| Lineup | Denver | PG - Douglas Folse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Sedillo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Yamamoto (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Outland (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Vadnais (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Lagrone (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Don Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernie Mustafa (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Mark Lagrone inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Utah | James Outland comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-41 |
| 19:37 | Denver | Scott Lewis gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 19:20 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Outland - foul #1 on James Outland, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| 19:20 | Denver | Scott Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:20 | Denver | Scott Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 19:08 | Utah | Don Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Outland | 36-44 |
| 18:51 | Denver | Richard Sedillo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Don Johnson - foul #2 on Don Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| 18:51 | Denver | Richard Sedillo makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:51 | Denver | Richard Sedillo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 18:34 | Utah | Richard Sedillo steals it from Timothy Vadnais | 38-44 |
| 18:31 | Denver | Richard Sedillo can't finish the layup | 38-44 |
| 18:29 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto tips it back up and in | 40-44 |
| 18:07 | Utah | Don Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernie Mustafa | 40-47 |
| 17:48 | Denver | Richard Sedillo misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 17:46 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Yamamoto | 40-47 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Scott Lewis travels with the ball | 40-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Bonnette (SF), Calvin Powell (PF) Richard Johnson, Scott Lewis | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Wiedman (SG), Joseph Raley (C) Timothy Vadnais, Bernie Mustafa | |
| 17:25 | Utah | James Outland connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Don Johnson | 40-49 |
| 17:04 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto is fouled on the floor by Joseph Raley - foul #3 on Joseph Raley, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Davis (PG), Gary Robinson (SG), Bernard Evans (PF) Douglas Folse, Richard Sedillo, Billy Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Utah | David Reese (PG), Thomas Bell (SF), Lawrence Kosofsky (PF), Bernie Mustafa (C) James Outland, Mark Lagrone, Don Johnson, Joseph Raley | |
| 16:49 | Denver | Bernard Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 16:48 | Denver | Walter Bonnette snags the offensive board | 40-49 |
| 16:30 | Denver | Roger Davis's layup is rejected by Lawrence Kosofsky | 40-49 |
| 16:28 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 16:11 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Wiedman | 40-51 |
| 15:46 | Denver | Roger Davis misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-51 |
| 15:44 | Utah | Thomas Bell snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gary Robinson (fresh) SF - Walter Bonnette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bernard Evans (fresh) 3 reb. C - Calvin Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - David Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wiedman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) PF - Lawrence Kosofsky (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bernie Mustafa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Utah | Thomas Bell is hacked by Bernard Evans - foul #1 on Bernard Evans, team foul #1 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Douglas Folse (PG), Richard Sedillo (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Scott Lewis (PF), Billy Yamamoto (C) Roger Davis, Gary Robinson, Walter Bonnette, Bernard Evans, Calvin Powell | |
| Subs | Utah | James Outland (PG), Timothy Vadnais (SG), Mark Lagrone (SF), Don Johnson (PF), Joseph Raley (C) David Reese, Thomas Wiedman, Thomas Bell, Lawrence Kosofsky, Bernie Mustafa | |
| 15:23 | Utah | Don Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 15:22 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 15:11 | Denver | Scott Lewis is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Scott Lewis, team foul #2 | 40-51 |
| 14:53 | Utah | Don Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 40-51 |
| 14:52 | Denver | Douglas Folse grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Douglas Folse misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto tips it back up and in | 42-51 |
| 14:09 | Utah | Billy Yamamoto steps in front of the Don Johnson pass | 42-51 |
| 13:56 | Denver | Joseph Raley swats the shot by Douglas Folse | 42-51 |
| 13:55 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Sedillo | 42-51 |
| 13:34 | Denver | Richard Sedillo misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 13:33 | Utah | The rebound goes to Joseph Raley | 42-51 |
| 13:29 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Outland | 42-53 |
| 13:13 | Denver | Douglas Folse misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 13:11 | Utah | Don Johnson grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 12:49 | Utah | Mark Lagrone misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 12:47 | Utah | Don Johnson tips it home | 42-55 |
| 12:33 | Denver | Douglas Folse can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Vadnais - foul #1 on Timothy Vadnais, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Davis (SG), Walter Bonnette (SF), Bernard Evans (PF), Calvin Powell (C) Richard Sedillo, Richard Johnson, Scott Lewis, Billy Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Utah | David Reese (PG), Thomas Wiedman (SG), Thomas Bell (SF), Lawrence Kosofsky (PF), Bernie Mustafa (C) James Outland, Timothy Vadnais, Mark Lagrone, Don Johnson, Joseph Raley | |
| 12:33 | Denver | Douglas Folse misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 12:33 | Denver | Douglas Folse makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 12:07 | Utah | Thomas Bell double dribbles | 43-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Robinson (SG) Douglas Folse | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 11:51 | Denver | Roger Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 11:50 | Utah | The rebound goes to Thomas Bell | 43-55 |
| 11:46 | Utah | Roger Davis steals it from David Reese | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Robinson (fresh) SF - Walter Bonnette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bernard Evans (fresh) 3 reb. C - Calvin Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - David Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Wiedman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Kosofsky (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bernie Mustafa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Denver | Roger Davis clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-55 |
| 11:25 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 11:04 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky is called for traveling | 43-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Lewis (PF), Billy Yamamoto (C) Bernard Evans, Calvin Powell | |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Lagrone (SF), Don Johnson (PF) Thomas Bell, Lawrence Kosofsky | |
| 10:59 | Denver | Roger Davis double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| 10:42 | Utah | Mark Lagrone is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Lagrone, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Douglas Folse (PG), Richard Sedillo (SG) Roger Davis, Gary Robinson | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Raley (C) Bernie Mustafa | |
| 10:18 | Denver | Douglas Folse misses the floater from the left side | 43-55 |
| 10:16 | Utah | David Reese grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 09:49 | Utah | Thomas Wiedman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 09:47 | Denver | Douglas Folse grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 09:33 | Denver | Scott Lewis buries a jumper in the paint set up by Walter Bonnette | 45-55 |
| 09:14 | Utah | Mark Lagrone hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from David Reese and he's hacked by Walter Bonnette - foul #2 on Walter Bonnette, team foul #3 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF), Calvin Powell (PF) Walter Bonnette, Scott Lewis | |
| Subs | Utah | James Outland (PG), Timothy Vadnais (SG), Lawrence Kosofsky (PF), Bernie Mustafa (C) David Reese, Thomas Wiedman, Don Johnson, Joseph Raley | |
| 09:14 | Utah | Mark Lagrone makes the free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:50 | Denver | Richard Johnson is called for a charge - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Davis (SG), Bernard Evans (PF) Richard Sedillo, Billy Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 08:30 | Utah | Richard Johnson steps in front of the James Outland pass | 45-58 |
| 08:26 | Denver | Roger Davis misses the lay-in | 45-58 |
| 08:25 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa snags the defensive board | 45-58 |
| 08:19 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 08:18 | Denver | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Calvin Powell clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bernie Mustafa - foul #2 on Bernie Mustafa, team foul #6 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Robinson (SG) Douglas Folse | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Bell (SF), Don Johnson (PF), Joseph Raley (C) Mark Lagrone, Lawrence Kosofsky, Bernie Mustafa | |
| 08:04 | Denver | Calvin Powell misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Calvin Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 07:49 | Utah | Don Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 07:48 | Denver | Roger Davis gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 07:35 | Denver | Gary Robinson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-58 |
| 07:33 | Denver | Bernard Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Robinson (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Evans (fresh) 4 reb. C - Calvin Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Outland (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Vadnais (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Don Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Raley (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Denver | Roger Davis misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-58 |
| 07:20 | Denver | Bernard Evans grabs the offensive board | 46-58 |
| 07:01 | Denver | Bernard Evans is whistled for a carry | 46-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Sedillo (SG), Walter Bonnette (SF), Scott Lewis (PF), Billy Yamamoto (C) Gary Robinson, Richard Johnson, Bernard Evans, Calvin Powell | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Wiedman (SG), Mark Lagrone (SF), Bernie Mustafa (C) Timothy Vadnais, Thomas Bell, Joseph Raley | |
| 06:44 | Utah | Scott Lewis is called for the reach on Don Johnson - foul #3 on Scott Lewis, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Douglas Folse (PG) Roger Davis | |
| Subs | Utah | David Reese (PG) James Outland | |
| 06:39 | Utah | David Reese drills a jumper from the left side set up by Mark Lagrone | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:31 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses the shot from the right block | 46-60 |
| 06:29 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 06:06 | Utah | Don Johnson is hacked by Scott Lewis - foul #4 on Scott Lewis, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky (PF) Don Johnson | |
| 05:46 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky throws it down on a nice dish by Bernie Mustafa and he's fouled by Scott Lewis - foul #5 on Scott Lewis, team foul #7 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Calvin Powell (PF) Scott Lewis | |
| Subs | Utah | Timothy Vadnais (SG), Joseph Raley (C) Thomas Wiedman, Bernie Mustafa | |
| 05:46 | Utah | Lawrence Kosofsky makes the free throw | 46-63 |
| 05:34 | Denver | Douglas Folse hits a floater from the left side | 48-63 |
| 05:22 | Utah | Joseph Raley clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Calvin Powell - foul #1 on Calvin Powell, team foul #8 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF) Walter Bonnette | |
| Subs | Utah | James Outland (PG) David Reese | |
| 05:22 | Utah | Joseph Raley misses the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 05:22 | Utah | Joseph Raley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 05:12 | Denver | Richard Sedillo misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 05:10 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto snags the offensive board | 48-64 |
| 04:59 | Denver | Richard Johnson hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Richard Sedillo | 50-64 |
| 04:53 | Utah | James Outland hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Mark Lagrone | 50-67 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Richard Sedillo scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-67 |
| 04:29 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-67 |
| 04:27 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais tips it in | 53-69 |
| 04:11 | Denver | Mark Lagrone is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Lagrone, team foul #7 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Davis (PG), Gary Robinson (SG), Bernard Evans (PF), Walter Bonnette (C) Douglas Folse, Richard Sedillo, Calvin Powell, Billy Yamamoto | |
| Subs | Utah | Thomas Wiedman (SG), Thomas Bell (SF), Don Johnson (PF), Bernie Mustafa (C) Timothy Vadnais, Mark Lagrone, Lawrence Kosofsky, Joseph Raley | |
| 04:11 | Denver | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 04:11 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 04:11 | Utah | Don Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 03:58 | Utah | Don Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-69 |
| 03:56 | Utah | Thomas Bell misses the tip | 54-69 |
| 03:55 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa snags the offensive board | 54-69 |
| 03:34 | Utah | Thomas Bell scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Wiedman | 54-71 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Robinson (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bernard Evans (fresh) 5 reb. C - Walter Bonnette (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Outland (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Wiedman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Bernie Mustafa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Denver | Richard Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 54-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Calvin Powell (C) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Utah | David Reese (PG) James Outland | |
| 03:14 | Utah | Roger Davis is called for the reach on David Reese in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roger Davis, team foul #9 | 54-71 |
| 03:14 | Utah | David Reese misses the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 03:14 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa snags the offensive board | 54-71 |
| 02:56 | Utah | Thomas Bell can't finish the layup | 54-71 |
| 02:55 | Denver | Roger Davis gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| 02:39 | Denver | Thomas Wiedman takes the ball from Walter Bonnette | 54-71 |
| 02:21 | Utah | Don Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-71 |
| 02:20 | Denver | Walter Bonnette grabs the board | 54-71 |
| 02:03 | Denver | Roger Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-71 |
| 02:02 | Utah | The rebound goes to Don Johnson | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:56 | Utah | David Reese misses the easy layup | 54-71 |
| 01:54 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa grabs the offensive board | 54-71 |
| 01:41 | Utah | David Reese is fouled on the floor by Roger Davis - foul #2 on Roger Davis, team foul #10 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Timothy Vadnais (SG), Mark Lagrone (SF) Thomas Wiedman, Thomas Bell | |
| 01:41 | Utah | David Reese misses the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 01:41 | Utah | David Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 01:31 | Denver | Roger Davis connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Bonnette | 57-72 |
| 01:24 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais is hacked by Gary Robinson - foul #1 on Gary Robinson, team foul #11 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | James Outland (PG) David Reese | |
| 01:24 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:24 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais misses the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 01:24 | Utah | Don Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 57-73 |
| 00:55 | Utah | Bernie Mustafa loses the dribble to Calvin Powell | 57-73 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Denver | James Outland is called for the reach on Roger Davis - foul #2 on James Outland, team foul #8 | 57-73 |
| 00:47 | Denver | Roger Davis makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:47 | Denver | Roger Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Utah | Timothy Vadnais hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from James Outland | 59-75 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Calvin Powell scores on a turnaround in the paint | 61-75 |
| 00:00 | Utah | James Outland runs out the clock | 61-75 |