| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Richard Yearwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Payne (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Slezak (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Andres Bruno (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Devine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Roger Jones inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Denver | Richard Jung hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Roger Jones | 39-40 |
| 19:29 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno misses the shot from close range | 39-40 |
| 19:27 | Denver | Todd Hardy gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 19:09 | Denver | David Devine scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 18:49 | Texas Southern | John Slezak comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Richard Jung - foul #1 on Richard Jung, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 18:49 | Texas Southern | John Slezak makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 18:49 | Texas Southern | John Slezak makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 18:46 | Denver | David Devine is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Yearwood - foul #2 on Richard Yearwood, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Brent Gilcrease (PF) Shawn Taylor | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:36 | Denver | Todd Hardy makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donald Cleveland | 41-45 |
| 18:26 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 18:25 | Denver | Richard Jung pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 18:21 | Denver | Todd Hardy hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Cleveland | 41-48 |
| 18:10 | Texas Southern | Brent Gilcrease clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-48 |
| 18:08 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno misses the tip | 41-48 |
| 18:07 | Denver | Richard Jung gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Donald Cleveland lays it in | 41-50 |
| 17:45 | Texas Southern | David Devine is called for the reach on John Slezak - foul #1 on David Devine, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler (PG), Paul Layfield (SG), Shawn Taylor (PF), Jeffrey Eggenberger (C) Richard Yearwood, Nick Payne, John Slezak, Andres Bruno | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Jason Meade (SG), Matthew Nease (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Donald Cleveland, Todd Hardy, Roger Jones, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| 17:32 | Texas Southern | Shawn Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 17:31 | Denver | The rebound goes to Roger Sims | 41-50 |
| 17:02 | Denver | James Urbanek knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 41-52 |
| 16:53 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Eggenberger lays it up and in | 43-52 |
| 16:46 | Denver | Jason Meade hits a wide open floater from the right side on a great pass from Benny Robidoux | 43-54 |
| 16:25 | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-54 |
| 16:23 | Denver | Shawn Taylor steps in front of the Benny Robidoux pass in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| 16:03 | Texas Southern | Paul Layfield is hacked by James Urbanek - foul #3 on James Urbanek, team foul #3 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Richard Yearwood (PG), Mark Eckhardt (SG), John Slezak (SF), Andres Bruno (C) Mark Spangler, Paul Layfield, Brent Gilcrease, Jeffrey Eggenberger | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Todd Hardy (SG), Roger Jones (SF), Matthew Flood (PF), Richard Jung (C) Benny Robidoux, Jason Meade, Matthew Nease, James Urbanek, Roger Sims | |
| 15:48 | Texas Southern | Richard Yearwood misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 15:47 | Denver | Matthew Flood gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Richard Yearwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Eckhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Slezak (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Andres Bruno (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matthew Flood (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Denver | Matthew Flood is fouled on the floor by Shawn Taylor - foul #2 on Shawn Taylor, team foul #2 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Nick Payne (SG), Larry Thomas (PF) John Slezak, Shawn Taylor | |
| Subs | Denver | David Devine (PF) Roger Jones | |
| 15:13 | Denver | Richard Jung double dribbles | 45-54 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler (PG) Richard Yearwood | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 14:55 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 14:53 | Denver | Donald Cleveland grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 14:48 | Denver | Todd Hardy misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 14:46 | Texas Southern | Mark Eckhardt grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 14:21 | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler misses long on a jumper from the left block | 45-54 |
| 14:20 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Eckhardt | 45-54 |
| 14:08 | Texas Southern | Mark Eckhardt clanks a driving attempt from close range | 45-54 |
| 14:07 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 13:53 | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Cleveland - foul #1 on Donald Cleveland, team foul #4 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Richard Yearwood (PG), John Slezak (SF), Jeffrey Eggenberger (C) Nick Payne, Mark Eckhardt, Andres Bruno | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Jason Meade (SG), Matthew Nease (SF), James Urbanek (C) Donald Cleveland, Todd Hardy, Matthew Flood, Richard Jung | |
| 13:53 | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 13:53 | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler misses the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 13:53 | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler makes the 3rd free throw | 47-54 |
| 13:28 | Denver | Matthew Nease misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-54 |
| 13:26 | Denver | David Devine grabs the offensive board | 47-54 |
| 13:08 | Denver | Benny Robidoux connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 12:47 | Texas Southern | Richard Yearwood knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Slezak | 50-57 |
| 12:28 | Denver | Jason Meade is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Eggenberger - foul #1 on Jeffrey Eggenberger, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Layfield (SG), Andres Bruno (C) Mark Spangler, Jeffrey Eggenberger | |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG), Roger Jones (SF), Roger Sims (PF) Matthew Nease, David Devine, James Urbanek | |
| 12:14 | Denver | Todd Hardy misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-57 |
| 12:13 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Larry Thomas | 50-57 |
| 11:53 | Texas Southern | Larry Thomas double dribbles | 50-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Mark Eckhardt (SG), Brent Gilcrease (SF) Richard Yearwood, John Slezak | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Richard Jung (C) Benny Robidoux, Jason Meade | |
| 11:38 | Denver | Andres Bruno takes the ball from Todd Hardy | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Paul Layfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Eckhardt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Brent Gilcrease (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Thomas (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andres Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) SG - Todd Hardy (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roger Sims (fresh) C - Richard Jung (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Texas Southern | Mark Eckhardt can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 11:16 | Denver | Roger Sims gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 10:58 | Denver | Roger Jones misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Mark Eckhardt - foul #3 on Mark Eckhardt, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Richard Yearwood (PG), Nick Payne (SG), John Slezak (SF), Shawn Taylor (PF), Jeffrey Eggenberger (C) Paul Layfield, Mark Eckhardt, Brent Gilcrease, Larry Thomas, Andres Bruno | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Benny Robidoux (SG), Matthew Flood (PF), James Urbanek (C) Thomas Conner, Todd Hardy, Roger Sims, Richard Jung | |
| 10:58 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 10:58 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 10:46 | Texas Southern | Richard Yearwood misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 10:44 | Denver | Roger Jones snags the defensive board | 50-59 |
| 10:22 | Denver | Donald Cleveland is open but misses the lay-in | 50-59 |
| 10:20 | Denver | James Urbanek tips it in | 50-61 |
| 10:11 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 10:09 | Denver | Matthew Flood grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 09:56 | Denver | Roger Jones misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-61 |
| 09:55 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Shawn Taylor | 50-61 |
| 09:41 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Eggenberger hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on James Urbanek - foul #4 on James Urbanek, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler (PG), Mark Eckhardt (SF), Andres Bruno (C) Richard Yearwood, John Slezak, Shawn Taylor | |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG), Jason Meade (SF), David Devine (PF), Richard Jung (C) Benny Robidoux, Roger Jones, Matthew Flood, James Urbanek | |
| 09:41 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Eggenberger misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 09:41 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Eggenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 09:26 | Denver | Todd Hardy comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 51-61 |
| 09:24 | Texas Southern | Nick Payne gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 09:19 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno is hacked by Richard Jung - foul #2 on Richard Jung, team foul #6 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Layfield (SG), Brent Gilcrease (PF) Nick Payne, Jeffrey Eggenberger | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Nease (SF) Donald Cleveland | |
| 09:05 | Texas Southern | Paul Layfield comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 51-61 |
| 09:03 | Denver | Matthew Nease grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 08:47 | Denver | David Devine can't finish the layup | 51-61 |
| 08:46 | Texas Southern | Andres Bruno pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 08:23 | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Matthew Nease pulls down the rebound | 51-61 |
| 08:05 | Denver | Mark Spangler takes the ball from David Devine | 51-61 |
| 08:02 | Texas Southern | Mark Eckhardt throws it down on a great pass from Mark Spangler | 53-61 |
| 07:45 | Denver | Paul Layfield is called for the reach on David Devine - foul #2 on Paul Layfield, team foul #5 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Richard Yearwood (PG), Nick Payne (SG), John Slezak (SF), Larry Thomas (PF), Shawn Taylor (C) Mark Spangler, Paul Layfield, Mark Eckhardt, Brent Gilcrease, Andres Bruno | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Cleveland (PG), Benny Robidoux (SG), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Jason Meade, Todd Hardy, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| 07:38 | Denver | Benny Robidoux hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-64 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Richard Yearwood (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nick Payne (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Slezak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shawn Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Benny Robidoux (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Nease (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Roger Sims (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Texas Southern | John Slezak misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-64 |
| 07:13 | Denver | James Urbanek snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| 06:55 | Denver | Donald Cleveland scores on a shot from the left wing | 53-66 |
| 06:42 | Texas Southern | Richard Yearwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-66 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Eggenberger (C) Shawn Taylor | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Jones (SF), Matthew Flood (PF), Richard Jung (C) Matthew Nease, James Urbanek, Roger Sims | |
| 06:40 | Denver | Richard Yearwood picks off the pass by Benny Robidoux in the backcourt | 53-66 |
| 06:25 | Texas Southern | John Slezak misses long on a shot from the baseline | 53-66 |
| 06:24 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Jung | 53-66 |
| 06:11 | Denver | Roger Jones misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-66 |
| 06:09 | Denver | Richard Jung grabs the offensive board | 53-66 |
| 05:55 | Denver | Donald Cleveland buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Roger Jones and he's hacked by Richard Yearwood - foul #3 on Richard Yearwood, team foul #6 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler (PG) Richard Yearwood | |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Hardy (SG), Jason Meade (C) Benny Robidoux, Richard Jung | |
| 05:55 | Denver | Donald Cleveland misses the free throw | 53-68 |
| 05:55 | Denver | Matthew Flood grabs the offensive board | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:32 | Denver | Donald Cleveland comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-68 |
| 05:30 | Texas Southern | John Slezak grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:22 | Texas Southern | Larry Thomas misses the shot from just outside the lane | 53-68 |
| 05:20 | Texas Southern | Larry Thomas grabs the offensive board | 53-68 |
| 05:09 | Texas Southern | Larry Thomas misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-68 |
| 05:07 | Denver | Jason Meade grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 04:42 | Denver | Roger Jones misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 04:40 | Texas Southern | Larry Thomas snags the defensive board | 53-68 |
| 04:36 | Texas Southern | Larry Thomas loses the dribble to Matthew Flood | 53-68 |
| 04:08 | Denver | Matthew Flood is alone and drills a driving attempt in the paint | 53-70 |
| 03:55 | Texas Southern | John Slezak misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Roger Jones - foul #1 on Roger Jones, team foul #7 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Layfield (PG), Mark Eckhardt (SG), Shawn Taylor (PF), Brent Gilcrease (C) Mark Spangler, Nick Payne, Larry Thomas, Jeffrey Eggenberger | |
| Subs | Denver | Benny Robidoux (PG), Thomas Conner (SG), Matthew Nease (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Donald Cleveland, Todd Hardy, Roger Jones, Matthew Flood, Jason Meade | |
| 03:55 | Texas Southern | John Slezak makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 03:55 | Texas Southern | John Slezak makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Denver | Roger Sims makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Conner | 55-72 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Paul Layfield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Eckhardt (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Slezak (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shawn Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brent Gilcrease (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Benny Robidoux (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Nease (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Roger Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Texas Southern | Brent Gilcrease comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Roger Sims - foul #1 on Roger Sims, team foul #8 | 55-72 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Mark Spangler (SG) John Slezak | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 03:26 | Texas Southern | Brent Gilcrease misses the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 03:26 | Texas Southern | Brent Gilcrease makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:59 | Denver | James Urbanek misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-72 |
| 02:58 | Denver | Matthew Nease tips it home | 56-74 |
| 02:39 | Texas Southern | The jump hook by Paul Layfield is blocked by James Urbanek | 56-74 |
| 02:37 | Denver | Benny Robidoux grabs the defensive rebound | 56-74 |
| 02:11 | Denver | Roger Sims misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 56-74 |
| 02:10 | Texas Southern | Shawn Taylor gets the rebound | 56-74 |
| 01:52 | Texas Southern | Mark Eckhardt is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Mark Eckhardt, team foul #7 | 56-74 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Eggenberger (C) Mark Eckhardt | |
| Subs | Denver | Jason Meade (SG) Thomas Conner | |
| 01:50 | Denver | Shawn Taylor is called for the reach on Jason Meade in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shawn Taylor, team foul #8 | 56-74 |
| 01:50 | Denver | Jason Meade makes the 1st free throw | 56-75 |
| 01:50 | Denver | Jason Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 56-76 |
| 01:23 | Texas Southern | Roger Sims is called for the reach on Brent Gilcrease - foul #2 on Roger Sims, team foul #9 | 56-76 |
| 01:23 | Texas Southern | Brent Gilcrease misses the 1st free throw | 56-76 |
| 01:23 | Denver | Roger Sims pulls down the rebound | 56-76 |
| 00:58 | Denver | Jason Meade comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 56-76 |
| 00:56 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Eggenberger | 56-76 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Texas Southern | Brent Gilcrease drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Denver | Benny Robidoux comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-76 |
| 00:30 | Texas Southern | Jeffrey Eggenberger pulls down the rebound | 59-76 |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | Shawn Taylor is fouled on the floor by Benny Robidoux - foul #1 on Benny Robidoux, team foul #10 | 59-76 |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | Shawn Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 00:23 | Texas Southern | Shawn Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 00:23 | Denver | James Urbanek grabs the board | 60-76 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Benny Robidoux runs out the clock | 60-76 |