| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Polk (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Villarreal (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Iverson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Shepard (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Stephens (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Sauer (fresh) SG - Thomas Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Kuiper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Miller (fresh) 8 pts. C - Leslie Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Travis Iverson inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Utah | William Stephens scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from James Polk | 29-28 |
| 19:14 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-28 |
| 19:13 | Utah | John Villarreal grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:57 | Utah | William Stephens clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 18:55 | Utah | John Villarreal tips it home | 31-28 |
| 18:42 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Utah | Sterling Dolan (PG), Chris Echols (PF), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) James Polk, Chester Shepard, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 18:26 | Utah | John Villarreal clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-28 |
| 18:24 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:05 | Texas Southern | Chris Echols swats the layup by Thomas Carpenter | 31-28 |
| 18:04 | Utah | Travis Iverson snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 18:02 | Utah | Gary Sauer is called for the reach on Sterling Dolan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Sauer, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Utah | James Polk (PG), Chester Shepard (PF), William Stephens (C) Sterling Dolan, Chris Echols, Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Scott Williams (SF), John Guel (PF), Charles Sale (C) Gary Sauer, Thomas Carpenter, William Kuiper, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| 17:42 | Utah | William Stephens comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 31-28 |
| 17:41 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to John Guel | 31-28 |
| 17:25 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Scott Williams | 31-31 |
| 17:18 | Utah | Chester Shepard hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 16:51 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-31 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Smith (SG), Chris Echols (PF), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) John Villarreal, Chester Shepard, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG) Scott Williams | |
| 16:22 | Utah | Travis Iverson is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 16:21 | Texas Southern | John Guel snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 16:10 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Guel | 33-33 |
| 16:08 | Utah | James Polk's pass is intercepted by Robert Williams in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 15:57 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Alejandro Rodriguez - foul #1 on Alejandro Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Utah | Sterling Dolan (PG), John Villarreal (SG), Chester Shepard (PF), William Stephens (C) James Polk, Paul Smith, Chris Echols, Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scott Williams (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Leslie Lewis (C) Gary Sauer, Robert Williams, Earl Dumas, John Guel | |
| 15:57 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 15:57 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Sterling Dolan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Villarreal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Iverson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Stephens (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Scott Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Carpenter (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Kuiper (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Charles Sale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie Lewis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Utah | Thomas Carpenter steals the ball from Travis Iverson in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 15:34 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 15:32 | Utah | John Villarreal grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 15:07 | Utah | Sterling Dolan is hacked by Scott Williams - foul #2 on Scott Williams, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Utah | James Polk (PG), Paul Smith (SG) Sterling Dolan, John Villarreal | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Danny Miller (PF) Charles Sale | |
| 14:46 | Utah | William Kuiper steals it from William Stephens | 33-34 |
| 14:25 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Scott Williams | 33-37 |
| 14:07 | Utah | William Stephens comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Leslie Lewis - foul #1 on Leslie Lewis, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Utah | John Villarreal (SG), Chris Echols (PF) Paul Smith, Chester Shepard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Earl Dumas (SF) Scott Williams, Thomas Carpenter, William Kuiper | |
| 14:07 | Utah | William Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:07 | Utah | William Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 13:54 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 13:39 | Utah | John Villarreal is fouled on the floor by Earl Dumas - foul #1 on Earl Dumas, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Utah | Chester Shepard (PF) Chris Echols | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 13:24 | Utah | William Stephens lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Chester Shepard | 37-40 |
| 13:08 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 13:07 | Utah | The rebound goes to James Polk | 37-40 |
| 12:45 | Utah | William Stephens buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Chester Shepard | 39-40 |
| 12:30 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 12:07 | Utah | Chester Shepard scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by James Polk | 41-43 |
| 11:51 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 11:49 | Utah | Chester Shepard snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Polk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Villarreal (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Iverson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Shepard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stephens (fairly fresh) 17 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Sauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Earl Dumas (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Danny Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Leslie Lewis (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Utah | Chester Shepard misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Danny Miller - foul #2 on Danny Miller, team foul #5 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Utah | Sterling Dolan (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) James Polk, John Villarreal, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scott Williams (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), William Kuiper (SF), John Guel (PF), Charles Sale (C) Gary Sauer, Robert Williams, Earl Dumas, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| 11:40 | Utah | Chester Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:40 | Utah | Chester Shepard misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:40 | Texas Southern | John Guel grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 11:12 | Texas Southern | Paul Smith takes the ball from Thomas Carpenter | 42-43 |
| 10:52 | Utah | Chester Shepard is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Chester Shepard, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Utah | James Polk (PG), John Villarreal (SG), Chris Echols (PF), William Stephens (C) Sterling Dolan, Paul Smith, Chester Shepard, Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:33 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 10:31 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:11 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Sale | 42-45 |
| 10:07 | Utah | James Polk is fouled in the backcourt by John Guel - foul #2 on John Guel, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Smith (SG) John Villarreal | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Danny Miller (PF) Charles Sale | |
| 09:50 | Utah | Travis Iverson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 09:49 | Utah | Paul Smith grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 09:32 | Utah | William Stephens loses the ball out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Utah | John Villarreal (SG), Chester Shepard (PF) Paul Smith, Chris Echols | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Robert Williams (SF), Leslie Lewis (C) Scott Williams, William Kuiper, John Guel | |
| 09:09 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 09:07 | Utah | William Stephens grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 08:47 | Utah | William Stephens misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Leslie Lewis - foul #2 on Leslie Lewis, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Utah | Sterling Dolan (PG), Chris Echols (PF) James Polk, Chester Shepard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (SF), Charles Sale (PF) Thomas Carpenter, Danny Miller | |
| 08:47 | Utah | William Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 08:47 | Utah | William Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 08:47 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:41 | Texas Southern | Travis Iverson steals it from Robert Williams | 43-45 |
| 08:38 | Utah | Sterling Dolan blows the layup | 43-45 |
| 08:37 | Utah | John Villarreal gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 08:25 | Utah | John Villarreal misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 08:23 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Leslie Lewis | 43-45 |
| 08:12 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Robert Williams | 43-47 |
| 08:08 | Utah | Earl Dumas is called for the reach on John Villarreal in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earl Dumas, team foul #8 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Utah | James Polk (PG), Chester Shepard (PF), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) Sterling Dolan, Chris Echols, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Scott Williams (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Danny Miller (PF) Gary Sauer, Robert Williams, Leslie Lewis | |
| 08:08 | Utah | John Villarreal makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:08 | Utah | John Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:49 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 07:48 | Utah | The rebound goes to Chester Shepard | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Polk (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Villarreal (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Iverson (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Shepard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alejandro Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Earl Dumas (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Scott Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Kuiper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Miller (tiring) 8 pts. C - Charles Sale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Utah | Chester Shepard clanks a floater in the lane but the foul's on Danny Miller - foul #3 on Danny Miller, team foul #9 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Utah | Paul Smith (SG), William Stephens (C) John Villarreal, Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter (SG), John Guel (C) Earl Dumas, Charles Sale | |
| 07:30 | Utah | Chester Shepard misses the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:30 | Utah | Chester Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:06 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 07:05 | Texas Southern | John Guel snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 06:58 | Texas Southern | William Stephens picks off the pass by Thomas Carpenter | 46-47 |
| 06:38 | Utah | William Stephens blows the layup | 46-47 |
| 06:36 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to William Kuiper | 46-47 |
| 06:17 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams misses long on an open shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Polk - foul #2 on James Polk, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Utah | John Villarreal (SG), Chris Echols (SF) Paul Smith, Travis Iverson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Earl Dumas (SF), Robert Williams (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Thomas Carpenter, William Kuiper, Danny Miller, John Guel | |
| 06:17 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:17 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 05:53 | Utah | William Stephens misses the floater from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 05:51 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 05:32 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Dumas | 46-51 |
| 05:16 | Utah | William Stephens knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Chris Echols and he's fouled by Scott Williams - foul #3 on Scott Williams, team foul #10 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Utah | Sterling Dolan (PG), Travis Iverson (SF) James Polk, Chester Shepard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter (SG), Charles Sale (PF) Scott Williams, Earl Dumas | |
| 05:16 | Utah | William Stephens misses the free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:16 | Utah | William Stephens grabs the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 05:01 | Utah | William Stephens comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 48-51 |
| 05:00 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 04:52 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale is denied on a layup by Chris Echols | 48-51 |
| 04:50 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis grabs the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 04:35 | Texas Southern | Chris Echols steps in front of the Gary Sauer pass | 48-51 |
| 04:23 | Utah | Travis Iverson's floater is knocked away by Robert Williams | 48-51 |
| 04:21 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Charles Sale | 48-51 |
| 04:07 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-51 |
| 04:06 | Utah | Sterling Dolan grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 03:45 | Utah | William Stephens drills a driving attempt from close range | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Sterling Dolan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Villarreal (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Travis Iverson (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Echols (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - William Stephens (tiring) 22 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Sauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Carpenter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Sale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Leslie Lewis (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis misses badly on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Travis Iverson - foul #3 on Travis Iverson, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Utah | James Polk (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Chester Shepard (PF), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) Sterling Dolan, John Villarreal, Travis Iverson, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ross Brown (PG), Earl Dumas (SG), William Kuiper (SF), John Guel (PF) Gary Sauer, Thomas Carpenter, Robert Williams, Charles Sale | |
| 03:28 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 03:28 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| 03:08 | Utah | Chester Shepard makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Paul Smith | 52-52 |
| 02:39 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper hits the finger roll | 52-54 |
| 02:10 | Utah | Chris Echols knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Paul Smith | 54-54 |
| 02:10 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Utah | John Villarreal (SG), Travis Iverson (SF), William Stephens (C) Paul Smith, Chris Echols, Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Robert Williams (SG), Charles Sale (C) Ross Brown, Earl Dumas, Leslie Lewis | |
| 01:47 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Travis Iverson - foul #4 on Travis Iverson, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter (SG), Danny Miller (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Robert Williams, John Guel, Charles Sale | |
| 01:47 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:47 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:26 | Utah | William Stephens misses the wide open jumper from close range but he's hacked by Gary Sauer - foul #3 on Gary Sauer, team foul #11 | 54-56 |
| 01:26 | Utah | William Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:26 | Utah | William Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:15 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Sauer | 56-59 |
| 00:53 | Utah | John Villarreal hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 56-59 |
| 00:51 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Chester Shepard | 56-59 |
| 00:41 | Utah | William Stephens connects on the jumper in the paint | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:18 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer makes the shot from close range set up by Thomas Carpenter | 58-61 |
| 00:10 | Utah | Travis Iverson misses the 3 from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 00:08 | Utah | Chester Shepard grabs the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 00:06 | Utah | Travis Iverson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Carpenter | 58-61 |
| 00:01 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Carpenter | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Utah | Travis Iverson misses short on a fullcourt shot | 58-63 |