| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenny Galaz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Beyer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Melvin Hang (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Aichele (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Mickle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Raymond Beyer inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Denver | Aaron Hart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 19:39 | BYU | Matthew Mickle is fouled on the floor by Melvin Hang - foul #2 on Melvin Hang, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:22 | BYU | Richard Harper can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Melvin Hang - foul #3 on Melvin Hang, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Adams (PF) Melvin Hang | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 19:22 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:22 | BYU | Richard Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Michael Adams grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Kenny Galaz comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 18:59 | BYU | Matthew Mickle snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:33 | BYU | David White drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Harper | 31-31 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Aaron Hart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-31 |
| 18:16 | BYU | William Hunt gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:59 | BYU | Matthew Mickle misses the easy layup | 31-31 |
| 17:58 | Denver | Raymond Beyer pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:56 | Denver | Richard Harper takes the ball from Kenny Galaz in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 17:41 | BYU | Richard Harper connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Russell Scott | 31-33 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele's pass is intercepted by David White | 31-33 |
| 16:58 | BYU | Matthew Mickle drills a shot from the free throw line set up by David White | 31-35 |
| 16:41 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 16:12 | BYU | David White buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Mickle | 34-38 |
| 15:53 | Denver | Aaron Hart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 15:52 | BYU | Richard Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenny Galaz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Hart (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Beyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Adams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Aichele (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Russell Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Mickle (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Harper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hunt (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:23 | BYU | Russell Scott misses the 3 from straight away | 34-38 |
| 15:22 | Denver | Michael Adams pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:57 | Denver | Aaron Hart buries a shot from the baseline | 36-38 |
| 14:29 | BYU | Matthew Mickle's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Aichele | 36-38 |
| 14:28 | Denver | Raymond Beyer grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 14:13 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-38 |
| 14:12 | Denver | Michael Adams misses the tip | 36-38 |
| 14:10 | Denver | Raymond Beyer tips it home | 38-38 |
| 13:47 | BYU | Russell Scott connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David White | 38-41 |
| 13:20 | Denver | Kenny Galaz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 13:18 | Denver | Raymond Beyer tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| 12:49 | BYU | Matthew Mickle is hacked by Kenny Galaz - foul #1 on Kenny Galaz, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (PG), Alexander Furlong (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Melvin Hang (PF), James Burchett (C) Kenny Galaz, Aaron Hart, Raymond Beyer, Michael Adams, Kenneth Aichele | |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Kevin Johnston (SF), Frank Evans (C) David White, Matthew Mickle, William Hunt | |
| 12:28 | BYU | Richard Harper knocks in the floater from the left side | 40-43 |
| 12:13 | Denver | Richard Harper denies the turnaround by Wallace Israelson | 40-43 |
| 12:12 | BYU | Russell Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 11:58 | BYU | Kevin Johnston misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-43 |
| 11:56 | Denver | Melvin Hang grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 11:51 | Denver | Kevin Johnston takes the ball from Wallace Israelson in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 11:50 | BYU | Russell Scott hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Johnston | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Randy Fortune (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alexander Furlong (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wallace Israelson (fresh) PF - Melvin Hang (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Burchett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jeffrey Goris (fresh) SG - Russell Scott (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Johnston (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Richard Harper (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Denver | James Burchett makes the shot near the basket set up by Randy Fortune and he's hacked by Frank Evans - foul #1 on Frank Evans, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Matthew Mickle (SF) Russell Scott, Richard Harper | |
| 11:37 | Denver | James Burchett makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 11:23 | BYU | Frank Evans misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 11:21 | BYU | Kevin Johnston tips it back up and in | 43-47 |
| 11:18 | Denver | Alexander Furlong is hacked by David White in the backcourt - foul #4 on David White, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| 11:04 | Denver | Wallace Israelson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Randy Fortune and the foul's on Matthew Mickle - foul #1 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Richmond (C) James Burchett | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 11:04 | Denver | Wallace Israelson makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 10:39 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris is whistled for a carry | 46-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenny Galaz (PG), Kenneth Gross (SF) Randy Fortune, Wallace Israelson | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 10:24 | Denver | Billy Richmond drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Kenny Galaz | 48-47 |
| 10:06 | BYU | David White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-47 |
| 10:04 | Denver | Billy Richmond gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 09:39 | Denver | Kenny Galaz misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on David White - foul #5 on David White, team foul #4 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Israelson (SF), James Burchett (PF) Alexander Furlong, Melvin Hang | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SG), Richard Harper (PF) David White, Matthew Mickle | |
| 09:39 | Denver | Kenny Galaz makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:39 | Denver | Kenny Galaz misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 09:39 | BYU | Frank Evans snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 09:19 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the turnaround near the basket | 49-49 |
| 09:16 | Denver | Kenneth Gross is hacked by Russell Scott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russell Scott, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (PG), Melvin Hang (PF) Kenny Galaz, Billy Richmond | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 09:00 | Denver | Kenneth Gross can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-49 |
| 08:59 | Denver | Melvin Hang hits the follow up shot | 51-49 |
| 08:38 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Frank Evans | 51-51 |
| 08:17 | Denver | James Burchett connects on the shot near the basket set up by Kenneth Gross and he's fouled by Frank Evans - foul #2 on Frank Evans, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Alexander Furlong (SG), Raymond Beyer (SF), Michael Adams (PF) Kenneth Gross, Wallace Israelson, Melvin Hang | |
| Subs | BYU | William Hunt (C) Frank Evans | |
| 08:17 | Denver | James Burchett misses the free throw | 53-51 |
| 08:17 | BYU | William Hunt grabs the board | 53-51 |
| 07:50 | BYU | Richard Harper's floater is tipped away by James Burchett | 53-51 |
| 07:49 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Burchett | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Randy Fortune (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alexander Furlong (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Beyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 6 reb. C - James Burchett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jeffrey Goris (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Russell Scott (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Johnston (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Harper (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hunt (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Denver | Randy Fortune scores on a 3 from straight away set up by James Burchett | 56-51 |
| 07:01 | BYU | Russell Scott misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-51 |
| 06:59 | Denver | The rebound goes to Michael Adams | 56-51 |
| 06:55 | Denver | Kevin Johnston picks off the pass by Randy Fortune | 56-51 |
| 06:40 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Russell Scott | 56-53 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Alexander Furlong is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffrey Goris - foul #3 on Jeffrey Goris, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenny Galaz (PG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Billy Richmond (PF), Kenneth Aichele (C) Randy Fortune, Raymond Beyer, Michael Adams, James Burchett | |
| Subs | BYU | Matthew Mickle (SF), Frank Evans (C) Richard Harper, William Hunt | |
| 06:37 | Denver | Alexander Furlong makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Alexander Furlong misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:37 | BYU | Frank Evans gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 06:08 | BYU | Russell Scott clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-53 |
| 06:06 | BYU | Frank Evans tips it in | 57-55 |
| 05:41 | Denver | Alexander Furlong misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 05:39 | BYU | Matthew Mickle grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 05:27 | BYU | Russell Scott buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeffrey Goris | 57-58 |
| 05:25 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Mickle - foul #2 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Hart (SG), Kenneth Gross (SF), Michael Adams (PF) Alexander Furlong, Wallace Israelson, Billy Richmond | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Harper (PF) Kevin Johnston | |
| 05:25 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:25 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:12 | BYU | Richard Harper can't finish the layup | 59-58 |
| 05:11 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 04:55 | Denver | Kenneth Gross misses the jumper from the right side | 59-58 |
| 04:54 | Denver | Kenneth Gross snags the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 04:31 | Denver | Aaron Hart connects on the open jumper from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 04:02 | BYU | Matthew Mickle is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Gross - foul #1 on Kenneth Gross, team foul #4 | 61-58 |
| 04:02 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Alexander Furlong (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Melvin Hang (PF) Aaron Hart, Kenneth Gross, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | BYU | William Hunt (C) Frank Evans | |
| 03:41 | BYU | Richard Harper misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Wallace Israelson - foul #1 on Wallace Israelson, team foul #5 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Beyer (SF) Wallace Israelson | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 03:41 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:41 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenny Galaz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Furlong (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Raymond Beyer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Hang (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Aichele (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jeffrey Goris (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Scott (tired) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Mickle (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Harper (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Russell Scott - foul #4 on Russell Scott, team foul #9 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Johnston (PF) Richard Harper | |
| 03:22 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:22 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 03:22 | BYU | The rebound goes to Kevin Johnston | 62-60 |
| 03:00 | BYU | Matthew Mickle blows the layup but the foul's on Raymond Beyer - foul #1 on Raymond Beyer, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Denver | James Burchett (C) Kenneth Aichele | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 03:00 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 03:00 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Melvin Hang is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Mickle - foul #3 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Melvin Hang makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Melvin Hang makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:33 | BYU | Matthew Mickle misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Beyer - foul #2 on Raymond Beyer, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Hart (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF) Alexander Furlong, Raymond Beyer | |
| Subs | BYU | Frank Evans (C) William Hunt | |
| 02:33 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| 02:33 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:33 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 02:31 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Beyer (SF), Kenneth Aichele (C) Wallace Israelson, James Burchett | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Harper (PF) Matthew Mickle | |
| 02:18 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele misses the turnaround from the right block | 64-64 |
| 02:17 | BYU | The rebound goes to Russell Scott | 64-64 |
| 01:52 | BYU | Russell Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-64 |
| 01:51 | BYU | Frank Evans tips it back up and in | 64-66 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Raymond Beyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 01:31 | BYU | Kevin Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 64-66 |
| 01:31 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Matthew Mickle (SF), William Hunt (C) Kevin Johnston, Frank Evans | |
| 01:07 | BYU | Russell Scott misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 01:05 | Denver | Melvin Hang gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the lane | 64-66 |
| 00:51 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris gets the rebound | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | BYU | Richard Harper misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-66 |
| 00:28 | BYU | Richard Harper tips it in | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Denver | Jeffrey Goris is called for the reach on Kenny Galaz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Goris, team foul #11 | 64-68 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Kenny Galaz makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Kenny Galaz misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:26 | BYU | Matthew Mickle snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:23 | BYU | Matthew Mickle is fouled in the backcourt by Kenny Galaz - foul #2 on Kenny Galaz, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| 00:23 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:23 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Kenny Galaz scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Aaron Hart | 68-70 |
| 00:14 | BYU | Kenny Galaz is called for the reach on Richard Harper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenny Galaz, team foul #9 | 68-70 |
| 00:14 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:14 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Jeffrey Goris steals the ball from Melvin Hang in the backcourt | 68-72 |
| 00:09 | BYU | Matthew Mickle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Goris | 68-74 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Kenny Galaz misses badly on the uncontested 3 from straight away | 68-74 |
| 00:02 | BYU | William Hunt grabs the board | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | BYU | William Hunt runs out the clock | 68-74 |