| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Polk (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Villarreal (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Travis Iverson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Chester Shepard (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Stephens (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Richins (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jeremy Maurer, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Utah | Sterling Dolan (PG), Chris Echols (SF) James Polk, Travis Iverson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 19:19 | Utah | John Villarreal misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 19:18 | Utah | Sterling Dolan tips it home | 37-28 |
| 18:56 | Denver | James Richins is open and lays it up and in | 37-30 |
| 18:38 | Utah | Chris Echols comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-30 |
| 18:36 | Denver | Rick Sterner gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:14 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Lowell Zaragoza | 37-33 |
| 17:55 | Utah | Sterling Dolan is hacked by Joseph Bolton - foul #3 on Joseph Bolton, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Utah | James Polk (PG), Travis Iverson (SF), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) Sterling Dolan, Chris Echols, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG) Joseph Bolton | |
| 17:40 | Utah | James Polk misses short on a shot from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 17:38 | Denver | Rick Sterner gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 17:23 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 17:21 | Utah | Travis Iverson snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 16:57 | Utah | Chester Shepard misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Rick Sterner - foul #1 on Rick Sterner, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Utah | William Stephens (C) Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Denver | Gordon Prince (SG), Dan Freeman (SF), James Jones (PF), William Cope (C) Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Rick Sterner, James Richins | |
| 16:57 | Utah | Chester Shepard misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:57 | Utah | Chester Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:38 | Denver | James Polk steals it from Donald Llanos | 38-33 |
| 16:17 | Utah | William Stephens can't throw it down | 38-33 |
| 16:16 | Denver | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:57 | Denver | Travis Iverson is called for the reach on Dan Freeman - foul #1 on Travis Iverson, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Smith (SF) Travis Iverson | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF) Gordon Prince, Dan Freeman | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Polk (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Villarreal (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Shepard (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stephens (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Jones (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Cope (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Denver | James Jones can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Chester Shepard - foul #3 on Chester Shepard, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Utah | Sterling Dolan (PG) James Polk | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremy Maurer (SG) Donald Llanos | |
| 15:38 | Denver | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:38 | Denver | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 15:09 | Utah | John Villarreal's floater is tipped away by William Cope | 38-35 |
| 15:07 | Denver | Joseph Bolton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 15:01 | Denver | Joseph Bolton knocks in the shot from the left side | 38-37 |
| 14:34 | Utah | William Cope swats the shot by Chester Shepard | 38-37 |
| 14:33 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Jones | 38-37 |
| 14:11 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza is fouled on the floor by Sterling Dolan - foul #1 on Sterling Dolan, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Utah | James Polk (PG), Travis Iverson (SF), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) Sterling Dolan, Paul Smith, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (SG), Gordon Prince (SF), Rick Sterner (PF), James Richins (C) Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, James Jones, William Cope | |
| 14:03 | Denver | James Richins misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 14:02 | Denver | Rick Sterner tips it in | 38-39 |
| 13:36 | Utah | Joseph Bolton picks off the pass by Chester Shepard | 38-39 |
| 13:29 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Villarreal - foul #3 on John Villarreal, team foul #4 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Utah | Chris Echols (SF), William Stephens (C) Travis Iverson, Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:29 | Denver | Rick Sterner makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:29 | Denver | Rick Sterner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:10 | Utah | John Villarreal's pass is intercepted by Gordon Prince | 38-41 |
| 12:50 | Denver | Rick Sterner shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from James Richins | 38-44 |
| 12:27 | Utah | John Villarreal knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from James Polk | 40-44 |
| 12:09 | Denver | Rick Sterner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-44 |
| 12:07 | Denver | Joseph Bolton pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 11:53 | Denver | Rick Sterner can't finish the layup | 40-44 |
| 11:52 | Utah | Chris Echols pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Polk (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Villarreal (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Echols (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Shepard (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - William Stephens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Prince (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Richins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Utah | Chris Echols knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by John Villarreal | 43-44 |
| 11:14 | Denver | Rick Sterner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 11:13 | Utah | William Stephens grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 10:57 | Utah | William Stephens connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Chris Echols | 45-44 |
| 10:36 | Denver | Joseph Bolton can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 45-44 |
| 10:34 | Utah | Chris Echols pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:09 | Utah | Chris Echols misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 10:08 | Utah | William Stephens snags the offensive board | 45-44 |
| 10:03 | Utah | James Polk loses the ball out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Smith (SG), Travis Iverson (SF), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) John Villarreal, Chris Echols, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Denver | Dan Freeman (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), James Jones (PF), William Cope (C) Joseph Bolton, Donald Llanos, Gordon Prince, Rick Sterner, James Richins | |
| 09:44 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza double dribbles | 45-44 |
| Subs | Utah | William Stephens (C) Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:30 | Utah | William Stephens misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Lowell Zaragoza - foul #3 on Lowell Zaragoza, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| 09:30 | Utah | William Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:30 | Utah | William Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:14 | Denver | James Jones drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Dan Freeman | 47-46 |
| 08:45 | Utah | Paul Smith is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Maurer - foul #2 on Jeremy Maurer, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Utah | Sterling Dolan (PG), John Villarreal (SG), Chris Echols (PF), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) James Polk, Paul Smith, Chester Shepard, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG) Dan Freeman | |
| 08:30 | Utah | Chris Echols misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 08:28 | Utah | Alejandro Rodriguez misses the tip | 47-46 |
| 08:26 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer is hacked by John Villarreal - foul #4 on John Villarreal, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Utah | James Polk (PG), Chester Shepard (PF), William Stephens (C) Sterling Dolan, Chris Echols, Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:13 | Denver | James Jones buries a jumper in the paint | 47-48 |
| 07:54 | Utah | William Stephens misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Cope - foul #2 on William Cope, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Utah | Chris Echols (PF) Chester Shepard | |
| Subs | Denver | Rick Sterner (PF) William Cope | |
| 07:54 | Utah | William Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:54 | Utah | William Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Polk (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Villarreal (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Travis Iverson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Echols (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Stephens (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza misses short on a jumper from the left side | 49-48 |
| 07:35 | Utah | John Villarreal gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 07:19 | Utah | William Stephens misses the easy layup | 49-48 |
| 07:18 | Utah | James Polk tips it home | 51-48 |
| 07:11 | Denver | James Polk takes the ball from James Jones | 51-48 |
| 06:53 | Utah | Rick Sterner blocks the jumper by James Polk | 51-48 |
| 06:51 | Utah | William Stephens snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 06:30 | Utah | Travis Iverson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 06:28 | Utah | Chris Echols hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 06:22 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Utah | Sterling Dolan (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Chester Shepard (PF), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) James Polk, John Villarreal, Chris Echols, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Gordon Prince (SF), Dan Freeman (PF), James Richins (C) Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Rick Sterner, James Jones | |
| 05:54 | Utah | Travis Iverson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 05:53 | Denver | James Richins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 05:43 | Denver | Donald Llanos scores on a shot from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 05:31 | Utah | Travis Iverson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 05:30 | Denver | James Richins gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 05:21 | Denver | Joseph Bolton misses long on a jumper from the left block | 53-50 |
| 05:19 | Utah | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 04:50 | Utah | Alejandro Rodriguez's fadeaway is rejected by Dan Freeman | 53-50 |
| 04:49 | Denver | James Richins grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 04:33 | Denver | James Richins drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Donald Llanos | 53-52 |
| 04:33 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Utah | James Polk (PG), John Villarreal (SG), Chris Echols (PF), William Stephens (C) Sterling Dolan, Paul Smith, Chester Shepard, Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Rick Sterner (PF) Donald Llanos, Gordon Prince, Dan Freeman | |
| 04:10 | Utah | James Polk connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Chris Echols | 55-52 |
| 03:49 | Denver | Joseph Bolton scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Jeremy Maurer | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Polk (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Villarreal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Travis Iverson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chris Echols (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Stephens (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Richins (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Utah | William Stephens drills a floater from the baseline | 57-54 |
| 03:12 | Denver | Joseph Bolton is by himself and knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Rick Sterner | 57-56 |
| 02:46 | Utah | Travis Iverson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Utah | Chester Shepard (PF) Chris Echols | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:23 | Denver | James Richins is fouled on the floor by William Stephens - foul #1 on William Stephens, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG) Joseph Bolton | |
| 02:02 | Denver | Donald Llanos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Jones (PF), William Cope (C) Rick Sterner, James Richins | |
| 02:00 | Utah | Donald Llanos picks off the pass by James Polk in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| 02:00 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Rick Sterner (PF), James Richins (C) Donald Llanos, James Jones, William Cope | |
| 01:44 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jeremy Maurer, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| 01:22 | Utah | James Polk knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Stephens | 60-56 |
| 01:13 | Denver | Joseph Bolton can't connect on a floater from the left block | 60-56 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Rick Sterner grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 01:06 | Denver | Rick Sterner can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 60-56 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer can't tip it in | 60-56 |
| 01:02 | Utah | Chester Shepard gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Utah | James Polk makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 00:27 | Denver | Rick Sterner gets the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:25 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza is fouled on the floor by Travis Iverson - foul #2 on Travis Iverson, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| 00:25 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:25 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Utah | John Villarreal is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Bolton - foul #4 on Joseph Bolton, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Utah | Sterling Dolan (SF), Chris Echols (PF) Travis Iverson, Chester Shepard | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:22 | Utah | John Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:22 | Utah | John Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-58 |
| 00:15 | Utah | Chris Echols grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 00:12 | Utah | Chris Echols is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Bolton - foul #5 on Joseph Bolton, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Utah | Chester Shepard (PF) John Villarreal | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG) Joseph Bolton | |
| 00:12 | Utah | Chris Echols makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:12 | Utah | Chris Echols misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:12 | Denver | James Richins grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer is whistled for traveling | 65-58 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Smith (SG) Chris Echols | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Utah | James Polk runs out the clock | 65-58 |