| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vester (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Yang (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric McCorey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas King (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Scharff (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lorenzo Stapp (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Floyd McQueen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | David Scharff inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:36 | BYU | Ruben Florez is called for the reach on Floyd McQueen - foul #1 on Ruben Florez, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:20 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp banks in the layup on a nice dish by Floyd McQueen and the foul's on William Yang - foul #1 on William Yang, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| 19:20 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:09 | Denver | James Vester makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Donald Cleveland | 38-34 |
| 18:51 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 38-34 |
| 18:50 | Denver | Ruben Florez gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:27 | Denver | James Vester hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 18:26 | BYU | Floyd McQueen pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:22 | BYU | Eric McCorey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 38-34 |
| 18:20 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp tips it in | 38-36 |
| 18:01 | Denver | William Yang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| 17:42 | BYU | David Scharff misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Thomas Livingston gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:36 | Denver | Eric McCorey swats the shot by Donald Cleveland | 38-36 |
| 17:34 | BYU | Floyd McQueen grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:28 | BYU | Eric McCorey clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Vester - foul #2 on James Vester, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| 17:28 | BYU | Eric McCorey makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:28 | BYU | Eric McCorey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:06 | Denver | James Vester knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Donald Cleveland and he's hacked by Thomas King - foul #2 on Thomas King, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Cleveland, William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (PG), Toby Ray (SG), Larry Lee (SF), Michael Holzer (PF), Phillip Eyre (C) Eric McCorey, Thomas King, David Scharff, Lorenzo Stapp, Floyd McQueen | |
| 17:06 | Denver | James Vester makes the free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:50 | BYU | Donald Pennington is called for the reach on Michael Holzer - foul #1 on Donald Pennington, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Victor Heiner (SF) James Vester | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 16:33 | BYU | Phillip Eyre is called for traveling | 41-38 |
| 16:08 | Denver | Michael Blair takes the ball from Donald Pennington | 41-38 |
| 16:04 | BYU | Michael Blair lays it up and in | 41-40 |
| 15:53 | Denver | Paul Wear can't finish the layup | 41-40 |
| 15:52 | BYU | Michael Holzer gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Wear (fresh) 5 reb. C - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Toby Ray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Holzer (fresh) C - Phillip Eyre (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | BYU | Michael Holzer is fouled on the floor by Paul Wear - foul #2 on Paul Wear, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), William Yang (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Victor Heiner, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), Garland Clark (SG), David Scharff (SF), Lorenzo Stapp (PF), Floyd McQueen (C) Michael Blair, Toby Ray, Larry Lee, Michael Holzer, Phillip Eyre | |
| 15:36 | BYU | Floyd McQueen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-40 |
| 15:34 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 15:17 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 15:16 | BYU | David Scharff pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 15:10 | BYU | Garland Clark misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 15:08 | Denver | William Yang pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:59 | Denver | Donald Cleveland makes the 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:42 | BYU | Floyd McQueen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 14:41 | BYU | Eric McCorey pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:32 | BYU | Floyd McQueen scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Eric McCorey and the foul's on Ruben Florez - foul #2 on Ruben Florez, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Denver | James Vester (SG) Brian Bergert | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 14:32 | BYU | Floyd McQueen makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 14:18 | Denver | James Vester connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Ruben Florez | 46-43 |
| 14:04 | BYU | William Yang picks off the pass by Floyd McQueen | 46-43 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 13:36 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:30 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 46-43 |
| 13:29 | BYU | Floyd McQueen tips it in | 46-45 |
| 13:07 | Denver | Ruben Florez is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ruben Florez, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Cleveland, William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (PG), Thomas King (SF), Michael Holzer (PF), Phillip Eyre (C) Eric McCorey, David Scharff, Lorenzo Stapp, Floyd McQueen | |
| 12:43 | BYU | Michael Blair misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 12:42 | Denver | Paul Wear grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:28 | Denver | James Vester can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-45 |
| 12:27 | BYU | Thomas King grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 12:12 | BYU | Garland Clark misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Stanfield - foul #2 on Richard Stanfield, team foul #8 | 46-45 |
| 12:12 | BYU | Garland Clark makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 12:12 | BYU | Garland Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 11:59 | Denver | James Vester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Victor Heiner (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) James Vester, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Lee (SF) Garland Clark | |
| 11:51 | BYU | The jump hook by Larry Lee is blocked by Thomas Livingston | 46-47 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas King (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Holzer (fresh) C - Phillip Eyre (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Denver | Ruben Florez is hacked by Phillip Eyre - foul #1 on Phillip Eyre, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), William Yang (SF) Donald Pennington, Victor Heiner | |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), David Scharff (SF), Floyd McQueen (C) Michael Blair, Larry Lee, Phillip Eyre | |
| 11:17 | Denver | Thomas Livingston loses the dribble to Michael Holzer | 46-47 |
| 10:53 | BYU | Thomas King drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric McCorey | 46-50 |
| 10:37 | Denver | William Yang drills a 3 from straight away | 49-50 |
| 10:19 | BYU | Michael Holzer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Livingston - foul #3 on Thomas Livingston, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Denver | James Vester (SG), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Brian Bergert, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | BYU | Garland Clark (SG) Thomas King | |
| 10:19 | BYU | Michael Holzer makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:19 | BYU | Michael Holzer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 10:03 | Denver | Richard Stanfield drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Vester | 51-52 |
| 09:44 | BYU | Floyd McQueen hits the finger roll | 51-54 |
| 09:23 | Denver | James Vester scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Yang | 54-54 |
| 09:03 | BYU | Michael Holzer's pass is intercepted by William Yang | 54-54 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Richard Stanfield's pass is intercepted by Garland Clark | 54-54 |
| 08:46 | BYU | Garland Clark banks in the layup | 54-56 |
| 08:17 | Denver | James Vester misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-56 |
| 08:16 | BYU | Floyd McQueen grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 08:10 | BYU | The jump hook by Michael Holzer is blocked by Richard Stanfield | 54-56 |
| 08:09 | BYU | Floyd McQueen tips it in | 54-58 |
| 07:50 | Denver | James Vester is fouled on the floor by Michael Holzer - foul #3 on Michael Holzer, team foul #3 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), Victor Heiner (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Cleveland, James Vester, William Yang, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (PG), Thomas King (SF), Lorenzo Stapp (PF), Phillip Eyre (C) Eric McCorey, David Scharff, Michael Holzer, Floyd McQueen | |
| 07:29 | Denver | Ruben Florez knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Pennington and he's fouled by Garland Clark - foul #4 on Garland Clark, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Lee (SF) Garland Clark | |
| 07:29 | Denver | Ruben Florez makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas King (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lorenzo Stapp (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Phillip Eyre (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | BYU | Thomas King drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Lee | 57-60 |
| 06:58 | Denver | Donald Pennington scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Bergert | 59-60 |
| 06:53 | BYU | Phillip Eyre is whistled for a carry | 59-60 |
| Subs | Denver | James Vester (SG) Victor Heiner | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 06:29 | Denver | Donald Pennington scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Bergert | 62-60 |
| 06:23 | BYU | Thomas King scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Larry Lee and he's fouled by James Vester - foul #3 on James Vester, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Garland Clark (SG) Larry Lee | |
| 06:23 | BYU | Thomas King misses the free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:23 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ruben Florez | 62-62 |
| 06:12 | Denver | James Vester drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Livingston | 65-62 |
| 06:07 | BYU | Michael Blair misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-62 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 05:43 | Denver | James Vester's layup is rejected by Phillip Eyre | 65-62 |
| 05:42 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:29 | Denver | James Vester knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 67-62 |
| 05:12 | BYU | Garland Clark scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-65 |
| 04:52 | Denver | James Vester comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Garland Clark - foul #5 on Garland Clark, team foul #5 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), William Yang (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Donald Pennington, Brian Bergert, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), Toby Ray (SG), David Scharff (SF), Joseph Stackhouse (PF), Floyd McQueen (C) Michael Blair, Garland Clark, Thomas King, Lorenzo Stapp, Phillip Eyre | |
| 04:52 | Denver | James Vester makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 04:52 | Denver | James Vester makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 04:28 | BYU | Eric McCorey is fouled on the floor by Donald Cleveland - foul #1 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Victor Heiner (SG) James Vester | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 04:28 | BYU | Eric McCorey makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:28 | BYU | Eric McCorey makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:11 | Denver | William Yang clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 04:10 | BYU | Toby Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:04 | BYU | Eric McCorey misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 04:02 | Denver | Richard Stanfield snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 03:57 | Denver | William Yang misses badly on a floater from the left side | 69-67 |
| 03:55 | Denver | Paul Wear grabs the offensive board | 69-67 |
| 03:47 | Denver | Victor Heiner knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Yang | 72-67 |
| 03:42 | BYU | David Scharff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-67 |
| 03:41 | Denver | Paul Wear pulls down the rebound | 72-67 |
| 03:32 | Denver | Victor Heiner misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Stackhouse - foul #1 on Joseph Stackhouse, team foul #6 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | BYU | Thomas King (SG), Lorenzo Stapp (PF) Toby Ray, Joseph Stackhouse | |
| 03:32 | Denver | Victor Heiner makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 03:32 | Denver | Victor Heiner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Heiner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Yang (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric McCorey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Thomas King (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Scharff (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lorenzo Stapp (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Floyd McQueen (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:09 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp misses long on a floater from the baseline | 74-67 |
| 03:08 | Denver | Victor Heiner pulls down the rebound | 74-67 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-67 |
| 02:47 | BYU | The rebound goes to David Scharff | 74-67 |
| 02:42 | BYU | Thomas King can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-67 |
| 02:40 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the defensive rebound | 74-67 |
| 02:15 | Denver | Floyd McQueen is called for the reach on William Yang - foul #3 on Floyd McQueen, team foul #7 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), James Vester (SG) Donald Cleveland, Victor Heiner | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (SG), Michael Holzer (PF) Thomas King, Lorenzo Stapp | |
| 02:15 | Denver | William Yang makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 02:15 | Denver | William Yang makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:13 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG) Donald Pennington | |
| Subs | BYU | Thomas King (SG), Lorenzo Stapp (PF) Michael Blair, Michael Holzer | |
| 02:02 | BYU | Eric McCorey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 76-67 |
| 02:00 | Denver | Thomas Livingston grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Denver | James Vester banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Cleveland | 78-67 |
| 01:23 | BYU | A charge is called on David Scharff - foul #3 on David Scharff, team foul #8 | 78-67 |
| 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 | BYU | Michael Blair (PG), Larry Lee (SF), Michael Holzer (PF), Phillip Eyre (C) Eric McCorey, David Scharff, Lorenzo Stapp, Floyd McQueen | |
| 01:01 | Denver | Donald Pennington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-67 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Richard Stanfield grabs the offensive board | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Denver | Thomas King is called for the reach on Richard Stanfield - foul #3 on Thomas King, team foul #9 | 78-67 |
| 00:57 | Denver | Richard Stanfield makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:57 | Denver | Richard Stanfield makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | BYU | Michael Blair hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Thomas King | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Denver | Brian Bergert connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Donald Pennington | 82-69 |
| 00:22 | BYU | Richard Stanfield is called for the reach on Phillip Eyre - foul #3 on Richard Stanfield, team foul #12 | 82-69 |
| 00:22 | BYU | Phillip Eyre makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 00:22 | BYU | Phillip Eyre makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Donald Pennington runs out the clock | 82-71 |