| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Larry Monroe (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas French (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Hayden (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Turnipseed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Moralez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Michael (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Dekker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles Kulas (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | William Hayden inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-29 |
| 19:39 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez blows the dunk | 33-29 |
| 19:37 | Texas Southern | William Hayden pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 19:14 | Texas Southern | William Hayden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 18:53 | Denver | Lawrence Dekker misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-29 |
| 18:51 | Denver | Lawrence Dekker tips it in | 33-31 |
| 18:34 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-31 |
| 18:33 | Denver | Charles Kulas snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Charles Kulas clanks a runner from the right block | 33-31 |
| 18:10 | Texas Southern | William Hayden grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 17:45 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Moralez - foul #2 on Kenneth Moralez, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl (PG), T-Bone Provencal (SG), Carlos Stewart (SF), Ryan Dorsey (PF), Eric Clark (C) Larry Monroe, Thomas French, William Hayden, Thomas McCoy, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Denver | James Gould (PG), James Duckworth (SG), Ed Hart (SF), Keith Shetrawski (PF), William Dansby (C) James Turnipseed, Kenneth Moralez, Eugene Michael, Lawrence Dekker, Charles Kulas | |
| 17:32 | Texas Southern | T-Bone Provencal scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Stewart | 35-31 |
| 17:14 | Denver | William Dansby lays it up and in | 35-33 |
| 16:57 | Texas Southern | T-Bone Provencal misses short on a shot in the paint | 35-33 |
| 16:56 | Denver | Ed Hart gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 16:33 | Denver | The jumper by William Dansby is denied by Eric Clark | 35-33 |
| 16:31 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Carlos Stewart | 35-33 |
| 16:02 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Duckworth - foul #2 on James Duckworth, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe (PG), Eric Ullrich (SF), Thomas McCoy (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) T-Bone Provencal, Carlos Stewart, Ryan Dorsey, Eric Clark | |
| Subs | Denver | James Turnipseed (PG), Kenneth Moralez (SG), Lawrence Dekker (PF), Charles Kulas (C) James Gould, Ed Hart, Keith Shetrawski, William Dansby | |
| 16:02 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:02 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Larry Monroe (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joshua Kahl (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Ullrich (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Awada (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Turnipseed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Moralez (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Duckworth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Dekker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Charles Kulas (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Denver | Charles Kulas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Moralez | 36-35 |
| 15:30 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 15:29 | Denver | The rebound goes to Lawrence Dekker | 36-35 |
| 15:25 | Denver | Larry Monroe steps in front of the Kenneth Moralez pass | 36-35 |
| 15:04 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Dikembe Awada | 38-35 |
| 15:00 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez's pass is intercepted by Larry Monroe in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 14:42 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dikembe Awada | 41-35 |
| 14:24 | Denver | James Turnipseed is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Awada - foul #1 on Dikembe Awada, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas French (SG), William Hayden (SF), Ryan Dorsey (PF), Eric Clark (C) Larry Monroe, Joshua Kahl, Thomas McCoy, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Denver | James Gould (PG), Eugene Michael (SF), Keith Shetrawski (PF), Ed Hart (C) James Turnipseed, James Duckworth, Lawrence Dekker, Charles Kulas | |
| 14:14 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas French - foul #3 on Thomas French, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart (PG) Eric Ullrich | |
| Subs | Denver | William Dansby (C) Ed Hart | |
| 14:14 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:14 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:00 | Texas Southern | Thomas French misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 13:59 | Texas Southern | Eric Clark gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:54 | Texas Southern | Thomas French knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 13:35 | Denver | William Dansby blows the layup | 43-36 |
| 13:34 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Thomas French | 43-36 |
| 13:15 | Texas Southern | William Hayden misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eugene Michael - foul #1 on Eugene Michael, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich (PG), Thomas McCoy (PF), Andre Conti (C) Carlos Stewart, Ryan Dorsey, Eric Clark | |
| Subs | Denver | Luther Wagoner (SG), Ed Hart (PF), Charles Kulas (C) Kenneth Moralez, Keith Shetrawski, William Dansby | |
| 13:15 | Texas Southern | William Hayden makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 13:15 | Texas Southern | William Hayden makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 12:55 | Denver | Luther Wagoner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe (PG), T-Bone Provencal (SG), Dikembe Awada (C) Thomas French, William Hayden, Andre Conti | |
| Subs | Denver | James Turnipseed (PG), Lawrence Dekker (PF) Luther Wagoner, Eugene Michael | |
| 12:38 | Texas Southern | James Gould is called for the reach on T-Bone Provencal - foul #1 on James Gould, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| 12:30 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy is hacked by Lawrence Dekker - foul #2 on Lawrence Dekker, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Luther Wagoner (SG) James Gould | |
| 12:11 | Texas Southern | Ed Hart steals the ball from Thomas McCoy | 45-36 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Eric Ullrich picks off the pass by Lawrence Dekker | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Larry Monroe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - T-Bone Provencal (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Ullrich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas McCoy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Awada (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Turnipseed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luther Wagoner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ed Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Dekker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Kulas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Ed Hart - foul #1 on Ed Hart, team foul #6 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas French (SG), William Hayden (SF), Ryan Dorsey (PF), Eric Clark (C) Larry Monroe, T-Bone Provencal, Thomas McCoy, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Denver | James Gould (PG), Kenneth Moralez (SG), Eugene Michael (SF), Keith Shetrawski (PF), William Dansby (C) James Turnipseed, Luther Wagoner, Ed Hart, Lawrence Dekker, Charles Kulas | |
| 11:31 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:31 | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:31 | Denver | William Dansby gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 11:14 | Denver | James Gould hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-39 |
| 11:02 | Texas Southern | William Hayden makes the fadeaway in the lane | 47-39 |
| 10:57 | Denver | Eugene Michael double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl (PG) Eric Ullrich | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 10:35 | Texas Southern | William Hayden jams it | 49-39 |
| 10:14 | Denver | William Dansby misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Eric Clark - foul #1 on Eric Clark, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | T-Bone Provencal (SG), Carlos Stewart (SF), Thomas McCoy (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Thomas French, William Hayden, Ryan Dorsey, Eric Clark | |
| Subs | Denver | James Turnipseed (PG), Ed Hart (SF) James Gould, Eugene Michael | |
| 10:14 | Denver | William Dansby misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:14 | Denver | William Dansby makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 10:12 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-40 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Dekker (PF), Charles Kulas (C) William Dansby, Keith Shetrawski | |
| 10:05 | Denver | Ed Hart hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Dekker | 49-42 |
| 09:45 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Moralez steals it from Joshua Kahl | 49-42 |
| 09:42 | Denver | Joshua Kahl is called for the reach on Ed Hart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Kahl, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe (PG) Joshua Kahl | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:27 | Denver | James Turnipseed buries a jumper from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 09:09 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Ed Hart - foul #2 on Ed Hart, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas French (SG), Ryan Dorsey (PF), Andre Conti (C) T-Bone Provencal, Thomas McCoy, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Denver | James Gould (PG), James Duckworth (SG), John Piche (SF), Keith Shetrawski (PF) James Turnipseed, Kenneth Moralez, Ed Hart, Lawrence Dekker | |
| 09:09 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:09 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:51 | Denver | John Piche drills a fadeaway from the left block | 50-46 |
| 08:24 | Texas Southern | Thomas French misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 08:22 | Texas Southern | Andre Conti pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 08:09 | Texas Southern | Thomas French can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 08:08 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Gould | 50-46 |
| 07:52 | Denver | John Piche is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 07:42 | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Shetrawski | 50-48 |
| 07:40 | Denver | Keith Shetrawski gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Larry Monroe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas French (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Stewart (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Dorsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Conti (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Gould (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Duckworth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Piche (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Shetrawski (fairly fresh) C - Charles Kulas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Denver | James Gould throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl (PG), T-Bone Provencal (SG), William Hayden (SF), Thomas McCoy (PF), Dikembe Awada (C) Larry Monroe, Thomas French, Carlos Stewart, Ryan Dorsey, Andre Conti | |
| Subs | Denver | James Turnipseed (PG), Kenneth Moralez (SG), Eugene Michael (SF), William Dansby (PF), Ed Hart (C) James Gould, James Duckworth, John Piche, Keith Shetrawski, Charles Kulas | |
| 07:16 | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 07:15 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 07:01 | Denver | William Dansby loses the dribble to T-Bone Provencal | 50-48 |
| 06:46 | Texas Southern | William Hayden misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 06:44 | Texas Southern | William Hayden tips it but misses | 50-48 |
| 06:42 | Denver | The rebound goes to Eugene Michael | 50-48 |
| 06:14 | Denver | Ed Hart's pass is intercepted by Joshua Kahl | 50-48 |
| 05:58 | Texas Southern | Eugene Michael picks off the pass by William Hayden | 50-48 |
| 05:38 | Denver | Eugene Michael hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| 05:36 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 05:23 | Denver | James Turnipseed buries a runner near the basket | 50-50 |
| 04:57 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-50 |
| 04:55 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Dansby | 50-50 |
| 04:39 | Denver | Eugene Michael clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 04:37 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 04:37 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe (PG), Thomas French (SG), Carlos Stewart (SF), Ryan Dorsey (C) Joshua Kahl, T-Bone Provencal, William Hayden, Dikembe Awada | |
| Subs | Denver | James Gould (PG), James Duckworth (SF), Lawrence Dekker (PF), Charles Kulas (C) James Turnipseed, Eugene Michael, William Dansby, Ed Hart | |
| 04:10 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 04:08 | Denver | James Gould snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Thomas McCoy is called for the reach on Kenneth Moralez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas McCoy, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Clark (C) Thomas McCoy | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:49 | Denver | Lawrence Dekker is called for traveling | 50-50 |
| 03:31 | Texas Southern | Carlos Stewart's layup is rejected by Charles Kulas | 50-50 |
| 03:29 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Duckworth | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Larry Monroe (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Thomas French (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Gould (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Moralez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Duckworth (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Dekker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Kulas (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Denver | Thomas French picks off the pass by Lawrence Dekker in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 03:24 | Texas Southern | Thomas French hits the finger roll | 52-50 |
| 03:18 | Denver | Lawrence Dekker makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 52-52 |
| 03:11 | Texas Southern | Ryan Dorsey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Ullrich (SF), Dikembe Awada (C) Carlos Stewart, Eric Clark | |
| Subs | Denver | James Turnipseed (PG) James Gould | |
| 02:51 | Denver | Larry Monroe is called for the reach on Lawrence Dekker - foul #1 on Larry Monroe, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joshua Kahl (SG), Thomas McCoy (PF) Thomas French, Ryan Dorsey | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Michael (SF), Keith Shetrawski (PF), Ed Hart (C) Kenneth Moralez, Lawrence Dekker, Charles Kulas | |
| 02:30 | Denver | Ed Hart can't connect on an uncontested turnaround from close range | 52-52 |
| 02:28 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Shetrawski | 52-52 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas French (SG), William Hayden (SF) Joshua Kahl, Eric Ullrich | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Moralez (SG), Lawrence Dekker (PF), Charles Kulas (C) James Duckworth, Keith Shetrawski, Ed Hart | |
| 02:10 | Denver | Kenneth Moralez buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Turnipseed | 52-54 |
| 01:44 | Texas Southern | Thomas French's pass is intercepted by Eugene Michael | 52-54 |
| 01:21 | Denver | James Turnipseed misses the wide open shot from the left side | 52-54 |
| 01:20 | Texas Southern | Thomas French grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 01:04 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Moralez steps in front of the Thomas French pass | 52-54 |
| 00:37 | Denver | James Turnipseed misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-54 |
| 00:36 | Texas Southern | William Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 00:32 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe's floater is tipped away by Charles Kulas | 52-54 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Lawrence Dekker grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Denver | Lawrence Dekker is hacked by Thomas French in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas French, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Lawrence Dekker makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:29 | Denver | Lawrence Dekker misses the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:29 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Awada gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| 00:15 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy scores on a jump hook in the paint | 54-55 |
| 00:13 | Denver | Larry Monroe is called for the reach on James Turnipseed in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Monroe, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| 00:13 | Denver | James Turnipseed makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:13 | Denver | James Turnipseed misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:13 | Texas Southern | Thomas McCoy grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 00:08 | Texas Southern | Thomas French buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Monroe | 57-56 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Denver calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:06 | Denver | Dikembe Awada steps in front of the Kenneth Moralez pass in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Dekker - foul #3 on Lawrence Dekker, team foul #8 | 57-56 |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | Larry Monroe misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Lawrence Dekker grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Lawrence Dekker comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 58-56 |