| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) SG - Donald Grayson (fresh) SF - Jesse Cram (fresh) PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) C - Dan Hamilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Brian Rueda (fresh) SG - Joseph Barber (fresh) SF - Edward Sturtz (fresh) PF - Ron Woods (fresh) C - Joshua Olson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Joshua Olson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | BYU | Ron Woods clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Rick Sterner - foul #1 on Rick Sterner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | BYU | Ron Woods makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | BYU | Ron Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Donald Grayson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | BYU | Brian Rueda grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | BYU | Joseph Barber buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joshua Olson | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | Denver | Joseph Barber steals it from Dan Hamilton | 0-4 |
| 18:39 | BYU | Ron Woods misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:38 | Denver | Rick Sterner pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:22 | Denver | Jesse Cram misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | BYU | Joseph Barber snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:16 | BYU | Edward Sturtz is hacked by Joseph Bolton - foul #1 on Joseph Bolton, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | BYU | Edward Sturtz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:08 | Denver | The rebound goes to Donald Grayson | 0-4 |
| 17:49 | Denver | Joseph Bolton can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Denver | Donald Grayson gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:32 | Denver | Rick Sterner drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Cram | 2-4 |
| 17:12 | BYU | Donald Grayson picks off the pass by Joseph Barber | 2-4 |
| 16:48 | Denver | Dan Hamilton hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Bolton and he's fouled by Joshua Olson - foul #1 on Joshua Olson, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 16:48 | Denver | Dan Hamilton misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:48 | BYU | Joshua Olson grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:30 | BYU | Joseph Barber clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:29 | Denver | Rick Sterner grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Donald Grayson misses the easy layup | 4-4 |
| 16:14 | BYU | Joseph Barber grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:09 | BYU | Rick Sterner takes the ball from Brian Rueda | 4-4 |
| 15:54 | Denver | Joseph Bolton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Brian Griffin (SG), Wallace Lowe (PF), James Richins (C) Joseph Bolton, Donald Grayson, Rick Sterner, Dan Hamilton | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Carter (PG), Michael Dixon (SG), Thomas Anderson (SF), Ruben Gann (PF), Claude Rico (C) Brian Rueda, Joseph Barber, Edward Sturtz, Ron Woods, Joshua Olson | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Llanos (fresh) SG - Brian Griffin (fresh) SF - Jesse Cram (fresh) PF - Wallace Lowe (fresh) C - James Richins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) SG - Michael Dixon (fresh) SF - Thomas Anderson (fresh) PF - Ruben Gann (fresh) C - Claude Rico (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | BYU | Michael Dixon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 15:41 | Denver | James Richins snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 15:25 | Denver | Wallace Lowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 15:16 | BYU | Richard Carter buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-7 |
| 15:08 | Denver | Brian Griffin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:06 | Denver | James Richins pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:49 | Denver | Jesse Cram drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 14:44 | BYU | Thomas Anderson comes up short on the floater from close range | 7-7 |
| 14:43 | BYU | Thomas Anderson hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Jesse Cram comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 14:29 | BYU | Claude Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:14 | BYU | Jesse Cram is called for the reach on Michael Dixon - foul #1 on Jesse Cram, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Donald Grayson (SG), Rick Sterner (PF), Dan Hamilton (C) Donald Llanos, Jesse Cram, Wallace Lowe, James Richins | |
| Subs | BYU | Brian Rueda (PG), Joseph Barber (SG), Edward Sturtz (SF), Ron Woods (PF), Joshua Olson (C) Richard Carter, Michael Dixon, Thomas Anderson, Ruben Gann, Claude Rico | |
| 14:06 | BYU | Joshua Olson is whistled for a carry | 7-9 |
| 13:48 | Denver | Donald Grayson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 7-9 |
| 13:47 | BYU | Brian Rueda grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 13:32 | BYU | Edward Sturtz can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-9 |
| 13:30 | BYU | Joshua Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 13:07 | BYU | Donald Grayson picks off the pass by Ron Woods | 7-9 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Joseph Bolton lays it in set up by Donald Grayson | 9-9 |
| 12:51 | BYU | Joshua Olson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Dan Hamilton - foul #1 on Dan Hamilton, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Jesse Cram (SF) Joseph Bolton, Brian Griffin | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 12:51 | BYU | Joshua Olson misses the free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:51 | Denver | Donald Grayson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Dan Hamilton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 12:33 | BYU | Brian Rueda grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 12:12 | BYU | Joseph Barber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Lowe (PF), James Richins (C) Rick Sterner, Dan Hamilton | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 11:53 | Denver | James Richins misses the shot from close range | 9-11 |
| 11:51 | Denver | Wallace Lowe misses the tip | 9-11 |
| 11:49 | BYU | Joseph Barber pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Llanos (fresh) SG - Donald Grayson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Cram (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wallace Lowe (fresh) C - James Richins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Brian Rueda (fresh) SG - Joseph Barber (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Sturtz (fresh) PF - Ron Woods (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | BYU | Joshua Olson loses the dribble to James Richins | 9-11 |
| 11:31 | Denver | Edward Sturtz is called for the reach on Donald Llanos - foul #1 on Edward Sturtz, team foul #2 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Brian Griffin (C) Donald Grayson, James Richins | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Carter (PG), Michael Dixon (SG), Thomas Anderson (SF) Brian Rueda, Joseph Barber, Edward Sturtz | |
| 11:25 | Denver | Wallace Lowe knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Bolton | 11-11 |
| 11:01 | BYU | Thomas Anderson buries a shot from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| 10:37 | Denver | Brian Griffin loses the dribble to Joshua Olson | 11-13 |
| 10:28 | BYU | Wallace Lowe picks off the pass by Thomas Anderson | 11-13 |
| 10:08 | Denver | Ron Woods is called for the reach on Wallace Lowe - foul #1 on Ron Woods, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Grayson (SG), Rick Sterner (PF), Dan Hamilton (C) Donald Llanos, Jesse Cram, Wallace Lowe | |
| Subs | BYU | Brian Rueda (PG), Joseph Barber (SG), Edward Sturtz (SF), Ruben Gann (PF) Richard Carter, Michael Dixon, Ron Woods, Joshua Olson | |
| 10:00 | Denver | Donald Grayson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-13 |
| 09:59 | Denver | Rick Sterner grabs the offensive board | 11-13 |
| 09:49 | Denver | Dan Hamilton misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-13 |
| 09:48 | BYU | Edward Sturtz grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 09:42 | BYU | Thomas Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-13 |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Lowe (SF) Joseph Bolton | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 09:29 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses short on a jumper from close range | 11-13 |
| 09:28 | Denver | Donald Grayson snags the offensive board | 11-13 |
| 09:18 | Denver | Donald Grayson hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Wallace Lowe and the foul's on Edward Sturtz - foul #2 on Edward Sturtz, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Denver | Bryan Ramsey (PG), Jesse Cram (SF) Brian Griffin, Wallace Lowe | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Carter (SF) Edward Sturtz | |
| 09:18 | Denver | Donald Grayson makes the free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:56 | BYU | Ruben Gann comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 08:55 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:28 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 14-13 |
| 08:27 | BYU | Richard Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:22 | BYU | Brian Rueda drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Carter | 14-16 |
| 08:08 | Denver | Dan Hamilton drills a floater from the right side | 16-16 |
| 08:04 | BYU | Joseph Barber banks in the layup on a great pass from Ruben Gann | 16-18 |
| 07:43 | Denver | Dan Hamilton misses the jumper from the free throw line | 16-18 |
| 07:41 | BYU | Brian Rueda gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bryan Ramsey (fresh) SG - Donald Grayson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jesse Cram (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rick Sterner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dan Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Brian Rueda (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Barber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ruben Gann (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:34 | BYU | Brian Rueda hits a jump hook from close range set up by Joseph Barber | 16-20 |
| 07:10 | Denver | Donald Grayson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Carter - foul #1 on Richard Carter, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Brian Griffin (SF), Wallace Lowe (PF), James Richins (C) Bryan Ramsey, Jesse Cram, Rick Sterner, Dan Hamilton | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Dixon (SG), Terrence Chandler (SF), Ron Woods (PF), Joshua Olson (C) Brian Rueda, Joseph Barber, Ruben Gann, Thomas Anderson | |
| 07:10 | Denver | Donald Grayson misses the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:10 | Denver | Donald Grayson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:10 | BYU | Michael Dixon snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| 07:01 | BYU | Ron Woods misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 07:00 | BYU | Joshua Olson tips it back up and in | 16-22 |
| 06:49 | Denver | Joseph Bolton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Brian Griffin | 19-22 |
| 06:44 | BYU | Michael Dixon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-22 |
| 06:42 | BYU | Terrence Chandler grabs the offensive board | 19-22 |
| 06:37 | BYU | Joshua Olson buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Carter | 19-24 |
| 06:22 | Denver | Ron Woods is called for the reach on Brian Griffin - foul #2 on Ron Woods, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (SG), Jesse Cram (SF) Donald Grayson, James Richins | |
| Subs | BYU | Brian Rueda (PG), Daniel Litten (PF) Richard Carter, Ron Woods | |
| 06:17 | Denver | Wallace Lowe misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 19-24 |
| 06:15 | BYU | Daniel Litten grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 06:09 | BYU | Brian Rueda misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-24 |
| 06:08 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jesse Cram | 19-24 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Jesse Cram misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-24 |
| 05:48 | BYU | The rebound goes to Daniel Litten | 19-24 |
| 05:43 | BYU | Brian Rueda misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 19-24 |
| 05:42 | Denver | Brian Griffin gets the rebound | 19-24 |
| 05:28 | Denver | Joseph Bolton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Wallace Lowe misses the tip | 19-24 |
| 05:25 | BYU | Michael Dixon grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 05:18 | BYU | Donald Llanos is called for the reach on Joshua Olson - foul #1 on Donald Llanos, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Rick Sterner (PF), Dan Hamilton (C) Wallace Lowe, Brian Griffin | |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Barber (SG), Richard Carter (SF), Ruben Gann (PF) Michael Dixon, Terrence Chandler, Daniel Litten | |
| 05:07 | BYU | Jesse Cram takes the ball from Richard Carter | 19-24 |
| 04:57 | Denver | Dan Hamilton misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 19-24 |
| 04:56 | BYU | The rebound goes to Joseph Barber | 19-24 |
| 04:51 | BYU | Joseph Barber blows the layup but he's fouled by Dan Hamilton - foul #2 on Dan Hamilton, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Griffin (SG), Wallace Lowe (C) Joseph Bolton, Dan Hamilton | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 04:51 | BYU | Joseph Barber makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:51 | BYU | Joseph Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:36 | Denver | Jesse Cram is hacked by Richard Carter - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Thomas Anderson (SF) Richard Carter | |
| 04:36 | Denver | Jesse Cram misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:36 | Denver | Rick Sterner gets the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 04:28 | Denver | Wallace Lowe misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joshua Olson - foul #2 on Joshua Olson, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Bryan Ramsey (SG) Jesse Cram | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Dixon (PG), Claude Rico (C) Brian Rueda, Joshua Olson | |
| 04:28 | Denver | Wallace Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:28 | Denver | Wallace Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:09 | BYU | Michael Dixon's pass is intercepted by Bryan Ramsey | 21-26 |
| 03:55 | Denver | Rick Sterner clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Dixon - foul #1 on Michael Dixon, team foul #9 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Dan Hamilton (C) Bryan Ramsey | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Carter (PG), Edward Sturtz (SF), Ron Woods (PF), Joshua Olson (C) Michael Dixon, Thomas Anderson, Ruben Gann, Claude Rico | |
| 03:55 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 03:55 | Denver | Rick Sterner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:42 | BYU | Joshua Olson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-26 |
| 03:41 | Denver | Rick Sterner pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Llanos (fairly fresh) SG - Brian Griffin (fresh) SF - Wallace Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Sterner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Dan Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Barber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Sturtz (fresh) PF - Ron Woods (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Olson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Denver | Brian Griffin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Griffin, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Donald Grayson (SG), Jesse Cram (SF) Donald Llanos, Brian Griffin, Rick Sterner | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 03:11 | BYU | Richard Carter makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ron Woods | 22-28 |
| 02:50 | Denver | Joseph Bolton is hacked by Richard Carter - foul #3 on Richard Carter, team foul #10 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Brian Rueda (PG) Richard Carter | |
| 02:50 | Denver | Joseph Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 02:50 | Denver | Joseph Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:35 | BYU | Wallace Lowe is called for the reach on Joshua Olson - foul #1 on Wallace Lowe, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Griffin (PF) Wallace Lowe | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Dixon (SG) Joseph Barber | |
| 02:35 | BYU | Joshua Olson misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Brian Griffin grabs the board | 24-28 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Dan Hamilton can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-28 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Joseph Bolton tips it but misses | 24-28 |
| 02:09 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Cram | 24-28 |
| 02:02 | Denver | Dan Hamilton makes the floater from the right block set up by Joseph Bolton and he's hacked by Brian Rueda - foul #1 on Brian Rueda, team foul #11 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Rick Sterner (PF) Brian Griffin | |
| Subs | BYU | Ruben Gann (C) Joshua Olson | |
| 02:02 | Denver | Dan Hamilton makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:42 | BYU | Ron Woods misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Rick Sterner - foul #2 on Rick Sterner, team foul #9 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Wallace Lowe (C) Joseph Bolton, Dan Hamilton | |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Barber (SG) Michael Dixon | |
| 01:42 | BYU | Ron Woods makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:42 | BYU | Ron Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Jesse Cram makes the 3 from straight away | 30-30 |
| 01:16 | BYU | Ruben Gann misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 30-30 |
| 01:14 | Denver | Wallace Lowe grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 00:45 | Denver | Rick Sterner loses the dribble to Joseph Barber | 30-30 |
| 00:42 | BYU | Brian Rueda dunks the ball on a great pass from Joseph Barber | 30-32 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Jesse Cram is whistled for traveling | 30-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Brian Griffin (SF), Dan Hamilton (C) Donald Grayson, Jesse Cram, Rick Sterner | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Dixon (PG), Terrence Chandler (SG), Thomas Anderson (SF), Daniel Litten (PF), Joshua Olson (C) Brian Rueda, Joseph Barber, Edward Sturtz, Ron Woods, Ruben Gann | |
| 00:01 | BYU | Thomas Anderson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 30-32 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Dan Hamilton gets the rebound | 30-32 |