| Lineup | Denver | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Willie Replogle (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Harris (fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Tellis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Angel Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr inbounds the ball | 25-16 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Wichita State | The short jumper by Mark Dickerson is denied by Angel Romano | 25-16 |
| 19:35 | Denver | Joseph Harris pulls down the rebound | 25-16 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Edward Horton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Leo Hayes - foul #3 on Leo Hayes, team foul #1 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Vincent Pennington (C) Leo Hayes, Mark Dickerson | |
| 19:18 | Denver | Edward Horton makes the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Edward Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 18:57 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-16 |
| 18:56 | Wichita State | Jason Snell snags the offensive board | 27-16 |
| 18:41 | Wichita State | James Tellis is called for the reach on Jason Snell - foul #1 on James Tellis, team foul #1 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson (C) Vincent Pennington | |
| 18:22 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Stephen Childress, team foul #2 | 27-16 |
| 18:08 | Denver | Edward Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-16 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington (PF) Stephen Childress | |
| 17:44 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Snell | 27-19 |
| 17:28 | Denver | Edward Horton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 17:26 | Denver | James Tellis misses the tip | 27-19 |
| 17:24 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson gets the rebound | 27-19 |
| 17:18 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-19 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Childress (PF) Mark Dickerson | |
| 17:05 | Denver | Willie Replogle blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Christopher Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Christopher Fitzgerald, team foul #3 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Alden Smiglewski (SF) Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 17:05 | Denver | Willie Replogle makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 17:05 | Denver | Willie Replogle makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 16:44 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-19 |
| 16:42 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr snags the offensive board | 29-19 |
| 16:16 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 29-19 |
| 16:14 | Denver | The rebound goes to Angel Romano | 29-19 |
| 16:04 | Denver | Alden Smiglewski drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Edward Horton | 31-19 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Edward Horton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Willie Replogle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alden Smiglewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Tellis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Angel Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Childress (fresh) 2 reb. C - Vincent Pennington (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Snell | 31-22 |
| 15:19 | Denver | Willie Replogle lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Horton | 33-22 |
| 14:52 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 14:50 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress snags the offensive board | 33-22 |
| 14:27 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 14:25 | Denver | Angel Romano pulls down the rebound | 33-22 |
| 14:05 | Denver | Angel Romano misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 14:04 | Denver | James Tellis grabs the offensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Angel Romano drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Willie Replogle | 35-22 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:26 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-22 |
| 13:25 | Denver | Edward Horton pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 13:10 | Denver | Edward Horton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 35-22 |
| 13:09 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 12:47 | Wichita State | Stephen Childress can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-22 |
| 12:45 | Wichita State | Jason Snell grabs the offensive rebound | 35-22 |
| 12:27 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jason Snell | 35-25 |
| 12:09 | Denver | Alden Smiglewski misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Niebuhr - foul #2 on David Niebuhr, team foul #4 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Dye (PG), Federico Gallegos (SG), Joseph Harris (SF), Jimmy Neff (C) Edward Horton, Willie Replogle, James Tellis, Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Leo Hayes (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Mark Dickerson (C) Jason Snell, Christopher Fitzgerald, David Niebuhr, Stephen Childress | |
| 12:09 | Denver | Alden Smiglewski misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 12:09 | Denver | Alden Smiglewski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:40 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Leo Hayes | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Dye (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Federico Gallegos (fresh) SF - Joseph Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alden Smiglewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jimmy Neff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leo Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) PF - Vincent Pennington (tiring) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Denver | Anthony Dye misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 11:35 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 11:30 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alvin Calder | 36-31 |
| 11:12 | Denver | Anthony Dye throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Blair (C) Alden Smiglewski | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), David Niebuhr (SF) Alvin Calder, Ryan Tuttle | |
| 10:43 | Wichita State | Joseph Harris is called for the reach on David Niebuhr - foul #2 on Joseph Harris, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Ryan Tuttle (SF) Jason Snell, David Niebuhr | |
| 10:24 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle clanks a turnaround from the right block | 36-31 |
| 10:22 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle tips it in | 36-33 |
| 10:16 | Denver | Jimmy Neff misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 10:15 | Denver | Anthony Dye grabs the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Federico Gallegos misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 10:08 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Neff | 36-33 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Federico Gallegos misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Vincent Pennington - foul #1 on Vincent Pennington, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Horton (PG) Anthony Dye | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jason Snell (PG), David Niebuhr (SF), Stephen Childress (PF) Alvin Calder, Ryan Tuttle, Vincent Pennington | |
| 09:52 | Denver | Federico Gallegos misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Federico Gallegos makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 09:34 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 09:33 | Denver | Jimmy Neff grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 09:15 | Denver | Bradley Blair is fouled on the floor by Mark Dickerson - foul #3 on Mark Dickerson, team foul #6 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Dye (SG), James Tellis (PF) Federico Gallegos, Jimmy Neff | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 08:56 | Denver | James Tellis buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Horton | 40-33 |
| 08:31 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes is fouled on the floor by James Tellis - foul #2 on James Tellis, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Willie Replogle (SG), Scott Field (SF), Angel Romano (C) Anthony Dye, Joseph Harris, Bradley Blair | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington (PF) Stephen Childress | |
| 08:09 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Scott Field - foul #1 on Scott Field, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Federico Gallegos (SF) Scott Field | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Stephen Childress (PF) Vincent Pennington | |
| 08:09 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 08:09 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 08:09 | Denver | James Tellis gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 08:00 | Denver | Willie Replogle splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 07:58 | Denver | Edward Horton tips it in | 42-33 |
| 07:39 | Wichita State | David Niebuhr misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 07:38 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Tellis | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Edward Horton (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - Willie Replogle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Federico Gallegos (fresh) 1 pts. PF - James Tellis (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Angel Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Jason Snell (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Leo Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Niebuhr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Childress (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Dickerson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Denver | Angel Romano dunks the ball on a nice dish by Federico Gallegos | 44-33 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:21 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 07:20 | Denver | The rebound goes to Angel Romano | 44-33 |
| 07:01 | Denver | Edward Horton splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Willie Replogle | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:52 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 06:50 | Denver | The rebound goes to Angel Romano | 47-33 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:32 | Denver | Willie Replogle comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-33 |
| 06:31 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to David Niebuhr | 47-33 |
| 06:27 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson lays it up and in set up by Leo Hayes | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:07 | Denver | Edward Horton is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to David Niebuhr | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:48 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 47-35 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Federico Gallegos grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 05:39 | Denver | Federico Gallegos connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Willie Replogle | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:19 | Wichita State | Leo Hayes connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Snell | 50-38 |
| 04:50 | Denver | Federico Gallegos comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Edward Horton tips it in | 52-38 |
| 04:35 | Wichita State | Mark Dickerson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-38 |
| 04:33 | Denver | James Tellis snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:17 | Denver | James Tellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Dye (PG), Dikembe Amendola (SG), Alden Smiglewski (SF), Jimmy Neff (PF), Bradley Blair (C) Edward Horton, Willie Replogle, Federico Gallegos, James Tellis, Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Alvin Calder (PG), Christopher Fitzgerald (SG), Ryan Tuttle (SF), Vincent Pennington (PF), Charles Lee (C) Jason Snell, Leo Hayes, David Niebuhr, Stephen Childress, Mark Dickerson | |
| 04:09 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 04:08 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder hits the follow up shot | 52-40 |
| 03:48 | Denver | Bradley Blair knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Charles Lee - foul #1 on Charles Lee, team foul #7 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Field (SF) Dikembe Amendola | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 03:48 | Denver | Bradley Blair makes the free throw | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle is hacked by Scott Field - foul #2 on Scott Field, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Dikembe Amendola (SG) Scott Field | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Dye (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Amendola (fresh) SF - Alden Smiglewski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Neff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Blair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Alvin Calder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Fitzgerald (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ryan Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vincent Pennington (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Lee (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 03:00 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 55-43 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Anthony Dye grabs the offensive board | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:35 | Denver | Alden Smiglewski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Lee - foul #2 on Charles Lee, team foul #8 | 55-43 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Alden Smiglewski makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Alden Smiglewski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 02:23 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington is hacked by Alden Smiglewski - foul #2 on Alden Smiglewski, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| 02:11 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 02:09 | Denver | Jimmy Neff grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 01:50 | Denver | Bradley Blair hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 57-43 |
| 01:49 | Wichita State | Charles Lee pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 01:45 | Wichita State | Ryan Tuttle misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-43 |
| 01:44 | Denver | Jimmy Neff pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 01:17 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Jimmy Neff and he's fouled by Charles Lee - foul #3 on Charles Lee, team foul #9 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Federico Gallegos (SF) Bradley Blair | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 01:17 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola makes the free throw | 60-43 |
| 01:01 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Tuttle | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Denver | Anthony Dye buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Federico Gallegos and he's fouled by Christopher Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Christopher Fitzgerald, team foul #10 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Blair (C) Dikembe Amendola | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 00:39 | Denver | Anthony Dye makes the free throw | 63-46 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Wichita State | Vincent Pennington misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-46 |
| 00:32 | Denver | Bradley Blair gets the rebound | 63-46 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Bradley Blair's fadeaway is rejected by Alvin Calder | 63-46 |
| 00:08 | Wichita State | Christopher Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 00:04 | Wichita State | Alvin Calder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-46 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Bradley Blair snags the defensive board | 63-46 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Bradley Blair runs out the clock | 63-46 |