| Lineup | Utah | PG - Harold Bohner (fresh) SG - James Brannon (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) PF - Stephan Young (fresh) C - Leon Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Centeno (fresh) SG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) C - Roger Alley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Leon Green wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Utah | Roger Alley is called for the reach on Harold Bohner - foul #1 on Roger Alley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Utah | Stephan Young is denied on a layup by Buddy Edwards | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Utah | Leon Green tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Denver | Buddy Edwards snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Denver | Roger Alley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Utah | James Brannon's pass is intercepted by Anthony Centeno | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | Denver | Buddy Edwards comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Utah | Leon Green grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:03 | Utah | James Brannon clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Denver | Buddy Edwards snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:36 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 17:34 | Utah | Leon Green gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:05 | Utah | Leon Green knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Jeffrey Robinson | 2-0 |
| 16:55 | Denver | Anthony Centeno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 16:54 | Utah | Jeffrey Robinson gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:50 | Utah | Harold Bohner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 16:49 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Robinson | 2-0 |
| 16:28 | Utah | Leon Green misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 2-0 |
| 16:27 | Denver | Horace Creekmore gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:22 | Denver | Buddy Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 15:59 | Utah | James Brannon comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 15:58 | Utah | Leon Green gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Harold Bohner (fresh) SG - James Brannon (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephan Young (fairly fresh) C - Leon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Centeno (fresh) SG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) C - Roger Alley (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Utah | Jeffrey Robinson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 15:37 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 15:19 | Denver | Zachary Phillips misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by James Brannon - foul #1 on James Brannon, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Utah | Larry Soules (SG), Philip Weaver (SF), Darrel Lipps (PF), Duncan Harris (C) James Brannon, Jeffrey Robinson, Stephan Young, Leon Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Wesley Pennington (PG), Tarek English (SF), Antonio Dalton (C) Anthony Centeno, Buddy Edwards, Roger Alley | |
| 15:19 | Denver | Zachary Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 15:19 | Denver | Zachary Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 15:19 | Utah | Darrel Lipps snags the defensive board | 2-1 |
| 14:51 | Utah | Larry Soules misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 14:50 | Denver | Horace Creekmore pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Zachary Phillips scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 14:10 | Utah | Harold Bohner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 14:08 | Utah | Duncan Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 14:03 | Utah | Larry Soules misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 14:02 | Denver | Antonio Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Wesley Pennington is hacked by Harold Bohner - foul #1 on Harold Bohner, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Utah | James Brannon (SG), Jeffrey Robinson (SF), Stephan Young (PF), Leon Green (C) Larry Soules, Philip Weaver, Darrel Lipps, Duncan Harris | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Richard Taylor (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF), Roger Alley (C) Zachary Phillips, Tarek English, Horace Creekmore, Antonio Dalton | |
| 13:25 | Denver | Wesley Pennington hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 2-3 |
| 13:24 | Denver | Buddy Edwards hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 13:01 | Utah | Jeffrey Robinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 12:59 | Denver | Roger Alley snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 12:42 | Denver | Wesley Pennington misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 2-5 |
| 12:41 | Denver | Roger Alley misses the tip | 2-5 |
| 12:40 | Utah | James Brannon grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 12:14 | Utah | Jeffrey Robinson is whistled for traveling | 2-5 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Horace Creekmore (PF) Wesley Pennington | |
| 12:02 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses short on a shot from the right side | 2-5 |
| 12:00 | Utah | Leon Green gets the rebound | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Harold Bohner (fairly fresh) SG - James Brannon (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephan Young (fresh) C - Leon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Centeno (fresh) SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Alley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Utah | James Brannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-5 |
| Subs | Utah | Darrel Lipps (PF) Stephan Young | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (SG) Richard Taylor | |
| 11:19 | Denver | Buddy Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-5 |
| 11:06 | Utah | James Brannon buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Bohner | 5-5 |
| 10:48 | Denver | Horace Creekmore is hacked by Darrel Lipps - foul #1 on Darrel Lipps, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Utah | Larry Soules (PG), Duncan Harris (C) Harold Bohner, Leon Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Wesley Pennington (SF) Buddy Edwards | |
| 10:26 | Denver | Horace Creekmore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Zachary Phillips | 5-7 |
| 10:04 | Utah | Darrel Lipps comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 10:03 | Denver | Wesley Pennington gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 09:48 | Denver | Zachary Phillips clanks a shot from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 09:46 | Denver | Wesley Pennington hits the follow up shot | 5-9 |
| 09:17 | Utah | Jeffrey Robinson connects on the runner in the paint set up by Duncan Harris | 7-9 |
| 08:58 | Denver | Wesley Pennington makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Centeno | 7-11 |
| 08:52 | Utah | James Brannon connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Robinson | 10-11 |
| 08:34 | Denver | Zachary Phillips is called for 5 seconds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Utah | Harold Bohner (PG), Philip Weaver (SF), Stephan Young (PF), Leon Green (C) James Brannon, Jeffrey Robinson, Darrel Lipps, Duncan Harris | |
| Subs | Denver | Tarek English (PG), Richard Taylor (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF), Antonio Dalton (PF), Michael Ferguson (C) Anthony Centeno, Zachary Phillips, Wesley Pennington, Horace Creekmore, Roger Alley | |
| 08:07 | Utah | Harold Bohner misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Buddy Edwards - foul #1 on Buddy Edwards, team foul #2 | 10-11 |
| 08:07 | Utah | Harold Bohner makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 08:07 | Utah | Harold Bohner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 07:52 | Denver | Leon Green blocks the jumper by Richard Taylor | 12-11 |
| 07:50 | Utah | Leon Green gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Harold Bohner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Soules (fresh) SF - Philip Weaver (fresh) PF - Stephan Young (fresh) C - Leon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Tarek English (fresh) SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Dalton (fresh) C - Michael Ferguson (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Utah | Stephan Young misses long on a floater from close range but the foul's on Antonio Dalton - foul #1 on Antonio Dalton, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Utah | Melvin Stewart (SG) Larry Soules | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (SG) Tarek English | |
| 07:22 | Utah | Stephan Young makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 07:22 | Utah | Stephan Young misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 07:22 | Denver | Antonio Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 07:05 | Denver | Antonio Dalton loses the dribble to Melvin Stewart | 13-11 |
| 06:39 | Utah | Stephan Young's layup is rejected by Antonio Dalton | 13-11 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 06:31 | Denver | Philip Weaver is called for the reach on Richard Taylor - foul #1 on Philip Weaver, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Utah | James Brannon (SG), Jeffrey Robinson (SF) Melvin Stewart, Philip Weaver | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Horace Creekmore (PF), Roger Alley (C) Richard Taylor, Antonio Dalton, Michael Ferguson | |
| 06:12 | Denver | Roger Alley misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 06:10 | Utah | Stephan Young snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 05:47 | Utah | Harold Bohner connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-11 |
| 05:43 | Denver | Zachary Phillips knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Buddy Edwards | 16-13 |
| 05:19 | Utah | James Brannon is fouled on the floor by Zachary Phillips - foul #1 on Zachary Phillips, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Utah | Darrel Lipps (PF), Duncan Harris (C) Stephan Young, Leon Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG), Wesley Pennington (SF) Zachary Phillips, Buddy Edwards | |
| 04:52 | Utah | Roger Alley swats the short shot by Darrel Lipps | 16-13 |
| 04:50 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Duncan Harris | 16-13 |
| 04:36 | Utah | James Brannon buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Robinson | 18-13 |
| 04:26 | Denver | Wesley Pennington clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jeffrey Robinson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Robinson, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Utah | Larry Soules (PG) Harold Bohner | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (SG), Tarek English (SF), Antonio Dalton (C) Anthony Centeno, Richard Taylor, Roger Alley | |
| 04:26 | Denver | Wesley Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 04:26 | Denver | Wesley Pennington misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 04:26 | Utah | Duncan Harris pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 03:58 | Utah | Jeffrey Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing but he's hacked by Tarek English - foul #1 on Tarek English, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Utah | Melvin Stewart (SG), Stephan Young (PF), Leon Green (C) James Brannon, Darrel Lipps, Duncan Harris | |
| Subs | Denver | Buddy Edwards (SF) Tarek English | |
| 03:58 | Utah | Jeffrey Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 03:58 | Utah | Jeffrey Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 03:58 | Utah | Jeffrey Robinson makes the 3rd free throw | 20-14 |
| 03:42 | Denver | Antonio Dalton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 03:40 | Utah | Stephan Young snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Larry Soules (fresh) SG - Melvin Stewart (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephan Young (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Dalton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Utah | Stephan Young travels with the ball | 20-14 |
| Subs | Utah | Darrel Lipps (SF) Jeffrey Robinson | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (PG) Horace Creekmore | |
| 03:13 | Denver | Wesley Pennington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 03:12 | Denver | Antonio Dalton tips it home | 20-16 |
| 02:52 | Utah | Leon Green misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Buddy Edwards - foul #2 on Buddy Edwards, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Utah | Harold Bohner (PG), James Brannon (SG) Larry Soules, Melvin Stewart | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Roger Alley (C) Richard Taylor, Antonio Dalton | |
| 02:52 | Utah | Leon Green makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 02:52 | Utah | Leon Green misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 02:52 | Denver | The rebound goes to Roger Alley | 21-16 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Wesley Pennington misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Darrel Lipps - foul #2 on Darrel Lipps, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG) Zachary Phillips | |
| 02:45 | Denver | Wesley Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Wesley Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 02:16 | Utah | Roger Alley steps in front of the Leon Green pass | 21-18 |
| 02:08 | Denver | Anthony Centeno hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Buddy Edwards | 21-21 |
| 01:45 | Utah | James Brannon clanks a floater from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 01:43 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the board | 21-21 |
| 01:28 | Denver | Stephan Young swats the dunk try by Wesley Pennington | 21-21 |
| 01:27 | Utah | James Brannon grabs the defensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 01:06 | Utah | James Brannon is hacked by Roger Alley - foul #2 on Roger Alley, team foul #7 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Utah | Jeffrey Robinson (SF), Duncan Harris (C) Darrel Lipps, Leon Green | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (SG), Tarek English (SF), Horace Creekmore (PF) Richard Taylor, Buddy Edwards, Wesley Pennington | |
| 01:06 | Utah | James Brannon makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 01:06 | Utah | James Brannon makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Horace Creekmore misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 23-21 |
| 00:52 | Utah | The rebound goes to James Brannon | 23-21 |
| 00:27 | Utah | Harold Bohner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-21 |
| Subs | Utah | Larry Soules (PG), Melvin Stewart (SG) Harold Bohner, James Brannon | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (PG), Antonio Dalton (C) Anthony Centeno, Roger Alley | |
| 00:01 | Denver | Zachary Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-21 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Jeffrey Robinson snags the defensive board | 23-21 |