| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Billy Carnevale (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rodgers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony O'Donell (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gerardo Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter inbounds the ball | 33-34 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Texas Southern | William Rodgers is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Rodgers, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Robert Byrne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-34 |
| 19:16 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to William Rodgers | 33-34 |
| 19:06 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz makes the shot in the paint set up by Wesley Bennett | 33-36 |
| 18:43 | Denver | Robert Byrne misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 33-36 |
| 18:41 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:35 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 33-36 |
| 18:33 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Byrne | 33-36 |
| 18:16 | Denver | 3 seconds is called on Robert Byrne | 33-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Calvin Powell (SF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Billy Carnevale, Richard Johnson, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski (PG), Bruno Harris (SG), Donald Fife (SF), Greg Thurman (PF), Michael Messer (C) Wesley Bennett, William Rodgers, Stephen Carpenter, Anthony O'Donell, Gerardo Ortiz | |
| 17:58 | Texas Southern | Calvin Powell is called for the reach on Greg Thurman - foul #1 on Calvin Powell, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Ben Hill (SF) Casey Clanton, Scott Lewis | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 17:50 | Texas Southern | Edwin Hirsh takes the ball from Donald Fife | 33-36 |
| 17:29 | Denver | Calvin Powell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Hirsh | 36-36 |
| 17:13 | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Zoran Washinski | 36-39 |
| 17:10 | Denver | Bruno Harris is called for the reach on Ben Hill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruno Harris, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG) Shawn Singleton | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Ronald Gram (SG), Gerardo Ortiz (C) Zoran Washinski, Bruno Harris, Michael Messer | |
| 16:52 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Billy Carnevale | 38-39 |
| 16:30 | Texas Southern | Edwin Hirsh swats the short shot by Wesley Bennett | 38-39 |
| 16:29 | Denver | Calvin Powell gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:13 | Denver | Ronald Gram is called for the reach on Billy Carnevale - foul #1 on Ronald Gram, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Scott Lewis (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Eugene Nagata, Billy Carnevale, Ben Hill, Calvin Powell, Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Schatzberg (SF), Anthony O'Donell (PF) Donald Fife, Greg Thurman | |
| 15:56 | Denver | Shawn Singleton connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Gram (fresh) SF - Andrew Schatzberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony O'Donell (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gerardo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz connects on the runner from close range | 40-41 |
| 15:32 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is hacked by Ronald Gram in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Gram, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris (PG), William Rodgers (SG), Stephen Carpenter (SF), Michael Messer (C) Wesley Bennett, Ronald Gram, Andrew Schatzberg, Gerardo Ortiz | |
| 15:20 | Denver | Richard Johnson is hacked by Michael Messer - foul #1 on Michael Messer, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG) Shawn Singleton | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 15:07 | Denver | Casey Clanton loses the ball out of bounds | 40-41 |
| 14:52 | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 14:50 | Denver | Casey Clanton snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 14:32 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Anthony O'Donell - foul #2 on Anthony O'Donell, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Denver | Calvin Powell (SF), Randall Zosel (C) Richard Johnson, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Andrew Schatzberg (SF), Greg Thurman (C) William Rodgers, Stephen Carpenter, Michael Messer | |
| 14:32 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:32 | Denver | Scott Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:32 | Texas Southern | Andrew Schatzberg grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:13 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett misses the easy layup | 40-41 |
| 14:11 | Denver | Randall Zosel grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:09 | Denver | Calvin Powell's pass is intercepted by Andrew Schatzberg in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 13:55 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Bruno Harris | 40-43 |
| 13:47 | Denver | Calvin Powell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Schatzberg - foul #2 on Andrew Schatzberg, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Eugene Nagata (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Billy Carnevale, Scott Lewis, Randall Zosel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Gram (SG), Donald Fife (SF), Gerardo Ortiz (C) Bruno Harris, Andrew Schatzberg, Anthony O'Donell | |
| 13:47 | Denver | Calvin Powell misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:47 | Denver | Calvin Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:33 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 13:31 | Denver | Shawn Singleton pulls down the rebound | 41-43 |
| 13:27 | Denver | Donald Fife picks off the pass by Shawn Singleton in the backcourt | 41-43 |
| 13:07 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shawn Singleton - foul #2 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Johnson (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Shawn Singleton, Calvin Powell | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Carpenter (SF) Greg Thurman | |
| 13:07 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:07 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:45 | Denver | Robert Byrne connects on the 3 from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 12:29 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 12:28 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz misses the tip | 44-45 |
| 12:26 | Denver | Ben Hill grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 12:11 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses long on a shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 12:09 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh tips it back up and in | 46-45 |
| 11:44 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Wesley Bennett | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eugene Nagata (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ben Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin Hirsh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Robert Byrne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Gram (fairly fresh) SF - Stephen Carpenter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Fife (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Gerardo Ortiz (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Denver | Richard Johnson misses long on an open jumper from close range | 46-47 |
| 11:26 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 11:07 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife is fouled on the floor by Edwin Hirsh - foul #3 on Edwin Hirsh, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Calvin Powell (SF), Scott Lewis (PF), Randall Zosel (C) Eugene Nagata, Ben Hill, Richard Johnson, Edwin Hirsh, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris (PG), William Rodgers (SG), Andrew Schatzberg (SF), Greg Thurman (PF), Michael Messer (C) Wesley Bennett, Ronald Gram, Stephen Carpenter, Donald Fife, Gerardo Ortiz | |
| 10:48 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruno Harris | 46-49 |
| 10:29 | Denver | Randall Zosel clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-49 |
| 10:28 | Denver | Scott Lewis can't tip it in | 46-49 |
| 10:27 | Denver | Randall Zosel gets the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:13 | Denver | Calvin Powell is open and buries a jumper from the right side | 48-49 |
| 09:56 | Texas Southern | Andrew Schatzberg's pass is intercepted by Randall Zosel | 48-49 |
| 09:39 | Denver | Calvin Powell knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Andrew Schatzberg - foul #3 on Andrew Schatzberg, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (SF) Randall Zosel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski (PG), Stephen Carpenter (SF), Anthony O'Donell (PF) William Rodgers, Andrew Schatzberg, Michael Messer | |
| 09:39 | Denver | Calvin Powell makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 09:15 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 51-49 |
| 09:14 | Denver | Calvin Powell snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 08:52 | Denver | Casey Clanton is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Powell | 54-49 |
| 08:34 | Texas Southern | Bruno Harris is hacked by Calvin Powell - foul #2 on Calvin Powell, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Robert Byrne (C) Casey Clanton, Billy Carnevale, Calvin Powell | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Rodgers (SG), Gerardo Ortiz (C) Bruno Harris, Greg Thurman | |
| 08:20 | Texas Southern | William Rodgers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 08:18 | Denver | Scott Lewis gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 08:13 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses long on a floater from the right side | 54-49 |
| 08:11 | Denver | Robert Byrne pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 07:58 | Denver | Eugene Nagata connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Shawn Singleton | 56-49 |
| 07:39 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz knocks in the shot from close range set up by William Rodgers | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Shawn Singleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Zoran Washinski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Rodgers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Carpenter (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony O'Donell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Gerardo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Denver | Richard Johnson is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Shawn Singleton | 59-51 |
| 07:01 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski misses badly on a shot from the right side | 59-51 |
| 07:00 | Denver | Scott Lewis gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 06:40 | Denver | Richard Johnson makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eugene Nagata | 62-51 |
| 06:28 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski is hacked by Shawn Singleton - foul #3 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Calvin Powell (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Shawn Singleton, Eugene Nagata, Richard Johnson, Scott Lewis, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett (PG), Bruno Harris (SG), Andrew Schatzberg (SF), Donald Fife (PF), Michael Messer (C) Zoran Washinski, William Rodgers, Stephen Carpenter, Anthony O'Donell, Gerardo Ortiz | |
| 06:16 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Wesley Bennett | 62-53 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Calvin Powell is fouled on the floor by Wesley Bennett - foul #1 on Wesley Bennett, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman (PF) Andrew Schatzberg | |
| 06:00 | Denver | Calvin Powell makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Calvin Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 06:00 | Texas Southern | Michael Messer grabs the board | 63-53 |
| 05:39 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife blows the dunk but he's hacked by Edwin Hirsh - foul #4 on Edwin Hirsh, team foul #6 | 63-53 |
| 05:39 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:39 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:39 | Denver | Calvin Powell grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 05:15 | Denver | Casey Clanton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Billy Carnevale | 66-54 |
| 04:51 | Texas Southern | Casey Clanton steals the ball from Greg Thurman | 66-54 |
| 04:47 | Denver | Billy Carnevale can't finish the layup | 66-54 |
| 04:46 | Texas Southern | Donald Fife snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:41 | Texas Southern | Casey Clanton steps in front of the Wesley Bennett pass | 66-54 |
| 04:38 | Denver | Casey Clanton can't finish the layup | 66-54 |
| 04:36 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 04:22 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman is hacked by Calvin Powell - foul #3 on Calvin Powell, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Randall Zosel (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Billy Carnevale, Ben Hill, Calvin Powell, Edwin Hirsh | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Gram (SG), Andrew Schatzberg (SF), Anthony O'Donell (PF) Bruno Harris, Donald Fife, Michael Messer | |
| 04:22 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:22 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:22 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Byrne | 66-55 |
| 04:05 | Denver | Randall Zosel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-55 |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz (C) Greg Thurman | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:40 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell is hacked by Randall Zosel - foul #2 on Randall Zosel, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Denver | Scott Lewis (PF) Randall Zosel | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 03:40 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:40 | Denver | Scott Lewis gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Wesley Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Gram (fresh) SF - Andrew Schatzberg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony O'Donell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Gerardo Ortiz (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Denver | Eugene Nagata buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Johnson | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 68-55 |
| 03:07 | Texas Southern | Anthony O'Donell hits the follow up shot | 68-57 |
| 02:38 | Denver | Eugene Nagata makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Casey Clanton | 71-57 |
| 02:26 | Texas Southern | Gerardo Ortiz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-57 |
| 02:25 | Denver | Scott Lewis snags the defensive board | 71-57 |
| 01:59 | Denver | Casey Clanton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 71-57 |
| 01:57 | Texas Southern | Wesley Bennett gets the rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:34 | Texas Southern | Andrew Schatzberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 71-57 |
| 01:32 | Texas Southern | Andrew Schatzberg snags the offensive board | 71-57 |
| 01:16 | Texas Southern | Ronald Gram misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 71-57 |
| 01:14 | Denver | Scott Lewis pulls down the rebound | 71-57 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Eugene Nagata is hacked by Ronald Gram in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Gram, team foul #10 | 71-57 |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (PG), Ben Hill (SF), Calvin Powell (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Richard Johnson, Scott Lewis, Robert Byrne | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski (PG), Bruno Harris (SG), Donald Fife (SF), Greg Thurman (PF), Michael Messer (C) Wesley Bennett, Ronald Gram, Andrew Schatzberg, Anthony O'Donell, Gerardo Ortiz | |
| 01:11 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:11 | Denver | Eugene Nagata makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 00:55 | Texas Southern | Edwin Hirsh steals it from Greg Thurman | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Denver | Ben Hill is fouled on the floor by Michael Messer - foul #2 on Michael Messer, team foul #11 | 72-57 |
| 00:30 | Denver | Ben Hill misses the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 00:30 | Denver | Ben Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 00:30 | Texas Southern | Greg Thurman pulls down the rebound | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Texas Southern | Eugene Nagata takes the ball from Greg Thurman | 72-57 |
| 00:20 | Denver | Shawn Singleton lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Nagata | 74-57 |
| 00:15 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski misses the easy layup but the foul's on Shawn Singleton - foul #4 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #9 | 74-57 |
| 00:15 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:15 | Texas Southern | Zoran Washinski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Shawn Singleton runs out the clock | 74-59 |