| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Garrett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Schuster (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Dierks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Leite (fresh) 3 reb. C - Danny Blythe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Al Herman (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Stout (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wallace Israelson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Vernon Liner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis French (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Wallace Israelson inbounds the ball | 38-23 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Denver | John Garrett steals the ball from Wallace Israelson | 38-23 |
| 19:39 | BYU | John Garrett lays it in | 40-23 |
| 19:37 | Denver | Terry Stout is fouled in the backcourt by John Garrett - foul #3 on John Garrett, team foul #1 | 40-23 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Al Herman is hacked by John Leite - foul #3 on John Leite, team foul #2 | 40-23 |
| 19:00 | Denver | Dennis French clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Danny Blythe - foul #1 on Danny Blythe, team foul #3 | 40-23 |
| 19:00 | Denver | Dennis French misses the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 19:00 | Denver | Dennis French makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 18:35 | BYU | John Garrett scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Dierks | 43-24 |
| 18:18 | Denver | The pull-up jumper by Al Herman is blocked by Danny Blythe | 43-24 |
| 18:17 | BYU | The rebound goes to Charles Dierks | 43-24 |
| 17:57 | BYU | John Leite misses the easy layup | 43-24 |
| 17:55 | BYU | Charles Dierks tips it in | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:51 | Denver | John Garrett picks off the pass by Terry Stout in the backcourt | 45-24 |
| 17:32 | BYU | John Leite is whistled for a carry | 45-24 |
| Subs | BYU | Jerry Ellison (SF), Richard Harper (PF) Charles Dierks, John Leite | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bodine (PG), Andrew Young (SG), Raymond Beyer (SF), Daniel Goode (PF), Kenneth Aichele (C) Al Herman, Terry Stout, Wallace Israelson, Vernon Liner, Dennis French | |
| 17:17 | Denver | Donald Bodine hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-24 |
| 17:15 | BYU | The rebound goes to Danny Blythe | 45-24 |
| 16:51 | BYU | Joshua Schuster can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-24 |
| 16:50 | Denver | Donald Bodine grabs the board | 45-24 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-24 |
| 16:30 | Denver | Donald Bodine hits the follow up shot | 45-26 |
| 16:11 | BYU | Joshua Schuster misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-26 |
| 16:09 | Denver | Daniel Goode grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:55 | Denver | Andrew Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-26 |
| 15:53 | Denver | Donald Bodine grabs the offensive rebound | 45-26 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Garrett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Schuster (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Ellison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Harper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Blythe (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Bodine (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Young (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Beyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Goode (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Aichele (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:45 | Denver | Donald Bodine knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 15:41 | BYU | John Garrett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-29 |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Leon Marotta (SF), Charles Dierks (PF), Michael Welch (C) John Garrett, Jerry Ellison, Richard Harper, Danny Blythe | |
| Subs | Denver | Al Herman (PG), Terry Stout (SG), Benjamin Damore (SF), Vernon Liner (PF), Dennis French (C) Donald Bodine, Andrew Young, Raymond Beyer, Daniel Goode, Kenneth Aichele | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:29 | Denver | Dennis French misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 45-29 |
| 15:27 | BYU | The rebound goes to Leon Marotta | 45-29 |
| 15:03 | BYU | Terry Stout takes the ball from Leon Marotta | 45-29 |
| 14:43 | Denver | Al Herman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 14:41 | Denver | Dennis French hits the follow up shot | 45-31 |
| 14:37 | BYU | David White drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Welch | 47-31 |
| 14:22 | Denver | Dennis French buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Terry Stout | 47-33 |
| 13:59 | BYU | Leon Marotta buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from David White | 49-33 |
| 13:35 | Denver | Terry Stout comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 13:34 | Denver | Vernon Liner grabs the offensive rebound | 49-33 |
| 13:14 | Denver | Vernon Liner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-33 |
| Subs | BYU | John Garrett (PG), Jerry Ellison (SG), Gary Lee (SF), John Leite (PF), Danny Blythe (C) David White, Joshua Schuster, Leon Marotta, Charles Dierks, Michael Welch | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bodine (PG), Andrew Young (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Daniel Goode (PF), Kenneth Aichele (C) Al Herman, Terry Stout, Benjamin Damore, Vernon Liner, Dennis French | |
| 12:50 | BYU | Gary Lee hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Garrett | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:28 | Denver | Andrew Young misses long on an open shot from the left side | 52-33 |
| 12:26 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele grabs the offensive board | 52-33 |
| 12:19 | Denver | Andrew Young makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donald Bodine | 52-36 |
| 11:52 | BYU | John Garrett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Bodine - foul #1 on Donald Bodine, team foul #1 | 52-36 |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Dierks (SF) Jerry Ellison | |
| Subs | Denver | Vernon Liner (PF) Kenneth Aichele | |
| 11:52 | BYU | John Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 53-36 |
| 11:52 | BYU | John Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| 11:52 | Denver | Vernon Liner pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Garrett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gary Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Dierks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Leite (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Blythe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Bodine (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Young (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wallace Israelson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Vernon Liner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Goode (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Denver | Andrew Young is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Lee - foul #2 on Gary Lee, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| 11:45 | Denver | Donald Bodine hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-39 |
| 11:30 | BYU | John Leite knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Gary Lee | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:13 | Denver | Wallace Israelson misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 55-39 |
| 11:12 | Denver | Donald Bodine grabs the offensive board | 55-39 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Daniel Goode's pass is intercepted by John Leite | 55-39 |
| 10:34 | BYU | Gary Lee misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Bodine - foul #2 on Donald Bodine, team foul #2 | 55-39 |
| Subs | BYU | Joshua Schuster (SG), Richard Harper (PF), Michael Welch (C) Charles Dierks, John Leite, Danny Blythe | |
| Subs | Denver | Al Herman (PG), Benjamin Damore (SG), Raymond Beyer (SF), Dennis French (C) Donald Bodine, Andrew Young, Wallace Israelson, Daniel Goode | |
| 10:34 | BYU | Gary Lee makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 10:34 | BYU | Gary Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:27 | Denver | Raymond Beyer buries a runner from the baseline set up by Benjamin Damore | 57-41 |
| 10:01 | BYU | Joshua Schuster makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Garrett | 59-41 |
| 09:59 | Denver | Benjamin Damore is hacked by Michael Welch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Welch, team foul #5 | 59-41 |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Leon Marotta (SF) John Garrett, Gary Lee | |
| Subs | Denver | Terry Stout (SG), Kenneth Aichele (PF) Benjamin Damore, Vernon Liner | |
| 09:49 | Denver | Terry Stout scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Al Herman | 59-44 |
| 09:28 | BYU | Joshua Schuster buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 08:59 | Denver | Dennis French misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-44 |
| 08:58 | BYU | Richard Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:42 | BYU | Leon Marotta misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 08:40 | Denver | Dennis French snags the defensive board | 62-44 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Raymond Beyer clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-44 |
| 08:20 | Denver | Dennis French grabs the offensive board | 62-44 |
| 08:01 | Denver | Dennis French can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 08:00 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Stout | 62-44 |
| 07:40 | Denver | Dennis French comes up short on the floater near the basket | 62-44 |
| 07:39 | BYU | David White gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Schuster (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leon Marotta (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Harper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Welch (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Al Herman (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Terry Stout (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Beyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Aichele (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis French (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | BYU | Leon Marotta misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 07:20 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele grabs the defensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 07:13 | Denver | Al Herman drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis French | 62-47 |
| 06:47 | BYU | David White misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-47 |
| 06:45 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 06:32 | Denver | Raymond Beyer connects on the open floater from the left wing set up by Terry Stout | 62-49 |
| 06:29 | BYU | Al Herman is called for the reach on David White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Al Herman, team foul #3 | 62-49 |
| Subs | BYU | John Garrett (PG), Jerry Ellison (SG), Charles Dierks (SF), John Leite (PF), Danny Blythe (C) David White, Joshua Schuster, Leon Marotta, Richard Harper, Michael Welch | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bodine (PG), Andrew Young (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Vernon Liner (PF), Daniel Goode (C) Al Herman, Terry Stout, Raymond Beyer, Kenneth Aichele, Dennis French | |
| 06:11 | BYU | John Leite loses the dribble to Vernon Liner | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:04 | Denver | Wallace Israelson lays it in | 62-51 |
| 06:00 | BYU | John Garrett connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerry Ellison | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:57 | Denver | Andrew Young is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 65-51 |
| 05:46 | BYU | Danny Blythe hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Dierks and he's fouled by Andrew Young - foul #1 on Andrew Young, team foul #4 | 67-51 |
| 05:46 | BYU | Danny Blythe misses the free throw | 67-51 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Vernon Liner gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| 05:42 | Denver | Vernon Liner's pass is intercepted by Jerry Ellison in the backcourt | 67-51 |
| 05:41 | BYU | Jerry Ellison lays it up and in | 69-51 |
| 05:38 | Denver | Daniel Goode's pass is intercepted by Jerry Ellison in the backcourt | 69-51 |
| 05:12 | BYU | John Garrett comes up short on the 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Donald Bodine - foul #3 on Donald Bodine, team foul #5 | 69-51 |
| Subs | BYU | Gary Lee (SG) Jerry Ellison | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:12 | BYU | John Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 05:12 | BYU | John Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 05:12 | BYU | John Garrett misses the 3rd free throw | 71-51 |
| 05:12 | Denver | The rebound goes to Daniel Goode | 71-51 |
| 04:56 | Denver | Wallace Israelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-51 |
| 04:54 | BYU | Danny Blythe gets the rebound | 71-51 |
| 04:48 | BYU | John Garrett clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-51 |
| 04:46 | BYU | John Leite hits the follow up shot | 73-51 |
| 04:43 | Denver | Daniel Goode's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-51 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Benjamin Damore (SF), Michael Adams (PF) Wallace Israelson, Vernon Liner | |
| 04:20 | BYU | Gary Lee loses the dribble to Andrew Young | 73-51 |
| 04:00 | Denver | Andrew Young makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-54 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:38 | BYU | Donald Bodine is called for the reach on John Garrett - foul #4 on Donald Bodine, team foul #6 | 73-54 |
| Subs | BYU | Joshua Schuster (SG), Jerry Ellison (SF) Gary Lee, Charles Dierks | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Garrett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Schuster (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Ellison (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Leite (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Blythe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Bodine (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Young (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Benjamin Damore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) C - Daniel Goode (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | BYU | Danny Blythe can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-54 |
| 03:30 | BYU | John Leite tips it back up and in | 75-54 |
| 03:27 | Denver | Andrew Young is hacked by Danny Blythe in the backcourt - foul #2 on Danny Blythe, team foul #6 | 75-54 |
| 03:13 | Denver | Daniel Goode can't connect on a shot in the paint | 75-54 |
| 03:12 | BYU | Joshua Schuster gets the rebound | 75-54 |
| 02:57 | BYU | John Leite is fouled on the floor by Michael Adams - foul #2 on Michael Adams, team foul #7 | 75-54 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Beyer (SF), Kenneth Aichele (C) Benjamin Damore, Michael Adams | |
| 02:57 | BYU | John Leite makes the 1st free throw | 76-54 |
| 02:57 | BYU | John Leite makes the 2nd free throw | 77-54 |
| 02:42 | Denver | Andrew Young is fouled on the floor by John Leite - foul #4 on John Leite, team foul #7 | 77-54 |
| Subs | BYU | Leon Marotta (SF), Richard Harper (PF) Jerry Ellison, John Leite | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:42 | Denver | Andrew Young makes the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 02:42 | Denver | Andrew Young makes the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 02:18 | BYU | Danny Blythe drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 79-56 |
| 01:57 | Denver | Andrew Young misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-56 |
| 01:55 | Denver | Raymond Beyer tips it back up and in | 79-58 |
| 01:28 | BYU | Danny Blythe misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Bodine - foul #5 on Donald Bodine, team foul #8 | 79-58 |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Dierks (SF), John Leite (PF) Leon Marotta, Richard Harper | |
| Subs | Denver | Benjamin Damore (SG) Donald Bodine | |
| 01:28 | BYU | Danny Blythe makes the 1st free throw | 80-58 |
| 01:28 | BYU | Danny Blythe misses the 2nd free throw | 80-58 |
| 01:28 | Denver | Daniel Goode grabs the defensive rebound | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Denver | Andrew Young is hacked by John Leite in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Leite, team foul #8 | 80-58 |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Harper (PF) John Leite | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:24 | Denver | Andrew Young makes the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Andrew Young misses the 2nd free throw | 80-59 |
| 01:24 | BYU | The rebound goes to Danny Blythe | 80-59 |
| 01:05 | BYU | John Garrett misses badly on a floater from the right side | 80-59 |
| 01:03 | Denver | The rebound goes to Daniel Goode | 80-59 |
| 01:01 | Denver | Joshua Schuster steps in front of the Kenneth Aichele pass in the backcourt | 80-59 |
| 00:43 | BYU | Charles Dierks misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 80-59 |
| 00:42 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele gets the rebound | 80-59 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Denver | Richard Harper is called for the reach on Andrew Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Harper, team foul #9 | 80-59 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Andrew Young makes the 1st free throw | 80-60 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Andrew Young makes the 2nd free throw | 80-61 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | BYU | John Garrett is fouled on the floor by Daniel Goode - foul #1 on Daniel Goode, team foul #9 | 80-61 |
| 00:14 | BYU | John Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 81-61 |
| 00:14 | BYU | John Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 82-61 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Daniel Goode hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Young | 82-63 |
| 00:00 | BYU | John Garrett runs out the clock | 82-63 |