| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) PF - Gary Smith (fresh) C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (fresh) SG - Isaac Ridley (fresh) SF - Mark Simpson (fresh) PF - Billy Duncan (fresh) C - David Daniels (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah | David Daniels wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Utah | Mark Simpson can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Denver | Robert Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Utah | Mark Simpson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Utah | Edward Werner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Denver | Gary Smith travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Utah | Isaac Ridley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Denver | Gary Smith gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham's floater is knocked away by Isaac Ridley | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Utah | Mark Simpson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Utah | Edward Werner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Gary Smith snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:06 | Denver | Billy Duncan blocks the short jumper by James Stone | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Utah | Billy Duncan snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | Utah | Isaac Ridley comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Smith - foul #1 on Gary Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Don Waclawski (PF) Billy Duncan | |
| 17:50 | Utah | Isaac Ridley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | Utah | Isaac Ridley misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 17:50 | Denver | Gary Smith snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:28 | Denver | James Stone knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Edward Werner - foul #1 on Edward Werner, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Pesina (C) Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 17:28 | Denver | James Stone makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:13 | Utah | Edward Werner misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 17:12 | Denver | The rebound goes to Gary Smith | 3-0 |
| 17:07 | Denver | James Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Rawls (C) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 16:48 | Utah | David Daniels is hacked by Charles Rawls - foul #1 on Charles Rawls, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SF) Robert Ingram | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 16:31 | Utah | Edward Werner scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Daniels | 3-3 |
| 16:10 | Denver | Charles Rawls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-3 |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Walter Newsome (SG) James Stone, Don Wetherington | |
| Subs | Utah | Billy Duncan (PF) Don Waclawski | |
| 15:53 | Utah | Isaac Ridley connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Edward Werner | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andy Nixon (fresh) SG - Walter Newsome (fresh) SF - Richard Finger (fresh) PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) C - Charles Rawls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Billy Duncan (fresh) C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Denver | Charles Rawls misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Daniels - foul #1 on David Daniels, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF) Andy Nixon, Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 15:42 | Denver | Charles Rawls makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:42 | Denver | Charles Rawls makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:16 | Utah | Mark Simpson is fouled on the floor by Richard Finger - foul #1 on Richard Finger, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Lawrence Winningham (C) Richard Finger, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 15:11 | Utah | James Stone steals it from Mark Simpson | 5-5 |
| 15:02 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses the jump hook from the right block | 5-5 |
| 15:01 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham snags the offensive board | 5-5 |
| 14:49 | Denver | Robert Ingram clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-5 |
| 14:47 | Utah | Billy Duncan grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 14:39 | Utah | Edward Werner is hacked by Walter Newsome - foul #1 on Walter Newsome, team foul #4 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG) Walter Newsome | |
| Subs | Utah | Maurice Wood (PG), Don Waclawski (PF) Edward Werner, Billy Duncan | |
| 14:27 | Utah | Isaac Ridley's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Ingram | 5-5 |
| 14:25 | Utah | David Daniels gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:12 | Utah | Isaac Ridley hits a shot in the lane and he's hacked by Lawrence Winningham - foul #1 on Lawrence Winningham, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF) Robert Ingram, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Griffen (C) David Daniels | |
| 14:12 | Utah | Isaac Ridley makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 13:56 | Denver | Andrew Pesina hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 5-8 |
| 13:54 | Denver | Andrew Pesina tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 13:35 | Utah | Mark Simpson hits the finger roll | 7-10 |
| 13:18 | Denver | Andrew Pesina is whistled for traveling | 7-10 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Rawls (C) Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG), Billy Duncan (PF) Maurice Wood, Don Waclawski | |
| 12:57 | Utah | Isaac Ridley's dunk attempt is rejected by Andrew Pesina | 7-10 |
| 12:56 | Utah | Billy Duncan grabs the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:43 | Utah | Richard Finger picks off the pass by Adam Griffen | 7-10 |
| 12:19 | Denver | James Stone misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 12:18 | Denver | Richard Finger tips it back up and in | 9-10 |
| 12:13 | Utah | Isaac Ridley hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Mark Simpson | 9-12 |
| 12:00 | Denver | Don Wetherington scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Stone | 11-12 |
| 11:55 | Utah | Edward Werner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 11:54 | Denver | Richard Finger grabs the board | 11-12 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Finger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Pesina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mark Simpson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Duncan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Griffen (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Denver | Richard Finger double dribbles | 11-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Walter Newsome (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) James Stone, Don Wetherington, Richard Finger, Andrew Pesina, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | Utah | Maurice Wood (PG), Adam Maio (SG), James Johnson (SF), Don Waclawski (PF), David Daniels (C) Edward Werner, Isaac Ridley, Mark Simpson, Billy Duncan, Adam Griffen | |
| 11:13 | Utah | David Daniels is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Winningham - foul #2 on Lawrence Winningham, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Million (C) Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 10:56 | Utah | Maurice Wood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 10:55 | Denver | Gary Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:35 | Denver | Robert Ingram loses the dribble to James Johnson | 11-12 |
| 10:15 | Utah | Don Waclawski misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Million - foul #1 on Kevin Million, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Charles Rawls (C) Andy Nixon, Walter Newsome, Kevin Million | |
| Subs | Utah | Isaac Ridley (SG) Adam Maio | |
| 10:15 | Utah | Don Waclawski makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 10:15 | Utah | Don Waclawski makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:55 | Denver | James Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Simpson (SF) James Johnson | |
| 09:40 | Utah | Mark Simpson drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Maurice Wood and he's fouled by Robert Ingram - foul #1 on Robert Ingram, team foul #8 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG), Billy Duncan (PF) Maurice Wood, Don Waclawski | |
| 09:40 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:20 | Denver | Edward Werner is called for the reach on Robert Ingram - foul #2 on Edward Werner, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | James Johnson (PG) Edward Werner | |
| 09:15 | Denver | Gary Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-17 |
| 09:13 | Utah | David Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:03 | Utah | Billy Duncan is fouled on the floor by Robert Ingram - foul #2 on Robert Ingram, team foul #9 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF) Robert Ingram, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Utah | Maurice Wood (PG) James Johnson | |
| 09:03 | Utah | Billy Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 09:03 | Denver | Andrew Pesina snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 08:41 | Denver | Richard Finger clanks a runner from the right block | 11-17 |
| 08:40 | Utah | David Daniels snags the defensive board | 11-17 |
| 08:36 | Utah | Charles Rawls picks off the pass by David Daniels | 11-17 |
| 08:32 | Denver | James Stone misses the lay-in | 11-17 |
| 08:30 | Utah | The rebound goes to David Daniels | 11-17 |
| 08:24 | Utah | Maurice Wood connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Isaac Ridley and he's hacked by Andrew Pesina - foul #1 on Andrew Pesina, team foul #10 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG) James Stone | |
| Subs | Utah | Don Waclawski (PF) Billy Duncan | |
| 08:24 | Utah | Maurice Wood makes the free throw | 11-20 |
| 07:59 | Denver | Richard Finger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-20 |
| 07:58 | Denver | Charles Rawls grabs the offensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 07:52 | Denver | Walter Newsome can't connect on a floater from the left side | 11-20 |
| 07:51 | Denver | Andrew Pesina hits the follow up shot | 13-20 |
| 07:33 | Utah | Charles Rawls swats the layup by Isaac Ridley | 13-20 |
| 07:32 | Utah | David Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) SG - Don Wetherington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Finger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Pesina (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Rawls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Maurice Wood (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Don Waclawski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Utah | Mark Simpson misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 13-20 |
| 07:05 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Don Waclawski | 13-20 |
| 06:54 | Utah | Maurice Wood is hacked by Walter Newsome - foul #2 on Walter Newsome, team foul #11 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Andy Nixon (SG), Richard Calvin (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Kevin Million (C) Walter Newsome, Don Wetherington, Richard Finger, Andrew Pesina, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | Utah | James Johnson (SF), Billy Duncan (PF), Adam Griffen (C) Mark Simpson, Don Waclawski, David Daniels | |
| 06:54 | Utah | Maurice Wood makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 06:54 | Utah | Maurice Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| 06:47 | Denver | Kevin Million double dribbles | 13-22 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (PG) Maurice Wood | |
| 06:28 | Utah | Adam Griffen misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 13-22 |
| 06:27 | Denver | James Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 06:22 | Denver | James Stone misses the easy layup but the foul's on Adam Griffen - foul #1 on Adam Griffen, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Simpson (SF) Isaac Ridley | |
| 06:22 | Denver | James Stone misses the 1st free throw | 13-22 |
| 06:22 | Denver | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 06:13 | Utah | Adam Griffen misses long on a jumper in the paint | 14-22 |
| 06:12 | Denver | Richard Calvin snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 05:55 | Denver | Andy Nixon drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gary Smith | 17-22 |
| 05:40 | Utah | Mark Simpson can't finish the layup | 17-22 |
| 05:39 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Calvin | 17-22 |
| 05:15 | Denver | Gary Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 05:13 | Utah | Billy Duncan snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 05:07 | Utah | Adam Maio misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #12 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Richard Finger (PF) Andy Nixon, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Utah | Isaac Ridley (SG), Maurice Wood (SF), Don Waclawski (PF), David Daniels (C) James Johnson, Mark Simpson, Billy Duncan, Adam Griffen | |
| 05:07 | Utah | Adam Maio misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:07 | Utah | Adam Maio makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 04:50 | Denver | Maurice Wood is called for the reach on James Stone - foul #1 on Maurice Wood, team foul #5 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Rawls (C) Richard Calvin | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 04:28 | Denver | James Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Pesina (PF) Kevin Million | |
| Subs | Utah | James Johnson (SF) Adam Maio | |
| 04:08 | Utah | Maurice Wood's pass is intercepted by Charles Rawls | 17-23 |
| 03:44 | Denver | Richard Finger knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 19-23 |
| 03:26 | Utah | David Daniels is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on David Daniels, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) James Stone, Richard Finger, Andrew Pesina, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Simpson (SF), Billy Duncan (PF), Adam Griffen (C) James Johnson, Don Waclawski, David Daniels | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fresh) SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Maurice Wood (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Duncan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Adam Griffen (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Denver | Gary Smith hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 02:52 | Utah | Gary Smith denies the turnaround by Isaac Ridley | 21-23 |
| 02:51 | Utah | Maurice Wood can't tip it in | 21-23 |
| 02:50 | Denver | Walter Newsome grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses long on a shot from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 02:31 | Utah | Billy Duncan gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 02:12 | Utah | Walter Newsome is called for the reach on Maurice Wood - foul #3 on Walter Newsome, team foul #13 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Richard Finger (SG) Walter Newsome, Don Wetherington | |
| Subs | Utah | Don Waclawski (PF) Billy Duncan | |
| 02:12 | Utah | Maurice Wood misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 02:12 | Utah | Maurice Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Gary Smith gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 01:52 | Denver | Robert Ingram hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 01:35 | Utah | Mark Simpson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 23-23 |
| 01:34 | Utah | Mark Simpson misses the tip | 23-23 |
| 01:32 | Utah | Maurice Wood tips it in | 23-25 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Richard Finger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 01:25 | Utah | Maurice Wood snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 01:18 | Utah | Adam Griffen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 01:16 | Denver | James Stone snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 01:02 | Denver | James Stone scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Finger | 25-25 |
| 00:41 | Utah | Adam Griffen is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Adam Griffen, team foul #7 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Richard Calvin (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Richard Finger, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | Utah | James Johnson (PG), Adam Maio (SG), Billy Duncan (PF) Maurice Wood, Isaac Ridley, Adam Griffen | |
| 00:19 | Denver | Don Wetherington loses the ball out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Griffen (C) Don Waclawski | |
| 00:03 | Utah | Billy Duncan misses the lay-in | 25-25 |
| 00:02 | Utah | Billy Duncan snags the offensive board | 25-25 |
| 00:00 | Utah | The clock runs out | 25-25 |