| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Devine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Bitner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dan Petties (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ricky Koester (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Eiland (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - George Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Ricky Koester inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | TCU | George Gibson hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Michael Bitner | 36-34 |
| 19:16 | Denver | Richard Jung clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 19:14 | TCU | Michael Bitner snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 18:53 | TCU | Richard Jung denies the turnaround by Dan Petties | 36-34 |
| 18:51 | TCU | Jamie Eiland tips it back up and in | 36-36 |
| 18:34 | Denver | David Devine misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-36 |
| 18:33 | TCU | Ricky Koester grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 18:11 | TCU | Jamie Eiland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 18:10 | Denver | The rebound goes to Roger Jones | 36-36 |
| 17:57 | Denver | Dan Petties is called for the reach on Richard Jung - foul #1 on Dan Petties, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 17:42 | Denver | Roger Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jamie Eiland - foul #1 on Jamie Eiland, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Denver | James Urbanek (PF) David Devine | |
| Subs | TCU | Tibor Gregorski (SG), Kyle Perry (C) Dan Petties, George Gibson | |
| 17:42 | Denver | Roger Jones misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:42 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:32 | TCU | Richard Jung takes the ball from Tibor Gregorski | 37-36 |
| 17:06 | Denver | Richard Jung can't finish the layup | 37-36 |
| 17:04 | TCU | Jamie Eiland grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:50 | TCU | Tibor Gregorski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 16:48 | TCU | Kyle Perry tips it but misses | 37-36 |
| 16:46 | TCU | Ricky Koester pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:28 | TCU | Thomas Conner takes the ball from Michael Bitner | 37-36 |
| 16:06 | Denver | Kevin Harper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 16:05 | Denver | Roger Jones hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 15:41 | TCU | Kyle Perry misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 15:39 | TCU | Jamie Eiland grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Harper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Bitner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tibor Gregorski (fresh) SF - Ricky Koester (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamie Eiland (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Kyle Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | TCU | Ricky Koester is whistled for a carry | 39-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG), Matthew Flood (SG), Matthew Nease (SF), David Devine (PF) Thomas Conner, Kevin Harper, Roger Jones, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Thomason (PG), Stephen Woods (SG), George Weitz (PF), George Gibson (C) Michael Bitner, Tibor Gregorski, Ricky Koester, Jamie Eiland | |
| 15:12 | Denver | Matthew Nease misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 15:10 | TCU | The rebound goes to Kyle Perry | 39-36 |
| 15:01 | TCU | Brian Thomason clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 14:59 | Denver | James Urbanek grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 14:42 | Denver | Matthew Flood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 14:40 | TCU | Kyle Perry grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 14:36 | TCU | Stephen Woods makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Thomason | 39-38 |
| 14:18 | Denver | Matthew Flood can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Stephen Woods - foul #4 on Stephen Woods, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Jung (C) James Urbanek | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Bitner (PG), Dan Petties (SG), Louis Bergeman (SF) Brian Thomason, Stephen Woods, Kyle Perry | |
| 14:18 | Denver | Matthew Flood makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:18 | Denver | Matthew Flood misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:18 | TCU | George Gibson grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 13:53 | TCU | Michael Bitner makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 13:32 | Denver | David Devine lays it up and in | 42-40 |
| 13:15 | TCU | Michael Bitner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 13:13 | TCU | George Gibson tips it home | 42-42 |
| 12:45 | Denver | David Devine loses the ball out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Roger Jones (SF), James Urbanek (PF) Howard Nelson, Matthew Flood, Matthew Nease, David Devine | |
| Subs | TCU | Ricky Koester (SF), Jamie Eiland (PF), Kyle Perry (C) Louis Bergeman, George Weitz, George Gibson | |
| 12:31 | TCU | Kyle Perry steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-42 |
| 12:11 | Denver | Roger Jones misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-42 |
| 12:09 | TCU | Dan Petties grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:00 | TCU | Kyle Perry jams it and the foul's on Kevin Harper - foul #1 on Kevin Harper, team foul #1 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Sims (C) Richard Jung | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 12:00 | TCU | Kyle Perry misses the free throw | 42-44 |
| 12:00 | Denver | James Urbanek grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Roger Jones buries a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on Ricky Koester - foul #1 on Ricky Koester, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Thomason (SG) Dan Petties | |
| 11:47 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:37 | TCU | Jamie Eiland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-44 |
| 11:36 | Denver | Roger Jones snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Sims (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Bitner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Thomason (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Koester (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamie Eiland (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Kyle Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Denver | Roger Sims clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-44 |
| 11:17 | TCU | Brian Thomason grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 11:03 | TCU | Kyle Perry makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Bitner | 45-46 |
| 10:48 | Denver | Roger Sims is hacked by Brian Thomason - foul #4 on Brian Thomason, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG), Matthew Flood (SG), David Devine (PF), Richard Jung (C) Thomas Conner, Kevin Harper, James Urbanek, Roger Sims | |
| Subs | TCU | Tibor Gregorski (PG), Dan Petties (SG), Louis Bergeman (SF), George Gibson (C) Michael Bitner, Brian Thomason, Ricky Koester, Kyle Perry | |
| 10:36 | Denver | Richard Jung knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Devine and he's fouled by Dan Petties - foul #2 on Dan Petties, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| 10:36 | Denver | Richard Jung makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:23 | TCU | Jamie Eiland can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 48-46 |
| 10:22 | Denver | Howard Nelson grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 09:59 | Denver | Howard Nelson is hacked by Tibor Gregorski - foul #1 on Tibor Gregorski, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Bitner (PG) Tibor Gregorski | |
| 09:59 | Denver | Howard Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:59 | Denver | Howard Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:33 | TCU | Michael Bitner buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dan Petties | 50-48 |
| 09:17 | Denver | David Devine buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Nelson | 52-48 |
| 08:56 | TCU | Jamie Eiland is fouled on the floor by Howard Nelson - foul #2 on Howard Nelson, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Kevin Harper (SG) Howard Nelson, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | TCU | Tibor Gregorski (SG), Ricky Koester (SF), Kyle Perry (PF), George Weitz (C) Dan Petties, Louis Bergeman, Jamie Eiland, George Gibson | |
| 08:45 | TCU | Kyle Perry scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 08:30 | Denver | Richard Jung hits the finger roll | 54-51 |
| 08:23 | TCU | Ricky Koester clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 08:21 | TCU | George Weitz grabs the offensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 08:04 | TCU | Ricky Koester hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Bitner | 54-54 |
| 07:47 | Denver | Michael Bitner takes the ball from David Devine | 54-54 |
| 07:44 | TCU | Kyle Perry misses the dunk attempt | 54-54 |
| 07:42 | Denver | David Devine pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 07:38 | Denver | Kevin Harper is whistled for a carry | 54-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Jones (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Matthew Flood, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | TCU | Stephen Woods (SG), Jamie Eiland (PF) Tibor Gregorski, George Weitz | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Roger Sims (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Bitner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Stephen Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ricky Koester (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamie Eiland (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Kyle Perry (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | TCU | The short jumper by Ricky Koester is denied by James Urbanek | 54-54 |
| 07:08 | TCU | Ricky Koester snags the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 06:50 | TCU | Stephen Woods knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Ricky Koester | 54-57 |
| 06:23 | Denver | Ricky Koester is called for the reach on Roger Jones - foul #2 on Ricky Koester, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG), Matthew Flood (SG), Richard Jung (C) Thomas Conner, Kevin Harper, Roger Sims | |
| Subs | TCU | Brian Thomason (PG), George Gibson (C) Michael Bitner, Ricky Koester | |
| 06:23 | Denver | Roger Jones misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:23 | TCU | The rebound goes to Kyle Perry | 54-57 |
| 06:15 | TCU | Kyle Perry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kyle Perry, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Dan Petties (SF) Kyle Perry | |
| 05:46 | Denver | Roger Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Jamie Eiland | 54-57 |
| 05:44 | TCU | Jamie Eiland gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 05:18 | TCU | Brian Thomason connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Stephen Woods and he's fouled by Howard Nelson - foul #3 on Howard Nelson, team foul #3 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG), David Devine (PF) Matthew Flood, James Urbanek | |
| Subs | TCU | Kyle Perry (SF), George Weitz (PF) Dan Petties, Jamie Eiland | |
| 05:18 | TCU | Brian Thomason makes the free throw | 54-60 |
| 04:55 | Denver | Roger Jones drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Nelson | 56-60 |
| 04:34 | TCU | George Weitz is whistled for traveling | 56-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Matthew Flood (SF) Howard Nelson, Roger Jones | |
| Subs | TCU | Michael Bitner (PG), Ricky Koester (SF) Brian Thomason, George Weitz | |
| 04:20 | Denver | David Devine misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on George Gibson - foul #2 on George Gibson, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Dan Petties (SG) Stephen Woods | |
| 04:20 | Denver | David Devine makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:20 | Denver | David Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:59 | TCU | Ricky Koester can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 03:58 | Denver | Matthew Flood grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 03:36 | Denver | George Gibson is called for the reach on Richard Jung - foul #3 on George Gibson, team foul #11 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Jones (SF), James Urbanek (PF) Kevin Harper, David Devine | |
| Subs | TCU | Stephen Woods (SG), Jamie Eiland (PF), George Weitz (C) Dan Petties, Kyle Perry, George Gibson | |
| 03:36 | Denver | Richard Jung misses the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 03:36 | Denver | Richard Jung makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Matthew Flood (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Michael Bitner (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SG - Stephen Woods (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ricky Koester (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jamie Eiland (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 5 blk. C - George Weitz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | TCU | James Urbanek is called for the reach on Jamie Eiland - foul #1 on James Urbanek, team foul #4 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Sims (C) Richard Jung | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 03:01 | TCU | Ricky Koester drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Michael Bitner | 59-62 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG), David Devine (PF), Richard Jung (C) Matthew Flood, James Urbanek, Roger Sims | |
| Subs | TCU | George Gibson (C) George Weitz | |
| 02:45 | Denver | Roger Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Jung | 61-62 |
| 02:32 | TCU | Michael Bitner can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-62 |
| 02:30 | Denver | Kevin Harper snags the defensive board | 61-62 |
| 02:25 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses short on a jumper from the right side | 61-62 |
| 02:23 | TCU | Michael Bitner pulls down the rebound | 61-62 |
| 01:59 | TCU | Ricky Koester can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on David Devine - foul #3 on David Devine, team foul #5 | 61-62 |
| 01:59 | TCU | Ricky Koester misses the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:59 | TCU | Ricky Koester makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:38 | Denver | Jamie Eiland is called for the reach on Thomas Conner - foul #2 on Jamie Eiland, team foul #12 | 61-63 |
| 01:38 | Denver | Thomas Conner makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:38 | Denver | Thomas Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:16 | TCU | George Gibson misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Conner - foul #3 on Thomas Conner, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| 01:16 | TCU | George Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:16 | TCU | George Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:16 | Denver | David Devine gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:05 | Denver | Richard Jung is fouled on the floor by George Gibson - foul #4 on George Gibson, team foul #13 | 63-64 |
| 01:05 | Denver | Richard Jung makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:05 | Denver | Richard Jung makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 00:45 | TCU | Stephen Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Denver | David Devine clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jamie Eiland - foul #3 on Jamie Eiland, team foul #14 | 65-64 |
| 00:22 | Denver | David Devine makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:22 | Denver | David Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:16 | TCU | George Gibson makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Stephen Woods | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Denver | David Devine is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bitner - foul #1 on Michael Bitner, team foul #15 | 67-66 |
| 00:15 | Denver | David Devine makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:15 | Denver | David Devine misses the 2nd free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:15 | TCU | Jamie Eiland pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 00:04 | TCU | Michael Bitner is fouled on the floor by Thomas Conner - foul #4 on Thomas Conner, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| 00:04 | TCU | Michael Bitner misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:04 | Denver | David Devine grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 00:03 | Denver | David Devine is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bitner - foul #2 on Michael Bitner, team foul #16 | 68-66 |
| 00:03 | Denver | David Devine makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | Denver | David Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | TCU | Ricky Koester hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 70-66 |