| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter Soles (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Burris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Hess (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Armando Robles (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 10 pts. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Steven Blackman inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Houston | Robert Hammer scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Blackman | 28-37 |
| 19:12 | Denver | Robert Hammer swats the layup by Richard Lee | 28-37 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Robert Hammer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Adam Flint hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Armando Robles | 28-40 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Peter Soles is fouled on the floor by Robert Hammer - foul #3 on Robert Hammer, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Houston | Roy Sheehan (PG), Chester Lyons (SG), Fred Carroll (SF), David Cates (PF), Russell Oglesby (C) Adam Flint, Armando Robles, Steven Blackman, Shawn Shelton, Robert Hammer | |
| 18:37 | Denver | Robert Myers loses the dribble to Roy Sheehan | 28-40 |
| 18:27 | Houston | David Cates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-40 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF) Fred Carroll | |
| 18:05 | Denver | Robert Myers misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-40 |
| 18:04 | Denver | Larry Hess gets the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 17:47 | Denver | Larry Hess misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on David Cates - foul #1 on David Cates, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Fred Carroll (SG) Roy Sheehan, Chester Lyons | |
| 17:47 | Denver | Larry Hess makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 17:47 | Denver | Larry Hess makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Steven Blackman buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Adam Flint | 30-43 |
| 17:17 | Denver | Richard Lee misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Fred Carroll - foul #1 on Fred Carroll, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Wooten (SG) Robert Myers | |
| Subs | Houston | Roy Sheehan (PG), Armando Robles (SG), Shawn Shelton (PF) Adam Flint, Steven Blackman, David Cates | |
| 17:17 | Denver | Richard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 17:17 | Denver | Richard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Shawn Shelton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 17:03 | Denver | Christopher Wooten grabs the board | 32-43 |
| 16:59 | Denver | Christopher Wooten comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Russell Oglesby snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Armando Robles hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Russell Oglesby | 32-46 |
| 16:33 | Denver | Richard Lee can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 32-46 |
| 16:31 | Denver | Shane Burris hits the follow up shot | 34-46 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Armando Robles's pass is intercepted by Peter Soles | 34-46 |
| 16:15 | Denver | Peter Soles hits the finger roll | 36-46 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Fred Carroll comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 36-46 |
| 16:04 | Denver | Richard Lee grabs the board | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter Soles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Wooten (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Burris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Hess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Roy Sheehan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Armando Robles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Carroll (fresh) PF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 10 pts. C - Russell Oglesby (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Denver | Larry Hess misses short on a runner in the lane | 36-46 |
| 15:43 | Denver | Shane Burris snags the offensive board | 36-46 |
| 15:27 | Denver | Christopher Wooten buries a floater from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 15:18 | Houston | Armando Robles misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 15:17 | Denver | Richard Lee snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 15:02 | Denver | Shane Burris clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Armando Robles gets the rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Armando Robles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Shawn Shelton snags the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Richard Lee swats the layup by Fred Carroll | 38-46 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Armando Robles tips it home | 38-48 |
| 14:28 | Denver | Christopher Wooten hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 38-48 |
| 14:26 | Denver | Peter Soles gets the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 14:15 | Denver | Peter Soles misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 14:13 | Denver | Richard Lee can't tip it in | 38-48 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Fred Carroll grabs the board | 38-48 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Armando Robles buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 13:45 | Denver | Shane Burris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Carroll - foul #2 on Fred Carroll, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Paxson (PG), Robert Myers (SG), Brent Benjamin (PF), Robbie Webre (C) Peter Soles, Christopher Wooten, Larry Hess, Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Chester Lyons (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Roy Sheehan, Armando Robles, Fred Carroll, Shawn Shelton, Russell Oglesby | |
| 13:45 | Denver | Shane Burris makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 13:45 | Denver | Shane Burris makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Robert Hammer comes up short on the jumper from close range | 40-51 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Robert Hammer tips it in | 40-53 |
| 13:15 | Denver | Shane Burris misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-53 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Robert Hammer gets the rebound | 40-53 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Robert Hammer drills a floater near the basket set up by James Becerra and he's hacked by Robbie Webre - foul #1 on Robbie Webre, team foul #1 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Pettitt (SF) Shane Burris | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:56 | Houston | Robert Hammer makes the free throw | 40-56 |
| 12:42 | Denver | James Becerra swats the short shot by Brent Benjamin | 40-56 |
| 12:40 | Denver | Robbie Webre tips it home | 42-56 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Chester Lyons double dribbles | 42-56 |
| 12:18 | Denver | Robert Myers misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Adam Flint - foul #1 on Adam Flint, team foul #5 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Wooten (PG) Eric Paxson | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG) Chester Lyons | |
| 12:18 | Denver | Robert Myers makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 12:18 | Denver | Robert Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 11:53 | Houston | James Becerra can't finish the layup | 44-56 |
| 11:52 | Denver | Robbie Webre grabs the board | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Wooten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Pettitt (fresh) PF - Brent Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Robbie Webre (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt buries a shot from the baseline set up by Christopher Wooten | 46-56 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Adam Flint hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by James Becerra and he's fouled by Robbie Webre - foul #2 on Robbie Webre, team foul #2 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Paxson (SG), Larry Hess (PF) Robert Myers, Robbie Webre | |
| Subs | Houston | Chester Lyons (SG) Fred Carroll | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Adam Flint makes the free throw | 46-59 |
| 11:09 | Denver | Larry Hess knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Christopher Wooten | 48-59 |
| 11:03 | Houston | The short jumper by Robert Hammer is denied by Larry Hess | 48-59 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Steven Blackman tips it in | 48-61 |
| 10:44 | Denver | Christopher Wooten scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Paxson | 51-61 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Adam Flint hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-61 |
| 10:23 | Denver | Brent Benjamin pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 10:12 | Denver | Christopher Wooten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Peter Soles (PG), Robert Myers (SG), Shane Burris (SF), Richard Lee (C) Christopher Wooten, Eric Paxson, Anthony Pettitt, Brent Benjamin | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Robles (SG) Chester Lyons | |
| 10:00 | Houston | Armando Robles buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Hammer | 51-64 |
| 09:47 | Denver | Robert Myers is fouled on the floor by Robert Hammer - foul #4 on Robert Hammer, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Cates (C) Robert Hammer | |
| 09:32 | Denver | Shane Burris misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Armando Robles gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Shane Burris swats the shot by David Cates | 51-64 |
| 09:24 | Houston | James Becerra grabs the offensive rebound | 51-64 |
| 09:19 | Houston | David Cates misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Richard Lee - foul #1 on Richard Lee, team foul #3 | 51-64 |
| 09:19 | Houston | David Cates makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 09:19 | Houston | David Cates makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 09:03 | Denver | Richard Lee clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 09:02 | Denver | Shane Burris snags the offensive board | 51-66 |
| 08:49 | Denver | Richard Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 51-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Robbie Webre (PF) Larry Hess | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG) Armando Robles | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:31 | Houston | David Cates misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 51-66 |
| 08:29 | Houston | Fred Carroll grabs the offensive board | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:02 | Houston | David Cates hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Lee - foul #2 on Richard Lee, team foul #4 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Wooten (SG), Anthony Pettitt (SF), Larry Hess (PF), Brent Benjamin (C) Robert Myers, Shane Burris, Robbie Webre, Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Robles (SG), Shawn Shelton (SF) Fred Carroll, Steven Blackman | |
| 08:02 | Houston | David Cates makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 08:02 | Houston | David Cates makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:55 | Denver | Christopher Wooten comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Shawn Shelton - foul #1 on Shawn Shelton, team foul #7 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Hammer (C) David Cates | |
| 07:55 | Denver | Christopher Wooten misses the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 07:55 | Denver | Christopher Wooten makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Armando Robles's pass is intercepted by Brent Benjamin | 52-68 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Peter Soles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Wooten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Pettitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Hess (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Brent Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Armando Robles (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 10 pts. PF - James Becerra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Denver | Adam Flint steals it from Peter Soles in the backcourt | 52-68 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Adam Flint lays it in | 52-70 |
| 07:21 | Denver | Christopher Wooten misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 52-70 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Shawn Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Armando Robles clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-70 |
| 07:12 | Houston | Shawn Shelton gets the offensive rebound | 52-70 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Armando Robles connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Adam Flint and he's fouled by Larry Hess - foul #3 on Larry Hess, team foul #5 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Paxson (SG), Shane Burris (SF), Richard Lee (C) Peter Soles, Anthony Pettitt, Brent Benjamin | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF) Shawn Shelton | |
| 06:50 | Houston | Armando Robles makes the free throw | 52-73 |
| 06:38 | Denver | James Becerra takes the ball from Shane Burris | 52-73 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the jumper from the left block set up by James Becerra | 52-75 |
| 06:09 | Denver | Larry Hess makes the runner in the paint | 54-75 |
| 06:01 | Houston | Armando Robles misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-75 |
| 06:00 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Lee | 54-75 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Larry Hess misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on James Becerra - foul #4 on James Becerra, team foul #8 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Myers (SG) Eric Paxson | |
| Subs | Houston | Roy Sheehan (PG), Chester Lyons (SG) Adam Flint, Armando Robles | |
| 05:50 | Denver | Larry Hess makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Larry Hess misses the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 05:50 | Houston | James Becerra gets the rebound | 55-75 |
| 05:34 | Houston | James Becerra knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Robert Hammer | 55-77 |
| 05:30 | Denver | Roy Sheehan steals the ball from Christopher Wooten in the backcourt | 55-77 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Steven Blackman is fouled on the floor by Christopher Wooten - foul #2 on Christopher Wooten, team foul #6 | 55-77 |
| Subs | Denver | Peter Soles (PG), Brent Benjamin (PF), Robbie Webre (C) Christopher Wooten, Larry Hess, Richard Lee | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG) Roy Sheehan | |
| 05:01 | Houston | Robert Hammer's pass is intercepted by Robbie Webre | 55-77 |
| 04:52 | Denver | Adam Flint steals it from Peter Soles | 55-77 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Adam Flint lays it up and in | 55-79 |
| 04:39 | Denver | Robbie Webre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-79 |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Paxson (PG), Kenneth McCracker (SG), Anthony Pettitt (SF) Peter Soles, Robert Myers, Shane Burris | |
| Subs | Houston | Roy Sheehan (PG), Fred Carroll (SF), Shawn Shelton (PF), David Cates (C) Adam Flint, Steven Blackman, James Becerra, Robert Hammer | |
| 04:14 | Houston | Brent Benjamin is called for the reach on Shawn Shelton - foul #3 on Brent Benjamin, team foul #7 | 55-79 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Wooten (PG) Kenneth McCracker | |
| Subs | Houston | Kenneth Smith (SF) Chester Lyons | |
| 04:14 | Houston | Shawn Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 55-80 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Shawn Shelton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-80 |
| 04:14 | Denver | The rebound goes to Brent Benjamin | 55-80 |
| 04:00 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt is fouled on the floor by Roy Sheehan - foul #1 on Roy Sheehan, team foul #9 | 55-80 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Houston | Chester Lyons (SG) Kenneth Smith | |
| 04:00 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt makes the 1st free throw | 56-80 |
| 04:00 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt misses the 2nd free throw | 56-80 |
| 04:00 | Houston | David Cates snags the defensive board | 56-80 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Houston | Robbie Webre steps in front of the David Cates pass | 56-80 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Christopher Wooten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Paxson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Pettitt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brent Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robbie Webre (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Roy Sheehan (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chester Lyons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Carroll (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cates (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Denver | Eric Paxson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-80 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kenneth Smith (SF) Chester Lyons | |
| 03:06 | Houston | David Cates's layup is rejected by Robbie Webre | 56-80 |
| 03:05 | Denver | Eric Paxson gets the rebound | 56-80 |
| 02:50 | Denver | Eric Paxson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-80 |
| 02:49 | Houston | David Cates grabs the board | 56-80 |
| 02:24 | Houston | David Cates buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Smith and he's fouled by Eric Paxson - foul #1 on Eric Paxson, team foul #8 | 56-82 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth McCracker (SG), Joe Coats (SF) Christopher Wooten, Robbie Webre | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:24 | Houston | David Cates makes the free throw | 56-83 |
| 02:10 | Denver | Kenneth McCracker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-83 |
| 02:08 | Denver | Eric Paxson snags the offensive board | 56-83 |
| 01:58 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Brent Benjamin | 58-83 |
| 01:29 | Houston | David Cates buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Roy Sheehan | 58-85 |
| 01:13 | Denver | Joe Coats comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-85 |
| 01:12 | Denver | Anthony Pettitt tips it in | 60-85 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Roy Sheehan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-85 |
| 00:50 | Denver | The rebound goes to Joe Coats | 60-85 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Denver | Brent Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Shawn Shelton - foul #2 on Shawn Shelton, team foul #10 | 60-85 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Wooten (PG), Robbie Webre (C) Kenneth McCracker, Joe Coats | |
| Subs | Houston | Chester Lyons (SG) Kenneth Smith | |
| 00:43 | Denver | Brent Benjamin misses the 1st free throw | 60-85 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Brent Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-85 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Chester Lyons buries a floater from close range and he's fouled by Christopher Wooten - foul #3 on Christopher Wooten, team foul #9 | 61-87 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Chester Lyons misses the free throw | 61-87 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Brent Benjamin grabs the board | 61-87 |
| 00:11 | Denver | Robbie Webre makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Paxson | 64-87 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Roy Sheehan runs out the clock | 64-87 |