| Lineup | Utah | PG - Thomas Talbot (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Gibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Mark Simpson inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Utah | Isaac Ridley clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-34 |
| 19:41 | Utah | Isaac Ridley tips it back up and in | 44-34 |
| 19:24 | Denver | James Jones clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Daniels - foul #1 on David Daniels, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| 19:24 | Denver | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 19:24 | Denver | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 19:07 | Utah | Isaac Ridley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-36 |
| 18:48 | Denver | Mark Simpson is called for the reach on Robert Ingram - foul #3 on Mark Simpson, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Utah | Maurice Wood (SF) Mark Simpson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:35 | Denver | Gary Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-36 |
| 18:34 | Denver | James Jones tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 18:22 | Utah | Francis Gibbs is fouled on the floor by Robert Ingram - foul #1 on Robert Ingram, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 18:10 | Utah | Isaac Ridley knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Talbot | 46-38 |
| 17:49 | Denver | Robert Ingram scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Smith | 46-41 |
| 17:30 | Utah | Isaac Ridley makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Talbot | 48-41 |
| 17:11 | Denver | Gary Smith connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 48-43 |
| 16:58 | Utah | James Jones steals the ball from Thomas Talbot | 48-43 |
| 16:38 | Denver | Isaac Ridley steals the ball from Gary Smith | 48-43 |
| 16:19 | Utah | David Daniels comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Don Wetherington - foul #2 on Don Wetherington, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG), Adam Maio (SF) Thomas Talbot, Maurice Wood | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Daniel Brown (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Don Wetherington, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, James Jones | |
| 16:19 | Utah | David Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 16:19 | Utah | David Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 16:19 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 16:01 | Denver | James Stone misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 15:59 | Utah | The rebound goes to David Daniels | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Adam Maio (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Gibbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Finger (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Cornett (fresh) PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:55 | Utah | Adam Maio misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 15:53 | Denver | Richard Finger grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 15:48 | Denver | James Stone misses the easy layup | 49-43 |
| 15:47 | Utah | David Daniels pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 15:43 | Utah | David Daniels hits the finger roll on a great pass from Isaac Ridley and he's hacked by Daniel Brown - foul #2 on Daniel Brown, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Simpson (SF) Adam Maio | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), John Austin (SG) James Stone, Richard Finger | |
| 15:43 | Utah | David Daniels makes the free throw | 52-43 |
| 15:28 | Denver | John Austin can't connect on a shot from the left side | 52-43 |
| 15:27 | Utah | Mark Simpson grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 15:14 | Utah | Isaac Ridley is fouled on the floor by Walter Newsome - foul #4 on Walter Newsome, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG) Walter Newsome | |
| 14:58 | Utah | Francis Gibbs misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 52-43 |
| 14:56 | Denver | James Stone gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 14:35 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham hits a fadeaway from close range | 52-45 |
| 14:15 | Utah | Isaac Ridley is hacked by Lawrence Winningham - foul #1 on Lawrence Winningham, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Talbot (PG) Edward Werner | |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (PG), James Jones (C) James Stone, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 14:04 | Utah | Mark Simpson is hacked by Robert Cornett - foul #3 on Robert Cornett, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Luther Red (PF), Adam Griffen (C) Francis Gibbs, David Daniels | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF) Robert Cornett | |
| 13:47 | Utah | Isaac Ridley lays it up and in and he's hacked by Daniel Brown - foul #3 on Daniel Brown, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF) Daniel Brown | |
| 13:47 | Utah | Isaac Ridley makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 13:36 | Denver | Robert Ingram loses the dribble to Luther Red | 55-45 |
| 13:25 | Utah | Thomas Talbot hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 13:24 | Denver | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 13:13 | Denver | John Austin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 13:12 | Utah | Luther Red grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 13:00 | Utah | Luther Red loses the ball out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Francis Gibbs (PF), David Daniels (C) Luther Red, Adam Griffen | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG) John Austin | |
| 12:42 | Denver | Gary Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 12:41 | Utah | Francis Gibbs snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 12:28 | Utah | David Daniels's floater is tipped away by Gary Smith | 55-45 |
| 12:27 | Utah | Francis Gibbs hits the follow up shot | 57-45 |
| 12:09 | Denver | Gary Smith is fouled on the floor by David Daniels - foul #2 on David Daniels, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG) Thomas Talbot | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Cornett (SF), Daniel Brown (PF) Robert Ingram, Gary Smith | |
| 11:51 | Denver | Isaac Ridley takes the ball from James Jones | 57-45 |
| 11:47 | Utah | Isaac Ridley lays it up and in | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Isaac Ridley (tiring) 27 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Francis Gibbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cornett (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Denver | Daniel Brown misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 11:20 | Denver | James Jones snags the offensive board | 59-45 |
| 11:06 | Denver | Don Wetherington drills a floater near the basket set up by James Stone | 59-47 |
| 10:46 | Utah | David Daniels lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Werner | 61-47 |
| 10:27 | Denver | Don Wetherington scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Stone | 61-49 |
| 10:02 | Utah | Isaac Ridley clanks a turnaround from the right block | 61-49 |
| 10:01 | Utah | David Daniels tips it in | 63-49 |
| 09:35 | Denver | Daniel Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Stone | 63-52 |
| 09:14 | Utah | David Daniels blows the layup | 63-52 |
| 09:12 | Denver | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 08:52 | Denver | James Jones is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Talbot (PG), Adam Maio (SG), Maurice Wood (SF), Luther Red (PF), Adam Griffen (C) Edward Werner, Isaac Ridley, Mark Simpson, Francis Gibbs, David Daniels | |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Don Wetherington, Robert Cornett, Daniel Brown, James Jones | |
| 08:36 | Utah | Adam Griffen lays it in on a great pass from Maurice Wood and he's fouled by Robert Ingram - foul #2 on Robert Ingram, team foul #9 | 65-52 |
| 08:36 | Utah | Adam Griffen makes the free throw | 66-52 |
| 08:15 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Luther Red - foul #1 on Luther Red, team foul #4 | 66-52 |
| 08:15 | Denver | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 08:15 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 08:15 | Utah | Luther Red pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| 07:53 | Utah | Thomas Talbot drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Adam Maio | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:44 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Adam Griffen - foul #2 on Adam Griffen, team foul #5 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG) James Stone | |
| 07:44 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham misses the 1st free throw | 69-53 |
| 07:44 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Thomas Talbot (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Maio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Maurice Wood (fresh) PF - Luther Red (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Griffen (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Austin (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:21 | Utah | Thomas Talbot comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 69-54 |
| 07:19 | Denver | Robert Ingram gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| 07:06 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-54 |
| 07:05 | Utah | Luther Red gets the rebound | 69-54 |
| 06:40 | Utah | Thomas Talbot misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-54 |
| 06:39 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Wood | 69-54 |
| 06:21 | Utah | Adam Maio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-54 |
| Subs | Utah | Isaac Ridley (SG), Mark Simpson (SF), Francis Gibbs (PF), David Daniels (C) Adam Maio, Maurice Wood, Luther Red, Adam Griffen | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Cornett (SF), Daniel Brown (C) Robert Ingram, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 06:11 | Denver | Robert Cornett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-54 |
| 06:09 | Utah | David Daniels pulls down the rebound | 69-54 |
| 05:57 | Utah | Isaac Ridley scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Talbot | 71-54 |
| 05:42 | Denver | John Austin hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-57 |
| 05:15 | Utah | Isaac Ridley drills a floater from close range on a great pass from David Daniels | 73-57 |
| 05:15 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-57 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Robert Ingram (SF), James Jones (C) Walter Newsome, Robert Cornett, Gary Smith | |
| 05:07 | Denver | James Stone misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 73-57 |
| 05:06 | Denver | Daniel Brown gets the offensive rebound | 73-57 |
| 04:49 | Denver | David Daniels denies the turnaround by John Austin | 73-57 |
| 04:47 | Utah | David Daniels pulls down the rebound | 73-57 |
| 04:28 | Utah | Thomas Talbot misses short on a floater from the left side | 73-57 |
| 04:27 | Utah | Mark Simpson pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-57 |
| 04:05 | Utah | Isaac Ridley connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 75-57 |
| 03:47 | Denver | John Austin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-57 |
| 03:46 | Utah | Francis Gibbs gets the rebound | 75-57 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Thomas Talbot (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 33 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Francis Gibbs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Austin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Utah | Daniel Brown is called for the reach on Isaac Ridley - foul #4 on Daniel Brown, team foul #10 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG), Maurice Wood (SF), Luther Red (PF), Adam Griffen (C) Thomas Talbot, Mark Simpson, Francis Gibbs, David Daniels | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Lawrence Winningham (C) James Stone, John Austin, Robert Ingram, James Jones | |
| 03:26 | Utah | Isaac Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 76-57 |
| 03:26 | Utah | Isaac Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-57 |
| 03:13 | Denver | Daniel Brown is fouled on the floor by Edward Werner - foul #2 on Edward Werner, team foul #6 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (SG) Isaac Ridley | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:05 | Denver | Daniel Brown makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Newsome | 77-59 |
| 02:37 | Utah | Maurice Wood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-59 |
| 02:35 | Utah | Adam Maio misses the tip | 77-59 |
| 02:34 | Denver | Daniel Brown grabs the board | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:19 | Denver | Robert Cornett connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Don Wetherington | 77-62 |
| 01:54 | Utah | Maurice Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-62 |
| 01:52 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham pulls down the rebound | 77-62 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Don Wetherington hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Adam Maio - foul #2 on Adam Maio, team foul #7 | 77-62 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| 01:42 | Utah | Luther Red grabs the board | 77-63 |
| 01:13 | Utah | Edward Werner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Brown - foul #5 on Daniel Brown, team foul #11 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SF) Daniel Brown | |
| 01:13 | Utah | Edward Werner makes the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:13 | Utah | Edward Werner misses the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 01:13 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham snags the defensive board | 78-63 |
| 01:01 | Denver | Richard Finger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-63 |
| 00:59 | Utah | Adam Maio gets the rebound | 78-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Utah | Edward Werner can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Walter Newsome - foul #5 on Walter Newsome, team foul #12 | 78-63 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Calvin (SF) Walter Newsome | |
| 00:33 | Utah | Edward Werner misses the 1st free throw | 78-63 |
| 00:33 | Utah | Edward Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 79-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Denver | Robert Cornett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 79-63 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Don Wetherington tips it but misses | 79-63 |
| 00:25 | Utah | The rebound goes to Maurice Wood | 79-63 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Edward Werner runs out the clock | 79-63 |