| Lineup | Denver | PG - Stephan Klem (fresh) SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) PF - Andrew Fenton (fresh) C - Robert Ames (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael Allen (fresh) SG - Eric Sappington (fresh) SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) PF - Michael Frazier (fresh) C - Joseph Janssen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Denver | Robert Ames pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Andrew Fenton knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Patrick McGreevy | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Denver | Robert Ames grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Denver | Stephan Klem is called for a charge - foul #1 on Stephan Klem, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams steps out of bounds on the sideline | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Denver | Stephan Klem is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Allen - foul #1 on Michael Allen, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Denver | Wallace Malasky can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Denver | Andrew Fenton misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Allen | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Denver | Stephan Klem misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Frazier - foul #1 on Michael Frazier, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (SG), Bobby Harris (SF), William Dry (PF), Raymond Thomas (C) Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky, Andrew Fenton, Robert Ames | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (PG), George Cade (SG), Brandon Mattison (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), John Johnson (C) Michael Allen, Eric Sappington, Thomas Williams, Michael Frazier, Joseph Janssen | |
| 17:44 | Denver | Stephan Klem misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:44 | Denver | Stephan Klem makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:28 | Texas Southern | George Cade is hacked by William Dry - foul #1 on William Dry, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Denver | Jasper Winn (SG) Stephan Klem | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 17:20 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:18 | Denver | Raymond Thomas grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | Denver | Jasper Winn misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on George Cade - foul #1 on George Cade, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | Denver | Jasper Winn makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:14 | Denver | Jasper Winn makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:50 | Texas Southern | Jasper Winn is called for the reach on Louis Holt - foul #1 on Jasper Winn, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG) Jasper Winn | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 16:37 | Texas Southern | George Cade buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Holt | 5-4 |
| 16:22 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza lays it in uncontested set up by Bobby Harris | 7-4 |
| 15:58 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Ney | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Harris (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Dry (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Louis Holt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Cade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brandon Mattison (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Ney (fairly fresh) C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF) Bobby Harris, William Dry | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (PG), Eric Sappington (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Michael Frazier (PF), Joseph Janssen (C) Louis Holt, George Cade, Brandon Mattison, Joseph Ney, John Johnson | |
| 15:44 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:44 | Denver | Raymond Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:28 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:27 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier tips it in | 8-8 |
| 15:09 | Denver | Andrew Fenton clanks a jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 15:08 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:02 | Texas Southern | Thomas Oropeza steps in front of the Eric Sappington pass | 8-8 |
| 14:38 | Denver | Thomas Williams picks off the pass by Andrew Fenton | 8-8 |
| 14:35 | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Williams | 8-10 |
| 14:15 | Denver | Raymond Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Patrick McGreevy | 10-10 |
| 14:04 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Fenton - foul #1 on Andrew Fenton, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Jasper Winn (SG), Bobby Harris (SF), Robert Ames (C) Thomas Oropeza, Patrick McGreevy, Wallace Malasky, Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), George Cade (SG), Brandon Mattison (SF), Joseph Ney (C) Randall Calvin, Eric Sappington, Thomas Williams, Joseph Janssen | |
| 14:04 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:04 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 14:00 | Denver | Jasper Winn double dribbles in the backcourt | 10-12 |
| Subs | Denver | William Dry (PF) Andrew Fenton | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Johnson (C) Michael Frazier | |
| 13:44 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jasper Winn - foul #2 on Jasper Winn, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG) Jasper Winn | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 13:44 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison makes the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:44 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:42 | Denver | Robert Ames's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| 13:21 | Texas Southern | George Cade comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 13:19 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney can't tip it in | 10-14 |
| 13:17 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison can't tip it in | 10-14 |
| 13:16 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney gets the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:01 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-14 |
| 13:00 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:40 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy is fouled on the floor by George Cade - foul #2 on George Cade, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF) Patrick McGreevy, William Dry | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Michael Frazier (PF), Joseph Janssen (C) George Cade, Brandon Mattison, Joseph Ney, John Johnson | |
| 12:31 | Denver | Joseph Janssen denies the turnaround by Robert Ames | 10-14 |
| 12:29 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Fenton | 10-14 |
| 12:14 | Denver | Robert Ames misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-14 |
| 12:12 | Denver | Andrew Fenton grabs the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 12:01 | Denver | Stephan Klem is whistled for traveling | 10-14 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffery Higbee (PG), Thomas Oropeza (SG) Stephan Klem, Bobby Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (PG) Michael Allen | |
| 11:44 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier scores on a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Andrew Fenton - foul #2 on Andrew Fenton, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Thomas (PF) Andrew Fenton | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG) Thomas Williams | |
| 11:44 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier makes the free throw | 10-17 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeffery Higbee (fresh) SG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) PF - Raymond Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Ames (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Randall Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Sappington (fresh) SF - Louis Holt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Frazier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Joseph Janssen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Denver | Wallace Malasky is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Calvin - foul #1 on Randall Calvin, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| 11:33 | Denver | Jeffery Higbee misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 10-17 |
| 11:32 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 10-17 |
| 11:17 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen slams it home set up by Randall Calvin | 10-19 |
| 10:57 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Eric Sappington - foul #1 on Eric Sappington, team foul #7 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), Brandon Mattison (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), John Johnson (C) Randall Calvin, Louis Holt, Michael Frazier, Joseph Janssen | |
| 10:57 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:57 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:39 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 10:37 | Denver | Raymond Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| 10:20 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza comes up short on the floater from the left side | 12-19 |
| 10:19 | Texas Southern | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 10:00 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison misses badly on a shot from the left side | 12-19 |
| 09:58 | Denver | Raymond Thomas grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 09:53 | Denver | Robert Ames loses the ball out of bounds | 12-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Patrick McGreevy (SG), Bobby Harris (SF), William Dry (PF) Jeffery Higbee, Thomas Oropeza, Wallace Malasky, Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier (PF), Joseph Janssen (C) Joseph Ney, John Johnson | |
| 09:39 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier is hacked by William Dry - foul #2 on William Dry, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Raymond Thomas (PF) William Dry | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams (SF) Brandon Mattison | |
| 09:39 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:39 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:39 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen grabs the offensive board | 12-20 |
| 09:20 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams can't finish the layup | 12-20 |
| 09:18 | Denver | Stephan Klem grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 09:03 | Denver | Michael Allen steps in front of the Bobby Harris pass | 12-20 |
| 08:49 | Texas Southern | Patrick McGreevy steals the ball from Michael Frazier | 12-20 |
| 08:46 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy dunks the ball | 14-20 |
| 08:34 | Texas Southern | Raymond Thomas picks off the pass by Joseph Janssen | 14-20 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Bobby Harris is called for 10 seconds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffery Higbee (PG), Thomas Oropeza (SG) Stephan Klem, Patrick McGreevy | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (PG), Louis Holt (SG), Brandon Mattison (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), John Johnson (C) Michael Allen, Eric Sappington, Thomas Williams, Michael Frazier, Joseph Janssen | |
| 08:08 | Texas Southern | The jump hook by Joseph Ney is blocked by Raymond Thomas | 14-20 |
| 08:06 | Denver | Jeffery Higbee pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:00 | Denver | Raymond Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-20 |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Malasky (SF) Bobby Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 07:43 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Ney | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeffery Higbee (fresh) SG - Thomas Oropeza (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Wallace Malasky (fresh) PF - Raymond Thomas (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ames (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Randall Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Mattison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Ney (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Denver | Jeffery Higbee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-22 |
| 07:28 | Denver | Jeffery Higbee grabs the offensive board | 14-22 |
| 07:12 | Denver | Raymond Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Oropeza | 17-22 |
| 06:58 | Texas Southern | John Johnson drills a floater from close range and the foul's on Robert Ames - foul #1 on Robert Ames, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Denver | Patrick McGreevy (SG) Jeffery Higbee | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), Eric Sappington (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Joseph Janssen (C) Randall Calvin, Louis Holt, Brandon Mattison, Joseph Ney | |
| 06:58 | Texas Southern | John Johnson misses the free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:58 | Denver | Raymond Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:36 | Denver | Raymond Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-24 |
| 06:35 | Texas Southern | John Johnson gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 06:22 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Allen | 17-27 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Eric Sappington steals it from Robert Ames | 17-27 |
| 05:42 | Texas Southern | The jump hook by John Johnson is blocked by Raymond Thomas | 17-27 |
| 05:41 | Denver | The rebound goes to Raymond Thomas | 17-27 |
| 05:32 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Bobby Harris (SF) Thomas Oropeza, Wallace Malasky | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (SG), Brandon Mattison (SF), Michael Frazier (PF), Joseph Ney (C) Eric Sappington, Thomas Williams, John Johnson, Joseph Janssen | |
| 05:19 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-27 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (PG) Michael Allen | |
| 05:05 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-27 |
| 05:03 | Texas Southern | Brandon Mattison grabs the board | 17-27 |
| 04:44 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 17-27 |
| 04:43 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney snags the offensive board | 17-27 |
| 04:31 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Ames - foul #2 on Robert Ames, team foul #9 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Andrew Fenton (PF) Robert Ames | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG), Thomas Williams (SF) Randall Calvin, Brandon Mattison | |
| 04:31 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:31 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney misses the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 04:31 | Denver | Raymond Thomas snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 04:22 | Denver | Stephan Klem is hacked by Thomas Williams - foul #1 on Thomas Williams, team foul #8 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeffery Higbee (PG) Andrew Fenton | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), Joseph Janssen (C) Louis Holt, Joseph Ney | |
| 04:22 | Denver | Stephan Klem makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:22 | Denver | Stephan Klem makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 03:59 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington misses the jumper from the right side | 19-27 |
| 03:58 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen hits the follow up shot | 19-29 |
| 03:47 | Denver | Jeffery Higbee is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Stephan Klem | 22-29 |
| 03:29 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 03:28 | Denver | Stephan Klem gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeffery Higbee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick McGreevy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Harris (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Stephan Klem (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Raymond Thomas (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael Allen (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Eric Sappington (tiring) SF - Thomas Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Frazier (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Janssen (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Denver | Michael Allen is called for the reach on Jeffery Higbee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Allen, team foul #9 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Oropeza (SG), William Dry (SF), Andrew Fenton (PF), Jasper Winn (C) Patrick McGreevy, Bobby Harris, Stephan Klem, Raymond Thomas | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (PG), George Cade (SG), Brandon Mattison (SF), Joseph Ney (PF) Michael Allen, Eric Sappington, Thomas Williams, Michael Frazier | |
| 03:26 | Denver | Jeffery Higbee makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 03:26 | Denver | Jeffery Higbee makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 03:14 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-29 |
| 03:12 | Denver | Andrew Fenton grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 02:46 | Denver | William Dry knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jasper Winn | 27-29 |
| 02:29 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 02:28 | Denver | Andrew Fenton grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 02:16 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Wallace Malasky (SF) Jeffery Higbee, William Dry | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (PG), Thomas Williams (SF), Michael Frazier (PF) Louis Holt, Brandon Mattison, Joseph Janssen | |
| 01:56 | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Frazier | 27-32 |
| 01:51 | Denver | George Cade is called for the reach on Thomas Oropeza in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Cade, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Bobby Harris (SG) Stephan Klem | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG), John Johnson (C) George Cade, Joseph Ney | |
| 01:51 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:51 | Denver | Thomas Oropeza misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 01:51 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 01:38 | Texas Southern | Thomas Oropeza picks off the pass by Eric Sappington | 27-32 |
| 01:35 | Denver | Andrew Fenton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Oropeza | 29-32 |
| 01:13 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 01:12 | Denver | Andrew Fenton snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 01:10 | Denver | Randall Calvin takes the ball from Thomas Oropeza in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 01:08 | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin lays it in | 29-34 |
| 00:46 | Denver | Wallace Malasky misses long on an open fadeaway from the right block | 29-34 |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 00:24 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Wallace Malasky loses the ball out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | Denver | Stephan Klem (PG), Patrick McGreevy (SG), William Dry (SF) Thomas Oropeza, Bobby Harris, Wallace Malasky | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), Louis Holt (SG), Brandon Mattison (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), Joseph Janssen (C) Randall Calvin, Eric Sappington, Thomas Williams, Michael Frazier, John Johnson | |
| 00:01 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Patrick McGreevy gets the rebound | 29-37 |