| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric McCorey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Garland Clark (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Phillip Eyre (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Floyd McQueen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Larry Lee inbounds the ball | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | BYU | Eric McCorey scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Garland Clark | 43-32 |
| 19:36 | Denver | Victor Heiner buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Todd Hardy | 45-32 |
| 19:23 | BYU | Larry Lee hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Eric McCorey and the foul's on Victor Heiner - foul #1 on Victor Heiner, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| 19:23 | BYU | Larry Lee misses the free throw | 45-34 |
| 19:23 | Denver | Thomas Livingston grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 19:06 | Denver | Todd Hardy comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 19:05 | Denver | Ruben Florez snags the offensive board | 45-34 |
| 18:50 | Denver | Ruben Florez makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Hardy | 47-34 |
| 18:37 | BYU | Eric McCorey comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ruben Florez - foul #3 on Ruben Florez, team foul #2 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Wear (C) Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 18:37 | BYU | Eric McCorey makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 18:37 | BYU | Eric McCorey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Paul Wear hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Victor Heiner | 49-36 |
| 18:02 | BYU | Garland Clark hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Phillip Eyre | 49-39 |
| 17:51 | Denver | The pull-up jumper by Benny Robidoux is blocked by Phillip Eyre | 49-39 |
| 17:49 | BYU | Larry Lee pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:43 | BYU | Floyd McQueen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Thomas Livingston gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 17:22 | Denver | Victor Heiner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Todd Hardy | 51-39 |
| 17:04 | BYU | Garland Clark connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Larry Lee | 51-41 |
| 16:45 | Denver | Phillip Eyre denies the turnaround by Paul Wear | 51-41 |
| 16:43 | Denver | Benny Robidoux snags the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 16:24 | Denver | The pull-up jumper by Victor Heiner is blocked by Phillip Eyre | 51-41 |
| 16:22 | BYU | Floyd McQueen pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| 16:05 | BYU | Phillip Eyre makes the jump hook from close range set up by Floyd McQueen and the foul's on Todd Hardy - foul #2 on Todd Hardy, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Billy Marion (SG), William Yang (SF), Richard Stanfield (PF), Garry Staples (C) Benny Robidoux, Todd Hardy, Victor Heiner, Thomas Livingston, Paul Wear | |
| Subs | BYU | Toby Ray (PG), Michael Blair (SG), Lorenzo Stapp (SF), Michael Holzer (C) Eric McCorey, Garland Clark, Larry Lee, Floyd McQueen | |
| 16:05 | BYU | Phillip Eyre misses the free throw | 51-43 |
| 16:05 | Denver | Richard Stanfield pulls down the rebound | 51-43 |
| 15:42 | Denver | Richard Stanfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-43 |
| 15:41 | BYU | The rebound goes to Toby Ray | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Marion (fresh) SF - William Yang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Garry Staples (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Toby Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lorenzo Stapp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Phillip Eyre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Holzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | BYU | Garry Staples blocks the short jumper by Toby Ray | 51-43 |
| 15:35 | BYU | Michael Holzer gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 15:21 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp's layup is rejected by Garry Staples | 51-43 |
| 15:19 | BYU | Michael Holzer grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 15:02 | BYU | Garry Staples is called for the reach on Michael Blair - foul #3 on Garry Staples, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Ruben Florez (C) Billy Marion | |
| Subs | BYU | Garland Clark (SG) Phillip Eyre | |
| 14:53 | BYU | Michael Holzer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Livingston (PF) Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 14:37 | Denver | Garry Staples's floater is tipped away by Lorenzo Stapp | 51-43 |
| 14:36 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 14:31 | BYU | Garland Clark double dribbles | 51-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG), Victor Heiner (SF) William Yang, Garry Staples | |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), Floyd McQueen (C) Michael Blair, Michael Holzer | |
| 14:10 | Denver | Ruben Florez makes the jumpshot from the left side | 53-43 |
| 13:49 | BYU | Eric McCorey drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Garland Clark | 53-46 |
| 13:34 | Denver | Thomas Livingston buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Todd Hardy | 55-46 |
| 13:29 | BYU | Garland Clark comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-46 |
| 13:27 | Denver | Ruben Florez pulls down the rebound | 55-46 |
| 13:13 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Lorenzo Stapp - foul #1 on Lorenzo Stapp, team foul #1 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG) Donald Cleveland | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Lee (SF), Michael Holzer (PF) Toby Ray, Lorenzo Stapp | |
| 13:13 | Denver | Thomas Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 13:13 | Denver | Thomas Livingston makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 12:59 | BYU | Michael Holzer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-46 |
| 12:58 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 12:40 | Denver | Benny Robidoux comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses the tip | 57-46 |
| 12:37 | BYU | Michael Holzer gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 12:33 | BYU | Thomas Livingston blocks the jumper by Garland Clark | 57-46 |
| 12:32 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Holzer | 57-46 |
| 12:21 | BYU | Ruben Florez swats the layup by Michael Holzer | 57-46 |
| 12:20 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Holzer | 57-46 |
| 12:01 | BYU | Eric McCorey is fouled on the floor by Benny Robidoux - foul #1 on Benny Robidoux, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SG), Garry Staples (SF), Paul Wear (PF) Todd Hardy, Victor Heiner, Thomas Livingston | |
| Subs | BYU | Toby Ray (PG), Michael Blair (SG), Phillip Eyre (PF), Lorenzo Stapp (C) Eric McCorey, Garland Clark, Michael Holzer, Floyd McQueen | |
| 11:49 | BYU | Toby Ray misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Paul Wear grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 11:33 | Denver | William Yang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 11:32 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Yang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Garry Staples (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Paul Wear (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Toby Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Phillip Eyre (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Lorenzo Stapp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | BYU | Larry Lee travels with the ball | 57-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Stanfield (C) Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 11:05 | Denver | Richard Stanfield clanks a turnaround from close range | 57-46 |
| 11:03 | BYU | Larry Lee grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 10:59 | BYU | Michael Blair is denied on a layup by Paul Wear | 57-46 |
| 10:57 | Denver | Paul Wear grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 10:43 | Denver | William Yang double dribbles | 57-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Victor Heiner (SF) Benny Robidoux, William Yang, Garry Staples | |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), Garland Clark (SG), Floyd McQueen (C) Toby Ray, Michael Blair, Lorenzo Stapp | |
| 10:20 | BYU | Eric McCorey knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Lee | 57-48 |
| 10:00 | Denver | Donald Cleveland hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Victor Heiner | 59-48 |
| 09:36 | BYU | Garland Clark connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Floyd McQueen | 59-50 |
| 09:17 | Denver | Paul Wear hits a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Garland Clark - foul #2 on Garland Clark, team foul #2 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Cleveland, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | BYU | Toby Ray (SF) Larry Lee | |
| 09:17 | Denver | Paul Wear makes the free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:57 | BYU | Floyd McQueen connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 62-52 |
| 08:29 | Denver | Benny Robidoux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 08:27 | Denver | Paul Wear tips it home | 64-52 |
| 08:22 | BYU | Eric McCorey's pass is intercepted by Benny Robidoux | 64-52 |
| 08:18 | Denver | Victor Heiner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Benny Robidoux | 66-52 |
| 07:52 | BYU | Phillip Eyre misses the 3 from the right corner | 66-52 |
| 07:50 | BYU | Phillip Eyre pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-52 |
| 07:36 | BYU | Benny Robidoux is called for the reach on Eric McCorey - foul #2 on Benny Robidoux, team foul #6 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SG), Garry Staples (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF) Todd Hardy, Victor Heiner, Paul Wear | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (SG), Samuel Rogers (SF), Lorenzo Stapp (PF), Michael Holzer (C) Eric McCorey, Garland Clark, Phillip Eyre, Floyd McQueen | |
| 07:16 | BYU | Samuel Rogers misses the easy layup | 66-52 |
| 07:15 | BYU | Michael Holzer tips it back up and in | 66-54 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Yang (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Garry Staples (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Toby Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lorenzo Stapp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Holzer (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Denver | William Yang scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:48 | BYU | Michael Holzer's floater is knocked away by Thomas Livingston | 69-54 |
| 06:47 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the board | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:27 | Denver | William Yang hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Benny Robidoux | 71-54 |
| 06:10 | BYU | Michael Holzer drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Blair | 71-57 |
| 05:41 | Denver | Thomas Livingston makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from William Yang | 74-57 |
| 05:41 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Victor Heiner (SF) Benny Robidoux, William Yang, Garry Staples | |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), Garland Clark (SG), Larry Lee (SF), Phillip Eyre (PF), Floyd McQueen (C) Toby Ray, Michael Blair, Samuel Rogers, Lorenzo Stapp, Michael Holzer | |
| 05:26 | BYU | Floyd McQueen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-57 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Victor Heiner comes up short on the shot from the right side | 74-57 |
| 05:03 | BYU | The rebound goes to Garland Clark | 74-57 |
| 05:01 | BYU | Donald Cleveland steals it from Eric McCorey in the backcourt | 74-57 |
| 04:39 | Denver | Todd Hardy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-57 |
| 04:37 | BYU | The rebound goes to Floyd McQueen | 74-57 |
| 04:32 | BYU | Garland Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-57 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Ruben Florez gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Todd Hardy is fouled on the floor by Garland Clark - foul #3 on Garland Clark, team foul #3 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG) Donald Cleveland | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 03:58 | Denver | Ruben Florez comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 74-57 |
| 03:56 | Denver | Ruben Florez hits the follow up shot | 76-57 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:36 | BYU | Larry Lee misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-57 |
| 03:35 | Denver | Ruben Florez snags the defensive board | 76-57 |
| 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) | |
| 03:08 | Denver | Todd Hardy connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ruben Florez | 79-57 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Ruben Florez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric McCorey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Garland Clark (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Larry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Eyre (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Floyd McQueen (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:44 | BYU | Garland Clark misses short on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Todd Hardy - foul #3 on Todd Hardy, team foul #7 | 79-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), William Yang (SG), Garry Staples (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Benny Robidoux, Todd Hardy, Victor Heiner, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (PG), Toby Ray (SF), Lorenzo Stapp (PF), Michael Holzer (C) Eric McCorey, Larry Lee, Phillip Eyre, Floyd McQueen | |
| 02:44 | BYU | Garland Clark misses the 1st free throw | 79-57 |
| 02:44 | BYU | Garland Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 79-58 |
| 02:44 | BYU | Garland Clark makes the 3rd free throw | 79-59 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Garry Staples hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 79-59 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Richard Stanfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-59 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Paul Wear scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Donald Cleveland | 81-59 |
| 01:50 | BYU | William Yang steals the ball from Toby Ray | 81-59 |
| 01:33 | Denver | William Yang drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Paul Wear and he's hacked by Garland Clark - foul #4 on Garland Clark, team foul #4 | 83-59 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Samuel Rogers (SF) Garland Clark | |
| 01:33 | Denver | William Yang misses the free throw | 83-59 |
| 01:33 | BYU | Michael Holzer grabs the board | 83-59 |
| 01:21 | BYU | William Yang is called for the reach on Michael Blair - foul #2 on William Yang, team foul #8 | 83-59 |
| 01:21 | BYU | Michael Blair misses the 1st free throw | 83-59 |
| 01:21 | Denver | The rebound goes to Paul Wear | 83-59 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Donald Cleveland double dribbles | 83-59 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | BYU | Paul Wear steals it from Samuel Rogers | 83-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Denver | Garry Staples is whistled for a carry | 83-59 |
| 00:17 | BYU | William Yang takes the ball from Toby Ray | 83-59 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Donald Cleveland runs out the clock | 83-59 |