| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Avery Rost (fresh) 17 pts. SF - James Gentry (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Sloan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Whetzel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Petrella (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Mario Taylor inbounds the ball | 41-43 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Denver | Dikembe Ali scores on a floater in the paint | 41-45 |
| 19:36 | BYU | Steven Sloan's pass is intercepted by Michael Petrella | 41-45 |
| 19:15 | Denver | Eric Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Whetzel | 41-48 |
| 19:10 | BYU | Robert Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-48 |
| 18:42 | Denver | Robert Whetzel is hacked by Steven Sloan - foul #2 on Steven Sloan, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| 18:22 | Denver | Mario Taylor is called for traveling | 41-48 |
| 18:01 | BYU | Steven Sloan knocks in the shot from the right block | 43-48 |
| 17:53 | Denver | Eric Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-48 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Michael Petrella grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| 17:43 | Denver | Mario Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 17:42 | BYU | Steven Sloan snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 17:37 | BYU | Steven Sloan's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Ali | 43-48 |
| 17:22 | Denver | Robert Whetzel buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Petrella | 43-50 |
| 16:58 | BYU | Dikembe Ali blocks the short jumper by Avery Rost | 43-50 |
| 16:56 | BYU | James Gentry tips it home | 45-50 |
| 16:51 | Denver | Robert Whetzel comes up short on the shot from the right side | 45-50 |
| 16:50 | BYU | James Gentry snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 16:45 | BYU | The jump hook by Avery Rost is blocked by Michael Petrella | 45-50 |
| 16:44 | Denver | Mario Taylor gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 16:27 | Denver | Mario Taylor misses short on an open floater from the right block | 45-50 |
| 16:26 | BYU | Stephen Davis snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 16:24 | BYU | Robert Allen's pass is intercepted by Robert Whetzel in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 16:23 | Denver | Robert Whetzel lays it in | 45-52 |
| 15:54 | BYU | Steven Sloan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 15:53 | Denver | Michael Petrella gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Avery Rost (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - James Gentry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Sloan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Whetzel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Petrella (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Denver | Mario Taylor knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Whetzel | 45-54 |
| 15:29 | BYU | Robert Allen is hacked by Eric Brown - foul #3 on Eric Brown, team foul #1 | 45-54 |
| Subs | BYU | Philip McLean (PG), Michael Scott (SF) Robert Allen, James Gentry | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG), Eugene Lefler (SG), Kenneth Babb (SF), Frank Roloff (PF), Enoch Shiminski (C) Robert Whetzel, Eric Brown, Mario Taylor, Michael Petrella, Dikembe Ali | |
| 15:20 | BYU | Avery Rost hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-54 |
| 15:06 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 15:05 | BYU | Michael Scott gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 15:01 | BYU | Philip McLean's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-54 |
| 14:41 | Denver | Frank Roloff evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-57 |
| 14:16 | BYU | Steven Sloan hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Philip McLean | 49-57 |
| 13:53 | Denver | Eugene Lefler drills a fadeaway in the paint | 49-59 |
| 13:49 | BYU | Avery Rost clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-59 |
| 13:47 | Denver | Kenneth Babb gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 13:30 | Denver | Andrei Zunich is fouled on the floor by Philip McLean - foul #2 on Philip McLean, team foul #2 | 49-59 |
| Subs | BYU | Jay Grijalva (PG), Lionel Grijalva (PF), Joel Kolar (C) Philip McLean, Stephen Davis, Steven Sloan | |
| Subs | Denver | Mario Taylor (SF), Michael Petrella (PF) Kenneth Babb, Enoch Shiminski | |
| 13:14 | Denver | Michael Petrella connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Andrei Zunich | 49-61 |
| 12:59 | BYU | Avery Rost makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Scott | 52-61 |
| 12:46 | Denver | Frank Roloff evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Andrei Zunich | 52-63 |
| 12:26 | BYU | Jay Grijalva knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-63 |
| 12:04 | Denver | Andrei Zunich can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 55-63 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Mario Taylor grabs the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 11:51 | Denver | Andrei Zunich knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Petrella | 55-65 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Jay Grijalva (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Avery Rost (tiring) 22 pts. SF - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lionel Grijalva (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Kolar (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrei Zunich (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eugene Lefler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mario Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Petrella (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Roloff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | BYU | Lionel Grijalva misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Petrella - foul #1 on Michael Petrella, team foul #2 | 55-65 |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Allen (PG), Thomas Wilmoth (SG), James Gentry (SF), Steven Sloan (C) Jay Grijalva, Avery Rost, Michael Scott, Joel Kolar | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), David Hank (SG), Kenneth Babb (SF), Dikembe Ali (C) Andrei Zunich, Eugene Lefler, Mario Taylor, Frank Roloff | |
| 11:29 | BYU | Lionel Grijalva makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 11:29 | BYU | Lionel Grijalva makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 11:09 | Denver | David Hank buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Babb | 57-67 |
| 10:46 | BYU | Lionel Grijalva misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Babb - foul #2 on Kenneth Babb, team foul #3 | 57-67 |
| 10:46 | BYU | Lionel Grijalva makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 10:46 | BYU | Lionel Grijalva makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 10:38 | Denver | Kenneth Babb hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Whetzel | 59-69 |
| 10:25 | BYU | James Gentry's pass is intercepted by Robert Whetzel | 59-69 |
| 10:22 | Denver | Robert Whetzel blows the layup | 59-69 |
| 10:21 | BYU | Steven Sloan grabs the board | 59-69 |
| 10:15 | BYU | Thomas Wilmoth is fouled on the floor by David Hank - foul #1 on David Hank, team foul #4 | 59-69 |
| Subs | BYU | Stephen Davis (PF) Lionel Grijalva | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Brown (SG), Mario Taylor (SF) David Hank, Kenneth Babb | |
| 10:01 | BYU | Stephen Davis misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 59-69 |
| 10:00 | Denver | Mario Taylor gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| 09:53 | Denver | Eric Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 09:52 | BYU | Stephen Davis pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 09:48 | BYU | Steven Sloan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 09:46 | Denver | Michael Petrella pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 09:20 | Denver | Robert Whetzel hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 59-69 |
| 09:18 | BYU | Steven Sloan gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| 09:11 | BYU | Robert Allen is hacked by Robert Whetzel - foul #1 on Robert Whetzel, team foul #5 | 59-69 |
| Subs | BYU | Avery Rost (SG) Thomas Wilmoth | |
| Subs | Denver | Frank Roloff (PF) Michael Petrella | |
| 09:05 | BYU | Avery Rost lays it in | 61-69 |
| 08:39 | Denver | Eric Brown is hacked by Robert Allen - foul #2 on Robert Allen, team foul #3 | 61-69 |
| Subs | BYU | Philip McLean (PG), Michael Laffoon (SF) Robert Allen, James Gentry | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG), Eugene Lefler (SG), Enoch Shiminski (C) Robert Whetzel, Eric Brown, Dikembe Ali | |
| 08:17 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andrei Zunich | 61-71 |
| 07:50 | BYU | Stephen Davis misses the easy layup | 61-71 |
| 07:48 | BYU | Steven Sloan tips it back up and in | 63-71 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Philip McLean (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Avery Rost (fairly fresh) 24 pts. SF - Michael Laffoon (fresh) PF - Stephen Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Sloan (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrei Zunich (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene Lefler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mario Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Roloff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Enoch Shiminski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:39 | Denver | Mario Taylor is fouled on the floor by Michael Laffoon - foul #1 on Michael Laffoon, team foul #4 | 63-71 |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Allen (PG), Michael Scott (SF), Joel Kolar (C) Philip McLean, Michael Laffoon, Steven Sloan | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Babb (SF), Michael Petrella (PF) Mario Taylor, Frank Roloff | |
| 07:26 | Denver | Eugene Lefler buries a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Avery Rost - foul #3 on Avery Rost, team foul #5 | 63-73 |
| Subs | BYU | James Gentry (SF) Michael Scott | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Dikembe Ali (C) Kenneth Babb, Enoch Shiminski | |
| 07:26 | Denver | Eugene Lefler makes the free throw | 63-74 |
| 07:13 | BYU | Joel Kolar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-74 |
| 06:50 | Denver | Dikembe Ali connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Andrei Zunich | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:42 | BYU | Joel Kolar drills a jumper from the right block | 65-77 |
| 06:20 | Denver | Andrei Zunich can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Avery Rost - foul #4 on Avery Rost, team foul #6 | 65-77 |
| Subs | BYU | Philip McLean (PG), Thomas Wilmoth (SG) Robert Allen, Avery Rost | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Brown (SG), Mario Taylor (SF), Frank Roloff (PF) Robert Whetzel, Eugene Lefler, Michael Petrella | |
| 06:20 | Denver | Andrei Zunich misses the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 06:20 | Denver | Andrei Zunich misses the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 06:20 | BYU | Joel Kolar pulls down the rebound | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:15 | BYU | Thomas Wilmoth hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 67-77 |
| 06:06 | Denver | Philip McLean is called for the reach on Eric Brown - foul #3 on Philip McLean, team foul #7 | 67-77 |
| Subs | BYU | Lionel Grijalva (PF), Steven Sloan (C) Stephen Davis, Joel Kolar | |
| Subs | Denver | David Hank (PG) Andrei Zunich | |
| 06:06 | Denver | Eric Brown misses the 1st free throw | 67-77 |
| 06:06 | BYU | Steven Sloan pulls down the rebound | 67-77 |
| 06:02 | BYU | Philip McLean is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Philip McLean, team foul #8 | 67-77 |
| 05:44 | Denver | Eric Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-77 |
| 05:42 | BYU | James Gentry grabs the defensive rebound | 67-77 |
| 05:19 | BYU | James Gentry's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Ali | 67-77 |
| 05:18 | Denver | The rebound goes to David Hank | 67-77 |
| 05:12 | Denver | Dikembe Ali hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 67-77 |
| 05:11 | BYU | Steven Sloan grabs the board | 67-77 |
| 05:07 | BYU | Steven Sloan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Ali - foul #2 on Dikembe Ali, team foul #6 | 67-77 |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Allen (PG), Avery Rost (SG), Michael Scott (SF), Stephen Davis (PF) Philip McLean, Thomas Wilmoth, James Gentry, Lionel Grijalva | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Enoch Shiminski (C) Eric Brown, Dikembe Ali | |
| 05:07 | BYU | Steven Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 05:07 | BYU | Steven Sloan misses the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| 05:07 | Denver | The rebound goes to Enoch Shiminski | 68-77 |
| 04:51 | Denver | Michael Scott is called for the reach on Enoch Shiminski - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #9 | 68-77 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Lefler (SG), Michael Petrella (PF) David Hank, Frank Roloff | |
| 04:51 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 04:51 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 04:34 | BYU | Avery Rost can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-79 |
| 04:33 | Denver | Michael Petrella grabs the defensive rebound | 68-79 |
| 04:18 | Denver | Michael Petrella scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Lefler | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:06 | BYU | Steven Sloan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-81 |
| 04:05 | BYU | Michael Scott grabs the offensive board | 68-81 |
| 04:00 | BYU | Stephen Davis lays it in | 70-81 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:37 | Denver | Robert Whetzel is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Robert Whetzel, team foul #7 | 70-81 |
| Subs | BYU | James Gentry (SF), Lionel Grijalva (PF), Joel Kolar (C) Michael Scott, Stephen Davis, Steven Sloan | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Brown (SG), Frank Roloff (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Mario Taylor, Michael Petrella, Enoch Shiminski | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Avery Rost (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Gentry (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lionel Grijalva (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joel Kolar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Whetzel (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Lefler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Roloff (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | BYU | Joel Kolar loses the ball out of bounds | 70-81 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Babb (SF) Eugene Lefler | |
| 03:01 | Denver | Robert Whetzel is fouled on the floor by Robert Allen - foul #3 on Robert Allen, team foul #10 | 70-81 |
| Subs | BYU | Philip McLean (PG), Thomas Wilmoth (SG) Robert Allen, Avery Rost | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:01 | Denver | Robert Whetzel makes the 1st free throw | 70-82 |
| 03:01 | Denver | Robert Whetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-83 |
| 02:55 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-83 |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Allen (PG), Avery Rost (SG), Stephen Davis (PF), Steven Sloan (C) Philip McLean, Thomas Wilmoth, Lionel Grijalva, Joel Kolar | |
| Subs | Denver | Mario Taylor (SF), Michael Petrella (PF) Kenneth Babb, Frank Roloff | |
| 02:40 | BYU | Steven Sloan buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Gentry | 72-83 |
| 02:17 | Denver | Eric Brown hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mario Taylor | 72-86 |
| 02:03 | BYU | Avery Rost misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-86 |
| 02:01 | Denver | Robert Whetzel snags the defensive board | 72-86 |
| 01:41 | Denver | Eric Brown drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Whetzel | 72-88 |
| 01:17 | BYU | Stephen Davis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-88 |
| 01:15 | BYU | James Gentry snags the offensive board | 72-88 |
| 00:57 | BYU | Avery Rost drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-88 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Denver | Dikembe Ali double dribbles | 75-88 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG), Eugene Lefler (SG), Kenneth Babb (SF), Frank Roloff (PF), Enoch Shiminski (C) Robert Whetzel, Eric Brown, Mario Taylor, Michael Petrella, Dikembe Ali | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | BYU | James Gentry loses the ball out of bounds | 75-88 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Andrei Zunich runs out the clock | 75-88 |