| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) SG - Joseph Brennan (fresh) SF - John Wheeler (fresh) PF - Dikembe Abke (fresh) C - Russell Branch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roderick Key (fresh) SG - Thomas Miller (fresh) SF - Joseph Turner (fresh) PF - Arthur Cunningham (fresh) C - Ron Todd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Russell Branch wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Colorado State | John Roberts drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Brennan | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner makes the driving attempt in the lane | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | Colorado State | John Roberts is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Texas Southern | Russell Branch is called for the reach on Arthur Cunningham - foul #1 on Russell Branch, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd buries a turnaround in the paint | 3-4 |
| 18:19 | Colorado State | John Wheeler knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by John Roberts | 5-4 |
| 18:05 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Ron Todd | 5-6 |
| 17:47 | Colorado State | Ron Todd steals the ball from John Roberts | 5-6 |
| 17:36 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller hits a 3 from the right wing | 5-9 |
| 17:13 | Colorado State | John Wheeler is whistled for traveling | 5-9 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), James Foster (C) Joseph Brennan, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 16:51 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 16:49 | Colorado State | John Roberts grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 16:31 | Colorado State | John Roberts misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 5-9 |
| 16:30 | Colorado State | Fang Yen hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 16:13 | Texas Southern | Gordon Baker steals the ball from Joseph Turner | 7-9 |
| 15:49 | Colorado State | John Roberts connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Fang Yen | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fang Yen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) PF - John Rusk (fresh) C - James Foster (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roderick Key (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Cunningham (fairly fresh) C - Ron Todd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 15:25 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Fang Yen | 10-9 |
| 15:10 | Colorado State | John Roberts is hacked by Thomas Miller - foul #1 on Thomas Miller, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), John Wheeler (SF) John Roberts, Gordon Baker | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo (SG), Ralph Hunsaker (SF), Randall Mapp (PF), Louis Horan (C) Thomas Miller, Joseph Turner, Arthur Cunningham, Ron Todd | |
| 14:56 | Colorado State | John Rusk misses the easy layup | 10-9 |
| 14:55 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:49 | Texas Southern | Ralph Hunsaker loses the ball out of bounds | 10-9 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke (PF) John Rusk | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 14:47 | Colorado State | Roderick Key takes the ball from Joseph Brennan in the backcourt | 10-9 |
| 14:30 | Texas Southern | Ralph Hunsaker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-9 |
| 14:29 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp snags the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 14:21 | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 14:19 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:06 | Colorado State | Fang Yen is fouled on the floor by Ralph Hunsaker - foul #1 on Ralph Hunsaker, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Rusk (PF) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 14:01 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Roderick Key - foul #1 on Roderick Key, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| 14:01 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:01 | Colorado State | Fang Yen makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:45 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp scores on a jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 13:19 | Colorado State | James Foster comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 12-11 |
| 13:17 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:09 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 13:07 | Colorado State | James Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:01 | Colorado State | John Rusk can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ralph Hunsaker - foul #2 on Ralph Hunsaker, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Gordon Baker (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Joseph Brennan, John Wheeler, James Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller (SG), Joseph Turner (SF), Arthur Cunningham (PF) Paul Elizondo, Ralph Hunsaker, Louis Horan | |
| 13:01 | Colorado State | John Rusk makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:01 | Colorado State | John Rusk makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:45 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham buries a shot from the baseline set up by Roderick Key and he's fouled by John Rusk - foul #1 on John Rusk, team foul #2 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG) John Roberts | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ron Todd (C) Randall Mapp | |
| 12:45 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:25 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Roderick Key - foul #2 on Roderick Key, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), John Wheeler (SF), James Foster (C) Fang Yen, Gordon Baker, John Rusk | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo (SG) Roderick Key | |
| 12:25 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:25 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:15 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 12:13 | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 11:57 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on John Wheeler - foul #1 on John Wheeler, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), Russell Branch (C) Joseph Brennan, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke, James Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 11:57 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:57 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:34 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fang Yen | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fang Yen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) PF - John Rusk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Branch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Thomas Miller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Elizondo (fresh) SF - Joseph Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Cunningham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ron Todd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller is called for traveling | 17-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), John Wheeler (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, Gordon Baker, John Rusk, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tim Abrams (SF), Randall Mapp (PF), Louis Horan (C) Joseph Turner, Arthur Cunningham, Ron Todd | |
| 11:03 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke misses the easy open layup | 17-16 |
| 11:01 | Colorado State | James Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:52 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Paul Elizondo - foul #1 on Paul Elizondo, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), John Rusk (PF) Joseph Brennan, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (SG) Thomas Miller | |
| 10:52 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:52 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:52 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 10:36 | Texas Southern | Tim Abrams is called for traveling | 17-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), Dikembe Abke (C) John Roberts, James Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller (PG) Paul Elizondo | |
| 10:19 | Colorado State | Michael McClaine is called for the reach on Fang Yen - foul #1 on Michael McClaine, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), James Foster (C) Joseph Brennan, John Rusk | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:19 | Colorado State | Fang Yen misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:19 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Louis Horan | 17-16 |
| 10:01 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:51 | Colorado State | John Wheeler's pass is intercepted by Randall Mapp | 17-19 |
| 09:37 | Texas Southern | John Wheeler is called for the reach on Tim Abrams - foul #2 on John Wheeler, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), Gordon Baker (SF), John Rusk (PF), Russell Branch (C) Fang Yen, John Wheeler, Dikembe Abke, James Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo (PG), Joseph Turner (SF), Arthur Cunningham (PF), Ron Todd (C) Thomas Miller, Michael McClaine, Randall Mapp, Louis Horan | |
| 09:28 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 09:27 | Colorado State | Russell Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:08 | Colorado State | John Rusk makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Brennan | 19-19 |
| 08:52 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd is hacked by Russell Branch - foul #2 on Russell Branch, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), Dikembe Abke (PF), James Foster (C) John Roberts, John Rusk, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael McClaine (SG) Tim Abrams | |
| 08:39 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham's floater is tipped away by James Foster | 19-19 |
| 08:38 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke pulls down the rebound | 19-19 |
| 08:19 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan is fouled on the floor by Michael McClaine - foul #2 on Michael McClaine, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), John Rusk (PF) Fang Yen, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller (PG) Michael McClaine | |
| 08:19 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:19 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 07:59 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Miller | 21-21 |
| 07:50 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by James Foster | 23-21 |
| 07:32 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 07:30 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham grabs the offensive rebound | 23-21 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Brennan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) PF - John Rusk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Foster (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Thomas Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Elizondo (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Turner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Arthur Cunningham (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ron Todd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd misses the driving attempt from close range | 23-21 |
| 07:13 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 06:54 | Colorado State | Thomas Miller picks off the pass by Gordon Baker | 23-21 |
| 06:36 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on John Rusk - foul #2 on John Rusk, team foul #6 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), John Wheeler (SF), Dikembe Abke (PF), Russell Branch (C) Joseph Brennan, Gordon Baker, John Rusk, James Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tim Abrams (SG), Randall Mapp (PF), Louis Horan (C) Paul Elizondo, Arthur Cunningham, Ron Todd | |
| 06:36 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:36 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:22 | Colorado State | John Roberts scores on a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Thomas Miller - foul #2 on Thomas Miller, team foul #9 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo (PG) Thomas Miller | |
| 06:22 | Colorado State | John Roberts makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:07 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Russell Branch - foul #3 on Russell Branch, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (PG), John Rusk (PF) John Roberts, Russell Branch | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 06:07 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:07 | Texas Southern | Louis Horan makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 05:57 | Colorado State | John Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 26-24 |
| 05:55 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke misses the tip | 26-24 |
| 05:54 | Colorado State | John Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 26-24 |
| 05:42 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by John Wheeler | 29-24 |
| 05:28 | Texas Southern | Joseph Turner connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 05:14 | Colorado State | John Rusk makes the wide open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Brennan | 31-26 |
| 05:01 | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 05:00 | Colorado State | John Wheeler grabs the board | 31-26 |
| 04:36 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), James Foster (C) Joseph Brennan, John Rusk | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ron Todd (C) Louis Horan | |
| 04:34 | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo is hacked by John Roberts in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Roberts, team foul #8 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham (PF) Randall Mapp | |
| 04:34 | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:34 | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 04:17 | Colorado State | John Wheeler scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Roberts and the foul's on Joseph Turner - foul #1 on Joseph Turner, team foul #10 | 33-28 |
| 04:17 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 03:52 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by James Foster - foul #1 on James Foster, team foul #9 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gordon Baker (SF) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Roderick Key (PG), Thomas Miller (SG), Ralph Hunsaker (SF) Paul Elizondo, Tim Abrams, Joseph Turner | |
| 03:52 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:52 | Texas Southern | Ron Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 03:52 | Colorado State | John Wheeler snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 03:31 | Colorado State | Gordon Baker hits a jumper from the baseline | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - John Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fang Yen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Wheeler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Foster (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Roderick Key (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Hunsaker (fresh) PF - Arthur Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ron Todd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller is hacked by Fang Yen - foul #1 on Fang Yen, team foul #10 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan (SG), Dikembe Abke (PF) Fang Yen, Gordon Baker | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp (PF), Louis Horan (C) Arthur Cunningham, Ron Todd | |
| 03:14 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 03:14 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 03:01 | Colorado State | Randall Mapp is called for the reach on John Wheeler - foul #1 on Randall Mapp, team foul #11 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Fang Yen (SG), John Rusk (PF) John Roberts, James Foster | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 03:01 | Colorado State | John Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 03:01 | Colorado State | John Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 03:01 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Louis Horan | 37-31 |
| 02:46 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 02:44 | Texas Southern | Randall Mapp grabs the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 02:31 | Texas Southern | Joseph Brennan takes the ball from Randall Mapp | 37-31 |
| 02:28 | Colorado State | Fang Yen slams it home on a great pass from Joseph Brennan | 39-31 |
| 02:11 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Hunsaker | 39-34 |
| 01:56 | Colorado State | Randall Mapp swats the layup by John Rusk | 39-34 |
| 01:54 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 01:47 | Texas Southern | Roderick Key misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 01:46 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 01:28 | Colorado State | John Rusk hits a runner from the baseline set up by Dikembe Abke | 41-34 |
| 01:12 | Texas Southern | Thomas Miller clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-34 |
| 01:10 | Colorado State | Dikembe Abke snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 00:43 | Colorado State | Joseph Brennan scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Wheeler | 43-34 |
| 00:30 | Texas Southern | Ralph Hunsaker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Roberts (PG), Gordon Baker (SF), James Foster (C) Fang Yen, John Rusk, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Elizondo (SG), Tim Abrams (SF), Arthur Cunningham (PF), Ron Todd (C) Thomas Miller, Ralph Hunsaker, Randall Mapp, Louis Horan | |
| 00:03 | Colorado State | John Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 00:01 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Arthur Cunningham misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 43-34 |