| Lineup | Denver | PG - William McLaughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Walker (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Travis Earhart (fresh) PF - Herman Marino (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Zangl (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Peter Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Hosler (fresh) SF - Gary Moroney (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Waterman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathan Fears (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Travis Earhart inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Denver | Travis Earhart buries a floater in the paint | 27-20 |
| 19:05 | TCU | Gary Moroney misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-20 |
| 19:03 | TCU | Nathan Fears grabs the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 18:43 | TCU | Gary Moroney misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 27-20 |
| 18:42 | TCU | John Waterman tips it back up and in | 27-22 |
| 18:18 | Denver | Travis Earhart's pass is intercepted by Gary Moroney | 27-22 |
| 18:14 | TCU | Peter Morgan misses the easy layup | 27-22 |
| 18:12 | TCU | Peter Morgan tips it home | 27-24 |
| 17:45 | Denver | Peter Morgan takes the ball from Herman Marino | 27-24 |
| 17:19 | TCU | Gary Moroney misses the lay-in | 27-24 |
| 17:17 | Denver | Wesley Zangl grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 17:01 | Denver | The jump hook by Herman Marino is blocked by John Waterman | 27-24 |
| 16:59 | TCU | John Waterman snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 16:32 | TCU | Gary Moroney lays it up and in set up by John Waterman | 27-26 |
| 16:07 | Denver | Gary Moroney steals it from William McLaughlin | 27-26 |
| 15:52 | TCU | Wesley Zangl blocks the jumper by John Waterman | 27-26 |
| 15:50 | TCU | Nathan Fears gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William McLaughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Walker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Travis Earhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herman Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Zangl (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Peter Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Walter Hosler (fresh) SF - Gary Moroney (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Waterman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Fears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | TCU | Nathan Fears travels with the ball | 27-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Ryland (PG), Dexter Bruce (SG), Nile Porter (SF), Cole Kline (PF) William McLaughlin, William Walker, Travis Earhart, Herman Marino | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Kilroy (PG), Jose Trevino (SG), Charles Korzybski (C) Walter Hosler, Gary Moroney, Nathan Fears | |
| 15:12 | Denver | Cole Kline is hacked by Charles Korzybski - foul #2 on Charles Korzybski, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Moroney (SF) Peter Morgan | |
| 14:53 | Denver | Richard Ryland connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Dexter Bruce | 29-26 |
| 14:29 | TCU | Charles Korzybski buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Moroney and he's fouled by Cole Kline - foul #3 on Cole Kline, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Denver | William McLaughlin (PG), Herman Marino (PF) Dexter Bruce, Wesley Zangl | |
| Subs | TCU | Walter Hosler (SF) Gary Moroney | |
| 14:29 | TCU | Charles Korzybski makes the free throw | 29-29 |
| 14:04 | Denver | Thomas Kilroy picks off the pass by Nile Porter | 29-29 |
| 14:00 | TCU | Jose Trevino can't finish the layup | 29-29 |
| 13:58 | Denver | Cole Kline grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 13:44 | Denver | William McLaughlin hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Walter Hosler - foul #3 on Walter Hosler, team foul #2 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Denver | Travis Earhart (SF) Herman Marino | |
| Subs | TCU | Peter Morgan (PG), Nathan Fears (C) Thomas Kilroy, John Waterman | |
| 13:44 | Denver | William McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 13:44 | Denver | William McLaughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 13:28 | TCU | Travis Earhart is called for the reach on Jose Trevino - foul #1 on Travis Earhart, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Denver | William Walker (SG) Richard Ryland | |
| Subs | TCU | Gary Moroney (SF) Jose Trevino | |
| 13:11 | TCU | Charles Korzybski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Morgan and he's hacked by Nile Porter - foul #3 on Nile Porter, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| 13:11 | TCU | Charles Korzybski makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| 13:00 | Denver | William Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| 12:31 | TCU | Walter Hosler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 12:29 | TCU | Charles Korzybski can't tip it in | 31-32 |
| 12:27 | TCU | Nathan Fears pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 12:02 | TCU | Gary Moroney misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 31-32 |
| 12:01 | Denver | The rebound goes to Nile Porter | 31-32 |
| 11:43 | Denver | Cole Kline blows the dunk but the foul's on Charles Korzybski - foul #3 on Charles Korzybski, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Ryland (SG), Wesley Zangl (C) William Walker, Nile Porter | |
| Subs | TCU | Jose Trevino (SG), John Waterman (PF) Walter Hosler, Charles Korzybski | |
| 11:43 | Denver | Cole Kline makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 11:43 | Denver | Cole Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William McLaughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ryland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Travis Earhart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cole Kline (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Zangl (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Peter Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jose Trevino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Moroney (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Waterman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Fears (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | TCU | Jose Trevino is hacked by Richard Ryland - foul #1 on Richard Ryland, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Dexter Bruce (SG), Herman Marino (PF) William McLaughlin, Cole Kline | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 11:06 | TCU | Nathan Fears is whistled for traveling | 33-32 |
| 10:37 | Denver | Richard Ryland drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 10:11 | TCU | Gary Moroney makes the jumper from the right side set up by Jose Trevino | 36-34 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Travis Earhart is open and buries a shot from the left side | 38-34 |
| 09:31 | TCU | John Waterman comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Herman Marino - foul #2 on Herman Marino, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Denver | William McLaughlin (PG), William Walker (SG), Nile Porter (SF) Richard Ryland, Dexter Bruce, Travis Earhart | |
| Subs | TCU | Walter Hosler (SF), Charles Korzybski (C) Gary Moroney, Nathan Fears | |
| 09:31 | TCU | John Waterman makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 09:31 | TCU | John Waterman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 09:12 | Denver | William Walker comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-36 |
| 09:11 | Denver | Herman Marino snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 09:01 | Denver | William McLaughlin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 08:45 | TCU | John Waterman is whistled for a carry | 41-36 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Kilroy (PG) Peter Morgan | |
| 08:16 | Denver | William McLaughlin knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 07:59 | TCU | Jose Trevino misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-36 |
| 07:58 | Denver | Nile Porter pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 07:37 | Denver | William McLaughlin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William McLaughlin (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Walker (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Nile Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Herman Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Zangl (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Thomas Kilroy (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jose Trevino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Hosler (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Waterman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Korzybski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | TCU | John Waterman misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 45-36 |
| 07:19 | Denver | Nile Porter snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 06:55 | Denver | Herman Marino clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-36 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Nile Porter gets the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 06:30 | Denver | William Walker misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-36 |
| 06:28 | TCU | John Waterman gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 06:09 | TCU | Thomas Kilroy misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-36 |
| 06:07 | Denver | Herman Marino grabs the board | 45-36 |
| 05:49 | Denver | William McLaughlin hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 05:49 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Travis Earhart (SF) Nile Porter | |
| Subs | TCU | Peter Morgan (PG), Gary Moroney (SF), Nathan Fears (C) Thomas Kilroy, Jose Trevino, Charles Korzybski | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:29 | TCU | Gary Moroney makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Walter Hosler | 48-38 |
| 05:08 | Denver | Herman Marino can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-38 |
| 05:06 | TCU | The rebound goes to John Waterman | 48-38 |
| 04:47 | TCU | Nathan Fears misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Wesley Zangl - foul #2 on Wesley Zangl, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Cole Kline (PF), Nile Porter (C) Herman Marino, Wesley Zangl | |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Korzybski (PF) John Waterman | |
| 04:47 | TCU | Nathan Fears makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 04:47 | TCU | Nathan Fears makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 04:18 | Denver | Travis Earhart drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 04:02 | TCU | Charles Korzybski clanks a floater from the free throw line | 50-40 |
| 04:01 | TCU | Peter Morgan snags the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 03:56 | TCU | Gary Moroney clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William McLaughlin - foul #2 on William McLaughlin, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Ryland (SG) William Walker | |
| Subs | TCU | John Waterman (PF) Charles Korzybski | |
| 03:56 | TCU | Gary Moroney makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 03:56 | TCU | Gary Moroney makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 03:36 | Denver | William McLaughlin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 03:35 | Denver | Nile Porter tips it home | 52-42 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William McLaughlin (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ryland (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Travis Earhart (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Cole Kline (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nile Porter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Peter Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Hosler (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Moroney (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Waterman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathan Fears (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | TCU | Gary Moroney makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Peter Morgan | 52-45 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Cole Kline misses the easy layup | 52-45 |
| 02:54 | TCU | Peter Morgan snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:50 | TCU | William McLaughlin steps in front of the Peter Morgan pass in the backcourt | 52-45 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Richard Ryland hits the finger roll set up by William McLaughlin | 54-45 |
| 02:29 | TCU | Gary Moroney drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Peter Morgan | 54-47 |
| 02:29 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Denver | William Walker (SG), Herman Marino (PF), Wesley Zangl (C) Richard Ryland, Cole Kline, Nile Porter | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:05 | Denver | Wesley Zangl misses long on a jump hook from close range | 54-47 |
| 02:03 | Denver | Travis Earhart hits the follow up shot | 56-47 |
| 01:55 | TCU | Peter Morgan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by William McLaughlin - foul #3 on William McLaughlin, team foul #8 | 56-47 |
| 01:55 | TCU | Peter Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:55 | TCU | Peter Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:55 | Denver | Wesley Zangl snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:54 | Denver | Wesley Zangl is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Morgan - foul #1 on Peter Morgan, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Nile Porter (SF), Cole Kline (C) Travis Earhart, Wesley Zangl | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 01:51 | Denver | William McLaughlin is hacked by Walter Hosler - foul #4 on Walter Hosler, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| 01:49 | Denver | William McLaughlin is hacked by Peter Morgan - foul #2 on Peter Morgan, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| 01:46 | Denver | Nathan Fears is called for the reach on William McLaughlin - foul #2 on Nathan Fears, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| 01:46 | Denver | William McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 01:46 | Denver | William McLaughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 01:46 | TCU | Nathan Fears pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 01:43 | TCU | Peter Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Nile Porter is fouled on the floor by John Waterman - foul #3 on John Waterman, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Nile Porter misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 01:40 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Cole Kline | 57-48 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| 01:38 | Denver | Cole Kline is fouled on the floor by Nathan Fears - foul #3 on Nathan Fears, team foul #9 | 57-48 |
| 01:38 | Denver | Cole Kline misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 01:38 | TCU | Nathan Fears pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 01:15 | TCU | Walter Hosler misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 01:13 | Denver | Herman Marino pulls down the rebound | 57-48 |
| 01:12 | Denver | Peter Morgan is called for the reach on Herman Marino in the backcourt - foul #3 on Peter Morgan, team foul #10 | 57-48 |
| 01:12 | Denver | Herman Marino makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 01:12 | Denver | Herman Marino makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:55 | TCU | Gary Moroney drills a fadeaway from close range and he's fouled by Nile Porter - foul #4 on Nile Porter, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Travis Earhart (SF), Wesley Zangl (C) Nile Porter, Cole Kline | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:55 | TCU | Gary Moroney makes the free throw | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | Denver | William Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Hosler - foul #5 on Walter Hosler, team foul #11 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Nile Porter (SF), Cole Kline (C) Travis Earhart, Wesley Zangl | |
| Subs | TCU | Jose Trevino (SG) Walter Hosler | |
| 00:52 | Denver | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:52 | Denver | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | TCU | Gary Moroney misses short on a floater from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 00:46 | Denver | Cole Kline gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Cole Kline is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Trevino - foul #3 on Jose Trevino, team foul #12 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Ryland (PG), Dexter Bruce (SG) William McLaughlin, William Walker | |
| Subs | TCU | Thomas Kilroy (PG), Charles Korzybski (PF) Peter Morgan, John Waterman | |
| 00:44 | Denver | Cole Kline makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Cole Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:36 | TCU | Gary Moroney drills a jumpshot from the right side | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:16 | Denver | Herman Marino comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 63-53 |
| 00:14 | TCU | The rebound goes to Nathan Fears | 63-53 |
| 00:07 | TCU | Thomas Kilroy hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gary Moroney | 63-56 |
| 00:07 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Denver | William McLaughlin (PG), William Walker (SG), Travis Earhart (SF), Wesley Zangl (C) Richard Ryland, Dexter Bruce, Nile Porter, Cole Kline | |
| Subs | TCU | Peter Morgan (PG), John Waterman (PF) Thomas Kilroy, Charles Korzybski | |
| 00:00 | Denver | William McLaughlin runs out the clock | 63-56 |