| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Brandon Arreola (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Gould (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Derrick Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Danny Goodwill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rod Roessler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Villeneuve (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shane Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Sam Houston State | William Gould can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Shane Godfrey - foul #1 on Shane Godfrey, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| 19:45 | Sam Houston State | William Gould makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 19:45 | Sam Houston State | William Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 19:25 | Denver | Shane Godfrey is fouled on the floor by Brandon Arreola - foul #1 on Brandon Arreola, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| 19:14 | Denver | Robert Allen is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Allen, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| 19:05 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-28 |
| 19:04 | Denver | Rod Roessler gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 19:00 | Denver | Danny Goodwill can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 18:58 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 18:50 | Sam Houston State | William Gould connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Matthew Thompson | 41-28 |
| 18:33 | Denver | 3 seconds is called on Danny Goodwill | 41-28 |
| 18:16 | Sam Houston State | William Gould clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-28 |
| 18:15 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola can't tip it in | 41-28 |
| 18:13 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola grabs the offensive board | 41-28 |
| 18:01 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell is fouled on the floor by Danny Goodwill - foul #3 on Danny Goodwill, team foul #3 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Haggerty (PG), Larry Forest (SF) Danny Goodwill, Rod Roessler | |
| 17:52 | Sam Houston State | William Gould misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 17:50 | Denver | Shane Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 41-28 |
| 17:34 | Denver | Shane Godfrey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 17:32 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Godfrey | 41-28 |
| 17:27 | Denver | James Villeneuve clanks a floater from the left side | 41-28 |
| 17:25 | Denver | James Villeneuve snags the offensive board | 41-28 |
| 17:07 | Denver | Larry Forest loses the ball out of bounds | 41-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford (SG), Clifton Puckett (C) Brandon Arreola, Derrick Carroll | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Clark (SG), Earl Howell (PF), Kofi Real (C) Robert Allen, James Villeneuve, Shane Godfrey | |
| 16:53 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Clifton Puckett | 44-28 |
| 16:27 | Denver | Kofi Real is fouled on the floor by Donald Futrell - foul #3 on Donald Futrell, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Jeffrey Leach (SF), Elon Amoroso (PF) Donald Futrell, Matthew Thompson, William Gould | |
| Subs | Denver | Rod Roessler (SF) Kofi Real | |
| 16:15 | Denver | Larry Forest is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Larry Forest, team foul #4 | 44-28 |
| 15:58 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-28 |
| 15:57 | Denver | The rebound goes to Joseph Clark | 44-28 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Daniel Winkler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Stafford (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Leach (fresh) PF - Elon Amoroso (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clifton Puckett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bradley Haggerty (fresh) SG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Rod Roessler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Forest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Howell (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:52 | Denver | Rod Roessler misses long on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Daniel Winkler - foul #1 on Daniel Winkler, team foul #3 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola (SG) Leonard Stafford | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Goodwill (PG), Robert Allen (SG), James Villeneuve (PF), Shane Godfrey (C) Bradley Haggerty, Joseph Clark, Larry Forest, Earl Howell | |
| 15:52 | Denver | Rod Roessler makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 15:52 | Denver | Rod Roessler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 15:39 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Elon Amoroso | 46-30 |
| 15:20 | Denver | Danny Goodwill misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-30 |
| 15:19 | Denver | Shane Godfrey hits the follow up shot | 46-32 |
| 15:03 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach is hacked by Rod Roessler - foul #3 on Rod Roessler, team foul #5 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG), Matthew Thompson (SF), William Gould (PF), Derrick Carroll (C) Daniel Winkler, Jeffrey Leach, Elon Amoroso, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Denver | Larry Forest (SF) Rod Roessler | |
| 14:58 | Sam Houston State | William Gould misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 46-32 |
| 14:56 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll can't tip it in | 46-32 |
| 14:54 | Denver | Shane Godfrey grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 14:37 | Denver | James Villeneuve throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-32 |
| 14:19 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 14:18 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll tips it in | 48-32 |
| 13:58 | Denver | James Villeneuve throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford (SG) Brandon Arreola | |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Haggerty (SG), Earl Howell (PF), Kofi Real (C) Robert Allen, James Villeneuve, Shane Godfrey | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:34 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Futrell | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:30 | Denver | Danny Goodwill loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett (C) Derrick Carroll | |
| Subs | Denver | Rod Roessler (SF) Larry Forest | |
| 13:14 | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Clifton Puckett | 52-32 |
| 13:03 | Denver | Danny Goodwill can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-32 |
| 13:01 | Sam Houston State | William Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:40 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett steps out of bounds on the sideline | 52-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Elon Amoroso (PF) Donald Futrell, William Gould | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Allen (SG), Shane Godfrey (C) Danny Goodwill, Kofi Real | |
| 12:24 | Denver | Clifton Puckett picks off the pass by Robert Allen | 52-32 |
| 12:04 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso can't connect on a shot from the right side | 52-32 |
| 12:03 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett tips it home | 54-32 |
| 11:41 | Denver | Leonard Stafford is called for the reach on Robert Allen - foul #1 on Leonard Stafford, team foul #4 | 54-32 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Futrell (PG), Brandon Arreola (SG), Jeffrey Leach (SF), William Gould (PF), Derrick Carroll (C) Daniel Winkler, Leonard Stafford, Matthew Thompson, Elon Amoroso, Clifton Puckett | |
| Subs | Denver | Larry Forest (SF), James Villeneuve (PF) Rod Roessler, Earl Howell | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Arreola (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Leach (fresh) PF - William Gould (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Derrick Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bradley Haggerty (fresh) SG - Robert Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Forest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Villeneuve (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Denver | Robert Allen lays it in | 54-34 |
| 11:14 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola is fouled on the floor by James Villeneuve - foul #2 on James Villeneuve, team foul #6 | 54-34 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | Denver | Danny Goodwill (PG) Robert Allen | |
| 10:58 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Leach | 57-34 |
| 10:41 | Denver | James Villeneuve misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 57-34 |
| 10:39 | Denver | James Villeneuve tips it home | 57-36 |
| 10:13 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach banks in the layup | 59-36 |
| 10:03 | Denver | Larry Forest buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bradley Haggerty | 59-39 |
| 09:46 | Sam Houston State | William Gould's pass is intercepted by Bradley Haggerty | 59-39 |
| 09:32 | Denver | Larry Forest buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 09:08 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Futrell | 62-42 |
| 08:50 | Denver | Brandon Arreola steps in front of the Bradley Haggerty pass | 62-42 |
| 08:28 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 62-42 |
| 08:27 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach hits the follow up shot | 64-42 |
| 08:20 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-42 |
| 08:18 | Sam Houston State | William Gould grabs the defensive rebound | 64-42 |
| 07:49 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Gould | 67-42 |
| 07:28 | Denver | The jump hook by Shane Godfrey is blocked by Derrick Carroll | 67-42 |
| 07:26 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Carroll snags the defensive board | 67-42 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Donald Futrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Arreola (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Leach (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Gould (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Derrick Carroll (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Danny Goodwill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Haggerty (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Forest (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Villeneuve (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Godfrey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola is fouled on the floor by Bradley Haggerty - foul #1 on Bradley Haggerty, team foul #7 | 67-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Matthew Thompson (SF), Elon Amoroso (PF), Clifton Puckett (C) Donald Futrell, Jeffrey Leach, William Gould, Derrick Carroll | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Allen (SG), Rod Roessler (SF), Earl Howell (PF), Kofi Real (C) Bradley Haggerty, Larry Forest, James Villeneuve, Shane Godfrey | |
| 07:06 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola makes the 1st free throw | 68-42 |
| 07:06 | Sam Houston State | Brandon Arreola makes the 2nd free throw | 69-42 |
| 06:43 | Denver | Robert Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-42 |
| 06:41 | Sam Houston State | Matthew Thompson pulls down the rebound | 69-42 |
| 06:35 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew Thompson and he's hacked by Robert Allen - foul #2 on Robert Allen, team foul #8 | 71-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford (SG), Michael Schuelke (SF) Brandon Arreola, Matthew Thompson | |
| Subs | Denver | Bradley Haggerty (PG), Joseph Clark (SG), Larry Forest (SF) Danny Goodwill, Robert Allen, Rod Roessler | |
| 06:35 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso makes the free throw | 72-42 |
| 06:22 | Denver | Larry Forest lays it up and in on a great pass from Bradley Haggerty and he's fouled by Michael Schuelke - foul #2 on Michael Schuelke, team foul #5 | 72-44 |
| 06:22 | Denver | Larry Forest makes the free throw | 72-45 |
| 05:58 | Sam Houston State | Larry Forest steals the ball from Daniel Winkler | 72-45 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Elon Amoroso denies the turnaround by Kofi Real | 72-45 |
| 05:43 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Elon Amoroso | 72-45 |
| 05:14 | Sam Houston State | Michael Schuelke is called for traveling | 72-45 |
| 05:03 | Denver | Kofi Real misses the 3 from the right corner | 72-45 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Earl Howell grabs the offensive rebound | 72-45 |
| 04:49 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 72-45 |
| 04:47 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett grabs the board | 72-45 |
| 04:21 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-45 |
| 04:20 | Denver | Kofi Real grabs the board | 72-45 |
| 04:01 | Denver | Elon Amoroso blocks the short jumper by Kofi Real | 72-45 |
| 04:00 | Denver | Kofi Real grabs the offensive board | 72-45 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty is fouled on the floor by Daniel Winkler - foul #2 on Daniel Winkler, team foul #6 | 72-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stickley (PG), Jeffrey Leach (SF) Daniel Winkler, Elon Amoroso | |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Sperberg (PF) Kofi Real | |
| 03:39 | Denver | Larry Forest misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-45 |
| 03:37 | Sam Houston State | Clifton Puckett snags the defensive board | 72-45 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Michael Schuelke scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Bruce Stickley | 74-45 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Bruce Stickley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leonard Stafford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Leach (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Schuelke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Clifton Puckett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bradley Haggerty (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Larry Forest (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Sperberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Howell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:03 | Denver | Earl Howell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 74-45 |
| 03:01 | Sam Houston State | Jeffrey Leach snags the defensive board | 74-45 |
| 02:41 | Sam Houston State | Bruce Stickley misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 74-45 |
| 02:40 | Denver | Joseph Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 74-45 |
| 02:23 | Denver | The pull-up jumper by Earl Howell is blocked by Clifton Puckett | 74-45 |
| 02:21 | Sam Houston State | Michael Schuelke grabs the board | 74-45 |
| 01:57 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Haggerty steals the ball from Jeffrey Leach | 74-45 |
| 01:39 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler (PG), Elon Amoroso (PF) Bruce Stickley, Michael Schuelke | |
| Subs | Denver | Kofi Real (C) Albert Sperberg | |
| 01:21 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Clark - foul #2 on Joseph Clark, team foul #9 | 74-45 |
| 01:21 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford misses the 1st free throw | 74-45 |
| 01:21 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford makes the 2nd free throw | 75-45 |
| 01:05 | Denver | The jump hook by Joseph Clark is blocked by Clifton Puckett | 75-45 |
| 01:03 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso snags the defensive board | 75-45 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Sam Houston State | Bradley Haggerty steps in front of the Leonard Stafford pass | 75-45 |
| 00:40 | Denver | Bradley Haggerty banks in the layup | 75-47 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford is fouled on the floor by Kofi Real - foul #1 on Kofi Real, team foul #10 | 75-47 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford makes the 1st free throw | 76-47 |
| 00:18 | Sam Houston State | Leonard Stafford misses the 2nd free throw | 76-47 |
| 00:18 | Denver | Kofi Real grabs the defensive rebound | 76-47 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Denver | The short jumper by Larry Forest is denied by Elon Amoroso | 76-47 |
| 00:09 | Sam Houston State | Elon Amoroso grabs the board | 76-47 |
| 00:00 | Sam Houston State | Daniel Winkler runs out the clock | 76-47 |