| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jay Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Perry Andersen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Travers (fresh) C - Joseph Perdue (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lane (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Norman Westberg (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | John Lane inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Utah | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 19:40 | Denver | Roger Anderson grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 19:36 | Denver | Jay Kelley misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 19:36 | Denver | Jay Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 19:36 | Denver | Jay Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 19:17 | Utah | Robert Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Smith | 30-42 |
| 18:54 | Denver | Lewis Travers misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Roger Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 18:37 | Denver | Roger Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 18:36 | Utah | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 18:13 | Utah | Robert Johnson makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Lane | 30-44 |
| 17:53 | Denver | Jay Kelley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-44 |
| 17:52 | Utah | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 17:40 | Utah | Kenneth Smith can't connect on a runner from the right block | 30-44 |
| 17:39 | Utah | John Lane misses the tip | 30-44 |
| 17:37 | Denver | Joseph Perdue gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Roger Anderson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 17:09 | Utah | Norman Westberg is fouled on the floor by Lewis Travers - foul #2 on Lewis Travers, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Timothy Giroux (PG), Lawrence Bowens (SG), Anthony Palmer (SF), Willie Skipworth (PF), Gilbert Etheridge (C) Jay Kelley, Perry Andersen, Roger Anderson, Lewis Travers, Joseph Perdue | |
| Subs | Utah | George Chalmers (PG), Jeffrey Samuels (SG), David Salyers (SF), Russell Peete (PF), Joseph Healy (C) Kenneth Smith, Robert Johnson, John Lane, Norman Westberg, Gregory Stevens | |
| 17:01 | Utah | Joseph Healy misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 17:00 | Utah | Russell Peete gets the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 16:44 | Utah | George Chalmers hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Russell Peete | 33-46 |
| 16:26 | Denver | Willie Skipworth is fouled on the floor by Russell Peete - foul #1 on Russell Peete, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | Kenneth Smith (PG), John Lane (SF) George Chalmers, David Salyers | |
| 16:12 | Denver | Anthony Palmer is hacked by John Lane - foul #3 on John Lane, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | David Salyers (SF) John Lane | |
| 15:56 | Denver | Willie Skipworth misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 33-46 |
| 15:55 | Denver | Timothy Giroux tips it back up and in | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Timothy Giroux (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Bowens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Skipworth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gilbert Etheridge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Samuels (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Salyers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Peete (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Healy (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Utah | Russell Peete misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-46 |
| 15:36 | Denver | Gilbert Etheridge snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 15:30 | Denver | Willie Skipworth misses the lay-in | 35-46 |
| 15:28 | Utah | David Salyers grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 15:26 | Utah | Kenneth Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Jay Kelley (PG), Roger Anderson (SF), Lewis Travers (PF), Joseph Perdue (C) Lawrence Bowens, Anthony Palmer, Willie Skipworth, Gilbert Etheridge | |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Johnson (SG), John Lane (SF), Norman Westberg (PF), Gregory Stevens (C) Jeffrey Samuels, David Salyers, Russell Peete, Joseph Healy | |
| 15:09 | Denver | Lewis Travers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Perry Andersen (SG) Timothy Giroux | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 14:44 | Utah | John Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 14:43 | Utah | Robert Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 14:27 | Utah | Gregory Stevens misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Perdue - foul #3 on Joseph Perdue, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | George Chalmers (PG) Kenneth Smith | |
| 14:27 | Utah | Gregory Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 14:27 | Utah | Gregory Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 14:01 | Denver | Roger Anderson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 14:00 | Denver | Lewis Travers grabs the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Roger Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 13:47 | Denver | Lewis Travers hits the follow up shot | 37-48 |
| 13:45 | Utah | George Chalmers is fouled in the backcourt by Jay Kelley - foul #1 on Jay Kelley, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Denver | Timothy Giroux (SG), Willie Skipworth (C) Perry Andersen, Joseph Perdue | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Healy (C) Gregory Stevens | |
| 13:29 | Utah | George Chalmers misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Roger Anderson - foul #2 on Roger Anderson, team foul #4 | 37-48 |
| 13:29 | Utah | George Chalmers makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 13:29 | Utah | George Chalmers misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 13:29 | Utah | John Lane grabs the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 13:03 | Utah | John Lane scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-52 |
| 12:40 | Denver | Roger Anderson hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jay Kelley | 39-52 |
| 12:22 | Utah | Robert Johnson is hacked by Roger Anderson - foul #3 on Roger Anderson, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Perry Andersen (SG), Anthony Palmer (SF), Joseph Perdue (C) Jay Kelley, Roger Anderson, Lewis Travers | |
| Subs | Utah | Kenneth Smith (PG), Jeffrey Samuels (SG), David Salyers (SF), Russell Peete (PF), Gregory Stevens (C) George Chalmers, Robert Johnson, John Lane, Norman Westberg, Joseph Healy | |
| 12:07 | Utah | David Salyers clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Timothy Giroux - foul #2 on Timothy Giroux, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| 12:07 | Utah | David Salyers makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 12:07 | Utah | David Salyers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Timothy Giroux is called for traveling | 39-54 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Timothy Giroux (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Perry Andersen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Skipworth (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Perdue (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Samuels (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Salyers (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Peete (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Utah | Perry Andersen steals it from David Salyers | 39-54 |
| 11:20 | Denver | Perry Andersen buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 10:56 | Utah | David Salyers makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Kenneth Smith | 42-56 |
| 10:44 | Denver | Willie Skipworth connects on the floater in the paint | 44-56 |
| 10:24 | Utah | David Salyers is fouled on the floor by Anthony Palmer - foul #1 on Anthony Palmer, team foul #7 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Jay Kelley (PG), Lawrence Bowens (SG), Roger Anderson (SF), Lewis Travers (PF), Gilbert Etheridge (C) Timothy Giroux, Perry Andersen, Anthony Palmer, Willie Skipworth, Joseph Perdue | |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Johnson (SG), Norman Westberg (PF), Joseph Healy (C) Jeffrey Samuels, Russell Peete, Gregory Stevens | |
| 10:24 | Utah | David Salyers makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 10:24 | Utah | David Salyers misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 10:24 | Denver | Gilbert Etheridge snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 10:05 | Denver | Gilbert Etheridge connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Bowens | 46-57 |
| 09:41 | Utah | David Salyers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Utah | John Lane (SF) David Salyers | |
| 09:22 | Denver | Jay Kelley drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Bowens | 48-57 |
| 09:07 | Utah | John Lane knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Smith | 48-60 |
| 08:54 | Denver | Lewis Travers clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Lane - foul #4 on John Lane, team foul #4 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Perry Andersen (SG), Joseph Perdue (C) Lawrence Bowens, Gilbert Etheridge | |
| Subs | Utah | George Chalmers (PG), Carroll Cross (SF), Gregory Stevens (C) Kenneth Smith, John Lane, Joseph Healy | |
| 08:54 | Denver | Lewis Travers misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 08:54 | Denver | Lewis Travers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 08:41 | Utah | Robert Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-60 |
| 08:39 | Denver | Joseph Perdue grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 08:34 | Denver | Roger Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 08:33 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Travers | 49-60 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Joseph Perdue drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jay Kelley | 51-60 |
| 08:13 | Utah | George Chalmers drills a jump hook in the paint | 51-62 |
| 07:51 | Denver | Jay Kelley connects on the floater from the baseline and the foul's on George Chalmers - foul #1 on George Chalmers, team foul #5 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Timothy Giroux (SF), Willie Skipworth (PF) Roger Anderson, Lewis Travers | |
| Subs | Utah | Kenneth Smith (PG), Jeffrey Samuels (SG), John Lane (SF), Russell Peete (PF) George Chalmers, Robert Johnson, Carroll Cross, Norman Westberg | |
| 07:51 | Denver | Jay Kelley makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jay Kelley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Perry Andersen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Giroux (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Willie Skipworth (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Perdue (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Samuels (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Lane (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Russell Peete (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Utah | Gregory Stevens knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 07:18 | Denver | Gregory Stevens is called for the reach on Joseph Perdue - foul #1 on Gregory Stevens, team foul #6 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Bowens (SG), Anthony Palmer (SF) Jay Kelley, Perry Andersen | |
| Subs | Utah | Joseph Healy (C) Gregory Stevens | |
| 07:01 | Denver | Willie Skipworth blows the layup | 54-64 |
| 06:59 | Denver | Willie Skipworth snags the offensive board | 54-64 |
| 06:46 | Denver | Willie Skipworth is whistled for a carry | 54-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Anderson (SF), Gilbert Etheridge (C) Anthony Palmer, Joseph Perdue | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 06:31 | Utah | John Lane misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 06:29 | Denver | Gilbert Etheridge snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 06:23 | Denver | Gilbert Etheridge connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Bowens and the foul's on Joseph Healy - foul #2 on Joseph Healy, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Lewis Travers (PF) Willie Skipworth | |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Johnson (SG), Norman Westberg (PF) Jeffrey Samuels, Russell Peete | |
| 06:23 | Denver | Gilbert Etheridge makes the free throw | 57-64 |
| 06:07 | Utah | Lewis Travers swats the short shot by Joseph Healy | 57-64 |
| 06:06 | Denver | Roger Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 06:02 | Denver | Timothy Giroux comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Roger Anderson hits the follow up shot | 59-64 |
| 05:52 | Utah | John Lane hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 05:50 | Denver | The rebound goes to Lewis Travers | 59-64 |
| 05:32 | Denver | Roger Anderson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 05:03 | Utah | Robert Johnson buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Lane | 62-67 |
| 04:40 | Denver | Lawrence Bowens scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Roger Anderson | 64-67 |
| 04:19 | Utah | Robert Johnson misses the lay-in | 64-67 |
| 04:17 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to John Lane | 64-67 |
| 04:03 | Utah | John Lane is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on John Lane, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Jay Kelley (PG), Perry Andersen (SG), Anthony Palmer (SF), Willie Skipworth (PF), Joseph Perdue (C) Timothy Giroux, Lawrence Bowens, Roger Anderson, Lewis Travers, Gilbert Etheridge | |
| Subs | Utah | George Chalmers (PG), Jeffrey Samuels (SG), David Salyers (SF), Russell Peete (PF), Gregory Stevens (C) Kenneth Smith, Robert Johnson, John Lane, Norman Westberg, Joseph Healy | |
| 03:51 | Denver | Jay Kelley misses long on a floater from the right side | 64-67 |
| 03:49 | Denver | Joseph Perdue tips it in | 66-67 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jay Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Perry Andersen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Skipworth (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Perdue (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - George Chalmers (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jeffrey Samuels (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Salyers (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Peete (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gregory Stevens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:39 | Utah | George Chalmers's pass is intercepted by Perry Andersen | 66-67 |
| 03:34 | Denver | Jay Kelley hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 66-67 |
| 03:32 | Utah | The rebound goes to Russell Peete | 66-67 |
| 03:13 | Utah | George Chalmers misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 66-67 |
| 03:12 | Utah | Russell Peete snags the offensive board | 66-67 |
| 02:52 | Utah | David Salyers misses the jumper from the right block | 66-67 |
| 02:50 | Denver | Willie Skipworth pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:50 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Anderson (SF), Lewis Travers (PF) Anthony Palmer, Willie Skipworth | |
| Subs | Utah | Kenneth Smith (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Norman Westberg (PF) George Chalmers, Jeffrey Samuels, Russell Peete | |
| 02:43 | Denver | Roger Anderson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-67 |
| 02:32 | Utah | A charge is called on Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Roger Anderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 69-67 |
| 02:10 | Utah | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smith | 69-67 |
| 01:56 | Utah | Roger Anderson takes the ball from Norman Westberg | 69-67 |
| 01:32 | Denver | Gregory Stevens takes the ball from Joseph Perdue | 69-67 |
| 01:10 | Utah | Robert Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 69-67 |
| 01:08 | Utah | Norman Westberg can't tip it in | 69-67 |
| 01:07 | Utah | Robert Johnson snags the offensive board | 69-67 |
| 00:58 | Utah | Robert Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 69-67 |
| 00:57 | Denver | Lewis Travers snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Denver | Perry Andersen comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Johnson - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #10 | 69-67 |
| 00:30 | Denver | Perry Andersen makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:30 | Denver | Perry Andersen makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Utah | Robert Johnson makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Smith | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Denver | Lewis Travers is hacked by Kenneth Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #11 | 71-70 |
| 00:21 | Denver | Lewis Travers makes the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:21 | Denver | Lewis Travers misses the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:21 | Utah | Gregory Stevens grabs the board | 72-70 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Utah | Jay Kelley is called for the reach on Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Jay Kelley, team foul #8 | 72-70 |
| 00:08 | Utah | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:08 | Utah | Robert Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Joseph Perdue pulls down the rebound | 72-71 |
| 00:06 | Denver | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Joseph Perdue in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Johnson, team foul #12 | 72-71 |
| 00:06 | Denver | Joseph Perdue makes the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 00:06 | Denver | Joseph Perdue makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:06 | Utah | Utah calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Utah | Robert Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 74-71 |