamin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Thomas Shollenberger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Perkins (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Ryan Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John McGlothen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Denver | Daniel Tillman loses the dribble to Thomas Shollenberger | 48-46 |
| 07:20 | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 07:19 | Denver | Daniel Tillman snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 06:55 | Denver | Thomas Shollenberger steals the ball from William Barnes | 48-46 |
| 06:32 | Air Force | Robert Hill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 06:30 | Denver | William Barnes pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:25 | Denver | William Barnes is called for traveling | 48-46 |
| Subs | Denver | William Bost (SG), Richard McClarin (PF), Bobby Golston (C) Daniel Tillman, William Barnes, Benjamin Ward | |
| Subs | Air Force | Virgil Akin (PG), Troy Patterson (SG), Ralph Segura (PF), Stephen Lovejoy (C) Thomas Shollenberger, Scott Perkins, John McGlothen, Robert Hill | |
| 06:09 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Wilburn (SF) Rodney Bender | |
| Subs | Air Force | William Jones (SF) Ryan Shaw | |
| 05:50 | Denver | William Bost loses the ball out of bounds | 48-46 |
| 05:39 | Air Force | William Jones connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Virgil Akin | 48-48 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Eric Wilburn scores on a floater from the left side and the foul's on Ralph Segura - foul #2 on Ralph Segura, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Tillman (PG), Benjamin Ward (C) Scott Tillis, Bobby Golston | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 05:27 | Denver | Eric Wilburn misses the free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:27 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Stephen Lovejoy | 50-48 |
| 05:16 | Air Force | Ralph Segura is hacked by Daniel Tillman - foul #2 on Daniel Tillman, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Bender (SF) Eric Wilburn | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 05:00 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 50-50 |
| 04:47 | Denver | Daniel Tillman clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Virgil Akin - foul #4 on Virgil Akin, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Denver | William Barnes (PF) Richard McClarin | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Shaw (SF), John McGlothen (PF) William Jones, Ralph Segura | |
| 04:47 | Denver | Daniel Tillman makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 04:47 | Denver | Daniel Tillman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:29 | Air Force | Virgil Akin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 52-50 |
| 04:27 | Denver | Rodney Bender snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 04:08 | Denver | William Bost drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Rodney Bender | 55-50 |
| 03:50 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy's pass is intercepted by Rodney Bender | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Daniel Tillman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Bost (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Rodney Bender (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Benjamin Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Virgil Akin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Troy Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ryan Shaw (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John McGlothen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Lovejoy (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Denver | Rodney Bender hits a floater from the right block | 57-50 |
| 03:05 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-50 |
| 03:03 | Denver | William Barnes pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:51 | Denver | Benjamin Ward misses the jumper from the baseline | 57-50 |
| 02:50 | Denver | William Bost pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:38 | Denver | Stephen Lovejoy blocks the short jumper by William Barnes | 57-50 |
| 02:36 | Air Force | Virgil Akin pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 02:31 | Air Force | Daniel Tillman is called for the reach on Virgil Akin - foul #3 on Daniel Tillman, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Tillis (PG), Jerry Cullinan (SG), Eric Wilburn (SF), Richard McClarin (PF), Bobby Golston (C) Daniel Tillman, William Bost, Rodney Bender, William Barnes, Benjamin Ward | |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (SG), William Jones (SF), Robert Hill (PF), Ralph Segura (C) Troy Patterson, Ryan Shaw, John McGlothen, Stephen Lovejoy | |
| 02:31 | Air Force | Virgil Akin makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:31 | Air Force | Virgil Akin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:29 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Denver | William Bost (SG), Rodney Bender (SF) Jerry Cullinan, Eric Wilburn | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ryan Shaw (SF) William Jones | |
| 02:16 | Denver | Scott Tillis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Rodney Bender | 60-52 |
| 02:16 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Denver | William Barnes (PF), Benjamin Ward (C) Richard McClarin, Bobby Golston | |
| Subs | Air Force | Troy Patterson (SG), John McGlothen (PF), Stephen Lovejoy (C) Scott Perkins, Robert Hill, Ralph Segura | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:14 | Air Force | Virgil Akin is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Virgil Akin, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Scott Perkins (PG) Virgil Akin | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Denver | William Bost lays it up and in set up by Scott Tillis | 62-52 |
| 01:36 | Air Force | Scott Tillis steps in front of the Ryan Shaw pass | 62-52 |
| 01:32 | Denver | Scott Tillis lays it up and in | 64-52 |
| 01:15 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy is hacked by William Barnes - foul #3 on William Barnes, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Jerry Cullinan (PG), Daniel Tillman (SG), Eric Wilburn (SF), Richard McClarin (PF), Bobby Golston (C) Scott Tillis, William Bost, Rodney Bender, William Barnes, Benjamin Ward | |
| Subs | Air Force | Thomas Shollenberger (SG), William Jones (SF), Robert Hill (PF) Troy Patterson, Ryan Shaw, John McGlothen | |
| 01:15 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:15 | Air Force | Stephen Lovejoy makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:56 | Denver | Eric Wilburn lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bobby Golston | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Air Force | Scott Perkins misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-54 |
| 00:46 | Denver | Richard McClarin gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Denver | Richard McClarin's layup is rejected by Stephen Lovejoy | 66-54 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Richard McClarin grabs the offensive board | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Jerry Cullinan runs out the clock | 66-54 |