| Lineup | TCU | PG - Lawrence Greer (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Brice (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alan Galloway (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Phillips (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ollie Hafley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Marty Knauer (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Alan Galloway inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | TCU | James Williams misses long on a turnaround from close range | 38-31 |
| 19:32 | Denver | Robert Cook pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 19:16 | Denver | James Taylor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 19:15 | TCU | James Williams grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 19:01 | TCU | Gary Phillips drills a fadeaway from close range | 40-31 |
| 18:38 | Denver | James Taylor hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ollie Hafley | 40-34 |
| 18:17 | TCU | Lawrence Greer hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 40-34 |
| 18:15 | Denver | Marty Knauer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 18:03 | Denver | James Williams denies the turnaround by Ollie Hafley | 40-34 |
| 18:01 | TCU | James Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:34 | TCU | Jessie Brice misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Marty Knauer - foul #1 on Marty Knauer, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| 17:34 | TCU | Jessie Brice makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 17:34 | TCU | Jessie Brice makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:19 | Denver | James Taylor buries a floater from the left side | 42-36 |
| 17:00 | TCU | Jessie Brice buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Greer | 45-36 |
| 16:44 | Denver | Ollie Hafley scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Lee | 45-39 |
| 16:27 | TCU | Lawrence Greer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-39 |
| 16:25 | TCU | James Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 16:10 | TCU | Alan Galloway knocks in the jumper from close range | 47-39 |
| 15:49 | Denver | Ollie Hafley connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Lawrence Greer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Brice (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alan Galloway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ollie Hafley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marty Knauer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Cook (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | TCU | Gary Phillips is whistled for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Friddle (PG), Christopher Binford (SG), Robert Gupta (SF), John Johnson (PF), Jimmie Laborde (C) Lawrence Greer, Jessie Brice, Alan Galloway, James Williams, Gary Phillips | |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Johnson (PG), James Day (SG), John Noyes (SF), William Parker (PF), Herbert Sears (C) Robert Lee, James Taylor, Ollie Hafley, Marty Knauer, Robert Cook | |
| 14:57 | Denver | Herbert Sears travels with the ball | 47-41 |
| 14:41 | TCU | Christopher Binford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Christopher Binford, team foul #1 | 47-41 |
| 14:31 | Denver | William Parker can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-41 |
| 14:30 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to William Parker | 47-41 |
| 14:12 | Denver | James Day misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-41 |
| 14:10 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Sears | 47-41 |
| 13:49 | Denver | John Noyes misses the jumpshot from the right side | 47-41 |
| 13:48 | TCU | The rebound goes to Christopher Binford | 47-41 |
| 13:39 | TCU | Christopher Binford misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by William Parker - foul #1 on William Parker, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | TCU | Lawrence Greer (PG), Alan Galloway (SF), James Williams (PF), Gary Phillips (C) Samuel Friddle, Robert Gupta, John Johnson, Jimmie Laborde | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lee (PG), James Taylor (SG), Ollie Hafley (SF), Robert Cook (C) Roy Johnson, James Day, William Parker, Herbert Sears | |
| 13:39 | TCU | Christopher Binford makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:39 | TCU | Christopher Binford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 13:21 | Denver | Robert Lee misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 13:20 | TCU | James Williams pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:55 | TCU | Alan Galloway is fouled on the floor by Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | TCU | John Johnson (SG) Christopher Binford | |
| Subs | Denver | Marty Knauer (PF) John Noyes | |
| 12:43 | TCU | Alan Galloway knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 12:28 | Denver | James Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 12:27 | TCU | James Williams grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 12:14 | TCU | Alan Galloway misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 12:12 | TCU | James Williams can't tip it in | 52-41 |
| 12:11 | Denver | Ollie Hafley grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 11:52 | Denver | Ollie Hafley is called for traveling | 52-41 |
| Subs | TCU | Jessie Brice (SG) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Lawrence Greer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jessie Brice (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alan Galloway (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ollie Hafley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marty Knauer (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:28 | TCU | James Williams clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Cook - foul #3 on Robert Cook, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Day (PG), John Noyes (SG) Robert Lee, James Taylor | |
| 11:28 | TCU | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:28 | TCU | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 11:05 | Denver | John Noyes is whistled for traveling | 54-41 |
| Subs | TCU | John Johnson (PF), Jimmie Laborde (C) James Williams, Gary Phillips | |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Johnson (PG) Marty Knauer | |
| 10:48 | TCU | Lawrence Greer misses the dunk | 54-41 |
| 10:47 | Denver | Ollie Hafley gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 10:42 | Denver | Roy Johnson drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Day | 54-44 |
| 10:13 | TCU | Lawrence Greer hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jimmie Laborde | 56-44 |
| 09:55 | Denver | Jessie Brice is called for the reach on James Day - foul #3 on Jessie Brice, team foul #2 | 56-44 |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Friddle (PG), James Williams (PF), Gary Phillips (C) Lawrence Greer, Alan Galloway, Jimmie Laborde | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lee (PG), James Taylor (SG), Marty Knauer (PF), Herbert Sears (C) Roy Johnson, James Day, Ollie Hafley, Robert Cook | |
| 09:43 | Denver | Marty Knauer's fadeaway is rejected by James Williams | 56-44 |
| 09:41 | TCU | John Johnson grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 09:24 | TCU | John Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jessie Brice | 58-44 |
| 09:06 | Denver | Robert Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-47 |
| 08:48 | TCU | James Williams clanks a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Herbert Sears - foul #1 on Herbert Sears, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Lawrence Greer (PG), Alan Galloway (SF) Jessie Brice, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Ollie Hafley (SF) John Noyes | |
| 08:48 | TCU | James Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 08:48 | TCU | James Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:48 | TCU | James Williams makes the 3rd free throw | 61-47 |
| 08:19 | Denver | Herbert Sears hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-47 |
| 08:17 | Denver | Ollie Hafley grabs the offensive board | 61-47 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Ollie Hafley is fouled on the floor by Gary Phillips - foul #2 on Gary Phillips, team foul #3 | 61-47 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | William Parker (PF), Robert Cook (C) Marty Knauer, Herbert Sears | |
| 07:39 | Denver | Ollie Hafley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 07:38 | TCU | Gary Phillips gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Lawrence Greer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Friddle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Galloway (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Gary Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ollie Hafley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Cook (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | TCU | Gary Phillips connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by James Williams | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:07 | Denver | The short jumper by Robert Cook is denied by Lawrence Greer | 63-47 |
| 07:06 | TCU | Gary Phillips pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:44 | TCU | Alan Galloway is hacked by William Parker - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #6 | 63-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Jessie Brice (SG), John Johnson (PF), Jimmie Laborde (C) Samuel Friddle, James Williams, Gary Phillips | |
| Subs | Denver | James Day (PG), John Noyes (SG), Marty Knauer (PF) Robert Lee, James Taylor, William Parker | |
| 06:24 | TCU | Alan Galloway misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 06:23 | Denver | Marty Knauer grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 06:08 | Denver | Robert Cook clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jessie Brice - foul #4 on Jessie Brice, team foul #4 | 63-47 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Johnson (PG) Ollie Hafley | |
| 06:08 | Denver | Robert Cook misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:08 | Denver | Robert Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 06:08 | TCU | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 05:44 | TCU | Jimmie Laborde misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by John Noyes - foul #1 on John Noyes, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Lee (PG), James Taylor (SG) Roy Johnson, James Day | |
| 05:44 | TCU | Jimmie Laborde misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 05:44 | TCU | Jimmie Laborde makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 05:34 | Denver | John Johnson is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 64-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Friddle (PG), Robert Gupta (SF) Lawrence Greer, Alan Galloway | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:20 | Denver | James Taylor misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-47 |
| 05:19 | TCU | The rebound goes to Samuel Friddle | 64-47 |
| 04:59 | TCU | Samuel Friddle misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-47 |
| 04:57 | TCU | Robert Gupta tips it home | 66-47 |
| 04:52 | Denver | Robert Lee drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Taylor and the foul's on Jessie Brice - foul #5 on Jessie Brice, team foul #6 | 66-49 |
| Subs | TCU | Lawrence Greer (PG), Alan Galloway (SF), James Williams (PF), Gary Phillips (C) Samuel Friddle, Jessie Brice, Robert Gupta, Jimmie Laborde | |
| Subs | Denver | Ollie Hafley (SF), Herbert Sears (C) Marty Knauer, Robert Cook | |
| 04:52 | Denver | Robert Lee misses the free throw | 66-49 |
| 04:52 | TCU | James Williams grabs the board | 66-49 |
| 04:27 | TCU | Gary Phillips hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Williams and he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #8 | 68-49 |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Friddle (PG), Christopher Binford (SG), Robert Gupta (SF) Lawrence Greer, Alan Galloway, James Williams | |
| Subs | Denver | Roy Johnson (PG), James Day (SG), Daniel Chester (PF) Robert Lee, James Taylor, Ollie Hafley | |
| 04:27 | TCU | Gary Phillips makes the free throw | 69-49 |
| 04:17 | Denver | Roy Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Herbert Sears | 69-52 |
| 03:51 | TCU | Samuel Friddle is hacked by Herbert Sears - foul #2 on Herbert Sears, team foul #9 | 69-52 |
| Subs | TCU | Jimmie Laborde (PF), Kenneth Wilson (C) John Johnson, Gary Phillips | |
| Subs | Denver | William Parker (PF) John Noyes | |
| 03:51 | TCU | Samuel Friddle misses the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 03:51 | Denver | William Parker pulls down the rebound | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:33 | Denver | Roy Johnson's pass is intercepted by Christopher Binford | 69-52 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Friddle (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Binford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Gupta (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmie Laborde (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Roy Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Day (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Chester (fresh) PF - William Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Sears (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | TCU | Samuel Friddle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-52 |
| 03:14 | TCU | Robert Gupta grabs the offensive board | 69-52 |
| 02:51 | TCU | Robert Gupta is whistled for a carry | 69-52 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | John Noyes (SF) William Parker | |
| 02:36 | Denver | Daniel Chester can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 69-52 |
| 02:35 | TCU | Jimmie Laborde grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 02:12 | TCU | Christopher Binford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 69-52 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Daniel Chester grabs the defensive rebound | 69-52 |
| 01:55 | Denver | Daniel Chester double dribbles | 69-52 |
| Subs | TCU | John Johnson (PF) Kenneth Wilson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:46 | TCU | John Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-52 |
| 01:45 | Denver | John Noyes gets the rebound | 69-52 |
| 01:28 | Denver | Daniel Chester connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 69-54 |
| 01:28 | Denver | Daniel Chester misses the free throw | 69-54 |
| 01:28 | TCU | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 01:06 | TCU | Samuel Friddle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-54 |
| 01:04 | TCU | Jimmie Laborde tips it in | 71-54 |
| 00:48 | Denver | Daniel Chester clanks a jumper from the right side | 71-54 |
| 00:47 | Denver | John Noyes grabs the offensive board | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Denver | John Noyes misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Gupta - foul #1 on Robert Gupta, team foul #8 | 71-54 |
| 00:45 | Denver | John Noyes misses the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 00:45 | Denver | John Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | TCU | Jimmie Laborde misses the floater from the free throw line | 71-55 |
| 00:21 | TCU | John Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Samuel Friddle runs out the clock | 71-55 |