| Lineup | Denver | PG - Troy Babineaux (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Clauson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Gwaltney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Potter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Pasternak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Erik Propst (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Richard Astorga inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Denver | Arthur Clauson scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Troy Babineaux | 25-24 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 25-24 |
| 19:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Christopher Morgan | 25-24 |
| 18:59 | Denver | Christopher Morgan hits a turnaround in the paint | 27-24 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Gwaltney | 27-27 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Christopher Morgan misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael Pasternak - foul #3 on Michael Pasternak, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bruce Edie (PF) Michael Pasternak | |
| 18:17 | Denver | Christopher Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Christopher Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Bruce Edie grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 17:58 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter is whistled for traveling | 28-27 |
| 17:38 | Denver | Troy Babineaux comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 17:37 | Denver | Christopher Phillips snags the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 17:23 | Denver | Troy Babineaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-27 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney hits a 3 from straight away set up by Arnold Potter | 28-30 |
| 16:42 | Denver | Christopher Morgan hits the finger roll | 30-30 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter can't finish the layup but the foul's on Arthur Clauson - foul #1 on Arthur Clauson, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 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 | Cincinnati | Anthony Jackson (SG), Robert Bowen (C) Steven Gwaltney, Erik Propst | |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Winston Smith snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 15:50 | Denver | Bruce Edie steals it from Danny Berta | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Berta (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Byrd (fresh) PF - John Waterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Winston Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Jackson (fresh) SF - Arnold Potter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Edie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | Danny Berta steps in front of the Bruce Edie pass | 30-31 |
| 15:07 | Denver | A charge is called on Kenneth Shedd - foul #2 on Kenneth Shedd, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Arthur Clauson (SG), Richard Astorga (SF) Kenneth Shedd, Danny Berta, Randy Byrd | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Romo (SG), Michael Pasternak (PF) Arnold Potter, Bruce Edie | |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Michael Pasternak hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 30-31 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Michael Pasternak tips it but misses | 30-31 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Pasternak tips it in | 30-33 |
| 14:10 | Denver | John Waterbury clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-33 |
| 14:09 | Denver | Winston Smith snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 13:51 | Denver | John Waterbury is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on John Waterbury, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Morgan (PF), Christopher Phillips (C) John Waterbury, Winston Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney (SG), Erik Propst (C) Michael Romo, Robert Bowen | |
| 13:28 | Cincinnati | Erik Propst jams it on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 30-35 |
| 13:07 | Denver | Christopher Morgan misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Erik Propst snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | Michael Pasternak double dribbles | 30-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Danny Berta (SG) Troy Babineaux, Arthur Clauson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter (SF) Anthony Jackson | |
| 12:27 | Denver | Christopher Morgan clanks a jumper from the right block | 30-35 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Erik Propst grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 12:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-35 |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Pasternak | 30-35 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Berta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Astorga (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Gwaltney (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Potter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Pasternak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Erik Propst (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd is fouled on the floor by Arnold Potter - foul #1 on Arnold Potter, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Arthur Clauson (SG), Randy Byrd (SF) Kenneth Shedd, Danny Berta, Richard Astorga | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:12 | Denver | Christopher Phillips drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Pasternak hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Morgan - foul #1 on Christopher Morgan, team foul #4 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Jackson (SF) Arnold Potter | |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Pasternak makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Pasternak makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 10:45 | Denver | Troy Babineaux hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Erik Propst - foul #2 on Erik Propst, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Denver | John Waterbury (C) Christopher Phillips | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Bowen (C) Erik Propst | |
| 10:45 | Denver | Troy Babineaux makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 10:45 | Denver | Troy Babineaux makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Arthur Clauson steps in front of the Robert Bowen pass | 35-40 |
| 09:55 | Denver | Michael Pasternak is called for the reach on Christopher Morgan - foul #4 on Michael Pasternak, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Astorga (SF), Winston Smith (C) Randy Byrd, Christopher Morgan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Romo (SG), Arnold Potter (SF), Bruce Edie (PF) Robert Wilson, Steven Gwaltney, Michael Pasternak | |
| 09:50 | Denver | Arthur Clauson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 09:48 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Astorga | 35-40 |
| 09:36 | Denver | Arthur Clauson buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-40 |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Bowen misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-40 |
| 09:05 | Denver | Richard Astorga grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 08:48 | Denver | Winston Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Michael Romo is whistled for a carry | 41-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Christopher Morgan (PF), Christopher Phillips (C) Troy Babineaux, John Waterbury, Winston Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wilson (PG), Steven Gwaltney (SG), Erik Propst (C) Michael Romo, Arnold Potter, Robert Bowen | |
| 08:23 | Denver | Christopher Phillips loses the dribble to Anthony Jackson | 41-40 |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilson banks in the layup set up by Anthony Jackson | 41-42 |
| 08:15 | Denver | Arthur Clauson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Berta (SG) Arthur Clauson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:47 | Cincinnati | Bruce Edie hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Jackson | 41-44 |
| 07:32 | Denver | Christopher Phillips can't connect on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Erik Propst - foul #3 on Erik Propst, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter (SF), Michael Pasternak (PF) Anthony Jackson, Bruce Edie | |
| 07:32 | Denver | Christopher Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 07:32 | Denver | Christopher Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:32 | Denver | Christopher Phillips misses the 3rd free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Michael Pasternak gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Berta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Christopher Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Gwaltney (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Potter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Pasternak (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Erik Propst (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Wilson | 43-47 |
| 06:52 | Denver | Christopher Phillips buries a shot from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Morgan - foul #2 on Christopher Morgan, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Arthur Clauson (SG), Randy Byrd (SF), John Waterbury (PF) Kenneth Shedd, Danny Berta, Richard Astorga, Christopher Morgan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Jackson (SG) Steven Gwaltney | |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:26 | Denver | Christopher Phillips scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Arthur Clauson and he's fouled by Erik Propst - foul #4 on Erik Propst, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| 06:26 | Denver | Christopher Phillips misses the free throw | 47-49 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Michael Pasternak grabs the board | 47-49 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Anthony Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilson connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Anthony Jackson | 47-52 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Troy Babineaux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | Erik Propst grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter is hacked by Randy Byrd - foul #1 on Randy Byrd, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Astorga (SF), Christopher Morgan (PF) Randy Byrd, Christopher Phillips | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Romo (PG), Steven Gwaltney (SG), Robert Bowen (C) Robert Wilson, Arnold Potter, Erik Propst | |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Michael Pasternak misses the runner from the right block | 47-52 |
| 04:45 | Denver | John Waterbury gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 04:36 | Denver | Troy Babineaux misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-52 |
| 04:34 | Denver | Richard Astorga tips it but misses | 47-52 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Bowen pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney is hacked by John Waterbury - foul #4 on John Waterbury, team foul #7 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter (SF) Anthony Jackson | |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 04:05 | Denver | John Waterbury can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 04:04 | Denver | Troy Babineaux pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 03:48 | Denver | Robert Bowen picks off the pass by Christopher Morgan | 47-54 |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 03:21 | Denver | Troy Babineaux pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Troy Babineaux (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Clauson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Christopher Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Waterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Romo (fresh) SG - Steven Gwaltney (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arnold Potter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Pasternak (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Bowen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:59 | Denver | John Waterbury scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Troy Babineaux and he's fouled by Michael Romo - foul #1 on Michael Romo, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Danny Berta (SG), Christopher Phillips (C) Troy Babineaux, Arthur Clauson, Christopher Morgan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wilson (PG), Anthony Jackson (SF), Erik Propst (C) Michael Romo, Arnold Potter, Robert Bowen | |
| 02:59 | Denver | John Waterbury misses the free throw | 49-54 |
| 02:59 | Denver | Richard Astorga grabs the offensive board | 49-54 |
| 02:59 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-54 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd misses long on a floater from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Anthony Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-54 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Jackson | 49-56 |
| 02:19 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Arthur Clauson (SG), Christopher Morgan (PF) Kenneth Shedd, Danny Berta, John Waterbury | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter (SF) Anthony Jackson | |
| 02:06 | Denver | Christopher Morgan misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-56 |
| 02:04 | Cincinnati | Erik Propst snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Erik Propst misses the jumper from the right block | 49-56 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Christopher Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 49-56 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Christopher Morgan scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Clauson | 52-56 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilson misses badly on a jumper from close range | 52-56 |
| 01:08 | Denver | Christopher Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 01:03 | Denver | Christopher Morgan misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Erik Propst - foul #5 on Erik Propst, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Bowen (C) Erik Propst | |
| 01:03 | Denver | Christopher Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:03 | Denver | Christopher Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Michael Pasternak hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Wilson | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Denver | Christopher Morgan comes up short on the floater from the right block | 54-58 |
| 00:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilson is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Babineaux - foul #2 on Troy Babineaux, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Christopher Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Jackson (SF) Arnold Potter | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney is fouled in the backcourt by Troy Babineaux - foul #3 on Troy Babineaux, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Bowen pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Bowen is hacked by Christopher Phillips - foul #3 on Christopher Phillips, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Bowen makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Bowen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Denver | Arthur Clauson misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Michael Pasternak | 54-62 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney is hacked by Troy Babineaux in the backcourt - foul #4 on Troy Babineaux, team foul #11 | 54-62 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Steven Gwaltney misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Christopher Phillips gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Christopher Morgan is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Christopher Morgan, team foul #12 | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Wilson runs out the clock | 54-63 |