| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Cameron Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Fout (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnnie Grove (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jeffrey Gahagan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Joseph Teran inbounds the ball | 29-36 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Denver | Robert Zerbel is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathon Ball | 31-36 |
| 19:21 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Erik Bobbitt - foul #1 on Erik Bobbitt, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:21 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:21 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Earl Fout steals the ball from Kevin Harper in the backcourt | 31-38 |
| 19:02 | Texas Southern | The jumper by Johnnie Grove is denied by Jonathon Ball | 31-38 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Jonathon Ball pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:56 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt is hacked by Cameron Rose in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cameron Rose, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 18:37 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 18:35 | Denver | Joseph Teran grabs the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt lays it in | 33-38 |
| 17:58 | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose buries a floater in the lane | 33-40 |
| 17:49 | Denver | Robert Zerbel hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Cameron Rose - foul #3 on Cameron Rose, team foul #2 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Ronald Blue (SG), Paul James (SF), Chad Strickland (C) Erik Bobbitt, Kevin Harper, Joseph Teran, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt (PG), John Hall (SG), William Loomis (SF), Terry Segura (PF), Donald Rykaczewski (C) Cameron Rose, Earl Fout, Johnnie Grove, Jeffrey Gahagan, Jonathan Gray | |
| 17:49 | Denver | Robert Zerbel misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 17:49 | Denver | Robert Zerbel makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 17:23 | Texas Southern | Terry Segura misses the fadeaway from the left block | 34-40 |
| 17:22 | Denver | Ronald Blue snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 17:20 | Denver | Ronald Blue is hacked by John Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Hall, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Ross Segal (PF) Robert Zerbel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 17:09 | Denver | Chad Strickland buries a jumper near the basket set up by John Whang | 36-40 |
| 17:05 | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-40 |
| 17:03 | Denver | Ross Segal snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 16:48 | Denver | Donald Rykaczewski is called for the reach on Ronald Blue - foul #1 on Donald Rykaczewski, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG), Jonathon Ball (C) John Whang, Ross Segal | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 16:31 | Denver | Kevin Harper drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Blue | 38-40 |
| 16:24 | Texas Southern | Terry Segura makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Kevin Harper blows the layup | 38-42 |
| 16:14 | Denver | Chad Strickland snags the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 15:53 | Denver | Chad Strickland knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Paul James | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ronald Blue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul James (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad Strickland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Thomas Erhardt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Hall (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Loomis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Segura (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Rykaczewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 15:27 | Denver | Thomas Erhardt takes the ball from Ronald Blue | 40-45 |
| 15:12 | Texas Southern | William Loomis is whistled for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Joseph Teran (SF), Robert Zerbel (PF), Manuel Sawyer (C) Ronald Blue, Paul James, Chad Strickland, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo (PG), Earl Fout (SG), Johnnie Grove (SF), Jeffrey Gahagan (PF), Jonathan Gray (C) Thomas Erhardt, John Hall, William Loomis, Terry Segura, Donald Rykaczewski | |
| 15:01 | Denver | Kevin Harper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 14:59 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:45 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Zerbel - foul #2 on Robert Zerbel, team foul #2 | 40-45 |
| 14:45 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 14:45 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 14:43 | Denver | Francis Raposo is called for the reach on Erik Bobbitt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Francis Raposo, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose (PG) Francis Raposo | |
| 14:27 | Denver | Manuel Sawyer is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-47 |
| 14:13 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray hits the finger roll on a great pass from Cameron Rose | 42-49 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Johnnie Grove takes the ball from Joseph Teran | 42-49 |
| 13:38 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Cameron Rose | 42-51 |
| 13:15 | Denver | Joseph Teran buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Erik Bobbitt | 45-51 |
| 12:56 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray comes up short on the floater from the right block | 45-51 |
| 12:54 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray gets the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:33 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray lays it up and in on a great pass from Cameron Rose and he's hacked by Manuel Sawyer - foul #2 on Manuel Sawyer, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Ronald Blue (SG), Paul James (SF), Chad Strickland (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) Erik Bobbitt, Kevin Harper, Joseph Teran, Robert Zerbel, Manuel Sawyer | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt (PG), John Hall (SG), Donald Rykaczewski (PF) Cameron Rose, Earl Fout, Jeffrey Gahagan | |
| 12:33 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 12:20 | Denver | Paul James scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Ronald Blue | 47-54 |
| 11:59 | Texas Southern | John Hall misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 11:57 | Denver | Paul James grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Blue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul James (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Strickland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Thomas Erhardt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Grove (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Rykaczewski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Gray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Denver | Johnnie Grove steals it from Paul James | 47-54 |
| 11:15 | Texas Southern | Chad Strickland swats the layup by Jonathan Gray | 47-54 |
| 11:14 | Denver | Jonathon Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:56 | Denver | John Whang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Joseph Teran (SF) John Whang, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Barksdale (PG), Cameron Rose (SG), William Loomis (SF), Jeffrey Gahagan (PF), Terry Segura (C) Thomas Erhardt, John Hall, Johnnie Grove, Donald Rykaczewski, Jonathan Gray | |
| 10:48 | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-54 |
| 10:47 | Denver | Jonathon Ball pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:37 | Denver | Ronald Blue can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-54 |
| 10:36 | Denver | Joseph Teran tips it but misses | 47-54 |
| 10:34 | Denver | Paul James tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 10:26 | Texas Southern | Terry Segura knocks in the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Jonathon Ball - foul #3 on Jonathon Ball, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Ross Segal (PF) Paul James | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:26 | Texas Southern | Terry Segura makes the free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:02 | Denver | Joseph Teran hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffery Barksdale - foul #1 on Jeffery Barksdale, team foul #6 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Kevin Harper (SG) Erik Bobbitt, Ronald Blue | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt (SG), Jonathan Gray (C) Jeffery Barksdale, Jeffrey Gahagan | |
| 10:02 | Denver | Joseph Teran misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:02 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:37 | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 09:35 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jonathon Ball | 50-57 |
| 09:14 | Denver | Kevin Harper misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cameron Rose - foul #4 on Cameron Rose, team foul #7 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Paul James (SF), Robert Zerbel (PF), Manuel Sawyer (C) John Whang, Joseph Teran, Ross Segal, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Barksdale (PG), Earl Fout (SG), Johnnie Grove (SF), Jeffrey Gahagan (PF) Cameron Rose, Thomas Erhardt, William Loomis, Terry Segura | |
| 09:14 | Denver | Kevin Harper makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:14 | Denver | Kevin Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 09:05 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-57 |
| 09:04 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout snags the offensive board | 52-57 |
| 08:44 | Texas Southern | Paul James steals the ball from Earl Fout | 52-57 |
| 08:32 | Denver | Paul James lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Kevin Harper and he's fouled by Jonathan Gray - foul #2 on Jonathan Gray, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (SG), Chad Strickland (C) Kevin Harper, Manuel Sawyer | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rykaczewski (C) Jonathan Gray | |
| 08:32 | Denver | Paul James makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:16 | Texas Southern | Donald Rykaczewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-57 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG) Erik Bobbitt | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt (PG), John Hall (SG), William Loomis (C) Jeffery Barksdale, Earl Fout, Jeffrey Gahagan | |
| 08:01 | Denver | Chad Strickland is hacked by John Hall - foul #3 on John Hall, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Ross Segal (SF) Paul James | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray (C) Johnnie Grove | |
| 08:01 | Denver | Chad Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:01 | Denver | Chad Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:38 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray connects on the fadeaway from close range | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Blue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Segal (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Thomas Erhardt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Hall (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Rykaczewski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Loomis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Gray (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Denver | Donald Rykaczewski blocks the short jumper by Ronald Blue | 57-59 |
| 07:17 | Texas Southern | John Hall pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:56 | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Chad Strickland snags the defensive board | 57-59 |
| 06:39 | Denver | Ronald Blue connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Whang and he's fouled by Jonathan Gray - foul #3 on Jonathan Gray, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG), Joseph Teran (SF), Paul James (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) John Whang, Ross Segal, Robert Zerbel, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo (PG), Earl Fout (SG), Cameron Rose (SF), Jeffrey Gahagan (PF), Terry Segura (C) Thomas Erhardt, John Hall, Donald Rykaczewski, William Loomis, Jonathan Gray | |
| 06:39 | Denver | Ronald Blue makes the free throw | 60-59 |
| 06:21 | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Earl Fout | 60-62 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Joseph Teran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG) Ronald Blue | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 05:47 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan banks in the layup | 60-64 |
| 05:21 | Denver | Joseph Teran hits a wide open floater from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 04:53 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout is hacked by Erik Bobbitt - foul #2 on Erik Bobbitt, team foul #5 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (SF), Ross Segal (PF), Manuel Sawyer (C) Joseph Teran, Paul James, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt (SG), Johnnie Grove (SF), William Loomis (PF), Jonathan Gray (C) Earl Fout, Cameron Rose, Jeffrey Gahagan, Terry Segura | |
| 04:33 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 04:31 | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove gets the offensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 04:23 | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 04:22 | Denver | Ronald Blue grabs the defensive rebound | 62-64 |
| 04:07 | Denver | Kevin Harper misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-64 |
| 04:05 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Johnnie Grove | 62-64 |
| 04:00 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray double dribbles | 62-64 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Joseph Teran (SF), Robert Zerbel (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) Erik Bobbitt, Kevin Harper, Ross Segal, Manuel Sawyer | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Hall (SG), Donald Rykaczewski (PF) Francis Raposo, William Loomis | |
| 03:50 | Denver | Joseph Teran buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Whang | 64-64 |
| 03:42 | Texas Southern | Donald Rykaczewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Paul James (SG) John Whang | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose (PG) Thomas Erhardt | |
| 03:40 | Denver | Ronald Blue is hacked by Cameron Rose in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cameron Rose, team foul #11 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Barksdale (PG) Cameron Rose | |
| 03:40 | Denver | Ronald Blue makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:40 | Denver | Ronald Blue makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ronald Blue (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul James (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jeffery Barksdale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Hall (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnnie Grove (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Rykaczewski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jonathan Gray (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Texas Southern | Robert Zerbel is called for the reach on Jeffery Barksdale - foul #3 on Robert Zerbel, team foul #6 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG) Ronald Blue | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 03:08 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Barksdale is called for 3 seconds | 66-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Chad Strickland (PF) Robert Zerbel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 02:48 | Denver | Chad Strickland is hacked by Jeffery Barksdale - foul #2 on Jeffery Barksdale, team foul #12 | 66-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Ross Segal (PF) John Whang, Joseph Teran, Jonathon Ball | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo (PG), Earl Fout (SG), Jeffrey Gahagan (PF) Jeffery Barksdale, John Hall, Jonathan Gray | |
| 02:48 | Denver | Chad Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Chad Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 02:48 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 02:24 | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-66 |
| 02:24 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Teran (SF), Robert Zerbel (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) Paul James, Ross Segal, Chad Strickland | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Terry Segura (C) Johnnie Grove | |
| 02:11 | Denver | Joseph Teran comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 67-66 |
| 02:10 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout grabs the defensive rebound | 67-66 |
| 01:56 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout knocks in the 3 from straight away | 67-69 |
| 01:54 | Denver | Francis Raposo picks off the pass by Erik Bobbitt in the backcourt | 67-69 |
| 01:53 | Texas Southern | Donald Rykaczewski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Francis Raposo | 67-71 |
| 01:30 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the wide open floater from the right block set up by Kevin Harper | 69-71 |
| 01:30 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove (SF), Jonathan Gray (C) Donald Rykaczewski, Terry Segura | |
| 01:20 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan throws it down set up by Johnnie Grove and the foul's on Robert Zerbel - foul #4 on Robert Zerbel, team foul #7 | 69-73 |
| 01:20 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan makes the free throw | 69-74 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Jonathon Ball comes up short on the floater in the paint | 69-74 |
| 01:10 | Denver | Joseph Teran tips it home | 71-74 |
| 01:02 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan misses the easy layup | 71-74 |
| 01:01 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray can't tip it in | 71-74 |
| 00:59 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt gets the rebound | 71-74 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Robert Zerbel is hacked by Jeffrey Gahagan - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gahagan, team foul #13 | 71-74 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Robert Zerbel misses the 1st free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:44 | Denver | Robert Zerbel makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-74 |
| 00:21 | Denver | Robert Zerbel pulls down the rebound | 72-74 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Joseph Teran scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Erik Bobbitt and the foul's on Johnnie Grove - foul #3 on Johnnie Grove, team foul #14 | 74-74 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:08 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:01 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan misses the dunk | 75-74 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | The clock runs out | 75-74 |