| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Yang (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 6 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Marvin Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dee Dyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel McGee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Richter (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Howard Remmers inbounds the ball | 23-25 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | TCU | Dee Dyer loses the ball out of bounds | 23-25 |
| 19:39 | Denver | Ruben Florez misses the easy layup | 23-25 |
| 19:37 | TCU | Marvin Cooper snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 19:25 | TCU | Randy Richter can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ruben Florez - foul #1 on Ruben Florez, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| 19:25 | TCU | Randy Richter misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 19:25 | TCU | Randy Richter misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 19:25 | Denver | Thomas Livingston pulls down the rebound | 23-25 |
| 19:13 | Denver | Brian Bergert comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 19:12 | TCU | The rebound goes to Howard Remmers | 23-25 |
| 18:50 | TCU | Howard Remmers misses short on a shot from the right wing | 23-25 |
| 18:48 | Denver | Brian Bergert gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 18:31 | Denver | Thomas Livingston clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-25 |
| 18:30 | TCU | The rebound goes to Howard Remmers | 23-25 |
| 18:12 | TCU | Marvin Cooper buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 17:51 | Denver | Oscar Pierce misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-27 |
| 17:50 | Denver | Brian Bergert tips it back up and in | 25-27 |
| 17:35 | TCU | Marvin Cooper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 17:33 | TCU | Marvin Cooper snags the offensive board | 25-27 |
| 17:25 | TCU | Samuel McGee misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 25-27 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Thomas Livingston pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 17:17 | Denver | Oscar Pierce connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ruben Florez | 28-27 |
| 16:59 | TCU | Samuel McGee can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ruben Florez - foul #2 on Ruben Florez, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Victor Heiner (SG), James Vester (SF), Paul Wear (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Oscar Pierce, Brian Bergert, William Yang, Thomas Livingston, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SG), James Clark (SF), Dwight Brown (C) Dee Dyer, Howard Remmers, Randy Richter | |
| 16:59 | TCU | Samuel McGee misses the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 16:59 | TCU | Samuel McGee makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 16:36 | Denver | Paul Wear is fouled on the floor by Samuel McGee - foul #2 on Samuel McGee, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (PG), James Matter (PF) Marvin Cooper, Samuel McGee | |
| 16:22 | Denver | Paul Wear comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 16:20 | TCU | James Clark snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 16:06 | TCU | James Matter is hacked by James Vester - foul #2 on James Vester, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| 15:52 | TCU | James Matter makes the turnaround in the lane | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) SG - Victor Heiner (fresh) 3 reb. SF - James Vester (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Wear (fresh) C - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Robert Hoar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott McCrimmon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Matter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Denver | James Clark steals the ball from James Vester | 28-30 |
| 15:08 | TCU | James Clark misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 15:06 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon tips it in | 28-32 |
| 14:45 | Denver | Richard Stanfield comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 28-32 |
| 14:44 | TCU | Robert Hoar snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 14:40 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon drills a 3 from straight away set up by James Matter | 28-35 |
| 14:20 | Denver | James Vester scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Victor Heiner | 30-35 |
| 13:54 | TCU | Robert Hoar clanks a jumper from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 13:52 | TCU | James Matter grabs the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 13:42 | TCU | James Clark is hacked by James Vester - foul #3 on James Vester, team foul #4 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), William Yang (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Victor Heiner, James Vester, Paul Wear, Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | TCU | Marvin Cooper (PG), Dee Dyer (SG), Howard Remmers (SF), Samuel McGee (PF), Randy Richter (C) Robert Hoar, Scott McCrimmon, James Clark, James Matter, Dwight Brown | |
| 13:25 | TCU | Ruben Florez is called for the reach on Dee Dyer - foul #3 on Ruben Florez, team foul #5 | 30-35 |
| 13:14 | TCU | Marvin Cooper drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Remmers | 30-38 |
| 13:05 | Denver | Ruben Florez is whistled for a carry | 30-38 |
| 12:42 | TCU | Dee Dyer misses the 3 from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 12:41 | Denver | William Yang grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 12:21 | Denver | William Yang makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Oscar Pierce | 33-38 |
| 12:09 | TCU | Marvin Cooper connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Richter | 33-41 |
| 12:00 | Denver | Brian Bergert can't connect on a runner near the basket | 33-41 |
| 11:59 | Denver | Ruben Florez tips it in | 35-41 |
| 11:38 | TCU | Marvin Cooper makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel McGee | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Yang (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 8 reb. C - Ruben Florez (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Marvin Cooper (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dee Dyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel McGee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Randy Richter (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Denver | William Yang clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 11:32 | TCU | Samuel McGee gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 11:15 | TCU | Dee Dyer dunks the ball on a great pass from Randy Richter and he's fouled by William Yang - foul #1 on William Yang, team foul #6 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Wear (PF) Thomas Livingston | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 11:15 | TCU | Dee Dyer makes the free throw | 35-47 |
| 10:58 | Denver | Brian Bergert connects on the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Dee Dyer - foul #2 on Dee Dyer, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Denver | James Vester (SF), Richard Stanfield (C) William Yang, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | TCU | James Clark (SF), James Matter (PF) Howard Remmers, Samuel McGee | |
| 10:58 | Denver | Brian Bergert makes the free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:40 | TCU | Brian Bergert steals the ball from James Clark | 38-47 |
| 10:21 | Denver | Richard Stanfield misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 10:20 | Denver | Richard Stanfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 10:08 | Denver | James Vester clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 10:06 | Denver | Brian Bergert gets the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 09:49 | Denver | Richard Stanfield hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Randy Richter - foul #2 on Randy Richter, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), William Yang (SF), Ruben Florez (C) Oscar Pierce, Brian Bergert, Paul Wear | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (PG), Scott McCrimmon (SG), Howard Remmers (SF), Samuel McGee (PF), Dwight Brown (C) Marvin Cooper, Dee Dyer, James Clark, James Matter, Randy Richter | |
| 09:49 | Denver | Richard Stanfield makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 09:30 | TCU | James Vester steals it from Scott McCrimmon | 41-47 |
| 09:20 | Denver | Donald Pennington is hacked by Robert Hoar - foul #3 on Robert Hoar, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Livingston (PF) Richard Stanfield | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 09:07 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 09:06 | TCU | Howard Remmers snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 08:59 | TCU | Scott McCrimmon drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-50 |
| 08:41 | Denver | James Vester misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 08:39 | TCU | Samuel McGee gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 08:27 | TCU | Robert Hoar knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Remmers | 41-53 |
| 08:19 | Denver | Thomas Livingston misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 08:17 | Denver | Ruben Florez grabs the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 08:01 | Denver | Thomas Livingston buries a shot in the lane and the foul's on Samuel McGee - foul #3 on Samuel McGee, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Brian Bergert (SG), Paul Wear (C) James Vester, William Yang, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | TCU | Marvin Cooper (PG), Dee Dyer (SG), James Clark (PF), Randy Richter (C) Robert Hoar, Scott McCrimmon, Samuel McGee, Dwight Brown | |
| 08:01 | Denver | Thomas Livingston makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 07:38 | TCU | Donald Pennington denies the turnaround by Randy Richter | 44-53 |
| 07:36 | TCU | Howard Remmers hits the follow up shot | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Bergert (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Donald Pennington (fresh) PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Wear (fresh) | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Marvin Cooper (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dee Dyer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Richter (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Denver | Oscar Pierce makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Bergert | 46-55 |
| 06:48 | TCU | Randy Richter misses the jumper from close range | 46-55 |
| 06:46 | TCU | James Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 06:35 | TCU | Howard Remmers can't finish the layup but the foul's on Donald Pennington - foul #1 on Donald Pennington, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Denver | William Yang (SF), Ruben Florez (C) Donald Pennington, Thomas Livingston | |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel McGee (PF) James Clark | |
| 06:35 | TCU | Howard Remmers makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 06:35 | TCU | Howard Remmers makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:26 | Denver | William Yang is called for traveling | 46-57 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Scott McCrimmon (SF) Howard Remmers | |
| 06:08 | TCU | Dee Dyer lays it in set up by Marvin Cooper | 46-59 |
| 05:58 | Denver | Brian Bergert makes the shot in the lane | 48-59 |
| 05:40 | TCU | Marvin Cooper clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 05:38 | Denver | Paul Wear snags the defensive board | 48-59 |
| 05:32 | Denver | Samuel McGee picks off the pass by Brian Bergert | 48-59 |
| 05:16 | TCU | Marvin Cooper knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel McGee | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:48 | Denver | Brian Bergert hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-62 |
| 04:47 | TCU | The rebound goes to Samuel McGee | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:25 | TCU | Marvin Cooper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 04:23 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ruben Florez | 48-62 |
| 04:07 | Denver | Oscar Pierce misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-62 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Ruben Florez can't tip it in | 48-62 |
| 04:04 | TCU | Samuel McGee snags the defensive board | 48-62 |
| 03:48 | TCU | Marvin Cooper misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ruben Florez - foul #4 on Ruben Florez, team foul #8 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Pennington (PG), Victor Heiner (SG), James Vester (SF), Thomas Livingston (PF), Richard Stanfield (C) Oscar Pierce, Brian Bergert, William Yang, Paul Wear, Ruben Florez | |
| Subs | TCU | Howard Remmers (SF), James Clark (PF), Dwight Brown (C) Scott McCrimmon, Samuel McGee, Randy Richter | |
| 03:48 | TCU | Marvin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 03:48 | TCU | Marvin Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 03:48 | Denver | Richard Stanfield snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 03:24 | Denver | James Vester misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-63 |
| 03:23 | Denver | Thomas Livingston grabs the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Pennington (fresh) SG - Victor Heiner (fresh) 3 reb. SF - James Vester (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Livingston (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Richard Stanfield (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Marvin Cooper (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dee Dyer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Remmers (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Denver | Thomas Livingston clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-63 |
| 03:03 | Denver | Victor Heiner misses the tip | 48-63 |
| 03:01 | TCU | Howard Remmers pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:55 | TCU | Howard Remmers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-63 |
| 02:53 | TCU | James Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 02:26 | TCU | Dwight Brown scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by James Clark | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:17 | Denver | James Vester lays it in | 50-65 |
| 02:01 | TCU | Dee Dyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Marion (PG) Thomas Livingston | |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Hoar (PG), Scott McCrimmon (SG), Samuel McGee (PF) Marvin Cooper, Dee Dyer, James Clark | |
| 01:50 | Denver | Victor Heiner hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-65 |
| 01:49 | TCU | Howard Remmers pulls down the rebound | 50-65 |
| 01:37 | TCU | Howard Remmers clanks a floater from the free throw line | 50-65 |
| 01:35 | Denver | Donald Pennington snags the defensive board | 50-65 |
| 01:12 | Denver | James Vester buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Billy Marion | 53-65 |
| 00:49 | TCU | Howard Remmers makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Denver | James Vester makes the shot from the left side and the foul's on Howard Remmers - foul #1 on Howard Remmers, team foul #6 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Wear (PF) Billy Marion | |
| Subs | TCU | Marvin Cooper (PG), Dee Dyer (SG), Randy Richter (C) Robert Hoar, Scott McCrimmon, Dwight Brown | |
| 00:45 | Denver | James Vester makes the free throw | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | TCU | Marvin Cooper knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dee Dyer | 56-70 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Richard Stanfield can't connect on a shot from close range | 56-70 |
| 00:14 | TCU | Howard Remmers pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Marvin Cooper runs out the clock | 56-70 |