| Lineup | Denver | PG - Vincent Gallaway (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Robertson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Barnes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Randy Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clifford Parker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Erik Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garrett Diep (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Norman Robertson inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Denver | Ryan Barnes double dribbles | 31-29 |
| 19:32 | Montana State | Erik Brown misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Randy Sloan - foul #2 on Randy Sloan, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 19:32 | Montana State | Erik Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:32 | Montana State | Erik Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Vincent Gallaway travels in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 19:05 | Montana State | Ryan Barnes swats the layup by Gerald Oliver | 31-31 |
| 19:03 | Denver | Ryan Barnes gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:48 | Denver | William Ward is fouled on the floor by Raymond Scott - foul #1 on Raymond Scott, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:32 | Denver | Norman Robertson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Ward | 34-31 |
| 18:19 | Montana State | Ryan Barnes steals the ball from Erik Brown | 34-31 |
| 18:10 | Denver | William Ward can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 18:09 | Denver | Randy Sloan grabs the offensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:54 | Denver | Garrett Diep takes the ball from Norman Robertson | 34-31 |
| 17:35 | Montana State | Raymond Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 34-31 |
| 17:33 | Denver | Randy Sloan snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 17:18 | Denver | Erik Brown takes the ball from William Ward | 34-31 |
| 16:56 | Montana State | A charge is called on Raymond Scott - foul #2 on Raymond Scott, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Shane Tapp (SG), William Stokes (SF), Frank Frerichs (PF) William Ward, Norman Robertson, Ryan Barnes | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mathew Tate (SF), Zachery Fishback (PF) Garrett Diep, Gerald Oliver | |
| 16:54 | Denver | Clifford Parker is called for the reach on Vincent Gallaway in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clifford Parker, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Spencer Robinson (PG), William Jablonsky (C) Clifford Parker, Raymond Scott | |
| 16:39 | Denver | William Stokes buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Shane Tapp | 37-31 |
| 16:15 | Montana State | Erik Brown drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Spencer Robinson | 37-34 |
| 16:08 | Denver | Shane Tapp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-34 |
| 16:06 | Montana State | William Jablonsky pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 15:51 | Montana State | Erik Brown misses short on a jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 15:50 | Montana State | William Jablonsky snags the offensive board | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Vincent Gallaway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Tapp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Frerichs (fresh) C - Randy Sloan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Spencer Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mathew Tate (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachery Fishback (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Jablonsky (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Denver | William Ward (SG), Norman Robertson (SF) Vincent Gallaway, Randy Sloan | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifford Parker (PG), Raymond Scott (C) Erik Brown, William Jablonsky | |
| 15:30 | Denver | Shane Tapp is called for traveling | 37-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Ryan Barnes (PF) William Stokes | |
| Subs | Montana State | Garrett Diep (SF) Mathew Tate | |
| 15:17 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Shane Tapp - foul #2 on Shane Tapp, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald Oliver (PF) Zachery Fishback | |
| 15:17 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:17 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:10 | Denver | Norman Robertson misses long on a runner from the left block | 37-36 |
| 15:08 | Montana State | Garrett Diep gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:52 | Montana State | Gerald Oliver misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Frank Frerichs - foul #3 on Frank Frerichs, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| 14:52 | Montana State | Gerald Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:52 | Montana State | Gerald Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Frank Frerichs is fouled on the floor by Raymond Scott - foul #3 on Raymond Scott, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Vincent Gallaway (PG) Shane Tapp | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 14:16 | Denver | Norman Robertson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-38 |
| 14:15 | Montana State | Garrett Diep grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 14:02 | Montana State | William Ward is called for the reach on Garrett Diep - foul #2 on William Ward, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Denver | William Stokes (SF), Randy Sloan (C) Norman Robertson, Frank Frerichs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Erik Brown (SG) Spencer Robinson | |
| 13:34 | Montana State | Clifford Parker's pass is intercepted by William Ward | 37-38 |
| 13:30 | Denver | William Stokes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 13:29 | Denver | Randy Sloan grabs the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:23 | Denver | William Ward buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Stokes | 40-38 |
| 13:07 | Montana State | Garrett Diep misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 13:05 | Montana State | Erik Brown tips it home | 40-40 |
| 12:47 | Denver | Ryan Barnes clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-40 |
| 12:46 | Montana State | Raymond Scott gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 12:31 | Montana State | Garrett Diep's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Shane Tapp (SG), Norman Robertson (SF), Frank Frerichs (PF) William Ward, William Stokes, Ryan Barnes | |
| Subs | Montana State | Mathew Tate (SF), Zachery Fishback (PF), William Jablonsky (C) Garrett Diep, Gerald Oliver, Raymond Scott | |
| 12:07 | Denver | Frank Frerichs misses the lay-in | 40-40 |
| 12:05 | Montana State | Mathew Tate gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 11:47 | Montana State | William Jablonsky drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifford Parker | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Vincent Gallaway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Tapp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Frerichs (fresh) 3 pf. C - Randy Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clifford Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Erik Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mathew Tate (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Zachery Fishback (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Jablonsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Denver | Vincent Gallaway misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 11:29 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 11:23 | Montana State | Erik Brown makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Clifford Parker | 40-45 |
| 11:09 | Denver | Shane Tapp clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 11:07 | Denver | Vincent Gallaway grabs the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 10:53 | Denver | Frank Frerichs scores on a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Mathew Tate - foul #1 on Mathew Tate, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Denver | William Stokes (SG), Ryan Barnes (PF) Vincent Gallaway, Randy Sloan | |
| Subs | Montana State | Travis Kopinski (PG), Spencer Robinson (SG), Raymond Scott (C) Clifford Parker, Erik Brown, William Jablonsky | |
| 10:53 | Denver | Frank Frerichs makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 10:33 | Montana State | Mathew Tate misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Norman Robertson - foul #2 on Norman Robertson, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Denver | William Ward (SG) Norman Robertson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 10:33 | Montana State | Mathew Tate makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:33 | Montana State | Mathew Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:14 | Denver | William Stokes is whistled for a carry | 43-47 |
| Subs | Denver | David Terrazas (C) Frank Frerichs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Garrett Diep (SF), Gerald Oliver (PF) Travis Kopinski, Zachery Fishback | |
| 09:47 | Montana State | Spencer Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 09:45 | Denver | William Stokes grabs the board | 43-47 |
| 09:23 | Denver | Shane Tapp drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Stokes | 46-47 |
| 09:05 | Montana State | Garrett Diep comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Stokes - foul #2 on William Stokes, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Vincent Gallaway (PG), Norman Robertson (SF), Randy Sloan (C) Shane Tapp, Ryan Barnes, David Terrazas | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifford Parker (PG), Erik Brown (SG), Zachery Fishback (C) Spencer Robinson, Mathew Tate, Raymond Scott | |
| 09:05 | Montana State | Garrett Diep makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:05 | Montana State | Garrett Diep misses the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 09:05 | Denver | William Stokes grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Randy Sloan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-48 |
| 08:47 | Denver | Randy Sloan tips it back up and in | 48-48 |
| 08:31 | Montana State | Gerald Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Shane Tapp (SG), Frank Frerichs (PF) William Ward, William Stokes | |
| Subs | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove (SF), William Jablonsky (C) Garrett Diep, Gerald Oliver | |
| 08:26 | Denver | Vincent Gallaway is hacked by Clifford Parker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clifford Parker, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Spencer Robinson (PG) Clifford Parker | |
| 08:10 | Denver | Shane Tapp knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Vincent Gallaway and he's fouled by Spencer Robinson - foul #1 on Spencer Robinson, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Shane Tapp misses the free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:10 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 07:59 | Montana State | Zachery Fishback hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 50-48 |
| 07:57 | Denver | Vincent Gallaway gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 07:41 | Denver | Zachery Fishback takes the ball from Randy Sloan | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Vincent Gallaway (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Tapp (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Frerichs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Randy Sloan (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Spencer Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Cosgrove (fresh) PF - Zachery Fishback (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Jablonsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Montana State | William Jablonsky misses the lay-in | 50-48 |
| 07:20 | Denver | Norman Robertson snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 07:11 | Denver | Vincent Gallaway misses the lay-in | 50-48 |
| 07:10 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 06:50 | Montana State | The jump hook by Erik Brown is blocked by Frank Frerichs | 50-48 |
| 06:49 | Montana State | Thomas Cosgrove tips it home | 50-50 |
| 06:31 | Denver | Vincent Gallaway scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 06:12 | Montana State | Erik Brown connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Thomas Cosgrove | 53-52 |
| 05:51 | Denver | Randy Sloan connects on the jumper in the lane | 55-52 |
| 05:51 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Denver | William Ward (SG), Ryan Barnes (PF) Shane Tapp, Frank Frerichs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clifford Parker (PG), Garrett Diep (SF), Gerald Oliver (PF), Raymond Scott (C) Spencer Robinson, Thomas Cosgrove, Zachery Fishback, William Jablonsky | |
| 05:33 | Montana State | Garrett Diep clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 05:31 | Montana State | Clifford Parker grabs the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 05:21 | Montana State | Ryan Barnes steals the ball from Raymond Scott | 55-52 |
| 05:06 | Denver | William Ward can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-52 |
| 05:05 | Denver | Randy Sloan can't tip it in | 55-52 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Vincent Gallaway can't tip it in | 55-52 |
| 05:03 | Montana State | Gerald Oliver pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:41 | Montana State | Norman Robertson is called for the reach on Garrett Diep - foul #3 on Norman Robertson, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Denver | William Stokes (SF) Norman Robertson | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 04:41 | Montana State | Garrett Diep makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 04:41 | Montana State | Garrett Diep makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 04:16 | Denver | William Stokes banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Ward | 57-54 |
| 03:48 | Montana State | Raymond Scott blows the layup | 57-54 |
| 03:46 | Montana State | Clifford Parker tips it in | 57-56 |
| 03:28 | Denver | William Stokes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 03:27 | Denver | William Stokes snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Vincent Gallaway (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Stokes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Ryan Barnes (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Randy Sloan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clifford Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Erik Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Garrett Diep (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Denver | William Ward misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Erik Brown - foul #1 on Erik Brown, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Norman Robertson (SF), Frank Frerichs (C) Ryan Barnes, Randy Sloan | |
| Subs | Montana State | Spencer Robinson (SG), Mathew Tate (SF), Zachery Fishback (PF) Erik Brown, Garrett Diep, Gerald Oliver | |
| 03:06 | Denver | William Ward makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 03:06 | Denver | William Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:46 | Montana State | Clifford Parker misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 59-56 |
| 02:44 | Montana State | Raymond Scott hits the follow up shot | 59-58 |
| 02:44 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Ryan Barnes (PF), Randy Sloan (C) William Stokes, Frank Frerichs | |
| Subs | Montana State | Garrett Diep (SF), Gerald Oliver (PF) Mathew Tate, Zachery Fishback | |
| 02:24 | Denver | Ryan Barnes is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ryan Barnes, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Erik Brown (SG) Spencer Robinson | |
| 02:02 | Montana State | Gerald Oliver double dribbles | 59-58 |
| 01:50 | Denver | William Ward misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 01:48 | Denver | Norman Robertson hits the follow up shot | 61-58 |
| 01:22 | Montana State | William Ward steals it from Erik Brown | 61-58 |
| 01:00 | Denver | William Ward knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Vincent Gallaway | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Montana State | Erik Brown scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Garrett Diep | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Denver | Ryan Barnes clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 64-60 |
| 00:29 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Garrett Diep | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Clifford Parker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Raymond Scott gets the offensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:19 | Montana State | Erik Brown misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-60 |
| 00:18 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Garrett Diep | 64-60 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Raymond Scott's pass is intercepted by William Ward | 64-60 |
| 00:11 | Denver | William Ward misses the lay-in | 64-60 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Ryan Barnes tips it but misses | 64-60 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | Raymond Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Clifford Parker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-60 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Norman Robertson snags the defensive board | 64-60 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Norman Robertson runs out the clock | 64-60 |