| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) SG - James Vester (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Yang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dee Dyer (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel McGee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Richter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | William Yang inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Denver | Donald Cleveland hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Vester | 35-40 |
| 19:22 | TCU | Samuel McGee lays it up and in on a great pass from Dee Dyer | 35-42 |
| 19:09 | Denver | Ruben Florez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| 18:50 | TCU | Dee Dyer misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by James Vester - foul #3 on James Vester, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Bergert (SG) James Vester | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 18:50 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:50 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 18:32 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-44 |
| 18:31 | TCU | Dee Dyer grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 18:07 | TCU | Dee Dyer scores on a floater from the left side | 35-46 |
| 17:45 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-46 |
| 17:44 | TCU | Randy Richter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 17:25 | TCU | Dee Dyer loses the dribble to Brian Bergert | 35-46 |
| 17:09 | Denver | William Yang hits the finger roll | 37-46 |
| 16:57 | TCU | Dee Dyer misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 16:56 | TCU | Randy Richter tips it in | 37-48 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Ruben Florez is whistled for a carry | 37-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Victor Heiner (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Cleveland, William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (PG) Jeff Nelson | |
| 16:33 | TCU | Dee Dyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 16:31 | TCU | Samuel McGee grabs the offensive board | 37-48 |
| 16:08 | TCU | Samuel McGee clanks a shot in the lane | 37-48 |
| 16:07 | Denver | Donald Pennington gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 15:48 | Denver | Donald Pennington can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 15:46 | TCU | Howard Remmers pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Bergert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wear (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stanfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Robert Hoar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dee Dyer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel McGee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Richter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:25 | TCU | Robert Hoar can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 15:24 | TCU | Samuel McGee tips it home | 37-50 |
| 15:07 | Denver | Paul Wear can't finish the layup | 37-50 |
| 15:06 | TCU | Samuel McGee gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 14:37 | TCU | Dee Dyer drills a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Victor Heiner - foul #2 on Victor Heiner, team foul #2 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), James Vester (SG), William Yang (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Brian Bergert, Victor Heiner, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG) Robert Hoar | |
| 14:37 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the free throw | 37-53 |
| 14:33 | Denver | Jeff Nelson steals the ball from Donald Cleveland in the backcourt | 37-53 |
| 14:29 | TCU | Jeff Nelson lays it in | 37-55 |
| 14:13 | Denver | Ruben Florez buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 13:49 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the runner from the right block | 40-57 |
| 13:28 | Denver | James Vester misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 13:27 | TCU | Samuel McGee pulls down the rebound | 40-57 |
| 13:05 | TCU | Howard Remmers misses the easy layup | 40-57 |
| 13:03 | TCU | Samuel McGee grabs the offensive board | 40-57 |
| 12:55 | TCU | Randy Richter clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 40-57 |
| 12:54 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the board | 40-57 |
| 12:50 | Denver | Thomas Livingston loses the ball out of bounds | 40-57 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SG), Robert Hoar (SF), James Clark (PF), Dwight Brown (C) Dee Dyer, Howard Remmers, Samuel McGee, Randy Richter | |
| 12:39 | TCU | James Clark is called for 5 seconds | 40-57 |
| 12:17 | Denver | James Vester misses long on a floater from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 12:16 | Denver | Thomas Livingston grabs the offensive board | 40-57 |
| 12:11 | Denver | Ruben Florez drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-57 |
| 11:48 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Ruben Florez - foul #1 on Ruben Florez, team foul #3 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), Victor Heiner (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Cleveland, James Vester, William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | TCU | Dee Dyer (SG), Samuel McGee (PF), Randy Richter (C) Jeff Nelson, James Clark, Dwight Brown | |
| 11:48 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 11:48 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon misses the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 11:48 | Denver | The rebound goes to Paul Wear | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wear (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Stanfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Scott McCrimmon (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dee Dyer (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hoar (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Samuel McGee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Randy Richter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Denver | Richard Stanfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | James Clark (SF) Scott McCrimmon | |
| 11:20 | TCU | The refs have stopped play. Randy Richter is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 43-58 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Howard Remmers (SF), Dwight Brown (C) James Clark, Randy Richter | |
| 11:14 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hoar | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:07 | Denver | Brian Bergert can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dee Dyer - foul #1 on Dee Dyer, team foul #1 | 43-61 |
| 11:07 | Denver | Brian Bergert makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 11:07 | Denver | Brian Bergert makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 10:49 | TCU | Dee Dyer comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-61 |
| 10:48 | Denver | Paul Wear grabs the defensive rebound | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:41 | Denver | Paul Wear clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 45-61 |
| 10:40 | Denver | Paul Wear tips it in | 47-61 |
| 10:18 | TCU | Dee Dyer is denied on a layup by Richard Stanfield | 47-61 |
| 10:16 | Denver | Richard Stanfield gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 10:10 | Denver | Paul Wear clanks a shot from the left side | 47-61 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Paul Wear pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 09:55 | Denver | The jumper by Victor Heiner is denied by Samuel McGee | 47-61 |
| 09:53 | Denver | Paul Wear gets the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 09:38 | Denver | Donald Pennington makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Wear | 50-61 |
| 09:19 | TCU | Howard Remmers drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dwight Brown | 50-63 |
| 09:04 | Denver | Brian Bergert is hacked by Dee Dyer - foul #2 on Dee Dyer, team foul #2 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), James Vester (SG), William Yang (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Brian Bergert, Victor Heiner, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), Scott McCrimmon (SG), James Clark (PF) Dee Dyer, Howard Remmers, Samuel McGee | |
| 08:53 | Denver | Donald Cleveland clanks a shot from the left side | 50-63 |
| 08:52 | TCU | Dwight Brown grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 08:46 | TCU | Dwight Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dwight Brown, team foul #3 | 50-63 |
| 08:29 | Denver | James Vester knocks in the jumper from the right side | 52-63 |
| 08:08 | TCU | Robert Hoar comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 08:06 | Denver | Donald Cleveland grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 07:44 | Denver | Donald Cleveland knocks in the shot from the right wing | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Vester (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Yang (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott McCrimmon (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwight Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | TCU | Robert Hoar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-63 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Dee Dyer (SG), Howard Remmers (SF), Samuel McGee (C) Jeff Nelson, Scott McCrimmon, Dwight Brown | |
| 06:51 | Denver | The short jumper by Donald Cleveland is denied by Samuel McGee | 54-63 |
| 06:49 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Livingston | 54-63 |
| 06:34 | Denver | The jumper by Donald Cleveland is denied by Dee Dyer | 54-63 |
| 06:33 | TCU | The rebound goes to Howard Remmers | 54-63 |
| 06:07 | TCU | Dee Dyer is hacked by Donald Cleveland - foul #2 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #4 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), Victor Heiner (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Cleveland, James Vester, William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | TCU | Dwight Brown (C) James Clark | |
| 05:54 | TCU | Samuel McGee buries a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Howard Remmers and he's fouled by Paul Wear - foul #1 on Paul Wear, team foul #5 | 54-65 |
| 05:54 | TCU | Samuel McGee misses the free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Paul Wear grabs the board | 54-65 |
| 05:35 | Denver | Victor Heiner buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Brian Bergert | 56-65 |
| 05:22 | TCU | Dwight Brown blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Stanfield - foul #2 on Richard Stanfield, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG) Robert Hoar | |
| 05:22 | TCU | Dwight Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 05:22 | TCU | Dwight Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 04:59 | Denver | Brian Bergert is called for traveling | 56-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), James Vester (SG), William Yang (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Brian Bergert, Victor Heiner, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | TCU | James Clark (PF), Randy Richter (C) Samuel McGee, Dwight Brown | |
| 04:43 | TCU | Thomas Livingston swats the layup by Dee Dyer | 56-67 |
| 04:42 | Denver | Thomas Livingston gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 04:24 | Denver | James Clark is called for the reach on Donald Cleveland - foul #1 on James Clark, team foul #4 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SG), Robert Hoar (SF) Dee Dyer, Howard Remmers | |
| 04:11 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 04:10 | TCU | James Clark gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 03:48 | TCU | Robert Hoar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 03:46 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ruben Florez | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Vester (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Yang (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott McCrimmon (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Richter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Denver | Ruben Florez lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Vester | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-67 |
| 03:00 | Denver | Thomas Livingston grabs the defensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 02:51 | Denver | Donald Cleveland scores on a shot from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 02:51 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Dee Dyer (SG), Howard Remmers (SF), Samuel McGee (PF) Scott McCrimmon, Robert Hoar, James Clark | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:32 | TCU | Dee Dyer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-67 |
| 02:30 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:09 | Denver | Ruben Florez is fouled on the floor by Dee Dyer - foul #3 on Dee Dyer, team foul #5 | 60-67 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (PG) Jeff Nelson | |
| 01:49 | Denver | Ruben Florez can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 01:48 | TCU | The rebound goes to Robert Hoar | 60-67 |
| 01:41 | TCU | Dee Dyer lays it in | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Denver | Donald Cleveland clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-69 |
| 01:31 | Denver | Thomas Livingston tips it home | 62-69 |
| 01:21 | TCU | Dee Dyer is hacked by Ruben Florez - foul #2 on Ruben Florez, team foul #7 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG) Robert Hoar | |
| 01:21 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 01:21 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Ruben Florez can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-71 |
| 01:02 | TCU | Samuel McGee gets the rebound | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | TCU | Dee Dyer is fouled on the floor by Thomas Livingston - foul #2 on Thomas Livingston, team foul #8 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (SF) Howard Remmers | |
| 00:59 | TCU | Dee Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the defensive rebound | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Denver | Thomas Livingston is fouled on the floor by Samuel McGee - foul #3 on Samuel McGee, team foul #6 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Howard Remmers (SF) Robert Hoar | |
| 00:51 | Denver | William Yang misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-71 |
| 00:50 | Denver | Thomas Livingston grabs the offensive board | 62-71 |
| 00:47 | Denver | James Vester knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Cleveland | 65-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | TCU | Donald Cleveland is called for the reach on Dee Dyer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #9 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (SF) Howard Remmers | |
| 00:46 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:46 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:40 | Denver | James Vester drills a 3 from the left corner | 68-73 |
| 00:38 | TCU | James Vester is called for the reach on Robert Hoar in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Vester, team foul #10 | 68-73 |
| 00:38 | TCU | Robert Hoar makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:38 | TCU | Robert Hoar makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:32 | Denver | William Yang clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-75 |
| 00:30 | TCU | Dee Dyer snags the defensive board | 68-75 |
| 00:28 | TCU | Dee Dyer is hacked by James Vester in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Vester, team foul #11 | 68-75 |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Bergert (SG) James Vester | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:28 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:28 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:23 | Denver | Donald Cleveland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | TCU | Donald Cleveland is called for the reach on Randy Richter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #12 | 68-77 |
| 00:22 | TCU | Randy Richter makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:22 | TCU | Randy Richter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses long on a jumper from close range | 68-79 |
| 00:14 | TCU | Samuel McGee snags the defensive board | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | TCU | Jeff Nelson runs out the clock | 68-79 |