| Lineup | BYU | PG - Kenneth Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maurice Kimball (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Issa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Serna (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Franklin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Richard Johnson inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | The jump hook by Scott Lewis is blocked by Paul Franklin | 30-33 |
| 19:40 | BYU | Paul Franklin snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 19:36 | BYU | Joseph Issa misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 19:34 | Denver | Robert Byrne snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Billy Carnevale makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Richard Johnson | 30-35 |
| 18:56 | BYU | Maurice Kimball hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Casey Clanton - foul #2 on Casey Clanton, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 18:56 | BYU | Maurice Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:56 | BYU | Maurice Kimball misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:56 | Denver | Scott Lewis grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 18:45 | Denver | Richard Johnson is whistled for a carry | 31-35 |
| 18:24 | BYU | Kenneth Womack clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 18:22 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Issa | 31-35 |
| 18:05 | BYU | Paul Franklin banks in the layup | 33-35 |
| 17:47 | Denver | Richard Johnson can't connect on a shot from the right side | 33-35 |
| 17:45 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses the tip | 33-35 |
| 17:44 | BYU | Joseph Issa pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:40 | BYU | Maurice Kimball can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-35 |
| 17:38 | Denver | Casey Clanton grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Maurice Kimball is called for the reach on Scott Lewis - foul #2 on Maurice Kimball, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Riggs (PG), Thomas Harris (PF), Reynaldo Yazzie (C) Kenneth Womack, Gregory Serna, Paul Franklin | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Calvin Powell (SF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Billy Carnevale, Richard Johnson, Robert Byrne | |
| 17:14 | Denver | Casey Clanton drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Nagata | 33-38 |
| 16:57 | BYU | Thomas Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| Subs | BYU | Ronald Geller (SG) Maurice Kimball | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Ben Hill (SF) Casey Clanton, Scott Lewis | |
| 16:35 | Denver | Calvin Powell buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Edwin Hirsh | 33-40 |
| 16:30 | BYU | Joseph Issa loses the ball out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | BYU | Edward Prudhomme (C) Joseph Issa | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:14 | Denver | Ben Hill double dribbles | 33-40 |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Womack (PG), Gregory Serna (PF) Ronald Geller, Edward Prudhomme | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG), Richard Johnson (SF) Shawn Singleton, Ben Hill | |
| 15:55 | BYU | Joel Riggs misses short on a shot from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 15:54 | BYU | Gregory Serna grabs the offensive board | 33-40 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Kenneth Womack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Serna (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Reynaldo Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Calvin Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:34 | BYU | Joel Riggs misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 33-40 |
| 15:32 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 15:18 | Denver | Eugene Nagata hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Johnson | 33-42 |
| 15:05 | BYU | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Thomas Harris - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | BYU | Maurice Kimball (SG), Joseph Issa (SF), Paul Franklin (C) Joel Riggs, Thomas Harris, Reynaldo Yazzie | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Scott Lewis (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Eugene Nagata, Calvin Powell, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 14:36 | BYU | Joseph Issa misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-42 |
| 14:35 | Denver | The rebound goes to Casey Clanton | 33-42 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Scott Lewis's pass is intercepted by Gregory Serna | 33-42 |
| 14:11 | BYU | Kenneth Womack can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-42 |
| 14:09 | Denver | Robert Byrne snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Casey Clanton hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Byrne | 33-45 |
| 13:22 | BYU | Scott Lewis takes the ball from Gregory Serna | 33-45 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Casey Clanton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 13:01 | Denver | Richard Johnson tips it back up and in | 33-47 |
| 12:45 | BYU | Gregory Serna is denied on a layup by Scott Lewis | 33-47 |
| 12:44 | Denver | Casey Clanton snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| 12:29 | Denver | Billy Carnevale comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-47 |
| 12:28 | Denver | Robert Byrne pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 12:23 | Denver | Casey Clanton misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 12:22 | Denver | Robert Byrne gets the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 12:12 | Denver | Scott Lewis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 12:10 | Denver | Robert Byrne pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 11:56 | Denver | Casey Clanton hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Carnevale | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Kenneth Womack (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maurice Kimball (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Issa (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gregory Serna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Franklin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Carnevale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Byrne (fairly fresh) 10 reb. | |
| 11:49 | BYU | Kenneth Womack drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joseph Issa | 36-50 |
| 11:29 | Denver | Robert Byrne is fouled on the floor by Joseph Issa - foul #2 on Joseph Issa, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Riggs (PG), Ronald Geller (SG), Thomas Harris (PF), Reynaldo Yazzie (C) Kenneth Womack, Maurice Kimball, Gregory Serna, Paul Franklin | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Eugene Nagata (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Calvin Powell (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Billy Carnevale, Richard Johnson, Scott Lewis, Robert Byrne | |
| 11:24 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-50 |
| 11:22 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh tips it home | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:16 | BYU | Joel Riggs buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Issa | 38-52 |
| 11:01 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 10:59 | BYU | Joseph Issa grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 10:55 | BYU | Joseph Issa clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Shawn Singleton - foul #1 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| 10:55 | BYU | Joseph Issa makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 10:55 | BYU | Joseph Issa misses the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 10:55 | Denver | Ben Hill snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 10:47 | Denver | Eugene Nagata knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ben Hill | 39-54 |
| 10:29 | BYU | Joel Riggs hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Reynaldo Yazzie | 42-54 |
| 10:13 | Denver | Calvin Powell hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Harris - foul #2 on Thomas Harris, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | BYU | Edward Prudhomme (C) Joseph Issa | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Scott Lewis (PF) Shawn Singleton, Ben Hill | |
| 10:13 | Denver | Calvin Powell makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:13 | Denver | Calvin Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:13 | BYU | Ronald Geller pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 10:04 | BYU | Ronald Geller buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Joel Riggs | 44-55 |
| 09:42 | Denver | Casey Clanton hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edwin Hirsh and he's hacked by Thomas Harris - foul #3 on Thomas Harris, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | BYU | Maurice Kimball (SG) Ronald Geller | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:42 | Denver | Casey Clanton makes the free throw | 44-58 |
| 09:22 | BYU | Eugene Nagata picks off the pass by Maurice Kimball | 44-58 |
| 09:08 | Denver | Calvin Powell blows the layup | 44-58 |
| 09:07 | BYU | The rebound goes to Reynaldo Yazzie | 44-58 |
| 09:02 | BYU | Thomas Harris hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 44-58 |
| 09:00 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 08:33 | Denver | Eugene Nagata is fouled on the floor by Edward Prudhomme - foul #1 on Edward Prudhomme, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | BYU | Ronald Geller (PG), Joseph Issa (SF), Douglas Healy (PF), Paul Franklin (C) Joel Riggs, Thomas Harris, Reynaldo Yazzie, Edward Prudhomme | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Casey Clanton, Eugene Nagata, Calvin Powell, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 08:28 | Denver | Billy Carnevale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-58 |
| 07:59 | BYU | Ronald Geller is fouled on the floor by Ben Hill - foul #1 on Ben Hill, team foul #4 | 44-58 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF), Randall Zosel (PF) Ben Hill, Scott Lewis | |
| 07:48 | BYU | Shawn Singleton steals it from Ronald Geller | 44-58 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Ronald Geller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Maurice Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Issa (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Healy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Franklin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randall Zosel (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Denver | Richard Johnson hits a floater in the lane set up by Shawn Singleton | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:16 | BYU | Robert Byrne swats the short shot by Maurice Kimball | 44-60 |
| 07:14 | Denver | Robert Byrne snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:45 | Denver | Douglas Healy steals the ball from Robert Byrne | 44-60 |
| 06:39 | BYU | Billy Carnevale steals it from Douglas Healy | 44-60 |
| 06:35 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses the dunk | 44-60 |
| 06:34 | BYU | Maurice Kimball pulls down the rebound | 44-60 |
| 06:28 | BYU | Ronald Geller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Issa | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:03 | Denver | Billy Carnevale clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Maurice Kimball - foul #3 on Maurice Kimball, team foul #6 | 47-60 |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Womack (PG), Joel Riggs (SG), Gregory Serna (PF), Thomas Harris (C) Ronald Geller, Maurice Kimball, Douglas Healy, Paul Franklin | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Calvin Powell (SF), Scott Lewis (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Shawn Singleton, Richard Johnson, Randall Zosel, Robert Byrne | |
| 06:03 | Denver | Billy Carnevale makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 06:03 | Denver | Billy Carnevale makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| 05:49 | BYU | Gregory Serna can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 05:48 | Denver | Calvin Powell pulls down the rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:34 | Denver | Thomas Harris blocks the jumper by Billy Carnevale | 47-62 |
| 05:32 | BYU | The rebound goes to Gregory Serna | 47-62 |
| 05:25 | BYU | Thomas Harris's pass is intercepted by Scott Lewis | 47-62 |
| 04:59 | Denver | Billy Carnevale knocks in the shot from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 04:49 | BYU | Gregory Serna knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Issa and the foul's on Scott Lewis - foul #3 on Scott Lewis, team foul #5 | 49-64 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Franklin (C) Joseph Issa | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Robert Byrne (C) Billy Carnevale, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 04:49 | BYU | Gregory Serna misses the free throw | 49-64 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Robert Byrne grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Eugene Nagata can't connect on a floater from close range | 49-64 |
| 04:28 | BYU | Joel Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:22 | BYU | Gregory Serna banks in the layup and he's fouled by Scott Lewis - foul #4 on Scott Lewis, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF) Calvin Powell | |
| 04:22 | BYU | Gregory Serna makes the free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:02 | Denver | Robert Byrne is called for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Byrne, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| Subs | BYU | Maurice Kimball (SG), Joseph Issa (SF) Joel Riggs, Thomas Harris | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:48 | BYU | Joseph Issa misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 03:46 | Denver | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Kenneth Womack (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maurice Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Issa (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gregory Serna (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Franklin (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 12 reb. | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Denver | Eugene Nagata's pass is intercepted by Maurice Kimball | 52-64 |
| 03:00 | BYU | Joseph Issa misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-64 |
| 02:59 | Denver | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 02:40 | Denver | Richard Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Casey Clanton | 52-66 |
| 02:32 | BYU | Kenneth Womack comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-66 |
| 02:31 | Denver | The rebound goes to Scott Lewis | 52-66 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Casey Clanton hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 52-68 |
| 01:51 | BYU | Paul Franklin can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 01:50 | BYU | Gregory Serna hits the follow up shot | 54-68 |
| 01:30 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 54-68 |
| 01:28 | Denver | Eugene Nagata tips it but misses | 54-68 |
| 01:27 | BYU | Maurice Kimball gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| 01:20 | BYU | Maurice Kimball misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 01:19 | Denver | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 54-68 |
| 01:02 | Denver | Richard Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 01:01 | Denver | Scott Lewis hits the follow up shot | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | BYU | Gregory Serna hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-70 |
| 00:51 | Denver | Scott Lewis grabs the board | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Denver | Scott Lewis comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Franklin - foul #1 on Paul Franklin, team foul #7 | 54-70 |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Riggs (PG), Ronald Geller (SG), Thomas Harris (SF), Reynaldo Yazzie (PF), Edward Prudhomme (C) Kenneth Womack, Maurice Kimball, Joseph Issa, Gregory Serna, Paul Franklin | |
| Subs | Denver | Ben Hill (SG), Calvin Powell (SF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Richard Johnson, Robert Byrne | |
| 00:31 | Denver | Scott Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 00:31 | BYU | Edward Prudhomme grabs the defensive rebound | 54-71 |
| 00:25 | BYU | Edward Prudhomme connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Harris | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Eugene Nagata runs out the clock | 56-71 |