| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Reuben White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Easter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Finch (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Watkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Danley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | William Finch inbounds the ball | 27-27 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | BYU | Robert Watkins misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 27-27 |
| 19:46 | Denver | Don Wetherington gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 19:28 | Denver | Robert Watkins steals the ball from Gary Smith | 27-27 |
| 19:13 | BYU | Andrew Danley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| 19:06 | Denver | Don Wetherington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 19:04 | Denver | James Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:49 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham is denied on a dunk by Robert Watkins | 27-27 |
| 18:48 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Smith | 27-27 |
| 18:28 | Denver | Don Wetherington clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on David Easter - foul #3 on David Easter, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Steven Shea (SG) David Easter | |
| 18:28 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 18:28 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 18:16 | BYU | Steven Shea comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 28-27 |
| 18:14 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 17:55 | Denver | Robert Ingram hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Don Wetherington | 31-27 |
| 17:44 | BYU | Steven Shea misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Stone - foul #3 on James Stone, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG) James Stone | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 17:44 | BYU | Steven Shea makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:44 | BYU | Steven Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:44 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 17:29 | Denver | Robert Ingram is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Ingram, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Pesina (C) Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 17:12 | BYU | Steven Shea misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 17:10 | Denver | The rebound goes to Walter Newsome | 31-28 |
| 17:04 | Denver | Gary Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Watkins - foul #2 on Robert Watkins, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Rawls (C) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 16:39 | Denver | Walter Newsome comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-28 |
| 16:38 | BYU | Andrew Danley grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 16:24 | BYU | Steven Shea is hacked by Walter Newsome - foul #1 on Walter Newsome, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SF) Robert Ingram | |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Peterson (SG), John Green (SF), John Cawley (PF), Harry Betancourt (C) Reuben White, William Finch, Robert Watkins, Andrew Danley | |
| 16:03 | BYU | John Cawley is called for traveling | 31-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Lawrence Winningham (C) Don Wetherington, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andy Nixon (fresh) SG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Finger (fresh) PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Steven Shea (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Peterson (fresh) SF - John Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Cawley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Harry Betancourt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:46 | Denver | Andy Nixon misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harry Betancourt - foul #1 on Harry Betancourt, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF) Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | BYU | David Easter (SG) Joseph Peterson | |
| 15:46 | Denver | Andy Nixon makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 15:46 | Denver | Andy Nixon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 15:33 | BYU | John Green misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-28 |
| 15:32 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 15:27 | Denver | David Easter takes the ball from Andy Nixon | 33-28 |
| 15:10 | BYU | David Easter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 15:08 | Denver | The rebound goes to Gary Smith | 33-28 |
| 14:55 | Denver | Andy Nixon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 14:53 | BYU | Steven Shea grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 14:47 | BYU | Lawrence Winningham is called for the reach on Harry Betancourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Winningham, team foul #4 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Ingram (SF) Andy Nixon, Walter Newsome, Richard Finger | |
| Subs | BYU | Reuben White (PG), William Finch (SF), Robert Watkins (PF), Andrew Danley (C) Steven Shea, John Green, John Cawley, Harry Betancourt | |
| 14:35 | BYU | David Easter can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-28 |
| 14:34 | BYU | William Finch gets the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 14:21 | BYU | David Easter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on David Easter, team foul #4 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Pesina (C) Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | BYU | John Green (SG) David Easter | |
| 14:02 | Denver | Andrew Pesina drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Don Wetherington and he's fouled by Andrew Danley - foul #2 on Andrew Danley, team foul #5 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Rawls (C) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 14:02 | Denver | Andrew Pesina makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 13:51 | BYU | Robert Ingram takes the ball from Reuben White | 36-28 |
| 13:35 | Denver | Robert Ingram clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 13:33 | BYU | Andrew Danley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 13:29 | BYU | John Green drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Finch | 36-30 |
| 13:27 | Denver | James Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Reuben White - foul #1 on Reuben White, team foul #6 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Steven Shea (SG) John Green | |
| 13:19 | Denver | Robert Ingram travels with the ball | 36-30 |
| 13:03 | BYU | Steven Shea drills a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Watkins | 36-32 |
| 12:48 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 12:46 | BYU | Robert Watkins pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 12:41 | BYU | Steven Shea comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 12:39 | Denver | Andrew Pesina pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 12:23 | Denver | Don Wetherington banks in the layup set up by Charles Rawls | 38-32 |
| 12:02 | BYU | William Finch connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Shea | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Reuben White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Shea (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Finch (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Watkins (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Danley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Denver | Robert Ingram drills a 3 from straight away | 41-34 |
| 11:19 | BYU | Reuben White drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Steven Shea | 41-37 |
| 10:52 | Denver | Andrew Pesina is hacked by Reuben White - foul #2 on Reuben White, team foul #7 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Richard Finger (SF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Don Wetherington, Robert Ingram, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | BYU | Adam Hull (PG), Joseph Peterson (SG), John Green (SF), John Cawley (PF), Harry Betancourt (C) Reuben White, Steven Shea, William Finch, Robert Watkins, Andrew Danley | |
| 10:52 | Denver | Andrew Pesina makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:52 | Denver | Andrew Pesina makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 10:40 | BYU | Joseph Peterson is fouled on the floor by Andrew Pesina - foul #1 on Andrew Pesina, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF) Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 10:26 | BYU | Harry Betancourt blows the layup | 43-37 |
| 10:24 | Denver | James Stone pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Richard Finger clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Green - foul #1 on John Green, team foul #8 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG) James Stone | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 10:09 | Denver | Richard Finger makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Richard Finger misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 10:09 | BYU | Harry Betancourt grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 10:05 | BYU | Adam Hull hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Cawley | 44-39 |
| 09:56 | Denver | Gary Smith knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Andy Nixon | 46-39 |
| 09:50 | BYU | Joseph Peterson clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Walter Newsome - foul #2 on Walter Newsome, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG) Andy Nixon | |
| Subs | BYU | Steven Shea (PG) Adam Hull | |
| 09:50 | BYU | Joseph Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:50 | BYU | Joseph Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 09:25 | Denver | Don Wetherington can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 46-40 |
| 09:24 | Denver | Gary Smith tips it in | 48-40 |
| 09:02 | BYU | Harry Betancourt connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Shea | 48-42 |
| 08:48 | Denver | Gary Smith buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Walter Newsome | 50-42 |
| 08:29 | BYU | Gary Smith takes the ball from John Green | 50-42 |
| 08:17 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham travels with the ball | 50-42 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Robert Ingram (SF), Andrew Pesina (C) Walter Newsome, Richard Finger, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | BYU | Reuben White (PG), William Finch (SF), Robert Watkins (PF), Andrew Danley (C) Joseph Peterson, John Green, John Cawley, Harry Betancourt | |
| 07:57 | BYU | Robert Watkins lays it in on a great pass from William Finch and the foul's on Don Wetherington - foul #2 on Don Wetherington, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Rawls (C) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | BYU | David Easter (SG) Steven Shea | |
| 07:57 | BYU | Robert Watkins misses the free throw | 50-44 |
| 07:57 | Denver | The rebound goes to Don Wetherington | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Reuben White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Easter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Finch (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Danley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Easter - foul #5 on David Easter, team foul #9 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Steven Shea (SG) David Easter | |
| 07:44 | Denver | Robert Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:44 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 07:44 | BYU | Robert Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 07:24 | BYU | Charles Rawls swats the short shot by Andrew Danley | 51-44 |
| 07:22 | Denver | The rebound goes to Andrew Pesina | 51-44 |
| 07:03 | Denver | James Stone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-44 |
| 07:02 | BYU | Andrew Danley pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 06:56 | BYU | Steven Shea is fouled on the floor by Don Wetherington - foul #3 on Don Wetherington, team foul #8 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG) Don Wetherington | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 06:56 | BYU | Steven Shea makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:56 | BYU | Steven Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:33 | Denver | Walter Newsome misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-46 |
| 06:32 | BYU | William Finch grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 06:25 | BYU | Reuben White can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 51-46 |
| 06:23 | BYU | William Finch grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 06:07 | BYU | Robert Ingram steals the ball from William Finch | 51-46 |
| 05:48 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses short on a floater from close range | 51-46 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Andrew Pesina grabs the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 05:32 | Denver | Robert Ingram clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 05:30 | BYU | Robert Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 05:25 | BYU | Robert Watkins hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Reuben White | 51-48 |
| 05:25 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Gary Smith (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Walter Newsome, Andrew Pesina, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 05:18 | Denver | Gary Smith buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Winningham | 53-48 |
| 05:14 | BYU | Reuben White hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Steven Shea | 53-51 |
| 04:55 | Denver | Robert Ingram knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Stone | 56-51 |
| 04:37 | BYU | Andrew Danley's pass is intercepted by James Stone | 56-51 |
| 04:32 | Denver | James Stone lays it in | 58-51 |
| 04:11 | BYU | Steven Shea is hacked by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | John Cawley (C) Andrew Danley | |
| 04:11 | BYU | Steven Shea makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:11 | BYU | Steven Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:46 | Denver | James Stone misses the lay-in | 58-53 |
| 03:44 | BYU | Reuben White gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Reuben White (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Shea (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - William Finch (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Watkins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Cawley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | BYU | Robert Watkins hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 58-53 |
| 03:14 | Denver | Don Wetherington pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Gary Smith can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 58-53 |
| 02:54 | BYU | Reuben White grabs the board | 58-53 |
| 02:54 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Andrew Danley (C) John Cawley | |
| 02:44 | BYU | Steven Shea hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 02:43 | Denver | Don Wetherington grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 02:38 | Denver | Reuben White is called for the reach on Robert Ingram - foul #3 on Reuben White, team foul #10 | 58-53 |
| 02:38 | Denver | Robert Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 02:38 | Denver | Robert Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:24 | BYU | Reuben White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 60-53 |
| 02:22 | Denver | Gary Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 02:09 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Ingram | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:44 | BYU | William Finch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham gets the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Denver | Robert Ingram drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Stone | 66-53 |
| 01:08 | BYU | Robert Watkins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 01:06 | Denver | The rebound goes to Lawrence Winningham | 66-53 |
| 01:00 | Denver | James Stone travels with the ball | 66-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Walter Newsome (SG), Richard Finger (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Charles Rawls (C) James Stone, Don Wetherington, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Peterson (SG), John Green (SF), John Cawley (PF), Harry Betancourt (C) Reuben White, William Finch, Robert Watkins, Andrew Danley | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | BYU | Joseph Peterson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Andy Nixon snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Denver | Richard Finger comes up short on the shot from the right block | 66-53 |
| 00:23 | Denver | Charles Rawls gets the offensive rebound | 66-53 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Andy Nixon runs out the clock | 66-53 |