| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Patao (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Turner (fresh) PF - Lawrence Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Sandridge (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Clarence Allender (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Martin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rickey Young (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronnie Holbrook (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Timothy Turner inbounds the ball | 35-44 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Clark Coaxum clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Angel Martin - foul #2 on Angel Martin, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Clark Coaxum misses the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Clark Coaxum makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 19:23 | Colorado State | Ronnie Holbrook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-44 |
| 19:07 | Denver | Terry Patao can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 19:06 | Denver | Terry Patao snags the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 18:50 | Denver | Terry Patao dunks the ball on a nice dish by Timothy Turner | 38-44 |
| 18:32 | Colorado State | Angel Martin misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 38-44 |
| 18:31 | Colorado State | David Jones snags the offensive board | 38-44 |
| 18:13 | Colorado State | Lawrence Holt is called for the reach on Rickey Young - foul #1 on Lawrence Holt, team foul #1 | 38-44 |
| 18:00 | Colorado State | Ronnie Holbrook's pass is intercepted by Terry Patao | 38-44 |
| 17:37 | Denver | Clark Coaxum scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 17:20 | Colorado State | Ronnie Holbrook makes the jump hook from close range set up by Rickey Young and he's hacked by Lawrence Holt - foul #2 on Lawrence Holt, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Conner (PG), Franklin Zakes (SG), Stephen Bunn (PF) Clark Coaxum, Terry Patao, Lawrence Holt | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Scott Lavallie (PG), Aleksandar Zets (SG), Dikembe Abdallah (SF), Wendell Rogers (PF) Clarence Allender, David Jones, Angel Martin, Rickey Young | |
| 17:20 | Colorado State | Ronnie Holbrook misses the free throw | 41-46 |
| 17:20 | Denver | Stephen Bunn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 16:59 | Denver | Kenneth Conner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 41-46 |
| 16:58 | Denver | Stephen Bunn snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 16:43 | Denver | Franklin Zakes makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Sandridge | 43-46 |
| 16:39 | Colorado State | Aleksandar Zets blows the layup | 43-46 |
| 16:37 | Denver | Franklin Zakes grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 16:19 | Denver | Timothy Turner is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdallah - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Clark Coaxum (PG), Craig Najar (SF), Lawrence Holt (PF) Franklin Zakes, Timothy Turner, Thomas Sandridge | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Angel Martin (SF), Oscar Hill (C) Wendell Rogers, Ronnie Holbrook | |
| 16:03 | Denver | Clark Coaxum misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 16:02 | Colorado State | Oscar Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Craig Najar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Bunn (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Scott Lavallie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aleksandar Zets (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Angel Martin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Hill (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Colorado State | Scott Lavallie misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 15:55 | Denver | The rebound goes to Craig Najar | 43-46 |
| 15:37 | Denver | Clark Coaxum misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 15:36 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdallah | 43-46 |
| 15:30 | Colorado State | Craig Najar is called for the reach on Scott Lavallie - foul #2 on Craig Najar, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Terry Patao (SG), Robert Tsang (PF) Kenneth Conner, Lawrence Holt | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clarence Allender (PG), David Jones (SG), Rickey Young (PF) Scott Lavallie, Aleksandar Zets, Oscar Hill | |
| 15:12 | Colorado State | David Jones's pass is intercepted by Robert Tsang | 43-46 |
| 14:45 | Denver | Craig Najar scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 14:23 | Colorado State | Clarence Allender is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Clarence Allender, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Conner (PG), Timothy Turner (SF), Thomas Sandridge (C) Clark Coaxum, Craig Najar, Stephen Bunn | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Wendell Rogers (SF), Oscar Hill (C) Angel Martin, Dikembe Abdallah | |
| 14:21 | Denver | David Jones takes the ball from Kenneth Conner in the backcourt | 45-46 |
| 14:08 | Colorado State | Wendell Rogers misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 14:07 | Denver | Terry Patao pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:46 | Denver | Robert Tsang misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 13:44 | Denver | Robert Tsang gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 13:28 | Denver | Timothy Turner is whistled for a carry | 45-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Clark Coaxum (PG), Lawrence Holt (PF) Kenneth Conner, Robert Tsang | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Scott Lavallie (PG), Aleksandar Zets (SG), Dikembe Abdallah (SF), Ronnie Holbrook (C) Clarence Allender, David Jones, Rickey Young, Oscar Hill | |
| 13:19 | Colorado State | Aleksandar Zets's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| 12:55 | Denver | Terry Patao scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Clark Coaxum | 48-46 |
| 12:35 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abdallah misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Timothy Turner - foul #3 on Timothy Turner, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Conner (SG) Terry Patao | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Angel Martin (SF) Wendell Rogers | |
| 12:35 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:35 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 12:26 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge buries a jump hook from close range set up by Clark Coaxum and he's hacked by Ronnie Holbrook - foul #1 on Ronnie Holbrook, team foul #4 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | David Jones (SG) Aleksandar Zets | |
| 12:26 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:03 | Colorado State | Ronnie Holbrook banks in the layup | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Turner (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Sandridge (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Scott Lavallie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angel Martin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronnie Holbrook (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Denver | Ronnie Holbrook is called for the reach on Thomas Sandridge - foul #2 on Ronnie Holbrook, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Franklin Zakes (SG), Robert Tsang (PF), Stephen Bunn (C) Clark Coaxum, Lawrence Holt, Thomas Sandridge | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clarence Allender (PG), James Lampert (PF), Oscar Hill (C) Scott Lavallie, Dikembe Abdallah, Ronnie Holbrook | |
| 11:31 | Denver | Stephen Bunn misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Oscar Hill - foul #2 on Oscar Hill, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Craig Najar (SF) Timothy Turner | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Rickey Young (PF) James Lampert | |
| 11:31 | Denver | Stephen Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:31 | Denver | Stephen Bunn misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:31 | Colorado State | Rickey Young gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 11:17 | Colorado State | Clarence Allender comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 11:15 | Colorado State | Rickey Young pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 11:01 | Colorado State | Oscar Hill double dribbles | 52-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Clark Coaxum (PG), Terry Patao (SG) Kenneth Conner, Franklin Zakes | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Aleksandar Zets (SG) David Jones | |
| 10:46 | Denver | Craig Najar connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-50 |
| 10:38 | Colorado State | Angel Martin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Aleksandar Zets | 55-52 |
| 10:20 | Denver | Clark Coaxum drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Patao | 57-52 |
| 10:16 | Colorado State | Rickey Young comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 57-52 |
| 10:15 | Denver | Craig Najar pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 10:04 | Denver | Robert Tsang is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Robert Tsang, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Timothy Turner (SF), Lawrence Holt (PF), Thomas Sandridge (C) Craig Najar, Robert Tsang, Stephen Bunn | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Scott Lavallie (PG), Dikembe Abdallah (SF), Wendell Rogers (PF), Ronnie Holbrook (C) Clarence Allender, Angel Martin, Rickey Young, Oscar Hill | |
| 09:43 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abdallah connects on the floater from the baseline | 57-54 |
| 09:20 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Turner | 59-54 |
| 09:05 | Colorado State | Ronnie Holbrook makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Wendell Rogers | 59-56 |
| 08:51 | Denver | Timothy Turner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge tips it home | 61-56 |
| 08:32 | Colorado State | Wendell Rogers misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Clark Coaxum - foul #3 on Clark Coaxum, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Conner (PG), Franklin Zakes (SG) Clark Coaxum, Terry Patao | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clarence Allender (PG), David Jones (SG), Rickey Young (PF) Scott Lavallie, Aleksandar Zets, Dikembe Abdallah | |
| 08:32 | Colorado State | Wendell Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 08:32 | Colorado State | Wendell Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 08:32 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 08:23 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Conner | 63-57 |
| 08:09 | Colorado State | Wendell Rogers misses long on a jumper from the left side | 63-57 |
| 08:07 | Denver | The rebound goes to Franklin Zakes | 63-57 |
| 07:56 | Denver | David Jones steps in front of the Timothy Turner pass | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franklin Zakes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Turner (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Sandridge (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Clarence Allender (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wendell Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rickey Young (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronnie Holbrook (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Colorado State | Ronnie Holbrook clanks a shot near the basket | 63-57 |
| 07:49 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 07:25 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Conner | 65-57 |
| 07:18 | Colorado State | Wendell Rogers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-57 |
| 07:16 | Colorado State | Ronnie Holbrook pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-57 |
| 06:48 | Colorado State | Rickey Young hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Clarence Allender and he's fouled by Lawrence Holt - foul #3 on Lawrence Holt, team foul #7 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Clark Coaxum (PG), Terry Patao (SG), Craig Najar (SF), Robert Tsang (PF), Stephen Bunn (C) Kenneth Conner, Franklin Zakes, Timothy Turner, Lawrence Holt, Thomas Sandridge | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Scott Lavallie (PG), Angel Martin (SF), Dikembe Abdallah (C) Clarence Allender, Wendell Rogers, Ronnie Holbrook | |
| 06:48 | Colorado State | Rickey Young makes the free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:34 | Denver | Robert Tsang can't finish the layup | 65-60 |
| 06:32 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abdallah pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 06:27 | Colorado State | David Jones misses the floater from the left side | 65-60 |
| 06:25 | Denver | Robert Tsang pulls down the rebound | 65-60 |
| 06:07 | Denver | Craig Najar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-60 |
| 06:06 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abdallah grabs the defensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 05:59 | Colorado State | Craig Najar steals it from David Jones | 65-60 |
| 05:35 | Denver | Terry Patao is hacked by David Jones - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Timothy Turner (SF), Thomas Sandridge (C) Craig Najar, Stephen Bunn | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dean Lis (PG), Aleksandar Zets (SG), Oscar Hill (C) Scott Lavallie, David Jones, Rickey Young | |
| 05:35 | Denver | Terry Patao makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:35 | Denver | Terry Patao makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 05:18 | Colorado State | Angel Martin misses the easy layup | 67-60 |
| 05:17 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abdallah tips it but misses | 67-60 |
| 05:15 | Denver | Clark Coaxum snags the defensive board | 67-60 |
| 05:11 | Denver | Clark Coaxum is hacked by Aleksandar Zets - foul #2 on Aleksandar Zets, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clarence Allender (PG) Dean Lis | |
| 05:11 | Denver | Clark Coaxum makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 05:11 | Denver | Clark Coaxum misses the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 05:11 | Colorado State | Aleksandar Zets gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| 05:07 | Colorado State | Clarence Allender misses short on a floater from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 05:06 | Colorado State | Clarence Allender tips it but misses | 68-60 |
| 05:04 | Colorado State | Angel Martin tips it but misses | 68-60 |
| 05:03 | Colorado State | Oscar Hill tips it but misses | 68-60 |
| 05:01 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Tsang | 68-60 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Timothy Turner misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 04:43 | Colorado State | Aleksandar Zets grabs the defensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 04:38 | Colorado State | Angel Martin buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdallah | 68-62 |
| 04:20 | Denver | Terry Patao clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 04:18 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abdallah grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 04:14 | Colorado State | Aleksandar Zets misses the lay-in | 68-62 |
| 04:13 | Denver | Clark Coaxum grabs the board | 68-62 |
| 03:59 | Denver | Robert Tsang misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 03:57 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Aleksandar Zets | 68-62 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Patao (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Turner (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Tsang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Sandridge (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Clarence Allender (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Aleksandar Zets (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Angel Martin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdallah (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Hill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:52 | Colorado State | Aleksandar Zets can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 68-62 |
| 03:51 | Colorado State | Oscar Hill tips it but misses | 68-62 |
| 03:50 | Denver | Clark Coaxum gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 03:27 | Denver | Robert Tsang hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-62 |
| 03:26 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abdallah gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 02:57 | Colorado State | Angel Martin hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Aleksandar Zets | 68-65 |
| 02:42 | Denver | Robert Tsang misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-65 |
| 02:41 | Colorado State | Oscar Hill gets the rebound | 68-65 |
| 02:41 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Conner (SG), Lawrence Holt (PF) Terry Patao, Robert Tsang | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Scott Lavallie (PG), David Jones (SG), Rickey Young (PF), Ronnie Holbrook (C) Clarence Allender, Aleksandar Zets, Dikembe Abdallah, Oscar Hill | |
| 02:26 | Colorado State | Ronnie Holbrook misses short on a shot from the left side | 68-65 |
| 02:24 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 02:24 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Terry Patao (SG) Kenneth Conner | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clarence Allender (PG) Scott Lavallie | |
| 02:10 | Denver | Lawrence Holt connects on the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Terry Patao | 70-65 |
| 02:08 | Colorado State | Clark Coaxum picks off the pass by Clarence Allender in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| 01:49 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-65 |
| 01:47 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Ronnie Holbrook | 70-65 |
| 01:26 | Colorado State | The jump hook by David Jones is blocked by Thomas Sandridge | 70-65 |
| 01:25 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Timothy Turner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 01:03 | Denver | Clark Coaxum tips it back up and in | 72-65 |
| 00:45 | Colorado State | Clarence Allender scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Angel Martin | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Denver | Lawrence Holt is hacked by David Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Lawrence Holt makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Lawrence Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Angel Martin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Turner - foul #4 on Timothy Turner, team foul #8 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Tsang (PF) Lawrence Holt | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Angel Martin makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:38 | Colorado State | Angel Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:35 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge is hacked by Clarence Allender in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Allender, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| 00:35 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:35 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:31 | Colorado State | Angel Martin is fouled on the floor by Timothy Turner - foul #5 on Timothy Turner, team foul #9 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Craig Najar (SF) Timothy Turner | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:31 | Colorado State | Angel Martin makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:31 | Colorado State | Angel Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:31 | Denver | The rebound goes to Craig Najar | 76-71 |
| 00:30 | Denver | Craig Najar is hacked by Clarence Allender in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clarence Allender, team foul #11 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Conner (PG) Clark Coaxum | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:30 | Denver | Craig Najar makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:30 | Denver | Craig Najar misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Angel Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 77-71 |
| 00:23 | Colorado State | David Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Cowan (SF) Craig Najar | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:21 | Denver | Clarence Allender is called for the reach on Kenneth Conner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clarence Allender, team foul #12 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Scott Lavallie (PG) Clarence Allender | |
| 00:21 | Denver | Kenneth Conner misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:21 | Denver | Kenneth Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:13 | Colorado State | Angel Martin's pass is intercepted by Charles Cowan | 78-71 |
| 00:13 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Holt (PF) Robert Tsang | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:12 | Denver | Charles Cowan is hacked by Scott Lavallie in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Lavallie, team foul #13 | 78-71 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Charles Cowan makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Charles Cowan makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Colorado State | Rickey Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-71 |
| 00:04 | Denver | The rebound goes to Charles Cowan | 80-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Kenneth Conner runs out the clock | 80-71 |