| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Delcid (fresh) SG - Donald Brauer (fresh) SF - Mark Brunson (fresh) PF - Edward Cribbs (fresh) C - Jeffrey Chiasson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Troy Babineaux (fresh) SG - Arthur Clauson (fresh) SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) PF - Christopher Morgan (fresh) C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Jeffrey Chiasson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Washington State | Donald Brauer is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Denver | Donald Brauer is called for the reach on Arthur Clauson - foul #1 on Donald Brauer, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Christopher Morgan comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Washington State | Jeffrey Chiasson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Washington State | Troy Babineaux steps in front of the Mark Delcid pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Denver | Christopher Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Denver | Arthur Clauson can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Washington State | Jeffrey Chiasson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Washington State | Mark Delcid connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Denver | Jeffrey Chiasson steals the ball from Christopher Phillips | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | Washington State | Mark Delcid clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Arthur Clauson grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Denver | Christopher Morgan misses long on a jumper near the basket | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Washington State | Mark Delcid grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:05 | Washington State | Donald Brauer is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 17:50 | Denver | Christopher Morgan buries a floater from the right block | 3-2 |
| 17:36 | Washington State | Mark Delcid misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 17:34 | Washington State | Jeffrey Chiasson hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 17:23 | Denver | Troy Babineaux buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Washington State | Mark Delcid is fouled on the floor by Troy Babineaux - foul #1 on Troy Babineaux, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glen Stedman (SG), Leonardo Colombo (SF), Richard Downey (PF), Andrew Westbrook (C) Mark Delcid, Donald Brauer, Mark Brunson, Edward Cribbs, Jeffrey Chiasson | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), John Waterbury (PF), Winston Smith (C) Troy Babineaux, Christopher Morgan, Christopher Phillips | |
| 16:46 | Washington State | John Waterbury swats the short shot by Richard Downey | 5-4 |
| 16:45 | Denver | Richard Astorga gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 16:38 | Denver | Arthur Clauson misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Dikembe Orji - foul #1 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Byrd (SF) Richard Astorga | |
| 16:38 | Denver | Arthur Clauson makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:38 | Denver | Arthur Clauson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:25 | Washington State | Glen Stedman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 16:23 | Denver | Randy Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:04 | Denver | Winston Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 5-8 |
| 15:48 | Washington State | Richard Downey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-8 |
| 15:46 | Denver | Winston Smith gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) SG - Glen Stedman (fresh) SF - Leonardo Colombo (fresh) PF - Richard Downey (fresh) C - Andrew Westbrook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) SG - Arthur Clauson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Byrd (fresh) PF - John Waterbury (fresh) C - Winston Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Denver | Randy Byrd misses the lay-in | 5-8 |
| 15:30 | Washington State | Richard Downey grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 15:25 | Washington State | Randy Byrd swats the layup by Richard Downey | 5-8 |
| 15:24 | Washington State | Glen Stedman tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 15:11 | Denver | Arthur Clauson is hacked by Richard Downey - foul #1 on Richard Downey, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Delcid (PG), Edward Cribbs (PF), Jeffrey Chiasson (C) Dikembe Orji, Richard Downey, Andrew Westbrook | |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Richard Astorga (SF), Christopher Morgan (PF), Christopher Phillips (C) Arthur Clauson, Randy Byrd, John Waterbury, Winston Smith | |
| 15:06 | Denver | Christopher Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Washington State | Donald Brauer (SG), Herbert Farwell (SF) Glen Stedman, Leonardo Colombo | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 14:46 | Washington State | Christopher Morgan picks off the pass by Edward Cribbs | 7-8 |
| 14:25 | Denver | Christopher Morgan double dribbles | 7-8 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Brunson (SF) Herbert Farwell | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Berta (SG) Kenneth Shedd | |
| 14:11 | Washington State | Edward Cribbs buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Mark Delcid | 9-8 |
| 14:02 | Denver | Christopher Phillips misses short on a floater near the basket | 9-8 |
| 14:01 | Denver | Richard Astorga pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:42 | Denver | Christopher Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Brunson - foul #1 on Mark Brunson, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glen Stedman (SG) Mark Delcid, Donald Brauer | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:42 | Denver | Christopher Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:42 | Denver | Christopher Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:25 | Washington State | Edward Cribbs can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 13:24 | Denver | Christopher Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:20 | Denver | Danny Berta's floater is knocked away by Edward Cribbs | 9-10 |
| 13:19 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Chiasson | 9-10 |
| 12:57 | Washington State | Dikembe Orji misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-10 |
| 12:55 | Washington State | Jeffrey Chiasson tips it in | 11-10 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Richard Astorga misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 12:33 | Denver | Christopher Morgan misses the tip | 11-10 |
| 12:32 | Washington State | Edward Cribbs grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 12:25 | Washington State | The jump hook by Jeffrey Chiasson is blocked by Christopher Morgan | 11-10 |
| 12:24 | Washington State | Edward Cribbs grabs the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:15 | Washington State | Dikembe Orji misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 12:13 | Washington State | Jeffrey Chiasson gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:03 | Washington State | Edward Cribbs is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Edward Cribbs, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Delcid (PG), Donald Brauer (SG), Leonardo Colombo (SF), Richard Downey (PF), Andrew Westbrook (C) Dikembe Orji, Glen Stedman, Mark Brunson, Edward Cribbs, Jeffrey Chiasson | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Arthur Clauson (SG), Randy Byrd (SF), John Waterbury (PF), Winston Smith (C) Troy Babineaux, Danny Berta, Richard Astorga, Christopher Morgan, Christopher Phillips | |
| 11:44 | Denver | Randy Byrd comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 11-10 |
| 11:42 | Washington State | Donald Brauer snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Delcid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Brauer (fresh) SF - Leonardo Colombo (fresh) PF - Richard Downey (fresh) C - Andrew Westbrook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) SG - Arthur Clauson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Byrd (fresh) PF - John Waterbury (fresh) C - Winston Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Washington State | Mark Delcid knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Brauer | 14-10 |
| 11:20 | Denver | Winston Smith can't connect on a runner near the basket | 14-10 |
| 11:19 | Denver | Randy Byrd tips it back up and in | 14-12 |
| 11:05 | Washington State | Mark Delcid buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Donald Brauer | 16-12 |
| 10:47 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 10:20 | Washington State | John Waterbury steps in front of the Leonardo Colombo pass | 16-14 |
| 10:03 | Denver | Arthur Clauson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Brauer - foul #2 on Donald Brauer, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Washington State | Glen Stedman (SG), Edward Cribbs (PF), Jeffrey Chiasson (C) Donald Brauer, Richard Downey, Andrew Westbrook | |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Richard Astorga (SF), Christopher Morgan (PF) Kenneth Shedd, Randy Byrd, Winston Smith | |
| 10:03 | Denver | Arthur Clauson makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:03 | Denver | Arthur Clauson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:43 | Washington State | Glen Stedman is hacked by Arthur Clauson - foul #1 on Arthur Clauson, team foul #2 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Orji (PG), Mark Brunson (SF) Mark Delcid, Leonardo Colombo | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:18 | Washington State | Dikembe Orji's pass is intercepted by John Waterbury | 16-16 |
| 09:01 | Denver | Troy Babineaux misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 16-16 |
| 08:59 | Washington State | Glen Stedman grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:36 | Washington State | Edward Cribbs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by John Waterbury - foul #1 on John Waterbury, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Delcid (PG) Dikembe Orji | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (SG), Christopher Phillips (C) Arthur Clauson, John Waterbury | |
| 08:36 | Washington State | Edward Cribbs makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 08:36 | Washington State | Edward Cribbs makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:31 | Denver | Mark Delcid is called for the reach on Troy Babineaux in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Delcid, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| 08:31 | Denver | Troy Babineaux makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:31 | Denver | Troy Babineaux makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:12 | Washington State | Edward Cribbs hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Delcid | 20-18 |
| 07:52 | Denver | Christopher Morgan is fouled on the floor by Mark Brunson - foul #2 on Mark Brunson, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leonardo Colombo (SF) Mark Brunson | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Berta (SG) Troy Babineaux | |
| 07:52 | Denver | Christopher Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:52 | Denver | Christopher Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 07:52 | Washington State | Edward Cribbs pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| 07:35 | Washington State | Glen Stedman knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Cribbs | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Delcid (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Stedman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonardo Colombo (fresh) PF - Edward Cribbs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Chiasson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Danny Berta (fresh) SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Denver | Christopher Phillips misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-19 |
| 07:28 | Denver | Richard Astorga grabs the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 07:21 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 07:20 | Washington State | Leonardo Colombo pulls down the rebound | 23-19 |
| 07:04 | Washington State | Jeffrey Chiasson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 23-19 |
| 07:02 | Denver | Christopher Morgan gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Mark Delcid steps in front of the Christopher Morgan pass | 23-19 |
| 06:26 | Washington State | Leonardo Colombo buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Mark Delcid | 25-19 |
| 06:09 | Denver | Christopher Phillips misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-19 |
| 06:08 | Denver | Richard Astorga grabs the offensive board | 25-19 |
| 05:53 | Denver | Richard Astorga clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Leonardo Colombo - foul #1 on Leonardo Colombo, team foul #9 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Orji (PG), Donald Brauer (SG), Mark Brunson (SF), Richard Downey (PF), Andrew Westbrook (C) Mark Delcid, Glen Stedman, Leonardo Colombo, Edward Cribbs, Jeffrey Chiasson | |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Arthur Clauson (SG), John Waterbury (PF), Winston Smith (C) Kenneth Shedd, Danny Berta, Christopher Morgan, Christopher Phillips | |
| 05:53 | Denver | Richard Astorga makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 05:53 | Denver | Richard Astorga makes the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 05:37 | Washington State | Dikembe Orji misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 05:35 | Washington State | Andrew Westbrook tips it home | 27-21 |
| 05:21 | Denver | John Waterbury can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 27-21 |
| 05:20 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Andrew Westbrook | 27-21 |
| 05:15 | Washington State | Dikembe Orji hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Troy Babineaux - foul #2 on Troy Babineaux, team foul #4 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Berta (PG), Randy Byrd (SF) Troy Babineaux, Richard Astorga | |
| 05:15 | Washington State | Dikembe Orji misses the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 05:15 | Washington State | Dikembe Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:15 | Washington State | Dikembe Orji makes the 3rd free throw | 29-21 |
| 04:58 | Denver | Danny Berta drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from John Waterbury | 29-23 |
| 04:42 | Washington State | Mark Brunson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Orji | 31-23 |
| 04:19 | Denver | Mark Brunson is called for the reach on Randy Byrd - foul #3 on Mark Brunson, team foul #10 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leonardo Colombo (SF), Edward Cribbs (PF), Jeffrey Chiasson (C) Mark Brunson, Richard Downey, Andrew Westbrook | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Christopher Phillips (C) Danny Berta, Winston Smith | |
| 04:19 | Denver | Randy Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 04:19 | Denver | Randy Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 04:01 | Washington State | John Waterbury is called for the reach on Dikembe Orji - foul #2 on John Waterbury, team foul #5 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Delcid (PG) Dikembe Orji | |
| Subs | Denver | Winston Smith (PF) John Waterbury | |
| 03:42 | Washington State | Edward Cribbs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Clauson - foul #2 on Arthur Clauson, team foul #6 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG) Kenneth Shedd | |
| 03:42 | Washington State | Edward Cribbs makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 03:42 | Washington State | Edward Cribbs makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:29 | Denver | Arthur Clauson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Donald Brauer - foul #3 on Donald Brauer, team foul #11 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Washington State | Glen Stedman (SG) Donald Brauer | |
| Subs | Denver | John Waterbury (PF) Winston Smith | |
| 03:29 | Denver | Arthur Clauson makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:29 | Denver | Arthur Clauson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mark Delcid (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Stedman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonardo Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Cribbs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Chiasson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Troy Babineaux (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Arthur Clauson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Waterbury (fresh) 2 stl. C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Washington State | Leonardo Colombo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 03:08 | Denver | The rebound goes to Randy Byrd | 33-26 |
| 02:51 | Denver | Glen Stedman takes the ball from Troy Babineaux | 33-26 |
| 02:38 | Washington State | Glen Stedman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 02:36 | Denver | John Waterbury snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 02:24 | Denver | Christopher Phillips clanks a 3 from the left corner | 33-26 |
| 02:22 | Washington State | Leonardo Colombo pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 02:15 | Washington State | Edward Cribbs is denied on a layup by John Waterbury | 33-26 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Randy Byrd grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 01:54 | Denver | John Waterbury can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Delcid - foul #2 on Mark Delcid, team foul #12 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Orji (PG), Herbert Farwell (SF), Richard Downey (PF) Mark Delcid, Leonardo Colombo, Edward Cribbs | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (SG), Richard Astorga (SF), Christopher Morgan (PF) Arthur Clauson, Randy Byrd, Christopher Phillips | |
| 01:54 | Denver | John Waterbury makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:54 | Denver | John Waterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:30 | Washington State | Richard Downey slams it home and the foul's on Christopher Morgan - foul #1 on Christopher Morgan, team foul #7 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Washington State | Andrew Westbrook (C) Jeffrey Chiasson | |
| Subs | Denver | Winston Smith (C) John Waterbury | |
| 01:30 | Washington State | Richard Downey makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 01:12 | Denver | Troy Babineaux misses short on a shot from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 01:11 | Washington State | Richard Downey snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 01:04 | Washington State | Dikembe Orji hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Westbrook | 39-28 |
| 00:49 | Denver | Troy Babineaux connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Richard Astorga is called for the reach on Dikembe Orji - foul #1 on Richard Astorga, team foul #8 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Washington State | Leonardo Colombo (SF), Edward Cribbs (PF), Jeffrey Chiasson (C) Herbert Farwell, Richard Downey, Andrew Westbrook | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Berta (SG) Troy Babineaux | |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Dikembe Orji makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Dikembe Orji makes the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Orji - foul #2 on Dikembe Orji, team foul #13 | 41-30 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 00:12 | Washington State | Dikembe Orji misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 00:10 | Washington State | Jeffrey Chiasson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Leonardo Colombo blows the layup | 41-31 |