| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) SG - Joe Campbell (fresh) SF - Michael Harrill (fresh) PF - Aaron Crowe (fresh) C - Roland Plascencia (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Donald Rutledge (fresh) SG - Eric Sappington (fresh) SF - Andrew Longley (fresh) PF - Michael Frazier (fresh) C - Joseph Janssen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Roland Plascencia wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell misses short on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Texas Southern | Joe Campbell takes the ball from Michael Frazier | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Colorado State | Roland Plascencia grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Sappington | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe is whistled for traveling | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley's pass is intercepted by Charles Stephens | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Colorado State | Andrew Longley steps in front of the Charles Stephens pass in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Sappington | 0-4 |
| 17:30 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill is open and buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Stephens | 2-4 |
| 17:15 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph Janssen | 2-7 |
| 17:13 | Colorado State | Donald Rutledge steals the ball from Joe Campbell in the backcourt | 2-7 |
| 16:58 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier misses the dunk attempt | 2-7 |
| 16:57 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge tips it back up and in | 2-9 |
| 16:41 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe is called for traveling | 2-9 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Kevin Norris (SG), Paul Denny (SF), Mark Fager (PF), Franklin Harris (C) Charles Stephens, Joe Campbell, Michael Harrill, Aaron Crowe, Roland Plascencia | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (PG), Louis Holt (SG), John Mason (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), David Lapan (C) Donald Rutledge, Eric Sappington, Andrew Longley, Michael Frazier, Joseph Janssen | |
| 16:14 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-9 |
| 16:12 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| 16:08 | Colorado State | Louis Holt is called for the reach on Kevin Norris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Louis Holt, team foul #1 | 2-9 |
| 15:46 | Colorado State | Joseph Ney swats the layup by Franklin Harris | 2-9 |
| 15:44 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Louis Holt | 2-9 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - James Smoot (fresh) SG - Kevin Norris (fresh) SF - Paul Denny (fresh) PF - Mark Fager (fresh) C - Franklin Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Micheal Day (fresh) SG - Louis Holt (fresh) SF - John Mason (fresh) PF - Joseph Ney (fresh) C - David Lapan (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 2-9 |
| 15:28 | Texas Southern | John Mason tips it home | 2-11 |
| 15:14 | Colorado State | Paul Denny can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-11 |
| 15:13 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris grabs the offensive board | 2-11 |
| 15:03 | Colorado State | Joseph Ney blocks the short jumper by Paul Denny | 2-11 |
| 15:01 | Texas Southern | David Lapan snags the defensive board | 2-11 |
| 14:57 | Texas Southern | John Mason clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-11 |
| 14:55 | Colorado State | Paul Denny grabs the defensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 14:29 | Colorado State | Paul Denny misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John Mason - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #2 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joe Campbell (SG), Wilbert Oliver (SF), Aaron Crowe (PF), Ronald Trull (C) James Smoot, Kevin Norris, Mark Fager, Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge (PG), Eric Sappington (SG), Andrew Longley (SF), Michael Frazier (PF), John Johnson (C) Micheal Day, Louis Holt, John Mason, Joseph Ney, David Lapan | |
| 14:29 | Colorado State | Paul Denny makes the 1st free throw | 3-11 |
| 14:29 | Colorado State | Paul Denny misses the 2nd free throw | 3-11 |
| 14:29 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier grabs the board | 3-11 |
| 14:07 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-11 |
| 14:05 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe gets the rebound | 3-11 |
| 14:03 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-11 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG) Paul Denny | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 13:51 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-11 |
| 13:49 | Colorado State | Ronald Trull grabs the defensive rebound | 3-11 |
| 13:46 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joe Campbell, team foul #1 | 3-11 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen (C) Michael Frazier | |
| 13:34 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-11 |
| 13:32 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge hits the follow up shot | 3-13 |
| 13:11 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Longley - foul #1 on Andrew Longley, team foul #3 | 3-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Harrill (SF), Roland Plascencia (C) Joe Campbell, Ronald Trull | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (SG), Michael Frazier (PF) Eric Sappington, John Johnson | |
| 13:11 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 4-13 |
| 13:11 | Colorado State | Wilbert Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 12:58 | Texas Southern | Michael Harrill is called for the reach on Donald Rutledge - foul #1 on Michael Harrill, team foul #2 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joe Campbell (SG) Wilbert Oliver | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Mason (SF) Andrew Longley | |
| 12:48 | Texas Southern | Roland Plascencia picks off the pass by Donald Rutledge | 5-13 |
| 12:35 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe is open and buries a jumper in the paint set up by Michael Harrill | 7-13 |
| 12:22 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day is fouled on the floor by Charles Stephens - foul #1 on Charles Stephens, team foul #3 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG) Charles Stephens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 12:11 | Texas Southern | John Mason misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 7-13 |
| 12:10 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:03 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Frazier - foul #1 on Michael Frazier, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ronald Trull (C) Roland Plascencia | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG), Andrew Longley (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), John Johnson (C) Micheal Day, John Mason, Michael Frazier, Joseph Janssen | |
| 12:03 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:03 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:03 | Texas Southern | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:41 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley misses short on a jumper from the right side | 8-13 |
| 11:39 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington misses the tip | 8-13 |
| 11:37 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington tips it but misses | 8-13 |
| 11:36 | Texas Southern | Andrew Longley misses the tip | 8-13 |
| 11:35 | Colorado State | Joe Campbell pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - James Smoot (fresh) SG - Joe Campbell (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Harrill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Crowe (tiring) 3 pts. C - Ronald Trull (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Donald Rutledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eric Sappington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Longley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Ney (fresh) 2 blk. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Colorado State | Ronald Trull is hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kevin Norris (SG), Paul Denny (SF), Franklin Harris (PF) Joe Campbell, Michael Harrill, Aaron Crowe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Lapan (C) John Johnson | |
| 11:07 | Colorado State | Paul Denny is fouled on the floor by Donald Rutledge - foul #1 on Donald Rutledge, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Mark Fager (PF) James Smoot, Ronald Trull | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (PG), John Mason (SF), Michael Frazier (PF) Donald Rutledge, Andrew Longley, Joseph Ney | |
| 10:55 | Colorado State | Kevin Norris misses the floater from the baseline | 8-13 |
| 10:53 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris gets the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:29 | Colorado State | Paul Denny misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 10:27 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:00 | Texas Southern | Mark Fager is called for the reach on Eric Sappington - foul #1 on Mark Fager, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Wilbert Oliver (SG), Michael Harrill (SF), Ronald Trull (PF), Roland Plascencia (C) Charles Stephens, Kevin Norris, Paul Denny, Mark Fager, Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge (PG), Louis Holt (SG), John Johnson (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), Joseph Janssen (C) Micheal Day, Eric Sappington, John Mason, Michael Frazier, David Lapan | |
| 09:44 | Texas Southern | Wilbert Oliver is called for the reach on Louis Holt - foul #1 on Wilbert Oliver, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| 09:20 | Texas Southern | John Johnson misses the lay-in | 8-13 |
| 09:19 | Colorado State | James Smoot snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 09:14 | Colorado State | James Smoot hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Roland Plascencia | 10-13 |
| 08:50 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 08:49 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen can't tip it in | 10-13 |
| 08:47 | Colorado State | Roland Plascencia grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 08:43 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roland Plascencia | 13-13 |
| 08:30 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 13-13 |
| 08:29 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen grabs the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 08:24 | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen loses the dribble to Michael Harrill | 13-13 |
| 08:22 | Colorado State | John Johnson is called for the reach on Michael Harrill in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #7 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Joe Campbell (SG), Aaron Crowe (PF) James Smoot, Wilbert Oliver, Ronald Trull | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (SG), Andrew Longley (SF), John Mason (PF) Louis Holt, John Johnson, Joseph Ney | |
| 08:22 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:22 | Colorado State | Michael Harrill misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 08:22 | Texas Southern | John Mason pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 07:53 | Texas Southern | John Mason misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-13 |
| 07:51 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day gets the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 07:34 | Texas Southern | John Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Kevin Norris (SF), Mark Fager (PF), Franklin Harris (C) Michael Harrill, Aaron Crowe, Roland Plascencia | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG), David Lapan (C) Donald Rutledge, Joseph Janssen | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joe Campbell (fresh) SF - Kevin Norris (fresh) PF - Mark Fager (fresh) C - Franklin Harris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Micheal Day (fresh) SG - Eric Sappington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Longley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lapan (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Colorado State | Eric Sappington steals the ball from Kevin Norris | 14-13 |
| 07:17 | Texas Southern | David Lapan banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Sappington | 14-15 |
| 07:15 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens is hacked by Eric Sappington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Sappington, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| 07:15 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 07:15 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to John Mason | 14-15 |
| 06:56 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 06:55 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Franklin Harris | 14-15 |
| 06:51 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-15 |
| 06:49 | Texas Southern | David Lapan snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 06:45 | Texas Southern | Mark Fager is called for the reach on John Mason - foul #2 on Mark Fager, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe (PF) Mark Fager | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier (PF) Andrew Longley | |
| 06:24 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier misses short on a floater from the right side | 14-15 |
| 06:23 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Aaron Crowe | 14-15 |
| 06:07 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-15 |
| 06:05 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Franklin Harris | 14-15 |
| 05:36 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe misses the easy layup | 14-15 |
| 05:34 | Texas Southern | Michael Frazier gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 05:32 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day is hacked by Charles Stephens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Stephens, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Paul Denny (SG), Wilbert Oliver (SF), Ronald Trull (PF), Roland Plascencia (C) Charles Stephens, Joe Campbell, Kevin Norris, Aaron Crowe, Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (SG), Andrew Longley (SF), Joseph Ney (C) Eric Sappington, John Mason, David Lapan | |
| 05:32 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 05:32 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 05:32 | Colorado State | Roland Plascencia grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 05:07 | Colorado State | Ronald Trull lays it in on a great pass from Paul Denny | 16-16 |
| 04:46 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day clanks a shot from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 04:45 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Roland Plascencia | 16-16 |
| 04:39 | Colorado State | James Smoot is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Smoot, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Harrill (SF) Wilbert Oliver | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge (PG), Joseph Janssen (C) Micheal Day, Michael Frazier | |
| 04:23 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney can't finish the layup | 16-16 |
| 04:21 | Colorado State | Roland Plascencia grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 04:19 | Colorado State | Donald Rutledge steals it from James Smoot in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 04:17 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge misses the easy layup | 16-16 |
| 04:16 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge gets the offensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 04:00 | Texas Southern | Louis Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Joe Campbell (SG), Aaron Crowe (PF), Mark Fager (C) James Smoot, Paul Denny, Ronald Trull, Roland Plascencia | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington (SG), John Johnson (PF) Louis Holt, Joseph Ney | |
| 03:37 | Colorado State | Mark Fager knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Stephens | 18-16 |
| 03:26 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge is called for a charge - foul #2 on Donald Rutledge, team foul #9 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Mason (SF), Michael Frazier (PF) Andrew Longley, Joseph Janssen | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Charles Stephens (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Campbell (fresh) SF - Michael Harrill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Aaron Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Fager (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Donald Rutledge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Eric Sappington (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| 03:13 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Harrill | 20-16 |
| 02:58 | Texas Southern | John Mason misses the jumper from the right side | 20-16 |
| 02:56 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Rutledge | 20-16 |
| 02:31 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge's layup is rejected by Mark Fager | 20-16 |
| 02:30 | Texas Southern | Eric Sappington tips it back up and in | 20-18 |
| 02:09 | Colorado State | Charles Stephens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-18 |
| 02:08 | Texas Southern | John Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 02:03 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Joe Campbell - foul #2 on Joe Campbell, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Smoot (PG), Kevin Norris (SG), Paul Denny (SF), Franklin Harris (PF), Roland Plascencia (C) Charles Stephens, Joe Campbell, Michael Harrill, Aaron Crowe, Mark Fager | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Micheal Day (SG), Andrew Longley (SF), Joseph Ney (PF), David Lapan (C) Eric Sappington, John Mason, Michael Frazier, John Johnson | |
| 02:03 | Texas Southern | Donald Rutledge makes the free throw | 20-21 |
| 01:38 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris buries a shot from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 01:19 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-21 |
| 01:18 | Colorado State | Franklin Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 01:15 | Colorado State | Paul Denny is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Denny, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Louis Holt (SG), John Mason (SF) Donald Rutledge, Andrew Longley | |
| 00:55 | Texas Southern | Micheal Day clanks a turnaround in the lane | 22-21 |
| 00:53 | Colorado State | Roland Plascencia snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 00:51 | Colorado State | Micheal Day is called for the reach on James Smoot in the backcourt - foul #1 on Micheal Day, team foul #10 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Ronald Trull (C) Roland Plascencia | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Joseph Janssen (C) David Lapan | |
| 00:51 | Colorado State | James Smoot makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 00:51 | Colorado State | James Smoot misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 00:51 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Joseph Janssen | 23-21 |
| 00:35 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney slams it home on a nice dish by Micheal Day and he's hacked by James Smoot - foul #2 on James Smoot, team foul #11 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Charles Stephens (PG), Joe Campbell (SG), Aaron Crowe (PF) James Smoot, Kevin Norris, Franklin Harris | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 00:35 | Texas Southern | Joseph Ney makes the free throw | 23-24 |
| 00:22 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe misses long on a jumper from the right side | 23-24 |
| 00:20 | Texas Southern | John Mason pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 00:18 | Texas Southern | Joe Campbell steals it from Micheal Day in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Aaron Crowe drills a shot near the basket | 25-24 |