| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael Allen (fresh) SG - Eric Sappington (fresh) SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) PF - Michael Frazier (fresh) C - Joseph Janssen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fresh) SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) C - Robert Ames (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Denver | Robert Ames is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen drills a jump hook from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Denver | Robert Ames misses the wide open shot from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Thomas Williams | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Robert Ames - foul #1 on Robert Ames, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:45 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:29 | Denver | Wallace Malasky is fouled on the floor by Michael Frazier - foul #1 on Michael Frazier, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:11 | Denver | Robert Ames scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Andrew Fenton | 4-3 |
| 18:03 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 17:33 | Denver | Stephan Klem buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Patrick McGreevy | 6-5 |
| 17:18 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Allen | 8-5 |
| 17:16 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Allen - foul #1 on Michael Allen, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (PG), George Cade (SG), Brandon Mattison (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), John Johnson (C) Michael Allen, Eric Sappington, Thomas Williams, Michael Frazier, Joseph Janssen | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (PG), Jasper Winn (SG), Bobby Harris (SF), William Dry (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Stephan Klem, Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky, Andrew Fenton, Robert Ames | |
| 17:01 | Denver | Raymond Thomas connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bobby Harris and he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| 17:01 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:01 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:45 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt misses long on a floater from the left side | 8-7 |
| 16:44 | Denver | Bobby Harris pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:22 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 16:20 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 15:52 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 8-7 |
| 15:51 | Denver | Bobby Harris snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Louis Holt (fresh) SG - George Cade (fresh) SF - Brandon Mattison (fresh) PF - Joseph Ney (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) SG - Jasper Winn (fresh) SF - Bobby Harris (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Dry (fresh) C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Denver | Bobby Harris misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 15:36 | Denver | Raymond Thomas tips it back up and in | 8-9 |
| 15:19 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by George Cade | 10-9 |
| 14:55 | Denver | William Dry hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 10-9 |
| 14:54 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Brandon Mattison | 10-9 |
| 14:30 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney is called for traveling | 10-9 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), Eric Sappington (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Michael Frazier (PF), Joseph Janssen (C) Louis Holt, George Cade, Brandon Mattison, Joseph Ney, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Patrick McGreevy (SG), Wallace Malasky (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF), Robert Ames (C) Thomas Oropeza, Jasper Winn, Bobby Harris, William Dry, Raymond Thomas | |
| 14:19 | Denver | Robert Ames is alone and drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Patrick McGreevy | 10-11 |
| 13:58 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Andrew Fenton - foul #1 on Andrew Fenton, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| 13:58 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier makes the free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:56 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 13:36 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Wallace Malasky - foul #1 on Wallace Malasky, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jasper Winn (C) Robert Ames | |
| 13:36 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:36 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:36 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen grabs the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:26 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier drills a floater in the paint | 15-11 |
| 13:13 | Denver | Michael Frazier blocks the short jumper by Andrew Fenton | 15-11 |
| 13:11 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy grabs the offensive board | 15-11 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Stephan Klem is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephan Klem, team foul #4 | 15-11 |
| 12:48 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 15-11 |
| 12:46 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier can't tip it in | 15-11 |
| 12:45 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:41 | Denver | Stephan Klem comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 15-11 |
| 12:40 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington grabs the defensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:36 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Frazier | 18-11 |
| 12:26 | Denver | Stephan Klem knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Patrick McGreevy and the foul's on Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (PG), George Cade (SG), Brandon Mattison (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), John Johnson (C) Michael Allen, Eric Sappington, Thomas Williams, Michael Frazier, Joseph Janssen | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (SG), Bobby Harris (SF), Robert Ames (C) Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky, Jasper Winn | |
| 12:26 | Denver | Stephan Klem misses the free throw | 18-13 |
| 12:26 | Texas Southern | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 18-13 |
| 12:11 | Texas Southern | Andrew Fenton is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #2 on Andrew Fenton, team foul #5 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffery Higbee (PG), Raymond Thomas (PF) Stephan Klem, Andrew Fenton | |
| 11:58 | Texas Southern | George Cade can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Raymond Thomas - foul #1 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (PG) Randall Calvin | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:58 | Texas Southern | George Cade makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 11:58 | Texas Southern | George Cade misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 11:58 | Denver | The rebound goes to Raymond Thomas | 19-13 |
| 11:55 | Denver | George Cade is called for the reach on Jeffery Higbee in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Cade, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | William Dry (PF) Robert Ames | |
| 11:36 | Denver | Raymond Thomas is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jeffery Higbee | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Louis Holt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Cade (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Brandon Mattison (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Ney (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeffery Higbee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) SF - Bobby Harris (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Dry (fresh) C - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 19-16 |
| 11:13 | Texas Southern | George Cade pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 10:53 | Texas Southern | George Cade misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Dry - foul #1 on William Dry, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), Thomas Williams (SF), Michael Frazier (PF), Joseph Janssen (C) Louis Holt, Brandon Mattison, Joseph Ney, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG), Wallace Malasky (SF), Jasper Winn (C) Jeffery Higbee, Bobby Harris, William Dry | |
| 10:53 | Texas Southern | George Cade makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:53 | Texas Southern | George Cade makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 10:27 | Denver | Jasper Winn makes the shot in the lane set up by Thomas Oropeza | 21-18 |
| 10:06 | Texas Southern | George Cade clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Patrick McGreevy - foul #1 on Patrick McGreevy, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Robert Ames (C) Thomas Oropeza, Jasper Winn | |
| 10:06 | Texas Southern | George Cade makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 10:06 | Texas Southern | George Cade misses the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 10:06 | Denver | Robert Ames grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 09:49 | Denver | Stephan Klem misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 22-18 |
| 09:48 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 09:19 | Texas Southern | Robert Ames is called for the reach on Joseph Janssen - foul #2 on Robert Ames, team foul #9 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (PG), Eric Sappington (SG), Brandon Mattison (SF), Joseph Ney (PF) Michael Allen, George Cade, Thomas Williams, Michael Frazier | |
| Subs | Denver | Bobby Harris (SF), William Dry (PF), Jasper Winn (C) Wallace Malasky, Raymond Thomas, Robert Ames | |
| 09:19 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 09:19 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 09:19 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jasper Winn | 23-18 |
| 08:56 | Denver | William Dry buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-20 |
| 08:38 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt is fouled on the floor by Stephan Klem - foul #2 on Stephan Klem, team foul #10 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Johnson (C) Joseph Janssen | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffery Higbee (PG), Thomas Oropeza (SG) Stephan Klem, Patrick McGreevy | |
| 08:38 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:38 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 08:35 | Denver | Louis Holt is called for the reach on Thomas Oropeza in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Holt, team foul #6 | 24-20 |
| 08:23 | Denver | William Dry misses the wide open floater from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 08:22 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 08:08 | Texas Southern | John Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 08:06 | Denver | William Dry grabs the defensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 07:47 | Denver | Bobby Harris misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-20 |
| 07:46 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Joseph Ney | 24-20 |
| 07:39 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by John Johnson | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Louis Holt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Sappington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Mattison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Ney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeffery Higbee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Harris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Dry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jasper Winn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Denver | Jasper Winn connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Thomas Oropeza and the foul's on Joseph Ney - foul #1 on Joseph Ney, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), Randall Calvin (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Michael Frazier (PF) Louis Holt, Eric Sappington, Brandon Mattison, Joseph Ney | |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG), Wallace Malasky (SF), Raymond Thomas (PF) Jeffery Higbee, Bobby Harris, William Dry | |
| 07:25 | Denver | Jasper Winn makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 07:08 | Texas Southern | John Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-23 |
| 06:55 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy clanks a 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Randall Calvin - foul #1 on Randall Calvin, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | William Dry (PF) Jasper Winn | |
| 06:55 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:55 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:55 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy makes the 3rd free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:32 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen is hacked by Raymond Thomas - foul #2 on Raymond Thomas, team foul #11 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffery Higbee (PG), Jasper Winn (C) Thomas Oropeza, Raymond Thomas | |
| 06:32 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen misses the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:32 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen misses the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:32 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams snags the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 06:14 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 26-25 |
| 06:13 | Denver | Jeffery Higbee grabs the defensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 05:48 | Denver | Jasper Winn snags the offensive board | 26-25 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Jasper Winn knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffery Higbee | 26-27 |
| 05:17 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Michael Allen, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (PG), Eric Sappington (SG), Brandon Mattison (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), John Johnson (C) Michael Allen, Randall Calvin, Thomas Williams, Michael Frazier, Joseph Janssen | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (SG), Bobby Harris (SF) Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky | |
| 05:04 | Denver | Bobby Harris hits the finger roll | 26-29 |
| 04:48 | Texas Southern | Jasper Winn picks off the pass by John Johnson | 26-29 |
| 04:37 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-29 |
| 04:35 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 04:18 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-29 |
| 04:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jasper Winn | 26-29 |
| 04:15 | Denver | Jeffery Higbee double dribbles in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG) Jeffery Higbee | |
| 04:05 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 04:04 | Denver | Jasper Winn grabs the defensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 03:58 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-29 |
| 03:57 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 03:33 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on Patrick McGreevy - foul #2 on Patrick McGreevy, team foul #12 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), George Cade (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Joseph Janssen (C) Louis Holt, Eric Sappington, Brandon Mattison, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Wallace Malasky (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF), Robert Ames (C) Thomas Oropeza, Bobby Harris, William Dry, Jasper Winn | |
| 03:33 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:33 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:33 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Cade (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Ney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Janssen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) C - Robert Ames (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Denver | Thomas Williams takes the ball from Robert Ames | 27-29 |
| 03:12 | Texas Southern | George Cade lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Williams | 29-29 |
| 03:08 | Denver | Stephan Klem throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier (PF) Joseph Ney | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:51 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-29 |
| 02:49 | Denver | Andrew Fenton pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 02:31 | Denver | Robert Ames can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range but he's fouled by George Cade - foul #2 on George Cade, team foul #10 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (PG), Eric Sappington (SG), Brandon Mattison (SF) Michael Allen, George Cade, Thomas Williams | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (SG), Raymond Thomas (SF) Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky | |
| 02:31 | Denver | Robert Ames misses the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:31 | Denver | Robert Ames makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:24 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Randall Calvin | 32-30 |
| 02:01 | Denver | Robert Ames drills a runner from the baseline set up by Stephan Klem | 32-32 |
| 01:41 | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Raymond Thomas grabs the board | 32-32 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Robert Ames comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Raymond Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 01:07 | Denver | Andrew Fenton jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Stephan Klem and he's fouled by Randall Calvin - foul #2 on Randall Calvin, team foul #11 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), George Cade (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), John Johnson (C) Randall Calvin, Eric Sappington, Brandon Mattison, Michael Frazier, Joseph Janssen | |
| Subs | Denver | Jasper Winn (PG), Bobby Harris (SG), Wallace Malasky (SF) Stephan Klem, Thomas Oropeza, Robert Ames | |
| 01:07 | Denver | Andrew Fenton makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:46 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney lays it up and in set up by Michael Allen | 34-35 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Bobby Harris is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (SG) George Cade | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Ames (C) Raymond Thomas | |
| 00:27 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Bobby Harris - foul #1 on Bobby Harris, team foul #13 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG) Bobby Harris | |
| 00:27 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:27 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy blows the wide open layup | 36-35 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Wallace Malasky grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |