| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rafael Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tomas Walk (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Antonio Dalton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Meader (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Ebert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Sherrod (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Buddy Edwards inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Denver | Dikembe Arakawa picks off the pass by Tomas Walk | 30-27 |
| 19:27 | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa misses the lay-in | 30-27 |
| 19:26 | Denver | Antonio Dalton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 19:03 | Denver | Rafael Jones drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-27 |
| 18:44 | BYU | Edward Sherrod hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Arakawa and he's hacked by Rafael Jones - foul #2 on Rafael Jones, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), Jimmy Purser (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Ernest Johnson | |
| 18:44 | BYU | Edward Sherrod makes the free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:36 | Denver | Buddy Edwards is hacked by Richard Ebert - foul #1 on Richard Ebert, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | William Dickerson (SG) Charles Meader | |
| 18:21 | Denver | Rafael Jones misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 18:20 | BYU | Richard Ebert snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 18:05 | BYU | Richard Ebert double dribbles | 33-30 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Meader (SG) William Dickerson | |
| 17:57 | Denver | Billy Mason connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Rafael Jones | 35-30 |
| 17:34 | BYU | Edward Sherrod misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tomas Walk - foul #3 on Tomas Walk, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Tony Onorato (PF) Tomas Walk | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 17:34 | BYU | Edward Sherrod makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:34 | BYU | Edward Sherrod misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:34 | Denver | Antonio Dalton snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 17:09 | Denver | Tony Onorato connects on the driving attempt from close range | 37-31 |
| 16:51 | BYU | Richard Ebert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG) Billy Mason | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), William Dickerson (SG), Ernest Johnson (C) Jason Jennings, Charles Meader, Jimmy Purser | |
| 16:37 | Denver | Tony Onorato is denied on a layup by Edward Sherrod | 37-31 |
| 16:36 | BYU | The rebound goes to Ernest Johnson | 37-31 |
| 16:09 | BYU | William Dickerson is called for traveling | 37-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG), Wallace Sifford (PF), Michael Ferguson (C) Rafael Jones, Buddy Edwards, Antonio Dalton | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), Charles Meader (SG) Dikembe Arakawa, William Dickerson | |
| 16:07 | Denver | Edward Sholar is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Sholar, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| 15:49 | BYU | Jason Jennings misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wallace Sifford - foul #2 on Wallace Sifford, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Mason (SG), Tomas Walk (PF) Richard Taylor, Wallace Sifford | |
| Subs | BYU | William Dickerson (SG), Joseph Carter (SF), Jimmy Purser (C) Charles Meader, Richard Ebert, Ernest Johnson | |
| 15:49 | BYU | Jason Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:49 | BYU | Jason Jennings misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:49 | Denver | The rebound goes to Tomas Walk | 37-31 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Edward Sholar (fresh) SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tony Onorato (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Walk (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Ferguson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jason Jennings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Carter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Sherrod (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Purser (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Denver | Tony Onorato misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 15:32 | BYU | Edward Sherrod snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 15:11 | BYU | Jason Jennings hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 37-31 |
| 15:10 | Denver | Tomas Walk gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:53 | Denver | Tony Onorato comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-31 |
| 14:52 | Denver | Billy Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Tony Onorato can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Carter - foul #1 on Joseph Carter, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Antonio Dalton (C) Edward Sholar, Michael Ferguson | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Charles Meader (SG), Richard Ebert (SF), Ernest Johnson (C) Jason Jennings, William Dickerson, Joseph Carter, Jimmy Purser | |
| 14:31 | Denver | Tony Onorato makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Tony Onorato misses the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 14:31 | BYU | Edward Sherrod grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 14:13 | BYU | Edward Sherrod scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Richard Ebert | 38-33 |
| 13:48 | Denver | Tomas Walk makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Mason | 40-33 |
| 13:33 | BYU | Ernest Johnson blows the dunk | 40-33 |
| 13:32 | Denver | Billy Mason pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:25 | Denver | Rafael Jones is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Rafael Jones, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF) Billy Mason, Tony Onorato | |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Carter (PF) Edward Sherrod | |
| 13:02 | BYU | Richard Ebert is fouled on the floor by Buddy Edwards - foul #1 on Buddy Edwards, team foul #6 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), William Dickerson (SG), Edward Sherrod (PF) Dikembe Arakawa, Charles Meader, Joseph Carter | |
| 12:43 | BYU | Edward Sherrod clanks a jumper from the baseline | 40-33 |
| 12:41 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 12:23 | Denver | Rafael Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 12:21 | BYU | The rebound goes to Richard Ebert | 40-33 |
| 11:52 | BYU | Ernest Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-33 |
| 11:51 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Taylor | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rafael Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Walk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Antonio Dalton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jason Jennings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Sherrod (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Denver | Rafael Jones misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 11:39 | BYU | Ernest Johnson grabs the board | 40-33 |
| 11:17 | BYU | William Dickerson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Buddy Edwards - foul #2 on Buddy Edwards, team foul #7 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG), Billy Mason (SG), Tony Onorato (PF), Michael Ferguson (C) Rafael Jones, Richard Taylor, Tomas Walk, Antonio Dalton | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Joseph Carter (PF), Jimmy Purser (C) Jason Jennings, Edward Sherrod, Ernest Johnson | |
| 11:17 | BYU | William Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 11:17 | BYU | William Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Buddy Edwards is hacked by Jimmy Purser - foul #3 on Jimmy Purser, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Meader (SG), Ernest Johnson (C) William Dickerson, Jimmy Purser | |
| 10:37 | Denver | Ernest Johnson steals it from Tony Onorato | 40-35 |
| 10:15 | BYU | Ernest Johnson scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Richard Ebert and the foul's on Michael Ferguson - foul #1 on Michael Ferguson, team foul #8 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Antonio Dalton (C) Michael Ferguson | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward Sherrod (PF) Richard Ebert | |
| 10:15 | BYU | Ernest Johnson makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 09:57 | Denver | Tony Onorato misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Edward Sherrod - foul #3 on Edward Sherrod, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Tomas Walk (PF) Buddy Edwards | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Ebert (SF), Jimmy Purser (C) Joseph Carter, Ernest Johnson | |
| 09:57 | Denver | Tony Onorato makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:57 | Denver | Tony Onorato makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 09:46 | BYU | Edward Sholar picks off the pass by Edward Sherrod | 42-38 |
| 09:43 | Denver | Edward Sholar banks in the layup | 44-38 |
| 09:19 | BYU | Jimmy Purser is hacked by Antonio Dalton - foul #2 on Antonio Dalton, team foul #9 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Richard Taylor (SF) Edward Sholar, Tony Onorato | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), Joseph Carter (SF) Dikembe Arakawa, Richard Ebert | |
| 09:19 | BYU | Jimmy Purser misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 09:19 | Denver | The rebound goes to Antonio Dalton | 44-38 |
| 08:58 | Denver | Antonio Dalton double dribbles | 44-38 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Richard Ebert (SF), Ernest Johnson (C) Jason Jennings, Edward Sherrod, Jimmy Purser | |
| 08:29 | BYU | Joseph Carter misses short on a jumper from the right block | 44-38 |
| 08:27 | Denver | Billy Mason pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 08:03 | Denver | Joseph Carter steps in front of the Antonio Dalton pass | 44-38 |
| 07:42 | BYU | A charge is called on Dikembe Arakawa - foul #2 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Buddy Edwards (SF), Tony Onorato (C) Billy Mason, Antonio Dalton | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), William Dickerson (SG), Edward Sherrod (PF), Jimmy Purser (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Charles Meader, Joseph Carter, Ernest Johnson | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rafael Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tomas Walk (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Tony Onorato (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jason Jennings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ebert (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Sherrod (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Purser (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Denver | Richard Taylor blows the dunk | 44-38 |
| 07:23 | BYU | William Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| 06:58 | BYU | Edward Sherrod clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Rafael Jones - foul #4 on Rafael Jones, team foul #10 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG), Michael Ferguson (C) Rafael Jones, Tomas Walk | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Meader (SG), Joseph Carter (SF), Ernest Johnson (C) William Dickerson, Richard Ebert, Jimmy Purser | |
| 06:58 | BYU | Edward Sherrod misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 06:58 | BYU | Edward Sherrod makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 06:30 | Denver | Edward Sherrod takes the ball from Buddy Edwards | 44-39 |
| 06:14 | BYU | Ernest Johnson hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Charles Meader | 44-41 |
| 06:02 | Denver | Michael Ferguson misses badly on a floater from close range | 44-41 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Tony Onorato hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 05:43 | Denver | Richard Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 05:25 | Denver | Edward Sholar double dribbles | 44-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Rafael Jones (PG), Billy Mason (SG), Tomas Walk (PF), Antonio Dalton (C) Edward Sholar, Richard Taylor, Tony Onorato, Michael Ferguson | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), William Dickerson (SG), Richard Ebert (SF), Jimmy Purser (C) Jason Jennings, Charles Meader, Joseph Carter, Ernest Johnson | |
| 05:06 | BYU | William Dickerson knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Dikembe Arakawa | 44-44 |
| 04:46 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 04:45 | BYU | Edward Sherrod grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 04:26 | BYU | Tomas Walk swats the layup by Richard Ebert | 44-44 |
| 04:25 | BYU | William Dickerson misses the tip | 44-44 |
| 04:23 | Denver | The rebound goes to Rafael Jones | 44-44 |
| 04:09 | Denver | Rafael Jones knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Mason | 47-44 |
| 04:03 | BYU | Jimmy Purser is whistled for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SF) Buddy Edwards | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Meader (SG), Ernest Johnson (C) William Dickerson, Jimmy Purser | |
| 03:56 | Denver | Richard Taylor misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 47-44 |
| 03:55 | BYU | Richard Ebert pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 03:36 | BYU | Antonio Dalton swats the layup by Edward Sherrod | 47-44 |
| 03:35 | Denver | The rebound goes to Rafael Jones | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rafael Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tomas Walk (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Antonio Dalton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Meader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ebert (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Sherrod (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ernest Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Denver | Antonio Dalton is whistled for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Tony Onorato (SF) Richard Taylor | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Jennings (PG), William Dickerson (SG), Joseph Carter (PF) Dikembe Arakawa, Charles Meader, Edward Sherrod | |
| 03:09 | BYU | Jason Jennings misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rafael Jones - foul #5 on Rafael Jones, team foul #11 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Sholar (PG) Rafael Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward Sherrod (PF) Joseph Carter | |
| 03:09 | BYU | Jason Jennings makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 03:09 | BYU | Jason Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Antonio Dalton clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Edward Sherrod - foul #4 on Edward Sherrod, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF) Billy Mason, Tony Onorato | |
| Subs | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa (PG), Charles Meader (SG) Jason Jennings, William Dickerson | |
| 02:48 | Denver | Antonio Dalton makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Antonio Dalton misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Buddy Edwards grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| 02:41 | Denver | Antonio Dalton can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 48-46 |
| 02:40 | BYU | Ernest Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 02:18 | BYU | Edward Sherrod buries a shot near the basket | 48-48 |
| 02:18 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Mason (SG) Richard Taylor | |
| Subs | BYU | William Dickerson (SG), Joseph Carter (PF) Charles Meader, Edward Sherrod | |
| 02:01 | Denver | Antonio Dalton comes up short on the shot from the right side | 48-48 |
| 01:59 | Denver | Antonio Dalton gets the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 01:45 | Denver | Tomas Walk knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Edward Sholar | 50-48 |
| 01:17 | BYU | Tomas Walk is called for the reach on Richard Ebert - foul #4 on Tomas Walk, team foul #12 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Meader (SG), Edward Sherrod (PF) William Dickerson, Joseph Carter | |
| 01:17 | BYU | Richard Ebert makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 01:17 | BYU | Richard Ebert makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Edward Sholar is hacked by Edward Sherrod - foul #5 on Edward Sherrod, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Carter (PF) Edward Sherrod | |
| 00:54 | Denver | Edward Sholar makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Edward Sholar makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:26 | BYU | Edward Sholar steals it from Richard Ebert | 52-50 |
| 00:23 | Denver | Buddy Edwards banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Sholar | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Meader | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Denver | Tomas Walk is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #3 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| 00:13 | Denver | Tomas Walk makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:13 | Denver | Tomas Walk makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | BYU | Dikembe Arakawa can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Billy Mason gets the rebound | 56-53 |