| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dee Dyer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Howard Remmers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel McGee (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) SG - James Vester (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Yang (fresh) PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Howard Remmers inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:51 | TCU | Dee Dyer is fouled on the floor by James Vester - foul #1 on James Vester, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SG), Robert Hoar (SF) Dee Dyer, Howard Remmers | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 19:36 | TCU | Samuel McGee hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Jeff Nelson and he's fouled by Thomas Livingston - foul #1 on Thomas Livingston, team foul #2 | 40-26 |
| 19:36 | TCU | Samuel McGee misses the free throw | 40-26 |
| 19:36 | Denver | Ruben Florez gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 19:08 | Denver | Thomas Livingston buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Yang | 40-29 |
| 18:58 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 40-29 |
| 18:56 | TCU | Samuel McGee can't tip it in | 40-29 |
| 18:54 | TCU | Dwight Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:41 | TCU | Jeff Nelson is hacked by James Vester - foul #2 on James Vester, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Dee Dyer (SG), Howard Remmers (SF), James Clark (PF) Jeff Nelson, Scott McCrimmon, Samuel McGee | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:35 | TCU | Dee Dyer is hacked by Ruben Florez - foul #3 on Ruben Florez, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SG) Dee Dyer | |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Wear (C) Ruben Florez | |
| 18:20 | TCU | Thomas Livingston is called for the reach on James Clark - foul #2 on Thomas Livingston, team foul #5 | 40-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), Dee Dyer (SG), Samuel McGee (PF) Robert Hoar, Scott McCrimmon, James Clark | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:07 | TCU | Dee Dyer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-29 |
| 18:06 | TCU | Howard Remmers tips it back up and in | 42-29 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Thomas Livingston is called for traveling | 42-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (PG), Scott McCrimmon (SG), James Clark (PF) Jeff Nelson, Dee Dyer, Samuel McGee | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:24 | TCU | Dwight Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel McGee (PF) James Clark | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:02 | Denver | William Yang loses the dribble to Robert Hoar | 42-29 |
| 16:33 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon misses badly on a floater from the right block | 42-29 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Thomas Livingston gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 16:08 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-29 |
| 16:06 | TCU | Dwight Brown gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 16:01 | TCU | Dwight Brown is called for traveling | 42-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), Dee Dyer (SG), James Clark (PF) Robert Hoar, Scott McCrimmon, Samuel McGee | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), Victor Heiner (SF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Cleveland, James Vester, William Yang, Paul Wear | |
| 15:59 | Denver | Donald Pennington is hacked by Jeff Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeff Nelson, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Randy Richter (C) Dwight Brown | |
| Subs | Denver | Ruben Florez (C) Thomas Livingston | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dee Dyer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Howard Remmers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Clark (fresh) C - Randy Richter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:45 | Denver | Donald Pennington is hacked by Dee Dyer - foul #1 on Dee Dyer, team foul #2 | 42-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (SF) Howard Remmers | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:28 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-29 |
| 15:26 | Denver | Victor Heiner can't tip it in | 42-29 |
| 15:25 | Denver | Brian Bergert grabs the offensive board | 42-29 |
| 15:12 | Denver | Ruben Florez hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Bergert | 42-32 |
| 14:59 | TCU | Robert Hoar scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Nelson | 45-32 |
| 14:38 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-32 |
| 14:36 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 14:25 | Denver | Donald Pennington travels with the ball | 45-32 |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SG), Howard Remmers (SF), Samuel McGee (PF) Dee Dyer, Robert Hoar, James Clark | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), James Vester (SG), William Yang (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF) Donald Pennington, Brian Bergert, Victor Heiner, Richard Stanfield | |
| 14:07 | TCU | The short jumper by Jeff Nelson is denied by Thomas Livingston | 45-32 |
| 14:05 | Denver | The rebound goes to Thomas Livingston | 45-32 |
| 13:46 | Denver | Donald Cleveland scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from William Yang | 45-34 |
| 13:29 | TCU | Samuel McGee can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 45-34 |
| 13:28 | Denver | Thomas Livingston gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 13:22 | Denver | Donald Cleveland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeff Nelson - foul #2 on Jeff Nelson, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (PG), Dee Dyer (SG) Jeff Nelson, Scott McCrimmon | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:22 | Denver | Donald Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:22 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:22 | TCU | Randy Richter gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 13:08 | TCU | Dee Dyer blows the layup | 45-35 |
| 13:07 | Denver | Thomas Livingston pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 12:45 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-35 |
| 12:44 | TCU | Randy Richter snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 12:19 | TCU | Howard Remmers misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Donald Cleveland - foul #2 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #6 | 45-35 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), Scott McCrimmon (SG), James Clark (PF) Robert Hoar, Dee Dyer, Samuel McGee | |
| 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 | |
| 12:19 | TCU | Howard Remmers makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:19 | TCU | Howard Remmers makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 12:06 | Denver | Richard Stanfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-35 |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (SF) Howard Remmers | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:47 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Paul Wear - foul #1 on Paul Wear, team foul #7 | 49-35 |
| Subs | TCU | Dee Dyer (SG), Howard Remmers (SF), Samuel McGee (PF) Jeff Nelson, Robert Hoar, James Clark | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:47 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon misses the free throw | 49-35 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Paul Wear gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Scott McCrimmon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dee Dyer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Howard Remmers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel McGee (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Richter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Wear (fresh) 5 reb. C - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Denver | Donald Pennington misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Scott McCrimmon - foul #3 on Scott McCrimmon, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), Robert Hoar (SF), James Clark (PF) Scott McCrimmon, Howard Remmers, Samuel McGee | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Livingston (PF) Richard Stanfield | |
| 11:28 | Denver | Donald Pennington misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 11:28 | Denver | Donald Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 11:28 | TCU | James Clark grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 11:19 | TCU | Dee Dyer is hacked by Thomas Livingston - foul #3 on Thomas Livingston, team foul #8 | 49-35 |
| Subs | TCU | Howard Remmers (SF), Samuel McGee (PF) Jeff Nelson, James Clark | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:19 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 11:19 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 10:58 | Denver | Brian Bergert buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 10:44 | TCU | The short jumper by Samuel McGee is denied by Thomas Livingston | 51-38 |
| 10:43 | Denver | Thomas Livingston gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:23 | Denver | Donald Pennington misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 10:22 | TCU | Dee Dyer grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 10:04 | TCU | Howard Remmers hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 10:02 | Denver | Paul Wear snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 09:44 | Denver | Brian Bergert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 09:43 | Denver | Victor Heiner grabs the offensive board | 51-38 |
| 09:29 | Denver | Thomas Livingston clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-38 |
| 09:27 | TCU | Samuel McGee gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 09:21 | TCU | Dee Dyer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 09:20 | TCU | Randy Richter tips it back up and in | 53-38 |
| 08:53 | Denver | Dee Dyer takes the ball from Brian Bergert | 53-38 |
| 08:43 | TCU | Howard Remmers loses the dribble to Victor Heiner | 53-38 |
| 08:40 | Denver | Donald Pennington slams it home set up by Victor Heiner | 53-40 |
| 08:29 | TCU | Samuel McGee misses short on a shot from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 08:27 | TCU | Samuel McGee tips it home | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:09 | Denver | Thomas Livingston scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 07:54 | TCU | Howard Remmers buries a floater from the right side | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:45 | Denver | A charge is called on Brian Bergert - foul #2 on Brian Bergert, team foul #9 | 57-43 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), Scott McCrimmon (SG), James Clark (SF), Dwight Brown (PF) Robert Hoar, Dee Dyer, Howard Remmers, Samuel McGee | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), James Vester (SG), William Yang (SF), Richard Stanfield (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Brian Bergert, Victor Heiner, Thomas Livingston, Paul Wear | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott McCrimmon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Clark (fresh) PF - Dwight Brown (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Richter (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Vester (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Yang (fresh) PF - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:38 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon hits a turnaround from the baseline | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:24 | Denver | Donald Cleveland travels with the ball | 59-43 |
| 07:10 | TCU | James Clark buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeff Nelson | 61-43 |
| 06:51 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-43 |
| 06:50 | TCU | Randy Richter gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 06:33 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 06:31 | Denver | James Vester pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 06:26 | Denver | James Vester hits a jump hook from close range | 61-45 |
| 05:59 | TCU | Randy Richter hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Ruben Florez - foul #4 on Ruben Florez, team foul #10 | 61-45 |
| Subs | TCU | Howard Remmers (SF) Dwight Brown | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:59 | TCU | Randy Richter misses the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:59 | TCU | Randy Richter misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:59 | Denver | Richard Stanfield grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 05:38 | Denver | William Yang drills a floater in the paint | 61-47 |
| 05:17 | TCU | Howard Remmers misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 05:16 | Denver | William Yang grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 05:00 | Denver | Ruben Florez lays it in on a nice dish by James Vester | 61-49 |
| 04:45 | TCU | James Clark's pass is intercepted by James Vester | 61-49 |
| 04:42 | Denver | William Yang lays it up and in set up by James Vester | 61-51 |
| 04:27 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Nelson and the foul's on James Vester - foul #3 on James Vester, team foul #11 | 63-51 |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (SF), Samuel McGee (PF), Dwight Brown (C) Howard Remmers, James Clark, Randy Richter | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), Victor Heiner (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Paul Wear (C) Donald Cleveland, James Vester, William Yang, Richard Stanfield, Ruben Florez | |
| 04:27 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon makes the free throw | 64-51 |
| 04:16 | Denver | The short jumper by Brian Bergert is denied by Samuel McGee | 64-51 |
| 04:14 | Denver | Donald Pennington can't tip it in | 64-51 |
| 04:13 | TCU | Samuel McGee pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 04:00 | TCU | Samuel McGee misses long on a runner in the paint | 64-51 |
| 03:58 | Denver | Thomas Livingston snags the defensive board | 64-51 |
| 03:42 | Denver | Jeff Nelson steps in front of the Brian Bergert pass | 64-51 |
| 03:37 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon lays it in on a nice dish by Jeff Nelson | 66-51 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott McCrimmon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hoar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Samuel McGee (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Dwight Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Paul Wear (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Denver | Paul Wear connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:58 | TCU | Robert Hoar misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-53 |
| 02:57 | TCU | Dwight Brown gets the offensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 02:43 | TCU | Robert Hoar hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Scott McCrimmon | 68-53 |
| 02:29 | Denver | Paul Wear misses the jump hook in the paint | 68-53 |
| 02:28 | TCU | The rebound goes to Samuel McGee | 68-53 |
| 02:11 | TCU | Samuel McGee's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Bergert | 68-53 |
| 02:10 | TCU | Samuel McGee tips it back up and in | 70-53 |
| 01:45 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 70-53 |
| 01:44 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Livingston | 70-53 |
| 01:35 | Denver | Donald Pennington makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-55 |
| 01:17 | TCU | Samuel McGee hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 70-55 |
| 01:15 | TCU | Dwight Brown snags the offensive board | 70-55 |
| 00:59 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon misses the 3 from the right corner | 70-55 |
| 00:58 | Denver | Thomas Livingston grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Denver | Thomas Livingston double dribbles | 70-55 |
| Subs | TCU | James Clark (SF), James Matter (PF) Jeff Nelson, Samuel McGee | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Stanfield (C) Thomas Livingston | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | TCU | Robert Hoar can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 70-55 |
| 00:25 | Denver | Victor Heiner pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Donald Pennington is hacked by Robert Hoar - foul #1 on Robert Hoar, team foul #5 | 70-55 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Paul Wear is whistled for traveling | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Robert Hoar runs out the clock | 70-55 |