| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Winstead (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Strothers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Dziedzic (fresh) PF - George Rourke (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Esquer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Glenn Rollins (fresh) C - Tommy Page (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer drills a jumper from close range set up by Jerome Dziedzic and he's hacked by Tommy Page - foul #3 on Tommy Page, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | David Hentges (C) Tommy Page | |
| 19:46 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer makes the free throw | 39-27 |
| 19:19 | Denver | Steve Dark is hacked by Jerome Dziedzic - foul #1 on Jerome Dziedzic, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 19:02 | Denver | Ernie Purvis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-27 |
| 19:01 | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:54 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Glenn Rollins pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 18:44 | Denver | Glenn Rollins connects on the floater from the right block set up by Ernie Purvis and he's hacked by Jerome Dziedzic - foul #2 on Jerome Dziedzic, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| 18:44 | Denver | Glenn Rollins makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 18:28 | Texas Southern | David Hentges is called for the reach on Ronald Winstead - foul #1 on David Hentges, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| 18:15 | Texas Southern | Steve Dark takes the ball from George Rourke | 39-30 |
| 18:11 | Denver | Steve Dark hits the finger roll | 39-32 |
| 18:05 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Strothers | 42-32 |
| 17:47 | Denver | Steve Dark drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Glenn Rollins | 42-34 |
| 17:40 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jerome Dziedzic | 44-34 |
| 17:16 | Denver | Mark Hoard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 17:15 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 17:06 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 17:05 | Denver | Steve Dark grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 16:46 | Denver | Mark Hoard misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-34 |
| 16:44 | Denver | David Hentges misses the tip | 44-34 |
| 16:43 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer gets the rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:29 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead travels with the ball | 44-34 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (SG), Marco Costa (SF), Charles Thomas (PF), Lonnie Shellman (C) David Strothers, Jerome Dziedzic, George Rourke, Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SG), Travis Irving (SF), Michael Rogers (C) Ernie Purvis, Mark Hoard, Steve Dark, David Hentges | |
| 16:19 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Ronald Winstead - foul #3 on Ronald Winstead, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (SG) Ronald Winstead | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:19 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson makes the free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:09 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Samuel Henry and the foul's on Glenn Rollins - foul #1 on Glenn Rollins, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| 16:09 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:50 | Denver | Michael Hughes comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Strothers - foul #3 on David Strothers, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead (PG), Ike Hornyak (PF) David Strothers, Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | Tommy Page (C) Glenn Rollins | |
| 15:50 | Denver | Michael Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 15:50 | Denver | Michael Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 15:50 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak grabs the board | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Winstead (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Henry (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Marco Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ike Hornyak (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Shellman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Travis Irving (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Winstead | 49-38 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Tommy Page hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Samuel Henry - foul #2 on Samuel Henry, team foul #5 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG) Michael Hughes | |
| 15:21 | Denver | Tommy Page misses the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Tommy Page makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 15:08 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 14:58 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 14:56 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 14:47 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak double dribbles | 52-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic (SG), Jason Esquer (C) Ronald Winstead, Lonnie Shellman | |
| Subs | Denver | David Hentges (SF) Michael Rogers | |
| 14:27 | Denver | David Hentges misses the easy layup | 52-39 |
| 14:25 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Jason Esquer | 52-39 |
| 14:15 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-39 |
| 13:50 | Denver | Marco Costa is called for the reach on Ernie Purvis - foul #1 on Marco Costa, team foul #6 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead (PG) Marco Costa | |
| Subs | Denver | Mark Hoard (SG), Steve Dark (SF), Glenn Rollins (PF) Bertram Tennyson, Travis Irving, Tommy Page | |
| 13:37 | Denver | Glenn Rollins loses the ball out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez (SF), George Rourke (PF) Samuel Henry, Ike Hornyak | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG) Ernie Purvis | |
| 13:29 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead is hacked by Mark Hoard - foul #1 on Mark Hoard, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (SG) Jerome Dziedzic | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:24 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer can't finish the layup | 54-39 |
| 13:23 | Denver | Michael Hughes pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 13:09 | Denver | Jason Esquer takes the ball from Glenn Rollins | 54-39 |
| 12:50 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-39 |
| 12:49 | Texas Southern | George Rourke tips it home | 56-39 |
| 12:39 | Denver | Mark Hoard hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Glenn Rollins | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:16 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jason Esquer | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:08 | Denver | Steve Dark's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Esquer | 59-41 |
| 12:07 | Denver | Glenn Rollins tips it back up and in | 59-43 |
| 11:49 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Ibanez and he's hacked by Steve Dark - foul #3 on Steve Dark, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic (SG), Marco Costa (SF), Ike Hornyak (PF), Lonnie Shellman (C) Samuel Henry, Anthony Ibanez, George Rourke, Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG), Travis Irving (SF), Tommy Page (C) Michael Hughes, Steve Dark, David Hentges | |
| 11:49 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead misses the free throw | 61-43 |
| 11:49 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Winstead (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Dziedzic (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marco Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ike Hornyak (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Shellman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Irving (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Glenn Rollins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:28 | Texas Southern | Ernie Purvis steals it from Ike Hornyak | 61-43 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Ernie Purvis lays it in | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:06 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak blows the layup but he's hacked by Mark Hoard - foul #2 on Mark Hoard, team foul #6 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG), Michael Rogers (PF) Mark Hoard, Glenn Rollins | |
| 11:06 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak misses the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 11:06 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 11:06 | Denver | Michael Rogers snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:45 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lonnie Shellman - foul #1 on Lonnie Shellman, team foul #7 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Steve Dark (SF) Michael Rogers | |
| 10:45 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 10:45 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 10:45 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Lonnie Shellman | 61-45 |
| 10:38 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 10:36 | Denver | Ernie Purvis pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Ernie Purvis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 10:15 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 09:54 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 09:52 | Denver | The rebound goes to Travis Irving | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:33 | Denver | Travis Irving misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-45 |
| 09:31 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:06 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jerome Dziedzic | 63-45 |
| 08:46 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 63-45 |
| 08:45 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 08:18 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Bertram Tennyson - foul #1 on Bertram Tennyson, team foul #7 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (PG), David Strothers (SG), Anthony Ibanez (SF), Jason Esquer (C) Ronald Winstead, Jerome Dziedzic, Marco Costa, Lonnie Shellman | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), David Hentges (SF), Glenn Rollins (PF), Michael Rogers (C) Ernie Purvis, Bertram Tennyson, Steve Dark, Travis Irving, Tommy Page | |
| 08:18 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak misses the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 08:18 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Michael Rogers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jason Esquer - foul #2 on Jason Esquer, team foul #8 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Rourke (PF) Ike Hornyak | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:10 | Denver | Michael Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Michael Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 07:50 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Samuel Henry (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Strothers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Ibanez (fresh) PF - George Rourke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Esquer (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hentges (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Rollins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Denver | David Hentges scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Hughes | 64-49 |
| 07:25 | Texas Southern | Mark Hoard is called for the reach on David Strothers - foul #3 on Mark Hoard, team foul #8 | 64-49 |
| 07:25 | Texas Southern | David Strothers misses the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 07:25 | Denver | Glenn Rollins snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 07:11 | Denver | Mark Hoard is hacked by Jason Esquer - foul #3 on Jason Esquer, team foul #9 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG) Michael Hughes | |
| 07:11 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 07:11 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:52 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer connects on the jumper from the right block | 66-51 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Glenn Rollins drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Ernie Purvis and he's fouled by David Strothers - foul #4 on David Strothers, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead (PG) David Strothers | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:37 | Denver | Glenn Rollins misses the free throw | 66-53 |
| 06:37 | Texas Southern | George Rourke gets the rebound | 66-53 |
| 06:27 | Texas Southern | Michael Rogers takes the ball from George Rourke | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:14 | Denver | George Rourke denies the turnaround by Glenn Rollins | 66-53 |
| 06:13 | Denver | David Hentges grabs the offensive board | 66-53 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Anthony Ibanez is called for the reach on Michael Rogers - foul #1 on Anthony Ibanez, team foul #11 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic (SF), Charles Thomas (PF) Anthony Ibanez, George Rourke | |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG), Steve Dark (SF) Mark Hoard, David Hentges | |
| 06:00 | Denver | Michael Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Michael Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 05:42 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Rogers - foul #1 on Michael Rogers, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak (PF) Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Tommy Page (C) Ernie Purvis, Michael Rogers | |
| 05:42 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 05:42 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:30 | Denver | Glenn Rollins's layup is rejected by Ike Hornyak | 68-55 |
| 05:29 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer pulls down the rebound | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:05 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 68-55 |
| 05:03 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer tips it back up and in | 70-55 |
| 04:56 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-58 |
| 04:35 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ike Hornyak | 73-58 |
| 04:26 | Denver | Tommy Page can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Samuel Henry - foul #3 on Samuel Henry, team foul #12 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Marco Costa (SF), George Rourke (PF), Lonnie Shellman (C) Ronald Winstead, Ike Hornyak, Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Denver | Ernie Purvis (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), David Hentges (SF), Travis Irving (PF) Michael Hughes, Bertram Tennyson, Steve Dark, Glenn Rollins | |
| 04:26 | Denver | Tommy Page makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 04:26 | Denver | Tommy Page misses the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 04:26 | Denver | Travis Irving grabs the offensive board | 73-59 |
| 04:04 | Denver | David Hentges buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Hoard | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Texas Southern | David Hentges is called for the reach on Marco Costa - foul #2 on David Hentges, team foul #10 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead (PG) Jerome Dziedzic | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Rogers (C) Tommy Page | |
| 03:46 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 03:46 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Winstead (tiring) 28 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Henry (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marco Costa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Rourke (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Lonnie Shellman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ernie Purvis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hentges (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Travis Irving (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Denver | Ernie Purvis is hacked by Ronald Winstead - foul #4 on Ronald Winstead, team foul #13 | 75-62 |
| 03:30 | Denver | Ernie Purvis makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 03:30 | Denver | Ernie Purvis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Texas Southern | George Rourke is fouled on the floor by Travis Irving - foul #1 on Travis Irving, team foul #11 | 75-64 |
| 03:23 | Texas Southern | George Rourke misses the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 03:23 | Texas Southern | George Rourke makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| 03:16 | Denver | Ernie Purvis scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-67 |
| 02:59 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 76-67 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Travis Irving grabs the defensive rebound | 76-67 |
| 02:57 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (SG), Jerome Dziedzic (SF), Ike Hornyak (PF), Jason Esquer (C) Samuel Henry, Marco Costa, George Rourke, Lonnie Shellman | |
| Subs | Denver | Steve Dark (SF), Glenn Rollins (PF) Travis Irving, Michael Rogers | |
| 02:47 | Denver | Ronald Winstead steps in front of the Mark Hoard pass | 76-67 |
| 02:44 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead dunks the ball | 78-67 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Mark Hoard loses the dribble to Jason Esquer | 78-67 |
| 02:10 | Texas Southern | David Strothers is fouled on the floor by David Hentges - foul #3 on David Hentges, team foul #12 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Tommy Page (C) David Hentges | |
| 02:10 | Texas Southern | David Strothers misses the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 02:10 | Texas Southern | David Strothers makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:58 | Denver | Glenn Rollins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-67 |
| 01:57 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead snags the defensive board | 79-67 |
| 01:45 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ronald Winstead | 81-67 |
| 01:37 | Denver | Ronald Winstead picks off the pass by Tommy Page | 81-67 |
| 01:34 | Texas Southern | David Strothers banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Winstead | 83-67 |
| 01:19 | Denver | Ike Hornyak steals it from Glenn Rollins | 83-67 |
| 00:58 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer is fouled on the floor by Tommy Page - foul #4 on Tommy Page, team foul #13 | 83-67 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (PG), Marco Costa (SF), George Rourke (PF), Lonnie Shellman (C) Ronald Winstead, David Strothers, Jerome Dziedzic, Ike Hornyak | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SG), David Hentges (SF), Travis Irving (PF), Michael Rogers (C) Ernie Purvis, Mark Hoard, Steve Dark, Glenn Rollins, Tommy Page | |
| 00:58 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer makes the 1st free throw | 84-67 |
| 00:58 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer makes the 2nd free throw | 85-67 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Hentges | 85-69 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Texas Southern | Bertram Tennyson takes the ball from Marco Costa | 85-69 |
| 00:22 | Denver | Michael Rogers buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Michael Hughes | 85-71 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry runs out the clock | 85-71 |