| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tony Heath (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bob Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Woodrow Dickison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sanford Shipton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Hendren (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Alvin Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Stanko (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Mellinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Oberlander (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Roland House (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Dickison inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Cleveland State | Robert Stanko steps in front of the Tony Heath pass | 27-23 |
| 19:13 | Prairie View A&M | Alvin Thompson travels with the ball | 27-23 |
| 18:47 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 29-23 |
| 18:25 | Prairie View A&M | Harold Oberlander comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-23 |
| 18:24 | Cleveland State | Tony Heath snags the defensive board | 29-23 |
| 18:13 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn misses the shot near the basket | 29-23 |
| 18:11 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Hendren | 29-23 |
| 17:54 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Harold Oberlander - foul #3 on Harold Oberlander, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Harold Militello (PF) Harold Oberlander | |
| 17:54 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 17:54 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 17:45 | Prairie View A&M | Alvin Thompson hits a shot from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 17:23 | Cleveland State | Tony Heath scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bob Dunn | 33-25 |
| 17:07 | Prairie View A&M | Roland House's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Stanfield (PG), Daniel Baugher (SF), Vernon Holcomb (C) Tony Heath, Woodrow Dickison, Antonio Hendren | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan (SF), Andrew Pitre (C) John Mellinger, Roland House | |
| 16:49 | Cleveland State | Daniel Baugher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 16:47 | Prairie View A&M | Andrew Pitre pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 16:41 | Prairie View A&M | Andrew Pitre is hacked by Vernon Holcomb - foul #1 on Vernon Holcomb, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Fred Moro (C) Sanford Shipton | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell (SG), Will Lares (PF) Alvin Thompson, Robert Stanko | |
| 16:28 | Prairie View A&M | Harold Militello is hacked by Bob Dunn - foul #2 on Bob Dunn, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jason Nuzenski (SG) Bob Dunn | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 16:16 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Joseph Criswell | 33-27 |
| 15:56 | Cleveland State | Joseph Criswell steps in front of the Vernon Holcomb pass | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Stanfield (fresh) SG - Jason Nuzenski (fresh) SF - Daniel Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Vernon Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Moro (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Douglas Flanagan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Criswell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Pitre (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Will Lares (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Militello (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Prairie View A&M | Will Lares travels with the ball | 33-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Heath (PG), Bob Dunn (SG), Woodrow Dickison (SF), Sanford Shipton (PF) Mark Stanfield, Jason Nuzenski, Daniel Baugher, Fred Moro | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alvin Thompson (PG), Robert Stanko (SG), John Mellinger (SF), Harold Oberlander (PF), Roland House (C) Douglas Flanagan, Joseph Criswell, Andrew Pitre, Will Lares, Harold Militello | |
| 15:18 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn is fouled on the floor by Robert Stanko - foul #1 on Robert Stanko, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren (C) Vernon Holcomb | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | | |
| 14:57 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 14:55 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren tips it back up and in | 35-27 |
| 14:43 | Prairie View A&M | Alvin Thompson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 14:41 | Prairie View A&M | John Mellinger pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 14:19 | Prairie View A&M | Harold Oberlander scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Stanko | 35-29 |
| 14:06 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Dickison is called for traveling | 35-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Baugher (SF) Woodrow Dickison | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Andrew Pitre (C) Roland House | |
| 13:50 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Dunn steps in front of the Robert Stanko pass | 35-29 |
| 13:42 | Cleveland State | John Mellinger steps in front of the Antonio Hendren pass | 35-29 |
| 13:22 | Prairie View A&M | Alvin Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 13:21 | Cleveland State | Daniel Baugher grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 13:07 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Bob Dunn | 37-29 |
| 12:46 | Prairie View A&M | Harold Oberlander's floater is tipped away by Antonio Hendren | 37-29 |
| 12:44 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| 12:39 | Cleveland State | Tony Heath is fouled on the floor by Alvin Thompson - foul #2 on Alvin Thompson, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Stanfield (PG), Jason Nuzenski (SG), Woodrow Dickison (SF), Vernon Holcomb (PF), Fred Moro (C) Tony Heath, Bob Dunn, Daniel Baugher, Sanford Shipton, Antonio Hendren | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan (PG), Joseph Criswell (SG), Harold Militello (PF), Roland House (C) Alvin Thompson, Robert Stanko, John Mellinger, Harold Oberlander | |
| 12:25 | Cleveland State | Jason Nuzenski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-29 |
| 12:24 | Prairie View A&M | Roland House gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 12:14 | Prairie View A&M | Woodrow Dickison is called for the reach on Joseph Criswell - foul #2 on Woodrow Dickison, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| 11:53 | Prairie View A&M | Roland House clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-29 |
| 11:51 | Cleveland State | Vernon Holcomb snags the defensive board | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Stanfield (fresh) SG - Jason Nuzenski (fresh) SF - Woodrow Dickison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Vernon Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Moro (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Douglas Flanagan (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Criswell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Pitre (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Harold Militello (fresh) C - Roland House (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Woodrow Dickison | 39-29 |
| 11:16 | Prairie View A&M | Woodrow Dickison steps in front of the Roland House pass | 39-29 |
| 11:12 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Dickison hits the finger roll | 41-29 |
| 10:58 | Prairie View A&M | Jason Nuzenski steals the ball from Andrew Pitre | 41-29 |
| 10:46 | Cleveland State | Jason Nuzenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Tony Heath (PG), Bob Dunn (SG), Daniel Baugher (SF), Sanford Shipton (PF) Mark Stanfield, Jason Nuzenski, Woodrow Dickison, Fred Moro | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Alvin Thompson (PG), Robert Stanko (SG), John Mellinger (SF) Joseph Criswell, Andrew Pitre, Roland House | |
| 10:39 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Militello | 41-32 |
| 10:28 | Cleveland State | Tony Heath connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Bob Dunn | 43-32 |
| 10:07 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko clanks a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Sanford Shipton - foul #3 on Sanford Shipton, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren (C) Vernon Holcomb | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Harold Oberlander (PF) Harold Militello | |
| 10:07 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 10:07 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 09:52 | Cleveland State | Daniel Baugher's pass is intercepted by John Mellinger | 43-34 |
| 09:45 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 09:44 | Prairie View A&M | John Mellinger gets the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 09:28 | Prairie View A&M | Antonio Hendren is called for the reach on Douglas Flanagan - foul #2 on Antonio Hendren, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Woodrow Dickison (SF) Daniel Baugher | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Roland House (C) Douglas Flanagan | |
| 09:13 | Prairie View A&M | Woodrow Dickison picks off the pass by Harold Oberlander | 43-34 |
| 09:03 | Cleveland State | Tony Heath is fouled on the floor by Harold Oberlander - foul #4 on Harold Oberlander, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Will Lares (PF) Harold Oberlander | |
| 08:47 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 43-34 |
| 08:45 | Prairie View A&M | Will Lares gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 08:29 | Prairie View A&M | John Mellinger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 08:27 | Prairie View A&M | Will Lares can't tip it in | 43-34 |
| 08:25 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Dickison pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 08:05 | Cleveland State | John Mellinger swats the layup by Tony Heath | 43-34 |
| 08:04 | Prairie View A&M | The rebound goes to Will Lares | 43-34 |
| 07:49 | Prairie View A&M | Will Lares misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 07:48 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn grabs the board | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Tony Heath (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bob Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Woodrow Dickison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Sanford Shipton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Antonio Hendren (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Alvin Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Stanko (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mellinger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Will Lares (fresh) 5 reb. C - Roland House (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Bob Dunn | 45-34 |
| 07:34 | Prairie View A&M | John Mellinger misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 45-34 |
| 07:32 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 07:26 | Cleveland State | Antonio Hendren hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Bob Dunn | 47-34 |
| 07:04 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 07:02 | Prairie View A&M | Will Lares grabs the offensive board | 47-34 |
| 06:46 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Alvin Thompson | 47-37 |
| 06:35 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 06:33 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Dickison comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by John Mellinger - foul #2 on John Mellinger, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Mark Stanfield (PG), Jason Nuzenski (SG), Vernon Holcomb (PF), Fred Moro (C) Tony Heath, Bob Dunn, Sanford Shipton, Antonio Hendren | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan (PG), Joseph Criswell (SG), Andrew Pitre (SF), Harold Oberlander (PF), Harold Militello (C) Alvin Thompson, Robert Stanko, John Mellinger, Will Lares, Roland House | |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Dickison makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Dickison misses the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 06:15 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Holcomb | 48-37 |
| 06:06 | Cleveland State | Jason Nuzenski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-37 |
| 06:05 | Cleveland State | Woodrow Dickison pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-37 |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Vernon Holcomb buries a shot in the paint set up by Jason Nuzenski and he's fouled by Harold Oberlander - foul #5 on Harold Oberlander, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Daniel Baugher (SF) Woodrow Dickison | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | David Nice (SG) Harold Oberlander | |
| 05:57 | Cleveland State | Vernon Holcomb makes the free throw | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:40 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Fred Moro - foul #1 on Fred Moro, team foul #6 | 51-37 |
| 05:40 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan misses the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 05:40 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:20 | Cleveland State | Jason Nuzenski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Baugher | 54-38 |
| 05:02 | Prairie View A&M | Andrew Pitre lays it up and in on a nice dish by Douglas Flanagan | 54-40 |
| 04:35 | Cleveland State | Jason Nuzenski comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 04:33 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 04:15 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 54-40 |
| 04:14 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 03:53 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-40 |
| 03:52 | Prairie View A&M | Harold Militello gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Pitre and he's hacked by Mark Stanfield - foul #3 on Mark Stanfield, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn (SG), Sanford Shipton (PF), James Stark (C) Jason Nuzenski, Vernon Holcomb, Fred Moro | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko (SG), John Mellinger (SF), Will Lares (PF) David Nice, Harold Militello, Andrew Pitre | |
| 03:48 | Prairie View A&M | Joseph Criswell misses the free throw | 54-42 |
| 03:48 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Mark Stanfield (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Bob Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Baugher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sanford Shipton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Stark (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Prairie View A&M | PG - Joseph Criswell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Stanko (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Mellinger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Will Lares (fresh) 6 reb. C - Douglas Flanagan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Cleveland State | Mark Stanfield misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 03:18 | Prairie View A&M | Robert Stanko snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 03:12 | Prairie View A&M | Bob Dunn takes the ball from Douglas Flanagan | 54-42 |
| 03:07 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn misses the easy layup | 54-42 |
| 03:06 | Cleveland State | Sanford Shipton tips it home | 56-42 |
| 02:47 | Prairie View A&M | James Stark picks off the pass by Robert Stanko | 56-42 |
| 02:33 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 02:31 | Cleveland State | James Stark grabs the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 02:03 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Criswell - foul #1 on Joseph Criswell, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jason Nuzenski (PG), Vernon Holcomb (PF), Fred Moro (C) Mark Stanfield, Daniel Baugher, Sanford Shipton | |
| Subs | Prairie View A&M | Peter Reid (PG), David Nice (SG), Andrew Pitre (PF), Harold Militello (C) Joseph Criswell, Robert Stanko, John Mellinger, Will Lares | |
| 02:03 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 02:03 | Cleveland State | Bob Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 01:35 | Prairie View A&M | Peter Reid misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-42 |
| 01:34 | Cleveland State | James Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 01:08 | Cleveland State | James Stark buries a floater from the right block set up by Bob Dunn | 60-42 |
| 00:53 | Prairie View A&M | The short jumper by Douglas Flanagan is denied by Vernon Holcomb | 60-42 |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Fred Moro snags the defensive board | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Cleveland State | James Stark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-42 |
| 00:28 | Prairie View A&M | Douglas Flanagan grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Prairie View A&M | David Nice drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-44 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Jason Nuzenski runs out the clock | 60-44 |