| Lineup | BYU | PG - James Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Morrone (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Floyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Harry Yawn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Hinton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Baird (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Kircher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jay Noe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Shofner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Richard Floyd inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | BYU | James Dunn is fouled on the floor by Shawn Shofner - foul #3 on Shawn Shofner, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Cox (C) Shawn Shofner | |
| 19:16 | BYU | Danny Morrone misses the 3 from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 19:14 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jason Cox | 31-25 |
| 18:54 | Denver | Ralph Harvey comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 31-25 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Jay Noe tips it but misses | 31-25 |
| 18:50 | BYU | The rebound goes to Robert Hinton | 31-25 |
| 18:24 | BYU | Harry Yawn clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Sidney Kircher - foul #3 on Sidney Kircher, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Zysk (SG) Sidney Kircher | |
| 18:24 | BYU | Harry Yawn makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 18:24 | BYU | Harry Yawn makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Jay Noe lays it in on a nice dish by Jason Cox and he's fouled by Richard Floyd - foul #1 on Richard Floyd, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Jay Noe makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:53 | BYU | Robert Hinton buries a fadeaway from the left block | 35-28 |
| 17:44 | Denver | Jason Cox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 17:43 | Denver | Ralph Harvey snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 17:25 | Denver | Shawn Baird misses the floater from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 17:23 | BYU | Robert Hinton pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:10 | BYU | Richard Floyd blows the dunk but he's fouled by Shawn Baird - foul #3 on Shawn Baird, team foul #3 | 35-28 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Bunch (SG) Shawn Baird | |
| 17:10 | BYU | Richard Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:10 | BYU | Richard Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:10 | Denver | James Bunch grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 16:55 | Denver | Donald Zysk hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 16:53 | Denver | Jason Cox can't tip it in | 35-28 |
| 16:51 | BYU | James Dunn snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 16:32 | BYU | James Dunn misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Ralph Harvey gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 16:16 | Denver | Jason Cox loses the ball out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | John Swift (SF), Steven Aragon (C) Jay Noe, Jason Cox | |
| 16:01 | BYU | Danny Morrone knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Richard Floyd | 37-28 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - James Dunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Morrone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Richard Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - Harry Yawn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hinton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Zysk (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Bunch (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Swift (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Harvey (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Steven Aragon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Denver | John Swift misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Hinton - foul #2 on Robert Hinton, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Baird (PG), Sidney Kircher (SG), Shawn Shofner (C) Donald Zysk, James Bunch, Ralph Harvey | |
| 15:44 | Denver | John Swift makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:44 | Denver | John Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:21 | BYU | James Dunn buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Danny Morrone and he's hacked by Steven Aragon - foul #1 on Steven Aragon, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jay Noe (SF) John Swift | |
| 15:21 | BYU | James Dunn misses the free throw | 39-30 |
| 15:21 | BYU | Robert Hinton pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:03 | BYU | James Dunn misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Shawn Baird - foul #4 on Shawn Baird, team foul #5 | 39-30 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Zysk (PG), Ralph Harvey (PF) Shawn Baird, Steven Aragon | |
| 15:03 | BYU | James Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 15:03 | BYU | James Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 15:03 | Denver | Ralph Harvey gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 14:42 | Denver | Ralph Harvey banks in the layup set up by Sidney Kircher | 39-32 |
| 14:23 | BYU | Ralph Harvey swats the dunk try by Robert Hinton | 39-32 |
| 14:21 | Denver | Ralph Harvey gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:02 | Denver | Sidney Kircher hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-35 |
| 13:37 | BYU | Harry Yawn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 13:36 | Denver | Ralph Harvey gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Jay Noe misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 39-35 |
| 13:18 | BYU | James Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:53 | BYU | Robert Hinton drills a fadeaway from close range | 41-35 |
| 12:36 | Denver | Jay Noe makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Shawn Shofner | 41-37 |
| 12:33 | BYU | Donald Zysk steps in front of the James Dunn pass in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 12:22 | Denver | Jay Noe hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Richard Floyd - foul #2 on Richard Floyd, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | BYU | John Eslick (PG), William Haywood (PF) James Dunn, Harry Yawn | |
| Subs | Denver | James Bunch (PG), John Swift (SG), Jason Cox (PF), Steven Aragon (C) Donald Zysk, Sidney Kircher, Ralph Harvey, Shawn Shofner | |
| 12:22 | Denver | Jay Noe makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:22 | Denver | Jay Noe makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:02 | BYU | John Eslick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Sidney Kircher (SG) Jay Noe | |
| 11:51 | Denver | John Swift misses the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 41-39 |
| 11:50 | BYU | Richard Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Eslick (fresh) SG - Danny Morrone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. PF - William Haywood (fresh) C - Robert Hinton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Bunch (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Sidney Kircher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Swift (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Cox (fresh) 3 reb. C - Steven Aragon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:34 | BYU | Danny Morrone can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 11:32 | Denver | John Swift gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:03 | Denver | James Bunch clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 11:01 | Denver | Jason Cox tips it in | 41-41 |
| 10:36 | BYU | Robert Hinton misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by James Bunch - foul #2 on James Bunch, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| Subs | BYU | James Dunn (PG), Harry Yawn (PF) Danny Morrone, Richard Floyd | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Zysk (PG), Ralph Harvey (PF), Shawn Shofner (C) Sidney Kircher, Jason Cox, Steven Aragon | |
| 10:36 | BYU | Robert Hinton misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:36 | BYU | Robert Hinton misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 10:36 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ralph Harvey | 41-41 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Donald Zysk misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Dunn - foul #2 on James Dunn, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | BYU | David Arteaga (C) Robert Hinton | |
| Subs | Denver | Jay Noe (SF) John Swift | |
| 10:17 | Denver | Donald Zysk makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Donald Zysk makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:54 | BYU | Shawn Shofner swats the short shot by David Arteaga | 41-43 |
| 09:53 | BYU | Harry Yawn snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 09:24 | BYU | David Arteaga scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Dunn | 43-43 |
| 09:08 | Denver | Ralph Harvey knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Donald Zysk | 43-45 |
| 08:44 | BYU | James Dunn can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-45 |
| 08:42 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ralph Harvey | 43-45 |
| 08:28 | Denver | Jay Noe hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Dunn - foul #3 on James Dunn, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | BYU | Danny Morrone (SG), Richard Floyd (SF), Robert Hinton (C) John Eslick, Harry Yawn, David Arteaga | |
| Subs | Denver | Sidney Kircher (SG), Jason Cox (C) James Bunch, Shawn Shofner | |
| 08:28 | Denver | Jay Noe makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 08:28 | Denver | Jay Noe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:09 | BYU | Ralph Harvey swats the dunk try by Robert Hinton | 43-47 |
| 08:08 | Denver | Jason Cox gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 07:46 | Denver | Richard Floyd is called for the reach on Jay Noe - foul #3 on Richard Floyd, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | BYU | John Eslick (PG) James Dunn | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Baird (PG), John Swift (SF) Donald Zysk, Jay Noe | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - John Eslick (fresh) SG - Danny Morrone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Haywood (fairly fresh) C - Robert Hinton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Baird (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sidney Kircher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Swift (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Denver | Ralph Harvey misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on William Haywood - foul #1 on William Haywood, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| 07:25 | Denver | Ralph Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:25 | Denver | Ralph Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:04 | BYU | William Haywood drills a floater from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 06:49 | Denver | Ralph Harvey knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Sidney Kircher | 45-51 |
| 06:20 | BYU | William Haywood loses the ball out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | BYU | James Dunn (PG), Harry Yawn (PF), David Arteaga (C) John Eslick, William Haywood, Robert Hinton | |
| Subs | Denver | Jay Noe (SF), Shawn Shofner (C) John Swift, Ralph Harvey | |
| 06:07 | Denver | Shawn Baird's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-51 |
| 05:44 | BYU | Harry Yawn drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Morrone | 47-51 |
| 05:32 | Denver | Shawn Shofner comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 47-51 |
| 05:30 | BYU | Danny Morrone pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 05:06 | BYU | Danny Morrone misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Sidney Kircher - foul #4 on Sidney Kircher, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Hinton (C) David Arteaga | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Zysk (SG), Ralph Harvey (PF) Sidney Kircher, Jason Cox | |
| 05:06 | BYU | Danny Morrone makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:06 | BYU | Danny Morrone misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:06 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ralph Harvey | 48-51 |
| 04:51 | Denver | Donald Zysk is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Donald Zysk, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| 04:23 | BYU | Danny Morrone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| 04:08 | Denver | Jay Noe is hacked by Danny Morrone - foul #2 on Danny Morrone, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | BYU | John Eslick (PG), William Haywood (PF) James Dunn, Harry Yawn | |
| Subs | Denver | Sidney Kircher (SG), Steven Aragon (C) Shawn Baird, Shawn Shofner | |
| 04:08 | Denver | Jay Noe misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 04:08 | BYU | Robert Hinton gets the rebound | 48-51 |
| 03:45 | BYU | John Eslick double dribbles | 48-51 |
| Subs | BYU | George Stevens (PG) Danny Morrone | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - George Stevens (fresh) SG - John Eslick (fresh) SF - Richard Floyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Haywood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hinton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Zysk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sidney Kircher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jay Noe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Harvey (fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Aragon (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Denver | Jay Noe can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-51 |
| 03:28 | BYU | John Eslick pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 03:15 | BYU | Richard Floyd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 03:13 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ralph Harvey | 48-51 |
| 03:08 | Denver | Donald Zysk scores on a shot from close range | 48-53 |
| 02:42 | BYU | Robert Hinton blows the layup | 48-53 |
| 02:41 | BYU | George Stevens gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 02:41 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | BYU | James Dunn (PG), Danny Morrone (SG), Harry Yawn (PF) George Stevens, John Eslick, William Haywood | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Baird (PG), Shawn Shofner (C) Donald Zysk, Steven Aragon | |
| 02:26 | BYU | Shawn Shofner swats the layup by Harry Yawn | 48-53 |
| 02:24 | BYU | Danny Morrone misses the tip | 48-53 |
| 02:22 | Denver | The rebound goes to Sidney Kircher | 48-53 |
| 02:03 | Denver | Shawn Baird connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Sidney Kircher | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:45 | BYU | Shawn Baird is called for the reach on Danny Morrone - foul #5 on Shawn Baird, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Zysk (PG) Shawn Baird | |
| 01:45 | BYU | Danny Morrone makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 01:45 | BYU | Danny Morrone makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Donald Zysk misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 01:23 | Denver | Ralph Harvey snags the offensive board | 50-55 |
| 01:10 | Denver | James Dunn doubles Ralph Harvey and is called for the reach - foul #4 on James Dunn, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| 01:10 | Denver | Ralph Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:10 | Denver | Ralph Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:53 | BYU | Richard Floyd misses badly on a shot from the left side | 50-57 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Ralph Harvey snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | Denver | Ralph Harvey is hacked by James Dunn in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Dunn, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| Subs | BYU | John Eslick (PG) James Dunn | |
| Subs | Denver | James Bunch (SG) Sidney Kircher | |
| 00:50 | Denver | Ralph Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:50 | Denver | Ralph Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | BYU | Danny Morrone is fouled on the floor by Ralph Harvey - foul #1 on Ralph Harvey, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Sidney Kircher (SG) James Bunch | |
| 00:42 | BYU | Danny Morrone misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:42 | BYU | Danny Morrone makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:41 | Denver | Danny Morrone is called for the reach on Jay Noe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Morrone, team foul #11 | 51-59 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Bunch (SG), Jason Cox (PF) Sidney Kircher, Ralph Harvey | |
| 00:41 | Denver | Jay Noe misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:41 | Denver | Jay Noe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:37 | BYU | Danny Morrone misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 00:35 | BYU | Robert Hinton grabs the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 00:31 | BYU | Danny Morrone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 00:29 | BYU | Danny Morrone snags the offensive board | 51-60 |
| 00:26 | BYU | Danny Morrone misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 00:25 | Denver | Jay Noe grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 00:25 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| 00:24 | Denver | James Bunch is hacked by John Eslick in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Eslick, team foul #12 | 51-60 |
| 00:24 | Denver | James Bunch misses the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:24 | Denver | James Bunch makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:17 | BYU | Harry Yawn makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Richard Floyd | 53-61 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Jason Cox is fouled in the backcourt by John Eslick - foul #3 on John Eslick, team foul #13 | 53-61 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Jason Cox misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Jason Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Jay Noe pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Danny Morrone is called for the reach on Jay Noe - foul #4 on Danny Morrone, team foul #14 | 53-61 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Jay Noe misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Jay Noe makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:06 | BYU | Harry Yawn's pass is intercepted by Donald Zysk | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Donald Zysk runs out the clock | 53-62 |