| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) SG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dyck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Parramore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Alan Ashton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carlos Moran (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Moulton (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dale Payne (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Ronald Bellard inbounds the ball | 26-17 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Denver | Carlos Moran is hacked by Louis Thompson - foul #1 on Louis Thompson, team foul #1 | 26-17 |
| 19:35 | Denver | Ronald Bellard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Dyck - foul #3 on Jeffrey Dyck, team foul #2 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Dunn (SF) Jeffrey Dyck | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 19:35 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the 1st free throw | 26-18 |
| 19:35 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Tyler Kain hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Alan Ashton - foul #1 on Alan Ashton, team foul #1 | 26-19 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Tyler Kain misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Tyler Kain makes the 2nd free throw | 27-19 |
| 18:52 | Denver | Louis Thompson swats the short shot by Ronald Bellard | 27-19 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Louis Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Carlos Moran steals it from Adam Parramore | 27-19 |
| 18:10 | Denver | Ronald Bellard is hacked by Charles Dunn - foul #1 on Charles Dunn, team foul #3 | 27-19 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Dale Payne clanks a 3 from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Louis Thompson snags the defensive board | 27-19 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Ronald Bellard picks off the pass by Charles Dunn | 27-19 |
| 17:32 | Denver | Carlos Moran jams it set up by Ronald Bellard | 27-21 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Allan Sanders hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-21 |
| 17:02 | Denver | Jerry Moulton buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Alan Ashton | 29-23 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Charles Dunn misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 16:43 | Denver | Dale Payne grabs the board | 29-23 |
| 16:22 | Denver | Alan Ashton's pass is intercepted by Charles Dunn | 29-23 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Adam Parramore buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Tyler Kain | 31-23 |
| 15:44 | Denver | Ronald Bellard is whistled for traveling | 31-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (PG), Terry King (SG), Jeffrey Dyck (SF), Derek Dattilo (PF), Dale Hall (C) Tyler Kain, Allan Sanders, Charles Dunn, Louis Thompson, Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | Denver | Felix Perez (PG), Martin Kunkel (SG), Joseph Riggleman (SF), William Williams (PF), Harlan Perry (C) Alan Ashton, Carlos Moran, Ronald Bellard, Jerry Moulton, Dale Payne | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Dyck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Derek Dattilo (fresh) C - Dale Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Felix Perez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Kunkel (fresh) SF - Joseph Riggleman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harlan Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Houston | Terry King misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Harlan Perry grabs the board | 31-23 |
| 15:17 | Denver | Felix Perez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-23 |
| 15:15 | Denver | Harlan Perry grabs the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 14:56 | Denver | Martin Kunkel buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Riggleman | 31-25 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Lee Fulmer loses the dribble to Joseph Riggleman | 31-25 |
| 14:33 | Denver | Martin Kunkel lays it in set up by Joseph Riggleman | 31-27 |
| 14:13 | Houston | Lee Fulmer can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-27 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Dale Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Dale Hall scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Lee Fulmer | 33-27 |
| 13:43 | Denver | Dale Hall swats the dunk try by William Williams | 33-27 |
| 13:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Dyck | 33-27 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Hall and the foul's on Joseph Riggleman - foul #1 on Joseph Riggleman, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Louis Thompson (PF) Lee Fulmer, Derek Dattilo | |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Ashton (PG), Carlos Moran (SG), Ronald Bellard (SF), Jerry Moulton (PF) Felix Perez, Martin Kunkel, William Williams, Harlan Perry | |
| 13:27 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck misses the free throw | 35-27 |
| 13:27 | Denver | Joseph Riggleman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 13:18 | Denver | Jerry Moulton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dale Hall - foul #4 on Dale Hall, team foul #4 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Parramore (C) Dale Hall | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:18 | Denver | Jerry Moulton makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 13:18 | Denver | Jerry Moulton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 13:18 | Houston | The rebound goes to Louis Thompson | 35-28 |
| 13:11 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Louis Thompson tips it in | 37-28 |
| 12:53 | Denver | Jerry Moulton buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Riggleman | 37-31 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Tyler Kain hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Thompson | 39-31 |
| 12:20 | Denver | Terry King is called for the reach on Alan Ashton - foul #4 on Terry King, team foul #5 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (SG), Charles Dunn (SF) Terry King, Jeffrey Dyck | |
| Subs | Denver | Dale Payne (C) Joseph Riggleman | |
| 12:01 | Denver | Louis Thompson is called for the reach on Jerry Moulton - foul #2 on Louis Thompson, team foul #6 | 39-31 |
| 11:51 | Denver | Carlos Moran comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Adam Parramore gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 11:43 | Houston | Adam Parramore misses the driving attempt in the paint | 39-31 |
| 11:42 | Denver | Dale Payne pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Parramore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Alan Ashton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carlos Moran (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Moulton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Payne (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Denver | Dale Payne misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Tyler Kain grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Jerry Moulton is called for the reach on Charles Dunn - foul #3 on Jerry Moulton, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Derek Dattilo (PF), Vernon Reich (C) Louis Thompson, Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | Denver | Felix Perez (SG) Carlos Moran | |
| 10:49 | Houston | Derek Dattilo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 10:47 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jerry Moulton | 39-31 |
| 10:39 | Denver | Jerry Moulton misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 10:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Derek Dattilo | 39-31 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Charles Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 10:29 | Denver | Jerry Moulton gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 10:12 | Denver | Ronald Bellard buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Felix Perez | 39-33 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Jerry Moulton is called for the reach on Derek Dattilo - foul #4 on Jerry Moulton, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG), Jeffrey Dyck (SF), Adam Parramore (PF) Tyler Kain, Charles Dunn, Vernon Reich | |
| Subs | Denver | Martin Kunkel (SG), Joseph Riggleman (SF), William Williams (PF), Harlan Perry (C) Alan Ashton, Ronald Bellard, Jerry Moulton, Dale Payne | |
| 09:41 | Houston | Lee Fulmer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 09:39 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Allan Sanders | 39-33 |
| 09:19 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck is fouled on the floor by Harlan Perry - foul #2 on Harlan Perry, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Louis Thompson (PF) Allan Sanders, Derek Dattilo | |
| Subs | Denver | Carlos Moran (SG) Martin Kunkel | |
| 09:02 | Houston | Louis Thompson's pass is intercepted by Felix Perez | 39-33 |
| 08:59 | Denver | Carlos Moran dunks the ball on a great pass from Felix Perez | 39-35 |
| 08:34 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Derek Dattilo (C) Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | Denver | Dale Payne (C) Harlan Perry | |
| 08:11 | Denver | Dale Payne can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Derek Dattilo - foul #3 on Derek Dattilo, team foul #7 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (PG) Tyler Kain | |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Ashton (PG), Ronald Bellard (SF) Felix Perez, William Williams | |
| 08:11 | Denver | Dale Payne misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 08:11 | Denver | Dale Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Lee Fulmer connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 07:33 | Denver | Carlos Moran comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Dyck - foul #4 on Jeffrey Dyck, team foul #8 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (SG), Adam Parramore (PF), Dale Hall (C) Lee Fulmer, Louis Thompson, Derek Dattilo | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerry Moulton (PF) Joseph Riggleman | |
| 07:33 | Denver | Carlos Moran makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 07:33 | Denver | Carlos Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry King (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jeffrey Dyck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Adam Parramore (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Alan Ashton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carlos Moran (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bellard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Moulton (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Dale Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Houston | Dale Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 07:03 | Denver | Ronald Bellard snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Allan Sanders picks off the pass by Jerry Moulton | 42-38 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Terry King lays it in set up by Allan Sanders | 44-38 |
| 06:11 | Denver | Ronald Bellard is fouled on the floor by Adam Parramore - foul #1 on Adam Parramore, team foul #9 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Charles Dunn (SF), Louis Thompson (PF) Allan Sanders, Jeffrey Dyck, Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | Denver | Felix Perez (SG), William Williams (C) Carlos Moran, Dale Payne | |
| 06:11 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 06:11 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Dale Hall buries a fadeaway near the basket | 46-40 |
| 05:30 | Denver | Felix Perez scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Louis Thompson misses long on a shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 05:10 | Denver | Ronald Bellard grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 04:50 | Denver | Jerry Moulton connects on the 3 from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Louis Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 04:29 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Williams | 46-46 |
| 04:01 | Denver | Alan Ashton is hacked by Tyler Kain - foul #1 on Tyler Kain, team foul #10 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (SG), Jeffrey Dyck (SF), Adam Parramore (PF), Derek Dattilo (C) Terry King, Charles Dunn, Louis Thompson, Dale Hall | |
| Subs | Denver | Carlos Moran (SG), Joseph Riggleman (SF), Dale Payne (C) Felix Perez, Ronald Bellard, William Williams | |
| 04:01 | Denver | Alan Ashton misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:01 | Denver | Alan Ashton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Adam Parramore | 46-46 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Derek Dattilo loses the ball out of bounds | 46-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Denver | Martin Kunkel (PG) Alan Ashton | |
| 03:27 | Denver | Dale Payne knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Riggleman | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dyck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Adam Parramore (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Derek Dattilo (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Martin Kunkel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Carlos Moran (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Riggleman (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Jerry Moulton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Dale Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Houston | Allan Sanders misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 03:16 | Houston | Adam Parramore tips it back up and in | 48-48 |
| 03:10 | Denver | Jerry Moulton makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Carlos Moran | 48-50 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Allan Sanders drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tyler Kain | 51-50 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (SG), Louis Thompson (PF), Dale Hall (C) Allan Sanders, Adam Parramore, Derek Dattilo | |
| Subs | Denver | Felix Perez (PG), Ronald Bellard (SF) Martin Kunkel, Joseph Riggleman | |
| 02:40 | Denver | Ronald Bellard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Tyler Kain snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Dale Hall is hacked by Dale Payne - foul #2 on Dale Payne, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Denver | Alan Ashton (PG) Felix Perez | |
| 02:12 | Houston | Alan Ashton is called for the reach on Louis Thompson - foul #2 on Alan Ashton, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Louis Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 02:12 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jerry Moulton | 51-50 |
| 01:46 | Denver | Ronald Bellard is fouled on the floor by Dale Hall - foul #5 on Dale Hall, team foul #11 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Parramore (C) Dale Hall | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:46 | Denver | Ronald Bellard makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:46 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:46 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Payne | 51-51 |
| 01:38 | Denver | Dale Payne travels with the ball | 51-51 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Louis Thompson is fouled on the floor by Carlos Moran - foul #3 on Carlos Moran, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Louis Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 01:28 | Denver | Dale Payne snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| 01:15 | Denver | Dale Payne is called for traveling | 51-51 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Terry King misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-51 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Louis Thompson tips it home | 53-51 |
| 00:41 | Denver | Ronald Bellard misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Louis Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Adam Parramore hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Louis Thompson | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:09 | Denver | Carlos Moran misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 00:07 | Denver | Alan Ashton snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Carlos Moran clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Adam Parramore pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Houston | Adam Parramore is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Ashton - foul #3 on Alan Ashton, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (PG), Charles Dunn (SF), Derek Dattilo (C) Tyler Kain, Jeffrey Dyck, Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:02 | Houston | Adam Parramore makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Adam Parramore makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Carlos Moran hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 57-51 |