| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ronald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Hardy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeff Cox (fresh) 7 pts. C - Brian Bach (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Daniel Munford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bresnahan (fresh) SF - Matthew Guglielmo (fresh) PF - William Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Stover (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Texas Southern | Richard Bresnahan hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 19:25 | Denver | Jeff Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-37 |
| 19:05 | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford is whistled for traveling | 32-37 |
| 18:51 | Denver | Ronald Smith makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Hardy | 34-37 |
| 18:30 | Texas Southern | Richard Bresnahan is called for 3 seconds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Ray Moody (SF), Jay Browder (C) Donald Brown, Brian Bach | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ricky Grout (PG), Bobby Pino (SG), Leroy Ogilvie (SF), Rodney Moss (PF), Johnny Hill (C) Daniel Munford, Richard Bresnahan, Matthew Guglielmo, William Jackson, Gerald Stover | |
| 18:28 | Denver | Leroy Ogilvie is called for the reach on Ronald Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Ogilvie, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 18:10 | Denver | Ray Moody can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 18:09 | Texas Southern | Johnny Hill snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 17:47 | Texas Southern | Johnny Hill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ricky Grout | 34-39 |
| 17:43 | Denver | Ray Moody hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jay Browder | 37-39 |
| 17:31 | Texas Southern | Bobby Pino drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ricky Grout | 37-42 |
| 17:12 | Denver | Scott Hardy is fouled on the floor by Bobby Pino - foul #2 on Bobby Pino, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Denver | John Isom (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Brian Bach (C) Ronald Smith, Scott Hardy, Jeff Cox | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford (PG), Richard Bresnahan (SG), Gerald Stover (C) Ricky Grout, Bobby Pino, Johnny Hill | |
| 16:43 | Denver | Jay Browder is denied on a dunk by Rodney Moss | 37-42 |
| 16:42 | Denver | Jay Browder grabs the offensive board | 37-42 |
| 16:30 | Denver | Ray Moody hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 16:29 | Texas Southern | Rodney Moss pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:06 | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Daniel Munford, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Ernest Lindholm (PF) Ray Moody, Jay Browder | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ricky Grout (PG), Bobby Pino (SG), Matthew Guglielmo (SF), William Jackson (PF), Johnny Hill (C) Daniel Munford, Richard Bresnahan, Leroy Ogilvie, Rodney Moss, Gerald Stover | |
| 15:45 | Denver | Ricky Grout takes the ball from Ernest Lindholm | 37-42 |
| 15:41 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo misses the easy layup | 37-42 |
| 15:39 | Denver | Brian Bach grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Isom (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Lindholm (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Bach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ricky Grout (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Pino (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Guglielmo (fresh) PF - William Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:10 | Denver | John Isom can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 15:08 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 14:48 | Texas Southern | Bobby Pino travels with the ball | 37-42 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Hicks (PG), Scott Hardy (SG), Ronald Smith (SF), Jeff Cox (PF) Oscar Pierce, John Isom, Donald Brown, Brian Bach | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford (PG), Richard Bresnahan (SG), Gerald Stover (C) Ricky Grout, Bobby Pino, Johnny Hill | |
| 14:27 | Denver | Scott Hardy makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-42 |
| 14:06 | Texas Southern | William Jackson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Munford | 40-44 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Robert Hicks is fouled on the floor by Richard Bresnahan - foul #3 on Richard Bresnahan, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Bach (C) Ernest Lindholm | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roland Billups (PG), Bobby Pino (SG), Leroy Ogilvie (SF), Rodney Moss (PF) Daniel Munford, Richard Bresnahan, Matthew Guglielmo, William Jackson | |
| 13:36 | Denver | Brian Bach is alone and drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Hicks | 42-44 |
| 13:22 | Texas Southern | Roland Billups can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-44 |
| 13:20 | Denver | Ronald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 13:14 | Denver | Ronald Smith can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 13:13 | Texas Southern | Gerald Stover gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:59 | Texas Southern | Rodney Moss knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Roland Billups and he's fouled by Jeff Cox - foul #1 on Jeff Cox, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Ray Moody (SF), Jay Browder (C) Ronald Smith, Brian Bach | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ricky Grout (SG) Leroy Ogilvie | |
| 12:59 | Texas Southern | Rodney Moss makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 12:56 | Denver | Roland Billups is called for the reach on Ray Moody in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roland Billups, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Brown (SF) Scott Hardy | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo (SF) Bobby Pino | |
| 12:43 | Denver | Matthew Guglielmo is called for the reach on Ray Moody - foul #3 on Matthew Guglielmo, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford (PG), Johnny Hill (C) Roland Billups, Gerald Stover | |
| 12:35 | Denver | Donald Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Richard Bresnahan (SG) Matthew Guglielmo | |
| 12:17 | Texas Southern | Richard Bresnahan knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Moss | 42-50 |
| 11:59 | Denver | Donald Brown misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 11:57 | Texas Southern | Richard Bresnahan pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 11:52 | Texas Southern | Richard Bresnahan double dribbles | 42-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Scott Hardy (SG), John Isom (PF) Robert Hicks, Donald Brown, Jeff Cox | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roland Billups (PG), Bobby Pino (SG), Leroy Ogilvie (SF), William Jackson (PF), Gerald Stover (C) Daniel Munford, Richard Bresnahan, Rodney Moss, Johnny Hill, Ricky Grout | |
| 11:30 | Denver | Ray Moody comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 11:28 | Denver | Scott Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Oscar Pierce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Hardy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Moody (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Isom (fresh) C - Jay Browder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roland Billups (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bobby Pino (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leroy Ogilvie (fresh) PF - William Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Stover (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Denver | Ray Moody hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 10:51 | Texas Southern | Gerald Stover is whistled for a carry | 45-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Hicks (PG), Ronald Smith (SF), Ernest Lindholm (C) Oscar Pierce, Ray Moody, Jay Browder | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Richard Bresnahan (SG), Matthew Guglielmo (SF) Bobby Pino, Leroy Ogilvie | |
| 10:31 | Denver | Ronald Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-50 |
| 10:29 | Texas Southern | William Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:24 | Texas Southern | Richard Bresnahan makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Jackson | 45-52 |
| 10:03 | Denver | Ernest Lindholm banks in the layup | 47-52 |
| 09:47 | Texas Southern | Roland Billups connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard Bresnahan | 47-55 |
| 09:45 | Denver | John Isom's pass is intercepted by William Jackson in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 09:25 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-55 |
| 09:24 | Denver | Robert Hicks grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 08:58 | Denver | Ernest Lindholm is open but comes up short on the shot in the lane | 47-55 |
| 08:57 | Texas Southern | Gerald Stover grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 08:52 | Texas Southern | Roland Billups misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Hicks - foul #4 on Robert Hicks, team foul #2 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Ray Moody (SG), Donald Brown (SF), Jeff Cox (PF), Brian Bach (C) Robert Hicks, Scott Hardy, Ronald Smith, John Isom, Ernest Lindholm | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ricky Grout (SG), Leroy Ogilvie (SF), Rodney Moss (PF), Johnny Hill (C) Richard Bresnahan, Matthew Guglielmo, William Jackson, Gerald Stover | |
| 08:52 | Texas Southern | Roland Billups makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 08:52 | Texas Southern | Roland Billups makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 08:39 | Denver | Oscar Pierce hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-57 |
| 08:38 | Texas Southern | Leroy Ogilvie pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:28 | Texas Southern | Johnny Hill can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 08:27 | Texas Southern | Leroy Ogilvie can't tip it in | 47-57 |
| 08:26 | Denver | Donald Brown gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 08:22 | Denver | Oscar Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-57 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford (PG) Roland Billups | |
| 08:06 | Texas Southern | Leroy Ogilvie hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Munford and the foul's on Jeff Cox - foul #2 on Jeff Cox, team foul #3 | 47-59 |
| 08:06 | Texas Southern | Leroy Ogilvie makes the free throw | 47-60 |
| 07:49 | Denver | Oscar Pierce drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Brian Bach | 50-60 |
| 07:26 | Texas Southern | The refs have stopped play. Ricky Grout is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 50-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Hicks (PG), Jay Browder (PF) Oscar Pierce, Jeff Cox | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Richard Bresnahan (SG), Bobby Pino (SF) Ricky Grout, Leroy Ogilvie | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Hicks (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ray Moody (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Donald Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jay Browder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Bach (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Daniel Munford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bresnahan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Pino (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Moss (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Johnny Hill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Texas Southern | Bobby Pino misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 07:18 | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford snags the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 07:00 | Texas Southern | Rodney Moss clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 06:58 | Texas Southern | Johnny Hill tips it but misses | 50-60 |
| 06:57 | Denver | Donald Brown grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 06:47 | Denver | Robert Hicks misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 06:45 | Denver | Brian Bach pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 06:26 | Denver | Robert Hicks hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Munford - foul #2 on Daniel Munford, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Smith (SG), Ernest Lindholm (C) Ray Moody, Brian Bach | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo (SF), William Jackson (PF), Gerald Stover (C) Richard Bresnahan, Rodney Moss, Johnny Hill | |
| 06:26 | Denver | Robert Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:26 | Denver | Robert Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:26 | Texas Southern | William Jackson grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 06:08 | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo knocks in the shot in the lane set up by William Jackson | 51-62 |
| 05:55 | Denver | Ronald Smith makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Brown | 53-62 |
| 05:40 | Texas Southern | William Jackson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-62 |
| 05:38 | Denver | Robert Hicks pulls down the rebound | 53-62 |
| 05:21 | Denver | Robert Hicks misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 05:19 | Denver | Jay Browder hits the follow up shot | 55-62 |
| 05:01 | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Hicks - foul #5 on Robert Hicks, team foul #4 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Hardy (SG), John Isom (SF), Jeff Cox (PF), Brian Bach (C) Robert Hicks, Donald Brown, Jay Browder, Ernest Lindholm | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roland Billups (SG), Leroy Ogilvie (SF), Johnny Hill (PF) Bobby Pino, Matthew Guglielmo, William Jackson | |
| 05:01 | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:01 | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Ronald Smith can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the baseline | 55-64 |
| 04:44 | Texas Southern | Leroy Ogilvie pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 04:32 | Texas Southern | Roland Billups clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-64 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Ronald Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| 04:24 | Denver | Roland Billups takes the ball from Ronald Smith in the backcourt | 55-64 |
| 04:23 | Texas Southern | Leroy Ogilvie banks in the layup set up by Roland Billups | 55-66 |
| 04:05 | Denver | Scott Hardy connects on the open 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 03:49 | Texas Southern | Gerald Stover makes the 3 from the left wing | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:27 | Denver | John Isom clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-69 |
| 03:25 | Denver | Brian Bach tips it home | 60-69 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ronald Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Hardy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Isom (fairly fresh) PF - Jeff Cox (fresh) 7 pts. C - Brian Bach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Daniel Munford (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roland Billups (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leroy Ogilvie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Hill (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Stover (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Texas Southern | Leroy Ogilvie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-69 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Pierce (PG), Ray Moody (SF), Ernest Lindholm (C) Ronald Smith, John Isom, Brian Bach | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ricky Grout (PG), Richard Bresnahan (SG), Bobby Pino (SF), Rodney Moss (PF) Daniel Munford, Roland Billups, Leroy Ogilvie, Gerald Stover | |
| 02:59 | Denver | Scott Hardy is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-69 |
| 02:57 | Texas Southern | Bobby Pino grabs the board | 60-69 |
| 02:34 | Texas Southern | Ricky Grout's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-69 |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Brown (SF), Jay Browder (PF) Scott Hardy, Jeff Cox | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Leroy Ogilvie (C) Johnny Hill | |
| 02:30 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Guglielmo (SF) Bobby Pino | |
| 02:25 | Denver | Rodney Moss swats the dunk try by Donald Brown | 60-69 |
| 02:23 | Texas Southern | Leroy Ogilvie pulls down the rebound | 60-69 |
| 01:59 | Texas Southern | Ray Moody steals it from Leroy Ogilvie | 60-69 |
| 01:55 | Denver | Ray Moody hits the finger roll | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Texas Southern | Richard Bresnahan comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 62-69 |
| 01:36 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ernest Lindholm | 62-69 |
| 01:36 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-69 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Smith (PG), Scott Hardy (SG), Jeff Cox (PF), Brian Bach (C) Oscar Pierce, Ray Moody, Jay Browder, Ernest Lindholm | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford (PG), William Jackson (PF), Gerald Stover (C) Ricky Grout, Rodney Moss, Leroy Ogilvie | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:16 | Denver | Scott Hardy misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 62-69 |
| 01:14 | Denver | Jeff Cox tips it in | 64-69 |
| 00:54 | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford is called for traveling | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Denver | Jeff Cox connects on the turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Richard Bresnahan - foul #4 on Richard Bresnahan, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| 00:42 | Denver | Jeff Cox makes the free throw | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-69 |
| 00:18 | Denver | Scott Hardy gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Denver | Jeff Cox loses the dribble to Matthew Guglielmo | 67-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Smith - foul #1 on Ronald Smith, team foul #5 | 67-69 |
| 00:08 | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford is hacked by Donald Brown - foul #1 on Donald Brown, team foul #6 | 67-69 |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Brian Bach is called for the reach on Daniel Munford - foul #1 on Brian Bach, team foul #7 | 67-69 |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Daniel Munford makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Jeff Cox loses the dribble to William Jackson | 67-71 |