| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Clingerman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Spears (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Loren Schulte (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Nenad Zuziak (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Darryl Sanroman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Gavin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Cifuentes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Herman Threet (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | Bruce Gavin inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:57 | Long Beach State | Nenad Zuziak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Loren Schulte blows the layup | 29-34 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Loren Schulte tips it home | 31-34 |
| 19:30 | Long Beach State | Nenad Zuziak misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-34 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Loren Schulte grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Brian Spears misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Nenad Zuziak - foul #2 on Nenad Zuziak, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 19:23 | Long Beach State | Steven Cifuentes grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 19:19 | Long Beach State | Nenad Zuziak is hacked by Ronald Clingerman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Clingerman, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Claude Friese (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Javier Gonzalez, Brian Spears, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 19:01 | Long Beach State | Bruce Gavin makes the shot from the baseline | 32-36 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Ira Lipsky comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Steven Cifuentes - foul #2 on Steven Cifuentes, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Terry Henry (SG), Brian Spears (SF), Kevin Hardy (PF) Thomas Floyd, Ronald Clingerman, Larry Williams, Claude Friese | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Parker (PG), Kodwo Albarazi (SG) Nenad Zuziak, Darryl Sanroman | |
| 18:32 | Houston | Ira Lipsky makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Ira Lipsky misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:32 | Long Beach State | Herman Threet pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 18:28 | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kodwo Albarazi, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Loren Schulte (C) Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 18:16 | Houston | Kevin Hardy misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 18:14 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Kodwo Albarazi | 33-36 |
| 18:10 | Long Beach State | Herman Threet is hacked by Kevin Hardy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Hardy, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 17:56 | Long Beach State | Brian Spears swats the short shot by Herman Threet | 33-36 |
| 17:54 | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi tips it in | 33-38 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Terry Henry makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Hardy | 35-38 |
| 17:45 | Long Beach State | James Parker loses the dribble to Terry Henry in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Kevin Hardy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Larry Williams (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Terry Henry, Kevin Hardy, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nenad Zuziak (PG), Darryl Sanroman (SG) James Parker, Kodwo Albarazi | |
| 17:11 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 17:10 | Long Beach State | Bruce Gavin grabs the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:05 | Long Beach State | Ira Lipsky is called for the reach on Herman Threet - foul #1 on Ira Lipsky, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG) Javier Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:51 | Long Beach State | Herman Threet knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Nenad Zuziak | 35-40 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Thomas Floyd misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 16:24 | Long Beach State | Herman Threet grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 16:19 | Long Beach State | Nenad Zuziak misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Brian Spears grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Brian Spears hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Floyd | 37-40 |
| 16:09 | Long Beach State | Thomas Floyd is called for the reach on Nenad Zuziak in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Terry Henry (SG), Claude Friese (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Thomas Floyd, Ronald Clingerman, Brian Spears, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi (PG) Nenad Zuziak | |
| 15:56 | Long Beach State | Bruce Gavin loses the dribble to Larry Williams | 37-40 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Larry Williams lays it in | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Henry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Claude Friese (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Loren Schulte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kodwo Albarazi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darryl Sanroman (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Gavin (tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Cifuentes (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Threet (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:27 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Loren Schulte pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Terry Henry misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Loren Schulte pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Loren Schulte is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Loren Schulte, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Ronald Clingerman (SG), Brian Spears (SF), Kevin Hardy (C) Javier Gonzalez, Terry Henry, Claude Friese, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nenad Zuziak (PG), James Parker (SG) Kodwo Albarazi, Darryl Sanroman | |
| 14:46 | Long Beach State | Herman Threet's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Hardy | 39-40 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Brian Spears grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Kevin Hardy is hacked by Herman Threet - foul #4 on Herman Threet, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Ira Lipsky (C) Larry Williams | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gordon Braswell (C) Herman Threet | |
| 14:24 | Houston | Ira Lipsky can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gordon Braswell - foul #1 on Gordon Braswell, team foul #5 | 39-40 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Ira Lipsky misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Ira Lipsky makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:02 | Long Beach State | A charge is called on Nenad Zuziak - foul #3 on Nenad Zuziak, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Williams (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Kevin Hardy, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:41 | Houston | Brian Spears slams it home on a great pass from Thomas Floyd | 42-40 |
| 13:22 | Long Beach State | James Parker hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 13:14 | Houston | Loren Schulte misses long on a floater from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 13:13 | Long Beach State | James Parker snags the defensive board | 42-43 |
| 13:09 | Long Beach State | Larry Williams is called for the reach on Gordon Braswell - foul #2 on Larry Williams, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Terry Henry (SG), Claude Friese (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Thomas Floyd, Ronald Clingerman, Brian Spears, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi (PG), Darryl Sanroman (SG), Joseph Veazey (SF) Nenad Zuziak, James Parker, Gordon Braswell | |
| 12:53 | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 42-43 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Ira Lipsky pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Larry Williams banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Terry Henry | 44-43 |
| 12:27 | Long Beach State | Bruce Gavin's fadeaway is rejected by Claude Friese | 44-43 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Larry Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Ira Lipsky misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Bruce Gavin - foul #3 on Bruce Gavin, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Brian Spears (SF) Terry Henry, Claude Friese | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nenad Zuziak (PG), Leonard Jenkins (SF) Kodwo Albarazi, Joseph Veazey | |
| 12:20 | Houston | Ira Lipsky misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Ira Lipsky makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 12:01 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-43 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Kevin Hardy (PF) Javier Gonzalez, Larry Williams | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Herman Threet (C) Leonard Jenkins | |
| 11:43 | Houston | Herman Threet steps in front of the Ira Lipsky pass | 45-43 |
| 11:43 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Williams (SF), Loren Schulte (C) Brian Spears, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi (PG) Nenad Zuziak | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ronald Clingerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Larry Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Loren Schulte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kodwo Albarazi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darryl Sanroman (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Gavin (very tired) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Cifuentes (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herman Threet (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Long Beach State | Bruce Gavin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Parker (SG) Darryl Sanroman | |
| 11:22 | Houston | Larry Williams misses the lay-in | 45-43 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Kevin Hardy gets the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-43 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Kevin Hardy snags the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 10:55 | Houston | Loren Schulte is alone and drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Williams | 47-43 |
| 10:31 | Long Beach State | Bruce Gavin's floater is knocked away by Kevin Hardy | 47-43 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Kevin Hardy grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Loren Schulte misses the lay-in | 47-43 |
| 10:23 | Long Beach State | James Parker pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:13 | Long Beach State | James Parker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Kevin Hardy snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 10:05 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Herman Threet | 47-43 |
| 09:51 | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 09:49 | Houston | The rebound goes to Loren Schulte | 47-43 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Larry Williams misses the dunk but the foul's on Bruce Gavin - foul #4 on Bruce Gavin, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Terry Henry (SG), Brian Spears (SF), Ira Lipsky (C) Thomas Floyd, Ronald Clingerman, Kevin Hardy, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nenad Zuziak (PG), Darryl Sanroman (SG), Gordon Braswell (C) Kodwo Albarazi, James Parker, Herman Threet | |
| 09:32 | Houston | Larry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Larry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:32 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:19 | Long Beach State | Bruce Gavin makes the jumper from the free throw line | 48-45 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Terry Henry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Nenad Zuziak - foul #4 on Nenad Zuziak, team foul #9 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Claude Friese (PF) Larry Williams | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Parker (PG) Nenad Zuziak | |
| 09:12 | Houston | Terry Henry misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Terry Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:54 | Long Beach State | Bruce Gavin's floater is knocked away by Claude Friese | 49-45 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Brian Spears pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 08:48 | Houston | Brian Spears is fouled on the floor by Gordon Braswell - foul #2 on Gordon Braswell, team foul #10 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi (PG), Joseph Veazey (SF) James Parker, Gordon Braswell | |
| 08:48 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:48 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:27 | Long Beach State | Bruce Gavin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ira Lipsky - foul #2 on Ira Lipsky, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| 08:27 | Long Beach State | Bruce Gavin makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:27 | Long Beach State | Bruce Gavin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Ira Lipsky gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Brian Spears is wide open but clanks a shot from close range | 51-46 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Ira Lipsky snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Brian Spears loses the dribble to Darryl Sanroman | 51-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Henry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Spears (tired) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Claude Friese (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ira Lipsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kodwo Albarazi (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Darryl Sanroman (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Veazey (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Cifuentes (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Gavin (very tired) 17 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Long Beach State | Bruce Gavin clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Ira Lipsky gets the rebound | 51-46 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Terry Henry clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Veazey - foul #1 on Joseph Veazey, team foul #11 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Larry Williams (PF) Javier Gonzalez, Claude Friese | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Nenad Zuziak (PG), Herman Threet (C) Kodwo Albarazi, Joseph Veazey | |
| 07:07 | Houston | Terry Henry misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Terry Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 07:05 | Long Beach State | Steven Cifuentes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG) Terry Henry | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 06:54 | Houston | Larry Williams is fouled on the floor by Steven Cifuentes - foul #3 on Steven Cifuentes, team foul #12 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Loren Schulte (C) Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 06:54 | Houston | Larry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Larry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Loren Schulte swats the layup by Bruce Gavin | 54-46 |
| 06:37 | Long Beach State | Bruce Gavin hits the follow up shot | 54-48 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Brian Spears loses the dribble to Darryl Sanroman | 54-48 |
| 06:11 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-51 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Brian Spears misses short on a jumper from the right block | 54-51 |
| 05:54 | Houston | Loren Schulte grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Brian Spears misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Bruce Gavin - foul #5 on Bruce Gavin, team foul #13 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (PG), Ira Lipsky (C) Thomas Floyd, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Parker (SG), Leonard Jenkins (SF) Darryl Sanroman, Bruce Gavin | |
| 05:46 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:23 | Long Beach State | James Parker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 05:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Larry Williams | 56-51 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Terry Henry is fouled in the backcourt by Nenad Zuziak - foul #5 on Nenad Zuziak, team foul #14 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Kevin Hardy (PF) Ronald Clingerman, Brian Spears | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman (SG) Nenad Zuziak | |
| 05:18 | Houston | Terry Henry misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Terry Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 05:03 | Long Beach State | James Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ralph Lavoie (SF) Leonard Jenkins | |
| 04:47 | Houston | Ira Lipsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Claude Friese (PF) Terry Henry, Kevin Hardy | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gordon Braswell (PF) Ralph Lavoie | |
| 04:27 | Long Beach State | James Parker knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG) Javier Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi (PG), Joseph Veazey (SF) James Parker, Gordon Braswell | |
| 04:04 | Houston | Thomas Floyd travels with the ball | 57-54 |
| 04:04 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Hardy (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Claude Friese, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 03:49 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Kodwo Albarazi | 57-56 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Kevin Hardy loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (SG) Ronald Clingerman | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Parker (SG) Darryl Sanroman | |
| 03:33 | Long Beach State | James Parker misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Kevin Hardy grabs the board | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Terry Henry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Williams (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Hardy (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Loren Schulte (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kodwo Albarazi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Parker (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Joseph Veazey (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Cifuentes (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Herman Threet (very tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Houston | Larry Williams drills a fadeaway in the lane | 59-56 |
| 02:56 | Long Beach State | James Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Terry Henry gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Ronald Clingerman (SG), Brian Spears (SF), Ira Lipsky (C) Thomas Floyd, Terry Henry, Kevin Hardy, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman (SG), Leonard Jenkins (SF) Kodwo Albarazi, Joseph Veazey | |
| 02:32 | Houston | Darryl Sanroman is called for the reach on Ronald Clingerman - foul #3 on Darryl Sanroman, team foul #15 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi (PG) James Parker | |
| 02:32 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman misses the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 02:06 | Long Beach State | Herman Threet is denied on a layup by Ira Lipsky | 60-56 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Ira Lipsky snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (PG), Claude Friese (PF) Javier Gonzalez, Brian Spears | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gordon Braswell (PF) Leonard Jenkins | |
| 01:46 | Houston | Larry Williams misses short on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-56 |
| 01:44 | Long Beach State | Herman Threet grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:44 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Brian Spears (SF), Loren Schulte (C) Terry Henry, Claude Friese, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Parker (PG), Joseph Veazey (SF) Kodwo Albarazi, Gordon Braswell | |
| 01:34 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Parker | 60-58 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 01:24 | Long Beach State | James Parker buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-61 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Brian Spears misses long on an open runner from close range | 60-61 |
| 00:58 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Darryl Sanroman | 60-61 |
| 00:58 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-61 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Brian Spears comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-61 |
| 00:37 | Long Beach State | Steven Cifuentes grabs the board | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | Steven Cifuentes is hacked by Javier Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Javier Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | Steven Cifuentes makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:36 | Long Beach State | Steven Cifuentes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Loren Schulte is hacked by Herman Threet - foul #5 on Herman Threet, team foul #16 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gordon Braswell (C) Herman Threet | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Loren Schulte makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Loren Schulte misses the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:19 | Long Beach State | Gordon Braswell pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:18 | Long Beach State | Gordon Braswell is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Clingerman - foul #4 on Ronald Clingerman, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| 00:18 | Long Beach State | Gordon Braswell misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Loren Schulte makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Long Beach State | James Parker misses short on a fullcourt shot | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Clingerman (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Brian Spears (tired) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Loren Schulte (tired) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - James Parker (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Sanroman (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Veazey (fairly fresh) PF - Steven Cifuentes (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gordon Braswell (fresh) | |
| 05:00 | Houston | Brian Spears wins the tip | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 04:58 | Houston | Brian Spears loses the dribble to James Parker in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| 04:48 | Long Beach State | James Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 63-63 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 04:40 | Houston | James Parker steps in front of the Ronald Clingerman pass | 63-63 |
| 04:21 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 63-63 |
| 04:19 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Braswell | 63-63 |
| 04:00 | Long Beach State | Gordon Braswell clanks a shot from close range | 63-63 |
| 03:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to Larry Williams | 63-63 |
| 03:57 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Terry Henry (SG), Kevin Hardy (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Javier Gonzalez, Ronald Clingerman, Brian Spears, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi (PG), Leonard Jenkins (SF) James Parker, Joseph Veazey | |
| 03:48 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Kevin Hardy grabs the board | 63-63 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Larry Williams loses the dribble to Kodwo Albarazi | 63-63 |
| 03:20 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 63-63 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Kevin Hardy snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Terry Henry is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Sanroman - foul #4 on Darryl Sanroman, team foul #17 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Claude Friese (PF) Kevin Hardy | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ralph Lavoie (SF) Leonard Jenkins | |
| 03:17 | Houston | Terry Henry makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Terry Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:15 | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Floyd - foul #3 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Parker (PG) Gordon Braswell | |
| 03:15 | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:15 | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:11 | Houston | James Parker is called for the reach on Thomas Floyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Parker, team foul #18 | 65-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gordon Braswell (C) James Parker | |
| 03:11 | Houston | Thomas Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Thomas Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:07 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman's pass is intercepted by Thomas Floyd in the backcourt | 66-65 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Ira Lipsky clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-65 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Ira Lipsky tips it in | 68-65 |
| 02:42 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 68-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Hardy (PF) Claude Friese | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Leonard Jenkins (SF) Ralph Lavoie | |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi is hacked by Terry Henry in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Henry, team foul #11 | 68-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Parker (PG) Gordon Braswell | |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 02:40 | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Ira Lipsky buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Terry Henry | 70-67 |
| 02:20 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SF) Larry Williams | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Gordon Braswell (C) Darryl Sanroman | |
| 02:08 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Floyd | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:49 | Long Beach State | James Parker hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Kodwo Albarazi | 73-69 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Kodwo Albarazi steps in front of the Thomas Floyd pass | 73-69 |
| 01:40 | Long Beach State | James Parker lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kodwo Albarazi | 73-71 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Terry Henry hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Floyd | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:22 | Long Beach State | James Parker hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the free throw line | 76-71 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Kevin Hardy pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Floyd | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:02 | Long Beach State | James Parker misses the 3 from the left corner | 78-71 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Kevin Hardy gets the rebound | 78-71 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (tiring) 1 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Henry (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Clingerman (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Kevin Hardy (tiring) 2 pts. 15 reb. 3 blk. C - Ira Lipsky (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Kodwo Albarazi (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Parker (very tired) 21 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Jenkins (tiring) PF - Steven Cifuentes (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Gordon Braswell (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Houston | Kevin Hardy is fouled in the backcourt by James Parker - foul #3 on James Parker, team foul #19 | 78-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (SF), Claude Friese (PF) Ronald Clingerman, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman (SG), Joseph Veazey (SF) Kodwo Albarazi, Leonard Jenkins | |
| 00:59 | Houston | Kevin Hardy misses the 1st free throw | 78-71 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Kevin Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Long Beach State | James Parker misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-71 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Brian Spears grabs the board | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Houston | Brian Spears is hacked by James Parker in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Parker, team foul #20 | 79-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Loren Schulte (C) Kevin Hardy | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 00:50 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:45 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Thomas Floyd is fouled in the backcourt by James Parker - foul #5 on James Parker, team foul #21 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi (PG) James Parker | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Thomas Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Thomas Floyd misses the 2nd free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:44 | Long Beach State | Gordon Braswell pulls down the rebound | 80-74 |
| 00:38 | Long Beach State | Darryl Sanroman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 80-74 |
| 00:37 | Houston | Brian Spears snags the defensive board | 80-74 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Kodwo Albarazi is called for the reach on Brian Spears in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kodwo Albarazi, team foul #22 | 80-74 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the 1st free throw | 80-74 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 00:28 | Long Beach State | Steven Cifuentes comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 81-74 |
| 00:26 | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi grabs the offensive board | 81-74 |
| 00:24 | Long Beach State | Joseph Veazey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-74 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Loren Schulte gets the rebound | 81-74 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (none remaining) | 81-74 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Claude Friese is hacked by Kodwo Albarazi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kodwo Albarazi, team foul #23 | 81-74 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Claude Friese makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Claude Friese makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:13 | Long Beach State | Kodwo Albarazi clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-74 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Loren Schulte gets the rebound | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Darryl Sanroman is called for the reach on Loren Schulte in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darryl Sanroman, team foul #24 | 83-74 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ralph Lavoie (SG) Darryl Sanroman | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Loren Schulte misses the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Loren Schulte makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| 00:06 | Long Beach State | Gordon Braswell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Thomas Floyd runs out the clock | 84-74 |