| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Strothers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Samuel Henry (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Costa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Rourke (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Shellman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa inbounds the ball | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Strothers | 37-48 |
| 19:27 | Denver | Michael Hughes loses the dribble to Lonnie Shellman | 37-48 |
| 19:09 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman hits a jumper in the paint set up by David Strothers | 37-50 |
| 18:50 | Denver | Steve Dark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 18:48 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 18:43 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-53 |
| 18:30 | Denver | Tommy Page scores on a 3 from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 18:15 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-53 |
| 18:14 | Denver | Michael Rogers gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 17:58 | Denver | Michael Hughes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 17:56 | Denver | Michael Rogers misses the tip | 40-53 |
| 17:55 | Denver | Tommy Page tips it back up and in | 42-53 |
| 17:31 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry misses the 3 from straight away | 42-53 |
| 17:29 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa tips it home | 42-55 |
| 17:07 | Denver | Tommy Page can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 17:06 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson can't tip it in | 42-55 |
| 17:05 | Texas Southern | George Rourke snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 16:46 | Texas Southern | George Rourke steps out of bounds on the sideline | 42-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG), Lawrence Taylor (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Michael Hughes, Bertram Tennyson, Steve Dark, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Norman Valenza (SG), Charles Thomas (C) David Strothers, Lonnie Shellman | |
| 16:25 | Denver | Norman Valenza is called for the reach on Lawrence Taylor - foul #2 on Norman Valenza, team foul #1 | 42-55 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Paul Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 16:14 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 16:05 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 16:04 | Denver | Stanley Willey grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 15:43 | Denver | Paul Reynolds misses badly on a floater from the left side | 42-55 |
| 15:42 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrew Crocker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. C - Stanley Willey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Samuel Henry (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Valenza (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marco Costa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Rourke (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Valenza and he's hacked by Paul Smith - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #1 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SG) Andrew Crocker, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (PG) Norman Valenza | |
| 15:20 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry makes the free throw | 42-58 |
| 15:07 | Denver | Stanley Willey hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Michael Hughes | 44-58 |
| 14:56 | Texas Southern | The pull-up jumper by Marco Costa is blocked by Stanley Willey | 44-58 |
| 14:54 | Denver | Paul Reynolds gets the rebound | 44-58 |
| 14:36 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bertram Tennyson | 47-58 |
| 14:26 | Texas Southern | Stanley Willey takes the ball from Samuel Henry | 47-58 |
| 14:16 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor is fouled on the floor by George Rourke - foul #3 on George Rourke, team foul #2 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Tommy Page (C) Lawrence Taylor, Paul Reynolds, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez (SF), Lonnie Shellman (C) Marco Costa, George Rourke | |
| 14:00 | Denver | Steve Dark misses short on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Samuel Henry - foul #2 on Samuel Henry, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG) Michael Hughes | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 14:00 | Denver | Steve Dark makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 14:00 | Denver | Steve Dark makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 13:46 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas grabs the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 13:34 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 13:33 | Denver | Tommy Page gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Steve Dark can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 49-58 |
| 13:18 | Denver | Tommy Page pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 12:56 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses short on a shot from the left side | 49-58 |
| 12:55 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 12:39 | Texas Southern | David Strothers misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 49-58 |
| 12:38 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas tips it home | 49-60 |
| 12:14 | Denver | Steve Dark misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Strothers - foul #1 on David Strothers, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Lawrence Taylor (SG), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Andrew Crocker, Bertram Tennyson, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Brown (PG), Norman Valenza (SG), Marco Costa (SF), George Rourke (PF) David Strothers, Samuel Henry, Anthony Ibanez, Lonnie Shellman | |
| 12:14 | Denver | Steve Dark misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 12:14 | Denver | Steve Dark makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 11:58 | Texas Southern | George Rourke drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Charles Thomas | 50-62 |
| 11:48 | Denver | Steve Dark misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 50-62 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Michael Hughes tips it back up and in | 52-62 |
| 11:27 | Texas Southern | Paul Reynolds blocks the short jumper by George Rourke | 52-62 |
| 11:26 | Denver | The rebound goes to Paul Reynolds | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Steve Dark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Willey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) SG - Norman Valenza (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marco Costa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Rourke (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Denver | Steve Dark is fouled on the floor by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG), Tommy Page (C) Steve Dark, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (PG), Charles Hepler (C) Michael Brown, Charles Thomas | |
| 10:51 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-62 |
| 10:49 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Samuel Henry | 52-62 |
| 10:34 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-65 |
| 10:15 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Michael Hughes | 55-65 |
| 09:53 | Texas Southern | George Rourke hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Paul Reynolds - foul #1 on Paul Reynolds, team foul #2 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Rogers (PF) Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (PG), Anthony Ibanez (SF), Lonnie Shellman (C) Norman Valenza, Marco Costa, Charles Hepler | |
| 09:53 | Texas Southern | George Rourke makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 09:53 | Texas Southern | George Rourke makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 09:38 | Denver | Michael Hughes makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bertram Tennyson | 57-67 |
| 09:30 | Texas Southern | George Rourke clanks a runner near the basket | 57-67 |
| 09:28 | Texas Southern | George Rourke tips it in | 57-69 |
| 09:14 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-69 |
| 09:13 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor misses the tip | 57-69 |
| 09:11 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman grabs the board | 57-69 |
| 08:58 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-72 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Michael Hughes can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on David Strothers - foul #2 on David Strothers, team foul #6 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Smith (SG), Steve Dark (SF), Stanley Willey (C) Bertram Tennyson, Lawrence Taylor, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Norman Valenza (SG), Charles Thomas (PF) Samuel Henry, George Rourke | |
| 08:38 | Denver | Michael Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Michael Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:22 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez misses the jump hook near the basket | 58-72 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Michael Rogers snags the defensive board | 58-72 |
| 08:04 | Denver | Michael Hughes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:57 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 61-72 |
| 07:55 | Denver | Stanley Willey pulls down the rebound | 61-72 |
| 07:45 | Denver | Steve Dark clanks a turnaround in the lane | 61-72 |
| 07:43 | Denver | Steve Dark grabs the offensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 07:30 | Denver | David Strothers steals the ball from Steve Dark | 61-72 |
| 07:26 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas lays it in on a nice dish by David Strothers | 61-74 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Willey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Strothers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Norman Valenza (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Ibanez (fresh) PF - Charles Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Lonnie Shellman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Denver | Paul Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-74 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SG), Paul Reynolds (PF) Michael Hughes, Paul Smith, Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (PG), Marco Costa (SF), Charles Hepler (C) David Strothers, Anthony Ibanez, Lonnie Shellman | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:57 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-74 |
| 06:56 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor grabs the board | 61-74 |
| 06:35 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-74 |
| 06:33 | Texas Southern | Charles Hepler gets the rebound | 61-74 |
| 06:09 | Texas Southern | Stanley Willey is called for the reach on Charles Hepler - foul #2 on Stanley Willey, team foul #3 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Smith (SF), Tommy Page (C) Steve Dark, Stanley Willey | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (PG) Norman Valenza | |
| 05:52 | Texas Southern | Paul Reynolds takes the ball from David Strothers | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:40 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-74 |
| 05:38 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas gets the rebound | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:14 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Strothers | 61-76 |
| 04:52 | Denver | Paul Reynolds slams it home | 63-76 |
| 04:52 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-76 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF) Lawrence Taylor, Paul Smith, Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Rourke (PF), Lonnie Shellman (C) Charles Thomas, Charles Hepler | |
| 04:23 | Texas Southern | David Strothers is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on David Strothers, team foul #7 | 63-76 |
| 04:15 | Denver | Michael Rogers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-76 |
| 04:14 | Texas Southern | David Strothers grabs the board | 63-76 |
| 04:11 | Texas Southern | David Strothers is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Hughes - foul #3 on Michael Hughes, team foul #4 | 63-76 |
| 03:47 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Tommy Page - foul #3 on Tommy Page, team foul #5 | 63-76 |
| 03:47 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman misses the 1st free throw | 63-76 |
| 03:47 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:29 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson buries a 3 from the left wing | 66-77 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Strothers (fresh) 4 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Henry (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marco Costa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Rourke (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Shellman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman is hacked by Michael Rogers - foul #2 on Michael Rogers, team foul #6 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez (SF) Marco Costa | |
| 03:00 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 66-77 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Steve Dark pulls down the rebound | 66-77 |
| 02:41 | Denver | Michael Hughes steps out of bounds on the sideline | 66-77 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul Reynolds (PF) Michael Rogers | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas (C) Lonnie Shellman | |
| 02:37 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-77 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Rogers (PF) Paul Reynolds | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Marco Costa (SF), Lonnie Shellman (C) Anthony Ibanez, Charles Thomas | |
| 02:17 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-77 |
| 02:15 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman gets the offensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 01:58 | Texas Southern | George Rourke misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 66-77 |
| 01:57 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa grabs the offensive board | 66-77 |
| 01:52 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-77 |
| 01:50 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-77 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Marco Costa steals the ball from Bertram Tennyson | 66-77 |
| 01:26 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-77 |
| 01:24 | Denver | Michael Rogers grabs the board | 66-77 |
| 01:08 | Denver | Michael Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-77 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG), Lawrence Taylor (SG), Paul Smith (SF), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Michael Hughes, Bertram Tennyson, Steve Dark, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Brown (PG), Norman Valenza (SG), Anthony Ibanez (SF), Charles Thomas (PF), Charles Hepler (C) David Strothers, Samuel Henry, Marco Costa, George Rourke, Lonnie Shellman | |
| 00:54 | Texas Southern | Norman Valenza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Denver | Stanley Willey misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-77 |
| 00:47 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor grabs the offensive board | 66-77 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Charles Hepler takes the ball from Paul Reynolds | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:20 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez is fouled on the floor by Paul Smith - foul #4 on Paul Smith, team foul #7 | 66-77 |
| 00:20 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez makes the 1st free throw | 66-78 |
| 00:20 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez makes the 2nd free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 68-79 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Michael Brown runs out the clock | 68-79 |