| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Francis Raposo (fresh) SG - Earl Fout (fresh) SF - Johnnie Grove (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Gahagan (fresh) C - Jonathan Gray (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan 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 | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove comes up short on the shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove is hacked by Erik Bobbitt - foul #1 on Erik Bobbitt, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Francis Raposo | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Denver | Robert Zerbel clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Denver | Robert Zerbel hits the finger roll | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray tips it back up and in | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | Denver | Kevin Harper is alone and drills a jump hook in the lane | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Loomis (PF) Jeffrey Gahagan | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:46 | Denver | The jump hook by Jonathon Ball is blocked by Jonathan Gray | 4-4 |
| 16:44 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:38 | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Francis Raposo | 7-4 |
| 16:10 | Denver | Kevin Harper knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Teran | 7-7 |
| 16:06 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Erik Bobbitt - foul #2 on Erik Bobbitt, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose (SG), Terry Segura (PF), Donald Rykaczewski (C) Earl Fout, Johnnie Grove, Jonathan Gray | |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (PG) Erik Bobbitt | |
| 16:06 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:06 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:06 | Texas Southern | Donald Rykaczewski gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:55 | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-7 |
| 15:53 | Texas Southern | Terry Segura tips it home | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Francis Raposo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cameron Rose (fresh) SF - William Loomis (fresh) PF - Terry Segura (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Rykaczewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Ronald Blue (fresh) SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathon Ball (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Denver | Joseph Teran is denied on a layup by Terry Segura | 10-7 |
| 15:32 | Denver | Ronald Blue tips it home | 10-9 |
| 15:13 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Cameron Rose | 12-9 |
| 14:48 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 14:46 | Denver | Ronald Blue pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:29 | Denver | Joseph Teran is open and scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathon Ball | 12-11 |
| 14:13 | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Loomis | 14-11 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Kevin Harper hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathon Ball | 14-13 |
| 13:30 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo connects on the shot from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 13:27 | Denver | Kevin Harper is fouled in the backcourt by Cameron Rose - foul #1 on Cameron Rose, team foul #1 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt (PG), Earl Fout (SG), Johnnie Grove (SF), Jeffrey Gahagan (PF), Jonathan Gray (C) Francis Raposo, Cameron Rose, William Loomis, Terry Segura, Donald Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Paul James (SF), Ross Segal (PF), Chad Strickland (C) Kevin Harper, Joseph Teran, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| 13:09 | Denver | Ronald Blue misses the wide open jumper from the left side | 16-13 |
| 13:08 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Earl Fout | 16-13 |
| 12:51 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout misses badly on a floater from the right side | 16-13 |
| 12:50 | Denver | The rebound goes to Ross Segal | 16-13 |
| 12:39 | Denver | Paul James misses the dunk attempt | 16-13 |
| 12:38 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Gahagan | 16-13 |
| 12:33 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Erhardt | 19-13 |
| 12:31 | Denver | John Whang is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Whang, team foul #3 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Manuel Sawyer (SG) Ronald Blue | |
| 12:15 | Texas Southern | Paul James steals the ball from Johnnie Grove | 19-13 |
| 11:51 | Denver | Manuel Sawyer drills a shot from the left block set up by John Whang | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Thomas Erhardt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Fout (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnnie Grove (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Gahagan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul James (fresh) PF - Ross Segal (fresh) C - Chad Strickland (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove can't throw it down | 19-15 |
| 11:33 | Denver | Paul James grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 11:16 | Denver | Manuel Sawyer misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Earl Fout - foul #1 on Earl Fout, team foul #2 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo (PG), Cameron Rose (SG), Donald Rykaczewski (PF) Thomas Erhardt, Earl Fout, Jeffrey Gahagan | |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG), Joseph Teran (SF), Jonathon Ball (C) John Whang, Ross Segal, Chad Strickland | |
| 11:16 | Denver | Manuel Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:16 | Denver | Manuel Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 11:16 | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose grabs the board | 19-16 |
| 10:58 | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul James - foul #1 on Paul James, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (PG), Robert Zerbel (PF) Manuel Sawyer, Paul James | |
| 10:58 | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:58 | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 10:58 | Denver | Jonathon Ball snags the defensive board | 20-16 |
| 10:43 | Denver | Johnnie Grove picks off the pass by Ronald Blue | 20-16 |
| 10:27 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-16 |
| 10:25 | Denver | Kevin Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 10:23 | Denver | Francis Raposo takes the ball from Kevin Harper in the backcourt | 20-16 |
| 10:02 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Ball - foul #1 on Jonathon Ball, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt (SG), Jeffrey Gahagan (PF), Terry Segura (C) Johnnie Grove, Donald Rykaczewski, Jonathan Gray | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Ross Segal (PF) Joseph Teran, Robert Zerbel | |
| 09:44 | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt double dribbles | 20-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Loomis (SF) Francis Raposo | |
| Subs | Denver | Paul James (SF), Chad Strickland (C) John Whang, Jonathon Ball | |
| 09:22 | Denver | Ronald Blue drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 09:10 | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose is denied on a layup by Ross Segal | 20-19 |
| 09:08 | Denver | Paul James gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:48 | Denver | Kevin Harper steps out of bounds on the sideline | 20-19 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo (PG), Earl Fout (SG), Donald Rykaczewski (SF), Jonathan Gray (C) Cameron Rose, Thomas Erhardt, William Loomis, Terry Segura | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG), Joseph Teran (SF), Jonathon Ball (C) Kevin Harper, Ross Segal, Chad Strickland | |
| 08:33 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan buries a jumper from the right block | 22-19 |
| 08:30 | Denver | Donald Rykaczewski takes the ball from Joseph Teran in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| 08:29 | Texas Southern | Donald Rykaczewski hits the finger roll | 24-19 |
| 08:25 | Denver | Paul James is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul James, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove (SF) Jeffrey Gahagan | |
| Subs | Denver | Manuel Sawyer (SG), Robert Zerbel (PF) Ronald Blue, Paul James | |
| 08:05 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 08:03 | Denver | Jonathon Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 07:42 | Denver | Robert Zerbel clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-19 |
| 07:41 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Teran | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Francis Raposo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Fout (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnnie Grove (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Rykaczewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Gray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Whang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Teran (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Zerbel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathon Ball (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Denver | Manuel Sawyer misses long on an open jump hook from close range | 24-19 |
| 07:24 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Donald Rykaczewski | 24-19 |
| 07:19 | Texas Southern | Earl Fout's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-19 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt (PG), John Hall (SG), William Loomis (SF), Terry Segura (PF) Francis Raposo, Earl Fout, Johnnie Grove, Donald Rykaczewski | |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Chad Strickland (C) John Whang, Manuel Sawyer, Jonathon Ball | |
| 07:10 | Denver | Robert Zerbel comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Terry Segura - foul #1 on Terry Segura, team foul #3 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Cameron Rose (PG) John Hall | |
| Subs | Denver | Ross Segal (SF) Joseph Teran | |
| 07:10 | Denver | Robert Zerbel makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:10 | Denver | Robert Zerbel makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 06:56 | Texas Southern | Terry Segura travels with the ball | 24-21 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan (PF) Jonathan Gray | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:34 | Denver | Chad Strickland hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 06:32 | Denver | Robert Zerbel tips it back up and in | 24-23 |
| 06:15 | Texas Southern | William Loomis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo (PG), Johnnie Grove (SF), Jonathan Gray (C) Cameron Rose, William Loomis, Terry Segura | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Teran (SF) Robert Zerbel | |
| 06:01 | Denver | Joseph Teran is whistled for traveling | 24-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Fout (SG) Thomas Erhardt | |
| Subs | Denver | Jonathon Ball (C) Chad Strickland | |
| 05:35 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 05:33 | Denver | Ross Segal snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 05:31 | Denver | Ronald Blue is hacked by Earl Fout in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Fout, team foul #4 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Hall (SG), Donald Rykaczewski (PF) Earl Fout, Jeffrey Gahagan | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG) Ronald Blue | |
| 05:25 | Denver | Kevin Harper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 05:24 | Denver | Ross Segal tips it back up and in | 24-25 |
| 05:15 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-25 |
| 05:13 | Denver | Jonathon Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 05:10 | Denver | John Whang is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Raposo - foul #1 on Francis Raposo, team foul #5 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Erhardt (SG), Cameron Rose (SF) John Hall, Johnnie Grove | |
| Subs | Denver | Manuel Sawyer (SG), Robert Zerbel (PF) Kevin Harper, Ross Segal | |
| 04:53 | Denver | Manuel Sawyer clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 04:52 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Sawyer | 24-25 |
| 04:35 | Denver | Jonathon Ball misses short on an open jumper from close range | 24-25 |
| 04:34 | Texas Southern | Jonathan Gray grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 04:14 | Texas Southern | The short jumper by Donald Rykaczewski is denied by Robert Zerbel | 24-25 |
| 04:12 | Denver | Robert Zerbel grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:07 | Denver | Joseph Teran scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Whang and he's fouled by Cameron Rose - foul #2 on Cameron Rose, team foul #6 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffery Barksdale (PG), John Hall (SG), Johnnie Grove (SF), William Loomis (PF), Terry Segura (C) Francis Raposo, Thomas Erhardt, Cameron Rose, Donald Rykaczewski, Jonathan Gray | |
| Subs | Denver | Ronald Blue (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Ross Segal (PF), Chad Strickland (C) John Whang, Manuel Sawyer, Robert Zerbel, Jonathon Ball | |
| 04:07 | Denver | Joseph Teran makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:43 | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeffery Barksdale and he's fouled by Joseph Teran - foul #1 on Joseph Teran, team foul #7 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Fout (SG) John Hall | |
| Subs | Denver | Erik Bobbitt (PG), Paul James (PF) Joseph Teran, Ross Segal | |
| 03:43 | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jeffery Barksdale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Earl Fout (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Johnnie Grove (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Loomis (fresh) C - Terry Segura (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Erik Bobbitt (fresh) SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Blue (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul James (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chad Strickland (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Denver | Ronald Blue is whistled for traveling | 27-28 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan (PF) Johnnie Grove | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:17 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Earl Fout | 29-28 |
| 03:03 | Denver | Ronald Blue buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Erik Bobbitt | 29-30 |
| 02:40 | Texas Southern | Jeffery Barksdale misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 02:39 | Denver | Chad Strickland snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 02:21 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 29-30 |
| 02:20 | Texas Southern | William Loomis pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 02:00 | Texas Southern | William Loomis can't finish the layup | 29-30 |
| 01:59 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Gahagan hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Kevin Harper scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Erik Bobbitt | 31-33 |
| 01:16 | Texas Southern | Terry Segura drills a 3 from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 01:14 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt is hacked by Jeffery Barksdale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Barksdale, team foul #7 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo (PG), Thomas Erhardt (SG), Cameron Rose (SF), Donald Rykaczewski (PF), Jonathan Gray (C) Jeffery Barksdale, Earl Fout, William Loomis, Jeffrey Gahagan, Terry Segura | |
| Subs | Denver | Manuel Sawyer (SG), Joseph Teran (SF), Robert Zerbel (PF), Jonathon Ball (C) Kevin Harper, Ronald Blue, Paul James, Chad Strickland | |
| 01:14 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:14 | Denver | Erik Bobbitt misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:14 | Texas Southern | Donald Rykaczewski gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:48 | Texas Southern | Robert Zerbel steals it from Cameron Rose | 34-34 |
| 00:26 | Denver | Jonathon Ball scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Teran and the foul's on Jonathan Gray - foul #1 on Jonathan Gray, team foul #8 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnnie Grove (SF) Thomas Erhardt | |
| Subs | Denver | John Whang (PG) Erik Bobbitt | |
| 00:26 | Denver | Jonathon Ball makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | John Whang is called for the reach on Francis Raposo - foul #2 on John Whang, team foul #8 | 34-37 |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Jonathon Ball is hacked by Jonathan Gray - foul #2 on Jonathan Gray, team foul #9 | 36-37 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Jonathon Ball makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Jonathon Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Francis Raposo misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 36-39 |