| Lineup | Utah | PG - Richard Maston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Corliss (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Thomas (fresh) 5 reb. C - Carl Steen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Devine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Charles Young inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Utah | Robert Corliss misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-21 |
| 19:35 | Utah | Brian Thomas tips it back up and in | 26-21 |
| 19:20 | Denver | Richard Jung connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Roger Jones | 26-23 |
| 18:57 | Utah | Richard Maston comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 18:55 | Denver | Roger Jones gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 18:35 | Denver | Richard Jung is hacked by Charles Young - foul #1 on Charles Young, team foul #1 | 26-23 |
| 18:21 | Denver | David Devine knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Brian Thomas - foul #1 on Brian Thomas, team foul #2 | 26-25 |
| 18:21 | Denver | David Devine misses the free throw | 26-25 |
| 18:21 | Utah | Carl Steen grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 17:52 | Utah | Robert Corliss misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-25 |
| 17:51 | Utah | Carl Steen tips it home | 28-25 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 17:40 | Utah | Carl Steen pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 17:19 | Utah | Robert Corliss clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Todd Hardy - foul #1 on Todd Hardy, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Shaffer (PF) Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | James Urbanek (PF) David Devine | |
| 17:19 | Utah | Robert Corliss makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 17:19 | Utah | Robert Corliss makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:11 | Denver | Richard Jung blows the layup | 30-25 |
| 17:10 | Utah | Charles Young grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 16:54 | Utah | Robert Corliss misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 16:52 | Denver | Roger Jones snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Carl Steen swats the shot by Richard Jung | 30-25 |
| 16:30 | Utah | Charles Young grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 16:03 | Utah | Joseph Shaffer drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Charles Young and he's hacked by Thomas Conner - foul #3 on Thomas Conner, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Utah | William Griffith (SF) Charles Young | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (PG), Benny Robidoux (SG), Matthew Flood (SF), David Devine (PF) Thomas Conner, Todd Hardy, Roger Jones, Richard Jung | |
| 16:03 | Utah | Joseph Shaffer makes the free throw | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Richard Maston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Corliss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Griffith (fresh) PF - Joseph Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Carl Steen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jason Meade (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benny Robidoux (fresh) SF - Matthew Flood (fresh) PF - David Devine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Urbanek (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Denver | David Devine is fouled on the floor by Joseph Shaffer - foul #2 on Joseph Shaffer, team foul #3 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Utah | Brian Thomas (PF) Joseph Shaffer | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:18 | Denver | Jason Meade misses long on a floater from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 15:17 | Utah | Brian Thomas grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 15:01 | Utah | Carl Steen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 14:59 | Denver | David Devine grabs the board | 33-25 |
| 14:32 | Denver | David Devine drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Benny Robidoux | 33-28 |
| 14:08 | Utah | William Griffith loses the dribble to James Urbanek | 33-28 |
| 13:54 | Denver | Benny Robidoux is hacked by Carl Steen - foul #3 on Carl Steen, team foul #4 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Utah | Charles Young (SG) Robert Corliss | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Roger Jones (SF), Richard Jung (C) Jason Meade, Benny Robidoux, David Devine, James Urbanek | |
| 13:35 | Denver | Matthew Flood is fouled on the floor by Brian Thomas - foul #2 on Brian Thomas, team foul #5 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Shaffer (PF) Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:29 | Denver | Roger Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 13:27 | Denver | Richard Jung tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 13:09 | Utah | Roger Jones swats the layup by Carl Steen | 33-30 |
| 13:07 | Denver | Todd Hardy snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 12:49 | Denver | Joseph Shaffer takes the ball from Matthew Flood | 33-30 |
| 12:20 | Utah | Charles Young is hacked by Todd Hardy - foul #2 on Todd Hardy, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Corliss (SG), Brian Thomas (PF) William Griffith, Carl Steen | |
| Subs | Denver | James Urbanek (PF) Matthew Flood | |
| 11:57 | Utah | Robert Corliss misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 11:56 | Utah | Brian Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Richard Maston (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Corliss (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Shaffer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Utah | Robert Corliss can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 11:35 | Denver | Richard Jung snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 11:28 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Todd Hardy | 33-32 |
| 11:03 | Utah | Richard Maston drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brian Thomas | 36-32 |
| 10:45 | Denver | Todd Hardy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 10:44 | Utah | Brian Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 10:15 | Utah | Robert Corliss double dribbles | 36-32 |
| Subs | Utah | William Griffith (PG), Roy Bishop (SF), Rodney Smolenski (PF), Carl Steen (C) Richard Maston, Charles Young, Brian Thomas, Joseph Shaffer | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (PG), Benny Robidoux (SG), Matthew Flood (SF), David Devine (PF), Roger Sims (C) Thomas Conner, Todd Hardy, Roger Jones, James Urbanek, Richard Jung | |
| 09:57 | Denver | Benny Robidoux scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Devine | 36-35 |
| 09:29 | Utah | Roy Bishop drills a shot in the paint set up by Carl Steen | 38-35 |
| 09:12 | Denver | Roger Sims is hacked by Roy Bishop - foul #1 on Roy Bishop, team foul #6 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Shaffer (PF) Rodney Smolenski | |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG), Roger Jones (SF), Richard Jung (C) Benny Robidoux, Matthew Flood, Roger Sims | |
| 08:48 | Denver | David Devine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| 08:30 | Utah | William Griffith is hacked by Jason Meade - foul #1 on Jason Meade, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Utah | Charles Young (PG), Brian Thomas (PF) Roy Bishop, Joseph Shaffer | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:09 | Utah | David Devine steals it from Brian Thomas | 38-35 |
| 08:02 | Denver | Roger Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 08:01 | Utah | Carl Steen grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 07:56 | Utah | Jason Meade takes the ball from Brian Thomas | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Corliss (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Griffith (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Carl Steen (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jason Meade (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Devine (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Denver | Jason Meade makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Richard Jung and he's fouled by Charles Young - foul #2 on Charles Young, team foul #7 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Maston (PG), Roy Bishop (SF), Joseph Shaffer (C) Robert Corliss, William Griffith, Carl Steen | |
| Subs | Denver | James Urbanek (PF) David Devine | |
| 07:35 | Denver | Jason Meade misses the free throw | 38-37 |
| 07:35 | Utah | The rebound goes to Joseph Shaffer | 38-37 |
| 07:15 | Utah | Roy Bishop blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Jung - foul #1 on Richard Jung, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG) Jason Meade | |
| 07:15 | Utah | Roy Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 07:15 | Utah | Roy Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 06:57 | Denver | Thomas Conner clanks a floater from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 06:56 | Utah | Brian Thomas snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 06:52 | Utah | Richard Maston can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Thomas Conner - foul #4 on Thomas Conner, team foul #6 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Utah | Rodney Smolenski (C) Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Flood (SF), Roger Sims (C) Roger Jones, Richard Jung | |
| 06:52 | Utah | Richard Maston makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 06:52 | Utah | Richard Maston misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 06:52 | Denver | The rebound goes to Todd Hardy | 40-37 |
| 06:36 | Denver | Matthew Flood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 06:34 | Utah | The rebound goes to Richard Maston | 40-37 |
| 06:05 | Utah | The jump hook by Roy Bishop is blocked by Roger Sims | 40-37 |
| 06:04 | Denver | Matthew Flood pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 05:57 | Denver | Thomas Conner hits a shot from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 05:28 | Utah | Roy Bishop's fadeaway is rejected by James Urbanek | 40-39 |
| 05:26 | Utah | Joseph Shaffer grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 05:09 | Utah | Matthew Flood is called for the reach on Charles Young - foul #1 on Matthew Flood, team foul #7 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Corliss (SG), William Griffith (SF), Brian Thomas (PF), Carl Steen (C) Richard Maston, Roy Bishop, Joseph Shaffer, Rodney Smolenski | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (SG), Roger Jones (SF), David Devine (PF), Richard Jung (C) Todd Hardy, Matthew Flood, James Urbanek, Roger Sims | |
| 05:09 | Utah | Charles Young makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 05:09 | Utah | Charles Young makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 05:07 | Denver | Thomas Conner loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Maston (PG) Charles Young | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:49 | Utah | Robert Corliss clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-39 |
| 04:48 | Utah | Brian Thomas tips it back up and in | 44-39 |
| 04:41 | Denver | David Devine drills a fadeaway from the right block | 44-41 |
| 04:26 | Utah | Carl Steen buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Richard Maston | 46-41 |
| 04:05 | Denver | Roger Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 04:03 | Utah | Carl Steen pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 03:45 | Utah | Robert Corliss is hacked by David Devine - foul #2 on David Devine, team foul #8 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG) Thomas Conner | |
| 03:45 | Utah | Robert Corliss makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 03:45 | Utah | Robert Corliss misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 03:45 | Denver | The rebound goes to David Devine | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Richard Maston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Corliss (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Griffith (fresh) PF - Brian Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. C - Carl Steen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jason Meade (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Devine (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Denver | David Devine can't throw it down | 47-41 |
| 03:26 | Denver | Jason Meade tips it home | 47-43 |
| 03:01 | Utah | Brian Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Devine - foul #3 on David Devine, team foul #9 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Utah | Charles Young (PG) Richard Maston | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:01 | Utah | Brian Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 03:01 | Utah | Brian Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 03:01 | Denver | Richard Jung gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 02:40 | Denver | David Devine is whistled for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Shaffer (PF) Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | James Urbanek (PF) David Devine | |
| 02:25 | Utah | Carl Steen buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Corliss | 50-43 |
| 02:25 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), David Devine (PF) Jason Meade, James Urbanek | |
| 02:03 | Denver | The short jumper by Roger Jones is denied by Joseph Shaffer | 50-43 |
| 02:02 | Utah | Joseph Shaffer snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 02:02 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Maston (PG), Brian Thomas (PF) William Griffith, Joseph Shaffer | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:36 | Utah | Richard Jung is called for the reach on Richard Maston - foul #2 on Richard Jung, team foul #10 | 50-43 |
| 01:36 | Utah | Richard Maston makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 01:36 | Utah | Richard Maston misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 01:36 | Denver | David Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Denver | Roger Jones clanks a fadeaway from close range | 51-43 |
| 01:25 | Denver | Richard Jung tips it in | 51-45 |
| 01:23 | Utah | Richard Maston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:05 | Denver | Richard Jung connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Conner | 51-47 |
| 00:36 | Utah | Robert Corliss makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Charles Young | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Denver | Thomas Conner makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Utah | Charles Young is hacked by Thomas Conner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Conner, team foul #11 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (PG) Thomas Conner | |
| 00:27 | Utah | Charles Young makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:27 | Utah | Charles Young makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:21 | Denver | Todd Hardy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-50 |
| 00:20 | Utah | Carl Steen pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| 00:17 | Utah | Carl Steen is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Meade - foul #2 on Jason Meade, team foul #12 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Shaffer (PF) Brian Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:17 | Utah | Carl Steen makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:17 | Utah | Carl Steen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:13 | Denver | Todd Hardy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-50 |
| 00:12 | Utah | Joseph Shaffer pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:09 | Utah | Joseph Shaffer is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Hardy - foul #3 on Todd Hardy, team foul #13 | 57-50 |
| 00:09 | Utah | Joseph Shaffer misses the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:09 | Utah | Joseph Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Todd Hardy clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-50 |
| 00:01 | Denver | David Devine gets the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 00:00 | Denver | The clock runs out | 58-50 |