| Lineup | TCU | PG - Carl Saliba (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casey Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Pruitt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Horton (fresh) C - Richard Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Griffin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dan Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Brian Griffin inbounds the ball | 30-21 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Denver | Richard Hamilton takes the ball from Dan Hamilton | 30-21 |
| 19:23 | TCU | Casey Pitts misses the driving attempt from close range | 30-21 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Brian Griffin snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 19:14 | Denver | Donald Llanos is hacked by Dennis Pruitt - foul #1 on Dennis Pruitt, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 18:57 | Denver | Donald Llanos misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-21 |
| 18:55 | Denver | Rick Sterner snags the offensive board | 30-21 |
| 18:48 | Denver | Brian Griffin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Dan Hamilton tips it but misses | 30-21 |
| 18:45 | Denver | Brian Griffin grabs the offensive board | 30-21 |
| 18:30 | Denver | Donald Llanos is whistled for traveling | 30-21 |
| 18:07 | TCU | Casey Pitts clanks a jumper from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 18:06 | TCU | Richard Hamilton misses the tip | 30-21 |
| 18:04 | Denver | Donald Llanos gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 17:55 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-21 |
| 17:54 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt pulls down the rebound | 30-21 |
| 17:25 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-21 |
| 17:23 | Denver | Rick Sterner gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 17:01 | Denver | Rick Sterner can't connect on a runner near the basket | 30-21 |
| 17:00 | TCU | The rebound goes to Richard Hamilton | 30-21 |
| 16:35 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-21 |
| 16:34 | Denver | Rick Sterner gets the rebound | 30-21 |
| 16:28 | Denver | Casey Pitts steps in front of the Rick Sterner pass | 30-21 |
| 16:25 | TCU | Carl Saliba lays it in on a great pass from Casey Pitts | 32-21 |
| 16:06 | Denver | Dan Hamilton makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeremy Maurer | 32-23 |
| 15:44 | TCU | Carl Saliba hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Pruitt | 35-23 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Carl Saliba (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casey Pitts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Pruitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Horton (fairly fresh) C - Richard Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Sterner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dan Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the driving attempt in the lane | 35-23 |
| 15:26 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Sterner | 35-23 |
| 15:06 | Denver | Brian Griffin drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Rick Sterner | 35-26 |
| 14:46 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Llanos - foul #1 on Donald Llanos, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | TCU | Kenneth Johnson (C) Richard Hamilton | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), Bryan Ramsey (SF), Wallace Lowe (PF), James Richins (C) Donald Llanos, Jeremy Maurer, Brian Griffin, Rick Sterner, Dan Hamilton | |
| 14:46 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 14:46 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 14:18 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 36-26 |
| 14:16 | Denver | James Richins grabs the offensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 13:57 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 36-26 |
| 13:56 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt pulls down the rebound | 36-26 |
| 13:31 | TCU | Casey Pitts knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Carl Saliba | 38-26 |
| 13:24 | Denver | Wallace Lowe scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Bryan Ramsey and he's hacked by Carl Saliba - foul #2 on Carl Saliba, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (SG), Brian Griffin (SF) Gordon Prince, James Richins | |
| 13:24 | Denver | Wallace Lowe makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 12:59 | TCU | Carl Saliba misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-29 |
| 12:58 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 12:52 | Denver | Wallace Lowe is hacked by Dennis Pruitt - foul #2 on Dennis Pruitt, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| 12:43 | Denver | Donald Llanos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 12:41 | TCU | The rebound goes to Kenneth Johnson | 38-29 |
| 12:22 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt misses long on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Bryan Ramsey - foul #1 on Bryan Ramsey, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flood (SG) Casey Pitts | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremy Maurer (SG), Rick Sterner (PF), Dan Hamilton (C) Donald Llanos, Wallace Lowe, Bryan Ramsey | |
| 12:22 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 12:22 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 12:07 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Rick Sterner | 40-32 |
| 11:38 | TCU | Daniel Horton is fouled on the floor by Rick Sterner - foul #2 on Rick Sterner, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | TCU | Andy Frink (SF), Bobby Allen (PF), Richard Hamilton (C) Dennis Pruitt, Daniel Horton, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG) Joseph Bolton | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Carl Saliba (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Flood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andy Frink (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bobby Allen (fresh) C - Richard Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Dan Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:11 | TCU | Richard Hamilton knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Carl Saliba | 42-32 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Rick Sterner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Llanos | 42-34 |
| 10:33 | TCU | Dan Hamilton swats the dunk try by Richard Hamilton | 42-34 |
| 10:32 | TCU | Richard Hamilton tips it in | 44-34 |
| 10:14 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 10:12 | TCU | Richard Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 09:49 | TCU | Bobby Allen knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Carl Saliba | 46-34 |
| 09:33 | Denver | Donald Llanos buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jeremy Maurer | 46-36 |
| 09:11 | TCU | Carl Saliba misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-36 |
| 09:09 | Denver | Rick Sterner grabs the board | 46-36 |
| 08:53 | Denver | Rick Sterner can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bobby Allen - foul #1 on Bobby Allen, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | TCU | Casey Pitts (PG), William Williams (SG), Dennis Pruitt (SF), Daniel Horton (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Carl Saliba, Richard Flood, Andy Frink, Bobby Allen, Richard Hamilton | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Bryan Ramsey (SF), Wallace Lowe (C) Jeremy Maurer, Brian Griffin, Dan Hamilton | |
| 08:53 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:53 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:53 | TCU | Daniel Horton gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 08:24 | TCU | Daniel Horton buries a jump hook from close range set up by Casey Pitts | 48-36 |
| 08:11 | Denver | Dennis Pruitt is called for the reach on Bryan Ramsey - foul #3 on Dennis Pruitt, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Richins (C) Rick Sterner | |
| 07:56 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Kenneth Johnson - foul #2 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #6 | 48-36 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Gordon Prince (SG) Donald Llanos | |
| 07:56 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 07:56 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 07:31 | TCU | Joseph Bolton steals the ball from Kenneth Johnson | 48-37 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Casey Pitts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Pruitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Horton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Prince (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Ramsey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wallace Lowe (fresh) 5 pts. C - James Richins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Denver | Wallace Lowe misses the floater from the baseline | 48-37 |
| 07:13 | TCU | Kenneth Johnson grabs the board | 48-37 |
| 06:53 | TCU | Daniel Horton banks in the layup and he's fouled by Wallace Lowe - foul #1 on Wallace Lowe, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | TCU | Carl Saliba (PG), Richard Hamilton (C) William Williams, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (SG), Brian Griffin (SF), Dan Hamilton (C) Gordon Prince, Bryan Ramsey, James Richins | |
| 06:53 | TCU | Daniel Horton makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:34 | Denver | Dan Hamilton is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dan Hamilton, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremy Maurer (SG) Donald Llanos | |
| 06:11 | TCU | Daniel Horton's dunk attempt is rejected by Brian Griffin | 51-37 |
| 06:10 | Denver | Wallace Lowe pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Dan Hamilton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Hamilton - foul #1 on Richard Hamilton, team foul #7 | 51-37 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Dan Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Dan Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 06:05 | TCU | Daniel Horton gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 05:41 | TCU | Carl Saliba buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Pruitt | 53-38 |
| 05:25 | Denver | The jump hook by Dan Hamilton is blocked by Dennis Pruitt | 53-38 |
| 05:24 | TCU | Richard Hamilton snags the defensive board | 53-38 |
| 04:55 | TCU | Richard Hamilton can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dan Hamilton - foul #3 on Dan Hamilton, team foul #6 | 53-38 |
| Subs | TCU | Andy Frink (SF) Dennis Pruitt | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Rick Sterner (PF) Joseph Bolton, Dan Hamilton | |
| 04:55 | TCU | Richard Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 04:55 | TCU | Richard Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 04:42 | Denver | Brian Griffin misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Andy Frink - foul #1 on Andy Frink, team foul #8 | 55-38 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Gordon Prince (SG), Bryan Ramsey (C) Jeremy Maurer, Rick Sterner | |
| 04:42 | Denver | Brian Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 04:42 | Denver | Brian Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 04:25 | TCU | Andy Frink drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Casey Pitts | 57-40 |
| 04:11 | Denver | Donald Llanos hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-40 |
| 04:09 | Denver | Bryan Ramsey snags the offensive board | 57-40 |
| 04:04 | Denver | Donald Llanos hits a shot from the right side | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | TCU | Carl Saliba can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-42 |
| 03:35 | Denver | Brian Griffin snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 03:31 | Denver | Donald Llanos connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-45 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Carl Saliba (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 ast. SG - Casey Pitts (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andy Frink (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Horton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Hamilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Prince (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Griffin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wallace Lowe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Ramsey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | TCU | Carl Saliba misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-45 |
| 03:04 | Denver | Brian Griffin snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 03:00 | Denver | Andy Frink picks off the pass by Gordon Prince | 57-45 |
| 02:56 | TCU | Carl Saliba lays it in on a great pass from Andy Frink | 59-45 |
| 02:33 | Denver | Wallace Lowe misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 02:32 | TCU | Casey Pitts gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 02:19 | TCU | Casey Pitts makes the shot from the right side | 61-45 |
| 02:15 | Denver | Carl Saliba picks off the pass by Donald Llanos in the backcourt | 61-45 |
| 02:05 | TCU | Brian Griffin steps in front of the Andy Frink pass | 61-45 |
| 01:48 | Denver | Brian Griffin is called for traveling | 61-45 |
| Subs | TCU | Dennis Pruitt (SF) Andy Frink | |
| Subs | Denver | James Richins (C) Brian Griffin | |
| 01:32 | TCU | Bryan Ramsey is called for the reach on Dennis Pruitt - foul #2 on Bryan Ramsey, team foul #7 | 61-45 |
| 01:32 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt misses the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 01:32 | Denver | James Richins grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 01:23 | Denver | Wallace Lowe misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-45 |
| 01:22 | TCU | Richard Hamilton gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 01:00 | TCU | Dennis Pruitt misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 61-45 |
| 00:59 | TCU | Daniel Horton snags the offensive board | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | TCU | Carl Saliba can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Wallace Lowe snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Denver | James Richins can't finish the uncontested layup | 61-45 |
| 00:23 | Denver | James Richins gets the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 00:21 | Denver | Gordon Prince comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-45 |
| 00:19 | Denver | James Richins tips it home | 61-47 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Carl Saliba runs out the clock | 61-47 |