| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Claire (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Withers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles McCall (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Sheridan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Hyman (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Davis (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Michael Ogilvie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Rollins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams misses the jumper from the left block | 37-36 |
| 19:44 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Michael Allen picks off the pass by Joseph Hyman in the backcourt | 37-36 |
| 19:25 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Allen | 39-36 |
| 19:09 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie is whistled for a carry | 39-36 |
| 18:57 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by John Rollins - foul #3 on John Rollins, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Biller (C) John Rollins | |
| 18:57 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:57 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Allen Withers - foul #2 on Allen Withers, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Cade (SG), William Sullivan (SF), Steven Paschke (PF) Fred Claire, Thomas Williams, Allen Withers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 18:17 | Texas Southern | William Sullivan hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by George Cade | 44-37 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Joseph Hyman misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by George Cade - foul #2 on George Cade, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (PG), Allan Haugh (C) Michael Allen, Charles McCall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce (PG), Luke Thompson (SF), Marcus Cope (C) James Sheridan, Stephen Davis, Michael Ogilvie | |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Joseph Hyman misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 18:09 | East Carolina | Joseph Hyman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:56 | Texas Southern | Allan Haugh misses the dunk attempt | 44-38 |
| 17:55 | East Carolina | Luke Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 17:49 | Texas Southern | Steven Paschke grabs the defensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 17:27 | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 17:26 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Marcus Cope | 44-38 |
| 17:21 | East Carolina | Joseph Hyman knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Luke Thompson | 44-40 |
| 16:59 | Texas Southern | Luke Thompson is called for the reach on William Sullivan - foul #2 on Luke Thompson, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), Fred Claire (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Allen Withers (PF), Charles McCall (C) Randall Calvin, George Cade, William Sullivan, Steven Paschke, Allan Haugh | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Priester (SG), Stephen Davis (SF), Michael Ogilvie (PF), Donald Ivie (C) Joseph Hyman, Luke Thompson, Ronald Biller, Marcus Cope | |
| 16:40 | Texas Southern | The short jumper by Thomas Williams is denied by Donald Ivie | 44-40 |
| 16:39 | East Carolina | Stephen Davis grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 16:33 | East Carolina | Michael Allen steals it from Mark Priester | 44-40 |
| 16:28 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams throws it down on a great pass from Michael Allen | 46-40 |
| 16:26 | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce is hacked by Michael Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Allen, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (PG) Michael Allen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Sheridan (PG) Mark Priester | |
| 16:06 | East Carolina | James Sheridan scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 15:54 | Texas Southern | Allen Withers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), George Cade (SG), Allan Haugh (PF) Randall Calvin, Fred Claire, Allen Withers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Priester (SG), Carmelo Holden (SF), Luke Thompson (PF), John Rollins (C) Jeremy Arce, Stephen Davis, Michael Ogilvie, Donald Ivie | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Cade (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allan Haugh (fresh) C - Charles McCall (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Sheridan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Priester (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carmelo Holden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Luke Thompson (fresh) C - John Rollins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | John Rollins misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 15:35 | Texas Southern | George Cade snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 15:29 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Allen | 48-43 |
| 15:27 | East Carolina | George Cade steals it from James Sheridan in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 15:11 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen hits a 3 from the right wing set up by George Cade | 51-43 |
| 14:58 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden misses short on a shot from the left side | 51-43 |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | George Cade steals the ball from James Sheridan | 51-43 |
| 14:34 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-43 |
| 14:32 | Texas Southern | George Cade tips it in | 53-43 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | James Sheridan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-43 |
| 14:20 | Texas Southern | Allan Haugh snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 14:06 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-43 |
| 14:04 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall hits the follow up shot | 55-43 |
| 13:56 | East Carolina | James Sheridan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 13:54 | Texas Southern | George Cade gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 13:48 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 55-43 |
| 13:47 | Texas Southern | George Cade gets the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 13:40 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 13:38 | East Carolina | John Rollins gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Mark Priester hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Allen - foul #4 on Michael Allen, team foul #4 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (PG), Fred Claire (SG), William Sullivan (SF), Allen Withers (PF), Steven Paschke (C) Michael Allen, George Cade, Thomas Williams, Allan Haugh, Charles McCall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Hyman (SG), Stephen Davis (SF), Michael Ogilvie (PF), Ronald Biller (C) James Sheridan, Carmelo Holden, Luke Thompson, John Rollins | |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Mark Priester misses the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 13:33 | East Carolina | Mark Priester makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 13:09 | Texas Southern | Steven Paschke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce (PG) Mark Priester | |
| 12:55 | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce is hacked by Randall Calvin - foul #2 on Randall Calvin, team foul #5 | 55-44 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | Stephen Davis misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Allen Withers - foul #3 on Allen Withers, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | Stephen Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | Stephen Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:28 | Texas Southern | Joseph Hyman is called for the reach on Fred Claire - foul #3 on Joseph Hyman, team foul #3 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen (SF), Edward Gravelle (C) William Sullivan, Allen Withers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:14 | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin is hacked by Michael Ogilvie - foul #1 on Michael Ogilvie, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Allen Withers (PF) Steven Paschke | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:06 | Texas Southern | Edward Gravelle misses the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Biller - foul #1 on Ronald Biller, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden (SF), John Rollins (C) Joseph Hyman, Ronald Biller | |
| 12:06 | Texas Southern | Edward Gravelle makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 12:06 | Texas Southern | Edward Gravelle makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 11:43 | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin grabs the board | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Randall Calvin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Claire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Cohen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Allen Withers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Edward Gravelle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jeremy Arce (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stephen Davis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Carmelo Holden (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Ogilvie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rollins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 11:37 | Texas Southern | Allen Withers tips it in | 59-46 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Stephen Davis is fouled on the floor by Fred Claire - foul #2 on Fred Claire, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Cade (SG), William Sullivan (SF), Charles McCall (C) Randall Calvin, Fred Claire, Edward Gravelle | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Hyman (SG), Marcus Cope (PF) Jeremy Arce, Michael Ogilvie | |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Stephen Davis makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Stephen Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to John Rollins | 59-47 |
| 11:04 | East Carolina | William Sullivan blocks the short jumper by Carmelo Holden | 59-47 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Stephen Davis gets the offensive rebound | 59-47 |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | Joseph Hyman buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Marcus Cope | 59-50 |
| 10:28 | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on John Rollins - foul #4 on John Rollins, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams (SF), Steven Paschke (PF) William Sullivan, Allen Withers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce (PG), Mark Priester (SG), Ronald Biller (PF) Stephen Davis, Joseph Hyman, John Rollins | |
| 10:28 | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:28 | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Marcus Cope | 60-50 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Mark Priester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (PG) Tony Cohen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:07 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Biller | 60-50 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | George Cade picks off the pass by Jeremy Arce in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| 10:00 | Texas Southern | George Cade lays it in | 62-50 |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Randall Calvin - foul #3 on Randall Calvin, team foul #8 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fred Claire (SG), Allan Haugh (C) George Cade, Charles McCall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Sheridan (PG), Luke Thompson (SF), Michael Ogilvie (PF) Mark Priester, Carmelo Holden, Marcus Cope | |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 09:50 | Texas Southern | Steven Paschke snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 09:32 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Ronald Biller gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ronald Biller | 62-53 |
| 09:06 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | James Sheridan scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Arce | 65-56 |
| 08:30 | Texas Southern | Allan Haugh misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Biller - foul #2 on Ronald Biller, team foul #7 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen (PG), George Cade (SG), William Sullivan (SF), Charles McCall (C) Randall Calvin, Fred Claire, Thomas Williams, Steven Paschke | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Priester (PG), Joseph Hyman (SG), Carmelo Holden (SF), Donald Ivie (C) James Sheridan, Jeremy Arce, Luke Thompson, Ronald Biller | |
| 08:30 | Texas Southern | Allan Haugh misses the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 08:30 | Texas Southern | Allan Haugh makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 08:18 | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden travels with the ball | 66-56 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Allen Withers (PF) Allan Haugh | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Davis (SF) Carmelo Holden | |
| 08:02 | Texas Southern | William Sullivan buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from George Cade | 68-56 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Mark Priester is hacked by Tony Cohen - foul #2 on Tony Cohen, team foul #9 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG) William Sullivan | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Rollins (C) Donald Ivie | |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Mark Priester makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Mark Priester makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 07:26 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall makes the floater from the left block | 70-58 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - George Cade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. SF - Tony Cohen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Allen Withers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles McCall (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Priester (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joseph Hyman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Davis (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Michael Ogilvie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Rollins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:23 | East Carolina | Michael Allen picks off the pass by John Rollins in the backcourt | 70-58 |
| 07:15 | Texas Southern | George Cade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Fred Claire (SG), Thomas Williams (SF) George Cade, Tony Cohen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carmelo Holden (SF), Marcus Cope (PF) Stephen Davis, Michael Ogilvie | |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Joseph Hyman's pass is intercepted by Michael Allen in the backcourt | 70-58 |
| 06:54 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Carmelo Holden - foul #4 on Carmelo Holden, team foul #8 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Sheridan (PG), Jeremy Arce (SG) Mark Priester, Joseph Hyman | |
| 06:54 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams misses the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 06:54 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | John Rollins gets the rebound | 70-58 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce travels with the ball | 70-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Sullivan (PF), Allan Haugh (C) Allen Withers, Charles McCall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Biller (PF) Marcus Cope | |
| 06:18 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Michael Allen | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Sheridan | 73-61 |
| 05:46 | Texas Southern | William Sullivan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 73-61 |
| 05:45 | East Carolina | James Sheridan grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | James Sheridan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 73-61 |
| 05:39 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| 05:28 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Carmelo Holden - foul #5 on Carmelo Holden, team foul #9 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin (SG), George Cade (SF), Steven Paschke (PF), Charles McCall (C) Fred Claire, Thomas Williams, William Sullivan, Allan Haugh | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Priester (PG), Joseph Hyman (SG), Stephen Davis (SF), Marcus Cope (PF), Donald Ivie (C) James Sheridan, Jeremy Arce, Carmelo Holden, Ronald Biller, John Rollins | |
| 05:28 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen misses the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 05:28 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:25 | East Carolina | Randall Calvin is called for the reach on Joseph Hyman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randall Calvin, team foul #10 | 74-61 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen (SF) Michael Allen | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:25 | East Carolina | Joseph Hyman makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 05:25 | East Carolina | Joseph Hyman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 05:04 | Texas Southern | Randall Calvin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-63 |
| 05:02 | East Carolina | Donald Ivie gets the rebound | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:56 | East Carolina | Stephen Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-63 |
| 04:54 | East Carolina | Mark Priester gets the offensive rebound | 74-63 |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | Charles McCall is called for the reach on Mark Priester - foul #1 on Charles McCall, team foul #11 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie (PF) Marcus Cope | |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | Mark Priester makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | Mark Priester makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 04:26 | Texas Southern | Steven Paschke makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Randall Calvin | 76-65 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Randall Calvin is called for the reach on Mark Priester in the backcourt - foul #5 on Randall Calvin, team foul #12 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG) Randall Calvin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce (SG) Joseph Hyman | |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Mark Priester makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 04:23 | East Carolina | Mark Priester makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 04:08 | Texas Southern | Stephen Davis steps in front of the Michael Allen pass | 76-67 |
| 03:47 | East Carolina | George Cade steals the ball from Mark Priester | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall's pass is intercepted by Mark Priester | 76-67 |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce blows the layup | 76-67 |
| 03:26 | Texas Southern | George Cade pulls down the rebound | 76-67 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Michael Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - George Cade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. SF - Tony Cohen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Paschke (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles McCall (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Priester (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Arce (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Davis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Michael Ogilvie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Ivie (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Texas Southern | George Cade comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Arce - foul #3 on Jeremy Arce, team foul #10 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Sullivan (SF), Allen Withers (PF), Allan Haugh (C) Tony Cohen, Steven Paschke, Charles McCall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Sheridan (PG), Joseph Hyman (SG), Luke Thompson (SF), Ronald Biller (PF), John Rollins (C) Mark Priester, Jeremy Arce, Stephen Davis, Michael Ogilvie, Donald Ivie | |
| 03:10 | Texas Southern | George Cade makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 03:10 | Texas Southern | George Cade makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:53 | East Carolina | Luke Thompson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 78-67 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | John Rollins hits the follow up shot | 78-69 |
| 02:52 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-69 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles McCall (C) Allan Haugh | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Davis (SF), Michael Ogilvie (PF) Luke Thompson, Ronald Biller | |
| 02:28 | Texas Southern | James Sheridan is called for the reach on Charles McCall - foul #1 on James Sheridan, team foul #11 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen (PG), Fred Claire (SG), Allan Haugh (PF) Michael Allen, George Cade, Allen Withers | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:28 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall makes the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 02:28 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall misses the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | John Rollins pulls down the rebound | 79-69 |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | Stephen Davis is fouled in the backcourt by William Sullivan - foul #2 on William Sullivan, team foul #13 | 79-69 |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | Stephen Davis misses the 1st free throw | 79-69 |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | Stephen Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| 02:22 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams (SF), Steven Paschke (PF) William Sullivan, Allan Haugh | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:58 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire is hacked by Joseph Hyman - foul #4 on Joseph Hyman, team foul #12 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), Allen Withers (PF) Tony Cohen, Steven Paschke | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 01:58 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 01:58 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire misses the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie grabs the defensive rebound | 80-70 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-70 |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | John Rollins pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-70 |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Joseph Hyman clanks a shot from the right side | 80-70 |
| 01:41 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen grabs the board | 80-70 |
| 01:36 | Texas Southern | Thomas Williams lays it in set up by Fred Claire | 82-70 |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | John Rollins comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Charles McCall - foul #2 on Charles McCall, team foul #14 | 82-70 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen (PG), George Cade (SG), William Sullivan (SF), Steven Paschke (PF), Allan Haugh (C) Michael Allen, Fred Claire, Thomas Williams, Allen Withers, Charles McCall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce (PG), Mark Priester (SG), Ronald Biller (PF) James Sheridan, Joseph Hyman, Michael Ogilvie | |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | John Rollins makes the 1st free throw | 82-71 |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | John Rollins makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 01:08 | Texas Southern | Steven Paschke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-72 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marcus Cope (C) John Rollins | |
| 00:57 | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Biller | 82-75 |
| 00:57 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-75 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Allen (PG), Fred Claire (SG), Thomas Williams (SF), Allen Withers (PF), Charles McCall (C) Tony Cohen, George Cade, William Sullivan, Steven Paschke, Allan Haugh | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Sheridan (PG), Joseph Hyman (SG), Michael Ogilvie (PF), John Rollins (C) Jeremy Arce, Mark Priester, Ronald Biller, Marcus Cope | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Texas Southern | Joseph Hyman is called for the reach on Charles McCall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Hyman, team foul #13 | 82-75 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeremy Arce (SG) Joseph Hyman | |
| 00:55 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall misses the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:55 | Texas Southern | Charles McCall makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-75 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Michael Ogilvie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-75 |
| 00:46 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire grabs the defensive rebound | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | James Sheridan is called for the reach on Fred Claire in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Sheridan, team foul #14 | 83-75 |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | Fred Claire makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | Fred Claire steals it from James Sheridan in the backcourt | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Texas Southern | Michael Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 85-75 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Tony Cohen (PG), George Cade (SG), William Sullivan (SF), Steven Paschke (PF), Allan Haugh (C) Michael Allen, Fred Claire, Thomas Williams, Allen Withers, Charles McCall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Priester (SG), Ronald Biller (PF), Marcus Cope (C) James Sheridan, Michael Ogilvie, John Rollins | |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Mark Priester clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 85-75 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Cope | 85-75 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Stephen Davis is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-75 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | William Sullivan grabs the board | 85-75 |