| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wayne Boykin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Houck (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Banister (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Beach (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joshua Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Herbert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Larry Banister inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | TCU | John Houck knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Wayne Boykin | 38-25 |
| 19:19 | Denver | Russell Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-25 |
| 19:09 | TCU | Larry Banister is hacked by Herbert Taylor - foul #1 on Herbert Taylor, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 18:54 | TCU | Wayne Boykin is fouled on the floor by Joshua Davis - foul #1 on Joshua Davis, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| 18:36 | TCU | Larry Banister hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 38-25 |
| 18:35 | Denver | Joshua Davis snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 18:18 | Denver | Russell Abbott lays it up and in | 38-27 |
| 17:58 | TCU | Wayne Boykin is hacked by Stephen Burnett - foul #1 on Stephen Burnett, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| 17:48 | TCU | John Carter connects on the floater from the right block set up by Wayne Boykin | 40-27 |
| 17:23 | Denver | Larry Banister is called for the reach on Joshua Davis - foul #3 on Larry Banister, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Bruce Adams (PF), Shane Godfrey (C) Ralph Warren, Russell Abbott | |
| 16:58 | Denver | Shane Godfrey lays it in | 40-29 |
| 16:46 | TCU | Joshua Davis picks off the pass by Larry Banister | 40-29 |
| 16:43 | Denver | Joshua Davis lays it in | 40-31 |
| 16:32 | TCU | John Houck misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-31 |
| 16:31 | TCU | John Houck pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 16:26 | TCU | Larry Banister is hacked by Herbert Taylor - foul #2 on Herbert Taylor, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Stotsky (PG), Jeffrey Pero (SF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Wayne Boykin, John Houck, Scott Beach | |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Haggerty (PG), Danny Goodwill (SG), Ralph Warren (PF) Joshua Davis, Stephen Burnett, Herbert Taylor | |
| 16:17 | TCU | Larry Banister is fouled on the floor by Danny Goodwill - foul #1 on Danny Goodwill, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| Subs | TCU | Edwin Blakemore (PF) John Carter | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:02 | TCU | Edwin Blakemore loses the ball out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG) Larry Banister | |
| Subs | Denver | Russell Abbott (C) Shane Godfrey | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Maggard (fresh) SG - Randall Stotsky (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Pero (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edwin Blakemore (fresh) C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bradley Haggerty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Goodwill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Abbott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeff Maggard - foul #1 on Jeff Maggard, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Shane Godfrey (PF) Ralph Warren | |
| 15:41 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 15:41 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 15:33 | TCU | Randall Stotsky hits the finger roll set up by Edwin Blakemore | 42-33 |
| 15:07 | Denver | Russell Abbott's pass is intercepted by Randall Stotsky | 42-33 |
| 14:54 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 14:52 | Denver | Russell Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Shane Godfrey blows the layup | 42-33 |
| 14:29 | TCU | The rebound goes to Edwin Blakemore | 42-33 |
| 14:20 | TCU | Jeff Maggard knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Izaguirre | 44-33 |
| 13:58 | Denver | Danny Goodwill connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Shane Godfrey | 44-36 |
| 13:41 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero misses badly on a floater from the right side | 44-36 |
| 13:39 | Denver | Bruce Adams grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 13:14 | Denver | Bruce Adams buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Bradley Haggerty | 44-38 |
| 12:59 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeff Maggard | 47-38 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Bruce Adams misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 47-38 |
| 12:36 | TCU | Edwin Blakemore grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 12:21 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 12:20 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 12:06 | TCU | Jeff Maggard comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 47-38 |
| 12:04 | Denver | Russell Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 11:36 | Denver | Russell Abbott misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 47-38 |
| 11:35 | TCU | Jeff Maggard snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Maggard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Stotsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Pero (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edwin Blakemore (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bradley Haggerty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Goodwill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shane Godfrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Russell Abbott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | TCU | Jeff Maggard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jeff Maggard, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), John Houck (SG), Larry Banister (SF), John Carter (PF), Scott Beach (C) Jeff Maggard, Randall Stotsky, Jeffrey Pero, Edwin Blakemore, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Davis (PG), Stephen Burnett (SG), Herbert Taylor (SF), Ralph Warren (PF) Bradley Haggerty, Danny Goodwill, Bruce Adams, Shane Godfrey | |
| 11:08 | Denver | Ralph Warren hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on John Carter - foul #2 on John Carter, team foul #4 | 47-38 |
| 11:08 | Denver | Ralph Warren makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:08 | Denver | Ralph Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:59 | TCU | Wayne Boykin drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Houck | 49-40 |
| 10:42 | Denver | Joshua Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-40 |
| 10:41 | Denver | Herbert Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Joshua Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-43 |
| 10:04 | TCU | Stephen Burnett steals the ball from John Houck | 49-43 |
| 09:48 | Denver | Stephen Burnett makes the fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Scott Beach - foul #1 on Scott Beach, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Shane Godfrey (C) Russell Abbott | |
| 09:48 | Denver | Stephen Burnett makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:26 | TCU | Wayne Boykin loses the dribble to Stephen Burnett | 49-46 |
| 09:22 | Denver | Joshua Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Burnett | 49-48 |
| 09:03 | TCU | Scott Beach drills a shot from close range on a great pass from John Houck and he's hacked by Joshua Davis - foul #2 on Joshua Davis, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Bruce Adams (PF) Ralph Warren | |
| 09:03 | TCU | Scott Beach makes the free throw | 52-48 |
| 08:45 | Denver | Stephen Burnett comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 08:43 | Denver | Herbert Taylor tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 08:40 | TCU | Wayne Boykin loses the dribble to Joshua Davis in the backcourt | 52-50 |
| 08:25 | Denver | John Houck steals it from Joshua Davis | 52-50 |
| 08:11 | TCU | Wayne Boykin scores on a runner from the right block and he's hacked by Shane Godfrey - foul #1 on Shane Godfrey, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Pero (SF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) John Houck, Scott Beach | |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Haggerty (PG), Danny Goodwill (SG), Ralph Warren (PF) Joshua Davis, Stephen Burnett, Shane Godfrey | |
| 08:11 | TCU | Wayne Boykin makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:49 | Denver | Danny Goodwill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 07:47 | Denver | Herbert Taylor can't tip it in | 55-50 |
| 07:45 | TCU | John Carter snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 07:35 | TCU | John Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), Randall Stotsky (SG), Edwin Blakemore (PF) Wayne Boykin, Larry Banister, John Carter | |
| Subs | Denver | Russell Abbott (C) Herbert Taylor | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Maggard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Stotsky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Pero (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edwin Blakemore (fresh) 1 ast. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bradley Haggerty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Danny Goodwill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Abbott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Denver | Danny Goodwill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 07:09 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 07:05 | TCU | Ralph Warren steals it from Randall Stotsky | 55-50 |
| 06:36 | Denver | Danny Goodwill buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Russell Abbott | 55-53 |
| 06:21 | TCU | Randall Stotsky is fouled on the floor by Bradley Haggerty - foul #1 on Bradley Haggerty, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | TCU | John Houck (SG), Larry Banister (SF), John Carter (PF), Scott Beach (C) Jeff Maggard, Jeffrey Pero, Edwin Blakemore, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Davis (PG), Stephen Burnett (SG), Shane Godfrey (C) Bradley Haggerty, Ralph Warren, Russell Abbott | |
| 06:21 | TCU | Randall Stotsky makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:21 | TCU | Randall Stotsky makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:55 | Denver | Bruce Adams misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Randall Stotsky - foul #1 on Randall Stotsky, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG) Randall Stotsky | |
| Subs | Denver | Herbert Taylor (SF) Danny Goodwill | |
| 05:55 | Denver | Bruce Adams makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 05:55 | Denver | Bruce Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:39 | TCU | John Houck knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Boykin | 59-55 |
| 05:37 | Denver | Joshua Davis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Ralph Warren (PF) Bruce Adams | |
| 05:28 | TCU | Larry Banister misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 05:26 | TCU | John Carter tips it home | 61-55 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Stephen Burnett scores on a jumper from the right block | 61-57 |
| 04:58 | TCU | John Carter makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Houck | 63-57 |
| 04:32 | Denver | Herbert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-57 |
| 04:31 | TCU | The rebound goes to Scott Beach | 63-57 |
| 04:17 | TCU | Larry Banister's fadeaway is rejected by Shane Godfrey | 63-57 |
| 04:15 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ralph Warren | 63-57 |
| 04:00 | Denver | Stephen Burnett hits the finger roll and the foul's on Larry Banister - foul #4 on Larry Banister, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| Subs | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Scott Beach | |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Haggerty (PG), Danny Goodwill (SF), Bruce Adams (PF) Joshua Davis, Herbert Taylor, Ralph Warren | |
| 04:00 | Denver | Stephen Burnett makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:53 | TCU | Larry Banister comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 03:51 | Denver | Bruce Adams snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 03:22 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-60 |
| 03:20 | TCU | John Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wayne Boykin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Houck (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Banister (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bradley Haggerty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Burnett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Danny Goodwill (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bruce Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Godfrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 02:58 | TCU | Larry Banister misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-60 |
| 02:57 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre grabs the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 02:52 | TCU | Wayne Boykin knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Houck | 65-60 |
| 02:52 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | TCU | Scott Beach (C) Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Davis (PG), Herbert Taylor (SF), Russell Abbott (C) Bradley Haggerty, Danny Goodwill, Shane Godfrey | |
| 02:36 | Denver | Herbert Taylor buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Larry Banister - foul #5 on Larry Banister, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Pero (SF) Larry Banister | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:36 | Denver | Herbert Taylor makes the free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:14 | TCU | John Houck misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 02:13 | TCU | John Houck pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:03 | TCU | Wayne Boykin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-63 |
| 02:02 | Denver | The rebound goes to Bruce Adams | 65-63 |
| 01:41 | Denver | Joshua Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 01:40 | TCU | John Carter gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 01:35 | TCU | John Houck misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 01:33 | TCU | Scott Beach misses the tip | 65-63 |
| 01:31 | TCU | Scott Beach snags the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 01:15 | TCU | Scott Beach's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Abbott | 65-63 |
| 01:13 | Denver | Bruce Adams grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 00:48 | Denver | Bruce Adams's layup is rejected by Scott Beach | 65-63 |
| 00:46 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Taylor | 65-63 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Stephen Burnett misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 65-63 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Russell Abbott snags the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Stephen Burnett misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 65-63 |
| 00:16 | TCU | John Carter pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | TCU | Joshua Davis is called for the reach on John Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Davis, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Ralph Warren (PF) Bruce Adams | |
| 00:15 | TCU | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:15 | TCU | John Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Herbert Taylor grabs the board | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Joshua Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-63 |
| 00:00 | TCU | John Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |