| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Sauer (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Kuiper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Miller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leslie Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Richins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 19:40 | Denver | Rick Sterner grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 19:13 | Denver | James Richins can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Leslie Lewis - foul #1 on Leslie Lewis, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 19:13 | Denver | James Richins misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:13 | Denver | James Richins misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 19:13 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 18:58 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 35-41 |
| 18:57 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter tips it home | 37-41 |
| 18:34 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 18:32 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 18:16 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Sauer and he's hacked by Rick Sterner - foul #1 on Rick Sterner, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Scott Williams (SF), John Guel (C) Gary Sauer, Thomas Carpenter, William Kuiper, Leslie Lewis | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), Dan Freeman (SF), James Jones (PF), William Cope (C) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Rick Sterner, James Richins | |
| 18:16 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 18:05 | Denver | Donald Llanos misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Danny Miller - foul #3 on Danny Miller, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sale (C) Danny Miller | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:05 | Denver | Donald Llanos makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 18:05 | Denver | Donald Llanos misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 18:05 | Denver | William Cope snags the offensive board | 40-42 |
| 17:43 | Denver | Gordon Prince hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-42 |
| 17:41 | Texas Southern | John Guel grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 17:35 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas is fouled on the floor by James Jones - foul #1 on James Jones, team foul #2 | 40-42 |
| 17:21 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas drills a runner in the lane set up by Robert Williams | 42-42 |
| 17:01 | Denver | James Jones misses the easy layup | 42-42 |
| 16:59 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:38 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 16:36 | Denver | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 42-42 |
| 16:17 | Denver | Donald Llanos is fouled on the floor by John Guel - foul #1 on John Guel, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Leslie Lewis (C) Earl Dumas, Robert Williams, Scott Williams, Charles Sale | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Rick Sterner (PF), James Richins (C) Donald Llanos, Gordon Prince, Dan Freeman, James Jones, William Cope | |
| 16:02 | Denver | William Kuiper picks off the pass by Joseph Bolton | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Sauer (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Kuiper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Guel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Richins (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Texas Southern | John Guel lays it in on a great pass from Gary Sauer and he's hacked by Rick Sterner - foul #2 on Rick Sterner, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| 15:42 | Texas Southern | John Guel misses the free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:42 | Denver | James Richins pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 15:32 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Rick Sterner | 44-44 |
| 15:21 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Richins - foul #2 on James Richins, team foul #4 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Danny Miller (PF) John Guel | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:21 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:21 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:21 | Denver | James Richins snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 15:01 | Denver | Danny Miller steals the ball from Jeremy Maurer | 45-44 |
| 14:45 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Carpenter | 48-44 |
| 14:25 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 48-44 |
| 14:24 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 14:08 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter is hacked by Rick Sterner - foul #3 on Rick Sterner, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Scott Williams (SF), Charles Sale (C) Gary Sauer, Thomas Carpenter, William Kuiper, Leslie Lewis | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), Dan Freeman (SF), James Jones (PF), William Cope (C) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Rick Sterner, James Richins | |
| 13:56 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams is hacked by Gordon Prince - foul #1 on Gordon Prince, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| 13:43 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale misses the lay-in | 48-44 |
| 13:41 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas gets the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:30 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale blows the layup but he's hacked by William Cope - foul #2 on William Cope, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| 13:30 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:30 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:30 | Denver | James Jones gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 13:16 | Denver | William Cope is denied on a layup by Charles Sale | 49-44 |
| 13:14 | Denver | Dan Freeman can't tip it in | 49-44 |
| 13:13 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 12:59 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale is hacked by Gordon Prince - foul #2 on Gordon Prince, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter (SG), Leslie Lewis (C) Earl Dumas, Danny Miller | |
| Subs | Denver | James Knight (SG), James Richins (C) James Jones, William Cope | |
| 12:59 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:59 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 12:59 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis grabs the offensive board | 50-44 |
| 12:50 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams is whistled for traveling | 50-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Danny Miller (PF) Charles Sale | |
| Subs | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Brian Kapp (PF) James Knight, Dan Freeman | |
| 12:31 | Denver | Robert Williams steals the ball from Donald Llanos | 50-44 |
| 12:21 | Texas Southern | Brian Kapp steals it from Danny Miller | 50-44 |
| 12:19 | Denver | Scott Williams is called for the reach on Lowell Zaragoza in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Williams, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ross Brown (PG), William Kuiper (SF) Scott Williams, Robert Williams | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG) Donald Llanos, Gordon Prince | |
| 12:06 | Denver | James Richins misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-44 |
| 12:05 | Denver | James Richins gets the offensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 11:52 | Denver | James Richins buries a runner near the basket | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ross Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Carpenter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kuiper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Danny Miller (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leslie Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Joseph Bolton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Maurer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lowell Zaragoza (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Kapp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Richins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 11:29 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 11:06 | Texas Southern | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Carpenter is blocked by Joseph Bolton | 50-46 |
| 11:04 | Denver | The rebound goes to Brian Kapp | 50-46 |
| 11:02 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza is hacked by Thomas Carpenter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Carpenter, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Earl Dumas (SF), Charles Sale (PF), John Guel (C) Ross Brown, Thomas Carpenter, William Kuiper, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), Dan Freeman (SF), Rick Sterner (PF), James Jones (C) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, Lowell Zaragoza, Brian Kapp, James Richins | |
| 10:43 | Denver | Rick Sterner can't throw it down | 50-46 |
| 10:42 | Denver | Dan Freeman grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 10:27 | Denver | Earl Dumas steals it from Donald Llanos | 50-46 |
| 10:10 | Texas Southern | 3 seconds is called on Gary Sauer | 50-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scott Williams (SF), Leslie Lewis (C) Robert Williams, Charles Sale | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:54 | Denver | Dan Freeman loses the dribble to Leslie Lewis | 50-46 |
| 09:38 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas knocks in the runner from the right block | 52-46 |
| 09:20 | Denver | James Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Danny Miller (PF) Gary Sauer, Earl Dumas, John Guel | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Brian Kapp (PF), William Cope (C) Donald Llanos, Gordon Prince, Dan Freeman, Rick Sterner, James Jones | |
| 09:03 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by William Kuiper | 54-46 |
| 08:58 | Denver | Scott Williams is called for the reach on Joseph Bolton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Williams, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Williams (SG), Charles Sale (C) Thomas Carpenter, Leslie Lewis | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:46 | Denver | Brian Kapp hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Danny Miller - foul #4 on Danny Miller, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Guel (C) Danny Miller | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:46 | Denver | Brian Kapp makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:46 | Denver | Brian Kapp makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 08:30 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-48 |
| 08:28 | Texas Southern | John Guel grabs the offensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 08:15 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper misses the shot from the free throw line | 54-48 |
| 08:14 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale tips it in | 56-48 |
| 08:11 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ross Brown (PG), Leslie Lewis (C) Scott Williams, John Guel | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SF), Rick Sterner (PF) Joseph Bolton, Lowell Zaragoza, Brian Kapp | |
| 08:00 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ross Brown | 59-48 |
| 07:57 | Denver | Donald Llanos is fouled in the backcourt by Ross Brown - foul #1 on Ross Brown, team foul #8 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), Earl Dumas (SF), Danny Miller (PF) Ross Brown, Robert Williams, William Kuiper, Charles Sale | |
| Subs | Denver | Dan Freeman (SF), James Jones (C) Jeremy Maurer, William Cope | |
| 07:57 | Denver | Donald Llanos makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 07:57 | Denver | Donald Llanos makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 07:46 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 59-50 |
| 07:45 | Denver | Rick Sterner grabs the board | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Sauer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Carpenter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Dumas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Miller (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Leslie Lewis (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Prince (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rick Sterner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Denver | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 59-50 |
| 07:25 | Denver | James Jones can't tip it in | 59-50 |
| 07:23 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Leslie Lewis | 59-50 |
| 07:03 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 07:02 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller grabs the offensive board | 59-50 |
| 06:44 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Rick Sterner - foul #4 on Rick Sterner, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Williams (SG), Scott Williams (SF), John Guel (PF), Charles Sale (C) Gary Sauer, Thomas Carpenter, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF), Brian Kapp (PF), James Richins (C) Donald Llanos, Gordon Prince, Dan Freeman, Rick Sterner, James Jones | |
| 06:44 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 06:44 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:22 | Denver | Joseph Bolton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-50 |
| 06:20 | Denver | James Richins can't tip it in | 61-50 |
| 06:19 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale pulls down the rebound | 61-50 |
| 06:15 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas buries a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Williams | 63-50 |
| 06:04 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 06:02 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:46 | Texas Southern | John Guel misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-50 |
| 05:44 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale misses the tip | 63-50 |
| 05:43 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza pulls down the rebound | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:24 | Denver | Joseph Bolton drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Brian Kapp | 63-53 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:08 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale's pass is intercepted by Lowell Zaragoza | 63-53 |
| 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) | |
| 05:02 | Denver | John Guel is called for the reach on Lowell Zaragoza in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Guel, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Danny Miller (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Earl Dumas, Robert Williams, Scott Williams, John Guel, Charles Sale | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SG), Rick Sterner (PF), James Jones (C) Joseph Bolton, Jeremy Maurer, Brian Kapp, James Richins | |
| 05:02 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:02 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| 04:45 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leslie Lewis | 65-53 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:31 | Denver | Rick Sterner lays it in on a great pass from Donald Llanos and the foul's on Danny Miller - foul #5 on Danny Miller, team foul #10 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sale (PF) Danny Miller | |
| Subs | Denver | Dan Freeman (SF) Lowell Zaragoza | |
| 04:31 | Denver | Rick Sterner misses the free throw | 65-55 |
| 04:31 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis pulls down the rebound | 65-55 |
| 04:08 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Carpenter and the foul's on Gordon Prince - foul #3 on Gordon Prince, team foul #10 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Knight (SG), William Cope (C) Rick Sterner, James Jones | |
| 04:08 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale makes the free throw | 68-55 |
| 03:54 | Denver | James Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scott Williams (PG), John Guel (PF) Gary Sauer, Charles Sale | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Texas Southern | Dan Freeman takes the ball from Scott Williams | 68-55 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Scott Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Carpenter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Kuiper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Guel (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Leslie Lewis (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Donald Llanos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gordon Prince (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dan Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Cope (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Denver | William Cope is fouled on the floor by William Kuiper - foul #1 on William Kuiper, team foul #11 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Williams (SG) Thomas Carpenter | |
| Subs | Denver | Joseph Bolton (PG), Jeremy Maurer (SG), Lowell Zaragoza (SF) Donald Llanos, James Knight, Gordon Prince | |
| 03:12 | Denver | William Cope makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 03:12 | Denver | William Cope makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 02:59 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Williams and he's hacked by Lowell Zaragoza - foul #1 on Lowell Zaragoza, team foul #11 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Charles Sale (PF) Scott Williams, John Guel | |
| Subs | Denver | Rick Sterner (PF), James Richins (C) Dan Freeman, William Cope | |
| 02:59 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis makes the free throw | 71-57 |
| 02:38 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-57 |
| 02:36 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Gary Sauer | 71-57 |
| 02:17 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale can't connect on a floater from close range | 71-57 |
| 02:16 | Denver | James Richins gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:56 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-57 |
| 01:55 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis pulls down the rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:27 | Texas Southern | The short jumper by Gary Sauer is denied by James Richins | 71-57 |
| 01:25 | Denver | Lowell Zaragoza gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer is hacked by Gary Sauer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Sauer, team foul #12 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (PG), Scott Williams (SF), John Guel (PF) Gary Sauer, William Kuiper, Leslie Lewis | |
| Subs | Denver | Donald Llanos (PG), Gordon Prince (SF), James Jones (PF), William Cope (C) Joseph Bolton, Lowell Zaragoza, Rick Sterner, James Richins | |
| 01:22 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer makes the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Jeremy Maurer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:56 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Denver | Donald Llanos is hacked by Earl Dumas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Dumas, team foul #13 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Denver | Dan Freeman (SF) Jeremy Maurer | |
| 00:53 | Denver | Donald Llanos makes the 1st free throw | 73-60 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Donald Llanos makes the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 73-61 |
| 00:27 | Denver | The rebound goes to Gordon Prince | 73-61 |
| 00:23 | Denver | William Cope hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-61 |
| 00:21 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale grabs the board | 73-61 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas runs out the clock | 73-61 |