| Lineup | Denver | PG - William McLaughlin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Travis Earhart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Zangl (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Alvin Hedges (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tomas Bade (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerry Savage (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Scharf (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Travis Earhart inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Denver | William Walker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-20 |
| 19:14 | Utah | Ryan Fields misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 19:12 | Utah | Alvin Hedges grabs the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 18:56 | Utah | George Scharf is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Alvin Hedges out of a doubleteam | 26-22 |
| 18:36 | Denver | Travis Earhart lays it in on a nice dish by William Walker | 28-22 |
| 18:21 | Utah | Tomas Bade is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-22 |
| 18:20 | Utah | Jerry Savage misses the tip | 28-22 |
| 18:18 | Denver | William Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 18:15 | Denver | Alvin Hedges steps in front of the William Walker pass in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| 17:56 | Utah | Alvin Hedges splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 17:54 | Utah | Ryan Fields tips it home | 28-24 |
| 17:33 | Denver | William McLaughlin is whistled for traveling | 28-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Dexter Bruce (SG), Nile Porter (SF), Cole Kline (PF) William Walker, Travis Earhart, Herman Marino | |
| Subs | Utah | Charles McKissic (PG), John Montalto (SG), Frederick Hill (SF), Clarence Patton (PF), Michael Rasmussen (C) Alvin Hedges, Tomas Bade, Jerry Savage, Ryan Fields, George Scharf | |
| 17:13 | Utah | John Montalto misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 17:12 | Denver | The rebound goes to Wesley Zangl | 28-24 |
| 17:10 | Denver | Frederick Hill is called for the reach on Nile Porter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frederick Hill, team foul #1 | 28-24 |
| 17:01 | Denver | Nile Porter loses the dribble to Charles McKissic | 28-24 |
| 16:57 | Utah | John Montalto lays it up and in set up by Charles McKissic | 28-26 |
| 16:36 | Denver | Wesley Zangl misses the lay-in | 28-26 |
| 16:34 | Denver | Wesley Zangl tips it in | 30-26 |
| 16:30 | Utah | William McLaughlin is called for the reach on Charles McKissic in the backcourt - foul #1 on William McLaughlin, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Denver | William Walker (SG), Travis Earhart (SF) William McLaughlin, Wesley Zangl | |
| Subs | Utah | John Townsend (PG) Charles McKissic | |
| 16:01 | Utah | John Montalto makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Dexter Bruce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Earhart (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cole Kline (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nile Porter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - John Townsend (fresh) SG - John Montalto (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frederick Hill (fresh) PF - Clarence Patton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Rasmussen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Denver | Nile Porter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Rasmussen - foul #3 on Michael Rasmussen, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Ryland (PG), Herman Marino (PF) William Walker, Travis Earhart | |
| Subs | Utah | Tomas Bade (SG), Jerry Savage (SF), Neil Griffin (C) John Montalto, Frederick Hill, Clarence Patton | |
| 15:34 | Denver | Nile Porter makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 15:34 | Denver | Nile Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 15:17 | Utah | Michael Rasmussen misses the easy layup | 32-29 |
| 15:16 | Denver | Herman Marino grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 14:47 | Denver | Herman Marino misses the fadeaway near the basket | 32-29 |
| 14:45 | Utah | Michael Rasmussen pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 14:26 | Utah | Tomas Bade clanks a 3 from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 14:25 | Denver | Cole Kline grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 14:04 | Denver | Dexter Bruce misses long on a shot from the left side | 32-29 |
| 14:02 | Utah | Neil Griffin pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 13:33 | Utah | Michael Rasmussen scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Savage | 32-31 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Herman Marino misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by John Townsend - foul #1 on John Townsend, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Denver | William McLaughlin (PG), William Walker (SG), Travis Earhart (SF), Wesley Zangl (C) Richard Ryland, Dexter Bruce, Nile Porter, Cole Kline | |
| Subs | Utah | Alvin Hedges (PG), John Montalto (SG), Frederick Hill (SF), Ryan Fields (PF), George Scharf (C) John Townsend, Tomas Bade, Jerry Savage, Michael Rasmussen, Neil Griffin | |
| 13:19 | Denver | Herman Marino makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Herman Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Wesley Zangl pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 13:04 | Denver | Herman Marino jams it | 35-31 |
| 12:35 | Utah | Ryan Fields misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Herman Marino - foul #3 on Herman Marino, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Tomas Bade (SG), Clarence Patton (C) John Montalto, George Scharf | |
| 12:35 | Utah | Ryan Fields misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:35 | Utah | Ryan Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 12:31 | Denver | Frederick Hill is called for the reach on William McLaughlin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frederick Hill, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | George Scharf (C) Ryan Fields | |
| 12:10 | Denver | Tomas Bade is called for the reach on William Walker - foul #2 on Tomas Bade, team foul #5 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Ryan Fields (PF) George Scharf | |
| 11:50 | Denver | William McLaughlin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William McLaughlin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Earhart (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Herman Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Wesley Zangl (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Alvin Hedges (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Bade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frederick Hill (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ryan Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Patton (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Utah | Clarence Patton misses the floater from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 11:20 | Utah | Clarence Patton tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 11:17 | Denver | William McLaughlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Ryland (SG) William Walker | |
| Subs | Utah | Charles McKissic (PG), John Montalto (SG), Jerry Savage (SF), George Scharf (PF) Alvin Hedges, Tomas Bade, Frederick Hill, Ryan Fields | |
| 11:05 | Utah | George Scharf banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Montalto and he's hacked by Herman Marino - foul #4 on Herman Marino, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Cole Kline (PF) Herman Marino | |
| Subs | Utah | Frederick Hill (SF), Michael Rasmussen (C) Jerry Savage, Clarence Patton | |
| 11:05 | Utah | George Scharf makes the free throw | 38-37 |
| 10:44 | Denver | William McLaughlin misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Charles McKissic - foul #2 on Charles McKissic, team foul #6 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Nile Porter (SF) Travis Earhart | |
| Subs | Utah | Alvin Hedges (PG), Tomas Bade (SG), Jerry Savage (SF), Clarence Patton (PF) Charles McKissic, John Montalto, Frederick Hill, Michael Rasmussen | |
| 10:44 | Denver | William McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 10:44 | Denver | William McLaughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 10:16 | Utah | George Scharf misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 40-37 |
| 10:14 | Denver | Richard Ryland gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:57 | Denver | Cole Kline comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 40-37 |
| 09:55 | Utah | Jerry Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:32 | Utah | George Scharf clanks a jump hook from close range | 40-37 |
| 09:31 | Utah | Jerry Savage pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 09:02 | Utah | Clarence Patton clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Cole Kline - foul #1 on Cole Kline, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Dexter Bruce (PG), William Walker (SG), Travis Earhart (SF), Herman Marino (PF) William McLaughlin, Richard Ryland, Nile Porter, Cole Kline | |
| Subs | Utah | Charles McKissic (PG), John Montalto (SG), Frederick Hill (SF), Ryan Fields (PF) Alvin Hedges, Tomas Bade, Jerry Savage, George Scharf | |
| 09:02 | Utah | Clarence Patton makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 09:02 | Utah | Clarence Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 09:02 | Denver | Travis Earhart grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 08:33 | Denver | William Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 08:32 | Denver | Herman Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 08:08 | Denver | Wesley Zangl's pass is intercepted by Clarence Patton | 40-38 |
| 07:44 | Utah | Charles McKissic hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 07:43 | Denver | Wesley Zangl gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Dexter Bruce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Earhart (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herman Marino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Wesley Zangl (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Charles McKissic (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Montalto (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Hill (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ryan Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Clarence Patton (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Denver | Travis Earhart loses the dribble to Ryan Fields | 40-38 |
| 06:53 | Utah | John Montalto hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Patton | 40-41 |
| 06:50 | Denver | William Walker is hacked by Charles McKissic in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles McKissic, team foul #7 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Denver | William McLaughlin (PG), Nile Porter (SF), Cole Kline (C) Dexter Bruce, Travis Earhart, Wesley Zangl | |
| Subs | Utah | Alvin Hedges (PG), Tomas Bade (SG), Jerry Savage (SF), Michael Rasmussen (PF), George Scharf (C) Charles McKissic, John Montalto, Frederick Hill, Ryan Fields, Clarence Patton | |
| 06:50 | Denver | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 06:50 | Denver | William Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 06:21 | Utah | Michael Rasmussen makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Alvin Hedges and he's fouled by Herman Marino - foul #5 on Herman Marino, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Ryland (SG), Wesley Zangl (C) William Walker, Herman Marino | |
| Subs | Utah | Ryan Fields (PF) George Scharf | |
| 06:21 | Utah | Michael Rasmussen misses the free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:21 | Denver | Wesley Zangl grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 05:57 | Denver | Cole Kline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | George Scharf (C) Ryan Fields | |
| 05:40 | Utah | Alvin Hedges shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-43 |
| 05:39 | Denver | Nile Porter snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 05:23 | Denver | William McLaughlin is hacked by Michael Rasmussen - foul #4 on Michael Rasmussen, team foul #8 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Travis Earhart (SF) Wesley Zangl | |
| Subs | Utah | Frederick Hill (SF), Ryan Fields (PF) Jerry Savage, George Scharf | |
| 05:23 | Denver | William McLaughlin makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 05:23 | Denver | William McLaughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 05:02 | Utah | William McLaughlin picks off the pass by Ryan Fields out of a doubleteam | 44-43 |
| 04:38 | Denver | Travis Earhart is hacked by Frederick Hill - foul #4 on Frederick Hill, team foul #9 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Charles McKissic (PG), Jerry Savage (SF), George Scharf (C) Alvin Hedges, Frederick Hill, Ryan Fields | |
| 04:38 | Denver | Travis Earhart makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 04:38 | Denver | Travis Earhart makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 04:21 | Utah | Charles McKissic misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 04:20 | Denver | Nile Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 04:14 | Denver | Travis Earhart comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jerry Savage - foul #3 on Jerry Savage, team foul #10 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Dexter Bruce (SG), Wesley Zangl (C) William McLaughlin, Nile Porter | |
| Subs | Utah | Alvin Hedges (PG), John Montalto (SG) Charles McKissic, Tomas Bade | |
| 04:14 | Denver | Travis Earhart makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 04:14 | Denver | Travis Earhart makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 03:55 | Utah | George Scharf can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Wesley Zangl - foul #2 on Wesley Zangl, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Denver | William Walker (SG) Richard Ryland | |
| Subs | Utah | Tomas Bade (SG), Frederick Hill (SF), Ryan Fields (PF) John Montalto, Jerry Savage, Michael Rasmussen | |
| 03:55 | Utah | George Scharf misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 03:55 | Utah | George Scharf misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 03:55 | Denver | Cole Kline snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 03:50 | Denver | George Scharf picks off the pass by Dexter Bruce in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 03:39 | Utah | Ryan Fields hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tomas Bade | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Dexter Bruce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Earhart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cole Kline (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Wesley Zangl (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Alvin Hedges (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tomas Bade (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Hill (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ryan Fields (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - George Scharf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:37 | Denver | Alvin Hedges steps in front of the Cole Kline pass in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 03:16 | Utah | Frederick Hill's floater is knocked away by Cole Kline | 48-45 |
| 03:14 | Denver | Wesley Zangl grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 03:08 | Denver | Cole Kline can't connect on a shot from the left side | 48-45 |
| 03:06 | Utah | Tomas Bade grabs the defensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 02:45 | Utah | Alvin Hedges knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-47 |
| Subs | Denver | William McLaughlin (PG), Nile Porter (C) Dexter Bruce, Wesley Zangl | |
| Subs | Utah | Charles McKissic (PG), John Montalto (SG), Jerry Savage (SF), Michael Rasmussen (PF), Clarence Patton (C) Alvin Hedges, Tomas Bade, Frederick Hill, Ryan Fields, George Scharf | |
| 02:25 | Denver | William Walker is called for traveling | 48-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Tomas Bade (SG), Neil Griffin (C) John Montalto, Clarence Patton | |
| 01:56 | Utah | Charles McKissic misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Walker - foul #3 on William Walker, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Wesley Zangl (C) Nile Porter | |
| Subs | Utah | Ryan Fields (PF), George Scharf (C) Michael Rasmussen, Neil Griffin | |
| 01:56 | Utah | Charles McKissic makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 01:56 | Utah | Charles McKissic makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 01:37 | Denver | William Walker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-49 |
| 01:36 | Utah | Jerry Savage gets the rebound | 48-49 |
| 01:17 | Utah | Ryan Fields drills a jumper from close range and the foul's on Cole Kline - foul #2 on Cole Kline, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Alvin Hedges (PG) Charles McKissic | |
| 01:17 | Utah | Ryan Fields makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Travis Earhart can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Jerry Savage - foul #4 on Jerry Savage, team foul #11 | 48-52 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Travis Earhart makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Travis Earhart makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Utah | Ryan Fields evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater in the lane | 50-52 |
| 00:30 | Utah | George Scharf hits the follow up shot | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Denver | William Walker is whistled for a carry | 50-54 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | John Montalto (SG) Tomas Bade | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Utah | William Walker is called for the reach on Alvin Hedges in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Walker, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| 00:21 | Utah | Alvin Hedges makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:21 | Utah | Alvin Hedges makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Denver | William Walker buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 00:12 | Utah | Jerry Savage is fouled in the backcourt by William McLaughlin - foul #2 on William McLaughlin, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| 00:12 | Utah | Jerry Savage makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:12 | Utah | Jerry Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Denver | William McLaughlin makes the 3 from the left corner | 56-58 |
| 00:02 | Utah | Ryan Fields is fouled in the backcourt by William Walker - foul #5 on William Walker, team foul #11 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Ryland (SG) William Walker | |
| Subs | Utah | Tomas Bade (SG) John Montalto | |
| 00:02 | Utah | Ryan Fields misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:02 | Utah | Ryan Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Wesley Zangl pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Denver calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Richard Ryland hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 56-58 |