| Lineup | BYU | PG - Brian Rueda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Barber (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Edward Sturtz (fresh) PF - Clayton Wentworth (fresh) C - Joshua Olson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bill Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Rye (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Grayson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Lowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Donald Grayson inbounds the ball | 28-47 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Denver | Donald Grayson blows the layup | 28-47 |
| 19:36 | Denver | Donald Grayson tips it home | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:18 | BYU | Joseph Barber misses the lay-in | 28-49 |
| 19:17 | BYU | Clayton Wentworth tips it back up and in | 30-49 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Clayton Wentworth - foul #1 on Clayton Wentworth, team foul #1 | 30-49 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Rick Sterner makes the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Rick Sterner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-51 |
| 18:36 | BYU | Donald Grayson blocks the short jumper by Edward Sturtz | 30-51 |
| 18:35 | Denver | Bill Schultz pulls down the rebound | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:06 | Denver | Bill Schultz misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-51 |
| 18:05 | BYU | The rebound goes to Joshua Olson | 30-51 |
| 17:59 | BYU | Joshua Olson misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Rick Sterner - foul #1 on Rick Sterner, team foul #1 | 30-51 |
| 17:59 | BYU | Joshua Olson makes the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 17:59 | BYU | Joshua Olson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:45 | Denver | Rick Sterner drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Grayson | 32-53 |
| 17:28 | BYU | Joshua Olson banks in the layup | 34-53 |
| 17:02 | Denver | Bill Schultz misses the dunk | 34-53 |
| 17:01 | BYU | Clayton Wentworth snags the defensive board | 34-53 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 16:57 | BYU | Brian Rueda hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Barber | 37-53 |
| 16:33 | Denver | Bill Schultz misses the dunk but he's fouled by Brian Rueda - foul #1 on Brian Rueda, team foul #2 | 37-53 |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Carter (PG), John Armstrong (SG), Ron Woods (SF), Patrick William (PF), Ruben Gann (C) Brian Rueda, Joseph Barber, Edward Sturtz, Clayton Wentworth, Joshua Olson | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (SG), Jesse Cram (SF), Dan Hamilton (PF), Brian Griffin (C) Adam Rye, Donald Grayson, Rick Sterner, Wallace Lowe | |
| 16:33 | Denver | Bill Schultz misses the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 16:33 | Denver | Bill Schultz misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 16:33 | BYU | Patrick William pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 16:29 | BYU | Ruben Gann is hacked by Joseph Bolton - foul #1 on Joseph Bolton, team foul #2 | 37-53 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Lowe (C) Bill Schultz | |
| 16:18 | BYU | Ruben Gann misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 16:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Brian Griffin | 37-53 |
| 15:59 | Denver | Joseph Bolton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-53 |
| 15:57 | BYU | Ruben Gann snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Armstrong (fresh) SF - Ron Woods (fresh) PF - Patrick William (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ruben Gann (fresh) 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) SG - Jesse Cram (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Hamilton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Lowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:50 | BYU | Patrick William misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Griffin - foul #1 on Brian Griffin, team foul #3 | 37-53 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Ross (C) Wallace Lowe | |
| 15:50 | BYU | Patrick William misses the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 15:50 | BYU | Patrick William makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 15:34 | Denver | Dan Hamilton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Bolton | 38-55 |
| 15:21 | BYU | Ron Woods misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 15:19 | BYU | Richard Carter grabs the offensive board | 38-55 |
| 15:09 | BYU | Dan Hamilton steals it from Ruben Gann | 38-55 |
| 14:57 | Denver | Brian Griffin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-55 |
| 14:56 | Denver | Dan Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:43 | BYU | Brian Griffin takes the ball from Ron Woods | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:24 | Denver | Dan Hamilton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-57 |
| 14:22 | BYU | Patrick William grabs the defensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 14:17 | BYU | John Armstrong buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:51 | Denver | Jesse Cram comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-57 |
| 13:50 | Denver | Daniel Ross tips it but misses | 40-57 |
| 13:49 | BYU | Ruben Gann grabs the defensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 13:43 | BYU | John Armstrong hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ron Woods | 42-57 |
| 13:36 | Denver | Brian Griffin buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Dan Hamilton | 42-59 |
| 13:17 | BYU | Daniel Ross is called for the reach on Ruben Gann - foul #4 on Daniel Ross, team foul #4 | 42-59 |
| Subs | BYU | Brian Rueda (PG), Joseph Barber (SG), Edward Sturtz (SF), Clayton Wentworth (PF), Joshua Olson (C) Richard Carter, John Armstrong, Ron Woods, Patrick William, Ruben Gann | |
| Subs | Denver | Bill Schultz (PG), Adam Rye (SG), Donald Grayson (SF), Rick Sterner (PF), Wallace Lowe (C) Joseph Bolton, Jesse Cram, Brian Griffin, Dan Hamilton, Daniel Ross | |
| 12:58 | BYU | Brian Rueda misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-59 |
| 12:57 | Denver | Rick Sterner snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 12:46 | Denver | Donald Grayson double dribbles | 42-59 |
| 12:21 | BYU | Joseph Barber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Wallace Lowe - foul #2 on Wallace Lowe, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| 12:21 | BYU | Joseph Barber makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 12:21 | BYU | Joseph Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 12:06 | Denver | Bill Schultz hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Grayson | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:51 | BYU | Joseph Barber can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-62 |
| 11:50 | BYU | Joshua Olson can't tip it in | 44-62 |
| 11:48 | BYU | Clayton Wentworth tips it in | 46-62 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Brian Rueda (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Barber (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Sturtz (fresh) PF - Clayton Wentworth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Olson (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bill Schultz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Rye (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Grayson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Wallace Lowe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Denver | Joshua Olson takes the ball from Adam Rye | 46-62 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 11:18 | BYU | Bill Schultz is called for the reach on Brian Rueda - foul #1 on Bill Schultz, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| 11:04 | BYU | Brian Rueda misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Bill Schultz - foul #2 on Bill Schultz, team foul #7 | 46-62 |
| 11:04 | BYU | Brian Rueda misses the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 11:04 | BYU | Brian Rueda makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 11:04 | BYU | Brian Rueda makes the 3rd free throw | 48-62 |
| 10:45 | Denver | Bill Schultz misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-62 |
| 10:44 | BYU | Joseph Barber grabs the board | 48-62 |
| 10:26 | BYU | Joseph Barber blows the layup | 48-62 |
| 10:24 | Denver | Rick Sterner grabs the board | 48-62 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Bill Schultz can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-62 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Rick Sterner gets the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 09:50 | Denver | Wallace Lowe hits the follow up shot | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:33 | BYU | Brian Rueda misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-64 |
| 09:32 | BYU | Edward Sturtz gets the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 09:23 | BYU | Edward Sturtz is whistled for traveling | 48-64 |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Carter (PG), John Armstrong (SG), Ron Woods (SF), Patrick William (PF), Ruben Gann (C) Brian Rueda, Joseph Barber, Edward Sturtz, Clayton Wentworth, Joshua Olson | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jesse Cram (SG), Brian Griffin (SF), Dan Hamilton (PF) Bill Schultz, Adam Rye, Donald Grayson, Rick Sterner | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:03 | Denver | Brian Griffin can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 48-64 |
| 09:01 | Denver | Wallace Lowe gets the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 08:47 | Denver | Joseph Bolton connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Griffin | 48-67 |
| 08:28 | BYU | Ron Woods loses the ball out of bounds | 48-67 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Grayson (SF) Wallace Lowe | |
| 08:03 | Denver | Jesse Cram's pass is intercepted by John Armstrong | 48-67 |
| 07:59 | BYU | John Armstrong misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-67 |
| 07:57 | Denver | Joseph Bolton grabs the defensive rebound | 48-67 |
| 07:32 | Denver | Jesse Cram drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-70 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ron Woods (fresh) PF - Patrick William (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ruben Gann (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Cram (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Grayson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dan Hamilton (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | BYU | Ron Woods misses the easy layup | 48-70 |
| 07:13 | BYU | Ruben Gann snags the offensive board | 48-70 |
| 07:08 | BYU | Richard Carter loses the dribble to Joseph Bolton | 48-70 |
| 06:48 | Denver | Joseph Bolton's pass is intercepted by Patrick William | 48-70 |
| 06:37 | BYU | Jesse Cram picks off the pass by Patrick William | 48-70 |
| 06:20 | Denver | Jesse Cram hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-73 |
| 06:03 | BYU | Ruben Gann misses the lay-in | 48-73 |
| 06:02 | Denver | The rebound goes to Donald Grayson | 48-73 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-73 |
| Subs | BYU | Brian Rueda (PG), Joseph Barber (SG), Edward Sturtz (SF), Clayton Wentworth (PF), Joshua Olson (C) Richard Carter, John Armstrong, Ron Woods, Patrick William, Ruben Gann | |
| Subs | Denver | Bill Schultz (PG), Adam Rye (SG), Rick Sterner (PF), Daniel Ross (C) Joseph Bolton, Jesse Cram, Donald Grayson, Dan Hamilton | |
| 05:37 | Denver | Rick Sterner hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Adam Rye | 48-75 |
| 05:29 | BYU | Clayton Wentworth hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Joseph Barber and he's fouled by Rick Sterner - foul #2 on Rick Sterner, team foul #8 | 50-75 |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Carter (PG), John Armstrong (SG), Ron Woods (SF), Patrick William (C) Brian Rueda, Joseph Barber, Edward Sturtz, Joshua Olson | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Jesse Cram (SG), Dan Hamilton (PF), Wallace Lowe (C) Bill Schultz, Adam Rye, Rick Sterner, Daniel Ross | |
| 05:29 | BYU | Clayton Wentworth misses the free throw | 50-75 |
| 05:29 | Denver | Dan Hamilton snags the defensive board | 50-75 |
| 05:14 | Denver | Jesse Cram misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-75 |
| 05:13 | Denver | Wallace Lowe tips it home | 50-77 |
| 05:01 | BYU | Richard Carter scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-77 |
| 04:35 | Denver | Clayton Wentworth takes the ball from Donald Llanos | 53-77 |
| 04:25 | BYU | John Armstrong misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jesse Cram - foul #1 on Jesse Cram, team foul #9 | 53-77 |
| Subs | BYU | Ruben Gann (C) Clayton Wentworth | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG) Brian Griffin | |
| 04:25 | BYU | John Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 54-77 |
| 04:25 | BYU | John Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 54-77 |
| 04:25 | BYU | Patrick William grabs the offensive rebound | 54-77 |
| 04:08 | BYU | The short jumper by Patrick William is denied by Dan Hamilton | 54-77 |
| 04:07 | Denver | Donald Llanos snags the defensive board | 54-77 |
| 03:47 | Denver | Dan Hamilton dunks the ball on a great pass from Joseph Bolton | 54-79 |
| 03:30 | BYU | Richard Carter misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-79 |
| 03:29 | BYU | John Armstrong grabs the offensive board | 54-79 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Carter (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ron Woods (fresh) PF - Patrick William (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ruben Gann (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Llanos (fresh) SF - Jesse Cram (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Dan Hamilton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Wallace Lowe (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | BYU | Joseph Bolton picks off the pass by Ruben Gann | 54-79 |
| 03:14 | Denver | Joseph Bolton lays it in | 54-81 |
| 03:02 | BYU | Richard Carter buries a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Dan Hamilton - foul #1 on Dan Hamilton, team foul #10 | 56-81 |
| Subs | BYU | Thomas Anderson (SF) Ron Woods | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Griffin (SF) Donald Llanos | |
| 03:02 | BYU | Richard Carter makes the free throw | 57-81 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:33 | Denver | Wallace Lowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-81 |
| 02:16 | BYU | Richard Carter knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from John Armstrong | 59-81 |
| 01:55 | Denver | Dan Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-81 |
| 01:54 | BYU | The rebound goes to Thomas Anderson | 59-81 |
| 01:49 | BYU | John Armstrong comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 59-81 |
| 01:47 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dan Hamilton | 59-81 |
| 01:41 | Denver | Dan Hamilton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-81 |
| 01:40 | BYU | John Armstrong grabs the board | 59-81 |
| 01:33 | BYU | Ruben Gann misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Dan Hamilton - foul #2 on Dan Hamilton, team foul #11 | 59-81 |
| Subs | BYU | Ron Woods (SF) Thomas Anderson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:33 | BYU | Ruben Gann misses the 1st free throw | 59-81 |
| 01:33 | BYU | Ruben Gann misses the 2nd free throw | 59-81 |
| 01:33 | Denver | The rebound goes to Wallace Lowe | 59-81 |
| 01:11 | Denver | John Armstrong picks off the pass by Jesse Cram | 59-81 |
| 01:08 | BYU | John Armstrong banks in the layup | 61-81 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Dan Hamilton's fadeaway is rejected by Ron Woods | 61-81 |
| 00:41 | BYU | Patrick William grabs the defensive rebound | 61-81 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | BYU | Ruben Gann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-81 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Denver | Jesse Cram misses the lay-in but the foul's on Patrick William - foul #3 on Patrick William, team foul #3 | 61-81 |
| 00:13 | Denver | Jesse Cram misses the 1st free throw | 61-81 |
| 00:13 | Denver | Jesse Cram misses the 2nd free throw | 61-81 |
| 00:13 | BYU | Patrick William grabs the board | 61-81 |
| 00:09 | BYU | John Armstrong misses the shot from the free throw line | 61-81 |
| 00:07 | Denver | Jesse Cram grabs the board | 61-81 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Joseph Bolton runs out the clock | 61-81 |