| Lineup | BYU | PG - Raymond Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Freeman (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Loudermilk (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Palmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Douglas Folse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Sedillo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Billy Yamamoto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Donald Freeman inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | BYU | Raymond Swanson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Parker | 40-37 |
| 19:15 | Denver | Douglas Folse misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-37 |
| 19:14 | BYU | The rebound goes to Donald Freeman | 40-37 |
| 18:55 | BYU | Raymond Swanson is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| 18:36 | Denver | Richard Sedillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| 18:16 | BYU | Scott Lewis takes the ball from John Parker | 40-37 |
| 17:56 | Denver | Richard Sedillo buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Douglas Folse and he's hacked by John Parker - foul #1 on John Parker, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | BYU | Frank Jordan (SF) Donald Freeman | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Bonnette (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| 17:56 | Denver | Richard Sedillo makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:41 | BYU | Raymond Swanson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 17:40 | Denver | The rebound goes to Walter Bonnette | 40-40 |
| 17:20 | Denver | Douglas Folse scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-42 |
| 17:02 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk is hacked by Scott Lewis - foul #1 on Scott Lewis, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | BYU | Eric Robinson (PG), Joseph Issa (SG), Steve Nyberg (PF), Stephen Adams (C) Raymond Swanson, John Parker, Curtis Loudermilk, Matthew Palmer | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Davis (PG), Gary Robinson (SG), Bernard Evans (PF), Calvin Powell (C) Douglas Folse, Richard Sedillo, Scott Lewis, Billy Yamamoto | |
| 16:44 | BYU | Eric Robinson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Issa | 42-42 |
| 16:16 | Denver | Calvin Powell's layup is rejected by Steve Nyberg | 42-42 |
| 16:15 | BYU | Steve Nyberg grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 15:56 | BYU | Walter Bonnette is called for the reach on Frank Jordan - foul #1 on Walter Bonnette, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | BYU | Donald Freeman (SF) Steve Nyberg | |
| Subs | Denver | Douglas Folse (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Billy Yamamoto (C) Gary Robinson, Walter Bonnette, Bernard Evans | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Joseph Issa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Freeman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Douglas Folse (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roger Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Powell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Billy Yamamoto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | BYU | Stephen Adams is hacked by Billy Yamamoto - foul #3 on Billy Yamamoto, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | BYU | Raymond Swanson (PG), John Parker (SG) Eric Robinson, Joseph Issa | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Sedillo (SG) Roger Davis | |
| 15:37 | BYU | Frank Jordan comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Calvin Powell - foul #2 on Calvin Powell, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| 15:37 | BYU | Frank Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:37 | BYU | Frank Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Richard Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 14:59 | BYU | Donald Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk (PF), Matthew Palmer (C) Frank Jordan, Stephen Adams | |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Lewis (PF) Calvin Powell | |
| 14:39 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Palmer - foul #1 on Matthew Palmer, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| 14:39 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 14:39 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 14:36 | BYU | Richard Sedillo steps in front of the Raymond Swanson pass in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 14:35 | Denver | Richard Sedillo lays it up and in | 44-49 |
| 14:14 | BYU | Donald Freeman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 14:13 | Denver | The rebound goes to Scott Lewis | 44-49 |
| 14:08 | Denver | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Donald Freeman - foul #2 on Donald Freeman, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | BYU | Eric Robinson (PG), Joseph Issa (SG) Raymond Swanson, John Parker | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Davis (SG), Calvin Powell (C) Richard Sedillo, Billy Yamamoto | |
| 13:54 | Denver | Richard Johnson connects on the floater from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 13:45 | BYU | Joseph Issa's fadeaway is rejected by Scott Lewis | 44-51 |
| 13:43 | Denver | The rebound goes to Scott Lewis | 44-51 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Douglas Folse is fouled on the floor by Curtis Loudermilk - foul #1 on Curtis Loudermilk, team foul #4 | 44-51 |
| Subs | BYU | Frank Jordan (SF) Donald Freeman | |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Robinson (SG), Walter Bonnette (SF) Douglas Folse, Richard Johnson | |
| 13:05 | Denver | Roger Davis knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Robinson | 44-53 |
| 12:47 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 12:45 | Denver | Calvin Powell pulls down the rebound | 44-53 |
| 12:41 | Denver | Gary Robinson is whistled for traveling | 44-53 |
| Subs | BYU | Raymond Swanson (PG), John Parker (SG), Stephen Adams (C) Joseph Issa, Curtis Loudermilk, Matthew Palmer | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Sedillo (SG), Bernard Evans (PF), Billy Yamamoto (C) Gary Robinson, Scott Lewis, Calvin Powell | |
| 12:23 | BYU | Frank Jordan misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Walter Bonnette - foul #2 on Walter Bonnette, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| 12:23 | BYU | Frank Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:23 | BYU | Frank Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 12:23 | Denver | Bernard Evans grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 11:57 | Denver | Walter Bonnette misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-53 |
| 11:56 | BYU | Eric Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-53 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Raymond Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Sedillo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Bonnette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bernard Evans (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Billy Yamamoto (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:51 | BYU | Raymond Swanson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Roger Davis - foul #3 on Roger Davis, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Douglas Folse (PG) Roger Davis | |
| 11:51 | BYU | Raymond Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:51 | BYU | Raymond Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 11:35 | Denver | Walter Bonnette is hacked by John Parker - foul #2 on John Parker, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | BYU | Steve Nyberg (PF) Eric Robinson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:21 | Denver | Walter Bonnette is fouled on the floor by Stephen Adams - foul #2 on Stephen Adams, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | BYU | Donald Freeman (SF), Curtis Loudermilk (PF) Steve Nyberg, Stephen Adams | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF), Calvin Powell (PF) Walter Bonnette, Bernard Evans | |
| 11:10 | Denver | Douglas Folse scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Yamamoto | 47-56 |
| 11:06 | BYU | John Parker drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Swanson | 50-56 |
| 10:52 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 10:51 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto snags the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 10:35 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 10:33 | BYU | Raymond Swanson snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 10:10 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-56 |
| 10:08 | BYU | Frank Jordan misses the tip | 50-56 |
| 10:06 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk misses the tip | 50-56 |
| 10:05 | Denver | The rebound goes to Billy Yamamoto | 50-56 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Calvin Powell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Sedillo | 50-58 |
| 09:44 | BYU | Donald Freeman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | BYU | Eric Robinson (PG), Joseph Issa (SG), Steve Nyberg (PF), Matthew Palmer (C) Raymond Swanson, John Parker, Curtis Loudermilk, Frank Jordan | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Davis (PG), Gary Robinson (SG), Walter Bonnette (SF), Scott Lewis (PF), Bernard Evans (C) Douglas Folse, Richard Sedillo, Richard Johnson, Calvin Powell, Billy Yamamoto | |
| 09:17 | Denver | Roger Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-58 |
| 09:04 | BYU | Joseph Issa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-58 |
| 08:44 | Denver | Donald Freeman is called for the reach on Roger Davis - foul #3 on Donald Freeman, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Douglas Folse (PG) Gary Robinson | |
| 08:44 | Denver | Roger Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 08:44 | Denver | Roger Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 08:33 | BYU | Joseph Issa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-60 |
| 08:32 | Denver | Scott Lewis snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Scott Lewis comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 50-60 |
| 08:20 | BYU | Eric Robinson pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 08:15 | BYU | Donald Freeman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 50-60 |
| 08:13 | BYU | Eric Robinson hits the follow up shot | 52-60 |
| 08:07 | Denver | Roger Davis comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Issa - foul #1 on Joseph Issa, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| Subs | BYU | Raymond Swanson (PG), John Parker (SG), Frank Jordan (SF), Curtis Loudermilk (PF) Eric Robinson, Joseph Issa, Donald Freeman, Steve Nyberg | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Sedillo (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Billy Yamamoto (C) Douglas Folse, Walter Bonnette, Bernard Evans | |
| 08:07 | Denver | Roger Davis misses the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 08:07 | Denver | Roger Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 07:54 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk blows the dunk | 52-61 |
| 07:52 | BYU | Matthew Palmer tips it in | 54-61 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Raymond Swanson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Jordan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Loudermilk (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Sedillo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Billy Yamamoto (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Denver | Scott Lewis scores on a floater from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 07:11 | BYU | Scott Lewis is called for the reach on Raymond Swanson - foul #2 on Scott Lewis, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| Subs | BYU | Stephen Adams (C) Matthew Palmer | |
| Subs | Denver | Douglas Folse (PG), Calvin Powell (PF) Roger Davis, Scott Lewis | |
| 07:11 | BYU | Raymond Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 07:11 | BYU | Raymond Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 06:57 | Denver | Richard Sedillo misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 06:55 | BYU | Raymond Swanson gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 06:42 | BYU | Stephen Adams makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-63 |
| 06:21 | Denver | John Parker is called for the reach on Richard Sedillo - foul #3 on John Parker, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | BYU | Eric Robinson (PG), Joseph Issa (SG), Steve Nyberg (PF) Raymond Swanson, John Parker, Curtis Loudermilk | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Bonnette (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| 06:21 | Denver | Richard Sedillo makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 06:21 | Denver | Richard Sedillo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 06:05 | BYU | Frank Jordan misses badly on a runner in the paint | 59-65 |
| 06:04 | Denver | Douglas Folse grabs the board | 59-65 |
| 05:58 | Denver | Richard Sedillo drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Folse | 59-68 |
| 05:39 | BYU | Eric Robinson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 59-68 |
| 05:38 | Denver | Douglas Folse gets the rebound | 59-68 |
| 05:33 | Denver | Douglas Folse can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 05:32 | BYU | Stephen Adams pulls down the rebound | 59-68 |
| 05:26 | BYU | Frank Jordan dunks the ball on a nice dish by Steve Nyberg and he's fouled by Douglas Folse - foul #1 on Douglas Folse, team foul #8 | 61-68 |
| Subs | BYU | Matthew Palmer (C) Stephen Adams | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Davis (SG), Scott Lewis (PF) Richard Sedillo, Billy Yamamoto | |
| 05:26 | BYU | Frank Jordan misses the free throw | 61-68 |
| 05:26 | Denver | Walter Bonnette pulls down the rebound | 61-68 |
| 05:15 | Denver | Roger Davis can't connect on a floater from the right block | 61-68 |
| 05:14 | BYU | Frank Jordan gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| 05:07 | BYU | Frank Jordan connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-68 |
| 04:41 | Denver | Walter Bonnette misses the jumper from the baseline | 64-68 |
| 04:39 | Denver | Scott Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 64-68 |
| 04:26 | Denver | Roger Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-68 |
| Subs | BYU | Raymond Swanson (PG), John Parker (SG), Donald Freeman (SF), Curtis Loudermilk (PF) Eric Robinson, Joseph Issa, Frank Jordan, Steve Nyberg | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF), Billy Yamamoto (C) Douglas Folse, Calvin Powell | |
| 04:12 | BYU | Matthew Palmer connects on the 3 from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 03:56 | Denver | Raymond Swanson steps in front of the Roger Davis pass | 67-68 |
| 03:51 | BYU | Raymond Swanson hits the finger roll | 69-68 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Raymond Swanson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Freeman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Loudermilk (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Walter Bonnette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Billy Yamamoto (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:38 | Denver | Walter Bonnette misses the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Raymond Swanson - foul #1 on Raymond Swanson, team foul #10 | 69-68 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Douglas Folse (PG), Richard Sedillo (SG) Roger Davis, Richard Johnson | |
| 03:38 | Denver | Walter Bonnette makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 03:38 | Denver | Walter Bonnette makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 03:24 | BYU | Matthew Palmer is called for a charge - foul #2 on Matthew Palmer, team foul #11 | 69-70 |
| Subs | BYU | Stephen Adams (C) Matthew Palmer | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Davis (SF), Bernard Evans (PF) Walter Bonnette, Scott Lewis | |
| 03:02 | Denver | Bernard Evans clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-70 |
| 03:00 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto tips it back up and in | 69-72 |
| 02:34 | BYU | Donald Freeman knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 71-72 |
| 02:34 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-72 |
| Subs | BYU | Matthew Palmer (C) Stephen Adams | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF), Scott Lewis (PF) Roger Davis, Bernard Evans | |
| 02:24 | Denver | Scott Lewis knocks in the shot from the left block | 71-74 |
| 02:19 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Freeman and the foul's on Scott Lewis - foul #3 on Scott Lewis, team foul #9 | 73-74 |
| 02:19 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk makes the free throw | 74-74 |
| 02:01 | Denver | Douglas Folse can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 74-74 |
| 02:00 | BYU | Matthew Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 74-74 |
| 01:56 | BYU | Raymond Swanson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-74 |
| 01:54 | Denver | The rebound goes to Billy Yamamoto | 74-74 |
| 01:37 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto loses the dribble to Raymond Swanson | 74-74 |
| 01:18 | BYU | Raymond Swanson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-74 |
| 01:16 | Denver | Billy Yamamoto gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 00:55 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-74 |
| 00:54 | BYU | Curtis Loudermilk pulls down the rebound | 74-74 |
| 00:38 | BYU | Donald Freeman's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Yamamoto | 74-74 |
| 00:37 | Denver | The rebound goes to Billy Yamamoto | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Denver | Scott Lewis connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Folse | 74-76 |
| 00:10 | BYU | BYU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| 00:01 | BYU | Donald Freeman misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 74-76 |
| 00:00 | BYU | The clock runs out | 74-76 |