| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Guidry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hoyt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fresh) PF - Christopher Friedman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Porras (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Robert Garlick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Tyson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Xiaoping Xue (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Wiley Berrios (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Ciskowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Richard Jennings inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Robert Hoyt misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Xiaoping Xue - foul #2 on Xiaoping Xue, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Robert Hoyt makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Robert Hoyt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 19:15 | New Mexico | A charge is called on Robert Garlick - foul #1 on Robert Garlick, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Robert Hoyt clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 19:00 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:41 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick misses the turnaround from close range | 36-28 |
| 18:40 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios hits the follow up shot | 36-30 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Christopher Friedman is fouled on the floor by Ivan Ciskowski - foul #2 on Ivan Ciskowski, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Sandy (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Neal Wenger (PF), Timothy Turner (C) Kevin Tyson, Xiaoping Xue, Wiley Berrios, Ivan Ciskowski | |
| 18:10 | Houston | Robert Hoyt connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Guidry | 39-30 |
| 17:44 | New Mexico | Neal Wenger can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-30 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Christopher Friedman gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Robert Hoyt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-30 |
| 17:24 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Timothy Turner | 39-30 |
| 17:02 | New Mexico | Neal Wenger steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Weitz (PG), John Carpenter (SG), Greg Weedman (SF), Alvin Thomas (PF), Chester Finkle (C) Charles Guidry, Robert Hoyt, Richard Jennings, Christopher Friedman, Kevin Porras | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Walter Foulds (PG), Kevin Tyson (SG), Xiaoping Xue (SF), Wiley Berrios (PF), Ivan Ciskowski (C) Robert Garlick, James Sandy, Dikembe Dare, Neal Wenger, Timothy Turner | |
| 16:35 | Houston | Alvin Thomas makes the jumper from the left block | 41-30 |
| 16:09 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-32 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Chester Finkle loses the ball out of bounds | 41-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Sandy (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Neal Wenger (PF), Timothy Turner (C) Kevin Tyson, Xiaoping Xue, Wiley Berrios, Ivan Ciskowski | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Weitz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Greg Weedman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alvin Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chester Finkle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Walter Foulds (fresh) SG - James Sandy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Neal Wenger (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner makes the jumper from close range set up by Walter Foulds | 41-34 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Alvin Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Neal Wenger - foul #1 on Neal Wenger, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Hoyt (SG), Christopher Friedman (PF), Kevin Porras (C) John Carpenter, Greg Weedman, Chester Finkle | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Garlick (PG) Walter Foulds | |
| 15:10 | Houston | Alvin Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Alvin Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Kevin Porras snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Lawrence Weitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Guidry (PG), Richard Jennings (SF) Lawrence Weitz, Alvin Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson (SG) James Sandy | |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | Neal Wenger misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Christopher Friedman - foul #1 on Christopher Friedman, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | Neal Wenger makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:35 | New Mexico | Neal Wenger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Robert Hoyt loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| 14:06 | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare misses long on a floater from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Christopher Friedman snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Kevin Porras lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Hoyt | 43-36 |
| 13:40 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner is denied on a layup by Christopher Friedman | 43-36 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Kevin Porras snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Richard Jennings makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Guidry | 45-36 |
| 13:25 | New Mexico | Robert Hoyt takes the ball from Kevin Tyson | 45-36 |
| 13:11 | Houston | Richard Jennings is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Guidry | 48-36 |
| 12:42 | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Turner | 48-39 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Charles Guidry is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Dare - foul #3 on Dikembe Dare, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Weitz (PG), John Carpenter (SG), Greg Weedman (SF), Alvin Thomas (PF), Chester Finkle (C) Charles Guidry, Robert Hoyt, Richard Jennings, Christopher Friedman, Kevin Porras | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Walter Foulds (PG), James Sandy (SG), Xiaoping Xue (SF), Wiley Berrios (PF), Ivan Ciskowski (C) Robert Garlick, Kevin Tyson, Dikembe Dare, Neal Wenger, Timothy Turner | |
| 12:16 | Houston | Lawrence Weitz knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Chester Finkle | 51-39 |
| 11:55 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 51-39 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Alvin Thomas grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 11:36 | Houston | Chester Finkle scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Greg Weedman | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Weitz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Greg Weedman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alvin Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester Finkle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Walter Foulds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sandy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Xiaoping Xue (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wiley Berrios (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ivan Ciskowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | New Mexico | James Sandy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-39 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Greg Weedman is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 53-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Porras (C) Chester Finkle | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | John Carpenter steals the ball from Xiaoping Xue | 53-39 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Kevin Porras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Guidry (PG), Robert Hoyt (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Christopher Friedman (PF) Lawrence Weitz, John Carpenter, Greg Weedman, Alvin Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Garlick (PG), Kevin Tyson (SG) Walter Foulds, James Sandy | |
| 10:16 | New Mexico | Christopher Friedman swats the layup by Wiley Berrios | 53-39 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Charles Guidry grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Charles Guidry connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hoyt | 56-39 |
| 09:42 | New Mexico | Christopher Friedman steps in front of the Ivan Ciskowski pass | 56-39 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Charles Guidry hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-39 |
| 09:19 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 08:58 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios buries a shot in the paint | 56-41 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Robert Hoyt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 08:34 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios drills a turnaround from the baseline | 56-43 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Robert Hoyt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Weitz (PG), John Carpenter (SG), Greg Weedman (SF), Alvin Thomas (PF), Chester Finkle (C) Charles Guidry, Robert Hoyt, Richard Jennings, Christopher Friedman, Kevin Porras | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Walter Foulds (PG), James Sandy (SG), Dikembe Dare (SF), Neal Wenger (PF), Timothy Turner (C) Robert Garlick, Kevin Tyson, Xiaoping Xue, Wiley Berrios, Ivan Ciskowski | |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare is hacked by Greg Weedman - foul #3 on Greg Weedman, team foul #2 | 56-43 |
| 07:42 | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Weitz - foul #1 on Lawrence Weitz, team foul #3 | 56-43 |
| 07:22 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 56-43 |
| 07:21 | New Mexico | Neal Wenger tips it home | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Weitz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Greg Weedman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Alvin Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chester Finkle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Walter Foulds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sandy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Dare (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Neal Wenger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Lawrence Weitz is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Foulds - foul #2 on Walter Foulds, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Garlick (PG), Kevin Tyson (SG) Walter Foulds, James Sandy | |
| 07:07 | Houston | Alvin Thomas misses long on a runner from close range | 56-45 |
| 07:06 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Timothy Turner | 56-45 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Greg Weedman - foul #4 on Greg Weedman, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Guidry (PG), Robert Hoyt (SG), Christopher Friedman (PF), Kevin Porras (C) Lawrence Weitz, John Carpenter, Greg Weedman, Chester Finkle | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue (SF), Wiley Berrios (PF) Dikembe Dare, Neal Wenger | |
| 06:37 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner misses the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:37 | New Mexico | Timothy Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Alvin Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Alvin Thomas blows the layup | 56-45 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Kevin Porras tips it in | 58-45 |
| 05:55 | New Mexico | Christopher Friedman steals the ball from Timothy Turner | 58-45 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Wiley Berrios denies the turnaround by Christopher Friedman | 58-45 |
| 05:39 | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson snags the defensive board | 58-45 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Guidry - foul #1 on Charles Guidry, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Weitz (PG), Richard Jennings (SF) Charles Guidry, Alvin Thomas | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Walter Foulds (PG), James Sandy (SG), Ivan Ciskowski (C) Robert Garlick, Kevin Tyson, Timothy Turner | |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:16 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Robert Hoyt is hacked by James Sandy in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Sandy, team foul #7 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare (SF), Neal Wenger (PF) Xiaoping Xue, Wiley Berrios | |
| 05:12 | Houston | Robert Hoyt misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 05:12 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ivan Ciskowski | 58-46 |
| 04:47 | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-46 |
| 04:45 | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski tips it home | 58-48 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Robert Hoyt misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-48 |
| 04:37 | New Mexico | Neal Wenger grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 04:10 | New Mexico | Neal Wenger connects on the floater from the left side set up by Dikembe Dare | 58-50 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Richard Jennings connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Lawrence Weitz | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:27 | New Mexico | Dikembe Dare makes the floater from the left wing | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Houston | Robert Hoyt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 03:05 | Houston | Kevin Porras grabs the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Weitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hoyt (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Jennings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Christopher Friedman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Kevin Porras (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Walter Foulds (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Sandy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Dare (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Neal Wenger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Ciskowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Houston | Kevin Porras knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Richard Jennings and the foul's on James Sandy - foul #2 on James Sandy, team foul #8 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Guidry (PG), John Carpenter (SG), Greg Weedman (SF), Alvin Thomas (PF) Lawrence Weitz, Robert Hoyt, Richard Jennings, Christopher Friedman | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Garlick (PG), Kevin Tyson (SG), Xiaoping Xue (SF), Wiley Berrios (PF), Timothy Turner (C) Walter Foulds, James Sandy, Dikembe Dare, Neal Wenger, Ivan Ciskowski | |
| 02:46 | Houston | Kevin Porras makes the free throw | 64-52 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Greg Weedman - foul #5 on Greg Weedman, team foul #6 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Weitz (PG), Hugo Morison (PF), Chester Finkle (C) Charles Guidry, Greg Weedman, Kevin Porras | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Walter Foulds (PG), James Sandy (SG), Neal Wenger (PF) Robert Garlick, Kevin Tyson, Wiley Berrios | |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 02:28 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:26 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Guidry (PG) Hugo Morison | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Robert Garlick (PG), Kevin Tyson (SG), Wiley Berrios (PF) Walter Foulds, James Sandy, Neal Wenger | |
| 02:05 | Houston | Lawrence Weitz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-54 |
| 02:03 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:56 | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Charles Guidry grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:37 | Houston | John Carpenter loses the dribble to Xiaoping Xue | 64-54 |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | Chester Finkle swats the short shot by Xiaoping Xue | 64-54 |
| 01:23 | New Mexico | Xiaoping Xue tips it home | 64-56 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Hoyt (SG), Richard Jennings (SF), Christopher Friedman (PF), Kevin Porras (C) Lawrence Weitz, John Carpenter, Alvin Thomas, Chester Finkle | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ivan Ciskowski (C) Timothy Turner | |
| 01:20 | Houston | Christopher Friedman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| 01:11 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 64-56 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Kevin Porras grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Robert Hoyt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-56 |
| 00:53 | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ivan Ciskowski | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Kevin Porras's floater is tipped away by Xiaoping Xue | 64-59 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Wiley Berrios gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:20 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Xiaoping Xue | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Houston | Charles Guidry is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Tyson - foul #3 on Kevin Tyson, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Charles Guidry makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Charles Guidry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:14 | New Mexico | Robert Garlick scores on a 3 from straight away | 66-65 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Charles Guidry is hacked by Robert Garlick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Garlick, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Charles Guidry misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Charles Guidry makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | New Mexico | Kevin Porras denies the turnaround by Kevin Tyson | 67-65 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Kevin Porras pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Kevin Tyson is called for the reach on Kevin Porras in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Tyson, team foul #11 | 67-65 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Kevin Porras makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Kevin Porras makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Kevin Tyson can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 69-65 |