| Lineup | TCU | PG - Chad Bradley (fresh) SG - Shaun Farmer (fresh) SF - Eric Lieber (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Rose (fresh) C - Roy Rockwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) SG - Rodney Rast (fresh) SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Jeffrey Rose wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | TCU | Eric Lieber drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chad Bradley | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Joseph Teran connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Erik Bobbitt | 2-2 |
| 18:59 | TCU | Eric Lieber connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Shaun Farmer | 5-2 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 18:45 | TCU | Roy Rockwell pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | TCU | Shaun Farmer can't finish the layup | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | Denver | Jonathon Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | TCU | Jeffrey Rose snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | TCU | Shaun Farmer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Rodney Rast - foul #1 on Rodney Rast, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | TCU | Shaun Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:03 | TCU | Shaun Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:47 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt hits a floater from the baseline set up by Robert Zerbel and he's fouled by Chad Bradley - foul #1 on Chad Bradley, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 17:47 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt makes the free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:26 | TCU | Chad Bradley clanks a turnaround from the right block | 7-5 |
| 17:25 | TCU | Chad Bradley misses the tip | 7-5 |
| 17:23 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Rockwell | 7-5 |
| 17:05 | TCU | Shaun Farmer misses long on a jumper from the left side | 7-5 |
| 17:03 | TCU | Jeffrey Rose misses the tip | 7-5 |
| 17:02 | Denver | Jonathon Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:41 | Denver | Joseph Teran comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 7-5 |
| 16:39 | TCU | Eric Lieber gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:22 | TCU | Robert Zerbel is called for the reach on Roy Rockwell - foul #1 on Robert Zerbel, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | TCU | Steven Jones (PG), Casey Braunberger (SG), Hoyt Miller (SF), Michael Mancia (PF), Andre Moore (C) Chad Bradley, Shaun Farmer, Eric Lieber, Jeffrey Rose, Roy Rockwell | |
| Subs | Denver | Paul James (SG), Chad Strickland (PF) Rodney Rast, Robert Zerbel | |
| 16:08 | TCU | Casey Braunberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-5 |
| 15:48 | Denver | Joseph Teran hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 15:47 | Denver | Chad Strickland grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Steven Jones (fresh) SG - Casey Braunberger (fresh) SF - Hoyt Miller (fresh) PF - Michael Mancia (fresh) C - Andre Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul James (fresh) SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Strickland (fresh) C - Jonathon Ball (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Denver | Jonathon Ball knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Chad Strickland | 7-7 |
| 15:17 | TCU | Casey Braunberger's layup is rejected by Chad Strickland | 7-7 |
| 15:15 | Denver | Joseph Teran grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:08 | Denver | Joseph Teran misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Steven Jones - foul #1 on Steven Jones, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | TCU | Chad Bradley (PG), Shaun Farmer (SG), Jeffrey Rose (PF) Casey Braunberger, Hoyt Miller, Andre Moore | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Robert Zerbel (PF) Erik Bobbitt, Jonathon Ball | |
| 15:08 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:08 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:55 | TCU | Steven Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-9 |
| 14:53 | Denver | Paul James snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:38 | Denver | Joseph Teran is fouled on the floor by Michael Mancia - foul #1 on Michael Mancia, team foul #3 | 7-9 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Rast (SG) Joseph Teran | |
| 14:21 | Denver | Jeffrey Rose steps in front of the Robert Zerbel pass | 7-9 |
| 14:06 | TCU | Steven Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 14:04 | TCU | Chad Bradley snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 13:44 | TCU | Steven Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | TCU | Eric Lieber (SF), Roy Rockwell (C) Steven Jones, Michael Mancia | |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Jonathon Ball (C) John Whang, Chad Strickland | |
| 13:26 | Denver | Paul James clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Eric Lieber - foul #1 on Eric Lieber, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Teran (SF) Rodney Rast | |
| 13:26 | Denver | Paul James makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 13:26 | Denver | Paul James makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:18 | TCU | Shaun Farmer scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Chad Bradley | 10-11 |
| 12:58 | Denver | Robert Zerbel misses the jump hook in the lane | 10-11 |
| 12:56 | TCU | Jeffrey Rose grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 12:39 | TCU | Chad Bradley knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 12:23 | Denver | Chad Bradley is called for the reach on Robert Zerbel - foul #2 on Chad Bradley, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | TCU | Steven Jones (PG), Michael Mancia (PF) Chad Bradley, Jeffrey Rose | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Rast (SG), Chad Strickland (PF) Paul James, Robert Zerbel | |
| 12:17 | Denver | Jonathon Ball can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 12:16 | Denver | Chad Strickland grabs the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 12:09 | Denver | Joseph Teran knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Jonathon Ball | 13-13 |
| 11:50 | TCU | Steven Jones clanks a turnaround in the paint | 13-13 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Jonathon Ball grabs the board | 13-13 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Steven Jones (fresh) SG - Shaun Farmer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Lieber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Mancia (fresh) C - Roy Rockwell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Rast (fresh) SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chad Strickland (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Denver | Roy Rockwell is called for the reach on Erik Bobbitt - foul #1 on Roy Rockwell, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | TCU | Casey Braunberger (SG), Andre Moore (C) Shaun Farmer, Roy Rockwell | |
| Subs | Denver | Ross Segal (PF) Jonathon Ball | |
| 11:24 | Denver | Joseph Teran can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 13-13 |
| 11:22 | Denver | Chad Strickland pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 11:12 | Denver | Rodney Rast is fouled on the floor by Casey Braunberger - foul #1 on Casey Braunberger, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | TCU | Hoyt Miller (SF), Jeffrey Rose (PF) Eric Lieber, Andre Moore | |
| Subs | Denver | Paul James (PF) Joseph Teran | |
| 11:12 | Denver | Rodney Rast makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:12 | Denver | Rodney Rast makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:53 | TCU | Steven Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-15 |
| 10:37 | Denver | Ross Segal loses the dribble to Hoyt Miller | 15-15 |
| 10:24 | TCU | Michael Mancia can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-15 |
| 10:23 | Denver | Paul James grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:04 | Denver | Ross Segal misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-15 |
| 10:03 | TCU | Jeffrey Rose gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:48 | TCU | Jeffrey Rose misses the driving attempt in the lane | 15-15 |
| 09:46 | Denver | Paul James grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:26 | Denver | Hoyt Miller denies the turnaround by Chad Strickland | 15-15 |
| 09:25 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Strickland | 15-15 |
| 09:07 | Denver | The short jumper by Chad Strickland is denied by Michael Mancia | 15-15 |
| 09:05 | TCU | Steven Jones snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 08:59 | TCU | Paul James picks off the pass by Hoyt Miller | 15-15 |
| 08:44 | Denver | Ross Segal misses the fadeaway in the paint | 15-15 |
| 08:43 | Denver | Paul James tips it in | 15-17 |
| 08:26 | TCU | Casey Braunberger drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Jones and the foul's on Ross Segal - foul #1 on Ross Segal, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | TCU | Shaun Farmer (SG), Eric Lieber (SF), Andre Moore (PF), Roy Rockwell (C) Steven Jones, Hoyt Miller, Jeffrey Rose, Michael Mancia | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), William Shunk (SG), Joseph Teran (SF), Robert Zerbel (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) Erik Bobbitt, Rodney Rast, Ross Segal, Paul James, Chad Strickland | |
| 08:26 | TCU | Casey Braunberger makes the free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:02 | Denver | Jonathon Ball connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Whang | 18-20 |
| 07:44 | TCU | Shaun Farmer comes up short on the shot from the right side | 18-20 |
| 07:43 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jonathon Ball | 18-20 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Casey Braunberger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shaun Farmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Lieber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Andre Moore (fresh) C - Roy Rockwell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Shunk (fresh) SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Denver | John Whang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | TCU | Hoyt Miller (PG), Jeffrey Rose (PF) Casey Braunberger, Andre Moore | |
| Subs | Denver | Paul James (SG) William Shunk | |
| 07:16 | TCU | Hoyt Miller buries a jumper from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 07:09 | Denver | Robert Zerbel comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 07:07 | TCU | Roy Rockwell grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 06:54 | TCU | Hoyt Miller hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 06:53 | Denver | Robert Zerbel grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:46 | Denver | Robert Zerbel knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Whang | 20-22 |
| 06:35 | TCU | Shaun Farmer loses the ball out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG) John Whang | |
| 06:22 | Denver | Robert Zerbel is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Zerbel, team foul #4 | 20-22 |
| Subs | TCU | Steven Jones (PG) Hoyt Miller | |
| Subs | Denver | Ross Segal (PF) Robert Zerbel | |
| 06:05 | TCU | Shaun Farmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 06:04 | TCU | Roy Rockwell tips it in | 22-22 |
| 05:41 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Steven Jones - foul #2 on Steven Jones, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | TCU | Hoyt Miller (PG), Scott Strzalkowski (SF), Andre Moore (PF), Paul Tanner (C) Steven Jones, Eric Lieber, Jeffrey Rose, Roy Rockwell | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (SG), Chad Strickland (PF) Paul James, Ross Segal | |
| 05:41 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:41 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:21 | TCU | Jonathon Ball steals it from Andre Moore | 22-24 |
| 05:02 | Denver | Joseph Teran buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Chad Strickland | 22-26 |
| 04:42 | TCU | Andre Moore connects on the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Hoyt Miller | 24-26 |
| 04:32 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt is hacked by Scott Strzalkowski - foul #1 on Scott Strzalkowski, team foul #9 | 24-26 |
| Subs | TCU | Casey Braunberger (PG), Jeffrey Rose (PF), Michael Mancia (C) Scott Strzalkowski, Andre Moore, Paul Tanner | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Rast (SG), Ross Segal (SF), Paul James (PF) John Whang, Joseph Teran, Jonathon Ball | |
| 04:32 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:32 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt misses the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:32 | TCU | Jeffrey Rose pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:17 | TCU | A charge is called on Michael Mancia - foul #2 on Michael Mancia, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | TCU | Eric Lieber (SF), Andre Moore (C) Shaun Farmer, Michael Mancia | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG) Erik Bobbitt | |
| 03:58 | Denver | Rodney Rast throws it down on a nice dish by Paul James and the foul's on Eric Lieber - foul #2 on Eric Lieber, team foul #11 | 24-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Chad Bradley (PG), Steven Jones (SG), Roy Rockwell (C) Casey Braunberger, Hoyt Miller, Andre Moore | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Zerbel (PF) Chad Strickland | |
| 03:58 | Denver | Rodney Rast makes the free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:36 | TCU | Steven Jones hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Rodney Rast - foul #2 on Rodney Rast, team foul #5 | 24-30 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Teran (SF) Ross Segal | |
| 03:36 | TCU | Steven Jones makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:36 | TCU | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Chad Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Lieber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Rose (fresh) 5 reb. C - Roy Rockwell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Rast (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul James (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Denver | Robert Zerbel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-30 |
| 03:19 | TCU | The rebound goes to Steven Jones | 26-30 |
| 03:13 | TCU | John Whang takes the ball from Steven Jones | 26-30 |
| 03:02 | Denver | Rodney Rast is hacked by Chad Bradley - foul #3 on Chad Bradley, team foul #12 | 26-30 |
| Subs | TCU | Shaun Farmer (SG) Chad Bradley | |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Jonathon Ball (C) John Whang, Paul James | |
| 03:02 | Denver | Rodney Rast makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 03:02 | Denver | Rodney Rast makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:48 | TCU | Eric Lieber buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Shaun Farmer | 28-32 |
| 02:30 | Denver | Roy Rockwell is called for the reach on Erik Bobbitt - foul #2 on Roy Rockwell, team foul #13 | 28-32 |
| Subs | TCU | Hoyt Miller (SF), Michael Mancia (C) Eric Lieber, Roy Rockwell | |
| Subs | Denver | Paul James (SG) Rodney Rast | |
| 02:30 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:30 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 02:12 | TCU | Michael Mancia can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Paul James pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 02:02 | Denver | Jonathon Ball loses the dribble to Jeffrey Rose | 28-34 |
| 01:43 | TCU | Jeffrey Rose hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Joseph Teran gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Mancia - foul #3 on Michael Mancia, team foul #14 | 28-34 |
| Subs | TCU | Casey Braunberger (PG), Andre Moore (PF), Paul Tanner (C) Steven Jones, Jeffrey Rose, Michael Mancia | |
| Subs | Denver | Ross Segal (SF), Chad Strickland (PF) Joseph Teran, Robert Zerbel | |
| 01:27 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Jonathon Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:59 | TCU | Paul Tanner misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 00:58 | Denver | Ross Segal pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Tanner - foul #1 on Paul Tanner, team foul #15 | 28-35 |
| Subs | TCU | Eric Lieber (SF), Roy Rockwell (C) Shaun Farmer, Paul Tanner | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG) Erik Bobbitt | |
| 00:52 | Denver | Jonathon Ball makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:52 | TCU | Roy Rockwell gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:37 | TCU | Roy Rockwell can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jonathon Ball - foul #1 on Jonathon Ball, team foul #6 | 28-36 |
| Subs | TCU | Shaun Farmer (SG) Hoyt Miller | |
| Subs | Denver | William Shunk (SG) Jonathon Ball | |
| 00:37 | TCU | Roy Rockwell misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:37 | TCU | Roy Rockwell misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:37 | Denver | Paul James grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Paul James makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from John Whang | 28-38 |
| 00:05 | TCU | Roy Rockwell is fouled on the floor by Ross Segal - foul #2 on Ross Segal, team foul #7 | 28-38 |
| Subs | TCU | Steven Jones (PG), Jeffrey Rose (PF) Shaun Farmer, Andre Moore | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Rast (SG), Joseph Teran (SF), Robert Zerbel (PF) William Shunk, Ross Segal, Paul James | |
| 00:05 | TCU | Roy Rockwell makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 00:05 | TCU | Roy Rockwell makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Robert Zerbel misses long on a floater near the basket | 30-38 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Steven Jones grabs the board | 30-38 |