| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeff Mazzone (fresh) SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) SF - Todd Denton (fresh) PF - Billy Richmond (fresh) C - William Durham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Robert Spier (fresh) C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Wardle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Robert Spier banks in the layup set up by Kevin Noyes | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Denver | Todd Denton hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Richmond | 2-2 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Eric Larmon knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Spier | 2-5 |
| 18:47 | Denver | Todd Denton drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeff Mazzone | 4-5 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Billy Richmond - foul #1 on Billy Richmond, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 18:28 | Denver | Billy Richmond drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeff Mazzone | 6-7 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Wardle | 6-9 |
| 17:47 | Denver | William Durham makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Todd Denton | 8-9 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Eric Larmon knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes | 8-12 |
| 17:26 | Denver | Aaron Hart makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Billy Richmond | 10-12 |
| 17:15 | Houston | Todd Denton picks off the pass by Kevin Noyes | 10-12 |
| 16:59 | Denver | Billy Richmond clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-12 |
| 16:57 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to William Durham | 10-12 |
| 16:47 | Denver | Aaron Hart hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Richmond | 13-12 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Eric Larmon steps out of bounds on the sideline | 13-12 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Gross (PG), Oscar Lintz (C) Jeff Mazzone, William Durham | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| 16:14 | Denver | Aaron Hart misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 16:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Carter Collins | 13-12 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Keith Costello's layup is rejected by Oscar Lintz | 13-12 |
| 16:07 | Denver | Todd Denton gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 15:55 | Denver | The jump hook by Billy Richmond is blocked by Wesley Kaplan | 13-12 |
| 15:54 | Denver | Todd Denton pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Gross (fresh) SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Denton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Richmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Oscar Lintz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) SF - Keith Costello (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Denver | Gordon Ward steals it from Todd Denton | 13-12 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Eric Larmon banks in the layup on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 13-14 |
| 15:03 | Denver | Aaron Hart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Carter Collins - foul #1 on Carter Collins, team foul #1 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG), Leo Risch (PF), William Durham (C) Todd Denton, Billy Richmond, Oscar Lintz | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Eric Larmon, Gordon Ward, Keith Costello, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| 15:03 | Denver | Aaron Hart makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 15:03 | Denver | Aaron Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 3 from straight away | 15-14 |
| 14:44 | Denver | Leo Risch snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 14:24 | Denver | Leo Risch buries a runner in the paint | 17-14 |
| 14:15 | Houston | Robert Spier knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-17 |
| 13:57 | Denver | William Durham is hacked by Armando Rodriguez - foul #1 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Keith Mascarenas (SG) Aaron Hart | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:42 | Denver | Leo Risch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-17 |
| 13:40 | Denver | Leo Risch grabs the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 13:32 | Denver | Leo Risch blows the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Wardle - foul #1 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #3 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Lintz (PF) Kenneth Gross | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Keith Costello (SF) Lawrence Turcotte, Armando Rodriguez | |
| 13:32 | Denver | Leo Risch makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 13:32 | Denver | Leo Risch makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Keith Costello misses long on a runner from close range | 19-17 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Kevin Noyes snags the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 12:44 | Houston | Keith Costello can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Kevin Wardle snags the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Keith Costello makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Kevin Wardle and the foul's on William Durham - foul #1 on William Durham, team foul #2 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Gross (PG), Aaron Hart (SG), Todd Denton (SF), Billy Richmond (PF) Jeff Mazzone, Keith Mascarenas, Leo Risch, William Durham | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Wesley Kaplan (C) Kevin Noyes, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| 12:18 | Houston | Keith Costello misses the free throw | 19-19 |
| 12:18 | Denver | Oscar Lintz gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 12:03 | Denver | Keith Costello swats the layup by Oscar Lintz | 19-19 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez can't connect on a runner near the basket | 19-19 |
| 11:55 | Denver | Kenneth Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Kenneth Gross (fresh) SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Todd Denton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oscar Lintz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Costello (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) | |
| 11:51 | Denver | Kenneth Gross is denied on a layup by Keith Costello | 19-19 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Keith Costello gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Eric Larmon is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Gross - foul #1 on Kenneth Gross, team foul #3 | 19-19 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Kenneth Gross steals the ball from Gordon Ward | 19-19 |
| 11:05 | Denver | Oscar Lintz hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Billy Richmond | 21-19 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-19 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez grabs the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Kenneth Gross steals it from Armando Rodriguez | 21-19 |
| 10:18 | Denver | Oscar Lintz comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Keith Costello - foul #1 on Keith Costello, team foul #4 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG) Kenneth Gross | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Eric Larmon, Gordon Ward, Armando Rodriguez, Keith Costello | |
| 10:18 | Denver | Oscar Lintz misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:18 | Denver | Oscar Lintz makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:54 | Houston | Robert Spier misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-19 |
| 09:53 | Denver | Todd Denton gets the rebound | 22-19 |
| 09:47 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Aaron Hart | 24-19 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan knocks in the floater in the lane | 24-21 |
| 09:06 | Denver | Billy Richmond blows the layup but he's hacked by Kevin Noyes - foul #1 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #5 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Gross (SF), William Durham (C) Todd Denton, Oscar Lintz | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Armando Rodriguez (SF) Lawrence Turcotte, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 09:06 | Denver | Billy Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 09:06 | Denver | Billy Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Kevin Noyes clanks a 3 from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 08:44 | Denver | Aaron Hart pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 08:26 | Denver | Kenneth Gross clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 26-21 |
| 08:24 | Denver | William Durham tips it in | 28-21 |
| 08:02 | Houston | William Durham steps in front of the Eric Larmon pass | 28-21 |
| 07:50 | Denver | William Durham connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Gross | 31-21 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeff Mazzone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Gross (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Billy Richmond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Durham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Houston | Kevin Wardle knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Noyes | 31-23 |
| 07:21 | Denver | William Durham comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Robert Spier gets the rebound | 31-23 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Robert Spier's pass is intercepted by Aaron Hart | 31-23 |
| 06:55 | Denver | Aaron Hart lays it in | 33-23 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Eric Larmon comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jeff Mazzone - foul #1 on Jeff Mazzone, team foul #4 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), Keith Mascarenas (SG), Todd Denton (SF), Leo Risch (PF) Jeff Mazzone, Aaron Hart, Kenneth Gross, Billy Richmond | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| 06:28 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 06:09 | Denver | Todd Denton clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Larmon - foul #1 on Eric Larmon, team foul #6 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Oscar Lintz (C) William Durham | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| 06:09 | Denver | Todd Denton makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 06:09 | Denver | Todd Denton misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Keith Costello is whistled for traveling | 34-25 |
| 05:37 | Denver | Leo Risch comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-25 |
| 05:35 | Denver | Todd Denton tips it in | 36-25 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #7 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Gross (PG) Albert Galey | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| 04:59 | Denver | Keith Mascarenas scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Leo Risch | 39-25 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Carter Collins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan snags the offensive board | 39-25 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Keith Costello is hacked by Oscar Lintz - foul #1 on Oscar Lintz, team foul #5 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Denver | Jeff Mazzone (PG), Aaron Hart (SG), William Durham (C) Kenneth Gross, Keith Mascarenas, Oscar Lintz | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Gordon Ward, Keith Costello, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| 03:57 | Houston | Kevin Wardle buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Spier | 39-27 |
| 03:39 | Denver | Jeff Mazzone knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Durham | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Jeff Mazzone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aaron Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Denton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Risch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Durham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Houston | Eric Larmon is hacked by William Durham - foul #2 on William Durham, team foul #6 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Denver | Kenneth Gross (SF), Billy Richmond (PF) Todd Denton, Leo Risch | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:18 | Houston | Kevin Noyes buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Armando Rodriguez | 42-30 |
| 03:02 | Denver | William Durham misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-30 |
| 03:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Armando Rodriguez | 42-30 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Robert Spier comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Jeff Mazzone - foul #2 on Jeff Mazzone, team foul #7 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| 02:35 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 02:15 | Denver | Kenneth Gross banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeff Mazzone and he's fouled by Kevin Wardle - foul #2 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #8 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Denver | Todd Denton (SF) Jeff Mazzone | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:15 | Denver | Kenneth Gross makes the free throw | 45-32 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-32 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Robert Spier gets the offensive rebound | 45-32 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is hacked by Aaron Hart - foul #1 on Aaron Hart, team foul #8 | 45-32 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 01:52 | Denver | The rebound goes to William Durham | 45-33 |
| 01:44 | Denver | Kenneth Gross hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 45-33 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez hits the finger roll set up by Lawrence Turcotte | 45-35 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Robert Spier is called for the reach on Billy Richmond - foul #1 on Robert Spier, team foul #9 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Denver | Albert Galey (PG), Oscar Lintz (C) Kenneth Gross, William Durham | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| 01:22 | Denver | Billy Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Billy Richmond misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Albert Galey steals it from Gordon Ward | 46-35 |
| 01:03 | Denver | Albert Galey hits the finger roll | 48-35 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-35 |
| 00:39 | Denver | The rebound goes to Todd Denton | 48-35 |
| 00:22 | Denver | Billy Richmond makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Denton | 50-35 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Keith Costello hits the finger roll | 50-37 |