| Lineup | Denver | PG - Claude Butler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Lacefield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Errol Marino (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Wilcox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ezra Fowler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Gregory Escalante (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Uros Zaxas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Deans (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Abel Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | John Taylor inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| 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) | |
| 19:36 | BYU | Gregory Escalante misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 19:34 | BYU | Jamie Deans can't tip it in | 33-34 |
| 19:32 | BYU | Jamie Deans tips it but misses | 33-34 |
| 19:31 | Denver | Ezra Fowler gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox's fadeaway is rejected by Abel Hutchinson | 33-34 |
| 19:15 | BYU | Uros Zaxas snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 19:09 | BYU | Errol Marino is called for the reach on Uros Zaxas - foul #3 on Errol Marino, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Webb (SF) Errol Marino | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 18:58 | BYU | Abel Hutchinson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 18:57 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 18:40 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Webb | 36-34 |
| 18:18 | BYU | John Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 36-34 |
| 18:17 | BYU | John Taylor tips it in | 36-36 |
| 18:02 | Denver | Brian Lacefield is called for traveling | 36-36 |
| 17:37 | BYU | Abel Hutchinson is fouled on the floor by Ezra Fowler - foul #2 on Ezra Fowler, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi (C) Ezra Fowler | |
| Subs | BYU | Larry Veloz (C) Abel Hutchinson | |
| 17:29 | BYU | Uros Zaxas's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Ashalintubbi | 36-36 |
| 17:07 | Denver | Uros Zaxas steals it from Michael Webb | 36-36 |
| 17:03 | BYU | Gregory Escalante lays it up and in on a great pass from Uros Zaxas | 36-38 |
| 16:52 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Escalante - foul #2 on Gregory Escalante, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Angel Esposito (PG), Daniel Bean (SG) Claude Butler, Brian Lacefield | |
| Subs | BYU | Carmine Costa (SG), Ronald Lewis (C) Uros Zaxas, John Taylor | |
| 16:52 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:52 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:33 | BYU | Larry Veloz is fouled on the floor by Michael Webb - foul #1 on Michael Webb, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Hassan (SF) Michael Webb | |
| Subs | BYU | Abel Hutchinson (C) Jamie Deans | |
| 16:17 | BYU | Carmine Costa misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:55 | Denver | Daniel Bean drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Angel Esposito | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Angel Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Bean (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Hassan (fresh) PF - Gerald Wilcox (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Gregory Escalante (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carmine Costa (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Veloz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Abel Hutchinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | BYU | Ronald Lewis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 15:48 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 15:32 | Denver | Ronald Lewis steps in front of the Gerald Wilcox pass | 41-38 |
| 15:21 | BYU | Carmine Costa makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Veloz | 41-41 |
| 15:04 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox misses the easy layup | 41-41 |
| 15:02 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:46 | Denver | Angel Esposito's pass is intercepted by Carmine Costa | 41-41 |
| 14:41 | BYU | Gregory Escalante banks in the layup on a great pass from Carmine Costa | 41-43 |
| 14:24 | Denver | Daniel Bean comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-43 |
| 14:22 | BYU | Abel Hutchinson grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 14:17 | BYU | Carmine Costa misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-43 |
| 14:16 | BYU | Abel Hutchinson hits the follow up shot | 41-45 |
| 14:00 | Denver | Matthew Hassan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 13:59 | BYU | Carmine Costa snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 13:55 | BYU | Carmine Costa comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 13:53 | BYU | Abel Hutchinson grabs the offensive board | 41-45 |
| 13:42 | BYU | Ronald Lewis clanks a jumper from the right side | 41-45 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:21 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Ronald Lewis - foul #1 on Ronald Lewis, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Claude Butler (PG), Brian Lacefield (SG), Errol Marino (SF), Armando Cisneros (PF), Ezra Fowler (C) Angel Esposito, Daniel Bean, Matthew Hassan, Gerald Wilcox, Dikembe Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | BYU | David Allen (PG), Uros Zaxas (SG), John Taylor (SF), Jamie Deans (PF) Gregory Escalante, Carmine Costa, Larry Veloz, Ronald Lewis | |
| 13:12 | Denver | Claude Butler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 13:10 | BYU | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 41-45 |
| 13:05 | BYU | David Allen makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 12:46 | Denver | Errol Marino misses the driving attempt in the lane | 41-48 |
| 12:45 | BYU | Jamie Deans gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 12:40 | BYU | Claude Butler picks off the pass by David Allen | 41-48 |
| 12:20 | Denver | Errol Marino misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Uros Zaxas - foul #3 on Uros Zaxas, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| 12:20 | Denver | Errol Marino makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:20 | Denver | Errol Marino misses the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:20 | BYU | John Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:07 | BYU | David Allen connects on the shot from the free throw line | 42-50 |
| 11:43 | Denver | Brian Lacefield misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 11:42 | Denver | Errol Marino snags the offensive board | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Claude Butler (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Lacefield (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Errol Marino (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Armando Cisneros (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ezra Fowler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - David Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Uros Zaxas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jamie Deans (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Abel Hutchinson (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Denver | Ezra Fowler buries a 3 from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 11:18 | BYU | Claude Butler is called for the reach on Uros Zaxas - foul #1 on Claude Butler, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Wilcox (PF) Armando Cisneros | |
| Subs | BYU | Carmine Costa (PG), Larry Veloz (C) David Allen, Abel Hutchinson | |
| 11:03 | BYU | Jamie Deans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-50 |
| 11:01 | Denver | Ezra Fowler pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:38 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 10:26 | BYU | Gerald Wilcox steals it from Carmine Costa | 48-50 |
| 10:05 | Denver | Errol Marino misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 10:04 | BYU | Carmine Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 10:00 | BYU | Brian Lacefield picks off the pass by Carmine Costa | 48-50 |
| 09:38 | Denver | Brian Lacefield can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Taylor - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Angel Esposito (PG), Armando Cisneros (PF), Dikembe Ashalintubbi (C) Claude Butler, Gerald Wilcox, Ezra Fowler | |
| Subs | BYU | Gregory Escalante (PG), David Allen (SF), Ronald Lewis (C) Uros Zaxas, John Taylor, Jamie Deans | |
| 09:38 | Denver | Brian Lacefield misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:38 | Denver | Brian Lacefield misses the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:38 | BYU | Larry Veloz snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 09:33 | BYU | Carmine Costa misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Errol Marino - foul #4 on Errol Marino, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Bean (SG), Michael Webb (SF) Brian Lacefield, Errol Marino | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 09:33 | BYU | Carmine Costa makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:33 | BYU | Carmine Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:14 | Denver | Daniel Bean knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Angel Esposito | 51-52 |
| 08:58 | BYU | Larry Veloz's floater is tipped away by Armando Cisneros | 51-52 |
| 08:57 | Denver | Michael Webb snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 08:53 | Denver | Angel Esposito is hacked by Gregory Escalante - foul #3 on Gregory Escalante, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| 08:40 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-52 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 08:09 | BYU | Carmine Costa buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gregory Escalante | 53-55 |
| 07:52 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi connects on the shot from the left side | 55-55 |
| 07:48 | BYU | Dikembe Ashalintubbi swats the shot by Gregory Escalante | 55-55 |
| 07:47 | Denver | Armando Cisneros grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 07:22 | Denver | Angel Esposito loses the ball out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Claude Butler (PG), Brian Lacefield (SG), Errol Marino (SF), Gerald Wilcox (PF) Angel Esposito, Daniel Bean, Michael Webb, Armando Cisneros | |
| Subs | BYU | Uros Zaxas (SG), John Taylor (SF), Jamie Deans (PF) Carmine Costa, David Allen, Larry Veloz | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Claude Butler (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Lacefield (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Errol Marino (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Gerald Wilcox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Gregory Escalante (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Uros Zaxas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jamie Deans (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronald Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:04 | BYU | Uros Zaxas misses long on a shot from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 07:02 | Denver | Dikembe Ashalintubbi snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 06:48 | Denver | Ronald Lewis is called for the reach on Dikembe Ashalintubbi - foul #2 on Ronald Lewis, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Ezra Fowler (C) Dikembe Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | BYU | Abel Hutchinson (C) Ronald Lewis | |
| 06:31 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox misses the dunk attempt | 55-55 |
| 06:29 | BYU | Abel Hutchinson pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 06:23 | BYU | Uros Zaxas is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Uros Zaxas, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | David Allen (PG) Gregory Escalante | |
| 06:07 | Denver | Errol Marino comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-55 |
| 05:37 | BYU | The short jumper by Uros Zaxas is denied by Gerald Wilcox | 55-55 |
| 05:35 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Deans | 55-55 |
| 05:22 | BYU | Jamie Deans buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 05:02 | Denver | Errol Marino scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Lacefield | 58-58 |
| 04:50 | BYU | David Allen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Errol Marino - foul #5 on Errol Marino, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Webb (SF), Dikembe Ashalintubbi (C) Errol Marino, Ezra Fowler | |
| Subs | BYU | Gregory Escalante (PG), Larry Veloz (C) John Taylor, Abel Hutchinson | |
| 04:50 | BYU | David Allen misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 04:50 | BYU | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 04:34 | Denver | Michael Webb can't finish the layup | 58-59 |
| 04:32 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:27 | Denver | Michael Webb is fouled on the floor by Gregory Escalante - foul #4 on Gregory Escalante, team foul #8 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Angel Esposito (PG), Armando Cisneros (PF) Claude Butler, Gerald Wilcox | |
| Subs | BYU | Carmine Costa (SG), Ronald Lewis (C) Uros Zaxas, Jamie Deans | |
| 04:27 | Denver | Michael Webb makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:27 | Denver | Michael Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 04:03 | BYU | Ronald Lewis loses the dribble to Armando Cisneros | 60-59 |
| 03:42 | Denver | Michael Webb is fouled on the floor by Ronald Lewis - foul #3 on Ronald Lewis, team foul #9 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Daniel Bean (SG) Brian Lacefield | |
| Subs | BYU | Jamie Deans (PF) David Allen | |
| 03:42 | Denver | Michael Webb makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:42 | Denver | Michael Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 03:16 | BYU | Gregory Escalante misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 62-59 |
| 03:14 | BYU | Larry Veloz grabs the offensive board | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Angel Esposito (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Bean (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Webb (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Armando Cisneros (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Ashalintubbi (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Gregory Escalante (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carmine Costa (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Veloz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamie Deans (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Ronald Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 02:56 | BYU | Carmine Costa buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Claude Butler (PG), Brian Lacefield (SG), Gerald Wilcox (PF), Ezra Fowler (C) Angel Esposito, Daniel Bean, Armando Cisneros, Dikembe Ashalintubbi | |
| Subs | BYU | Uros Zaxas (SG), John Taylor (SF), Abel Hutchinson (C) Carmine Costa, Larry Veloz, Ronald Lewis | |
| 02:40 | Denver | Brian Lacefield is fouled on the floor by Uros Zaxas - foul #5 on Uros Zaxas, team foul #10 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Carmine Costa (SG) Uros Zaxas | |
| 02:40 | Denver | Brian Lacefield misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:40 | Denver | Brian Lacefield makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:24 | BYU | John Taylor comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 02:22 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 02:05 | Denver | Michael Webb loses the dribble to Abel Hutchinson | 63-62 |
| 01:58 | BYU | Jamie Deans misses the runner in the lane | 63-62 |
| 01:56 | BYU | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Escalante | 63-62 |
| 01:42 | BYU | 3 seconds is called on John Taylor | 63-62 |
| 01:28 | Denver | Michael Webb knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 01:21 | BYU | Carmine Costa misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-62 |
| 01:19 | BYU | John Taylor grabs the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 01:00 | BYU | Carmine Costa misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-62 |
| 00:58 | Denver | The rebound goes to Brian Lacefield | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Denver | Brian Lacefield lays it up and in set up by Michael Webb | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | BYU | Brian Lacefield steals it from Gregory Escalante | 68-62 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Claude Butler lays it in set up by Brian Lacefield | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | BYU | Carmine Costa knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from John Taylor | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Denver | Michael Webb is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Escalante - foul #5 on Gregory Escalante, team foul #11 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Armando Cisneros (PF) Gerald Wilcox | |
| Subs | BYU | David Allen (SG) Gregory Escalante | |
| 00:10 | Denver | Michael Webb makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Michael Webb makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:08 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Wilcox (PF) Armando Cisneros | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 00:04 | BYU | Carmine Costa clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 00:03 | Denver | Gerald Wilcox grabs the board | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Claude Butler runs out the clock | 72-65 |