| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Austin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Thomas Talbot (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Gibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Robert Ingram inbounds the ball | 27-38 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Denver | James Jones misses long on a runner from close range | 27-38 |
| 19:49 | Denver | James Jones can't tip it in | 27-38 |
| 19:48 | Utah | Thomas Talbot snags the defensive board | 27-38 |
| 19:26 | Utah | Francis Gibbs is called for traveling | 27-38 |
| 19:19 | Denver | Robert Ingram is hacked by Thomas Talbot - foul #2 on Thomas Talbot, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| 19:06 | Denver | James Jones scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Austin | 29-38 |
| 18:47 | Utah | Gary Smith is called for the reach on Francis Gibbs - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Brown (PF) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 18:35 | Utah | Isaac Ridley slams it home set up by Francis Gibbs | 29-40 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Robert Ingram clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-40 |
| 18:15 | Utah | Thomas Talbot pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 18:03 | Utah | Isaac Ridley scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Talbot and the foul's on Robert Ingram - foul #2 on Robert Ingram, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| 18:03 | Utah | Isaac Ridley makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 17:42 | Denver | John Austin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-43 |
| 17:40 | Utah | Francis Gibbs snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| 17:23 | Utah | Thomas Talbot misses the 3 from straight away | 29-43 |
| 17:21 | Denver | The rebound goes to Daniel Brown | 29-43 |
| 17:05 | Denver | Daniel Brown is called for a charge - foul #3 on Daniel Brown, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Lawrence Winningham (PF) John Austin, Robert Ingram, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG) Thomas Talbot | |
| 16:47 | Utah | David Daniels misses the runner in the paint | 29-43 |
| 16:46 | Denver | Robert Cornett gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 16:24 | Denver | James Stone knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Newsome and he's fouled by Edward Werner - foul #1 on Edward Werner, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| 16:24 | Denver | James Stone makes the free throw | 32-43 |
| 16:04 | Utah | David Daniels makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Isaac Ridley | 32-45 |
| 15:45 | Denver | Robert Cornett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-45 |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Daniel Brown (C) James Stone, Robert Cornett, Lawrence Winningham, James Jones | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Talbot (PG) Edward Werner | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Austin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Thomas Talbot (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Gibbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Utah | Gary Smith takes the ball from Isaac Ridley | 32-45 |
| 15:15 | Denver | Walter Newsome buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Ingram | 35-45 |
| 15:01 | Utah | David Daniels buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Thomas Talbot | 35-47 |
| 14:42 | Denver | Robert Ingram buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by John Austin | 38-47 |
| 14:20 | Utah | David Daniels can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-47 |
| 14:18 | Utah | Mark Simpson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 14:03 | Utah | Francis Gibbs lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Talbot | 38-49 |
| 13:50 | Denver | Gary Smith comes up short on the floater from the right side | 38-49 |
| 13:49 | Utah | Mark Simpson pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 13:35 | Utah | Isaac Ridley clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 38-49 |
| 13:33 | Denver | Robert Ingram snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 13:28 | Denver | Robert Ingram comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 13:27 | Denver | Daniel Brown hits the follow up shot | 40-49 |
| 13:06 | Utah | Francis Gibbs can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 40-49 |
| 13:05 | Utah | Mark Simpson tips it home | 40-51 |
| 12:48 | Denver | Daniel Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Austin | 43-51 |
| 12:35 | Utah | Gary Smith steals the ball from Isaac Ridley | 43-51 |
| 12:09 | Denver | Daniel Brown misses short on a runner from the baseline | 43-51 |
| 12:07 | Utah | David Daniels gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:48 | Utah | Isaac Ridley clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-51 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Daniel Brown gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Austin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Thomas Talbot (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Francis Gibbs (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Daniels (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | Denver | Gary Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-51 |
| 11:39 | Denver | John Austin can't tip it in | 43-51 |
| 11:37 | Utah | Isaac Ridley gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:30 | Utah | Mark Simpson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 43-51 |
| 11:28 | Denver | John Austin gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:22 | Denver | Walter Newsome comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 11:20 | Utah | Francis Gibbs gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:15 | Utah | Mark Simpson hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Talbot and he's hacked by John Austin - foul #2 on John Austin, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Cornett (SF), Lawrence Winningham (PF), James Jones (C) Walter Newsome, John Austin, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG), Adam Maio (SG), Luther Red (PF), Adam Griffen (C) Thomas Talbot, Isaac Ridley, Francis Gibbs, David Daniels | |
| 11:15 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| 10:59 | Denver | James Jones scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Winningham | 45-54 |
| 10:42 | Utah | Mark Simpson is fouled on the floor by Robert Cornett - foul #2 on Robert Cornett, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Maurice Wood (SF) Mark Simpson | |
| 10:29 | Utah | Adam Griffen misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Isaac Ridley (SG) Adam Maio | |
| 10:29 | Utah | Adam Griffen makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 10:29 | Utah | Adam Griffen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 10:04 | Denver | Robert Cornett can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Maurice Wood - foul #1 on Maurice Wood, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| 10:04 | Denver | Robert Cornett misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 10:04 | Denver | Robert Cornett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 09:41 | Utah | James Stone picks off the pass by Maurice Wood | 46-56 |
| 09:37 | Denver | Don Wetherington lays it up and in set up by James Stone | 48-56 |
| 09:13 | Utah | Isaac Ridley misses the lay-in | 48-56 |
| 09:12 | Denver | James Jones gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 09:08 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Daniel Brown (PF) Don Wetherington, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (PG), Francis Gibbs (PF), David Daniels (C) Edward Werner, Luther Red, Adam Griffen | |
| 08:59 | Utah | Isaac Ridley misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Cornett - foul #3 on Robert Cornett, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Talbot (PG) Adam Maio | |
| 08:59 | Utah | Isaac Ridley makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:59 | Utah | Isaac Ridley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 08:30 | Denver | James Stone comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 48-58 |
| 08:29 | Utah | David Daniels grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 08:23 | Utah | Thomas Talbot connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Daniels | 48-61 |
| 08:08 | Denver | James Stone misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Talbot - foul #3 on Thomas Talbot, team foul #4 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Denver | John Austin (SG), Richard Finger (SF), Gary Smith (PF) Walter Newsome, Robert Cornett, James Jones | |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (SG), Mark Simpson (SF), Adam Griffen (C) Isaac Ridley, Maurice Wood, David Daniels | |
| 08:08 | Denver | James Stone makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 08:08 | Denver | James Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 08:08 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Brown | 49-61 |
| 08:01 | Denver | John Austin comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Adam Griffen - foul #2 on Adam Griffen, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (SG) Adam Maio | |
| 08:01 | Denver | John Austin makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 08:01 | Denver | John Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 07:42 | Utah | Thomas Talbot makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Mark Simpson | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - John Austin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Finger (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Thomas Talbot (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Werner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Francis Gibbs (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Griffen (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Denver | Daniel Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 07:24 | Denver | Gary Smith gets the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 07:11 | Denver | Richard Finger makes the jumper from the left side set up by James Stone | 53-63 |
| 06:55 | Utah | Mark Simpson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-63 |
| 06:54 | Denver | John Austin gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Gary Smith makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 06:22 | Utah | Mark Simpson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 06:20 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Werner | 56-63 |
| 06:14 | Utah | Edward Werner clanks a shot from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 06:13 | Utah | Francis Gibbs grabs the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 05:46 | Utah | Edward Werner connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Talbot | 56-65 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF), James Jones (C) Richard Finger, Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Utah | Isaac Ridley (SG), Luther Red (PF), David Daniels (C) Edward Werner, Francis Gibbs, Adam Griffen | |
| 05:36 | Denver | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 56-65 |
| 05:34 | Utah | The rebound goes to Luther Red | 56-65 |
| 05:14 | Utah | Luther Red's pass is intercepted by James Jones | 56-65 |
| 05:02 | Denver | John Austin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 05:01 | Utah | Isaac Ridley gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 04:40 | Utah | Mark Simpson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Ingram - foul #3 on Robert Ingram, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Brown (PF) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG) Thomas Talbot | |
| 04:40 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 04:40 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 04:25 | Denver | James Stone misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-67 |
| 04:23 | Utah | David Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 04:11 | Utah | Edward Werner buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Isaac Ridley | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:49 | Denver | James Jones scores on a turnaround from the right block | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:20 | Utah | Mark Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Cornett (SF) James Stone, John Austin, Robert Ingram | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Talbot (PG), Maurice Wood (SF), Francis Gibbs (PF) Edward Werner, Mark Simpson, Luther Red | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Thomas Talbot (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. 3 pf. SG - Isaac Ridley (fresh) 22 pts. 5 ast. SF - Maurice Wood (fresh) PF - Francis Gibbs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Denver | The jumper by Daniel Brown is denied by Francis Gibbs | 58-70 |
| 03:05 | Utah | David Daniels pulls down the rebound | 58-70 |
| 03:03 | Utah | Thomas Talbot is hacked by Walter Newsome in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Newsome, team foul #9 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Winningham (C) James Jones | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 03:03 | Utah | Thomas Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 03:03 | Utah | Thomas Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 02:50 | Denver | Daniel Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 58-72 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Don Wetherington can't tip it in | 58-72 |
| 02:47 | Utah | Francis Gibbs snags the defensive board | 58-72 |
| 02:26 | Utah | Lawrence Winningham is called for the reach on David Daniels - foul #1 on Lawrence Winningham, team foul #10 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SF) Daniel Brown | |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (PG), Edward Werner (SG), Adam Griffen (PF) Thomas Talbot, Isaac Ridley, Francis Gibbs | |
| 02:26 | Utah | David Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 02:26 | Utah | David Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham grabs the defensive rebound | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Denver | Richard Finger misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-73 |
| 02:19 | Utah | Edward Werner pulls down the rebound | 58-73 |
| 01:52 | Utah | Maurice Wood drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Adam Maio | 58-76 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Richard Finger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 58-76 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Robert Cornett hits the follow up shot | 60-76 |
| 01:21 | Utah | Maurice Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-76 |
| 01:19 | Denver | Robert Cornett grabs the board | 60-76 |
| 01:14 | Denver | Don Wetherington scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Newsome | 63-76 |
| 00:59 | Utah | Maurice Wood misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-76 |
| 00:58 | Utah | David Daniels snags the offensive board | 63-76 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Utah | Maurice Wood is hacked by Don Wetherington - foul #2 on Don Wetherington, team foul #11 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Brown (PF) Richard Finger | |
| Subs | Utah | Luther Red (PF) David Daniels | |
| 00:35 | Utah | Maurice Wood makes the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 00:35 | Utah | Maurice Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Denver | Don Wetherington can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-78 |
| 00:29 | Utah | The rebound goes to Edward Werner | 63-78 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Edward Werner runs out the clock | 63-78 |