| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Duncan (fresh) C - David Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Mark Simpson inbounds the ball | 37-43 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Utah | Isaac Ridley misses the fadeaway from the right side | 37-43 |
| 19:29 | Utah | David Daniels misses the tip | 37-43 |
| 19:28 | Utah | Mark Simpson grabs the offensive board | 37-43 |
| 19:03 | Utah | David Daniels misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Robert Ingram gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:55 | Denver | Robert Ingram is fouled on the floor by Mark Simpson - foul #1 on Mark Simpson, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| 18:40 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the floater from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 18:39 | Utah | David Daniels grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 18:13 | Utah | Mark Simpson knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Edward Werner | 39-43 |
| 17:57 | Denver | Don Wetherington is hacked by Billy Duncan - foul #1 on Billy Duncan, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Pesina (C) Lawrence Winningham | |
| 17:47 | Denver | Andrew Pesina misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 17:45 | Denver | Gary Smith tips it back up and in | 39-45 |
| 17:34 | Utah | Mark Simpson misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Gary Smith - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Don Waclawski (PF) Billy Duncan | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Rawls (C) Gary Smith | |
| 17:34 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 17:34 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 17:17 | Denver | Robert Ingram is fouled on the floor by Mark Simpson - foul #2 on Mark Simpson, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| 17:05 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the floater from the right block | 41-45 |
| 17:04 | Utah | Don Waclawski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:39 | Utah | Isaac Ridley double dribbles | 41-45 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Richard Finger (SF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Don Wetherington, Robert Ingram, Charles Rawls | |
| 16:20 | Denver | Andrew Pesina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Billy Duncan (PF) Don Waclawski | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:59 | Utah | Mark Simpson can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-45 |
| 15:58 | Denver | James Stone snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Duncan (fresh) C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Finger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Denver | James Stone hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 41-45 |
| 15:44 | Utah | The rebound goes to David Daniels | 41-45 |
| 15:16 | Utah | Isaac Ridley drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Mark Simpson | 43-45 |
| 14:56 | Denver | Walter Newsome buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by James Stone | 43-48 |
| 14:43 | Utah | Isaac Ridley buries a turnaround near the basket | 45-48 |
| 14:36 | Denver | Walter Newsome misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-48 |
| 14:34 | Utah | Mark Simpson grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 14:05 | Utah | Mark Simpson comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Lawrence Winningham - foul #2 on Lawrence Winningham, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Utah | Don Waclawski (PF) Billy Duncan | |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Charles Rawls (C) James Stone, Richard Finger, Andrew Pesina, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 14:05 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 14:05 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:50 | Denver | Charles Rawls comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 47-48 |
| 13:48 | Denver | Charles Rawls grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 13:29 | Denver | Robert Ingram hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Don Wetherington | 47-51 |
| 13:01 | Utah | Edward Werner makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Mark Simpson | 50-51 |
| 12:39 | Denver | David Daniels steals the ball from Don Wetherington | 50-51 |
| 12:25 | Utah | Robert Ingram steals the ball from David Daniels | 50-51 |
| 12:05 | Denver | Don Wetherington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-51 |
| 12:03 | Utah | David Daniels snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Don Waclawski (fresh) C - David Daniels (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Walter Newsome (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Utah | David Daniels misses badly on a shot near the basket | 50-51 |
| 11:36 | Utah | Isaac Ridley snags the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 11:26 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the jumper in the lane | 52-51 |
| 11:15 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 11:13 | Utah | David Daniels gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 10:48 | Utah | David Daniels knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Simpson | 54-51 |
| 10:34 | Denver | Isaac Ridley is called for the reach on Walter Newsome - foul #2 on Isaac Ridley, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (PG), Maurice Wood (SF), Billy Duncan (PF), Adam Griffen (C) Edward Werner, Mark Simpson, Don Waclawski, David Daniels | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Richard Finger (SG), Richard Calvin (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Walter Newsome, Don Wetherington, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Charles Rawls | |
| 10:25 | Denver | Richard Calvin can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 54-51 |
| 10:23 | Denver | Richard Calvin tips it back up and in | 54-53 |
| 09:57 | Utah | Adam Griffen hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Maurice Wood | 56-53 |
| 09:38 | Denver | Andrew Pesina's floater is knocked away by Adam Griffen | 56-53 |
| 09:37 | Utah | Billy Duncan grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 09:08 | Utah | Adam Griffen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by James Stone - foul #2 on James Stone, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Simpson (SF) Isaac Ridley | |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Ingram (SF) Richard Finger, Richard Calvin | |
| 09:08 | Utah | Adam Griffen makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 09:08 | Utah | Adam Griffen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:49 | Denver | James Stone travels with the ball | 58-53 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Rawls (C) Lawrence Winningham | |
| 08:27 | Utah | Adam Griffen is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Adam Griffen, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF) Charles Rawls | |
| 08:20 | Denver | Andrew Pesina connects on the turnaround from the left block | 58-55 |
| 08:15 | Utah | Maurice Wood is fouled on the floor by James Stone - foul #3 on James Stone, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Utah | Isaac Ridley (SG), David Daniels (C) Adam Maio, Adam Griffen | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Rawls (C) Andrew Pesina | |
| 07:54 | Utah | Isaac Ridley misses the lay-in | 58-55 |
| 07:53 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Ingram | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Maurice Wood (fresh) SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billy Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Daniels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Simpson - foul #3 on Mark Simpson, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Utah | Don Waclawski (PF) Billy Duncan | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 07:48 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 07:48 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:19 | Utah | David Daniels misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Ingram - foul #2 on Robert Ingram, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (PG) Maurice Wood | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Winningham (C) Charles Rawls | |
| 07:19 | Utah | David Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 07:19 | Utah | David Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:58 | Denver | Don Wetherington is fouled on the floor by Don Waclawski - foul #3 on Don Waclawski, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG) Adam Maio | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF) Robert Ingram, Gary Smith | |
| 06:58 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:58 | Utah | The rebound goes to David Daniels | 60-57 |
| 06:38 | Utah | Mark Simpson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 06:36 | Utah | David Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 06:12 | Utah | Edward Werner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-57 |
| 06:11 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Stone | 60-57 |
| 05:51 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 05:49 | Utah | David Daniels grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 05:26 | Utah | Isaac Ridley makes the floater from close range | 62-57 |
| 05:11 | Denver | Edward Werner steals it from Richard Finger | 62-57 |
| 05:08 | Utah | Isaac Ridley lays it in set up by Edward Werner | 64-57 |
| 04:50 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham misses long on a jumper from close range | 64-57 |
| 04:49 | Utah | Edward Werner grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 04:31 | Utah | Edward Werner misses the 3 from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Don Wetherington grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Utah | Billy Duncan (PF) Don Waclawski | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF) Richard Finger, Lawrence Winningham | |
| 04:09 | Denver | Don Wetherington is hacked by David Daniels - foul #1 on David Daniels, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Griffen (C) David Daniels | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Rawls (C) Andrew Pesina | |
| 04:09 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 04:09 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:40 | Utah | Edward Werner loses the dribble to Don Wetherington | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Edward Werner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Isaac Ridley (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mark Simpson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Billy Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Griffen (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Denver | James Stone can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Werner - foul #1 on Edward Werner, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Utah | Maurice Wood (PG) Edward Werner | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:25 | Denver | James Stone makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:25 | Denver | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:10 | Utah | Maurice Wood misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Stone - foul #4 on James Stone, team foul #6 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Utah | David Daniels (C) Adam Griffen | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:10 | Utah | Maurice Wood makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:10 | Utah | Maurice Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 03:10 | Denver | Charles Rawls pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Gary Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Gary Smith, team foul #7 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Pesina (C) Charles Rawls | |
| 02:35 | Utah | The jump hook by Isaac Ridley is blocked by Gary Smith | 65-61 |
| 02:33 | Denver | Robert Ingram pulls down the rebound | 65-61 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 02:26 | Utah | Billy Duncan grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 02:03 | Utah | Maurice Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-61 |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Werner (PG), Don Waclawski (PF) Mark Simpson, Billy Duncan | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Richard Finger (SG), Lawrence Winningham (C) James Stone, Don Wetherington, Gary Smith | |
| 02:01 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Subs | Utah | Mark Simpson (SF), Billy Duncan (PF) Maurice Wood, Don Waclawski | |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Gary Smith (PF) Walter Newsome, Richard Finger, Andrew Pesina | |
| 01:47 | Denver | Don Wetherington blows the layup but the foul's on David Daniels - foul #2 on David Daniels, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| 01:47 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:47 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 01:24 | Utah | Edward Werner loses the dribble to Gary Smith | 65-63 |
| 01:14 | Denver | Robert Ingram's layup is rejected by Billy Duncan | 65-63 |
| 01:13 | Utah | Billy Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 00:44 | Utah | Isaac Ridley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Edward Werner | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Denver | Isaac Ridley steals the ball from James Stone in the backcourt | 67-63 |
| 00:40 | Utah | Isaac Ridley banks in the layup | 69-63 |
| 00:35 | Denver | Robert Ingram connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Lawrence Winningham | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Utah | James Stone is called for the reach on Mark Simpson in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Stone, team foul #8 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (SG), Maurice Wood (PF) Isaac Ridley, Billy Duncan | |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG) James Stone | |
| 00:33 | Utah | Mark Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:33 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham grabs the board | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Denver | Gary Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-66 |
| 00:15 | Utah | Walter Newsome is called for the reach on Edward Werner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Newsome, team foul #9 | 69-66 |
| 00:15 | Utah | Edward Werner makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:15 | Utah | Edward Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Denver | Walter Newsome misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-66 |
| 00:08 | Utah | David Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 00:08 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-66 |
| 00:07 | Utah | Walter Newsome is called for the reach on Mark Simpson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Newsome, team foul #10 | 71-66 |
| 00:07 | Utah | Mark Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:07 | Utah | Mark Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Robert Ingram buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-69 |
| 00:01 | Utah | David Daniels is hacked by Walter Newsome in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Newsome, team foul #11 | 72-69 |
| 00:01 | Utah | David Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:01 | Utah | David Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Walter Newsome comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 74-69 |