| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Cowden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Rush (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Statler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sanford Schmitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roderick Key (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emory Coletti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lorkowski (fresh) C - Keith Dix (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Texas Southern | Stephen Statler is called for the reach on Emory Coletti - foul #2 on Stephen Statler, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Wilbur Muff (SG), Dennis Carmean (C) David Cowden, Stephen Statler, Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 19:31 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 19:30 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 19:01 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 18:59 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:40 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix is alone and drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Roderick Key | 37-29 |
| 18:18 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Roy Lee - foul #1 on Roy Lee, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Stephen Statler (SF) Douglas Britt, Joseph Rush | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins (PG), Thomas Miller (SG), Ralph Hunsaker (SF), Arthur Cunningham (PF), Ron Todd (C) Roderick Key, Roy Lee, Emory Coletti, Joseph Lorkowski, Keith Dix | |
| 18:18 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:18 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:18 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 18:05 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ben Rankins | 38-31 |
| 17:36 | Long Beach State | David Cowden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 17:35 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:32 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller's pass is intercepted by Wilbur Muff in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| 17:30 | Long Beach State | David Cowden lays it up and in on a nice dish by Wilbur Muff | 40-31 |
| 17:27 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller's pass is intercepted by David Cowden in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 17:03 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Cowden | 42-31 |
| 16:51 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 16:49 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean pulls down the rebound | 42-31 |
| 16:25 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-31 |
| 16:23 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 16:12 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd lays it in uncontested | 42-33 |
| 15:49 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff is whistled for a carry | 42-33 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Joseph Rush (SG), Sanford Schmitt (SF) David Cowden, Wilbur Muff, Stephen Statler | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roderick Key (PG), Roy Lee (SG), Emory Coletti (SF), Joseph Lorkowski (PF), Keith Dix (C) Ben Rankins, Thomas Miller, Ralph Hunsaker, Arthur Cunningham, Ron Todd | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Britt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Rush (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sanford Schmitt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Roberts (tiring) 2 reb. C - Dennis Carmean (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roderick Key (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emory Coletti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lorkowski (fresh) C - Keith Dix (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Roderick Key and he's fouled by Curtis Roberts - foul #1 on Curtis Roberts, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| 15:30 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski makes the free throw | 42-36 |
| 15:08 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 15:07 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt tips it in | 44-36 |
| 14:45 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Joseph Lorkowski | 44-38 |
| 14:20 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 14:19 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 14:17 | Texas Southern | Joseph Rush is called for the reach on Roy Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Rush, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Wilbur Muff (PF) Douglas Britt, Curtis Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 14:00 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roderick Key and he's fouled by David Cowden - foul #2 on David Cowden, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler (SF) Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 14:00 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:31 | Long Beach State | David Cowden misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 13:29 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:07 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 46-41 |
| 13:05 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Dix | 46-41 |
| 12:48 | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Roy Lee | 46-44 |
| 12:19 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean's floater is tipped away by Joseph Lorkowski | 46-44 |
| 12:17 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler tips it in | 48-44 |
| 12:15 | Texas Southern | Dennis Carmean takes the ball from Keith Dix in the backcourt | 48-44 |
| 11:50 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Dix | 48-44 |
| 11:49 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Cowden (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Rush (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Stephen Statler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilbur Muff (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. C - Dennis Carmean (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roderick Key (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Lee (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emory Coletti (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lorkowski (tiring) 3 pts. C - Keith Dix (tiring) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Dennis Carmean | 51-44 |
| 11:08 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix misses long on an open fadeaway in the lane | 51-44 |
| 11:06 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 10:40 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean is whistled for a carry | 51-44 |
| 10:40 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Sanford Schmitt (SF), Curtis Roberts (PF), Joshua Nichols (C) David Cowden, Stephen Statler, Wilbur Muff, Dennis Carmean | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins (PG), Thomas Miller (SG), Ralph Hunsaker (SF), Arthur Cunningham (PF), Ron Todd (C) Roderick Key, Roy Lee, Emory Coletti, Joseph Lorkowski, Keith Dix | |
| 10:38 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins is hacked by Douglas Britt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Britt, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| 10:30 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 51-44 |
| 10:29 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 10:24 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| 10:06 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Rush - foul #2 on Joseph Rush, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean (SF) Joseph Rush | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:06 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:06 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:44 | Long Beach State | Ben Rankins is called for the reach on Douglas Britt - foul #2 on Ben Rankins, team foul #2 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush (SG) Dennis Carmean | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 09:34 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt hits a wide open fadeaway from the left block | 53-46 |
| 09:32 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti (SF), Joseph Lorkowski (PF) Ralph Hunsaker, Arthur Cunningham | |
| 09:15 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 09:13 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Ron Todd | 53-46 |
| 09:01 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins is fouled on the floor by Douglas Britt - foul #2 on Douglas Britt, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (SG), Dennis Carmean (C) Joseph Rush, Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 09:01 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:01 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:56 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Rankins - foul #3 on Ben Rankins, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| 08:36 | Long Beach State | Joseph Lorkowski swats the dunk try by Dennis Carmean | 53-46 |
| 08:35 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 08:18 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski misses the floater from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 08:16 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:54 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-46 |
| 07:52 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Britt | 53-46 |
| 07:32 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 53-46 |
| 07:30 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Ron Todd | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Britt (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Muff (tired) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sanford Schmitt (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curtis Roberts (tiring) 4 reb. C - Dennis Carmean (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ben Rankins (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Miller (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Emory Coletti (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Lorkowski (tiring) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Ron Todd (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Emory Coletti and the foul's on Wilbur Muff - foul #2 on Wilbur Muff, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Joseph Rush (SG), Stephen Statler (SF) Douglas Britt, Wilbur Muff, Dennis Carmean | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Lee (SG), Ralph Hunsaker (SF), Arthur Cunningham (PF), Keith Dix (C) Thomas Miller, Emory Coletti, Joseph Lorkowski, Ron Todd | |
| 07:16 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:14 | Long Beach State | Ben Rankins is called for the reach on Stephen Statler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ben Rankins, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roderick Key (PG) Ben Rankins | |
| 07:00 | Long Beach State | Arthur Cunningham steals the ball from Joseph Rush | 53-49 |
| 06:40 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix makes the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Sanford Schmitt - foul #2 on Sanford Schmitt, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| 06:40 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 06:36 | Long Beach State | David Cowden travels in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 06:20 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix's pass is intercepted by Joseph Rush | 53-52 |
| 06:16 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush banks in the layup | 55-52 |
| 06:13 | Texas Southern | Ralph Hunsaker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG) David Cowden | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 05:51 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-52 |
| 05:49 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt grabs the offensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 05:49 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Wilbur Muff (SG), Dennis Carmean (C) Douglas Britt, Joseph Rush, Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins (PG), Emory Coletti (SF) Roderick Key, Ralph Hunsaker | |
| 05:31 | Long Beach State | Emory Coletti steals the ball from Curtis Roberts | 55-52 |
| 05:27 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee lays it up and in on a great pass from Emory Coletti | 55-54 |
| 05:11 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by David Cowden | 57-54 |
| 04:57 | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Emory Coletti, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Joseph Rush (SG), Curtis Gutenberger (PF), Sanford Schmitt (C) David Cowden, Wilbur Muff, Curtis Roberts, Dennis Carmean | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski (PF), Ron Todd (C) Arthur Cunningham, Keith Dix | |
| 04:36 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt is hacked by Ron Todd - foul #1 on Ron Todd, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts (PF), Joshua Nichols (C) Stephen Statler, Curtis Gutenberger | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roderick Key (PG), Thomas Miller (SG), Ralph Hunsaker (SF) Ben Rankins, Roy Lee, Emory Coletti | |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Roderick Key - foul #3 on Roderick Key, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Stephen Statler (SF), Curtis Gutenberger (PF) Douglas Britt, Curtis Roberts, Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 04:15 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:02 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd hits a fadeaway from the right block | 59-56 |
| 03:56 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (SG), Dennis Carmean (SF), Curtis Roberts (PF) Joseph Rush, Stephen Statler, Curtis Gutenberger | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Keith Dix (C) Ron Todd | |
| 03:37 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 59-56 |
| 03:35 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 03:21 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff is denied on a layup by Keith Dix | 59-56 |
| 03:20 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Keith Dix | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Cowden (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Wilbur Muff (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Carmean (very tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Roberts (tired) 4 reb. C - Sanford Schmitt (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roderick Key (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ralph Hunsaker (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Lorkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Keith Dix (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Texas Southern | Ralph Hunsaker misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 59-56 |
| 02:59 | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 02:59 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Joseph Rush (SG), Stephen Statler (SF), Joshua Nichols (C) David Cowden, Wilbur Muff, Dennis Carmean, Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins (PG), Roy Lee (SG), Emory Coletti (SF) Roderick Key, Thomas Miller, Ralph Hunsaker | |
| 02:34 | Long Beach State | The short jumper by Joseph Rush is denied by Joseph Lorkowski | 59-56 |
| 02:33 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Statler | 59-56 |
| 02:22 | Long Beach State | Keith Dix takes the ball from Joseph Rush | 59-56 |
| 02:20 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee is hacked by Joseph Rush in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Rush, team foul #10 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Gutenberger (PF), Dennis Carmean (C) Curtis Roberts, Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham (PF), Ron Todd (C) Joseph Lorkowski, Keith Dix | |
| 02:20 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:20 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:00 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Arthur Cunningham - foul #1 on Arthur Cunningham, team foul #8 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG), Curtis Roberts (PF) Douglas Britt, Curtis Gutenberger | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roderick Key (PG), Joseph Lorkowski (PF), Keith Dix (C) Ben Rankins, Arthur Cunningham, Ron Todd | |
| 02:00 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:00 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 01:35 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Sanford Schmitt (C) Dennis Carmean | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 01:33 | Long Beach State | Roy Lee takes the ball from David Cowden in the backcourt | 61-57 |
| 01:20 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-57 |
| 01:18 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski hits the follow up shot | 61-59 |
| 00:50 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts loses the dribble to Roy Lee | 61-59 |
| 00:47 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski lays it up and in set up by Roy Lee | 61-61 |
| 00:47 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 61-61 |
| 00:42 | Long Beach State | David Cowden is hacked by Joseph Lorkowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Lorkowski, team foul #9 | 61-61 |
| 00:42 | Long Beach State | David Cowden misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:42 | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 00:29 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key is hacked by David Cowden - foul #3 on David Cowden, team foul #11 | 61-61 |
| 00:29 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 00:29 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:12 | Long Beach State | David Cowden buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Rush | 64-63 |
| 00:10 | Texas Southern | Joseph Rush takes the ball from Roderick Key in the backcourt | 64-63 |
| 00:10 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler is hacked by Keith Dix - foul #2 on Keith Dix, team foul #10 | 64-63 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:07 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:07 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| 00:01 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix lays it up and in | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler misses short on a fullcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - David Cowden (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Rush (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Statler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Curtis Roberts (tiring) 4 reb. C - Sanford Schmitt (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roderick Key (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emory Coletti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Lorkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Keith Dix (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 04:34 | Long Beach State | Keith Dix steals the ball from Joseph Rush | 65-65 |
| 04:10 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix is wide open but clanks a floater from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 04:09 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:01 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 04:00 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski tips it in | 65-67 |
| 03:39 | Long Beach State | Stephen Statler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt (PG), Wilbur Muff (SG), Dennis Carmean (SF), Curtis Gutenberger (PF), Joshua Nichols (C) David Cowden, Joseph Rush, Stephen Statler, Curtis Roberts, Sanford Schmitt | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins (PG), Thomas Miller (SG), Ralph Hunsaker (SF), Arthur Cunningham (PF), Ron Todd (C) Roderick Key, Roy Lee, Emory Coletti, Joseph Lorkowski, Keith Dix | |
| 03:20 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-67 |
| 03:04 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 03:03 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Arthur Cunningham | 65-67 |
| 03:01 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 02:42 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean buries a shot from the left wing set up by Wilbur Muff and he's hacked by Ralph Hunsaker - foul #1 on Ralph Hunsaker, team foul #11 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts (PF) Curtis Gutenberger | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti (SF), Joseph Lorkowski (PF) Ralph Hunsaker, Arthur Cunningham | |
| 02:42 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean misses the free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:42 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd grabs the board | 67-67 |
| 02:23 | Texas Southern | Dennis Carmean is called for the reach on Thomas Miller - foul #3 on Dennis Carmean, team foul #12 | 67-67 |
| 02:23 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:23 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:18 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 67-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Lee (SG) Thomas Miller | |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Joshua Nichols - foul #3 on Joshua Nichols, team foul #13 | 67-69 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Curtis Gutenberger (PF), Sanford Schmitt (C) Curtis Roberts, Joshua Nichols | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd makes the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:40 | Long Beach State | Dennis Carmean connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Wilbur Muff | 69-71 |
| 01:14 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-71 |
| 01:12 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 01:00 | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-71 |
| 00:58 | Long Beach State | Curtis Gutenberger pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Douglas Britt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Muff (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Carmean (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Gutenberger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Sanford Schmitt (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ben Rankins (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Roy Lee (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Emory Coletti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Lorkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Ron Todd (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:55 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Rankins - foul #5 on Ben Rankins, team foul #12 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush (SG), Stephen Statler (SF), Curtis Roberts (PF) Wilbur Muff, Dennis Carmean, Curtis Gutenberger | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roderick Key (PG), Keith Dix (C) Ben Rankins, Ron Todd | |
| 00:55 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt makes the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 00:55 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 00:53 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee loses the dribble to Joseph Rush in the backcourt | 71-71 |
| 00:52 | Long Beach State | Douglas Britt lays it in set up by Joseph Rush | 73-71 |
| 00:41 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-71 |
| 00:39 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts grabs the board | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Roy Lee is called for the reach on Joseph Rush - foul #2 on Roy Lee, team foul #13 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | David Cowden (PG) Douglas Britt | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:16 | Long Beach State | Joseph Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Texas Southern | Joseph Rush is called for the reach on Roy Lee - foul #4 on Joseph Rush, team foul #14 | 75-71 |
| 00:10 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:10 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:10 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts grabs the board | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Roderick Key - foul #4 on Roderick Key, team foul #14 | 75-72 |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff (SG) Joseph Rush | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:09 | Long Beach State | Curtis Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-72 |
| 00:02 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff snags the defensive board | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | Wilbur Muff runs out the clock | 76-72 |