| Lineup | Denver | PG - Troy Babineaux (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Clauson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) PF - Christopher Morgan (fresh) C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Steven Palmieri (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Seth Mondor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Butler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dario Zeidler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Arden Breland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Patrick Butler inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Texas Southern | Steven Palmieri misses the lay-in | 41-28 |
| 19:38 | Denver | Christopher Phillips snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 19:21 | Denver | Christopher Morgan's pass is intercepted by Dario Zeidler | 41-28 |
| 19:07 | Texas Southern | Arthur Clauson steps in front of the Seth Mondor pass | 41-28 |
| 18:50 | Denver | Troy Babineaux is whistled for a carry | 41-28 |
| 18:27 | Texas Southern | Patrick Butler comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-28 |
| 18:25 | Denver | The rebound goes to Christopher Morgan | 41-28 |
| 18:07 | Denver | Christopher Phillips is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 18:05 | Denver | Christopher Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 41-28 |
| 17:46 | Denver | Arthur Clauson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Troy Babineaux | 44-28 |
| 17:23 | Texas Southern | Patrick Butler is hacked by Christopher Phillips - foul #2 on Christopher Phillips, team foul #1 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Danny Berta (SG), Randy Byrd (SF), John Waterbury (PF), Winston Smith (C) Troy Babineaux, Arthur Clauson, Richard Astorga, Christopher Morgan, Christopher Phillips | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Walter Hatton (SG), Fabian Moretti (SF), Clifford Woods (PF), Larry Friedenthal (C) Seth Mondor, Patrick Butler, Dario Zeidler, Arden Breland | |
| 17:11 | Texas Southern | Fabian Moretti knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Friedenthal | 44-31 |
| 17:06 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd is hacked by Steven Palmieri in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Palmieri, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| 16:51 | Denver | Winston Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-31 |
| 16:50 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Larry Friedenthal | 44-31 |
| 16:46 | Texas Southern | Steven Palmieri buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-34 |
| 16:26 | Denver | John Waterbury can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Winston Smith snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 16:10 | Denver | Danny Berta hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Randy Byrd | 46-34 |
| 15:47 | Texas Southern | Walter Hatton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 15:46 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Danny Berta (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Byrd (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Waterbury (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Winston Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Steven Palmieri (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Hatton (fairly fresh) SF - Fabian Moretti (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clifford Woods (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Friedenthal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Denver | Danny Berta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Arthur Clauson (SG), Richard Astorga (SF) Kenneth Shedd, Danny Berta, Randy Byrd | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Elwood Parker (SG), Patrick Butler (SF), Dario Zeidler (PF), Leon Smith (C) Walter Hatton, Fabian Moretti, Clifford Woods, Larry Friedenthal | |
| 15:28 | Texas Southern | Winston Smith picks off the pass by Elwood Parker | 46-34 |
| 15:23 | Denver | Richard Astorga is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Astorga, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Christopher Morgan (PF), Christopher Phillips (C) John Waterbury, Winston Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 15:01 | Texas Southern | Patrick Butler is hacked by Troy Babineaux - foul #2 on Troy Babineaux, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Seth Mondor (PG) Steven Palmieri | |
| 14:51 | Texas Southern | Arthur Clauson picks off the pass by Dario Zeidler | 46-34 |
| 14:32 | Denver | Richard Astorga banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Morgan | 48-34 |
| 14:13 | Texas Southern | Elwood Parker misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 14:11 | Denver | Richard Astorga grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 13:54 | Denver | Arthur Clauson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 48-34 |
| 13:52 | Denver | Richard Astorga can't tip it in | 48-34 |
| 13:50 | Texas Southern | Leon Smith gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 13:43 | Texas Southern | Leon Smith double dribbles | 48-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Danny Berta (SG), Randy Byrd (SF), John Waterbury (PF), Winston Smith (C) Troy Babineaux, Arthur Clauson, Richard Astorga, Christopher Morgan, Christopher Phillips | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Steven Palmieri (PG), Walter Hatton (SG), Fabian Moretti (SF), Clifford Woods (PF), Arden Breland (C) Seth Mondor, Elwood Parker, Patrick Butler, Dario Zeidler, Leon Smith | |
| 13:34 | Denver | Danny Berta makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Randy Byrd | 51-34 |
| 13:16 | Texas Southern | Danny Berta is called for the reach on Fabian Moretti - foul #1 on Danny Berta, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| 13:07 | Texas Southern | Steven Palmieri misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-34 |
| 13:05 | Denver | John Waterbury snags the defensive board | 51-34 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Danny Berta is hacked by Walter Hatton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Hatton, team foul #2 | 51-34 |
| 12:52 | Denver | Danny Berta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 12:50 | Texas Southern | Fabian Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 12:27 | Texas Southern | Winston Smith picks off the pass by Arden Breland | 51-34 |
| 12:08 | Denver | Danny Berta is fouled on the floor by Walter Hatton - foul #3 on Walter Hatton, team foul #3 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Arthur Clauson (SG), Richard Astorga (SF), Christopher Morgan (PF) Danny Berta, John Waterbury, Winston Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Elwood Parker (SG), Patrick Butler (SF), Dario Zeidler (PF), Larry Friedenthal (C) Walter Hatton, Fabian Moretti, Clifford Woods, Arden Breland | |
| 11:46 | Denver | Randy Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Christopher Phillips (C) Kenneth Shedd, Randy Byrd | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Seth Mondor (PG) Steven Palmieri | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Troy Babineaux (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Clauson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Seth Mondor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elwood Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dario Zeidler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Friedenthal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 11:31 | Texas Southern | Patrick Butler comes up short on the floater from the left block | 51-34 |
| 11:30 | Texas Southern | Larry Friedenthal tips it but misses | 51-34 |
| 11:28 | Texas Southern | Dario Zeidler gets the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 11:13 | Texas Southern | Dario Zeidler misses the easy layup | 51-34 |
| 11:11 | Denver | Richard Astorga grabs the defensive rebound | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:57 | Denver | Richard Astorga scores on a runner from the left block | 53-34 |
| 10:50 | Texas Southern | Patrick Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 53-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Berta (SG), John Waterbury (PF), Winston Smith (C) Arthur Clauson, Christopher Morgan, Christopher Phillips | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Steven Palmieri (PG) Seth Mondor | |
| 10:48 | Denver | Danny Berta is hacked by Elwood Parker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Elwood Parker, team foul #4 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Seth Mondor (SG), Leon Smith (C) Elwood Parker, Larry Friedenthal | |
| 10:31 | Denver | Troy Babineaux makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Danny Berta and the foul's on Patrick Butler - foul #1 on Patrick Butler, team foul #5 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (SG), Randy Byrd (SF) Danny Berta, Richard Astorga | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Walter Hatton (SG), Fabian Moretti (SF), Clifford Woods (C) Seth Mondor, Patrick Butler, Leon Smith | |
| 10:31 | Denver | Troy Babineaux makes the free throw | 56-34 |
| 10:13 | Texas Southern | Dario Zeidler can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 56-34 |
| 10:12 | Denver | Winston Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-34 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Waterbury | 58-34 |
| 09:33 | Texas Southern | Walter Hatton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Steven Palmieri | 58-37 |
| 09:16 | Denver | Troy Babineaux is fouled on the floor by Clifford Woods - foul #1 on Clifford Woods, team foul #6 | 58-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Berta (PG), Arthur Clauson (SG), Richard Astorga (SF), Christopher Morgan (PF), Christopher Phillips (C) Troy Babineaux, Kenneth Shedd, Randy Byrd, John Waterbury, Winston Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Seth Mondor (SG), Patrick Butler (SF), Larry Friedenthal (PF), Arden Breland (C) Walter Hatton, Fabian Moretti, Dario Zeidler, Clifford Woods | |
| 08:57 | Denver | Christopher Morgan misses badly on a floater near the basket | 58-37 |
| 08:56 | Texas Southern | Arden Breland grabs the defensive rebound | 58-37 |
| 08:44 | Texas Southern | Patrick Butler knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Palmieri | 58-39 |
| 08:42 | Denver | Patrick Butler is called for the reach on Richard Astorga in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Butler, team foul #7 | 58-39 |
| 08:42 | Denver | Richard Astorga makes the 1st free throw | 59-39 |
| 08:42 | Denver | Richard Astorga misses the 2nd free throw | 59-39 |
| 08:42 | Texas Southern | Larry Friedenthal gets the rebound | 59-39 |
| 08:27 | Texas Southern | Steven Palmieri hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Patrick Butler | 59-42 |
| 08:05 | Denver | Arthur Clauson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-42 |
| 08:03 | Texas Southern | Arden Breland gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| 07:43 | Texas Southern | Patrick Butler drills a jump hook in the lane | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Danny Berta (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Clauson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Astorga (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Steven Palmieri (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Seth Mondor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Butler (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Larry Friedenthal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Arden Breland (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Denver | Danny Berta misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Butler - foul #3 on Patrick Butler, team foul #8 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (SG), Randy Byrd (SF), John Waterbury (PF), Winston Smith (C) Arthur Clauson, Richard Astorga, Christopher Morgan, Christopher Phillips | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Walter Hatton (PG), Elwood Parker (SG), Fabian Moretti (SF), Dario Zeidler (PF), Clifford Woods (C) Steven Palmieri, Seth Mondor, Patrick Butler, Larry Friedenthal, Arden Breland | |
| 07:27 | Denver | Danny Berta makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 07:27 | Denver | Danny Berta makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 07:13 | Texas Southern | Winston Smith takes the ball from Fabian Moretti | 61-44 |
| 07:08 | Denver | Danny Berta is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Hatton - foul #4 on Walter Hatton, team foul #9 | 61-44 |
| 07:08 | Denver | Danny Berta makes the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 07:08 | Denver | Danny Berta makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 06:46 | Texas Southern | Elwood Parker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-44 |
| 06:45 | Texas Southern | Fabian Moretti grabs the offensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 06:32 | Texas Southern | Elwood Parker's fadeaway is rejected by Winston Smith | 63-44 |
| 06:30 | Denver | Randy Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 06:14 | Denver | Danny Berta blows the dunk | 63-44 |
| 06:13 | Texas Southern | Dario Zeidler pulls down the rebound | 63-44 |
| 05:58 | Texas Southern | Elwood Parker can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 63-44 |
| 05:57 | Denver | Randy Byrd gets the rebound | 63-44 |
| 05:46 | Denver | Danny Berta is open but misses the lay-in | 63-44 |
| 05:44 | Texas Southern | Clifford Woods gets the rebound | 63-44 |
| 05:31 | Texas Southern | Dario Zeidler can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 63-44 |
| 05:29 | Denver | The rebound goes to Winston Smith | 63-44 |
| 05:29 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-44 |
| Subs | Denver | Troy Babineaux (PG), Arthur Clauson (SG), Richard Astorga (SF), Christopher Morgan (PF), Christopher Phillips (C) Danny Berta, Kenneth Shedd, Randy Byrd, John Waterbury, Winston Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Seth Mondor (PG), Arden Breland (C) Fabian Moretti, Clifford Woods | |
| 05:06 | Denver | Christopher Phillips makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Morgan | 65-44 |
| 04:54 | Texas Southern | Elwood Parker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-47 |
| 04:26 | Denver | Arthur Clauson is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Troy Babineaux | 68-47 |
| 04:03 | Texas Southern | Walter Hatton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 04:02 | Texas Southern | Seth Mondor can't tip it in | 68-47 |
| 04:01 | Denver | Richard Astorga grabs the board | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Denver | Christopher Morgan is called for traveling | 68-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Shedd (PG), Danny Berta (SG), Randy Byrd (SF), John Waterbury (PF), Winston Smith (C) Troy Babineaux, Arthur Clauson, Richard Astorga, Christopher Morgan, Christopher Phillips | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fabian Moretti (SF), Clifford Woods (PF), Larry Friedenthal (C) Elwood Parker, Dario Zeidler, Arden Breland | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Shedd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Danny Berta (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Byrd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Waterbury (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Winston Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Seth Mondor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Hatton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Fabian Moretti (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clifford Woods (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Friedenthal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Texas Southern | Fabian Moretti comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 03:21 | Texas Southern | Fabian Moretti grabs the offensive rebound | 68-47 |
| 03:10 | Texas Southern | Larry Friedenthal blows the layup | 68-47 |
| 03:08 | Denver | Winston Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-47 |
| 02:46 | Denver | Randy Byrd's floater is tipped away by Larry Friedenthal | 68-47 |
| 02:45 | Texas Southern | Larry Friedenthal gets the rebound | 68-47 |
| 02:34 | Texas Southern | Walter Hatton's layup is rejected by Winston Smith | 68-47 |
| 02:32 | Denver | The rebound goes to Winston Smith | 68-47 |
| 02:24 | Denver | Randy Byrd is alone and drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Danny Berta | 70-47 |
| 02:08 | Texas Southern | Walter Hatton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-47 |
| 02:06 | Texas Southern | Seth Mondor snags the offensive board | 70-47 |
| 02:01 | Texas Southern | Fabian Moretti clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-47 |
| 02:00 | Denver | John Waterbury snags the defensive board | 70-47 |
| 01:42 | Denver | John Waterbury hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 70-47 |
| 01:41 | Texas Southern | Larry Friedenthal gets the rebound | 70-47 |
| 01:36 | Texas Southern | Seth Mondor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-47 |
| 01:34 | Denver | The rebound goes to Randy Byrd | 70-47 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Danny Berta connects on the floater near the basket | 72-47 |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Walter Hatton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-47 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Texas Southern | Fabian Moretti can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Randy Byrd - foul #1 on Randy Byrd, team foul #5 | 72-47 |
| 00:53 | Texas Southern | Fabian Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 72-48 |
| 00:53 | Texas Southern | Fabian Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 00:50 | Denver | Walter Hatton is called for the reach on Danny Berta in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Hatton, team foul #10 | 72-49 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Elwood Parker (SG) Walter Hatton | |
| 00:50 | Denver | Danny Berta makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 00:50 | Denver | Danny Berta makes the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | Larry Friedenthal makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Seth Mondor | 74-51 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Winston Smith misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Fabian Moretti - foul #1 on Fabian Moretti, team foul #11 | 74-51 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Winston Smith makes the 1st free throw | 75-51 |
| 00:17 | Denver | Winston Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 76-51 |
| 00:10 | Texas Southern | Seth Mondor can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 76-51 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Randy Byrd gets the rebound | 76-51 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Kenneth Shedd runs out the clock | 76-51 |