| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Oliveira (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Arthur Pruett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fresh) 2 reb. C - Angel Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Cluck (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Niemi (fresh) SF - Carl Ogren (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Watkins (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Edmond (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett inbounds the ball | 43-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Chase Holguin | 45-35 |
| 19:19 | Denver | Angel Rodriguez steals the ball from Carl Ogren | 45-35 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-35 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona tips it back up and in | 47-35 |
| 18:41 | Denver | Michael Niemi clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 18:39 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Oliveira and the foul's on Charles Watkins - foul #3 on Charles Watkins, team foul #1 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Jordan (PF) Charles Watkins | |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin makes the free throw | 50-35 |
| 18:09 | Denver | James Jordan comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-35 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett is hacked by Carl Ogren - foul #1 on Carl Ogren, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Booth (SF) Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal (PF) William Edmond | |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin is fouled on the floor by Andrew Freudenthal - foul #2 on Andrew Freudenthal, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (SG) Thomas Oliveira | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (PG), William Edmond (C) James Cluck, Carl Ogren | |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | William Edmond takes the ball from Malcolm Bivona | 50-35 |
| 17:07 | Denver | William Edmond clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Malcolm Bivona - foul #3 on Malcolm Bivona, team foul #1 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Morris Hilt (PG), David McNicholas (C) Chase Holguin, Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | Denver | Jim Defrancisco (SG) Michael Niemi | |
| 17:07 | Denver | William Edmond makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 17:07 | Denver | William Edmond makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Morris Hilt | 52-37 |
| 16:40 | Denver | William Edmond misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-37 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Compton | 52-37 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Morris Hilt drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Booth | 54-37 |
| 16:25 | Denver | Jim Defrancisco is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jim Defrancisco, team foul #4 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira (SG), Angel Rodriguez (C) Morris Hilt, David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), Carl Ogren (SF) Michael Kearse, William Edmond | |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth is fouled on the floor by Carl Ogren - foul #2 on Carl Ogren, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG) Robert Compton | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Chase Holguin | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Chase Holguin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Oliveira (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Booth (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Pruett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Angel Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Cluck (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Defrancisco (fresh) SF - Carl Ogren (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:48 | Denver | Jim Defrancisco hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 57-37 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jim Defrancisco - foul #2 on Jim Defrancisco, team foul #6 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Freitas (SF), Malcolm Bivona (PF) Kevin Booth, Arthur Pruett | |
| Subs | Denver | David Lee (SG), Charles Watkins (PF), Brandon Crump (C) Jim Defrancisco, Andrew Freudenthal, James Jordan | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 15:26 | Denver | Charles Watkins grabs the board | 58-37 |
| 15:05 | Denver | David Lee is fouled on the floor by Thomas Oliveira - foul #1 on Thomas Oliveira, team foul #2 | 58-37 |
| 15:00 | Denver | Charles Watkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-37 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin grabs the board | 58-37 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin's dunk attempt is rejected by Carl Ogren | 58-37 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona can't tip it in | 58-37 |
| 14:28 | Denver | Charles Watkins snags the defensive board | 58-37 |
| 14:15 | Denver | Brandon Crump comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-37 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | Vincent Freitas gets the rebound | 58-37 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Vincent Freitas makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Chase Holguin and he's hacked by Carl Ogren - foul #3 on Carl Ogren, team foul #7 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (PG), Kevin Booth (SG), David McNicholas (C) Chase Holguin, Thomas Oliveira, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (PG), Michael Niemi (SF), James Jordan (C) James Cluck, Carl Ogren, Brandon Crump | |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Vincent Freitas makes the free throw | 61-37 |
| 13:33 | Denver | James Jordan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 61-37 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona gets the rebound | 61-37 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Robert Compton is fouled on the floor by Michael Niemi - foul #2 on Michael Niemi, team foul #8 | 61-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett (PF) Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal (SF), William Edmond (C) Michael Niemi, James Jordan | |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Robert Compton makes the 1st free throw | 62-37 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Robert Compton misses the 2nd free throw | 62-37 |
| 13:12 | Denver | William Edmond pulls down the rebound | 62-37 |
| 13:00 | Denver | David Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Jordan (PF) Charles Watkins | |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Andrew Freudenthal steals it from Robert Compton | 62-37 |
| 12:32 | Denver | William Edmond clanks a runner from the right block | 62-37 |
| 12:30 | Denver | William Edmond grabs the offensive board | 62-37 |
| 12:19 | Denver | David Lee makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Kearse | 62-40 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Robert Compton hits the finger roll | 64-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Compton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Booth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vincent Freitas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Pruett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David McNicholas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Kearse (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Edmond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Denver | William Edmond hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David McNicholas - foul #1 on David McNicholas, team foul #3 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Thomas Oliveira (SG), Malcolm Bivona (PF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Robert Compton, Kevin Booth, Arthur Pruett, David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), Michael Niemi (SG), Carl Ogren (SF), Charles Watkins (PF) Michael Kearse, David Lee, Andrew Freudenthal, James Jordan | |
| 11:37 | Denver | William Edmond makes the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 11:37 | Denver | William Edmond misses the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez grabs the board | 64-41 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | Michael Niemi takes the ball from Thomas Oliveira | 64-41 |
| 11:03 | Denver | Angel Rodriguez blocks the jumper by William Edmond | 64-41 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 64-41 |
| 10:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-41 |
| 10:39 | Denver | Carl Ogren gets the rebound | 64-41 |
| 10:33 | Denver | Charles Watkins is hacked by Malcolm Bivona - foul #4 on Malcolm Bivona, team foul #4 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett (PF) Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | Denver | James Jordan (C) William Edmond | |
| 10:25 | Denver | James Cluck is fouled on the floor by Chase Holguin - foul #2 on Chase Holguin, team foul #5 | 64-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Booth (SF) Vincent Freitas | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 10:11 | Denver | Michael Niemi drills a runner near the basket | 64-43 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira loses the dribble to Charles Watkins | 64-43 |
| 09:20 | Denver | James Cluck connects on the fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Kevin Booth - foul #2 on Kevin Booth, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (SG), David McNicholas (C) Thomas Oliveira, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Denver | David Lee (SG), Andrew Freudenthal (SF), Brandon Crump (C) Michael Niemi, Carl Ogren, Charles Watkins | |
| 09:20 | Denver | James Cluck makes the free throw | 64-46 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-46 |
| 09:01 | Denver | The rebound goes to Brandon Crump | 64-46 |
| 08:50 | Denver | James Cluck misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-46 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett grabs the board | 64-46 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett lays it up and in and he's hacked by James Jordan - foul #2 on James Jordan, team foul #9 | 66-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Morris Hilt (PG), Vincent Freitas (SF) Chase Holguin, Kevin Booth | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (PG), Michael Niemi (SF) James Cluck, James Jordan | |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett misses the free throw | 66-46 |
| 08:30 | Denver | Brandon Crump gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| 08:22 | Denver | Brandon Crump misses the jumper from the right wing | 66-46 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David McNicholas | 66-46 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Robert Compton's layup is rejected by Andrew Freudenthal | 66-46 |
| 07:55 | Denver | Michael Niemi grabs the defensive rebound | 66-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Morris Hilt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Compton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Freitas (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Arthur Pruett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - David McNicholas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Kearse (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Niemi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brandon Crump (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:49 | Denver | Michael Niemi scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Andrew Freudenthal | 66-48 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Morris Hilt misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-48 |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett can't tip it in | 66-48 |
| 07:17 | Denver | Brandon Crump grabs the defensive rebound | 66-48 |
| 07:08 | Denver | Brandon Crump is whistled for traveling | 66-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Thomas Oliveira (SG), Malcolm Bivona (PF), Angel Rodriguez (C) Morris Hilt, Robert Compton, Arthur Pruett, David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Denver | Carl Ogren (SF), Charles Watkins (PF), William Edmond (C) David Lee, Andrew Freudenthal, Brandon Crump | |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Angel Rodriguez | 69-48 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Michael Kearse clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-48 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez grabs the board | 69-48 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Vincent Freitas | 72-48 |
| 05:48 | Denver | Carl Ogren comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-48 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Carl Ogren snags the offensive board | 72-48 |
| 05:33 | Denver | Charles Watkins is fouled on the floor by Chase Holguin - foul #3 on Chase Holguin, team foul #7 | 72-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Booth (SF), David McNicholas (C) Vincent Freitas, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Arbuckle (PG), Jim Defrancisco (SG), James Jordan (SF), Brandon Crump (C) Michael Kearse, Michael Niemi, Carl Ogren, William Edmond | |
| 05:33 | Denver | Charles Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | David McNicholas snags the defensive board | 72-48 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-48 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona tips it home | 74-48 |
| 05:04 | Denver | James Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Compton (PG) Chase Holguin | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal (SF) Charles Watkins | |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira is fouled on the floor by Brandon Crump - foul #4 on Brandon Crump, team foul #10 | 74-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett (PF) David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses the 1st free throw | 74-48 |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira makes the 2nd free throw | 75-48 |
| 04:41 | Denver | Arthur Pruett is called for the reach on James Jordan - foul #2 on Arthur Pruett, team foul #8 | 75-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Morris Hilt (PG), Angel Rodriguez (C) Thomas Oliveira, Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:41 | Denver | James Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 75-49 |
| 04:41 | Denver | James Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-50 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Compton | 78-50 |
| 04:12 | Denver | Brandon Crump misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 78-50 |
| 04:11 | Denver | James Jordan hits the follow up shot | 78-52 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett misses long on a jumper from the right side | 78-52 |
| 03:49 | Denver | James Jordan pulls down the rebound | 78-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Morris Hilt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Compton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Booth (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Pruett (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Angel Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Aaron Arbuckle (fresh) SG - Jim Defrancisco (fresh) SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Jordan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Crump (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:45 | Denver | Jim Defrancisco misses short on a floater from the right side | 78-52 |
| 03:44 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal snags the offensive board | 78-52 |
| 03:39 | Denver | Kevin Booth is called for the reach on Andrew Freudenthal - foul #3 on Kevin Booth, team foul #9 | 78-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chase Holguin (PG), Thomas Oliveira (SG), Malcolm Bivona (C) Morris Hilt, Robert Compton, Angel Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (PG), Michael Niemi (SF) Aaron Arbuckle, Brandon Crump | |
| 03:39 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal misses the 1st free throw | 78-52 |
| 03:39 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to James Jordan | 78-52 |
| 03:33 | Denver | James Jordan connects on the floater from the right side and he's hacked by Malcolm Bivona - foul #5 on Malcolm Bivona, team foul #10 | 78-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Freitas (SF), David McNicholas (C) Kevin Booth, Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:33 | Denver | James Jordan makes the free throw | 78-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chase Holguin | 80-55 |
| 03:05 | Denver | Jim Defrancisco buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 80-58 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Michael Niemi takes the ball from Vincent Freitas | 80-58 |
| 02:41 | Denver | Jim Defrancisco lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Niemi | 80-60 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Oliveira | 82-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:52 | Denver | Michael Niemi makes the jumper from the left wing | 82-62 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David McNicholas | 85-62 |
| 01:28 | Denver | James Jordan's floater is tipped away by Vincent Freitas | 85-62 |
| 01:26 | Denver | Michael Kearse hits the follow up shot | 85-64 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Thomas Oliveira misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 85-64 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Arthur Pruett grabs the offensive rebound | 85-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Vincent Freitas is hacked by Jim Defrancisco - foul #3 on Jim Defrancisco, team foul #11 | 85-64 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Angel Rodriguez (C) David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Denver | Brandon Crump (C) Jim Defrancisco | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Vincent Freitas misses the 1st free throw | 85-64 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Vincent Freitas makes the 2nd free throw | 86-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Pruett | 86-64 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Brandon Crump tips it home | 86-66 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Chase Holguin runs out the clock | 86-66 |