| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Kwesi Alhusseini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederic Butler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Miguel Martin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Alleruzzo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Miguel Garza (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Logue (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Zachariah Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roland Gabaldon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler inbounds the ball | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-42 |
| 19:36 | Texas Southern | Kevin Campbell gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 19:34 | Texas Southern | Kwesi Alhusseini is called for the reach on Miguel Garza in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kwesi Alhusseini, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| 19:24 | Texas Southern | Kevin Campbell comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Kwesi Alhusseini - foul #3 on Kwesi Alhusseini, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez (PG) Kwesi Alhusseini | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 19:24 | Texas Southern | Kevin Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 19:24 | Texas Southern | Kevin Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 19:24 | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 19:07 | Manhattan | Miguel Martin makes the shot from the left wing set up by Romeo Martinez and he's hacked by Roland Gabaldon - foul #3 on Roland Gabaldon, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Todd Williams (SG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (C) Ronald Cook, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (PG), Edward Wolfson (SG), James Harvey (PF), Gary Wetherell (C) Miguel Garza, John Logue, Kevin Campbell, Roland Gabaldon | |
| 19:07 | Manhattan | Miguel Martin makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 18:46 | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria is hacked by Todd Williams - foul #2 on Todd Williams, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Harold Craner (SF), Rodney Robins (C) Frederic Butler, Miguel Martin | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson (SF) Zachariah Simmons | |
| 18:34 | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 18:33 | Manhattan | Harold Craner gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 18:31 | Manhattan | Edward Wolfson steals the ball from Romeo Martinez in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 18:13 | Texas Southern | James Harvey hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Jimmy Coria | 39-45 |
| 17:46 | Manhattan | Harold Craner connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Todd Williams | 42-45 |
| 17:31 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson hits the finger roll set up by Edward Wolfson and the foul's on Harold Craner - foul #3 on Harold Craner, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Al Mooney (PG), Ronald Cook (SG), Frederic Butler (SF), Miguel Martin (PF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Romeo Martinez, Todd Williams, Harold Craner, Dikembe Abdeldayen, Rodney Robins | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza (PG), John Logue (SG), Zachariah Simmons (SF), Kevin Campbell (PF) Jimmy Coria, Edward Wolfson, James Harvey, Gary Wetherell | |
| 17:31 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson misses the free throw | 42-47 |
| 17:31 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Miguel Martin | 42-47 |
| 17:11 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Logue - foul #1 on John Logue, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Harvey (C) Stephen Wilson | |
| 17:11 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 17:11 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:09 | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Miguel Garza, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover (PG) Miguel Garza | |
| 16:54 | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Cook | 46-47 |
| 16:51 | Texas Southern | Kevin Campbell is fouled in the backcourt by Miguel Martin - foul #2 on Miguel Martin, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jim Klimek (SF) Zachariah Simmons | |
| 16:33 | Texas Southern | Dikembe Alleruzzo steps in front of the Jim Klimek pass | 46-47 |
| 16:15 | Manhattan | Miguel Martin hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Kevin Campbell - foul #2 on Kevin Campbell, team foul #4 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez (PG), Sheng-li Xiao (C) Al Mooney, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (PG) Stephen Glover | |
| 16:15 | Manhattan | Miguel Martin makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 16:15 | Manhattan | Miguel Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 16:15 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Kevin Campbell | 47-47 |
| 16:00 | Texas Southern | Frederic Butler takes the ball from James Harvey | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Romeo Martinez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederic Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Miguel Martin (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Sheng-li Xiao (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jimmy Coria (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Logue (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jim Klimek (fresh) PF - Kevin Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - James Harvey (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:48 | Manhattan | Miguel Martin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 15:46 | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 15:34 | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez hits a floater from the left side | 49-47 |
| 15:19 | Texas Southern | Kevin Campbell comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 15:17 | Texas Southern | Kevin Campbell can't tip it in | 49-47 |
| 15:16 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 14:55 | Manhattan | Miguel Martin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-47 |
| 14:54 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler tips it but misses | 49-47 |
| 14:52 | Texas Southern | James Harvey snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 14:46 | Texas Southern | Romeo Martinez is called for the reach on Jimmy Coria in the backcourt - foul #1 on Romeo Martinez, team foul #6 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini (PG), Harold Craner (SF), Dikembe Abdeldayen (PF), Rodney Robins (C) Romeo Martinez, Frederic Butler, Miguel Martin, Sheng-li Xiao | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza (PG), Edward Wolfson (SG), Zachariah Simmons (SF), Gary Wetherell (PF), Roland Gabaldon (C) Jimmy Coria, John Logue, Jim Klimek, Kevin Campbell, James Harvey | |
| 14:34 | Texas Southern | Roland Gabaldon hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 49-47 |
| 14:33 | Manhattan | Rodney Robins gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 14:18 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Gary Wetherell - foul #2 on Gary Wetherell, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Ronald Cook | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson (PF) Gary Wetherell | |
| 14:18 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 14:18 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:16 | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza is fouled in the backcourt by Kwesi Alhusseini - foul #4 on Kwesi Alhusseini, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Todd Williams (PG) Kwesi Alhusseini | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 14:16 | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 14:16 | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 13:59 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen hits a runner from close range set up by Dikembe Alleruzzo | 53-49 |
| 13:56 | Texas Southern | Harold Craner is called for the reach on Zachariah Simmons in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harold Craner, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Al Mooney (PG), Frederic Butler (SF) Harold Craner, Rodney Robins | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover (PG) Miguel Garza | |
| 13:56 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 13:56 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:52 | Manhattan | Al Mooney is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Campbell (PF) Stephen Wilson | |
| 13:26 | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 13:25 | Texas Southern | Roland Gabaldon gets the offensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 13:07 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons is fouled on the floor by Frederic Butler - foul #2 on Frederic Butler, team foul #9 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez (PG), Ronald Cook (SG), Miguel Martin (PF) Al Mooney, Todd Williams, Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Logue (SG), Gary Wetherell (PF) Edward Wolfson, Kevin Campbell | |
| 13:07 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:07 | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 12:48 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook buries a shot in the lane | 55-51 |
| 12:30 | Texas Southern | Roland Gabaldon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 12:28 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 12:24 | Manhattan | Miguel Martin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rodney Robins (PF), Sheng-li Xiao (C) Miguel Martin, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza (PG), Edward Wolfson (SG), Stephen Wilson (SF) Stephen Glover, John Logue, Zachariah Simmons | |
| 12:01 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 55-51 |
| 11:59 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook grabs the board | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Romeo Martinez (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Cook (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederic Butler (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Robins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sheng-li Xiao (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Miguel Garza (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Wolfson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Wetherell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Roland Gabaldon (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:55 | Manhattan | Edward Wolfson is called for the reach on Ronald Cook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Wolfson, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Todd Williams (PG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (PF) Romeo Martinez, Sheng-li Xiao | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (SG), Jim Klimek (SF) Edward Wolfson, Gary Wetherell | |
| 11:41 | Manhattan | Ronald Cook misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 11:40 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 11:28 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronald Cook | 58-51 |
| 11:13 | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 11:12 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 11:10 | Manhattan | Stephen Wilson is called for the reach on Todd Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Wilson, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Al Mooney (PG), Miguel Martin (PF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Ronald Cook, Dikembe Abdeldayen, Rodney Robins | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Logue (SG), Zachariah Simmons (SF), Kevin Campbell (PF) Jimmy Coria, Jim Klimek, Stephen Wilson | |
| 11:10 | Manhattan | Todd Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:10 | Manhattan | Todd Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 10:45 | Texas Southern | John Logue's pass is intercepted by Miguel Martin | 60-51 |
| 10:43 | Manhattan | Al Mooney is fouled in the backcourt by Miguel Garza - foul #4 on Miguel Garza, team foul #8 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez (SG), Sheng-li Xiao (C) Todd Williams, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (PG), Edward Wolfson (SG) Miguel Garza, John Logue | |
| 10:43 | Manhattan | Al Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 10:43 | Manhattan | Al Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 10:26 | Texas Southern | Roland Gabaldon's layup is rejected by Miguel Martin | 62-51 |
| 10:25 | Manhattan | Sheng-li Xiao grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 10:04 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler is called for traveling | 62-51 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ronald Cook (SG), Dikembe Abdeldayen (PF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Al Mooney, Miguel Martin, Sheng-li Xiao | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover (PG), Jim Klimek (SG), James Harvey (PF), Gary Wetherell (C) Jimmy Coria, Edward Wolfson, Kevin Campbell, Roland Gabaldon | |
| 09:50 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 09:49 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdeldayen | 62-51 |
| 09:33 | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-51 |
| 09:31 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen grabs the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 09:31 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rodney Robins (SF), Sheng-li Xiao (C) Frederic Butler, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (SG), Stephen Wilson (PF) Zachariah Simmons, James Harvey | |
| 09:18 | Manhattan | Rodney Robins misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 09:17 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen hits the follow up shot | 64-51 |
| 08:56 | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover is fouled on the floor by Romeo Martinez - foul #2 on Romeo Martinez, team foul #10 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Al Mooney (PG), Todd Williams (SG), Miguel Martin (PF) Romeo Martinez, Ronald Cook, Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Harvey (PF) Jimmy Coria | |
| 08:56 | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 08:56 | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 08:54 | Manhattan | Rodney Robins is hacked by Stephen Glover in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Glover, team foul #9 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (PG), John Logue (SG) Stephen Glover, Stephen Wilson | |
| 08:54 | Manhattan | Rodney Robins makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:54 | Manhattan | Rodney Robins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 08:42 | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-56 |
| 08:24 | Manhattan | Todd Williams misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-56 |
| 08:23 | Manhattan | Al Mooney grabs the offensive board | 66-56 |
| 08:05 | Manhattan | Rodney Robins buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Todd Williams | 68-56 |
| 07:47 | Texas Southern | James Harvey's pass is intercepted by Al Mooney | 68-56 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Al Mooney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Todd Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Robins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Miguel Martin (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Sheng-li Xiao (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Jimmy Coria (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Logue (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Jim Klimek (fairly fresh) PF - James Harvey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Wetherell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Manhattan | Sheng-li Xiao throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-56 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini (PG), Ronald Cook (SG), Harold Craner (SF), Dikembe Abdeldayen (PF), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Al Mooney, Todd Williams, Rodney Robins, Miguel Martin, Sheng-li Xiao | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Miguel Garza (PG), Edward Wolfson (SG), Stephen Wilson (SF), Kevin Campbell (PF), Roland Gabaldon (C) Jimmy Coria, John Logue, Jim Klimek, James Harvey, Gary Wetherell | |
| 07:23 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson lays it up and in on a great pass from Miguel Garza and he's fouled by Harold Craner - foul #5 on Harold Craner, team foul #11 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Frederic Butler (SF) Harold Craner | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons (SF) Kevin Campbell | |
| 07:23 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson misses the free throw | 68-58 |
| 07:23 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen gets the rebound | 68-58 |
| 07:16 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler is open and buries a shot from the left side | 70-58 |
| 07:13 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons is hacked by Dikembe Alleruzzo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Alleruzzo, team foul #12 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez (SG) Ronald Cook | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Campbell (PF) Stephen Wilson | |
| 07:13 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 07:13 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 07:13 | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| 07:08 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini is hacked by Miguel Garza in the backcourt - foul #5 on Miguel Garza, team foul #10 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover (PG) Miguel Garza | |
| 07:08 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini misses the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 07:08 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 06:48 | Texas Southern | Kevin Campbell connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Roland Gabaldon | 71-61 |
| 06:36 | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo loses the ball out of bounds | 71-61 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Miguel Martin (PF) Dikembe Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Harvey (PF) Kevin Campbell | |
| 06:19 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roland Gabaldon | 71-64 |
| 06:17 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler loses the dribble to Zachariah Simmons in the backcourt | 71-64 |
| 06:16 | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover hits the finger roll on a great pass from Zachariah Simmons | 71-66 |
| 06:14 | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-66 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Ronald Cook (SG) Romeo Martinez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (PG), John Logue (SG) Stephen Glover, Edward Wolfson | |
| 05:53 | Texas Southern | John Logue misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-66 |
| 05:51 | Texas Southern | Roland Gabaldon pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-66 |
| 05:31 | Texas Southern | John Logue clanks a 3 from straight away | 71-66 |
| 05:30 | Manhattan | Miguel Martin snags the defensive board | 71-66 |
| 05:14 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini connects on the 3 from the right corner | 74-66 |
| 05:11 | Texas Southern | Frederic Butler steals it from Jimmy Coria in the backcourt | 74-66 |
| 04:58 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-66 |
| 04:56 | Texas Southern | Zachariah Simmons snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 04:37 | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-66 |
| 04:36 | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 04:20 | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 74-66 |
| 04:19 | Texas Southern | Roland Gabaldon snags the defensive board | 74-66 |
| 04:13 | Texas Southern | James Harvey misses the lay-in | 74-66 |
| 04:12 | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo grabs the defensive rebound | 74-66 |
| 03:59 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Logue - foul #2 on John Logue, team foul #11 | 74-66 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez (SG), Rodney Robins (SF), Dikembe Abdeldayen (PF), Sheng-li Xiao (C) Ronald Cook, Frederic Butler, Miguel Martin, Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover (PG), Jim Klimek (SG), Stephen Wilson (SF), Kevin Campbell (PF), Gary Wetherell (C) Jimmy Coria, John Logue, Zachariah Simmons, James Harvey, Roland Gabaldon | |
| 03:59 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini misses the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 03:59 | Manhattan | Kwesi Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:52 | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-66 |
| 03:51 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Campbell | 75-66 |
| 03:40 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson misses long on an open floater from the left block | 75-66 |
| 03:39 | Manhattan | Sheng-li Xiao grabs the defensive rebound | 75-66 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Kwesi Alhusseini (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Romeo Martinez (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rodney Robins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdeldayen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Sheng-li Xiao (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Stephen Glover (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Klimek (fresh) SF - Stephen Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Campbell (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Wetherell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen misses the runner from the baseline | 75-66 |
| 03:19 | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover gets the rebound | 75-66 |
| 03:04 | Texas Southern | Kwesi Alhusseini is called for the reach on Stephen Glover - foul #5 on Kwesi Alhusseini, team foul #13 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Al Mooney (PG), Todd Williams (SF) Kwesi Alhusseini, Sheng-li Xiao | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson (SG) Jim Klimek | |
| 03:04 | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 03:04 | Texas Southern | Stephen Glover misses the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 03:04 | Manhattan | Todd Williams grabs the board | 75-67 |
| 02:57 | Manhattan | Al Mooney is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Al Mooney, team foul #14 | 75-67 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Frederic Butler (SF) Romeo Martinez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jimmy Coria (PG) Stephen Glover | |
| 02:48 | Texas Southern | Gary Wetherell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-67 |
| 02:47 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen grabs the board | 75-67 |
| 02:22 | Manhattan | Frederic Butler scores on a runner from the baseline | 77-67 |
| 02:07 | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson loses the ball out of bounds | 77-67 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez (SG), Dikembe Alleruzzo (C) Frederic Butler, Rodney Robins | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jim Klimek (SF), Roland Gabaldon (C) Stephen Wilson, Gary Wetherell | |
| 01:48 | Manhattan | Romeo Martinez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-67 |
| 01:46 | Manhattan | Dikembe Alleruzzo grabs the offensive board | 77-67 |
| 01:26 | Manhattan | Al Mooney hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jimmy Coria - foul #1 on Jimmy Coria, team foul #12 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rodney Robins (C) Dikembe Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson (SF), James Harvey (PF), Gary Wetherell (C) Jim Klimek, Kevin Campbell, Roland Gabaldon | |
| 01:26 | Manhattan | Al Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 01:26 | Manhattan | Al Mooney makes the 2nd free throw | 79-67 |
| 01:17 | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-67 |
| 01:16 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen grabs the defensive rebound | 79-67 |
| 00:53 | Manhattan | Todd Williams travels with the ball | 79-67 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Edward Wolfson misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-67 |
| 00:47 | Texas Southern | Gary Wetherell tips it in | 79-69 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Manhattan | Edward Wolfson is called for the reach on Rodney Robins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Wolfson, team foul #13 | 79-69 |
| 00:46 | Manhattan | Rodney Robins makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:46 | Manhattan | Rodney Robins misses the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 00:46 | Texas Southern | Gary Wetherell snags the defensive board | 80-69 |
| 00:38 | Texas Southern | Stephen Wilson hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 80-69 |
| 00:37 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen pulls down the rebound | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Manhattan | Dikembe Abdeldayen is called for 10 seconds | 80-69 |
| 00:25 | Texas Southern | James Harvey misses badly on the uncontested runner from close range | 80-69 |
| 00:23 | Manhattan | Todd Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 80-69 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Al Mooney runs out the clock | 80-69 |