| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - James Berke (fresh) SG - Christopher Kernan (fresh) SF - Danny Goolsby (fresh) PF - Andrew Austin (fresh) C - Jeremiah Dowler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Albert Daugherty (fresh) SG - Hugh Gasser (fresh) SF - Joe Vincent (fresh) PF - Darren Danner (fresh) C - Benjamin Gerardi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Gerardi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:56 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Gerardi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Texas Southern | Christopher Kernan scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Berke | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Andrew Austin | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Texas Southern | Benjamin Gerardi blocks the short jumper by Andrew Austin | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Cleveland State | Albert Daugherty pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 19:00 | Texas Southern | Benjamin Gerardi is called for the reach on James Berke - foul #1 on Benjamin Gerardi, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:50 | Texas Southern | Christopher Kernan is hacked by Benjamin Gerardi - foul #2 on Benjamin Gerardi, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Shreffler (C) Benjamin Gerardi | |
| 18:26 | Texas Southern | Jeremiah Dowler can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Hugh Gasser - foul #1 on Hugh Gasser, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Texas Southern | Jeremiah Dowler makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:26 | Texas Southern | Jeremiah Dowler makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:01 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-3 |
| 18:00 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser misses the tip | 4-3 |
| 17:58 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Vincent | 4-3 |
| 17:29 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 17:27 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Andrew Austin | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 4-3 |
| 17:05 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:53 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser is fouled on the floor by Christopher Kernan - foul #1 on Christopher Kernan, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Lao (PG), David Wood (SG), Seth Henderson (SF), Terence Anderson (PF), Nicholas Tynes (C) James Berke, Christopher Kernan, Danny Goolsby, Andrew Austin, Jeremiah Dowler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sergio Romero (PG), Edward Rhodes (SG), John Adcock (SF), Raymond Warburton (PF), Thomas Hunt (C) Albert Daugherty, Hugh Gasser, Joe Vincent, Darren Danner, Michael Shreffler | |
| 16:43 | Cleveland State | Nicholas Tynes denies the turnaround by Thomas Hunt | 4-3 |
| 16:41 | Texas Southern | Seth Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:23 | Texas Southern | Seth Henderson loses the dribble to John Adcock | 4-3 |
| 16:07 | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 16:06 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:49 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson connects on the shot in the lane set up by David Wood | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Paul Lao (fresh) SG - David Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Seth Henderson (fresh) PF - Terence Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Tynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Sergio Romero (fresh) SG - Edward Rhodes (fresh) SF - John Adcock (fresh) PF - Raymond Warburton (fresh) C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Cleveland State | John Adcock is fouled in the backcourt by Seth Henderson - foul #1 on Seth Henderson, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 15:32 | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 15:30 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:20 | Texas Southern | Sergio Romero steals it from David Wood | 6-3 |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Sergio Romero misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 14:55 | Texas Southern | David Wood gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 14:36 | Texas Southern | David Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 14:35 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes hits the follow up shot | 8-3 |
| 14:19 | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes loses the ball out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Berke (PG), Christopher Kernan (SG), John Benny (SF), Andrew Austin (PF), Jeremiah Dowler (C) Paul Lao, David Wood, Seth Henderson, Terence Anderson, Nicholas Tynes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Daugherty (PG), Hugh Gasser (SG), Joe Vincent (SF), James Rogers (PF), Michael Shreffler (C) Sergio Romero, Edward Rhodes, John Adcock, Raymond Warburton, Thomas Hunt | |
| 13:57 | Texas Southern | James Berke scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Kernan | 10-3 |
| 13:34 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Albert Daugherty | 10-5 |
| 13:09 | Texas Southern | Christopher Kernan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-5 |
| 13:07 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin tips it back up and in | 12-5 |
| 12:44 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent knocks in the floater from the right side | 12-7 |
| 12:26 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Berke and he's fouled by Hugh Gasser - foul #2 on Hugh Gasser, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Lao (PG), Danny Goolsby (SF), Seth Henderson (C) James Berke, John Benny, Jeremiah Dowler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes (PG), John Adcock (SG), Darren Danner (PF), Raymond Warburton (C) Albert Daugherty, Hugh Gasser, James Rogers, Michael Shreffler | |
| 12:26 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin makes the free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:12 | Cleveland State | Raymond Warburton misses long on a shot in the paint | 15-7 |
| 12:10 | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes tips it but misses | 15-7 |
| 12:09 | Texas Southern | Seth Henderson snags the defensive board | 15-7 |
| 11:57 | Texas Southern | Danny Goolsby is hacked by Darren Danner - foul #1 on Darren Danner, team foul #5 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Wood (SG), Nicholas Tynes (C) Christopher Kernan, Andrew Austin | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sergio Romero (PG), Thomas Hunt (C) Joe Vincent, Darren Danner | |
| 11:42 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Seth Henderson | 18-7 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Paul Lao (fresh) SG - David Wood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Goolsby (fresh) PF - Seth Henderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nicholas Tynes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Sergio Romero (fresh) SG - Edward Rhodes (fresh) SF - John Adcock (fresh) PF - Raymond Warburton (fresh) C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Cleveland State | Sergio Romero is hacked by Nicholas Tynes - foul #1 on Nicholas Tynes, team foul #3 | 18-7 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Berke (PG), Terence Anderson (PF) Paul Lao, Seth Henderson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Michael Shreffler (SF) Sergio Romero | |
| 11:03 | Cleveland State | Thomas Hunt drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-10 |
| 10:46 | Texas Southern | James Berke jams it on a nice dish by Danny Goolsby and he's fouled by Raymond Warburton - foul #1 on Raymond Warburton, team foul #6 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Christopher Kernan (SG), John Benny (SF), Jeremiah Dowler (C) David Wood, Danny Goolsby, Nicholas Tynes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent (SF), Darren Danner (PF) Raymond Warburton, Thomas Hunt | |
| 10:46 | Texas Southern | James Berke makes the free throw | 21-10 |
| 10:25 | Cleveland State | Michael Shreffler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-10 |
| 10:23 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Vincent | 21-10 |
| 10:16 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Jeremiah Dowler - foul #1 on Jeremiah Dowler, team foul #4 | 21-10 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin (PF) Terence Anderson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sergio Romero (PG) John Adcock | |
| 10:16 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 21-11 |
| 10:16 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 10:00 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin buries a floater in the lane set up by Christopher Kernan | 23-12 |
| 09:44 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-12 |
| 09:42 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 09:32 | Texas Southern | Joe Vincent steals it from James Berke | 23-12 |
| 09:28 | Cleveland State | Sergio Romero misses the lay-in | 23-12 |
| 09:27 | Cleveland State | Sergio Romero grabs the offensive board | 23-12 |
| 09:18 | Cleveland State | John Benny picks off the pass by Joe Vincent | 23-12 |
| 09:08 | Texas Southern | Jeremiah Dowler comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 23-12 |
| 09:07 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent gets the rebound | 23-12 |
| 08:49 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 23-14 |
| 08:32 | Texas Southern | Edward Rhodes is called for the reach on Christopher Kernan - foul #1 on Edward Rhodes, team foul #7 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Lao (PG), Danny Goolsby (SF), Seth Henderson (PF), Terence Anderson (C) James Berke, John Benny, Andrew Austin, Jeremiah Dowler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Adcock (SG), Raymond Warburton (PF), Thomas Hunt (C) Edward Rhodes, Darren Danner, Michael Shreffler | |
| 08:32 | Texas Southern | Christopher Kernan makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 08:32 | Texas Southern | Christopher Kernan misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 08:32 | Cleveland State | Thomas Hunt grabs the board | 24-14 |
| 08:29 | Cleveland State | Thomas Hunt is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Lao - foul #1 on Paul Lao, team foul #5 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Wood (SG) Christopher Kernan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 08:10 | Cleveland State | Sergio Romero knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-16 |
| 07:55 | Texas Southern | Joe Vincent swats the layup by Terence Anderson | 24-16 |
| 07:54 | Texas Southern | David Wood hits the follow up shot | 26-16 |
| 07:25 | Cleveland State | John Adcock clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-16 |
| 07:23 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson snags the defensive board | 26-16 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Paul Lao (fresh) SG - David Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Goolsby (fresh) PF - Seth Henderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terence Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Sergio Romero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Adcock (fresh) SF - Joe Vincent (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Warburton (fresh) C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes (C) Terence Anderson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Daugherty (PG) Sergio Romero | |
| 07:13 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent is hacked by Danny Goolsby in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Goolsby, team foul #6 | 26-16 |
| 06:56 | Cleveland State | Thomas Hunt is hacked by Nicholas Tynes - foul #2 on Nicholas Tynes, team foul #7 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Berke (PG), Christopher Kernan (SG), Andrew Austin (PF), Jeremiah Dowler (C) Paul Lao, David Wood, Seth Henderson, Nicholas Tynes | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 06:56 | Cleveland State | Thomas Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 26-16 |
| 06:56 | Texas Southern | Danny Goolsby grabs the board | 26-16 |
| 06:30 | Texas Southern | Jeremiah Dowler drills a jumper near the basket | 28-16 |
| 06:14 | Cleveland State | John Adcock makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Albert Daugherty and he's hacked by Jeremiah Dowler - foul #2 on Jeremiah Dowler, team foul #8 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Seth Henderson (C) Jeremiah Dowler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes (SF), James Rogers (PF), Michael Shreffler (C) Joe Vincent, Raymond Warburton, Thomas Hunt | |
| 06:14 | Cleveland State | John Adcock makes the free throw | 28-19 |
| 05:55 | Texas Southern | Christopher Kernan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 05:54 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Edward Rhodes | 28-19 |
| 05:52 | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-19 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Wood (SG) Christopher Kernan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent (SF) John Adcock | |
| 05:44 | Texas Southern | Seth Henderson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-19 |
| 05:43 | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes snags the defensive board | 28-19 |
| 05:25 | Cleveland State | Michael Shreffler comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 28-19 |
| 05:23 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin grabs the board | 28-19 |
| 05:18 | Texas Southern | David Wood makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Berke | 30-19 |
| 05:03 | Cleveland State | Albert Daugherty comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-19 |
| 05:01 | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes grabs the offensive board | 30-19 |
| 04:47 | Cleveland State | Albert Daugherty misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-19 |
| 04:46 | Texas Southern | Seth Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-19 |
| 04:30 | Texas Southern | James Berke is hacked by Albert Daugherty - foul #1 on Albert Daugherty, team foul #8 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Christopher Kernan (SG), Paul Lao (SF), Terence Anderson (C) David Wood, Danny Goolsby, Seth Henderson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sergio Romero (PG), Darren Danner (PF), Raymond Warburton (C) Albert Daugherty, James Rogers, Michael Shreffler | |
| 04:30 | Texas Southern | James Berke makes the 1st free throw | 31-19 |
| 04:30 | Texas Southern | James Berke makes the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 04:22 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent clanks a jump hook from close range | 32-19 |
| 04:20 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-19 |
| 04:06 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-19 |
| 04:04 | Cleveland State | Raymond Warburton snags the defensive board | 32-19 |
| 03:53 | Cleveland State | Edward Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 32-19 |
| 03:52 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Terence Anderson | 32-19 |
| 03:23 | Texas Southern | The jump hook by James Berke is blocked by Darren Danner | 32-19 |
| 03:22 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent gets the rebound | 32-19 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - James Berke (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Kernan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Lao (fresh) PF - Andrew Austin (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Terence Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Sergio Romero (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Rhodes (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Vincent (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Darren Danner (fresh) C - Raymond Warburton (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent is hacked by James Berke - foul #1 on James Berke, team foul #9 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Benny (SF), Nicholas Tynes (PF), Jeremiah Dowler (C) James Berke, Andrew Austin, Terence Anderson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser (SG), Benjamin Gerardi (C) Edward Rhodes, Raymond Warburton | |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 03:10 | Cleveland State | Joe Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 03:10 | Texas Southern | Jeremiah Dowler grabs the defensive rebound | 32-20 |
| 02:58 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes blows the layup but he's hacked by Darren Danner - foul #2 on Darren Danner, team foul #9 | 32-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Wood (SG) Christopher Kernan | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | John Adcock (SF), James Rogers (PF) Joe Vincent, Darren Danner | |
| 02:58 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes makes the 1st free throw | 33-20 |
| 02:58 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 02:46 | Cleveland State | John Adcock makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Sergio Romero and he's hacked by Jeremiah Dowler - foul #3 on Jeremiah Dowler, team foul #10 | 34-22 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Seth Henderson (C) Jeremiah Dowler | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Albert Daugherty (PG) Sergio Romero | |
| 02:46 | Cleveland State | John Adcock makes the free throw | 34-23 |
| 02:29 | Texas Southern | David Wood hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Seth Henderson | 36-23 |
| 02:25 | Cleveland State | Albert Daugherty's pass is intercepted by Paul Lao in the backcourt | 36-23 |
| 02:23 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao banks in the layup | 38-23 |
| 02:17 | Cleveland State | John Adcock is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Lao - foul #2 on Paul Lao, team foul #11 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Christopher Kernan (SG) Paul Lao | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 02:17 | Cleveland State | John Adcock makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 02:17 | Cleveland State | John Adcock misses the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 02:17 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 02:13 | Texas Southern | David Wood comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 02:11 | Cleveland State | Hugh Gasser gets the rebound | 38-24 |
| 02:09 | Cleveland State | John Adcock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-24 |
| 01:54 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes is denied on a layup by James Rogers | 38-24 |
| 01:53 | Texas Southern | Nicholas Tynes tips it in | 40-24 |
| 01:49 | Cleveland State | Albert Daugherty loses the dribble to David Wood in the backcourt | 40-24 |
| 01:38 | Texas Southern | Christopher Kernan scores on a 3 from the left wing | 43-24 |
| 01:15 | Cleveland State | Seth Henderson steals the ball from Hugh Gasser | 43-24 |
| 00:59 | Texas Southern | Seth Henderson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-24 |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | James Rogers gets the rebound | 43-24 |
| 00:50 | Cleveland State | Benjamin Gerardi drills a floater from the baseline set up by Albert Daugherty | 43-26 |
| 00:24 | Texas Southern | David Wood misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Albert Daugherty - foul #2 on Albert Daugherty, team foul #10 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Berke (PG), Danny Goolsby (SF), Andrew Austin (PF), Terence Anderson (C) Christopher Kernan, John Benny, Nicholas Tynes, Seth Henderson | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Sergio Romero (PG), Edward Rhodes (SG), Michael Shreffler (SF), Darren Danner (PF), Raymond Warburton (C) Albert Daugherty, Hugh Gasser, John Adcock, James Rogers, Benjamin Gerardi | |
| 00:24 | Texas Southern | David Wood makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 00:24 | Texas Southern | David Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 00:05 | Cleveland State | Darren Danner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-26 |
| 00:04 | Texas Southern | James Berke grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | James Berke misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 45-26 |