| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Rodgers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony O'Donell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Hayne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Ben Hill inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Denver | Shawn Singleton can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 19:45 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne gets the rebound | 24-37 |
| 19:41 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Stephen Carpenter | 26-37 |
| 19:26 | Denver | Shawn Singleton can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-37 |
| 19:25 | Denver | Samuel Mendell hits the follow up shot | 26-39 |
| 19:13 | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter hits a turnaround from the baseline | 28-39 |
| 19:10 | Denver | Ben Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| 18:51 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett's floater is tipped away by Samuel Mendell | 28-39 |
| 18:50 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell tips it home | 30-39 |
| 18:34 | Denver | Casey Clanton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 18:21 | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 18:20 | Denver | The rebound goes to Casey Clanton | 30-42 |
| 18:02 | Denver | Ben Hill connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Singleton | 30-44 |
| 17:48 | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 17:22 | Denver | Stephen Carpenter steals the ball from Robert Byrne | 33-44 |
| 17:12 | Texas Southern | William Rodgers hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Wesley Bennett | 35-44 |
| 17:10 | Denver | Casey Clanton is fouled in the backcourt by William Rodgers - foul #3 on William Rodgers, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski (PG), Bruno Harris (SG), Donald Fife (SF), Michael Messer (PF), Allen Huber (C) Wesley Bennett, William Rodgers, Stephen Carpenter, Anthony O'Donell, Craig Hayne | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Jerald Boggs (SF), Randall Zosel (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Shawn Singleton, Ben Hill, Samuel Mendell, Robert Byrne | |
| 16:53 | Denver | Randall Zosel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-44 |
| 16:52 | Texas Southern | Allen Huber gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 16:43 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Zoran Washinski and the foul's on Jerald Boggs - foul #1 on Jerald Boggs, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| 16:43 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:43 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:22 | Denver | Eugene Nagata drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Carnevale and the foul's on Donald Fife - foul #1 on Donald Fife, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| 16:22 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses the free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:22 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 16:05 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 16:03 | Denver | Randall Zosel gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:51 | Denver | Billy Carnevale buries a 3 from the left corner | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Zoran Washinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruno Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Fife (fresh) PF - Michael Messer (fresh) 4 pts. C - Allen Huber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerald Boggs (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Randall Zosel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-49 |
| 15:22 | Denver | Billy Carnevale snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 15:13 | Denver | Donald Fife takes the ball from Edwin Hirsh | 37-49 |
| 14:54 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 37-49 |
| 14:53 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski tips it back up and in | 39-49 |
| 14:32 | Denver | Randall Zosel's pass is intercepted by Donald Fife | 39-49 |
| 14:06 | Texas Southern | Jerald Boggs takes the ball from Donald Fife | 39-49 |
| 13:58 | Denver | Eugene Nagata can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 39-49 |
| 13:56 | Texas Southern | Allen Huber grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 13:47 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Messer | 41-49 |
| 13:23 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 13:22 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 13:03 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer misses short on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Randall Zosel - foul #1 on Randall Zosel, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), William Rodgers (SG), Stephen Carpenter (SF), Craig Hayne (C) Zoran Washinski, Bruno Harris, Donald Fife, Allen Huber | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Samuel Mendell (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Eugene Nagata, Billy Carnevale, Jerald Boggs, Randall Zosel, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 13:03 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:03 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 13:03 | Denver | The rebound goes to Samuel Mendell | 42-49 |
| 12:41 | Denver | Samuel Mendell banks in the layup on a great pass from Ben Hill | 42-51 |
| 12:26 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Byrne - foul #3 on Robert Byrne, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell (PF) Michael Messer | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:26 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 12:26 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 12:11 | Denver | Shawn Singleton connects on the open turnaround from the baseline | 44-53 |
| 11:52 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Shawn Singleton - foul #3 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Schatzberg (SG) William Rodgers | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:52 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 11:52 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Ben Hill loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Schatzberg (fresh) SF - Stephen Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Anthony O'Donell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Hayne (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:36 | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter is hacked by Ben Hill - foul #1 on Ben Hill, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | David Roberts (SF) Ben Hill | |
| 11:12 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett buries a shot from the right side | 48-53 |
| 10:51 | Denver | David Roberts misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-53 |
| 10:50 | Texas Southern | Craig Hayne snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 10:28 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Rodgers (SG) Andrew Schatzberg | |
| Subs | Denver | Ben Hill (SF), Richard Murphy (C) Samuel Mendell, Robert Byrne | |
| 10:22 | Denver | Casey Clanton is hacked by Craig Hayne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Hayne, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris (PG) Wesley Bennett | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 10:17 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is open and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 10:01 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell is whistled for traveling | 48-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG), Samuel Mendell (PF) Shawn Singleton, David Roberts | |
| 09:51 | Denver | Ben Hill is fouled on the floor by Stephen Carpenter - foul #1 on Stephen Carpenter, team foul #4 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SG) Casey Clanton | |
| 09:28 | Denver | Samuel Mendell misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Bruno Harris - foul #2 on Bruno Harris, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Schatzberg (SF) Stephen Carpenter | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG) Ben Hill | |
| 09:28 | Denver | Samuel Mendell makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 09:28 | Denver | Samuel Mendell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 09:15 | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris is hacked by Eugene Nagata - foul #2 on Eugene Nagata, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski (PG) Bruno Harris | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:00 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eugene Nagata - foul #3 on Eugene Nagata, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Fife (SF) William Rodgers | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Robert Byrne (C) Billy Carnevale, Richard Murphy | |
| 09:00 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 09:00 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 08:39 | Denver | Eugene Nagata's layup is rejected by Craig Hayne | 50-57 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Robert Byrne tips it back up and in | 50-59 |
| 08:18 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-59 |
| 08:17 | Denver | Samuel Mendell gets the rebound | 50-59 |
| 08:07 | Denver | Eugene Nagata's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Bruno Harris (SG), Allen Huber (C) Zoran Washinski, Andrew Schatzberg, Craig Hayne | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Randall Zosel (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Eugene Nagata, Jerald Boggs, Samuel Mendell, Robert Byrne | |
| 07:49 | Texas Southern | Randall Zosel steals it from Donald Fife | 50-59 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruno Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Fife (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Anthony O'Donell (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Huber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Randall Zosel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Denver | Randall Zosel can't connect on an uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 50-59 |
| 07:27 | Texas Southern | Allen Huber snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 07:16 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Casey Clanton - foul #2 on Casey Clanton, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter (SF) Donald Fife | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (PG), David Roberts (SF), Richard Murphy (C) Casey Clanton, Ben Hill, Randall Zosel | |
| 07:16 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 07:16 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 07:02 | Denver | David Roberts makes the wide open shot near the basket set up by Billy Carnevale | 52-61 |
| 06:41 | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-61 |
| 06:39 | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-61 |
| 06:24 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell is hacked by Edwin Hirsh - foul #1 on Edwin Hirsh, team foul #9 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Rodgers (SG), Andrew Schatzberg (SF), Craig Hayne (C) Bruno Harris, Stephen Carpenter, Allen Huber | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Jerald Boggs (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Shawn Singleton, Edwin Hirsh, Richard Murphy | |
| 06:24 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 06:24 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 06:02 | Denver | Robert Byrne banks in the layup on a great pass from Billy Carnevale and the foul's on William Rodgers - foul #4 on William Rodgers, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski (PG), Michael Messer (PF) Wesley Bennett, Anthony O'Donell | |
| Subs | Denver | Ben Hill (SF), Randall Zosel (PF) Jerald Boggs, David Roberts | |
| 06:02 | Denver | Robert Byrne misses the free throw | 54-63 |
| 06:02 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to William Rodgers | 54-63 |
| 06:00 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski's pass is intercepted by Eugene Nagata in the backcourt | 54-63 |
| 05:57 | Denver | Ben Hill lays it in on a nice dish by Eugene Nagata | 54-65 |
| 05:28 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Messer, team foul #7 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Fife (SF) Andrew Schatzberg | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SG) Billy Carnevale | |
| 05:20 | Denver | Eugene Nagata is fouled on the floor by Zoran Washinski - foul #2 on Zoran Washinski, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris (SG) William Rodgers | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:20 | Denver | Eugene Nagata makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 05:20 | Denver | Eugene Nagata makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:06 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Randall Zosel - foul #2 on Randall Zosel, team foul #10 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), Samuel Mendell (PF) Eugene Nagata, Ben Hill, Randall Zosel | |
| 05:06 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 05:06 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 05:06 | Denver | Robert Byrne gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:40 | Denver | Robert Byrne makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Casey Clanton and the foul's on Craig Hayne - foul #2 on Craig Hayne, team foul #9 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Stephen Carpenter (SF), Allen Huber (C) Zoran Washinski, Donald Fife, Craig Hayne | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:40 | Denver | Robert Byrne makes the free throw | 54-70 |
| 04:20 | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Samuel Mendell - foul #2 on Samuel Mendell, team foul #11 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG), Edwin Hirsh (C) Shawn Singleton, Robert Byrne | |
| 04:20 | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 04:20 | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 03:58 | Denver | Jerald Boggs comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-70 |
| 03:56 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh grabs the offensive rebound | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Denver | Jerald Boggs hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-70 |
| 03:36 | Denver | Samuel Mendell grabs the offensive rebound | 56-70 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruno Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Messer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Allen Huber (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerald Boggs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Mendell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Denver | Casey Clanton makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Billy Carnevale | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Texas Southern | Allen Huber can't finish the layup | 56-73 |
| 02:47 | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 56-73 |
| 02:32 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett is whistled for a carry | 56-73 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski (PG), Andrew Schatzberg (SG), Donald Fife (SF) Wesley Bennett, Bruno Harris, Stephen Carpenter | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), David Roberts (SF), Randall Zosel (PF), Richard Murphy (C) Casey Clanton, Jerald Boggs, Samuel Mendell, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 02:11 | Denver | Billy Carnevale is hacked by Andrew Schatzberg - foul #2 on Andrew Schatzberg, team foul #10 | 56-73 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Billy Carnevale makes the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 02:11 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer gets the rebound | 56-74 |
| 01:50 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Zoran Washinski | 59-74 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 59-74 |
| 01:21 | Denver | David Roberts tips it but misses | 59-74 |
| 01:20 | Denver | Randall Zosel tips it back up and in | 59-76 |
| 01:05 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Murphy - foul #1 on Richard Murphy, team foul #12 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris (SG) Andrew Schatzberg | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SF), Edwin Hirsh (C) David Roberts, Richard Murphy | |
| 01:05 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife misses the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 01:05 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife makes the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 01:03 | Denver | Michael Messer picks off the pass by Billy Carnevale in the backcourt | 60-76 |
| 00:56 | Texas Southern | Eugene Nagata picks off the pass by Zoran Washinski | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Denver | Eugene Nagata connects on the open shot from just outside the lane set up by Edwin Hirsh | 60-78 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Texas Southern | Eugene Nagata steps in front of the Bruno Harris pass | 60-78 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Eugene Nagata runs out the clock | 60-78 |