| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) SF - William Dry (fresh) PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) C - Robert Ames (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) SG - Dale Simmons (fresh) SF - Alfred Negrete (fresh) PF - Craig Bell (fresh) C - Kevin Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Andrew Fenton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Leo Camp comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Denver | Leo Camp can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | BYU | Kevin Williams grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | BYU | Craig Bell is fouled on the floor by Andrew Fenton - foul #1 on Andrew Fenton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | BYU | William Blanton is fouled on the floor by Richard Kittel - foul #1 on Richard Kittel, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | BYU | Dale Simmons knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alfred Negrete | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Denver | Richard Kittel connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | BYU | Craig Bell lays it up and in on a great pass from Dale Simmons and he's hacked by Robert Ames - foul #1 on Robert Ames, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| 18:26 | BYU | Craig Bell makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Richard Kittel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | BYU | Kevin Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 18:06 | BYU | The jumper by Alfred Negrete is denied by Andrew Fenton | 3-5 |
| 18:04 | Denver | William Dry snags the defensive board | 3-5 |
| 17:42 | Denver | Leo Camp misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-5 |
| 17:40 | BYU | The rebound goes to Kevin Williams | 3-5 |
| 17:34 | BYU | Craig Bell hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Alfred Negrete and the foul's on Robert Ames - foul #2 on Robert Ames, team foul #4 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Young (C) Robert Ames | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 17:34 | BYU | Craig Bell makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| 17:23 | Denver | Richard Kittel is fouled on the floor by William Blanton - foul #1 on William Blanton, team foul #1 | 3-8 |
| 17:08 | Denver | Robert Young can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Williams - foul #1 on Kevin Williams, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| 17:08 | Denver | Robert Young makes the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 17:08 | Denver | Robert Young makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:51 | BYU | Craig Bell's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Young | 5-8 |
| 16:50 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to William Blanton | 5-8 |
| 16:33 | BYU | Dale Simmons is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dale Simmons, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (SG) Richard Kittel | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 16:15 | Denver | Wallace Malasky clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 16:13 | Denver | Andrew Fenton tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| 15:52 | BYU | William Blanton can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:51 | Denver | The rebound goes to Wallace Malasky | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fairly fresh) SG - Wallace Malasky (fresh) SF - William Dry (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) SG - Dale Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Negrete (fresh) PF - Craig Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Denver | Robert Young double dribbles | 7-8 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Roger Varner (SG), Raymond Thomas (SF) Leo Camp, William Dry, Andrew Fenton | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG) William Blanton | |
| 15:26 | BYU | Craig Bell travels with the ball | 7-8 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Kittel (SG) Roger Varner | |
| Subs | BYU | Steve Bean (SG) Dale Simmons | |
| 15:10 | Denver | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 15:09 | Denver | Wallace Malasky tips it home | 9-8 |
| 14:49 | BYU | Alfred Negrete misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 9-8 |
| 14:48 | Denver | Wallace Malasky gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Raymond Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 14:28 | BYU | Craig Bell pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:22 | BYU | Steve Bean is called for traveling | 9-8 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), William Dry (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF) Robert Smith, Wallace Malasky, Robert Young | |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Dale Simmons (SG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), David Powell (C) Paul Richardson, Steve Bean, Alfred Negrete, Kevin Williams | |
| 14:05 | Denver | William Blanton takes the ball from Leo Camp | 9-8 |
| 13:44 | BYU | Dale Simmons knocks in the 3 from straight away | 9-11 |
| 13:36 | Denver | Dale Simmons is called for the reach on Richard Kittel - foul #2 on Dale Simmons, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (SG) Richard Kittel | |
| Subs | BYU | Steve Bean (SG) Dale Simmons | |
| 13:18 | Denver | William Dry misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 13:17 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to William Dry | 9-11 |
| 13:01 | Denver | William Dry clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 13:00 | BYU | Craig Bell grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 12:54 | BYU | David Powell is fouled on the floor by Leo Camp - foul #1 on Leo Camp, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Young (C) Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | BYU | Alfred Negrete (SF), Kevin Williams (C) Wallace Mohammad, David Powell | |
| 12:38 | BYU | Alfred Negrete is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Alfred Negrete, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Ralph Foley (PF) Craig Bell | |
| 12:19 | Denver | Robert Young clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 9-11 |
| 12:18 | BYU | Ralph Foley snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 12:13 | BYU | Alfred Negrete hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Leo Camp - foul #2 on Leo Camp, team foul #6 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Richard Kittel (SG) Leo Camp, William Dry | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG) William Blanton | |
| 12:13 | BYU | Alfred Negrete makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:13 | BYU | Alfred Negrete misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:13 | Denver | Robert Young grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 12:00 | Denver | Kevin Williams is called for the reach on Robert Smith - foul #2 on Kevin Williams, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | David Powell (C) Kevin Williams | |
| 11:36 | Denver | Richard Kittel misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-12 |
| 11:34 | BYU | Ralph Foley pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Young (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) SG - Steve Bean (fresh) SF - Alfred Negrete (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Powell (fresh) | |
| 11:17 | BYU | Paul Richardson is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Denver | William Dry (SF), Raymond Thomas (C) Wallace Malasky, Robert Young | |
| Subs | BYU | Gary Jamison (SG), Craig Bell (PF) Steve Bean, Ralph Foley | |
| 11:17 | BYU | Paul Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:17 | Denver | Raymond Thomas grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 11:03 | Denver | Andrew Fenton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 9-12 |
| 11:02 | BYU | Paul Richardson snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 10:55 | BYU | Craig Bell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 10:54 | BYU | Gary Jamison grabs the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:42 | BYU | Alfred Negrete clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 10:41 | Denver | Richard Kittel grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 10:25 | Denver | William Dry is fouled on the floor by Alfred Negrete - foul #2 on Alfred Negrete, team foul #7 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (PF) Andrew Fenton | |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Wallace Mohammad (SF) Paul Richardson, Alfred Negrete | |
| 10:25 | Denver | William Dry misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 10:25 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Malasky | 9-12 |
| 10:02 | Denver | Richard Kittel misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 9-12 |
| 10:01 | Denver | Wallace Malasky gets the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Richard Kittel comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 9-12 |
| 09:51 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Smith | 9-12 |
| 09:43 | Denver | Raymond Thomas double dribbles | 9-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (SG), Robert Young (C) Richard Kittel, Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | BYU | Steve Bean (SG), Ralph Foley (PF) Gary Jamison, Craig Bell | |
| 09:16 | BYU | Ralph Foley drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Wallace Mohammad and the foul's on Roger Varner - foul #1 on Roger Varner, team foul #8 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Heimbach (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF) Robert Smith, William Dry | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 09:16 | BYU | Ralph Foley makes the free throw | 9-15 |
| 09:02 | Denver | Wallace Mohammad picks off the pass by Roger Varner | 9-15 |
| 08:44 | BYU | William Blanton buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Steve Bean | 9-17 |
| 08:35 | Denver | Roger Varner comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 9-17 |
| 08:34 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Fenton | 9-17 |
| 08:22 | Denver | Ralph Foley is called for the reach on Danny Heimbach - foul #1 on Ralph Foley, team foul #8 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Kittel (SG) Wallace Malasky | |
| Subs | BYU | Craig Bell (C) David Powell | |
| 08:22 | Denver | Danny Heimbach makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 08:22 | Denver | Danny Heimbach makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 08:03 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad is hacked by Roger Varner - foul #2 on Roger Varner, team foul #9 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), William Dry (SF) Roger Varner, Danny Heimbach | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 08:03 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 08:03 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad makes the 2nd free throw | 11-19 |
| 07:46 | Denver | Robert Young misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-19 |
| 07:44 | BYU | Steve Bean snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 07:37 | BYU | Andrew Fenton swats the short shot by Craig Bell | 11-19 |
| 07:35 | Denver | Andrew Fenton gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Dry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Bean (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wallace Mohammad (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Denver | William Dry scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 13-19 |
| 07:15 | BYU | William Blanton travels with the ball | 13-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Thomas (C) Robert Young | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Gary Jamison (SG), David Powell (C) William Blanton, Steve Bean, Ralph Foley | |
| 07:04 | Denver | Raymond Thomas knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 15-19 |
| 06:59 | BYU | David Powell knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Wallace Mohammad | 15-21 |
| 06:42 | Denver | Robert Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 06:40 | BYU | Craig Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 06:35 | BYU | Craig Bell clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 15-21 |
| 06:34 | Denver | Raymond Thomas gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 06:22 | Denver | Raymond Thomas connects on the jump hook in the lane | 17-21 |
| 05:55 | BYU | Craig Bell can't connect on a shot near the basket | 17-21 |
| 05:53 | Denver | William Dry grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 05:39 | Denver | Andrew Fenton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 05:38 | Denver | Raymond Thomas snags the offensive board | 17-21 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Robert Smith drills a runner in the lane | 19-21 |
| 05:15 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-21 |
| 05:14 | Denver | Richard Kittel grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 04:54 | Denver | William Dry clanks a runner in the lane | 19-21 |
| 04:53 | BYU | Craig Bell grabs the board | 19-21 |
| 04:48 | BYU | Craig Bell buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Richardson | 19-23 |
| 04:32 | Denver | Raymond Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Bell | 19-23 |
| 04:30 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad grabs the defensive rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:25 | BYU | Paul Richardson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #10 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Omar Ingham (PG), Wallace Malasky (SG), Danny Heimbach (SF), Robert Young (C) Robert Smith, Richard Kittel, William Dry, Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | BYU | Steve Bean (SG), Ralph Foley (PF) Wallace Mohammad, Craig Bell | |
| 04:25 | BYU | Paul Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:25 | BYU | Paul Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:02 | Denver | Andrew Fenton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 19-25 |
| 04:00 | BYU | Steve Bean snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 03:54 | BYU | Steve Bean is fouled on the floor by Omar Ingham - foul #1 on Omar Ingham, team foul #11 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Roger Varner (SG), Robert Ames (C) Omar Ingham, Danny Heimbach, Andrew Fenton | |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Alfred Negrete (SF), Kevin Williams (C) Paul Richardson, Gary Jamison, David Powell | |
| 03:54 | BYU | Steve Bean makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:54 | BYU | Steve Bean misses the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 03:54 | BYU | Ralph Foley gets the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 03:35 | BYU | Ralph Foley misses the easy layup | 19-26 |
| 03:33 | BYU | Kevin Williams gets the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) SG - Roger Varner (fresh) SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Ames (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steve Bean (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Negrete (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | BYU | Alfred Negrete hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 19-26 |
| 03:18 | Denver | Robert Young snags the defensive board | 19-26 |
| 02:52 | Denver | Robert Young misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 19-26 |
| 02:51 | Denver | Robert Young snags the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 02:40 | Denver | Roger Varner misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 02:38 | Denver | Wallace Malasky grabs the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Leo Camp scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Young | 22-26 |
| 02:06 | BYU | Ralph Foley scores on a jump hook from the right block | 22-28 |
| 01:50 | Denver | Robert Ames buries a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by William Blanton - foul #2 on William Blanton, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Kittel (SG), William Dry (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF) Roger Varner, Wallace Malasky, Robert Young | |
| Subs | BYU | Dale Simmons (SG), Craig Bell (PF) Steve Bean, Ralph Foley | |
| 01:50 | Denver | Robert Ames makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:35 | BYU | Kevin Williams makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Alfred Negrete | 25-30 |
| 01:19 | Denver | Leo Camp buries a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Craig Bell - foul #1 on Craig Bell, team foul #10 | 27-30 |
| 01:19 | Denver | Leo Camp makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 00:57 | BYU | Alfred Negrete lays it in on a great pass from Dale Simmons | 28-32 |
| 00:40 | Denver | Robert Ames scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 30-32 |
| 00:36 | BYU | Dale Simmons is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Dale Simmons, team foul #11 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Robert Young (C) Leo Camp, Robert Ames | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Steve Bean (SG), Wallace Mohammad (SF) William Blanton, Dale Simmons, Alfred Negrete | |
| 00:24 | Denver | Richard Kittel misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 00:22 | Denver | Robert Smith hits the follow up shot | 32-32 |
| 00:17 | BYU | Craig Bell misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on William Dry - foul #1 on William Dry, team foul #12 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (SG) Richard Kittel | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 00:17 | BYU | Craig Bell makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:17 | BYU | Craig Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Young | 32-33 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Wallace Malasky double dribbles | 32-33 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Ralph Foley (PF) Craig Bell | |
| 00:00 | BYU | Ralph Foley comes up short on the floater from the right side | 32-33 |