| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Donoho (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Charles Meader (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ray Willcox (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ebert (fresh) PF - Aaron Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dragan Sulejmanovski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Kevin White inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Denver | James Donoho can't finish the layup | 25-30 |
| 19:42 | Denver | Frank Wynn misses the tip | 25-30 |
| 19:41 | Denver | James Donoho tips it in | 27-30 |
| 19:19 | BYU | Richard Ebert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 19:17 | BYU | Dragan Sulejmanovski grabs the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 18:58 | BYU | Richard Ebert misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 18:56 | Denver | Billy Mason grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 18:49 | Denver | Dragan Sulejmanovski is called for the reach on Billy Mason - foul #2 on Dragan Sulejmanovski, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:32 | Denver | Robert Sanford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 18:30 | Denver | Frank Wynn tips it back up and in | 29-30 |
| 18:13 | BYU | Aaron Chandler hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 29-30 |
| 18:11 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Dragan Sulejmanovski | 29-30 |
| 18:00 | BYU | Aaron Chandler is whistled for a carry | 29-30 |
| 17:35 | Denver | Billy Mason comes up short on the floater from the left side | 29-30 |
| 17:34 | BYU | Richard Ebert snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 17:20 | BYU | Charles Meader is hacked by Kevin White - foul #2 on Kevin White, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Herbert James (SG), Joseph Carter (PF) Ray Willcox, Aaron Chandler | |
| 17:08 | BYU | Charles Meader is hacked by Frank Wynn - foul #2 on Frank Wynn, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Valletta (C) James Donoho | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 16:51 | BYU | Robert Sanford takes the ball from Dragan Sulejmanovski | 29-30 |
| 16:46 | Denver | Billy Mason lays it in set up by Robert Sanford | 31-30 |
| 16:28 | BYU | Joseph Carter misses the runner near the basket | 31-30 |
| 16:26 | Denver | Frank Wynn snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 16:02 | Denver | Robert Sanford knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Mason | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Wynn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Valletta (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Charles Meader (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Herbert James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ebert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dragan Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | BYU | Dragan Sulejmanovski is fouled on the floor by Frank Wynn - foul #3 on Frank Wynn, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (PG), Jack Jones (SF), James Donoho (C) Robert Sanford, Kevin White, Frank Wynn | |
| Subs | BYU | Ray Willcox (PG), Aaron Chandler (PF), Manuel Hale (C) Charles Meader, Richard Ebert, Dragan Sulejmanovski | |
| 15:27 | BYU | Joseph Carter comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-30 |
| 15:25 | Denver | James Donoho snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 15:07 | Denver | Billy Mason hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-30 |
| 14:46 | BYU | Manuel Hale knocks in the jumper near the basket | 37-32 |
| 14:23 | Denver | Billy Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Sanford (PG), Frank Wynn (PF) Billy Mason, Richard Valletta | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Meader (PG), Dragan Sulejmanovski (C) Herbert James, Manuel Hale | |
| 14:01 | BYU | Ray Willcox misses long on a floater from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 13:59 | Denver | Sid Kearney pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:36 | Denver | Jack Jones is hacked by Joseph Carter - foul #3 on Joseph Carter, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin White (SF) Jack Jones | |
| Subs | BYU | Herbert James (SG), Richard Ebert (SF) Ray Willcox, Joseph Carter | |
| 13:12 | Denver | Robert Sanford misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 13:11 | BYU | Aaron Chandler pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 12:52 | BYU | Aaron Chandler misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on James Donoho - foul #2 on James Donoho, team foul #4 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Mason (SG), Richard Valletta (C) Sid Kearney, James Donoho | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 12:52 | BYU | Aaron Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 12:52 | BYU | Aaron Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 12:27 | Denver | Billy Mason can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-33 |
| 12:26 | BYU | Dragan Sulejmanovski gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 12:17 | BYU | Dragan Sulejmanovski makes the shot from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 11:48 | Denver | Billy Mason misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 11:47 | BYU | Dragan Sulejmanovski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Valletta (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Charles Meader (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Herbert James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Ebert (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Aaron Chandler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dragan Sulejmanovski (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:43 | BYU | Richard Ebert knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Meader and he's hacked by Kevin White - foul #3 on Kevin White, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (PG) Robert Sanford | |
| Subs | BYU | Ray Willcox (SG), Joseph Carter (PF), Manuel Hale (C) Herbert James, Aaron Chandler, Dragan Sulejmanovski | |
| 11:43 | BYU | Richard Ebert makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 11:17 | Denver | Richard Valletta hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-38 |
| 11:16 | BYU | Richard Ebert snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 11:05 | BYU | Joseph Carter is fouled on the floor by Richard Valletta - foul #4 on Richard Valletta, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Jones (SF), James Donoho (C) Kevin White, Frank Wynn | |
| Subs | BYU | Herbert James (SG) Charles Meader | |
| 10:53 | BYU | Richard Ebert double dribbles | 37-38 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Dragan Sulejmanovski (C) Richard Ebert | |
| 10:24 | Denver | James Donoho double dribbles | 37-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Sanford (PG) Sid Kearney | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 10:17 | BYU | Ray Willcox knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joseph Carter | 37-41 |
| 09:57 | Denver | Robert Sanford buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jack Jones | 39-41 |
| 09:53 | BYU | Ray Willcox comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-41 |
| 09:51 | Denver | James Donoho gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 09:25 | Denver | Richard Valletta hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 39-41 |
| 09:23 | BYU | The rebound goes to Joseph Carter | 39-41 |
| 09:09 | BYU | Herbert James misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 09:08 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Valletta | 39-41 |
| 08:44 | Denver | James Donoho can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dragan Sulejmanovski - foul #3 on Dragan Sulejmanovski, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin White (SF), Frank Wynn (PF) Jack Jones, Richard Valletta | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Meader (PG), Philip Hayslett (SG), Richard Ebert (SF), Aaron Chandler (PF) Ray Willcox, Herbert James, Joseph Carter, Manuel Hale | |
| 08:44 | Denver | James Donoho misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 08:44 | Denver | James Donoho makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 08:21 | BYU | Aaron Chandler is fouled on the floor by Frank Wynn - foul #4 on Frank Wynn, team foul #7 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Sid Kearney (C) James Donoho | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 08:21 | BYU | Aaron Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Billy Mason gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Billy Mason connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Sanford | 43-41 |
| 07:52 | BYU | Aaron Chandler clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 07:50 | BYU | Richard Ebert tips it home | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Mason (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Frank Wynn (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Sid Kearney (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Charles Meader (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Hayslett (fresh) SF - Richard Ebert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dragan Sulejmanovski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Denver | Robert Sanford drills a shot from the left side | 45-43 |
| 07:10 | BYU | Aaron Chandler drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Meader | 45-45 |
| 06:46 | Denver | Aaron Chandler is called for the reach on Billy Mason - foul #3 on Aaron Chandler, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Louis Butler (SG), James Donoho (C) Robert Sanford, Billy Mason | |
| Subs | BYU | Ray Willcox (SG), Joseph Carter (C) Philip Hayslett, Dragan Sulejmanovski | |
| 06:27 | Denver | Kevin White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Meader - foul #2 on Charles Meader, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Manuel Hale (C) Aaron Chandler | |
| 06:27 | Denver | Kevin White makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:27 | Denver | Kevin White misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:27 | BYU | Joseph Carter gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:07 | BYU | Richard Ebert misses short on a jumper from the left block | 46-45 |
| 06:05 | BYU | Richard Ebert grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 05:56 | BYU | Charles Meader hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 05:34 | Denver | Louis Butler lays it in | 48-48 |
| 05:18 | BYU | Richard Ebert scores on a jumper in the paint | 48-50 |
| 04:53 | Denver | James Donoho lays it in on a nice dish by Frank Wynn | 50-50 |
| 04:42 | BYU | Ray Willcox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-50 |
| 04:40 | Denver | Frank Wynn grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:40 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Sanford (PG), Billy Mason (SG) Sid Kearney, Louis Butler | |
| Subs | BYU | Aaron Chandler (PF), Dragan Sulejmanovski (C) Joseph Carter, Manuel Hale | |
| 04:20 | Denver | Kevin White makes the shot from the right block | 52-50 |
| 04:02 | BYU | Aaron Chandler is fouled on the floor by Frank Wynn - foul #5 on Frank Wynn, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Valletta (PF) Frank Wynn | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 04:02 | BYU | Aaron Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:02 | Denver | Richard Valletta gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 03:35 | Denver | Billy Mason misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 03:33 | BYU | Dragan Sulejmanovski gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Sanford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Mason (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin White (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Valletta (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Donoho (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Charles Meader (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Willcox (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ebert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dragan Sulejmanovski (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | BYU | Dragan Sulejmanovski double dribbles | 52-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Jones (SF), Sid Kearney (PF) Kevin White, James Donoho | |
| Subs | BYU | Herbert James (SG), Joseph Carter (SF) Ray Willcox, Richard Ebert | |
| 02:53 | Denver | Sid Kearney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Aaron Chandler - foul #4 on Aaron Chandler, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| 02:53 | Denver | Sid Kearney misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 02:53 | Denver | Sid Kearney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:48 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin White (SF), James Donoho (C) Jack Jones, Sid Kearney | |
| Subs | BYU | Ray Willcox (SG), Richard Ebert (SF) Herbert James, Joseph Carter | |
| 02:35 | BYU | Ray Willcox misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-50 |
| 02:34 | Denver | James Donoho pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 02:05 | Denver | Billy Mason misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dragan Sulejmanovski - foul #4 on Dragan Sulejmanovski, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| 02:05 | Denver | Billy Mason misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 02:05 | Denver | Billy Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 01:49 | BYU | Richard Ebert scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Aaron Chandler | 54-52 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Ray Willcox is called for the reach on Robert Sanford - foul #2 on Ray Willcox, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Robert Sanford misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 01:27 | BYU | Dragan Sulejmanovski snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 01:01 | BYU | Richard Ebert travels with the ball | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Denver | Richard Ebert is called for the reach on Kevin White - foul #1 on Richard Ebert, team foul #9 | 54-52 |
| 00:39 | Denver | Kevin White misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:39 | BYU | Dragan Sulejmanovski snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 00:18 | BYU | Ray Willcox misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 00:17 | Denver | James Donoho snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Denver | James Donoho is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Meader - foul #3 on Charles Meader, team foul #10 | 54-52 |
| 00:15 | Denver | James Donoho makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:15 | Denver | James Donoho makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | BYU | Ray Willcox can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 00:06 | BYU | Charles Meader pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 00:03 | BYU | Ray Willcox connects on the 3 from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Charles Meader is called for the reach on James Donoho in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Meader, team foul #11 | 56-55 |
| 00:02 | Denver | James Donoho misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:02 | Denver | James Donoho misses the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:02 | BYU | Aaron Chandler pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 00:02 | BYU | BYU calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Richard Ebert misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 56-55 |