| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Augustus Lawson (fresh) SG - Cedric Mengel (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ross Rogers (fresh) C - Keenan Maya (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Steve Dark inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:44 | Denver | Tommy Page buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Michael Hughes | 31-34 |
| 19:41 | BYU | Bertram Tennyson takes the ball from Augustus Lawson in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 19:23 | Denver | Michael Hughes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 19:21 | BYU | Keenan Maya snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 19:17 | BYU | Ross Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-34 |
| 19:04 | Denver | Michael Hughes misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Matthew Lewis - foul #1 on Matthew Lewis, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:04 | Denver | Michael Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:04 | Denver | Michael Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:43 | BYU | Michael Hughes steals the ball from Cedric Mengel | 33-34 |
| 18:40 | Denver | Michael Hughes hits the finger roll | 35-34 |
| 18:34 | BYU | Augustus Lawson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 18:19 | Denver | Augustus Lawson takes the ball from Bertram Tennyson | 35-37 |
| 18:13 | BYU | Keenan Maya can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 18:11 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Michael Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| 17:30 | BYU | Cedric Mengel comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 17:28 | Denver | Tommy Page snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:18 | Denver | Michael Hughes misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 17:16 | Denver | Michael Rogers tips it home | 37-37 |
| 17:08 | BYU | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steve Dark - foul #1 on Steve Dark, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (SF), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Steve Dark, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Thompson (PG), Antoine Roney (SG), Ivan Carneal (PF), Horace Dias (C) Augustus Lawson, Cedric Mengel, Ross Rogers, Keenan Maya | |
| 17:08 | BYU | Matthew Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 17:08 | BYU | Matthew Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:54 | Denver | Antoine Roney takes the ball from Michael Hughes | 37-39 |
| 16:34 | BYU | Jason Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 16:12 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 16:11 | Denver | Paul Reynolds snags the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 15:50 | Denver | Paul Reynolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Smith (SG), Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Tommy Page (C) Michael Hughes, Bertram Tennyson, Paul Reynolds, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | BYU | Frederick McPartland (PG), Cedric Mengel (SG), Keenan Maya (C) Jason Thompson, Matthew Lewis, Horace Dias | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Frederick McPartland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Cedric Mengel (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Antoine Roney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ivan Carneal (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Keenan Maya (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | BYU | Cedric Mengel misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-42 |
| 15:31 | BYU | Keenan Maya tips it back up and in | 37-44 |
| 15:15 | Denver | Steve Dark misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Frederick McPartland - foul #4 on Frederick McPartland, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Augustus Lawson (PG), Ross Rogers (PF) Frederick McPartland, Ivan Carneal | |
| 15:15 | Denver | Steve Dark makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:15 | Denver | Steve Dark makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:59 | BYU | Antoine Roney comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 14:58 | BYU | Ross Rogers misses the tip | 39-44 |
| 14:56 | Denver | Tommy Page gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 14:28 | Denver | Tommy Page connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-44 |
| 14:25 | BYU | Lawrence Taylor picks off the pass by Augustus Lawson in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 14:24 | Denver | Steve Dark lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Taylor | 43-44 |
| 14:06 | BYU | Ross Rogers's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Taylor | 43-44 |
| 14:03 | Denver | Steve Dark slams it home on a great pass from Lawrence Taylor | 45-44 |
| 13:35 | BYU | Antoine Roney hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Augustus Lawson | 45-47 |
| 13:12 | Denver | Paul Smith misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ross Rogers - foul #2 on Ross Rogers, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SG), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Lawrence Taylor, Steve Dark, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Thompson (PG), Matthew Lewis (SF), Ivan Carneal (PF), Horace Dias (C) Augustus Lawson, Antoine Roney, Ross Rogers, Keenan Maya | |
| 13:12 | Denver | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:12 | Denver | Paul Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:12 | BYU | Ivan Carneal snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 12:43 | BYU | Jason Thompson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-47 |
| 12:42 | Denver | Paul Reynolds snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 12:17 | Denver | Paul Reynolds slams it home on a nice dish by Bertram Tennyson | 47-47 |
| 11:59 | BYU | Cedric Mengel knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Ivan Carneal | 47-49 |
| 11:42 | Denver | Stanley Willey connects on the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Horace Dias - foul #2 on Horace Dias, team foul #4 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (SF) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | BYU | Augustus Lawson (SG) Cedric Mengel | |
| 11:42 | Denver | Stanley Willey makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Willey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jason Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Augustus Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Carneal (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Horace Dias (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | BYU | Ivan Carneal is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ivan Carneal, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Steve Dark (SF), Tommy Page (C) Lawrence Taylor, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 11:12 | Denver | Paul Reynolds hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Hughes and he's hacked by Horace Dias - foul #3 on Horace Dias, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Antoine Roney (SG), Ross Rogers (PF), Keenan Maya (C) Jason Thompson, Ivan Carneal, Horace Dias | |
| 11:12 | Denver | Paul Reynolds makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 10:55 | BYU | Antoine Roney knocks in the runner from the left block | 53-51 |
| 10:37 | Denver | Tommy Page is fouled on the floor by Keenan Maya - foul #3 on Keenan Maya, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Rogers (PF) Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 10:37 | Denver | Tommy Page makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:37 | Denver | Tommy Page makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:18 | BYU | Augustus Lawson buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Antoine Roney | 55-54 |
| 09:57 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson connects on the floater in the lane | 57-54 |
| 09:38 | BYU | Antoine Roney loses the dribble to Michael Hughes | 57-54 |
| 09:23 | Denver | Tommy Page misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Keenan Maya - foul #4 on Keenan Maya, team foul #8 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG), Lawrence Taylor (SG), Paul Smith (SF) Michael Hughes, Bertram Tennyson, Steve Dark | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Thompson (PG), Cedric Mengel (SG), Ivan Carneal (PF), Horace Dias (C) Augustus Lawson, Antoine Roney, Ross Rogers, Keenan Maya | |
| 09:23 | Denver | Tommy Page misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 09:23 | Denver | Tommy Page makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:10 | BYU | Cedric Mengel clanks a shot from the left side | 58-54 |
| 09:09 | BYU | Horace Dias hits the follow up shot | 58-56 |
| 08:52 | Denver | Michael Rogers can't finish the layup | 58-56 |
| 08:51 | Denver | Michael Rogers tips it in | 60-56 |
| 08:36 | BYU | Matthew Lewis is whistled for a carry | 60-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Reynolds (C) Tommy Page | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 08:16 | Denver | Paul Smith clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-56 |
| 08:15 | BYU | Cedric Mengel snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 08:13 | BYU | Jason Thompson travels in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG), Stanley Willey (C) Andrew Crocker, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 07:47 | Denver | Paul Reynolds is denied on a layup by Ivan Carneal | 60-56 |
| 07:45 | Denver | Stanley Willey hits the follow up shot | 62-56 |
| 07:25 | BYU | Cedric Mengel can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #2 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Steve Dark (SF) Lawrence Taylor, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | BYU | Frederick McPartland (PG), Antoine Roney (SF), Ross Rogers (PF), Keenan Maya (C) Jason Thompson, Matthew Lewis, Ivan Carneal, Horace Dias | |
| 07:25 | BYU | Cedric Mengel makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:25 | BYU | Cedric Mengel makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Willey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Frederick McPartland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Cedric Mengel (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Antoine Roney (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ross Rogers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keenan Maya (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-58 |
| 07:03 | BYU | Steve Dark is called for the reach on Antoine Roney - foul #2 on Steve Dark, team foul #3 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Rogers (PF) Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | BYU | Augustus Lawson (SF) Cedric Mengel | |
| 06:45 | BYU | Michael Rogers denies the turnaround by Antoine Roney | 64-58 |
| 06:44 | Denver | Steve Dark grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 06:24 | Denver | Steve Dark is hacked by Ross Rogers - foul #3 on Ross Rogers, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Tommy Page (C) Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 06:24 | Denver | Steve Dark makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 06:24 | Denver | Steve Dark makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 06:00 | BYU | Ross Rogers loses the dribble to Bertram Tennyson | 66-58 |
| 05:56 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses the turnaround in the lane | 66-58 |
| 05:54 | BYU | Augustus Lawson snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| 05:48 | BYU | Antoine Roney is fouled on the floor by Bertram Tennyson - foul #3 on Bertram Tennyson, team foul #4 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Cedric Mengel (SG), Ivan Carneal (PF) Augustus Lawson, Ross Rogers | |
| 05:34 | BYU | Cedric Mengel misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 05:33 | Denver | The rebound goes to Michael Rogers | 66-58 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Michael Hughes is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Hughes, team foul #5 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (SG), Paul Reynolds (PF) Bertram Tennyson, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 05:07 | BYU | Frederick McPartland is fouled on the floor by Michael Hughes - foul #4 on Michael Hughes, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Smith (SF) Steve Dark | |
| Subs | BYU | Augustus Lawson (SF) Antoine Roney | |
| 04:53 | BYU | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Augustus Lawson - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG) Michael Hughes | |
| Subs | BYU | Jason Thompson (PG), Horace Dias (C) Frederick McPartland, Keenan Maya | |
| 04:53 | BYU | Augustus Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:53 | BYU | Augustus Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 04:32 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-60 |
| 04:31 | BYU | Horace Dias grabs the board | 66-60 |
| 04:27 | BYU | Cedric Mengel is whistled for a carry | 66-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG), Stanley Willey (C) Andrew Crocker, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | BYU | Matthew Lewis (SF), Ross Rogers (PF) Jason Thompson, Ivan Carneal | |
| 04:15 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 66-60 |
| 04:13 | BYU | Matthew Lewis gets the rebound | 66-60 |
| 03:53 | BYU | Matthew Lewis dunks the ball | 66-62 |
| 03:41 | Denver | Paul Reynolds misses the floater in the paint | 66-62 |
| 03:39 | BYU | Ross Rogers pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |
| 03:37 | BYU | Lawrence Taylor picks off the pass by Augustus Lawson in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| 03:33 | Denver | Paul Smith lays it up and in on a great pass from Lawrence Taylor | 68-62 |
| 03:28 | BYU | Augustus Lawson loses the dribble to Paul Smith | 68-62 |
| 03:19 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-62 |
| 03:17 | BYU | Ross Rogers pulls down the rebound | 68-62 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Paul Reynolds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Willey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Augustus Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cedric Mengel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Matthew Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ross Rogers (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Horace Dias (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | BYU | Cedric Mengel can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 68-62 |
| 03:10 | Denver | Paul Reynolds gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 03:10 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Tommy Page (C) Lawrence Taylor, Paul Smith, Paul Reynolds, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | BYU | Frederick McPartland (PG), Keenan Maya (C) Augustus Lawson, Horace Dias | |
| 02:55 | Denver | Steve Dark is called for a charge - foul #3 on Steve Dark, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| 02:40 | BYU | Ross Rogers hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Cedric Mengel | 68-64 |
| 02:21 | Denver | Michael Hughes misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-64 |
| 02:20 | BYU | Ross Rogers gets the rebound | 68-64 |
| 02:10 | BYU | Tommy Page swats the dunk try by Matthew Lewis | 68-64 |
| 02:09 | BYU | Ross Rogers tips it back up and in | 68-66 |
| 01:54 | Denver | Tommy Page misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-66 |
| 01:53 | BYU | Matthew Lewis pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:48 | BYU | Matthew Lewis clanks a runner in the lane | 68-66 |
| 01:46 | Denver | Tommy Page pulls down the rebound | 68-66 |
| 01:30 | Denver | Tommy Page makes the runner from the baseline set up by Steve Dark | 70-66 |
| 01:25 | BYU | Matthew Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 01:23 | Denver | Tommy Page grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 01:18 | Denver | Steve Dark misses the lay-in | 70-66 |
| 01:16 | Denver | Steve Dark snags the offensive board | 70-66 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Steve Dark misses long on a floater from the baseline | 70-66 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Tommy Page tips it but misses | 70-66 |
| 00:52 | BYU | Keenan Maya gets the rebound | 70-66 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:45 | BYU | Matthew Lewis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-66 |
| 00:43 | BYU | Ross Rogers tips it back up and in | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:19 | Denver | Steve Dark buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Hughes and he's fouled by Keenan Maya - foul #5 on Keenan Maya, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (SG) Bertram Tennyson | |
| Subs | BYU | Horace Dias (C) Keenan Maya | |
| 00:19 | Denver | Steve Dark misses the free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:19 | BYU | Cedric Mengel grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | BYU | Ross Rogers comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Steve Dark grabs the defensive rebound | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Denver | Steve Dark is hacked by Cedric Mengel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Cedric Mengel, team foul #11 | 72-68 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Steve Dark makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Steve Dark makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:03 | BYU | Ross Rogers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-68 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Tommy Page snags the defensive board | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Tommy Page runs out the clock | 74-68 |