| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Mickle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 6 pts. C - William Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenny Galaz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Beyer (fresh) PF - Melvin Hang (fresh) C - Kenneth Aichele (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Matthew Mickle inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | BYU | Raymond Beyer is called for the reach on David White - foul #1 on Raymond Beyer, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 19:43 | BYU | William Hunt is fouled on the floor by Raymond Beyer - foul #2 on Raymond Beyer, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| 19:28 | BYU | Matthew Mickle comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 19:27 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Scott | 34-25 |
| 19:05 | BYU | David White drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Mickle | 37-25 |
| 18:47 | Denver | Raymond Beyer connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Kenny Galaz and he's hacked by William Hunt - foul #1 on William Hunt, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 18:47 | Denver | Raymond Beyer misses the free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:47 | BYU | William Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:26 | BYU | Russell Scott buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David White | 40-27 |
| 18:06 | Denver | Raymond Beyer makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Aaron Hart and he's fouled by Matthew Mickle - foul #2 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Kevin Johnston (SF), Frank Evans (C) David White, Matthew Mickle, William Hunt | |
| Subs | Denver | Alexander Furlong (SG), Michael Adams (PF) Aaron Hart, Melvin Hang | |
| 18:06 | Denver | Raymond Beyer misses the free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:06 | BYU | Richard Harper pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:45 | BYU | Richard Harper comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Kenny Galaz - foul #1 on Kenny Galaz, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Israelson (SF), James Burchett (C) Raymond Beyer, Kenneth Aichele | |
| 17:45 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:45 | BYU | Richard Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:45 | Denver | James Burchett gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 17:29 | Denver | Wallace Israelson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Russell Scott - foul #2 on Russell Scott, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Matthew Mickle (SF) Russell Scott, Richard Harper | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:29 | Denver | Wallace Israelson makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 17:29 | Denver | Wallace Israelson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:05 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Alexander Furlong - foul #2 on Alexander Furlong, team foul #4 | 41-31 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (PG), Melvin Hang (PF) Kenny Galaz, Michael Adams | |
| 17:05 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 17:05 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:58 | Denver | Alexander Furlong misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 16:56 | BYU | Kevin Johnston snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 16:50 | BYU | Frank Evans hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Melvin Hang - foul #2 on Melvin Hang, team foul #5 | 42-31 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Hart (SG) Alexander Furlong | |
| 16:50 | BYU | Frank Evans makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 16:50 | BYU | Frank Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 16:50 | Denver | Melvin Hang pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| 16:28 | Denver | Melvin Hang drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-33 |
| 16:11 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SG), Richard Harper (PF), William Hunt (C) David White, Kevin Johnston, Frank Evans | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenny Galaz (PG), Raymond Beyer (SF), Kenneth Aichele (C) Randy Fortune, Wallace Israelson, James Burchett | |
| 15:59 | Denver | Aaron Hart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG) Jeffrey Goris | |
| Subs | Denver | Alexander Furlong (SG), Michael Adams (PF) Aaron Hart, Melvin Hang | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Mickle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenny Galaz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alexander Furlong (fresh) SF - Raymond Beyer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Aichele (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | BYU | Matthew Mickle comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Raymond Beyer - foul #3 on Raymond Beyer, team foul #6 | 43-33 |
| 15:41 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 15:41 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 15:38 | Denver | Russell Scott picks off the pass by Kenny Galaz in the backcourt | 45-33 |
| 15:16 | BYU | Richard Harper clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-33 |
| 15:14 | BYU | William Hunt gets the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 14:57 | BYU | David White misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 14:55 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kenneth Aichele | 45-33 |
| 14:47 | Denver | William Hunt steals the ball from Kenneth Aichele | 45-33 |
| 14:20 | BYU | David White can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-33 |
| 14:18 | Denver | Raymond Beyer snags the defensive board | 45-33 |
| 14:05 | Denver | Kenny Galaz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 14:04 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele tips it back up and in | 45-35 |
| 13:40 | BYU | Michael Adams blocks the short jumper by Matthew Mickle | 45-35 |
| 13:38 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kenneth Aichele | 45-35 |
| 13:32 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele's layup is rejected by Matthew Mickle | 45-35 |
| 13:30 | Denver | Raymond Beyer grabs the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 13:20 | Denver | Michael Adams drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Kenny Galaz | 45-37 |
| 13:11 | BYU | Matthew Mickle lays it up and in on a nice dish by David White | 47-37 |
| 12:54 | Denver | Michael Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 12:53 | BYU | William Hunt pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 12:48 | BYU | David White misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-37 |
| 12:47 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 12:36 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-37 |
| 12:34 | BYU | David White grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 12:16 | BYU | Michael Adams takes the ball from Richard Harper | 47-37 |
| 11:51 | Denver | Richard Harper picks off the pass by Kenny Galaz | 47-37 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Scott (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Mickle (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Harper (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Hunt (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenny Galaz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alexander Furlong (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Beyer (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Aichele (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | BYU | David White comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 11:29 | Denver | Michael Adams snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 11:02 | Denver | Kenny Galaz's fadeaway is rejected by William Hunt | 47-37 |
| 11:00 | BYU | Richard Harper pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 10:33 | BYU | Matthew Mickle can't throw it down | 47-37 |
| 10:32 | BYU | Russell Scott tips it home | 49-37 |
| 10:23 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele is wide open but clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 49-37 |
| 10:21 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele tips it home | 49-39 |
| 09:54 | BYU | David White misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Michael Adams snags the defensive board | 49-39 |
| 09:32 | Denver | Kenny Galaz buries a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Richard Harper - foul #2 on Richard Harper, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (PG), Kevin Johnston (SF), Frank Evans (C) David White, Matthew Mickle, William Hunt | |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Hart (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Melvin Hang (PF), James Burchett (C) Alexander Furlong, Raymond Beyer, Michael Adams, Kenneth Aichele | |
| 09:32 | Denver | Kenny Galaz makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 09:03 | BYU | Aaron Hart picks off the pass by Jeffrey Goris | 49-42 |
| 08:36 | Denver | Aaron Hart hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-42 |
| 08:34 | Denver | James Burchett gets the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:27 | Denver | Aaron Hart misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 08:25 | BYU | Frank Evans gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 08:02 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Russell Scott | 51-42 |
| 08:00 | Denver | Jeffrey Goris is called for the reach on Kenny Galaz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Goris, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Matthew Mickle (SF) Russell Scott, Richard Harper | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (PG) Kenny Galaz | |
| 07:38 | Denver | Melvin Hang misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Kevin Johnston - foul #2 on Kevin Johnston, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Gross (SF), Billy Richmond (C) Wallace Israelson, James Burchett | |
| 07:38 | Denver | Melvin Hang makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:38 | Denver | Melvin Hang makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Goris (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Mickle (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Randy Fortune (fresh) SG - Aaron Hart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Gross (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Hang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Billy Richmond (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | BYU | Matthew Mickle can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Kenneth Gross - foul #1 on Kenneth Gross, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| 07:13 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 07:13 | BYU | Matthew Mickle makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 07:09 | Denver | Randy Fortune double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| 06:50 | BYU | David White drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Goris | 56-44 |
| 06:30 | Denver | Aaron Hart can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 06:28 | Denver | Billy Richmond hits the follow up shot | 56-46 |
| 06:05 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Johnston | 59-46 |
| 05:52 | Denver | Kenneth Gross clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Mickle - foul #3 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SG), Richard Harper (PF) David White, Matthew Mickle | |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Israelson (SF), James Burchett (C) Randy Fortune, Billy Richmond | |
| 05:52 | Denver | Kenneth Gross misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 05:52 | Denver | Kenneth Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 05:31 | BYU | Kevin Johnston scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Russell Scott | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:22 | Denver | James Burchett can't finish the layup | 61-47 |
| 05:20 | BYU | Kevin Johnston pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 04:51 | BYU | Russell Scott misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 04:50 | Denver | James Burchett gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 04:34 | Denver | Melvin Hang misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-47 |
| 04:32 | BYU | The rebound goes to Kevin Johnston | 61-47 |
| 04:03 | BYU | Kevin Johnston slams it home | 63-47 |
| 03:54 | Denver | Wallace Israelson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Wallace Israelson, team foul #8 | 63-47 |
| Subs | BYU | William Hunt (C) Frank Evans | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (PG), Alexander Furlong (SG), Michael Adams (PF), Billy Richmond (C) Kenneth Gross, Aaron Hart, Melvin Hang, James Burchett | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Hunt | 66-47 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jeffrey Goris (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russell Scott (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kevin Johnston (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Harper (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Randy Fortune (fresh) SG - Alexander Furlong (fresh) SF - Wallace Israelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Billy Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Denver | Randy Fortune drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Alexander Furlong | 66-50 |
| 03:12 | BYU | Billy Richmond is called for the reach on Jeffrey Goris - foul #1 on Billy Richmond, team foul #9 | 66-50 |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Matthew Mickle (SF) Russell Scott, Richard Harper | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:12 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 03:12 | Denver | Michael Adams pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Michael Adams misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Matthew Mickle - foul #4 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #8 | 66-50 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Michael Adams makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Michael Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 02:31 | BYU | David White misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-52 |
| 02:30 | Denver | Michael Adams pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Michael Adams lays it in on a nice dish by Randy Fortune | 66-54 |
| 01:54 | BYU | Billy Richmond steals it from Matthew Mickle | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Denver | David White is called for the reach on Alexander Furlong - foul #3 on David White, team foul #9 | 66-54 |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SG), Richard Harper (PF) Jeffrey Goris, Kevin Johnston | |
| Subs | Denver | James Burchett (C) Billy Richmond | |
| 01:40 | Denver | Alexander Furlong makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Alexander Furlong makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:22 | BYU | Matthew Mickle can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 01:20 | Denver | James Burchett pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 01:15 | Denver | Wallace Israelson misses badly on a shot in the lane | 66-56 |
| 01:14 | BYU | Richard Harper snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 00:58 | BYU | James Burchett takes the ball from David White | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Denver | Richard Harper blocks the short jumper by Michael Adams | 66-56 |
| 00:48 | BYU | Russell Scott gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | BYU | Russell Scott is hacked by Randy Fortune in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Fortune, team foul #10 | 66-56 |
| 00:47 | BYU | Russell Scott makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:47 | BYU | Russell Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:47 | Denver | Michael Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 00:41 | Denver | Wallace Israelson hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Fortune | 67-58 |
| 00:41 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (SG) Russell Scott | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenny Galaz (PG), Aaron Hart (SG), Raymond Beyer (SF), Melvin Hang (PF), Kenneth Aichele (C) Randy Fortune, Alexander Furlong, Wallace Israelson, Michael Adams, James Burchett | |
| 00:40 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris is hacked by Aaron Hart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Aaron Hart, team foul #11 | 67-58 |
| 00:40 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:40 | BYU | Jeffrey Goris makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:32 | Denver | Matthew Mickle is called for the reach on Aaron Hart - foul #5 on Matthew Mickle, team foul #10 | 69-58 |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Scott (SG), Kevin Johnston (SF) Jeffrey Goris, Matthew Mickle | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (PG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Michael Adams (PF), James Burchett (C) Kenny Galaz, Raymond Beyer, Melvin Hang, Kenneth Aichele | |
| 00:32 | Denver | Aaron Hart makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:32 | Denver | Aaron Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:30 | BYU | Richard Harper is hacked by Randy Fortune in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Fortune, team foul #12 | 69-60 |
| Subs | BYU | Jeffrey Goris (SG) Russell Scott | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenny Galaz (PG), Raymond Beyer (SF), Melvin Hang (PF), Kenneth Aichele (C) Randy Fortune, Wallace Israelson, Michael Adams, James Burchett | |
| 00:30 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:30 | BYU | Richard Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:30 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 00:23 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele double dribbles | 70-60 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (PG), Alexander Furlong (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Michael Adams (PF), James Burchett (C) Kenny Galaz, Aaron Hart, Raymond Beyer, Melvin Hang, Kenneth Aichele | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | BYU | David White runs out the clock | 70-60 |