| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael St. John (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Matthew Lefkowitz (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Dansby (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Cook (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Raymond Furey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leon Hanks (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Mendelsohn (fresh) PF - Larry Yoder (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Bill Rector (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn inbounds the ball | 26-42 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Texas Southern | William Dansby is called for the reach on Bill Rector - foul #1 on William Dansby, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| 19:17 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 26-42 |
| 19:16 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Mendelsohn | 26-42 |
| 19:02 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Leon Hanks | 26-45 |
| 18:44 | Denver | William Dansby clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-45 |
| 18:42 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey snags the defensive board | 26-45 |
| 18:33 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Matthew Lefkowitz - foul #2 on Matthew Lefkowitz, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Hartwig (SG), Frederick Purcell (C) Michael St. John, Richard Cook | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer (PG), Patrick Williams (C) Raymond Furey, Bill Rector | |
| 18:33 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn makes the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 18:33 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn makes the 2nd free throw | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:22 | Denver | The short jumper by William Dansby is denied by Patrick Williams | 26-47 |
| 18:21 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder pulls down the rebound | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:52 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Van Sawyer | 26-49 |
| 17:38 | Denver | Edward Mendelsohn is called for the reach on Kevin Hartwig - foul #1 on Edward Mendelsohn, team foul #1 | 26-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Danny Funkhouser (SG), Joe Moe (C) Leroy Cornette, Matthew Lefkowitz, William Dansby | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (SG), Mark Williams (PF), Jon Langlois (C) Leon Hanks, Edward Mendelsohn, Larry Yoder | |
| 17:26 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-49 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig grabs the offensive board | 26-49 |
| 17:17 | Denver | Joe Moe is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Danny Funkhouser | 28-49 |
| 16:57 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams misses short on a floater from the left wing | 28-49 |
| 16:56 | Texas Southern | Jon Langlois tips it back up and in | 28-51 |
| 16:39 | Denver | Robert Gibbs takes the ball from Danny Funkhouser | 28-51 |
| 16:16 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams hits a jumper from close range | 28-53 |
| 15:57 | Denver | Frederick Purcell buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Myron Opielski | 30-53 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Myron Opielski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Danny Funkhouser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hartwig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frederick Purcell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Moe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Van Sawyer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Gibbs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jon Langlois (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 30-53 |
| 15:33 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kevin Hartwig | 30-53 |
| 15:19 | Denver | Joe Moe clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-53 |
| 15:18 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Myron Opielski | 30-53 |
| 15:04 | Denver | Danny Funkhouser makes the wide open fadeaway near the basket set up by Kevin Hartwig | 32-53 |
| 14:48 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-56 |
| 14:37 | Denver | Frederick Purcell can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-56 |
| 14:36 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig misses the tip | 32-56 |
| 14:34 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams gets the rebound | 32-56 |
| 14:09 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams loses the dribble to Danny Funkhouser | 32-56 |
| 14:05 | Denver | Van Sawyer is called for the reach on Myron Opielski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Van Sawyer, team foul #2 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Michael St. John (SG), Matthew Lefkowitz (SF), William Dansby (PF), Richard Cook (C) Myron Opielski, Danny Funkhouser, Kevin Hartwig, Frederick Purcell, Joe Moe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG), Leon Hanks (SG), Edward Mendelsohn (SF), Larry Yoder (PF), Bill Rector (C) Van Sawyer, Robert Gibbs, Patrick Williams, Mark Williams, Jon Langlois | |
| 13:56 | Denver | Richard Cook makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Lefkowitz | 34-56 |
| 13:30 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder can't finish the layup | 34-56 |
| 13:28 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz snags the defensive board | 34-56 |
| 13:10 | Denver | Richard Cook connects on the floater from the right block set up by Michael St. John | 36-56 |
| 12:51 | Texas Southern | William Dansby steals the ball from Larry Yoder | 36-56 |
| 12:34 | Denver | Michael St. John can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Mendelsohn - foul #2 on Edward Mendelsohn, team foul #3 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Andre Brown (C) Richard Cook | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera (PG) Raymond Furey | |
| 12:34 | Denver | Michael St. John misses the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 12:34 | Denver | Michael St. John misses the 2nd free throw | 36-56 |
| 12:34 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder pulls down the rebound | 36-56 |
| 12:20 | Texas Southern | Andre Brown steals the ball from Bill Rector | 36-56 |
| 12:02 | Denver | Leroy Cornette misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 36-56 |
| 12:01 | Denver | William Dansby tips it home | 38-56 |
| 11:39 | Texas Southern | Andre Brown steps in front of the Edward Mendelsohn pass | 38-56 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael St. John (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lefkowitz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dansby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Brown (fresh) 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Angel Barrera (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leon Hanks (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Edward Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Yoder (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Bill Rector (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz makes the floater from the right block set up by Michael St. John | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:11 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 11:09 | Denver | The rebound goes to Michael St. John | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:04 | Denver | Edward Mendelsohn is called for the reach on Matthew Lefkowitz - foul #3 on Edward Mendelsohn, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Danny Funkhouser (SG), William Munsch (PF), Richard Cook (C) Leroy Cornette, Michael St. John, William Dansby, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG) Leon Hanks | |
| 10:51 | Denver | Raymond Furey steals it from Matthew Lefkowitz | 40-56 |
| 10:47 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera banks in the layup set up by Raymond Furey | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:40 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 40-58 |
| 10:38 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 10:17 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 10:15 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 10:11 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 10:10 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 09:47 | Texas Southern | Danny Funkhouser is called for the reach on Angel Barrera - foul #1 on Danny Funkhouser, team foul #3 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael St. John (SG), Kevin Hartwig (SF), Frederick Purcell (PF), Joe Moe (C) Danny Funkhouser, Matthew Lefkowitz, William Munsch, Richard Cook | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (PG), Leon Hanks (SG), Mark Williams (SF), Jon Langlois (C) Raymond Furey, Angel Barrera, Edward Mendelsohn, Bill Rector | |
| 09:22 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Mark Williams and the foul's on Myron Opielski - foul #2 on Myron Opielski, team foul #4 | 40-60 |
| 09:22 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs makes the free throw | 40-61 |
| 09:18 | Denver | Mark Williams steals it from Myron Opielski in the backcourt | 40-61 |
| 09:02 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams is hacked by Kevin Hartwig - foul #1 on Kevin Hartwig, team foul #5 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG) Myron Opielski | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams (C) Larry Yoder | |
| 08:45 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Williams | 40-63 |
| 08:41 | Denver | Robert Gibbs is called for the reach on Leroy Cornette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Gibbs, team foul #5 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Funkhouser (SG) Michael St. John | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG), Larry Yoder (PF), Bill Rector (C) Robert Gibbs, Mark Williams, Jon Langlois | |
| 08:34 | Denver | Joe Moe is hacked by Leon Hanks - foul #2 on Leon Hanks, team foul #6 | 40-63 |
| 08:23 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig connects on the 3 from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 08:03 | Texas Southern | Frederick Purcell picks off the pass by Leon Hanks | 43-63 |
| 07:45 | Denver | Danny Funkhouser can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 43-63 |
| 07:43 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector pulls down the rebound | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Leroy Cornette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Funkhouser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Hartwig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frederick Purcell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Moe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Raymond Furey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Hanks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Yoder (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Bill Rector (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 07:20 | Denver | Kevin Hartwig snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| 07:11 | Denver | Joe Moe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Michael St. John (SG), Matthew Lefkowitz (SF), William Dansby (PF), Richard Cook (C) Leroy Cornette, Danny Funkhouser, Kevin Hartwig, Frederick Purcell, Joe Moe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer (PG), Robert Gibbs (SG), Edward Mendelsohn (SF), Mark Williams (PF), Jon Langlois (C) Raymond Furey, Leon Hanks, Patrick Williams, Larry Yoder, Bill Rector | |
| 06:49 | Texas Southern | Michael St. John steps in front of the Robert Gibbs pass | 43-63 |
| 06:34 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz is fouled on the floor by Jon Langlois - foul #1 on Jon Langlois, team foul #7 | 43-63 |
| 06:34 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 06:34 | Denver | Matthew Lefkowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 06:09 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 06:07 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer grabs the offensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 05:44 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 45-63 |
| 05:43 | Denver | Richard Cook snags the defensive board | 45-63 |
| 05:39 | Denver | Michael St. John is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Funkhouser (SG), Kevin Hartwig (SF), William Munsch (PF), Andre Brown (C) Michael St. John, Matthew Lefkowitz, William Dansby, Richard Cook | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera (PG), Leon Hanks (SG), Patrick Williams (SF), Larry Yoder (PF), Bill Rector (C) Van Sawyer, Robert Gibbs, Edward Mendelsohn, Mark Williams, Jon Langlois | |
| 05:18 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Andre Brown - foul #1 on Andre Brown, team foul #6 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Leroy Cornette (PG), Frederick Purcell (PF) Myron Opielski, William Munsch | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 05:18 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 05:18 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 05:16 | Denver | Andre Brown is hacked by Patrick Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Williams, team foul #8 | 45-64 |
| 05:16 | Denver | Andre Brown misses the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 05:16 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams snags the defensive board | 45-64 |
| 04:53 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera is hacked by Frederick Purcell - foul #3 on Frederick Purcell, team foul #7 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Denver | William Munsch (PF) Leroy Cornette | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer (SG), Jon Langlois (SF), Mark Williams (C) Leon Hanks, Larry Yoder, Bill Rector | |
| 04:53 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera makes the 1st free throw | 45-65 |
| 04:53 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera misses the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 04:53 | Denver | William Munsch pulls down the rebound | 45-65 |
| 04:33 | Denver | Jon Langlois steps in front of the Frederick Purcell pass | 45-65 |
| 04:17 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera banks in the layup set up by Jon Langlois | 45-67 |
| 04:04 | Denver | William Munsch knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Danny Funkhouser | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Myron Opielski (PG), Joe Moe (SF) Danny Funkhouser, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (PG) Angel Barrera | |
| 03:35 | Denver | Frederick Purcell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Myron Opielski | 50-67 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Myron Opielski (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Hartwig (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Moe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Munsch (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Purcell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Robert Gibbs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Sawyer (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jon Langlois (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 03:16 | Texas Southern | The pull-up jumper by Van Sawyer is blocked by Frederick Purcell | 50-67 |
| 03:14 | Denver | William Munsch pulls down the rebound | 50-67 |
| 02:52 | Denver | Joe Moe's pass is intercepted by Jon Langlois | 50-67 |
| 02:33 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 50-67 |
| 02:31 | Denver | Joe Moe grabs the defensive rebound | 50-67 |
| 02:24 | Denver | Frederick Purcell connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Myron Opielski | 52-67 |
| 02:04 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-67 |
| 02:02 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams misses the tip | 52-67 |
| 02:01 | Denver | The rebound goes to Kevin Hartwig | 52-67 |
| 01:46 | Denver | Frederick Purcell misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 52-67 |
| 01:45 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Hartwig | 52-67 |
| 01:32 | Denver | Myron Opielski is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-67 |
| 01:09 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-67 |
| 01:08 | Denver | William Munsch grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Myron Opielski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Funkhouser (SG) William Munsch | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Frederick Purcell - foul #4 on Frederick Purcell, team foul #8 | 55-67 |
| 00:25 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:25 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Denver | Joe Moe buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Myron Opielski | 57-69 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer runs out the clock | 57-69 |