| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) C - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alfred Baughn (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Washburn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Hansen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Ted Wright inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | TCU | Alfred Baughn misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 19:44 | Denver | James Jones grabs the board | 30-35 |
| 19:28 | Denver | Robert Ingram's floater is tipped away by Jerry Washburn | 30-35 |
| 19:27 | TCU | The rebound goes to Jerry Washburn | 30-35 |
| 19:14 | TCU | James Jones steals the ball from Ted Wright | 30-35 |
| 19:01 | Denver | James Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| 18:48 | TCU | Alfred Baughn double dribbles | 30-35 |
| 18:25 | Denver | Robert Ingram makes the fadeaway from the left side | 32-35 |
| 18:07 | TCU | Alfred Baughn misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 18:05 | Denver | James Jones gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Gary Smith knocks in the driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Ted Wright - foul #2 on Ted Wright, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Gary Smith makes the free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:36 | TCU | Ted Wright scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Hansen | 35-38 |
| 17:11 | Denver | James Stone is fouled on the floor by Michael Payne - foul #1 on Michael Payne, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Daniel Brown (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) John Austin, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, James Jones | |
| Subs | TCU | Rudy Spencer (PG), Nelson Ehrhardt (SG), Paul Smith (C) Michael Payne, Alfred Baughn, Joseph Hansen | |
| 17:00 | Denver | Walter Newsome hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 16:58 | TCU | Jerry Washburn gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 16:38 | TCU | Ted Wright misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 16:36 | Denver | The rebound goes to Lawrence Winningham | 35-38 |
| 16:31 | Denver | James Stone scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Walter Newsome and the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| 16:31 | Denver | James Stone makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:05 | TCU | Jerry Washburn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 16:03 | Denver | Robert Cornett pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:43 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), James Jones (C) James Stone, Robert Cornett, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Payne (PG), Donald Harrod (C) Rudy Spencer, Paul Smith | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Nelson Ehrhardt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ted Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Washburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Harrod (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:25 | TCU | Ted Wright drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Michael Payne | 38-40 |
| 15:03 | Denver | Walter Newsome hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ted Wright - foul #3 on Ted Wright, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF) Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | TCU | Alfred Baughn (SG) Nelson Ehrhardt | |
| 15:03 | Denver | Walter Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:03 | Denver | Walter Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:43 | TCU | Alfred Baughn can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-40 |
| 14:42 | TCU | Jerry Washburn misses the tip | 40-40 |
| 14:41 | TCU | Donald Harrod tips it in | 40-42 |
| 14:27 | Denver | Walter Newsome hits a floater from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 14:12 | TCU | Jerry Washburn hits a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Robert Cornett (SF) Walter Newsome, Robert Ingram | |
| Subs | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt (SF) Ted Wright | |
| 14:12 | TCU | Jerry Washburn makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:48 | Denver | James Jones can't connect on a shot from the left side | 42-45 |
| 13:47 | TCU | The rebound goes to Jerry Washburn | 42-45 |
| 13:28 | TCU | Alfred Baughn is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Alfred Baughn, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG) John Austin | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 13:16 | Denver | Gary Smith makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Stone | 44-45 |
| 12:59 | TCU | Jerry Washburn drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Alfred Baughn | 44-47 |
| 12:40 | Denver | Robert Cornett misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-47 |
| 12:39 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the tip | 44-47 |
| 12:38 | TCU | Donald Harrod grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 12:18 | TCU | Alfred Baughn blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Smith - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Daniel Brown (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Walter Newsome, Robert Cornett, Gary Smith, James Jones | |
| Subs | TCU | Rudy Spencer (PG), Ted Wright (SF), Mohammad Wagner (PF) Michael Payne, Nelson Ehrhardt, Jerry Washburn | |
| 12:18 | TCU | Alfred Baughn makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:18 | TCU | Alfred Baughn makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:01 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 12:00 | TCU | Mohammad Wagner grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 11:47 | TCU | Donald Harrod misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 11:45 | Denver | Daniel Brown gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Baughn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Wright (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mohammad Wagner (fresh) C - Donald Harrod (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Denver | Donald Harrod is called for the reach on James Stone - foul #4 on Donald Harrod, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt (SG), Joseph Hansen (C) Alfred Baughn, Donald Harrod | |
| 11:27 | Denver | John Austin makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Stone | 47-49 |
| 11:10 | TCU | Rudy Spencer knocks in the floater from the right wing set up by Joseph Hansen | 47-51 |
| 10:56 | Denver | Daniel Brown is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right corner | 47-51 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham misses the tip | 47-51 |
| 10:53 | Denver | Daniel Brown can't tip it in | 47-51 |
| 10:51 | TCU | The rebound goes to Ted Wright | 47-51 |
| 10:34 | TCU | Ted Wright makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Rudy Spencer | 47-54 |
| 10:28 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-54 |
| 10:26 | TCU | Joseph Hansen grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 10:22 | TCU | Rudy Spencer misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 10:21 | Denver | Robert Ingram gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 09:59 | Denver | James Stone is hacked by Joseph Hansen - foul #1 on Joseph Hansen, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Gary Smith (PF), James Jones (C) John Austin, Robert Ingram, Daniel Brown, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Payne (PG), Jerry Washburn (PF) Rudy Spencer, Mohammad Wagner | |
| 09:59 | Denver | James Stone makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:59 | Denver | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 09:43 | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Payne | 49-57 |
| 09:23 | Denver | Walter Newsome knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Stone | 51-57 |
| 09:09 | TCU | James Stone is called for the reach on Michael Payne - foul #1 on James Stone, team foul #3 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG) James Stone | |
| Subs | TCU | Alfred Baughn (SG), Rudy Spencer (SF), Paul Smith (C) Nelson Ehrhardt, Ted Wright, Joseph Hansen | |
| 08:58 | TCU | Jerry Washburn blows the layup | 51-57 |
| 08:56 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Washburn | 51-57 |
| 08:31 | TCU | Alfred Baughn misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 08:30 | Denver | Robert Cornett grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 08:26 | Denver | Walter Newsome loses the dribble to Alfred Baughn | 51-57 |
| 07:57 | TCU | The short jumper by Michael Payne is denied by Gary Smith | 51-57 |
| 07:55 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Cornett | 51-57 |
| 07:34 | Denver | Robert Cornett misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 07:33 | TCU | Michael Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) SF - Robert Cornett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Alfred Baughn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rudy Spencer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Washburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | TCU | Michael Payne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #4 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), John Austin (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Daniel Brown (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Walter Newsome, Don Wetherington, Robert Cornett, Gary Smith, James Jones | |
| Subs | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt (SG), Ted Wright (SF), Donald Harrod (C) Alfred Baughn, Rudy Spencer, Paul Smith | |
| 07:12 | TCU | Michael Payne makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 07:12 | TCU | Michael Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:53 | Denver | Jerry Washburn steps in front of the Robert Ingram pass | 51-59 |
| 06:34 | TCU | Michael Payne can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-59 |
| 06:32 | Denver | John Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 06:27 | Denver | John Austin is fouled on the floor by Nelson Ehrhardt - foul #1 on Nelson Ehrhardt, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Rudy Spencer (PG) Michael Payne | |
| 06:27 | Denver | John Austin makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 06:27 | Denver | John Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 06:11 | TCU | Robert Ingram is called for the reach on Ted Wright - foul #3 on Robert Ingram, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Denver | James Jones (C) Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 05:46 | TCU | John Austin steps in front of the Donald Harrod pass | 53-59 |
| 05:31 | Denver | John Austin is hacked by Nelson Ehrhardt during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Nelson Ehrhardt, team foul #9 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Alfred Baughn (SG), Mohammad Wagner (PF) Nelson Ehrhardt, Jerry Washburn | |
| 05:31 | Denver | John Austin makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 05:31 | Denver | John Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:16 | TCU | Daniel Brown is called for the reach on Mohammad Wagner - foul #1 on Daniel Brown, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF) Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt (SF) Ted Wright | |
| 05:03 | TCU | Alfred Baughn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 05:02 | TCU | Donald Harrod tips it but misses | 55-59 |
| 05:00 | TCU | Donald Harrod snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 04:43 | TCU | Alfred Baughn makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Rudy Spencer | 55-61 |
| 04:27 | Denver | John Austin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Stone | 57-61 |
| 04:13 | TCU | Alfred Baughn hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rudy Spencer and he's fouled by Gary Smith - foul #4 on Gary Smith, team foul #7 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Daniel Brown (C) James Stone, John Austin, Robert Ingram, James Jones | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Payne (PG), Ted Wright (SF), Jerry Washburn (PF) Rudy Spencer, Nelson Ehrhardt, Mohammad Wagner | |
| 04:13 | TCU | Alfred Baughn makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:51 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the shot from the baseline | 57-64 |
| 03:49 | TCU | Michael Payne pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 03:34 | TCU | Daniel Brown is called for the reach on Ted Wright - foul #2 on Daniel Brown, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Winningham (C) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | TCU | Nelson Ehrhardt (SG) Alfred Baughn | |
| 03:34 | TCU | Ted Wright misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 03:34 | Denver | Daniel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) SF - Robert Cornett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Nelson Ehrhardt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Wright (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Washburn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Donald Harrod (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-64 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG) Don Wetherington | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 03:05 | TCU | Jerry Washburn clanks a runner from close range | 57-64 |
| 03:04 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 02:42 | Denver | James Stone clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-64 |
| 02:40 | TCU | Donald Harrod grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 02:16 | TCU | Donald Harrod comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 02:14 | TCU | Ted Wright misses the tip | 57-64 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Daniel Brown gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| 02:13 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), James Jones (C) Walter Newsome, Robert Cornett, Daniel Brown, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | TCU | Alfred Baughn (SG) Nelson Ehrhardt | |
| 01:58 | Denver | John Austin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-64 |
| 01:56 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to James Stone | 57-64 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Gary Smith comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Washburn - foul #3 on Jerry Washburn, team foul #10 | 57-64 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 01:23 | TCU | Donald Harrod misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Jones - foul #4 on James Jones, team foul #9 | 59-64 |
| 01:23 | TCU | Donald Harrod makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 01:23 | TCU | Donald Harrod makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 01:02 | Denver | Robert Ingram knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Stone | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | TCU | Alfred Baughn is hacked by Gary Smith - foul #5 on Gary Smith, team foul #10 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Brown (PF) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:40 | TCU | Alfred Baughn makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:40 | TCU | Alfred Baughn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:34 | Denver | Alfred Baughn is called for the reach on James Stone - foul #2 on Alfred Baughn, team foul #11 | 61-68 |
| 00:34 | Denver | James Stone makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:34 | Denver | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:31 | TCU | Michael Payne is hacked by John Austin in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Austin, team foul #11 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Rudy Spencer (SF), Mohammad Wagner (PF) Ted Wright, Jerry Washburn | |
| 00:31 | TCU | Michael Payne makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:31 | TCU | Michael Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:25 | Denver | James Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-70 |
| 00:23 | TCU | Alfred Baughn grabs the defensive rebound | 63-70 |
| 00:23 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-70 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Jerry Washburn (PF) Mohammad Wagner | |
| 00:20 | TCU | James Stone is called for the reach on Jerry Washburn in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Stone, team foul #12 | 63-70 |
| 00:20 | TCU | Jerry Washburn makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:20 | TCU | Jerry Washburn makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:13 | Denver | Robert Ingram connects on the open 3 from the left corner set up by James Stone | 66-72 |
| 00:12 | TCU | James Stone is called for the reach on Jerry Washburn in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Stone, team foul #13 | 66-72 |
| 00:12 | TCU | Jerry Washburn makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:12 | TCU | Jerry Washburn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Robert Ingram is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-74 |
| 00:04 | Denver | James Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-74 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Robert Ingram makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-74 |