| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Barry Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Buttrey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Durgan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Dikembe Aho (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Russo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Blagg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenton Bhatia (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Andre Russo inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Utah | Dikembe Aho is hacked by Jeffrey Durgan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Durgan, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:25 | Utah | Kenton Bhatia hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Barry Smith - foul #1 on Barry Smith, team foul #2 | 31-26 |
| 19:25 | Utah | Kenton Bhatia makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:25 | Utah | Kenton Bhatia misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:25 | Colorado | Jeffrey Durgan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 19:20 | Colorado | Andre Russo steals the ball from Richard Johnson in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 19:18 | Utah | Andre Russo misses the lay-in | 31-27 |
| 19:17 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Henry Buttrey | 31-27 |
| 19:15 | Colorado | Barry Smith is fouled in the backcourt by David Brooks - foul #1 on David Brooks, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 18:54 | Colorado | Barry Smith clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 18:52 | Utah | Kenton Bhatia snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 18:33 | Utah | Henry Buttrey steps in front of the Kenton Bhatia pass | 31-27 |
| 18:28 | Colorado | Henry Buttrey lays it in | 33-27 |
| 18:07 | Utah | David Brooks knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Andre Russo | 33-30 |
| 17:49 | Colorado | Henry Buttrey is hacked by George Blagg - foul #1 on George Blagg, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Cecil Clark (PG), Waldo Durkin (SF), Hans Zakarian (PF) Richard Johnson, Henry Buttrey, Jeffrey Durgan | |
| Subs | Utah | Alfredo Esposito (SG), Gerald Brown (SF), Jason Weibel (PF), Kristopher Mosteller (C) David Brooks, Andre Russo, George Blagg, Kenton Bhatia | |
| 17:22 | Colorado | Benjamin Meyers clanks a runner from the left block | 33-30 |
| 17:20 | Colorado | Benjamin Meyers snags the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 17:07 | Colorado | Barry Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 17:06 | Colorado | Hans Zakarian tips it but misses | 33-30 |
| 17:05 | Colorado | Benjamin Meyers misses the tip | 33-30 |
| 17:04 | Colorado | Hans Zakarian tips it but misses | 33-30 |
| 17:03 | Utah | Kristopher Mosteller grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:44 | Utah | Alfredo Esposito hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-30 |
| 16:43 | Colorado | Benjamin Meyers snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 16:16 | Colorado | Benjamin Meyers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-30 |
| 16:14 | Utah | The rebound goes to Kristopher Mosteller | 33-30 |
| 15:51 | Utah | Kristopher Mosteller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Johnson (PG), Henry Buttrey (SF), Jeffrey Durgan (PF), Alan Self (C) Barry Smith, Waldo Durkin, Hans Zakarian, Benjamin Meyers | |
| Subs | Utah | Rogelio Rivera (PG), David Brooks (SG), Andre Russo (SF), George Blagg (PF), Jose Contreras (C) Dikembe Aho, Alfredo Esposito, Gerald Brown, Jason Weibel, Kristopher Mosteller | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Cecil Clark (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Henry Buttrey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jeffrey Durgan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Self (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Rogelio Rivera (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Russo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Blagg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jose Contreras (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Colorado | Richard Johnson clanks a floater from close range | 33-30 |
| 15:26 | Utah | Jose Contreras pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 15:04 | Utah | George Blagg makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Rogelio Rivera | 33-32 |
| 14:43 | Colorado | Richard Johnson banks in the wide open layup set up by Cecil Clark | 35-32 |
| 14:27 | Utah | Andre Russo can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 14:26 | Utah | Jose Contreras grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 14:07 | Utah | Jose Contreras is called for 5 seconds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Barry Smith (SG), Waldo Durkin (SF), Hans Zakarian (PF), Benjamin Meyers (C) Cecil Clark, Henry Buttrey, Jeffrey Durgan, Alan Self | |
| Subs | Utah | Alfredo Esposito (SG), Kenton Bhatia (C) David Brooks, Jose Contreras | |
| 13:38 | Colorado | George Blagg takes the ball from Hans Zakarian | 35-32 |
| 13:21 | Utah | Alfredo Esposito misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Barry Smith - foul #2 on Barry Smith, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry Buttrey (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Utah | Dikembe Aho (PG), Gerald Brown (SF), Jason Weibel (PF) Rogelio Rivera, Andre Russo, George Blagg | |
| 13:21 | Utah | Alfredo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 13:21 | Utah | Alfredo Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:58 | Colorado | Hans Zakarian is open but comes up short on the runner from the right block | 35-34 |
| 12:57 | Colorado | Hans Zakarian tips it in | 37-34 |
| 12:35 | Utah | Dikembe Aho scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 12:17 | Colorado | Barry Smith knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Buttrey | 40-37 |
| 12:03 | Utah | Gerald Brown can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 40-37 |
| 12:01 | Colorado | Benjamin Meyers pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 11:35 | Colorado | Barry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-37 |
| 11:34 | Colorado | Hans Zakarian tips it home | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Waldo Durkin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Buttrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Hans Zakarian (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Benjamin Meyers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Dikembe Aho (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Alfredo Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gerald Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Weibel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenton Bhatia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Utah | Dikembe Aho is hacked by Waldo Durkin - foul #3 on Waldo Durkin, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Johnson (PG), Cecil Clark (SG), Jeffrey Durgan (PF), Alan Self (C) Waldo Durkin, Barry Smith, Hans Zakarian, Benjamin Meyers | |
| Subs | Utah | Rogelio Rivera (PG), David Brooks (SG), Andre Russo (SF), Jose Contreras (PF), Kristopher Mosteller (C) Dikembe Aho, Alfredo Esposito, Gerald Brown, Jason Weibel, Kenton Bhatia | |
| 10:56 | Utah | Rogelio Rivera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Alan Self - foul #1 on Alan Self, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Utah | George Blagg (PF) Jose Contreras | |
| 10:56 | Utah | Rogelio Rivera makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 10:56 | Utah | Rogelio Rivera makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 10:38 | Colorado | Richard Johnson misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 42-39 |
| 10:37 | Utah | The rebound goes to Kristopher Mosteller | 42-39 |
| 10:25 | Utah | Kristopher Mosteller lays it in set up by George Blagg and the foul's on Alan Self - foul #2 on Alan Self, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| 10:25 | Utah | Kristopher Mosteller makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 10:10 | Colorado | Jeffrey Durgan misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 42-42 |
| 10:09 | Utah | Kristopher Mosteller gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 10:04 | Utah | George Blagg misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 42-42 |
| 10:02 | Utah | Rogelio Rivera can't tip it in | 42-42 |
| 10:01 | Colorado | Alan Self grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 09:57 | Colorado | Rogelio Rivera is called for the reach on Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rogelio Rivera, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | Barry Smith (SG), Waldo Durkin (SF) Cecil Clark, Henry Buttrey | |
| Subs | Utah | Dikembe Aho (PG), Jose Contreras (C) Rogelio Rivera, Kristopher Mosteller | |
| 09:41 | Colorado | Barry Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Johnson | 45-42 |
| 09:32 | Utah | Dikembe Aho scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Andre Russo | 45-45 |
| 09:05 | Colorado | Richard Johnson can't connect on a shot in the lane | 45-45 |
| 09:04 | Utah | Andre Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 08:46 | Utah | George Blagg knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 45-47 |
| 08:17 | Colorado | Barry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 08:15 | Colorado | Richard Johnson tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 07:51 | Utah | George Blagg knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 47-49 |
| 07:22 | Colorado | Barry Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Smith (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Waldo Durkin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Durgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Alan Self (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Dikembe Aho (tiring) 12 pts. SG - David Brooks (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andre Russo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Blagg (tiring) 15 pts. 2 reb. C - Jose Contreras (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Utah | Andre Russo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-49 |
| 07:13 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to George Blagg | 50-49 |
| 07:08 | Utah | Dikembe Aho hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 07:07 | Colorado | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 06:39 | Colorado | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 06:37 | Utah | George Blagg grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 06:30 | Utah | Andre Russo drills a 3 from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 06:12 | Colorado | Barry Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 06:11 | Utah | Andre Russo pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:48 | Utah | Dikembe Aho misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 05:47 | Colorado | Jeffrey Durgan grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 05:42 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Cecil Clark (SG), Henry Buttrey (SF), Hans Zakarian (PF), Benjamin Meyers (C) Richard Johnson, Barry Smith, Jeffrey Durgan, Alan Self | |
| Subs | Utah | Rogelio Rivera (PG), Alfredo Esposito (SG), Gerald Brown (SF), Jason Weibel (PF), Kenton Bhatia (C) Dikembe Aho, David Brooks, Andre Russo, George Blagg, Jose Contreras | |
| 05:25 | Colorado | Benjamin Meyers misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 05:24 | Utah | Jason Weibel pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:16 | Utah | Kenton Bhatia misses badly on a shot in the paint | 50-52 |
| 05:15 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Hans Zakarian | 50-52 |
| 04:46 | Colorado | Gerald Brown steals it from Hans Zakarian | 50-52 |
| 04:28 | Utah | Gerald Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Barry Smith (SG) Waldo Durkin | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 04:23 | Colorado | Gerald Brown is called for the reach on Benjamin Meyers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Brown, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Utah | Kristopher Mosteller (C) Kenton Bhatia | |
| 04:11 | Colorado | Kristopher Mosteller is called for the reach on Barry Smith - foul #1 on Kristopher Mosteller, team foul #5 | 50-52 |
| 03:52 | Colorado | Hans Zakarian hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Gerald Brown - foul #2 on Gerald Brown, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Utah | Dikembe Aho (PG), Andre Russo (SF), George Blagg (PF) Rogelio Rivera, Gerald Brown, Jason Weibel | |
| 03:52 | Colorado | Hans Zakarian makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:52 | Colorado | Hans Zakarian makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:42 | Utah | Barry Smith takes the ball from George Blagg | 52-52 |
| 03:13 | Colorado | Barry Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Hans Zakarian | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Cecil Clark (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Barry Smith (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Buttrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Hans Zakarian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Benjamin Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Dikembe Aho (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Alfredo Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andre Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Blagg (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Kristopher Mosteller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Utah | Kristopher Mosteller is fouled on the floor by Cecil Clark - foul #1 on Cecil Clark, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Colorado | Richard Johnson (PG), Waldo Durkin (SF), Jeffrey Durgan (PF) Cecil Clark, Henry Buttrey, Hans Zakarian | |
| Subs | Utah | David Brooks (SG), Kenton Bhatia (C) Alfredo Esposito, George Blagg | |
| 03:09 | Utah | Kristopher Mosteller makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:09 | Utah | Kristopher Mosteller misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:09 | Colorado | Benjamin Meyers snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 03:07 | Colorado | Richard Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Aho - foul #3 on Dikembe Aho, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Utah | Rogelio Rivera (PG), George Blagg (PF) Dikembe Aho, Kristopher Mosteller | |
| 03:07 | Colorado | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:07 | Colorado | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 02:48 | Utah | David Brooks comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Durgan - foul #3 on Jeffrey Durgan, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Utah | Gerald Brown (SF) Andre Russo | |
| 02:48 | Utah | David Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:48 | Utah | David Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:48 | Utah | Kenton Bhatia pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 02:48 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| 02:25 | Utah | Kenton Bhatia hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Gerald Brown | 57-56 |
| 02:01 | Colorado | Richard Johnson is hacked by Rogelio Rivera - foul #5 on Rogelio Rivera, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Henry Buttrey (SF) Waldo Durkin | |
| Subs | Utah | Dikembe Aho (PG), Alfredo Esposito (SG), Andre Russo (SF), Jason Weibel (PF) Rogelio Rivera, David Brooks, Gerald Brown, George Blagg | |
| 02:01 | Colorado | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:01 | Utah | Jason Weibel pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 01:53 | Utah | Andre Russo's pass is intercepted by Benjamin Meyers | 57-56 |
| 01:30 | Colorado | Jeffrey Durgan loses the ball out of bounds | 57-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Utah | David Brooks (SG), George Blagg (PF) Alfredo Esposito, Jason Weibel | |
| 01:19 | Utah | George Blagg misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jeffrey Durgan - foul #4 on Jeffrey Durgan, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 01:19 | Utah | George Blagg misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:19 | Utah | George Blagg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 00:58 | Colorado | Henry Buttrey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Johnson and the foul's on George Blagg - foul #2 on George Blagg, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| 00:58 | Colorado | Henry Buttrey makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:44 | Utah | George Blagg lays it up and in | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Colorado | Henry Buttrey is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 62-59 |
| 00:04 | Utah | David Brooks misses the 3 from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 00:02 | Utah | George Blagg grabs the offensive rebound | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | Utah | The clock runs out | 62-59 |