| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (fresh) SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Carrington (fresh) PF - Alfred Gist (fresh) C - David Fitzgerald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Timothy Matthews (fresh) SG - Terry O'Neill (fresh) SF - Shawn Toney (fresh) PF - Mark Theroux (fresh) C - Delbert Rogers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith misses short on a floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Mark Theroux | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Air Force | Shawn Toney is hacked by Michael Carrington - foul #1 on Michael Carrington, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Air Force | Shawn Toney is alone and drills a shot from the left block | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers can't connect on a shot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:25 | Air Force | Mark Theroux tips it but misses | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington clanks a floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:03 | Air Force | Shawn Toney grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:40 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right block | 0-2 |
| 17:38 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:26 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Delbert Rogers | 0-2 |
| 17:05 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers buries a runner from the baseline set up by Timothy Matthews and he's fouled by David Fitzgerald - foul #1 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (PG), Charles Medeiros (SG), Eugene Elkins (SF), Clyde Degraff (PF), Robert Hyde (C) Rickie Simmons, Gregory Smith, Michael Carrington, Alfred Gist, David Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot (PG), Rickey Darrow (SG), Jesse Floyd (SF), Rodney Anderson (PF) Timothy Matthews, Terry O'Neill, Shawn Toney, Mark Theroux | |
| 17:05 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 16:51 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 16:50 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff misses the tip | 0-5 |
| 16:48 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde grabs the offensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:31 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 16:29 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:24 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow double dribbles in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jack Welch (C) Delbert Rogers | |
| 16:10 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lucio Ricci | 2-5 |
| 15:53 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot hits a wide open 3 from straight away set up by Rodney Anderson | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Lucio Ricci (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Medeiros (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Elkins (fresh) PF - Clyde Degraff (fresh) C - Robert Hyde (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Jerold Crofoot (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rickey Darrow (fresh) SF - Jesse Floyd (fresh) PF - Rodney Anderson (fresh) C - Jack Welch (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci is hacked by Jerold Crofoot in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerold Crofoot, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith (SG), Alfred Gist (PF), David Fitzgerald (C) Charles Medeiros, Clyde Degraff, Robert Hyde | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 15:37 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald is called for traveling | 2-8 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington (SF) Eugene Elkins | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 15:23 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Lucio Ricci - foul #1 on Lucio Ricci, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| 15:23 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow misses the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 15:23 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow makes the 2nd free throw | 2-9 |
| 15:16 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 4-9 |
| 14:57 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 14:56 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson tips it back up and in | 4-11 |
| 14:42 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 14:41 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot snags the defensive board | 4-11 |
| 14:23 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rickey Darrow | 4-14 |
| 14:06 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci loses the dribble to Rickey Darrow | 4-14 |
| 14:02 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-14 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Charles Medeiros (SG), Eugene Elkins (SF), Clyde Degraff (PF), Robert Hyde (C) Lucio Ricci, Gregory Smith, Michael Carrington, Alfred Gist, David Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Shawn Toney (SF), Mark Theroux (PF), Delbert Rogers (C) Rickey Darrow, Jesse Floyd, Rodney Anderson, Jack Welch | |
| 13:46 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros misses long on a jumper from the right side | 4-14 |
| 13:45 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers snags the defensive board | 4-14 |
| 13:26 | Air Force | Shawn Toney knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Matthews | 4-16 |
| 13:11 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff double dribbles | 4-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Terry O'Neill (SG) Jerold Crofoot | |
| 13:04 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 4-16 |
| 13:02 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 4-16 |
| 12:40 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff hits a floater from the right side set up by Charles Medeiros | 6-16 |
| 12:38 | Air Force | Shawn Toney double dribbles in the backcourt | 6-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith (SG), Albert Oliver (SF), Alfred Gist (PF) Rickie Simmons, Eugene Elkins, Clyde Degraff | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG), Jerold Crofoot (SG), Jesse Floyd (SF), Rodney Anderson (PF), Jack Welch (C) Timothy Matthews, Terry O'Neill, Shawn Toney, Mark Theroux, Delbert Rogers | |
| 12:27 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith is hacked by Jerold Crofoot - foul #2 on Jerold Crofoot, team foul #2 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Michael Carrington (SF), David Fitzgerald (C) Charles Medeiros, Albert Oliver, Robert Hyde | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rickey Darrow (SG), Delbert Rogers (C) Jerold Crofoot, Rodney Anderson | |
| 12:19 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-16 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Shawn Toney (SF) Jesse Floyd | |
| 11:51 | Air Force | Shawn Toney makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Manzi | 6-18 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Swinehart (fresh) SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) SF - Michael Carrington (fresh) PF - Alfred Gist (fresh) C - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Donald Manzi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rickey Darrow (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Toney (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jack Welch (fresh) C - Delbert Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-18 |
| 11:22 | Air Force | Jack Welch snags the defensive board | 6-18 |
| 11:20 | Air Force | Donald Manzi is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Smith - foul #1 on Gregory Smith, team foul #4 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Lucio Ricci (SF), Clyde Degraff (PF), Robert Hyde (C) Ronald Swinehart, Michael Carrington, Alfred Gist, David Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Terry O'Neill (SG), Jesse Floyd (SF), Mark Theroux (PF) Donald Manzi, Rickey Darrow, Shawn Toney, Delbert Rogers | |
| 10:56 | Air Force | Mark Theroux connects on the open fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Jesse Floyd | 6-20 |
| 10:48 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde is called for traveling | 6-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins (SF) Gregory Smith | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (SF), Delbert Rogers (C) Jesse Floyd, Jack Welch | |
| 10:22 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers's layup is rejected by Robert Hyde | 6-20 |
| 10:21 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff gets the rebound | 6-20 |
| 10:09 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-20 |
| 10:08 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill grabs the board | 6-20 |
| 10:06 | Air Force | Timothy Matthews is fouled in the backcourt by Rickie Simmons - foul #1 on Rickie Simmons, team foul #5 | 6-20 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (SG), Michael Carrington (SF), Alfred Gist (PF), David Fitzgerald (C) Rickie Simmons, Eugene Elkins, Clyde Degraff, Robert Hyde | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rickey Darrow (SG), Shawn Toney (SF), Rodney Anderson (PF), Jack Welch (C) Timothy Matthews, Terry O'Neill, Mark Theroux, Delbert Rogers | |
| 09:47 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Donald Manzi | 6-22 |
| 09:24 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-22 |
| 09:22 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald misses the tip | 6-22 |
| 09:20 | Air Force | Jack Welch gets the rebound | 6-22 |
| 08:59 | Air Force | Lucio Ricci steps in front of the Donald Manzi pass | 6-22 |
| 08:54 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci can't finish the layup | 6-22 |
| 08:53 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow snags the defensive board | 6-22 |
| 08:39 | Air Force | Shawn Toney misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 6-22 |
| 08:37 | Air Force | Jack Welch hits the follow up shot | 6-24 |
| 08:33 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci double dribbles | 6-24 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Eugene Elkins (SF), Clyde Degraff (PF), Robert Hyde (C) Lucio Ricci, Charles Medeiros, Michael Carrington, Alfred Gist, David Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Terry O'Neill (SG), Jesse Floyd (SF), Mark Theroux (PF), Delbert Rogers (C) Donald Manzi, Rickey Darrow, Shawn Toney, Rodney Anderson, Jack Welch | |
| 08:07 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers banks in the layup set up by Timothy Matthews | 6-26 |
| 07:53 | Texas Southern | Gregory Smith knocks in the shot from the left wing | 8-26 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (fresh) SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Elkins (fresh) PF - Clyde Degraff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hyde (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Timothy Matthews (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry O'Neill (fresh) SF - Jesse Floyd (fresh) PF - Mark Theroux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Air Force | Terry O'Neill comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 8-26 |
| 07:26 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers tips it home | 8-28 |
| 07:09 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Smith | 11-28 |
| 07:07 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd is hacked by Robert Hyde in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Hyde, team foul #6 | 11-28 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (PG), Albert Oliver (SF), Alfred Gist (PF), David Fitzgerald (C) Rickie Simmons, Eugene Elkins, Clyde Degraff, Robert Hyde | |
| Subs | Air Force | Shawn Toney (SF), Rodney Anderson (PF) Jesse Floyd, Mark Theroux | |
| 06:52 | Air Force | Rodney Anderson double dribbles | 11-28 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington (SF) Albert Oliver | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rickey Darrow (SG), Mark Theroux (PF) Terry O'Neill, Rodney Anderson | |
| 06:36 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 11-28 |
| 06:35 | Air Force | Shawn Toney grabs the board | 11-28 |
| 06:13 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Matthews and he's fouled by David Fitzgerald - foul #2 on David Fitzgerald, team foul #7 | 11-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci (PG), Clyde Degraff (C) Gregory Smith, David Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG), Jerold Crofoot (SG), Jesse Floyd (SF), Rodney Anderson (PF) Timothy Matthews, Rickey Darrow, Shawn Toney, Mark Theroux | |
| 06:13 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers makes the free throw | 11-31 |
| 05:56 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington double dribbles | 11-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver (SF) Michael Carrington | |
| Subs | Air Force | Jack Welch (C) Delbert Rogers | |
| 05:51 | Air Force | Lucio Ricci steals it from Rodney Anderson in the backcourt | 11-31 |
| 05:31 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-31 |
| 05:30 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd gets the rebound | 11-31 |
| 05:15 | Air Force | Jerold Crofoot clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-31 |
| 05:14 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Clyde Degraff | 11-31 |
| 04:57 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist misses the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Jerold Crofoot - foul #3 on Jerold Crofoot, team foul #3 | 11-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Michael Carrington (SF), Robert Hyde (C) Lucio Ricci, Charles Medeiros, Albert Oliver, Clyde Degraff | |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Terry O'Neill (SG), Shawn Toney (SF), Mark Theroux (PF), Delbert Rogers (C) Donald Manzi, Jerold Crofoot, Jesse Floyd, Rodney Anderson, Jack Welch | |
| 04:57 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist makes the 1st free throw | 12-31 |
| 04:57 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist makes the 2nd free throw | 13-31 |
| 04:34 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers can't finish the uncontested layup | 13-31 |
| 04:32 | Texas Southern | Robert Hyde pulls down the rebound | 13-31 |
| 04:26 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Terry O'Neill - foul #1 on Terry O'Neill, team foul #4 | 13-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins (C) Alfred Gist | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rickey Darrow (SG) Terry O'Neill | |
| 04:26 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington makes the 1st free throw | 14-31 |
| 04:26 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington makes the 2nd free throw | 15-31 |
| 04:13 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers drills a runner in the lane set up by Mark Theroux and he's hacked by Eugene Elkins - foul #1 on Eugene Elkins, team foul #8 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Terry O'Neill (SG) Rickey Darrow | |
| 04:13 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers makes the free throw | 15-34 |
| 03:59 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-34 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), David Fitzgerald (C) Rickie Simmons, Michael Carrington | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rickey Darrow (SG) Terry O'Neill | |
| 03:31 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers's fadeaway is rejected by David Fitzgerald | 15-34 |
| 03:30 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow tips it home | 15-36 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Ronald Swinehart (fresh) SG - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Elkins (fresh) PF - Robert Hyde (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Timothy Matthews (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Rickey Darrow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Toney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Theroux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Rogers (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-36 |
| 03:16 | Air Force | Mark Theroux grabs the board | 15-36 |
| 03:12 | Air Force | Gregory Smith steps in front of the Shawn Toney pass | 15-36 |
| 03:09 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregory Smith | 17-36 |
| 02:48 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-36 |
| 02:47 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 17-36 |
| 02:25 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-36 |
| 02:23 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Mark Theroux | 17-36 |
| 02:08 | Air Force | Delbert Rogers lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Matthews | 17-38 |
| 01:46 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins clanks a jump hook in the paint | 17-38 |
| 01:45 | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald hits the follow up shot | 19-38 |
| 01:43 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Elkins - foul #2 on Eugene Elkins, team foul #9 | 19-38 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Lucio Ricci (SG), Michael Carrington (SF), Alfred Gist (PF), Clyde Degraff (C) Ronald Swinehart, Gregory Smith, Eugene Elkins, Robert Hyde, David Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Air Force | Donald Manzi (PG), Jesse Floyd (SF), Rodney Anderson (PF), Jack Welch (C) Timothy Matthews, Shawn Toney, Mark Theroux, Delbert Rogers | |
| 01:43 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow misses the 1st free throw | 19-38 |
| 01:43 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff snags the defensive board | 19-38 |
| 01:24 | Texas Southern | Alfred Gist hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-38 |
| 01:22 | Air Force | Jesse Floyd snags the defensive board | 19-38 |
| 01:01 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Donald Manzi | 19-40 |
| 00:46 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-40 |
| 00:44 | Air Force | Jack Welch grabs the board | 19-40 |
| 00:42 | Air Force | Lucio Ricci is called for the reach on Rickey Darrow in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lucio Ricci, team foul #10 | 19-40 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Fitzgerald (C) Clyde Degraff | |
| Subs | Air Force | Delbert Rogers (C) Jack Welch | |
| 00:42 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow makes the 1st free throw | 19-41 |
| 00:42 | Air Force | Rickey Darrow makes the 2nd free throw | 19-42 |
| 00:26 | Texas Southern | Delbert Rogers is called for the reach on Lucio Ricci - foul #1 on Delbert Rogers, team foul #5 | 19-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Terry O'Neill (SG) Rickey Darrow | |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Terry O'Neill - foul #2 on Terry O'Neill, team foul #6 | 19-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (SG), Albert Oliver (SF) Rickie Simmons, Michael Carrington | |
| Subs | Air Force | Timothy Matthews (PG), Shawn Toney (SF), Jack Welch (C) Donald Manzi, Jesse Floyd, Delbert Rogers | |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 20-42 |
| 00:05 | Texas Southern | Lucio Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 21-42 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Lucio Ricci takes the ball from Timothy Matthews | 21-42 |