| Lineup | TCU | PG - Fred Broome (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Boyter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Seth Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sean Hawks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Hodges (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Holder (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leo Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Tracey (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Aaron Patterson inbounds the ball | 28-19 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Denver | Sean Hawks picks off the pass by Leo Taylor in the backcourt | 28-19 |
| 19:30 | TCU | Ralph Boyter clanks a runner from close range | 28-19 |
| 19:28 | Denver | James Holder grabs the defensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 18:59 | Denver | Leo Taylor hits a wide open runner from the baseline | 28-21 |
| 18:39 | TCU | Arthur Hodges loses the dribble to Donald Tracey | 28-21 |
| 18:19 | Denver | Aaron Patterson clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-21 |
| 18:17 | TCU | Arthur Hodges snags the defensive board | 28-21 |
| 17:52 | TCU | Fred Broome can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 28-21 |
| 17:50 | Denver | Leo Taylor grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 17:47 | Denver | James Holder is hacked by Fred Broome in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Broome, team foul #1 | 28-21 |
| Subs | TCU | Douglas Rigney (PG), Winfred Morgan (SG), John Carter (PF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Fred Broome, Ralph Boyter, Sean Hawks, Arthur Hodges | |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Herbert Taylor (PF), Ralph Warren (C) James Holder, Leo Taylor, Aaron Patterson, Donald Tracey, Donald Bentley | |
| 17:21 | Denver | Ralph Warren misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Seth Ford - foul #2 on Seth Ford, team foul #2 | 28-21 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Russell Abbott (PF) Herbert Taylor | |
| 17:21 | Denver | Ralph Warren makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 17:21 | Denver | Ralph Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 17:21 | Denver | Russell Abbott snags the offensive board | 28-22 |
| 16:55 | Denver | Stephen Burnett is fouled on the floor by Seth Ford - foul #3 on Seth Ford, team foul #3 | 28-22 |
| Subs | TCU | Fred Broome (SF) Seth Ford | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (SG), Herbert Taylor (PF) Joshua Davis, Russell Abbott | |
| 16:31 | Denver | Leo Taylor banks in the layup on a great pass from Stephen Burnett | 28-24 |
| 16:27 | TCU | Douglas Rigney is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Douglas Rigney, team foul #4 | 28-24 |
| Subs | TCU | Ralph Boyter (SF), Arthur Hodges (C) Douglas Rigney, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Davis (SG), Russell Abbott (PF) Leo Taylor, Herbert Taylor | |
| 16:25 | Denver | Winfred Morgan takes the ball from Christopher Jackson in the backcourt | 28-24 |
| 16:23 | TCU | Winfred Morgan blows the layup | 28-24 |
| 16:21 | Denver | Stephen Burnett snags the defensive board | 28-24 |
| 16:17 | Denver | Stephen Burnett is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Burnett, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (SG) Joshua Davis | |
| 15:50 | TCU | John Carter can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Russell Abbott - foul #1 on Russell Abbott, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| Subs | TCU | Sean Hawks (SF) Winfred Morgan | |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Davis (SG), Donald Tracey (PF) Leo Taylor, Russell Abbott | |
| 15:50 | TCU | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 15:50 | TCU | John Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 15:50 | Denver | The rebound goes to Donald Tracey | 29-24 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Fred Broome (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Boyter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Hawks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Hodges (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Davis (fresh) SF - Stephen Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Tracey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Warren (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Denver | Joshua Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Hawks - foul #3 on Sean Hawks, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| Subs | TCU | Douglas Rigney (PG) John Carter | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:23 | Denver | Donald Tracey can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Douglas Rigney - foul #3 on Douglas Rigney, team foul #6 | 29-24 |
| Subs | TCU | Seth Ford (SF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Fred Broome, Arthur Hodges | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (SG), Russell Abbott (C) Joshua Davis, Ralph Warren | |
| 15:23 | Denver | Donald Tracey misses the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 15:23 | Denver | Donald Tracey misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 15:23 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 14:54 | TCU | Ralph Boyter connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Douglas Rigney | 32-24 |
| 14:28 | Denver | Russell Abbott's floater is tipped away by Sean Hawks | 32-24 |
| 14:27 | Denver | Leo Taylor tips it back up and in | 32-26 |
| 14:12 | TCU | Douglas Rigney misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Jackson - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | TCU | Winfred Morgan (SG), Fred Broome (SF), John Carter (PF), Arthur Hodges (C) Ralph Boyter, Seth Ford, Sean Hawks, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Herbert Taylor (PF), Ralph Warren (C) Christopher Jackson, Leo Taylor, Stephen Burnett, Donald Tracey, Russell Abbott | |
| 14:12 | TCU | Douglas Rigney misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 14:12 | TCU | Douglas Rigney makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 13:46 | Denver | Joshua Davis buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Herbert Taylor | 33-29 |
| 13:17 | TCU | John Carter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 13:15 | TCU | John Carter snags the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 12:55 | TCU | Fred Broome hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 12:54 | TCU | Arthur Hodges misses the tip | 33-29 |
| 12:52 | Denver | Joshua Davis snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 12:50 | Denver | Aaron Patterson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), Seth Ford (SF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Douglas Rigney, Fred Broome, Arthur Hodges | |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Leo Taylor (SG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Russell Abbott (C) James Holder, Joshua Davis, Aaron Patterson, Ralph Warren | |
| 12:32 | TCU | John Carter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 12:31 | Denver | Herbert Taylor grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 12:09 | Denver | John Carter picks off the pass by Stephen Burnett | 33-29 |
| 11:51 | TCU | Jeff Maggard drills a floater from the right wing set up by Seth Ford | 35-29 |
| 11:48 | Denver | Winfred Morgan steps in front of the Christopher Jackson pass in the backcourt | 35-29 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Maggard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Winfred Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Seth Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leo Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Herbert Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | TCU | Winfred Morgan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeff Maggard | 37-29 |
| 11:17 | Denver | Herbert Taylor is called for traveling | 37-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Fred Broome (PG), Ralph Boyter (SG), Sean Hawks (PF), Arthur Hodges (C) Jeff Maggard, Winfred Morgan, John Carter, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Donald Tracey (PF), Donald Bentley (C) Christopher Jackson, Leo Taylor, Stephen Burnett, Herbert Taylor, Russell Abbott | |
| 10:57 | TCU | Ralph Boyter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 10:55 | Denver | Donald Tracey grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 10:29 | Denver | Joshua Davis drills a 3 from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 10:02 | TCU | Fred Broome buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Boyter | 40-32 |
| 09:40 | Denver | James Holder hits a turnaround in the lane | 40-34 |
| 09:25 | TCU | Sean Hawks misses the lay-in | 40-34 |
| 09:24 | TCU | Fred Broome gets the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 09:06 | TCU | Sean Hawks lays it in on a nice dish by Fred Broome | 42-34 |
| 08:41 | Denver | James Holder is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 08:14 | TCU | Fred Broome makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ralph Boyter | 45-36 |
| 07:48 | Denver | Donald Tracey is called for traveling | 45-36 |
| Subs | TCU | Douglas Rigney (PG), Winfred Morgan (SG), John Carter (PF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Fred Broome, Seth Ford, Sean Hawks, Arthur Hodges | |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Leo Taylor (SG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Herbert Taylor (PF), Ralph Warren (C) James Holder, Joshua Davis, Aaron Patterson, Donald Tracey, Donald Bentley | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Douglas Rigney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Winfred Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ralph Boyter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Leo Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Herbert Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Warren (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:33 | TCU | Stephen Burnett picks off the pass by John Carter | 45-36 |
| 07:17 | Denver | Ralph Warren knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Stephen Burnett | 45-38 |
| 07:01 | TCU | Christopher Jackson steps in front of the Winfred Morgan pass | 45-38 |
| 06:59 | Denver | Christopher Jackson is hacked by Douglas Rigney in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas Rigney, team foul #7 | 45-38 |
| Subs | TCU | Seth Ford (SF) Ralph Boyter | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:59 | Denver | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 06:59 | Denver | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 06:36 | TCU | John Carter clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 06:34 | Denver | Herbert Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 06:10 | Denver | Herbert Taylor makes the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Leo Taylor | 45-42 |
| 05:47 | TCU | John Carter makes the runner in the lane | 47-42 |
| 05:34 | Denver | Ralph Warren misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 47-42 |
| 05:32 | Denver | Ralph Warren tips it back up and in | 47-44 |
| 05:09 | TCU | Ralph Warren is called for the reach on Douglas Rigney - foul #2 on Ralph Warren, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | TCU | Fred Broome (PG), Jeff Maggard (SG), Ralph Boyter (SF), Sean Hawks (PF), Arthur Hodges (C) Douglas Rigney, Winfred Morgan, Seth Ford, John Carter, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (PG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Russell Abbott (PF) Christopher Jackson, Stephen Burnett, Herbert Taylor | |
| 04:48 | TCU | Jeff Maggard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 04:47 | Denver | Ralph Warren pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 04:28 | Denver | Russell Abbott connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by James Holder | 47-46 |
| 04:04 | TCU | Leo Taylor is called for the reach on Jeff Maggard - foul #2 on Leo Taylor, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | TCU | John Carter (PF) Sean Hawks | |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Davis (SG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Donald Tracey (PF), Donald Bentley (C) Leo Taylor, Aaron Patterson, Russell Abbott, Ralph Warren | |
| 03:40 | TCU | Fred Broome hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 03:39 | Denver | Stephen Burnett pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Fred Broome (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeff Maggard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Boyter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Arthur Hodges (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Holder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Burnett (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Donald Tracey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Denver | James Holder is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Boyter - foul #1 on Ralph Boyter, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Russell Abbott (PF) Joshua Davis, Stephen Burnett, Donald Tracey | |
| 03:35 | Denver | James Holder misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 03:35 | TCU | John Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 03:12 | TCU | Jeff Maggard is hacked by Russell Abbott - foul #2 on Russell Abbott, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | TCU | Winfred Morgan (SG), Seth Ford (SF) Jeff Maggard, Ralph Boyter | |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Donald Tracey (PF) James Holder, Leo Taylor, Donald Bentley | |
| 03:01 | TCU | John Carter double dribbles | 47-46 |
| Subs | TCU | Douglas Rigney (PG), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Fred Broome, Arthur Hodges | |
| Subs | Denver | Stephen Burnett (SF), Ralph Warren (C) Aaron Patterson, Donald Tracey | |
| 02:32 | Denver | Russell Abbott is hacked by Douglas Rigney - foul #5 on Douglas Rigney, team foul #9 | 47-46 |
| Subs | TCU | Fred Broome (PG), Sean Hawks (PF) Douglas Rigney, John Carter | |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (PG), Leo Taylor (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Donald Tracey (PF) Christopher Jackson, Joshua Davis, Stephen Burnett, Ralph Warren | |
| 02:32 | Denver | Russell Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Russell Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 02:32 | TCU | The rebound goes to Sean Hawks | 47-47 |
| 02:32 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| 02:09 | TCU | Russell Abbott swats the layup by Seth Ford | 47-47 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Russell Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Donald Tracey makes the runner in the lane | 47-49 |
| 01:40 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-49 |
| Subs | TCU | Ralph Boyter (SG), Arthur Hodges (C) Winfred Morgan, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bentley (C) Russell Abbott | |
| 01:21 | TCU | Seth Ford can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Aaron Patterson - foul #2 on Aaron Patterson, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| 01:21 | TCU | Seth Ford makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 01:21 | TCU | Seth Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 01:21 | Denver | The rebound goes to Donald Tracey | 48-49 |
| 00:57 | Denver | James Holder misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ralph Boyter - foul #2 on Ralph Boyter, team foul #10 | 48-49 |
| 00:57 | Denver | James Holder misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 00:57 | Denver | James Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 00:39 | TCU | Ralph Boyter misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Donald Tracey snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Denver | Ralph Boyter is called for the reach on Donald Tracey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Boyter, team foul #11 | 48-50 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Donald Tracey makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Donald Tracey misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:36 | TCU | Arthur Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 00:13 | TCU | Donald Tracey takes the ball from Sean Hawks | 48-51 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Donald Tracey is hacked by Fred Broome in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Broome, team foul #12 | 48-51 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Davis (SG) Leo Taylor | |
| 00:10 | Denver | Donald Tracey makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Donald Tracey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | TCU | Fred Broome can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Donald Bentley snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Donald Bentley is hacked by Ralph Boyter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Boyter, team foul #13 | 48-53 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Herbert Taylor (PF) James Holder, Aaron Patterson, Donald Tracey | |
| 00:01 | Denver | Donald Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Donald Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Ralph Boyter misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 48-55 |