| Lineup | TCU | PG - Peter Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mann (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Charles Choate (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Gary Moroney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Wynn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - James Donoho (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Charles Choate inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | TCU | Gary Moroney misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Frank Wynn - foul #1 on Frank Wynn, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 19:37 | TCU | Gary Moroney misses the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 19:37 | TCU | Gary Moroney makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 19:13 | Denver | Billy Mason loses the ball out of bounds | 29-23 |
| 18:44 | TCU | Charles Choate drills a shot from the right side | 31-23 |
| 18:22 | Denver | James Donoho's floater is tipped away by Michael Robinson | 31-23 |
| 18:20 | TCU | Charles Choate grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 17:56 | TCU | Gary Moroney is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-23 |
| 17:55 | Denver | Frank Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 17:34 | Denver | Kevin White is hacked by Peter Morgan - foul #3 on Peter Morgan, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| Subs | TCU | Philip Peck (SG) Peter Morgan | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:13 | Denver | Robert Sanford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 17:12 | TCU | Charles Choate snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 16:52 | TCU | Michael Robinson is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Mann out of the doubleteam | 33-23 |
| 16:28 | Denver | James Donoho hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 33-23 |
| 16:26 | TCU | Michael Robinson gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 16:01 | TCU | Charles Choate splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner in the lane | 33-23 |
| 15:59 | Denver | Billy Mason grabs the board | 33-23 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - William Mann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Philip Peck (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Choate (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Moroney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Wynn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Donoho (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:43 | Denver | Robert Sanford misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-23 |
| 15:41 | Denver | Kevin White grabs the offensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 15:16 | Denver | Gary Moroney picks off the pass by James Donoho | 33-23 |
| 14:56 | TCU | Charles Choate makes the contested shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Philip Peck | 35-23 |
| 14:36 | Denver | James Donoho misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 35-23 |
| 14:35 | Denver | Robert Sanford tips it back up and in | 35-25 |
| 14:12 | TCU | Gary Moroney misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 14:10 | Denver | Frank Wynn gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 14:06 | Denver | Robert Sanford misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 14:04 | TCU | Michael Robinson pulls down the rebound | 35-25 |
| 13:47 | TCU | Charles Choate shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 35-25 |
| 13:46 | TCU | Charles Choate tips it in | 37-25 |
| 13:26 | Denver | Robert Sanford misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-25 |
| 13:25 | Denver | James Donoho grabs the offensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 13:07 | Denver | Robert Sanford is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-28 |
| 12:38 | TCU | Charles Choate hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 37-28 |
| 12:36 | TCU | Charles Choate misses the tip | 37-28 |
| 12:34 | Denver | James Donoho grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 12:13 | Denver | Billy Mason hits a runner from close range | 37-30 |
| 11:44 | TCU | Frank Wynn steals it from Charles Choate out of a doubleteam | 37-30 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - William Mann (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Philip Peck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Choate (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Moroney (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Robinson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Billy Mason (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin White (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Frank Wynn (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - James Donoho (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Denver | James Donoho scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Wynn and he's fouled by Michael Robinson - foul #3 on Michael Robinson, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | TCU | Peter Morgan (PG), Patrick Labarbera (SF), Ivan Ciersezwski (PF), Ricky Vivier (C) Philip Peck, Charles Choate, Gary Moroney, Michael Robinson | |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (PG), Louis Butler (SG), Jack Jones (SF), Richard Valletta (PF) Robert Sanford, Billy Mason, Kevin White, Frank Wynn | |
| 11:30 | Denver | James Donoho misses the free throw | 37-32 |
| 11:30 | Denver | James Donoho pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 11:11 | Denver | Sid Kearney misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-32 |
| 11:09 | TCU | Ivan Ciersezwski pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 10:41 | TCU | Peter Morgan makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Labarbera | 39-32 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Jack Jones is called for traveling | 39-32 |
| Subs | TCU | Philip Peck (SG) William Mann | |
| Subs | Denver | Frank Wynn (PF) James Donoho | |
| 10:03 | TCU | Philip Peck scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Peter Morgan | 42-32 |
| 09:34 | Denver | Frank Wynn connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 42-34 |
| 09:13 | TCU | Peter Morgan can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Richard Valletta - foul #3 on Richard Valletta, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Choate (SF) Patrick Labarbera | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Mason (SG) Louis Butler | |
| 09:13 | TCU | Peter Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 09:13 | TCU | Peter Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 09:01 | Denver | Billy Mason misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 09:00 | TCU | Ricky Vivier pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 08:54 | TCU | Philip Peck hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 08:53 | TCU | Ricky Vivier grabs the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 08:32 | TCU | Philip Peck is fouled on the floor by Frank Wynn - foul #2 on Frank Wynn, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | TCU | Patrick Labarbera (SF), Michael Robinson (PF) Philip Peck, Ivan Ciersezwski | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Sanford (PG) Frank Wynn | |
| 08:06 | TCU | Charles Choate comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 08:04 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Valletta | 44-34 |
| 07:40 | Denver | Sid Kearney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jack Jones and he's fouled by Michael Robinson - foul #4 on Michael Robinson, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Moroney (PF) Ricky Vivier | |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin White (SF), James Donoho (C) Jack Jones, Richard Valletta | |
| 07:40 | Denver | Sid Kearney misses the free throw | 44-36 |
| 07:40 | TCU | Michael Robinson gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Peter Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Choate (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. SF - Patrick Labarbera (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Moroney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sid Kearney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - James Donoho (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | TCU | Patrick Labarbera hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 44-36 |
| 07:14 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kevin White | 44-36 |
| 06:52 | Denver | Robert Sanford drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Kevin White | 44-38 |
| 06:35 | TCU | Gary Moroney drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Morgan | 46-38 |
| 06:13 | Denver | Robert Sanford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 06:12 | Denver | Kevin White grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 05:59 | Denver | Sid Kearney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Moroney - foul #2 on Gary Moroney, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | TCU | William Mann (SG), Ricky Vivier (C) Charles Choate, Michael Robinson | |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Jones (SF), Frank Wynn (PF), Richard Valletta (C) Robert Sanford, Kevin White, James Donoho | |
| 05:59 | Denver | Sid Kearney makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 05:59 | Denver | Sid Kearney makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 05:38 | TCU | William Mann misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 05:36 | Denver | Sid Kearney gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Billy Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-40 |
| 05:30 | Denver | Sid Kearney pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Gary Moroney swats the short shot by Sid Kearney | 46-40 |
| 05:03 | TCU | William Mann grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 04:34 | TCU | William Mann shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 04:33 | Denver | The rebound goes to Frank Wynn | 46-40 |
| 04:04 | Denver | Billy Mason can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 04:02 | Denver | Jack Jones gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 04:02 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-40 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Choate (SF), Ivan Ciersezwski (PF), Michael Robinson (C) Patrick Labarbera, Gary Moroney, Ricky Vivier | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Sanford (PG), Kevin White (SF) Sid Kearney, Jack Jones | |
| 03:39 | Denver | Robert Sanford comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 03:37 | TCU | Charles Choate pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Peter Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Mann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Choate (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ivan Ciersezwski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Valletta (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | TCU | Charles Choate misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-40 |
| 03:14 | Denver | Frank Wynn pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 02:54 | Denver | Robert Sanford hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 02:34 | TCU | Peter Morgan misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 02:33 | TCU | Peter Morgan grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 02:13 | TCU | William Mann connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Peter Morgan | 49-43 |
| 01:48 | Denver | William Mann is called for the reach on Billy Mason - foul #1 on William Mann, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Moroney (PF) Ivan Ciersezwski | |
| Subs | Denver | James Donoho (C) Richard Valletta | |
| 01:30 | Denver | Michael Robinson is called for the reach on Billy Mason - foul #5 on Michael Robinson, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | TCU | Ricky Vivier (C) Michael Robinson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:06 | Denver | Robert Sanford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 01:05 | TCU | William Mann gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 00:47 | TCU | Gary Moroney misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 00:45 | TCU | Peter Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | TCU | Robert Sanford is called for the reach on Peter Morgan - foul #1 on Robert Sanford, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| 00:43 | TCU | Peter Morgan is hacked by Robert Sanford - foul #2 on Robert Sanford, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| 00:40 | TCU | Charles Choate is fouled on the floor by Billy Mason - foul #2 on Billy Mason, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| 00:38 | TCU | Kevin White is called for the reach on Charles Choate - foul #3 on Kevin White, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| 00:38 | TCU | Charles Choate makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 00:38 | TCU | Charles Choate makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Denver | Billy Mason drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Sanford | 51-46 |
| 00:29 | TCU | Charles Choate is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Sanford - foul #3 on Robert Sanford, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| 00:29 | TCU | Charles Choate makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:29 | TCU | Charles Choate makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:22 | Denver | Billy Mason clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 00:21 | TCU | Gary Moroney pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| 00:18 | TCU | Gary Moroney is hacked by Robert Sanford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Sanford, team foul #9 | 53-46 |
| 00:18 | TCU | Gary Moroney makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:18 | TCU | Gary Moroney misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:18 | Denver | Frank Wynn gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Billy Mason drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 00:08 | TCU | Gary Moroney is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Mason - foul #3 on Billy Mason, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| 00:08 | TCU | Gary Moroney makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:08 | TCU | Gary Moroney makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Robert Sanford loses the dribble to Ricky Vivier | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | TCU | Peter Morgan runs out the clock | 56-49 |