| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Winstead (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Henry (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Jerome Dziedzic (fresh) PF - Ike Hornyak (fresh) 12 pts. C - Jason Esquer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Texas Southern | Mark Hoard steals the ball from Ronald Winstead | 39-39 |
| 19:33 | Denver | Michael Rogers lays it up and in | 39-41 |
| 19:21 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ronald Winstead | 41-41 |
| 19:10 | Denver | Jerome Dziedzic takes the ball from Michael Hughes | 41-41 |
| 18:56 | Texas Southern | Steve Dark is called for the reach on Samuel Henry - foul #2 on Steve Dark, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| 18:47 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak misses short on a jumper in the paint | 41-41 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Michael Hughes pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 18:41 | Denver | Samuel Henry steals it from Tommy Page | 41-41 |
| 18:37 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry dunks the ball | 43-41 |
| 18:20 | Denver | Michael Rogers clanks a runner from the left block | 43-41 |
| 18:19 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak pulls down the rebound | 43-41 |
| 18:14 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Henry | 46-41 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Michael Hughes is hacked by Ronald Winstead - foul #4 on Ronald Winstead, team foul #1 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Marco Costa (SG) Ronald Winstead | |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SF), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Steve Dark, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| 17:40 | Denver | Samuel Henry picks off the pass by Bertram Tennyson | 46-41 |
| 17:34 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Reynolds - foul #2 on Paul Reynolds, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Steven Johnson (SF) Michael Hughes, Mark Hoard | |
| 17:34 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:34 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak misses the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 17:34 | Denver | Stanley Willey pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:13 | Denver | Marco Costa is called for the reach on Lawrence Taylor - foul #1 on Marco Costa, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| 16:58 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 16:57 | Denver | Paul Reynolds hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 16:40 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak's floater is tipped away by Paul Reynolds | 47-43 |
| 16:38 | Denver | Paul Reynolds grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Paul Reynolds scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stanley Willey | 47-45 |
| 16:08 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Marco Costa and the foul's on Paul Reynolds - foul #3 on Paul Reynolds, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (PG) Samuel Henry | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Tommy Page (C) Lawrence Taylor, Bertram Tennyson, Steven Johnson, Paul Reynolds, Stanley Willey | |
| 16:08 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 15:47 | Denver | Mark Hoard misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 15:46 | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic grabs the board | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Strothers (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jerome Dziedzic (fairly fresh) PF - Ike Hornyak (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Esquer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer is whistled for traveling | 50-45 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Norman Valenza (SG) Marco Costa | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:14 | Denver | Michael Hughes is fouled on the floor by Norman Valenza - foul #1 on Norman Valenza, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| 14:57 | Denver | Mark Hoard connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 50-47 |
| 14:39 | Texas Southern | Norman Valenza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (SG), Charles Thomas (PF) Norman Valenza, Ike Hornyak | |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SG) Mark Hoard | |
| 14:20 | Denver | Jason Esquer steals the ball from Michael Rogers | 50-47 |
| 14:07 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer hits the finger roll | 52-47 |
| 13:49 | Denver | Tommy Page misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 13:47 | Denver | Steve Dark tips it but misses | 52-47 |
| 13:45 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 13:41 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Thomas and the foul's on Michael Hughes - foul #2 on Michael Hughes, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Marco Costa (SF), George Rourke (C) Jerome Dziedzic, Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Mark Hoard (SG), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Michael Hughes, Steve Dark, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| 13:41 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry makes the free throw | 55-47 |
| 13:28 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Marco Costa - foul #2 on Marco Costa, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez (SF), Ike Hornyak (PF) David Strothers, Charles Thomas | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:28 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 13:28 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 13:28 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to George Rourke | 55-48 |
| 13:02 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Marco Costa | 57-48 |
| 12:43 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-48 |
| 12:42 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 12:27 | Denver | Mark Hoard is fouled on the floor by Samuel Henry - foul #1 on Samuel Henry, team foul #5 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead (PG), Jason Esquer (C) Anthony Ibanez, George Rourke | |
| Subs | Denver | Steven Johnson (SF) Mark Hoard | |
| 12:18 | Denver | Stanley Willey knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 57-50 |
| 12:05 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Henry | 60-50 |
| 11:48 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson is fouled on the floor by Jason Esquer - foul #1 on Jason Esquer, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Norman Valenza (SG), Jerome Dziedzic (SF), Charles Thomas (PF) Samuel Henry, Marco Costa, Ike Hornyak | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Tommy Page (C) Bertram Tennyson, Steven Johnson, Paul Reynolds, Stanley Willey | |
| 11:41 | Denver | Steve Dark can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 11:40 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas pulls down the rebound | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Winstead (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Norman Valenza (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerome Dziedzic (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Esquer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Michael Hughes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Dark (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Page (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas steps out of bounds on the baseline | 60-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Mark Hoard (SG) Lawrence Taylor | |
| 11:03 | Denver | Charles Thomas swats the short shot by Michael Hughes | 60-50 |
| 11:01 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 60-50 |
| 10:51 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Norman Valenza | 63-50 |
| 10:27 | Denver | Mark Hoard connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-53 |
| 10:09 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 63-53 |
| 10:07 | Denver | Steve Dark grabs the defensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Michael Rogers hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 09:31 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Winstead | 65-56 |
| 09:07 | Denver | Jason Esquer denies the turnaround by Tommy Page | 65-56 |
| 09:06 | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 09:00 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas can't connect on a shot near the basket | 65-56 |
| 08:59 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas tips it in | 67-56 |
| 08:48 | Denver | Tommy Page misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 67-56 |
| 08:46 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 08:40 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 67-56 |
| 08:38 | Denver | The rebound goes to Tommy Page | 67-56 |
| 08:18 | Denver | Michael Rogers is called for traveling | 67-56 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (SG), Marco Costa (SF), Ike Hornyak (PF), George Rourke (C) Norman Valenza, Jerome Dziedzic, Charles Thomas, Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Michael Hughes, Mark Hoard, Steve Dark, Michael Rogers, Tommy Page | |
| 08:01 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 08:00 | Denver | Stanley Willey snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| 07:37 | Denver | George Rourke picks off the pass by Steven Johnson | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Winstead (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Samuel Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SF - Marco Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ike Hornyak (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - George Rourke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Steven Johnson (fresh) PF - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Willey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 07:17 | Denver | The rebound goes to Bertram Tennyson | 67-56 |
| 07:00 | Denver | Steven Johnson loses the dribble to Marco Costa | 67-56 |
| 06:47 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Samuel Henry | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:32 | Denver | George Rourke swats the short shot by Paul Reynolds | 70-56 |
| 06:31 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson tips it home | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:16 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marco Costa | 72-58 |
| 05:53 | Denver | Samuel Henry is called for the reach on Bertram Tennyson - foul #2 on Samuel Henry, team foul #7 | 72-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic (SF), Jason Esquer (C) Marco Costa, George Rourke | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF), Tommy Page (C) Lawrence Taylor, Steven Johnson, Paul Reynolds, Stanley Willey | |
| 05:53 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 05:53 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson misses the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 05:53 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer pulls down the rebound | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:24 | Texas Southern | Michael Rogers takes the ball from Ike Hornyak | 72-59 |
| 05:15 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson can't throw it down | 72-59 |
| 05:13 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer pulls down the rebound | 72-59 |
| 04:53 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer travels with the ball | 72-59 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (PG), Norman Valenza (SG) Ronald Winstead, Samuel Henry | |
| Subs | Denver | Mark Hoard (SG) Bertram Tennyson | |
| 04:42 | Denver | Tommy Page makes the fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Jason Esquer - foul #2 on Jason Esquer, team foul #8 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (SF), Steven Johnson (PF) Steve Dark, Michael Rogers | |
| 04:42 | Denver | Tommy Page makes the free throw | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:14 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 04:12 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak tips it back up and in | 74-62 |
| 03:47 | Denver | Mark Hoard misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Strothers - foul #2 on David Strothers, team foul #9 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (SG), Marco Costa (SF), Charles Thomas (PF), George Rourke (C) Norman Valenza, Jerome Dziedzic, Ike Hornyak, Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Denver | Bertram Tennyson (SF), Paul Reynolds (PF), Stanley Willey (C) Michael Hughes, Steven Johnson, Tommy Page | |
| 03:47 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 03:47 | Denver | Mark Hoard makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Texas Southern | David Strothers makes the shot from the right side | 76-64 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - David Strothers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. SF - Marco Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Thomas (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - George Rourke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Lawrence Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Hoard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bertram Tennyson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Paul Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stanley Willey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Denver | Marco Costa steals the ball from Lawrence Taylor | 76-64 |
| 02:56 | Texas Southern | George Rourke knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from David Strothers | 79-64 |
| 02:56 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-64 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead (PG), Jerome Dziedzic (SF), Ike Hornyak (PF), Jason Esquer (C) David Strothers, Marco Costa, Charles Thomas, George Rourke | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Hughes (PG), Steve Dark (SF), Michael Rogers (PF) Lawrence Taylor, Bertram Tennyson, Stanley Willey | |
| 02:48 | Denver | Mark Hoard knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Steve Dark | 79-66 |
| 02:40 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer is hacked by Paul Reynolds - foul #4 on Paul Reynolds, team foul #5 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Tommy Page (C) Paul Reynolds | |
| 02:30 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ike Hornyak, team foul #10 | 79-66 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Steve Dark misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-66 |
| 02:10 | Denver | Mark Hoard tips it but misses | 79-66 |
| 02:08 | Denver | Steve Dark snags the offensive board | 79-66 |
| 01:57 | Denver | Michael Rogers comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Samuel Henry - foul #3 on Samuel Henry, team foul #11 | 79-66 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (PG), Marco Costa (SG), Anthony Ibanez (SF), Charles Thomas (PF), George Rourke (C) Ronald Winstead, Samuel Henry, Jerome Dziedzic, Ike Hornyak, Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Taylor (PG), Bertram Tennyson (SG), Steven Johnson (SF), Paul Reynolds (C) Michael Hughes, Mark Hoard, Steve Dark, Tommy Page | |
| 01:57 | Denver | Michael Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:57 | Denver | Michael Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:57 | Texas Southern | George Rourke snags the defensive board | 79-67 |
| 01:50 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Marco Costa | 81-67 |
| 01:37 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on David Strothers - foul #3 on David Strothers, team foul #12 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Stanley Willey (C) Michael Rogers | |
| 01:37 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 01:37 | Denver | Lawrence Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 81-67 |
| 01:37 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa gets the rebound | 81-67 |
| 01:14 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez misses the dunk | 81-67 |
| 01:12 | Denver | Stanley Willey grabs the board | 81-67 |
| 01:06 | Denver | Anthony Ibanez denies the turnaround by Paul Reynolds | 81-67 |
| 01:05 | Texas Southern | George Rourke snags the defensive board | 81-67 |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Reynolds - foul #5 on Paul Reynolds, team foul #6 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Crocker (PG) Paul Reynolds | |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Denver | Bertram Tennyson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 82-67 |
| 00:41 | Texas Southern | George Rourke snags the defensive board | 82-67 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas is hacked by Steven Johnson - foul #2 on Steven Johnson, team foul #7 | 82-67 |
| 00:15 | Texas Southern | Charles Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 82-67 |
| 00:15 | Denver | Stanley Willey snags the defensive board | 82-67 |
| 00:09 | Denver | Stanley Willey buries a fadeaway from close range | 82-69 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | David Strothers runs out the clock | 82-69 |