| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eddie Landrum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Hogue (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nolan Browning (fresh) PF - Grover Schaefer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Nigel Kimberling (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Victor Burgos (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darin Usher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Travers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Darin Usher inbounds the ball | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | BYU | Nigel Kimberling misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 19:39 | BYU | Ralph Travers gets the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 19:21 | BYU | Victor Burgos connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 19:06 | Denver | Nolan Browning is hacked by Darin Usher - foul #2 on Darin Usher, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| 18:56 | Denver | Scott Hogue misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 18:55 | Denver | Grover Schaefer snags the offensive board | 43-36 |
| 18:47 | Denver | Scott Hogue misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 18:45 | BYU | Ralph Travers gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 18:41 | BYU | Darin Usher clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 18:40 | BYU | Roger Anderson hits the follow up shot | 43-38 |
| 18:23 | Denver | Nolan Browning misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 18:22 | BYU | The rebound goes to Ralph Travers | 43-38 |
| 18:16 | BYU | Ralph Travers connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Nigel Kimberling and he's hacked by Nolan Browning - foul #2 on Nolan Browning, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 18:16 | BYU | Ralph Travers misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 18:16 | Denver | Mike Manuel grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 18:01 | Denver | Eddie Landrum drills a jumper from the left side set up by Scott Hogue and he's fouled by Victor Burgos - foul #1 on Victor Burgos, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| 18:01 | Denver | Eddie Landrum misses the free throw | 45-40 |
| 18:01 | BYU | The rebound goes to Ralph Travers | 45-40 |
| 17:54 | BYU | Roger Anderson's pass is intercepted by Mike Manuel | 45-40 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Scott Hogue misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-40 |
| 17:40 | BYU | Roger Anderson grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 17:21 | BYU | Ralph Travers banks in the layup | 45-42 |
| 17:05 | Denver | Grover Schaefer can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 17:04 | Denver | Mike Manuel grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 16:47 | Denver | Grover Schaefer drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eddie Landrum | 48-42 |
| 16:24 | BYU | A charge is called on Nigel Kimberling - foul #1 on Nigel Kimberling, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Juan Rodriguez (PG), Myles Harber (SG), David Hamilton (SF), Dan Burgess (PF), William Evans (C) Eddie Landrum, Scott Hogue, Nolan Browning, Grover Schaefer, Mike Manuel | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Taylor (PG), Johnny Petty (SG), James Treadway (SF), Eugenio Rossi (PF), George Dantonio (C) Nigel Kimberling, Victor Burgos, Darin Usher, Roger Anderson, Ralph Travers | |
| 16:09 | Denver | William Evans misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Eugenio Rossi - foul #2 on Eugenio Rossi, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| 16:09 | Denver | William Evans makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 16:09 | Denver | William Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 15:55 | BYU | George Dantonio's fadeaway is rejected by Dan Burgess | 50-42 |
| 15:54 | Denver | Dan Burgess snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Myles Harber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hamilton (fresh) PF - Dan Burgess (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - William Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Petty (fresh) SF - James Treadway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugenio Rossi (fresh) C - George Dantonio (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Denver | Myles Harber knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Juan Rodriguez | 53-42 |
| 15:25 | BYU | James Treadway connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Eugenio Rossi | 53-45 |
| 15:03 | Denver | William Evans misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 15:02 | Denver | William Evans misses the tip | 53-45 |
| 15:01 | BYU | George Dantonio snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 14:57 | BYU | Paul Taylor misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 14:55 | Denver | William Evans grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 14:50 | Denver | Myles Harber comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-45 |
| 14:49 | BYU | James Treadway gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 14:42 | BYU | Eugenio Rossi comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 53-45 |
| 14:40 | BYU | James Treadway tips it in | 53-47 |
| 14:22 | Denver | David Hamilton clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Taylor - foul #1 on Paul Taylor, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Eddie Landrum (PG), Scott Hogue (SG), Grover Schaefer (PF), Mike Manuel (C) Juan Rodriguez, Myles Harber, Dan Burgess, William Evans | |
| Subs | BYU | Nigel Kimberling (PG), Victor Burgos (SG), Darin Usher (SF), Roger Anderson (PF), Ralph Travers (C) Paul Taylor, Johnny Petty, James Treadway, Eugenio Rossi, George Dantonio | |
| 14:22 | Denver | David Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 14:22 | Denver | David Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 13:56 | BYU | Darin Usher misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 54-47 |
| 13:55 | Denver | Grover Schaefer pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 13:44 | Denver | David Hamilton is hacked by Victor Burgos - foul #2 on Victor Burgos, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Mathew Wilson (SF) David Hamilton | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 13:29 | Denver | Eddie Landrum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 13:27 | Denver | Mathew Wilson tips it back up and in | 56-47 |
| 13:07 | BYU | Ralph Travers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Taylor (PG) Nigel Kimberling | |
| 12:40 | Denver | Mathew Wilson is fouled on the floor by Paul Taylor - foul #2 on Paul Taylor, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| 12:40 | Denver | Mathew Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 12:40 | BYU | Roger Anderson gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 12:17 | BYU | Roger Anderson can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-47 |
| 12:15 | Denver | Mike Manuel gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 11:57 | Denver | Scott Hogue clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 56-47 |
| 11:55 | BYU | Darin Usher gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eddie Landrum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Hogue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Grover Schaefer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mike Manuel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Victor Burgos (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darin Usher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Roger Anderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Travers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:51 | BYU | Paul Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-47 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Scott Hogue grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 11:29 | Denver | Mike Manuel is whistled for a carry | 56-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Juan Rodriguez (PG), Myles Harber (SG), Dan Burgess (PF), William Evans (C) Eddie Landrum, Scott Hogue, Grover Schaefer, Mike Manuel | |
| Subs | BYU | Nigel Kimberling (PG), James Treadway (SF), Eugenio Rossi (PF), George Dantonio (C) Paul Taylor, Darin Usher, Roger Anderson, Ralph Travers | |
| 11:11 | BYU | Nigel Kimberling connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Dantonio | 56-49 |
| 10:58 | Denver | Eugenio Rossi steals it from Dan Burgess | 56-49 |
| 10:51 | BYU | George Dantonio misses short on a shot in the paint | 56-49 |
| 10:49 | Denver | Dan Burgess pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 10:31 | Denver | Eugenio Rossi blocks the short jumper by Mathew Wilson | 56-49 |
| 10:30 | Denver | Dan Burgess pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 10:12 | Denver | Eugenio Rossi steals it from Mathew Wilson | 56-49 |
| 09:45 | BYU | James Treadway misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 09:43 | Denver | William Evans grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 09:22 | Denver | Myles Harber misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-49 |
| 09:20 | BYU | Nigel Kimberling grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 09:14 | BYU | James Treadway misses badly on a shot from the left side | 56-49 |
| 09:13 | Denver | Mathew Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 09:08 | Denver | Mathew Wilson knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Myles Harber | 58-49 |
| 08:54 | BYU | James Treadway drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-52 |
| 08:33 | Denver | Mathew Wilson banks in the layup set up by Myles Harber | 60-52 |
| 08:18 | BYU | Victor Burgos lays it up and in | 60-54 |
| 08:02 | Denver | Mathew Wilson hits a floater from close range | 62-54 |
| 07:51 | BYU | Myles Harber steals it from James Treadway | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Myles Harber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mathew Wilson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dan Burgess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Nigel Kimberling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor Burgos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Treadway (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Eugenio Rossi (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - George Dantonio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Denver | Mathew Wilson's floater is tipped away by Eugenio Rossi | 62-54 |
| 07:26 | Denver | William Evans snags the offensive board | 62-54 |
| 07:11 | Denver | Mathew Wilson blows the layup | 62-54 |
| 07:09 | BYU | George Dantonio gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 06:52 | BYU | Eugenio Rossi is hacked by Dan Burgess - foul #1 on Dan Burgess, team foul #2 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Eddie Landrum (PG), Scott Hogue (SG), Nolan Browning (SF), Grover Schaefer (PF), Mike Manuel (C) Juan Rodriguez, Myles Harber, Mathew Wilson, Dan Burgess, William Evans | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Taylor (PG), Johnny Petty (SG), Darin Usher (SF), Roger Anderson (PF), Ralph Travers (C) Nigel Kimberling, Victor Burgos, James Treadway, Eugenio Rossi, George Dantonio | |
| 06:39 | BYU | Ralph Travers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 62-54 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Grover Schaefer pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 06:17 | Denver | Ralph Travers denies the turnaround by Eddie Landrum | 62-54 |
| 06:16 | BYU | Johnny Petty grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 06:12 | BYU | Darin Usher can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 06:10 | Denver | Mike Manuel grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 05:55 | Denver | Grover Schaefer can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Mike Manuel snags the offensive board | 62-54 |
| 05:49 | Denver | Darin Usher is called for the reach on Grover Schaefer - foul #3 on Darin Usher, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| 05:49 | Denver | Grover Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:49 | Denver | Grover Schaefer misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:49 | BYU | Ralph Travers snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 05:30 | BYU | Roger Anderson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 63-54 |
| 05:28 | Denver | Grover Schaefer snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 05:16 | Denver | Paul Taylor steals it from Eddie Landrum | 63-54 |
| 05:01 | BYU | Ralph Travers lays it up and in | 63-56 |
| 04:37 | Denver | Nolan Browning hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddie Landrum | 65-56 |
| 04:20 | BYU | Paul Taylor's pass is intercepted by Grover Schaefer | 65-56 |
| 04:04 | Denver | Grover Schaefer misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Darin Usher - foul #4 on Darin Usher, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Juan Rodriguez (PG), Mathew Wilson (SF) Eddie Landrum, Nolan Browning | |
| Subs | BYU | Eric Scheffler (PG), Victor Burgos (SG), James Treadway (SF), Eugenio Rossi (PF), George Dantonio (C) Paul Taylor, Johnny Petty, Darin Usher, Roger Anderson, Ralph Travers | |
| 04:04 | Denver | Grover Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 04:04 | Denver | Grover Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 03:53 | BYU | James Treadway clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 03:51 | BYU | Victor Burgos grabs the offensive board | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Juan Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Hogue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Wilson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Grover Schaefer (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Mike Manuel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Eric Scheffler (fresh) SG - Victor Burgos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Treadway (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Eugenio Rossi (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. C - George Dantonio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:36 | BYU | James Treadway clanks a 3 from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 03:34 | Denver | Grover Schaefer gets the rebound | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Denver | Eric Scheffler steals it from Grover Schaefer | 67-56 |
| 02:54 | BYU | James Treadway comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 67-56 |
| 02:52 | BYU | Victor Burgos tips it home | 67-58 |
| 02:27 | Denver | Mathew Wilson lays it in on a great pass from Juan Rodriguez | 69-58 |
| 02:27 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Eddie Landrum (PG) Juan Rodriguez | |
| Subs | BYU | Nigel Kimberling (PG), Darin Usher (SF), Roger Anderson (PF), Ralph Travers (C) Eric Scheffler, James Treadway, Eugenio Rossi, George Dantonio | |
| 02:15 | BYU | Nigel Kimberling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-58 |
| 02:14 | Denver | Mike Manuel snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 01:50 | Denver | Scott Hogue makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Eddie Landrum | 72-58 |
| 01:40 | BYU | Roger Anderson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 72-58 |
| 01:39 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Travers | 72-58 |
| 01:25 | BYU | Nigel Kimberling clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-58 |
| 01:23 | Denver | Grover Schaefer gets the rebound | 72-58 |
| 01:06 | Denver | Grover Schaefer comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 72-58 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Mike Manuel grabs the offensive board | 72-58 |
| 00:48 | Denver | Scott Hogue is hacked by Darin Usher - foul #5 on Darin Usher, team foul #10 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Juan Rodriguez (PG), Nolan Browning (SF), Dan Burgess (PF), William Evans (C) Eddie Landrum, Mathew Wilson, Grover Schaefer, Mike Manuel | |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Taylor (PG), Johnny Petty (SG), James Treadway (SF), Eugenio Rossi (PF), George Dantonio (C) Nigel Kimberling, Victor Burgos, Darin Usher, Roger Anderson, Ralph Travers | |
| 00:48 | Denver | Scott Hogue makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:48 | Denver | Scott Hogue misses the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:48 | BYU | George Dantonio snags the defensive board | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | BYU | James Treadway hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by William Evans - foul #3 on William Evans, team foul #3 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Myles Harber (SG) Scott Hogue | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 00:43 | BYU | James Treadway makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 00:43 | BYU | James Treadway makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Denver | Myles Harber misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 73-60 |
| 00:12 | BYU | Eugenio Rossi grabs the board | 73-60 |
| 00:07 | BYU | Johnny Petty knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on William Evans - foul #4 on William Evans, team foul #4 | 73-62 |
| 00:07 | BYU | Johnny Petty makes the free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Juan Rodriguez runs out the clock | 73-63 |