| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Rodney Palmisano (fresh) SG - John Taylor (fresh) SF - Roy Bondi (fresh) PF - Frank Stepchinski (fresh) C - Edwin Bower (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - James Berke (fresh) SG - David Wood (fresh) SF - John Benny (fresh) PF - Andrew Austin (fresh) C - Terence Anderson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:47 | Texas Southern | James Berke drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Wood | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Manhattan | John Taylor hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 19:07 | Texas Southern | James Berke is open and buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Benny | 2-6 |
| 18:44 | Manhattan | John Taylor knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 4-6 |
| 18:30 | Texas Southern | James Berke misses long on an open shot from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 18:29 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 18:17 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Berke | 4-8 |
| 18:15 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano is fouled in the backcourt by David Wood - foul #1 on David Wood, team foul #1 | 4-8 |
| 17:57 | Manhattan | John Taylor is fouled on the floor by Andrew Austin - foul #1 on Andrew Austin, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Miguel Alvarez (PG), David Stadler (SG), James Smith (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Roberto Ramirez (C) Rodney Palmisano, John Taylor, Roy Bondi, Frank Stepchinski, Edwin Bower | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Lao (PG), Nicolas Boyd (SG), Robert Foster (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Nicholas Tynes (C) James Berke, David Wood, John Benny, Andrew Austin, Terence Anderson | |
| 17:46 | Manhattan | David Stadler misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| 17:46 | Manhattan | David Stadler makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:46 | Manhattan | David Stadler misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 17:46 | Texas Southern | Richard Anderson snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 17:42 | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd is hacked by David Stadler in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Stadler, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| 17:29 | Texas Southern | Robert Foster loses the dribble to Roberto Ramirez | 5-8 |
| 17:00 | Manhattan | James Smith scores on a runner from the left block set up by David Stadler | 7-8 |
| 16:58 | Texas Southern | Robert Foster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano (PG) David Stadler | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown (PG) Robert Foster | |
| 16:43 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano is hacked by Paul Lao - foul #1 on Paul Lao, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Taylor (SG), Jack Cooper (C) Miguel Alvarez, Roberto Ramirez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Stephen Whalen (SF), Andrew Austin (PF), Terence Anderson (C) Paul Lao, Richard Anderson, Nicholas Tynes | |
| 16:29 | Manhattan | John Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-8 |
| 16:16 | Texas Southern | John Taylor is called for the reach on Christopher Brown - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Roy Bondi (SF), Edwin Bower (C) James Smith, Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Wood (SG) Nicolas Boyd | |
| 16:11 | Texas Southern | Stephen Whalen hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Wood | 10-11 |
| 16:04 | Manhattan | John Taylor loses the dribble to David Wood | 10-11 |
| 16:01 | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown misses the dunk attempt | 10-11 |
| 15:59 | Manhattan | Edwin Bower snags the defensive board | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Rodney Palmisano (fairly fresh) SG - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Roy Bondi (fresh) PF - Jack Cooper (fresh) C - Edwin Bower (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) SG - David Wood (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Whalen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Terence Anderson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Manhattan | Roy Bondi comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 10-11 |
| 15:42 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 15:23 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Roy Bondi - foul #1 on Roy Bondi, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Miguel Alvarez (PG), David Stadler (SG), Frank Stepchinski (PF), Roberto Ramirez (C) Rodney Palmisano, John Taylor, Jack Cooper, Edwin Bower | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Berke (PG), Paul Lao (SG), Robert Foster (SF), Nicholas Tynes (C) Christopher Brown, David Wood, Stephen Whalen, Terence Anderson | |
| 15:23 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:23 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 15:05 | Manhattan | Miguel Alvarez scores on a jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 14:48 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 12-12 |
| 14:47 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao hits the follow up shot | 12-14 |
| 14:43 | Manhattan | Roy Bondi is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roy Bondi, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano (PG), James Smith (SF), Dikembe Elijah (C) Miguel Alvarez, Roy Bondi, Roberto Ramirez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd (SG), John Benny (SF), Richard Anderson (C) Paul Lao, Robert Foster, Nicholas Tynes | |
| 14:24 | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd is whistled for traveling | 12-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Edwin Bower (C) Frank Stepchinski | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson (C) Andrew Austin | |
| 14:22 | Manhattan | Nicolas Boyd is called for the reach on Rodney Palmisano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicolas Boyd, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Taylor (SG) David Stadler | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 14:06 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Miguel Alvarez (SF) James Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 14:02 | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd is hacked by John Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Taylor, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Stadler (SG), Frank Stepchinski (PF) John Taylor, Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Wood (SG) James Berke | |
| 13:45 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Edwin Bower - foul #1 on Edwin Bower, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown (PG) Nicolas Boyd | |
| 13:45 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:45 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:42 | Manhattan | Christopher Brown steps in front of the Rodney Palmisano pass in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 13:28 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson travels with the ball | 12-15 |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Smith (SF) David Stadler | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Lao (SF), Andrew Austin (PF) John Benny, Terence Anderson | |
| 13:12 | Manhattan | Miguel Alvarez hits a wide open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Bower | 14-15 |
| 12:58 | Texas Southern | Richard Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 12:56 | Texas Southern | David Wood grabs the offensive board | 14-15 |
| 12:39 | Texas Southern | David Wood can't connect on an uncontested jumper from the right side | 14-15 |
| 12:37 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 12:21 | Manhattan | Edwin Bower drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Miguel Alvarez and he's hacked by Christopher Brown - foul #1 on Christopher Brown, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Stadler (SG), Jack Cooper (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF) Miguel Alvarez, James Smith, Frank Stepchinski | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Berke (PG), Nicolas Boyd (SG), Robert Foster (SF), Stephen Whalen (PF), Nicholas Tynes (C) Christopher Brown, David Wood, Paul Lao, Andrew Austin, Richard Anderson | |
| 12:21 | Manhattan | Edwin Bower misses the free throw | 16-15 |
| 12:21 | Manhattan | Jack Cooper snags the offensive board | 16-15 |
| 12:06 | Manhattan | Dikembe Elijah misses the shot in the lane | 16-15 |
| 12:05 | Texas Southern | Stephen Whalen gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 11:56 | Texas Southern | Robert Foster lays it in | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Rodney Palmisano (tiring) SG - David Stadler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Cooper (fresh) PF - Dikembe Elijah (fresh) C - Edwin Bower (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - James Berke (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicolas Boyd (fresh) SF - Robert Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Whalen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Nicholas Tynes (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Manhattan | David Stadler misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-17 |
| 11:39 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to James Berke | 16-17 |
| 11:34 | Texas Southern | James Berke knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Foster | 16-19 |
| 11:20 | Manhattan | Edwin Bower buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Jack Cooper and he's hacked by Nicholas Tynes - foul #1 on Nicholas Tynes, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Miguel Alvarez (PG), James Smith (SF), Roberto Ramirez (PF) Rodney Palmisano, Jack Cooper, Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Wood (SG), John Benny (SF), Terence Anderson (C) Nicolas Boyd, Robert Foster, Stephen Whalen | |
| 11:20 | Manhattan | Edwin Bower misses the free throw | 18-19 |
| 11:20 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 11:09 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Berke | 18-21 |
| 10:43 | Manhattan | Edwin Bower blows the layup | 18-21 |
| 10:42 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Terence Anderson | 18-21 |
| 10:37 | Texas Southern | John Benny banks in the layup on a great pass from James Berke | 18-23 |
| 10:19 | Manhattan | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nicholas Tynes - foul #2 on Nicholas Tynes, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano (PG), Frank Stepchinski (PF), Dikembe Elijah (C) David Stadler, Roberto Ramirez, Edwin Bower | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Lao (PG), Nicolas Boyd (SG), Andrew Austin (PF), Richard Anderson (C) James Berke, David Wood, Nicholas Tynes, Terence Anderson | |
| 10:19 | Manhattan | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 10:19 | Manhattan | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 10:03 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao is fouled on the floor by Rodney Palmisano - foul #1 on Rodney Palmisano, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown (PG) John Benny | |
| 10:03 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 10:03 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 09:48 | Manhattan | Nicolas Boyd steps in front of the Miguel Alvarez pass | 20-25 |
| 09:26 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao is fouled on the floor by Miguel Alvarez - foul #1 on Miguel Alvarez, team foul #8 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Stadler (SG), Jack Cooper (SF) Miguel Alvarez, James Smith | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Berke (PG), David Wood (SG), Stephen Whalen (PF), Terence Anderson (C) Christopher Brown, Nicolas Boyd, Andrew Austin, Richard Anderson | |
| 09:26 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 09:26 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 09:07 | Manhattan | David Stadler makes the wide open 3 from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 08:53 | Texas Southern | David Wood can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-27 |
| 08:52 | Manhattan | Dikembe Elijah gets the rebound | 23-27 |
| 08:48 | Manhattan | David Stadler clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 08:47 | Manhattan | Frank Stepchinski tips it in | 25-27 |
| 08:42 | Texas Southern | James Berke is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Wood | 25-29 |
| 08:25 | Manhattan | Jack Cooper hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 25-29 |
| 08:23 | Manhattan | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Palmisano | 25-29 |
| 08:15 | Manhattan | James Berke is called for the reach on Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on James Berke, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Miguel Alvarez (SG), James Smith (SF), Roberto Ramirez (C) David Stadler, Jack Cooper, Frank Stepchinski | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown (PG), Nicolas Boyd (SG), Robert Foster (SF), Andrew Austin (PF), Richard Anderson (C) James Berke, David Wood, Paul Lao, Stephen Whalen, Terence Anderson | |
| 08:15 | Manhattan | Dikembe Elijah makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 08:15 | Manhattan | Dikembe Elijah makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 08:08 | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown is hacked by Rodney Palmisano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodney Palmisano, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Manhattan | David Stadler (SG) Rodney Palmisano | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 08:08 | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 08:08 | Manhattan | Dikembe Elijah gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 08:06 | Manhattan | David Stadler's pass is intercepted by Christopher Brown in the backcourt | 27-29 |
| 08:05 | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown hits the finger roll | 27-31 |
| 07:51 | Manhattan | Miguel Alvarez clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-31 |
| 07:49 | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Miguel Alvarez (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Stadler (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Smith (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Roberto Ramirez (fairly fresh) C - Dikembe Elijah (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Nicolas Boyd (fresh) SF - Robert Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Austin (tiring) 3 pts. C - Richard Anderson (tiring) | |
| 07:30 | Texas Southern | David Stadler steals it from Richard Anderson | 27-31 |
| 07:12 | Manhattan | David Stadler is called for 3 seconds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Cooper (SF), Edwin Bower (C) James Smith, Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Berke (PG), David Wood (SG), John Benny (SF), Terence Anderson (C) Christopher Brown, Nicolas Boyd, Robert Foster, Richard Anderson | |
| 07:08 | Texas Southern | James Berke travels in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 06:45 | Manhattan | John Benny denies the turnaround by Edwin Bower | 27-31 |
| 06:44 | Texas Southern | David Wood gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 06:25 | Texas Southern | James Berke is hacked by Edwin Bower - foul #2 on Edwin Bower, team foul #10 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Manhattan | James Smith (SF), Frank Stepchinski (PF), Dikembe Elijah (C) Jack Cooper, Roberto Ramirez, Edwin Bower | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Richard Anderson (C) Terence Anderson | |
| 06:25 | Manhattan | Manhattan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 27-31 |
| 06:25 | Texas Southern | James Berke makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 06:25 | Texas Southern | James Berke misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 06:25 | Texas Southern | Richard Anderson snags the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 06:14 | Texas Southern | James Berke clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 06:13 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin grabs the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 06:03 | Texas Southern | James Berke misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Miguel Alvarez - foul #2 on Miguel Alvarez, team foul #11 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Jack Cooper (SF) Miguel Alvarez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd (SG), Robert Foster (SF), Stephen Whalen (PF) David Wood, John Benny, Andrew Austin | |
| 06:03 | Texas Southern | James Berke makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 06:03 | Texas Southern | James Berke misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 06:03 | Texas Southern | Richard Anderson grabs the offensive board | 27-33 |
| 05:53 | Texas Southern | Richard Anderson scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from James Berke and he's fouled by Dikembe Elijah - foul #1 on Dikembe Elijah, team foul #12 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown (PG) James Berke | |
| 05:53 | Texas Southern | Richard Anderson misses the free throw | 27-35 |
| 05:53 | Manhattan | Dikembe Elijah gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 05:35 | Manhattan | Jack Cooper lays it in | 29-35 |
| 05:18 | Texas Southern | Stephen Whalen misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 05:17 | Manhattan | Frank Stepchinski snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 05:14 | Manhattan | David Stadler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Roberto Ramirez (PF) Frank Stepchinski | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Paul Lao (SF), Andrew Austin (PF), Terence Anderson (C) Robert Foster, Stephen Whalen, Richard Anderson | |
| 05:07 | Texas Southern | Terence Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 05:06 | Manhattan | Roberto Ramirez grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 04:42 | Manhattan | Nicolas Boyd steps in front of the James Smith pass | 29-35 |
| 04:40 | Texas Southern | David Stadler is called for the reach on Nicolas Boyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Stadler, team foul #13 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Taylor (SG), Frank Stepchinski (PF) David Stadler, Dikembe Elijah | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | John Benny (SF) Christopher Brown | |
| 04:40 | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 04:40 | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 04:25 | Manhattan | Frank Stepchinski is hacked by Andrew Austin - foul #2 on Andrew Austin, team foul #10 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Wood (SG), Stephen Whalen (PF) Nicolas Boyd, Andrew Austin | |
| 04:25 | Manhattan | Frank Stepchinski makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:25 | Manhattan | Frank Stepchinski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 04:21 | Texas Southern | James Smith is called for the reach on Paul Lao in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #14 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | James Berke (PG) Terence Anderson | |
| 04:21 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 04:21 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 04:21 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Frank Stepchinski | 31-37 |
| 04:05 | Manhattan | The short jumper by Frank Stepchinski is denied by John Benny | 31-37 |
| 04:04 | Manhattan | Roberto Ramirez tips it in | 33-37 |
| 03:54 | Texas Southern | David Wood can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-37 |
| 03:52 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao misses the tip | 33-37 |
| 03:51 | Manhattan | John Taylor gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - James Smith (tired) 4 pts. SG - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jack Cooper (tired) 2 pts. PF - Frank Stepchinski (very tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roberto Ramirez (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - James Berke (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Wood (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Benny (tiring) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - Stephen Whalen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Paul Lao (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:26 | Manhattan | James Berke steals it from James Smith | 33-37 |
| 03:23 | Texas Southern | David Wood hits the finger roll set up by James Berke | 33-39 |
| 03:02 | Manhattan | James Smith is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing set up by John Taylor | 36-39 |
| 02:42 | Texas Southern | James Berke is open and buries a shot from the left block set up by David Wood | 36-41 |
| 02:25 | Manhattan | Roberto Ramirez lays it in on a nice dish by James Smith | 38-41 |
| 01:56 | Texas Southern | David Wood misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 01:54 | Texas Southern | Paul Lao grabs the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 01:54 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-41 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano (PG), Roy Bondi (SF), Dikembe Elijah (PF), Edwin Bower (C) James Smith, Jack Cooper, Frank Stepchinski, Roberto Ramirez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Christopher Brown (PG), Nicolas Boyd (SG), Robert Foster (SF), Nicholas Tynes (PF), Richard Anderson (C) James Berke, David Wood, John Benny, Stephen Whalen, Paul Lao | |
| 01:39 | Texas Southern | Richard Anderson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edwin Bower - foul #3 on Edwin Bower, team foul #15 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Manhattan | Frank Stepchinski (PF) Edwin Bower | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 01:39 | Texas Southern | Richard Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 01:39 | Texas Southern | Richard Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 01:39 | Manhattan | Dikembe Elijah gets the rebound | 38-41 |
| 01:23 | Manhattan | Roy Bondi misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #11 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin (PF) Richard Anderson | |
| 01:23 | Manhattan | Roy Bondi makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 01:23 | Manhattan | Roy Bondi makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 00:56 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Foster | 40-43 |
| 00:34 | Manhattan | Frank Stepchinski's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Austin | 40-43 |
| 00:32 | Manhattan | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Bondi | 40-43 |
| 00:15 | Manhattan | Frank Stepchinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 00:14 | Texas Southern | Andrew Austin snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 00:09 | Texas Southern | Roy Bondi takes the ball from Andrew Austin in the backcourt | 40-43 |
| 00:07 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roy Bondi | 42-43 |
| 00:01 | Texas Southern | Nicolas Boyd can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Rodney Palmisano gets the rebound | 42-43 |