| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - James Head (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hugh Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Aust (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Vieira (fresh) C - William Hunsicker (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Raymond Furey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Hanks (fresh) SF - Edward Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Yoder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Rector (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | William Aust inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Pepperdine | Raymond Furey is called for the reach on James Head - foul #1 on Raymond Furey, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Mark Williams (SF) Edward Mendelsohn | |
| 19:27 | Pepperdine | James Head is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Head, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 19:25 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 19:15 | Pepperdine | Larry Yoder swats the shot by James Head | 39-39 |
| 19:14 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:54 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from close range | 39-39 |
| 18:52 | Pepperdine | William Hunsicker gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:31 | Pepperdine | Hugh Smith connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Head | 42-39 |
| 18:28 | Texas Southern | Robert Vieira steals the ball from Raymond Furey in the backcourt | 42-39 |
| 18:23 | Pepperdine | James Head scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 18:09 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Yoder | 45-41 |
| 18:05 | Pepperdine | William Aust is hacked by Mark Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Williams, team foul #2 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Clark (PG), Wayne Percival (SG), Miles Hennessey (SF), Gregory Peterson (PF), Gary Orange (C) James Head, Hugh Smith, William Aust, Robert Vieira, William Hunsicker | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer (PG), Robert Gibbs (SG), Edward Mendelsohn (SF), Jon Langlois (C) Raymond Furey, Leon Hanks, Mark Williams, Bill Rector | |
| 17:58 | Pepperdine | Edward Mendelsohn steals it from Gary Orange | 45-41 |
| 17:35 | Texas Southern | Gregory Peterson blocks the jumper by Edward Mendelsohn | 45-41 |
| 17:33 | Pepperdine | David Clark pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 17:23 | Pepperdine | Gregory Peterson misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 17:21 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Van Sawyer | 45-41 |
| 16:59 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 16:57 | Texas Southern | Jon Langlois misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 16:55 | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:36 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 16:34 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Miles Hennessey | 45-41 |
| 16:21 | Pepperdine | Miles Hennessey jams it on a great pass from David Clark | 47-41 |
| 16:17 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Head (PG), Hugh Smith (SG), Timothy Hudson (SF), James Moses (PF), William Hunsicker (C) David Clark, Wayne Percival, Miles Hennessey, Gregory Peterson, Gary Orange | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera (PG), Leon Hanks (SG), Bill Rector (C) Van Sawyer, Robert Gibbs, Jon Langlois | |
| 16:11 | Pepperdine | James Head misses long on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-41 |
| 16:09 | Pepperdine | William Hunsicker snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 15:46 | Pepperdine | James Moses scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hugh Smith | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - James Head (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hugh Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Hudson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Moses (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Hunsicker (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Angel Barrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Hanks (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Mendelsohn (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Yoder (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Rector (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Angel Barrera | 49-44 |
| 15:15 | Pepperdine | William Hunsicker can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Bill Rector - foul #2 on Bill Rector, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Aust (SF), Robert Vieira (PF) Timothy Hudson, James Moses | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG), Patrick Williams (SF), Mark Williams (PF) Angel Barrera, Edward Mendelsohn, Larry Yoder | |
| 15:15 | Pepperdine | William Hunsicker makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:15 | Pepperdine | William Hunsicker misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:15 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 15:13 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 14:57 | Pepperdine | Raymond Furey takes the ball from William Hunsicker | 50-44 |
| 14:39 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 14:37 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams tips it in | 50-46 |
| 14:19 | Pepperdine | William Aust can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right block but he's fouled by Leon Hanks - foul #3 on Leon Hanks, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Clark (PG) James Head | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera (PG) Raymond Furey | |
| 14:19 | Pepperdine | William Aust makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 14:19 | Pepperdine | William Aust misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 14:19 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Bill Rector | 51-46 |
| 14:06 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 51-46 |
| 14:04 | Pepperdine | Hugh Smith snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 13:47 | Pepperdine | David Clark clanks a shot from the right side | 51-46 |
| 13:46 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 13:29 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams misses the lay-in | 51-46 |
| 13:28 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 13:20 | Pepperdine | Hugh Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-48 |
| 13:19 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 13:15 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams is hacked by David Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Clark, team foul #2 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Head (PG), Timothy Hudson (SF), James Moses (PF), Gregory Peterson (C) David Clark, William Aust, Robert Vieira, William Hunsicker | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG), Van Sawyer (SG), Edward Mendelsohn (SF), Larry Yoder (PF) Angel Barrera, Leon Hanks, Mark Williams, Bill Rector | |
| 13:01 | Texas Southern | Gregory Peterson swats the short shot by Raymond Furey | 51-48 |
| 12:59 | Pepperdine | Hugh Smith grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 12:47 | Pepperdine | Gregory Peterson's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Yoder | 51-48 |
| 12:46 | Pepperdine | Gregory Peterson misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 12:45 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:38 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer's pass is intercepted by Gregory Peterson | 51-48 |
| 12:20 | Pepperdine | James Moses is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 12:18 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Raymond Furey | 51-48 |
| 12:14 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer is hacked by Timothy Hudson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Hudson, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Miles Hennessey (PG), Wayne Percival (SG), William Aust (SF), Robert Vieira (PF), Gary Orange (C) James Head, Hugh Smith, Timothy Hudson, James Moses, Gregory Peterson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (PG), Leon Hanks (SG), Jon Langlois (SF) Raymond Furey, Van Sawyer, Edward Mendelsohn | |
| 12:05 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks's pass is intercepted by Wayne Percival | 51-48 |
| 12:03 | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival travels in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Bill Rector (C) Patrick Williams | |
| 11:48 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder's pass is intercepted by William Aust | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Miles Hennessey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Percival (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Aust (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Vieira (tiring) C - Gary Orange (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Robert Gibbs (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Leon Hanks (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Jon Langlois (fresh) PF - Larry Yoder (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Bill Rector (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Pepperdine | Gary Orange can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 11:27 | Texas Southern | Jon Langlois grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 11:00 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 10:59 | Texas Southern | Jon Langlois gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:42 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 10:23 | Pepperdine | Robert Gibbs picks off the pass by Miles Hennessey | 51-51 |
| 10:23 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Clark (PG), Hugh Smith (SG), Timothy Hudson (SF), James Moses (PF), William Hunsicker (C) Miles Hennessey, Wayne Percival, William Aust, Robert Vieira, Gary Orange | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera (PG), Van Sawyer (SG), Edward Mendelsohn (SF), Mark Williams (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Robert Gibbs, Leon Hanks, Jon Langlois, Larry Yoder, Bill Rector | |
| 10:21 | Texas Southern | David Clark is called for the reach on Edward Mendelsohn in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Clark, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Head (PG) David Clark | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 10:12 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Head - foul #2 on James Head, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| 10:12 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:12 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:57 | Pepperdine | Timothy Hudson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 09:56 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Patrick Williams | 51-53 |
| 09:37 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 09:36 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to James Moses | 51-53 |
| 09:34 | Pepperdine | Angel Barrera picks off the pass by James Moses in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 09:32 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera misses the easy layup | 51-53 |
| 09:30 | Pepperdine | James Moses pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 09:14 | Pepperdine | William Hunsicker loses the ball out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | William Aust (SF), Gregory Peterson (PF) Timothy Hudson, James Moses | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG), Larry Yoder (PF) Angel Barrera, Patrick Williams | |
| 08:58 | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 08:57 | Pepperdine | James Head pulls down the rebound | 51-53 |
| 08:41 | Pepperdine | William Aust hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Gregory Peterson | 53-53 |
| 08:16 | Texas Southern | Mark Williams's pass is intercepted by Gregory Peterson | 53-53 |
| 08:12 | Pepperdine | James Head hits a wide open floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Peterson | 55-53 |
| 07:54 | Texas Southern | William Hunsicker swats the dunk try by Larry Yoder | 55-53 |
| 07:52 | Pepperdine | William Hunsicker gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:52 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Clark (PG), Wayne Percival (SG), Miles Hennessey (SF), Robert Vieira (PF), Gary Orange (C) James Head, Hugh Smith, William Aust, Gregory Peterson, William Hunsicker | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (PG), Angel Barrera (SG), Jon Langlois (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Bill Rector (C) Raymond Furey, Van Sawyer, Edward Mendelsohn, Larry Yoder, Mark Williams | |
| 07:32 | Pepperdine | Robert Vieira connects on the open runner near the basket on a great pass from Miles Hennessey | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - David Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Wayne Percival (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miles Hennessey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Vieira (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Orange (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Robert Gibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Angel Barrera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jon Langlois (fresh) PF - Patrick Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bill Rector (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Texas Southern | Jon Langlois scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 57-55 |
| 07:14 | Pepperdine | Miles Hennessey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 07:12 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 06:50 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 06:48 | Texas Southern | Angel Barrera misses the tip | 57-55 |
| 06:46 | Pepperdine | David Clark pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:44 | Pepperdine | Jon Langlois steals the ball from David Clark in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| 06:42 | Texas Southern | Jon Langlois dunks the ball | 57-57 |
| 06:26 | Pepperdine | Gary Orange misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Bill Rector - foul #3 on Bill Rector, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Hugh Smith (SG), Timothy Hudson (SF), James Moses (C) Wayne Percival, Miles Hennessey, Robert Vieira | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG), Leon Hanks (SG), Larry Yoder (PF), Mark Williams (C) Robert Gibbs, Angel Barrera, Patrick Williams, Bill Rector | |
| 06:26 | Pepperdine | Gary Orange misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:26 | Pepperdine | Gary Orange misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:26 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Jon Langlois | 57-57 |
| 06:08 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks misses the floater from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 06:07 | Texas Southern | Jon Langlois grabs the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 05:51 | Texas Southern | Jon Langlois misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-57 |
| 05:49 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks gets the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:39 | Texas Southern | David Clark steps in front of the Larry Yoder pass | 57-57 |
| 05:14 | Pepperdine | James Moses misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Larry Yoder - foul #1 on Larry Yoder, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Head (PG), William Aust (SF), Gregory Peterson (C) David Clark, Timothy Hudson, Gary Orange | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn (SF), Patrick Williams (C) Jon Langlois, Mark Williams | |
| 05:14 | Pepperdine | James Moses makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 05:14 | Pepperdine | James Moses makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 04:52 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 04:50 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Gregory Peterson | 59-57 |
| 04:47 | Pepperdine | Raymond Furey steps in front of the Hugh Smith pass in the backcourt | 59-57 |
| 04:31 | Texas Southern | Larry Yoder scores on a jumper in the lane | 59-59 |
| 04:19 | Pepperdine | Gregory Peterson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-59 |
| 04:17 | Pepperdine | Gregory Peterson tips it back up and in | 61-59 |
| 04:05 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks makes the 3 from straight away | 61-62 |
| 04:02 | Pepperdine | Hugh Smith is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Hugh Smith, team foul #6 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Miles Hennessey (PG), David Clark (SG), Robert Vieira (PF), William Hunsicker (C) James Head, Hugh Smith, James Moses, Gregory Peterson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs (PG), Angel Barrera (SG), Mark Williams (SF), Bill Rector (C) Raymond Furey, Leon Hanks, Edward Mendelsohn, Patrick Williams | |
| 03:53 | Texas Southern | Robert Gibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Jon Langlois (PF) Larry Yoder | |
| 03:45 | Pepperdine | William Aust misses the wide open shot near the basket | 61-62 |
| 03:43 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Angel Barrera | 61-62 |
| 03:32 | Texas Southern | Jon Langlois's pass is intercepted by Robert Vieira | 61-62 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Miles Hennessey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Clark (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Aust (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Vieira (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - William Hunsicker (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Robert Gibbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Angel Barrera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jon Langlois (tiring) 4 pts. C - Bill Rector (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Pepperdine | Robert Vieira can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-62 |
| 03:05 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to William Aust | 61-62 |
| 02:55 | Pepperdine | William Hunsicker connects on the open jump hook in the paint | 63-62 |
| 02:37 | Texas Southern | William Hunsicker steals it from Bill Rector | 63-62 |
| 02:17 | Pepperdine | Robert Vieira misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Mark Williams - foul #4 on Mark Williams, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Head (PG), Wayne Percival (SG), Timothy Hudson (SF), Gregory Peterson (C) Miles Hennessey, David Clark, William Aust, William Hunsicker | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Van Sawyer (PG), Leon Hanks (SG), Edward Mendelsohn (SF), Larry Yoder (PF), Patrick Williams (C) Robert Gibbs, Angel Barrera, Mark Williams, Jon Langlois, Bill Rector | |
| 02:17 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-62 |
| 02:17 | Pepperdine | Robert Vieira makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:17 | Pepperdine | Robert Vieira misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:17 | Pepperdine | Timothy Hudson snags the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 02:05 | Pepperdine | Wayne Percival is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Head | 67-62 |
| 01:45 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Vieira - foul #2 on Robert Vieira, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Hugh Smith (SG), William Aust (SF), William Hunsicker (C) Wayne Percival, Timothy Hudson, Gregory Peterson | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey (PG), Bill Rector (C) Van Sawyer, Edward Mendelsohn | |
| 01:45 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 67-62 |
| 01:45 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 01:45 | Texas Southern | Patrick Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:28 | Pepperdine | James Head misses the wide open jumper from the left side | 67-64 |
| 01:27 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:24 | Texas Southern | Leon Hanks throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Edward Mendelsohn (SF) Patrick Williams | |
| 01:02 | Pepperdine | William Hunsicker misses long on a floater near the basket | 67-64 |
| 01:00 | Pepperdine | Robert Vieira pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Pepperdine | Robert Vieira throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-64 |
| 00:32 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:12 | Texas Southern | Bill Rector misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 67-64 |
| 00:10 | Pepperdine | William Hunsicker snags the defensive board | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | Raymond Furey is called for the reach on William Hunsicker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Furey, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | David Clark (PG), Miles Hennessey (SF), Gary Orange (PF) James Head, William Aust, Robert Vieira | |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| 00:07 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | William Hunsicker makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | William Hunsicker misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:07 | Pepperdine | Hugh Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-64 |
| 00:04 | Pepperdine | Hugh Smith is hacked by Raymond Furey - foul #3 on Raymond Furey, team foul #9 | 68-64 |
| 00:04 | Pepperdine | Hugh Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:04 | Pepperdine | Hugh Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | Raymond Furey can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 70-64 |