| Lineup | Utah | PG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jake Gardner (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Church (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Brian Johnson (fresh) SG - Billy Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Moritz (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Larsen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Harding (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Christopher Moritz inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Denver | Billy Brooks clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Church - foul #3 on John Church, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Utah | Bernard Jones (C) John Church | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 19:48 | Denver | Billy Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 19:48 | Denver | Billy Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 19:32 | Utah | Edward Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Billy Brooks - foul #3 on Billy Brooks, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Andre Leininger (SG) Billy Brooks | |
| 19:32 | Utah | Edward Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 19:32 | Utah | Edward Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 19:23 | Denver | Christopher Moritz clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 19:22 | Utah | Bernard Jones grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 19:05 | Utah | Roberto Rossi hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 19:03 | Denver | Christopher Moritz pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Andre Leininger lays it in set up by Brian Johnson | 42-36 |
| 18:47 | Utah | Roberto Rossi can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 18:45 | Utah | Harold Edwards snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 18:31 | Utah | Roberto Rossi clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Johnson - foul #3 on Brian Johnson, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Gregory Kelly (SG) Brian Johnson | |
| 18:31 | Utah | Roberto Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:31 | Utah | Roberto Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Gregory Kelly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-36 |
| 18:10 | Utah | Jake Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:41 | Utah | Harold Edwards knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Roberto Rossi and he's hacked by Gregory Kelly - foul #3 on Gregory Kelly, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Springs (PG), Charles McCloskey (C) Gregory Kelly, Victor Harding | |
| 17:41 | Utah | Harold Edwards misses the free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:41 | Denver | Charles McCloskey snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 17:27 | Denver | Edward Johnson takes the ball from Christopher Moritz | 45-36 |
| 17:24 | Utah | Edward Johnson hits the finger roll | 47-36 |
| 17:04 | Denver | Andre Leininger double dribbles | 47-36 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Nicholas Brown (C) Ronald Larsen | |
| 16:42 | Utah | Edward Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 16:40 | Denver | Randy Springs pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 16:35 | Denver | Christopher Moritz makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Andre Leininger | 47-39 |
| 16:19 | Utah | Jake Gardner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Johnson | 49-39 |
| 16:03 | Denver | Andre Leininger drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Nicholas Brown | 49-41 |
| 15:48 | Utah | Jake Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Utah | Jason Kerner (SG), Charles Beavers (SF), John Church (C) Edward Johnson, Harold Edwards, Bernard Jones | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Johnson (PG), Billy Brooks (SG), Victor Harding (C) Andre Leininger, Christopher Moritz, Nicholas Brown | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Kerner (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Charles Beavers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jake Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Church (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Brian Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Randy Springs (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles McCloskey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Harding (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Denver | Randy Springs loses the dribble to Jason Kerner | 49-41 |
| 15:18 | Utah | Charles Beavers comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Victor Harding - foul #1 on Victor Harding, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Larsen (PF) Charles McCloskey | |
| 15:18 | Utah | Charles Beavers makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 15:18 | Utah | Charles Beavers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 15:02 | Denver | Victor Harding makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 14:41 | Utah | Jake Gardner is called for traveling | 51-43 |
| Subs | Utah | Edward Johnson (SG), Harold Edwards (SF), James Doney (PF) Jason Kerner, Charles Beavers, Jake Gardner | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 14:28 | Denver | Randy Springs makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Brian Johnson | 51-45 |
| 14:15 | Utah | Harold Edwards is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Harold Edwards, team foul #2 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles McCloskey (SF) Randy Springs | |
| 13:57 | Denver | James Doney swats the short shot by Victor Harding | 51-45 |
| 13:56 | Denver | Victor Harding tips it in | 51-47 |
| 13:40 | Utah | Edward Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Brian Johnson snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 13:30 | Denver | Ronald Larsen connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Johnson and the foul's on James Doney - foul #1 on James Doney, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Dunkley (PG) Roberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Moritz (SF) Victor Harding | |
| 13:30 | Denver | Ronald Larsen misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 13:30 | Utah | John Church gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 13:07 | Utah | Edward Johnson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Dunkley | 54-49 |
| 12:53 | Denver | Christopher Moritz is hacked by Edward Johnson - foul #3 on Edward Johnson, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Jason Kerner (SG), Jake Gardner (PF), Bernard Jones (C) Edward Johnson, James Doney, John Church | |
| Subs | Denver | Andre Leininger (PG), Gregory Kelly (SG), Randy Springs (C) Brian Johnson, Billy Brooks, Ronald Larsen | |
| 12:44 | Denver | Gregory Kelly misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jake Gardner - foul #3 on Jake Gardner, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| 12:44 | Denver | Gregory Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 12:44 | Denver | Gregory Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 12:24 | Utah | Jason Kerner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jake Gardner | 56-51 |
| 12:05 | Denver | Charles McCloskey drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Jake Gardner - foul #4 on Jake Gardner, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Utah | Roberto Rossi (PG), Edward Johnson (SG), Charles Beavers (SF), James Doney (PF) Richard Dunkley, Jason Kerner, Harold Edwards, Jake Gardner | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:05 | Denver | Charles McCloskey misses the free throw | 56-53 |
| 12:05 | Utah | The rebound goes to Charles Beavers | 56-53 |
| 11:47 | Utah | Edward Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 11:45 | Denver | Andre Leininger grabs the board | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Johnson (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Charles Beavers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Doney (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andre Leininger (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Moritz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles McCloskey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Springs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Denver | Charles Beavers is called for the reach on Charles McCloskey - foul #2 on Charles Beavers, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Utah | John Church (C) Bernard Jones | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Johnson (PG), Billy Brooks (SG), Victor Harding (C) Andre Leininger, Gregory Kelly, Randy Springs | |
| 11:27 | Denver | Charles McCloskey misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 11:27 | Utah | James Doney grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 11:10 | Utah | Roberto Rossi clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 11:08 | Utah | John Church can't tip it in | 56-53 |
| 11:06 | Denver | Brian Johnson gets the rebound | 56-53 |
| 10:44 | Denver | Roberto Rossi steals the ball from Brian Johnson | 56-53 |
| 10:40 | Utah | Charles Beavers lays it in set up by Roberto Rossi | 58-53 |
| 10:16 | Denver | Victor Harding clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 58-53 |
| 10:14 | Utah | James Doney pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 09:57 | Utah | Roberto Rossi is hacked by Victor Harding - foul #2 on Victor Harding, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Dunkley (PG), Jason Kerner (SG), Harold Edwards (SF), Frank Cole (PF), Bernard Jones (C) Roberto Rossi, Edward Johnson, Charles Beavers, James Doney, John Church | |
| Subs | Denver | Randy Springs (SF), Ronald Larsen (PF) Christopher Moritz, Charles McCloskey | |
| 09:52 | Utah | Victor Harding is called for the reach on Jason Kerner - foul #3 on Victor Harding, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Andre Leininger (SG), Nicholas Brown (C) Billy Brooks, Victor Harding | |
| 09:30 | Utah | Harold Edwards connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by Frank Cole and the foul's on Brian Johnson - foul #4 on Brian Johnson, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Gregory Kelly (SG) Brian Johnson | |
| 09:30 | Utah | Harold Edwards makes the free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:13 | Denver | Andre Leininger misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-53 |
| 09:12 | Denver | Ronald Larsen grabs the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 08:55 | Denver | Gregory Kelly clanks a 3 from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 08:53 | Denver | Randy Springs grabs the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Nicholas Brown hits a floater from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 08:09 | Utah | The jump hook by Harold Edwards is blocked by Ronald Larsen | 61-55 |
| 08:08 | Denver | Andre Leininger gets the rebound | 61-55 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Andre Leininger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 08:03 | Utah | Harold Edwards snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 07:43 | Utah | Harold Edwards is fouled on the floor by Randy Springs - foul #2 on Randy Springs, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Utah | Roberto Rossi (PG), Edward Johnson (SG), Jake Gardner (PF), John Church (C) Richard Dunkley, Jason Kerner, Frank Cole, Bernard Jones | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Johnson (PG), Billy Brooks (SG), Christopher Moritz (SF), Victor Harding (C) Andre Leininger, Gregory Kelly, Randy Springs, Nicholas Brown | |
| 07:43 | Utah | Harold Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:43 | Utah | Harold Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 07:43 | Denver | Billy Brooks grabs the board | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Roberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Edward Johnson (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Harold Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jake Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - John Church (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Brian Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Billy Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Moritz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Larsen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Victor Harding (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Denver | Christopher Moritz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Bret Meece (PF) Ronald Larsen | |
| 07:11 | Utah | Jake Gardner drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Harold Edwards | 64-55 |
| 06:49 | Denver | Roberto Rossi is called for the reach on Brian Johnson - foul #1 on Roberto Rossi, team foul #8 | 64-55 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles McCloskey (PF) Bret Meece | |
| 06:49 | Denver | Brian Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:49 | Denver | Brian Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:30 | Utah | Harold Edwards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 64-57 |
| 06:28 | Denver | Charles McCloskey snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 06:10 | Denver | Victor Harding's pass is intercepted by Roberto Rossi | 64-57 |
| 06:04 | Utah | Roberto Rossi misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Moritz - foul #1 on Christopher Moritz, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Utah | Charles Beavers (SF) Harold Edwards | |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Larsen (PF) Charles McCloskey | |
| 06:04 | Utah | Roberto Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:04 | Utah | Roberto Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:04 | Utah | Roberto Rossi makes the 3rd free throw | 66-57 |
| 05:38 | Denver | Billy Brooks drills a shot from the left side set up by Brian Johnson | 66-59 |
| 05:25 | Utah | Edward Johnson buries a 3 from the right wing | 69-59 |
| 05:16 | Denver | Christopher Moritz misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jake Gardner - foul #5 on Jake Gardner, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Utah | James Doney (PF) Jake Gardner | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles McCloskey (C) Victor Harding | |
| 05:16 | Denver | Christopher Moritz misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:16 | Denver | Christopher Moritz makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:02 | Utah | Edward Johnson drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Roberto Rossi | 71-60 |
| 04:48 | Denver | Ronald Larsen misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 71-60 |
| 04:47 | Denver | Ronald Larsen tips it but misses | 71-60 |
| 04:46 | Utah | Edward Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 04:29 | Utah | Edward Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Edward Johnson, team foul #10 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Dunkley (PG), Jason Kerner (SG), Harold Edwards (SF), Bernard Jones (C) Roberto Rossi, Edward Johnson, Charles Beavers, John Church | |
| Subs | Denver | Andre Leininger (PG), Gregory Kelly (SG), Randy Springs (SF) Brian Johnson, Billy Brooks, Christopher Moritz | |
| 04:08 | Denver | Andre Leininger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 71-60 |
| 04:07 | Utah | Bernard Jones grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 03:49 | Utah | Bernard Jones buries a shot from the right block | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Denver | Richard Dunkley steals the ball from Randy Springs | 73-60 |
| 03:27 | Utah | Richard Dunkley blows the layup | 73-60 |
| 03:26 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ronald Larsen | 73-60 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Richard Dunkley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Kerner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Doney (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bernard Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andre Leininger (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Randy Springs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Larsen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles McCloskey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Denver | Charles McCloskey blows the layup | 73-60 |
| 03:08 | Utah | Bernard Jones snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Utah | Bernard Jones is denied on a layup by Andre Leininger | 73-60 |
| 02:53 | Utah | Bernard Jones tips it home | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Denver | Gregory Kelly misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Jason Kerner - foul #1 on Jason Kerner, team foul #11 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Utah | Charles Beavers (SF), Frank Cole (PF) Harold Edwards, James Doney | |
| Subs | Denver | Bret Meece (PF), Nicholas Brown (C) Ronald Larsen, Charles McCloskey | |
| 02:26 | Denver | Gregory Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Gregory Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:06 | Utah | Bernard Jones blows the layup | 75-61 |
| 02:05 | Utah | Charles Beavers tips it back up and in | 77-61 |
| 01:58 | Denver | Gregory Kelly banks in the layup on a great pass from Andre Leininger | 77-63 |
| 01:39 | Utah | Bernard Jones drills a shot from the left block set up by Jason Kerner | 79-63 |
| 01:26 | Denver | Andre Leininger misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-63 |
| 01:25 | Utah | Jason Kerner gets the rebound | 79-63 |
| 01:01 | Utah | Jason Kerner comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 79-63 |
| 01:00 | Denver | Bret Meece snags the defensive board | 79-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Denver | Gregory Kelly clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 79-63 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Nicholas Brown snags the offensive board | 79-63 |
| 00:49 | Denver | Bret Meece misses the dunk attempt | 79-63 |
| 00:48 | Utah | Frank Cole grabs the board | 79-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Utah | Richard Dunkley clanks a shot from the free throw line | 79-63 |
| 00:22 | Denver | The rebound goes to Andre Leininger | 79-63 |
| 00:16 | Denver | The short jumper by Gregory Kelly is denied by Bernard Jones | 79-63 |
| 00:15 | Utah | Bernard Jones gets the rebound | 79-63 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Richard Dunkley runs out the clock | 79-63 |