| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Terry Magwood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cody Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Davis (fresh) PF - Grady Olivieri (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Lon Finnerty (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - He-ping Wang (fresh) PF - Donald Chang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Randy Davis inbounds the ball | 40-28 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood is hacked by He-ping Wang - foul #1 on He-ping Wang, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock (SF) Randy Davis | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 19:19 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 19:18 | Denver | He-ping Wang gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:58 | Denver | Donald Chang double dribbles | 40-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | John Ainsworth (SF) Harry Murdock | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:40 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Donald Chang - foul #3 on Donald Chang, team foul #2 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock (SF) John Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Barrientos (PF) Donald Chang | |
| 18:40 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 18:40 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 18:26 | Denver | He-ping Wang comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 18:25 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Lon Finnerty | 42-28 |
| 18:07 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Cody Brown | 45-28 |
| 17:45 | Denver | Joseph Sloan misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Terry Magwood - foul #1 on Terry Magwood, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Villarreal (SF), Rufus Christian (C) Harry Murdock, Lon Finnerty | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:45 | Denver | Joseph Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 17:45 | Denver | Joseph Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 17:28 | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-30 |
| 17:27 | Virginia Tech | Rufus Christian hits the follow up shot | 47-30 |
| 17:13 | Denver | Joseph Sloan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-30 |
| 17:11 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri snags the defensive board | 47-30 |
| 17:05 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-30 |
| 17:03 | Denver | The rebound goes to Joseph Sloan | 47-30 |
| 16:38 | Denver | Joseph Sloan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-30 |
| 16:37 | Virginia Tech | Rufus Christian gets the rebound | 47-30 |
| 16:32 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Terry Magwood | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:24 | Denver | Joseph Sloan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-30 |
| 16:23 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri gets the rebound | 50-30 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:02 | Virginia Tech | A charge is called on Terry Magwood - foul #2 on Terry Magwood, team foul #2 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock (SG), Randy Davis (SF), John Ainsworth (PF), Lon Finnerty (C) Cody Brown, Daniel Villarreal, Grady Olivieri, Rufus Christian | |
| Subs | Denver | David Mahar (PG), Dennis Clements (SG), Robert Higgins (SF), Franklin Krieger (PF) Joseph Sloan, Robert Wilkinson, He-ping Wang, Shawn Barrientos | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Terry Magwood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Murdock (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randy Davis (fresh) PF - John Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lon Finnerty (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - David Mahar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dennis Clements (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Higgins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Franklin Krieger (fresh) C - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Denver | John Lewis misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 50-30 |
| 15:40 | Virginia Tech | John Ainsworth grabs the board | 50-30 |
| 15:21 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock is fouled on the floor by Dennis Clements - foul #1 on Dennis Clements, team foul #3 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre (SG), Grady Olivieri (PF) Randy Davis, John Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Chang (PF), William Luckey (C) Franklin Krieger, John Lewis | |
| 15:02 | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre is fouled on the floor by Dennis Clements - foul #2 on Dennis Clements, team foul #4 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown (SG), Randy Davis (SF), John Ainsworth (PF) Alvin Pitre, Harry Murdock, Grady Olivieri | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 14:34 | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood's pass is intercepted by David Mahar | 50-30 |
| 14:30 | Denver | Dennis Clements banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Mahar | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:15 | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood is hacked by Donald Chang - foul #4 on Donald Chang, team foul #5 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre (SG), Harry Murdock (SF), Grady Olivieri (PF) Cody Brown, Randy Davis, John Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Wilkinson (SG), Shawn Barrientos (C) Dennis Clements, Donald Chang | |
| 13:58 | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-32 |
| 13:57 | Denver | William Luckey gets the rebound | 50-32 |
| 13:51 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-32 |
| 13:50 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri pulls down the rebound | 50-32 |
| 13:31 | Virginia Tech | William Luckey is called for the reach on Harry Murdock - foul #4 on William Luckey, team foul #6 | 50-32 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown (SG) Terry Magwood | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG), He-ping Wang (SF), Franklin Krieger (C) David Mahar, Robert Higgins, William Luckey | |
| 13:11 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock can't throw it down | 50-32 |
| 13:10 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Alvin Pitre | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:43 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-32 |
| 12:41 | Denver | Joseph Sloan gets the rebound | 50-32 |
| 12:26 | Denver | Joseph Sloan misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 12:24 | Virginia Tech | Lon Finnerty pulls down the rebound | 50-32 |
| 12:06 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Lon Finnerty | 53-32 |
| 11:57 | Denver | Shawn Barrientos's pass is intercepted by Harry Murdock | 53-32 |
| 11:53 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown throws it down set up by Harry Murdock | 55-32 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Alvin Pitre (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Cody Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Murdock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Grady Olivieri (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Lon Finnerty (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - He-ping Wang (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Shawn Barrientos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Franklin Krieger (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Denver | Joseph Sloan hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Wilkinson | 55-35 |
| 11:18 | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-35 |
| 11:17 | Denver | Shawn Barrientos grabs the defensive rebound | 55-35 |
| 11:10 | Denver | Franklin Krieger double dribbles | 55-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood (PG), Randy Davis (SF), John Ainsworth (PF), Rufus Christian (C) Cody Brown, Harry Murdock, Grady Olivieri, Lon Finnerty | |
| Subs | Denver | David Mahar (PG), Dennis Clements (SG), Robert Higgins (SF), John Lewis (C) Joseph Sloan, Robert Wilkinson, He-ping Wang, Franklin Krieger | |
| 10:45 | Virginia Tech | David Mahar is called for the reach on Terry Magwood - foul #2 on David Mahar, team foul #7 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown (SG), Daniel Villarreal (SF) Alvin Pitre, Randy Davis | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 10:45 | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood misses the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 10:45 | Denver | The rebound goes to John Lewis | 55-35 |
| 10:29 | Denver | John Lewis is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #8 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre (SG), Randy Davis (SF) Cody Brown, Daniel Villarreal | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 10:13 | Virginia Tech | Rufus Christian misses the dunk attempt | 55-35 |
| 10:12 | Denver | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 55-35 |
| 10:00 | Denver | Robert Higgins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-35 |
| 09:58 | Virginia Tech | Randy Davis grabs the board | 55-35 |
| 09:53 | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-35 |
| 09:43 | Denver | Dennis Clements clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-35 |
| 09:42 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to David Mahar | 57-35 |
| 09:27 | Denver | Robert Higgins connects on the 3 from the left wing | 57-38 |
| 09:02 | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-38 |
| 08:47 | Denver | John Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-38 |
| 08:46 | Denver | David Mahar tips it back up and in | 60-40 |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Rufus Christian lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terry Magwood and he's hacked by Shawn Barrientos - foul #1 on Shawn Barrientos, team foul #9 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Cody Brown (SG), Harry Murdock (SF), Grady Olivieri (PF) Alvin Pitre, Randy Davis, John Ainsworth | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG), Robert Wilkinson (SG), He-ping Wang (SF), Franklin Krieger (PF) David Mahar, Dennis Clements, Robert Higgins, Shawn Barrientos | |
| 08:21 | Virginia Tech | Rufus Christian misses the free throw | 62-40 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Franklin Krieger gets the rebound | 62-40 |
| 08:05 | Denver | Franklin Krieger misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-40 |
| 08:04 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock snags the defensive board | 62-40 |
| 07:45 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri dunks the ball set up by Cody Brown | 64-40 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Terry Magwood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cody Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Murdock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Grady Olivieri (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - Rufus Christian (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wilkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - He-ping Wang (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Franklin Krieger (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson is hacked by Rufus Christian - foul #1 on Rufus Christian, team foul #3 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Daniel Villarreal (SF), Lon Finnerty (C) Harry Murdock, Rufus Christian | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Chang (PF), William Luckey (C) Franklin Krieger, John Lewis | |
| 07:07 | Denver | Donald Chang hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-43 |
| 06:38 | Virginia Tech | Lon Finnerty comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 64-43 |
| 06:36 | Denver | William Luckey grabs the defensive rebound | 64-43 |
| 06:32 | Denver | Joseph Sloan knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Robert Wilkinson | 64-45 |
| 06:03 | Virginia Tech | Grady Olivieri comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 06:02 | Denver | William Luckey grabs the board | 64-45 |
| 05:42 | Denver | He-ping Wang is fouled on the floor by Daniel Villarreal - foul #1 on Daniel Villarreal, team foul #4 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre (PG), Harry Murdock (SF) Terry Magwood, Daniel Villarreal | |
| Subs | Denver | David Mahar (PG), Dennis Clements (SG), Robert Higgins (SF) Joseph Sloan, Robert Wilkinson, He-ping Wang | |
| 05:27 | Denver | Robert Higgins is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 64-45 |
| 05:25 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock pulls down the rebound | 64-45 |
| 04:57 | Virginia Tech | Lon Finnerty comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dennis Clements - foul #3 on Dennis Clements, team foul #10 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Terry Magwood (PG) Alvin Pitre | |
| Subs | Denver | John Lewis (C) William Luckey | |
| 04:57 | Virginia Tech | Lon Finnerty makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 04:57 | Virginia Tech | Lon Finnerty misses the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 04:57 | Denver | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 65-45 |
| 04:40 | Denver | John Lewis comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on Cody Brown - foul #1 on Cody Brown, team foul #5 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre (SG), Daniel Villarreal (SF), John Ainsworth (PF), Rufus Christian (C) Terry Magwood, Cody Brown, Grady Olivieri, Lon Finnerty | |
| Subs | Denver | Franklin Krieger (PF) Donald Chang | |
| 04:40 | Denver | John Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 04:40 | Denver | John Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 04:14 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Franklin Krieger - foul #1 on Franklin Krieger, team foul #11 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Denver | William Luckey (C) John Lewis | |
| 04:14 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock misses the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 04:14 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock misses the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 04:14 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Higgins | 65-47 |
| 03:59 | Denver | William Luckey drills a shot near the basket set up by Franklin Krieger | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:54 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 03:52 | Virginia Tech | John Ainsworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 03:38 | Virginia Tech | Daniel Villarreal hits a jump hook from the left block set up by Harry Murdock | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Harry Murdock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Pitre (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Daniel Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Rufus Christian (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - David Mahar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Clements (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Higgins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Franklin Krieger (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Luckey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Denver | Robert Higgins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-49 |
| 03:17 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 03:10 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock misses the easy layup | 67-49 |
| 03:09 | Denver | Franklin Krieger grabs the board | 67-49 |
| 02:50 | Denver | David Mahar banks in the layup and the foul's on Harry Murdock - foul #1 on Harry Murdock, team foul #6 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Denver | Stephen Quin (SF), Shawn Barrientos (PF) Robert Higgins, William Luckey | |
| 02:50 | Denver | David Mahar makes the free throw | 67-52 |
| 02:38 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on David Mahar - foul #3 on David Mahar, team foul #12 | 67-52 |
| 02:38 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 02:38 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Denver | Shawn Barrientos misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 69-52 |
| 02:19 | Virginia Tech | Alvin Pitre gets the rebound | 69-52 |
| 02:12 | Virginia Tech | John Ainsworth is hacked by Shawn Barrientos - foul #2 on Shawn Barrientos, team foul #13 | 69-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Denver | William Luckey (C) Franklin Krieger | |
| 02:12 | Virginia Tech | John Ainsworth makes the 1st free throw | 70-52 |
| 02:12 | Virginia Tech | John Ainsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 02:04 | Denver | John Ainsworth takes the ball from Shawn Barrientos | 71-52 |
| 01:38 | Virginia Tech | Rufus Christian connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Villarreal | 73-52 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Stephen Quin's pass is intercepted by Rufus Christian | 73-52 |
| 01:18 | Virginia Tech | David Mahar takes the ball from Harry Murdock in the backcourt | 73-52 |
| 01:07 | Denver | Shawn Barrientos is hacked by Alvin Pitre - foul #2 on Alvin Pitre, team foul #7 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Higgins (SF) Stephen Quin | |
| 01:07 | Denver | Shawn Barrientos misses the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 01:07 | Virginia Tech | Rufus Christian grabs the defensive rebound | 73-52 |
| 00:52 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock travels with the ball | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Denver | David Mahar is fouled on the floor by Rufus Christian - foul #2 on Rufus Christian, team foul #8 | 73-52 |
| 00:44 | Denver | David Mahar makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 00:44 | Denver | David Mahar makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Villarreal | 75-54 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Robert Higgins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Harry Murdock runs out the clock | 75-56 |