| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) SF - Chauncey Davis (fresh) PF - Amos Simpson (fresh) C - Robert Huizar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (fresh) SG - Oscar Smith (fresh) SF - Charles Sasso (fresh) PF - Patrick Taylor (fresh) C - Matthew Balls (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Robert Huizar wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:36 | Denver | Eric Lunsford clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Patrick Taylor | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Denver | Amos Simpson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Eric Lunsford misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Amos Simpson - foul #1 on Amos Simpson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:10 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Denver | Chauncey Davis is wide open but clanks a runner in the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso hits the follow up shot | 0-4 |
| 18:32 | Denver | Robert Huizar is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Amos Simpson | 0-4 |
| 18:17 | Denver | Eric Lunsford connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Chauncey Davis | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor is hacked by Amos Simpson - foul #2 on Amos Simpson, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Denver | Shannon Eddins (PF) Amos Simpson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 17:44 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Denver | Shannon Eddins gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:21 | Denver | Sterling Wiens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Denver | Shannon Eddins tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:05 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), Gerald Kittrell (SG), Wayne Duley (SF) Sterling Wiens, Eric Lunsford, Chauncey Davis | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Johnny Benson (SG), Andrew Webb (SF), Jeffrey Jumper (PF), Stanley Lanigan (C) Kevin Eshleman, Oscar Smith, Charles Sasso, Patrick Taylor, Matthew Balls | |
| 16:49 | Denver | Robert Huizar's dunk attempt is rejected by Jeffrey Jumper | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Denver | Shannon Eddins gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:38 | Denver | Robert Huizar can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 16:36 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 16:24 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan can't finish the layup | 4-4 |
| 16:23 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper grabs the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:05 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Stanley Lanigan | 4-7 |
| 15:58 | Denver | Shannon Eddins loses the dribble to Kenneth Cline in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Cornett (fresh) SG - Gerald Kittrell (fresh) SF - Wayne Duley (fresh) PF - Shannon Eddins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Huizar (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (fresh) SG - Johnny Benson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Webb (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Jumper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Lanigan (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper blows the layup | 4-7 |
| 15:39 | Denver | William Cornett grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 15:37 | Denver | William Cornett is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Cline - foul #1 on Kenneth Cline, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), David Moss (SF) Gerald Kittrell, Shannon Eddins | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor (PF) Stanley Lanigan | |
| 15:26 | Denver | William Cornett hits a runner in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Duley | 6-7 |
| 15:10 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline is hacked by William Cornett - foul #1 on William Cornett, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Denver | Chauncey Davis (SF), Shannon Eddins (PF) William Cornett, Wayne Duley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Dowling (SF), Tony Carney (C) Andrew Webb, Jeffrey Jumper | |
| 14:59 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor can't finish the layup | 6-7 |
| 14:58 | Denver | Chauncey Davis pulls down the rebound | 6-7 |
| 14:39 | Denver | Sterling Wiens misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 14:38 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:23 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by David Moss - foul #1 on David Moss, team foul #4 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (PG), Wayne Duley (PF) Sterling Wiens, Shannon Eddins | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), Stanley Lanigan (C) Kenneth Cline, Johnny Benson, Tony Carney | |
| 14:23 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:23 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 14:21 | Denver | Wayne Duley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls (C) Patrick Taylor | |
| 14:14 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Stanley Lanigan | 6-11 |
| 13:59 | Denver | Robert Huizar drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Chauncey Davis and he's hacked by Oscar Smith - foul #1 on Oscar Smith, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (PG), Eric Lunsford (SG) Gerald Kittrell, David Moss | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso (SF), Jeffrey Jumper (PF) George Dowling, Stanley Lanigan | |
| 13:59 | Denver | Robert Huizar makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:40 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls clanks a turnaround near the basket | 9-11 |
| 13:39 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:30 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper travels with the ball | 9-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Shannon Eddins (C) William Cornett, Robert Huizar | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (PG), Tony Carney (C) Kevin Eshleman, Matthew Balls | |
| 13:17 | Denver | Shannon Eddins is fouled on the floor by Tony Carney - foul #1 on Tony Carney, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Huizar (C) Wayne Duley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Patrick Taylor (PF) Charles Sasso, Tony Carney | |
| 13:03 | Denver | Eric Lunsford loses the dribble to Jeffrey Jumper | 9-11 |
| 12:43 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor is called for traveling | 9-11 |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG) Eric Lunsford | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Johnny Benson (SG), Stanley Lanigan (C) Kevin Eshleman, Oscar Smith, Jeffrey Jumper | |
| 12:41 | Denver | Andrew Webb takes the ball from Chauncey Davis in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 12:22 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor misses the shot from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 12:21 | Texas Southern | Stanley Lanigan tips it home | 9-13 |
| 11:53 | Denver | William Cornett knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 11-13 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fairly fresh) SG - William Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chauncey Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Shannon Eddins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Huizar (tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kenneth Cline (fresh) SG - Johnny Benson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Webb (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Stanley Lanigan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 11-13 |
| 11:33 | Denver | Chauncey Davis grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 11:17 | Denver | Shannon Eddins lays it in on a nice dish by Sterling Wiens | 13-13 |
| 10:52 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor clanks a fadeaway from close range | 13-13 |
| 10:51 | Denver | Chauncey Davis gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:37 | Denver | Sterling Wiens knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Shannon Eddins | 15-13 |
| 10:21 | Texas Southern | Chauncey Davis is called for the reach on Andrew Webb - foul #1 on Chauncey Davis, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (PG), Eric Lunsford (SG), David Moss (SF), Wayne Duley (PF) Sterling Wiens, William Cornett, Chauncey Davis, Robert Huizar | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Jeffrey Jumper (PF), Matthew Balls (C) Kenneth Cline, Johnny Benson, Andrew Webb, Patrick Taylor, Stanley Lanigan | |
| 10:10 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Oscar Smith and he's hacked by Wayne Duley - foul #1 on Wayne Duley, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| 10:10 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso misses the free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:10 | Denver | Shannon Eddins grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 09:56 | Denver | Shannon Eddins scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Gerald Kittrell | 17-15 |
| 09:49 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso lays it in on a great pass from Kevin Eshleman | 17-17 |
| 09:30 | Denver | David Moss is called for traveling | 17-17 |
| 09:20 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso misses the shot from the free throw line | 17-17 |
| 09:18 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 09:04 | Denver | Eric Lunsford clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Oscar Smith - foul #2 on Oscar Smith, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Huizar (C) Shannon Eddins | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Johnny Benson (SG), George Dowling (SF), Tony Carney (C) Kevin Eshleman, Oscar Smith, Charles Sasso, Matthew Balls | |
| 09:04 | Denver | Eric Lunsford misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:04 | Denver | Eric Lunsford makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:48 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 18-17 |
| 08:46 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson snags the offensive board | 18-17 |
| 08:35 | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-17 |
| 08:33 | Denver | Robert Huizar gets the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:31 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Cline - foul #2 on Kenneth Cline, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Williams (PG), Chauncey Davis (SF) Gerald Kittrell, David Moss | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman (PG), Charles Sasso (SF) Kenneth Cline, Jeffrey Jumper | |
| 08:26 | Denver | Chauncey Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-17 |
| 08:24 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson snags the defensive board | 18-17 |
| 08:12 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by George Dowling | 18-20 |
| 08:08 | Denver | Eric Lunsford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), William Cornett (SG) Thomas Williams, Eric Lunsford | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 07:52 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Benson | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chauncey Davis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wayne Duley (fairly fresh) C - Robert Huizar (tired) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Benson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Sasso (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Dowling (fresh) C - Tony Carney (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Denver | William Cornett comes up short on the runner from the right block | 18-22 |
| 07:28 | Denver | William Cornett misses the tip | 18-22 |
| 07:27 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Charles Sasso | 18-22 |
| 07:20 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney throws it down | 18-24 |
| 07:05 | Denver | Wayne Duley hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Sterling Wiens and he's hacked by Kevin Eshleman - foul #1 on Kevin Eshleman, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Williams (PG), Shannon Eddins (C) Sterling Wiens, Robert Huizar | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SG), Jeffrey Jumper (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Matthew Balls (C) Johnny Benson, Charles Sasso, George Dowling, Tony Carney | |
| 07:05 | Denver | Wayne Duley makes the free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:53 | Texas Southern | Shannon Eddins takes the ball from Kevin Eshleman | 21-24 |
| 06:51 | Denver | Thomas Williams is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Gerald Kittrell (SG) William Cornett | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 06:37 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Jumper is whistled for a carry | 21-24 |
| Subs | Denver | David Moss (SF) Chauncey Davis | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 06:31 | Denver | Thomas Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Webb - foul #1 on Andrew Webb, team foul #7 | 21-24 |
| 06:31 | Denver | Thomas Williams misses the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:31 | Texas Southern | Matthew Balls grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 06:14 | Texas Southern | Wayne Duley steals the ball from Jeffrey Jumper | 21-24 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Gerald Kittrell misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 21-24 |
| 05:52 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 05:23 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Webb | 21-26 |
| 05:15 | Denver | Thomas Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-26 |
| 05:14 | Texas Southern | Kevin Eshleman snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 05:08 | Texas Southern | Shannon Eddins is called for the reach on Patrick Taylor - foul #1 on Shannon Eddins, team foul #7 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Eric Lunsford (SG), Chauncey Davis (SF), Robert Huizar (C) Thomas Williams, Gerald Kittrell, David Moss, Wayne Duley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Stanley Lanigan (C) Andrew Webb, Jeffrey Jumper, Matthew Balls | |
| 05:08 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 05:08 | Denver | The rebound goes to Shannon Eddins | 21-26 |
| 04:50 | Denver | Robert Huizar knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Eric Lunsford | 23-26 |
| 04:31 | Texas Southern | Charles Sasso hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 23-26 |
| 04:29 | Denver | Chauncey Davis snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 04:08 | Denver | Eric Lunsford is hacked by Johnny Benson - foul #1 on Johnny Benson, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Denver | Wayne Duley (PF) Shannon Eddins | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Dowling (SF) Charles Sasso | |
| 04:08 | Denver | Eric Lunsford makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:08 | Denver | Eric Lunsford misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:08 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 03:46 | Texas Southern | Patrick Taylor connects on the runner from the baseline set up by George Dowling | 24-28 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Sterling Wiens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Lunsford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chauncey Davis (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Wayne Duley (tiring) 3 pts. C - Robert Huizar (very tired) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Kevin Eshleman (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Benson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Dowling (fresh) PF - Patrick Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Lanigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Denver | Robert Huizar is called for traveling | 24-28 |
| Subs | Denver | William Cornett (SG), Amos Simpson (PF) Eric Lunsford, Robert Huizar | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kenneth Cline (PG), Oscar Smith (SG), Charles Sasso (SF), Tony Carney (C) Kevin Eshleman, Johnny Benson, Patrick Taylor, Stanley Lanigan | |
| 03:10 | Texas Southern | The jumper by George Dowling is denied by Amos Simpson | 24-28 |
| 03:08 | Texas Southern | George Dowling can't tip it in | 24-28 |
| 03:07 | Denver | Chauncey Davis gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 03:02 | Denver | Chauncey Davis is hacked by Kenneth Cline in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Cline, team foul #9 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Williams (PG) Sterling Wiens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson (PG) Kenneth Cline | |
| 03:02 | Denver | Chauncey Davis misses the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 03:02 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 02:49 | Texas Southern | Amos Simpson swats the short shot by Johnny Benson | 24-28 |
| 02:48 | Denver | Chauncey Davis snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 02:43 | Denver | Thomas Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Tony Carney | 24-28 |
| 02:42 | Denver | Amos Simpson tips it in | 26-28 |
| 02:26 | Texas Southern | Chauncey Davis picks off the pass by Charles Sasso | 26-28 |
| 02:01 | Denver | Wayne Duley can't finish the uncontested layup | 26-28 |
| 01:59 | Denver | Amos Simpson pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:40 | Denver | Wayne Duley is open and buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Amos Simpson | 28-28 |
| 01:29 | Texas Southern | George Dowling makes the fadeaway from the left side | 28-30 |
| 01:12 | Denver | Chauncey Davis misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 01:11 | Texas Southern | Oscar Smith grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 00:53 | Texas Southern | George Dowling comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 00:51 | Texas Southern | Tony Carney grabs the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 00:37 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Chauncey Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 00:18 | Denver | Chauncey Davis drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Williams | 31-30 |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Tony Carney and the foul's on Wayne Duley - foul #2 on Wayne Duley, team foul #8 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Sterling Wiens (PG), Eric Lunsford (SG), David Moss (SF), Shannon Eddins (C) Thomas Williams, William Cornett, Chauncey Davis, Wayne Duley | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Webb (SF), Patrick Taylor (PF), Matthew Balls (C) Charles Sasso, George Dowling, Tony Carney | |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Johnny Benson makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Sterling Wiens clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Shannon Eddins pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-33 |