| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Simms (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rex Chang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kerry Mullin (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) SG - Ted Adair (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Manuel Dempster (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Olander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Bird (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird is called for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harold Rivenbark (SF) Manuel Dempster | |
| 19:23 | Denver | Franklin Brunk is called for the reach on Joseph Simms - foul #1 on Franklin Brunk, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Manuel Dempster (C) Kenneth Bird | |
| 19:10 | Denver | Kerry Mullin knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 18:50 | Air Force | Chad Olander makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Franklin Brunk | 40-36 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Joseph Simms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), Kenneth Bird (C) Franklin Brunk, Manuel Dempster | |
| 18:31 | Air Force | Ronald Brown is called for the reach on Ted Adair - foul #2 on Ronald Brown, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), Manuel Dempster (PF) Ray Smith, Chad Olander | |
| 18:07 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk is fouled on the floor by Joseph Simms - foul #2 on Joseph Simms, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), Clifford Llewellyn (SF), Chad Olander (PF) Franklin Brunk, Harold Rivenbark, Manuel Dempster | |
| 17:50 | Air Force | Ted Adair is hacked by Rex Chang - foul #3 on Rex Chang, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Gray (SG) Rex Chang | |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), Harold Rivenbark (SF), Manuel Dempster (PF) Ray Smith, Clifford Llewellyn, Chad Olander | |
| 17:42 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #3 on Ronald Brown, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Mark Lewis (PF) Ronald Brown | |
| Subs | Air Force | Clifford Llewellyn (SF), Chad Olander (C) Harold Rivenbark, Kenneth Bird | |
| 17:42 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster makes the free throw | 40-39 |
| 17:25 | Denver | Kevin Smith misses the turnaround near the basket | 40-39 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Gerald Gray grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:12 | Denver | Gerald Gray misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-39 |
| 17:10 | Air Force | Chad Olander snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 16:49 | Air Force | Chad Olander makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifford Llewellyn | 40-41 |
| 16:34 | Denver | Mark Lewis is fouled on the floor by Manuel Dempster - foul #2 on Manuel Dempster, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Bean (SG), Willie Naranjo (SF), Jacob Way (C) Joseph Simms, Kerry Mullin, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), Harold Rivenbark (SF), Kenneth Bird (C) Franklin Brunk, Clifford Llewellyn, Manuel Dempster | |
| 16:20 | Denver | Willie Naranjo lays it in on a nice dish by Gerald Gray | 42-41 |
| 16:02 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Chad Olander | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Gerald Gray (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Steven Bean (fresh) SF - Willie Naranjo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jacob Way (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ray Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ted Adair (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harold Rivenbark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Olander (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Bird (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Denver | Steven Bean can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-43 |
| 15:48 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 15:24 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-43 |
| 15:23 | Denver | The rebound goes to Gerald Gray | 42-43 |
| 15:09 | Denver | Kenneth Bird denies the turnaround by Mark Lewis | 42-43 |
| 15:07 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:49 | Air Force | Chad Olander drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Kenneth Bird | 42-45 |
| 14:34 | Denver | Gerald Gray is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 42-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Simms (PG), Rex Chang (SG), Kerry Mullin (SF), Ronald Brown (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Gerald Gray, Steven Bean, Willie Naranjo, Mark Lewis, Jacob Way | |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), Clifford Llewellyn (SF), Oscar Skow (PF), Manuel Dempster (C) Ray Smith, Harold Rivenbark, Chad Olander, Kenneth Bird | |
| 14:22 | Air Force | Ronald Brown denies the turnaround by Ted Adair | 42-45 |
| 14:20 | Denver | Kerry Mullin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:07 | Denver | Ronald Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Oscar Skow - foul #4 on Oscar Skow, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Kenneth Bird (C) Oscar Skow | |
| 14:07 | Denver | Ronald Brown makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:07 | Denver | Ronald Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 14:07 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:51 | Air Force | Kevin Smith swats the short shot by Manuel Dempster | 43-45 |
| 13:49 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ronald Brown | 43-45 |
| 13:26 | Denver | Joseph Simms can't finish the layup | 43-45 |
| 13:25 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 13:10 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 43-45 |
| 13:08 | Denver | Ronald Brown grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 12:50 | Denver | Rex Chang's fadeaway is rejected by Manuel Dempster | 43-45 |
| 12:49 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:35 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster misses the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Simms - foul #3 on Joseph Simms, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harold Rivenbark (SF), Chad Olander (C) Clifford Llewellyn, Kenneth Bird | |
| 12:35 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:35 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Ronald Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:19 | Denver | Kevin Smith misses short on a shot from the right side | 43-46 |
| 12:18 | Denver | Kevin Smith snags the offensive board | 43-46 |
| 12:13 | Denver | Joseph Simms knocks in the floater near the basket | 45-46 |
| 11:57 | Air Force | Chad Olander misses short on a runner from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 11:56 | Denver | Rex Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Simms (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rex Chang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kerry Mullin (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ted Adair (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harold Rivenbark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Manuel Dempster (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Olander (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Denver | Rex Chang knocks in the runner near the basket | 47-46 |
| 11:29 | Air Force | Joseph Simms steals it from Manuel Dempster | 47-46 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Rex Chang lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Simms | 49-46 |
| 11:02 | Air Force | Chad Olander misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 11:00 | Denver | Ronald Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:36 | Denver | Rex Chang's dunk attempt is rejected by Chad Olander | 49-46 |
| 10:35 | Air Force | Harold Rivenbark grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 10:29 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Franklin Brunk | 49-48 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Harold Rivenbark swats the short shot by Ronald Brown | 49-48 |
| 10:05 | Air Force | Chad Olander pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:49 | Air Force | Chad Olander can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 49-48 |
| 09:47 | Denver | Kevin Smith snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 09:25 | Denver | Rex Chang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Gray (PG), Steven Bean (SG), James Busselberg (SF), Mark Lewis (PF), Jacob Way (C) Joseph Simms, Rex Chang, Kerry Mullin, Ronald Brown, Kevin Smith | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), Robert Harris (SG), Clifford Llewellyn (SF), Kenneth Bird (C) Franklin Brunk, Ted Adair, Harold Rivenbark, Manuel Dempster | |
| 09:11 | Air Force | Robert Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 09:10 | Denver | Mark Lewis pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:04 | Denver | Gerald Gray is hacked by Ray Smith - foul #1 on Ray Smith, team foul #4 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Manuel Dempster (PF) Chad Olander | |
| 08:50 | Denver | Mark Lewis slams it home on a great pass from Jacob Way | 51-48 |
| 08:38 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Ray Smith | 51-50 |
| 08:23 | Denver | Steven Bean misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 08:21 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bird | 51-50 |
| 08:01 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jacob Way - foul #3 on Jacob Way, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Rex Chang (SG) Steven Bean | |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), Ted Adair (SG), Chad Olander (PF) Ray Smith, Robert Harris, Manuel Dempster | |
| 08:01 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:01 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 07:53 | Denver | Gerald Gray is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gerald Gray, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Oscar Skow (PF) Chad Olander | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Gerald Gray (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rex Chang (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Busselberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Mark Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Way (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Franklin Brunk (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ted Adair (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clifford Llewellyn (fresh) PF - Oscar Skow (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Bird (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Air Force | Clifford Llewellyn blows the dunk | 51-52 |
| 07:28 | Denver | Mark Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 07:09 | Denver | James Busselberg misses the lay-in | 51-52 |
| 07:07 | Denver | James Busselberg tips it home | 53-52 |
| 06:59 | Air Force | Oscar Skow scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Clifford Llewellyn | 53-54 |
| 06:33 | Denver | Gerald Gray comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 06:31 | Denver | Jacob Way pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-54 |
| 06:10 | Denver | Gerald Gray scores on a jump hook in the paint | 55-54 |
| 05:57 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk is fouled on the floor by Gerald Gray - foul #2 on Gerald Gray, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Simms (PG), Kerry Mullin (SF), Ronald Brown (PF), Kevin Smith (C) Gerald Gray, James Busselberg, Mark Lewis, Jacob Way | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Harris (SG), Chad Olander (C) Ted Adair, Kenneth Bird | |
| 05:57 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:57 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 05:36 | Denver | Franklin Brunk takes the ball from Rex Chang | 55-56 |
| 05:33 | Air Force | Clifford Llewellyn blows the layup | 55-56 |
| 05:31 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Oscar Skow | 55-56 |
| 05:20 | Air Force | Chad Olander misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 55-56 |
| 05:18 | Denver | The rebound goes to Joseph Simms | 55-56 |
| 05:05 | Denver | Ronald Brown misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Kevin Smith hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| 04:43 | Air Force | Chad Olander is fouled on the floor by Kevin Smith - foul #1 on Kevin Smith, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Ray Smith (PG), Ted Adair (SG), Harold Rivenbark (SF) Franklin Brunk, Robert Harris, Clifford Llewellyn | |
| 04:43 | Air Force | Chad Olander makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:43 | Air Force | Chad Olander makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:15 | Denver | Ronald Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 04:14 | Air Force | Ted Adair grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 04:00 | Air Force | Ronald Brown takes the ball from Oscar Skow | 57-58 |
| 03:37 | Denver | Joseph Simms is hacked by Chad Olander - foul #1 on Chad Olander, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Gray (SG) Rex Chang | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Harris (SG), Manuel Dempster (SF), Kenneth Bird (C) Ted Adair, Harold Rivenbark, Chad Olander | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Simms (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kerry Mullin (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Ronald Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Kevin Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Ray Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Harris (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Dempster (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Oscar Skow (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Bird (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Denver | Oscar Skow swats the shot by Ronald Brown | 57-58 |
| 03:28 | Air Force | Kenneth Bird pulls down the rebound | 57-58 |
| 03:19 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Kerry Mullin - foul #2 on Kerry Mullin, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Franklin Brunk (PG), Ted Adair (SG) Ray Smith, Robert Harris | |
| 03:19 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:19 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:00 | Denver | Gerald Gray drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kerry Mullin | 60-60 |
| 02:34 | Air Force | Gerald Gray picks off the pass by Oscar Skow | 60-60 |
| 02:17 | Denver | Ronald Brown makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gerald Gray | 63-60 |
| 01:58 | Air Force | Ronald Brown denies the turnaround by Oscar Skow | 63-60 |
| 01:57 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kevin Smith | 63-60 |
| 01:52 | Denver | Kerry Mullin is fouled on the floor by Manuel Dempster - foul #3 on Manuel Dempster, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Rex Chang (SG) Gerald Gray | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 01:47 | Denver | Ronald Brown is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Bird - foul #1 on Kenneth Bird, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| 01:47 | Denver | Ronald Brown misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 01:47 | Air Force | Oscar Skow gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 01:23 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster misses long on a runner in the paint | 63-60 |
| 01:22 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ronald Brown | 63-60 |
| 01:09 | Denver | Ronald Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 01:07 | Denver | Kerry Mullin grabs the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Kenneth Bird blocks the short jumper by Ronald Brown | 63-60 |
| 00:42 | Air Force | Ted Adair gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 00:34 | Air Force | Oscar Skow buries a runner in the lane | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Denver | Kevin Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Adair - foul #3 on Ted Adair, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Kevin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Kevin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:16 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kerry Mullin - foul #3 on Kerry Mullin, team foul #11 | 65-62 |
| 00:16 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:16 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Kevin Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Brunk - foul #2 on Franklin Brunk, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Kevin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Kevin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:06 | Air Force | Manuel Dempster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Gray (SG) Rex Chang | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 00:04 | Denver | Kevin Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Brunk - foul #3 on Franklin Brunk, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Kevin Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Kevin Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Franklin Brunk comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 69-64 |