| Lineup | Denver | PG - Matthew Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Reuben White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Easter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Finch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brett Finch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | William Finch inbounds the ball | 45-39 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:38 | BYU | William Finch can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-39 |
| 19:36 | BYU | Brett Finch pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 19:15 | BYU | Reuben White misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-39 |
| 19:14 | BYU | Robert Watkins gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 18:55 | BYU | Charles Rawls steals it from David Easter | 45-39 |
| 18:37 | Denver | Gary Smith scores on a floater from close range set up by Robert Ingram | 47-39 |
| 18:17 | BYU | William Finch makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Watkins | 47-41 |
| 18:03 | Denver | Robert Ingram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| 17:39 | BYU | Reuben White drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Watkins | 47-44 |
| 17:23 | Denver | Charles Rawls is hacked by Brett Finch - foul #1 on Brett Finch, team foul #1 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Richard Calvin (SF), Richard Finger (PF), Andrew Pesina (C) Matthew Scott, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | BYU | Steven Shea (SG), John Green (SF), John Cawley (PF), Harry Betancourt (C) David Easter, William Finch, Robert Watkins, Brett Finch | |
| 17:08 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the floater from the left side | 49-44 |
| 16:39 | BYU | Reuben White misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 49-44 |
| 16:37 | Denver | Richard Finger grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 16:25 | Denver | Richard Baptiste drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-44 |
| 16:22 | BYU | Reuben White is hacked by Richard Baptiste in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Baptiste, team foul #1 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF), Charles Rawls (C) Don Wetherington, Richard Calvin | |
| Subs | BYU | William Finch (SF) Reuben White | |
| 16:03 | BYU | Harry Betancourt is hacked by Charles Rawls - foul #2 on Charles Rawls, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG) Richard Baptiste | |
| Subs | BYU | David Easter (SG), Robert Watkins (PF), Brett Finch (C) John Green, John Cawley, Harry Betancourt | |
| 15:46 | BYU | William Finch clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 15:45 | Denver | Charles Rawls pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Matthew Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Finger (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Steven Shea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Easter (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Finch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brett Finch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Denver | Robert Ingram is fouled on the floor by Steven Shea - foul #2 on Steven Shea, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Gary Smith (PF) Richard Finger, Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 15:19 | Denver | Gary Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 52-44 |
| 15:18 | BYU | The rebound goes to Steven Shea | 52-44 |
| 14:49 | BYU | Robert Ingram is called for the reach on William Finch - foul #3 on Robert Ingram, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Million (C) Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | BYU | Reuben White (PG), John Green (SF) Steven Shea, William Finch | |
| 14:38 | BYU | Reuben White is hacked by Matthew Scott - foul #2 on Matthew Scott, team foul #4 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Richard Finger (SF), Andrew Pesina (C) Matthew Scott, Robert Ingram, Kevin Million | |
| Subs | BYU | Harry Betancourt (SF), John Cawley (C) David Easter, Brett Finch | |
| 14:30 | BYU | Harry Betancourt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-44 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Don Wetherington grabs the defensive rebound | 52-44 |
| 14:24 | Denver | Don Wetherington comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by John Green - foul #2 on John Green, team foul #3 | 52-44 |
| 14:24 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 14:24 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 14:00 | BYU | Robert Watkins misses the shot from the free throw line | 54-44 |
| 13:59 | BYU | Reuben White tips it back up and in | 54-46 |
| 13:36 | Denver | Don Wetherington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 13:35 | BYU | The rebound goes to Harry Betancourt | 54-46 |
| 13:30 | BYU | The jumper by Reuben White is denied by Gary Smith | 54-46 |
| 13:28 | BYU | John Green hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 13:17 | Denver | Richard Finger scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Baptiste | 56-48 |
| 12:55 | BYU | Reuben White misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 12:54 | Denver | Gary Smith gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 12:31 | Denver | Andrew Pesina misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 56-48 |
| 12:30 | Denver | Gary Smith tips it back up and in | 58-48 |
| 12:23 | BYU | Harry Betancourt is fouled on the floor by Richard Finger - foul #1 on Richard Finger, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG), Richard Calvin (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Kevin Million (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Richard Baptiste, Don Wetherington, Richard Finger, Gary Smith, Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | BYU | David Easter (SG), William Finch (SF), Brett Finch (C) John Green, Harry Betancourt, Robert Watkins | |
| 12:17 | BYU | Reuben White hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by David Easter | 58-50 |
| 11:55 | Denver | Matthew Scott knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Ingram | 61-50 |
| 11:49 | BYU | Reuben White clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-50 |
| 11:48 | Denver | The rebound goes to Charles Rawls | 61-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Matthew Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Calvin (fresh) SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Million (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Reuben White (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Easter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Finch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Cawley (fairly fresh) C - Brett Finch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Denver | Robert Ingram comes up short on the floater from the left side | 61-50 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Richard Calvin grabs the offensive board | 61-50 |
| 11:10 | Denver | Richard Calvin banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Scott | 63-50 |
| 11:00 | BYU | Robert Ingram steals the ball from David Easter | 63-50 |
| 10:41 | Denver | Richard Calvin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-50 |
| 10:39 | Denver | Charles Rawls pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 10:22 | Denver | Richard Calvin is whistled for a carry | 63-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Richard Finger (PF) Richard Calvin, Kevin Million | |
| Subs | BYU | Steven Shea (PG), Harry Betancourt (PF) Reuben White, John Cawley | |
| 10:11 | BYU | Steven Shea misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Don Wetherington - foul #2 on Don Wetherington, team foul #6 | 63-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Gary Smith (PF) Richard Finger | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 10:11 | BYU | Steven Shea misses the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 10:11 | BYU | Steven Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 09:53 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 63-51 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Robert Ingram misses the tip | 63-51 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Matthew Scott tips it but misses | 63-51 |
| 09:50 | BYU | Steven Shea grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 09:45 | BYU | Steven Shea makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Easter | 63-53 |
| 09:30 | Denver | Harry Betancourt picks off the pass by Gary Smith | 63-53 |
| 09:09 | BYU | Harry Betancourt is hacked by Don Wetherington - foul #3 on Don Wetherington, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Richard Finger (SF), Andrew Pesina (C) Matthew Scott, Robert Ingram, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | BYU | Adam Hull (PG), John Green (SF), Robert Watkins (PF) David Easter, William Finch, Brett Finch | |
| 09:09 | BYU | Harry Betancourt makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:09 | BYU | Harry Betancourt misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:09 | Denver | Gary Smith pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 08:51 | Denver | Richard Finger buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Baptiste | 66-54 |
| 08:47 | BYU | Steven Shea connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Adam Hull | 66-56 |
| 08:45 | Denver | Steven Shea is called for the reach on Richard Baptiste in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Shea, team foul #4 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Calvin (SF) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | BYU | Reuben White (PG) Adam Hull | |
| 08:23 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 08:12 | BYU | Steven Shea drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Harry Betancourt | 69-58 |
| 08:01 | Denver | Richard Finger drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Baptiste | 72-58 |
| 07:55 | BYU | Andrew Pesina is called for the reach on Steven Shea - foul #1 on Andrew Pesina, team foul #8 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF) Richard Calvin | |
| Subs | BYU | William Finch (SF), John Cawley (C) John Green, Harry Betancourt | |
| 07:55 | BYU | Steven Shea makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 07:55 | BYU | Steven Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 07:37 | Denver | Robert Ingram blows the layup but the foul's on Steven Shea - foul #4 on Steven Shea, team foul #5 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG), Gary Smith (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Richard Baptiste, Richard Finger, Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | BYU | David Easter (SG) Steven Shea | |
| 07:37 | Denver | Robert Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 07:37 | Denver | Robert Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Matthew Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Reuben White (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Easter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Finch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Cawley (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | BYU | William Finch connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Cawley | 74-63 |
| 07:09 | Denver | David Easter steals it from Charles Rawls | 74-63 |
| 06:40 | BYU | Robert Watkins is hacked by Charles Rawls - foul #3 on Charles Rawls, team foul #9 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SG) Don Wetherington | |
| Subs | BYU | Steven Shea (PG), Brett Finch (C) Reuben White, John Cawley | |
| 06:40 | BYU | Robert Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 06:40 | Denver | Charles Rawls gets the rebound | 74-63 |
| 06:19 | Denver | Robert Ingram buries a fadeaway from the left side | 76-63 |
| 06:01 | BYU | Brett Finch's dunk attempt is rejected by Gary Smith | 76-63 |
| 06:00 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Ingram | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:38 | Denver | Robert Watkins takes the ball from Gary Smith | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:33 | BYU | Steven Shea connects on the jump hook from the right block | 76-65 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:10 | Denver | Gary Smith blows the layup | 76-65 |
| 05:08 | BYU | Robert Watkins grabs the board | 76-65 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 05:03 | BYU | William Finch is whistled for traveling | 76-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Richard Calvin (SF), Andrew Pesina (C) Matthew Scott, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | BYU | Reuben White (PG), John Green (SF), John Cawley (PF) David Easter, William Finch, Robert Watkins | |
| 04:50 | Denver | The jumper by Richard Finger is denied by Reuben White | 76-65 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Don Wetherington grabs the offensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 04:39 | Denver | Don Wetherington clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 76-65 |
| 04:38 | BYU | Reuben White pulls down the rebound | 76-65 |
| 04:32 | BYU | Reuben White can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 76-65 |
| 04:30 | Denver | The rebound goes to Don Wetherington | 76-65 |
| 04:12 | Denver | Don Wetherington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-65 |
| 04:10 | BYU | Brett Finch grabs the board | 76-65 |
| 03:55 | BYU | Reuben White can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 76-65 |
| 03:53 | BYU | Brett Finch tips it but misses | 76-65 |
| 03:51 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to John Cawley | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:42 | BYU | John Green is hacked by Richard Calvin - foul #3 on Richard Calvin, team foul #10 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Million (C) Richard Finger | |
| Subs | BYU | David Easter (SG), Harry Betancourt (C) Steven Shea, Brett Finch | |
| 03:42 | BYU | John Green makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 03:42 | BYU | John Green makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Denver | Richard Baptiste can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 76-67 |
| 03:22 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Pesina | 76-67 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Baptiste (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Million (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Reuben White (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Easter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Green (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Cawley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harry Betancourt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:05 | Denver | Kevin Million misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Harry Betancourt - foul #1 on Harry Betancourt, team foul #6 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ingram (SF), Charles Rawls (C) Richard Calvin, Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | BYU | William Finch (SF), Robert Watkins (PF) David Easter, Harry Betancourt | |
| 03:05 | Denver | Kevin Million makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 03:05 | Denver | Kevin Million makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 02:50 | BYU | John Cawley misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 78-67 |
| 02:49 | Denver | Robert Ingram gets the rebound | 78-67 |
| 02:49 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Scott (PG), Gary Smith (PF) Richard Baptiste, Kevin Million | |
| Subs | BYU | David Easter (SG), Brett Finch (C) John Green, John Cawley | |
| 02:34 | Denver | Don Wetherington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-67 |
| 02:33 | Denver | Robert Ingram snags the offensive board | 78-67 |
| 02:09 | Denver | Charles Rawls buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Ingram | 80-67 |
| 01:54 | BYU | William Finch comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 80-67 |
| 01:53 | Denver | Charles Rawls gets the rebound | 80-67 |
| 01:28 | Denver | Charles Rawls misses the easy layup | 80-67 |
| 01:26 | Denver | Charles Rawls tips it but misses | 80-67 |
| 01:24 | BYU | Reuben White grabs the board | 80-67 |
| 01:18 | BYU | Robert Watkins makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from David Easter | 80-69 |
| 01:00 | Denver | Don Wetherington connects on the floater from the free throw line | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | BYU | Brett Finch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-69 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Baptiste (PG), Richard Finger (SG), Richard Calvin (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Kevin Million (C) Matthew Scott, Don Wetherington, Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | BYU | Adam Hull (PG), Steven Shea (SG), John Green (SF), John Cawley (PF), Harry Betancourt (C) Reuben White, David Easter, William Finch, Robert Watkins, Brett Finch | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Denver | Richard Baptiste makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Steven Shea - foul #5 on Steven Shea, team foul #7 | 84-69 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Roy Agee (SF) Steven Shea | |
| 00:26 | Denver | Richard Baptiste makes the free throw | 85-69 |
| 00:20 | BYU | Roy Agee misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 85-69 |
| 00:18 | BYU | Adam Hull can't tip it in | 85-69 |
| 00:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Andrew Pesina | 85-69 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Richard Baptiste runs out the clock | 85-69 |