| Lineup | BYU | PG - Brian Rueda (fresh) SG - Joseph Barber (fresh) SF - Terrence Chandler (fresh) PF - Thomas Anderson (fresh) C - Ruben Gann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) SF - Brian Griffin (fresh) PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) C - Dan Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Rick Sterner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Denver | Rick Sterner can't connect on a shot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | BYU | Terrence Chandler pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | BYU | Brian Rueda knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Terrence Chandler | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Denver | Rick Sterner makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Bolton | 3-3 |
| 19:05 | BYU | Joseph Barber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 3-3 |
| 19:03 | Denver | Rick Sterner grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:47 | Denver | Brian Griffin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 18:46 | BYU | Thomas Anderson snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 18:39 | BYU | Thomas Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Dan Hamilton buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Bolton and he's fouled by Thomas Anderson - foul #1 on Thomas Anderson, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Dan Hamilton makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:06 | BYU | Brian Rueda lays it in on a great pass from Terrence Chandler | 5-6 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Joseph Bolton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 17:50 | BYU | Thomas Anderson grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 17:43 | BYU | Brian Rueda hits a 3 from straight away set up by Terrence Chandler | 8-6 |
| 17:25 | Denver | Brian Griffin clanks a shot from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 17:24 | BYU | Joseph Barber gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 17:18 | BYU | Brian Rueda clanks a 3 from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 17:16 | Denver | The rebound goes to Brian Griffin | 8-6 |
| 17:06 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeremy Maurer, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Carter (SF), Claude Rico (C) Terrence Chandler, Ruben Gann | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), Bryan Ramsey (SF), Wallace Lowe (PF), James Richins (C) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, Brian Griffin, Rick Sterner, Dan Hamilton | |
| 17:02 | BYU | Brian Rueda is called for traveling in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| Subs | BYU | Daniel Litten (PF) Thomas Anderson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:55 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey double dribbles | 8-6 |
| 16:35 | BYU | Joseph Barber is fouled on the floor by Wallace Lowe - foul #1 on Wallace Lowe, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Dixon (PG), David Crespo (SF) Brian Rueda, Joseph Barber | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:16 | BYU | Richard Carter misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 8-6 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Wallace Lowe snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:56 | Denver | Gordon Prince comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-6 |
| 15:55 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Dixon (fresh) SG - Richard Carter (fresh) SF - David Crespo (fresh) PF - Daniel Litten (fresh) C - Claude Rico (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Llanos (fresh) SG - Gordon Prince (fresh) SF - Bryan Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wallace Lowe (fresh) C - James Richins (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | BYU | Michael Dixon misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 8-8 |
| 15:50 | BYU | Claude Rico grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 15:34 | BYU | Daniel Litten misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 15:33 | BYU | David Crespo grabs the offensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:19 | BYU | Richard Carter misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-8 |
| 15:17 | Denver | James Richins pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:58 | Denver | Gordon Prince hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 8-8 |
| 14:57 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey snags the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:43 | Denver | Wallace Lowe can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Litten - foul #1 on Daniel Litten, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | BYU | Brian Rueda (PG), Joseph Barber (SG), Terrence Chandler (SF), Thomas Anderson (PF), Ruben Gann (C) Michael Dixon, Richard Carter, David Crespo, Daniel Litten, Claude Rico | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Brian Griffin (SF), Dan Hamilton (C) Donald Llanos, Gordon Prince, Bryan Ramsey, James Richins | |
| 14:43 | Denver | Wallace Lowe makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:43 | Denver | Wallace Lowe makes the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:23 | BYU | Joseph Barber can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 8-10 |
| 14:21 | Denver | Joseph Bolton snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:04 | Denver | Wallace Lowe buries a runner from close range | 8-12 |
| 13:37 | BYU | Jeremy Maurer picks off the pass by Terrence Chandler | 8-12 |
| 13:34 | Denver | Brian Griffin blows the layup | 8-12 |
| 13:33 | BYU | The rebound goes to Ruben Gann | 8-12 |
| 13:28 | BYU | Terrence Chandler knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Barber | 11-12 |
| 13:10 | Denver | Dan Hamilton is hacked by Brian Rueda - foul #1 on Brian Rueda, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Rick Sterner (PF) Wallace Lowe | |
| 12:56 | Denver | Rick Sterner comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 11-12 |
| 12:55 | Denver | Rick Sterner hits the follow up shot | 11-14 |
| 12:48 | BYU | Brian Rueda can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dan Hamilton - foul #1 on Dan Hamilton, team foul #3 | 11-14 |
| 12:48 | BYU | Brian Rueda makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:48 | BYU | Brian Rueda makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:31 | Denver | Joseph Bolton is fouled on the floor by Brian Rueda - foul #2 on Brian Rueda, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Carter (PG), Claude Rico (C) Brian Rueda, Ruben Gann | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), Bryan Ramsey (C) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, Dan Hamilton | |
| 12:20 | Denver | Gordon Prince can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-14 |
| 12:19 | BYU | Terrence Chandler pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:07 | BYU | Thomas Anderson comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Rick Sterner - foul #1 on Rick Sterner, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | BYU | David Crespo (SF) Terrence Chandler | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:07 | BYU | Thomas Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:07 | BYU | Thomas Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:53 | Denver | Gordon Prince misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 11:52 | BYU | The rebound goes to Richard Carter | 14-14 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) SG - Joseph Barber (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Crespo (fresh) PF - Thomas Anderson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Rico (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Llanos (fresh) SG - Gordon Prince (fresh) SF - Brian Griffin (fairly fresh) PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Ramsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | BYU | Richard Carter is fouled on the floor by Bryan Ramsey - foul #1 on Bryan Ramsey, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Dixon (PG), Daniel Litten (PF) Joseph Barber, Thomas Anderson | |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Lowe (C) Brian Griffin | |
| 11:33 | BYU | Richard Carter is fouled on the floor by Donald Llanos - foul #1 on Donald Llanos, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| 11:15 | BYU | Richard Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Dan Hamilton (C) Donald Llanos, Gordon Prince, Wallace Lowe | |
| 10:56 | Denver | Dan Hamilton drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Bryan Ramsey | 14-17 |
| 10:37 | BYU | Michael Dixon double dribbles | 14-17 |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Barber (SG), Terrence Chandler (SF), Ruben Gann (C) Michael Dixon, David Crespo, Claude Rico | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Griffin (SF), Wallace Lowe (PF) Bryan Ramsey, Rick Sterner | |
| 10:24 | Denver | Joseph Bolton misses the turnaround from the baseline | 14-17 |
| 10:22 | BYU | Terrence Chandler snags the defensive board | 14-17 |
| 10:17 | BYU | Joseph Barber is hacked by Jeremy Maurer - foul #2 on Jeremy Maurer, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | BYU | Thomas Anderson (PF) Daniel Litten | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (SG) Jeremy Maurer | |
| 10:17 | BYU | Joseph Barber makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:17 | BYU | Joseph Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Wallace Lowe pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:15 | Denver | Joseph Bolton is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Carter - foul #1 on Richard Carter, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| 09:59 | Denver | Richard Carter steals it from Wallace Lowe | 15-17 |
| 09:45 | BYU | Richard Carter is called for traveling | 15-17 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Gordon Prince (SG), Bryan Ramsey (C) Joseph Bolton, Dan Hamilton | |
| 09:29 | Denver | Donald Llanos connects on the floater from the right side set up by Wallace Lowe | 15-19 |
| 09:11 | BYU | Richard Carter misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 09:09 | Denver | Donald Llanos grabs the board | 15-19 |
| 08:51 | Denver | Donald Llanos can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 08:50 | Denver | Donald Llanos snags the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 08:36 | Denver | Brian Griffin's pass is intercepted by Thomas Anderson | 15-19 |
| 08:28 | BYU | Donald Llanos steals it from Joseph Barber | 15-19 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Brian Griffin lays it in on a nice dish by Donald Llanos | 15-21 |
| 08:07 | BYU | Joseph Barber scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Terrence Chandler and the foul's on Wallace Lowe - foul #2 on Wallace Lowe, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Dixon (PG), David Crespo (SF), Daniel Litten (PF), Claude Rico (C) Richard Carter, Terrence Chandler, Thomas Anderson, Ruben Gann | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Rick Sterner (PF), Dan Hamilton (C) Brian Griffin, Wallace Lowe, Bryan Ramsey | |
| 08:07 | BYU | Joseph Barber makes the free throw | 18-21 |
| 07:47 | Denver | Joseph Bolton loses the dribble to Claude Rico | 18-21 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Dixon (fresh) SG - Joseph Barber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Crespo (fresh) PF - Daniel Litten (fresh) C - Claude Rico (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Prince (fresh) PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:42 | BYU | Daniel Litten scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Michael Dixon | 20-21 |
| 07:28 | Denver | Donald Llanos misses short on a jumper from the right side | 20-21 |
| 07:26 | Denver | Dan Hamilton tips it back up and in | 20-23 |
| 07:20 | BYU | Daniel Litten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 07:19 | Denver | Dan Hamilton snags the defensive board | 20-23 |
| 06:58 | Denver | Dan Hamilton drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Joseph Bolton | 20-25 |
| 06:51 | BYU | Joseph Barber misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 06:49 | BYU | Daniel Litten tips it home | 22-25 |
| 06:31 | Denver | Joseph Bolton makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-28 |
| 06:08 | BYU | Dan Hamilton steals it from Daniel Litten | 22-28 |
| 05:55 | Denver | Joseph Bolton misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Dan Hamilton tips it home | 22-30 |
| 05:48 | BYU | Joseph Barber clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 05:46 | BYU | David Crespo pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 05:40 | BYU | Joseph Barber makes the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Dan Hamilton - foul #2 on Dan Hamilton, team foul #9 | 24-30 |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Carter (PG), Terrence Chandler (SF), Thomas Anderson (PF), Ruben Gann (C) Michael Dixon, David Crespo, Daniel Litten, Claude Rico | |
| Subs | Denver | Bryan Ramsey (SG), Brian Griffin (SF), James Richins (C) Donald Llanos, Gordon Prince, Dan Hamilton | |
| 05:40 | BYU | Joseph Barber makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:21 | Denver | Brian Griffin is fouled on the floor by Terrence Chandler - foul #1 on Terrence Chandler, team foul #6 | 25-30 |
| 05:10 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Bolton | 25-32 |
| 04:51 | BYU | Joseph Barber connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Anderson | 28-32 |
| 04:32 | Denver | Rick Sterner drills a runner in the paint set up by Joseph Bolton | 28-34 |
| 04:17 | BYU | Joseph Barber comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-34 |
| 04:15 | Denver | Rick Sterner pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 03:51 | Denver | Joseph Barber is called for the reach on Bryan Ramsey - foul #1 on Joseph Barber, team foul #7 | 28-34 |
| Subs | BYU | Brian Rueda (PG), David Crespo (SF), Claude Rico (C) Joseph Barber, Terrence Chandler, Ruben Gann | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Wallace Lowe (PF), Dan Hamilton (C) Joseph Bolton, Brian Griffin, Rick Sterner, James Richins | |
| 03:51 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:51 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:31 | BYU | Claude Rico clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 28-36 |
| 03:30 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Brian Rueda (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Carter (fresh) SF - David Crespo (fresh) PF - Thomas Anderson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Claude Rico (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) SF - Bryan Ramsey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wallace Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Hamilton (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-36 |
| 03:07 | Denver | Wallace Lowe grabs the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 02:59 | Denver | Donald Llanos clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Crespo - foul #1 on David Crespo, team foul #8 | 28-36 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Janda (SF), Daniel Litten (PF) Richard Carter, Thomas Anderson | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Griffin (SF) Bryan Ramsey | |
| 02:59 | Denver | Donald Llanos makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:59 | Denver | Donald Llanos makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:36 | BYU | David Crespo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-38 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Brian Griffin pulls down the rebound | 28-38 |
| 02:22 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-38 |
| 02:21 | BYU | Daniel Litten grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 02:16 | BYU | Brian Rueda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-38 |
| Subs | BYU | Terrence Chandler (SF), Ruben Gann (C) Michael Janda, Claude Rico | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:47 | Denver | Donald Llanos drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Wallace Lowe | 28-40 |
| 01:29 | BYU | David Crespo clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 01:28 | BYU | Ruben Gann snags the offensive board | 28-40 |
| 01:23 | BYU | Terrence Chandler knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Brian Rueda and he's fouled by Brian Griffin - foul #1 on Brian Griffin, team foul #10 | 30-40 |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Carter (SG), Thomas Anderson (PF) David Crespo, Daniel Litten | |
| Subs | Denver | Gordon Prince (PG), Bryan Ramsey (C) Donald Llanos, Dan Hamilton | |
| 01:23 | BYU | Terrence Chandler makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:00 | Denver | Wallace Lowe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-40 |
| 00:58 | BYU | Ruben Gann grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:54 | BYU | Brian Rueda hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:32 | Denver | Wallace Lowe misses the easy layup | 31-40 |
| 00:30 | BYU | Ruben Gann pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:24 | BYU | Richard Carter is fouled on the floor by Gordon Prince - foul #1 on Gordon Prince, team foul #11 | 31-40 |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Dixon (PG), Michael Janda (SF), Claude Rico (C) Brian Rueda, Terrence Chandler, Ruben Gann | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Rick Sterner (PF), James Richins (C) Jeremy Maurer, Brian Griffin, Wallace Lowe | |
| 00:24 | BYU | Richard Carter makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:24 | BYU | Richard Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 00:24 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Richins | 32-40 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Joseph Bolton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-40 |
| 00:02 | BYU | Claude Rico grabs the board | 32-40 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Claude Rico misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 32-40 |