| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fresh) SG - Terry Patao (fresh) SF - Timothy Turner (fresh) PF - Robert Tsang (fresh) C - Thomas Sandridge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Pete Casados (fresh) SG - Michael Johns (fresh) SF - James Rikard (fresh) PF - Frank Kohler (fresh) C - Justin Morse (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Robert Tsang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Denver | Clark Coaxum's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Kohler | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Denver | Robert Tsang snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge's dunk attempt is rejected by Justin Morse | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Denver | Robert Tsang is fouled on the floor by Michael Johns - foul #1 on Michael Johns, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | BYU | Frank Kohler misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Tsang - foul #1 on Robert Tsang, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | BYU | Frank Kohler misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | BYU | Frank Kohler misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Tsang | 2-0 |
| 18:11 | Denver | Robert Tsang comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | BYU | The rebound goes to Justin Morse | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | BYU | Pete Casados is fouled on the floor by Timothy Turner - foul #1 on Timothy Turner, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 17:50 | BYU | Pete Casados drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Tommy Goodwin (PG), Charles Probst (SG), Jonathan Thompson (SF), Robert Orr (PF), Ken Phillips (C) Pete Casados, Michael Johns, James Rikard, Frank Kohler, Justin Morse | |
| 17:07 | BYU | Charles Probst misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:05 | Denver | Timothy Turner gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:52 | Denver | Clark Coaxum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | James Rikard (SF) Jonathan Thompson | |
| 16:33 | BYU | Charles Probst clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 16:25 | Denver | Ken Phillips swats the short shot by Robert Tsang | 2-2 |
| 16:23 | Denver | Timothy Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:08 | Denver | Clark Coaxum scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Turner | 5-2 |
| 15:52 | BYU | Robert Orr knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Ken Phillips | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Patao (fresh) SF - Timothy Turner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Tsang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Sandridge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Tommy Goodwin (fresh) SG - Charles Probst (fresh) SF - James Rikard (fresh) PF - Robert Orr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ken Phillips (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Denver | Terry Patao connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 15:27 | BYU | Ken Phillips blows the layup but the foul's on Terry Patao - foul #1 on Terry Patao, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Holt (PF) Robert Tsang | |
| Subs | BYU | Pete Casados (PG), Jonathan Thompson (PF) James Rikard, Robert Orr | |
| 15:27 | BYU | Ken Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:27 | BYU | Ken Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:27 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 15:22 | BYU | Pete Casados misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clark Coaxum - foul #1 on Clark Coaxum, team foul #4 | 7-4 |
| 15:22 | BYU | Pete Casados makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 15:22 | BYU | Pete Casados makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 14:58 | Denver | Clark Coaxum misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 14:57 | BYU | Ken Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 14:50 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin banks in the layup set up by Pete Casados and he's hacked by Timothy Turner - foul #2 on Timothy Turner, team foul #5 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Denver | Craig Najar (SF) Timothy Turner | |
| Subs | BYU | Frank Kohler (SF), Robert Orr (PF) Pete Casados, Jonathan Thompson | |
| 14:50 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:24 | Denver | Clark Coaxum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-9 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Conner (SG), Stephen Bunn (C) Terry Patao, Thomas Sandridge | |
| Subs | BYU | Pete Casados (PG) Robert Orr | |
| 14:12 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Pete Casados | 7-11 |
| 13:53 | Denver | The jump hook by Lawrence Holt is blocked by Frank Kohler | 7-11 |
| 13:51 | BYU | Ken Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 13:38 | BYU | Charles Probst hits a 3 from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 13:20 | Denver | Clark Coaxum misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 13:19 | BYU | The rebound goes to Ken Phillips | 7-14 |
| 13:15 | BYU | Charles Probst's pass is intercepted by Craig Najar | 7-14 |
| 12:55 | Denver | Pete Casados is called for the reach on Clark Coaxum - foul #1 on Pete Casados, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Denver | Terry Patao (SG), Robert Tsang (PF), Thomas Sandridge (C) Clark Coaxum, Lawrence Holt, Stephen Bunn | |
| Subs | BYU | James Rikard (SF), Robert Orr (PF), Justin Morse (C) Pete Casados, Frank Kohler, Ken Phillips | |
| 12:36 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Craig Najar | 9-14 |
| 12:20 | BYU | Thomas Sandridge picks off the pass by Tommy Goodwin | 9-14 |
| 12:04 | Denver | Terry Patao clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 12:03 | BYU | The rebound goes to Tommy Goodwin | 9-14 |
| 11:46 | BYU | Justin Morse misses the floater from the right side | 9-14 |
| 11:44 | Denver | Robert Tsang grabs the board | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Conner (fresh) SG - Terry Patao (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Najar (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Tsang (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Sandridge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Tommy Goodwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Probst (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Rikard (fresh) PF - Robert Orr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Morse (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Denver | Craig Najar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 11:22 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:01 | BYU | Robert Orr misses the dunk | 9-14 |
| 11:00 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin hits the follow up shot | 9-16 |
| 10:37 | Denver | Terry Patao hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 10:35 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge gets the offensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Terry Patao misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Charles Probst - foul #1 on Charles Probst, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Denver | Clark Coaxum (PG), Charles Cowan (SF), Lawrence Holt (PF) Kenneth Conner, Craig Najar, Robert Tsang | |
| Subs | BYU | Pete Casados (PG), Michael Johns (SG), Frank Kohler (SF), Jonathan Thompson (PF), Ken Phillips (C) Tommy Goodwin, Charles Probst, James Rikard, Robert Orr, Justin Morse | |
| 10:17 | Denver | Terry Patao makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Terry Patao makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 10:06 | BYU | Ken Phillips connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frank Kohler | 11-18 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Terry Patao is called for a charge - foul #2 on Terry Patao, team foul #6 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Denver | Franklin Zakes (SG) Terry Patao | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 09:35 | BYU | Michael Johns buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Ken Phillips and the foul's on Franklin Zakes - foul #1 on Franklin Zakes, team foul #7 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephen Bunn (C) Thomas Sandridge | |
| Subs | BYU | Tommy Goodwin (SF) Jonathan Thompson | |
| 09:35 | BYU | Michael Johns makes the free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:21 | Denver | Tommy Goodwin steals it from Franklin Zakes | 11-21 |
| 08:54 | BYU | Ken Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 11-21 |
| 08:52 | BYU | Ken Phillips tips it back up and in | 11-23 |
| 08:26 | Denver | Franklin Zakes knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Clark Coaxum | 13-23 |
| 08:20 | BYU | Ken Phillips misses the lay-in | 13-23 |
| 08:18 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin grabs the offensive rebound | 13-23 |
| 08:08 | BYU | Michael Johns is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Johns, team foul #4 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Conner (SG), Craig Najar (SF), Robert Tsang (PF), Thomas Sandridge (C) Franklin Zakes, Charles Cowan, Lawrence Holt, Stephen Bunn | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Probst (SG), James Rikard (SF), Robert Orr (PF), Jonathan Thompson (C) Michael Johns, Tommy Goodwin, Frank Kohler, Ken Phillips | |
| 07:55 | Denver | Robert Tsang misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-23 |
| 07:54 | BYU | Charles Probst pulls down the rebound | 13-23 |
| 07:41 | BYU | Robert Orr misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-23 |
| 07:39 | Denver | Craig Najar grabs the board | 13-23 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Clark Coaxum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Conner (fresh) SF - Craig Najar (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Tsang (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Sandridge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Pete Casados (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Probst (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Rikard (fresh) PF - Robert Orr (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Thompson (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Denver | Robert Tsang drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Conner | 16-23 |
| 07:08 | BYU | Robert Tsang denies the turnaround by Pete Casados | 16-23 |
| 07:06 | Denver | Clark Coaxum grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 06:46 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge is hacked by Pete Casados - foul #2 on Pete Casados, team foul #5 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Franklin Zakes (SG) Clark Coaxum | |
| Subs | BYU | Tommy Goodwin (PG), Frank Kohler (SF), Justin Morse (C) Pete Casados, James Rikard, Robert Orr | |
| 06:31 | Denver | Robert Tsang is hacked by Charles Probst - foul #2 on Charles Probst, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Clark Coaxum (PG) Kenneth Conner | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 06:14 | Denver | Robert Tsang drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-23 |
| 06:03 | BYU | Craig Najar is called for the reach on Frank Kohler - foul #1 on Craig Najar, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Holt (PF) Robert Tsang | |
| Subs | BYU | James Rikard (SF), Ken Phillips (C) Jonathan Thompson, Justin Morse | |
| 06:03 | BYU | Frank Kohler misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 06:03 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 05:44 | Denver | Tommy Goodwin steals it from Craig Najar | 18-23 |
| 05:34 | BYU | Franklin Zakes steps in front of the Charles Probst pass | 18-23 |
| 05:20 | Denver | Lawrence Holt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 05:18 | BYU | Ken Phillips pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 05:11 | BYU | Charles Probst's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Conner (PG), Charles Cowan (SF) Clark Coaxum, Craig Najar | |
| Subs | BYU | Pete Casados (PG), Justin Morse (C) James Rikard, Ken Phillips | |
| 04:51 | Denver | Lawrence Holt clanks a 3 from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 04:50 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 04:44 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin Morse | 18-25 |
| 04:33 | Denver | Charles Cowan is fouled on the floor by Pete Casados - foul #3 on Pete Casados, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Tsang (PF), Stephen Bunn (C) Lawrence Holt, Thomas Sandridge | |
| Subs | BYU | Michael Johns (SG), James Rikard (SF), Robert Orr (PF), Ken Phillips (C) Pete Casados, Charles Probst, Frank Kohler, Justin Morse | |
| 04:33 | Denver | Charles Cowan misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:33 | BYU | Robert Orr grabs the board | 18-25 |
| 04:21 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin comes up short on the shot in the paint | 18-25 |
| 04:19 | Denver | Stephen Bunn grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 04:01 | Denver | Stephen Bunn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-25 |
| 04:00 | BYU | Robert Orr pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 03:43 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by James Rikard | 18-27 |
| 03:16 | Denver | Franklin Zakes scores on a jumper from the left side | 20-27 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Conner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Franklin Zakes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Cowan (fresh) PF - Robert Tsang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Bunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Tommy Goodwin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Johns (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Rikard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Orr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ken Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:00 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 02:58 | BYU | Robert Orr tips it but misses | 20-27 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Kenneth Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 02:49 | Denver | Franklin Zakes clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 20-27 |
| 02:48 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 02:39 | BYU | Michael Johns is hacked by Charles Cowan - foul #1 on Charles Cowan, team foul #9 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Clark Coaxum (PG), Terry Patao (SG), Timothy Turner (SF), Lawrence Holt (PF), Thomas Sandridge (C) Kenneth Conner, Franklin Zakes, Charles Cowan, Robert Tsang, Stephen Bunn | |
| Subs | BYU | Charles Probst (SF), Frank Kohler (PF), Justin Morse (C) James Rikard, Robert Orr, Ken Phillips | |
| 02:39 | BYU | Michael Johns misses the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 02:39 | Denver | Terry Patao gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 02:24 | Denver | Terry Patao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-27 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Jonathan Thompson (PF) Michael Johns | |
| 02:11 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 02:09 | BYU | Frank Kohler pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 02:04 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin comes up short on the shot from the right block | 20-27 |
| 02:03 | BYU | Jonathan Thompson tips it in | 20-29 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Clark Coaxum can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tommy Goodwin - foul #1 on Tommy Goodwin, team foul #8 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | James Rikard (PG) Tommy Goodwin | |
| 01:39 | Denver | Clark Coaxum makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Clark Coaxum misses the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 01:39 | BYU | Justin Morse grabs the board | 21-29 |
| 01:27 | BYU | Charles Probst knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jonathan Thompson | 21-32 |
| 01:10 | Denver | Timothy Turner misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-32 |
| 01:09 | Denver | Thomas Sandridge pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Clark Coaxum misses long on a 3 from straight away | 21-32 |
| 00:52 | BYU | Jonathan Thompson snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 00:33 | BYU | Frank Kohler misses the lay-in but the foul's on Timothy Turner - foul #3 on Timothy Turner, team foul #10 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Craig Najar (SF), Robert Tsang (PF) Timothy Turner, Lawrence Holt | |
| Subs | BYU | Tommy Goodwin (PG), Ken Phillips (C) James Rikard, Justin Morse | |
| 00:33 | BYU | Frank Kohler misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 00:33 | BYU | Frank Kohler misses the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 00:33 | Denver | The rebound goes to Thomas Sandridge | 21-32 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Craig Najar can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 00:24 | BYU | Ken Phillips snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 00:20 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin is hacked by Clark Coaxum in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clark Coaxum, team foul #11 | 21-32 |
| 00:20 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 00:20 | BYU | Tommy Goodwin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Terry Patao can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-34 |