| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Cluck (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Ogren (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Charles Watkins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Edmond (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Matthew Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Russell Schuler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Victor Orzechowski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dustin Staples (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Russell Schuler inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Texas Southern | Victor Orzechowski misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Charles Watkins - foul #2 on Charles Watkins, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 19:41 | Texas Southern | Victor Orzechowski misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:41 | Texas Southern | Victor Orzechowski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:29 | Denver | Carl Ogren drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-38 |
| 19:10 | Texas Southern | Russell Schuler misses long on a runner from the right block | 37-38 |
| 19:09 | Denver | David Lee gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 18:55 | Denver | James Cluck makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 18:37 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton's fadeaway is rejected by William Edmond | 40-38 |
| 18:36 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Staples | 40-38 |
| 18:24 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 18:22 | Denver | William Edmond gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 18:09 | Denver | Carl Ogren clanks a jump hook in the paint | 40-38 |
| 18:08 | Denver | Carl Ogren can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 18:06 | Denver | David Lee tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 17:44 | Texas Southern | Russell Schuler knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dustin Staples | 42-40 |
| 17:29 | Denver | William Edmond can't finish the layup | 42-40 |
| 17:28 | Texas Southern | Victor Orzechowski gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 17:15 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton hits a shot in the lane | 42-42 |
| 17:13 | Denver | Matthew Morgan takes the ball from James Cluck in the backcourt | 42-42 |
| 17:11 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan lays it in | 42-44 |
| 16:59 | Denver | William Edmond hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 16:49 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 16:48 | Denver | William Edmond snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 16:31 | Denver | David Lee buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Carl Ogren | 48-44 |
| 16:15 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples is whistled for traveling | 48-44 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 15:56 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal connects on the turnaround in the lane | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Kearse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Niemi (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Crump (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ray Pahl (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jessie Fields (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dave Black (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lloyd Alder (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryon Trusty (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Texas Southern | Bryon Trusty hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 50-44 |
| 15:49 | Texas Southern | Lloyd Alder grabs the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 15:41 | Texas Southern | Dave Black comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 15:39 | Denver | Michael Niemi grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 15:35 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal comes up short on the floater from the left side | 50-44 |
| 15:34 | Denver | Michael Niemi tips it home | 52-44 |
| 15:11 | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 15:09 | Denver | Michael Niemi snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 14:49 | Denver | Brandon Crump misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 52-44 |
| 14:48 | Texas Southern | Lloyd Alder gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 14:40 | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl clanks a 3 from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 14:38 | Texas Southern | Dave Black tips it home | 52-46 |
| 14:15 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal loses the dribble to Jessie Fields | 52-46 |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | Lloyd Alder can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Jordan - foul #2 on James Jordan, team foul #2 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Arbuckle (PG), Jim Defrancisco (SG), Carl Ogren (SF), Charles Watkins (PF), William Edmond (C) Michael Kearse, Michael Niemi, Andrew Freudenthal, James Jordan, Brandon Crump | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan (PG), Robert Hamilton (SG), Charles Wells (SF), Dustin Staples (C) Ray Pahl, Jessie Fields, Dave Black, Bryon Trusty | |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | Lloyd Alder makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | Lloyd Alder makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Charles Watkins hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 52-48 |
| 13:37 | Denver | William Edmond hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 13:27 | Texas Southern | Charles Watkins swats the short shot by Matthew Morgan | 54-48 |
| 13:26 | Denver | William Edmond pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 13:06 | Denver | Dustin Staples blocks the jumper by Jim Defrancisco | 54-48 |
| 13:05 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 12:53 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 12:28 | Denver | Charles Watkins hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Arbuckle | 56-50 |
| 12:10 | Texas Southern | Charles Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 12:08 | Denver | Charles Watkins gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 11:49 | Denver | Carl Ogren misses long on a runner in the paint | 56-50 |
| 11:48 | Denver | Carl Ogren pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Aaron Arbuckle (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jim Defrancisco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Ogren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Watkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Edmond (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Matthew Morgan (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamilton (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Charles Wells (fairly fresh) PF - Lloyd Alder (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Staples (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Denver | Aaron Arbuckle knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Edmond | 58-50 |
| 11:31 | Texas Southern | Charles Wells scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Morgan | 58-53 |
| 11:03 | Denver | Jim Defrancisco is open but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 58-53 |
| 11:01 | Denver | Charles Watkins tips it home | 60-53 |
| 10:34 | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-53 |
| 10:32 | Denver | Carl Ogren grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 10:28 | Denver | Matthew Morgan is called for the reach on William Edmond - foul #3 on Matthew Morgan, team foul #1 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), David Lee (SG), Michael Niemi (SF), James Jordan (PF), Brandon Crump (C) Aaron Arbuckle, Jim Defrancisco, Carl Ogren, Charles Watkins, William Edmond | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl (PG), Jessie Fields (SG), Dave Black (SF), Victor Orzechowski (PF), Bryon Trusty (C) Matthew Morgan, Robert Hamilton, Charles Wells, Lloyd Alder, Dustin Staples | |
| 10:09 | Denver | Michael Niemi misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Dave Black - foul #2 on Dave Black, team foul #2 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal (SF) David Lee | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:09 | Denver | Michael Niemi misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Michael Niemi makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:49 | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-56 |
| 09:45 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal travels in the backcourt | 61-56 |
| Subs | Denver | David Lee (SG) Brandon Crump | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Russell Schuler (SF), William Graves (C) Jessie Fields, Bryon Trusty | |
| 09:24 | Texas Southern | Michael Niemi is called for the reach on Russell Schuler - foul #2 on Michael Niemi, team foul #3 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Denver | Charles Watkins (PF) Andrew Freudenthal | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 09:02 | Texas Southern | Russell Schuler misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-56 |
| 09:01 | Texas Southern | Dave Black snags the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 08:48 | Texas Southern | Victor Orzechowski slams it home | 61-58 |
| 08:34 | Denver | Ray Pahl picks off the pass by James Jordan | 61-58 |
| 08:29 | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl lays it up and in | 61-60 |
| 08:25 | Denver | James Jordan is called for a charge - foul #3 on James Jordan, team foul #4 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (PG), Carl Ogren (SF), Brandon Crump (C) James Cluck, Michael Niemi, Charles Watkins | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan (PG), Jessie Fields (SG), Bryon Trusty (C) Dave Black, Ray Pahl, William Graves | |
| 08:12 | Texas Southern | Victor Orzechowski's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Crump | 61-60 |
| 08:11 | Texas Southern | Victor Orzechowski gets the offensive rebound | 61-60 |
| 08:00 | Texas Southern | Jessie Fields is called for traveling | 61-60 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal (SF) Carl Ogren | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton (SG) Russell Schuler | |
| 07:50 | Denver | David Lee connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Freudenthal | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Kearse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Freudenthal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Brandon Crump (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Matthew Morgan (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hamilton (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Jessie Fields (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Victor Orzechowski (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryon Trusty (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Texas Southern | Bryon Trusty misses the fadeaway in the lane | 64-60 |
| 07:33 | Denver | James Jordan gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 07:26 | Denver | Michael Kearse drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Freudenthal | 67-60 |
| 07:11 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton's pass is intercepted by James Jordan | 67-60 |
| 07:00 | Denver | Victor Orzechowski is called for the reach on David Lee - foul #2 on Victor Orzechowski, team foul #3 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), Michael Niemi (SG), Carl Ogren (SF), Charles Watkins (PF) Michael Kearse, David Lee, Andrew Freudenthal, Brandon Crump | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl (PG), Russell Schuler (SF), Dustin Staples (C) Matthew Morgan, Jessie Fields, Bryon Trusty | |
| 06:39 | Denver | Michael Niemi clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Charles Watkins grabs the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 06:23 | Denver | Michael Niemi is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-60 |
| 06:05 | Texas Southern | Carl Ogren steals it from Robert Hamilton | 70-60 |
| 06:02 | Denver | Michael Niemi misses the easy layup | 70-60 |
| 06:00 | Denver | James Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 70-60 |
| 05:42 | Denver | Michael Niemi connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by James Jordan | 73-60 |
| 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) | |
| 05:35 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Russell Schuler | 73-63 |
| 05:33 | Denver | Robert Hamilton picks off the pass by Carl Ogren in the backcourt | 73-63 |
| 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) | |
| 05:18 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-63 |
| 05:16 | Denver | James Jordan grabs the board | 73-63 |
| 05:14 | Denver | Carl Ogren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-63 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (PG), Jim Defrancisco (SG), Andrew Freudenthal (SF), William Edmond (C) James Cluck, Michael Niemi, Carl Ogren, James Jordan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan (PG), Charles Wells (SG), Jessie Fields (SF), Dave Black (PF), William Graves (C) Ray Pahl, Robert Hamilton, Russell Schuler, Victor Orzechowski, Dustin Staples | |
| 05:09 | Texas Southern | Dave Black hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jessie Fields | 73-65 |
| 04:45 | Denver | Jim Defrancisco drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Edmond | 76-65 |
| 04:28 | Texas Southern | Charles Wells lays it in | 76-67 |
| 04:26 | Denver | Michael Kearse is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Morgan - foul #4 on Matthew Morgan, team foul #4 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Denver | David Lee (SG), Carl Ogren (SF), Brandon Crump (C) Jim Defrancisco, Charles Watkins, William Edmond | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bryon Trusty (PF), Dustin Staples (C) Jessie Fields, William Graves | |
| 04:17 | Denver | Michael Kearse comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-67 |
| 04:15 | Texas Southern | Bryon Trusty pulls down the rebound | 76-67 |
| 03:48 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brandon Crump - foul #2 on Brandon Crump, team foul #5 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Denver | Aaron Arbuckle (PG) Michael Kearse | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl (SG), Russell Schuler (SF) Charles Wells, Dave Black | |
| 03:48 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 03:48 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 03:48 | Denver | Brandon Crump snags the defensive board | 76-68 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Aaron Arbuckle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carl Ogren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Freudenthal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Brandon Crump (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Matthew Morgan (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ray Pahl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Schuler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bryon Trusty (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Staples (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Denver | Carl Ogren misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 03:23 | Denver | David Lee gets the offensive rebound | 76-68 |
| 03:07 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 76-68 |
| 03:06 | Denver | Carl Ogren grabs the offensive board | 76-68 |
| 02:54 | Denver | Andrew Freudenthal knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Carl Ogren | 79-68 |
| 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) | |
| 02:41 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Brandon Crump - foul #3 on Brandon Crump, team foul #6 | 79-68 |
| Subs | Denver | James Cluck (PG), Jim Defrancisco (SG), Michael Niemi (SF), Charles Watkins (PF), William Edmond (C) Aaron Arbuckle, David Lee, Carl Ogren, Andrew Freudenthal, Brandon Crump | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Wells (SG), Jessie Fields (SF), Dave Black (PF) Matthew Morgan, Russell Schuler, Bryon Trusty | |
| 02:41 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples misses the 1st free throw | 79-68 |
| 02:41 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 02:38 | Denver | Jessie Fields steals it from James Cluck in the backcourt | 79-69 |
| 02:28 | Texas Southern | Charles Wells's pass is intercepted by Charles Watkins | 79-69 |
| 02:10 | Denver | William Edmond scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Michael Niemi | 81-69 |
| 01:50 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Charles Wells | 81-72 |
| 01:47 | Denver | Jessie Fields is called for the reach on Michael Niemi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jessie Fields, team foul #5 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Denver | David Lee (SG), Carl Ogren (SF) Jim Defrancisco, Michael Niemi | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Matthew Morgan (PG), Robert Hamilton (SG), Russell Schuler (SF), Victor Orzechowski (PF) Ray Pahl, Charles Wells, Jessie Fields, Dave Black | |
| 01:28 | Denver | Charles Watkins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Victor Orzechowski - foul #3 on Victor Orzechowski, team foul #6 | 81-72 |
| 01:28 | Denver | Charles Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 82-72 |
| 01:28 | Denver | Charles Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 01:10 | Texas Southern | Victor Orzechowski hits the finger roll | 83-74 |
| 01:06 | Denver | Russell Schuler is called for the reach on William Edmond in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russell Schuler, team foul #7 | 83-74 |
| 01:06 | Denver | William Edmond misses the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 01:06 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples pulls down the rebound | 83-74 |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Russell Schuler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 83-74 |
| 00:48 | Texas Southern | Victor Orzechowski snags the offensive board | 83-74 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Texas Southern | Robert Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-74 |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | Victor Orzechowski grabs the offensive board | 83-74 |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-74 |
| 00:38 | Denver | Charles Watkins pulls down the rebound | 83-74 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Denver | Matthew Morgan is called for the reach on Charles Watkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew Morgan, team foul #8 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Kearse (PG), James Jordan (C) James Cluck, William Edmond | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl (PG) Matthew Morgan | |
| 00:36 | Denver | Charles Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Charles Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:36 | Texas Southern | Dustin Staples pulls down the rebound | 84-74 |
| 00:30 | Texas Southern | Ray Pahl misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 84-74 |
| 00:29 | Denver | James Jordan pulls down the rebound | 84-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Michael Kearse runs out the clock | 84-74 |