| Lineup | Utah | PG - Elmer Sturgeon (fresh) SG - Bennie Mager (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kenneth Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Atkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Gutierrez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Rast (fresh) SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders inbounds the ball | 25-41 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Utah | Donald Atkinson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-41 |
| 19:29 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez tips it back up and in | 27-41 |
| 19:07 | Denver | Joseph Teran misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-41 |
| 19:05 | Denver | Joseph Teran grabs the offensive board | 27-41 |
| 18:51 | Denver | Bennie Mager steals it from Paul James | 27-41 |
| 18:29 | Utah | Donald Atkinson's pass is intercepted by Joseph Teran | 27-41 |
| 18:26 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt banks in the layup set up by Joseph Teran | 27-43 |
| 18:16 | Utah | Bennie Mager makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Luis Gutierrez | 29-43 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Paul James drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Erik Bobbitt and the foul's on Bennie Mager - foul #1 on Bennie Mager, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Paul James misses the free throw | 29-45 |
| 17:59 | Utah | The rebound goes to Luis Gutierrez | 29-45 |
| 17:49 | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 17:48 | Denver | Jonathon Ball pulls down the rebound | 29-45 |
| 17:38 | Denver | Rodney Rast clanks a floater from the free throw line | 29-45 |
| 17:37 | Utah | The rebound goes to Kenneth Sanders | 29-45 |
| 17:17 | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon loses the ball out of bounds | 29-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Dustin Mason (PG), Henry Cardona (SG), Michael Tracy (SF), Donald Copp (PF) Elmer Sturgeon, Bennie Mager, Kenneth Sanders, Donald Atkinson | |
| Subs | Denver | Chad Strickland (PF) Rodney Rast | |
| 17:02 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Luis Gutierrez - foul #1 on Luis Gutierrez, team foul #2 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Evan Hennessey (C) Luis Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:02 | Denver | Jonathon Ball makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 17:02 | Denver | Jonathon Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| 16:40 | Utah | Evan Hennessey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-47 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Ross Segal (PF) Erik Bobbitt, Jonathon Ball | |
| 16:37 | Denver | John Whang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-47 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | William Shunk (SG) Paul James | |
| 16:21 | Utah | Michael Tracy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-47 |
| 16:20 | Denver | Chad Strickland snags the defensive board | 29-47 |
| 15:58 | Denver | Chad Strickland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-47 |
| 15:56 | Denver | John Whang tips it but misses | 29-47 |
| 15:54 | Utah | The rebound goes to Donald Copp | 29-47 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Dustin Mason (fresh) SG - Henry Cardona (fresh) SF - Michael Tracy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Copp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Evan Hennessey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Shunk (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Teran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ross Segal (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Utah | Donald Copp is fouled on the floor by John Whang - foul #1 on John Whang, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon (PG), Bennie Mager (SG), Kenneth Sanders (SF), Donald Atkinson (PF), Luis Gutierrez (C) Dustin Mason, Henry Cardona, Michael Tracy, Donald Copp, Evan Hennessey | |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Rodney Rast (SG), Paul James (SF), Robert Zerbel (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) John Whang, William Shunk, Joseph Teran, Ross Segal, Chad Strickland | |
| 15:27 | Utah | Bennie Mager misses badly on a floater from the left block | 29-47 |
| 15:25 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez gets the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 15:02 | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-47 |
| 14:41 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt is fouled on the floor by Bennie Mager - foul #2 on Bennie Mager, team foul #3 | 31-47 |
| 14:16 | Denver | Paul James is whistled for a carry | 31-47 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Teran (SF) Rodney Rast | |
| 13:50 | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon is fouled on the floor by Paul James - foul #2 on Paul James, team foul #2 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Utah | Henry Cardona (SG), Michael Tracy (SF) Bennie Mager, Kenneth Sanders | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:34 | Utah | Henry Cardona misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-47 |
| 13:32 | Denver | Joseph Teran grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 13:23 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Erik Bobbitt, team foul #3 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Utah | Dustin Mason (PG), Donald Copp (C) Elmer Sturgeon, Luis Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (SG), Chad Strickland (C) Paul James, Jonathon Ball | |
| 13:10 | Utah | Michael Tracy is fouled on the floor by Chad Strickland - foul #1 on Chad Strickland, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Utah | Evan Hennessey (C) Donald Atkinson | |
| Subs | Denver | William Shunk (SG) Erik Bobbitt | |
| 12:59 | Utah | Henry Cardona clanks a shot from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 12:58 | Utah | Michael Tracy pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 12:49 | Utah | Donald Copp comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 31-47 |
| 12:48 | Denver | Joseph Teran gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Joseph Teran misses the easy layup | 31-47 |
| 12:36 | Utah | Evan Hennessey grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 12:31 | Utah | Evan Hennessey misses short on a floater from the right side but the foul's on John Whang - foul #2 on John Whang, team foul #5 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Utah | Bennie Mager (SG), Kenneth Sanders (SF) Henry Cardona, Donald Copp | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Rast (SG), Paul James (PF) William Shunk, Robert Zerbel | |
| 12:31 | Utah | Evan Hennessey makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 12:31 | Utah | Evan Hennessey makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 12:08 | Denver | Paul James drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Rodney Rast | 33-49 |
| 11:46 | Utah | Evan Hennessey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-49 |
| 11:44 | Denver | John Whang gets the rebound | 33-49 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Dustin Mason (fresh) SG - Bennie Mager (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Tracy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Evan Hennessey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rodney Rast (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | Denver | John Whang misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-49 |
| 11:27 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders pulls down the rebound | 33-49 |
| 11:06 | Utah | John Whang is called for the reach on Kenneth Sanders - foul #3 on John Whang, team foul #6 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon (PG), Donald Atkinson (PF), Luis Gutierrez (C) Dustin Mason, Michael Tracy, Evan Hennessey | |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Robert Zerbel (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) John Whang, Joseph Teran, Chad Strickland | |
| 10:54 | Utah | Donald Atkinson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jonathon Ball - foul #3 on Jonathon Ball, team foul #7 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Henry Cardona (SG) Bennie Mager | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 10:54 | Utah | Donald Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 10:54 | Utah | Donald Atkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 10:33 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt is fouled on the floor by Elmer Sturgeon - foul #3 on Elmer Sturgeon, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Tracy (SF) Kenneth Sanders | |
| Subs | Denver | Ross Segal (SF) Rodney Rast | |
| 10:18 | Denver | Luis Gutierrez is called for the reach on Ross Segal - foul #2 on Luis Gutierrez, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (SG) Paul James | |
| 10:06 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-49 |
| 10:04 | Denver | Ross Segal snags the offensive board | 35-49 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Robert Zerbel hits a fadeaway in the paint | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:34 | Utah | Jonathon Ball swats the layup by Henry Cardona | 35-51 |
| 09:32 | Denver | Ross Segal gets the rebound | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:17 | Denver | Donald Atkinson steps in front of the Jonathon Ball pass | 35-51 |
| 09:01 | Utah | Michael Tracy is fouled on the floor by Ross Segal - foul #2 on Ross Segal, team foul #8 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Utah | Bennie Mager (SG) Henry Cardona | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Rast (SG), Joseph Teran (SF) John Whang, Ross Segal | |
| 09:01 | Utah | Michael Tracy misses the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 09:01 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jonathon Ball | 35-51 |
| 08:43 | Denver | Luis Gutierrez steals the ball from Joseph Teran | 35-51 |
| 08:25 | Utah | Bennie Mager knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Elmer Sturgeon | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:58 | Denver | Rodney Rast scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathon Ball | 38-54 |
| 07:42 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez scores on a driving attempt from close range | 40-54 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Elmer Sturgeon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bennie Mager (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Tracy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Atkinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Rast (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Denver | Robert Zerbel can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 07:19 | Denver | Rodney Rast tips it home | 40-56 |
| 07:06 | Utah | Donald Atkinson is whistled for traveling | 40-56 |
| Subs | Utah | Dustin Mason (PG), Kenneth Sanders (SF), Donald Copp (PF), Evan Hennessey (C) Elmer Sturgeon, Michael Tracy, Donald Atkinson, Luis Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Paul James (SG), Ross Segal (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Erik Bobbitt, Rodney Rast, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:43 | Denver | Chad Strickland misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 06:42 | Denver | Joseph Teran tips it but misses | 40-56 |
| 06:40 | Utah | Evan Hennessey snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 06:14 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 06:12 | Denver | Chad Strickland snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 05:47 | Denver | Joseph Teran scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Ross Segal | 40-59 |
| 05:25 | Utah | Donald Copp misses the lay-in | 40-59 |
| 05:23 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Sanders | 40-59 |
| 05:13 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-59 |
| 05:13 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-59 |
| Subs | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon (PG), Donald Atkinson (PF), Luis Gutierrez (C) Dustin Mason, Donald Copp, Evan Hennessey | |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Rodney Rast (SG), Robert Zerbel (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) John Whang, Paul James, Ross Segal, Chad Strickland | |
| 04:54 | Denver | The jump hook by Robert Zerbel is blocked by Luis Gutierrez | 43-59 |
| 04:52 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 04:42 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-59 |
| 04:41 | Utah | Donald Atkinson grabs the offensive board | 43-59 |
| 04:26 | Utah | Donald Atkinson loses the dribble to Jonathon Ball | 43-59 |
| 04:04 | Denver | The jumper by Erik Bobbitt is denied by Luis Gutierrez | 43-59 |
| 04:02 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:52 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-59 |
| 03:51 | Utah | Donald Atkinson hits the follow up shot | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 45-59 |
| 03:21 | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Elmer Sturgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bennie Mager (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Atkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Gutierrez (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Rast (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Erik Bobbitt - foul #3 on Erik Bobbitt, team foul #9 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Utah | Henry Cardona (SG), Michael Tracy (SF), Donald Copp (PF), Evan Hennessey (C) Bennie Mager, Kenneth Sanders, Donald Atkinson, Luis Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), William Shunk (SG), Ross Segal (SF), Paul James (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Erik Bobbitt, Rodney Rast, Joseph Teran, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| 03:15 | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 03:15 | Utah | Elmer Sturgeon misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 03:15 | Denver | Paul James pulls down the rebound | 46-59 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Ross Segal is called for traveling | 46-59 |
| Subs | Utah | Dustin Mason (PG) Elmer Sturgeon | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:51 | Utah | Henry Cardona makes the shot from the left side and he's hacked by William Shunk - foul #1 on William Shunk, team foul #10 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Atkinson (PF), Luis Gutierrez (C) Donald Copp, Evan Hennessey | |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Joseph Teran (SF), Robert Zerbel (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) John Whang, William Shunk, Ross Segal, Chad Strickland | |
| 02:51 | Utah | Henry Cardona misses the free throw | 48-59 |
| 02:51 | Denver | Jonathon Ball gets the rebound | 48-59 |
| 02:30 | Denver | Jonathon Ball scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Erik Bobbitt | 48-61 |
| 02:18 | Utah | Donald Atkinson buries a 3 from the left corner | 51-61 |
| 02:02 | Denver | Paul James scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-63 |
| 01:52 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez drills a fadeaway from the left block | 53-63 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Paul James misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-63 |
| 01:32 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 01:26 | Utah | Michael Tracy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Jonathon Ball pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Joseph Teran loses the dribble to Dustin Mason | 53-63 |
| 01:08 | Utah | Michael Tracy misses the lay-in | 53-63 |
| 01:07 | Denver | Jonathon Ball grabs the board | 53-63 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Joseph Teran misses the 3 from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Robert Zerbel grabs the offensive board | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Denver | Robert Zerbel is hacked by Henry Cardona - foul #2 on Henry Cardona, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Copp (PF), Evan Hennessey (C) Donald Atkinson, Luis Gutierrez | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Michael Lentini (SF), Ross Segal (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Erik Bobbitt, Joseph Teran, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Denver | Donald Copp steps in front of the Ross Segal pass | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Utah | Paul James steals the ball from Evan Hennessey | 53-63 |
| 00:00 | Denver | John Whang runs out the clock | 53-63 |