| Lineup | Denver | PG - Al Herman (fresh) SG - Terry Stout (fresh) SF - Wallace Israelson (fresh) PF - Vernon Liner (fresh) C - Dennis French (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Garrett (fresh) SG - Joshua Schuster (fresh) SF - Charles Dierks (fresh) PF - John Leite (fresh) C - Danny Blythe (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Danny Blythe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | BYU | John Leite is hacked by Vernon Liner - foul #1 on Vernon Liner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | BYU | Joshua Schuster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Denver | Charles Dierks is called for the reach on Wallace Israelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Dierks, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Denver | Al Herman knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Wallace Israelson | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | BYU | John Garrett is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Denver | Vernon Liner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | BYU | John Leite grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:36 | BYU | Charles Dierks loses the dribble to Wallace Israelson | 2-0 |
| 17:20 | Denver | Danny Blythe takes the ball from Vernon Liner | 2-0 |
| 16:51 | BYU | Danny Blythe misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Dennis French grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:29 | Denver | Al Herman is open and buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Stout | 4-0 |
| 16:05 | BYU | Joshua Schuster scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-3 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Al Herman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Stout (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wallace Israelson (fairly fresh) PF - Vernon Liner (fresh) C - Dennis French (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Garrett (fairly fresh) SG - Joshua Schuster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Dierks (fairly fresh) PF - John Leite (fairly fresh) C - Danny Blythe (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Denver | Dennis French connects on the shot from the right block | 6-3 |
| 15:08 | BYU | Joshua Schuster buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Garrett | 6-6 |
| 14:54 | Denver | Dennis French hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-6 |
| 14:53 | Denver | Terry Stout can't tip it in | 6-6 |
| 14:51 | Denver | Al Herman pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:38 | Denver | Wallace Israelson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Dierks - foul #2 on Charles Dierks, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bodine (PG), Andrew Young (SG), Daniel Goode (PF), Kenneth Aichele (C) Al Herman, Terry Stout, Vernon Liner, Dennis French | |
| Subs | BYU | Jerry Ellison (SF), Richard Harper (PF) Charles Dierks, John Leite | |
| 14:38 | Denver | Wallace Israelson misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 14:38 | Denver | Wallace Israelson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:19 | BYU | Joshua Schuster misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-6 |
| 14:18 | Denver | Andrew Young snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:01 | Denver | Donald Bodine clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 14:00 | BYU | The rebound goes to Danny Blythe | 7-6 |
| 13:35 | BYU | John Garrett can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 13:34 | Denver | The rebound goes to Donald Bodine | 7-6 |
| 13:10 | Denver | The jump hook by Kenneth Aichele is blocked by Richard Harper | 7-6 |
| 13:09 | BYU | Danny Blythe gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 12:48 | BYU | Richard Harper is fouled on the floor by Daniel Goode - foul #1 on Daniel Goode, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Denver | Al Herman (PG), Terry Stout (SG), Raymond Beyer (SF), Vernon Liner (PF), Dennis French (C) Donald Bodine, Andrew Young, Wallace Israelson, Daniel Goode, Kenneth Aichele | |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Leon Marotta (SF), Michael Welch (C) John Garrett, Jerry Ellison, Danny Blythe | |
| 12:27 | BYU | Joshua Schuster misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 12:25 | Denver | Dennis French pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 12:18 | Denver | Terry Stout misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 12:16 | Denver | Vernon Liner tips it but misses | 7-6 |
| 12:14 | BYU | Michael Welch snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 11:54 | BYU | Joshua Schuster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 11:53 | BYU | Richard Harper misses the tip | 7-6 |
| 11:51 | BYU | Michael Welch can't tip it in | 7-6 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Terry Stout gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Al Herman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terry Stout (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Beyer (fresh) PF - Vernon Liner (fresh) C - Dennis French (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (fresh) SG - Joshua Schuster (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Leon Marotta (fresh) PF - Richard Harper (fairly fresh) C - Michael Welch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Denver | Terry Stout scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Al Herman | 10-6 |
| 11:19 | BYU | Leon Marotta makes the jumper from the left side | 10-8 |
| 11:16 | Denver | Raymond Beyer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bodine (SG), Daniel Goode (C) Terry Stout, Dennis French | |
| Subs | BYU | John Garrett (PG), Jerry Ellison (SG), John Leite (PF), Danny Blythe (C) David White, Joshua Schuster, Richard Harper, Michael Welch | |
| 11:02 | BYU | Leon Marotta misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 11:00 | Denver | Daniel Goode grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 10:53 | Denver | Vernon Liner makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Donald Bodine | 13-8 |
| 10:36 | BYU | Vernon Liner swats the short shot by Danny Blythe | 13-8 |
| 10:35 | BYU | John Leite hits the follow up shot | 13-10 |
| 10:19 | Denver | Donald Bodine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-10 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Young (SG), Benjamin Damore (SF) Al Herman, Raymond Beyer | |
| Subs | BYU | Joshua Schuster (SG), Gary Lee (SF) Jerry Ellison, Leon Marotta | |
| 09:52 | BYU | Joshua Schuster comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-10 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Daniel Goode gets the rebound | 13-10 |
| 09:46 | Denver | Andrew Young misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 13-10 |
| 09:45 | BYU | Gary Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 09:37 | BYU | Joshua Schuster hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 13-10 |
| 09:36 | Denver | Benjamin Damore pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| 09:33 | Denver | Donald Bodine throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| Subs | Denver | Terry Stout (SG), Dennis French (C) Andrew Young, Vernon Liner | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Welch (C) Danny Blythe | |
| 09:19 | BYU | Joshua Schuster buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gary Lee | 13-13 |
| 09:01 | Denver | Benjamin Damore hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Lee - foul #1 on Gary Lee, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Aichele (PF) Daniel Goode | |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Jerry Ellison (SG), Richard Harper (PF) John Garrett, Joshua Schuster, John Leite | |
| 09:01 | Denver | Benjamin Damore misses the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 09:01 | Denver | Benjamin Damore makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:38 | BYU | Gary Lee hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David White | 14-16 |
| 08:32 | Denver | Jerry Ellison is called for the reach on Terry Stout in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Ellison, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Denver | Al Herman (PG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Vernon Liner (PF) Donald Bodine, Benjamin Damore, Kenneth Aichele | |
| Subs | BYU | Leon Marotta (SF) Gary Lee | |
| 08:17 | Denver | Dennis French drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Vernon Liner | 16-16 |
| 08:00 | BYU | Richard Harper misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Vernon Liner - foul #2 on Vernon Liner, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Young (SG), Kenneth Aichele (PF) Terry Stout, Vernon Liner | |
| Subs | BYU | John Garrett (PG), Joshua Schuster (SG), Danny Blythe (C) David White, Jerry Ellison, Michael Welch | |
| 08:00 | BYU | Richard Harper makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:00 | BYU | Richard Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:00 | Denver | Andrew Young snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 07:55 | Denver | Wallace Israelson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-17 |
| 07:53 | BYU | Danny Blythe gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:35 | BYU | Joshua Schuster makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Leon Marotta | 16-20 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Al Herman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Young (fresh) SF - Wallace Israelson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Aichele (fresh) C - Dennis French (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Garrett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Schuster (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Leon Marotta (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Harper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Danny Blythe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 07:20 | BYU | Danny Blythe gets the rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:57 | BYU | Leon Marotta connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Richard Harper | 16-22 |
| 06:39 | Denver | Dennis French's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-22 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bodine (PG), Terry Stout (SG), Raymond Beyer (SF), Daniel Goode (PF) Al Herman, Andrew Young, Wallace Israelson, Dennis French | |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Gary Lee (SG), Charles Dierks (SF), John Leite (PF), Michael Welch (C) John Garrett, Joshua Schuster, Leon Marotta, Richard Harper, Danny Blythe | |
| 06:20 | BYU | Gary Lee is whistled for traveling | 16-22 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Adams (PF) Kenneth Aichele | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 06:03 | Denver | Terry Stout loses the dribble to David White | 16-22 |
| 05:58 | BYU | Michael Welch is fouled on the floor by Michael Adams - foul #1 on Michael Adams, team foul #4 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Jerry Ellison (SG) Gary Lee | |
| 05:35 | BYU | David White is fouled on the floor by Donald Bodine - foul #1 on Donald Bodine, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | John Garrett (PG), Danny Blythe (C) David White, Michael Welch | |
| 05:09 | BYU | John Leite jams it set up by John Garrett and the foul's on Michael Adams - foul #2 on Michael Adams, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Al Herman (PG), Kenneth Aichele (C) Terry Stout, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | BYU | Joshua Schuster (SG) Jerry Ellison | |
| 05:09 | BYU | John Leite makes the free throw | 16-25 |
| 04:51 | Denver | Al Herman hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Daniel Goode tips it but misses | 16-25 |
| 04:47 | BYU | Danny Blythe grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 04:18 | BYU | Danny Blythe is hacked by Raymond Beyer - foul #1 on Raymond Beyer, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Young (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Dennis French (C) Donald Bodine, Raymond Beyer, Daniel Goode | |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Leon Marotta (SF), Richard Harper (PF) John Garrett, Charles Dierks, John Leite | |
| 04:18 | BYU | Danny Blythe makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 04:18 | BYU | Danny Blythe makes the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 04:16 | Denver | Al Herman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Goode (PF) Kenneth Aichele | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Welch (C) Danny Blythe | |
| 03:59 | BYU | Richard Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Benjamin Damore (SG), Vernon Liner (PF) Al Herman, Daniel Goode | |
| Subs | BYU | Jerry Ellison (SF) Leon Marotta | |
| 03:41 | Denver | Dennis French is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-27 |
| 03:40 | Denver | Andrew Young tips it but misses | 16-27 |
| 03:39 | Denver | Wallace Israelson misses the tip | 16-27 |
| 03:38 | BYU | Richard Harper grabs the board | 16-27 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrew Young (fresh) SG - Benjamin Damore (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wallace Israelson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Vernon Liner (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dennis French (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Schuster (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jerry Ellison (fresh) PF - Richard Harper (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Welch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | BYU | Joshua Schuster comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 03:12 | BYU | Richard Harper misses the tip | 16-27 |
| 03:10 | Denver | Vernon Liner snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 02:55 | Denver | Wallace Israelson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 02:54 | BYU | Michael Welch snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 02:49 | BYU | Joshua Schuster is hacked by Benjamin Damore - foul #1 on Benjamin Damore, team foul #8 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Al Herman (PG), Terry Stout (SG), Kenneth Aichele (C) Andrew Young, Wallace Israelson, Dennis French | |
| Subs | BYU | John Garrett (PG), Leon Marotta (SF), Charles Dierks (PF), Danny Blythe (C) David White, Jerry Ellison, Richard Harper, Michael Welch | |
| 02:49 | BYU | Joshua Schuster makes the 1st free throw | 16-28 |
| 02:49 | BYU | Joshua Schuster makes the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 02:42 | Denver | Charles Dierks steals it from Al Herman in the backcourt | 16-29 |
| 02:31 | BYU | Danny Blythe makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Garrett | 16-31 |
| 02:16 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 16-31 |
| 02:15 | Denver | Terry Stout tips it in | 18-31 |
| 02:02 | BYU | Joshua Schuster clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-31 |
| 02:01 | Denver | Vernon Liner pulls down the rebound | 18-31 |
| 01:57 | Denver | Charles Dierks steals it from Terry Stout in the backcourt | 18-31 |
| 01:40 | BYU | Charles Dierks clanks a turnaround from the right block | 18-31 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Terry Stout grabs the defensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 01:19 | Denver | Benjamin Damore misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 18-31 |
| 01:18 | BYU | Leon Marotta gets the rebound | 18-31 |
| 00:54 | BYU | Joshua Schuster misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 18-31 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Vernon Liner pulls down the rebound | 18-31 |
| 00:39 | Denver | Terry Stout misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-31 |
| 00:38 | BYU | Charles Dierks grabs the defensive rebound | 18-31 |
| 00:16 | BYU | Danny Blythe scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leon Marotta | 18-33 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Kenneth Aichele is whistled for a carry | 18-33 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Bodine (PG), Andrew Young (SG), Wallace Israelson (SF), Daniel Goode (PF), Dennis French (C) Al Herman, Terry Stout, Benjamin Damore, Vernon Liner, Kenneth Aichele | |
| Subs | BYU | David White (PG), Jerry Ellison (SG), Gary Lee (SF), John Leite (PF), Michael Welch (C) John Garrett, Joshua Schuster, Leon Marotta, Charles Dierks, Danny Blythe | |
| 00:00 | BYU | David White clanks a fullcourt shot | 18-33 |