| Lineup | Denver | PG - Troy Babineaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Clauson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) PF - Christopher Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Wesner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Roeder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Mize (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Billman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - William Meyer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Lester Mize inbounds the ball | 33-18 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | David Roeder scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-21 |
| 19:19 | Denver | Christopher Phillips misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-21 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | James Billman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | David Roeder drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lester Mize | 33-24 |
| 18:39 | Denver | Troy Babineaux buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Phillips | 36-24 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Lester Mize connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Wesner | 36-26 |
| 17:54 | Denver | Richard Astorga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-26 |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | David Roeder misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | James Billman grabs the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Lester Mize banks in the layup | 36-28 |
| 16:50 | Denver | Arthur Clauson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 16:48 | Denver | Richard Astorga hits the follow up shot | 38-28 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Arthur Clauson steals the ball from William Meyer | 38-28 |
| 16:01 | Denver | Christopher Phillips loses the dribble to William Meyer | 38-28 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Troy Babineaux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Clauson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Astorga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Wesner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Roeder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Mize (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Billman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Lester Mize lays it in on a nice dish by David Roeder | 38-30 |
| 15:27 | Denver | Christopher Phillips hits a driving attempt in the paint | 40-30 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Lester Mize can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Astorga - foul #3 on Richard Astorga, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Danny Berta (SG), Randy Byrd (SF), John Waterbury (PF), Winston Smith (C) Troy Babineaux, Arthur Clauson, Richard Astorga, Christopher Morgan, Christopher Phillips | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Lester Mize misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Lester Mize misses the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 15:03 | Denver | John Waterbury grabs the board | 40-30 |
| 14:55 | Denver | John Waterbury misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Wesner - foul #2 on Paul Wesner, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 14:55 | Denver | John Waterbury makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:55 | Denver | John Waterbury misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | William Meyer gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | David Roeder makes the 3 from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 14:21 | Denver | John Waterbury drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Danny Berta | 44-33 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | David Roeder's pass is intercepted by John Waterbury | 44-33 |
| 13:35 | Denver | John Waterbury misses badly on a shot from the right block | 44-33 |
| 13:34 | Denver | Randy Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:24 | Denver | Randy Byrd comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | James Billman snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Lester Mize is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Shedd - foul #1 on Kenneth Shedd, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Astorga (SF) Randy Byrd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dennis Smith (SG), Gonzalo Blanco (SF), Allen Lane (C) David Roeder, Lester Mize, William Meyer | |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Gonzalo Blanco banks in the layup on a great pass from Dennis Smith | 44-35 |
| 12:42 | Denver | Winston Smith is hacked by Gonzalo Blanco - foul #3 on Gonzalo Blanco, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Arthur Clauson (SG) Kenneth Shedd, Danny Berta | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:30 | Denver | Dennis Smith steals it from Arthur Clauson | 44-35 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Dennis Smith dunks the ball set up by Allen Lane | 44-37 |
| 11:43 | Denver | Winston Smith makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Troy Babineaux | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Troy Babineaux (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Clauson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Waterbury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Winston Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Wesner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gonzalo Blanco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Billman (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Allen Lane (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Gonzalo Blanco misses long on a jumper near the basket | 46-37 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Winston Smith pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 11:15 | Denver | Richard Astorga hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | James Billman gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Allen Lane is denied by John Waterbury | 46-37 |
| 11:00 | Denver | Arthur Clauson grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Winston Smith misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Wesner - foul #3 on Paul Wesner, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Morgan (PF), Christopher Phillips (C) Troy Babineaux, John Waterbury | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (SF), William Meyer (C) Paul Wesner, James Billman | |
| 10:54 | Denver | Winston Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Winston Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Allen Lane misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 48-37 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Allen Lane gets the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | Allen Lane buries a runner in the lane | 48-39 |
| 09:56 | Denver | Richard Astorga misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 09:54 | Denver | Christopher Phillips grabs the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 09:41 | Denver | Arthur Clauson is fouled on the floor by Allen Lane - foul #4 on Allen Lane, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Kenneth Shedd (SG), Randy Byrd (SF) Winston Smith, Arthur Clauson, Richard Astorga | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Roeder (SG) Allen Lane | |
| 09:27 | Denver | Troy Babineaux can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-39 |
| 09:26 | Denver | Christopher Morgan tips it back up and in | 50-39 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | David Roeder misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 09:09 | Denver | Christopher Morgan pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 09:04 | Denver | Troy Babineaux misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 50-39 |
| 09:02 | West Virginia | Dennis Smith snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Gonzalo Blanco is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Shedd - foul #2 on Kenneth Shedd, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Wesner (PG) Gonzalo Blanco | |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Paul Wesner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Randy Byrd - foul #1 on Randy Byrd, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Paul Wesner misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Paul Wesner misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 08:43 | Denver | Christopher Morgan gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:25 | Denver | Troy Babineaux misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-39 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Lester Mize snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | David Roeder buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Paul Wesner | 50-42 |
| 07:47 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Kenneth Shedd, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Arthur Clauson (SG), Richard Astorga (SF), John Waterbury (PF) Kenneth Shedd, Christopher Morgan, Christopher Phillips | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gonzalo Blanco (SF), James Billman (PF), Allen Lane (C) David Roeder, Lester Mize, William Meyer | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Paul Wesner is hacked by Troy Babineaux - foul #2 on Troy Babineaux, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Berta (PG) Troy Babineaux | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Danny Berta (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Clauson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Waterbury (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Byrd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Wesner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gonzalo Blanco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - James Billman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Allen Lane (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Allen Lane drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Paul Wesner | 50-44 |
| 07:09 | Denver | Danny Berta drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Waterbury | 52-44 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Dennis Smith travels with the ball | 52-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Winston Smith (C) Danny Berta, Randy Byrd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (SF) Paul Wesner | |
| 06:20 | Denver | John Waterbury misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 06:18 | Denver | Richard Astorga gets the offensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 05:59 | Denver | John Waterbury misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Billman | 52-44 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Lester Mize throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Morgan (PF), Christopher Phillips (C) John Waterbury, Winston Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Wesner (PG), David Roeder (SG), William Meyer (C) Gonzalo Blanco, Dennis Smith, James Billman | |
| 05:11 | Denver | Arthur Clauson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 05:09 | Denver | Christopher Phillips tips it but misses | 52-44 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Allen Lane snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | David Roeder can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 04:42 | Denver | Richard Astorga gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 04:19 | Denver | Christopher Phillips misses the turnaround from the right block | 52-44 |
| 04:18 | Denver | Christopher Phillips grabs the offensive board | 52-44 |
| 04:05 | Denver | Arthur Clauson is hacked by David Roeder - foul #1 on David Roeder, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Danny Berta (SG), Randy Byrd (SF) Troy Babineaux, Arthur Clauson, Richard Astorga | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gonzalo Blanco (SF), Dennis Smith (PF) Lester Mize, William Meyer | |
| 03:57 | Denver | Christopher Phillips can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Dennis Smith pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Dennis Smith misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-44 |
| 03:39 | Denver | Christopher Phillips pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Danny Berta (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Byrd (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Wesner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Roeder (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gonzalo Blanco (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Allen Lane (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 52-44 |
| 03:33 | Denver | Randy Byrd hits the follow up shot | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Allen Lane travels with the ball | 54-44 |
| Subs | Denver | John Waterbury (C) Christopher Phillips | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Billman (PF), William Meyer (C) Paul Wesner, Allen Lane | |
| 02:46 | Denver | John Waterbury misses the lay-in | 54-44 |
| 02:45 | Denver | John Waterbury grabs the offensive board | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Denver | John Waterbury hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | David Roeder misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-44 |
| 02:05 | Denver | The rebound goes to John Waterbury | 57-44 |
| 01:44 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Randy Byrd | 59-44 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Dennis Smith can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Randy Byrd - foul #2 on Randy Byrd, team foul #7 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Winston Smith (C) Christopher Morgan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (SF), Allen Lane (PF) David Roeder, James Billman | |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Dennis Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Dennis Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Winston Smith is hacked by Lester Mize - foul #2 on Lester Mize, team foul #6 | 59-45 |
| 00:49 | Denver | Danny Berta is denied on a layup by William Meyer | 59-45 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Allen Lane snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | John Waterbury denies the turnaround by Lester Mize | 59-45 |
| 00:38 | Denver | John Waterbury pulls down the rebound | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Denver | Danny Berta is whistled for traveling | 59-45 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Winston Smith steals the ball from Lester Mize | 59-45 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd runs out the clock | 59-45 |