| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Rodney Rast (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Ware (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Edward St. Pierre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Deason (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ash (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Washington (fresh) 2 stl. C - Robert Bevilacqua (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Clifford Smith inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Denver | Rodney Rast is hacked by John Ash - foul #1 on John Ash, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 19:26 | Denver | Clifford Smith is hacked by John Ash - foul #2 on John Ash, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| 19:11 | Denver | John Whang clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 19:10 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:03 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua lays it in on a nice dish by Edward St. Pierre and he's hacked by Rodney Rast - foul #2 on Rodney Rast, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:03 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:43 | Denver | John Whang misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Deason - foul #2 on Richard Deason, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| 18:43 | Denver | John Whang misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:43 | Denver | John Whang makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 18:26 | BYU | Richard Deason scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Bevilacqua | 29-39 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Earl Washington is called for the reach on Henry Simmons - foul #3 on Earl Washington, team foul #4 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Ray Williams (PF) Earl Washington | |
| 18:05 | Denver | Rodney Rast comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 18:03 | Denver | Clifford Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 17:58 | Denver | Clifford Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Clifford Smith, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| 17:44 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Ray Williams | 29-42 |
| 17:32 | Denver | Rodney Rast misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 17:30 | BYU | John Ash snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 17:26 | BYU | Rodney Rast takes the ball from Edward St. Pierre | 29-42 |
| 17:09 | Denver | Ray Williams is called for the reach on Henry Simmons - foul #1 on Ray Williams, team foul #5 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Denver | William Shunk (SG), David Shearer (SF), Tyron Kurt (PF), Douglas Davis (C) Rodney Rast, Clifford Smith, Henry Simmons, Gregory Ware | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Price (PG), Bobby Teske (SF), David White (C) Edward St. Pierre, John Ash, Robert Bevilacqua | |
| 16:59 | Denver | John Whang connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by David Shearer | 31-42 |
| 16:54 | BYU | Bobby Teske misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 16:52 | BYU | David White tips it back up and in | 31-44 |
| 16:47 | Denver | David Shearer hits a shot in the lane | 33-44 |
| 16:30 | BYU | Bobby Teske makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 16:21 | Denver | David Shearer blows the layup | 33-47 |
| 16:19 | BYU | Bobby Teske gets the rebound | 33-47 |
| 16:14 | BYU | Richard Deason comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 16:12 | Denver | The rebound goes to Tyron Kurt | 33-47 |
| 15:57 | Denver | David Shearer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-47 |
| 15:55 | BYU | Larry Price snags the defensive board | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - William Shunk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Shearer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tyron Kurt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Larry Price (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Deason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Teske (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ray Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - David White (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | BYU | Douglas Davis takes the ball from Larry Price | 33-47 |
| 15:34 | Denver | David Shearer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Whang and he's fouled by Richard Deason - foul #3 on Richard Deason, team foul #6 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Rast (SG), Clifford Smith (SF), Henry Simmons (PF), Gregory Ware (C) John Whang, William Shunk, Tyron Kurt, Douglas Davis | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward St. Pierre (PG), John Ash (SF), Earl Washington (PF), Robert Bevilacqua (C) Richard Deason, Bobby Teske, Ray Williams, David White | |
| 15:34 | Denver | David Shearer makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 15:23 | BYU | Earl Washington is whistled for traveling | 36-47 |
| 15:04 | Denver | Henry Simmons comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-47 |
| 15:02 | Denver | Clifford Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 14:50 | Denver | Clifford Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 14:49 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 14:44 | BYU | Earl Washington double dribbles | 36-47 |
| 14:36 | Denver | David Shearer double dribbles | 36-47 |
| 14:19 | BYU | Earl Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-47 |
| 14:03 | Denver | Rodney Rast connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Shearer | 39-47 |
| 13:58 | BYU | Larry Price's floater is tipped away by Gregory Ware | 39-47 |
| 13:57 | Denver | Henry Simmons pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:47 | Denver | Rodney Rast drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Henry Simmons | 41-47 |
| 13:29 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 13:27 | Denver | David Shearer grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 13:21 | Denver | Rodney Rast misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-47 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Gregory Ware tips it home | 43-47 |
| 13:06 | BYU | Earl Washington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-47 |
| 13:05 | Denver | The rebound goes to Gregory Ware | 43-47 |
| 12:47 | Denver | Gregory Ware comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 43-47 |
| 12:45 | Denver | Henry Simmons grabs the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 12:35 | Denver | David Shearer misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-47 |
| 12:34 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Simmons | 43-47 |
| 12:13 | Denver | Gregory Ware hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clifford Smith | 45-47 |
| 11:54 | BYU | Earl Washington scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Larry Price | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - David Shearer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Rast (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clifford Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Gregory Ware (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Edward St. Pierre (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Price (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Ash (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Earl Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Bevilacqua (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Denver | Rodney Rast misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-49 |
| 11:45 | BYU | John Ash grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 11:29 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 11:27 | Denver | The rebound goes to Gregory Ware | 45-49 |
| 11:04 | Denver | Rodney Rast misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-49 |
| 11:03 | BYU | The rebound goes to Larry Price | 45-49 |
| 10:57 | BYU | Earl Washington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), William Shunk (SG), Tyron Kurt (PF), Douglas Davis (C) David Shearer, Rodney Rast, Henry Simmons, Gregory Ware | |
| Subs | BYU | Leroy Brown (PG), Richard Deason (SG), Bobby Teske (SF), Ray Williams (PF), David White (C) Edward St. Pierre, Larry Price, John Ash, Earl Washington, Robert Bevilacqua | |
| 10:36 | Denver | Clifford Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 10:34 | BYU | Richard Deason gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:27 | BYU | Leroy Brown connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bobby Teske | 45-52 |
| 10:19 | Denver | Richard Deason steps in front of the William Shunk pass | 45-52 |
| 10:13 | BYU | Bobby Teske makes the jumpshot from the right side | 45-54 |
| 09:44 | Denver | Clifford Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 09:43 | BYU | Bobby Teske pulls down the rebound | 45-54 |
| 09:30 | BYU | Richard Deason misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 09:29 | BYU | David White tips it in | 45-56 |
| 09:07 | Denver | Douglas Davis misses badly on a runner from close range | 45-56 |
| 09:05 | Denver | Douglas Davis hits the follow up shot | 47-56 |
| 08:43 | BYU | Leroy Brown comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-56 |
| 08:41 | Denver | William Shunk gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 08:31 | Denver | Douglas Davis makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Clifford Smith | 50-56 |
| 08:18 | BYU | Richard Deason misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 08:17 | Denver | Tyron Kurt snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 07:57 | Denver | John Whang misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 07:55 | BYU | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Shunk (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clifford Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tyron Kurt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Douglas Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Leroy Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Deason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Teske (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ray Williams (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | BYU | Ray Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ray Williams, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Joshua Quinton (PG), Rodney Rast (SG), David Shearer (SF), Henry Simmons (PF), Micheal Weathers (C) John Whang, William Shunk, Clifford Smith, Tyron Kurt, Douglas Davis | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward St. Pierre (PG), Larry Price (SG), John Ash (SF), Earl Washington (PF), Gary Schmidt (C) Leroy Brown, Richard Deason, Bobby Teske, Ray Williams, David White | |
| 07:18 | Denver | Micheal Weathers misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Earl Washington - foul #4 on Earl Washington, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| 07:18 | Denver | Micheal Weathers misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:18 | Denver | Micheal Weathers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 06:59 | BYU | Earl Washington scores on a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Henry Simmons - foul #2 on Henry Simmons, team foul #3 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Gregory Ware (C) Micheal Weathers | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua (C) Gary Schmidt | |
| 06:59 | BYU | Earl Washington misses the free throw | 51-58 |
| 06:59 | Denver | The rebound goes to Gregory Ware | 51-58 |
| 06:44 | Denver | Joshua Quinton misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-58 |
| 06:43 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 06:39 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-58 |
| 06:26 | Denver | Joshua Quinton makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 06:10 | BYU | Larry Price connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Edward St. Pierre | 54-61 |
| 05:52 | Denver | Rodney Rast hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joshua Quinton | 56-61 |
| 05:46 | BYU | John Ash's pass is intercepted by David Shearer | 56-61 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Gregory Ware banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Shearer | 58-61 |
| 05:05 | BYU | Larry Price misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 05:03 | Denver | Gregory Ware grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 04:40 | Denver | David Shearer misses the lay-in | 58-61 |
| 04:38 | BYU | Earl Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 04:30 | BYU | Larry Price hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-61 |
| 04:28 | Denver | Henry Simmons snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 04:24 | Denver | David Shearer misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 58-61 |
| 04:22 | Denver | Henry Simmons grabs the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 03:56 | Denver | Gregory Ware makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Rodney Rast | 60-61 |
| 03:51 | BYU | Gregory Ware steals the ball from Larry Price | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joshua Quinton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Rast (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Shearer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Henry Simmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Gregory Ware (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Edward St. Pierre (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Price (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Ash (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Earl Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Robert Bevilacqua (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Denver | Rodney Rast misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Bevilacqua - foul #2 on Robert Bevilacqua, team foul #9 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), William Shunk (SF), Tyron Kurt (PF), Douglas Davis (C) Joshua Quinton, David Shearer, Henry Simmons, Gregory Ware | |
| Subs | BYU | Leroy Brown (PG), Richard Deason (SG), Bobby Teske (SF), Ray Williams (PF), David White (C) Edward St. Pierre, Larry Price, John Ash, Earl Washington, Robert Bevilacqua | |
| 03:33 | Denver | Rodney Rast misses the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 03:33 | Denver | Rodney Rast makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:09 | BYU | David White drills a jump hook from the baseline | 61-63 |
| 02:52 | Denver | William Shunk connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Whang | 63-63 |
| 02:52 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Denver | David Shearer (SG), Clifford Smith (SF) Rodney Rast, William Shunk | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Price (PG), John Ash (SF) Leroy Brown, Bobby Teske | |
| 02:33 | BYU | Ray Williams makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-66 |
| 02:33 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Henry Simmons (PF), Gregory Ware (C) Tyron Kurt, Douglas Davis | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward St. Pierre (PG), Earl Washington (PF), Robert Bevilacqua (C) Larry Price, Ray Williams, David White | |
| 02:20 | Denver | David Shearer blows the layup | 63-66 |
| 02:19 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:13 | BYU | Richard Deason is hacked by John Whang - foul #1 on John Whang, team foul #4 | 63-66 |
| 02:02 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Clifford Smith - foul #2 on Clifford Smith, team foul #5 | 63-66 |
| 02:02 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 02:02 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Henry Simmons misses the floater from the free throw line | 63-68 |
| 01:38 | BYU | Earl Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 01:33 | BYU | John Ash clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-68 |
| 01:31 | Denver | Henry Simmons grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 01:12 | Denver | David Shearer hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Whang | 65-68 |
| 00:48 | BYU | Richard Deason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-68 |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Rast (SG) David Shearer | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 00:39 | Denver | Robert Bevilacqua blocks the short jumper by Gregory Ware | 65-68 |
| 00:37 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Smith | 65-68 |
| 00:20 | Denver | Clifford Smith misses badly on a floater in the paint | 65-68 |
| 00:18 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua snags the defensive board | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua is hacked by John Whang in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Whang, team foul #6 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Ray Williams (PF) Earl Washington | |
| 00:15 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua is hacked by John Whang - foul #3 on John Whang, team foul #7 | 65-68 |
| 00:15 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:15 | BYU | Robert Bevilacqua makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Denver | John Whang can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 00:10 | BYU | Richard Deason pulls down the rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:07 | BYU | Richard Deason is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Rast - foul #3 on Rodney Rast, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Price (PG) Edward St. Pierre | |
| 00:07 | BYU | Richard Deason makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:07 | BYU | Richard Deason makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:02 | Denver | John Whang knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-72 |
| 00:02 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Edward St. Pierre (PG) Larry Price | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | BYU | Edward St. Pierre runs out the clock | 68-72 |