| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Beck (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Scheetz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kirk Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Rosati (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Carstensen (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - John Lewis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | James Rosati inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Michael Scheetz pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Louis Decastro | 27-25 |
| 18:56 | Denver | Joseph Sloan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from James Rosati | 27-28 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Kirk Allen drills a runner from the baseline set up by Berdy Sarwinski | 29-28 |
| 18:21 | Denver | Kirk Allen blocks the jumper by Gregory Carstensen | 29-28 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Joseph Sloan misses the tip | 29-28 |
| 18:18 | Denver | John Lewis grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 18:00 | Denver | James Rosati misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 29-28 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Louis Decastro grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Michael Scheetz can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Carstensen - foul #3 on Gregory Carstensen, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Jody Loewen (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), James Thompson (SF), Thomas Devinney (C) Louis Decastro, Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Denver | Fred Taylor (PG), Jim Jacobs (PF), Clarence Paulk (C) Joseph Sloan, Gregory Carstensen, John Lewis | |
| 17:36 | Houston | Michael Scheetz misses the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Michael Scheetz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:14 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Fred Taylor and the foul's on James Thompson - foul #2 on James Thompson, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (SG), Cong Hong (PF) Patrick Farrelly, Michael Scheetz | |
| Subs | Denver | William Luckey (C) James Rosati | |
| 17:14 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Jody Loewen connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Thompson | 32-31 |
| 16:41 | Denver | Jim Jacobs is fouled on the floor by Chris Stallworth - foul #1 on Chris Stallworth, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (SG) Chris Stallworth | |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Peterson (SG) Robert Wilkinson | |
| 16:20 | Denver | Jim Jacobs comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 32-31 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Cong Hong snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 16:13 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Jody Loewen | 34-31 |
| 16:00 | Denver | Fred Taylor loses the dribble to James Thompson | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jody Loewen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cong Hong (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Devinney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Fred Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jack Peterson (fresh) SF - Clarence Paulk (fresh) PF - Jim Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Luckey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Houston | James Thompson hits a floater from the right side set up by Berdy Sarwinski | 36-31 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Fred Taylor is alone and drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Jack Peterson | 36-33 |
| 14:57 | Houston | William Luckey denies the turnaround by Thomas Devinney | 36-33 |
| 14:55 | Houston | James Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 14:34 | Houston | James Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 14:32 | Denver | The rebound goes to Clarence Paulk | 36-33 |
| 14:14 | Denver | Clarence Paulk misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 14:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Berdy Sarwinski | 36-33 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Fred Taylor - foul #3 on Fred Taylor, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Dwight Beck (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Jody Loewen, James Thompson, Cong Hong, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG), Robert Wilkinson (SG), James Rosati (SF), Gregory Carstensen (PF), John Lewis (C) Fred Taylor, Jack Peterson, Clarence Paulk, Jim Jacobs, William Luckey | |
| 13:54 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 13:39 | Denver | James Rosati is hacked by Michael Scheetz - foul #2 on Michael Scheetz, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Lee (SG) Berdy Sarwinski | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:16 | Denver | Louis Decastro takes the ball from Robert Wilkinson | 38-33 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Louis Decastro misses the lay-in | 38-33 |
| 13:11 | Denver | James Rosati grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 12:50 | Denver | Joseph Sloan travels with the ball | 38-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Farrelly (SG) Jeffery Lee | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:34 | Houston | Dwight Beck hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 38-33 |
| 12:32 | Denver | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 12:09 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Sloan | 38-36 |
| 11:48 | Houston | Louis Decastro misses long on a floater from the right side | 38-36 |
| 11:47 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Farrelly (fresh) SF - Dwight Beck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Scheetz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kirk Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wilkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Rosati (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Carstensen (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - John Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Denver | Dwight Beck steps in front of the Gregory Carstensen pass | 38-36 |
| 11:04 | Houston | Dwight Beck makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Louis Decastro | 40-36 |
| 10:53 | Denver | Joseph Sloan is hacked by Louis Decastro - foul #2 on Louis Decastro, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Jeffery Lee (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Louis Decastro, Patrick Farrelly, Dwight Beck, Michael Scheetz, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Denver | Fred Taylor (PG), Jack Peterson (SG), Clarence Paulk (SF), Jim Jacobs (PF), William Luckey (C) Joseph Sloan, Robert Wilkinson, James Rosati, Gregory Carstensen, John Lewis | |
| 10:48 | Denver | William Luckey misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-36 |
| 10:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to Berdy Sarwinski | 40-36 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Chris Stallworth | 42-36 |
| 10:06 | Denver | Jim Jacobs scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Clarence Paulk | 42-38 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Thomas Devinney misses the lay-in | 42-38 |
| 09:38 | Denver | Jim Jacobs snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 09:33 | Denver | Cong Hong denies the turnaround by Fred Taylor | 42-38 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Cong Hong gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 09:19 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Fred Taylor - foul #4 on Fred Taylor, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Dwight Beck (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Chris Stallworth, Jeffery Lee, Cong Hong, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Higgins (PG), Robert Wilkinson (SG), James Rosati (SF), Gregory Carstensen (PF), John Lewis (C) Fred Taylor, Jack Peterson, Clarence Paulk, Jim Jacobs, William Luckey | |
| 09:19 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 09:19 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 09:19 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 09:08 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Dwight Beck pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Kirk Allen misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 08:55 | Denver | Robert Higgins grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 08:35 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Louis Decastro buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Berdy Sarwinski and he's fouled by Robert Higgins - foul #1 on Robert Higgins, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Farrelly (SG), James Thompson (SF), Thomas Devinney (C) Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG) Robert Higgins | |
| 08:18 | Houston | Louis Decastro makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:00 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen drills a shot from the right side set up by Joseph Sloan | 45-42 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Michael Scheetz comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 45-42 |
| 07:46 | Denver | John Lewis gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Farrelly (fresh) SF - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Scheetz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Devinney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Wilkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Rosati (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Carstensen (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - John Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Denver | Joseph Sloan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 07:40 | Houston | Michael Scheetz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly loses the ball out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Jody Loewen (PG), Jeffery Lee (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), Cong Hong (C) Louis Decastro, Patrick Farrelly, James Thompson, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Peterson (SG), Jim Jacobs (C) Robert Wilkinson, John Lewis | |
| 07:00 | Denver | Jack Peterson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Rosati | 45-45 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Michael Scheetz drills a shot in the lane set up by Jody Loewen | 47-45 |
| 06:32 | Denver | James Rosati hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Sloan | 47-48 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Jody Loewen buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Dwight Beck | 49-48 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen is hacked by Michael Scheetz - foul #3 on Michael Scheetz, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), James Thompson (SF), Kirk Allen (C) Jody Loewen, Jeffery Lee, Dwight Beck, Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Denver | Fred Taylor (PG), Robert Wilkinson (SG), Clarence Paulk (SF), John Lewis (C) Joseph Sloan, Jack Peterson, James Rosati, Gregory Carstensen | |
| 05:34 | Denver | Clarence Paulk makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jim Jacobs | 49-51 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Jim Jacobs is called for the reach on Berdy Sarwinski - foul #1 on Jim Jacobs, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Cong Hong (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Michael Scheetz, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 04:57 | Houston | Thomas Devinney is hacked by John Lewis - foul #2 on John Lewis, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Farrelly (SG), Dwight Beck (SF) Berdy Sarwinski, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Peterson (PF) Jim Jacobs | |
| 04:39 | Houston | Cong Hong misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 04:38 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 04:20 | Denver | Clarence Paulk misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 04:19 | Denver | Jack Peterson tips it in | 49-53 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Louis Decastro makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Farrelly | 51-53 |
| 04:04 | Denver | Fred Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-53 |
| 04:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dwight Beck | 51-53 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Cong Hong and he's hacked by Jack Peterson - foul #2 on Jack Peterson, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), James Thompson (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Louis Decastro, Dwight Beck, Cong Hong, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Sloan (PG), James Rosati (SF), Gregory Carstensen (PF) Fred Taylor, Jack Peterson, John Lewis | |
| 03:58 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly misses the free throw | 53-53 |
| 03:58 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 03:40 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Wilkinson | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Chris Stallworth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Farrelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Scheetz (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kirk Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Sloan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Wilkinson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Rosati (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Carstensen (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Clarence Paulk (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Michael Scheetz connects on the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Gregory Carstensen - foul #4 on Gregory Carstensen, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Jeffery Lee (SF) Chris Stallworth, Patrick Farrelly, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Denver | Jack Peterson (SG), Jim Jacobs (C) Robert Wilkinson, Clarence Paulk | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Michael Scheetz makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:06 | Denver | A charge is called on Jim Jacobs - foul #2 on Jim Jacobs, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Houston | James Thompson (SF), Thomas Devinney (C) Jeffery Lee, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:54 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 56-55 |
| 02:53 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Rosati | 56-55 |
| 02:53 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Dwight Beck (SF), Kirk Allen (C) Louis Decastro, James Thompson, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Wilkinson (SG), John Lewis (C) Jack Peterson, Jim Jacobs | |
| 02:34 | Denver | John Lewis comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 02:32 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen tips it in | 56-57 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Chris Stallworth is whistled for traveling | 56-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Jeffery Lee (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Chris Stallworth, Dwight Beck, Michael Scheetz, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:44 | Denver | Gregory Carstensen hits the finger roll set up by Robert Wilkinson | 56-59 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Cong Hong hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 56-59 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Cong Hong snags the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Cong Hong knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Louis Decastro | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Denver | Joseph Sloan connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Rosati | 58-61 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Joseph Sloan grabs the board | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:06 | Denver | Joseph Sloan is hacked by Louis Decastro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Decastro, team foul #6 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Dwight Beck (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Jeffery Lee, Cong Hong, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:04 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson is hacked by Michael Scheetz - foul #4 on Michael Scheetz, team foul #7 | 58-61 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:04 | Denver | Robert Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Dwight Beck can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 58-63 |