| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Phair (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Todd Brown inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Todd Brown knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 19:27 | Denver | Samuel Mendell hits a runner from the left block set up by Casey Clanton | 32-34 |
| 19:02 | Houston | James Phair scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Todd Brown | 34-34 |
| 18:47 | Denver | The jumper by Ben Hill is denied by Todd Brown | 34-34 |
| 18:46 | Denver | Robert Byrne grabs the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:31 | Denver | Robert Byrne scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Shawn Singleton | 34-36 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Todd Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 18:10 | Denver | The rebound goes to Robert Byrne | 34-36 |
| 17:55 | Denver | Samuel Mendell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Singleton | 34-38 |
| 17:32 | Houston | John Raczynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Todd Brown, James Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SF) Ben Hill | |
| 17:16 | Denver | Casey Clanton knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Shawn Singleton | 34-41 |
| 16:57 | Houston | William Yard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-41 |
| 16:56 | Houston | William Yard gets the offensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 16:38 | Houston | William Yard misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Casey Clanton - foul #1 on Casey Clanton, team foul #1 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Steven Crouse (C) John Raczynski, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Randall Zosel (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Shawn Singleton, Samuel Mendell, Robert Byrne | |
| 16:38 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:38 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:26 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 16:24 | Denver | Jerald Boggs pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:11 | Denver | Randall Zosel misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 16:09 | Houston | William Yard grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jerald Boggs - foul #2 on Jerald Boggs, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF), James Phair (C) William Yard, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Ben Hill (SF) Billy Carnevale, Jerald Boggs | |
| 15:47 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 15:47 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Killeen (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Phair (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Zosel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Edwin Hirsh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 15:31 | Denver | Randall Zosel hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Todd Brown's pass is intercepted by Casey Clanton | 37-43 |
| 14:54 | Denver | Ben Hill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-43 |
| 14:52 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh tips it home | 37-45 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Billy Killeen hits the finger roll set up by James Phair | 39-45 |
| 14:17 | Denver | Eugene Nagata misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-45 |
| 14:16 | Denver | Randall Zosel hits the follow up shot | 39-47 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Edwin Hirsh denies the turnaround by Kevin Rakestraw | 39-47 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Todd Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Billy Killeen is fouled on the floor by Eugene Nagata - foul #3 on Eugene Nagata, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Chad Gardner (PF) Billy Killeen, Todd Brown, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), Jerald Boggs (SF), Samuel Mendell (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Casey Clanton, Eugene Nagata, Ben Hill, Randall Zosel, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 13:29 | Houston | Chad Gardner clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 13:27 | Denver | Robert Byrne gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:06 | Denver | Robert Byrne lays it in set up by Billy Carnevale | 39-49 |
| 12:47 | Houston | John Raczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 12:45 | Houston | James Phair grabs the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 12:29 | Houston | John Raczynski buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 12:15 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is fouled on the floor by John Raczynski - foul #2 on John Raczynski, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF), Steven Crouse (C) Kevin Rakestraw, James Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Ben Hill (SF) Billy Carnevale, Jerald Boggs | |
| 11:58 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Samuel Mendell and he's hacked by John Raczynski - foul #3 on John Raczynski, team foul #2 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wilson (C) Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 11:58 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses the free throw | 42-51 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Chad Gardner snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Todd Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 11:35 | Denver | Robert Byrne snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Denver | Robert Byrne can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 42-51 |
| 11:13 | Houston | Todd Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 11:05 | Houston | John Raczynski loses the ball out of bounds | 42-51 |
| 10:44 | Denver | Shawn Singleton can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 42-51 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Chad Gardner gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Robert Byrne is called for the reach on Chad Gardner - foul #1 on Robert Byrne, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Billy Killeen (SG), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (SG), Jerald Boggs (SF), Randall Zosel (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Shawn Singleton, Ben Hill, Samuel Mendell, Robert Byrne | |
| 10:05 | Houston | David Pennington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 10:04 | Denver | Jerald Boggs grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 09:51 | Denver | Casey Clanton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 09:49 | Houston | The rebound goes to Chad Gardner | 42-51 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Edwin Hirsh is called for the reach on Todd Brown - foul #1 on Edwin Hirsh, team foul #5 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SF), James Phair (C) Todd Brown, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 09:19 | Houston | James Phair misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 09:18 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 08:54 | Denver | Casey Clanton makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Nagata | 42-53 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by David Pennington and he's fouled by Jerald Boggs - foul #3 on Jerald Boggs, team foul #6 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Robert Wilson (PF) David Pennington, Billy Killeen, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Samuel Mendell (PF), Robert Byrne (C) Casey Clanton, Jerald Boggs, Randall Zosel, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 08:36 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:12 | Denver | Eugene Nagata travels with the ball | 45-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF) Kevin Rakestraw | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 07:57 | Houston | James Phair knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by John Raczynski | 47-53 |
| 07:42 | Denver | Robert Byrne can't finish the layup | 47-53 |
| 07:41 | Houston | James Phair pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 07:21 | Houston | John Raczynski hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Yard | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy Killeen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Phair (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Eugene Nagata (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ben Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Mendell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 49-53 |
| 06:54 | Denver | Samuel Mendell gets the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Robert Byrne buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Samuel Mendell | 49-55 |
| 06:27 | Houston | John Raczynski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Shawn Singleton - foul #1 on Shawn Singleton, team foul #7 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF), Chad Gardner (PF) Billy Killeen, James Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG) Eugene Nagata | |
| 06:27 | Houston | John Raczynski misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:27 | Houston | John Raczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:17 | Denver | Ben Hill is whistled for traveling | 50-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Denver | Billy Carnevale (SG), Jerald Boggs (SF) Shawn Singleton, Ben Hill | |
| 06:05 | Houston | John Raczynski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 06:04 | Denver | Billy Carnevale snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 06:00 | Denver | Jerald Boggs connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Casey Clanton | 50-57 |
| 05:55 | Houston | John Raczynski misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 05:54 | Denver | Samuel Mendell grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Jerald Boggs misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Todd Brown - foul #3 on Todd Brown, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Crouse (C) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Denver | Randall Zosel (C) Robert Byrne | |
| 05:45 | Denver | Jerald Boggs makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Jerald Boggs makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Todd Brown is hacked by Randall Zosel - foul #1 on Randall Zosel, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG) John Raczynski | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 05:29 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 05:05 | Denver | Billy Carnevale buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Casey Clanton | 52-61 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Chad Gardner is fouled on the floor by Billy Carnevale - foul #1 on Billy Carnevale, team foul #9 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SG) William Yard | |
| Subs | Denver | Shawn Singleton (SG), Ben Hill (SF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Billy Carnevale, Jerald Boggs, Samuel Mendell | |
| 04:59 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 04:47 | Denver | Casey Clanton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Shawn Singleton | 54-63 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Todd Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 54-63 |
| 04:32 | Houston | David Pennington gets the offensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Chad Gardner buries a jumpshot from the left side | 56-63 |
| 04:18 | Denver | Casey Clanton misses the lay-in | 56-63 |
| 04:16 | Denver | Edwin Hirsh snags the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 04:10 | Denver | Randall Zosel clanks a 3 from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Steven Crouse grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 04:03 | Houston | David Pennington hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Casey Clanton - foul #2 on Casey Clanton, team foul #10 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Robert Wilson (PF), James Phair (C) Billy Killeen, Chad Gardner, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Byrne (C) Edwin Hirsh | |
| 04:03 | Houston | David Pennington misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 04:03 | Houston | David Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 03:49 | Denver | Casey Clanton clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-63 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Todd Brown snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 03:25 | Houston | John Raczynski connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 59-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Brown (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Phair (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Casey Clanton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Singleton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ben Hill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randall Zosel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Byrne (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Denver | Randall Zosel buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ben Hill | 59-66 |
| 03:01 | Houston | James Phair blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Byrne - foul #2 on Robert Byrne, team foul #11 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Billy Killeen (SF) David Pennington, Todd Brown | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Jerald Boggs (SF), Samuel Mendell (PF) Casey Clanton, Shawn Singleton, Ben Hill, Randall Zosel | |
| 03:01 | Houston | James Phair makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:01 | Houston | James Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 02:59 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Gardner (PF) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG) Eugene Nagata, Billy Carnevale | |
| 02:45 | Denver | Samuel Mendell is whistled for traveling | 61-66 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Chad Gardner misses short on a jumper from the left block | 61-66 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Chad Gardner grabs the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 02:28 | Houston | William Yard connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from John Raczynski | 63-66 |
| 02:05 | Denver | James Phair is called for the reach on Samuel Mendell - foul #1 on James Phair, team foul #4 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF) Billy Killeen | |
| Subs | Denver | Ben Hill (SF) Jerald Boggs | |
| 01:53 | Denver | Shawn Singleton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 01:52 | Denver | Samuel Mendell gets the offensive rebound | 63-66 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Shawn Singleton throws it down on a nice dish by Casey Clanton and the foul's on Todd Brown - foul #4 on Todd Brown, team foul #5 | 63-68 |
| 01:42 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the free throw | 63-69 |
| 01:40 | Houston | William Yard loses the dribble to Casey Clanton in the backcourt | 63-69 |
| 01:22 | Denver | Ben Hill knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Shawn Singleton | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:15 | Houston | James Phair double dribbles | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is called for traveling | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Houston | John Raczynski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-71 |
| 00:43 | Denver | Shawn Singleton grabs the board | 63-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is hacked by John Raczynski in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Raczynski, team foul #6 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SF), Richard Murphy (C) Ben Hill, Robert Byrne | |
| 00:39 | Denver | Chad Gardner is called for the reach on Casey Clanton - foul #2 on Chad Gardner, team foul #7 | 63-71 |
| 00:39 | Denver | Casey Clanton misses the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:39 | Houston | James Phair grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 00:35 | Houston | John Raczynski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-71 |
| 00:33 | Denver | Samuel Mendell pulls down the rebound | 63-71 |
| 00:33 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-71 |
| 00:31 | Denver | John Raczynski is called for the reach on Shawn Singleton in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Raczynski, team foul #8 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SG) John Raczynski | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:31 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:31 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Todd Brown is fouled on the floor by Jerald Boggs - foul #4 on Jerald Boggs, team foul #12 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Robert Wilson (PF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, Chad Gardner, James Phair | |
| Subs | Denver | Eugene Nagata (PG), Billy Carnevale (SG), Randall Zosel (PF), Edwin Hirsh (C) Casey Clanton, Shawn Singleton, Samuel Mendell, Richard Murphy | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:22 | Denver | Billy Killeen is called for the reach on Billy Carnevale in the backcourt - foul #3 on Billy Killeen, team foul #9 | 65-73 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Chad Gardner (PF), James Phair (C) David Pennington, Robert Wilson, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Denver | Casey Clanton (PG), Shawn Singleton (SG), Samuel Mendell (PF), Richard Murphy (C) Eugene Nagata, Jerald Boggs, Randall Zosel, Edwin Hirsh | |
| 00:22 | Denver | Billy Carnevale misses the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Chad Gardner grabs the board | 65-73 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Billy Killeen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-73 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Denver | Jerald Boggs (SF) Billy Carnevale | |
| 00:16 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is hacked by Billy Killeen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Billy Killeen, team foul #10 | 65-73 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:16 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Todd Brown scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by James Phair | 67-75 |
| 00:10 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-75 |
| 00:07 | Denver | Shawn Singleton is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Killeen - foul #5 on Billy Killeen, team foul #11 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG) Billy Killeen | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:07 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:07 | Denver | Shawn Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:02 | Houston | William Yard buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Denver | Casey Clanton runs out the clock | 69-77 |