| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) SG - Robert Wilkinson (fresh) SF - He-ping Wang (fresh) PF - Donald Chang (fresh) C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Leonard Joyner (fresh) SG - Eugene Nation (fresh) SF - Brian Boggs (fresh) PF - Robert Brandy (fresh) C - Gerardo Bravo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | John Lewis 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 fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Denver | Joseph Sloan loses the dribble to Eugene Nation | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | BYU | Leonard Joyner lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerardo Bravo | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Denver | John Lewis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Wilkinson and the foul's on Brian Boggs - foul #1 on Brian Boggs, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | Denver | John Lewis misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:03 | BYU | The rebound goes to Gerardo Bravo | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | BYU | Gerardo Bravo clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | BYU | Robert Brandy snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:36 | BYU | Leonard Joyner clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:34 | BYU | Gerardo Bravo pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | BYU | Leonard Joyner makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Brandy | 2-4 |
| 18:03 | Denver | He-ping Wang's pass is intercepted by Gerardo Bravo | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | BYU | Leonard Joyner misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Donald Chang - foul #1 on Donald Chang, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | BYU | Leonard Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | BYU | Leonard Joyner misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:42 | Denver | The rebound goes to John Lewis | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from He-ping Wang | 4-5 |
| 17:24 | BYU | Leonard Joyner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| 17:05 | Denver | John Lewis scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Sloan and the foul's on Eugene Nation - foul #1 on Eugene Nation, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 17:05 | Denver | John Lewis misses the free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:05 | BYU | Gerardo Bravo grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:44 | BYU | Robert Wilkinson picks off the pass by Robert Brandy | 6-5 |
| 16:28 | Denver | John Lewis drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Wilkinson and he's hacked by Gerardo Bravo - foul #1 on Gerardo Bravo, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Denver | David Mahar (PG), Robert Higgins (SF), William Luckey (PF) Joseph Sloan, He-ping Wang, Donald Chang | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 16:28 | Denver | John Lewis makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 16:19 | BYU | Robert Brandy misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 9-5 |
| 16:17 | BYU | Gerardo Bravo pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 16:05 | BYU | Gerardo Bravo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 16:04 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:50 | Denver | David Mahar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-5 |
| 15:48 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson tips it but misses | 9-5 |
| 15:46 | BYU | Leonard Joyner pulls down the rebound | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - David Mahar (fresh) SG - Robert Wilkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Higgins (fresh) PF - William Luckey (fresh) C - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Leonard Joyner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Nation (fresh) SF - Brian Boggs (fresh) PF - Robert Brandy (fresh) C - Gerardo Bravo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | BYU | Brian Boggs loses the ball out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis Clements (SG), Shawn Barrientos (C) Robert Wilkinson, John Lewis | |
| Subs | BYU | David Griffin (SG) Brian Boggs | |
| 15:26 | Denver | Robert Higgins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 15:24 | Denver | Robert Higgins grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:10 | Denver | Shawn Barrientos drills a runner in the lane | 11-5 |
| 14:47 | BYU | Eugene Nation is fouled on the floor by Robert Higgins - foul #1 on Robert Higgins, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG), He-ping Wang (SF), Donald Chang (PF) Dennis Clements, Robert Higgins, Shawn Barrientos | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 14:24 | BYU | David Mahar takes the ball from David Griffin | 11-5 |
| 14:14 | Denver | William Luckey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 14:13 | BYU | David Griffin pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:09 | BYU | Leonard Joyner clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 11-5 |
| 14:08 | Denver | William Luckey gets the rebound | 11-5 |
| 13:50 | Denver | David Mahar connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Sloan | 13-5 |
| 13:33 | BYU | Robert Brandy buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Griffin | 13-7 |
| 13:16 | Denver | Joseph Sloan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-7 |
| 13:14 | BYU | Gerardo Bravo gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:09 | BYU | Eugene Nation hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Leonard Joyner | 13-9 |
| 12:48 | Denver | Gerardo Bravo swats the layup by Joseph Sloan | 13-9 |
| 12:46 | Denver | Joseph Sloan grabs the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:32 | Denver | Joseph Sloan is hacked by Leonard Joyner - foul #1 on Leonard Joyner, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Wilkinson (SG), John Lewis (C) David Mahar, William Luckey | |
| Subs | BYU | Brian Boggs (SF) David Griffin | |
| 12:12 | Denver | He-ping Wang hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Wilkinson | 15-9 |
| 11:46 | BYU | Brian Boggs misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 15-9 |
| 11:44 | BYU | Robert Brandy hits the follow up shot | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Wilkinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - He-ping Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Chang (fairly fresh) C - John Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Leonard Joyner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Nation (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Boggs (fresh) PF - Robert Brandy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerardo Bravo (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Denver | Robert Brandy steals the ball from He-ping Wang | 15-11 |
| 11:15 | BYU | Eugene Nation comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Wilkinson - foul #1 on Robert Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Higgins (PG), Stephen Quin (SF), Shawn Barrientos (PF) Joseph Sloan, He-ping Wang, Donald Chang | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 11:15 | BYU | Eugene Nation misses the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 11:15 | BYU | Eugene Nation makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:58 | Denver | John Lewis knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Higgins | 17-12 |
| 10:53 | BYU | Leonard Joyner misses the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Higgins - foul #2 on Robert Higgins, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis Clements (PG) Robert Higgins | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 10:53 | BYU | Leonard Joyner makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:53 | BYU | Leonard Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:35 | Denver | Stephen Quin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-14 |
| 10:33 | BYU | The rebound goes to Gerardo Bravo | 17-14 |
| 10:27 | BYU | Shawn Barrientos blocks the short jumper by Eugene Nation | 17-14 |
| 10:25 | Denver | Shawn Barrientos gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 10:19 | Denver | John Lewis misses short on a jumper from close range | 17-14 |
| 10:18 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson grabs the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:59 | Denver | John Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 09:57 | BYU | Leonard Joyner gets the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:52 | BYU | Leonard Joyner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-14 |
| 09:51 | Denver | The rebound goes to Stephen Quin | 17-14 |
| 09:25 | Denver | Dennis Clements misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 09:23 | BYU | Gerardo Bravo pulls down the rebound | 17-14 |
| 09:19 | BYU | Leonard Joyner comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Wilkinson - foul #2 on Robert Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG), David Mahar (SG), He-ping Wang (SF), Donald Chang (PF), William Luckey (C) Dennis Clements, Robert Wilkinson, Stephen Quin, Shawn Barrientos, John Lewis | |
| Subs | BYU | David Griffin (SG) Brian Boggs | |
| 09:19 | BYU | Leonard Joyner misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:19 | BYU | Leonard Joyner makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:00 | Denver | David Mahar misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-15 |
| 08:59 | BYU | Robert Brandy grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:54 | BYU | Gerardo Bravo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-15 |
| 08:45 | Denver | He-ping Wang comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 17-15 |
| 08:43 | Denver | Donald Chang snags the offensive board | 17-15 |
| 08:29 | Denver | Joseph Sloan clanks a shot from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 08:28 | BYU | David Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:09 | BYU | Robert Brandy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 08:08 | Denver | He-ping Wang grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 08:02 | Denver | Robert Brandy steals the ball from Joseph Sloan | 17-15 |
| 07:41 | BYU | Gerardo Bravo misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 07:40 | Denver | William Luckey gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Mahar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - He-ping Wang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Chang (fresh) C - William Luckey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Leonard Joyner (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Griffin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Nation (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Robert Brandy (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerardo Bravo (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Denver | Gerardo Bravo takes the ball from Joseph Sloan | 17-15 |
| 07:01 | BYU | Eugene Nation misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Donald Chang - foul #2 on Donald Chang, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis Clements (SG), Stephen Quin (SF), Shawn Barrientos (PF), John Lewis (C) Joseph Sloan, He-ping Wang, Donald Chang, William Luckey | |
| Subs | BYU | Brian Boggs (SF) David Griffin | |
| 07:01 | BYU | Eugene Nation makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:01 | BYU | Eugene Nation misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 07:01 | Denver | The rebound goes to Shawn Barrientos | 17-16 |
| 06:46 | Denver | Shawn Barrientos is fouled on the floor by Robert Brandy - foul #1 on Robert Brandy, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG) David Mahar | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 06:38 | Denver | Dennis Clements is hacked by Eugene Nation - foul #2 on Eugene Nation, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| 06:24 | Denver | John Lewis misses badly on a floater from the right side | 17-16 |
| 06:23 | BYU | Eugene Nation grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:17 | BYU | Brian Boggs misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Stephen Quin - foul #1 on Stephen Quin, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| 06:17 | BYU | Brian Boggs misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 06:17 | BYU | Brian Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Stephen Quin clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Eugene Nation - foul #3 on Eugene Nation, team foul #7 | 17-17 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Stephen Quin misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 06:05 | Denver | Stephen Quin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 05:47 | BYU | Eugene Nation scores on a 3 from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 05:42 | Denver | Stephen Quin knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Sloan | 20-20 |
| 05:37 | BYU | Joseph Sloan steals the ball from Leonard Joyner | 20-20 |
| 05:33 | Denver | Stephen Quin hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Sloan | 22-20 |
| 05:13 | BYU | Eugene Nation drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Leonard Joyner | 22-22 |
| 04:58 | Denver | Gerardo Bravo swats the short shot by Stephen Quin | 22-22 |
| 04:57 | BYU | Brian Boggs snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 04:51 | BYU | Robert Brandy loses the ball out of bounds | 22-22 |
| Subs | Denver | David Mahar (PG), He-ping Wang (SF) Joseph Sloan, Stephen Quin | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 04:34 | Denver | John Lewis knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 24-22 |
| 04:09 | BYU | Gerardo Bravo is denied on a layup by Shawn Barrientos | 24-22 |
| 04:07 | Denver | Dennis Clements gets the rebound | 24-22 |
| 04:03 | Denver | He-ping Wang misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-22 |
| 04:02 | BYU | Robert Brandy grabs the board | 24-22 |
| 04:02 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-22 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG), William Luckey (PF) Dennis Clements, Shawn Barrientos | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 03:44 | BYU | Robert Brandy clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-22 |
| 03:42 | Denver | Joseph Sloan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Mahar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - He-ping Wang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Luckey (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Leonard Joyner (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Nation (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Boggs (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Brandy (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerardo Bravo (tired) 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:38 | Denver | David Mahar hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by He-ping Wang | 27-22 |
| 03:21 | BYU | Brian Boggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Wilkinson (SG), Donald Chang (PF) David Mahar, William Luckey | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 03:06 | Denver | Gerardo Bravo picks off the pass by He-ping Wang | 27-22 |
| 03:02 | BYU | Leonard Joyner loses the dribble to Robert Wilkinson | 27-22 |
| 02:47 | Denver | Joseph Sloan misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 02:45 | Denver | John Lewis misses the tip | 27-22 |
| 02:43 | BYU | Robert Brandy grabs the defensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 02:38 | BYU | Robert Brandy is hacked by Donald Chang - foul #3 on Donald Chang, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Denver | William Luckey (PF), Shawn Barrientos (C) Donald Chang, John Lewis | |
| Subs | BYU | David Griffin (SG) Brian Boggs | |
| 02:38 | BYU | Robert Brandy makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:38 | BYU | Robert Brandy makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Joseph Sloan misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 02:24 | BYU | Gerardo Bravo grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 02:07 | BYU | William Luckey is called for the reach on Eugene Nation - foul #1 on William Luckey, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Denver | David Mahar (PG) Joseph Sloan | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 02:07 | BYU | Eugene Nation misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:07 | Denver | The rebound goes to Shawn Barrientos | 27-24 |
| 01:46 | Denver | David Mahar scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Wilkinson | 29-24 |
| 01:29 | BYU | David Griffin is hacked by Shawn Barrientos - foul #1 on Shawn Barrientos, team foul #10 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Higgins (SF), John Lewis (C) He-ping Wang, Shawn Barrientos | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 01:29 | BYU | David Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 01:29 | BYU | David Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 01:09 | Denver | David Griffin is called for the reach on Robert Wilkinson - foul #1 on David Griffin, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG) David Mahar | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 01:09 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 01:09 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:59 | BYU | Gerardo Bravo is fouled on the floor by John Lewis - foul #1 on John Lewis, team foul #11 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Brian Boggs (SF) David Griffin | |
| 00:59 | BYU | Gerardo Bravo misses the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 00:59 | BYU | Gerardo Bravo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Eugene Nation is called for the reach on Robert Wilkinson - foul #4 on Eugene Nation, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Barrientos (PF) William Luckey | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 00:38 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 00:23 | BYU | Robert Brandy misses short on a floater from the right side | 33-27 |
| 00:22 | Denver | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Shawn Barrientos misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 33-27 |
| 00:01 | BYU | Brian Boggs grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 00:00 | BYU | Brian Boggs comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 33-27 |