| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Edward St. Pierre (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Mines (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Schreiber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Preble (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Joseph Teran inbounds the ball | 30-42 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Denver | Jonathan Alexander is called for the reach on Kevin Harper - foul #1 on Jonathan Alexander, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| 19:29 | Denver | Joseph Teran can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-42 |
| 19:28 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 19:23 | BYU | Robert Zerbel swats the shot by Jonathan Alexander | 30-42 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Kevin Harper grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 19:02 | Denver | The short jumper by Erik Bobbitt is denied by William Preble | 30-42 |
| 19:00 | BYU | William Preble pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 18:55 | BYU | Jonathon Ball denies the turnaround by Jonathan Alexander | 30-42 |
| 18:53 | Denver | Jonathon Ball snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 18:45 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt is hacked by Edward St. Pierre - foul #3 on Edward St. Pierre, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | George McKernin (PG) Edward St. Pierre | |
| 18:31 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-42 |
| 18:30 | Denver | Robert Zerbel hits the follow up shot | 32-42 |
| 18:23 | BYU | Gerald Schreiber misses the lay-in | 32-42 |
| 18:22 | Denver | Robert Zerbel gets the rebound | 32-42 |
| 18:16 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt scores on a floater from the right side set up by Kevin Harper | 34-42 |
| 17:57 | BYU | Albert Mines hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 17:55 | BYU | Albert Mines gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 17:43 | BYU | Jonathan Alexander drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Preble | 34-44 |
| 17:15 | Denver | Kevin Harper hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Erik Bobbitt and he's fouled by William Preble - foul #2 on William Preble, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (PG), Paul James (SF), Chad Strickland (PF) Erik Bobbitt, Joseph Teran, Robert Zerbel | |
| Subs | BYU | Stanley Stevenson (SG), Anthony Densmore (PF), Carl Kepner (C) Jonathan Alexander, Gerald Schreiber, William Preble | |
| 17:15 | Denver | Kevin Harper makes the free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:07 | BYU | George McKernin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-44 |
| 17:05 | Denver | Kevin Harper snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 16:59 | Denver | Chad Strickland buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Kevin Harper | 39-44 |
| 16:40 | BYU | Anthony Densmore comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 16:39 | Denver | Jonathon Ball gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Kevin Harper blows the layup but he's hacked by Stanley Stevenson - foul #2 on Stanley Stevenson, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Joseph Teran (SF) Ronald Blue, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Price (PG) Albert Mines | |
| 16:15 | Denver | Kevin Harper makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Kevin Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 15:56 | BYU | George McKernin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul James (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chad Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Larry Price (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Stevenson (fresh) 3 reb. SF - George McKernin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Densmore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Kepner (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Denver | Joseph Teran is fouled on the floor by George McKernin - foul #1 on George McKernin, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (SG), Robert Zerbel (PF) Kevin Harper, Paul James | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward St. Pierre (PG), Jonathan Alexander (SG), Gerald Schreiber (PF) Larry Price, Stanley Stevenson, George McKernin | |
| 15:18 | Denver | Ronald Blue lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Zerbel | 43-47 |
| 15:09 | BYU | Jonathan Alexander misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Erik Bobbitt - foul #1 on Erik Bobbitt, team foul #1 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Albert Mines (SF), William Preble (C) Carl Kepner, Anthony Densmore | |
| 15:09 | BYU | Jonathan Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 15:09 | BYU | Jonathan Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 14:47 | Denver | Robert Zerbel knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-49 |
| 14:40 | BYU | The jump hook by Gerald Schreiber is blocked by Joseph Teran | 45-49 |
| 14:38 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ronald Blue | 45-49 |
| 14:26 | Denver | Ronald Blue comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 14:25 | BYU | Albert Mines grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 14:20 | BYU | Jonathan Alexander misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 14:18 | BYU | William Preble hits the follow up shot | 45-51 |
| 13:59 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt hits a floater from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 13:52 | BYU | Gerald Schreiber comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Zerbel - foul #3 on Robert Zerbel, team foul #2 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG), Paul James (SF), Jonathon Ball (C) Erik Bobbitt, Joseph Teran, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | BYU | George McKernin (SG), Anthony Densmore (C) Jonathan Alexander, William Preble | |
| 13:52 | BYU | Gerald Schreiber makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 13:52 | BYU | Gerald Schreiber misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 13:52 | BYU | Anthony Densmore grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 13:40 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 13:39 | BYU | Anthony Densmore tips it in | 47-54 |
| 13:12 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 13:11 | BYU | Albert Mines gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 12:56 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Densmore | 47-57 |
| 12:37 | Denver | Robert Zerbel connects on the floater from the baseline | 49-57 |
| 12:17 | BYU | Anthony Densmore's layup is rejected by Robert Zerbel | 49-57 |
| 12:15 | BYU | Anthony Densmore snags the offensive board | 49-57 |
| 12:05 | BYU | George McKernin hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward St. Pierre | 49-59 |
| 11:44 | Denver | Robert Zerbel scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Harper | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ronald Blue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul James (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Edward St. Pierre (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - George McKernin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Mines (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Schreiber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Densmore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | BYU | Paul James blocks the short jumper by Albert Mines | 52-59 |
| 11:21 | Denver | Paul James grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 11:08 | Denver | Gerald Schreiber takes the ball from Jonathon Ball | 52-59 |
| 10:56 | BYU | Anthony Densmore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Manuel Sawyer (SG), Joseph Teran (SF), Ross Segal (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Ronald Blue, Kevin Harper, Paul James, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Price (PG), Jonathan Alexander (SG), Carl Kepner (SF), Millard Teague (PF), William Preble (C) Edward St. Pierre, George McKernin, Albert Mines, Gerald Schreiber, Anthony Densmore | |
| 10:31 | Denver | Manuel Sawyer makes the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Larry Price - foul #2 on Larry Price, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| 10:31 | Denver | Manuel Sawyer misses the free throw | 54-59 |
| 10:31 | BYU | Millard Teague pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 10:13 | BYU | Larry Price's pass is intercepted by Manuel Sawyer | 54-59 |
| 09:58 | Denver | Ross Segal is whistled for a carry | 54-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG), Paul James (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) Manuel Sawyer, Ross Segal, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | BYU | George McKernin (SF) Millard Teague | |
| 09:36 | BYU | George McKernin comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Teran - foul #1 on Joseph Teran, team foul #3 | 54-59 |
| 09:36 | BYU | George McKernin misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 09:36 | BYU | George McKernin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 09:17 | Denver | Paul James knocks in the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Carl Kepner - foul #2 on Carl Kepner, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Albert Mines (SF) Larry Price | |
| 09:17 | Denver | Paul James makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 08:58 | BYU | Albert Mines makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Alexander | 57-62 |
| 08:37 | Denver | Joseph Teran knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-62 |
| 08:09 | BYU | George McKernin connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 59-64 |
| 07:51 | Denver | Jonathon Ball hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on William Preble - foul #3 on William Preble, team foul #8 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Ronald Blue (SG), Ross Segal (SF), Robert Zerbel (PF) Erik Bobbitt, Kevin Harper, Joseph Teran, Paul James | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward St. Pierre (PG), Stanley Stevenson (SG), Anthony Densmore (PF), Millard Teague (C) George McKernin, Jonathan Alexander, Carl Kepner, William Preble | |
| 07:51 | Denver | Jonathon Ball makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 07:51 | Denver | Jonathon Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:38 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Whang - foul #1 on John Whang, team foul #4 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Chad Strickland (C) Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 07:38 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre misses the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 07:38 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fresh) SG - Ronald Blue (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Segal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Chad Strickland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Edward St. Pierre (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Stevenson (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Albert Mines (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Densmore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Millard Teague (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Denver | Chad Strickland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-65 |
| 07:17 | BYU | Anthony Densmore grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 07:12 | BYU | Stanley Stevenson makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Densmore | 61-67 |
| 07:02 | Denver | Ross Segal drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Zerbel | 64-67 |
| 06:37 | BYU | Albert Mines misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-67 |
| 06:35 | Denver | Robert Zerbel pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| 06:06 | Denver | Ronald Blue blows the layup but the foul's on Stanley Stevenson - foul #3 on Stanley Stevenson, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG), Joseph Teran (SF), Paul James (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) John Whang, Ross Segal, Robert Zerbel, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | BYU | George McKernin (SG), Carl Kepner (SF), Gerald Schreiber (PF) Stanley Stevenson, Albert Mines, Millard Teague | |
| 06:06 | Denver | Ronald Blue misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 06:06 | Denver | Ronald Blue makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 05:46 | BYU | George McKernin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-67 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Joseph Teran grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Joseph Teran scores on a jumper in the lane | 67-67 |
| 05:10 | BYU | Carl Kepner connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gerald Schreiber | 67-70 |
| 04:51 | Denver | Ronald Blue misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward St. Pierre - foul #4 on Edward St. Pierre, team foul #10 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Zerbel (PF) Paul James | |
| Subs | BYU | Jonathan Alexander (SG), Albert Mines (SF), William Preble (C) Edward St. Pierre, Carl Kepner, Anthony Densmore | |
| 04:51 | Denver | Ronald Blue misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 04:51 | Denver | Ronald Blue makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 04:25 | BYU | Albert Mines misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Teran - foul #2 on Joseph Teran, team foul #5 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG) Ronald Blue | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 04:25 | BYU | Albert Mines makes the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:25 | BYU | Albert Mines misses the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:25 | Denver | Robert Zerbel grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 04:01 | Denver | Jonathon Ball comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 68-71 |
| 04:00 | BYU | William Preble grabs the defensive rebound | 68-71 |
| 03:45 | BYU | Jonathan Alexander misses short on a floater from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 03:43 | Denver | Joseph Teran snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 03:37 | Denver | Robert Zerbel makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Erik Bobbitt | 70-71 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jonathon Ball (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - George McKernin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Alexander (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Mines (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Schreiber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - William Preble (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | BYU | George McKernin misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-71 |
| 03:23 | Denver | Kevin Harper pulls down the rebound | 70-71 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Erik Bobbitt | 73-71 |
| 02:51 | BYU | Jonathan Alexander is fouled on the floor by Kevin Harper - foul #1 on Kevin Harper, team foul #6 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (SG), Paul James (SF), Ross Segal (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Kevin Harper, Joseph Teran, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward St. Pierre (PG), Anthony Densmore (PF), Carl Kepner (C) George McKernin, Gerald Schreiber, William Preble | |
| 02:31 | BYU | Carl Kepner is whistled for a carry | 73-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Stanley Stevenson (SG), Millard Teague (C) Jonathan Alexander, Albert Mines | |
| 02:29 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG), Joseph Teran (SF), Robert Zerbel (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) Ronald Blue, Paul James, Ross Segal, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | BYU | Jonathan Alexander (SG), Albert Mines (SF), Gerald Schreiber (PF), William Preble (C) Stanley Stevenson, Carl Kepner, Anthony Densmore, Millard Teague | |
| 02:17 | Denver | Jonathon Ball can't finish the layup | 73-71 |
| 02:16 | BYU | Albert Mines gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 02:10 | BYU | Albert Mines makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Edward St. Pierre | 73-74 |
| 01:53 | Denver | Kevin Harper buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Erik Bobbitt | 75-74 |
| 01:43 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Albert Mines | 75-77 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Joseph Teran misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Albert Mines - foul #1 on Albert Mines, team foul #11 | 75-77 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| 01:06 | BYU | Albert Mines misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-77 |
| 01:05 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jonathon Ball | 77-77 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Joseph Teran misses the dunk attempt | 77-77 |
| 00:42 | BYU | William Preble pulls down the rebound | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Jonathon Ball - foul #2 on Jonathon Ball, team foul #7 | 77-77 |
| 00:18 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:18 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre misses the 2nd free throw | 77-78 |
| 00:18 | Denver | Jonathon Ball snags the defensive board | 77-78 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 77-78 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Joseph Teran grabs the offensive rebound | 77-78 |
| 00:00 | Denver | The clock runs out | 77-78 |