| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Earl Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian McBurnie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Fujiwara (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Harold Henry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sylvester Fitzgerald (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Hunter (fresh) PF - Jack Eggers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David O'Banner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie inbounds the ball | 34-36 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Texas Southern | John Hayes banks in the layup set up by Brian McBurnie and he's hacked by David O'Banner - foul #1 on David O'Banner, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 19:43 | Texas Southern | John Hayes makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Harold Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 19:25 | Texas Southern | James Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-36 |
| 19:23 | Denver | David O'Banner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:19 | Denver | Harold Henry misses long on an open floater from the right side | 37-36 |
| 19:18 | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:01 | Texas Southern | John Hayes misses the lay-in | 37-36 |
| 19:00 | Denver | David O'Banner grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:41 | Denver | Ted Hunter makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Henry | 37-38 |
| 18:17 | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie is fouled on the floor by Ted Hunter - foul #2 on Ted Hunter, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Davis (SG), John Wolff (SF), Ralph Devanski (PF), Don Serna (C) James Harris, Brian McBurnie, Jeremy Fujiwara, John Hayes | |
| Subs | Denver | John Wright (PG), Alan Williams (SG), Charles Dawkins (PF), John Becerra (C) Harold Henry, Sylvester Fitzgerald, Jack Eggers, David O'Banner | |
| 18:08 | Texas Southern | Matthew Davis drills a jumper from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 18:03 | Denver | John Wright loses the ball out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Cooksey (PG) Earl Austin | |
| Subs | Denver | Harold Bianco (C) Ted Hunter | |
| 17:55 | Texas Southern | Harold Bianco is called for the reach on Don Serna - foul #1 on Harold Bianco, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| 17:38 | Texas Southern | Thomas Cooksey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-38 |
| 17:37 | Denver | John Wright grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 17:35 | Denver | John Wright is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Davis - foul #3 on Matthew Davis, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Harris (SG) Matthew Davis | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 17:23 | Denver | Charles Dawkins misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 17:21 | Denver | John Becerra pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:08 | Denver | John Wright scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Harold Bianco and he's fouled by James Harris - foul #2 on James Harris, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Austin (PG), Brian McBurnie (SF), Glenn Marquart (C) Thomas Cooksey, John Wolff, Don Serna | |
| Subs | Denver | Ted Hunter (SF), Jack Eggers (PF) John Becerra, Harold Bianco | |
| 17:08 | Denver | John Wright misses the free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:08 | Texas Southern | Ralph Devanski pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 16:43 | Texas Southern | Ralph Devanski misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 16:42 | Denver | Ted Hunter grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Charles Dawkins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Glenn Marquart - foul #3 on Glenn Marquart, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Cooksey (SG), Jeremy Fujiwara (PF), John Hayes (C) James Harris, Ralph Devanski, Glenn Marquart | |
| Subs | Denver | Harold Henry (PG), Sylvester Fitzgerald (SG), David O'Banner (C) John Wright, Alan Williams, Ted Hunter | |
| 16:24 | Denver | Charles Dawkins makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Charles Dawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:03 | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Hayes | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Earl Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Cooksey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian McBurnie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Fujiwara (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Harold Henry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Sylvester Fitzgerald (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Dawkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Eggers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David O'Banner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Denver | Jack Eggers makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 15:29 | Texas Southern | Thomas Cooksey hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Earl Austin | 44-45 |
| 15:00 | Denver | Charles Dawkins hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 14:32 | Texas Southern | Sylvester Fitzgerald is called for the reach on John Hayes - foul #1 on Sylvester Fitzgerald, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Davis (PG), James Harris (SG), John Wolff (SF), Ralph Devanski (PF), Don Serna (C) Earl Austin, Thomas Cooksey, Brian McBurnie, Jeremy Fujiwara, John Hayes | |
| Subs | Denver | John Wright (PG), Alan Williams (SG), Ted Hunter (SF), John Becerra (PF), Harold Bianco (C) Harold Henry, Sylvester Fitzgerald, Charles Dawkins, Jack Eggers, David O'Banner | |
| 14:20 | Texas Southern | Alan Williams is called for the reach on James Harris - foul #1 on Alan Williams, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| 14:13 | Texas Southern | Ralph Devanski drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Don Serna | 46-47 |
| 14:11 | Denver | John Wright is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 13:56 | Texas Southern | Ralph Devanski is hacked by Ted Hunter - foul #3 on Ted Hunter, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| 13:45 | Texas Southern | James Harris misses the fadeaway from the right side | 46-47 |
| 13:44 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Davis | 46-47 |
| 13:30 | Texas Southern | Ralph Devanski lays it in on a great pass from John Wolff | 48-47 |
| 13:10 | Denver | James Harris steals the ball from John Becerra | 48-47 |
| 13:07 | Texas Southern | James Harris lays it in | 50-47 |
| 12:52 | Denver | John Becerra misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 12:50 | Texas Southern | Ralph Devanski gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:41 | Texas Southern | John Wolff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-47 |
| 12:39 | Denver | John Becerra pulls down the rebound | 50-47 |
| 12:23 | Denver | John Becerra connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Wright | 50-50 |
| 12:08 | Texas Southern | John Becerra steps in front of the John Wolff pass | 50-50 |
| 11:48 | Denver | Harold Bianco is open and scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Ted Hunter | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Matthew Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Harris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wolff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Devanski (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Serna (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - John Wright (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ted Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Becerra (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Bianco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Texas Southern | Ralph Devanski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Alan Williams - foul #2 on Alan Williams, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Austin (PG), Thomas Cooksey (SG), Brian McBurnie (SF), John Hayes (C) Matthew Davis, James Harris, John Wolff, Don Serna | |
| Subs | Denver | Harold Henry (PG), Sylvester Fitzgerald (SG), Rodney Collins (SF), Jack Eggers (PF), David O'Banner (C) John Wright, Alan Williams, Ted Hunter, John Becerra, Harold Bianco | |
| 11:35 | Texas Southern | Ralph Devanski makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 11:35 | Texas Southern | Ralph Devanski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:33 | Denver | Ralph Devanski steals the ball from Harold Henry in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 11:19 | Texas Southern | Thomas Cooksey can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 11:18 | Denver | The rebound goes to David O'Banner | 52-52 |
| 10:59 | Denver | Jack Eggers misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 10:58 | Denver | Rodney Collins tips it but misses | 52-52 |
| 10:56 | Denver | Jack Eggers snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 10:45 | Denver | David O'Banner connects on the jumper near the basket | 52-54 |
| 10:25 | Texas Southern | David O'Banner picks off the pass by Ralph Devanski | 52-54 |
| 10:17 | Denver | Harold Henry connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Sylvester Fitzgerald | 52-57 |
| 09:59 | Texas Southern | John Hayes misses badly on a runner near the basket | 52-57 |
| 09:57 | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 09:38 | Texas Southern | The jump hook by John Hayes is blocked by David O'Banner | 52-57 |
| 09:36 | Denver | Jack Eggers pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 09:24 | Denver | Rodney Collins is called for a charge - foul #1 on Rodney Collins, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Harris (SG), Matthew Davis (SF), Jeremy Fujiwara (PF), Glenn Marquart (C) Thomas Cooksey, Brian McBurnie, Ralph Devanski, John Hayes | |
| Subs | Denver | Brett Dugger (SG), Ted Hunter (SF), Charles Dawkins (PF) Sylvester Fitzgerald, Rodney Collins, Jack Eggers | |
| 09:10 | Texas Southern | Matthew Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 09:09 | Texas Southern | Jeremy Fujiwara tips it home | 54-57 |
| 09:04 | Denver | Harold Henry is hacked by Glenn Marquart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Glenn Marquart, team foul #4 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Hayes (C) Glenn Marquart | |
| Subs | Denver | John Becerra (C) David O'Banner | |
| 08:57 | Denver | John Hayes swats the short shot by Charles Dawkins | 54-57 |
| 08:55 | Texas Southern | Jeremy Fujiwara gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 08:36 | Texas Southern | Jeremy Fujiwara buries a floater from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 08:17 | Denver | Matthew Davis is called for the reach on Brett Dugger - foul #4 on Matthew Davis, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie (SF) Matthew Davis | |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Williams (SG) Harold Henry | |
| 08:12 | Denver | Brett Dugger lays it in on a great pass from John Becerra | 56-59 |
| 07:56 | Texas Southern | James Harris can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 07:54 | Texas Southern | John Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 07:40 | Texas Southern | Jeremy Fujiwara hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Austin | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Earl Austin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Harris (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian McBurnie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Fujiwara (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Brett Dugger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ted Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Dawkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Becerra (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Denver | Charles Dawkins knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 58-61 |
| 06:59 | Texas Southern | Earl Austin scores on a runner from the left block | 60-61 |
| 06:40 | Denver | Alan Williams is open but comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 60-61 |
| 06:39 | Texas Southern | John Hayes pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 06:20 | Texas Southern | James Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Cooksey (PG), Matthew Davis (SG), John Wolff (SF), Glenn Marquart (PF), Don Serna (C) Earl Austin, James Harris, Brian McBurnie, Jeremy Fujiwara, John Hayes | |
| Subs | Denver | John Wright (PG), Sylvester Fitzgerald (SG), Rodney Collins (SF), Jack Eggers (PF), David O'Banner (C) Brett Dugger, Alan Williams, Ted Hunter, Charles Dawkins, John Becerra | |
| 06:18 | Denver | John Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 06:04 | Texas Southern | Don Serna connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Wolff | 62-61 |
| 05:44 | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jack Eggers | 62-64 |
| 05:22 | Texas Southern | Matthew Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Matthew Davis, team foul #6 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Austin (PG), James Harris (SG), Jeremy Fujiwara (PF) Thomas Cooksey, Matthew Davis, Don Serna | |
| Subs | Denver | Harold Henry (PG) John Wright | |
| 05:20 | Denver | Rodney Collins is hacked by John Wolff in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Wolff, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| 05:20 | Denver | Rodney Collins makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 05:20 | Denver | Rodney Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 05:01 | Texas Southern | John Wolff clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 05:00 | Denver | The rebound goes to David O'Banner | 62-66 |
| 04:55 | Denver | Glenn Marquart takes the ball from Rodney Collins | 62-66 |
| 04:41 | Texas Southern | James Harris can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-66 |
| 04:40 | Denver | The rebound goes to David O'Banner | 62-66 |
| 04:21 | Denver | Rodney Collins is open and scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Harold Henry | 62-68 |
| 04:02 | Texas Southern | Harold Henry is called for the reach on Earl Austin - foul #1 on Harold Henry, team foul #9 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie (SF), John Hayes (C) John Wolff, Glenn Marquart | |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Williams (SG), Ted Hunter (SF), Harold Bianco (C) Sylvester Fitzgerald, Rodney Collins, David O'Banner | |
| 04:02 | Texas Southern | Earl Austin misses the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:02 | Denver | Jack Eggers snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 03:53 | Denver | Harold Henry loses the dribble to James Harris | 62-68 |
| 03:48 | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Harris | 64-68 |
| 03:33 | Denver | Ted Hunter misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 64-68 |
| 03:32 | Texas Southern | John Hayes snags the defensive board | 64-68 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Earl Austin (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Harris (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian McBurnie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeremy Fujiwara (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Harold Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alan Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ted Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Eggers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Bianco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Texas Southern | John Hayes throws it down | 66-68 |
| 03:19 | Denver | Alan Williams is fouled in the backcourt by James Harris - foul #3 on James Harris, team foul #8 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Cooksey (PG), Ralph Devanski (PF) Earl Austin, Jeremy Fujiwara | |
| Subs | Denver | John Wright (PG), John Becerra (PF) Harold Henry, Jack Eggers | |
| 03:19 | Denver | Alan Williams makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 03:19 | Denver | Alan Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 03:08 | Texas Southern | Harold Bianco is called for the reach on John Hayes - foul #2 on Harold Bianco, team foul #10 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Dawkins (PF) Harold Bianco | |
| 03:08 | Texas Southern | John Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:08 | Texas Southern | John Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Alan Williams is called for 10 seconds | 68-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Don Serna (C) John Hayes | |
| Subs | Denver | Brett Dugger (SG) Alan Williams | |
| 02:41 | Texas Southern | Thomas Cooksey misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-70 |
| 02:39 | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie gets the offensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 02:25 | Texas Southern | James Harris clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-70 |
| 02:24 | Texas Southern | Don Serna grabs the offensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 02:10 | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Dawkins - foul #1 on Charles Dawkins, team foul #11 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Hayes (C) Don Serna | |
| Subs | Denver | Harold Henry (PG), Harold Bianco (C) John Wright, Charles Dawkins | |
| 02:10 | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 02:10 | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:08 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Wolff (SG), Glenn Marquart (PF) James Harris, Ralph Devanski | |
| Subs | Denver | Sylvester Fitzgerald (SG), Jack Eggers (PF), David O'Banner (C) Brett Dugger, John Becerra, Harold Bianco | |
| 01:44 | Denver | John Hayes steps in front of the Ted Hunter pass | 70-70 |
| 01:27 | Texas Southern | Glenn Marquart misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jack Eggers - foul #2 on Jack Eggers, team foul #12 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Austin (PG), James Harris (SG) Thomas Cooksey, John Wolff | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:27 | Texas Southern | Glenn Marquart makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 01:27 | Texas Southern | Glenn Marquart makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 01:08 | Denver | David O'Banner is called for traveling | 72-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeremy Fujiwara (PF) Glenn Marquart | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:51 | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from John Hayes | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Denver | Harold Henry is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Henry - foul #2 on Harold Henry, team foul #13 | 74-72 |
| 00:27 | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:27 | Texas Southern | Brian McBurnie misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:27 | Denver | Jack Eggers gets the rebound | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Denver | Ted Hunter dunks the ball on a great pass from Jack Eggers and he's hacked by Brian McBurnie - foul #3 on Brian McBurnie, team foul #9 | 75-74 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Ted Hunter makes the free throw | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Texas Southern | Earl Austin makes the jumper from the left block | 77-75 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Denver calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Harold Henry can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 77-75 |