| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Matthew Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Schuler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Orzechowski (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dustin Staples (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Cluck (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) PF - Charles Watkins (fresh) C - William Edmond (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Denver | James Cluck's pass is intercepted by Russell Schuler in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 19:42 | Texas Southern | Russell Schuler makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Victor Orzechowski | 30-26 |
| 19:15 | Denver | Russell Schuler steps in front of the Charles Watkins pass | 30-26 |
| 19:10 | Texas Southern | Russell Schuler lays it up and in | 32-26 |
| 18:56 | Denver | The jumper by James Cluck is denied by Robert Hamilton | 32-26 |
| 18:55 | Texas Southern | Russell Schuler pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:45 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 18:44 | Denver | The rebound goes to Andrew Freudenthal | 32-26 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal's floater is knocked away by Victor Orzechowski | 32-26 |
| 18:19 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 18:14 | Texas Southern | Russell Schuler misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 32-26 |
| 18:13 | Denver | William Edmond grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:07 | Denver | James Cluck is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 32-26 |
| 18:06 | Denver | Charles Watkins tips it home | 32-28 |
| 17:39 | Texas Southern | William Edmond is called for the reach on Russell Schuler - foul #2 on William Edmond, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl (PG), Jessie Fields (SG), Dave Black (SF), Lloyd Alder (PF), Bryon Trusty (C) Matthew Morgan, Robert Hamilton, Russell Schuler, Victor Orzechowski, Dustin Staples | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (PG), Jim Defrancisco (SG), Michael Niemi (SF), James Jordan (PF), Brandon Crump (C) James Cluck, David Lee, Andrew Freudenthal, Charles Watkins, William Edmond | |
| 17:34 | Texas Southern | Lloyd Alder's floater is knocked away by James Jordan | 32-28 |
| 17:33 | Texas Southern | Bryon Trusty snags the offensive board | 32-28 |
| 17:17 | Texas Southern | Lloyd Alder is whistled for a carry | 32-28 |
| 17:00 | Denver | Michael Niemi misses the turnaround from the left block | 32-28 |
| 16:59 | Denver | James Jordan misses the tip | 32-28 |
| 16:57 | Texas Southern | Dave Black gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:46 | Texas Southern | Lloyd Alder misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-28 |
| 16:44 | Denver | Brandon Crump gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 16:34 | Denver | Jessie Fields is called for the reach on Jim Defrancisco - foul #2 on Jessie Fields, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 16:21 | Denver | Michael Kearse is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jim Defrancisco | 32-31 |
| 15:59 | Texas Southern | Bryon Trusty knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Dave Black | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ray Pahl (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jessie Fields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dave Black (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Alder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryon Trusty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Kearse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jim Defrancisco (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Niemi (fresh) PF - James Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Crump (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Denver | Jim Defrancisco is open and buries a shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 15:27 | Texas Southern | Jessie Fields connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bryon Trusty | 37-33 |
| 15:25 | Denver | Jim Defrancisco's pass is intercepted by Jessie Fields in the backcourt | 37-33 |
| 15:11 | Texas Southern | Jim Defrancisco is called for the reach on Dave Black - foul #1 on Jim Defrancisco, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan (PG), Robert Hamilton (SG), Charles Wells (SF), Victor Orzechowski (PF), Dustin Staples (C) Ray Pahl, Jessie Fields, Dave Black, Lloyd Alder, Bryon Trusty | |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), David Lee (SG), Carl Ogren (SF), Charles Watkins (PF), William Edmond (C) Michael Kearse, Jim Defrancisco, Michael Niemi, James Jordan, Brandon Crump | |
| 15:06 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan's pass is intercepted by Charles Watkins | 37-33 |
| 14:50 | Denver | James Cluck makes the 3 from the right corner set up by David Lee | 37-36 |
| 14:29 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton misses badly on a floater in the paint | 37-36 |
| 14:28 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 14:03 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 14:02 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Edmond | 37-36 |
| 13:48 | Denver | William Edmond hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 13:47 | Texas Southern | Charles Wells snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 13:32 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 39-36 |
| 13:18 | Denver | William Edmond misses the shot from close range | 39-36 |
| 13:17 | Texas Southern | Charles Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:10 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 13:08 | Denver | Charles Watkins gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:39 | Denver | David Lee makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Cluck | 39-39 |
| 12:22 | Texas Southern | James Cluck picks off the pass by Charles Wells | 39-39 |
| 12:19 | Denver | James Cluck lays it up and in | 39-41 |
| 12:01 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by William Edmond - foul #3 on William Edmond, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl (SG), Russell Schuler (SF), Dave Black (PF), Bryon Trusty (C) Robert Hamilton, Charles Wells, Victor Orzechowski, Dustin Staples | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (PG), Michael Niemi (SG), Andrew Freudenthal (SF), James Jordan (PF), Brandon Crump (C) James Cluck, David Lee, Carl Ogren, Charles Watkins, William Edmond | |
| 12:01 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:01 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 11:55 | Denver | Bryon Trusty steals it from Michael Kearse in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Matthew Morgan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Ray Pahl (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Schuler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dave Black (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bryon Trusty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Kearse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Niemi (fresh) SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brandon Crump (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl is fouled on the floor by Michael Niemi - foul #3 on Michael Niemi, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jessie Fields (SG), Lloyd Alder (PF) Matthew Morgan, Dave Black | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:22 | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Jessie Fields | 43-41 |
| 11:06 | Denver | Michael Niemi loses the dribble to Ray Pahl | 43-41 |
| 10:45 | Texas Southern | Jessie Fields clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brandon Crump - foul #1 on Brandon Crump, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton (SG), Dave Black (PF), William Graves (C) Russell Schuler, Lloyd Alder, Bryon Trusty | |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Watkins (PF) Brandon Crump | |
| 10:45 | Texas Southern | Jessie Fields misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:45 | Texas Southern | Jessie Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:45 | Denver | James Jordan pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 10:22 | Denver | Charles Watkins is whistled for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan (PG), Russell Schuler (SF) Ray Pahl, Jessie Fields | |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Arbuckle (PG), Carl Ogren (SF) Michael Kearse, Andrew Freudenthal | |
| 10:06 | Texas Southern | Charles Watkins takes the ball from Dave Black | 43-41 |
| 09:50 | Denver | Michael Niemi connects on the open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron Arbuckle | 43-44 |
| 09:33 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton hits a 3 from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 09:31 | Denver | Aaron Arbuckle is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hamilton - foul #1 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples (C) William Graves | |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), David Lee (SG), William Edmond (C) Aaron Arbuckle, Michael Niemi, James Jordan | |
| 09:19 | Denver | Carl Ogren misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 09:18 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Robert Hamilton | 46-44 |
| 09:16 | Texas Southern | David Lee takes the ball from Matthew Morgan in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 08:58 | Denver | David Lee knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 08:37 | Texas Southern | Russell Schuler banks in the layup on a great pass from Matthew Morgan | 48-47 |
| 08:23 | Denver | Charles Watkins lays it up and in on a great pass from David Lee | 48-49 |
| 08:04 | Texas Southern | David Lee is called for the reach on Robert Hamilton - foul #1 on David Lee, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl (PG), Charles Wells (SG), Jessie Fields (SF), Lloyd Alder (PF) Matthew Morgan, Robert Hamilton, Russell Schuler, Dave Black | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (PG), Jim Defrancisco (SG), Andrew Freudenthal (SF), James Jordan (PF), Brandon Crump (C) James Cluck, David Lee, Carl Ogren, Charles Watkins, William Edmond | |
| 07:45 | Texas Southern | Michael Kearse takes the ball from Charles Wells | 48-49 |
| 07:42 | Denver | Jim Defrancisco lays it up and in set up by Michael Kearse | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ray Pahl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wells (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jessie Fields (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Alder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Staples (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Kearse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jim Defrancisco (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Brandon Crump (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Texas Southern | Jessie Fields jams it on a nice dish by Lloyd Alder and he's fouled by Brandon Crump - foul #2 on Brandon Crump, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bryon Trusty (C) Dustin Staples | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Niemi (SG) Jim Defrancisco | |
| 07:29 | Texas Southern | Jessie Fields makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:15 | Denver | James Jordan is hacked by Jessie Fields - foul #3 on Jessie Fields, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| 06:56 | Denver | Michael Kearse misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 06:54 | Denver | James Jordan tips it back up and in | 51-53 |
| 06:36 | Texas Southern | Jessie Fields connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Pahl | 53-53 |
| 06:33 | Denver | Michael Kearse is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Pahl - foul #2 on Ray Pahl, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan (PG), Dustin Staples (C) Charles Wells, Lloyd Alder | |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), David Lee (SG), Charles Watkins (PF) Michael Kearse, Andrew Freudenthal, Brandon Crump | |
| 06:17 | Denver | David Lee can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 06:15 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 05:58 | Texas Southern | Jessie Fields comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 53-53 |
| 05:56 | Denver | James Cluck pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:44 | Denver | Michael Niemi clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 05:43 | Texas Southern | Bryon Trusty snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 05:39 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 05:38 | Texas Southern | Bryon Trusty grabs the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:20 | Texas Southern | Jessie Fields misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by David Lee - foul #2 on David Lee, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Wells (SG), Dave Black (SF), Victor Orzechowski (PF), William Graves (C) Matthew Morgan, Ray Pahl, Bryon Trusty, Dustin Staples | |
| Subs | Denver | Carl Ogren (SF), William Edmond (C) Michael Niemi, James Jordan | |
| 05:20 | Texas Southern | Jessie Fields misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:20 | Texas Southern | Jessie Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:20 | Denver | Charles Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:55 | Denver | Victor Orzechowski is called for the reach on Charles Watkins - foul #2 on Victor Orzechowski, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan (PG) Jessie Fields | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (PG), Jim Defrancisco (SG), Brandon Crump (C) James Cluck, David Lee, William Edmond | |
| 04:46 | Denver | Jim Defrancisco connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 04:25 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-56 |
| 04:24 | Denver | Charles Watkins pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:06 | Denver | Brandon Crump is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-56 |
| 04:05 | Texas Southern | William Graves gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:03 | Texas Southern | Jim Defrancisco is called for the reach on Matthew Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim Defrancisco, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton (SG), Lloyd Alder (PF), Dustin Staples (C) Charles Wells, Victor Orzechowski, William Graves | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal (PF) Charles Watkins | |
| 04:03 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:03 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:00 | Denver | Robert Hamilton steps in front of the Carl Ogren pass in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 03:49 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 55-56 |
| 03:47 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:29 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-56 |
| 03:27 | Denver | The rebound goes to Brandon Crump | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Matthew Morgan (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dave Black (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lloyd Alder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Staples (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Kearse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jim Defrancisco (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Ogren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brandon Crump (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Denver | Dustin Staples steals the ball from Brandon Crump in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 03:09 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-56 |
| 02:49 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Dustin Staples - foul #2 on Dustin Staples, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl (PG), Russell Schuler (SF), Bryon Trusty (PF) Matthew Morgan, Dave Black, Lloyd Alder | |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), David Lee (SG), Michael Niemi (SF), William Edmond (C) Michael Kearse, Jim Defrancisco, Carl Ogren, Brandon Crump | |
| 02:49 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:49 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:42 | Texas Southern | Bryon Trusty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-58 |
| 02:41 | Denver | William Edmond snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 02:33 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal grabs the offensive board | 57-58 |
| 02:22 | Denver | James Cluck hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Lee | 57-61 |
| 02:01 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-61 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Wells (SG), Victor Orzechowski (PF), William Graves (C) Robert Hamilton, Bryon Trusty, Dustin Staples | |
| Subs | Denver | James Jordan (PF) Andrew Freudenthal | |
| 01:50 | Denver | William Edmond hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Cluck | 57-63 |
| 01:32 | Texas Southern | James Jordan is called for the reach on Victor Orzechowski - foul #1 on James Jordan, team foul #10 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan (PG), Robert Hamilton (SG), Dustin Staples (C) Ray Pahl, Charles Wells, William Graves | |
| Subs | Denver | Carl Ogren (SF), Charles Watkins (PF) Michael Niemi, James Jordan | |
| 01:32 | Texas Southern | Victor Orzechowski makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 01:32 | Texas Southern | Victor Orzechowski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 01:19 | Denver | William Edmond's pass is intercepted by Victor Orzechowski | 59-63 |
| 01:10 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Hamilton | 62-63 |
| 00:49 | Denver | Charles Watkins clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 00:48 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Russell Schuler | 62-63 |
| 00:33 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-63 |
| 00:31 | Denver | William Edmond grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Denver | Robert Hamilton is called for the reach on William Edmond in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #7 | 62-63 |
| 00:28 | Denver | William Edmond makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:28 | Denver | William Edmond makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:12 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Carl Ogren - foul #4 on Carl Ogren, team foul #11 | 62-65 |
| 00:12 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples misses the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:12 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:09 | Denver | David Lee is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Hamilton - foul #3 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| 00:09 | Denver | David Lee makes the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:09 | Denver | David Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-67 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Carl Ogren pulls down the rebound | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Carl Ogren runs out the clock | 63-67 |