| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Woods (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Cross (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Devine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Roger Jones inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Denver | David Devine knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 19:20 | TCU | Matt Cross loses the ball out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Bitner (SG), Kyle Perry (PF) Stephen Woods, Jamie Eiland | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 19:04 | Denver | Richard Jung scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-42 |
| 18:44 | TCU | Jeff Nelson buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-42 |
| 18:30 | Denver | Matt Cross is called for the reach on Roger Jones - foul #1 on Matt Cross, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| Subs | TCU | Jamie Eiland (PF) Kyle Perry | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:08 | Denver | Todd Hardy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 18:01 | TCU | George Gibson buries a runner from the baseline | 37-45 |
| 17:35 | Denver | Todd Hardy misses the easy layup | 37-45 |
| 17:34 | Denver | David Devine tips it back up and in | 37-47 |
| 17:19 | TCU | George Gibson is hacked by Donald Cleveland - foul #2 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #1 | 37-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Stephen Woods (SG), Kyle Perry (PF) Jeff Nelson, George Gibson | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Jason Meade (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Donald Cleveland, Roger Jones, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| 17:06 | TCU | Todd Hardy is called for the reach on Michael Bitner - foul #1 on Todd Hardy, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| 16:39 | TCU | Kyle Perry is hacked by James Urbanek - foul #1 on James Urbanek, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), Manuel Tamplin (PF) Matt Cross, Kyle Perry | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Nease (SF) Todd Hardy | |
| 16:30 | TCU | Manuel Tamplin misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Jason Meade - foul #1 on Jason Meade, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Matt Cross (SF) Stephen Woods | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:30 | TCU | Manuel Tamplin makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 16:30 | TCU | Manuel Tamplin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 16:13 | Denver | James Urbanek can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-47 |
| 16:12 | TCU | Jeff Nelson snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 15:50 | TCU | Benny Robidoux steps in front of the Michael Bitner pass | 39-47 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bitner (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Matt Cross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Manuel Tamplin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jamie Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Meade (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nease (fresh) PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Sims (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Denver | Roger Sims's pass is intercepted by Jamie Eiland | 39-47 |
| 15:06 | TCU | Jeff Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 15:04 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Urbanek | 39-47 |
| 14:46 | Denver | James Urbanek misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Manuel Tamplin - foul #4 on Manuel Tamplin, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Stephen Woods (SG), Kyle Perry (PF), George Gibson (C) Matt Cross, Manuel Tamplin, Jamie Eiland | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Roger Jones (SF), Richard Jung (C) Benny Robidoux, Jason Meade, Matthew Nease, Roger Sims | |
| 14:46 | Denver | James Urbanek misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:46 | Denver | James Urbanek makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:31 | TCU | Stephen Woods scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Nelson | 42-48 |
| 14:07 | Denver | Stephen Woods is called for the reach on Todd Hardy - foul #2 on Stephen Woods, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | TCU | Matt Cross (SF) Jeff Nelson | |
| Subs | Denver | David Devine (PF) James Urbanek | |
| 13:54 | Denver | Roger Jones's pass is intercepted by Matt Cross | 42-48 |
| 13:33 | TCU | Stephen Woods is fouled on the floor by David Devine - foul #2 on David Devine, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), Jamie Eiland (PF) Michael Bitner, Kyle Perry | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:24 | TCU | Stephen Woods buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 12:59 | Denver | Richard Jung scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Cleveland | 45-50 |
| 12:35 | TCU | George Gibson is hacked by Richard Jung - foul #1 on Richard Jung, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Bitner (SF), Kyle Perry (PF) Matt Cross, George Gibson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:28 | TCU | The jump hook by Kyle Perry is blocked by Roger Jones | 45-50 |
| 12:26 | Denver | Richard Jung grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 12:13 | Denver | David Devine makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Cleveland and he's fouled by Kyle Perry - foul #2 on Kyle Perry, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | TCU | Matt Cross (SF), George Gibson (C) Jeff Nelson, Jamie Eiland | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (SF) Roger Jones | |
| 12:13 | Denver | David Devine makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 11:54 | TCU | Matt Cross hits a turnaround in the paint | 47-53 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Bitner (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Stephen Woods (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Cross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kyle Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Meade (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Devine (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jung (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Denver | Richard Jung loses the dribble to George Gibson | 47-53 |
| 11:35 | TCU | Michael Bitner is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Cleveland - foul #3 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG), Jamie Eiland (C) Kyle Perry, George Gibson | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Matthew Nease (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Donald Cleveland, Todd Hardy, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| 11:35 | TCU | Michael Bitner makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 11:35 | TCU | Michael Bitner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:18 | Denver | James Urbanek misses short on a jumper from the left block | 49-53 |
| 11:17 | TCU | The rebound goes to Stephen Woods | 49-53 |
| 11:11 | TCU | Jamie Eiland connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Jeff Nelson | 51-53 |
| 10:53 | Denver | Matthew Nease knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jason Meade | 51-56 |
| 10:26 | TCU | Stephen Woods hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 10:25 | Denver | Matthew Nease snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Matthew Nease misses the lay-in | 51-56 |
| 10:06 | TCU | Stephen Woods snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 09:56 | TCU | Stephen Woods misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 09:55 | Denver | Roger Sims grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 09:37 | Denver | Benny Robidoux buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jason Meade | 51-58 |
| 09:19 | TCU | Jamie Eiland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| 09:17 | Denver | James Urbanek grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 09:02 | Denver | Jason Meade's pass is intercepted by Jeff Nelson | 51-58 |
| 08:44 | TCU | Jeff Nelson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-58 |
| 08:42 | Denver | James Urbanek grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 08:13 | Denver | Roger Sims misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 08:11 | TCU | Matt Cross gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 08:07 | TCU | Matt Cross's pass is intercepted by James Urbanek | 51-58 |
| 07:59 | Denver | James Urbanek scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Benny Robidoux | 51-60 |
| 07:39 | TCU | James Urbanek denies the turnaround by Matt Cross | 51-60 |
| 07:38 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Cross | 51-60 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stephen Woods (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Cross (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Bitner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jamie Eiland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Meade (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Nease (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Urbanek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Sims (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:24 | TCU | Matt Cross knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Bitner | 53-60 |
| 07:00 | Denver | Benny Robidoux is called for a charge - foul #2 on Benny Robidoux, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| Subs | TCU | Manuel Tamplin (PF), George Gibson (C) Matt Cross, Jamie Eiland | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Roger Jones (SF), David Devine (PF), Richard Jung (C) Benny Robidoux, Jason Meade, Matthew Nease, James Urbanek, Roger Sims | |
| 06:42 | TCU | George Gibson misses the lay-in | 53-60 |
| 06:40 | TCU | George Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 06:19 | TCU | George Gibson slams it home | 55-60 |
| 06:13 | Denver | Todd Hardy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 06:12 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to David Devine | 55-60 |
| 05:58 | Denver | Todd Hardy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Manuel Tamplin - foul #5 on Manuel Tamplin, team foul #5 | 55-60 |
| Subs | TCU | Matt Cross (SF), Kyle Perry (PF) Jeff Nelson, Manuel Tamplin | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:58 | Denver | Todd Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:58 | Denver | Todd Hardy misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 05:58 | Denver | David Devine snags the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 05:35 | Denver | Todd Hardy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-61 |
| 05:33 | Denver | Todd Hardy grabs the offensive board | 55-61 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Todd Hardy clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Stephen Woods - foul #3 on Stephen Woods, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Nelson (PG) Stephen Woods | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:27 | Denver | Todd Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Todd Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:15 | TCU | George Gibson misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Roger Jones - foul #3 on Roger Jones, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| 05:15 | TCU | George Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 05:15 | TCU | George Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 04:51 | Denver | David Devine hits the finger roll | 57-65 |
| 04:35 | TCU | Michael Bitner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-65 |
| 04:34 | TCU | Jeff Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 04:13 | TCU | Kyle Perry's pass is intercepted by David Devine | 57-65 |
| 03:51 | Denver | Richard Jung lays it in | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | TCU | Michael Bitner connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Gibson | 59-67 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Nelson (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Bitner (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matt Cross (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Gibson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Hardy (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Devine (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Jung (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Denver | David Devine misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-67 |
| 03:14 | TCU | George Gibson pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| 02:53 | TCU | Jeff Nelson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-67 |
| 02:51 | Denver | David Devine pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| 02:33 | Denver | David Devine clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-67 |
| 02:32 | TCU | George Gibson snags the defensive board | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:28 | TCU | Jeff Nelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 02:26 | TCU | Kyle Perry can't tip it in | 59-67 |
| 02:24 | Denver | Roger Jones gets the rebound | 59-67 |
| 01:57 | Denver | Todd Hardy hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Cleveland | 59-69 |
| 01:46 | TCU | Michael Bitner misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-69 |
| 01:45 | Denver | David Devine pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Denver | George Gibson steps in front of the Donald Cleveland pass | 59-69 |
| 01:00 | TCU | Jeff Nelson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-69 |
| 00:58 | TCU | George Gibson snags the offensive board | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | TCU | Jeff Nelson is hacked by Donald Cleveland - foul #4 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #10 | 59-69 |
| Subs | TCU | Stephen Woods (SG), Jamie Eiland (PF) Michael Bitner, Kyle Perry | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Jason Meade (SG), Matthew Nease (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Donald Cleveland, Todd Hardy, Roger Jones, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| 00:54 | TCU | Jeff Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:54 | TCU | Jeff Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Denver | Jason Meade is hacked by Stephen Woods in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Woods, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), David Devine (PF), Richard Jung (C) Benny Robidoux, Matthew Nease, James Urbanek, Roger Sims | |
| 00:53 | Denver | Jason Meade misses the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:53 | TCU | The rebound goes to George Gibson | 61-69 |
| 00:48 | TCU | Stephen Woods misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 00:47 | TCU | Jamie Eiland snags the offensive board | 61-69 |
| 00:44 | TCU | Stephen Woods clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-69 |
| 00:42 | TCU | Jamie Eiland grabs the offensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 00:39 | TCU | Stephen Woods double dribbles | 61-69 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Jeff Nelson is called for the reach on David Devine in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Nelson, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| 00:38 | Denver | David Devine makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:38 | Denver | David Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 00:36 | TCU | Donald Cleveland is called for the reach on Jeff Nelson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #11 | 61-71 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Matthew Nease (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Donald Cleveland, Todd Hardy, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| 00:36 | TCU | Jeff Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:36 | TCU | Jeff Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:34 | Denver | Jason Meade is hacked by Stephen Woods in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Woods, team foul #9 | 63-71 |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Bitner (SG) Stephen Woods | |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG), David Devine (PF), Richard Jung (C) Matthew Nease, James Urbanek, Roger Sims | |
| 00:34 | Denver | Jason Meade makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:34 | Denver | Jason Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:34 | TCU | George Gibson grabs the board | 63-72 |
| 00:28 | TCU | David Devine steals the ball from Matt Cross | 63-72 |
| 00:27 | Denver | David Devine is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Nelson - foul #4 on Jeff Nelson, team foul #10 | 63-72 |
| 00:27 | Denver | David Devine makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:27 | Denver | David Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:20 | TCU | Jeff Nelson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-74 |
| 00:18 | TCU | Jamie Eiland tips it home | 65-74 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Michael Bitner is called for the reach on Richard Jung in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Bitner, team foul #11 | 65-74 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Richard Jung misses the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Richard Jung makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:09 | TCU | Matt Cross misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 65-75 |
| 00:07 | Denver | Richard Jung grabs the defensive rebound | 65-75 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Benny Robidoux runs out the clock | 65-75 |