| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) SG - Albert Baker (fresh) SF - Clinton Holder (fresh) PF - John Wheeler (fresh) C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roderick Key (fresh) SG - Roy Lee (fresh) SF - Emory Coletti (fresh) PF - Joseph Lorkowski (fresh) C - Keith Dix (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roderick Key | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Colorado State | John Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Colorado State | John Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Keith Dix - foul #1 on Keith Dix, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:02 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:02 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke snags the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:47 | Colorado State | John Roberts can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 1-2 |
| 18:46 | Colorado State | John Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:30 | Colorado State | Albert Baker hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Roberts | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 18:17 | Colorado State | John Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Roderick Key - foul #1 on Roderick Key, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | Colorado State | John Roberts is fouled on the floor by Roderick Key - foul #2 on Roderick Key, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Gordon Baker (SF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Clinton Holder, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins (PG) Roderick Key | |
| 17:35 | Colorado State | Albert Baker loses the dribble to Roy Lee | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti lays it up and in set up by Roy Lee | 4-6 |
| 17:10 | Colorado State | Albert Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Emory Coletti - foul #1 on Emory Coletti, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG) John Wheeler | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ron Todd (C) Keith Dix | |
| 17:10 | Colorado State | Albert Baker misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:10 | Colorado State | Albert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:50 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 16:48 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to James Foster | 5-6 |
| 16:31 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Roberts | 8-6 |
| 16:23 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee can't connect on a floater from the left side | 8-6 |
| 16:21 | Colorado State | John Roberts gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:59 | Colorado State | Albert Baker connects on the open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Roberts | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) PF - Albert Baker (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ben Rankins (fresh) SG - Roy Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Emory Coletti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Lorkowski (fairly fresh) C - Ron Todd (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins hits a floater from the right wing | 10-8 |
| 15:45 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clinton Holder (SF), John Wheeler (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) John Roberts, Albert Baker, James Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller (SG), Ralph Hunsaker (SF), Arthur Cunningham (PF), Keith Dix (C) Roy Lee, Emory Coletti, Joseph Lorkowski, Ron Todd | |
| 15:35 | Texas Southern | John Wheeler swats the layup by Arthur Cunningham | 10-8 |
| 15:34 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 15:13 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 10-8 |
| 15:11 | Colorado State | John Wheeler tips it in | 12-8 |
| 15:07 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Miller | 12-10 |
| 14:49 | Colorado State | Keith Dix picks off the pass by John Wheeler | 12-10 |
| 14:28 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Hunsaker | 12-13 |
| 14:25 | Colorado State | Arthur Cunningham is called for the reach on Clinton Holder in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Cunningham, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), James Foster (C) Clinton Holder, John Wheeler | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Lee (SG), Emory Coletti (SF), Joseph Lorkowski (PF) Ben Rankins, Ralph Hunsaker, Arthur Cunningham | |
| 13:56 | Colorado State | John Roberts connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joseph Brennan | 15-13 |
| 13:43 | Texas Southern | John Roberts steals the ball from Keith Dix | 15-13 |
| 13:22 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Roberts | 18-13 |
| 13:07 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix knocks in the runner in the lane | 18-15 |
| 12:44 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan banks in the layup set up by John Roberts | 20-15 |
| 12:28 | Texas Southern | James Foster is called for the reach on Keith Dix - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #1 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG), Clinton Holder (SF), John Wheeler (PF) Joseph Brennan, Gordon Baker, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins (PG), Ralph Hunsaker (SF), Ron Todd (C) Thomas Miller, Emory Coletti, Keith Dix | |
| 12:17 | Texas Southern | Ralph Hunsaker misses the dunk | 20-15 |
| 12:16 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd gets the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 12:09 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG) John Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 11:45 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ralph Hunsaker - foul #1 on Ralph Hunsaker, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG) Joseph Brennan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham (PF) Joseph Lorkowski | |
| 11:45 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 11:45 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Albert Baker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Clinton Holder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Foster (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ben Rankins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Hunsaker (fresh) PF - Arthur Cunningham (fresh) C - Ron Todd (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Texas Southern | Clinton Holder is called for the reach on Ralph Hunsaker - foul #1 on Clinton Holder, team foul #2 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti (SF) Ralph Hunsaker | |
| 11:24 | Texas Southern | Albert Baker steps in front of the Emory Coletti pass | 22-15 |
| 11:21 | Colorado State | Albert Baker banks in the layup | 24-15 |
| 11:11 | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 10:51 | Colorado State | Albert Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-17 |
| 10:50 | Colorado State | John Wheeler tips it home | 26-17 |
| 10:32 | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Cunningham | 26-20 |
| 10:10 | Colorado State | Ron Todd is called for the reach on John Roberts - foul #1 on Ron Todd, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gordon Baker (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Clinton Holder, James Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller (SG), Ralph Hunsaker (SF), Joseph Lorkowski (PF), Keith Dix (C) Roy Lee, Emory Coletti, Arthur Cunningham, Ron Todd | |
| 10:10 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 10:10 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 09:57 | Texas Southern | John Wheeler denies the turnaround by Keith Dix | 28-20 |
| 09:56 | Colorado State | John Wheeler snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 09:38 | Colorado State | Keith Dix is called for the reach on John Roberts - foul #2 on Keith Dix, team foul #8 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), James Foster (C) Albert Baker, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ron Todd (C) Keith Dix | |
| 09:38 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 09:38 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Joseph Lorkowski | 28-20 |
| 09:30 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-20 |
| 09:28 | Colorado State | James Foster snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 09:00 | Colorado State | John Roberts can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-20 |
| 08:59 | Texas Southern | Ralph Hunsaker grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 08:40 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ron Todd | 28-22 |
| 08:25 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Brennan | 30-22 |
| 08:20 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins loses the dribble to John Roberts | 30-22 |
| 08:13 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 08:11 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 08:05 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-22 |
| 08:04 | Colorado State | John Wheeler gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 07:41 | Colorado State | John Roberts knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Brennan | 33-22 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Brennan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Foster (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ben Rankins (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Hunsaker (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Lorkowski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ron Todd (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-24 |
| 07:33 | Colorado State | Joseph Lorkowski is called for the reach on John Wheeler in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Lorkowski, team foul #9 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG), Clinton Holder (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) John Roberts, Gordon Baker, James Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Lee (SG), Emory Coletti (SF), Arthur Cunningham (PF) Thomas Miller, Ralph Hunsaker, Joseph Lorkowski | |
| 07:33 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 07:33 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 07:18 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee is whistled for traveling | 35-24 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gordon Baker (SF) John Wheeler | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 06:55 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-24 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Foster (C) Gordon Baker | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller (PG) Ben Rankins | |
| 06:42 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 06:40 | Colorado State | Albert Baker gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 06:15 | Colorado State | Albert Baker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-24 |
| 05:57 | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-24 |
| 05:56 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd grabs the offensive board | 38-24 |
| 05:51 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 05:49 | Colorado State | Albert Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 05:28 | Colorado State | Albert Baker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-24 |
| 05:27 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd snags the defensive board | 38-24 |
| 05:20 | Texas Southern | Albert Baker steals it from Thomas Miller | 38-24 |
| 05:16 | Colorado State | Albert Baker banks in the layup | 40-24 |
| 05:00 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Miller | 40-27 |
| 04:55 | Colorado State | Emory Coletti steals the ball from Clinton Holder in the backcourt | 40-27 |
| 04:54 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Emory Coletti | 40-29 |
| 04:34 | Colorado State | Albert Baker is whistled for traveling | 40-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Wheeler (PF) Joseph Brennan, Clinton Holder, James Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins (PG), Ralph Hunsaker (SF), Joseph Lorkowski (PF) Thomas Miller, Emory Coletti, Arthur Cunningham | |
| 04:22 | Texas Southern | Roy Lee is fouled on the floor by Gordon Baker - foul #1 on Gordon Baker, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| 04:17 | Texas Southern | Ralph Hunsaker blows the layup but he's hacked by Gordon Baker - foul #2 on Gordon Baker, team foul #4 | 40-29 |
| 04:17 | Texas Southern | Ralph Hunsaker misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 04:17 | Texas Southern | Ralph Hunsaker misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 04:17 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Wheeler | 40-29 |
| 03:57 | Colorado State | Albert Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 03:55 | Colorado State | John Wheeler gets the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 03:32 | Colorado State | Albert Baker misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 03:31 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Baker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abke (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ben Rankins (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Roy Lee (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Hunsaker (fresh) PF - Joseph Lorkowski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ron Todd (tired) 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Texas Southern | Albert Baker is called for the reach on Roy Lee - foul #1 on Albert Baker, team foul #5 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), Clinton Holder (SF), James Foster (C) Albert Baker, Gordon Baker, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roderick Key (PG), Emory Coletti (SF), Keith Dix (C) Ben Rankins, Ralph Hunsaker, Ron Todd | |
| 03:01 | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti is whistled for traveling | 40-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG) John Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 02:58 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan is fouled in the backcourt by Roderick Key - foul #3 on Roderick Key, team foul #10 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG) Albert Baker | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins (PG) Roderick Key | |
| 02:58 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 02:58 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 02:58 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 02:51 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski misses long on a floater in the paint | 41-29 |
| 02:49 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 02:26 | Colorado State | Joseph Lorkowski swats the layup by Clinton Holder | 41-29 |
| 02:25 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder grabs the offensive board | 41-29 |
| 02:12 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan loses the dribble to Keith Dix | 41-29 |
| 02:03 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 41-29 |
| 02:02 | Colorado State | John Wheeler grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 01:59 | Colorado State | John Wheeler is called for traveling in the backcourt | 41-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Albert Baker (SG), Gordon Baker (SF) Joseph Brennan, Clinton Holder | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller (SG) Roy Lee | |
| 01:43 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Gordon Baker - foul #3 on Gordon Baker, team foul #6 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Clinton Holder (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) John Roberts, Gordon Baker, James Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ralph Hunsaker (SF) Emory Coletti | |
| 01:43 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 01:43 | Texas Southern | Keith Dix makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 01:41 | Colorado State | Clinton Holder loses the dribble to Ben Rankins in the backcourt | 41-31 |
| 01:38 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski blows the dunk | 41-31 |
| 01:37 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski grabs the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 01:31 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abke - foul #1 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #7 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Colorado State | James Foster (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 01:31 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 01:31 | Texas Southern | Joseph Lorkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:04 | Colorado State | James Foster hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Keith Dix - foul #3 on Keith Dix, team foul #11 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG) Joseph Brennan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham (PF), Ron Todd (C) Joseph Lorkowski, Keith Dix | |
| 01:04 | Colorado State | James Foster misses the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:04 | Colorado State | James Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 01:04 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 00:55 | Texas Southern | Ben Rankins misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 00:53 | Colorado State | John Wheeler gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 00:51 | Colorado State | John Roberts is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Hunsaker - foul #2 on Ralph Hunsaker, team foul #12 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (C) James Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti (SF) Ralph Hunsaker | |
| 00:51 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:51 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:51 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Ron Todd | 42-33 |
| 00:35 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller is hacked by John Wheeler - foul #1 on John Wheeler, team foul #8 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG) John Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roy Lee (SG) Ben Rankins | |
| 00:35 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:35 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:14 | Colorado State | Albert Baker connects on the open 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 00:03 | Texas Southern | Emory Coletti comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 00:01 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to John Wheeler | 45-35 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | John Wheeler comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 45-35 |