| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Heimbach (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Young (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Dennis Zinner inbounds the ball | 32-43 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | BYU | Dennis Zinner drills a jump hook from close range set up by William Blanton | 32-45 |
| 19:36 | Denver | Robert Young is hacked by Dennis Zinner - foul #2 on Dennis Zinner, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Robert Smith misses short on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Ralph Foley - foul #1 on Ralph Foley, team foul #2 | 32-45 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 19:07 | BYU | Dennis Zinner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-45 |
| 19:05 | Denver | Robert Young grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 18:48 | Denver | Richard Kittel misses short on a runner from close range | 33-45 |
| 18:46 | BYU | The rebound goes to Andrew Hammond | 33-45 |
| 18:42 | BYU | William Blanton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Blanton, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| 18:25 | Denver | Richard Kittel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 18:23 | BYU | Ralph Foley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 18:19 | BYU | Dennis Zinner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-45 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Danny Heimbach knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Smith | 35-45 |
| 17:35 | BYU | Richard Kittel steals it from Ralph Foley | 35-45 |
| 17:28 | Denver | Robert Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-45 |
| 17:27 | BYU | Gary Jamison pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 17:23 | BYU | William Blanton connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 35-47 |
| 17:03 | Denver | Robert Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (PG), Omar Ingham (SF), Robert Ames (PF), Bill Kimura (C) Robert Smith, Danny Heimbach, Raymond Thomas, Robert Young | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Steve Bean (SG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), David Powell (PF), Randy Kerwin (C) William Blanton, Gary Jamison, Dennis Zinner, Ralph Foley, Andrew Hammond | |
| 16:34 | BYU | Randy Kerwin can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Bill Kimura - foul #1 on Bill Kimura, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| 16:34 | BYU | Randy Kerwin makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 16:34 | BYU | Randy Kerwin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 16:16 | Denver | Robert Ames is whistled for traveling | 35-49 |
| 15:59 | BYU | Randy Kerwin misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-49 |
| 15:58 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to David Powell | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Varner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kittel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Omar Ingham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Ames (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bill Kimura (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Bean (fresh) SF - Wallace Mohammad (fresh) PF - David Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Kerwin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:45 | BYU | Roger Varner swats the shot by Paul Richardson | 35-49 |
| 15:44 | Denver | The rebound goes to Omar Ingham | 35-49 |
| 15:37 | Denver | Roger Varner misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 15:36 | BYU | Paul Richardson grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 15:31 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-49 |
| 15:30 | BYU | Randy Kerwin hits the follow up shot | 35-51 |
| 15:01 | Denver | Bill Kimura can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Randy Kerwin - foul #1 on Randy Kerwin, team foul #4 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Jason Christiano (SF), Robert Young (C) Roger Varner, Richard Kittel, Omar Ingham, Robert Ames | |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Gary Jamison (SG), Dennis Zinner (SF), Ralph Foley (PF), Craig Bell (C) Paul Richardson, Steve Bean, Wallace Mohammad, David Powell, Randy Kerwin | |
| 15:01 | Denver | Bill Kimura makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 15:01 | Denver | Bill Kimura makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:46 | BYU | Craig Bell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Leo Camp - foul #4 on Leo Camp, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Heimbach (SG), Raymond Thomas (PF) Leo Camp, Bill Kimura | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 14:46 | BYU | Craig Bell misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:46 | BYU | Craig Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:46 | Denver | Robert Young gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 14:39 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Blanton - foul #2 on William Blanton, team foul #5 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Omar Ingham (SG) Danny Heimbach | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 14:39 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 14:39 | Denver | Raymond Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 14:17 | BYU | Gary Jamison knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-54 |
| 14:00 | Denver | Raymond Thomas hits a shot in the paint | 40-54 |
| 13:43 | BYU | William Blanton buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Craig Bell | 40-57 |
| 13:23 | Denver | Robert Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-57 |
| 13:21 | Denver | Jason Christiano gets the offensive rebound | 40-57 |
| 13:06 | Denver | Omar Ingham misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-57 |
| 13:05 | BYU | The rebound goes to Craig Bell | 40-57 |
| 12:59 | BYU | Craig Bell knocks in the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Raymond Thomas - foul #2 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #4 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (PG), Danny Heimbach (SF), Charles Hull (PF), Robert Ames (C) Omar Ingham, Jason Christiano, Raymond Thomas, Robert Young | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), David Powell (PF) William Blanton, Dennis Zinner, Ralph Foley | |
| 12:59 | BYU | Craig Bell makes the free throw | 40-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:41 | Denver | Gary Jamison steals it from Charles Hull | 40-60 |
| 12:37 | BYU | Paul Richardson dunks the ball on a great pass from Gary Jamison | 40-62 |
| 12:25 | Denver | Danny Heimbach is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Danny Heimbach, team foul #5 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Kittel (SG), Bill Kimura (C) Robert Smith, Charles Hull | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 12:03 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-65 |
| 11:51 | Denver | Danny Heimbach is hacked by Wallace Mohammad - foul #1 on Wallace Mohammad, team foul #6 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Omar Ingham (SG), Jason Christiano (SF), Raymond Thomas (PF) Richard Kittel, Danny Heimbach, Bill Kimura | |
| Subs | BYU | Steve Bean (SG), Dennis Zinner (SF) Gary Jamison, Wallace Mohammad | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Varner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Omar Ingham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Ames (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Steve Bean (fresh) SF - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Denver | Omar Ingham loses the ball out of bounds | 40-65 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG) Paul Richardson | |
| 11:22 | BYU | Dennis Zinner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-65 |
| 11:20 | BYU | William Blanton grabs the offensive board | 40-65 |
| 10:56 | BYU | Craig Bell comes up short on the floater in the paint | 40-65 |
| 10:55 | Denver | Raymond Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 40-65 |
| 10:47 | Denver | David Powell takes the ball from Raymond Thomas | 40-65 |
| 10:26 | BYU | Craig Bell lays it in set up by William Blanton | 40-67 |
| 10:08 | Denver | Raymond Thomas is hacked by David Powell - foul #2 on David Powell, team foul #7 | 40-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Richard Kittel (SG), Danny Heimbach (SF), Robert Young (C) Roger Varner, Omar Ingham, Jason Christiano, Robert Ames | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Gary Jamison (SG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), Ralph Foley (PF) William Blanton, Steve Bean, Dennis Zinner, David Powell | |
| 10:08 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 40-67 |
| 10:08 | BYU | The rebound goes to Ralph Foley | 40-67 |
| 09:59 | BYU | Craig Bell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-67 |
| 09:57 | Denver | Raymond Thomas gets the rebound | 40-67 |
| 09:53 | Denver | Robert Smith knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Danny Heimbach | 42-67 |
| 09:36 | BYU | Craig Bell misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Young - foul #1 on Robert Young, team foul #6 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Bill Kimura (PF) Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 09:36 | BYU | Craig Bell makes the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 09:36 | BYU | Craig Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-69 |
| 09:21 | Denver | Robert Young buries a floater from the left block set up by Danny Heimbach | 44-69 |
| 09:03 | BYU | Paul Richardson is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #3 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ames (PF) Bill Kimura | |
| Subs | BYU | Dennis Zinner (SF), Andrew Hammond (C) Wallace Mohammad, Craig Bell | |
| 09:03 | BYU | Paul Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 09:03 | BYU | Paul Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-71 |
| 08:55 | Denver | Robert Smith makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Danny Heimbach | 46-71 |
| 08:33 | BYU | Robert Smith is called for the reach on Andrew Hammond - foul #4 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (PG), Jason Christiano (SF) Robert Smith, Danny Heimbach | |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Randy Kerwin (PF) Paul Richardson, Ralph Foley | |
| 08:33 | BYU | Andrew Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 46-72 |
| 08:33 | BYU | Andrew Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| 08:19 | Denver | Richard Kittel knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Robert Ames | 48-73 |
| 08:07 | BYU | Randy Kerwin loses the ball out of bounds | 48-73 |
| Subs | Denver | Omar Ingham (SG) Richard Kittel | |
| Subs | BYU | David Powell (PF) Randy Kerwin | |
| 07:45 | Denver | Robert Ames clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-73 |
| 07:44 | BYU | Andrew Hammond pulls down the rebound | 48-73 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Varner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Omar Ingham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Ames (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Young (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | BYU | Dennis Zinner scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-76 |
| 07:22 | Denver | Jason Christiano is whistled for a carry | 48-76 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Robert Smith (SG), Danny Heimbach (SF), Raymond Thomas (PF) Roger Varner, Omar Ingham, Jason Christiano, Robert Young | |
| Subs | BYU | Steve Bean (SG), Wallace Mohammad (SF) Gary Jamison, Dennis Zinner | |
| 07:06 | BYU | William Blanton misses long on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Leo Camp - foul #5 on Leo Camp, team foul #9 | 48-76 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Kittel (SG) Leo Camp | |
| Subs | BYU | Ralph Foley (PF), Craig Bell (C) David Powell, Andrew Hammond | |
| 07:06 | BYU | William Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 48-77 |
| 07:06 | BYU | William Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-78 |
| 07:06 | BYU | William Blanton makes the 3rd free throw | 48-79 |
| 06:48 | Denver | Richard Kittel buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Robert Smith and he's hacked by William Blanton - foul #3 on William Blanton, team foul #8 | 50-79 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG) William Blanton | |
| 06:48 | Denver | Richard Kittel makes the free throw | 51-79 |
| 06:23 | BYU | Craig Bell buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Paul Richardson | 51-81 |
| 06:13 | Denver | Robert Ames is hacked by Ralph Foley - foul #2 on Ralph Foley, team foul #9 | 51-81 |
| Subs | Denver | Omar Ingham (SG), Bill Kimura (C) Richard Kittel, Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | BYU | Randy Kerwin (PF), Andrew Hammond (C) Ralph Foley, Craig Bell | |
| 06:13 | Denver | Robert Ames makes the 1st free throw | 52-81 |
| 06:13 | Denver | Robert Ames misses the 2nd free throw | 52-81 |
| 06:13 | BYU | The rebound goes to Andrew Hammond | 52-81 |
| 05:54 | BYU | Paul Richardson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 52-81 |
| 05:52 | BYU | Andrew Hammond tips it back up and in | 52-83 |
| 05:41 | Denver | Robert Smith can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 52-83 |
| 05:39 | BYU | Steve Bean gets the rebound | 52-83 |
| 05:34 | BYU | Andrew Hammond drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-85 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Robert Smith comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Randy Kerwin - foul #2 on Randy Kerwin, team foul #10 | 52-85 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (PG), Charles Hull (PF) Danny Heimbach, Robert Ames | |
| Subs | BYU | David Powell (PF) Randy Kerwin | |
| 05:27 | Denver | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-85 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-85 |
| 05:08 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Paul Richardson | 54-88 |
| 04:54 | Denver | Robert Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Hammond | 54-88 |
| 04:53 | Denver | Bill Kimura grabs the offensive board | 54-88 |
| 04:44 | Denver | Roger Varner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-88 |
| 04:42 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad pulls down the rebound | 54-88 |
| 04:34 | BYU | Andrew Hammond hits a runner near the basket set up by Paul Richardson | 54-90 |
| 04:21 | Denver | Omar Ingham misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-90 |
| 04:19 | BYU | Andrew Hammond pulls down the rebound | 54-90 |
| 04:13 | BYU | Andrew Hammond can't finish the layup | 54-90 |
| 04:12 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad snags the offensive board | 54-90 |
| 04:06 | BYU | Paul Richardson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steve Bean and he's hacked by Charles Hull - foul #1 on Charles Hull, team foul #10 | 54-92 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Heimbach (SF), Robert Ames (C) Robert Smith, Bill Kimura | |
| Subs | BYU | Randy Kerwin (C) Andrew Hammond | |
| 04:06 | BYU | Paul Richardson makes the free throw | 54-93 |
| 03:49 | Denver | Roger Varner misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Powell - foul #3 on David Powell, team foul #11 | 54-93 |
| 03:49 | Denver | Roger Varner makes the 1st free throw | 55-93 |
| 03:49 | Denver | Roger Varner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-93 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Varner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Omar Ingham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Heimbach (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Charles Hull (fresh) C - Robert Ames (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Bean (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wallace Mohammad (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Kerwin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | BYU | Paul Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-93 |
| 03:31 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad gets the offensive rebound | 56-93 |
| 03:15 | BYU | Paul Richardson hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Bean | 56-95 |
| 02:53 | Denver | Omar Ingham drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Roger Varner | 59-95 |
| 02:47 | BYU | Steve Bean knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Powell | 59-98 |
| 02:22 | Denver | Omar Ingham buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Ames | 62-98 |
| 02:03 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad hits the finger roll set up by Paul Richardson | 62-100 |
| 01:54 | Denver | Omar Ingham misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-100 |
| 01:53 | BYU | Paul Richardson grabs the board | 62-100 |
| 01:47 | BYU | Paul Richardson loses the ball out of bounds | 62-100 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Bill Kimura (C) Roger Varner, Charles Hull | |
| Subs | BYU | Andrew Hammond (C) Randy Kerwin | |
| 01:29 | Denver | The jumper by Danny Heimbach is denied by Andrew Hammond | 62-100 |
| 01:27 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad grabs the defensive rebound | 62-100 |
| 01:23 | BYU | Paul Richardson comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Robert Ames - foul #3 on Robert Ames, team foul #11 | 62-100 |
| 01:23 | BYU | Paul Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 62-101 |
| 01:23 | BYU | Paul Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-102 |
| 01:02 | Denver | Steve Bean knocks away the 3 by Omar Ingham | 62-102 |
| 01:01 | Denver | Robert Ames gets the offensive rebound | 62-102 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Bill Kimura comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-102 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Danny Heimbach grabs the offensive rebound | 62-102 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Denver | Omar Ingham buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-102 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | BYU | Steve Bean clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Omar Ingham - foul #1 on Omar Ingham, team foul #12 | 65-102 |
| 00:15 | BYU | Steve Bean misses the 1st free throw | 65-102 |
| 00:15 | BYU | Steve Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 65-103 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Omar Ingham misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-103 |
| 00:07 | Denver | Bill Kimura tips it home | 67-103 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Paul Richardson runs out the clock | 67-103 |