| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Long (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Huard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Troupe (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Jacobs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carrington (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Clyde Degraff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Niagara | Mark Cox inbounds the ball | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe misses the shot from just outside the lane | 35-46 |
| 19:39 | Niagara | Mark Huard tips it back up and in | 37-46 |
| 19:23 | Texas Southern | The pull-up jumper by Gregory Smith is blocked by Leonard Jacobs | 37-46 |
| 19:21 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 37-48 |
| 19:07 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Rickie Simmons - foul #1 on Rickie Simmons, team foul #1 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | Coleman Brown (SG), George Spencer (SF), Joseph Scott (PF) Mark Huard, Mark Cox, Gregory Troupe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (PG), Eugene Elkins (SF), Robert Hyde (PF) Rickie Simmons, Michael Carrington, Clyde Degraff | |
| 19:07 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 19:07 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 18:50 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Gregory Mackey (C) Roger Long, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (SG) Gregory Smith | |
| 18:36 | Niagara | Coleman Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 18:22 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 18:20 | Niagara | Coleman Brown snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 18:16 | Niagara | Coleman Brown is hacked by Charles Medeiros in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Medeiros, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (SG), Gregory Troupe (PF) Coleman Brown, George Spencer | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver (SF), Clyde Degraff (PF) Eugene Elkins, Robert Hyde | |
| 18:04 | Niagara | Lucio Ricci takes the ball from Bert Marcus | 41-48 |
| 18:02 | Texas Southern | Bert Marcus is called for the reach on Albert Oliver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bert Marcus, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Bert Marcus, Gregory Mackey, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Michael Carrington (SF) Lucio Ricci, Albert Oliver | |
| 17:49 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Swinehart | 41-51 |
| 17:28 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Carrington - foul #3 on Michael Carrington, team foul #3 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Cox (SF) Nelson Murphy | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Albert Oliver (SF) Ronald Swinehart, Charles Medeiros, Michael Carrington | |
| 17:28 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 17:28 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 17:06 | Texas Southern | Gregory Troupe steps in front of the Albert Oliver pass | 42-51 |
| 16:40 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Gregory Smith - foul #2 on Gregory Smith, team foul #4 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Coleman Brown (SG), George Spencer (SF), Joseph Scott (C) Roger Long, Mark Huard, Mark Cox, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Lucio Ricci (SF), Robert Hyde (PF), Eugene Elkins (C) Rickie Simmons, Albert Oliver, Clyde Degraff, David Fitzgerald | |
| 16:40 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 16:40 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 16:34 | Texas Southern | George Spencer is called for the reach on Robert Hyde in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Spencer, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Niagara | Gregory Mackey (C) Gregory Troupe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 16:19 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-51 |
| 16:17 | Niagara | George Spencer snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 16:14 | Niagara | Coleman Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Smith - foul #3 on Gregory Smith, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald (C) Gregory Smith | |
| 16:05 | Niagara | Joseph Scott misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-51 |
| 16:03 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 15:58 | Texas Southern | Coleman Brown steals the ball from Ronald Swinehart in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| 15:54 | Niagara | Coleman Brown lays it in | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Bert Marcus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Coleman Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Scott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Mackey (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Swinehart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucio Ricci (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eugene Elkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Hyde (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Fitzgerald (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci is fouled on the floor by Coleman Brown - foul #3 on Coleman Brown, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Kenneth Stearn (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Bert Marcus, Coleman Brown, George Spencer, Gregory Mackey | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Michael Carrington (SF), Alfred Gist (PF) Ronald Swinehart, Lucio Ricci, Eugene Elkins, Robert Hyde | |
| 15:22 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 15:21 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 15:17 | Niagara | Gregory Smith is called for the reach on Kenneth Stearn in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Smith, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Cox (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF) Nelson Murphy, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (SG), Clyde Degraff (C) Gregory Smith, David Fitzgerald | |
| 15:12 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe makes the wide open driving attempt from close range | 47-51 |
| 15:09 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Troupe - foul #1 on Gregory Troupe, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| 14:55 | Texas Southern | Roger Long steals the ball from Charles Medeiros | 47-51 |
| 14:38 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe is open and buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Stearn and he's hacked by Clyde Degraff - foul #2 on Clyde Degraff, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Niagara | Nelson Murphy (SF), Joseph Scott (C) Mark Cox, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (SG), Albert Oliver (SF), Robert Hyde (C) Charles Medeiros, Michael Carrington, Clyde Degraff | |
| 14:38 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 14:38 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 14:28 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Rickie Simmons | 49-54 |
| 14:26 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-54 |
| 14:14 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde is open and scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Albert Oliver | 49-56 |
| 14:11 | Niagara | Roger Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (PG), Leonard Jacobs (C) Roger Long, Gregory Troupe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald (C) Robert Hyde | |
| 14:06 | Texas Southern | Joseph Scott steps in front of the Rickie Simmons pass | 49-56 |
| 13:50 | Niagara | The jump hook by Nelson Murphy is blocked by Alfred Gist | 49-56 |
| 13:49 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 13:41 | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Rickie Simmons | 49-58 |
| 13:38 | Niagara | Alfred Gist steps in front of the Kenneth Stearn pass in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| 13:18 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Nelson Murphy - foul #2 on Nelson Murphy, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Mark Cox (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF), George Spencer (C) Mark Huard, Nelson Murphy, Joseph Scott, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Charles Medeiros (SG), Michael Carrington (SF), Clyde Degraff (C) Rickie Simmons, Lucio Ricci, Albert Oliver, David Fitzgerald | |
| 13:18 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 13:18 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 12:59 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-59 |
| 12:57 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 12:46 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Clyde Degraff | 49-61 |
| 12:27 | Niagara | Mark Cox blows the dunk but the foul's on Clyde Degraff - foul #3 on Clyde Degraff, team foul #8 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Coleman Brown (SG), Gregory Mackey (PF) Roger Long, Kenneth Stearn, Gregory Troupe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (PG), Eugene Elkins (SG), Robert Hyde (C) Ronald Swinehart, Charles Medeiros, Clyde Degraff | |
| 12:27 | Niagara | Mark Cox makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 12:27 | Niagara | Mark Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 12:07 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist lays it in | 51-63 |
| 11:51 | Niagara | Coleman Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-63 |
| 11:50 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci grabs the board | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Bert Marcus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Coleman Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Mackey (fairly fresh) C - George Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Lucio Ricci (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Elkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Carrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Gist (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Hyde (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 11:34 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde tips it but misses | 51-63 |
| 11:32 | Niagara | Coleman Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 11:20 | Niagara | Eugene Elkins steals the ball from Bert Marcus | 51-63 |
| 11:15 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington is fouled in the backcourt by Bert Marcus - foul #2 on Bert Marcus, team foul #6 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Mark Huard (SG), Joseph Scott (PF), Leonard Jacobs (C) Bert Marcus, Coleman Brown, Gregory Mackey, George Spencer | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Charles Medeiros (SG), David Fitzgerald (C) Lucio Ricci, Eugene Elkins, Robert Hyde | |
| 11:10 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist is hacked by Mark Huard - foul #1 on Mark Huard, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| 11:10 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist misses the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 11:10 | Niagara | Joseph Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 11:08 | Niagara | Roger Long travels in the backcourt | 51-63 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff (PF) Alfred Gist | |
| 10:58 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington makes the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Swinehart | 51-65 |
| 10:40 | Niagara | Mark Cox's floater is tipped away by Clyde Degraff | 51-65 |
| 10:39 | Niagara | Mark Cox gets the offensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 10:10 | Niagara | Mark Cox hits a jump hook from the left block | 53-65 |
| 10:08 | Texas Southern | Mark Huard steals it from Michael Carrington in the backcourt | 53-65 |
| 09:50 | Niagara | Roger Long is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side | 55-65 |
| 09:50 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Kenneth Stearn (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF) Roger Long, Mark Huard, Mark Cox, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Lucio Ricci (SG), Albert Oliver (SF), Alfred Gist (PF), Robert Hyde (C) Ronald Swinehart, Charles Medeiros, Michael Carrington, Clyde Degraff, David Fitzgerald | |
| 09:33 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Alfred Gist | 55-67 |
| 09:12 | Niagara | Albert Oliver is called for the reach on Joseph Scott - foul #1 on Albert Oliver, team foul #9 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (PG), Coleman Brown (SG), Gregory Mackey (C) Bert Marcus, Kenneth Stearn, Gregory Troupe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 09:12 | Niagara | Joseph Scott misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 09:12 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 08:49 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Rickie Simmons, team foul #10 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Gregory Troupe (PF), George Spencer (C) Coleman Brown, Nelson Murphy, Joseph Scott | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins (SF), David Fitzgerald (C) Albert Oliver, Robert Hyde | |
| 08:30 | Niagara | Roger Long hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Huard | 57-67 |
| 08:17 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Fitzgerald | 57-69 |
| 08:12 | Niagara | Mark Huard is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mark Huard, team foul #8 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Niagara | Kenneth Stearn (SG), Leonard Jacobs (C) Mark Huard, Gregory Mackey | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Charles Medeiros (SG), Michael Carrington (SF), Robert Hyde (PF) Rickie Simmons, Lucio Ricci, Eugene Elkins, Alfred Gist | |
| 08:02 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Stearn - foul #4 on Kenneth Stearn, team foul #9 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Coleman Brown (SG) Roger Long, Kenneth Stearn | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 08:02 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 08:02 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde snags the offensive board | 57-69 |
| 07:43 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington hits a wide open shot near the basket | 57-71 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Bert Marcus (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Coleman Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Spencer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Troupe (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonard Jacobs (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Swinehart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Medeiros (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Carrington (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Hyde (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - David Fitzgerald (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-71 |
| 07:30 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 07:09 | Niagara | Gregory Troupe double dribbles | 57-71 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG), Kenneth Stearn (SG), Mark Cox (SF), Joseph Scott (PF) Bert Marcus, Coleman Brown, George Spencer, Gregory Troupe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Eugene Elkins (SF), Alfred Gist (PF), Clyde Degraff (C) Ronald Swinehart, Charles Medeiros, Michael Carrington, Robert Hyde, David Fitzgerald | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:50 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff misses the lay-in | 57-71 |
| 06:49 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist can't tip it in | 57-71 |
| 06:47 | Niagara | Joseph Scott snags the defensive board | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:35 | Niagara | Mark Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-71 |
| Subs | Niagara | Nelson Murphy (SF), Gregory Mackey (C) Mark Cox, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver (SF) Eugene Elkins | |
| 06:09 | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-71 |
| 06:07 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Gregory Mackey | 57-71 |
| 05:51 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 57-71 |
| 05:49 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Alfred Gist | 57-71 |
| 05:27 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-73 |
| 05:27 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-73 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Coleman Brown (SG), Mark Cox (SF), Gregory Troupe (PF), George Spencer (C) Roger Long, Kenneth Stearn, Nelson Murphy, Joseph Scott, Gregory Mackey | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Eugene Elkins (SF), Robert Hyde (PF), David Fitzgerald (C) Rickie Simmons, Albert Oliver, Alfred Gist, Clyde Degraff | |
| 05:25 | Niagara | Coleman Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Smith - foul #5 on Gregory Smith, team foul #11 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (SG) Gregory Smith | |
| 05:25 | Niagara | Coleman Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 05:25 | Niagara | Coleman Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 05:01 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Lucio Ricci | 58-75 |
| 04:47 | Niagara | Coleman Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-75 |
| 04:46 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins grabs the defensive rebound | 58-75 |
| 04:42 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci is hacked by Mark Cox in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Cox, team foul #10 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (SG), Leonard Jacobs (C) Coleman Brown, Gregory Troupe | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (SG) Eugene Elkins | |
| 04:42 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 58-76 |
| 04:42 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci misses the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 04:42 | Niagara | Mark Cox snags the defensive board | 58-76 |
| 04:38 | Niagara | Bert Marcus is hacked by Ronald Swinehart - foul #1 on Ronald Swinehart, team foul #12 | 58-76 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington (SF) Lucio Ricci | |
| 04:38 | Niagara | Bert Marcus makes the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 04:38 | Niagara | Bert Marcus makes the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 04:35 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #13 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Niagara | Joseph Scott (PF) George Spencer | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (SG) Ronald Swinehart | |
| 04:26 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bert Marcus | 62-76 |
| 04:24 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington is hacked by Mark Cox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Cox, team foul #11 | 62-76 |
| Subs | Niagara | Roger Long (PG) Bert Marcus | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist (PF) Robert Hyde | |
| 04:24 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington makes the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 04:24 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 04:09 | Niagara | Mark Huard misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-78 |
| 04:07 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 62-78 |
| 03:50 | Niagara | Mark Cox scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Huard | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-78 |
| 03:29 | Niagara | Mark Cox gets the rebound | 64-78 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Roger Long (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Huard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Cox (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Scott (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Leonard Jacobs (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Charles Medeiros (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lucio Ricci (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Carrington (tiring) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Gist (tired) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Fitzgerald (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Niagara | Lucio Ricci picks off the pass by Mark Huard in the backcourt | 64-78 |
| 03:24 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lucio Ricci | 64-80 |
| 03:02 | Niagara | David Fitzgerald denies the turnaround by Leonard Jacobs | 64-80 |
| 03:00 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs hits the follow up shot | 66-80 |
| 02:40 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Medeiros | 66-83 |
| 02:37 | Niagara | Leonard Jacobs's pass is intercepted by Charles Medeiros in the backcourt | 66-83 |
| 02:14 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald blows the layup but he's hacked by Leonard Jacobs - foul #2 on Leonard Jacobs, team foul #12 | 66-83 |
| Subs | Niagara | Bert Marcus (PG), Coleman Brown (SG), Nelson Murphy (SF), Gregory Mackey (PF), George Spencer (C) Roger Long, Mark Huard, Mark Cox, Joseph Scott, Leonard Jacobs | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Eugene Elkins (SG), Albert Oliver (SF), Robert Hyde (PF) Charles Medeiros, Lucio Ricci, Michael Carrington, Alfred Gist | |
| 02:14 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 66-84 |
| 02:14 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 66-85 |
| 02:05 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Robert Hyde - foul #2 on Robert Hyde, team foul #14 | 68-85 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff (C) David Fitzgerald | |
| 02:05 | Niagara | Nelson Murphy makes the free throw | 69-85 |
| 01:47 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-85 |
| 01:46 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey gets the rebound | 69-85 |
| 01:41 | Niagara | Bert Marcus clanks a runner from the baseline | 69-85 |
| 01:39 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Albert Oliver | 69-85 |
| 01:26 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart is hacked by Bert Marcus - foul #3 on Bert Marcus, team foul #13 | 69-85 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Huard (PG), Joseph Scott (PF) Bert Marcus, Nelson Murphy | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (SG) Albert Oliver | |
| 01:26 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart makes the 1st free throw | 69-86 |
| 01:26 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart misses the 2nd free throw | 69-86 |
| 01:26 | Niagara | Gregory Mackey gets the rebound | 69-86 |
| 01:23 | Niagara | Coleman Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Lucio Ricci - foul #2 on Lucio Ricci, team foul #15 | 69-86 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (SG) Ronald Swinehart | |
| 01:23 | Niagara | Coleman Brown makes the 1st free throw | 70-86 |
| 01:23 | Niagara | Coleman Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 71-86 |
| 00:54 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 71-89 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Niagara | Mark Huard's pass is intercepted by Charles Medeiros in the backcourt | 71-89 |
| 00:49 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff banks in the layup set up by Charles Medeiros | 71-91 |
| 00:44 | Niagara | Joseph Scott scores on a floater in the paint | 73-91 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Texas Southern | Joseph Scott steals the ball from Lucio Ricci | 73-91 |
| 00:10 | Niagara | Coleman Brown hits a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mark Huard and he's fouled by Clyde Degraff - foul #4 on Clyde Degraff, team foul #16 | 75-91 |
| 00:10 | Niagara | Coleman Brown misses the free throw | 75-91 |
| 00:10 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros pulls down the rebound | 75-91 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci runs out the clock | 75-91 |