| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Allen Kennett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Odom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Birdsong (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Moodie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chester Burrage (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | John Smith inbounds the ball | 38-26 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Texas Southern | John Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-26 |
| 19:14 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 19:12 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom pulls down the rebound | 38-26 |
| 18:48 | Texas Southern | Kevin Jones makes the shot from the left wing set up by Peter Odom | 40-26 |
| 18:27 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson can't throw it down | 40-26 |
| 18:26 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| 18:11 | Texas Southern | Kevin Jones is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-26 |
| 17:55 | Louisiana Tech | Chester Burrage misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 40-26 |
| 17:54 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby misses the tip | 40-26 |
| 17:53 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong grabs the defensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 17:28 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong can't finish the layup | 40-26 |
| 17:27 | Texas Southern | John Smith snags the offensive board | 40-26 |
| 17:09 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong makes the jumper in the paint | 42-26 |
| 16:51 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Scott misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-26 |
| 16:50 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie tips it in | 42-28 |
| 16:30 | Texas Southern | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Moodie - foul #1 on Lawrence Moodie, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman (PG), Henry Taylor (SG), Steven Hazelton (PF) Allen Kennett, Peter Odom, Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), Jason Warner (SG), Alonzo Solis (SF), John Mayhall (PF), John Jones (C) Ben Eby, Eddie Scott, Lawrence Moodie, Chester Burrage, Michael Wilson | |
| 16:30 | Texas Southern | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 16:30 | Texas Southern | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 16:30 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 16:21 | Louisiana Tech | Alonzo Solis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Severin | 43-30 |
| 16:02 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Severin - foul #2 on William Severin, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Royce Perl (SG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 16:02 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 16:02 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 16:02 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall grabs the board | 44-30 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Dane Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Royce Perl (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Hazelton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Cecil Birdsong (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - William Severin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Warner (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Alonzo Solis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Mayhall (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Louisiana Tech | Henry Taylor picks off the pass by Alonzo Solis | 44-30 |
| 15:39 | Texas Southern | Royce Perl misses short on a jump hook from close range | 44-30 |
| 15:37 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong grabs the offensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 15:17 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong makes the fadeaway in the paint | 46-30 |
| 14:59 | Louisiana Tech | John Jones clanks a jumper from the left wing | 46-30 |
| 14:57 | Texas Southern | Steven Hazelton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-30 |
| 14:49 | Texas Southern | The jump hook by Cecil Birdsong is blocked by John Mayhall | 46-30 |
| 14:48 | Louisiana Tech | John Jones pulls down the rebound | 46-30 |
| 14:25 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-33 |
| 13:57 | Texas Southern | Steven Hazelton clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-33 |
| 13:55 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 13:32 | Louisiana Tech | Alonzo Solis clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 13:31 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 13:15 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 46-33 |
| 13:13 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 12:57 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett (PG), Peter Odom (SG), John Smith (SF), Richard Rook (PF), Kevin Jones (C) Dane Freeman, Royce Perl, Henry Taylor, Steven Hazelton, Cecil Birdsong | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG), Eddie Scott (SG), Lawrence Moodie (SF), Chester Burrage (PF), Michael Wilson (C) William Severin, Jason Warner, Alonzo Solis, John Mayhall, John Jones | |
| 12:37 | Texas Southern | John Smith is hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #2 on Michael Wilson, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| 12:21 | Texas Southern | A charge is called on Richard Rook - foul #4 on Richard Rook, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong (C) Richard Rook | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 12:02 | Louisiana Tech | Chester Burrage lays it in | 46-35 |
| 11:51 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom is hacked by Eddie Scott - foul #2 on Eddie Scott, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Steven Hazelton (C) Cecil Birdsong | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Allen Kennett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Odom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Hazelton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Moodie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chester Burrage (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Texas Southern | Kevin Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-35 |
| 11:27 | Louisiana Tech | Kevin Jones is called for the reach on Chester Burrage - foul #1 on Kevin Jones, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| 11:07 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson can't connect on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Peter Odom - foul #1 on Peter Odom, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| 11:07 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:07 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 10:50 | Texas Southern | Steven Hazelton hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 46-37 |
| 10:48 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 10:28 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| 10:10 | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 10:09 | Texas Southern | Kevin Jones hits the follow up shot | 48-37 |
| 09:52 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-37 |
| 09:51 | Texas Southern | Steven Hazelton gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 09:33 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Allen Kennett | 50-37 |
| 09:22 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Scott is fouled on the floor by Steven Hazelton - foul #2 on Steven Hazelton, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman (PG), Royce Perl (SG), Henry Taylor (SF), Cecil Birdsong (C) Allen Kennett, Peter Odom, John Smith, Steven Hazelton | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), Jason Warner (SG), Alonzo Solis (SF), John Mayhall (PF), John Jones (C) Ben Eby, Eddie Scott, Lawrence Moodie, Chester Burrage, Michael Wilson | |
| 09:13 | Louisiana Tech | Cecil Birdsong blocks the short jumper by John Jones | 50-37 |
| 09:12 | Texas Southern | Kevin Jones gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 08:59 | Texas Southern | Royce Perl's pass is intercepted by Alonzo Solis | 50-37 |
| 08:39 | Louisiana Tech | William Severin is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on William Severin, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| 08:22 | Texas Southern | Henry Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 08:20 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| 08:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Jason Warner | 50-39 |
| 07:43 | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Dane Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Royce Perl (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Birdsong (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - William Severin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jason Warner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Alonzo Solis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Mayhall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 07:26 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to John Mayhall | 53-39 |
| 07:08 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner knocks in the shot from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 06:46 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong double dribbles | 53-41 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett (PG), Peter Odom (SG), John Smith (SF), Richard Rook (PF) Dane Freeman, Royce Perl, Henry Taylor, Kevin Jones | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG), Eddie Scott (SG), Lawrence Moodie (SF), Chester Burrage (PF), Michael Wilson (C) William Severin, Jason Warner, Alonzo Solis, John Mayhall, John Jones | |
| 06:25 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 06:23 | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Scott tips it back up and in | 53-43 |
| 06:12 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ben Eby - foul #2 on Ben Eby, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| 06:12 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 06:12 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 06:12 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 05:57 | Texas Southern | John Smith misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Lawrence Moodie - foul #2 on Lawrence Moodie, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Steven Hazelton (C) Cecil Birdsong | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 05:57 | Texas Southern | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 05:57 | Texas Southern | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:45 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie banks in the layup set up by Michael Wilson | 56-45 |
| 05:27 | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett hits a shot from the right side set up by John Smith and he's hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #3 on Michael Wilson, team foul #8 | 58-45 |
| 05:27 | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett makes the free throw | 59-45 |
| 05:14 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Chester Burrage | 59-47 |
| 05:06 | Texas Southern | Richard Rook double dribbles | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:46 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson throws it down set up by Ben Eby | 59-49 |
| 04:25 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Wilson - foul #4 on Michael Wilson, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong (C) Steven Hazelton | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 04:25 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 04:25 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Peter Odom - foul #2 on Peter Odom, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:11 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:11 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 03:57 | Texas Southern | Peter Odom misses short on a floater from the right block | 61-50 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana Tech | Chester Burrage misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Rook - foul #5 on Richard Rook, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Kevin Jones (PF) Richard Rook | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner (SG), John Mayhall (C) Eddie Scott, Michael Wilson | |
| 03:49 | Louisiana Tech | Chester Burrage makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 03:49 | Louisiana Tech | Chester Burrage makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alonzo Solis (SF), John Jones (C) Lawrence Moodie, Chester Burrage | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Allen Kennett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Peter Odom (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - John Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Cecil Birdsong (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Ben Eby (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Alonzo Solis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Mayhall (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby is called for a charge - foul #3 on Ben Eby, team foul #10 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman (PG), Royce Perl (SG), Henry Taylor (SF) Allen Kennett, Peter Odom, John Smith | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG) Ben Eby | |
| 03:07 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Jones - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #11 | 61-52 |
| 03:07 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 03:07 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall is hacked by Dane Freeman - foul #1 on Dane Freeman, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Eddie Scott (SG) Alonzo Solis | |
| 02:48 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:44 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett (PG), Peter Odom (SG), John Smith (SF) Dane Freeman, Royce Perl, Henry Taylor | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Ben Eby (PG), Lawrence Moodie (SF), Chester Burrage (PF), Michael Wilson (C) William Severin, Jason Warner, John Mayhall, John Jones | |
| 02:27 | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Odom | 64-54 |
| 02:06 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson misses the turnaround from the right block | 64-54 |
| 02:04 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:58 | Texas Southern | The short jumper by Allen Kennett is denied by Chester Burrage | 64-54 |
| 01:56 | Texas Southern | Kevin Jones tips it but misses | 64-54 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Louisiana Tech | Cecil Birdsong takes the ball from Eddie Scott | 64-54 |
| 01:30 | Texas Southern | John Smith misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 64-54 |
| 01:29 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Wilson snags the defensive board | 64-54 |
| 01:16 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Odom steals the ball from Michael Wilson | 64-54 |
| 00:53 | Texas Southern | Cecil Birdsong connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Allen Kennett | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Louisiana Tech | Lawrence Moodie can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 66-54 |
| 00:46 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Allen Kennett | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | Ben Eby is called for the reach on Allen Kennett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ben Eby, team foul #12 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Royce Perl (SG), Henry Taylor (SF), Steven Hazelton (C) Peter Odom, John Smith, Cecil Birdsong | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | William Severin (PG), Jason Warner (SG), Alonzo Solis (SF), John Mayhall (PF), John Jones (C) Ben Eby, Eddie Scott, Lawrence Moodie, Chester Burrage, Michael Wilson | |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:44 | Texas Southern | Allen Kennett misses the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 00:44 | Louisiana Tech | John Mayhall gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 00:36 | Louisiana Tech | Jason Warner makes the jump hook near the basket | 67-56 |
| 00:13 | Texas Southern | Kevin Jones misses badly on a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Mayhall - foul #3 on John Mayhall, team foul #13 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman (PG) Allen Kennett | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 00:13 | Texas Southern | Kevin Jones misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:13 | Texas Southern | Kevin Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:07 | Louisiana Tech | John Jones is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #14 | 68-56 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Dane Freeman runs out the clock | 68-56 |