| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Young (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Jason Christiano inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Denver | Leo Camp is hacked by William Blanton in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Blanton, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:43 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses badly on a floater from close range | 32-33 |
| 19:42 | BYU | Ralph Foley grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 19:38 | BYU | Gary Jamison can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 19:36 | Denver | The rebound goes to Raymond Thomas | 32-33 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Jason Christiano's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Foley | 32-33 |
| 19:28 | Denver | Richard Kittel tips it home | 32-35 |
| 19:11 | BYU | William Blanton clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Thomas - foul #2 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 19:11 | BYU | William Blanton makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 19:11 | BYU | William Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Leo Camp clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| 19:00 | Denver | Jason Christiano gets the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:43 | Denver | Craig Bell is called for the reach on Robert Young - foul #3 on Craig Bell, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | BYU | Andrew Hammond (C) Craig Bell | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:19 | Denver | Leo Camp scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Young | 34-38 |
| 18:12 | BYU | Dennis Zinner misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-38 |
| 18:10 | Denver | Raymond Thomas gets the rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:05 | Denver | Leo Camp drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Raymond Thomas | 34-41 |
| 17:45 | BYU | Leo Camp takes the ball from Dennis Zinner | 34-41 |
| 17:32 | Denver | Jason Christiano is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Jason Christiano, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), David Powell (PF) William Blanton, Dennis Zinner, Ralph Foley | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (SG), Danny Heimbach (SF), Robert Ames (PF), Bill Kimura (C) Richard Kittel, Jason Christiano, Raymond Thomas, Robert Young | |
| 17:10 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Richardson | 36-41 |
| 16:46 | Denver | Bill Kimura misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 16:45 | BYU | Paul Richardson grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 16:41 | BYU | Paul Richardson travels with the ball | 36-41 |
| Subs | BYU | Steve Bean (SG) Gary Jamison | |
| Subs | Denver | Omar Ingham (SG) Leo Camp | |
| 16:23 | Denver | Robert Ames knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 16:02 | BYU | Omar Ingham takes the ball from Wallace Mohammad | 36-44 |
| 15:58 | Denver | Danny Heimbach misses the easy layup | 36-44 |
| 15:57 | BYU | The rebound goes to Steve Bean | 36-44 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steve Bean (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wallace Mohammad (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Hammond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Omar Ingham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Heimbach (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Ames (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bill Kimura (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | BYU | Paul Richardson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Powell | 39-44 |
| 15:24 | Denver | David Powell picks off the pass by Omar Ingham | 39-44 |
| 15:19 | BYU | Omar Ingham denies the turnaround by Wallace Mohammad | 39-44 |
| 15:18 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad can't tip it in | 39-44 |
| 15:16 | BYU | Paul Richardson tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 15:00 | Denver | Bill Kimura can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 14:59 | BYU | Steve Bean snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 14:54 | BYU | Robert Ames swats the short shot by Steve Bean | 41-44 |
| 14:52 | Denver | Bill Kimura snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 14:41 | Denver | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 14:40 | BYU | Andrew Hammond gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:34 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Paul Richardson | 44-44 |
| 14:10 | Denver | Bill Kimura connects on the 3 from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 13:54 | BYU | Robert Ames denies the turnaround by David Powell | 44-47 |
| 13:52 | Denver | Danny Heimbach pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Danny Heimbach misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 13:36 | Denver | Robert Ames grabs the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 13:13 | Denver | Paul Richardson steals the ball from Robert Ames | 44-47 |
| 13:09 | BYU | Steve Bean hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Richardson | 46-47 |
| 12:59 | Denver | Steve Bean takes the ball from Danny Heimbach | 46-47 |
| 12:51 | BYU | Steve Bean makes the runner near the basket and he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Dennis Zinner (SF), Ralph Foley (PF), Craig Bell (C) Paul Richardson, Wallace Mohammad, David Powell, Andrew Hammond | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Richard Kittel (SG), Jason Christiano (SF), Raymond Thomas (PF), Robert Young (C) Robert Smith, Omar Ingham, Danny Heimbach, Robert Ames, Bill Kimura | |
| 12:51 | BYU | Steve Bean misses the free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:51 | Denver | Jason Christiano gets the rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:31 | Denver | Richard Kittel knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Young | 48-49 |
| 12:18 | BYU | Steve Bean hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 12:16 | Denver | Richard Kittel grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 11:55 | Denver | Richard Kittel can't finish the layup | 48-49 |
| 11:53 | BYU | Craig Bell pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Bean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leo Camp (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Kittel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Young (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:49 | BYU | William Blanton hits a shot from the right side | 50-49 |
| 11:31 | Denver | Richard Kittel can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ralph Foley - foul #2 on Ralph Foley, team foul #3 | 50-49 |
| Subs | BYU | Gary Jamison (SG) Steve Bean | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:31 | Denver | Richard Kittel makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:31 | Denver | Richard Kittel misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 11:31 | BYU | Gary Jamison gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 11:17 | BYU | Craig Bell clanks a shot from the left side | 50-50 |
| 11:16 | Denver | Leo Camp gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 10:53 | Denver | Leo Camp hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 10:45 | BYU | Dennis Zinner scores on a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Jason Christiano - foul #4 on Jason Christiano, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | BYU | Randy Kerwin (PF) Ralph Foley | |
| Subs | Denver | Omar Ingham (SF) Jason Christiano | |
| 10:45 | BYU | Dennis Zinner makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Richard Kittel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 10:16 | BYU | Randy Kerwin pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 10:00 | BYU | William Blanton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-52 |
| 09:58 | BYU | Craig Bell tips it but misses | 53-52 |
| 09:57 | BYU | William Blanton hits the follow up shot | 55-52 |
| 09:40 | Denver | Robert Young blows the dunk | 55-52 |
| 09:38 | Denver | Raymond Thomas tips it but misses | 55-52 |
| 09:36 | Denver | Raymond Thomas hits the follow up shot | 55-54 |
| 09:29 | BYU | Craig Bell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 09:27 | Denver | Richard Kittel snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 09:13 | Denver | Leo Camp clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 09:12 | BYU | Randy Kerwin grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 09:06 | BYU | William Blanton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 55-54 |
| 09:05 | Denver | Robert Young gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Richard Kittel misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Randy Kerwin - foul #2 on Randy Kerwin, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), Ralph Foley (PF) William Blanton, Dennis Zinner, Randy Kerwin | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Smith (PG), Danny Heimbach (SF), Charles Hull (PF), Robert Ames (C) Leo Camp, Omar Ingham, Raymond Thomas, Robert Young | |
| 08:49 | Denver | Richard Kittel makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Richard Kittel makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:28 | BYU | Craig Bell connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 57-56 |
| 08:17 | Denver | Robert Ames buries a turnaround from the baseline | 57-58 |
| 08:00 | BYU | Gary Jamison makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Richardson | 60-58 |
| 07:41 | Denver | Richard Kittel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-58 |
| Subs | BYU | Andrew Hammond (C) Craig Bell | |
| Subs | Denver | Omar Ingham (SG), Jason Christiano (SF), Bill Kimura (C) Richard Kittel, Danny Heimbach, Charles Hull | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Gary Jamison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Mohammad (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Foley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Omar Ingham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Christiano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Robert Ames (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Bill Kimura (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:31 | BYU | Ralph Foley misses the easy layup | 60-58 |
| 07:30 | Denver | Jason Christiano snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 07:09 | Denver | Jason Christiano hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 60-58 |
| 07:07 | Denver | Jason Christiano hits the follow up shot | 60-60 |
| 06:49 | BYU | Andrew Hammond slams it home set up by Paul Richardson and he's fouled by Jason Christiano - foul #5 on Jason Christiano, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| Subs | BYU | Steve Bean (SG), David Powell (PF) Gary Jamison, Ralph Foley | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Danny Heimbach (SF) Omar Ingham, Jason Christiano | |
| 06:49 | BYU | Andrew Hammond makes the free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:32 | Denver | Robert Ames misses short on a runner near the basket | 63-60 |
| 06:30 | Denver | Robert Ames grabs the offensive board | 63-60 |
| 06:14 | Denver | Leo Camp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-60 |
| 06:13 | BYU | Wallace Mohammad pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 06:07 | BYU | Danny Heimbach swats the dunk try by Andrew Hammond | 63-60 |
| 06:06 | Denver | The rebound goes to Danny Heimbach | 63-60 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Bill Kimura misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 05:45 | BYU | David Powell snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 05:40 | BYU | Paul Richardson clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 63-60 |
| 05:39 | BYU | David Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:28 | BYU | Andrew Hammond is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Dennis Zinner (SF), Ralph Foley (PF), Craig Bell (C) Paul Richardson, Wallace Mohammad, David Powell, Andrew Hammond | |
| Subs | Denver | Omar Ingham (SG), Raymond Thomas (PF), Robert Young (C) Robert Smith, Robert Ames, Bill Kimura | |
| 05:11 | BYU | Dennis Zinner buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Blanton | 65-60 |
| 05:02 | Denver | Craig Bell blocks the jumper by Leo Camp | 65-60 |
| 05:01 | BYU | William Blanton gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 04:56 | BYU | Dennis Zinner hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Robert Young - foul #2 on Robert Young, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| Subs | BYU | Gary Jamison (SG) Steve Bean | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Kittel (SG) Danny Heimbach | |
| 04:56 | BYU | Dennis Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:56 | BYU | Dennis Zinner misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:56 | Denver | Robert Young grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 04:36 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses short on a shot from the right side | 66-60 |
| 04:34 | Denver | Richard Kittel hits the follow up shot | 66-62 |
| 04:18 | BYU | Craig Bell misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 66-62 |
| 04:17 | Denver | Raymond Thomas grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 04:12 | Denver | Raymond Thomas buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Leo Camp | 66-64 |
| 04:01 | BYU | Craig Bell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Craig Bell, team foul #5 | 66-64 |
| Subs | BYU | David Powell (PF) Ralph Foley | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Varner (PG), Robert Smith (SG) Leo Camp, Richard Kittel | |
| 03:37 | Denver | Roger Varner banks in the layup | 66-66 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Jamison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Zinner (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Bell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roger Varner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Omar Ingham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Young (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:16 | BYU | William Blanton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 03:14 | Denver | Roger Varner pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 03:02 | Denver | David Powell steps in front of the Omar Ingham pass | 66-66 |
| 02:47 | BYU | Gary Jamison is hacked by Omar Ingham - foul #2 on Omar Ingham, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), Andrew Hammond (C) William Blanton, Dennis Zinner, Craig Bell | |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Camp (PG), Richard Kittel (SG), Danny Heimbach (SF), Robert Ames (PF), Bill Kimura (C) Roger Varner, Robert Smith, Omar Ingham, Raymond Thomas, Robert Young | |
| 02:47 | BYU | Gary Jamison misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:47 | Denver | Richard Kittel gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:47 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| 02:36 | Denver | Robert Ames comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Danny Heimbach snags the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 02:19 | Denver | Robert Ames misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by David Powell - foul #2 on David Powell, team foul #6 | 66-66 |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Dennis Zinner (SF), Ralph Foley (PF), Craig Bell (C) Paul Richardson, Wallace Mohammad, David Powell, Andrew Hammond | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Young (C) Bill Kimura | |
| 02:19 | Denver | Robert Ames misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:19 | Denver | Robert Ames misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:19 | BYU | Ralph Foley grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 02:00 | BYU | William Blanton can't connect on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Robert Young - foul #3 on Robert Young, team foul #9 | 66-66 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Thomas (PF) Robert Ames | |
| 02:00 | BYU | William Blanton misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:00 | BYU | William Blanton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Leo Camp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 67-66 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Danny Heimbach snags the offensive board | 67-66 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Raymond Thomas is hacked by Ralph Foley - foul #3 on Ralph Foley, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Raymond Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Raymond Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:16 | BYU | Craig Bell makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Blanton | 69-68 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Robert Young's pass is intercepted by Craig Bell | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | BYU | Craig Bell is hacked by Robert Young - foul #4 on Robert Young, team foul #10 | 69-68 |
| 00:30 | BYU | Craig Bell makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:30 | BYU | Craig Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Leo Camp clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-68 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Ralph Foley gets the rebound | 71-68 |