| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Schott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Thomas (fresh) SF - Jeff Smith (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jerry Randall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Bartholomew (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Baird (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bunch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Compo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ralph Harvey (fresh) 4 reb. C - Shawn Shofner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Smith inbounds the ball | 32-42 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Bartholomew scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Schott | 34-42 |
| 19:32 | Denver | Dustin Compo is whistled for traveling | 34-42 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Kentucky | James Schott misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Baird - foul #2 on Shawn Baird, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Kentucky | James Schott makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 19:14 | Eastern Kentucky | James Schott makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:54 | Denver | James Bunch misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-42 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Kentucky | James Schott's pass is intercepted by Shawn Shofner | 36-42 |
| 18:21 | Denver | Jeff Smith is called for the reach on Dustin Compo - foul #1 on Jeff Smith, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 18:15 | Denver | James Bunch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 18:14 | Eastern Kentucky | James Schott pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:49 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 17:48 | Denver | The rebound goes to Shawn Baird | 36-42 |
| 17:31 | Denver | Shawn Baird makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Shawn Shofner | 36-44 |
| 17:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Bartholomew is hacked by Shawn Shofner - foul #2 on Shawn Shofner, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dema Remiszewski (PG), Donnell Haines (SG), Charles Williams (SF), Christopher Green (PF), Donald Miles (C) James Schott, Willy Thomas, Jeff Smith, Jerry Randall, Lester Bartholomew | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Zysk (PG), Jay Noe (SG), Jason Cox (C) Shawn Baird, James Bunch, Shawn Shofner | |
| 17:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Donnell Haines is hacked by Donald Zysk - foul #3 on Donald Zysk, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Denver | Sidney Kircher (PG) Donald Zysk | |
| 16:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Williams clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 16:57 | Denver | Ralph Harvey gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 16:41 | Denver | Ralph Harvey can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 16:39 | Denver | Dustin Compo tips it home | 36-46 |
| 16:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Donnell Haines is hacked by Dustin Compo - foul #2 on Dustin Compo, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Bartholomew (C) Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Baird (PG), Steven Aragon (C) Dustin Compo, Ralph Harvey | |
| 16:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Dema Remiszewski misses the lay-in | 36-46 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Miles hits the follow up shot | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Dema Remiszewski (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Donnell Haines (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lester Bartholomew (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Baird (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Noe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Sidney Kircher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Cox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Aragon (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Denver | Jason Cox buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Baird | 38-48 |
| 15:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Miles is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Donald Miles, team foul #2 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Schott (PG), Willy Thomas (SG), Jeff Smith (SF), Jerry Randall (PF) Dema Remiszewski, Donnell Haines, Christopher Green, Donald Miles | |
| Subs | Denver | James Bunch (SG), Shawn Shofner (C) Sidney Kircher, Steven Aragon | |
| 15:20 | Denver | Shawn Baird clanks a jumper from the right side | 38-48 |
| 15:19 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Baird | 38-48 |
| 15:01 | Denver | James Bunch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Denver | Dustin Compo (SF), Ralph Harvey (PF) Jay Noe, Jason Cox | |
| 14:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Willy Thomas can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 38-48 |
| 14:40 | Eastern Kentucky | James Schott grabs the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Willy Thomas is whistled for a carry | 38-48 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Green (C) Lester Bartholomew | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Aragon (C) Shawn Shofner | |
| 14:07 | Denver | Steven Aragon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-48 |
| 14:06 | Denver | Ralph Harvey tips it back up and in | 38-50 |
| 13:58 | Eastern Kentucky | James Schott connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-50 |
| 13:36 | Denver | James Bunch scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Shawn Baird | 41-53 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Randall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Ralph Harvey - foul #3 on Ralph Harvey, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dema Remiszewski (PG), Donnell Haines (SG), Lester Bartholomew (C) James Schott, Willy Thomas, Jeff Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Zysk (PG), Sidney Kircher (SG), Jay Noe (PF), Shawn Shofner (C) Shawn Baird, James Bunch, Ralph Harvey, Steven Aragon | |
| 13:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Randall makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:17 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Randall misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 13:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jay Noe | 42-53 |
| 13:01 | Denver | Dema Remiszewski steals it from Sidney Kircher | 42-53 |
| 12:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Bartholomew can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 12:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Randall hits the follow up shot | 44-53 |
| 12:28 | Denver | Sidney Kircher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Donald Miles (PF) Jerry Randall | |
| Subs | Denver | Ralph Harvey (PF) Sidney Kircher | |
| 12:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Green misses long on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jay Noe - foul #1 on Jay Noe, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Denver | Sidney Kircher (SF) Dustin Compo | |
| 12:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Green makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:13 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Green misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:13 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ralph Harvey | 45-53 |
| 11:55 | Denver | Donald Zysk buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ralph Harvey | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Dema Remiszewski (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Donnell Haines (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Green (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Miles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lester Bartholomew (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Zysk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jay Noe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Sidney Kircher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ralph Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Shofner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 11:27 | Denver | Donald Zysk gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 11:01 | Denver | Sidney Kircher misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 10:59 | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Bartholomew snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Donnell Haines drills a shot from the left wing set up by Dema Remiszewski | 47-56 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Dema Remiszewski is called for the reach on Donald Zysk - foul #1 on Dema Remiszewski, team foul #3 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Schott (PG), Willy Thomas (SG), Jeff Smith (SF), Jerry Randall (PF) Dema Remiszewski, Donnell Haines, Christopher Green, Lester Bartholomew | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Baird (PG), James Bunch (SG), Dustin Compo (SF), Jason Cox (PF), Steven Aragon (C) Donald Zysk, Jay Noe, Sidney Kircher, Ralph Harvey, Shawn Shofner | |
| 10:07 | Denver | Dustin Compo drills a shot near the basket and the foul's on Donald Miles - foul #4 on Donald Miles, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Jim Bender (C) Donald Miles | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 10:07 | Denver | Dustin Compo misses the free throw | 47-58 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Steven Aragon grabs the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:43 | Denver | Jason Cox misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 09:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Jim Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Kentucky | James Schott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Willy Thomas | 50-58 |
| 09:00 | Denver | Steven Aragon connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Kentucky | James Bunch is called for the reach on Willy Thomas - foul #2 on James Bunch, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Lester Bartholomew (C) Jim Bender | |
| Subs | Denver | Ralph Harvey (PF) Steven Aragon | |
| 08:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Willy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 08:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Willy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 08:29 | Denver | James Bunch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 08:27 | Denver | Dustin Compo tips it back up and in | 52-62 |
| 08:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Schott | 55-62 |
| 07:58 | Denver | Shawn Baird is hacked by James Schott in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Schott, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dema Remiszewski (PG) James Schott | |
| Subs | Denver | Jay Noe (SG), Steven Aragon (C) James Bunch, Jason Cox | |
| 07:34 | Denver | Shawn Baird misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 07:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Randall grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Dema Remiszewski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Randall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Lester Bartholomew (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Baird (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Noe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dustin Compo (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Aragon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-62 |
| 07:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Randall misses the tip | 55-62 |
| 07:06 | Denver | Dustin Compo pulls down the rebound | 55-62 |
| 07:04 | Denver | Willy Thomas steals it from Shawn Baird in the backcourt | 55-62 |
| 06:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Dema Remiszewski is fouled on the floor by Shawn Baird - foul #3 on Shawn Baird, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Schott (PG), Charles Williams (SF), Christopher Green (PF), Donald Miles (C) Willy Thomas, Jeff Smith, Jerry Randall, Lester Bartholomew | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Zysk (PG), James Bunch (SG), Shawn Shofner (C) Shawn Baird, Dustin Compo, Steven Aragon | |
| 06:38 | Eastern Kentucky | Dema Remiszewski misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 06:38 | Denver | The rebound goes to Shawn Shofner | 55-62 |
| 06:24 | Denver | Donald Zysk knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bunch | 55-64 |
| 06:10 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Williams drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Schott | 58-64 |
| 05:50 | Denver | James Bunch misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-64 |
| 05:49 | Denver | Ralph Harvey grabs the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 05:32 | Denver | Shawn Shofner misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 58-64 |
| 05:30 | Denver | Shawn Shofner tips it home | 58-66 |
| 05:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Green misses the lay-in | 58-66 |
| 05:06 | Denver | Jay Noe pulls down the rebound | 58-66 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Jay Noe misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 58-66 |
| 04:48 | Eastern Kentucky | Christopher Green grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Williams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 04:28 | Denver | Ralph Harvey gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 04:28 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Willy Thomas (SG), Jeff Smith (SF), Jerry Randall (PF), Lester Bartholomew (C) Dema Remiszewski, Charles Williams, Christopher Green, Donald Miles | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Baird (PG), Dustin Compo (SF) Donald Zysk, Jay Noe | |
| 04:06 | Denver | Shawn Shofner hits the finger roll set up by Dustin Compo and the foul's on Lester Bartholomew - foul #3 on Lester Bartholomew, team foul #6 | 58-68 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Shawn Shofner makes the free throw | 58-69 |
| 03:51 | Eastern Kentucky | James Schott travels with the ball | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:28 | Denver | Jeff Smith swats the short shot by Shawn Shofner | 58-69 |
| 03:26 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Randall pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Schott (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willy Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Randall (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Lester Bartholomew (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Baird (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Bunch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Compo (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ralph Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Shofner (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 03:11 | Denver | Dustin Compo grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 02:47 | Denver | James Bunch misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-69 |
| 02:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Smith gets the rebound | 58-69 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Kentucky | Jerry Randall misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 58-69 |
| 02:37 | Denver | Ralph Harvey grabs the board | 58-69 |
| 02:16 | Denver | James Bunch clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lester Bartholomew | 58-69 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Kentucky | James Schott clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 02:00 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dustin Compo | 58-69 |
| 01:32 | Denver | Dustin Compo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 01:30 | Denver | Ralph Harvey tips it back up and in | 58-71 |
| 01:16 | Eastern Kentucky | James Schott's pass is intercepted by Dustin Compo | 58-71 |
| 00:57 | Denver | Shawn Baird is hacked by James Schott - foul #3 on James Schott, team foul #7 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Dema Remiszewski (PG), Donnell Haines (SG), Charles Williams (SF), Christopher Green (PF), Donald Miles (C) James Schott, Willy Thomas, Jeff Smith, Jerry Randall, Lester Bartholomew | |
| Subs | Denver | Jay Noe (SG), Sidney Kircher (SF), Jason Cox (PF), Steven Aragon (C) James Bunch, Dustin Compo, Ralph Harvey, Shawn Shofner | |
| 00:57 | Denver | Shawn Baird makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:57 | Denver | Shawn Baird makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Williams misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Sidney Kircher - foul #1 on Sidney Kircher, team foul #9 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Zysk (PG) Shawn Baird | |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Denver | Charles Williams swats the shot by Jason Cox | 60-73 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Jason Cox gets the offensive rebound | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Donald Zysk runs out the clock | 60-73 |