| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (fresh) SG - Oscar Smith (fresh) SF - Charles Sasso (fresh) PF - Patrick Taylor (fresh) C - Matthew Balls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) SF - Chauncey Davis (fresh) PF - Amos Simpson (fresh) C - Robert Huizar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Robert Huizar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:57 | Denver | Amos Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Sasso - foul #1 on Charles Sasso, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Denver | Oscar Smith is called for the reach on Amos Simpson - foul #1 on Oscar Smith, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Chauncey Davis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Chauncey Davis snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Denver | Eric Lunsford is fouled on the floor by Oscar Smith - foul #2 on Oscar Smith, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (SG) Oscar Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:47 | Denver | Chauncey Davis double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Patrick Taylor | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Denver | Amos Simpson misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Patrick Taylor - foul #1 on Patrick Taylor, team foul #4 | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Denver | Amos Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:07 | Denver | Amos Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Cline | 5-2 |
| 17:34 | Denver | Amos Simpson loses the ball out of bounds | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso knocks in the jumper from close range | 7-2 |
| 17:09 | Denver | Chauncey Davis drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eric Lunsford | 7-4 |
| 16:51 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Sasso | 9-4 |
| 16:27 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-4 |
| 16:26 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 16:02 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (SG), Andrew Webb (SF), Jeffrey Jumper (C) Kevin Eshleman, Charles Sasso, Matthew Balls | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG), Allen Clower (C) Eric Lunsford, Robert Huizar | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Benson (fresh) SF - Andrew Webb (fresh) PF - Patrick Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffrey Jumper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) SG - William Cornett (fresh) SF - Chauncey Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Amos Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Clower (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Denver | Sterling Wiens connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Amos Simpson | 9-6 |
| 15:32 | Texas Southern | Amos Simpson denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Jumper | 9-6 |
| 15:30 | Denver | Chauncey Davis snags the defensive board | 9-6 |
| 15:25 | Denver | Chauncey Davis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Cornett | 9-8 |
| 14:58 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-8 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Matthew Balls (C) Kenneth Cline, Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG), Wayne Duley (SF), Shannon Eddins (C) Sterling Wiens, Chauncey Davis, Amos Simpson | |
| 14:32 | Denver | William Cornett hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Kittrell | 9-10 |
| 14:16 | Texas Southern | Shannon Eddins is called for the reach on Kevin Eshleman - foul #1 on Shannon Eddins, team foul #1 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso (SF) Andrew Webb | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Lunsford (SG), Robert Huizar (C) Gerald Kittrell, Shannon Eddins | |
| 13:52 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 13:51 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Huizar | 9-10 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Kevin Eshleman is called for the reach on William Cornett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Eshleman, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Patrick Taylor (PF), Stanley Lanigan (C) Kevin Eshleman, Jeffrey Jumper, Matthew Balls | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Amos Simpson (PF) William Cornett, Allen Clower | |
| 13:27 | Denver | Amos Simpson lays it in uncontested | 9-12 |
| 13:02 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Sterling Wiens - foul #1 on Sterling Wiens, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG) Johnny Benson | |
| Subs | Denver | Chauncey Davis (SF) Wayne Duley | |
| 13:02 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:02 | Denver | The rebound goes to Amos Simpson | 11-12 |
| 12:33 | Denver | Eric Lunsford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 12:31 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:21 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso buries a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Eric Lunsford - foul #1 on Eric Lunsford, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Jeffrey Jumper (PF), Matthew Balls (C) Andrew Webb, Patrick Taylor, Stanley Lanigan | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), Gerald Kittrell (SG), Allen Clower (PF), Shannon Eddins (C) Sterling Wiens, Eric Lunsford, Amos Simpson, Robert Huizar | |
| 12:21 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso misses the free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:21 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:55 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 11:54 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper snags the offensive board | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Cline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Jumper (fresh) C - Matthew Balls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Cornett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Kittrell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chauncey Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Clower (fresh) C - Shannon Eddins (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso misses badly on a shot in the lane | 13-12 |
| 11:39 | Denver | Shannon Eddins pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:25 | Denver | William Cornett makes the wide open turnaround near the basket set up by Allen Clower | 13-14 |
| 11:03 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kevin Eshleman | 16-14 |
| 11:01 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Cline - foul #1 on Kenneth Cline, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (SG), Andrew Webb (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF) Kenneth Cline, Charles Sasso, Matthew Balls | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Eric Lunsford (SG), Amos Simpson (PF) William Cornett, Gerald Kittrell, Allen Clower | |
| 10:47 | Denver | Amos Simpson's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Jumper | 16-14 |
| 10:46 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 10:42 | Texas Southern | Sterling Wiens is called for the reach on Andrew Webb - foul #2 on Sterling Wiens, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan (C) Jeffrey Jumper | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Williams (PG), Wayne Duley (SF), Robert Huizar (C) Sterling Wiens, Chauncey Davis, Shannon Eddins | |
| 10:28 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams picks off the pass by Andrew Webb | 16-14 |
| 10:22 | Denver | Eric Lunsford is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG) Thomas Williams | |
| 10:10 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-14 |
| 10:09 | Denver | William Cornett pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:58 | Denver | Amos Simpson misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 16-14 |
| 09:56 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 09:50 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb is called for traveling | 16-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG) Eric Lunsford | |
| 09:26 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 09:24 | Denver | Wayne Duley tips it back up and in | 16-16 |
| 09:05 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 09:03 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor tips it but misses | 16-16 |
| 09:01 | Denver | The rebound goes to Wayne Duley | 16-16 |
| 08:59 | Denver | Wayne Duley's pass is intercepted by Andrew Webb in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 08:57 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson misses the easy layup | 16-16 |
| 08:56 | Denver | Amos Simpson pulls down the rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:41 | Denver | Stanley Lanigan swats the dunk try by Gerald Kittrell | 16-16 |
| 08:39 | Denver | Robert Huizar tips it but misses | 16-16 |
| 08:38 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 08:27 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 16-16 |
| 08:25 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman hits the follow up shot | 18-16 |
| 08:09 | Denver | Robert Huizar dunks the ball on a nice dish by Wayne Duley | 18-18 |
| 07:48 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Huizar - foul #1 on Robert Huizar, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (SG), George Dowling (SF), Matthew Balls (C) Johnny Benson, Andrew Webb, Patrick Taylor | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Williams (PG), Eric Lunsford (SG), Chauncey Davis (SF), Allen Clower (PF), Shannon Eddins (C) William Cornett, Gerald Kittrell, Wayne Duley, Amos Simpson, Robert Huizar | |
| 07:48 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:48 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Dowling (fresh) PF - Stanley Lanigan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Matthew Balls (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Williams (fresh) SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Chauncey Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Clower (fresh) C - Shannon Eddins (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Denver | Eric Lunsford is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Cline - foul #2 on Kenneth Cline, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (SG), Jeffrey Jumper (PF) Kenneth Cline, Stanley Lanigan | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 07:30 | Denver | Eric Lunsford makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:30 | Denver | Eric Lunsford makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:19 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 07:17 | Denver | Shannon Eddins snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Shannon Eddins blows the layup | 19-20 |
| 06:52 | Denver | Shannon Eddins snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 06:32 | Denver | Eric Lunsford lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Williams and he's fouled by Johnny Benson - foul #1 on Johnny Benson, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso (SF) George Dowling | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:32 | Denver | Eric Lunsford makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:17 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson is hacked by Chauncey Davis - foul #1 on Chauncey Davis, team foul #6 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tony Carney (C) Matthew Balls | |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (PG), Amos Simpson (PF) Thomas Williams, Shannon Eddins | |
| 06:01 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 05:59 | Denver | The rebound goes to Allen Clower | 19-23 |
| 05:52 | Denver | Amos Simpson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor (PF) Jeffrey Jumper | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), Wayne Duley (C) Eric Lunsford, Allen Clower | |
| 05:33 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Cornett - foul #1 on William Cornett, team foul #7 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Shannon Eddins (C) Chauncey Davis | |
| 05:33 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:33 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 05:17 | Denver | Amos Simpson drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Wayne Duley | 21-25 |
| 05:02 | Texas Southern | Shannon Eddins denies the turnaround by Tony Carney | 21-25 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Wayne Duley pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 04:57 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Sasso - foul #2 on Charles Sasso, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (PG), George Dowling (SF), Jeffrey Jumper (PF), Matthew Balls (C) Kevin Eshleman, Charles Sasso, Patrick Taylor, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:57 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:57 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:49 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Amos Simpson - foul #1 on Amos Simpson, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Williams (PG), David Moss (SG) Gerald Kittrell, William Cornett | |
| 04:49 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 04:36 | Denver | The jump hook by Wayne Duley is blocked by George Dowling | 24-27 |
| 04:35 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 04:22 | Texas Southern | Amos Simpson swats the layup by Johnny Benson | 24-27 |
| 04:21 | Denver | Amos Simpson pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Thomas Williams can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Jumper - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jumper, team foul #10 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Patrick Taylor (PF), Tony Carney (C) Johnny Benson, Jeffrey Jumper, Matthew Balls | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Lunsford (SG), Chauncey Davis (SF), Allen Clower (PF), Robert Huizar (C) David Moss, Wayne Duley, Amos Simpson, Shannon Eddins | |
| 04:06 | Denver | Thomas Williams makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Thomas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:45 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman is fouled on the floor by Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #9 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith (SG) Andrew Webb | |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG) Thomas Williams | |
| 03:45 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 03:45 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Smith (fresh) SF - George Dowling (fresh) PF - Patrick Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Carney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chauncey Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Clower (fresh) C - Robert Huizar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Denver | Chauncey Davis makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Sterling Wiens | 26-32 |
| 03:01 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 26-32 |
| 03:00 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Huizar | 26-32 |
| 02:54 | Denver | Eric Lunsford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 02:52 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 02:48 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Oscar Smith is called for the reach on Chauncey Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oscar Smith, team foul #11 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Andrew Webb (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Jeffrey Jumper (PF), Matthew Balls (C) Kevin Eshleman, Oscar Smith, George Dowling, Patrick Taylor, Tony Carney | |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG), Amos Simpson (PF) Eric Lunsford, Robert Huizar | |
| 02:45 | Denver | Chauncey Davis makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:45 | Denver | Chauncey Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:45 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 02:34 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-33 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Chauncey Davis gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 02:15 | Denver | William Cornett connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Sterling Wiens | 28-36 |
| 02:02 | Texas Southern | Chauncey Davis blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Andrew Webb | 28-36 |
| 02:01 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls grabs the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 01:38 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-36 |
| 01:36 | Denver | Allen Clower gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 01:33 | Denver | Sterling Wiens's pass is intercepted by Andrew Webb in the backcourt | 28-36 |
| 01:23 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Amos Simpson snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 01:16 | Denver | Sterling Wiens is called for traveling | 28-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (SG), Patrick Taylor (PF), Stanley Lanigan (C) Andrew Webb, Jeffrey Jumper, Matthew Balls | |
| Subs | Denver | Eric Lunsford (SG), Wayne Duley (SF), Shannon Eddins (PF), Robert Huizar (C) Sterling Wiens, Chauncey Davis, Amos Simpson, Allen Clower | |
| 01:04 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-36 |
| 01:03 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor tips it home | 30-36 |
| 00:48 | Denver | Shannon Eddins buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by William Cornett | 30-38 |
| 00:39 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor lays it up and in | 32-38 |
| 00:19 | Denver | William Cornett knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Eric Lunsford | 32-41 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline hits a floater from just outside the lane | 34-41 |