| Lineup | Utah | PG - Gustavo Barron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hiott (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Vernon Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvatore Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Norman McTarnaghan (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Turnipseed (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Moralez (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Michael (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Dekker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Kulas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Vernon Nelson inbounds the ball | 36-39 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie comes up short on the shot from the left block | 36-39 |
| 19:42 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hiott | 36-39 |
| 19:32 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 19:31 | Denver | Charles Kulas pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 19:20 | Denver | Eugene Michael hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 19:18 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 19:13 | Utah | Gustavo Barron comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-39 |
| 19:11 | Denver | Charles Kulas grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 19:05 | Denver | Charles Kulas misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Norman McTarnaghan - foul #2 on Norman McTarnaghan, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 19:05 | Denver | Charles Kulas makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 19:05 | Denver | Charles Kulas misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 19:05 | Utah | Norman McTarnaghan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:44 | Utah | Robert Hiott clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-40 |
| 18:43 | Utah | Gustavo Barron can't tip it in | 36-40 |
| 18:41 | Denver | The rebound goes to Eugene Michael | 36-40 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Lawrence Dekker loses the ball out of bounds | 36-40 |
| 18:00 | Utah | Gustavo Barron comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 17:59 | Denver | Eugene Michael grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 17:39 | Denver | Charles Kulas misses the runner from the left block | 36-40 |
| 17:38 | Utah | Robert Hiott grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 17:22 | Utah | Norman McTarnaghan banks in the layup and he's fouled by Kenneth Moralez - foul #1 on Kenneth Moralez, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Reed (SG), Douglas Richards (SF) Robert Hiott, Vernon Nelson | |
| Subs | Denver | Ed Hart (SF), Keith Shetrawski (PF) Eugene Michael, Lawrence Dekker | |
| 17:22 | Utah | Norman McTarnaghan makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:09 | Denver | James Turnipseed misses long on a shot from the left side | 39-40 |
| 17:08 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:53 | Utah | Gustavo Barron makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Reed | 42-40 |
| 16:32 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Charles Kulas tips it home | 42-42 |
| 16:04 | Utah | Kenneth Moralez is called for the reach on Richard Reed - foul #2 on Kenneth Moralez, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Hiott (SG), Vernon Nelson (SF), Edward Rhodes (C) Gustavo Barron, Salvatore Yazzie, Norman McTarnaghan | |
| Subs | Denver | James Gould (PG), Eugene Michael (SF), Lawrence Dekker (PF) James Turnipseed, Ed Hart, Charles Kulas | |
| 15:47 | Utah | Robert Hiott is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Hiott, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Utah | Bill Davis (SG) Robert Hiott | |
| Subs | Denver | James Duckworth (SG) Kenneth Moralez | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Richard Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Richards (fresh) 8 pts. C - Edward Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Gould (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Duckworth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Michael (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Dekker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Shetrawski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:22 | Denver | Eugene Michael misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Edward Rhodes - foul #2 on Edward Rhodes, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 15:22 | Denver | Eugene Michael misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 15:22 | Denver | Eugene Michael makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 15:03 | Utah | Richard Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 15:02 | Utah | Edward Rhodes misses the tip | 42-43 |
| 15:00 | Denver | Lawrence Dekker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:55 | Denver | James Gould connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Duckworth and he's fouled by Edward Rhodes - foul #3 on Edward Rhodes, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Gustavo Barron (PG), Norman McTarnaghan (C) Richard Reed, Edward Rhodes | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Moralez (SG) James Duckworth | |
| 14:55 | Denver | James Gould makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:42 | Utah | Vernon Nelson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eugene Michael - foul #2 on Eugene Michael, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Kulas (C) Keith Shetrawski | |
| 14:42 | Utah | Vernon Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:42 | Utah | Vernon Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 14:22 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez is whistled for traveling | 43-46 |
| Subs | Utah | Scott George (SF), Salvatore Yazzie (PF) Vernon Nelson, Douglas Richards | |
| Subs | Denver | James Turnipseed (PG), James Duckworth (SF), Ed Hart (PF) James Gould, Eugene Michael, Lawrence Dekker | |
| 14:10 | Utah | Scott George's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-46 |
| 13:56 | Denver | James Duckworth hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Kulas | 43-49 |
| 13:38 | Utah | Bill Davis misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 13:36 | Utah | Scott George gets the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 13:31 | Utah | Bill Davis is whistled for a carry | 43-49 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Denver | Keith Shetrawski (PF) James Duckworth | |
| 13:08 | Denver | Keith Shetrawski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Hiott (SG), Douglas Richards (SF), Edward Rhodes (C) Bill Davis, Scott George, Norman McTarnaghan | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Michael (SF), Lawrence Dekker (PF) Ed Hart, Keith Shetrawski | |
| 12:51 | Utah | Robert Hiott hits a jumpshot from the left wing and the foul's on Eugene Michael - foul #3 on Eugene Michael, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Reed (PG), Vernon Nelson (SF) Gustavo Barron, Edward Rhodes | |
| Subs | Denver | James Gould (PG), Keith Shetrawski (C) James Turnipseed, Charles Kulas | |
| 12:51 | Utah | Robert Hiott misses the free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:51 | Denver | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dekker | 45-49 |
| 12:32 | Denver | Keith Shetrawski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 12:31 | Denver | Eugene Michael pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:23 | Denver | Keith Shetrawski misses the easy layup | 45-49 |
| 12:22 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:04 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie blows the layup but the foul's on Keith Shetrawski - foul #1 on Keith Shetrawski, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Gustavo Barron (PG), Norman McTarnaghan (C) Richard Reed, Douglas Richards | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:04 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:04 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 12:04 | Denver | Keith Shetrawski snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Eugene Michael can't finish the layup | 46-49 |
| 11:46 | Utah | The rebound goes to Norman McTarnaghan | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Gustavo Barron (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hiott (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Vernon Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvatore Yazzie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Norman McTarnaghan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Gould (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Moralez (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Dekker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Shetrawski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Utah | Kenneth Moralez steals the ball from Salvatore Yazzie | 46-49 |
| 11:06 | Denver | Eugene Michael throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Bill Davis (SG), Douglas Richards (SF), Edward Rhodes (PF) Robert Hiott, Vernon Nelson, Salvatore Yazzie | |
| Subs | Denver | James Turnipseed (PG), James Duckworth (SF), Ed Hart (PF), Charles Kulas (C) Kenneth Moralez, Eugene Michael, Lawrence Dekker, Keith Shetrawski | |
| 10:45 | Utah | Norman McTarnaghan misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 10:44 | Denver | Charles Kulas snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 10:16 | Denver | Charles Kulas misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 10:15 | Utah | Edward Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:06 | Utah | Norman McTarnaghan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 10:05 | Denver | The rebound goes to Charles Kulas | 46-49 |
| 09:46 | Denver | James Gould is called for 5 seconds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Reed (PG), Vernon Nelson (SF) Gustavo Barron, Norman McTarnaghan | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Moralez (SG), Eugene Michael (SF) James Gould, James Duckworth | |
| 09:27 | Utah | Douglas Richards can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 09:26 | Denver | Charles Kulas grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 09:04 | Denver | Charles Kulas comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 09:02 | Utah | Bill Davis grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 08:42 | Utah | Charles Kulas steals the ball from Vernon Nelson | 46-49 |
| 08:19 | Denver | James Turnipseed connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Charles Kulas | 46-52 |
| 07:57 | Utah | Richard Reed misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 46-52 |
| 07:55 | Denver | James Turnipseed pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 07:43 | Denver | Charles Kulas misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-52 |
| 07:41 | Denver | Charles Kulas tips it in | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Richard Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bill Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Vernon Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Richards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Edward Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Turnipseed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Moralez (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Michael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ed Hart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Kulas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Utah | Edward Rhodes loses the ball out of bounds | 46-54 |
| Subs | Utah | Gustavo Barron (PG), Robert Hiott (SG), Scott George (SF), Salvatore Yazzie (PF), Norman McTarnaghan (C) Richard Reed, Bill Davis, Vernon Nelson, Douglas Richards, Edward Rhodes | |
| Subs | Denver | James Gould (PG), James Duckworth (SF), Lawrence Dekker (PF), Keith Shetrawski (C) James Turnipseed, Eugene Michael, Ed Hart, Charles Kulas | |
| 07:18 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez misses long on a jumper from the right side | 46-54 |
| 07:17 | Denver | James Duckworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| 07:00 | Denver | James Duckworth can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 46-54 |
| 06:58 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 06:34 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Lawrence Dekker - foul #3 on Lawrence Dekker, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| 06:34 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:34 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:22 | Denver | Keith Shetrawski can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 48-54 |
| 06:20 | Denver | James Gould tips it in | 48-56 |
| 06:01 | Utah | James Gould steps in front of the Robert Hiott pass | 48-56 |
| 05:58 | Denver | James Gould banks in the layup | 48-58 |
| 05:37 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie hits the finger roll set up by Gustavo Barron | 50-58 |
| 05:21 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Dekker and he's fouled by Norman McTarnaghan - foul #3 on Norman McTarnaghan, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Utah | Vernon Nelson (SF) Scott George | |
| Subs | Denver | James Turnipseed (PG), Eugene Michael (SF), Charles Kulas (C) James Gould, James Duckworth, Keith Shetrawski | |
| 05:21 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez makes the free throw | 50-61 |
| 05:10 | Utah | Robert Hiott misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 05:09 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 04:44 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:33 | Utah | Robert Hiott connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Salvatore Yazzie and he's hacked by Eugene Michael - foul #4 on Eugene Michael, team foul #7 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Utah | Douglas Richards (PF) Salvatore Yazzie | |
| Subs | Denver | James Gould (SG), Ed Hart (PF) Kenneth Moralez, Lawrence Dekker | |
| 04:33 | Utah | Robert Hiott makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:14 | Denver | Ed Hart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-63 |
| 04:13 | Denver | Eugene Michael grabs the offensive board | 53-63 |
| 03:54 | Denver | Eugene Michael clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-63 |
| 03:52 | Utah | Norman McTarnaghan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Utah | Douglas Richards drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Norman McTarnaghan | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Gustavo Barron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Hiott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SF - Vernon Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Douglas Richards (fresh) 11 pts. C - Norman McTarnaghan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Turnipseed (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Gould (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Michael (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ed Hart (fresh) 1 pts. C - Charles Kulas (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Denver | Charles Kulas hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Turnipseed and the foul's on Norman McTarnaghan - foul #4 on Norman McTarnaghan, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Utah | Richard Reed (PG), Bill Davis (SG), Salvatore Yazzie (PF), Edward Rhodes (C) Gustavo Barron, Robert Hiott, Vernon Nelson, Norman McTarnaghan | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Moralez (SG), Lawrence Dekker (PF) James Gould, Eugene Michael | |
| 03:12 | Denver | Charles Kulas misses the free throw | 56-65 |
| 03:12 | Denver | Ed Hart pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:54 | Denver | Richard Reed is called for the reach on James Turnipseed - foul #1 on Richard Reed, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| 02:54 | Denver | James Turnipseed makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:54 | Denver | James Turnipseed misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:54 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 02:54 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| 02:37 | Utah | Salvatore Yazzie is denied on a layup by Charles Kulas | 56-66 |
| 02:35 | Denver | James Turnipseed gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 02:10 | Denver | Lawrence Dekker comes up short on the floater from the left side | 56-66 |
| 02:08 | Utah | Richard Reed pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 01:52 | Utah | Edward Rhodes comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 56-66 |
| 01:51 | Denver | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dekker | 56-66 |
| 01:30 | Denver | James Turnipseed is hacked by Richard Reed - foul #2 on Richard Reed, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Hiott (SG), Scott George (SF) Bill Davis, Salvatore Yazzie | |
| Subs | Denver | James Gould (SG), James Duckworth (SF), Keith Shetrawski (C) Kenneth Moralez, Lawrence Dekker, Charles Kulas | |
| 01:30 | Denver | James Turnipseed makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:30 | Denver | James Turnipseed misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:30 | Utah | Edward Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:16 | Utah | Robert Hiott's pass is intercepted by James Duckworth | 56-67 |
| 01:12 | Denver | James Turnipseed lays it in on a great pass from James Duckworth | 56-69 |
| 01:08 | Utah | Robert Hiott misses long on a shot from the left block | 56-69 |
| 01:06 | Denver | James Duckworth pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:37 | Denver | The jump hook by James Turnipseed is blocked by Douglas Richards | 56-69 |
| 00:36 | Denver | James Duckworth tips it but misses | 56-69 |
| 00:34 | Denver | Ed Hart tips it back up and in | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Utah | Douglas Richards can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 00:26 | Utah | Edward Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 00:22 | Utah | Scott George knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Douglas Richards | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | James Turnipseed runs out the clock | 58-71 |