| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Whetzel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mario Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Petrella (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Leo Hoggan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Triana (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Frank Degraw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Miller (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Mario Taylor inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| 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) | |
| 19:47 | Denver | Robert Whetzel scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Petrella and he's fouled by Leo Hoggan - foul #2 on Leo Hoggan, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 19:47 | Denver | Robert Whetzel misses the free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:47 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Joel Smith | 38-36 |
| 19:29 | Texas Southern | Frank Degraw misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 19:28 | Denver | Michael Petrella grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 19:26 | Denver | Joel Smith is called for the reach on Robert Whetzel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joel Smith, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| 19:06 | Denver | Mario Taylor is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mario Taylor, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 18:41 | Texas Southern | Joel Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 18:40 | Texas Southern | Joel Smith snags the offensive board | 38-36 |
| 18:17 | Texas Southern | Frank Degraw dunks the ball | 38-38 |
| 18:15 | Denver | Michael Miller is called for the reach on Mario Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Miller, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG), Eugene Lefler (SG), Frank Roloff (PF), Enoch Shiminski (C) Robert Whetzel, Eric Brown, Michael Petrella, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Sanderson (PG), Michael Anzalone (SF), Cleveland Newton (PF), Oscar Harvard (C) Leo Hoggan, Frank Degraw, Michael Miller, Joel Smith | |
| 18:01 | Denver | Eugene Lefler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 18:00 | Texas Southern | Cleveland Newton snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 17:44 | Texas Southern | Frank Roloff picks off the pass by Michael Anzalone | 38-38 |
| 17:30 | Denver | Michael Anzalone is called for the reach on Frank Roloff - foul #1 on Michael Anzalone, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Babb (SF) Mario Taylor | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Henry Stalling (SG) Scott Triana | |
| 17:16 | Denver | Eugene Lefler misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-38 |
| 17:15 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski hits the follow up shot | 40-38 |
| 17:03 | Texas Southern | Cleveland Newton can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 17:02 | Denver | Eugene Lefler snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:39 | Denver | Kenneth Babb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 16:37 | Texas Southern | Cleveland Newton grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 16:16 | Texas Southern | Randall Sanderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 16:14 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:11 | Denver | Randall Sanderson steps in front of the Andrei Zunich pass in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 15:57 | Texas Southern | A charge is called on Henry Stalling - foul #1 on Henry Stalling, team foul #5 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Eric Brown (SG), Mario Taylor (SF), Michael Petrella (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Andrei Zunich, Eugene Lefler, Kenneth Babb, Frank Roloff, Enoch Shiminski | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Leo Hoggan (PG), Scott Triana (SG), Frank Degraw (SF), Michael Miller (PF), Joel Smith (C) Randall Sanderson, Henry Stalling, Michael Anzalone, Cleveland Newton, Oscar Harvard | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Whetzel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Mario Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Petrella (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Leo Hoggan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Triana (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Frank Degraw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Miller (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joel Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Denver | Mario Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Triana - foul #1 on Scott Triana, team foul #6 | 40-38 |
| 15:35 | Denver | Mario Taylor hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 15:34 | Texas Southern | Michael Miller grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 15:29 | Texas Southern | Leo Hoggan is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Leo Hoggan, team foul #7 | 40-38 |
| 15:04 | Denver | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Michael Miller - foul #3 on Michael Miller, team foul #8 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Denver | David Hank (SG) Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 15:04 | Denver | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:04 | Denver | Dikembe Ali misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:04 | Texas Southern | Joel Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:45 | Texas Southern | Joel Smith clanks a floater in the lane | 41-38 |
| 14:43 | Denver | Robert Whetzel pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:33 | Denver | Michael Petrella is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Hank | 43-38 |
| 14:08 | Texas Southern | Leo Hoggan makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 14:06 | Denver | Scott Triana steals it from Robert Whetzel in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 13:46 | Texas Southern | Mario Taylor takes the ball from Michael Miller | 43-41 |
| 13:25 | Denver | David Hank throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG), Eric Brown (SG), Eugene Lefler (SF), Frank Roloff (PF), Enoch Shiminski (C) Robert Whetzel, David Hank, Mario Taylor, Michael Petrella, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Sanderson (PG), Henry Stalling (SG), Michael Anzalone (SF), Cleveland Newton (PF), Oscar Harvard (C) Leo Hoggan, Scott Triana, Frank Degraw, Michael Miller, Joel Smith | |
| 13:04 | Texas Southern | Henry Stalling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| 12:38 | Denver | Eugene Lefler drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Andrei Zunich | 46-41 |
| 12:19 | Texas Southern | Henry Stalling connects on the floater from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Eric Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-43 |
| 12:01 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Andrei Zunich | 46-43 |
| 11:53 | Denver | Frank Roloff is alone and drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Andrei Zunich | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrei Zunich (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eugene Lefler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Roloff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Enoch Shiminski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Randall Sanderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Stalling (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Anzalone (fairly fresh) PF - Cleveland Newton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Harvard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Texas Southern | Henry Stalling comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 11:22 | Denver | The rebound goes to Frank Roloff | 48-43 |
| 11:19 | Denver | Eric Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Stalling - foul #2 on Henry Stalling, team foul #9 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Mario Taylor (SF), Michael Petrella (PF), Dikembe Ali (C) Andrei Zunich, Eugene Lefler, Frank Roloff, Enoch Shiminski | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Leo Hoggan (PG), Scott Triana (SG), Theodore Bedford (SF), Michael Miller (PF), Joel Smith (C) Randall Sanderson, Henry Stalling, Michael Anzalone, Cleveland Newton, Oscar Harvard | |
| 11:19 | Denver | Eric Brown makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:19 | Denver | Eric Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 11:08 | Texas Southern | Theodore Bedford clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 11:06 | Texas Southern | Michael Miller misses the tip | 50-43 |
| 11:05 | Texas Southern | Theodore Bedford tips it but misses | 50-43 |
| 11:03 | Denver | Michael Petrella gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 10:42 | Denver | Scott Triana picks off the pass by Eric Brown | 50-43 |
| 10:19 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Ali denies the turnaround by Scott Triana | 50-43 |
| 10:18 | Denver | Robert Whetzel grabs the board | 50-43 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Dikembe Ali misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Joel Smith - foul #2 on Joel Smith, team foul #10 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Denver | David Hank (SG) Eric Brown | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Waltrip (PG), Frank Degraw (SF), Cleveland Newton (C) Leo Hoggan, Michael Miller, Joel Smith | |
| 10:07 | Denver | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:00 | Texas Southern | David Hank is called for the reach on Scott Triana - foul #1 on David Hank, team foul #2 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (SG) David Hank | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 09:39 | Texas Southern | Michael Petrella takes the ball from Scott Triana | 52-43 |
| 09:36 | Denver | Robert Whetzel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Lefler (SG), Frank Roloff (C) Robert Whetzel, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Miller (PF) Theodore Bedford | |
| 09:17 | Texas Southern | Frank Degraw misses short on a shot from the left side | 52-43 |
| 09:16 | Denver | Michael Petrella pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:56 | Denver | Andrei Zunich connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Lefler | 55-43 |
| 08:41 | Texas Southern | Andrei Zunich is called for the reach on Paul Waltrip - foul #2 on Andrei Zunich, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Denver | David Hank (PG), Kenneth Babb (SF), Enoch Shiminski (C) Andrei Zunich, Mario Taylor, Michael Petrella | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Leo Hoggan (PG), Randall Sanderson (SG), Michael Anzalone (SF), Joel Smith (C) Paul Waltrip, Scott Triana, Frank Degraw, Cleveland Newton | |
| 08:21 | Texas Southern | Michael Anzalone loses the ball out of bounds | 55-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Whetzel (PG), Dikembe Ali (C) Eugene Lefler, Enoch Shiminski | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Theodore Bedford (PF), Oscar Harvard (C) Michael Miller, Joel Smith | |
| 08:02 | Denver | Frank Roloff is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Frank Roloff, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Petrella (PF) Frank Roloff | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Henry Stalling (SG) Randall Sanderson | |
| 07:34 | Texas Southern | Michael Anzalone misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 07:33 | Denver | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Whetzel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hank (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Babb (fresh) PF - Michael Petrella (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Leo Hoggan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Stalling (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Anzalone (fresh) PF - Theodore Bedford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oscar Harvard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Denver | David Hank makes the floater from just outside the lane | 57-43 |
| 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) | |
| 07:05 | Texas Southern | Theodore Bedford misses the shot from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 07:04 | Texas Southern | Oscar Harvard can't tip it in | 57-43 |
| 07:03 | Denver | Michael Petrella grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 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) | |
| 06:42 | Denver | Michael Petrella connects on the fadeaway in the paint set up by Robert Whetzel | 59-43 |
| 06:27 | Texas Southern | Leo Hoggan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-43 |
| 06:26 | Texas Southern | Michael Anzalone tips it back up and in | 59-45 |
| 06:08 | Denver | Robert Whetzel misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Leo Hoggan - foul #4 on Leo Hoggan, team foul #11 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Lefler (SG), Mario Taylor (SF), Frank Roloff (PF), Enoch Shiminski (C) David Hank, Kenneth Babb, Michael Petrella, Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Sanderson (PG), Scott Triana (SG), Frank Degraw (SF), Cleveland Newton (PF), Joel Smith (C) Leo Hoggan, Henry Stalling, Michael Anzalone, Theodore Bedford, Oscar Harvard | |
| 06:08 | Denver | Robert Whetzel makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 06:08 | Denver | Robert Whetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 06:01 | Texas Southern | Cleveland Newton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-45 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG) Robert Whetzel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 05:32 | Denver | Mario Taylor hits a wide open floater from the left wing | 63-45 |
| 05:13 | Texas Southern | Cleveland Newton can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Andrei Zunich - foul #3 on Andrei Zunich, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Miller (PF) Joel Smith | |
| 05:13 | Texas Southern | Cleveland Newton makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 05:13 | Texas Southern | Cleveland Newton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 04:48 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 63-47 |
| 04:46 | Texas Southern | Cleveland Newton gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| 04:44 | Texas Southern | Andrei Zunich picks off the pass by Randall Sanderson in the backcourt | 63-47 |
| 04:15 | Denver | Mario Taylor can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 63-47 |
| 04:13 | Texas Southern | Randall Sanderson snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 04:03 | Texas Southern | Randall Sanderson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-47 |
| 04:01 | Texas Southern | Frank Degraw grabs the offensive board | 63-47 |
| 03:52 | Texas Southern | Michael Miller's floater is tipped away by Frank Roloff | 63-47 |
| 03:51 | Denver | Andrei Zunich gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| 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) | |
| 03:24 | Denver | Eugene Lefler clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-47 |
| 03:23 | Texas Southern | Michael Miller pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andrei Zunich (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eugene Lefler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mario Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Roloff (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Enoch Shiminski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Randall Sanderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Triana (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frank Degraw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Miller (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Cleveland Newton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 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) | |
| 03:19 | Texas Southern | Randall Sanderson connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Triana | 63-49 |
| 02:54 | Denver | Andrei Zunich connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Eugene Lefler | 65-49 |
| 02:38 | Texas Southern | Scott Triana can't connect on a floater from the right side | 65-49 |
| 02:37 | Denver | Eugene Lefler grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 02:16 | Denver | Enoch Shiminski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 02:15 | Texas Southern | Frank Degraw grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | Frank Degraw misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Mario Taylor - foul #2 on Mario Taylor, team foul #6 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Denver | David Hank (PG), Kenneth Babb (SF) Andrei Zunich, Mario Taylor | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Waltrip (PG), Henry Stalling (SG), Michael Anzalone (PF), Oscar Harvard (C) Randall Sanderson, Scott Triana, Michael Miller, Cleveland Newton | |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | Frank Degraw misses the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | Frank Degraw makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:45 | Denver | Eugene Lefler hits the finger roll | 67-50 |
| 01:31 | Texas Southern | Paul Waltrip is fouled on the floor by David Hank - foul #2 on David Hank, team foul #7 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrei Zunich (PG) David Hank | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Cleveland Newton (PF) Frank Degraw | |
| 01:31 | Texas Southern | Paul Waltrip makes the 1st free throw | 67-51 |
| 01:31 | Texas Southern | Paul Waltrip makes the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:02 | Denver | Eugene Lefler's pass is intercepted by Michael Anzalone | 67-52 |
| 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) | |
| 00:56 | Texas Southern | Henry Stalling connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Oscar Harvard | 67-55 |
| 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) | |
| 00:34 | Denver | Paul Waltrip picks off the pass by Andrei Zunich | 67-55 |
| 00:29 | Texas Southern | Paul Waltrip is called for traveling | 67-55 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Sanderson (PG) Paul Waltrip | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Andrei Zunich runs out the clock | 67-55 |