| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Green (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Radel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Clark Bartholomew (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Centeno (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Howell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Jack Radel inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Texas Southern | Clark Bartholomew travels with the ball | 38-31 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Wesley Pennington buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Centeno | 38-33 |
| 18:59 | Texas Southern | James Lewis connects on the jump hook from close range | 40-33 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Horace Creekmore misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 18:51 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to James Lewis | 40-33 |
| 18:46 | Texas Southern | Jack Radel misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-33 |
| 18:44 | Texas Southern | Clark Bartholomew grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 18:29 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Green is hacked by Anthony Centeno - foul #2 on Anthony Centeno, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Borja (SF), Thomas Rodgers (C) Jack Radel, Clark Bartholomew | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (SF), Tarek English (C) Buddy Edwards, Wesley Pennington | |
| 18:12 | Texas Southern | David Borja misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-33 |
| 18:11 | Denver | Horace Creekmore snags the defensive board | 40-33 |
| 18:07 | Denver | Steven Howell drills a turnaround from close range set up by Zachary Phillips | 40-35 |
| 17:52 | Texas Southern | David Borja connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lawrence Green and he's hacked by Tarek English - foul #1 on Tarek English, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (PG), Ronald Swinehart (SG), Steven Albro (C) Rickie Simmons, Lawrence Green, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SF) Anthony Centeno | |
| 17:52 | Texas Southern | David Borja misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Horace Creekmore snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 17:43 | Denver | Steven Howell slams it home on a great pass from Tarek English and he's hacked by Thomas Rodgers - foul #2 on Thomas Rodgers, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| 17:43 | Denver | Steven Howell misses the free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:43 | Texas Southern | Thomas Rodgers grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 17:21 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros is hacked by Zachary Phillips - foul #1 on Zachary Phillips, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Clark Bartholomew (C) Steven Albro | |
| Subs | Denver | Buddy Edwards (SF) Steven Howell | |
| 17:07 | Texas Southern | Zachary Phillips picks off the pass by David Borja | 42-37 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Horace Creekmore scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 16:29 | Texas Southern | Thomas Rodgers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Jack Radel (SF), James Lewis (PF), Steven Albro (C) Ronald Swinehart, David Borja, Thomas Rodgers, Clark Bartholomew | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (SG), Wesley Pennington (C) Zachary Phillips, Tarek English | |
| 16:27 | Denver | Richard Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-40 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lawrence Green (SG) Charles Medeiros | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:12 | Texas Southern | Jack Radel misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-40 |
| 16:11 | Texas Southern | James Lewis tips it back up and in | 44-40 |
| 15:54 | Denver | Horace Creekmore misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 15:53 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Green pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Green (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Radel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lewis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Albro (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Steven Howell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Buddy Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Horace Creekmore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 15:46 | Denver | Buddy Edwards snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Buddy Edwards knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Richard Taylor | 44-42 |
| 15:06 | Texas Southern | Jack Radel clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 15:05 | Texas Southern | James Lewis tips it in | 46-42 |
| 15:03 | Denver | Richard Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Radel - foul #1 on Jack Radel, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (SG), David Borja (SF), Kevin Anderson (PF), Clark Bartholomew (C) Lawrence Green, Jack Radel, James Lewis, Steven Albro | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Zachary Phillips (SF), Roger Alley (C) Richard Taylor, Buddy Edwards, Horace Creekmore | |
| 14:43 | Denver | Wesley Pennington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 14:42 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Clark Bartholomew | 46-42 |
| 14:22 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-42 |
| 14:18 | Denver | Anthony Centeno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (SG) Rickie Simmons | |
| Subs | Denver | Buddy Edwards (SF), Tarek English (PF) Steven Howell, Wesley Pennington | |
| 13:54 | Texas Southern | David Borja clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 13:53 | Denver | Roger Alley snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 13:34 | Denver | Zachary Phillips's pass is intercepted by Charles Medeiros | 49-42 |
| 13:31 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros jams it | 51-42 |
| 13:15 | Denver | Buddy Edwards double dribbles | 51-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Lawrence Green (SG), Jack Radel (SF), James Lewis (PF), Thomas Rodgers (C) Charles Medeiros, Ronald Swinehart, David Borja, Kevin Anderson, Clark Bartholomew | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Howell (SG) Zachary Phillips | |
| 13:02 | Texas Southern | Thomas Rodgers buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Rickie Simmons | 53-42 |
| 12:59 | Denver | Jack Radel is called for the reach on Buddy Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Radel, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Horace Creekmore (PF) Tarek English | |
| 12:43 | Denver | Lawrence Green picks off the pass by Anthony Centeno | 53-42 |
| 12:20 | Texas Southern | Thomas Rodgers is fouled on the floor by Buddy Edwards - foul #3 on Buddy Edwards, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Amos (SF) Jack Radel | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SF) Buddy Edwards | |
| 12:09 | Texas Southern | John Amos's pass is intercepted by Anthony Centeno | 53-42 |
| 12:04 | Denver | Anthony Centeno blows the layup | 53-42 |
| 12:02 | Denver | Richard Taylor grabs the offensive board | 53-42 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Horace Creekmore is hacked by James Lewis - foul #2 on James Lewis, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (SG), Steven Albro (C) Lawrence Green, Thomas Rodgers | |
| Subs | Denver | Wesley Pennington (SF), Tarek English (PF) Anthony Centeno, Horace Creekmore | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Medeiros (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Amos (fresh) PF - James Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Albro (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SG - Steven Howell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tarek English (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roger Alley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Denver | Tarek English misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-42 |
| 11:36 | Denver | Tarek English gets the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 11:18 | Denver | Richard Taylor is called for a backcourt violation | 53-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (SG), David Borja (SF), Clark Bartholomew (C) Rickie Simmons, John Amos, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (PG) Richard Taylor | |
| 11:05 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Swinehart | 55-42 |
| 10:46 | Denver | Tarek English makes the jumper from the baseline | 55-44 |
| 10:28 | Texas Southern | Steven Albro connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ronald Swinehart | 58-44 |
| 10:04 | Denver | Roger Alley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 10:02 | Denver | Wesley Pennington gets the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 09:53 | Denver | Zachary Phillips can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-44 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Steven Howell grabs the offensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 09:38 | Denver | Roger Alley misses the fadeaway from the left block | 58-44 |
| 09:37 | Texas Southern | Steven Albro pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 09:31 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Medeiros | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:11 | Denver | Steven Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Lawrence Green (SG), Jack Radel (SF), James Lewis (PF), Thomas Rodgers (C) Charles Medeiros, Ronald Swinehart, David Borja, Steven Albro, Clark Bartholomew | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Richard Taylor (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF), Horace Creekmore (PF) Zachary Phillips, Steven Howell, Tarek English, Roger Alley | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:43 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-44 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Richard Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 08:22 | Denver | Wesley Pennington gets the offensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Horace Creekmore can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Lawrence Green - foul #3 on Lawrence Green, team foul #5 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Anderson (C) Thomas Rodgers | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Alley (C) Wesley Pennington | |
| 08:10 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 07:45 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-46 |
| 07:44 | Texas Southern | Jack Radel grabs the offensive board | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Green (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jack Radel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Centeno (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Buddy Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Horace Creekmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Alley (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Green can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 62-46 |
| 07:19 | Denver | Richard Taylor grabs the board | 62-46 |
| 07:14 | Denver | Richard Taylor is wide open but clanks a runner from close range | 62-46 |
| 07:12 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons gets the rebound | 62-46 |
| 06:50 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Radel | 65-46 |
| 06:40 | Denver | Buddy Edwards misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Lewis - foul #3 on James Lewis, team foul #6 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (PG), Ronald Swinehart (SG), David Borja (SF), Thomas Rodgers (PF), Steven Albro (C) Rickie Simmons, Lawrence Green, Jack Radel, James Lewis, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (PG), Steven Howell (SG) Anthony Centeno, Richard Taylor | |
| 06:40 | Denver | Buddy Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 06:40 | Denver | Buddy Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 06:18 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Charles Medeiros | 68-48 |
| 06:10 | Denver | Roger Alley is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Roger Alley, team foul #5 | 68-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Clark Bartholomew (C) Steven Albro | |
| Subs | Denver | Tarek English (C) Roger Alley | |
| 05:51 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart loses the dribble to Steven Howell | 68-48 |
| 05:48 | Denver | Steven Howell lays it in | 68-50 |
| 05:19 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros travels with the ball | 68-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), John Amos (SF), Steven Albro (PF) Charles Medeiros, David Borja, Thomas Rodgers | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Wesley Pennington (C) Buddy Edwards, Tarek English | |
| 05:10 | Denver | Steven Howell comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 68-50 |
| 05:09 | Texas Southern | John Amos grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 04:51 | Texas Southern | Steven Albro buries a floater from the left wing | 70-50 |
| 04:48 | Denver | Horace Creekmore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lawrence Green (SG), Kevin Anderson (SF), James Lewis (PF) Ronald Swinehart, John Amos, Clark Bartholomew | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Alley (C) Zachary Phillips | |
| 04:31 | Texas Southern | Wesley Pennington blocks the short jumper by Kevin Anderson | 70-50 |
| 04:29 | Denver | Wesley Pennington grabs the board | 70-50 |
| 04:20 | Denver | The short jumper by Steven Howell is denied by Steven Albro | 70-50 |
| 04:19 | Texas Southern | James Lewis grabs the board | 70-50 |
| 04:14 | Texas Southern | Kevin Anderson travels with the ball | 70-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (PG), Ronald Swinehart (SG), John Amos (SF) Rickie Simmons, Lawrence Green, James Lewis | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (PG), Richard Taylor (SF), Tarek English (PF) Anthony Centeno, Horace Creekmore, Roger Alley | |
| 04:11 | Denver | Charles Medeiros is called for the reach on Richard Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Medeiros, team foul #7 | 70-50 |
| 04:11 | Denver | Richard Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 04:11 | Denver | Richard Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 70-51 |
| 04:11 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Kevin Anderson | 70-51 |
| 03:46 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Kevin Anderson and he's hacked by Wesley Pennington - foul #2 on Wesley Pennington, team foul #6 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Borja (SF), Thomas Rodgers (PF) John Amos, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:46 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart makes the free throw | 73-51 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Swinehart (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Medeiros (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Borja (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Albro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Zachary Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Howell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tarek English (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Pennington (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Denver | Steven Howell knocks in the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Steven Albro - foul #2 on Steven Albro, team foul #8 | 73-53 |
| 03:35 | Denver | Steven Howell misses the free throw | 73-53 |
| 03:35 | Texas Southern | Steven Albro grabs the board | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-53 |
| 03:11 | Denver | Zachary Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 73-53 |
| 02:54 | Denver | Tarek English travels with the ball | 73-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Amos (SF) Ronald Swinehart | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:31 | Texas Southern | Steven Albro misses the dunk attempt | 73-53 |
| 02:29 | Denver | Tarek English pulls down the rebound | 73-53 |
| 02:27 | Denver | Steven Howell is hacked by Charles Medeiros in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Medeiros, team foul #9 | 73-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (SG), Kevin Anderson (PF) David Borja, Steven Albro | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:27 | Denver | Steven Howell makes the 1st free throw | 73-54 |
| 02:27 | Denver | Steven Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:09 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros clanks a floater from the free throw line | 73-55 |
| 02:08 | Denver | Tarek English grabs the defensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 01:44 | Denver | Wesley Pennington makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Tarek English | 73-58 |
| 01:18 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Kevin Anderson | 76-58 |
| 00:56 | Denver | Steven Howell hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Texas Southern | Thomas Rodgers drills a fadeaway from the right side | 78-61 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Denver | Wesley Pennington misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 78-61 |
| 00:28 | Denver | Steven Howell grabs the offensive board | 78-61 |
| 00:25 | Denver | Zachary Phillips misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Medeiros - foul #4 on Charles Medeiros, team foul #10 | 78-61 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Borja (SF), Steven Albro (C) John Amos, Kevin Anderson | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Alley (C) Steven Howell | |
| 00:25 | Denver | Zachary Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 78-62 |
| 00:25 | Denver | Zachary Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| 00:25 | Texas Southern | Steven Albro gets the rebound | 78-62 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros runs out the clock | 78-62 |