| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Reuben White (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rick Tea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Finch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Mellor (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Ritchey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Robert Ingram inbounds the ball | 41-45 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | Denver | John Austin drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gary Smith | 44-45 |
| 19:26 | BYU | Rick Tea comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 19:24 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to William Finch | 44-45 |
| 19:16 | BYU | Rick Tea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-45 |
| 19:03 | Denver | Robert Ingram's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Mellor | 44-45 |
| 19:01 | BYU | Michael Mellor grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 18:57 | BYU | William Finch makes the jumper from the right side set up by Reuben White | 44-47 |
| 18:40 | Denver | James Stone can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 44-47 |
| 18:38 | BYU | Michael Mellor snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 18:34 | BYU | Raymond Ritchey connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Rick Tea | 44-50 |
| 18:20 | Denver | John Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| 18:00 | BYU | Rick Tea is fouled on the floor by John Austin - foul #3 on John Austin, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG) John Austin | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 17:39 | BYU | Raymond Ritchey lays it in on a great pass from Michael Mellor | 44-52 |
| 17:16 | Denver | James Stone comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 44-52 |
| 17:15 | BYU | Rick Tea snags the defensive board | 44-52 |
| 17:10 | BYU | Rick Tea hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Mellor | 44-54 |
| 16:55 | Denver | Gary Smith hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Newsome | 46-54 |
| 16:43 | BYU | Raymond Ritchey connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Finch | 46-56 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Walter Newsome hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Reuben White - foul #3 on Reuben White, team foul #1 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Daniel Brown (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) James Stone, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, James Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Petri (PG), Andrew Cornelison (SG), William Sturdevant (SF), Robert Watkins (PF) Reuben White, Rick Tea, William Finch, Michael Mellor | |
| 16:24 | Denver | Walter Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Walter Newsome misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 16:24 | BYU | Robert Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 16:18 | BYU | Richard Petri's floater is tipped away by Robert Cornett | 47-56 |
| 16:16 | Denver | The rebound goes to Walter Newsome | 47-56 |
| 16:12 | Denver | Robert Cornett is called for traveling | 47-56 |
| 16:03 | BYU | Andrew Cornelison can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 16:01 | Denver | The rebound goes to Don Wetherington | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Cornett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Richard Petri (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Cornelison (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Sturdevant (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Ritchey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Denver | Walter Newsome comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 15:47 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Brown | 47-56 |
| 15:37 | Denver | Don Wetherington clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 15:35 | BYU | William Sturdevant gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 15:30 | BYU | William Sturdevant is hacked by Robert Cornett - foul #2 on Robert Cornett, team foul #2 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), John Austin (SG) Walter Newsome, Don Wetherington | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 15:15 | BYU | Andrew Cornelison misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 47-56 |
| 15:13 | BYU | Andrew Cornelison tips it home | 47-58 |
| 14:45 | Denver | Robert Cornett misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 14:43 | Denver | Daniel Brown snags the offensive board | 47-58 |
| 14:34 | Denver | James Stone makes the shot from the right side set up by Robert Cornett | 49-58 |
| 14:17 | BYU | Richard Petri misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 14:15 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 14:00 | Denver | John Austin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 13:59 | Denver | Daniel Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 13:45 | Denver | James Stone can't finish the layup but the foul's on Andrew Cornelison - foul #1 on Andrew Cornelison, team foul #2 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), James Jones (C) Robert Cornett, Daniel Brown, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | BYU | Reuben White (PG), Rick Tea (SG), William Finch (SF), Michael Mellor (PF) Andrew Cornelison, William Sturdevant, Robert Watkins, Raymond Ritchey | |
| 13:45 | Denver | James Stone misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 13:45 | Denver | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 13:27 | BYU | Reuben White is hacked by John Austin - foul #4 on John Austin, team foul #3 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG) John Austin | |
| Subs | BYU | Raymond Ritchey (C) Richard Petri | |
| 13:16 | BYU | William Finch comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-58 |
| 13:14 | Denver | Robert Ingram gets the rebound | 50-58 |
| 13:08 | Denver | James Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Newsome | 52-58 |
| 12:43 | BYU | Rick Tea misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Walter Newsome - foul #3 on Walter Newsome, team foul #4 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG) James Stone | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Petri (C) Raymond Ritchey | |
| 12:43 | BYU | Rick Tea makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 12:43 | BYU | Rick Tea makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 12:19 | Denver | Gary Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Watkins (C) Richard Petri | |
| 11:59 | BYU | William Finch is denied on a layup by Robert Ingram | 52-60 |
| 11:58 | BYU | Robert Watkins hits the follow up shot | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Reuben White (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rick Tea (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Finch (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Mellor (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Denver | Gary Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Daniel Brown (PF) Don Wetherington, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Petri (SG) Rick Tea | |
| 11:18 | BYU | Reuben White misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-62 |
| 11:17 | Denver | James Jones grabs the board | 52-62 |
| 11:04 | Denver | Robert Ingram comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 11:03 | BYU | Michael Mellor grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 10:55 | BYU | William Finch double dribbles | 52-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Cornett (SF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Robert Ingram, James Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | Andrew Cornelison (SG), William Sturdevant (SF) Reuben White, William Finch | |
| 10:44 | Denver | Walter Newsome buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Cornett | 54-62 |
| 10:36 | BYU | William Sturdevant knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Petri | 54-64 |
| 10:16 | Denver | James Stone hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 54-64 |
| 10:14 | BYU | Richard Petri snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 10:01 | BYU | Richard Petri can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 09:59 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 09:45 | Denver | James Stone hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Brown | 56-64 |
| 09:26 | BYU | Andrew Cornelison's pass is intercepted by Daniel Brown | 56-64 |
| 09:02 | Denver | Robert Cornett makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Stone | 59-64 |
| 08:42 | BYU | Andrew Cornelison makes the shot from just outside the lane | 59-66 |
| 08:22 | Denver | James Stone is hacked by Richard Petri - foul #2 on Richard Petri, team foul #3 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (PG), Richard Finger (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), James Jones (C) James Stone, Walter Newsome, Robert Cornett, Daniel Brown, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | BYU | Reuben White (PG), Rick Tea (SG), William Finch (SF), Raymond Ritchey (C) Richard Petri, Andrew Cornelison, William Sturdevant, Robert Watkins | |
| 08:04 | Denver | Don Wetherington blows the layup | 59-66 |
| 08:02 | BYU | William Finch pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| 07:58 | BYU | Reuben White misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-66 |
| 07:57 | BYU | Michael Mellor gets the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 07:45 | BYU | Reuben White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-66 |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG) Richard Finger | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Reuben White (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rick Tea (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Finch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mellor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. C - Raymond Ritchey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Denver | The short jumper by James Jones is denied by Raymond Ritchey | 59-66 |
| 07:20 | BYU | The rebound goes to Michael Mellor | 59-66 |
| 07:15 | BYU | William Finch misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 07:13 | Denver | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| 07:03 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the dunk but he's fouled by Reuben White - foul #4 on Reuben White, team foul #4 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Petri (PF) Michael Mellor | |
| 07:03 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 07:03 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 07:03 | BYU | Rick Tea grabs the defensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 06:58 | BYU | Don Wetherington steps in front of the Reuben White pass | 60-66 |
| 06:47 | Denver | John Austin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-66 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG) Don Wetherington | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 06:31 | BYU | Richard Petri misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Gary Smith - foul #1 on Gary Smith, team foul #5 | 60-66 |
| 06:31 | BYU | Richard Petri makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 06:31 | BYU | Richard Petri makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 06:15 | Denver | John Austin scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Stone | 62-68 |
| 05:48 | BYU | Richard Petri hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-68 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Robert Ingram gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| 05:42 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 62-68 |
| 05:40 | BYU | Rick Tea grabs the defensive rebound | 62-68 |
| 05:32 | BYU | John Austin is called for the reach on Richard Petri - foul #5 on John Austin, team foul #6 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Daniel Brown (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) John Austin, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, James Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | Andrew Cornelison (SG), William Sturdevant (SF), Robert Watkins (PF) Reuben White, Rick Tea, William Finch | |
| 05:21 | BYU | Raymond Ritchey clanks a turnaround near the basket | 62-68 |
| 05:19 | BYU | Raymond Ritchey tips it in | 62-70 |
| 05:03 | Denver | James Stone is hacked by Raymond Ritchey - foul #2 on Raymond Ritchey, team foul #5 | 62-70 |
| 04:44 | Denver | William Sturdevant is called for the reach on Robert Cornett - foul #2 on William Sturdevant, team foul #6 | 62-70 |
| 04:29 | Denver | James Stone buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Newsome | 65-70 |
| 04:06 | BYU | Richard Petri's pass is intercepted by Walter Newsome | 65-70 |
| 04:03 | Denver | Walter Newsome lays it in | 67-70 |
| 03:48 | BYU | William Sturdevant is hacked by Walter Newsome - foul #4 on Walter Newsome, team foul #7 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), James Jones (C) Robert Cornett, Daniel Brown, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | BYU | Rick Tea (SG), William Finch (SF), Michael Mellor (PF) Richard Petri, Andrew Cornelison, Raymond Ritchey | |
| 03:48 | BYU | William Sturdevant makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 03:48 | BYU | William Sturdevant misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 03:48 | Denver | Gary Smith gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Sturdevant (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Rick Tea (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Finch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mellor (fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. C - Robert Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Denver | James Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Reuben White (PG), Raymond Ritchey (C) William Sturdevant, Robert Watkins | |
| 03:12 | BYU | Rick Tea misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-71 |
| 03:10 | Denver | James Jones gets the rebound | 67-71 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Gary Smith misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 67-71 |
| 02:47 | BYU | Michael Mellor pulls down the rebound | 67-71 |
| 02:41 | BYU | Rick Tea drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Mellor | 67-74 |
| 02:23 | Denver | James Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-74 |
| 02:21 | Denver | Robert Ingram tips it in | 69-74 |
| 02:07 | BYU | Robert Ingram steals the ball from Rick Tea | 69-74 |
| 01:57 | Denver | Michael Mellor picks off the pass by Robert Ingram | 69-74 |
| 01:43 | BYU | Rick Tea knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by William Finch | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:33 | Denver | Gary Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 69-77 |
| 01:31 | BYU | Reuben White gets the rebound | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:25 | BYU | Michael Mellor lays it in and the foul's on James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #8 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Daniel Brown (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) James Stone, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, James Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Petri (PG), Andrew Cornelison (SG), William Sturdevant (SF), Robert Watkins (C) Reuben White, Rick Tea, William Finch, Raymond Ritchey | |
| 01:25 | BYU | Michael Mellor makes the free throw | 69-80 |
| 01:13 | Denver | Don Wetherington blows the layup | 69-80 |
| 01:12 | BYU | Michael Mellor gets the rebound | 69-80 |
| 01:05 | BYU | Richard Petri is denied on a layup by Daniel Brown | 69-80 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham grabs the board | 69-80 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-80 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham tips it in | 71-80 |
| 00:53 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-80 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), James Jones (C) Don Wetherington, Robert Cornett, Daniel Brown, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | BYU | Reuben White (PG), Rick Tea (SG), William Finch (SF), Raymond Ritchey (C) Richard Petri, Andrew Cornelison, William Sturdevant, Robert Watkins | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | BYU | James Stone is called for the reach on Reuben White in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Stone, team foul #9 | 71-80 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Andrew Cornelison (SG), William Sturdevant (SF), Richard Petri (PF) Rick Tea, William Finch, Michael Mellor | |
| 00:50 | BYU | Reuben White makes the 1st free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:50 | BYU | Reuben White misses the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 00:50 | Denver | Gary Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 71-81 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Denver | Gary Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-81 |
| 00:45 | Denver | James Stone tips it but misses | 71-81 |
| 00:44 | BYU | Richard Petri snags the defensive board | 71-81 |
| 00:41 | BYU | Richard Petri is hacked by James Stone in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Stone, team foul #10 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Daniel Brown (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) James Stone, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, James Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | Steven Shea (PG), Michael Mellor (C) Reuben White, Raymond Ritchey | |
| 00:41 | BYU | Richard Petri makes the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 00:41 | BYU | Richard Petri makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 00:35 | Denver | Robert Cornett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-83 |
| 00:33 | BYU | Michael Mellor snags the defensive board | 71-83 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:28 | BYU | Steven Shea is hacked by Walter Newsome - foul #5 on Walter Newsome, team foul #11 | 71-83 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SG) Walter Newsome | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Watkins (C) Andrew Cornelison | |
| 00:28 | BYU | Steven Shea makes the 1st free throw | 71-84 |
| 00:28 | BYU | Steven Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 71-85 |
| 00:22 | Denver | Daniel Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-85 |
| 00:20 | Denver | Robert Cornett grabs the offensive board | 71-85 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-85 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Andrew Cornelison (SG) Steven Shea | |
| 00:00 | BYU | Richard Petri runs out the clock | 71-85 |