| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) SG - James Joseph (fresh) SF - David Keasler (fresh) PF - Russell Bass (fresh) C - Martin Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) SF - Ben Hill (fresh) PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) C - Robert Byrne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Robert Byrne wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Denver | Casey Clanton misses short on a shot in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Singleton | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Denver | Samuel Mendell can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | TCU | Samuel Watts grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | TCU | David Keasler comes up short on the runner from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | TCU | David Keasler grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | TCU | Robert Byrne takes the ball from David Keasler | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Denver | Shawn Singleton hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | TCU | Samuel Watts can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Casey Clanton - foul #1 on Casey Clanton, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | TCU | Samuel Watts misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | TCU | Samuel Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | Denver | Samuel Mendell gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | Denver | Ben Hill knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Casey Clanton | 0-6 |
| 17:34 | TCU | Martin Anderson connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Samuel Watts | 2-6 |
| 17:15 | Denver | Casey Clanton hits a 3 from the left wing | 2-9 |
| 17:01 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-9 |
| 16:59 | Denver | Samuel Mendell pulls down the rebound | 2-9 |
| 16:38 | Denver | Shawn Singleton scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Casey Clanton | 2-11 |
| 16:21 | TCU | Shawn Singleton steals the ball from Martin Anderson | 2-11 |
| 16:17 | Denver | Robert Byrne is hacked by David Keasler - foul #1 on David Keasler, team foul #1 | 2-11 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SF) Ben Hill | |
| 16:06 | Denver | Casey Clanton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Shawn Singleton | 2-14 |
| 15:59 | TCU | Martin Anderson is fouled on the floor by Robert Byrne - foul #1 on Robert Byrne, team foul #2 | 2-14 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG) Shawn Singleton | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Joseph (fresh) SF - David Keasler (fresh) PF - Russell Bass (fresh) C - Martin Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) SF - Jerald Boggs (fresh) PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Casey Clanton - foul #2 on Casey Clanton, team foul #3 | 2-14 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG), Randall Zosel (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Samuel Mendell, Robert Byrne | |
| 15:46 | TCU | Martin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 3-14 |
| 15:46 | TCU | Martin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-14 |
| 15:28 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh comes up short on the shot from the left side | 4-14 |
| 15:26 | TCU | Russell Bass pulls down the rebound | 4-14 |
| 15:11 | TCU | Russell Bass buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Watts | 6-14 |
| 14:53 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses long on a jumper from the right side | 6-14 |
| 14:52 | TCU | Russell Bass gets the rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:33 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Randall Zosel - foul #1 on Randall Zosel, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom (SG), Charles Cornell (SF), Thomas Hunsucker (PF) James Joseph, David Keasler, Russell Bass | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Samuel Mendell (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Billy Carnevale, Jerald Boggs, Randall Zosel, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 14:33 | TCU | Martin Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 14:33 | TCU | Martin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:16 | Denver | Samuel Mendell misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Hunsucker - foul #1 on Thomas Hunsucker, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | TCU | Douglas Galarza (PG), Mark Odom (C) Samuel Watts, Martin Anderson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 14:16 | Denver | Samuel Mendell makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:16 | Denver | Samuel Mendell misses the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:16 | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 14:14 | TCU | Douglas Galarza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-15 |
| 14:01 | Denver | Robert Byrne clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Hunsucker - foul #2 on Thomas Hunsucker, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | TCU | Daniel Ault (SG) Thomas Hunsucker | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 14:01 | Denver | Robert Byrne makes the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 14:01 | Denver | Robert Byrne misses the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 14:01 | TCU | The rebound goes to Mark Odom | 7-16 |
| 13:47 | TCU | Robert Byrne swats the layup by Mark Odom | 7-16 |
| 13:45 | TCU | Charles Cornell gets the offensive rebound | 7-16 |
| 13:34 | TCU | The jumper by Douglas Galarza is denied by Robert Byrne | 7-16 |
| 13:33 | Denver | Ben Hill pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 13:04 | Denver | Douglas Galarza is called for the reach on Ben Hill - foul #1 on Douglas Galarza, team foul #4 | 7-16 |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Watts (PG), James Joseph (SG), David Keasler (SF), Russell Bass (PF) Douglas Galarza, Daniel Ault, Louis Dahlstrom, Charles Cornell | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (PG) Eugene Nagata | |
| 12:48 | Denver | Billy Carnevale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-16 |
| Subs | TCU | Martin Anderson (C) Mark Odom | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:40 | TCU | Russell Bass can't finish the layup but the foul's on Samuel Mendell - foul #1 on Samuel Mendell, team foul #5 | 7-16 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SG), Randall Zosel (C) Shawn Singleton, Robert Byrne | |
| 12:40 | TCU | Russell Bass misses the 1st free throw | 7-16 |
| 12:40 | TCU | Russell Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:29 | Denver | Samuel Watts steps in front of the Ben Hill pass | 8-16 |
| 12:04 | TCU | James Joseph misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-16 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Ben Hill pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 11:51 | Denver | David Keasler takes the ball from Samuel Mendell | 8-16 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Joseph (fresh) SF - David Keasler (fresh) PF - Russell Bass (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Martin Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) SG - Jerald Boggs (fresh) SF - Ben Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Mendell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Zosel (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | TCU | James Joseph loses the dribble to Samuel Mendell | 8-16 |
| 11:03 | Denver | Randall Zosel misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 8-16 |
| 11:01 | Denver | Ben Hill misses the tip | 8-16 |
| 11:00 | TCU | David Keasler grabs the board | 8-16 |
| 10:47 | TCU | Samuel Watts scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Keasler | 10-16 |
| 10:31 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 10:29 | TCU | Russell Bass grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 10:16 | TCU | Samuel Watts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 10:15 | Denver | Ben Hill pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:55 | Denver | Randall Zosel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 09:54 | TCU | James Joseph grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 09:49 | TCU | The short jumper by David Keasler is denied by Samuel Mendell | 10-16 |
| 09:47 | TCU | David Keasler misses the tip | 10-16 |
| 09:46 | Denver | Randall Zosel snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 09:21 | Denver | Billy Carnevale can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 09:19 | TCU | The rebound goes to David Keasler | 10-16 |
| 09:14 | TCU | Samuel Watts buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Keasler | 12-16 |
| 09:08 | Denver | Billy Carnevale is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| Subs | TCU | Douglas Galarza (PG), Daniel Ault (SG), Louis Dahlstrom (SF), Charles Cornell (PF), Mark Odom (C) Samuel Watts, James Joseph, David Keasler, Russell Bass, Martin Anderson | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), David Roberts (SF), Edwin Hirsh (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Billy Carnevale, Jerald Boggs, Ben Hill, Samuel Mendell, Randall Zosel | |
| 09:01 | TCU | Charles Cornell hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by David Roberts - foul #1 on David Roberts, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| 09:01 | TCU | Charles Cornell makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:47 | Denver | The jumper by David Roberts is denied by Louis Dahlstrom | 15-16 |
| 08:46 | Denver | Robert Byrne gets the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:31 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 08:30 | TCU | Mark Odom gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:10 | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-16 |
| 08:09 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 07:45 | Denver | Mark Odom is called for the reach on David Roberts - foul #1 on Mark Odom, team foul #5 | 15-16 |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Watts (PG), David Keasler (SF), Russell Bass (PF) Douglas Galarza, Daniel Ault, Charles Cornell | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SF) David Roberts | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Dahlstrom (fresh) SF - David Keasler (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Russell Bass (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Odom (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerald Boggs (fresh) PF - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Denver | Shawn Singleton loses the ball out of bounds | 15-16 |
| 07:17 | TCU | Samuel Watts misses the shot from the left side | 15-16 |
| 07:15 | Denver | Eugene Nagata pulls down the rebound | 15-16 |
| 07:03 | Denver | Jerald Boggs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 07:01 | Denver | Jerald Boggs hits the follow up shot | 15-18 |
| 06:54 | TCU | David Keasler can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 06:53 | Denver | Robert Byrne snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 06:48 | Denver | Eugene Nagata buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Shawn Singleton | 15-20 |
| 06:29 | TCU | David Keasler is hacked by Shawn Singleton - foul #1 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | TCU | James Joseph (SG), Martin Anderson (C) Louis Dahlstrom, Mark Odom | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (PG), Randall Zosel (PF), Richard Murphy (C) Eugene Nagata, Edwin Hirsh, Robert Byrne | |
| 06:29 | TCU | David Keasler makes the 1st free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:29 | TCU | David Keasler misses the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 06:29 | Denver | Randall Zosel grabs the defensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 06:11 | Denver | Jerald Boggs clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 06:10 | TCU | Russell Bass grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 06:06 | TCU | David Keasler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-20 |
| Subs | TCU | Douglas Galarza (PG), Charles Cornell (SF) Samuel Watts, David Keasler | |
| Subs | Denver | David Roberts (SF), Samuel Mendell (PF) Jerald Boggs, Richard Murphy | |
| 05:57 | Denver | Randall Zosel travels with the ball | 16-20 |
| 05:31 | TCU | Douglas Galarza misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-20 |
| 05:29 | Denver | Randall Zosel pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 05:24 | Denver | Shawn Singleton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-20 |
| 05:23 | TCU | Martin Anderson pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 05:04 | TCU | James Joseph connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Galarza | 18-20 |
| 04:48 | Denver | Samuel Mendell is hacked by Douglas Galarza - foul #2 on Douglas Galarza, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | TCU | Samuel Watts (PG), Louis Dahlstrom (SG), David Keasler (SF), Mark Odom (C) Douglas Galarza, James Joseph, Russell Bass, Martin Anderson | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Ben Hill (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Shawn Singleton, David Roberts, Randall Zosel | |
| 04:26 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Samuel Watts - foul #1 on Samuel Watts, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Edwin Hirsh (PF) Samuel Mendell | |
| 04:26 | Denver | Eugene Nagata makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 04:26 | Denver | Eugene Nagata makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:05 | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom drills a floater from close range set up by Samuel Watts | 20-22 |
| 03:51 | Denver | Billy Carnevale hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Nagata and the foul's on Louis Dahlstrom - foul #1 on Louis Dahlstrom, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Hunsucker (PF), Martin Anderson (C) Charles Cornell, Mark Odom | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG) Eugene Nagata | |
| 03:51 | Denver | Billy Carnevale makes the free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:31 | TCU | David Keasler misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 03:29 | TCU | David Keasler snags the offensive board | 20-25 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Samuel Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Dahlstrom (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Keasler (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Hunsucker (fresh) C - Martin Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | TCU | Martin Anderson drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Watts | 22-25 |
| 03:01 | Denver | Martin Anderson is called for the reach on Robert Byrne - foul #1 on Martin Anderson, team foul #9 | 22-25 |
| Subs | TCU | James Joseph (SG), Russell Bass (PF) Louis Dahlstrom, Thomas Hunsucker | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Jerald Boggs (SF), Samuel Mendell (PF) Billy Carnevale, Ben Hill, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 03:01 | Denver | Robert Byrne makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:01 | Denver | Robert Byrne misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:01 | TCU | James Joseph gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 02:34 | TCU | Robert Byrne blocks the jumper by James Joseph | 22-26 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Samuel Mendell grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 02:15 | Denver | Samuel Mendell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Russell Bass - foul #1 on Russell Bass, team foul #10 | 22-26 |
| Subs | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom (SF), Mark Odom (C) David Keasler, Martin Anderson | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (SG), Randall Zosel (C) Eugene Nagata, Robert Byrne | |
| 02:15 | Denver | Samuel Mendell makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:15 | Denver | Samuel Mendell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:15 | TCU | Russell Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 02:03 | TCU | Mark Odom is denied on a layup by Randall Zosel | 22-27 |
| 02:02 | TCU | Russell Bass tips it home | 24-27 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Jerald Boggs misses long on a shot from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 01:41 | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom gets the rebound | 24-27 |
| 01:23 | TCU | James Joseph connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Samuel Watts | 27-27 |
| 01:08 | Denver | Shawn Singleton drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Samuel Mendell | 27-29 |
| 00:47 | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | TCU | Douglas Galarza (PG), David Keasler (SF), Charles Cornell (PF), Martin Anderson (C) Samuel Watts, James Joseph, Russell Bass, Mark Odom | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Casey Clanton, Shawn Singleton, Jerald Boggs, Samuel Mendell | |
| 00:18 | Denver | Robert Byrne misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 00:16 | TCU | David Keasler grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 00:03 | TCU | Louis Dahlstrom buries a shot from just outside the lane | 29-29 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses long on a halfcourt shot | 29-29 |