| Lineup | Utah | PG - Carl Kostka (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Hartnett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Burcham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Antonio Schultz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Begay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Galaviz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Dennis Hartnett inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Utah | Dennis Hartnett misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 19:52 | Denver | The rebound goes to Rodney Galaviz | 25-26 |
| 19:47 | Denver | Marion Mercer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| 19:32 | Utah | Paul Burcham misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 19:30 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 19:20 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-26 |
| 19:18 | Utah | Antonio Schultz grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 18:58 | Utah | Dennis Hartnett hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Kostka and he's hacked by Ernest Begay - foul #2 on Ernest Begay, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 18:58 | Utah | Dennis Hartnett makes the free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:40 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz loses the ball out of bounds | 28-26 |
| 18:27 | Utah | Carl Kostka misses short on a 3 from straight away | 28-26 |
| 18:26 | Utah | Paul Burcham tips it home | 30-26 |
| 18:18 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Rodney Galaviz | 30-28 |
| 17:55 | Utah | Carl Kostka comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 17:53 | Utah | Antonio Schultz tips it but misses | 30-28 |
| 17:51 | Utah | Antonio Schultz tips it in | 32-28 |
| 17:28 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses the easy layup | 32-28 |
| 17:27 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz can't tip it in | 32-28 |
| 17:25 | Denver | Marion Mercer tips it in | 32-30 |
| 17:12 | Utah | Paul Burcham knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Paul Rogers | 35-30 |
| 16:52 | Denver | Marion Mercer comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 16:51 | Utah | Dennis Hartnett snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 16:44 | Utah | Dennis Hartnett hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Kostka | 37-30 |
| 16:22 | Denver | Marion Mercer knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Rodney Galaviz | 37-32 |
| 15:53 | Utah | Paul Burcham is called for traveling | 37-32 |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Price (PG), Melvin Boren (SG), Forest Hyder (SF), Louis Pooley (PF), James Lafferty (C) Carl Kostka, Paul Rogers, Dennis Hartnett, Paul Burcham, Antonio Schultz | |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Dennis McCalop (SG), Craig Beckmann (SF), Kevin Pelt (PF), Daryl Manning (C) Marion Mercer, Ernest Begay, Jonathan Chapman, Kenneth Johnson, Rodney Galaviz | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Anthony Price (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Melvin Boren (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Forest Hyder (fresh) PF - Louis Pooley (fresh) C - James Lafferty (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Enrique Morales (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dennis McCalop (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Craig Beckmann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Pelt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Daryl Manning (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Denver | Enrique Morales misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 15:31 | Utah | Louis Pooley grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 15:14 | Utah | James Lafferty knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-32 |
| 14:53 | Denver | Anthony Price picks off the pass by Dennis McCalop | 40-32 |
| 14:50 | Utah | Melvin Boren hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Price | 42-32 |
| 14:42 | Denver | Craig Beckmann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 14:41 | Utah | Louis Pooley snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 14:28 | Utah | Anthony Price misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 14:26 | Utah | Anthony Price grabs the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 14:15 | Utah | Anthony Price comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-32 |
| 14:14 | Utah | Louis Pooley tips it but misses | 42-32 |
| 14:13 | Utah | Anthony Price tips it home | 44-32 |
| 13:46 | Denver | Craig Beckmann's floater is knocked away by Louis Pooley | 44-32 |
| 13:44 | Utah | Louis Pooley pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 13:23 | Utah | Louis Pooley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 13:21 | Denver | Kevin Pelt snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 13:17 | Denver | Enrique Morales hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 44-32 |
| 13:16 | Utah | Forest Hyder gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 12:59 | Utah | Anthony Price buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Boren and he's fouled by Dennis McCalop - foul #4 on Dennis McCalop, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Rogers (SG), Dennis Hartnett (SF), Paul Burcham (PF), Antonio Schultz (C) Melvin Boren, Forest Hyder, Louis Pooley, James Lafferty | |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Ernest Begay (SG), Jonathan Chapman (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Enrique Morales, Dennis McCalop, Craig Beckmann, Kevin Pelt, Daryl Manning | |
| 12:59 | Utah | Anthony Price makes the free throw | 47-32 |
| 12:43 | Denver | Marion Mercer scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jonathan Chapman | 47-35 |
| 12:29 | Utah | Anthony Price comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-35 |
| 12:28 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| 12:24 | Denver | Antonio Schultz steals it from Ernest Begay | 47-35 |
| 12:10 | Utah | Dennis Hartnett lays it in on a great pass from Paul Rogers | 49-35 |
| 11:50 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-35 |
| 11:49 | Utah | Antonio Schultz snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Anthony Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Hartnett (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Burcham (fresh) 8 pts. C - Antonio Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ernest Begay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Rodney Galaviz (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Utah | Paul Burcham banks in the layup set up by Dennis Hartnett | 51-35 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-35 |
| 11:22 | Utah | The rebound goes to Antonio Schultz | 51-35 |
| 11:18 | Utah | Anthony Price loses the ball out of bounds | 51-35 |
| Subs | Utah | Carl Kostka (PG) Anthony Price | |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Pelt (C) Rodney Galaviz | |
| 11:00 | Denver | Marion Mercer comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 51-35 |
| 10:58 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman tips it home | 51-37 |
| 10:44 | Utah | Paul Burcham misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 51-37 |
| 10:43 | Denver | Kevin Pelt snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 10:39 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-37 |
| 10:38 | Utah | Paul Burcham snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 10:25 | Utah | Dennis Hartnett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 10:23 | Utah | Paul Burcham grabs the offensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 10:05 | Utah | Carl Kostka drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Antonio Schultz | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:55 | Denver | Dennis Hartnett steals it from Ernest Begay | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:30 | Utah | Carl Kostka is fouled on the floor by Ernest Begay - foul #3 on Ernest Begay, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Utah | Melvin Boren (SG), Forest Hyder (SF), Louis Pooley (PF), James Lafferty (C) Paul Rogers, Dennis Hartnett, Paul Burcham, Antonio Schultz | |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Daryl Manning (SG), Craig Beckmann (SF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Marion Mercer, Ernest Begay, Jonathan Chapman, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 09:05 | Utah | Forest Hyder buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Carl Kostka | 57-37 |
| 08:58 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Louis Pooley - foul #1 on Louis Pooley, team foul #1 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Price (SG) Melvin Boren | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Johnson (PF) Kevin Pelt | |
| 08:58 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz misses the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 08:58 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz misses the 2nd free throw | 57-37 |
| 08:58 | Utah | Louis Pooley gets the rebound | 57-37 |
| 08:33 | Utah | Forest Hyder misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-37 |
| 08:32 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz gets the rebound | 57-37 |
| 08:23 | Denver | Enrique Morales scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Daryl Manning | 57-40 |
| 08:07 | Utah | James Lafferty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-40 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Rogers (SG) Carl Kostka | |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Ernest Begay (SG), Jonathan Chapman (SF) Enrique Morales, Daryl Manning, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 07:53 | Denver | Ernest Begay makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Anthony Price (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Paul Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Forest Hyder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Pooley (fresh) 6 reb. C - James Lafferty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ernest Begay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Craig Beckmann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Galaviz (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Utah | Louis Pooley knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Price | 59-43 |
| 07:10 | Denver | Ernest Begay makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Craig Beckmann | 59-46 |
| 06:52 | Utah | Anthony Price knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-46 |
| 06:33 | Denver | Ernest Begay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 06:32 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman hits the follow up shot | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:03 | Utah | Anthony Price hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-48 |
| 06:02 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| 05:56 | Denver | Marion Mercer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 05:55 | Utah | Anthony Price pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 05:55 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-48 |
| Subs | Utah | Carl Kostka (PG), Dennis Hartnett (SF), Paul Burcham (PF), Antonio Schultz (C) Anthony Price, Forest Hyder, Louis Pooley, James Lafferty | |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis McCalop (SG), Kenneth Johnson (PF), Kevin Pelt (C) Ernest Begay, Craig Beckmann, Rodney Galaviz | |
| 05:29 | Utah | Paul Burcham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 05:27 | Utah | Antonio Schultz tips it home | 64-48 |
| 05:22 | Denver | Marion Mercer makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jonathan Chapman | 64-50 |
| 05:06 | Utah | Dennis McCalop is called for the reach on Paul Burcham - foul #5 on Dennis McCalop, team foul #4 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Ernest Begay (SG) Dennis McCalop | |
| 04:44 | Utah | Kevin Pelt is called for the reach on Carl Kostka - foul #4 on Kevin Pelt, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| 04:29 | Utah | Paul Rogers drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Hartnett | 67-50 |
| 04:03 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson is hacked by Paul Burcham - foul #3 on Paul Burcham, team foul #2 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Utah | Anthony Price (PG), Melvin Boren (SG), Forest Hyder (SF), Louis Pooley (PF), James Lafferty (C) Carl Kostka, Paul Rogers, Dennis Hartnett, Paul Burcham, Antonio Schultz | |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Craig Beckmann (SF), Daryl Manning (C) Marion Mercer, Jonathan Chapman, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 03:44 | Denver | Daryl Manning clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-50 |
| 03:42 | Denver | Craig Beckmann pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-50 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Anthony Price (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Melvin Boren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Forest Hyder (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Louis Pooley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Lafferty (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Enrique Morales (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ernest Begay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Craig Beckmann (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Pelt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Daryl Manning (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | Denver | Kevin Pelt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-50 |
| 03:27 | Utah | The rebound goes to Anthony Price | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | Utah | Louis Pooley hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Forest Hyder | 69-50 |
| 02:36 | Denver | Craig Beckmann misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-50 |
| 02:34 | Utah | Anthony Price grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 02:12 | Utah | Louis Pooley hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Price | 72-50 |
| 02:05 | Denver | Ernest Begay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-50 |
| 02:03 | Utah | The rebound goes to Louis Pooley | 72-50 |
| 01:38 | Utah | James Lafferty is hacked by Enrique Morales - foul #3 on Enrique Morales, team foul #6 | 72-50 |
| 01:18 | Utah | Melvin Boren hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louis Pooley and he's hacked by Kevin Pelt - foul #5 on Kevin Pelt, team foul #7 | 74-50 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Schneider (SF) Kevin Pelt | |
| 01:18 | Utah | Melvin Boren makes the free throw | 75-50 |
| 01:07 | Denver | Enrique Morales is fouled on the floor by Anthony Price - foul #1 on Anthony Price, team foul #3 | 75-50 |
| 00:52 | Denver | Ernest Begay hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Enrique Morales | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Utah | Forest Hyder loses the ball out of bounds | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Denver | Howard Schneider scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-56 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Anthony Price runs out the clock | 75-56 |