| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric McCorey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Garland Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Phillip Eyre (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Brice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Victor Heiner inbounds the ball | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Todd Hardy travels with the ball | 40-50 |
| 19:30 | BYU | Harold Brice makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Garland Clark | 40-52 |
| 19:13 | Denver | Benny Robidoux misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 19:11 | Denver | Victor Heiner tips it back up and in | 42-52 |
| 19:04 | BYU | Benny Robidoux takes the ball from Harold Brice | 42-52 |
| 18:54 | Denver | Victor Heiner connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-52 |
| 18:42 | BYU | Thomas Livingston picks off the pass by Samuel Rogers | 45-52 |
| 18:30 | Denver | Victor Heiner connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-52 |
| 18:14 | BYU | Samuel Rogers connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Eric McCorey | 47-54 |
| 17:47 | Denver | Benny Robidoux misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 17:45 | BYU | Samuel Rogers gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 17:39 | BYU | Todd Hardy takes the ball from Garland Clark | 47-54 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-54 |
| 17:22 | Denver | Richard Jung snags the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 17:02 | Denver | Victor Heiner comes up short on the shot from the right side | 47-54 |
| 17:01 | BYU | Samuel Rogers grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 16:57 | BYU | Eric McCorey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 16:55 | Denver | Thomas Livingston gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Todd Hardy dunks the ball set up by Richard Jung and he's fouled by Phillip Eyre - foul #2 on Phillip Eyre, team foul #1 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Garry Staples (PF), James Urbanek (C) Benny Robidoux, Thomas Livingston, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | BYU | Toby Ray (PG), Michael Blair (SG), Lorenzo Stapp (SF), Michael Holzer (PF), Leroy Wolchesky (C) Eric McCorey, Garland Clark, Samuel Rogers, Phillip Eyre, Harold Brice | |
| 16:49 | Denver | Todd Hardy makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| 16:27 | BYU | Leroy Wolchesky is called for 3 seconds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SG), Billy Marion (SF) Todd Hardy, Victor Heiner | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 16:07 | Denver | William Yang is whistled for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Garland Clark (SG) Leroy Wolchesky | |
| 15:50 | BYU | Michael Blair loses the ball out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Livingston (PF) Billy Marion | |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), Phillip Eyre (PF) Michael Blair, Lorenzo Stapp | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Yang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garry Staples (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Urbanek (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric McCorey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Garland Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Toby Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Eyre (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Holzer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Denver | Thomas Livingston hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Garry Staples and the foul's on Phillip Eyre - foul #3 on Phillip Eyre, team foul #2 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Victor Heiner (SF) Garry Staples | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 15:39 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 15:39 | BYU | Phillip Eyre grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 15:22 | BYU | Michael Holzer misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on James Urbanek - foul #2 on James Urbanek, team foul #1 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG) Donald Cleveland | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 15:22 | BYU | Michael Holzer makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 15:22 | BYU | Michael Holzer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 15:22 | Denver | Thomas Livingston pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 15:01 | Denver | Victor Heiner connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Benny Robidoux | 54-55 |
| 14:56 | BYU | Phillip Eyre scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric McCorey | 54-57 |
| 14:49 | Denver | Benny Robidoux can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Toby Ray - foul #2 on Toby Ray, team foul #3 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG) William Yang | |
| Subs | BYU | Samuel Rogers (SF) Toby Ray | |
| 14:49 | Denver | Benny Robidoux makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 14:49 | Denver | Benny Robidoux makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 14:49 | Denver | Benny Robidoux makes the 3rd free throw | 57-57 |
| 14:28 | BYU | Garland Clark drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Eric McCorey | 57-59 |
| 14:14 | Denver | Todd Hardy is hacked by Phillip Eyre - foul #4 on Phillip Eyre, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Jung (C) James Urbanek | |
| Subs | BYU | Toby Ray (SG), Lorenzo Stapp (PF), Leroy Wolchesky (C) Garland Clark, Phillip Eyre, Michael Holzer | |
| 13:55 | Denver | Benny Robidoux can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-59 |
| 13:54 | BYU | Toby Ray pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 13:48 | BYU | Eric McCorey clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 13:47 | BYU | Toby Ray snags the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 13:31 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Toby Ray | 57-61 |
| 13:12 | Denver | Benny Robidoux connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Thomas Livingston | 59-61 |
| 12:51 | BYU | Samuel Rogers is whistled for a carry | 59-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), William Yang (SF), Garry Staples (PF), David Devine (C) Benny Robidoux, Victor Heiner, Thomas Livingston, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | BYU | Garland Clark (SG), Michael Holzer (PF), Harold Brice (C) Eric McCorey, Samuel Rogers, Leroy Wolchesky | |
| 12:40 | Denver | Todd Hardy is hacked by Harold Brice - foul #1 on Harold Brice, team foul #5 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Marion (SF) Todd Hardy | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 12:33 | Denver | Billy Marion hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Holzer - foul #2 on Michael Holzer, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Denver | James Urbanek (C) David Devine | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 12:33 | Denver | Billy Marion misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 12:33 | Denver | Billy Marion misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 12:33 | BYU | Michael Holzer gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 12:26 | BYU | Toby Ray is hacked by Donald Cleveland - foul #3 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #2 | 59-61 |
| 12:06 | BYU | Toby Ray is fouled on the floor by William Yang - foul #2 on William Yang, team foul #3 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (PG) Toby Ray | |
| 11:42 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp can't finish the layup | 59-61 |
| 11:41 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Lorenzo Stapp | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Yang (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Marion (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Garry Staples (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Urbanek (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Blair (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Garland Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lorenzo Stapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Holzer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Brice (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | BYU | Michael Holzer scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Garland Clark | 59-64 |
| 11:15 | Denver | Donald Cleveland is fouled on the floor by Harold Brice - foul #2 on Harold Brice, team foul #7 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG), Victor Heiner (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Richard Jung (C) William Yang, Billy Marion, Garry Staples, James Urbanek | |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), Samuel Rogers (SF) Michael Blair, Lorenzo Stapp | |
| 11:15 | Denver | Donald Cleveland makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 11:15 | Denver | Donald Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 10:58 | BYU | Richard Jung denies the turnaround by Eric McCorey | 61-64 |
| 10:56 | BYU | Samuel Rogers gets the offensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 10:45 | BYU | Michael Holzer hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Eric McCorey | 61-66 |
| 10:16 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 61-66 |
| 10:14 | BYU | The rebound goes to Garland Clark | 61-66 |
| 10:10 | BYU | Garland Clark clanks a shot from the right side | 61-66 |
| 10:08 | Denver | Richard Jung pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| 09:49 | Denver | Todd Hardy misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 09:48 | Denver | Richard Jung tips it back up and in | 63-66 |
| 09:36 | BYU | Victor Heiner takes the ball from Michael Holzer | 63-66 |
| 09:10 | Denver | Donald Cleveland clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 09:08 | Denver | Donald Cleveland pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 08:57 | Denver | Thomas Livingston connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 08:30 | BYU | Eric McCorey scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Garland Clark | 65-69 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Richard Jung connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-69 |
| 07:59 | BYU | Garland Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-69 |
| 07:57 | Denver | Thomas Livingston snags the defensive board | 68-69 |
| 07:42 | Denver | Todd Hardy misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 68-69 |
| 07:40 | Denver | Victor Heiner can't tip it in | 68-69 |
| 07:38 | BYU | Michael Holzer pulls down the rebound | 68-69 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Hardy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Victor Heiner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Livingston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Jung (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric McCorey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Garland Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SF - Samuel Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Holzer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Brice (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | BYU | Garland Clark misses short on a shot from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 07:31 | Denver | Victor Heiner gets the rebound | 68-69 |
| 07:25 | Denver | Eric McCorey steals the ball from Richard Jung | 68-69 |
| 07:21 | BYU | Eric McCorey jams it | 68-71 |
| 07:03 | Denver | Todd Hardy's layup is rejected by Harold Brice | 68-71 |
| 07:01 | Denver | Richard Jung misses the tip | 68-71 |
| 07:00 | Denver | Richard Jung tips it home | 70-71 |
| 06:38 | BYU | Richard Jung is called for the reach on Harold Brice - foul #1 on Richard Jung, team foul #4 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), William Yang (SG), Billy Marion (SF), Garry Staples (PF), James Urbanek (C) Donald Cleveland, Todd Hardy, Victor Heiner, Thomas Livingston, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | BYU | Toby Ray (PG), Michael Blair (SG), Lorenzo Stapp (SF), Phillip Eyre (PF), Leroy Wolchesky (C) Eric McCorey, Garland Clark, Samuel Rogers, Michael Holzer, Harold Brice | |
| 06:25 | BYU | Michael Blair misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Yang - foul #3 on William Yang, team foul #5 | 70-71 |
| 06:25 | BYU | Michael Blair misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 06:25 | BYU | Michael Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 06:13 | Denver | Toby Ray picks off the pass by William Yang | 70-72 |
| 06:09 | BYU | Michael Blair lays it in on a great pass from Toby Ray | 70-74 |
| 05:42 | Denver | Michael Blair steals the ball from James Urbanek | 70-74 |
| 05:18 | BYU | Toby Ray misses badly on a floater from the right block | 70-74 |
| 05:17 | Denver | Garry Staples pulls down the rebound | 70-74 |
| 04:56 | Denver | William Yang misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-74 |
| 04:54 | BYU | The rebound goes to Leroy Wolchesky | 70-74 |
| 04:49 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-74 |
| Subs | Denver | Victor Heiner (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF) Billy Marion, Garry Staples | |
| Subs | BYU | Garland Clark (SG) Leroy Wolchesky | |
| 04:26 | Denver | Lorenzo Stapp swats the short shot by James Urbanek | 70-74 |
| 04:25 | Denver | Victor Heiner hits the follow up shot | 72-74 |
| 04:08 | BYU | Toby Ray is whistled for traveling | 72-74 |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG), David Devine (C) William Yang, James Urbanek | |
| Subs | BYU | Eric McCorey (PG), Harold Brice (C) Michael Blair, Lorenzo Stapp | |
| 03:58 | Denver | Todd Hardy clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-74 |
| 03:57 | BYU | Eric McCorey pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| 03:33 | BYU | Eric McCorey can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 72-74 |
| 03:31 | Denver | The rebound goes to Thomas Livingston | 72-74 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Victor Heiner (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - David Devine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric McCorey (fresh) 15 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garland Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SF - Toby Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Phillip Eyre (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Brice (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Denver | Victor Heiner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 72-74 |
| 03:10 | BYU | Phillip Eyre grabs the board | 72-74 |
| 03:03 | BYU | Phillip Eyre can't finish the layup | 72-74 |
| 03:02 | Denver | Victor Heiner grabs the board | 72-74 |
| 02:33 | Denver | Victor Heiner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Phillip Eyre - foul #5 on Phillip Eyre, team foul #8 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Garry Staples (PF), James Urbanek (C) Benny Robidoux, Thomas Livingston, David Devine | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Blair (SG), Samuel Rogers (SF), Michael Holzer (PF), Lorenzo Stapp (C) Garland Clark, Toby Ray, Phillip Eyre, Harold Brice | |
| 02:33 | Denver | Victor Heiner misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 02:33 | Denver | Victor Heiner makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 02:27 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Livingston (PF), Richard Jung (C) Garry Staples, James Urbanek | |
| Subs | BYU | Garland Clark (SG) Michael Blair | |
| 02:16 | BYU | Todd Hardy steps in front of the Samuel Rogers pass | 73-74 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Thomas Livingston banks in the layup on a great pass from Todd Hardy | 75-74 |
| 01:55 | BYU | Todd Hardy steps in front of the Samuel Rogers pass | 75-74 |
| 01:50 | Denver | Victor Heiner blows the layup | 75-74 |
| 01:48 | Denver | Donald Cleveland tips it but misses | 75-74 |
| 01:46 | BYU | Michael Holzer snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| 01:33 | BYU | Michael Holzer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 75-74 |
| 01:32 | Denver | Donald Cleveland snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Todd Hardy makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Livingston | 78-74 |
| 00:57 | BYU | Lorenzo Stapp misses short on a floater in the paint | 78-74 |
| 00:55 | Denver | Thomas Livingston snags the defensive board | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Denver | Garland Clark takes the ball from Todd Hardy | 78-74 |
| 00:28 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-74 |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG) Donald Cleveland | |
| Subs | BYU | Harold Brice (C) Lorenzo Stapp | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | BYU | Garland Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-74 |
| 00:20 | Denver | Richard Jung gets the rebound | 78-74 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Denver | Richard Jung is hacked by Eric McCorey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric McCorey, team foul #9 | 78-74 |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SF) Victor Heiner | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 00:17 | Denver | Richard Jung makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Richard Jung makes the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:13 | BYU | Garland Clark connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Eric McCorey | 80-77 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Thomas Livingston is fouled in the backcourt by Eric McCorey - foul #2 on Eric McCorey, team foul #10 | 80-77 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Thomas Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| 00:12 | BYU | The rebound goes to Michael Holzer | 81-77 |
| 00:05 | BYU | Harold Brice loses the dribble to William Yang | 81-77 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Thomas Livingston is hacked by Eric McCorey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric McCorey, team foul #11 | 81-77 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Thomas Livingston makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:03 | BYU | Michael Holzer gets the rebound | 82-77 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Michael Holzer hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 82-77 |