| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fresh) SG - Guillermo Santiago (fresh) SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) PF - Jerry Moulton (fresh) C - David Stalker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Russell Thompson (fresh) SG - James Wint (fresh) SF - Vincent Cannon (fresh) PF - Richard Abbott (fresh) C - Marvin Wood (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Richard Abbott 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | BYU | Vincent Cannon misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Jerry Moulton - foul #1 on Jerry Moulton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | BYU | Vincent Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | BYU | Vincent Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:25 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses the easy layup | 0-1 |
| 19:24 | BYU | Russell Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | BYU | Russell Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Jerry Moulton pulls down the rebound | 0-1 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Jerry Moulton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-1 |
| 18:59 | BYU | Russell Thompson gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:52 | BYU | Vincent Cannon scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:43 | Denver | Ronald Bellard banks in the layup set up by William Underwood | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | BYU | Richard Abbott lays it up and in on a great pass from Russell Thompson | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | Denver | William Underwood hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Guillermo Santiago | 4-5 |
| 18:17 | BYU | Russell Thompson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Abbott | 4-8 |
| 18:05 | Denver | William Underwood makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Guillermo Santiago and the foul's on Russell Thompson - foul #1 on Russell Thompson, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| 18:05 | Denver | William Underwood makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:50 | BYU | Vincent Cannon knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Thompson | 7-10 |
| 17:23 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 17:22 | BYU | Russell Thompson pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 17:09 | BYU | James Wint is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Wint, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Denver | John Mullen (SF) Ronald Bellard | |
| Subs | BYU | Sam Chaves (PG), Kevin Shields (SG), Matthew Mullen (SF), John Goza (PF), Steven Coachman (C) Russell Thompson, James Wint, Vincent Cannon, Richard Abbott, Marvin Wood | |
| 16:48 | Denver | David Stalker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 7-10 |
| 16:47 | BYU | Matthew Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 16:43 | BYU | Sam Chaves misses the 3 from straight away | 7-10 |
| 16:42 | Denver | Jerry Moulton pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 16:18 | Denver | David Stalker comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Mullen - foul #1 on Matthew Mullen, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (PG), Joseph Riggleman (SF), Dale Payne (PF) William Underwood, Guillermo Santiago, Jerry Moulton | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 16:18 | Denver | David Stalker makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:18 | Denver | David Stalker misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:18 | BYU | John Goza grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 16:00 | BYU | John Goza lays it in set up by Sam Chaves | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Facer (fresh) SG - John Mullen (fresh) SF - Joseph Riggleman (fresh) PF - Dale Payne (fresh) C - David Stalker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Sam Chaves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Shields (fresh) SF - Matthew Mullen (fresh) PF - John Goza (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Coachman (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Denver | Robert Facer scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by David Stalker and he's fouled by Kevin Shields - foul #1 on Kevin Shields, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Bellard (SF), Kenneth Lane (C) Joseph Riggleman, David Stalker | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Thompson (PG), Richard Abbott (PF) Sam Chaves, Steven Coachman | |
| 15:39 | Denver | Robert Facer makes the free throw | 11-12 |
| 15:24 | BYU | Richard Abbott clanks a floater from the right block | 11-12 |
| 15:23 | Denver | The rebound goes to Dale Payne | 11-12 |
| 15:19 | Denver | Robert Facer makes the shot from close range set up by Ronald Bellard | 13-12 |
| 14:53 | BYU | Kenneth Lane steals the ball from Richard Abbott | 13-12 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Richard Abbott - foul #1 on Richard Abbott, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), Guillermo Santiago (SG), Jerry Moulton (PF) Robert Facer, John Mullen, Dale Payne | |
| Subs | BYU | James Wint (SG), Vincent Cannon (SF), Marvin Wood (C) Kevin Shields, Matthew Mullen, John Goza | |
| 14:31 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 14:24 | BYU | Vincent Cannon is called for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Riggleman (SF) Ronald Bellard | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 14:09 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 14:07 | Denver | Jerry Moulton gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:58 | Denver | Jerry Moulton clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 14-12 |
| 13:56 | BYU | Richard Abbott gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:49 | BYU | James Wint connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Richard Abbott | 14-15 |
| 13:45 | Denver | Marvin Wood steals it from William Underwood | 14-15 |
| 13:33 | BYU | Marvin Wood is whistled for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Denver | David Stalker (C) Kenneth Lane | |
| Subs | BYU | Steven Coachman (PF) Richard Abbott | |
| 13:24 | Denver | William Underwood can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 13:23 | Denver | Jerry Moulton misses the tip | 14-15 |
| 13:22 | BYU | Russell Thompson snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 13:15 | BYU | James Wint misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 14-15 |
| 13:14 | Denver | Jerry Moulton pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 12:45 | Denver | Russell Thompson steps in front of the Guillermo Santiago pass | 14-15 |
| 12:18 | BYU | Marvin Wood's fadeaway is rejected by David Stalker | 14-15 |
| 12:17 | BYU | James Wint tips it in | 14-17 |
| 12:12 | Denver | William Underwood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 12:11 | Denver | David Stalker misses the tip | 14-17 |
| 12:10 | BYU | The rebound goes to James Wint | 14-17 |
| 11:51 | BYU | Marvin Wood is hacked by Jerry Moulton - foul #2 on Jerry Moulton, team foul #2 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (PG), John Mullen (SG), Ronald Bellard (SF), Dale Payne (PF) William Underwood, Guillermo Santiago, Joseph Riggleman, Jerry Moulton | |
| Subs | BYU | Sam Chaves (PG), Kevin Shields (SG), Matthew Mullen (SF), Richard Abbott (PF), John Goza (C) Russell Thompson, James Wint, Vincent Cannon, Steven Coachman, Marvin Wood | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Facer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Mullen (fresh) SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dale Payne (fresh) C - David Stalker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Sam Chaves (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Shields (fresh) SF - Matthew Mullen (fresh) PF - Richard Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Goza (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | BYU | Richard Abbott misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by David Stalker - foul #1 on David Stalker, team foul #3 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Lane (C) David Stalker | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 11:42 | BYU | Richard Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:42 | BYU | Richard Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Ronald Bellard is denied on a layup by John Goza | 14-19 |
| 11:23 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses the tip | 14-19 |
| 11:21 | BYU | Richard Abbott gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 11:16 | BYU | The pull-up jumper by Kevin Shields is blocked by Kenneth Lane | 14-19 |
| 11:14 | Denver | John Mullen grabs the board | 14-19 |
| 11:09 | Denver | John Mullen buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Facer | 17-19 |
| 10:51 | BYU | Kevin Shields is hacked by John Mullen - foul #1 on John Mullen, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), David Stalker (C) John Mullen, Kenneth Lane | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 10:39 | BYU | Richard Abbott hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Matthew Mullen and he's fouled by Dale Payne - foul #1 on Dale Payne, team foul #5 | 17-21 |
| 10:39 | BYU | Richard Abbott misses the free throw | 17-21 |
| 10:39 | Denver | Dale Payne pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 10:24 | Denver | Matthew Mullen steps in front of the Ronald Bellard pass | 17-21 |
| 10:18 | BYU | Richard Abbott misses short on a jumper near the basket | 17-21 |
| 10:16 | BYU | John Goza snags the offensive board | 17-21 |
| 10:08 | BYU | John Goza scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sam Chaves | 17-24 |
| 09:53 | Denver | Robert Facer clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-24 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Ronald Bellard tips it but misses | 17-24 |
| 09:50 | BYU | Matthew Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:44 | BYU | John Goza's floater is tipped away by Dale Payne | 17-24 |
| 09:43 | Denver | David Stalker pulls down the rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:37 | Denver | William Underwood buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Facer | 20-24 |
| 09:32 | BYU | Matthew Mullen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (SG), John Mullen (SF), Kenneth Lane (PF), Harlan Perry (C) Robert Facer, Ronald Bellard, Dale Payne, David Stalker | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Thompson (PG), James Wint (SG), Vincent Cannon (SF), Steven Coachman (PF), Marvin Wood (C) Sam Chaves, Kevin Shields, Matthew Mullen, Richard Abbott, John Goza | |
| 09:13 | Denver | John Mullen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kenneth Lane | 23-24 |
| 09:01 | BYU | Vincent Cannon's pass is intercepted by Harlan Perry | 23-24 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago is fouled on the floor by Marvin Wood - foul #1 on Marvin Wood, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (PG), David Stalker (C) William Underwood, Harlan Perry | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 08:20 | Denver | David Stalker is hacked by Steven Coachman - foul #1 on Steven Coachman, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | BYU | Manuel Barrett (C) Marvin Wood | |
| 08:20 | Denver | David Stalker misses the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 08:20 | BYU | Steven Coachman snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 08:12 | BYU | Manuel Barrett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 08:11 | Denver | John Mullen grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 07:50 | Denver | Robert Facer misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 23-24 |
| 07:48 | BYU | Steven Coachman grabs the board | 23-24 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Facer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Guillermo Santiago (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Lane (fairly fresh) C - David Stalker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Russell Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Wint (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Vincent Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Coachman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Manuel Barrett (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | BYU | Vincent Cannon misses the easy layup | 23-24 |
| 07:43 | Denver | John Mullen pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 07:40 | Denver | Robert Facer is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| Subs | Denver | William Underwood (PG), Ronald Bellard (SF), Joseph Riggleman (PF) Robert Facer, John Mullen, Kenneth Lane | |
| Subs | BYU | Richard Abbott (PF), John Goza (C) Steven Coachman, Manuel Barrett | |
| 07:26 | BYU | Guillermo Santiago is called for the reach on James Wint - foul #1 on Guillermo Santiago, team foul #6 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (SG), Dale Payne (PF) Guillermo Santiago, Joseph Riggleman | |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Shields (SG), Matthew Mullen (SF) James Wint, Vincent Cannon | |
| 07:18 | BYU | Matthew Mullen connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Thompson | 23-26 |
| 07:00 | Denver | Dale Payne clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 06:59 | BYU | Richard Abbott grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 06:54 | BYU | Matthew Mullen scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Shields | 23-28 |
| 06:43 | Denver | William Underwood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 06:41 | BYU | Richard Abbott grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 06:24 | BYU | John Goza makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Thompson | 23-30 |
| 06:10 | Denver | William Underwood is hacked by Matthew Mullen - foul #2 on Matthew Mullen, team foul #8 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (SG), Kenneth Lane (PF), Harlan Perry (C) Robert Facer, Dale Payne, David Stalker | |
| Subs | BYU | James Wint (SG), Vincent Cannon (SF), Marvin Wood (C) Russell Thompson, Matthew Mullen, John Goza | |
| 06:10 | Denver | William Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 06:10 | Denver | William Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:58 | BYU | The pull-up jumper by Vincent Cannon is blocked by Ronald Bellard | 25-30 |
| 05:57 | Denver | Harlan Perry grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 05:35 | Denver | William Underwood scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 05:19 | BYU | Marvin Wood hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 28-30 |
| 05:17 | BYU | Kevin Shields tips it back up and in | 28-32 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Guillermo Santiago's pass is intercepted by Marvin Wood | 28-32 |
| 04:44 | BYU | Guillermo Santiago is called for the reach on James Wint - foul #2 on Guillermo Santiago, team foul #7 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Facer (SG), John Mullen (SF), Joseph Riggleman (PF) Guillermo Santiago, Ronald Bellard, Kenneth Lane | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Thompson (PG), John Goza (SF), Steven Coachman (PF) Kevin Shields, Vincent Cannon, Richard Abbott | |
| 04:44 | BYU | James Wint misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 04:44 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 04:25 | Denver | Harlan Perry dunks the ball | 30-32 |
| 04:20 | BYU | Russell Thompson buries a fadeaway from the right block | 30-34 |
| 04:02 | Denver | William Underwood can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 04:00 | BYU | John Goza gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 03:55 | BYU | James Wint clanks a shot from the right side | 30-34 |
| 03:54 | BYU | James Wint gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 03:45 | BYU | Steven Coachman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 03:43 | BYU | Steven Coachman hits the follow up shot | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Underwood (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Facer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Mullen (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Riggleman (fresh) C - Harlan Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Russell Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Wint (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Goza (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Coachman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Wood (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Denver | Harlan Perry drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Facer | 32-36 |
| 03:02 | BYU | Russell Thompson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-36 |
| 03:00 | BYU | James Wint tips it but misses | 32-36 |
| 02:58 | BYU | John Goza grabs the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 02:41 | BYU | Russell Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Underwood - foul #1 on William Underwood, team foul #8 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Guillermo Santiago (SG), Jerry Moulton (PF), David Stalker (C) William Underwood, Joseph Riggleman, Harlan Perry | |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Shields (SG), Vincent Cannon (SF), Richard Abbott (PF) James Wint, John Goza, Marvin Wood | |
| 02:41 | BYU | Russell Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 02:41 | BYU | Russell Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 02:22 | Denver | Jerry Moulton lays it up and in on a great pass from John Mullen | 34-38 |
| 02:17 | BYU | Kevin Shields connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Russell Thompson | 34-40 |
| 01:55 | Denver | Robert Facer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Facer, team foul #9 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Bellard (SF) John Mullen | |
| Subs | BYU | Matthew Mullen (SG), Manuel Barrett (C) Russell Thompson, Steven Coachman | |
| 01:37 | BYU | Richard Abbott knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Kevin Shields | 34-42 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Ronald Bellard throws it down on a nice dish by Robert Facer | 36-42 |
| 01:06 | BYU | Vincent Cannon misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 01:04 | Denver | The rebound goes to David Stalker | 36-42 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Kevin Shields is called for the reach on Robert Facer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Shields, team foul #9 | 36-42 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Robert Facer makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Robert Facer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 00:44 | BYU | Manuel Barrett knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Shields | 38-44 |
| 00:37 | Denver | Jerry Moulton misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Vincent Cannon - foul #1 on Vincent Cannon, team foul #10 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Riggleman (PG) Robert Facer | |
| Subs | BYU | Russell Thompson (PG), John Goza (PF) Matthew Mullen, Richard Abbott | |
| 00:37 | Denver | Jerry Moulton makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 00:37 | Denver | Jerry Moulton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 00:18 | BYU | Kevin Shields lays it in | 40-46 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Shields - foul #3 on Kevin Shields, team foul #11 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Denver | John Mullen (PG) Guillermo Santiago | |
| Subs | BYU | Sam Chaves (SG), Matthew Mullen (SF), Steven Coachman (C) Kevin Shields, Vincent Cannon, Manuel Barrett | |
| 00:12 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 00:03 | BYU | The short jumper by Matthew Mullen is denied by Jerry Moulton | 41-46 |
| 00:02 | BYU | Steven Coachman pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 00:00 | BYU | The clock runs out | 41-46 |