| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Cordova (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Joel Myers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wayne Rice (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Gwynn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Sloan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova inbounds the ball | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Denver | Wayne Rice is called for the reach on Steven Howell - foul #2 on Wayne Rice, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Wesley Pennington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 19:20 | BYU | Jeffrey Gwynn pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 19:16 | BYU | Wayne Rice makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Myers | 41-34 |
| 19:08 | Denver | Joseph Parker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 19:06 | BYU | Jeffrey Gwynn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 19:00 | BYU | Wayne Rice banks in the layup | 41-36 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova is whistled for traveling | 41-36 |
| 18:22 | BYU | Joel Myers knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Scott | 41-39 |
| 17:54 | Denver | Joseph Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-39 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Wesley Pennington grabs the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 17:37 | Denver | Joseph Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-39 |
| 17:35 | BYU | Thomas Sloan snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 17:29 | BYU | Jeffrey Gwynn misses long on a runner from close range | 41-39 |
| 17:28 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 17:01 | Denver | Horace Creekmore knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Parker | 43-39 |
| 16:40 | BYU | Joel Myers connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Rice | 43-42 |
| 16:20 | Denver | Wesley Pennington makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Parker | 46-42 |
| 16:04 | BYU | Thomas Sloan hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Parker - foul #1 on Joseph Parker, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Ricky Webb (PG), Zachary Phillips (SG), Darryl Frese (SF), Martin Northup (PF), Roger Alley (C) Joseph Parker, Steven Howell, Lloyd Cordova, Horace Creekmore, Wesley Pennington | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Luman (PG), Robert Henry (SG), Ruben Langworthy (SF), Gary Manzi (C) Joel Myers, Wayne Rice, Jeffrey Gwynn, Andrew Scott | |
| 16:04 | BYU | Thomas Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:04 | BYU | Thomas Sloan misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 16:04 | Denver | Roger Alley gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 15:55 | Denver | Zachary Phillips knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Darryl Frese | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ricky Webb (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darryl Frese (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Martin Northup (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Alley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Luman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ruben Langworthy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Sloan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Manzi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | BYU | Michael Luman is fouled on the floor by Ricky Webb - foul #1 on Ricky Webb, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Edward Watkins (C) Roger Alley | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Gran (SF) Thomas Sloan | |
| 15:12 | BYU | Gary Manzi is whistled for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (SG) Zachary Phillips | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 14:56 | Denver | Steven Howell is fouled on the floor by Robert Henry - foul #1 on Robert Henry, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Wayne Rice (SG) Michael Gran | |
| 14:45 | Denver | Darryl Frese comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 14:43 | Denver | Martin Northup grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:28 | Denver | Steven Howell misses the 3 from straight away | 48-43 |
| 14:27 | BYU | Ruben Langworthy grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 14:24 | BYU | Michael Luman is hacked by Ricky Webb in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricky Webb, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Lloyd Cordova (SF) Darryl Frese | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 14:05 | BYU | Ruben Langworthy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 14:03 | Denver | Martin Northup pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 13:50 | Denver | Martin Northup knocks in the shot from the right side | 50-43 |
| 13:35 | BYU | Wayne Rice is called for a backcourt violation | 50-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Parker (PG), Horace Creekmore (PF) Ricky Webb, Martin Northup | |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Myers (PG), Jeffrey Gwynn (SF), Andrew Scott (C) Michael Luman, Robert Henry, Gary Manzi | |
| 13:23 | Denver | Steven Howell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 50-43 |
| 13:21 | Denver | Horace Creekmore can't tip it in | 50-43 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova tips it but misses | 50-43 |
| 13:17 | BYU | Jeffrey Gwynn grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 13:08 | BYU | Wayne Rice is fouled on the floor by Horace Creekmore - foul #2 on Horace Creekmore, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Martin Northup (SG) Steven Howell | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 13:02 | BYU | Ruben Langworthy knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Scott and he's hacked by Lloyd Cordova - foul #2 on Lloyd Cordova, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Thomas Sloan (PF) Jeffrey Gwynn | |
| 13:02 | BYU | Ruben Langworthy makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 12:47 | Denver | Edward Watkins hits a fadeaway from the right block | 52-46 |
| 12:37 | BYU | Lloyd Cordova is called for the reach on Joel Myers - foul #3 on Lloyd Cordova, team foul #6 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Darryl Frese (SF), Wesley Pennington (C) Lloyd Cordova, Edward Watkins | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Henry (SG), Jeffrey Gwynn (SF) Wayne Rice, Ruben Langworthy | |
| 12:23 | BYU | Andrew Scott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 12:21 | Denver | Wesley Pennington grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 12:00 | Denver | Martin Northup throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (SG) Darryl Frese | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 11:48 | BYU | Jeffrey Gwynn connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Joel Myers | 52-49 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Northup (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Joel Myers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Gwynn (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Denver | Joseph Parker is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Joseph Parker, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Lloyd Cordova (SF) Horace Creekmore | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Luman (PG), Wayne Rice (SG), Ruben Langworthy (PF), Gary Manzi (C) Joel Myers, Robert Henry, Thomas Sloan, Andrew Scott | |
| 11:12 | BYU | Michael Luman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wayne Rice | 52-51 |
| 10:56 | Denver | Martin Northup is hacked by Jeffrey Gwynn - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gwynn, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Ricky Webb (PG), Edward Watkins (C) Joseph Parker, Wesley Pennington | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Henry (PF) Jeffrey Gwynn | |
| 10:41 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 52-51 |
| 10:39 | Denver | Steven Howell tips it home | 54-51 |
| 10:25 | BYU | Wayne Rice hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Lloyd Cordova - foul #4 on Lloyd Cordova, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Horace Creekmore (PF) Lloyd Cordova | |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Myers (PG), Thomas Sloan (PF) Michael Luman, Robert Henry | |
| 10:25 | BYU | Wayne Rice misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:25 | BYU | Wayne Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 10:15 | Denver | Edward Watkins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gary Manzi - foul #1 on Gary Manzi, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Andrew Scott (C) Gary Manzi | |
| 10:15 | Denver | Edward Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 10:15 | Denver | Edward Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:58 | BYU | Horace Creekmore steps in front of the Thomas Sloan pass | 56-52 |
| 09:38 | Denver | Steven Howell hits a 3 from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 09:33 | BYU | Steven Howell is called for the reach on Ruben Langworthy - foul #2 on Steven Howell, team foul #9 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Parker (PG), Darryl Frese (SF) Ricky Webb, Martin Northup | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 09:33 | BYU | Ruben Langworthy makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 09:33 | BYU | Ruben Langworthy makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 09:13 | Denver | Joseph Parker connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Horace Creekmore | 62-54 |
| 09:09 | BYU | Wayne Rice can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 62-54 |
| 09:07 | BYU | Wayne Rice pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 08:50 | BYU | Joel Myers misses the turnaround near the basket | 62-54 |
| 08:48 | Denver | Joseph Parker grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 08:43 | Denver | Steven Howell is fouled on the floor by Wayne Rice - foul #3 on Wayne Rice, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Martin Northup (SG), Wesley Pennington (PF), Roger Alley (C) Steven Howell, Horace Creekmore, Edward Watkins | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Luman (PG), Robert Henry (SG), Jeffrey Gwynn (SF), Gary Manzi (C) Joel Myers, Wayne Rice, Ruben Langworthy, Andrew Scott | |
| 08:29 | Denver | Martin Northup's layup is rejected by Thomas Sloan | 62-54 |
| 08:28 | BYU | The rebound goes to Thomas Sloan | 62-54 |
| 08:22 | BYU | Michael Luman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-54 |
| 07:56 | Denver | Wesley Pennington hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Darryl Frese | 65-54 |
| 07:39 | BYU | Thomas Sloan scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Robert Henry | 65-56 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Martin Northup (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Darryl Frese (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Alley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Luman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Gwynn (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Sloan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Manzi (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Denver | Roger Alley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 07:10 | BYU | Robert Henry buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Luman | 67-59 |
| 06:49 | Denver | Joseph Parker misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 06:48 | BYU | Robert Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 06:44 | BYU | Michael Luman misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-59 |
| 06:43 | BYU | Robert Henry hits the follow up shot | 67-61 |
| 06:36 | Denver | Wesley Pennington clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-61 |
| 06:35 | BYU | Jeffrey Gwynn gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| 06:10 | BYU | Jeffrey Gwynn's pass is intercepted by Martin Northup | 67-61 |
| 05:56 | Denver | Darryl Frese misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 67-61 |
| 05:55 | BYU | Thomas Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 05:55 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Ricky Webb (PG), Steven Howell (SG), Lloyd Cordova (SF), Horace Creekmore (PF), Edward Watkins (C) Joseph Parker, Martin Northup, Darryl Frese, Wesley Pennington, Roger Alley | |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Myers (PG), Wayne Rice (SG), Ruben Langworthy (PF), Andrew Scott (C) Michael Luman, Robert Henry, Thomas Sloan, Gary Manzi | |
| 05:28 | BYU | Joel Myers is fouled on the floor by Ricky Webb - foul #3 on Ricky Webb, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| 05:28 | BYU | Joel Myers makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 05:28 | BYU | Joel Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 05:05 | Denver | Ricky Webb is called for traveling | 67-63 |
| 04:54 | BYU | Wayne Rice connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ruben Langworthy | 67-66 |
| 04:34 | Denver | Horace Creekmore buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Steven Howell | 70-66 |
| 04:20 | BYU | Joel Myers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-66 |
| 04:18 | Denver | The rebound goes to Lloyd Cordova | 70-66 |
| 03:55 | Denver | Edward Watkins misses badly on a floater from the left side | 70-66 |
| 03:53 | BYU | Jeffrey Gwynn grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 03:48 | BYU | The jump hook by Wayne Rice is blocked by Edward Watkins | 70-66 |
| 03:47 | Denver | Steven Howell grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 03:26 | Denver | Edward Watkins comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 70-66 |
| 03:25 | BYU | The rebound goes to Ruben Langworthy | 70-66 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ricky Webb (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Howell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Cordova (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Joel Myers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Gwynn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ruben Langworthy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | BYU | Wayne Rice clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| 02:52 | Denver | Steven Howell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 70-66 |
| 02:50 | BYU | Ruben Langworthy grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 02:46 | BYU | Steven Howell takes the ball from Jeffrey Gwynn | 70-66 |
| 02:36 | Denver | Horace Creekmore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Horace Creekmore gets the offensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 02:19 | Denver | Andrew Scott swats the short shot by Lloyd Cordova | 70-66 |
| 02:18 | BYU | Ruben Langworthy grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 02:14 | BYU | Wayne Rice misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ricky Webb - foul #4 on Ricky Webb, team foul #11 | 70-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Parker (PG), Martin Northup (SG), Darryl Frese (SF), Wesley Pennington (PF), Roger Alley (C) Ricky Webb, Steven Howell, Lloyd Cordova, Horace Creekmore, Edward Watkins | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Luman (PG), Robert Henry (SF), Thomas Sloan (PF), Gary Manzi (C) Joel Myers, Jeffrey Gwynn, Ruben Langworthy, Andrew Scott | |
| 02:14 | BYU | Wayne Rice makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:14 | BYU | Wayne Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (SG) Roger Alley | |
| Subs | BYU | Ruben Langworthy (SF) Robert Henry | |
| 01:51 | Denver | Steven Howell is fouled on the floor by Wayne Rice - foul #4 on Wayne Rice, team foul #6 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Lloyd Cordova (SF), Horace Creekmore (PF), Edward Watkins (C) Darryl Frese, Martin Northup, Wesley Pennington | |
| Subs | BYU | Joel Myers (PG), Jeffrey Gwynn (SF), Andrew Scott (C) Michael Luman, Ruben Langworthy, Gary Manzi | |
| 01:41 | Denver | Steven Howell buries a shot from just outside the lane | 72-68 |
| 01:22 | BYU | Jeffrey Gwynn connects on the fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by Steven Howell - foul #3 on Steven Howell, team foul #12 | 72-70 |
| 01:22 | BYU | Jeffrey Gwynn makes the free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:01 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | BYU | Joel Myers knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-73 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Denver | Lloyd Cordova banks in the layup | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | BYU | Wayne Rice comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 77-73 |
| 00:13 | Denver | Horace Creekmore grabs the defensive rebound | 77-73 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Denver | Joel Myers is called for the reach on Horace Creekmore in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joel Myers, team foul #7 | 77-73 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Horace Creekmore misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:10 | BYU | Thomas Sloan pulls down the rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:02 | BYU | Joel Myers connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-76 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Joseph Parker runs out the clock | 78-76 |