| Lineup | BYU | PG - Glenn Stockdale (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edwin Bronson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Stevenson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregory Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Erik Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeff Mazzone (fresh) SG - Charles Borkholder (fresh) SF - Leo Risch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oscar Lintz (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Durham (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Leo Risch inbounds the ball | 25-24 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Denver | Oscar Lintz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-24 |
| 19:29 | BYU | Philip Stevenson connects on the runner in the lane set up by Gregory Marsh | 27-24 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Philip Stevenson steps in front of the Charles Borkholder pass | 27-24 |
| 19:18 | BYU | Philip Stevenson jams it | 29-24 |
| 18:51 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 18:50 | BYU | Philip Stevenson grabs the board | 29-24 |
| 18:21 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale knocks in the floater from the right side | 31-24 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Leo Risch clanks a shot from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 17:57 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:33 | BYU | Erik Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glenn Stockdale | 33-24 |
| 17:28 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-24 |
| 17:17 | BYU | Edwin Bronson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 17:16 | BYU | Erik Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 16:57 | BYU | Philip Stevenson hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Glenn Stockdale | 35-24 |
| 16:36 | Denver | Charles Borkholder comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Philip Stevenson - foul #3 on Philip Stevenson, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Reynolds (SG), Reynaldo Mendoza (PF), Tom Jenson (C) Edwin Bronson, Philip Stevenson, Erik Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), George Williams (SF), Ronald Felton (C) Jeff Mazzone, Leo Risch, William Durham | |
| 16:36 | Denver | Charles Borkholder misses the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 16:36 | Denver | Charles Borkholder misses the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 16:36 | BYU | Tom Jenson gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 16:18 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Glenn Stockdale, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| Subs | BYU | Leroy Harp (SG), Lewis Crane (SF) Glenn Stockdale, Gregory Marsh | |
| Subs | Denver | Keith Mascarenas (SG) Charles Borkholder | |
| 16:07 | Denver | Ronald Felton drills a shot in the lane set up by Keith Mascarenas | 35-26 |
| 15:47 | BYU | Tom Jenson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 15:45 | Denver | Ronald Felton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-26 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Harp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Crane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reynaldo Mendoza (fresh) C - Tom Jenson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Albert Galey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Mascarenas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Lintz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Felton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:18 | Denver | George Williams misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-26 |
| 15:17 | Denver | Oscar Lintz pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 15:12 | Denver | Oscar Lintz misses short on a floater from the right block | 35-26 |
| 15:10 | BYU | Tom Jenson grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 14:44 | BYU | Reynaldo Mendoza misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-26 |
| 14:43 | Denver | Oscar Lintz grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 14:20 | Denver | George Williams makes the 3 from straight away set up by Albert Galey | 35-29 |
| 13:54 | BYU | Robert Reynolds misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Albert Galey - foul #1 on Albert Galey, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (SG), Philip Stevenson (SF), Gregory Marsh (PF), Erik Johnson (C) Leroy Harp, Lewis Crane, Reynaldo Mendoza, Tom Jenson | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG), Charles Borkholder (SG), Todd Denton (SF), Leo Risch (PF), William Durham (C) Albert Galey, Keith Mascarenas, George Williams, Oscar Lintz, Ronald Felton | |
| 13:54 | BYU | Robert Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 13:54 | BYU | Robert Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 13:27 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone can't finish the layup but the foul's on Philip Stevenson - foul #4 on Philip Stevenson, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | BYU | Glenn Stockdale (SF) Philip Stevenson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:27 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:27 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:27 | BYU | Erik Johnson snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 13:05 | BYU | Edwin Bronson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 37-30 |
| 13:03 | Denver | William Durham pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 12:47 | Denver | Todd Denton misses long on a runner from the right block | 37-30 |
| 12:45 | BYU | Edwin Bronson grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 12:16 | BYU | The jump hook by Gregory Marsh is blocked by William Durham | 37-30 |
| 12:15 | Denver | Todd Denton gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 11:58 | Denver | Leo Risch's pass is intercepted by Glenn Stockdale | 37-30 |
| 11:54 | BYU | Edwin Bronson misses the dunk | 37-30 |
| 11:52 | BYU | Erik Johnson tips it back up and in | 39-30 |
| 11:29 | Denver | Leo Risch hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jeff Mazzone and he's fouled by Edwin Bronson - foul #1 on Edwin Bronson, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | BYU | Reynaldo Mendoza (PF) Robert Reynolds | |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Lintz (PF) Todd Denton | |
| 11:29 | Denver | Leo Risch makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Glenn Stockdale (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edwin Bronson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Reynaldo Mendoza (fresh) C - Erik Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeff Mazzone (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Borkholder (fresh) SF - Leo Risch (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oscar Lintz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Durham (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:06 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Durham - foul #2 on William Durham, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 11:06 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 11:06 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale misses the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 11:06 | Denver | William Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Oscar Lintz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Reynaldo Mendoza - foul #1 on Reynaldo Mendoza, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), George Williams (SF) Jeff Mazzone, Leo Risch | |
| 10:54 | Denver | Oscar Lintz makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Oscar Lintz misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 10:54 | BYU | Erik Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 10:29 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 10:27 | Denver | William Durham grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 10:05 | Denver | Glenn Stockdale picks off the pass by Oscar Lintz | 39-34 |
| 10:02 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale blows the layup | 39-34 |
| 10:01 | BYU | Reynaldo Mendoza tips it back up and in | 41-34 |
| 09:43 | Denver | William Durham clanks a jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 09:41 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 09:18 | BYU | Edwin Bronson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Stockdale | 43-34 |
| 08:58 | Denver | William Durham banks in the layup | 43-36 |
| 08:41 | BYU | Edwin Bronson buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Stockdale | 46-36 |
| 08:31 | Denver | The short jumper by Charles Borkholder is denied by Reynaldo Mendoza | 46-36 |
| 08:29 | BYU | Erik Johnson gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 08:01 | BYU | Charles Borkholder is called for the reach on Edwin Bronson - foul #3 on Charles Borkholder, team foul #3 | 46-36 |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Reynolds (PG), Leroy Harp (SG), Lewis Crane (SF), Michael Deems (PF), Tom Jenson (C) Glenn Stockdale, Edwin Bronson, Gregory Marsh, Reynaldo Mendoza, Erik Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG), Keith Mascarenas (SG), Todd Denton (SF), Leo Risch (PF), Ronald Felton (C) Albert Galey, Charles Borkholder, George Williams, Oscar Lintz, William Durham | |
| 07:39 | BYU | Robert Reynolds hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Michael Deems | 48-36 |
| 07:29 | Denver | Tom Jenson picks off the pass by Ronald Felton | 48-36 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Harp (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Crane (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Deems (fresh) C - Tom Jenson (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeff Mazzone (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Mascarenas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Denton (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leo Risch (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Felton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | BYU | Leroy Harp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | BYU | Philip Stevenson (SF) Lewis Crane | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:56 | Denver | Leo Risch is hacked by Michael Deems - foul #1 on Michael Deems, team foul #6 | 48-36 |
| 06:45 | Denver | Philip Stevenson takes the ball from Jeff Mazzone | 48-36 |
| 06:41 | BYU | Philip Stevenson lays it up and in | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:22 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Felton | 50-38 |
| 05:53 | BYU | Robert Reynolds hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Philip Stevenson | 52-38 |
| 05:43 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Todd Denton | 52-40 |
| 05:18 | BYU | Ronald Felton steps in front of the Michael Deems pass | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:06 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Todd Denton | 52-43 |
| 05:06 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-43 |
| Subs | BYU | Glenn Stockdale (PG), Edwin Bronson (SG), Gregory Marsh (PF), Erik Johnson (C) Robert Reynolds, Leroy Harp, Michael Deems, Tom Jenson | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Borkholder (SG), Oscar Lintz (PF), William Durham (C) Keith Mascarenas, Leo Risch, Ronald Felton | |
| 04:42 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edwin Bronson | 54-43 |
| 04:23 | Denver | Todd Denton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 04:22 | BYU | Edwin Bronson snags the defensive board | 54-43 |
| 04:17 | BYU | Edwin Bronson misses the floater from just outside the lane | 54-43 |
| 04:15 | Denver | Oscar Lintz grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Edwin Bronson is called for the reach on Jeff Mazzone - foul #2 on Edwin Bronson, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 03:40 | BYU | Oscar Lintz picks off the pass by Erik Johnson | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-45 |
| 03:25 | Denver | Todd Denton grabs the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Glenn Stockdale (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Bronson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Stevenson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gregory Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Erik Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeff Mazzone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Borkholder (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Todd Denton (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Oscar Lintz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Durham (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| 03:14 | BYU | Philip Stevenson grabs the board | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | BYU | Gregory Marsh is called for traveling | 54-45 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), Leo Risch (SF) Jeff Mazzone, Todd Denton | |
| 02:43 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG), Todd Denton (SF) Albert Galey, Leo Risch | |
| 02:32 | Denver | Todd Denton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:19 | BYU | Edwin Bronson hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Stockdale | 56-47 |
| 02:10 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 02:09 | BYU | Erik Johnson gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:03 | BYU | Gregory Marsh misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-47 |
| 02:02 | Denver | Todd Denton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Denver | William Durham makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeff Mazzone | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:22 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale knocks in the floater from close range set up by Edwin Bronson and the foul's on Oscar Lintz - foul #1 on Oscar Lintz, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| 01:22 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:13 | Denver | Charles Borkholder misses short on a floater from the left side | 59-50 |
| 01:11 | BYU | Erik Johnson pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 59-50 |
| 00:44 | Denver | The rebound goes to Oscar Lintz | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Denver | Edwin Bronson steps in front of the Todd Denton pass in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | BYU | Edwin Bronson is fouled on the floor by Charles Borkholder - foul #4 on Charles Borkholder, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | BYU | Tom Jenson (C) Erik Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:39 | BYU | Gregory Marsh is fouled on the floor by Oscar Lintz - foul #2 on Oscar Lintz, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| 00:38 | BYU | Jeff Mazzone is called for the reach on Glenn Stockdale - foul #3 on Jeff Mazzone, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| 00:38 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:38 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:30 | Denver | William Durham misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-50 |
| 00:29 | BYU | The rebound goes to Gregory Marsh | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale runs out the clock | 61-50 |