| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Wetherington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Miguel Garza (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Logue (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - Zachariah Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Carothers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ian Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons inbounds the ball | 26-44 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Miguel Garza | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Denver | James Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Miguel Garza - foul #3 on Miguel Garza, team foul #1 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (PG) Miguel Garza | |
| 19:23 | Denver | Gary Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-47 |
| 19:01 | Texas Southern | John Logue can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 26-47 |
| 19:00 | Texas Southern | Ian Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-47 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 18:40 | Texas Southern | Robert Ingram steals the ball from Ian Lee | 26-47 |
| 18:23 | Denver | Gary Smith misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-47 |
| 18:21 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham snags the offensive board | 26-47 |
| 18:12 | Denver | Don Wetherington is fouled on the floor by John Logue - foul #2 on John Logue, team foul #2 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Robert Ingram, Gary Smith, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson (SG), Jim Klimek (SF), Stephen Wilson (C) John Logue, Zachariah Simmons, Ian Lee | |
| 18:00 | Denver | Jimmy Coria steals the ball from Don Wetherington | 26-47 |
| 17:31 | Texas Southern | Kevin Carothers blows the layup | 26-47 |
| 17:29 | Denver | Charles Rawls pulls down the rebound | 26-47 |
| 17:10 | Denver | Richard Finger hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:49 | Texas Southern | James Stone steals it from Kevin Carothers | 28-47 |
| 16:46 | Denver | Don Wetherington banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Stone | 30-47 |
| 16:36 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson's floater is tipped away by Andrew Pesina | 30-47 |
| 16:34 | Denver | Charles Rawls grabs the board | 30-47 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 16:32 | Denver | James Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Coria - foul #2 on Jimmy Coria, team foul #3 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Walter Newsome (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Kevin Million (C) James Stone, Don Wetherington, Richard Finger, Andrew Pesina, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover (PG), John Logue (SG), Zachariah Simmons (SF), Ian Lee (C) Jimmy Coria, Edward Wolfson, Jim Klimek, Kevin Carothers | |
| 16:17 | Denver | Gary Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 30-47 |
| 16:16 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 15:59 | Texas Southern | John Logue buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Stephen Glover | 30-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Andy Nixon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Million (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Stephen Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Logue (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. SF - Zachariah Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:43 | Denver | Kevin Million can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ian Lee - foul #1 on Ian Lee, team foul #4 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Lawrence Winningham (C) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza (PG), Jim Klimek (SG), Kevin Carothers (PF), David Zechiel (C) Stephen Glover, John Logue, Stephen Wilson, Ian Lee | |
| 15:43 | Denver | Kevin Million misses the 1st free throw | 30-50 |
| 15:43 | Denver | Kevin Million misses the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 15:43 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Kevin Carothers | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:23 | Texas Southern | Kevin Carothers misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 15:21 | Denver | Kevin Million snags the defensive board | 30-50 |
| 15:08 | Denver | Kevin Million buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Andy Nixon | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:51 | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-50 |
| 14:50 | Denver | Robert Ingram grabs the board | 32-50 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 14:26 | Denver | Kevin Million is fouled on the floor by Miguel Garza - foul #4 on Miguel Garza, team foul #5 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Richard Finger (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Andrew Pesina (C) Andy Nixon, Walter Newsome, Robert Ingram, Kevin Million, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover (PG), Edward Wolfson (SG), Stephen Wilson (PF) Miguel Garza, Jim Klimek, Kevin Carothers | |
| 14:06 | Denver | Richard Finger misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-50 |
| 14:05 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson pulls down the rebound | 32-50 |
| 13:36 | Texas Southern | James Stone steps in front of the Stephen Glover pass | 32-50 |
| 13:33 | Denver | James Stone lays it in | 34-50 |
| 13:12 | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-50 |
| 13:11 | Denver | Don Wetherington grabs the defensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 12:51 | Denver | James Stone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Zechiel - foul #4 on David Zechiel, team foul #6 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Kevin Million (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Don Wetherington, Richard Finger, Gary Smith, Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (PG), John Logue (SG), Jim Klimek (SF), Kevin Carothers (PF), Ian Lee (C) Stephen Glover, Edward Wolfson, Zachariah Simmons, Stephen Wilson, David Zechiel | |
| 12:51 | Denver | James Stone makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 12:51 | Denver | James Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:22 | Texas Southern | John Logue is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on John Logue, team foul #7 | 36-50 |
| 12:02 | Denver | Robert Ingram clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-50 |
| 12:01 | Texas Southern | Kevin Carothers grabs the board | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Ingram (fresh) PF - Kevin Million (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Rawls (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jimmy Coria (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Logue (fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jim Klimek (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Carothers (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ian Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Texas Southern | John Logue connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jimmy Coria | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:52 | Denver | Ian Lee picks off the pass by Walter Newsome in the backcourt | 36-53 |
| 11:43 | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 11:41 | Denver | James Stone grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 11:19 | Denver | Robert Ingram buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Walter Newsome | 38-53 |
| 10:59 | Texas Southern | John Logue misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 10:58 | Texas Southern | Jim Klimek snags the offensive board | 38-53 |
| 10:44 | Texas Southern | Jim Klimek can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-53 |
| 10:42 | Texas Southern | John Logue misses the tip | 38-53 |
| 10:41 | Texas Southern | Kevin Carothers gets the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 10:21 | Texas Southern | Jim Klimek misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 38-53 |
| 10:20 | Denver | Charles Rawls snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 10:15 | Denver | James Stone knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Newsome | 41-53 |
| 10:01 | Texas Southern | Kevin Million is called for the reach on Kevin Carothers - foul #1 on Kevin Million, team foul #1 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Don Wetherington (SG), Richard Finger (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) James Stone, Walter Newsome, Robert Ingram, Kevin Million, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover (PG), Edward Wolfson (SG), Zachariah Simmons (SF), Stephen Wilson (PF) Jimmy Coria, John Logue, Jim Klimek, Kevin Carothers | |
| 09:44 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Wolfson | 41-55 |
| 09:41 | Denver | Stephen Glover picks off the pass by Lawrence Winningham in the backcourt | 41-55 |
| 09:39 | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson misses the lay-in | 41-55 |
| 09:38 | Texas Southern | Ian Lee grabs the offensive board | 41-55 |
| 09:25 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Glover | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:11 | Denver | Richard Finger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-57 |
| 09:10 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson pulls down the rebound | 41-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 08:50 | Texas Southern | Ian Lee is hacked by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #2 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG), Andrew Pesina (PF) Andy Nixon, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 08:29 | Texas Southern | Ian Lee scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Glover | 41-59 |
| 08:27 | Denver | Don Wetherington is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Wolfson - foul #1 on Edward Wolfson, team foul #8 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Calvin (SF) Richard Finger | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (PG), John Logue (SG), Kevin Carothers (PF) Stephen Glover, Edward Wolfson, Ian Lee | |
| 08:27 | Denver | Don Wetherington makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 08:27 | Denver | Don Wetherington misses the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 08:27 | Texas Southern | John Logue snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 08:21 | Texas Southern | John Logue misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-59 |
| 08:20 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons snags the offensive board | 42-59 |
| 08:03 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson is hacked by Richard Calvin - foul #1 on Richard Calvin, team foul #3 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Gary Smith (PF) Don Wetherington, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jim Klimek (SF) Zachariah Simmons | |
| 07:51 | Texas Southern | Richard Calvin picks off the pass by John Logue | 42-59 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Newsome (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Pesina (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jimmy Coria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Logue (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jim Klimek (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kevin Carothers (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Wilson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:49 | Denver | Gary Smith is hacked by Kevin Carothers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Carothers, team foul #9 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza (PG), David Zechiel (C) Jimmy Coria, Kevin Carothers | |
| 07:49 | Denver | Gary Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 07:49 | Texas Southern | David Zechiel snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 07:31 | Texas Southern | Gary Smith is called for the reach on John Logue - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #4 | 42-59 |
| 07:03 | Texas Southern | Jim Klimek misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-59 |
| 07:01 | Denver | Walter Newsome gets the rebound | 42-59 |
| 06:57 | Denver | Walter Newsome's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Don Wetherington (SG), Robert Ingram (SF), Richard Finger (PF), Charles Rawls (C) Walter Newsome, Richard Calvin, Gary Smith, Andrew Pesina | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson (SG), Zachariah Simmons (SF), Kevin Carothers (PF) John Logue, Jim Klimek, Stephen Wilson | |
| 06:38 | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 42-59 |
| 06:37 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Carothers | 42-59 |
| 06:14 | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-59 |
| 06:13 | Denver | Don Wetherington gets the rebound | 42-59 |
| 06:07 | Denver | Charles Rawls hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Richard Finger and the foul's on David Zechiel - foul #5 on David Zechiel, team foul #10 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (PG) James Stone | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (PG), Ian Lee (C) Miguel Garza, David Zechiel | |
| 06:07 | Denver | Charles Rawls makes the free throw | 45-59 |
| 05:39 | Texas Southern | Ian Lee misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 05:38 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons grabs the offensive board | 45-59 |
| 05:22 | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-59 |
| 05:20 | Denver | Richard Finger grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 04:51 | Denver | Richard Finger is whistled for a carry | 45-59 |
| Subs | Denver | James Stone (PG), Richard Calvin (SF), Gary Smith (PF), Lawrence Winningham (C) Don Wetherington, Robert Ingram, Richard Finger, Charles Rawls | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover (PG), Jim Klimek (SF), Stephen Wilson (PF) Edward Wolfson, Zachariah Simmons, Kevin Carothers | |
| 04:35 | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria loses the ball out of bounds | 45-59 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza (PG) Stephen Glover | |
| 04:18 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham misses badly on a shot near the basket | 45-59 |
| 04:16 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham grabs the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 04:07 | Denver | James Stone is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Smith | 47-59 |
| 03:53 | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria hits a 3 from straight away | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - James Stone (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Newsome (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Winningham (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Miguel Garza (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jimmy Coria (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Klimek (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Wilson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ian Lee (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Denver | Lawrence Winningham can't connect on a runner from close range | 47-62 |
| 03:37 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Jimmy Coria | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Jimmy Coria | 47-64 |
| 02:54 | Denver | Gary Smith is wide open but clanks a shot from the free throw line | 47-64 |
| 02:53 | Denver | Richard Calvin pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Jimmy Coria is called for the reach on Walter Newsome - foul #3 on Jimmy Coria, team foul #11 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Andy Nixon (PG), Kevin Million (SF), Andrew Pesina (PF), Charles Rawls (C) James Stone, Richard Calvin, Gary Smith, Lawrence Winningham | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover (PG), Edward Wolfson (SG) Miguel Garza, Jimmy Coria | |
| 02:35 | Denver | Walter Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 02:35 | Denver | Walter Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 02:23 | Texas Southern | Ian Lee is whistled for a carry | 49-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Finger (SG) Walter Newsome | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 02:14 | Denver | Andy Nixon misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-64 |
| 02:12 | Denver | Andrew Pesina tips it in | 51-64 |
| 01:57 | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Andy Nixon - foul #3 on Andy Nixon, team foul #5 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Denver | Walter Newsome (SG) Kevin Million | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (SG) Edward Wolfson | |
| 01:57 | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:57 | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 01:38 | Denver | Richard Finger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-66 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson (SG) Stephen Glover | |
| 01:19 | Texas Southern | Ian Lee misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-66 |
| 01:17 | Denver | Richard Finger snags the defensive board | 51-66 |
| 01:09 | Denver | Andrew Pesina hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Newsome | 53-66 |
| 00:51 | Texas Southern | Ian Lee is fouled on the floor by Walter Newsome - foul #3 on Walter Newsome, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson loses the dribble to Richard Finger | 53-66 |
| 00:22 | Denver | Walter Newsome hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Finger | 55-66 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria runs out the clock | 55-66 |