| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Courtois (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neville Mann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - David South (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Cluck (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tom Worley (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Edmond (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Neville Mann inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 19:49 | Denver | William Edmond grabs the defensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 19:41 | Denver | James Cluck clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 19:39 | Denver | Tom Worley tips it but misses | 25-27 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Neville Mann | 25-27 |
| 19:30 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois is denied on a layup by Andrew Freudenthal | 25-27 |
| 19:29 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Edmond | 25-27 |
| 19:12 | Denver | Joseph Courtois is called for the reach on Tom Worley - foul #2 on Joseph Courtois, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 19:03 | Denver | David Lee travels with the ball | 25-27 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Neville Mann comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 18:37 | Denver | William Edmond gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 18:23 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal misses the fadeaway from the left block | 25-27 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David South | 25-27 |
| 18:06 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona tips it but misses | 25-27 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth hits the follow up shot | 27-27 |
| 17:46 | Denver | James Cluck misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 17:44 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 17:26 | Denver | James Cluck's pass is intercepted by Joseph Courtois | 27-27 |
| 17:22 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth lays it up and in set up by Joseph Courtois | 29-27 |
| 17:16 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal is hacked by David South - foul #3 on David South, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Bigham (PF), David McNicholas (C) Malcolm Bivona, David South | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (SG), Jeffery Bean (SF), Brandon Crump (PF), Timothy Hanks (C) David Lee, Andrew Freudenthal, Tom Worley, William Edmond | |
| 17:02 | Denver | Jeffery Bean makes the 3 from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham misses short on a floater from the left side | 29-30 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham tips it home | 31-30 |
| 16:21 | Denver | Brandon Crump scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Cluck | 31-33 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | James Cluck is called for the reach on Joseph Courtois - foul #1 on James Cluck, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona (PF) Joseph Courtois | |
| Subs | Denver | David Lee (SG), Andrew Freudenthal (SF) James Cluck, Jeffery Bean | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Bigham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neville Mann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - David McNicholas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Kearse (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Crump (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Hanks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona is whistled for a carry | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Tom Worley (PF), William Edmond (C) Brandon Crump, Timothy Hanks | |
| 15:31 | Denver | Neville Mann is called for the reach on Tom Worley - foul #3 on Neville Mann, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| 15:14 | Denver | David Lee is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-33 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Freudenthal | 31-33 |
| 15:05 | Denver | William Edmond grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 14:58 | Denver | David Lee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 14:57 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Freudenthal | 31-33 |
| 14:52 | Denver | Tom Worley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 14:50 | Denver | Michael Kearse snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 14:35 | Denver | David Lee double dribbles | 31-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (SG), David South (C) Milton Bigham, David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG) Michael Kearse | |
| 14:28 | Northwestern | David South misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-33 |
| 14:26 | Denver | Tom Worley grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 14:13 | Denver | Tom Worley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-33 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Neville Mann grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | David South lays it in | 33-33 |
| 13:33 | Denver | William Edmond misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by David South - foul #4 on David South, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David McNicholas (C) David South | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (SG), Jeffery Bean (SF), Brandon Crump (PF) David Lee, Andrew Freudenthal, Tom Worley | |
| 13:33 | Denver | William Edmond makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:33 | Denver | William Edmond misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Joseph Courtois, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Bigham (PF) Malcolm Bivona | |
| Subs | Denver | Timothy Hanks (C) William Edmond | |
| 13:02 | Denver | Jeffery Bean hits a wide open jumper in the lane | 33-36 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Courtois | 36-36 |
| 12:27 | Denver | Brandon Crump misses the easy layup | 36-36 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Timothy Hanks steals the ball from Neville Mann | 36-36 |
| 11:46 | Denver | Brandon Crump misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-36 |
| 11:45 | Denver | Timothy Hanks misses the tip | 36-36 |
| 11:44 | Northwestern | David McNicholas gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Courtois (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neville Mann (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Milton Bigham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - David McNicholas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Cluck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Kearse (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffery Bean (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Crump (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Hanks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | David McNicholas misses short on a shot from the right side | 36-36 |
| 11:20 | Denver | James Cluck gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 10:56 | Denver | Timothy Hanks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Neville Mann grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | David McNicholas scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 10:18 | Denver | Jeffery Bean misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 10:16 | Denver | Timothy Hanks can't tip it in | 38-36 |
| 10:14 | Denver | Brandon Crump pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 10:02 | Denver | Timothy Hanks misses the jumpshot from the right side | 38-36 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Brandon Crump - foul #1 on Brandon Crump, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona (PF) Milton Bigham | |
| Subs | Denver | Jim Defrancisco (PG), David Lee (SG), Andrew Freudenthal (SF), Tom Worley (PF), William Edmond (C) James Cluck, Michael Kearse, Jeffery Bean, Brandon Crump, Timothy Hanks | |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 09:07 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | David McNicholas is denied on a layup by William Edmond | 40-36 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | David McNicholas gets the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona misses badly on a runner near the basket | 40-36 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Neville Mann grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-36 |
| 08:15 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Edmond | 40-36 |
| 07:57 | Denver | David Lee misses short on a floater in the lane | 40-36 |
| 07:55 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal grabs the offensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 07:36 | Denver | Tom Worley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David South (C) David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG) Jim Defrancisco | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Kevin Booth (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Courtois (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Neville Mann (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. C - David South (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Cluck (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Tom Worley (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Edmond (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois buries a shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by David Lee - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 07:02 | Denver | James Cluck scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Lee | 43-38 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to David South | 43-38 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Milton Bigham (SG) Joseph Courtois | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (SG), Albert Barnett (SF), Jeffery Bean (PF), Timothy Hanks (C) David Lee, Andrew Freudenthal, Tom Worley, William Edmond | |
| 06:10 | Denver | Timothy Hanks misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-38 |
| 06:09 | Denver | Albert Barnett snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 05:58 | Denver | Albert Barnett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 05:57 | Denver | Timothy Hanks hits the follow up shot | 43-40 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Timothy Hanks gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 05:43 | Denver | Michael Kearse blows the layup | 43-40 |
| 05:41 | Denver | Michael Kearse tips it in | 43-42 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Kevin Booth loses the ball out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Brandon Crump (PF) Albert Barnett | |
| 05:21 | Denver | James Cluck double dribbles | 43-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jim Defrancisco (PG) James Cluck | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Neville Mann loses the ball out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (PG) Kevin Booth | |
| Subs | Denver | David Lee (SG), Andrew Freudenthal (SF) Jim Defrancisco, Jeffery Bean | |
| 04:46 | Denver | Timothy Hanks connects on the 3 from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 04:31 | Denver | Brandon Crump snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 04:10 | Denver | Brandon Crump makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Michael Kearse | 43-47 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Malcolm Bivona's floater is tipped away by Andrew Freudenthal | 43-47 |
| 03:55 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 03:55 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David McNicholas (C) Neville Mann | |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), Tom Worley (PF), William Edmond (C) Michael Kearse, Brandon Crump, Timothy Hanks | |
| 03:43 | Denver | David Lee buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Cluck | 43-49 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | David McNicholas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joseph Courtois (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Milton Bigham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David South (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Malcolm Bivona (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 13 reb. C - David McNicholas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Cluck (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. PF - Tom Worley (fresh) 5 reb. C - William Edmond (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Courtois and the foul's on David Lee - foul #2 on David Lee, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Booth (PG) Joseph Courtois | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Milton Bigham misses the free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:03 | Denver | William Edmond grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 02:36 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal tips it home | 45-51 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | David McNicholas is called for traveling | 45-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois (SG), Neville Mann (SF) Milton Bigham, David South | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:58 | Denver | Tom Worley hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 45-51 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David McNicholas | 45-51 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois loses the dribble to Tom Worley | 45-51 |
| 01:22 | Denver | James Cluck misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David McNicholas | 45-51 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | William Edmond swats the shot by David McNicholas | 45-51 |
| 01:08 | Denver | Tom Worley pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 01:06 | Denver | Kevin Booth is called for the reach on James Cluck in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Booth, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David South (C) David McNicholas | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:50 | Denver | William Edmond is hacked by David South - foul #5 on David South, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David McNicholas (C) David South | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:50 | Denver | William Edmond misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | David McNicholas grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | David McNicholas drills a 3 from straight away | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal makes the wide open shot from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Andrew Freudenthal picks off the pass by Kevin Booth | 48-53 |
| 00:09 | Denver | James Cluck can't finish the layup | 48-53 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | David McNicholas pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Courtois scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-53 |