| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Polk (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Hemberger (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Chris Echols (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Shepard (fresh) C - William Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Curtis Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Kuiper (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Danny Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leslie Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 19:37 | Utah | The rebound goes to William Stephens | 36-27 |
| 19:31 | Utah | James Polk hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 19:30 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis pulls down the rebound | 36-27 |
| 19:13 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-27 |
| 19:12 | Utah | Chris Echols grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 19:10 | Utah | Chris Echols is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Echols, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Wilkins (SG), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) Chester Shepard, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 18:53 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper makes the jumper in the paint | 36-29 |
| 18:31 | Utah | Charles Hemberger scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from James Polk | 39-29 |
| 18:12 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 18:11 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Carpenter | 39-29 |
| 17:54 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter is hacked by Alejandro Rodriguez - foul #1 on Alejandro Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Utah | Sterling Dolan (SF), Chester Shepard (PF), William Stephens (C) James Polk, Chris Echols, Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (PG), Gary Miller (SG), Robert Williams (SF), John Guel (PF), Charles Sale (C) Curtis Reynolds, Thomas Carpenter, William Kuiper, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| 17:38 | Texas Southern | John Guel makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-32 |
| 17:16 | Utah | Charles Hemberger hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael Wilkins | 41-32 |
| 16:58 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-32 |
| 16:56 | Utah | Sterling Dolan gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 16:37 | Utah | William Stephens is called for traveling | 41-32 |
| Subs | Utah | James Polk (PG), Chris Echols (SF), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) Michael Wilkins, Sterling Dolan, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds (PG), Scott Williams (SF), Leslie Lewis (C) Earl Dumas, John Guel, Charles Sale | |
| 16:34 | Texas Southern | James Polk steals it from Curtis Reynolds in the backcourt | 41-32 |
| 16:33 | Utah | Chris Echols lays it in on a nice dish by James Polk | 43-32 |
| 16:10 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Curtis Reynolds | 43-34 |
| 15:41 | Utah | Alejandro Rodriguez makes the wide open runner from the right block on a great pass from James Polk | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Polk (fresh) 8 pts. 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Hemberger (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Chris Echols (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Shepard (fairly fresh) C - Alejandro Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Curtis Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Leslie Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Texas Southern | James Polk steals the ball from Curtis Reynolds | 45-34 |
| 15:19 | Utah | Chris Echols banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Polk | 47-34 |
| 15:09 | Texas Southern | Chester Shepard denies the turnaround by Leslie Lewis | 47-34 |
| 15:08 | Utah | Alejandro Rodriguez gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 15:03 | Utah | Charles Hemberger misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 15:01 | Utah | Charles Hemberger grabs the offensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 14:40 | Utah | Robert Williams denies the turnaround by Charles Hemberger | 47-34 |
| 14:38 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Leslie Lewis | 47-34 |
| 14:13 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Wilkins (SG), Sterling Dolan (SF), William Stephens (C) Chris Echols, Chester Shepard, Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (PG), Thomas Carpenter (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Danny Miller (PF), John Guel (C) Curtis Reynolds, Gary Miller, Scott Williams, Robert Williams, Leslie Lewis | |
| 14:10 | Utah | James Polk double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-34 |
| 13:55 | Texas Southern | James Polk steals it from William Kuiper | 47-34 |
| 13:26 | Utah | William Stephens misses the easy layup | 47-34 |
| 13:25 | Utah | Sterling Dolan tips it in | 49-34 |
| 13:02 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 13:01 | Utah | James Polk snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 12:59 | Utah | Sterling Dolan is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Carpenter - foul #2 on Thomas Carpenter, team foul #1 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Utah | Chris Echols (SF), Chester Shepard (PF) James Polk, Sterling Dolan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Sale (C) John Guel | |
| 12:40 | Utah | Charles Hemberger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-34 |
| 12:38 | Utah | William Stephens tips it in | 51-34 |
| 12:23 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-34 |
| Subs | Utah | James Polk (PG), Sterling Dolan (SF) Chris Echols, Chester Shepard | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Scott Williams (SF) Earl Dumas, William Kuiper | |
| 12:07 | Utah | Gary Sauer steals it from James Polk | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 11:48 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale can't finish the layup | 51-34 |
| 11:47 | Utah | William Stephens grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 11:34 | Utah | Danny Miller denies the turnaround by William Stephens | 51-34 |
| 11:32 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale pulls down the rebound | 51-34 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Polk (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Wilkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sterling Dolan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Hemberger (tiring) 16 pts. C - William Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Gary Sauer (fresh) SG - Thomas Carpenter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Danny Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Sale (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-34 |
| 11:13 | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer grabs the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 11:06 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-34 |
| 11:04 | Utah | The rebound goes to William Stephens | 51-34 |
| 10:48 | Utah | Charles Hemberger is open and buries a jumper in the paint set up by James Polk | 53-34 |
| 10:33 | Texas Southern | Danny Miller clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-34 |
| 10:32 | Utah | William Stephens snags the defensive board | 53-34 |
| 10:10 | Utah | Charles Hemberger makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Polk and he's fouled by Thomas Carpenter - foul #3 on Thomas Carpenter, team foul #2 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Utah | Chris Echols (SF), Chester Shepard (PF) Michael Wilkins, Sterling Dolan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds (PG), Gary Miller (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Robert Williams (PF), John Guel (C) Gary Sauer, Thomas Carpenter, Scott Williams, Danny Miller, Charles Sale | |
| 10:10 | Utah | Charles Hemberger makes the free throw | 56-34 |
| 09:56 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Guel | 56-37 |
| 09:32 | Utah | Charles Hemberger can't connect on a shot from the left side | 56-37 |
| 09:30 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds snags the defensive board | 56-37 |
| 09:21 | Texas Southern | John Guel hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Curtis Reynolds | 56-39 |
| 09:00 | Utah | Chester Shepard misses the easy layup | 56-39 |
| 08:58 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to John Guel | 56-39 |
| 08:52 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Curtis Reynolds | 56-41 |
| 08:36 | Utah | Charles Hemberger misses the floater from the right side | 56-41 |
| 08:35 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 08:30 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Hemberger - foul #1 on Charles Hemberger, team foul #3 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Wilkins (PG), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) James Polk, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas (SG), Scott Williams (SF), Leslie Lewis (C) Gary Miller, William Kuiper, Robert Williams | |
| 08:30 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 08:30 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 08:30 | Utah | Chester Shepard grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 08:09 | Utah | Chester Shepard lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Hemberger | 58-42 |
| 07:50 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Chester Shepard | 58-42 |
| 07:48 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis tips it but misses | 58-42 |
| 07:46 | Utah | Chester Shepard snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| 07:25 | Utah | Charles Hemberger drills a jumpshot from the left side | 60-42 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Michael Wilkins (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Hemberger (tired) 23 pts. SF - Chris Echols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Shepard (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alejandro Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Curtis Reynolds (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Dumas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Guel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Leslie Lewis (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-42 |
| 07:08 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis can't tip it in | 60-42 |
| 07:06 | Texas Southern | John Guel pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 06:54 | Texas Southern | John Guel is fouled on the floor by Chris Echols - foul #3 on Chris Echols, team foul #4 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Utah | James Polk (PG), Sterling Dolan (SF), William Stephens (C) Michael Wilkins, Chris Echols, Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Gary Sauer (PG), Gary Miller (SG), William Kuiper (SF), Robert Williams (PF) Curtis Reynolds, Earl Dumas, Scott Williams, John Guel | |
| 06:49 | Texas Southern | Gary Miller is whistled for a carry | 60-42 |
| 06:46 | Utah | Charles Hemberger is hacked by Gary Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Miller, team foul #3 | 60-42 |
| 06:24 | Utah | James Polk scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sterling Dolan | 62-42 |
| 06:13 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper is fouled on the floor by William Stephens - foul #3 on William Stephens, team foul #5 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Utah | Chris Echols (SF) Sterling Dolan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter (SG), Charles Sale (C) Gary Sauer, Leslie Lewis | |
| 05:56 | Texas Southern | Robert Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Gary Miller | 62-45 |
| 05:28 | Utah | Charles Hemberger lays it in | 64-45 |
| 05:16 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Miller | 64-48 |
| 05:13 | Utah | Thomas Carpenter steps in front of the Chris Echols pass in the backcourt | 64-48 |
| 04:51 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gary Miller | 64-51 |
| 04:29 | Utah | James Polk comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-51 |
| 04:28 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 04:13 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 04:12 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Sale | 64-51 |
| 03:56 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Miller and the foul's on Charles Hemberger - foul #2 on Charles Hemberger, team foul #6 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Wilkins (SG), Sterling Dolan (SF), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) Chris Echols, Chester Shepard, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds (PG), Earl Dumas (SG), Scott Williams (SF), Danny Miller (PF) Gary Miller, Thomas Carpenter, William Kuiper, Robert Williams | |
| 03:56 | Texas Southern | Charles Sale makes the free throw | 64-54 |
| 03:50 | Utah | Scott Williams is called for the reach on Sterling Dolan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Williams, team foul #4 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis (C) Charles Sale | |
| 03:39 | Utah | Michael Wilkins blows the layup | 64-54 |
| 03:38 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Curtis Reynolds | 64-57 |
| 03:08 | Utah | Charles Hemberger is whistled for traveling | 64-57 |
| Subs | Utah | William Stephens (C) Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Polk (tired) 10 pts. 12 ast. 4 stl. SG - Michael Wilkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sterling Dolan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Hemberger (tired) 25 pts. C - William Stephens (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Curtis Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Earl Dumas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Danny Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leslie Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:49 | Texas Southern | Earl Dumas misses the 3 from the right corner | 64-57 |
| 02:47 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis tips it back up and in | 64-59 |
| 02:32 | Utah | Earl Dumas is called for the reach on Michael Wilkins - foul #3 on Earl Dumas, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Utah | James Taylor (SF), Chester Shepard (PF) Michael Wilkins, Sterling Dolan | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 02:10 | Utah | The pull-up jumper by Charles Hemberger is blocked by Leslie Lewis | 64-59 |
| 02:09 | Texas Southern | Leslie Lewis snags the defensive board | 64-59 |
| 02:09 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Wilkins (PG), Chris Echols (SF), Alejandro Rodriguez (C) James Polk, James Taylor, William Stephens | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter (SG), Robert Williams (PF), John Guel (C) Earl Dumas, Danny Miller, Leslie Lewis | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams is fouled on the floor by Chris Echols - foul #4 on Chris Echols, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Utah | James Polk (PG), William Stephens (C) Michael Wilkins, Alejandro Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Danny Miller (PF), Leslie Lewis (C) Robert Williams, John Guel | |
| 01:54 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 01:54 | Texas Southern | Scott Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 01:52 | Utah | Charles Hemberger is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Hemberger, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | William Kuiper (SF) Scott Williams | |
| 01:47 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Danny Miller and he's fouled by Chris Echols - foul #5 on Chris Echols, team foul #9 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Utah | Sterling Dolan (SF) Chris Echols | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 01:47 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds misses the free throw | 64-63 |
| 01:47 | Utah | William Stephens pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 01:19 | Utah | James Polk makes the 3 from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 00:57 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 00:56 | Utah | Chester Shepard grabs the board | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Utah | Sterling Dolan is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Carpenter - foul #4 on Thomas Carpenter, team foul #6 | 67-63 |
| 00:54 | Utah | Utah calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| 00:34 | Utah | James Polk is called for traveling | 67-63 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Curtis Reynolds | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Utah | James Polk is hacked by Curtis Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #2 on Curtis Reynolds, team foul #7 | 67-65 |
| 00:25 | Utah | James Polk misses the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:25 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Danny Miller | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Texas Southern | William Kuiper misses the layup against the doubleteam | 67-65 |
| 00:13 | Texas Southern | Curtis Reynolds snags the offensive board | 67-65 |
| 00:03 | Texas Southern | Thomas Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 67-65 |
| 00:01 | Utah | The rebound goes to Sterling Dolan | 67-65 |
| 00:00 | Utah | Sterling Dolan runs out the clock | 67-65 |