| Lineup | TCU | PG - James McCulla (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Davis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lucio Bruno (fresh) C - Luis Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Al Herman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Israelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vernon Liner (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis French (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Richard Flynn inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | TCU | Luis Dennis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 42-35 |
| 19:43 | Denver | Wallace Israelson snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 19:37 | Denver | Wallace Israelson loses the dribble to Leroy Davis | 42-35 |
| 19:14 | TCU | Leroy Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 19:12 | Denver | Al Herman grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 19:06 | Denver | Vernon Liner scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Al Herman | 42-37 |
| 18:41 | TCU | Richard Flynn is hacked by Wallace Israelson - foul #2 on Wallace Israelson, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 18:27 | TCU | Luis Dennis can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-37 |
| 18:26 | Denver | Dennis French gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:09 | Denver | Al Herman is fouled on the floor by James McCulla - foul #1 on James McCulla, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 17:42 | Denver | Dennis French misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 17:40 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Israelson | 42-37 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Vernon Liner is hacked by Lucio Bruno - foul #2 on Lucio Bruno, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | TCU | David Dye (SF), Barry Beavers (PF) Richard Flynn, Lucio Bruno | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bodine (SG), Raymond Beyer (SF), Daniel Goode (C) Terry Stout, Wallace Israelson, Dennis French | |
| 17:10 | Denver | Al Herman can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 17:08 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Goode | 42-37 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Vernon Liner misses the lay-in | 42-37 |
| 16:47 | TCU | Barry Beavers gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:42 | TCU | Luis Dennis is fouled on the floor by Vernon Liner - foul #2 on Vernon Liner, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | TCU | Goran Kraszewski (PG), Richard Flynn (SF), Andre Wise (C) James McCulla, Leroy Davis, Luis Dennis | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Young (SG) Al Herman | |
| 16:34 | TCU | Richard Flynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Aichele (C) Vernon Liner | |
| 16:17 | Denver | Daniel Goode comes up short on the shot from close range | 42-37 |
| 16:16 | TCU | Barry Beavers pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:03 | TCU | Goran Kraszewski clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Young - foul #1 on Andrew Young, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | TCU | Lucio Bruno (PF) Barry Beavers | |
| Subs | Denver | Terry Stout (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Dennis French (C) Andrew Young, Raymond Beyer, Kenneth Aichele | |
| 16:03 | TCU | Goran Kraszewski makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:03 | TCU | Goran Kraszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:03 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dennis French | 43-37 |
| 15:52 | Denver | Donald Bodine knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 43-39 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Goran Kraszewski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Dye (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Flynn (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lucio Bruno (fresh) C - Andre Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Bodine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Stout (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Israelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Goode (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis French (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | TCU | Lucio Bruno is fouled on the floor by Wallace Israelson - foul #3 on Wallace Israelson, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | TCU | James McCulla (PG), Leroy Davis (SG) Goran Kraszewski, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Denver | Vernon Liner (PF) Daniel Goode | |
| 15:33 | TCU | Andre Wise lays it up and in | 45-39 |
| 15:23 | Denver | Andre Wise denies the turnaround by Wallace Israelson | 45-39 |
| 15:22 | TCU | Andre Wise snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 15:12 | TCU | Leroy Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-39 |
| 15:10 | Denver | Dennis French snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 14:51 | Denver | Wallace Israelson connects on the 3 from straight away | 45-42 |
| 14:28 | TCU | The jump hook by Andre Wise is blocked by Wallace Israelson | 45-42 |
| 14:27 | TCU | David Dye grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 14:17 | TCU | Andre Wise misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-42 |
| 14:16 | Denver | Wallace Israelson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:00 | Denver | Donald Bodine misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 13:58 | Denver | Donald Bodine pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Terry Stout misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 13:48 | TCU | The rebound goes to Lucio Bruno | 45-42 |
| 13:41 | TCU | Andre Wise misses the floater in the paint | 45-42 |
| 13:39 | Denver | Vernon Liner grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 13:32 | Denver | Vernon Liner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 13:30 | TCU | The rebound goes to James McCulla | 45-42 |
| 13:02 | TCU | Andre Wise hits a floater in the lane set up by James McCulla and he's fouled by Dennis French - foul #3 on Dennis French, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | TCU | Goran Kraszewski (PG), Richard Flynn (SF), Barry Beavers (PF) James McCulla, David Dye, Lucio Bruno | |
| Subs | Denver | Al Herman (PG), Andrew Young (SG), Raymond Beyer (SF), Daniel Goode (PF), Kenneth Aichele (C) Donald Bodine, Terry Stout, Wallace Israelson, Vernon Liner, Dennis French | |
| 13:02 | TCU | Andre Wise misses the free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:02 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:48 | Denver | Al Herman's pass is intercepted by Richard Flynn | 47-42 |
| 12:45 | TCU | Richard Flynn banks in the layup | 49-42 |
| 12:26 | Denver | Al Herman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-42 |
| 12:25 | Denver | Daniel Goode snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 12:06 | Denver | Al Herman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-42 |
| 12:04 | TCU | The rebound goes to Leroy Davis | 49-42 |
| 11:43 | TCU | Andre Wise comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 49-42 |
| 11:41 | TCU | Leroy Davis snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Goran Kraszewski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Flynn (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Barry Beavers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andre Wise (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Al Herman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Young (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Goode (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Aichele (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | TCU | Goran Kraszewski misses short on a floater from the left side | 49-42 |
| 11:21 | TCU | Richard Flynn gets the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 11:11 | TCU | Goran Kraszewski connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-42 |
| 10:44 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 10:42 | TCU | The rebound goes to Andre Wise | 51-42 |
| 10:30 | TCU | Andrew Young steps in front of the Andre Wise pass | 51-42 |
| 10:11 | Denver | Raymond Beyer is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Raymond Beyer, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | TCU | James McCulla (PG), David Dye (SF), Lucio Bruno (PF), Luis Dennis (C) Leroy Davis, Richard Flynn, Barry Beavers, Andre Wise | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bodine (PG), Terry Stout (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Vernon Liner (PF), Dennis French (C) Al Herman, Andrew Young, Raymond Beyer, Daniel Goode, Kenneth Aichele | |
| 10:00 | TCU | Luis Dennis comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 51-42 |
| 09:58 | Denver | Vernon Liner gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Terry Stout drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald Bodine | 51-45 |
| 09:34 | TCU | Donald Bodine is called for the reach on James McCulla - foul #1 on Donald Bodine, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flynn (SF) Goran Kraszewski | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:34 | TCU | James McCulla makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 09:34 | TCU | James McCulla makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:25 | Denver | Donald Bodine comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-45 |
| 09:24 | TCU | The rebound goes to Lucio Bruno | 53-45 |
| 09:09 | TCU | Richard Flynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-45 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Al Herman (PG) Donald Bodine | |
| 08:51 | Denver | Vernon Liner is hacked by Luis Dennis - foul #2 on Luis Dennis, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| 08:34 | Denver | Al Herman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 08:32 | Denver | Vernon Liner tips it but misses | 53-45 |
| 08:30 | TCU | The rebound goes to Richard Flynn | 53-45 |
| 08:13 | TCU | Richard Flynn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Vernon Liner snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 07:52 | Denver | Al Herman drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Liner | 53-47 |
| 07:28 | TCU | Dennis French steals it from Luis Dennis | 53-47 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James McCulla (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Dye (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Flynn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lucio Bruno (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Luis Dennis (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Al Herman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Stout (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Israelson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Vernon Liner (fresh) 14 pts. 12 reb. C - Dennis French (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Denver | Terry Stout comes up short on the shot from the right side | 53-47 |
| 07:11 | Denver | Terry Stout hits the follow up shot | 53-49 |
| 06:52 | TCU | Luis Dennis scores on a jumper from the left block set up by David Dye and the foul's on Al Herman - foul #3 on Al Herman, team foul #8 | 55-49 |
| Subs | TCU | Goran Kraszewski (PG), Leroy Davis (SG), Barry Beavers (PF) James McCulla, Richard Flynn, Lucio Bruno | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bodine (PG), Andrew Young (SG), Raymond Beyer (SF), Daniel Goode (C) Al Herman, Terry Stout, Wallace Israelson, Dennis French | |
| 06:52 | TCU | Luis Dennis misses the free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:52 | Denver | Vernon Liner pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:29 | Denver | Andrew Young can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Luis Dennis - foul #3 on Luis Dennis, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flynn (SF), Andre Wise (C) David Dye, Luis Dennis | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Aichele (C) Vernon Liner | |
| 06:29 | Denver | Andrew Young misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:29 | Denver | Andrew Young misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 06:29 | TCU | Barry Beavers gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:08 | TCU | Kenneth Aichele steals it from Richard Flynn | 55-49 |
| 05:52 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Andre Wise - foul #1 on Andre Wise, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | TCU | James McCulla (PG), David Dye (SF) Goran Kraszewski, Richard Flynn | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:52 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 05:52 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 05:31 | TCU | Leroy Davis knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James McCulla | 58-50 |
| 05:10 | Denver | Donald Bodine misses the shot from the left side | 58-50 |
| 05:08 | Denver | Andrew Young grabs the offensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Raymond Beyer drills a 3 from the right corner | 58-53 |
| 04:42 | TCU | Leroy Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Dye | 61-53 |
| 04:42 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flynn (SF), Lucio Bruno (PF), Luis Dennis (C) David Dye, Barry Beavers, Andre Wise | |
| Subs | Denver | Al Herman (PG), Terry Stout (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Vernon Liner (PF), Dennis French (C) Donald Bodine, Andrew Young, Raymond Beyer, Kenneth Aichele, Daniel Goode | |
| 04:23 | Denver | Vernon Liner makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 04:21 | TCU | James McCulla is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| 04:03 | Denver | James McCulla picks off the pass by Vernon Liner | 61-56 |
| 04:00 | TCU | Richard Flynn can't finish the layup | 61-56 |
| 03:59 | Denver | Dennis French pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:49 | Denver | Terry Stout's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-56 |
| 03:35 | TCU | Leroy Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 03:33 | Denver | Wallace Israelson snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| 03:29 | Denver | Richard Flynn steps in front of the Vernon Liner pass | 61-56 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - James McCulla (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leroy Davis (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Flynn (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lucio Bruno (fresh) 3 reb. C - Luis Dennis (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Al Herman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Stout (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wallace Israelson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Vernon Liner (fresh) 17 pts. 13 reb. C - Dennis French (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | TCU | Al Herman is called for the reach on James McCulla - foul #4 on Al Herman, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| 03:07 | TCU | James McCulla misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:07 | Denver | Dennis French grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:01 | Denver | Richard Flynn steals it from Vernon Liner | 61-56 |
| 02:51 | TCU | Richard Flynn makes the runner from the right block set up by James McCulla and the foul's on Wallace Israelson - foul #4 on Wallace Israelson, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| 02:51 | TCU | Richard Flynn makes the free throw | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Denver | Al Herman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-56 |
| 02:42 | TCU | Luis Dennis grabs the board | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:15 | TCU | Wallace Israelson steals it from Leroy Davis | 64-56 |
| 02:02 | Denver | Terry Stout's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-56 |
| Subs | TCU | David Dye (SF), Barry Beavers (PF) Richard Flynn, Lucio Bruno | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bodine (SG), Raymond Beyer (SF), Daniel Goode (C) Terry Stout, Wallace Israelson, Dennis French | |
| 01:57 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | TCU | Richard Flynn (SF), Lucio Bruno (PF) David Dye, Barry Beavers | |
| Subs | Denver | Terry Stout (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Dennis French (C) Donald Bodine, Raymond Beyer, Daniel Goode | |
| 01:41 | TCU | Leroy Davis comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-56 |
| 01:40 | TCU | Luis Dennis grabs the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 01:28 | TCU | Luis Dennis double dribbles | 64-56 |
| 01:16 | Denver | Wallace Israelson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-56 |
| 01:14 | Denver | Vernon Liner grabs the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 01:08 | Denver | Terry Stout hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wallace Israelson | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | TCU | Leroy Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 00:49 | Denver | Vernon Liner snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Denver | Vernon Liner loses the dribble to Leroy Davis | 64-58 |
| 00:40 | TCU | Lucio Bruno banks in the layup on a great pass from Leroy Davis | 66-58 |
| 00:35 | Denver | Vernon Liner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-58 |
| 00:34 | TCU | James McCulla pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:33 | TCU | James McCulla is fouled in the backcourt by Al Herman - foul #5 on Al Herman, team foul #11 | 66-58 |
| Subs | TCU | Goran Kraszewski (SG) Leroy Davis | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bodine (PG) Al Herman | |
| 00:33 | TCU | James McCulla makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:33 | TCU | James McCulla makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Denver | Wallace Israelson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Donald Bodine | 68-60 |
| 00:24 | TCU | James McCulla is hacked by Donald Bodine in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Bodine, team foul #12 | 68-60 |
| 00:24 | TCU | James McCulla makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:24 | TCU | James McCulla misses the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:24 | Denver | Wallace Israelson grabs the board | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Denver | Vernon Liner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Terry Stout gets the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:13 | Denver | Terry Stout misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Vernon Liner snags the offensive board | 69-60 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Terry Stout loses the dribble to Richard Flynn | 69-60 |
| 00:08 | TCU | Goran Kraszewski is hacked by Terry Stout in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Stout, team foul #13 | 69-60 |
| Subs | TCU | Leroy Davis (SG) James McCulla | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:08 | TCU | Goran Kraszewski misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:08 | TCU | Goran Kraszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Denver | Donald Bodine can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 70-60 |
| 00:01 | TCU | The rebound goes to Lucio Bruno | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | TCU | Lucio Bruno runs out the clock | 70-60 |