| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerald Patton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Paris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Trey Gess (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Sykes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael St. John (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Lefkowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | Charles Paris inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | TCU | Mark Sykes's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Cook | 28-30 |
| 19:38 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 19:23 | Denver | Michael St. John drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 19:06 | TCU | Gerald Patton clanks a 3 from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 19:04 | Denver | Frederick Purcell snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 18:51 | Denver | Frederick Purcell misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 18:49 | Denver | Michael St. John tips it home | 28-35 |
| 18:31 | TCU | Mark Sykes misses the easy layup | 28-35 |
| 18:30 | Denver | Richard Cook snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 18:14 | Denver | Leroy Cornette's pass is intercepted by Donald Siefert | 28-35 |
| 17:53 | TCU | Charles Paris knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gerald Patton | 31-35 |
| 17:33 | Denver | Frederick Purcell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-35 |
| 17:31 | TCU | Charles Paris grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 17:17 | TCU | Charles Paris can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 17:16 | Denver | Frederick Purcell pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 17:02 | Denver | Trey Gess denies the turnaround by Matthew Lefkowitz | 31-35 |
| 17:00 | TCU | Trey Gess gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:54 | TCU | Donald Siefert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 16:52 | TCU | Gerald Patton grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:45 | TCU | The short jumper by Trey Gess is denied by Matthew Lefkowitz | 31-35 |
| 16:44 | Denver | Frederick Purcell gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 16:29 | Denver | Mark Sykes steals it from Leroy Cornette | 31-35 |
| 16:13 | TCU | Donald Siefert drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Patton and the foul's on Michael St. John - foul #2 on Michael St. John, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Bartley (SG), Robert Blakes (SF), Marty Hartman (PF), Ricky Hagen (C) Gerald Patton, Charles Paris, Trey Gess, Mark Sykes | |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Danny Funkhouser (SG), Kevin Hartwig (SF), Joe Moe (PF), Andre Brown (C) Leroy Cornette, Michael St. John, Matthew Lefkowitz, Frederick Purcell, Richard Cook | |
| 16:13 | TCU | Donald Siefert makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:53 | Denver | Myron Opielski connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Hartwig | 34-37 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Bartley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Blakes (fresh) PF - Marty Hartman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Hagen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Myron Opielski (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Danny Funkhouser (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Hartwig (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joe Moe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andre Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | TCU | Myron Opielski steals it from Donald Siefert in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 15:49 | Denver | Myron Opielski lays it in | 34-39 |
| 15:34 | TCU | Charles Bartley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Siefert | 37-39 |
| 15:17 | Denver | Joe Moe misses long on a shot in the paint | 37-39 |
| 15:16 | Denver | Andre Brown snags the offensive board | 37-39 |
| 15:00 | Denver | Joe Moe drills a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Marty Hartman - foul #2 on Marty Hartman, team foul #1 | 37-41 |
| Subs | TCU | Benjamin Keese (SG), Trey Gess (PF) Donald Siefert, Ricky Hagen | |
| Subs | Denver | William Dansby (PF) Andre Brown | |
| 15:00 | Denver | Joe Moe misses the free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:00 | TCU | Marty Hartman gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:39 | TCU | Benjamin Keese can't connect on a floater from the right block | 37-41 |
| 14:38 | Denver | Joe Moe grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 14:21 | Denver | William Dansby misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 14:20 | TCU | Benjamin Keese gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:09 | TCU | Charles Bartley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 14:07 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Myron Opielski loses the ball out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Patton (SG), Charles Paris (SF), Mark Sykes (C) Benjamin Keese, Robert Blakes, Marty Hartman | |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Matthew Lefkowitz (SF), Frederick Purcell (C) Myron Opielski, Danny Funkhouser, Joe Moe | |
| 13:31 | TCU | Gerald Patton misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kevin Hartwig - foul #1 on Kevin Hartwig, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael St. John (SG) Kevin Hartwig | |
| 13:31 | TCU | Gerald Patton makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:31 | TCU | Gerald Patton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 13:31 | Denver | William Dansby pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 13:18 | Denver | Leroy Cornette is fouled on the floor by Trey Gess - foul #3 on Trey Gess, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | TCU | Marty Hartman (PF) Trey Gess | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Cook (C) Frederick Purcell | |
| 13:06 | Denver | William Dansby misses the lay-in | 38-41 |
| 13:05 | TCU | Gerald Patton pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 12:49 | TCU | Gerald Patton connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Marty Hartman | 41-41 |
| 12:28 | Denver | Charles Paris steals the ball from Richard Cook | 41-41 |
| 12:24 | TCU | Charles Paris banks in the layup | 43-41 |
| 12:13 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), Trey Gess (PF) Charles Bartley, Marty Hartman | |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Hartwig (SG), Frederick Purcell (PF) Michael St. John, William Dansby | |
| 12:06 | TCU | Trey Gess lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Paris | 45-41 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz is hacked by Trey Gess - foul #4 on Trey Gess, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | TCU | Marty Hartman (PF), Ricky Hagen (C) Trey Gess, Mark Sykes | |
| Subs | Denver | Joe Moe (C) Richard Cook | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Paris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marty Hartman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Hagen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hartwig (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Lefkowitz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Purcell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Moe (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Denver | Leroy Cornette misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-41 |
| 11:26 | Denver | Frederick Purcell tips it home | 45-43 |
| 11:11 | TCU | Gerald Patton is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hartwig - foul #2 on Kevin Hartwig, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Bartley (SF) Charles Paris | |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Danny Funkhouser (SG) Leroy Cornette, Matthew Lefkowitz | |
| 10:58 | TCU | Charles Bartley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 10:47 | Denver | Myron Opielski knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Hartwig | 48-45 |
| 10:31 | TCU | Donald Siefert is fouled on the floor by Myron Opielski - foul #1 on Myron Opielski, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | TCU | Robert Blakes (SF), Mark Sykes (C) Gerald Patton, Ricky Hagen | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael St. John (SG), William Dansby (PF) Danny Funkhouser, Joe Moe | |
| 10:18 | TCU | Donald Siefert hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 10:17 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Marty Hartman | 48-45 |
| 09:54 | TCU | Mark Sykes buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Charles Bartley and the foul's on Frederick Purcell - foul #3 on Frederick Purcell, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Paris (SF) Marty Hartman | |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Matthew Lefkowitz (SF), Richard Cook (C) Myron Opielski, Kevin Hartwig, Frederick Purcell | |
| 09:54 | TCU | Mark Sykes makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:32 | Denver | Michael St. John is hacked by Donald Siefert - foul #2 on Donald Siefert, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| 09:19 | Denver | William Dansby misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Bartley - foul #1 on Charles Bartley, team foul #5 | 51-45 |
| Subs | TCU | Benjamin Keese (SG) Donald Siefert | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:19 | Denver | William Dansby makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:19 | Denver | William Dansby makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:56 | TCU | Robert Blakes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Patton (SG), Marty Hartman (PF) Charles Bartley, Robert Blakes | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:37 | Denver | Michael St. John hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-50 |
| 08:19 | TCU | Benjamin Keese scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 07:55 | Denver | Richard Cook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), Charles Bartley (SF), Trey Gess (PF) Benjamin Keese, Charles Paris, Mark Sykes | |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (SG), Kevin Hartwig (SF), Frederick Purcell (PF), Joe Moe (C) Michael St. John, Matthew Lefkowitz, William Dansby, Richard Cook | |
| 07:41 | TCU | Donald Siefert is hacked by Frederick Purcell - foul #4 on Frederick Purcell, team foul #6 | 54-50 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Funkhouser (SG) Leroy Cornette | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Bartley (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Trey Gess (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Marty Hartman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Myron Opielski (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Danny Funkhouser (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Hartwig (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Frederick Purcell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Joe Moe (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:27 | TCU | Danny Funkhouser steals the ball from Marty Hartman | 54-50 |
| 07:22 | Denver | Myron Opielski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Danny Funkhouser | 54-52 |
| 07:05 | TCU | Gerald Patton knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Marty Hartman | 57-52 |
| 06:51 | Denver | Charles Bartley steps in front of the Joe Moe pass | 57-52 |
| 06:47 | TCU | Donald Siefert jams it on a nice dish by Charles Bartley | 59-52 |
| 06:24 | Denver | Joe Moe comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 06:22 | TCU | Donald Siefert grabs the board | 59-52 |
| 06:17 | TCU | Gerald Patton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 06:15 | Denver | Myron Opielski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:10 | Denver | Myron Opielski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Siefert - foul #3 on Donald Siefert, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Paris (SF), Mark Sykes (C) Gerald Patton, Marty Hartman | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz (SF), William Dansby (PF), Richard Cook (C) Danny Funkhouser, Frederick Purcell, Joe Moe | |
| 06:10 | Denver | Myron Opielski makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:10 | Denver | Myron Opielski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:58 | TCU | Donald Siefert buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Sykes | 61-54 |
| 05:40 | Denver | William Dansby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-54 |
| 05:39 | Denver | Richard Cook snags the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 05:27 | Denver | Trey Gess denies the turnaround by Myron Opielski | 61-54 |
| 05:26 | TCU | Mark Sykes gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 05:05 | TCU | Donald Siefert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-54 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz pulls down the rebound | 61-54 |
| 04:51 | Denver | Mark Sykes swats the layup by Richard Cook | 61-54 |
| 04:50 | Denver | William Dansby snags the offensive board | 61-54 |
| 04:50 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | TCU | Gerald Patton (SG) Charles Bartley | |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Michael St. John (SG) Myron Opielski, Kevin Hartwig | |
| 04:34 | Denver | Mark Sykes picks off the pass by Richard Cook | 61-54 |
| 04:29 | TCU | Matthew Lefkowitz steps in front of the Gerald Patton pass | 61-54 |
| 04:24 | Denver | Michael St. John hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Lefkowitz | 61-56 |
| 04:07 | TCU | Trey Gess lays it in on a great pass from Charles Paris | 63-56 |
| 03:45 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz lays it up and in on a great pass from Leroy Cornette | 63-58 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Patton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Paris (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Trey Gess (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Mark Sykes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael St. John (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Matthew Lefkowitz (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Dansby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Richard Cook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | TCU | William Dansby is called for the reach on Mark Sykes - foul #4 on William Dansby, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Denver | Frederick Purcell (C) Richard Cook | |
| 03:33 | TCU | Mark Sykes makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 03:33 | TCU | Mark Sykes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 03:06 | Denver | William Dansby comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 03:05 | Denver | William Dansby gets the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 02:54 | Denver | Frederick Purcell is hacked by Mark Sykes - foul #1 on Mark Sykes, team foul #7 | 65-58 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Bartley (PG), Marty Hartman (C) Donald Siefert, Mark Sykes | |
| Subs | Denver | Joe Moe (C) William Dansby | |
| 02:54 | Denver | Frederick Purcell misses the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:54 | TCU | Trey Gess grabs the board | 65-58 |
| 02:54 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| 02:28 | TCU | Marty Hartman lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald Patton | 67-58 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), Mark Sykes (C) Charles Bartley, Marty Hartman | |
| Subs | Denver | William Dansby (PF), Richard Cook (C) Frederick Purcell, Joe Moe | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:19 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-58 |
| 02:17 | TCU | Trey Gess snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:49 | TCU | Trey Gess connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Paris and he's fouled by Matthew Lefkowitz - foul #1 on Matthew Lefkowitz, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| Subs | TCU | Charles Bartley (PG), Benjamin Keese (SG), Robert Blakes (SF), Marty Hartman (C) Donald Siefert, Gerald Patton, Charles Paris, Mark Sykes | |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Danny Funkhouser (SG), Kevin Hartwig (SF), Frederick Purcell (PF), Joe Moe (C) Leroy Cornette, Michael St. John, Matthew Lefkowitz, William Dansby, Richard Cook | |
| 01:49 | TCU | Trey Gess makes the free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:32 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig misses the 3 from straight away | 70-58 |
| 01:30 | Denver | Frederick Purcell misses the tip | 70-58 |
| 01:28 | TCU | Charles Bartley pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 01:13 | TCU | Robert Blakes lays it up and in | 72-58 |
| 01:04 | Denver | Joe Moe misses the shot from the free throw line | 72-58 |
| 01:02 | Denver | Frederick Purcell grabs the offensive rebound | 72-58 |
| 00:48 | Denver | Myron Opielski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 72-58 |
| 00:47 | Denver | Frederick Purcell grabs the offensive board | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Denver | Myron Opielski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-58 |
| 00:43 | TCU | Marty Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | TCU | Charles Bartley buries a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Frederick Purcell - foul #5 on Frederick Purcell, team foul #9 | 74-58 |
| Subs | TCU | Ricky Hagen (C) Trey Gess | |
| Subs | Denver | Andre Brown (C) Frederick Purcell | |
| 00:17 | TCU | Charles Bartley makes the free throw | 75-58 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Myron Opielski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 75-58 |
| 00:09 | TCU | The rebound goes to Ricky Hagen | 75-58 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Charles Bartley runs out the clock | 75-58 |