| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Holder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leo Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Patterson (fresh) PF - Herbert Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Tracey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Aaron Harbin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Cuellar (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Lawrence Jessee (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Leyva (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Joseph Cuellar inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | BYU | Joseph Cuellar buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Aaron Patterson - foul #3 on Aaron Patterson, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Russell Abbott (C) James Holder, Leo Taylor, Aaron Patterson, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 19:39 | BYU | Joseph Cuellar makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Russell Abbott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (SG), Donald Tracey (C) Joshua Davis, Russell Abbott | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 18:59 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 18:58 | Denver | Herbert Taylor gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 18:45 | Denver | Herbert Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 18:44 | BYU | The rebound goes to Joseph Cuellar | 30-38 |
| 18:20 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee banks in the layup set up by Daniel Davis | 30-40 |
| 18:01 | Denver | Herbert Taylor hits the finger roll | 32-40 |
| 17:32 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-40 |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Ralph Warren (PF), Russell Abbott (C) Christopher Jackson, Leo Taylor, Stephen Burnett, Herbert Taylor, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | BYU | Mark Schneider (SF) Daniel Davis | |
| 17:10 | Denver | Russell Abbott buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Joshua Davis | 34-40 |
| 16:43 | BYU | James Holder is called for the reach on Joseph Cuellar - foul #1 on James Holder, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| 16:23 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee is hacked by Joshua Davis - foul #1 on Joshua Davis, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| 16:02 | BYU | The short jumper by Joseph Cuellar is denied by Ralph Warren | 34-40 |
| 16:01 | Denver | Aaron Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Holder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Aaron Harbin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Cuellar (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Schneider (fresh) PF - Lawrence Jessee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Leyva (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Denver | Ralph Warren knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 15:18 | BYU | Joseph Cuellar hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 36-40 |
| 15:17 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee hits the follow up shot | 36-42 |
| 14:59 | Denver | Ralph Warren throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Leo Taylor (SG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Herbert Taylor (PF), Donald Tracey (C) James Holder, Joshua Davis, Aaron Patterson, Ralph Warren, Russell Abbott | |
| Subs | BYU | Daniel Davis (SG) Mark Schneider | |
| 14:41 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee's pass is intercepted by Leo Taylor | 36-42 |
| 14:25 | Denver | Christopher Jackson hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Herbert Taylor | 38-42 |
| 13:56 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 13:54 | Denver | Herbert Taylor snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Stephen Burnett scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's fouled by Joseph Cuellar - foul #3 on Joseph Cuellar, team foul #1 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (PG), Donald Bentley (PF), Russell Abbott (C) Christopher Jackson, Herbert Taylor, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | BYU | Reid Keefe (C) Daniel Leyva | |
| 13:49 | Denver | Stephen Burnett makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:20 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 41-42 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Donald Bentley snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 12:56 | Denver | Donald Bentley misses short on a floater near the basket | 41-42 |
| 12:54 | BYU | Reid Keefe grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 12:28 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Joseph Cuellar | 41-44 |
| 12:02 | Denver | Stephen Burnett misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Cuellar - foul #4 on Joseph Cuellar, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Ralph Warren (PF), Donald Tracey (C) James Holder, Leo Taylor, Donald Bentley, Russell Abbott | |
| Subs | BYU | Brandon Terry (PG), Michael Shabazz (SG), Mark Schneider (SF), Daniel Leyva (C) Aaron Harbin, Daniel Davis, Joseph Cuellar, Lawrence Jessee | |
| 12:02 | Denver | Stephen Burnett misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:02 | Denver | Stephen Burnett misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:02 | BYU | Daniel Leyva grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 11:40 | BYU | Mark Schneider is fouled on the floor by Aaron Patterson - foul #4 on Aaron Patterson, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Davis (SG), Herbert Taylor (PF) Stephen Burnett, Ralph Warren | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Herbert Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Tracey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Brandon Terry (fresh) SG - Michael Shabazz (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Schneider (fresh) PF - Reid Keefe (fresh) C - Daniel Leyva (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | BYU | Daniel Leyva misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-44 |
| 11:16 | Denver | Donald Tracey grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 11:01 | Denver | Donald Tracey misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Brandon Terry - foul #1 on Brandon Terry, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Ralph Warren (PF) Herbert Taylor | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 11:01 | Denver | Donald Tracey makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:01 | Denver | Donald Tracey misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:01 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Patterson | 42-44 |
| 10:55 | Denver | Aaron Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 10:53 | Denver | Ralph Warren tips it but misses | 42-44 |
| 10:52 | BYU | Michael Shabazz grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 10:23 | BYU | Daniel Leyva misses badly on a runner near the basket | 42-44 |
| 10:21 | Denver | Ralph Warren snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 10:04 | Denver | Joshua Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Shabazz - foul #2 on Michael Shabazz, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (PG), Herbert Taylor (PF), Donald Bentley (C) Christopher Jackson, Ralph Warren, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Harbin (PG), Daniel Davis (SG), Lawrence Jessee (PF) Brandon Terry, Michael Shabazz, Reid Keefe | |
| 10:04 | Denver | Joshua Davis makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:04 | Denver | Joshua Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 10:04 | BYU | Daniel Leyva pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:38 | BYU | Daniel Leyva loses the ball out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Leo Taylor (SG) Joshua Davis | |
| Subs | BYU | Joseph Cuellar (SF) Mark Schneider | |
| 09:17 | Denver | Donald Bentley misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 43-44 |
| 09:15 | BYU | Daniel Leyva grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:48 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-44 |
| 08:46 | Denver | The rebound goes to Herbert Taylor | 43-44 |
| 08:29 | Denver | Aaron Patterson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Cuellar - foul #5 on Joseph Cuellar, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Ralph Warren (PF), Russell Abbott (C) James Holder, Herbert Taylor, Donald Bentley | |
| Subs | BYU | Mark Schneider (SF), Reid Keefe (C) Joseph Cuellar, Daniel Leyva | |
| 08:29 | Denver | Aaron Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:29 | Denver | Aaron Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 08:09 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee is denied on a dunk by Aaron Patterson | 45-44 |
| 08:08 | Denver | Leo Taylor snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 07:58 | Denver | Christopher Jackson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 47-44 |
| 07:36 | BYU | Daniel Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lawrence Jessee | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Leo Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ralph Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Aaron Harbin (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Schneider (fresh) PF - Lawrence Jessee (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - Reid Keefe (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Denver | Christopher Jackson clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Aaron Harbin - foul #3 on Aaron Harbin, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Davis (SG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Donald Tracey (C) Leo Taylor, Aaron Patterson, Russell Abbott | |
| Subs | BYU | Brandon Terry (PG), Michael Shabazz (SG) Aaron Harbin, Daniel Davis | |
| 07:29 | Denver | Christopher Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:29 | Denver | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 07:04 | BYU | Michael Shabazz hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Schneider | 48-49 |
| 06:43 | Denver | Ralph Warren misses badly on a runner from the left block | 48-49 |
| 06:42 | BYU | The rebound goes to Lawrence Jessee | 48-49 |
| 06:23 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee comes up short on the shot from the right side | 48-49 |
| 06:21 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee can't tip it in | 48-49 |
| 06:19 | Denver | Donald Tracey pulls down the rebound | 48-49 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Joshua Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 06:03 | BYU | The rebound goes to Lawrence Jessee | 48-49 |
| 05:47 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ralph Warren - foul #2 on Ralph Warren, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (PG), Leo Taylor (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Herbert Taylor (PF), Russell Abbott (C) Christopher Jackson, Joshua Davis, Stephen Burnett, Ralph Warren, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Harbin (PG), Daniel Leyva (C) Brandon Terry, Reid Keefe | |
| 05:47 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 05:47 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:34 | Denver | Leo Taylor misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 05:32 | Denver | Herbert Taylor tips it but misses | 48-51 |
| 05:31 | BYU | Daniel Leyva gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:10 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 04:52 | Denver | Herbert Taylor misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Lawrence Jessee - foul #3 on Lawrence Jessee, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephen Burnett (SF), Donald Bentley (C) Aaron Patterson, Russell Abbott | |
| Subs | BYU | Daniel Davis (SG) Michael Shabazz | |
| 04:52 | Denver | Herbert Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 04:52 | Denver | Herbert Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:35 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-53 |
| 04:33 | Denver | Leo Taylor snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 04:19 | Denver | Stephen Burnett misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 49-53 |
| 04:17 | Denver | Herbert Taylor hits the follow up shot | 51-53 |
| 03:51 | BYU | Mark Schneider is whistled for traveling | 51-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Davis (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Russell Abbott (C) Leo Taylor, Stephen Burnett, Herbert Taylor | |
| Subs | BYU | Reid Keefe (PF) Lawrence Jessee | |
| 03:26 | Denver | Donald Bentley scores on a turnaround from the right block and he's hacked by Aaron Harbin - foul #4 on Aaron Harbin, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Tracey (C) Russell Abbott | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Shabazz (PG) Aaron Harbin | |
| 03:26 | Denver | Donald Bentley makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Holder (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Donald Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Tracey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Michael Shabazz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Schneider (fairly fresh) PF - Reid Keefe (fresh) C - Daniel Leyva (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | BYU | Daniel Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 03:03 | Denver | Donald Tracey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 02:50 | Denver | Aaron Patterson is whistled for a carry | 54-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Leo Taylor (SG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Ralph Warren (PF), Russell Abbott (C) James Holder, Joshua Davis, Aaron Patterson, Donald Bentley, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | BYU | Brandon Terry (PG) Daniel Davis | |
| 02:43 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Harbin (PG), Daniel Davis (SG) Brandon Terry, Michael Shabazz | |
| 02:26 | BYU | Mark Schneider misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Stephen Burnett - foul #1 on Stephen Burnett, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (PG), Joshua Davis (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Herbert Taylor (PF), Donald Tracey (C) Christopher Jackson, Leo Taylor, Stephen Burnett, Ralph Warren, Russell Abbott | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 02:26 | BYU | Mark Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 02:26 | BYU | Mark Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Daniel Leyva is called for the reach on Joshua Davis - foul #1 on Daniel Leyva, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Jackson (PG), Stephen Burnett (SF), Ralph Warren (PF), Russell Abbott (C) James Holder, Aaron Patterson, Herbert Taylor, Donald Tracey | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 02:12 | Denver | Joshua Davis misses the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:12 | BYU | Reid Keefe snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 02:12 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| 01:54 | BYU | Daniel Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 01:53 | BYU | Aaron Harbin snags the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 01:25 | BYU | Daniel Davis connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Aaron Harbin and he's hacked by Joshua Davis - foul #2 on Joshua Davis, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Denver | James Holder (PG), Leo Taylor (SG), Aaron Patterson (SF), Herbert Taylor (PF), Donald Tracey (C) Christopher Jackson, Joshua Davis, Stephen Burnett, Ralph Warren, Russell Abbott | |
| Subs | BYU | Lawrence Jessee (PF) Reid Keefe | |
| 01:25 | BYU | Daniel Davis makes the free throw | 54-58 |
| 01:06 | Denver | The short jumper by Herbert Taylor is denied by Lawrence Jessee | 54-58 |
| 01:05 | Denver | Leo Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:51 | Denver | Herbert Taylor scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Holder | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | BYU | Leo Taylor steals the ball from Daniel Davis | 57-58 |
| 00:27 | Denver | Leo Taylor can't finish the layup | 57-58 |
| 00:25 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:23 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee is hacked by James Holder in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Holder, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| 00:23 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:23 | BYU | Lawrence Jessee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:15 | Denver | Lawrence Jessee steps in front of the Herbert Taylor pass | 57-60 |
| 00:13 | BYU | Aaron Harbin is hacked by James Holder in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Holder, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Reid Keefe (PF) Lawrence Jessee | |
| 00:13 | BYU | Aaron Harbin makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:13 | BYU | Aaron Harbin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:05 | Denver | Herbert Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-62 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Shabazz (SG), Lawrence Jessee (PF) Daniel Davis, Reid Keefe | |
| 00:04 | BYU | James Holder is called for the reach on Aaron Harbin in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Holder, team foul #10 | 57-62 |
| 00:04 | BYU | Aaron Harbin misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:04 | BYU | Aaron Harbin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Herbert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 57-62 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Herbert Taylor comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 57-62 |