| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Pantano (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Pressley (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Merle McKew (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kees (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Hoehn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Richard Kees inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn's layup is rejected by Patrick McGreevy | 39-35 |
| 19:48 | Denver | John Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephan Klem and he's hacked by Merle McKew - foul #3 on Merle McKew, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Otten (SG) Merle McKew | |
| 19:41 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 19:16 | Utah | Joshua Pantano steals it from Michael Otten | 42-35 |
| 19:08 | Denver | James Pressley is fouled on the floor by Alvin Hoehn - foul #1 on Alvin Hoehn, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| 18:50 | Denver | Joshua Pantano misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-35 |
| 18:48 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick McGreevy | 42-35 |
| 18:35 | Denver | Joshua Pantano connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-35 |
| 18:16 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 18:15 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn tips it home | 45-37 |
| 17:53 | Denver | Joshua Pantano misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-37 |
| 17:51 | Utah | Andrew Blair grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 17:24 | Utah | Andrew Blair buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Phillip Hoffman | 45-39 |
| 17:07 | Denver | Joshua Pantano misses the floater in the lane | 45-39 |
| 17:05 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Stephan Klem | 45-39 |
| 16:47 | Denver | James Pressley loses the dribble to Phillip Hoffman | 45-39 |
| 16:35 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman is hacked by Stephan Klem - foul #2 on Stephan Klem, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), Jasper Winn (SG), Judson Smith (SF), Ricky Gallo (PF), Felton Kohn (C) Stephan Klem, Patrick McGreevy, Joshua Pantano, James Pressley, John Fox | |
| Subs | Utah | Tarek Engen (PG), Brandon Ramey (SG), Daniel Howard (SF), Marshall Spears (PF), David Cubbage (C) Phillip Hoffman, Michael Otten, Richard Kees, Andrew Blair, Alvin Hoehn | |
| 16:25 | Utah | Daniel Howard comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-39 |
| 16:23 | Denver | Ricky Gallo snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 16:08 | Denver | Judson Smith's floater is tipped away by David Cubbage | 45-39 |
| 16:07 | Utah | David Cubbage pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 15:42 | Utah | David Cubbage blows the layup | 45-39 |
| 15:40 | Denver | Ricky Gallo grabs the board | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jasper Winn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Judson Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ricky Gallo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Felton Kohn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Tarek Engen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brandon Ramey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Howard (fresh) PF - Marshall Spears (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Cubbage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Denver | Ricky Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Pantano (SF), James Pressley (PF) Judson Smith, Felton Kohn | |
| Subs | Utah | Phillip Hoffman (PG), Merle McKew (SG), Michael Otten (SF), Alvin Hoehn (C) Tarek Engen, Brandon Ramey, Daniel Howard, David Cubbage | |
| 15:25 | Utah | Marshall Spears knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Merle McKew | 45-41 |
| 15:09 | Denver | James Pressley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-41 |
| 15:07 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:46 | Utah | Marshall Spears can't connect on a shot from close range | 45-41 |
| 14:44 | Denver | Ricky Gallo pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 14:38 | Denver | Ricky Gallo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Pantano | 48-41 |
| 14:34 | Utah | Michael Otten hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 14:32 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn gets the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:16 | Utah | Michael Otten misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Pantano - foul #2 on Joshua Pantano, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Patrick McGreevy (SG), John Fox (C) Thomas Oropeza, Jasper Winn, Ricky Gallo | |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Kees (SF) Merle McKew | |
| 14:16 | Utah | Michael Otten makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 14:16 | Utah | Michael Otten makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 13:58 | Denver | John Fox misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Otten - foul #1 on Michael Otten, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Merle McKew (SG), Andrew Blair (PF) Michael Otten, Marshall Spears | |
| 13:58 | Denver | John Fox makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:58 | Denver | John Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:58 | Utah | Merle McKew grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 13:44 | Utah | Richard Kees makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Phillip Hoffman | 49-46 |
| 13:28 | Denver | James Pressley comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 13:26 | Utah | Richard Kees grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 13:22 | Utah | James Pressley steals it from Phillip Hoffman | 49-46 |
| 12:53 | Denver | Joshua Pantano misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-46 |
| 12:52 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick McGreevy | 49-46 |
| 12:35 | Denver | Joshua Pantano drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 12:25 | Utah | Merle McKew scores on a floater from the right side | 52-48 |
| 12:15 | Denver | Stephan Klem misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 12:13 | Utah | Andrew Blair snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 12:00 | Utah | Richard Kees can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-48 |
| 11:59 | Denver | John Fox grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 11:37 | Denver | Joshua Pantano is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Joshua Pantano, team foul #3 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), Jasper Winn (SG), Judson Smith (SF), Ricky Gallo (PF), Felton Kohn (C) Stephan Klem, Patrick McGreevy, Joshua Pantano, James Pressley, John Fox | |
| Subs | Utah | Tarek Engen (PG), Michael Otten (SG), Marshall Spears (PF), David Cubbage (C) Phillip Hoffman, Merle McKew, Andrew Blair, Alvin Hoehn | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jasper Winn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Judson Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ricky Gallo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Felton Kohn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Tarek Engen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Otten (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Kees (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Spears (fresh) 7 pts. C - David Cubbage (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Utah | Tarek Engen makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-50 |
| 10:51 | Denver | Judson Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 10:50 | Denver | Judson Smith misses the tip | 52-50 |
| 10:48 | Utah | The rebound goes to Marshall Spears | 52-50 |
| 10:40 | Utah | Felton Kohn blocks the short jumper by Tarek Engen | 52-50 |
| 10:39 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Spears | 52-50 |
| 10:34 | Utah | David Cubbage drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 10:22 | Denver | Felton Kohn drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Judson Smith | 54-53 |
| 10:10 | Utah | Michael Otten knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 09:49 | Utah | Marshall Spears grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 09:35 | Utah | Richard Kees is fouled on the floor by Judson Smith - foul #1 on Judson Smith, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Patrick McGreevy (SG), Joshua Pantano (SF), James Pressley (PF), John Fox (C) Thomas Oropeza, Jasper Winn, Judson Smith, Ricky Gallo, Felton Kohn | |
| Subs | Utah | Phillip Hoffman (PG), Merle McKew (SG), Andrew Blair (PF), Alvin Hoehn (C) Tarek Engen, Richard Kees, Marshall Spears, David Cubbage | |
| 09:21 | Utah | Andrew Blair hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 09:19 | Denver | The rebound goes to Joshua Pantano | 54-56 |
| 09:15 | Denver | Stephan Klem buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick McGreevy | 56-56 |
| 08:57 | Utah | Merle McKew misses the fadeaway from the right side | 56-56 |
| 08:56 | Denver | Joshua Pantano grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Stephan Klem is called for a charge - foul #3 on Stephan Klem, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | David Cubbage (SF) Michael Otten | |
| 08:19 | Utah | David Cubbage makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Merle McKew | 56-58 |
| 08:15 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy is hacked by Merle McKew - foul #4 on Merle McKew, team foul #4 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Tarek Engen (SG), Marshall Spears (PF) Merle McKew, Andrew Blair | |
| 08:03 | Denver | Stephan Klem drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Pressley | 59-58 |
| 07:49 | Utah | David Cubbage's pass is intercepted by James Pressley | 59-58 |
| 07:39 | Denver | James Pressley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Marshall Spears - foul #2 on Marshall Spears, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), Judson Smith (SF) Stephan Klem, Joshua Pantano | |
| Subs | Utah | Merle McKew (SG), Richard Kees (SF) Phillip Hoffman, David Cubbage | |
| 07:39 | Denver | James Pressley makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:39 | Denver | James Pressley misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 07:39 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Judson Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Pressley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - John Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Tarek Engen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Merle McKew (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Kees (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marshall Spears (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Hoehn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Utah | Richard Kees misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-58 |
| 07:15 | Utah | Tarek Engen tips it back up and in | 60-60 |
| 06:51 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy is hacked by Merle McKew - foul #5 on Merle McKew, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Jasper Winn (SG), Joshua Pantano (SF), Ricky Gallo (PF), Felton Kohn (C) Patrick McGreevy, Judson Smith, James Pressley, John Fox | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Otten (SG), Andrew Blair (PF) Merle McKew, Alvin Hoehn | |
| 06:31 | Denver | Richard Kees steals the ball from Felton Kohn | 60-60 |
| 06:11 | Utah | Tarek Engen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Oropeza - foul #3 on Thomas Oropeza, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG) Jasper Winn | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 06:11 | Utah | Tarek Engen makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 06:11 | Utah | Tarek Engen makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Felton Kohn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 05:52 | Utah | The rebound goes to Marshall Spears | 60-62 |
| 05:48 | Utah | Michael Otten hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Kees | 60-64 |
| 05:22 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 05:21 | Denver | Felton Kohn pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 05:09 | Denver | Felton Kohn is called for a charge - foul #2 on Felton Kohn, team foul #7 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG), Judson Smith (SF), James Pressley (PF), John Fox (C) Thomas Oropeza, Joshua Pantano, Ricky Gallo, Felton Kohn | |
| Subs | Utah | Phillip Hoffman (PG), David Cubbage (SF), Alvin Hoehn (C) Tarek Engen, Richard Kees, Marshall Spears | |
| 04:52 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-64 |
| 04:50 | Denver | James Pressley snags the defensive board | 60-64 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Stephan Klem misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-64 |
| 04:43 | Denver | John Fox can't tip it in | 60-64 |
| 04:41 | Utah | David Cubbage pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 04:23 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Blair | 60-67 |
| 04:09 | Denver | John Fox misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 04:08 | Utah | Andrew Blair pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 03:39 | Utah | Michael Otten makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Phillip Hoffman | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Judson Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Pressley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - John Fox (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Phillip Hoffman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Otten (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - David Cubbage (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Blair (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Alvin Hoehn (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy loses the ball out of bounds | 60-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), Joshua Pantano (SF) Stephan Klem, Judson Smith | |
| Subs | Utah | Brandon Ramey (SG), Richard Kees (SF), Marshall Spears (PF) Michael Otten, David Cubbage, Andrew Blair | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Utah | Thomas Oropeza is called for the reach on Phillip Hoffman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Oropeza, team foul #8 | 60-70 |
| 03:13 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 03:13 | Utah | Phillip Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 03:13 | Denver | John Fox gets the rebound | 60-71 |
| 02:56 | Denver | James Pressley buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Pantano | 62-71 |
| 02:50 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Otten (SG) Brandon Ramey | |
| 02:27 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn is hacked by John Fox - foul #1 on John Fox, team foul #9 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG) Thomas Oropeza | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 02:27 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 02:27 | Utah | Alvin Hoehn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 02:14 | Denver | John Fox connects on the floater near the basket | 64-73 |
| 02:14 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Andrew Blair (PF) Marshall Spears | |
| 01:50 | Utah | Andrew Blair is fouled on the floor by John Fox - foul #2 on John Fox, team foul #10 | 64-73 |
| 01:50 | Utah | Andrew Blair makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:50 | Utah | Andrew Blair misses the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:50 | Denver | John Fox grabs the board | 64-74 |
| 01:36 | Denver | James Pressley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stephan Klem | 66-74 |
| 01:18 | Utah | James Pressley is called for the reach on Michael Otten - foul #2 on James Pressley, team foul #11 | 66-74 |
| 01:18 | Utah | Michael Otten makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 01:18 | Utah | Michael Otten makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 01:02 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 66-76 |
| 01:00 | Utah | Michael Otten snags the defensive board | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Utah | Patrick McGreevy is called for the reach on Michael Otten in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick McGreevy, team foul #12 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), Jasper Winn (SG), Judson Smith (SF), Ricky Gallo (PF), Felton Kohn (C) Stephan Klem, Patrick McGreevy, Joshua Pantano, James Pressley, John Fox | |
| Subs | Utah | Charles Bentley (PG), Tarek Engen (SG), Marshall Spears (PF), David Cubbage (C) Phillip Hoffman, Richard Kees, Andrew Blair, Alvin Hoehn | |
| 00:57 | Utah | Michael Otten makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:57 | Utah | Michael Otten makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Denver | Tarek Engen picks off the pass by Jasper Winn | 66-78 |
| 00:47 | Utah | Tarek Engen lays it in | 66-80 |
| 00:41 | Denver | Ricky Gallo can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Marshall Spears - foul #3 on Marshall Spears, team foul #7 | 66-80 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Howard (SF) Charles Bentley | |
| 00:41 | Denver | Ricky Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:41 | Denver | Ricky Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Utah | Marshall Spears misses the floater from the right block | 68-80 |
| 00:16 | Utah | David Cubbage grabs the offensive rebound | 68-80 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Tarek Engen runs out the clock | 68-80 |