| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Devine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Richard Maston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Corliss (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Beck (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Barnes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Shaffer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Roger Jones inbounds the ball | 24-24 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Roger Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Shaffer | 24-24 |
| 19:39 | Utah | James Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 19:15 | Utah | Richard Maston misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Conner - foul #2 on Thomas Conner, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 19:15 | Utah | Richard Maston makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:15 | Utah | Richard Maston misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:15 | Denver | David Devine grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 19:02 | Denver | Thomas Conner comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 24-25 |
| 19:01 | Utah | James Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 18:33 | Utah | Robert Corliss double dribbles | 24-25 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Richard Maston steps in front of the Thomas Conner pass | 24-25 |
| 18:15 | Utah | Richard Maston banks in the layup | 24-27 |
| 18:02 | Denver | Richard Jung dunks the ball set up by Kevin Harper | 26-27 |
| 18:00 | Utah | Richard Maston is hacked by Thomas Conner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Conner, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG) Thomas Conner | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 17:52 | Utah | Robert Corliss misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 17:50 | Denver | David Devine snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 17:28 | Denver | Richard Jung's pass is intercepted by Joshua Beck | 26-27 |
| 17:23 | Utah | Joshua Beck banks in the layup | 26-29 |
| 17:06 | Denver | Richard Maston picks off the pass by David Devine | 26-29 |
| 17:03 | Utah | Richard Maston throws it down | 26-31 |
| 16:48 | Denver | Roger Jones buries a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Joshua Beck - foul #2 on Joshua Beck, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Flood (SG), James Urbanek (PF) Kevin Harper, David Devine | |
| Subs | Utah | Charles Young (SG), Roy Bishop (SF), Brian Thomas (C) Robert Corliss, Joshua Beck, Joseph Shaffer | |
| 16:48 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:26 | Utah | Brian Thomas makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Young and he's hacked by Roger Jones - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #3 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Nease (SF), Roger Sims (C) Roger Jones, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 16:26 | Utah | Brian Thomas misses the free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:26 | Denver | Roger Sims snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 16:13 | Denver | Howard Nelson scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-33 |
| 15:53 | Utah | Richard Maston can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 15:51 | Utah | James Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Howard Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Flood (fresh) SF - Matthew Nease (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Sims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Richard Maston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 reb. C - Brian Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Utah | Brian Thomas connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from James Barnes and he's fouled by Matthew Flood - foul #1 on Matthew Flood, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Roger Jones (SF), Richard Jung (C) Howard Nelson, Matthew Nease, Roger Sims | |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Corliss (PG), Joshua Beck (SF), Carl Steen (C) Richard Maston, Roy Bishop, James Barnes | |
| 15:38 | Utah | Brian Thomas misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 15:38 | Denver | Richard Jung snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 15:17 | Denver | Richard Jung connects on the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Roger Jones | 33-35 |
| 15:13 | Utah | Robert Corliss makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Young | 33-38 |
| 14:51 | Denver | Richard Jung clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 14:50 | Utah | Brian Thomas snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 14:46 | Utah | Joshua Beck connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Carl Steen | 33-40 |
| 14:33 | Denver | The jump hook by James Urbanek is blocked by Brian Thomas | 33-40 |
| 14:32 | Utah | Robert Corliss pulls down the rebound | 33-40 |
| 14:11 | Utah | Carl Steen misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Richard Jung - foul #2 on Richard Jung, team foul #5 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG), David Devine (PF) Matthew Flood, James Urbanek | |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Maston (PG), James Barnes (PF) Charles Young, Brian Thomas | |
| 14:11 | Utah | Carl Steen makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:11 | Utah | Carl Steen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 13:58 | Denver | Roger Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 13:56 | Utah | Carl Steen gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 13:39 | Utah | Richard Maston misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roger Jones - foul #2 on Roger Jones, team foul #6 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Nease (SF) Roger Jones | |
| Subs | Utah | Roy Bishop (SF) Joshua Beck | |
| 13:39 | Utah | Richard Maston makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 13:39 | Utah | Richard Maston makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 13:17 | Denver | David Devine hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Conner | 36-44 |
| 12:51 | Utah | David Devine steps in front of the Roy Bishop pass | 36-44 |
| 12:29 | Denver | Kevin Harper is hacked by Roy Bishop - foul #1 on Roy Bishop, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG), Roger Jones (SF), James Urbanek (C) Thomas Conner, Matthew Nease, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | Utah | Charles Young (SG), Joshua Beck (SF), Joseph Shaffer (C) Robert Corliss, Roy Bishop, Carl Steen | |
| 12:12 | Denver | David Devine misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-44 |
| 12:11 | Denver | James Urbanek tips it in | 38-44 |
| 11:49 | Utah | Richard Maston lays it in | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Howard Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Devine (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - James Urbanek (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Richard Maston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Young (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joshua Beck (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Barnes (fresh) 7 reb. C - Joseph Shaffer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Denver | Roger Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 11:37 | Denver | James Urbanek tips it back up and in | 40-46 |
| 11:18 | Utah | Richard Maston is hacked by Howard Nelson - foul #1 on Howard Nelson, team foul #7 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Flood (SG), Richard Jung (C) Kevin Harper, David Devine | |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Corliss (SG), Brian Thomas (PF) Charles Young, James Barnes | |
| 11:18 | Utah | Richard Maston misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 11:18 | Denver | James Urbanek gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:49 | Denver | Matthew Flood misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-46 |
| 10:48 | Denver | James Urbanek can't tip it in | 40-46 |
| 10:46 | Utah | Joshua Beck grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 10:36 | Utah | Joshua Beck misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Urbanek - foul #2 on James Urbanek, team foul #8 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG) Howard Nelson | |
| Subs | Utah | Charles Young (SG), Carl Steen (C) Richard Maston, Joseph Shaffer | |
| 10:36 | Utah | Joshua Beck misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:36 | Utah | Joshua Beck misses the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:36 | Denver | Richard Jung grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 10:16 | Denver | Matthew Flood makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Brian Thomas - foul #1 on Brian Thomas, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Roy Bishop (SF), James Barnes (PF) Joshua Beck, Brian Thomas | |
| 10:16 | Denver | Matthew Flood makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:04 | Utah | Robert Corliss scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 09:46 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-49 |
| 09:45 | Denver | Matthew Flood tips it but misses | 43-49 |
| 09:43 | Denver | Roger Jones snags the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 09:38 | Denver | Charles Young steals the ball from Matthew Flood | 43-49 |
| 09:35 | Utah | Robert Corliss banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles Young | 43-51 |
| 09:16 | Denver | Richard Jung misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 09:14 | Utah | Charles Young grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:04 | Utah | Carl Steen buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Robert Corliss | 43-53 |
| 08:40 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 43-53 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Matthew Flood misses the tip | 43-53 |
| 08:37 | Utah | Robert Corliss snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 08:17 | Utah | Roy Bishop lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Young | 43-55 |
| 07:58 | Denver | Richard Jung is hacked by Carl Steen - foul #4 on Carl Steen, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Matthew Nease (SF), David Devine (PF), Roger Sims (C) Thomas Conner, Matthew Flood, Roger Jones, James Urbanek, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Maston (PG), Joshua Beck (SF), Brian Thomas (PF), Joseph Shaffer (C) Charles Young, Roy Bishop, James Barnes, Carl Steen | |
| 07:47 | Denver | David Devine misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Corliss - foul #3 on Robert Corliss, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| 07:47 | Denver | David Devine makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 07:47 | Denver | David Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Howard Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nease (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Devine (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Roger Sims (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Richard Maston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Corliss (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Beck (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Brian Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Shaffer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Utah | Robert Corliss misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 07:18 | Denver | David Devine grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 07:01 | Denver | Matthew Nease misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 06:59 | Utah | Joseph Shaffer grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 06:38 | Utah | Robert Corliss connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Maston | 45-58 |
| 06:09 | Denver | David Devine clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-58 |
| 06:08 | Denver | Roger Sims grabs the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 05:47 | Denver | Howard Nelson is fouled on the floor by Robert Corliss - foul #4 on Robert Corliss, team foul #6 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Roger Jones (SF), Richard Jung (C) Howard Nelson, Matthew Nease, Roger Sims | |
| Subs | Utah | Charles Young (SG), James Barnes (PF), Carl Steen (C) Robert Corliss, Brian Thomas, Joseph Shaffer | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:35 | Denver | Richard Jung is fouled on the floor by James Barnes - foul #1 on James Barnes, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Denver | James Urbanek (PF) David Devine | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 05:35 | Denver | Richard Jung makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 05:35 | Denver | Richard Jung misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 05:35 | Utah | Carl Steen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 05:19 | Utah | James Barnes is hacked by James Urbanek - foul #3 on James Urbanek, team foul #9 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Flood (SG) Kevin Harper | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 05:19 | Utah | James Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 05:19 | Utah | James Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 04:54 | Denver | Thomas Conner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 04:53 | Utah | James Barnes grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 04:45 | Utah | Charles Young knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Maston | 46-63 |
| 04:29 | Denver | Matthew Flood connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Urbanek | 49-63 |
| 04:24 | Utah | James Barnes buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Charles Young | 49-65 |
| 04:14 | Denver | Roger Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Conner | 52-65 |
| 04:01 | Utah | James Barnes misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Urbanek - foul #4 on James Urbanek, team foul #10 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG), David Devine (PF) Matthew Flood, James Urbanek | |
| Subs | Utah | Roy Bishop (SF) Joshua Beck | |
| 04:01 | Utah | James Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 04:01 | Utah | James Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 04:01 | Denver | David Devine gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| 03:44 | Denver | Roger Jones is called for traveling | 52-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG) Thomas Conner | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Howard Nelson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Devine (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Richard Maston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Young (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. SF - Roy Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Carl Steen (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:26 | Utah | Roy Bishop clanks a shot from close range | 52-66 |
| 03:25 | Denver | Howard Nelson pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 03:11 | Denver | David Devine misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 03:10 | Denver | Kevin Harper hits the follow up shot | 54-66 |
| 03:04 | Utah | Roy Bishop can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on David Devine - foul #1 on David Devine, team foul #11 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Corliss (SG), Joseph Shaffer (C) Charles Young, Carl Steen | |
| 03:04 | Utah | Roy Bishop misses the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 03:04 | Utah | Roy Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Richard Jung misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-67 |
| 02:47 | Denver | Richard Jung pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 02:38 | Denver | James Barnes steals it from Howard Nelson | 54-67 |
| 02:32 | Utah | Robert Corliss misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kevin Harper - foul #1 on Kevin Harper, team foul #12 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Flood (SG), Matthew Nease (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Kevin Harper, Roger Jones, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| Subs | Utah | Joshua Beck (SF) Richard Maston | |
| 02:32 | Utah | Robert Corliss makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 02:32 | Utah | Robert Corliss makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Robert Corliss steals it from Roger Sims | 54-69 |
| 01:56 | Utah | James Barnes lays it up and in set up by Joshua Beck and he's fouled by James Urbanek - foul #5 on James Urbanek, team foul #13 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (SG) James Urbanek | |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Maston (PG), Carl Steen (C) Roy Bishop, Joseph Shaffer | |
| 01:56 | Utah | James Barnes makes the free throw | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:33 | Denver | Howard Nelson buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Flood | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:09 | Utah | Carl Steen loses the dribble to Roger Sims | 57-72 |
| 00:57 | Denver | Matthew Flood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-72 |
| 00:55 | Utah | Carl Steen grabs the board | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:35 | Utah | Carl Steen is called for traveling | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Denver | Roger Sims hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Maston - foul #1 on Richard Maston, team foul #8 | 57-72 |
| 00:28 | Denver | Roger Sims makes the 1st free throw | 58-72 |
| 00:28 | Denver | Roger Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Richard Maston runs out the clock | 59-72 |