| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Felix Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Berthiaume (fresh) SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Michael Lavallee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lawrence Godines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dennis McCalop (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rodney Galaviz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| 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) | |
| 19:58 | Denver | Charles Johnson is called for the reach on Marion Mercer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 19:44 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 19:42 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Chapman | 34-40 |
| 19:31 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz misses short on a floater from the right block | 34-40 |
| 19:30 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 19:07 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines drills a floater from the right wing set up by Michael Lavallee | 36-40 |
| 18:50 | Denver | Dennis McCalop clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Lavallee - foul #2 on Michael Lavallee, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 18:50 | Denver | Dennis McCalop makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 18:50 | Denver | Dennis McCalop makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 18:32 | Texas Southern | Rodney Galaviz is called for the reach on Lawrence Godines - foul #2 on Rodney Galaviz, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg (SG), Tyrone Vaughn (SF), Damek Sarzynski (PF), Thomas Litwin (C) Brian Berthiaume, Charles Johnson, Michael Lavallee, Lawrence Godines | |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Pelt (C) Rodney Galaviz | |
| 18:14 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-42 |
| 18:13 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kevin Pelt | 36-42 |
| 17:53 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-42 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Kevin Pelt grabs the offensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:34 | Denver | Kevin Pelt loses the ball out of bounds | 36-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume (SG) Felix Morales | |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Ernest Begay (SG), Craig Beckmann (SF), Daryl Manning (C) Marion Mercer, Dennis McCalop, Jonathan Chapman, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 17:16 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume is hacked by Ernest Begay - foul #1 on Ernest Begay, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Johnson (SF), Michael Lavallee (PF) Tyrone Vaughn, Thomas Litwin | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Galaviz (C) Enrique Morales | |
| 17:01 | Texas Southern | Damek Sarzynski makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Fredrick Stenberg | 38-42 |
| 16:49 | Denver | Kevin Pelt clanks a jump hook from the right block | 38-42 |
| 16:47 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Damek Sarzynski | 38-42 |
| 16:41 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee blows the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Pelt - foul #2 on Kevin Pelt, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Ward (PG), Lawrence Godines (C) Fredrick Stenberg, Damek Sarzynski | |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG) Kevin Pelt | |
| 16:41 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 16:41 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:39 | Denver | Ernest Begay is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-42 |
| 16:17 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume makes the shot from close range on a great pass from John Ward | 42-42 |
| 15:59 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz misses the easy layup | 42-42 |
| 15:57 | Texas Southern | Charles Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - John Ward (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brian Berthiaume (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lavallee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Lawrence Godines (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Enrique Morales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Begay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daryl Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Beckmann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Rodney Galaviz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Berthiaume and the foul's on Daryl Manning - foul #1 on Daryl Manning, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Felix Morales (PG), Tyrone Vaughn (SF), Damek Sarzynski (PF) Brian Berthiaume, Charles Johnson, Michael Lavallee | |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Dennis McCalop (SG), Jonathan Chapman (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF) Enrique Morales, Ernest Begay, Daryl Manning, Craig Beckmann | |
| 15:39 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:29 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Tyrone Vaughn - foul #2 on Tyrone Vaughn, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg (SG), Thomas Litwin (C) John Ward, Lawrence Godines | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:29 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:29 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 15:29 | Texas Southern | Thomas Litwin grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 15:21 | Texas Southern | Dennis McCalop is called for the reach on Fredrick Stenberg - foul #1 on Dennis McCalop, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| 15:14 | Texas Southern | The pull-up jumper by Fredrick Stenberg is blocked by Kenneth Johnson | 45-43 |
| 15:12 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:59 | Denver | Marion Mercer can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 14:57 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz gets the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 14:45 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-43 |
| 14:43 | Texas Southern | Damek Sarzynski grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 14:37 | Texas Southern | Thomas Litwin lays it up and in on a great pass from Fredrick Stenberg | 47-43 |
| 14:31 | Denver | Marion Mercer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-43 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Ward (SG), Michael Lavallee (PF) Fredrick Stenberg, Damek Sarzynski | |
| Subs | Denver | Ernest Begay (PF), Kevin Pelt (C) Kenneth Johnson, Rodney Galaviz | |
| 14:14 | Texas Southern | Ernest Begay steals the ball from Michael Lavallee | 47-43 |
| 13:56 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Pelt | 47-45 |
| 13:36 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Ward | 49-45 |
| 13:32 | Denver | Marion Mercer is hacked by Felix Morales in the backcourt - foul #1 on Felix Morales, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Damek Sarzynski (PF), Lawrence Godines (C) Felix Morales, Tyrone Vaughn, Michael Lavallee, Thomas Litwin | |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Craig Beckmann (SF), Daryl Manning (C) Marion Mercer, Dennis McCalop, Jonathan Chapman | |
| 13:26 | Denver | Ernest Begay drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-48 |
| 13:03 | Texas Southern | Charles Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-48 |
| 13:01 | Denver | Daryl Manning snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| 12:54 | Denver | Fredrick Stenberg picks off the pass by Craig Beckmann | 49-48 |
| 12:38 | Texas Southern | Damek Sarzynski misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Pelt - foul #3 on Kevin Pelt, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gordon Byrd (PG), Brian Berthiaume (SG) John Ward, Fredrick Stenberg | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Johnson (PF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Ernest Begay, Kevin Pelt | |
| 12:38 | Texas Southern | Damek Sarzynski makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:38 | Texas Southern | Damek Sarzynski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 12:15 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz misses the turnaround in the lane | 50-48 |
| 12:14 | Denver | Craig Beckmann tips it but misses | 50-48 |
| 12:12 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Lawrence Godines | 50-48 |
| 12:06 | Texas Southern | Damek Sarzynski travels with the ball | 50-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Felix Morales (PG), Gustavo Marino (SF), Michael Lavallee (PF) Gordon Byrd, Charles Johnson, Damek Sarzynski | |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Jonathan Chapman (SF) Enrique Morales, Craig Beckmann | |
| 12:04 | Denver | Marion Mercer is hacked by Felix Morales in the backcourt - foul #2 on Felix Morales, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Schneider (SG) Daryl Manning | |
| 11:53 | Denver | Michael Lavallee picks off the pass by Howard Schneider | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Felix Morales (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Berthiaume (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Lavallee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Lawrence Godines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Howard Schneider (fresh) SF - Jonathan Chapman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rodney Galaviz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-48 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson is hacked by Michael Lavallee - foul #3 on Michael Lavallee, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg (SF), Tyrone Vaughn (PF), Thomas Litwin (C) Gustavo Marino, Michael Lavallee, Lawrence Godines | |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis McCalop (SG) Howard Schneider | |
| 11:02 | Denver | Marion Mercer connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Chapman | 53-50 |
| 10:40 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-50 |
| 10:38 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 10:22 | Denver | Dennis McCalop buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jonathan Chapman | 53-52 |
| 09:57 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dennis McCalop - foul #2 on Dennis McCalop, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Ward (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Michael Lavallee (PF), Damek Sarzynski (C) Brian Berthiaume, Fredrick Stenberg, Tyrone Vaughn, Thomas Litwin | |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Ernest Begay (SG), Craig Beckmann (SF), Kevin Pelt (PF), Daryl Manning (C) Marion Mercer, Dennis McCalop, Jonathan Chapman, Kenneth Johnson, Rodney Galaviz | |
| 09:57 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 09:57 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:48 | Denver | Daryl Manning comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 09:46 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 09:25 | Texas Southern | Charles Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 55-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume (SG) Felix Morales | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:23 | Denver | Enrique Morales is fouled in the backcourt by John Ward - foul #1 on John Ward, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| 09:23 | Denver | Enrique Morales misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:23 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 09:05 | Texas Southern | Enrique Morales is called for the reach on John Ward - foul #2 on Enrique Morales, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines (C) Michael Lavallee | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:05 | Texas Southern | John Ward makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:05 | Texas Southern | John Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:44 | Denver | Enrique Morales is fouled on the floor by John Ward - foul #2 on John Ward, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gustavo Marino (SF) Charles Johnson | |
| Subs | Denver | Dennis McCalop (SG) Ernest Begay | |
| 08:44 | Denver | Enrique Morales makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:44 | Denver | Enrique Morales misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:44 | Texas Southern | Gustavo Marino snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 08:24 | Texas Southern | Enrique Morales is called for the reach on Brian Berthiaume - foul #3 on Enrique Morales, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg (PG) John Ward | |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Schneider (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF) Craig Beckmann, Daryl Manning | |
| 08:24 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 08:24 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 08:11 | Denver | Kevin Pelt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 59-53 |
| 08:10 | Denver | Dennis McCalop gets the offensive rebound | 59-53 |
| 07:57 | Denver | Enrique Morales misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 07:56 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Lawrence Godines | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Fredrick Stenberg (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Berthiaume (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gustavo Marino (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Damek Sarzynski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Godines (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Enrique Morales (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis McCalop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Schneider (fresh) PF - Kenneth Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Pelt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Pelt | 59-53 |
| 07:39 | Texas Southern | Damek Sarzynski tips it back up and in | 61-53 |
| 07:23 | Denver | Kevin Pelt buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Dennis McCalop | 61-56 |
| 07:07 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 07:05 | Denver | Kevin Pelt grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Dennis McCalop buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Schneider | 61-59 |
| 06:19 | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 06:17 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume snags the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 05:59 | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 05:58 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson grabs the board | 61-59 |
| 05:58 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Felix Morales (PG), Tyrone Vaughn (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Michael Lavallee (PF), Thomas Litwin (C) Fredrick Stenberg, Brian Berthiaume, Gustavo Marino, Damek Sarzynski, Lawrence Godines | |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Ernest Begay (SG), Jonathan Chapman (SF), Craig Beckmann (PF), Daryl Manning (C) Enrique Morales, Dennis McCalop, Howard Schneider, Kenneth Johnson, Kevin Pelt | |
| 05:45 | Denver | Ernest Begay knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Craig Beckmann and he's fouled by Tyrone Vaughn - foul #3 on Tyrone Vaughn, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Ernest Begay misses the free throw | 61-61 |
| 05:45 | Texas Southern | Tyrone Vaughn pulls down the rebound | 61-61 |
| 05:27 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales travels with the ball | 61-61 |
| 05:07 | Denver | Ernest Begay is hacked by Michael Lavallee - foul #4 on Michael Lavallee, team foul #10 | 61-61 |
| 05:07 | Denver | Ernest Begay makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 05:07 | Denver | Ernest Begay makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:53 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-63 |
| 04:51 | Denver | Craig Beckmann grabs the board | 61-63 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Felix Morales is called for the reach on Marion Mercer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Felix Morales, team foul #11 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Rodney Galaviz (C) Daryl Manning | |
| 04:49 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Marion Mercer misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 04:49 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| 04:30 | Texas Southern | The short jumper by Felix Morales is denied by Craig Beckmann | 61-63 |
| 04:28 | Texas Southern | Thomas Litwin pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:10 | Texas Southern | Thomas Litwin drills a runner near the basket set up by Charles Johnson | 63-63 |
| 03:47 | Denver | Marion Mercer makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jonathan Chapman | 63-66 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Felix Morales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tyrone Vaughn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lavallee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Litwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Marion Mercer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Ernest Begay (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Chapman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Beckmann (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Galaviz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee is whistled for traveling | 63-66 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Ward (PG), Fredrick Stenberg (SG), Gustavo Marino (SF), Damek Sarzynski (C) Felix Morales, Tyrone Vaughn, Charles Johnson, Thomas Litwin | |
| Subs | Denver | Enrique Morales (PG), Dennis McCalop (SG), Daryl Manning (SF), Kenneth Johnson (PF) Marion Mercer, Ernest Begay, Jonathan Chapman, Craig Beckmann | |
| 03:32 | Denver | 3 seconds is called on Rodney Galaviz | 63-66 |
| 03:13 | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg is fouled on the floor by Dennis McCalop - foul #3 on Dennis McCalop, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| 03:13 | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:13 | Texas Southern | Fredrick Stenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:47 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Rodney Galaviz | 65-68 |
| 02:47 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Felix Morales (PG), Charles Johnson (SF), Tyrone Vaughn (PF) John Ward, Gustavo Marino, Michael Lavallee | |
| Subs | Denver | Marion Mercer (PG), Jonathan Chapman (SF), Kevin Pelt (PF), Craig Beckmann (C) Enrique Morales, Daryl Manning, Kenneth Johnson, Rodney Galaviz | |
| 02:28 | Texas Southern | Dennis McCalop is called for the reach on Felix Morales - foul #4 on Dennis McCalop, team foul #11 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Litwin (C) Tyrone Vaughn | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:28 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales makes the 1st free throw | 66-68 |
| 02:28 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:26 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume (SG), Lawrence Godines (C) Fredrick Stenberg, Thomas Litwin | |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Johnson (PF), Rodney Galaviz (C) Kevin Pelt, Craig Beckmann | |
| 02:08 | Denver | Kenneth Johnson scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Jonathan Chapman | 67-70 |
| 01:58 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales is hacked by Marion Mercer - foul #1 on Marion Mercer, team foul #12 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee (PF) Damek Sarzynski | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:58 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:58 | Texas Southern | Felix Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:47 | Denver | Marion Mercer scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Dennis McCalop | 69-72 |
| 01:31 | Texas Southern | Michael Lavallee banks in the layup | 71-72 |
| 01:27 | Denver | Charles Johnson steps in front of the Marion Mercer pass in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| 01:12 | Texas Southern | Marion Mercer steps in front of the Felix Morales pass | 71-72 |
| 00:46 | Denver | Jonathan Chapman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Michael Lavallee | 71-72 |
| 00:33 | Texas Southern | Rodney Galaviz blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Godines | 71-72 |
| 00:32 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 00:13 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Johnson - foul #2 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #13 | 71-72 |
| 00:13 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:13 | Texas Southern | Brian Berthiaume makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:07 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Godines | 73-72 |
| 00:06 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Lawrence Godines | 73-72 |
| 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) | |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines is fouled in the backcourt by Marion Mercer - foul #2 on Marion Mercer, team foul #14 | 73-72 |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines misses the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Godines misses the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Rodney Galaviz gets the rebound | 73-72 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Denver calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Dennis McCalop comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 73-72 |