| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Coyle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cardone (fresh) C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Daryl Labelle (fresh) SG - Cleveland Sweat (fresh) SF - Joseph Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Tellis (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Angel Romano (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Robert Rudolph | 29-33 |
| 19:19 | Denver | Daryl Labelle comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Joseph Harris tips it home | 29-35 |
| 18:55 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 18:54 | Denver | The rebound goes to Angel Romano | 29-35 |
| 18:40 | Denver | James Tellis buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Daryl Labelle | 29-37 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana State | William Goff clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daryl Labelle - foul #2 on Daryl Labelle, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana State | William Goff makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana State | William Goff misses the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:24 | Denver | James Tellis snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 18:13 | Denver | Joseph Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-37 |
| 17:52 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle misses the shot from the right side | 30-37 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender hits the follow up shot | 32-37 |
| 17:36 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 17:35 | Louisiana State | James Cardone gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana State | William Goff buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Rudolph | 35-37 |
| 17:17 | Denver | Thomas Bender picks off the pass by Daryl Labelle | 35-37 |
| 16:51 | Louisiana State | James Tellis swats the short shot by James Cardone | 35-37 |
| 16:49 | Louisiana State | James Cardone snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 16:30 | Louisiana State | William Goff comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 16:28 | Denver | Angel Romano gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:08 | Denver | James Tellis clanks a turnaround near the basket | 35-37 |
| 16:06 | Denver | Angel Romano gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:53 | Denver | Joseph Harris clanks a shot from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 15:51 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Goff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerard Coyle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Cardone (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Daryl Labelle (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Sweat (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Tellis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Angel Romano (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender scores on a runner from the left block set up by William Goff | 37-37 |
| 15:02 | Denver | James Tellis hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 37-37 |
| 15:01 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 14:32 | Louisiana State | Cleveland Sweat is called for the reach on Gerard Coyle - foul #1 on Cleveland Sweat, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG), Stanley Smith (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF), Robert Bibler (C) Robert Rudolph, William Goff, Gerard Coyle, James Cardone, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Denver | Federico Gallegos (PG), Dikembe Amendola (SG), Bradley Blair (SF), Jimmy Neff (PF), Nicholas Jorgenson (C) Daryl Labelle, Cleveland Sweat, Joseph Harris, James Tellis, Angel Romano | |
| 14:14 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the runner from close range on a great pass from Robert Bibler | 39-37 |
| 13:59 | Denver | Federico Gallegos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| 13:40 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the shot from just outside the lane | 39-37 |
| 13:38 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:16 | Louisiana State | Jimmy Neff steals the ball from John Cornett | 39-37 |
| 13:04 | Denver | Nicholas Jorgenson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 13:02 | Louisiana State | John Cornett snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 12:33 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ivan Filipski | 42-37 |
| 12:15 | Denver | Marko Stazenski takes the ball from Federico Gallegos | 42-37 |
| 11:54 | Louisiana State | John Cornett drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Smith | 45-37 |
| 11:45 | Denver | Federico Gallegos makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - John Cornett (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marko Stazenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Federico Gallegos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Amendola (fairly fresh) SF - Bradley Blair (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Neff (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Jorgenson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Federico Gallegos - foul #1 on Federico Gallegos, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), William Goff (SG), James Cardone (PF), Thomas Bender (C) Stanley Smith, Ivan Filipski, Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Denver | Daryl Labelle (PG), Cleveland Sweat (SG), Joseph Harris (SF), James Tellis (PF), Angel Romano (C) Federico Gallegos, Dikembe Amendola, Bradley Blair, Jimmy Neff, Nicholas Jorgenson | |
| 11:20 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:20 | Louisiana State | John Cornett misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:20 | Denver | James Tellis snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 11:02 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Daryl Labelle | 45-42 |
| 10:33 | Louisiana State | William Goff's fadeaway is rejected by Angel Romano | 45-42 |
| 10:31 | Denver | Joseph Harris snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 10:20 | Denver | Thomas Bender is called for the reach on Angel Romano - foul #2 on Thomas Bender, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle (SF) John Cornett | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 10:02 | Denver | James Tellis double dribbles | 45-42 |
| 09:39 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 09:38 | Denver | Joseph Harris snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 09:16 | Denver | James Tellis is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Tellis, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Marko Stazenski (PF) James Cardone | |
| Subs | Denver | Federico Gallegos (PG), Dikembe Amendola (SG) Daryl Labelle, Cleveland Sweat | |
| 08:59 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Rudolph and the foul's on Dikembe Amendola - foul #3 on Dikembe Amendola, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (PG) Robert Rudolph | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:59 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle makes the free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:44 | Denver | James Tellis is whistled for traveling | 48-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Bibler (C) Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:16 | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 08:14 | Denver | James Tellis grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 08:02 | Denver | James Tellis grabs the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:47 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Marko Stazenski - foul #3 on Marko Stazenski, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Thomas Bender (C) William Goff, Gerard Coyle, Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Blair (SF), Jimmy Neff (C) Joseph Harris, Angel Romano | |
| 07:47 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 07:47 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Cornett (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Filipski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bibler (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Federico Gallegos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Amendola (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bradley Blair (fresh) 3 reb. PF - James Tellis (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Jimmy Neff (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Cornett | 51-44 |
| 07:10 | Denver | Jimmy Neff misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 07:08 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Robert Bibler | 51-44 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana State | John Cornett makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Bender | 53-44 |
| 06:27 | Denver | Federico Gallegos misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 06:25 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 06:08 | Louisiana State | John Cornett drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Rudolph | 56-44 |
| 06:04 | Denver | Robert Rudolph is called for the reach on Federico Gallegos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Rudolph, team foul #3 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Goff (SG), Gerard Coyle (SF), James Cardone (PF), Marko Stazenski (C) John Cornett, Ivan Filipski, Robert Bibler, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Denver | Daryl Labelle (PG), Cleveland Sweat (SG), Joseph Harris (SF), Angel Romano (C) Federico Gallegos, Dikembe Amendola, Bradley Blair, James Tellis | |
| 05:46 | Denver | Joseph Harris misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Marko Stazenski - foul #4 on Marko Stazenski, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG) Robert Rudolph | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:46 | Denver | Joseph Harris misses the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Joseph Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Gerard Coyle | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:57 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender (C) Marko Stazenski | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:42 | Louisiana State | Thomas Bender can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 59-45 |
| 04:40 | Denver | Joseph Harris grabs the board | 59-45 |
| 04:37 | Denver | Daryl Labelle is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-45 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG) Stanley Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | James Tellis (PF) Jimmy Neff | |
| 04:19 | Louisiana State | Angel Romano blocks the short jumper by Thomas Bender | 59-45 |
| 04:18 | Denver | Daryl Labelle snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| 04:03 | Denver | James Tellis blows the layup | 59-45 |
| 04:02 | Denver | James Tellis misses the tip | 59-45 |
| 04:01 | Denver | Angel Romano gets the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| 03:44 | Denver | James Tellis buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Cleveland Sweat | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Robert Rudolph (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - William Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerard Coyle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Cardone (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Bender (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Daryl Labelle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cleveland Sweat (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Tellis (fresh) 17 pts. 11 reb. C - Angel Romano (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Louisiana State | William Goff is fouled on the floor by James Tellis - foul #3 on James Tellis, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (SG), Ivan Filipski (SF), Marko Stazenski (PF), Robert Bibler (C) William Goff, Gerard Coyle, James Cardone, Thomas Bender | |
| Subs | Denver | Federico Gallegos (PG), Scott Field (SG), Bradley Blair (SF) Daryl Labelle, Cleveland Sweat, Joseph Harris | |
| 02:52 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-47 |
| 02:51 | Denver | Angel Romano gets the rebound | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Denver | John Cornett picks off the pass by Bradley Blair | 59-47 |
| 02:29 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (SG) Robert Rudolph | |
| Subs | Denver | Dikembe Amendola (SG), Jimmy Neff (PF), Nicholas Jorgenson (C) Scott Field, James Tellis, Angel Romano | |
| 02:13 | Denver | The short jumper by Nicholas Jorgenson is denied by Robert Bibler | 59-47 |
| 02:11 | Louisiana State | Ivan Filipski grabs the board | 59-47 |
| 01:54 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), William Goff (SG), Gerard Coyle (SF), James Cardone (PF), Thomas Bender (C) John Cornett, Stanley Smith, Ivan Filipski, Marko Stazenski, Robert Bibler | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:45 | Denver | Robert Rudolph is called for the reach on Dikembe Amendola - foul #3 on Robert Rudolph, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| 01:30 | Denver | Bradley Blair connects on the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by Gerard Coyle - foul #1 on Gerard Coyle, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| 01:30 | Denver | Bradley Blair misses the free throw | 59-49 |
| 01:30 | Denver | Jimmy Neff snags the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 01:12 | Denver | Dikembe Amendola hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-51 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph is hacked by Bradley Blair - foul #1 on Bradley Blair, team foul #7 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Daryl Labelle (PG), Cleveland Sweat (SG), Joseph Harris (SF), James Tellis (PF), Angel Romano (C) Federico Gallegos, Dikembe Amendola, Bradley Blair, Jimmy Neff, Nicholas Jorgenson | |
| 00:48 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:48 | Denver | Angel Romano gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 00:41 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Robert Rudolph | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph is fouled in the backcourt by Daryl Labelle - foul #3 on Daryl Labelle, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | John Cornett (SF) Gerard Coyle | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:38 | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:33 | Denver | Joseph Harris misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 00:32 | Denver | Angel Romano gets the offensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Angel Romano clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Goff - foul #1 on William Goff, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Gerard Coyle (SF) John Cornett | |
| Subs | Denver | Federico Gallegos (PG), Dikembe Amendola (SG), Bradley Blair (SF), Jimmy Neff (PF) Daryl Labelle, Cleveland Sweat, Joseph Harris, James Tellis | |
| 00:29 | Denver | Angel Romano misses the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Angel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | William Goff is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Amendola - foul #4 on Dikembe Amendola, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith (PG), John Cornett (SF) Robert Rudolph, Gerard Coyle | |
| Subs | Denver | Daryl Labelle (PG), Cleveland Sweat (SG), Joseph Harris (SF), James Tellis (PF) Federico Gallegos, Dikembe Amendola, Bradley Blair, Jimmy Neff | |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | William Goff makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:26 | Louisiana State | William Goff makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:18 | Denver | James Tellis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 63-52 |
| 00:17 | Denver | James Tellis pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Angel Romano misses the turnaround from the right block | 63-52 |
| 00:13 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Cleveland Sweat | 63-52 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Joseph Harris makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Angel Romano | 63-54 |
| 00:09 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Daryl Labelle - foul #4 on Daryl Labelle, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:06 | Louisiana State | Stanley Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat is hacked by William Goff - foul #2 on William Goff, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Rudolph (PG), Gerard Coyle (SF) Stanley Smith, John Cornett | |
| Subs | Denver | Federico Gallegos (PG), Bradley Blair (SF), Jimmy Neff (PF), Nicholas Jorgenson (C) Daryl Labelle, Joseph Harris, James Tellis, Angel Romano | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Cleveland Sweat misses the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |