| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Winstead (fresh) 13 pts. SG - David Strothers (fresh) SF - Jerome Dziedzic (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ike Hornyak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Esquer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Kenneth Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Marshall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carey Timmons (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fresh) C - Otto Slone (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Long Island | Carey Timmons inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Long Island | David Strothers is called for the reach on Otto Slone - foul #1 on David Strothers, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 19:17 | Long Island | Kenneth Young hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-37 |
| 19:07 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak lays it up and in set up by Jerome Dziedzic | 37-37 |
| 18:47 | Long Island | Kenneth Young knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Paul Wilson | 37-39 |
| 18:39 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 18:38 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak grabs the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 18:23 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Anthony Marshall - foul #3 on Anthony Marshall, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Willard Atkins (SG) Anthony Marshall | |
| 18:23 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:23 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:57 | Long Island | Otto Slone's pass is intercepted by Jason Esquer | 39-39 |
| 17:45 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 17:43 | Long Island | Otto Slone grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 17:27 | Long Island | Carey Timmons misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by David Strothers - foul #2 on David Strothers, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (SG), Marco Costa (SF), George Rourke (PF), Lonnie Shellman (C) David Strothers, Jerome Dziedzic, Ike Hornyak, Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Long Island | William Hilton (PF), Bruce Glover (C) Paul Wilson, Otto Slone | |
| 17:27 | Long Island | Carey Timmons misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:27 | Long Island | Carey Timmons makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 17:19 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 17:18 | Long Island | Bruce Glover grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 17:05 | Long Island | Bruce Glover scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Carey Timmons | 39-42 |
| 16:44 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lonnie Shellman | 42-42 |
| 16:24 | Long Island | Carey Timmons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 16:22 | Texas Southern | George Rourke grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 16:12 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry is fouled on the floor by Willard Atkins - foul #2 on Willard Atkins, team foul #2 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic (SG), Jason Esquer (C) Ronald Winstead, Lonnie Shellman | |
| Subs | Long Island | Bobby Dick (PG), Matthew Nelson (SF) Kenneth Young, Carey Timmons | |
| 16:01 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa's pass is intercepted by Willard Atkins | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Samuel Henry (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Jerome Dziedzic (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marco Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Rourke (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jason Esquer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Bobby Dick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Atkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Matthew Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Glover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Long Island | Matthew Nelson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Bobby Dick | 42-45 |
| 15:22 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jerome Dziedzic | 45-45 |
| 15:15 | Long Island | Willard Atkins connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Bobby Dick | 45-47 |
| 14:57 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer is fouled on the floor by Bruce Glover - foul #2 on Bruce Glover, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (SG), Anthony Ibanez (SF), Ike Hornyak (PF), Lonnie Shellman (C) Jerome Dziedzic, Marco Costa, George Rourke, Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Long Island | Kenneth Young (PG), Anthony Marshall (SG), Paul Wilson (PF), Otto Slone (C) Bobby Dick, Willard Atkins, William Hilton, Bruce Glover | |
| 14:52 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 14:50 | Long Island | Anthony Marshall grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 14:31 | Long Island | Otto Slone hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Young | 45-49 |
| 14:14 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 14:12 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Anthony Marshall | 45-49 |
| 13:58 | Long Island | Anthony Marshall's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Ibanez | 45-49 |
| 13:56 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:52 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman loses the dribble to Matthew Nelson | 45-49 |
| 13:27 | Long Island | Anthony Marshall connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Otto Slone | 45-52 |
| 13:05 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 45-52 |
| 13:03 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez snags the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 12:47 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak knocks in the runner in the paint and he's hacked by Anthony Marshall - foul #4 on Anthony Marshall, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead (PG), Jerome Dziedzic (SG), Marco Costa (SF), Jason Esquer (C) Samuel Henry, David Strothers, Anthony Ibanez, Lonnie Shellman | |
| Subs | Long Island | Bobby Dick (PG), Willard Atkins (SG), Carey Timmons (SF), William Hilton (PF), Bruce Glover (C) Kenneth Young, Anthony Marshall, Matthew Nelson, Paul Wilson, Otto Slone | |
| 12:47 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 12:47 | Long Island | Willard Atkins pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 12:25 | Long Island | Marco Costa swats the short shot by Carey Timmons | 47-52 |
| 12:24 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 12:06 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 12:04 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer tips it home | 49-52 |
| 11:49 | Long Island | Carey Timmons makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Willard Atkins | 49-55 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Winstead (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Jerome Dziedzic (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marco Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ike Hornyak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Esquer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Bobby Dick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Atkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carey Timmons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Glover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | George Rourke (PF) Ike Hornyak | |
| Subs | Long Island | Kenneth Young (PG) Bobby Dick | |
| 11:27 | Long Island | Willard Atkins clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 11:26 | Long Island | Carey Timmons gets the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 11:11 | Long Island | Kenneth Young misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Winstead - foul #2 on Ronald Winstead, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (SG) Marco Costa | |
| Subs | Long Island | Paul Wilson (PF) Bruce Glover | |
| 11:11 | Long Island | Kenneth Young misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:11 | Long Island | Kenneth Young misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 11:11 | Texas Southern | George Rourke snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 10:52 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by David Strothers | 51-55 |
| 10:27 | Long Island | David Strothers is called for the reach on Kenneth Young - foul #3 on David Strothers, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (SG), Anthony Ibanez (SF), Lonnie Shellman (C) David Strothers, Jerome Dziedzic, Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Long Island | Otto Slone (C) William Hilton | |
| 10:22 | Long Island | Otto Slone double dribbles | 51-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Matthew Nelson (SF) Carey Timmons | |
| 10:11 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 10:10 | Long Island | Matthew Nelson snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 09:58 | Long Island | Lonnie Shellman steals the ball from Matthew Nelson | 51-55 |
| 09:44 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 09:42 | Texas Southern | Anthony Ibanez snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 09:24 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Ibanez and he's hacked by Otto Slone - foul #2 on Otto Slone, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (SG), Jerome Dziedzic (SF), Ike Hornyak (PF) Ronald Winstead, Anthony Ibanez, George Rourke | |
| Subs | Long Island | Bobby Dick (PG), Carey Timmons (SF), William Hilton (PF), Bruce Glover (C) Kenneth Young, Willard Atkins, Paul Wilson, Otto Slone | |
| 09:24 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman misses the free throw | 53-55 |
| 09:24 | Long Island | Bruce Glover pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:04 | Long Island | Matthew Nelson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 09:02 | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:54 | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 08:52 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman grabs the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:43 | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-55 |
| 08:42 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 08:37 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak lays it in on a great pass from Jerome Dziedzic | 55-55 |
| 08:24 | Long Island | Bruce Glover misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Samuel Henry - foul #1 on Samuel Henry, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead (PG), Jason Esquer (C) Samuel Henry, Lonnie Shellman | |
| Subs | Long Island | Kenneth Young (PG) Matthew Nelson | |
| 08:24 | Long Island | Bruce Glover misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 08:24 | Long Island | Bruce Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 08:06 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerome Dziedzic | 58-56 |
| 07:43 | Long Island | Bobby Dick knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Young | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Winstead (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SG - David Strothers (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerome Dziedzic (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. PF - Ike Hornyak (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Esquer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Kenneth Young (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Dick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Carey Timmons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruce Glover (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Texas Southern | Carey Timmons is called for the reach on Jerome Dziedzic - foul #1 on Carey Timmons, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Marco Costa (SF), George Rourke (PF) Jerome Dziedzic, Ike Hornyak | |
| Subs | Long Island | Anthony Marshall (SG), Willard Atkins (SF), Paul Wilson (PF), Otto Slone (C) Bobby Dick, Carey Timmons, William Hilton, Bruce Glover | |
| 07:21 | Texas Southern | Willard Atkins picks off the pass by Jason Esquer | 58-58 |
| 07:16 | Long Island | Willard Atkins jams it | 58-60 |
| 07:01 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer is called for traveling | 58-60 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (PG) Ronald Winstead | |
| Subs | Long Island | | |
| 06:52 | Long Island | Anthony Marshall hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-62 |
| 06:45 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 58-62 |
| 06:43 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Kenneth Young | 58-62 |
| 06:32 | Long Island | Otto Slone can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 06:30 | Long Island | Paul Wilson tips it but misses | 58-62 |
| 06:29 | Texas Southern | Marco Costa snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 06:23 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer misses the jump hook from close range | 58-62 |
| 06:21 | Texas Southern | George Rourke grabs the offensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 06:04 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer drills a shot in the paint set up by Samuel Henry | 60-62 |
| 05:42 | Long Island | Anthony Marshall misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-62 |
| 05:41 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 05:33 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Marco Costa | 62-62 |
| 05:20 | Long Island | Anthony Marshall can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 05:19 | Long Island | Otto Slone tips it but misses | 62-62 |
| 05:18 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Jason Esquer | 62-62 |
| 05:14 | Texas Southern | David Strothers clanks a 3 from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 05:13 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer hits the follow up shot | 64-62 |
| 04:57 | Long Island | Willard Atkins misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-62 |
| 04:55 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 04:55 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead (PG), Jerome Dziedzic (SF), Ike Hornyak (PF) David Strothers, Marco Costa, George Rourke | |
| Subs | Long Island | Carey Timmons (SF), William Hilton (C) Willard Atkins, Otto Slone | |
| 04:38 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead buries a 3 from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 04:24 | Long Island | Kenneth Young's layup is rejected by Jason Esquer | 67-62 |
| 04:22 | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 04:06 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 67-62 |
| 04:05 | Long Island | The rebound goes to Paul Wilson | 67-62 |
| 03:44 | Long Island | Paul Wilson comes up short on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Ike Hornyak - foul #3 on Ike Hornyak, team foul #6 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman (C) Jason Esquer | |
| Subs | Long Island | Bobby Dick (PG), Willard Atkins (SG) Kenneth Young, Anthony Marshall | |
| 03:44 | Long Island | Paul Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 03:44 | Long Island | Paul Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Winstead (fresh) 22 pts. SG - Samuel Henry (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerome Dziedzic (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. PF - Ike Hornyak (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Shellman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Long Island | PG - Bobby Dick (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willard Atkins (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Carey Timmons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hilton (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 03:29 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Dziedzic | 67-64 |
| 03:14 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Samuel Henry | 69-64 |
| 03:00 | Long Island | Jerome Dziedzic is called for the reach on Carey Timmons - foul #1 on Jerome Dziedzic, team foul #7 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Marco Costa (SF) Samuel Henry | |
| Subs | Long Island | Otto Slone (C) Paul Wilson | |
| 03:00 | Long Island | Carey Timmons makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:00 | Long Island | Carey Timmons misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 03:00 | Texas Southern | Lonnie Shellman gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 03:00 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| 02:45 | Texas Southern | Jerome Dziedzic misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 02:44 | Long Island | Carey Timmons snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| 02:44 | Long Island | Long Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Strothers (SG), Jason Esquer (C) Marco Costa, Lonnie Shellman | |
| Subs | Long Island | Kenneth Young (PG), Anthony Marshall (SG) Bobby Dick, Willard Atkins | |
| 02:15 | Long Island | Anthony Marshall makes the shot from the free throw line | 69-67 |
| 01:56 | Texas Southern | Jason Esquer drills a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Winstead | 71-67 |
| 01:39 | Long Island | Otto Slone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-67 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Long Island | Paul Wilson (PF) William Hilton | |
| 01:22 | Texas Southern | David Strothers comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-67 |
| 01:20 | Long Island | Paul Wilson gets the rebound | 71-67 |
| 01:05 | Long Island | Carey Timmons throws it down | 71-69 |
| 00:56 | Texas Southern | Ronald Winstead buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Long Island | Carey Timmons lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Young and he's hacked by Jerome Dziedzic - foul #2 on Jerome Dziedzic, team foul #8 | 74-71 |
| 00:47 | Long Island | Carey Timmons makes the free throw | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Texas Southern | David Strothers is hacked by Kenneth Young - foul #3 on Kenneth Young, team foul #7 | 74-72 |
| 00:22 | Texas Southern | David Strothers makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:22 | Texas Southern | David Strothers makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Long Island | Anthony Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-72 |
| 00:13 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak grabs the board | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Island | Long Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Texas Southern | Anthony Marshall is called for the reach on Ike Hornyak in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Marshall, team foul #8 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Samuel Henry (SG) David Strothers | |
| Subs | Long Island | Willard Atkins (SG) Anthony Marshall | |
| 00:10 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:10 | Texas Southern | Ike Hornyak makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:05 | Long Island | Willard Atkins misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 78-72 |
| 00:03 | Long Island | Paul Wilson snags the offensive board | 78-72 |
| 00:00 | Long Island | Willard Atkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-75 |