| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Curtis Reynolds (fresh) SG - Luis Guzman (fresh) SF - William Kuiper (fresh) PF - John Hamrick (fresh) C - Lawrence Sawyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bill Schultz (fresh) SG - Adam Rye (fresh) SF - Donald Grayson (fresh) PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) C - Daniel Ross (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Rick Sterner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Denver | Donald Grayson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Denver | Daniel Ross can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Denver | Daniel Ross can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Denver | Adam Rye tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Texas Southern | Bill Schultz takes the ball from Curtis Reynolds | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Denver | Daniel Ross is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Sawyer - foul #1 on Lawrence Sawyer, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Denver | Bill Schultz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sawyer grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Texas Southern | Luis Guzman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Adam Rye - foul #1 on Adam Rye, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Texas Southern | Luis Guzman makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:56 | Texas Southern | Luis Guzman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Denver | Rick Sterner is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Texas Southern | Rick Sterner blocks the short jumper by Luis Guzman | 2-4 |
| 18:41 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Sawyer | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Texas Southern | John Hamrick hits a fadeaway near the basket | 4-4 |
| 18:05 | Denver | Bill Schultz hits a wide open shot from the left side | 4-6 |
| 17:44 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 17:43 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Reynolds | 4-6 |
| 17:26 | Texas Southern | Luis Guzman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from William Kuiper | 7-6 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Bill Schultz is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bill Schultz, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Miller (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), Larry Villalba (SF), Joe Hampton (PF), Wayne Zech (C) Curtis Reynolds, Luis Guzman, William Kuiper, John Hamrick, Lawrence Sawyer | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jesse Cram (SG), Brian Griffin (SF), Dan Hamilton (PF), Wallace Lowe (C) Bill Schultz, Adam Rye, Donald Grayson, Rick Sterner, Daniel Ross | |
| 17:12 | Texas Southern | Gary Miller's floater is tipped away by Dan Hamilton | 7-6 |
| 17:10 | Texas Southern | Larry Villalba gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:59 | Texas Southern | Larry Villalba buries a 3 from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 16:41 | Denver | Dan Hamilton misses the easy layup | 10-6 |
| 16:39 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 16:21 | Texas Southern | Joe Hampton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 16:20 | Denver | Wallace Lowe pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 16:18 | Denver | Thomas Carpenter is called for the reach on Dan Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Carpenter, team foul #2 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Luis Guzman (SG) Thomas Carpenter | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 16:05 | Denver | Luis Guzman steals it from Joseph Bolton | 10-6 |
| 15:49 | Texas Southern | Luis Guzman clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 15:47 | Denver | Brian Griffin snags the defensive board | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Miller (fresh) SG - Luis Guzman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Villalba (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joe Hampton (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Zech (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fairly fresh) SG - Jesse Cram (fresh) SF - Brian Griffin (fresh) PF - Dan Hamilton (fairly fresh) C - Wallace Lowe (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Denver | Dan Hamilton makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Bolton | 10-8 |
| 15:07 | Texas Southern | Larry Villalba misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Wallace Lowe - foul #1 on Wallace Lowe, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Lawrence Sawyer (C) Gary Miller, Luis Guzman, Joe Hampton, Wayne Zech | |
| Subs | Denver | Bill Schultz (PG), Donald Llanos (SG), Donald Grayson (SF), Rick Sterner (PF), Daniel Ross (C) Joseph Bolton, Jesse Cram, Brian Griffin, Dan Hamilton, Wallace Lowe | |
| 15:07 | Texas Southern | Larry Villalba makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:07 | Texas Southern | Larry Villalba makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 14:45 | Denver | Rick Sterner blows the layup | 12-8 |
| 14:43 | Texas Southern | Larry Villalba grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 14:24 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 12-8 |
| 14:23 | Denver | Donald Grayson snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| 14:21 | Denver | Donald Grayson loses the dribble to Larry Villalba in the backcourt | 12-8 |
| 14:06 | Texas Southern | Daniel Ross is called for the reach on Curtis Reynolds - foul #1 on Daniel Ross, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Williams (SF), John Hamrick (PF) William Kuiper, Larry Villalba | |
| Subs | Denver | Adam Rye (SG) Donald Llanos | |
| 13:53 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-8 |
| 13:51 | Denver | Daniel Ross grabs the board | 12-8 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Donald Grayson blows the dunk but the foul's on Thomas Carpenter - foul #2 on Thomas Carpenter, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Luis Guzman (SG) Thomas Carpenter | |
| Subs | Denver | Wallace Lowe (PF), Brian Griffin (C) Rick Sterner, Daniel Ross | |
| 13:38 | Denver | Donald Grayson makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Donald Grayson misses the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:38 | Denver | Donald Grayson pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 13:24 | Denver | Brian Griffin is open and scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Adam Rye | 12-11 |
| 13:04 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams is fouled on the floor by Donald Grayson - foul #1 on Donald Grayson, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Miller (PG), Joe Hampton (SF), Wayne Zech (C) Curtis Reynolds, Robert Williams, Lawrence Sawyer | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Rick Sterner (PF) Bill Schultz, Donald Grayson | |
| 12:48 | Texas Southern | Wayne Zech's pass is intercepted by Brian Griffin | 12-11 |
| 12:42 | Denver | Rick Sterner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Kuiper (SF) John Hamrick | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jesse Cram (SG), Donald Grayson (SF) Donald Llanos, Adam Rye, Brian Griffin | |
| 12:22 | Texas Southern | Jesse Cram steals it from William Kuiper | 12-11 |
| 12:00 | Denver | Wallace Lowe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Bolton and he's hacked by Wayne Zech - foul #1 on Wayne Zech, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Williams (SG), John Hamrick (PF), Lawrence Sawyer (C) Luis Guzman, Joe Hampton, Wayne Zech | |
| Subs | Denver | Bill Schultz (PG), Dan Hamilton (PF) Donald Grayson, Rick Sterner | |
| 12:00 | Denver | Wallace Lowe makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:47 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sawyer is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Lawrence Sawyer, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Larry Villalba (C) Lawrence Sawyer | |
| Subs | Denver | Brian Griffin (SF), Daniel Ross (C) Joseph Bolton, Wallace Lowe | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Miller (fresh) SG - Robert Williams (fresh) SF - William Kuiper (fresh) PF - John Hamrick (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Villalba (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bill Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Cram (fresh) SF - Brian Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dan Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel Ross (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Denver | Bill Schultz buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Griffin | 12-16 |
| 11:12 | Texas Southern | Larry Villalba's pass is intercepted by Dan Hamilton | 12-16 |
| 11:08 | Denver | Jesse Cram loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds (PG), Luis Guzman (SG) Gary Miller, William Kuiper | |
| Subs | Denver | Adam Rye (SG) Daniel Ross | |
| 10:45 | Texas Southern | John Hamrick misses the shot from just outside the lane | 12-16 |
| 10:44 | Denver | The rebound goes to Jesse Cram | 12-16 |
| 10:31 | Denver | Jesse Cram connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bill Schultz | 12-18 |
| 10:15 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds makes the 3 from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 09:55 | Denver | Jesse Cram is hacked by Robert Williams - foul #1 on Robert Williams, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Kuiper (SF), Joe Hampton (PF), Wayne Zech (C) Robert Williams, John Hamrick, Larry Villalba | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Donald Llanos (SG), Donald Grayson (SF), Rick Sterner (PF), Wallace Lowe (C) Bill Schultz, Adam Rye, Jesse Cram, Dan Hamilton, Brian Griffin | |
| 09:35 | Denver | Rick Sterner can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Curtis Reynolds - foul #1 on Curtis Reynolds, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Miller (PG) Curtis Reynolds | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:35 | Denver | Rick Sterner makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:35 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:35 | Texas Southern | Wayne Zech grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 09:17 | Texas Southern | Joe Hampton misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-19 |
| 09:16 | Texas Southern | Wayne Zech misses the tip | 15-19 |
| 09:14 | Denver | Rick Sterner gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:53 | Denver | Joseph Bolton clanks a 3 from straight away | 15-19 |
| 08:51 | Texas Southern | Joe Hampton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:45 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Luis Guzman | 17-19 |
| 08:29 | Denver | Donald Grayson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-19 |
| 08:28 | Denver | Wallace Lowe snags the offensive board | 17-19 |
| 08:23 | Denver | Donald Grayson is hacked by Gary Miller - foul #1 on Gary Miller, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds (PG), Robert Williams (SG), John Hamrick (PF), Larry Villalba (C) Gary Miller, Luis Guzman, Joe Hampton, Wayne Zech | |
| Subs | Denver | Bill Schultz (PG), Adam Rye (SG), Daniel Ross (C) Joseph Bolton, Donald Llanos, Rick Sterner | |
| 08:23 | Denver | Donald Grayson makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:23 | Denver | Donald Grayson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:05 | Texas Southern | John Hamrick is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Hamrick, team foul #9 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jesse Cram (SF), Rick Sterner (PF) Donald Grayson, Wallace Lowe | |
| 07:47 | Denver | Jesse Cram connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Adam Rye | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Curtis Reynolds (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Williams (fresh) SF - William Kuiper (tiring) 2 pts. PF - John Hamrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Villalba (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Bill Schultz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Rye (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Cram (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rick Sterner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Ross (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Texas Southern | Larry Villalba misses the lay-in | 17-24 |
| 07:24 | Denver | The rebound goes to Rick Sterner | 17-24 |
| 07:15 | Denver | Jesse Cram buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Bill Schultz | 17-27 |
| 06:59 | Texas Southern | John Hamrick misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-27 |
| 06:57 | Denver | Daniel Ross pulls down the rebound | 17-27 |
| 06:37 | Denver | Bill Schultz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-27 |
| 06:36 | Denver | Daniel Ross gets the offensive rebound | 17-27 |
| 06:21 | Denver | John Hamrick picks off the pass by Bill Schultz | 17-27 |
| 05:59 | Texas Southern | Larry Villalba scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-27 |
| 05:40 | Denver | Bill Schultz is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Adam Rye | 20-30 |
| 05:29 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 05:28 | Denver | Jesse Cram grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 05:23 | Denver | Daniel Ross is hacked by Curtis Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Reynolds, team foul #10 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Miller (PG), Luis Guzman (SG), Joe Hampton (SF), Wayne Zech (C) Curtis Reynolds, Robert Williams, William Kuiper, Larry Villalba | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Donald Llanos (SG), Brian Griffin (SF), Dan Hamilton (PF) Bill Schultz, Adam Rye, Jesse Cram, Rick Sterner | |
| 05:23 | Denver | Daniel Ross makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 05:23 | Denver | Daniel Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 20-31 |
| 05:23 | Denver | Dan Hamilton snags the offensive board | 20-31 |
| 05:06 | Denver | Brian Griffin clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-31 |
| 05:05 | Texas Southern | Wayne Zech snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 04:49 | Texas Southern | Joe Hampton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Kuiper (SF) John Hamrick | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Grayson (SF), Wallace Lowe (C) Brian Griffin, Daniel Ross | |
| 04:34 | Denver | Donald Grayson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Joe Hampton - foul #1 on Joe Hampton, team foul #11 | 20-31 |
| 04:34 | Denver | Donald Grayson makes the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 04:34 | Denver | Donald Grayson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 04:22 | Texas Southern | Gary Miller clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-33 |
| 04:21 | Texas Southern | Wayne Zech hits the follow up shot | 22-33 |
| 04:00 | Denver | Dan Hamilton misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 22-33 |
| 03:58 | Denver | Wallace Lowe tips it home | 22-35 |
| 03:44 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 03:42 | Texas Southern | Wayne Zech snags the offensive board | 22-35 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Miller (fairly fresh) SG - Luis Guzman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kuiper (tired) 2 pts. PF - Joe Hampton (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Zech (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Llanos (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Grayson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dan Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wallace Lowe (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 03:26 | Denver | Wallace Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 03:20 | Denver | Dan Hamilton is whistled for a carry | 22-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter (PG), Larry Villalba (SF), Lawrence Sawyer (C) Gary Miller, William Kuiper, Wayne Zech | |
| Subs | Denver | Bill Schultz (PG), Jesse Cram (SG), Brian Griffin (SF) Joseph Bolton, Donald Llanos, Donald Grayson | |
| 02:56 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sawyer is called for traveling | 22-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Rick Sterner (PF), Daniel Ross (C) Dan Hamilton, Wallace Lowe | |
| 02:41 | Denver | Jesse Cram misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-35 |
| 02:40 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Sawyer pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| 02:24 | Texas Southern | The short jumper by Larry Villalba is denied by Rick Sterner | 22-35 |
| 02:23 | Denver | Bill Schultz grabs the board | 22-35 |
| 02:15 | Denver | Jesse Cram makes the driving attempt from the left block | 22-37 |
| 02:02 | Texas Southern | Larry Villalba's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-37 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds (PG), Robert Williams (SF), John Hamrick (PF) Luis Guzman, Larry Villalba, Joe Hampton | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Grayson (SF), Wallace Lowe (PF) Rick Sterner, Daniel Ross | |
| 01:39 | Denver | Bill Schultz drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Brian Griffin | 22-40 |
| 01:27 | Texas Southern | John Hamrick misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-40 |
| 01:25 | Denver | Jesse Cram pulls down the rebound | 22-40 |
| 01:18 | Denver | Wallace Lowe buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Bill Schultz | 22-42 |
| 01:02 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 22-42 |
| 01:01 | Denver | Wallace Lowe grabs the defensive rebound | 22-42 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Bill Schultz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-42 |
| 00:53 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams snags the defensive board | 22-42 |
| 00:48 | Texas Southern | Bill Schultz is called for the reach on Curtis Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bill Schultz, team foul #6 | 22-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Miller (PG), Luis Guzman (SG), Larry Villalba (SF), Wayne Zech (PF) Curtis Reynolds, Thomas Carpenter, Robert Williams, John Hamrick | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Adam Rye (SG), Dan Hamilton (PF), Daniel Ross (C) Bill Schultz, Jesse Cram, Wallace Lowe, Brian Griffin | |
| 00:40 | Texas Southern | Larry Villalba can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-42 |
| 00:38 | Texas Southern | Luis Guzman grabs the offensive rebound | 22-42 |
| 00:15 | Texas Southern | Larry Villalba makes the runner from the baseline | 24-42 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Larry Villalba is called for the reach on Joseph Bolton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Villalba, team foul #12 | 24-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Kuiper (SF) Larry Villalba | |
| Subs | Denver | Rick Sterner (PF) Dan Hamilton | |
| 00:08 | Denver | Joseph Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 00:08 | Denver | Joseph Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 24-44 |
| 00:01 | Texas Southern | Wayne Zech drills a floater in the paint | 26-44 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Donald Grayson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 26-44 |