| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Hartwig (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Albert Boling (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Lefkowitz (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Cook (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Donald Siefert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Balentine (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cortinas (fresh) PF - Huey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Hagen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | TCU | David Cortinas inbounds the ball | 38-39 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | TCU | Ricky Hagen misses the jumper from the baseline | 38-39 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 19:26 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz is fouled on the floor by David Cortinas - foul #1 on David Cortinas, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 19:16 | Denver | Albert Boling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-39 |
| 18:47 | TCU | Donald Siefert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 18:46 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Huey Smith | 38-39 |
| 18:34 | TCU | George Balentine can't connect on a floater near the basket | 38-39 |
| 18:33 | TCU | Ricky Hagen gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:28 | TCU | Huey Smith misses badly on a runner in the paint | 38-39 |
| 18:27 | TCU | David Cortinas grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:02 | TCU | Ricky Hagen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | TCU | Matthew Allen (PF) Huey Smith | |
| 17:49 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leroy Cornette | 40-39 |
| 17:38 | TCU | Donald Siefert can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 17:36 | TCU | Matthew Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:25 | TCU | David Cortinas hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Donald Siefert | 40-41 |
| 17:07 | Denver | Leroy Cornette is fouled on the floor by Donald Siefert - foul #2 on Donald Siefert, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael St. John (SF), Andre Brown (C) Albert Boling, Richard Cook | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Ward (PG), William Sarinsky (SG), Raymond Atwood (SF), Frank Jones (C) Donald Siefert, George Balentine, David Cortinas, Ricky Hagen | |
| 16:59 | Denver | Leroy Cornette hits a jumper from the left side set up by Kevin Hartwig and the foul's on Mark Ward - foul #1 on Mark Ward, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (SF) Kevin Hartwig | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 16:59 | Denver | Leroy Cornette makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 16:45 | TCU | Raymond Atwood comes up short on the jumper from close range | 43-41 |
| 16:43 | Denver | Myron Opielski snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 16:37 | Denver | William Sarinsky is called for the reach on Michael St. John - foul #1 on William Sarinsky, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Hartwig (SG), Carl Bonomo (C) Leroy Cornette, Matthew Lefkowitz | |
| Subs | TCU | Huey Smith (PF) Frank Jones | |
| 16:20 | Denver | Carl Bonomo is hacked by Matthew Allen - foul #1 on Matthew Allen, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| 16:08 | Denver | Michael St. John misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 16:06 | TCU | Huey Smith snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 15:51 | TCU | Matthew Allen drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Ward | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Myron Opielski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hartwig (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael St. John (fresh) PF - Andre Brown (fresh) C - Carl Bonomo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Mark Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Sarinsky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Atwood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Huey Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig lays it up and in on a great pass from Myron Opielski and the foul's on Huey Smith - foul #1 on Huey Smith, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Mario Thomas (PF), Richard Cook (C) Myron Opielski, Andre Brown, Carl Bonomo | |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), George Balentine (SG), Ricky Hagen (C) Mark Ward, Raymond Atwood, Matthew Allen | |
| 15:43 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 15:27 | TCU | Donald Siefert misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 15:25 | TCU | Ricky Hagen tips it back up and in | 46-45 |
| 15:10 | Denver | Richard Cook comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 15:09 | Denver | Michael St. John grabs the offensive board | 46-45 |
| 14:56 | Denver | Mario Thomas's floater is tipped away by Huey Smith | 46-45 |
| 14:54 | Denver | Richard Cook tips it back up and in | 48-45 |
| 14:35 | TCU | Huey Smith clanks a floater from the right side | 48-45 |
| 14:33 | TCU | George Balentine tips it in | 48-47 |
| 14:10 | Denver | Mario Thomas misses short on a jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 14:08 | TCU | The rebound goes to Huey Smith | 48-47 |
| 13:51 | TCU | Kevin Hartwig steals it from William Sarinsky | 48-47 |
| 13:32 | Denver | Mario Thomas blows the dunk but he's fouled by Huey Smith - foul #2 on Huey Smith, team foul #7 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz (SG), Albert Boling (SF), Andre Brown (C) Kevin Hartwig, Michael St. John, Richard Cook | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Ward (SG), David Cortinas (SF), Matthew Allen (PF) George Balentine, William Sarinsky, Huey Smith | |
| 13:32 | Denver | Mario Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:32 | Denver | Mario Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:32 | TCU | Mark Ward pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:15 | TCU | Ricky Hagen misses the easy layup | 48-47 |
| 13:14 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Hagen | 48-47 |
| 13:03 | TCU | Mark Ward hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 13:02 | TCU | Mark Ward grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 12:46 | TCU | Andre Brown is called for the reach on Ricky Hagen - foul #3 on Andre Brown, team foul #1 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Kevin Hartwig (SG) Leroy Cornette, Mario Thomas | |
| Subs | TCU | Raymond Atwood (SG), Frank Jones (C) Donald Siefert, Ricky Hagen | |
| 12:34 | TCU | Raymond Atwood hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 12:33 | Denver | The rebound goes to Andre Brown | 48-47 |
| 12:31 | Denver | Mark Ward steps in front of the Myron Opielski pass in the backcourt | 48-47 |
| 12:29 | TCU | Raymond Atwood hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Ward | 48-49 |
| 12:12 | Denver | The jump hook by Kevin Hartwig is blocked by Matthew Allen | 48-49 |
| 12:10 | TCU | Mark Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 11:51 | TCU | Raymond Atwood travels with the ball | 48-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Richard Cook (C) Myron Opielski, Kevin Hartwig | |
| Subs | TCU | George Balentine (SG) Raymond Atwood | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Lefkowitz (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Albert Boling (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Mark Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Balentine (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cortinas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Denver | Andre Brown drills a shot from close range | 50-49 |
| 11:26 | TCU | Frank Jones's floater is tipped away by Andre Brown | 50-49 |
| 11:25 | Denver | Richard Cook pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 11:08 | Denver | Leroy Cornette hits a jumper from the free throw line | 52-49 |
| 10:48 | TCU | Matthew Allen can't finish the layup but the foul's on Andre Brown - foul #4 on Andre Brown, team foul #2 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (SF), Mario Thomas (PF) Albert Boling, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), William Sarinsky (SF), Ricky Hagen (C) Mark Ward, David Cortinas, Frank Jones | |
| 10:48 | TCU | Matthew Allen makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:48 | TCU | Matthew Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 10:48 | Denver | Richard Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 10:27 | Denver | Leroy Cornette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael St. John (SG), Carl Bonomo (C) Myron Opielski, Richard Cook | |
| Subs | TCU | Bernard Murray (PF) Matthew Allen | |
| 10:06 | TCU | Bernard Murray can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-50 |
| 10:04 | Denver | Mario Thomas gets the rebound | 52-50 |
| 09:41 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Sarinsky - foul #2 on William Sarinsky, team foul #8 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Kevin Hartwig (SG) Leroy Cornette, Michael St. John | |
| Subs | TCU | Huey Smith (PF) Bernard Murray | |
| 09:41 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:41 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 09:30 | TCU | The short jumper by Huey Smith is denied by Mario Thomas | 54-50 |
| 09:29 | TCU | William Sarinsky gets the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 09:06 | TCU | William Sarinsky is hacked by Mario Thomas - foul #4 on Mario Thomas, team foul #3 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Boling (SF), Richard Cook (C) Matthew Lefkowitz, Mario Thomas | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Ward (SG), David Cortinas (SF) George Balentine, William Sarinsky | |
| 08:53 | TCU | Huey Smith knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Mark Ward and he's fouled by Myron Opielski - foul #2 on Myron Opielski, team foul #4 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG) Myron Opielski | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 08:53 | TCU | Huey Smith makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:34 | Denver | Mark Ward picks off the pass by Carl Bonomo | 54-53 |
| 08:21 | TCU | Huey Smith connects on the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from David Cortinas | 54-55 |
| 07:59 | Denver | Leroy Cornette can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-55 |
| 07:57 | TCU | Huey Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 07:36 | TCU | Kevin Hartwig is called for the reach on Mark Ward - foul #2 on Kevin Hartwig, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Mario Thomas (PF) Carl Bonomo | |
| Subs | TCU | George Balentine (SG), Matthew Allen (PF), Frank Jones (C) Donald Siefert, Huey Smith, Ricky Hagen | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Hartwig (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Boling (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Mark Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Balentine (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cortinas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | TCU | Mark Ward travels with the ball | 54-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael St. John (SF) Albert Boling | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 07:08 | Denver | Frank Jones steals the ball from Michael St. John | 54-55 |
| 07:04 | TCU | George Balentine can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 07:02 | Denver | Mario Thomas pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 06:58 | Denver | Leroy Cornette hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Michael St. John | 57-55 |
| 06:31 | TCU | Mark Ward is fouled on the floor by Richard Cook - foul #3 on Richard Cook, team foul #6 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Matthew Lefkowitz (SF), Andre Brown (C) Leroy Cornette, Kevin Hartwig, Richard Cook | |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), William Sarinsky (SF), Ricky Hagen (C) Mark Ward, David Cortinas, Frank Jones | |
| 06:25 | TCU | Donald Siefert comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-55 |
| 06:24 | Denver | Michael St. John grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:03 | Denver | Andre Brown is fouled on the floor by Ricky Hagen - foul #3 on Ricky Hagen, team foul #9 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Boling (SF) Matthew Lefkowitz | |
| Subs | TCU | Huey Smith (PF) Matthew Allen | |
| 06:03 | Denver | Andre Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 06:03 | TCU | William Sarinsky grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 05:44 | TCU | George Balentine is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on George Balentine, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Kevin Hartwig (SG) Myron Opielski, Michael St. John | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 05:34 | Denver | Leroy Cornette comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 05:32 | Denver | Mario Thomas misses the tip | 57-55 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Andre Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 05:11 | Denver | Albert Boling misses long on a floater from the left side | 57-55 |
| 05:09 | TCU | Ricky Hagen grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 04:50 | TCU | William Sarinsky can't throw it down | 57-55 |
| 04:49 | Denver | The rebound goes to Mario Thomas | 57-55 |
| 04:32 | Denver | Mario Thomas is whistled for traveling | 57-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael St. John (SF), Matthew Lefkowitz (PF), Richard Cook (C) Albert Boling, Mario Thomas, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | TCU | Mark Ward (PG), David Cortinas (SF), Matthew Allen (PF), Frank Jones (C) Donald Siefert, George Balentine, Huey Smith, Ricky Hagen | |
| 04:15 | TCU | A charge is called on Frank Jones - foul #2 on Frank Jones, team foul #11 | 57-55 |
| 04:04 | Denver | Richard Cook knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Kevin Hartwig and he's hacked by David Cortinas - foul #2 on David Cortinas, team foul #12 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (SF) Kevin Hartwig | |
| Subs | TCU | Raymond Atwood (SG) William Sarinsky | |
| 04:04 | Denver | Richard Cook makes the free throw | 60-55 |
| 03:41 | TCU | David Cortinas clanks a shot from the baseline | 60-55 |
| 03:40 | TCU | Raymond Atwood pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 03:24 | TCU | Mark Ward hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Cortinas | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael St. John (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Myron Opielski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Lefkowitz (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Mark Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Atwood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Cortinas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Denver | Michael St. John buries a floater from the right side | 62-57 |
| 02:43 | TCU | Raymond Atwood misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 02:42 | TCU | Mark Ward snags the offensive board | 62-57 |
| 02:42 | TCU | TCU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Hartwig (SG), Albert Boling (SF), Mario Thomas (PF) Michael St. John, Myron Opielski, Matthew Lefkowitz | |
| Subs | TCU | Donald Siefert (PG), George Balentine (SG), Huey Smith (PF), Ricky Hagen (C) Mark Ward, Raymond Atwood, Matthew Allen, Frank Jones | |
| 02:25 | TCU | George Balentine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-57 |
| 02:07 | Denver | Mario Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 62-57 |
| 02:06 | TCU | The rebound goes to David Cortinas | 62-57 |
| 01:45 | TCU | Donald Siefert clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-57 |
| 01:44 | TCU | Huey Smith tips it home | 62-59 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Albert Boling drills a turnaround from close range set up by Kevin Hartwig | 64-59 |
| 01:15 | TCU | David Cortinas misses the 3 from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 01:14 | TCU | Ricky Hagen grabs the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:55 | TCU | George Balentine is denied on a dunk by Mario Thomas | 64-59 |
| 00:53 | TCU | George Balentine tips it but misses | 64-59 |
| 00:51 | TCU | Huey Smith tips it back up and in | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Denver | Richard Cook misses short on a jumper from the right side | 64-61 |
| 00:28 | Denver | Richard Cook can't tip it in | 64-61 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Richard Cook tips it home | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | TCU | Donald Siefert misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-61 |
| 00:20 | Denver | Richard Cook gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Denver | Richard Cook is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Siefert - foul #3 on Donald Siefert, team foul #13 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael St. John (SG), Matthew Lefkowitz (PF) Kevin Hartwig, Mario Thomas | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:19 | Denver | Richard Cook makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:19 | Denver | Richard Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:11 | TCU | Donald Siefert misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 00:09 | Denver | The rebound goes to Michael St. John | 68-61 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Mario Thomas (PF) Michael St. John | |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| 00:06 | Denver | Donald Siefert is called for the reach on Matthew Lefkowitz in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Siefert, team foul #14 | 68-61 |
| 00:06 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:06 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | TCU | Huey Smith clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-61 |