| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Kenneth Womack (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maurice Kimball (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Issa (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Serna (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Richard Johnson inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-30 |
| 19:47 | BYU | Joseph Issa snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 19:43 | BYU | Joseph Issa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 19:42 | Denver | Scott Lewis grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Joseph Issa steals it from Billy Carnevale | 39-30 |
| 19:17 | BYU | Kenneth Womack lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph Issa | 39-32 |
| 19:07 | Denver | Casey Clanton is called for 10 seconds | 39-32 |
| 18:52 | BYU | Gregory Serna is fouled on the floor by Scott Lewis - foul #1 on Scott Lewis, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 18:44 | BYU | Paul Franklin hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Womack | 39-34 |
| 18:27 | Denver | Robert Byrne drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Lewis | 42-34 |
| 18:15 | BYU | Paul Franklin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Paul Franklin, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Robert Byrne is called for traveling | 42-34 |
| 17:41 | BYU | Joseph Issa misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| 17:41 | BYU | Joseph Issa makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:41 | BYU | Joseph Issa misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Robert Byrne grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 17:31 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 17:29 | BYU | Kenneth Womack grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:14 | BYU | Gregory Serna can't finish the layup | 42-35 |
| 17:13 | BYU | Gregory Serna gets the offensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 16:56 | BYU | Paul Franklin misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Billy Carnevale - foul #2 on Billy Carnevale, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Ben Hill (SG), Calvin Powell (SF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Billy Carnevale, Richard Johnson, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Riggs (PG), Ronald Geller (SG), Thomas Harris (PF) Kenneth Womack, Maurice Kimball, Gregory Serna | |
| 16:56 | BYU | Paul Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:56 | BYU | Paul Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 16:34 | Denver | Eugene Nagata's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Franklin | 42-36 |
| 16:33 | Denver | Scott Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:17 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 16:15 | BYU | Joseph Issa pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:08 | BYU | Joseph Issa hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Ronald Geller | 42-38 |
| 15:51 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses short on a floater from the baseline | 42-38 |
| 15:49 | BYU | Thomas Harris gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ben Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Calvin Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Joel Riggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Geller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Issa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Franklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | BYU | Joel Riggs can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 15:43 | BYU | Joseph Issa tips it home | 42-40 |
| 15:28 | Denver | Scott Lewis hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Eugene Nagata and he's fouled by Thomas Harris - foul #2 on Thomas Harris, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Eugene Nagata, Ben Hill, Calvin Powell, Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Womack (PG), Maurice Kimball (SG), Gregory Serna (PF), Reynaldo Yazzie (C) Joel Riggs, Ronald Geller, Joseph Issa, Paul Franklin | |
| 15:28 | Denver | Scott Lewis makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 15:07 | BYU | Billy Carnevale is called for the reach on Maurice Kimball - foul #3 on Billy Carnevale, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Calvin Powell (PF) Scott Lewis | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 14:47 | BYU | Thomas Harris is called for traveling | 45-40 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Richard Johnson buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Carnevale | 48-40 |
| 14:03 | BYU | Gregory Serna misses the driving attempt from close range | 48-40 |
| 14:01 | Denver | Calvin Powell snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 13:42 | Denver | Richard Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Casey Clanton | 51-40 |
| 13:35 | BYU | Maurice Kimball makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Reynaldo Yazzie | 51-43 |
| 13:26 | Denver | Richard Johnson makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Calvin Powell | 53-43 |
| 13:05 | BYU | Maurice Kimball is called for traveling | 53-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Scott Lewis (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Billy Carnevale, Richard Johnson, Calvin Powell, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Riggs (PG), Ronald Geller (SG), Joseph Issa (SF), Edward Prudhomme (C) Kenneth Womack, Maurice Kimball, Thomas Harris, Gregory Serna | |
| 12:42 | Denver | Eugene Nagata buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Casey Clanton | 55-43 |
| 12:26 | BYU | Ronald Geller is called for a charge - foul #3 on Ronald Geller, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG) Casey Clanton | |
| Subs | BYU | Douglas Healy (PF), Paul Franklin (C) Reynaldo Yazzie, Edward Prudhomme | |
| 12:12 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-43 |
| 12:10 | BYU | Paul Franklin snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 12:04 | BYU | Shawn Singleton steals it from Joel Riggs | 55-43 |
| 11:48 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-43 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) SG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Joel Riggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Geller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Issa (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Douglas Healy (fresh) C - Paul Franklin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:44 | BYU | Ronald Geller hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Franklin | 57-46 |
| 11:39 | Denver | Eugene Nagata is denied on a layup by Paul Franklin | 57-46 |
| 11:38 | BYU | Douglas Healy grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 11:32 | BYU | The pull-up jumper by Ronald Geller is blocked by Scott Lewis | 57-46 |
| 11:31 | Denver | Shawn Singleton pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 11:16 | Denver | Ben Hill misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 11:15 | BYU | Douglas Healy gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 11:09 | BYU | Ronald Geller misses the lay-in but the foul's on Edwin Hirsh - foul #2 on Edwin Hirsh, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Shawn Singleton, Eugene Nagata, Ben Hill, Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | BYU | Maurice Kimball (SG), Gregory Serna (PF) Joel Riggs, Douglas Healy | |
| 11:09 | BYU | Ronald Geller misses the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 11:09 | BYU | Ronald Geller misses the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 11:09 | Denver | Robert Byrne gets the rebound | 57-46 |
| 10:55 | Denver | Casey Clanton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 10:54 | BYU | Paul Franklin grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 10:48 | BYU | Maurice Kimball is hacked by Billy Carnevale - foul #4 on Billy Carnevale, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (SG) Billy Carnevale | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Womack (PG), Thomas Harris (C) Ronald Geller, Paul Franklin | |
| 10:34 | BYU | Kenneth Womack scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-48 |
| 10:15 | Denver | Casey Clanton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 10:13 | BYU | Thomas Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 10:08 | BYU | Robert Byrne denies the turnaround by Joseph Issa | 57-48 |
| 10:06 | BYU | Gregory Serna tips it in | 57-50 |
| 09:40 | Denver | Scott Lewis connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Casey Clanton | 59-50 |
| 09:35 | BYU | Joseph Issa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Calvin Powell (PF) Shawn Singleton, Scott Lewis | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Franklin (C) Thomas Harris | |
| 09:17 | Denver | Richard Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Ben Hill (SF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Richard Johnson, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | BYU | Thomas Harris (SF), Reynaldo Yazzie (PF) Joseph Issa, Gregory Serna | |
| 09:02 | BYU | Maurice Kimball scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Harris | 59-53 |
| 08:42 | Denver | Reynaldo Yazzie picks off the pass by Casey Clanton | 59-53 |
| 08:16 | BYU | Edwin Hirsh steps in front of the Thomas Harris pass | 59-53 |
| 07:56 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Franklin - foul #3 on Paul Franklin, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Casey Clanton, Ben Hill, Calvin Powell | |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Riggs (PG), Ronald Geller (SG), Joseph Issa (SF), Gregory Serna (PF) Kenneth Womack, Maurice Kimball, Thomas Harris, Paul Franklin | |
| 07:56 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:56 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:56 | BYU | Gregory Serna gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 07:38 | BYU | Gregory Serna misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 07:37 | BYU | Joseph Issa grabs the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Joel Riggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Geller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Issa (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Gregory Serna (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Reynaldo Yazzie (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | BYU | Joel Riggs is hacked by Eugene Nagata - foul #3 on Eugene Nagata, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Lewis (PF) Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 07:24 | BYU | Joel Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:24 | Denver | Scott Lewis gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 07:12 | Denver | Joel Riggs steps in front of the Scott Lewis pass | 59-53 |
| 06:51 | BYU | Ronald Geller travels with the ball | 59-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG) Eugene Nagata | |
| Subs | BYU | Thomas Harris (C) Reynaldo Yazzie | |
| 06:35 | Denver | Billy Carnevale scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Singleton | 61-53 |
| 06:30 | BYU | Joel Riggs scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Geller | 61-55 |
| 06:23 | Denver | Scott Lewis throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Johnson and he's hacked by Gregory Serna - foul #2 on Gregory Serna, team foul #5 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Calvin Powell (C) Shawn Singleton, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Womack (PG), Maurice Kimball (SG), Paul Franklin (C) Joel Riggs, Ronald Geller, Thomas Harris | |
| 06:23 | Denver | Scott Lewis makes the free throw | 64-55 |
| 06:13 | BYU | Maurice Kimball misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 06:11 | BYU | Paul Franklin pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 06:05 | BYU | Casey Clanton is called for the reach on Maurice Kimball - foul #3 on Casey Clanton, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Edwin Hirsh (C) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | BYU | Thomas Harris (PF) Gregory Serna | |
| 06:05 | BYU | Maurice Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:05 | BYU | Maurice Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 05:56 | Denver | Casey Clanton knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Powell | 67-57 |
| 05:52 | BYU | Kenneth Womack is fouled in the backcourt by Casey Clanton - foul #4 on Casey Clanton, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| 05:52 | BYU | Kenneth Womack misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 05:52 | Denver | The rebound goes to Calvin Powell | 67-57 |
| 05:41 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Paul Franklin - foul #4 on Paul Franklin, team foul #6 | 67-57 |
| 05:41 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 05:41 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 05:41 | BYU | Paul Franklin pulls down the rebound | 67-57 |
| 05:18 | BYU | Joseph Issa is whistled for traveling | 67-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Robert Byrne (C) Billy Carnevale, Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 05:03 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 67-57 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Robert Byrne tips it but misses | 67-57 |
| 04:59 | Denver | Robert Byrne tips it back up and in | 69-57 |
| 04:38 | BYU | Paul Franklin misses the lay-in | 69-57 |
| 04:36 | Denver | Eugene Nagata grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:07 | Denver | Robert Byrne misses the lay-in | 69-57 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Scott Lewis tips it in | 71-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:02 | BYU | Kenneth Womack connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Issa | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Denver | Calvin Powell comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Issa - foul #2 on Joseph Issa, team foul #7 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Scott Lewis, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Riggs (PG), Ronald Geller (SG), Reynaldo Yazzie (SF), Gregory Serna (PF), Edward Prudhomme (C) Kenneth Womack, Maurice Kimball, Joseph Issa, Thomas Harris, Paul Franklin | |
| 03:39 | Denver | Calvin Powell makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:39 | Denver | Calvin Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 03:39 | BYU | The rebound goes to Edward Prudhomme | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Joel Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Geller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reynaldo Yazzie (fresh) PF - Gregory Serna (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Prudhomme (fresh) | |
| 03:30 | BYU | Gregory Serna knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joel Riggs | 72-63 |
| 03:02 | Denver | Richard Johnson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Reynaldo Yazzie - foul #1 on Reynaldo Yazzie, team foul #8 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Randall Zosel (C) Eugene Nagata, Calvin Powell | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 03:02 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 03:02 | Denver | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| 02:58 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Scott Lewis (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Shawn Singleton, Edwin Hirsh, Randall Zosel | |
| Subs | BYU | Kenneth Womack (PG), Maurice Kimball (SG), Joseph Issa (SF), Paul Franklin (C) Joel Riggs, Ronald Geller, Reynaldo Yazzie, Edward Prudhomme | |
| 02:42 | BYU | Joseph Issa hits a shot from just outside the lane | 73-65 |
| 02:18 | Denver | Casey Clanton is hacked by Joseph Issa - foul #3 on Joseph Issa, team foul #9 | 73-65 |
| 02:18 | Denver | Casey Clanton makes the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 02:18 | Denver | Casey Clanton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 02:03 | BYU | Kenneth Womack can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 75-65 |
| 02:02 | BYU | Joseph Issa grabs the offensive rebound | 75-65 |
| 01:56 | BYU | Kenneth Womack hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Issa | 75-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:42 | Denver | Richard Johnson drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Casey Clanton | 77-68 |
| 01:25 | BYU | Maurice Kimball comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 77-68 |
| 01:23 | Denver | Casey Clanton snags the defensive board | 77-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:04 | Denver | Robert Byrne misses the easy layup | 77-68 |
| 01:03 | Denver | Robert Byrne tips it home | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | BYU | Joseph Issa misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 79-68 |
| 00:55 | Denver | Robert Byrne pulls down the rebound | 79-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Denver | Richard Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Casey Clanton | 81-68 |
| 00:27 | BYU | Joseph Issa misses badly on a shot from the left side | 81-68 |
| 00:26 | Denver | The rebound goes to Scott Lewis | 81-68 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Casey Clanton runs out the clock | 81-68 |