| Lineup | Utah | PG - Norman Eddington (fresh) SG - Robert Ewing (fresh) SF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) PF - Phillip Grudzinski (fresh) C - Wade Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenny Galaz (fresh) SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) SF - Todd Denton (fresh) PF - Melvin Hang (fresh) C - James Burchett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | James Burchett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Todd Denton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Denver | Melvin Hang tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Utah | Robert Ewing misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Denver | James Burchett pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Denver | James Burchett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Utah | Daniel Johnson lays it in on a nice dish by Wade Burns and he's hacked by Aaron Hart - foul #1 on Aaron Hart, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:41 | Utah | Daniel Johnson makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Denver | Kenny Galaz knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Todd Denton | 3-5 |
| 18:08 | Utah | Robert Ewing comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-5 |
| 18:06 | Denver | James Burchett pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Aaron Hart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 3-5 |
| 17:40 | Utah | The rebound goes to Daniel Johnson | 3-5 |
| 17:22 | Utah | Wade Burns buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Daniel Johnson | 5-5 |
| 17:08 | Denver | Melvin Hang connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Aaron Hart | 5-7 |
| 16:49 | Utah | James Burchett steals it from Daniel Johnson | 5-7 |
| 16:25 | Denver | Todd Denton hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Melvin Hang | 5-9 |
| 16:15 | Utah | James Burchett is called for the reach on Robert Ewing - foul #1 on James Burchett, team foul #2 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Propes (SG), Thomas Werth (PF), Richard Wetmore (C) Robert Ewing, Phillip Grudzinski, Wade Burns | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (SG), Kenneth Gross (SF), Billy Richmond (PF), William Durham (C) Aaron Hart, Todd Denton, Melvin Hang, James Burchett | |
| 15:56 | Utah | Daniel Johnson blows the layup | 5-9 |
| 15:55 | Utah | Daniel Johnson grabs the offensive board | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Norman Eddington (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Propes (fresh) SF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Werth (fresh) C - Richard Wetmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenny Galaz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Randy Fortune (fresh) SF - Kenneth Gross (fresh) PF - Billy Richmond (fresh) C - William Durham (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Utah | Daniel Johnson blows the dunk | 5-9 |
| 15:41 | Denver | Kenny Galaz grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 15:30 | Denver | Billy Richmond's layup is rejected by Daniel Johnson | 5-9 |
| 15:29 | Utah | Richard Wetmore gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:23 | Utah | Thomas Werth hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Gross - foul #1 on Kenneth Gross, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Fine (PG) Norman Eddington | |
| Subs | Denver | Alexander Furlong (SG) Kenny Galaz | |
| 15:23 | Utah | Thomas Werth makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 15:23 | Utah | Thomas Werth makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:57 | Denver | Alexander Furlong can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 14:56 | Denver | Billy Richmond tips it home | 7-11 |
| 14:36 | Utah | Daniel Johnson clanks a floater from the right side | 7-11 |
| 14:35 | Utah | Michael Propes grabs the offensive board | 7-11 |
| 14:24 | Utah | Thomas Werth knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Fine and he's fouled by Billy Richmond - foul #1 on Billy Richmond, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Ewing (SG), Wade Burns (C) Michael Propes, Richard Wetmore | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenny Galaz (PG), Aaron Hart (SG), Melvin Hang (PF), James Burchett (C) Randy Fortune, Alexander Furlong, Billy Richmond, William Durham | |
| 14:24 | Utah | Thomas Werth makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:07 | Denver | Aaron Hart is fouled on the floor by Robert Ewing - foul #1 on Robert Ewing, team foul #1 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Utah | Norman Eddington (PG), Phillip Grudzinski (PF) Daniel Fine, Thomas Werth | |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Denton (SF) Kenneth Gross | |
| 13:52 | Denver | Todd Denton clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Daniel Johnson - foul #1 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| 13:52 | Denver | Todd Denton misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:52 | Denver | Todd Denton misses the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:52 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski gets the rebound | 10-11 |
| 13:31 | Utah | Wade Burns is fouled on the floor by Kenny Galaz - foul #1 on Kenny Galaz, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| 13:17 | Utah | Aaron Hart steps in front of the Robert Ewing pass | 10-11 |
| 13:02 | Denver | James Burchett comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 10-11 |
| 13:01 | Utah | Daniel Johnson snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:53 | Utah | Norman Eddington clanks a jump hook in the paint | 10-11 |
| 12:51 | Utah | Wade Burns misses the tip | 10-11 |
| 12:49 | Denver | Todd Denton snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| 12:33 | Denver | Todd Denton loses the dribble to Phillip Grudzinski | 10-11 |
| 12:22 | Utah | Robert Ewing hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wade Burns | 12-11 |
| 12:07 | Denver | Phillip Grudzinski is called for the reach on James Burchett - foul #1 on Phillip Grudzinski, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Fine (PG) Norman Eddington | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (PG), Kenneth Gross (SF), Billy Richmond (C) Kenny Galaz, Todd Denton, James Burchett | |
| 11:59 | Denver | Aaron Hart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 11:57 | Utah | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Daniel Fine (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Grudzinski (fresh) C - Wade Burns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Randy Fortune (fresh) SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Gross (fresh) PF - Melvin Hang (fresh) 4 pts. C - Billy Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Utah | Daniel Fine misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-11 |
| 11:35 | Denver | Melvin Hang snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 11:23 | Denver | Robert Ewing is called for the reach on Kenneth Gross - foul #2 on Robert Ewing, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Propes (SG), Christopher Murrill (SF), Thomas Werth (PF), Richard Wetmore (C) Robert Ewing, Daniel Johnson, Phillip Grudzinski, Wade Burns | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenny Galaz (PG), William Durham (C) Randy Fortune, Melvin Hang | |
| 11:08 | Denver | Kenny Galaz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Daniel Fine - foul #1 on Daniel Fine, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Utah | Norman Eddington (PG) Daniel Fine | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (SG) Aaron Hart | |
| 11:08 | Denver | Kenny Galaz makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:08 | Denver | Kenny Galaz makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:46 | Utah | Norman Eddington misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Gross - foul #2 on Kenneth Gross, team foul #6 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Denton (SF), James Burchett (C) Kenneth Gross, William Durham | |
| 10:46 | Utah | Norman Eddington makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:46 | Utah | Norman Eddington makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 10:23 | Denver | Thomas Werth is called for the reach on Billy Richmond - foul #1 on Thomas Werth, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Melvin Hang (PF) Billy Richmond | |
| 10:02 | Denver | Kenny Galaz scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Denton | 14-16 |
| 09:48 | Utah | Michael Propes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christopher Murrill and he's hacked by James Burchett - foul #2 on James Burchett, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Johnson (SF), Phillip Grudzinski (PF), Wade Burns (C) Christopher Murrill, Thomas Werth, Richard Wetmore | |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Hart (SG), Billy Richmond (C) Randy Fortune, James Burchett | |
| 09:48 | Utah | Michael Propes makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:22 | Denver | Todd Denton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daniel Johnson - foul #2 on Daniel Johnson, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Fine (PG), Christopher Murrill (SF) Norman Eddington, Daniel Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:22 | Denver | Todd Denton misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:22 | Denver | Todd Denton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:57 | Utah | Michael Propes makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Fine | 19-17 |
| 08:46 | Denver | Todd Denton is hacked by Wade Burns - foul #1 on Wade Burns, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (PG) Kenny Galaz | |
| 08:46 | Denver | Todd Denton misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:46 | Denver | Billy Richmond snags the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 08:26 | Denver | Billy Richmond throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Utah | Norman Eddington (PG), Timothy Magnusson (SF), Thomas Werth (PF) Daniel Fine, Michael Propes, Phillip Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Risch (SF), William Durham (C) Todd Denton, Melvin Hang | |
| 08:24 | Utah | Norman Eddington is hacked by Randy Fortune in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Fortune, team foul #8 | 19-17 |
| 08:24 | Utah | Norman Eddington makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:24 | Utah | Norman Eddington makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:00 | Denver | Wade Burns is called for the reach on Randy Fortune - foul #2 on Wade Burns, team foul #9 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Wetmore (C) Wade Burns | |
| Subs | Denver | Melvin Hang (PF) Billy Richmond | |
| 08:00 | Denver | Randy Fortune makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:00 | Denver | Randy Fortune misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 08:00 | Utah | Thomas Werth gets the rebound | 21-18 |
| 07:49 | Utah | Leo Risch takes the ball from Thomas Werth | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Norman Eddington (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Murrill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Magnusson (fresh) PF - Thomas Werth (fresh) 5 pts. C - Richard Wetmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Randy Fortune (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leo Risch (fresh) PF - Melvin Hang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Durham (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Denver | Randy Fortune's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Werth | 21-18 |
| 07:24 | Utah | The rebound goes to Richard Wetmore | 21-18 |
| 07:04 | Utah | Aaron Hart steps in front of the Richard Wetmore pass | 21-18 |
| 07:00 | Denver | Melvin Hang hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Aaron Hart | 21-20 |
| 06:42 | Utah | Christopher Murrill misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-20 |
| 06:41 | Denver | William Durham grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 06:24 | Denver | Leo Risch is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 21-20 |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Fine (PG), Robert Ewing (SG), Daniel Johnson (SF), Phillip Grudzinski (PF), Wade Burns (C) Norman Eddington, Christopher Murrill, Timothy Magnusson, Thomas Werth, Richard Wetmore | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenny Galaz (PG), Todd Denton (SF), Billy Richmond (PF) Aaron Hart, Leo Risch, Melvin Hang | |
| 06:08 | Utah | Daniel Johnson drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Wade Burns | 23-20 |
| 05:47 | Denver | Kenny Galaz clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Billy Richmond pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 05:31 | Denver | William Durham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Alexander Furlong (SG), Leo Risch (C) Randy Fortune, William Durham | |
| 05:10 | Utah | Robert Ewing's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Richmond | 23-20 |
| 05:08 | Utah | Phillip Grudzinski hits the follow up shot | 25-20 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Billy Richmond is fouled on the floor by Phillip Grudzinski - foul #2 on Phillip Grudzinski, team foul #10 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Utah | Norman Eddington (PG) Daniel Fine | |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Hart (SG), Melvin Hang (PF) Alexander Furlong, Leo Risch | |
| 04:45 | Denver | Billy Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Billy Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 04:25 | Utah | Daniel Johnson makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Norman Eddington | 27-22 |
| 04:10 | Denver | Kenny Galaz misses long on a jumper from the left side | 27-22 |
| 04:08 | Denver | Billy Richmond hits the follow up shot | 27-24 |
| 03:42 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses the lay-in | 27-24 |
| 03:41 | Denver | Billy Richmond pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Norman Eddington (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ewing (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Phillip Grudzinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wade Burns (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenny Galaz (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Todd Denton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Melvin Hang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Billy Richmond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Denver | Aaron Hart connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Melvin Hang | 27-27 |
| 03:21 | Utah | Norman Eddington clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Kenny Galaz - foul #2 on Kenny Galaz, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Propes (SG), Thomas Werth (PF), Richard Wetmore (C) Robert Ewing, Phillip Grudzinski, Wade Burns | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Gross (SF), James Burchett (C) Todd Denton, Billy Richmond | |
| 03:21 | Utah | Norman Eddington makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:21 | Utah | Norman Eddington misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:21 | Denver | Melvin Hang pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 03:03 | Denver | Melvin Hang lays it up and in | 28-29 |
| 02:57 | Utah | Daniel Johnson is hacked by Melvin Hang - foul #1 on Melvin Hang, team foul #10 | 28-29 |
| 02:57 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:57 | Utah | Daniel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:44 | Denver | James Burchett misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 02:42 | Utah | Daniel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:28 | Utah | Thomas Werth knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Michael Propes | 31-29 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Aaron Hart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 02:10 | Utah | Richard Wetmore snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 01:47 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Aaron Hart - foul #2 on Aaron Hart, team foul #11 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Fine (PG), Robert Ewing (SG), Phillip Grudzinski (PF), Wade Burns (C) Norman Eddington, Michael Propes, Thomas Werth, Richard Wetmore | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Fortune (PG), Alexander Furlong (SG), William Durham (PF) Kenny Galaz, Aaron Hart, Melvin Hang | |
| 01:47 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:47 | Utah | Daniel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:47 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Burchett | 31-29 |
| 01:38 | Denver | Alexander Furlong makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Durham | 31-32 |
| 01:27 | Utah | Daniel Fine knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Ewing | 33-32 |
| 01:18 | Denver | Kenneth Gross makes the floater from the free throw line set up by James Burchett | 33-34 |
| 01:04 | Utah | Robert Ewing is hacked by James Burchett - foul #3 on James Burchett, team foul #12 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Denton (SF), Billy Richmond (PF) Kenneth Gross, James Burchett | |
| 01:04 | Utah | Robert Ewing misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:04 | Utah | Robert Ewing makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:51 | Denver | William Durham misses the easy layup | 34-34 |
| 00:50 | Denver | Randy Fortune misses the tip | 34-34 |
| 00:48 | Utah | The rebound goes to Phillip Grudzinski | 34-34 |
| 00:42 | Utah | Daniel Johnson drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Phillip Grudzinski | 36-34 |
| 00:22 | Denver | William Durham buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 00:18 | Utah | Robert Ewing lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Fine and he's fouled by Todd Denton - foul #1 on Todd Denton, team foul #13 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Utah | Norman Eddington (PG), Thomas Werth (PF) Daniel Fine, Phillip Grudzinski | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenny Galaz (PG), Aaron Hart (SG), Melvin Hang (PF) Randy Fortune, Alexander Furlong, William Durham | |
| 00:18 | Utah | Robert Ewing makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Kenny Galaz makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Robert Ewing hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 39-38 |