| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dan Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilson Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Andrew Laforce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Villarreal (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Robinson (fresh) PF - Chris Echols (fresh) 5 reb. C - Chester Shepard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Dan Freeman double dribbles | 32-40 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Willis Lowry (PG), Sterling Dolan (SG), Harold Myler (C) Andrew Laforce, John Villarreal, Chester Shepard | |
| 19:30 | Utah | Willis Lowry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bruce Goodson - foul #2 on Bruce Goodson, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 19:30 | Utah | Willis Lowry makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 19:30 | Utah | Willis Lowry misses the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 19:30 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dan Freeman | 32-41 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Wilson Fields knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-41 |
| 19:10 | Utah | Sterling Dolan makes the shot from the right side set up by Willis Lowry | 34-43 |
| 19:02 | Denver | Bruce Goodson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dan Freeman | 37-43 |
| 18:48 | Utah | Chris Echols is called for traveling | 37-43 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Andrew Laforce (PG) Willis Lowry | |
| 18:28 | Denver | Bruce Goodson is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 37-43 |
| 18:26 | Utah | Harold Myler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 18:09 | Utah | Chris Echols hits a 3 from straight away | 37-46 |
| 17:55 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 17:54 | Denver | Bruce Goodson grabs the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 17:31 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza is fouled on the floor by Terry Robinson - foul #2 on Terry Robinson, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Kapp (C) Wilson Fields | |
| Subs | Utah | Willis Lowry (PG), John Villarreal (SG), Travis Iverson (SF), Chester Shepard (C) Andrew Laforce, Sterling Dolan, Terry Robinson, Harold Myler | |
| 17:14 | Denver | Dan Freeman can't finish the layup | 37-46 |
| 17:12 | Denver | Brian Kapp tips it but misses | 37-46 |
| 17:11 | Utah | Chris Echols gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 16:53 | Utah | Travis Iverson's floater is tipped away by Brian Kapp | 37-46 |
| 16:52 | Utah | Travis Iverson can't tip it in | 37-46 |
| 16:51 | Denver | Dan Freeman gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 16:33 | Denver | Bruce Goodson misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 37-46 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Bruce Goodson gets the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Travis Iverson picks off the pass by Jeremy Maurer | 37-46 |
| 16:21 | Utah | Travis Iverson hits the finger roll | 37-48 |
| 16:16 | Denver | John Villarreal swats the layup by Lowell Zaragoza | 37-48 |
| 16:15 | Utah | The rebound goes to Chris Echols | 37-48 |
| 15:55 | Utah | John Villarreal drills a fadeaway from the left side | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dan Freeman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Kapp (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Willis Lowry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Villarreal (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Iverson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Echols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Chester Shepard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Denver | Bruce Goodson's pass is intercepted by Willis Lowry | 37-50 |
| 15:08 | Utah | Travis Iverson double dribbles | 37-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Henry Steel (PG), David Dabney (SG), Kenneth Patterson (SF), Wilson Fields (C) Bruce Goodson, Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Dan Freeman | |
| Subs | Utah | Andrew Laforce (PG), Terry Robinson (SF), Harold Myler (C) Willis Lowry, Travis Iverson, Chester Shepard | |
| 14:55 | Denver | Brian Kapp is fouled on the floor by Andrew Laforce - foul #2 on Andrew Laforce, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Denver | James Knight (PF) Brian Kapp | |
| Subs | Utah | Sterling Dolan (SG) John Villarreal | |
| 14:32 | Denver | James Knight knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Patterson | 39-50 |
| 14:27 | Utah | Chris Echols makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Laforce | 39-53 |
| 14:12 | Denver | Wilson Fields scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Steel | 41-53 |
| 13:52 | Utah | Chris Echols blows the layup but he's fouled by James Knight - foul #1 on James Knight, team foul #2 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Willis Lowry (PG), John Villarreal (SG), Chester Shepard (C) Andrew Laforce, Sterling Dolan, Harold Myler | |
| 13:52 | Utah | Chris Echols misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 13:52 | Utah | Chris Echols misses the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 13:52 | Denver | Wilson Fields pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 13:34 | Denver | James Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Bruce Goodson (PG), Brian Kapp (PF) Henry Steel, James Knight | |
| Subs | Utah | John Nealey (PF) Chris Echols | |
| 13:22 | Utah | Chester Shepard is hacked by Wilson Fields - foul #2 on Wilson Fields, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Claassen (C) Wilson Fields | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 13:11 | Utah | Chester Shepard lays it in on a great pass from Willis Lowry | 41-55 |
| 12:54 | Denver | John Nealey takes the ball from Brian Kapp | 41-55 |
| 12:44 | Utah | Chester Shepard lays it in set up by John Villarreal | 41-57 |
| 12:33 | Denver | Bruce Goodson buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by David Dabney and the foul's on Terry Robinson - foul #3 on Terry Robinson, team foul #3 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Dan Freeman (PF) David Dabney, Kenneth Patterson, Richard Claassen | |
| Subs | Utah | Andrew Laforce (PG), Chris Echols (PF), Harold Myler (C) Willis Lowry, John Nealey, Chester Shepard | |
| 12:33 | Denver | Bruce Goodson makes the free throw | 44-57 |
| 12:18 | Utah | Chris Echols scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-59 |
| 11:58 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer misses the shot from the right side | 44-59 |
| 11:56 | Denver | Brian Kapp can't tip it in | 44-59 |
| 11:54 | Utah | Harold Myler snags the defensive board | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dan Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Kapp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Andrew Laforce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Villarreal (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Chris Echols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Harold Myler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Utah | Andrew Laforce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Wilson Fields (C) Brian Kapp | |
| Subs | Utah | Willis Lowry (PG), Sterling Dolan (SG), Travis Iverson (SF), Chester Shepard (C) Andrew Laforce, John Villarreal, Terry Robinson, Harold Myler | |
| 11:30 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Lowell Zaragoza, team foul #4 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Denver | David Dabney (PG) Bruce Goodson | |
| Subs | Utah | John Villarreal (SG), John Nealey (PF) Sterling Dolan, Chris Echols | |
| 11:18 | Utah | John Villarreal misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-59 |
| 11:17 | Denver | Wilson Fields gets the rebound | 44-59 |
| 11:05 | Denver | Wilson Fields misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Willis Lowry - foul #1 on Willis Lowry, team foul #4 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Andrew Laforce (PG), Sterling Dolan (SG), Terry Robinson (SF), Chris Echols (PF) Willis Lowry, John Villarreal, Travis Iverson, John Nealey | |
| 11:05 | Denver | Wilson Fields makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 11:05 | Denver | Wilson Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 10:47 | Utah | Terry Robinson is hacked by Lowell Zaragoza - foul #2 on Lowell Zaragoza, team foul #5 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Bruce Goodson (PG) David Dabney | |
| Subs | Utah | Willis Lowry (PG), John Villarreal (SG), Travis Iverson (SF) Andrew Laforce, Sterling Dolan, Terry Robinson | |
| 10:37 | Utah | Chester Shepard clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 46-59 |
| 10:35 | Utah | Chris Echols hits the follow up shot | 46-61 |
| 10:12 | Denver | Chris Echols is called for the reach on Bruce Goodson - foul #1 on Chris Echols, team foul #5 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Patterson (SF), Brian Kapp (C) Lowell Zaragoza, Wilson Fields | |
| Subs | Utah | Andrew Laforce (PG), Sterling Dolan (SG), Terry Robinson (SF), Harold Myler (C) Willis Lowry, John Villarreal, Travis Iverson, Chester Shepard | |
| 10:00 | Denver | Dan Freeman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Dan Freeman, team foul #6 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Willis Lowry (PG), John Villarreal (SG), John Nealey (PF), Chester Shepard (C) Andrew Laforce, Sterling Dolan, Chris Echols, Harold Myler | |
| 09:51 | Utah | Willis Lowry is fouled on the floor by Brian Kapp - foul #2 on Brian Kapp, team foul #7 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Denver | David Dabney (SG), Richard Claassen (C) Jeremy Maurer, Dan Freeman | |
| Subs | Utah | Chris Echols (PF) John Nealey | |
| 09:51 | Utah | Willis Lowry misses the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Richard Claassen gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| 09:29 | Denver | Bruce Goodson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-61 |
| 09:28 | Denver | Brian Kapp tips it home | 48-61 |
| 09:04 | Utah | Chris Echols hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Richard Claassen - foul #1 on Richard Claassen, team foul #8 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza (SF) Bruce Goodson | |
| Subs | Utah | Andrew Laforce (PG), Sterling Dolan (SG), Travis Iverson (SF), Harold Myler (C) Willis Lowry, John Villarreal, Terry Robinson, Chester Shepard | |
| 09:04 | Utah | Chris Echols misses the free throw | 48-63 |
| 09:04 | Denver | The rebound goes to Brian Kapp | 48-63 |
| 08:49 | Denver | David Dabney knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 08:37 | Utah | Harold Myler steps out of bounds on the baseline | 51-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremy Maurer (SG), Dan Freeman (PF), Wilson Fields (C) Kenneth Patterson, Brian Kapp, Richard Claassen | |
| Subs | Utah | John Villarreal (SG), Terry Robinson (SF), John Nealey (PF), Chester Shepard (C) Sterling Dolan, Travis Iverson, Chris Echols, Harold Myler | |
| 08:09 | Denver | Wilson Fields is alone and drills a jump hook in the paint | 53-63 |
| 07:47 | Utah | Chester Shepard is fouled on the floor by Wilson Fields - foul #3 on Wilson Fields, team foul #9 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Bruce Goodson (PG) David Dabney | |
| Subs | Utah | Willis Lowry (PG), Sterling Dolan (SG), Travis Iverson (SF), Chris Echols (PF) Andrew Laforce, John Villarreal, Terry Robinson, John Nealey | |
| 07:47 | Utah | Chester Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 07:47 | Utah | Chester Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bruce Goodson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dan Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilson Fields (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Willis Lowry (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sterling Dolan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Travis Iverson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris Echols (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Chester Shepard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 07:22 | Utah | Chester Shepard gets the rebound | 53-65 |
| 07:16 | Utah | Sterling Dolan is whistled for traveling | 53-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Patterson (SF), Brian Kapp (C) Lowell Zaragoza, Wilson Fields | |
| Subs | Utah | John Villarreal (SG), Terry Robinson (SF), Harold Myler (C) Sterling Dolan, Travis Iverson, Chester Shepard | |
| 06:47 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer hits a jumper in the paint | 55-65 |
| 06:34 | Utah | Chris Echols makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Villarreal | 55-68 |
| 06:17 | Denver | The jumper by Bruce Goodson is denied by Terry Robinson | 55-68 |
| 06:15 | Denver | Bruce Goodson gets the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 06:01 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson's floater is tipped away by Chris Echols | 55-68 |
| 05:59 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer grabs the offensive rebound | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:50 | Denver | Chris Echols is called for the reach on Dan Freeman - foul #2 on Chris Echols, team foul #6 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Denver | David Dabney (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Richard Claassen (C) Jeremy Maurer, Kenneth Patterson, Dan Freeman | |
| Subs | Utah | Andrew Laforce (PG), Sterling Dolan (SG), Travis Iverson (SF), John Nealey (PF), Chester Shepard (C) Willis Lowry, John Villarreal, Terry Robinson, Chris Echols, Harold Myler | |
| 05:43 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 55-68 |
| 05:41 | Utah | Travis Iverson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-68 |
| 05:24 | Utah | Chester Shepard drills a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Richard Claassen - foul #2 on Richard Claassen, team foul #10 | 55-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Wilson Fields (C) Richard Claassen | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 05:24 | Utah | Chester Shepard makes the free throw | 55-71 |
| 05:08 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 05:06 | Utah | Chester Shepard pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 04:46 | Utah | John Nealey scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-73 |
| 04:38 | Denver | Brian Kapp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-73 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeremy Maurer (SG), Dan Freeman (PF) Bruce Goodson, Brian Kapp | |
| Subs | Utah | Willis Lowry (PG), John Villarreal (SG), Terry Robinson (SF), Chris Echols (PF) Andrew Laforce, Sterling Dolan, Travis Iverson, John Nealey | |
| 04:26 | Utah | Lowell Zaragoza blocks the short jumper by Chester Shepard | 55-73 |
| 04:24 | Utah | Chris Echols misses the tip | 55-73 |
| 04:22 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-73 |
| 04:16 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza is whistled for traveling | 55-73 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Travis Iverson (SF) Terry Robinson | |
| 03:56 | Utah | Chester Shepard is fouled on the floor by Wilson Fields - foul #4 on Wilson Fields, team foul #11 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Denver | Henry Steel (PG), Kenneth Patterson (SF), James Knight (PF), Richard Claassen (C) Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Dan Freeman, Wilson Fields | |
| Subs | Utah | Andrew Laforce (PG), Terry Robinson (SF) Willis Lowry, Travis Iverson | |
| 03:56 | Utah | Chester Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 55-74 |
| 03:56 | Utah | Chester Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:49 | Denver | Henry Steel clanks a floater from the free throw line | 55-75 |
| 03:47 | Utah | The rebound goes to Chris Echols | 55-75 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Henry Steel (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Dabney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Knight (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Claassen (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Andrew Laforce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Villarreal (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Robinson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Chris Echols (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Chester Shepard (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:32 | Utah | John Villarreal scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Terry Robinson | 55-78 |
| 03:19 | Denver | James Knight misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-78 |
| 03:17 | Denver | Richard Claassen gets the offensive rebound | 55-78 |
| 03:09 | Denver | James Knight misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-78 |
| 03:08 | Utah | The rebound goes to Chris Echols | 55-78 |
| 02:45 | Utah | Henry Steel steals it from John Villarreal | 55-78 |
| 02:28 | Denver | James Knight misses short on a floater from the right block | 55-78 |
| 02:26 | Utah | The rebound goes to Andrew Laforce | 55-78 |
| 01:59 | Utah | John Villarreal misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-78 |
| 01:58 | Utah | Terry Robinson tips it but misses | 55-78 |
| 01:56 | Denver | Henry Steel snags the defensive board | 55-78 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Kenneth Patterson is whistled for a carry | 55-78 |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Kapp (PF) James Knight | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 01:35 | Utah | Henry Steel picks off the pass by Andrew Laforce in the backcourt | 55-78 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Brian Kapp lays it up and in on a nice dish by Henry Steel | 57-78 |
| 01:06 | Utah | Richard Claassen is called for the reach on Chester Shepard - foul #3 on Richard Claassen, team foul #12 | 57-78 |
| 01:06 | Utah | Chester Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 57-79 |
| 01:06 | Utah | Chester Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 57-80 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Brian Kapp buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Richard Claassen | 59-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:31 | Utah | Chris Echols misses the easy layup | 59-80 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Richard Claassen grabs the board | 59-80 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Denver | Andrew Laforce is called for the reach on Henry Steel - foul #3 on Andrew Laforce, team foul #7 | 59-80 |
| 00:22 | Denver | Henry Steel makes the 1st free throw | 60-80 |
| 00:22 | Denver | Henry Steel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-80 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Andrew Laforce runs out the clock | 61-80 |