| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) SG - David Woolbright (fresh) SF - James Moriarty (fresh) PF - Eric Landgraf (fresh) C - Martin Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) C - Randall Zosel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Randall Zosel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Denver | Casey Clanton clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | TCU | David Woolbright grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | TCU | David Woolbright misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Denver | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Denver | Casey Clanton is hacked by Martin Anderson - foul #1 on Martin Anderson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Denver | Billy Carnevale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | TCU | Eric Landgraf snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | TCU | David Woolbright is fouled on the floor by Billy Carnevale - foul #1 on Billy Carnevale, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | TCU | Eric Landgraf's layup is rejected by Scott Lewis | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Denver | Scott Lewis gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:19 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses the turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:18 | TCU | Martin Anderson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:54 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 17:52 | TCU | Martin Anderson snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 17:32 | TCU | Eric Landgraf misses short on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 17:31 | Denver | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 17:15 | Denver | Scott Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Calvin Powell (SF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Billy Carnevale, Richard Johnson, Randall Zosel | |
| 16:51 | TCU | David Woolbright scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Samuel Watts | 3-0 |
| 16:30 | Denver | Eugene Nagata makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 16:06 | TCU | Eric Landgraf clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Lewis - foul #1 on Scott Lewis, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Casey Clanton, Scott Lewis | |
| 16:06 | TCU | Eric Landgraf makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 16:06 | TCU | Eric Landgraf makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:55 | Denver | Martin Anderson steals the ball from Richard Johnson | 5-3 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Woolbright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Moriarty (fresh) PF - Eric Landgraf (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Calvin Powell (fresh) C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | TCU | Martin Anderson drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Watts | 7-3 |
| 15:31 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-3 |
| 15:29 | TCU | James Moriarty pulls down the rebound | 7-3 |
| 15:17 | TCU | David Woolbright clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 15:16 | TCU | Eric Landgraf tips it back up and in | 9-3 |
| 15:01 | Denver | Eugene Nagata drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Johnson and he's hacked by Samuel Watts - foul #1 on Samuel Watts, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Sotomayor (PG), Richard Hole (SG), Louis Dahlstrom (SF), David Keasler (C) Samuel Watts, David Woolbright, James Moriarty, Martin Anderson | |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Lewis (PF), Randall Zosel (C) Calvin Powell, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 15:01 | Denver | Eugene Nagata makes the free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:32 | TCU | Eric Landgraf comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Lewis - foul #2 on Scott Lewis, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Bernard Evans (SF), Calvin Powell (PF) Eugene Nagata, Richard Johnson, Scott Lewis | |
| 14:32 | TCU | Eric Landgraf makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:32 | TCU | Eric Landgraf makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 14:06 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 14:05 | Denver | Randall Zosel tips it home | 11-8 |
| 13:44 | TCU | Eric Landgraf loses the ball out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Watts (PG), David Woolbright (SG), James Moriarty (SF) Samuel Sotomayor, Richard Hole, Louis Dahlstrom | |
| Subs | Denver | Edwin Hirsh (PF) Billy Carnevale | |
| 13:20 | Denver | Casey Clanton makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 12:51 | TCU | Eric Landgraf knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Samuel Watts | 13-11 |
| 12:29 | Denver | Casey Clanton misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 13-11 |
| 12:27 | Denver | Bernard Evans gets the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:16 | Denver | Casey Clanton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | TCU | Martin Anderson (PF) Eric Landgraf | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Casey Clanton, Bernard Evans, Calvin Powell, Randall Zosel | |
| 11:48 | TCU | Martin Anderson makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Samuel Watts | 15-11 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Woolbright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Moriarty (fairly fresh) PF - Martin Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Keasler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) C - Robert Byrne (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Denver | James Moriarty blocks the short jumper by Robert Byrne | 15-11 |
| 11:31 | Denver | Robert Byrne grabs the offensive board | 15-11 |
| 11:17 | Denver | Robert Byrne scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Eugene Nagata | 15-13 |
| 10:49 | TCU | Martin Anderson is fouled on the floor by Edwin Hirsh - foul #1 on Edwin Hirsh, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Sotomayor (PG), Richard Hole (SG), Louis Dahlstrom (SF), Eric Landgraf (PF) Samuel Watts, David Woolbright, James Moriarty, David Keasler | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Calvin Powell (PF) Eugene Nagata, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 10:33 | TCU | Martin Anderson connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Richard Hole | 17-13 |
| 10:11 | Denver | Casey Clanton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Samuel Sotomayor - foul #1 on Samuel Sotomayor, team foul #3 | 17-13 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Randall Zosel (C) Billy Carnevale, Robert Byrne | |
| 10:11 | Denver | Casey Clanton makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:11 | Denver | Casey Clanton makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:11 | Denver | Casey Clanton misses the 3rd free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:11 | TCU | The rebound goes to Louis Dahlstrom | 17-15 |
| 09:46 | TCU | Martin Anderson is hacked by Randall Zosel - foul #1 on Randall Zosel, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| 09:23 | TCU | Eric Landgraf dunks the ball | 19-15 |
| 09:11 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 09:09 | TCU | The rebound goes to Martin Anderson | 19-15 |
| 09:02 | TCU | Richard Hole hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Samuel Sotomayor | 22-15 |
| 08:54 | Denver | Martin Anderson takes the ball from Eugene Nagata | 22-15 |
| 08:37 | TCU | Richard Hole connects on the floater from the right side | 24-15 |
| 08:32 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-15 |
| 08:31 | TCU | Martin Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-15 |
| 08:08 | TCU | Eric Landgraf connects on the turnaround in the paint | 26-15 |
| 07:50 | Denver | Calvin Powell misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-15 |
| 07:49 | TCU | Eric Landgraf gets the rebound | 26-15 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Sotomayor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Dahlstrom (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Landgraf (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Calvin Powell (fairly fresh) C - Randall Zosel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | TCU | Richard Hole misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 26-15 |
| 07:26 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 26-15 |
| 07:12 | Denver | Casey Clanton is hacked by Samuel Sotomayor - foul #2 on Samuel Sotomayor, team foul #4 | 26-15 |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Watts (PG), David Woolbright (SG), James Moriarty (SF), David Keasler (C) Samuel Sotomayor, Richard Hole, Louis Dahlstrom, Martin Anderson | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Bernard Evans (SF), Edwin Hirsh (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Casey Clanton, Eugene Nagata, Richard Johnson, Calvin Powell, Randall Zosel | |
| 07:02 | Denver | Billy Carnevale hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Shawn Singleton and he's hacked by Eric Landgraf - foul #1 on Eric Landgraf, team foul #5 | 26-17 |
| 07:02 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses the free throw | 26-17 |
| 07:02 | TCU | David Woolbright snags the defensive board | 26-17 |
| 06:33 | TCU | James Moriarty's pass is intercepted by Bernard Evans | 26-17 |
| 06:18 | Denver | Billy Carnevale is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Billy Carnevale, team foul #6 | 26-17 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF) Billy Carnevale | |
| 06:00 | TCU | David Woolbright is fouled on the floor by Robert Byrne - foul #1 on Robert Byrne, team foul #7 | 26-17 |
| 06:00 | TCU | David Woolbright makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:00 | TCU | David Woolbright misses the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Robert Byrne snags the defensive board | 27-17 |
| 05:47 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 27-17 |
| 05:46 | TCU | James Moriarty pulls down the rebound | 27-17 |
| 05:25 | TCU | David Woolbright hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Keasler | 30-17 |
| 04:56 | Denver | Robert Byrne can't finish the layup | 30-17 |
| 04:55 | TCU | James Moriarty pulls down the rebound | 30-17 |
| 04:35 | TCU | Edwin Hirsh is called for the reach on Samuel Watts - foul #2 on Edwin Hirsh, team foul #8 | 30-17 |
| Subs | TCU | Martin Anderson (PF) Eric Landgraf | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Eugene Nagata (SG), Calvin Powell (PF), Randall Zosel (C) Shawn Singleton, Bernard Evans, Edwin Hirsh, Robert Byrne | |
| 04:35 | TCU | Samuel Watts makes the 1st free throw | 31-17 |
| 04:35 | TCU | Samuel Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 04:35 | Denver | Randall Zosel snags the defensive board | 31-17 |
| 04:09 | Denver | James Moriarty denies the turnaround by Randall Zosel | 31-17 |
| 04:07 | Denver | Randall Zosel hits the follow up shot | 31-19 |
| 03:44 | TCU | James Moriarty is fouled on the floor by Casey Clanton - foul #1 on Casey Clanton, team foul #9 | 31-19 |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Sotomayor (PG), Richard Hole (SG), Eric Landgraf (PF) Samuel Watts, David Woolbright, David Keasler | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG), Scott Lewis (PF) Eugene Nagata, Richard Johnson | |
| 03:44 | TCU | James Moriarty misses the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 03:44 | Denver | The rebound goes to Scott Lewis | 31-19 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Sotomayor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hole (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Moriarty (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Eric Landgraf (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Martin Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Calvin Powell (fresh) PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Randall Zosel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Denver | Samuel Sotomayor takes the ball from Randall Zosel | 31-19 |
| 02:57 | TCU | Richard Hole hits the finger roll set up by Eric Landgraf and he's hacked by Billy Carnevale - foul #3 on Billy Carnevale, team foul #10 | 33-19 |
| Subs | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom (SF) James Moriarty | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG) Billy Carnevale | |
| 02:57 | TCU | Richard Hole makes the free throw | 34-19 |
| 02:44 | Denver | Eugene Nagata can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-19 |
| 02:43 | TCU | Martin Anderson snags the defensive board | 34-19 |
| 02:16 | TCU | Eric Landgraf drills a shot from the free throw line | 36-19 |
| 02:01 | Denver | Martin Anderson steals it from Calvin Powell | 36-19 |
| 01:37 | TCU | Randall Zosel blocks the short jumper by Eric Landgraf | 36-19 |
| 01:36 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Anderson | 36-19 |
| 01:17 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Calvin Powell - foul #1 on Calvin Powell, team foul #11 | 36-19 |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Watts (PG), David Woolbright (SG), James Moriarty (SF), David Keasler (C) Samuel Sotomayor, Richard Hole, Louis Dahlstrom, Eric Landgraf | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Bernard Evans (SF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Calvin Powell, Randall Zosel | |
| 01:17 | TCU | Martin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 37-19 |
| 01:17 | TCU | Martin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-19 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Eugene Nagata blows the layup | 38-19 |
| 01:02 | TCU | Samuel Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 38-19 |
| 00:57 | TCU | David Woolbright connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Martin Anderson | 41-19 |
| 00:35 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-19 |
| 00:33 | TCU | David Keasler grabs the board | 41-19 |
| 00:14 | TCU | David Woolbright misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-19 |
| 00:13 | Denver | Scott Lewis pulls down the rebound | 41-19 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses badly on a runner from close range | 41-19 |
| 00:06 | TCU | The rebound goes to James Moriarty | 41-19 |
| 00:01 | TCU | Martin Anderson is whistled for a carry | 41-19 |
| Subs | TCU | Eric Landgraf (PF) Martin Anderson | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Richard Johnson (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Shawn Singleton, Eugene Nagata, Scott Lewis | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 41-19 |