| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fidel Pena (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Brannon (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Julio Estrada (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arnold Cogan (fresh) SG - Christopher Unger (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edwin Reagan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Griffith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Teachout (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Kent State | Henry Teachout misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-28 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Joshua Brannon grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Joshua Brannon is hacked by Edwin Reagan - foul #2 on Edwin Reagan, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:14 | Houston | John Griffith swats the short shot by Clint Williamson | 34-28 |
| 19:12 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Henry Teachout | 34-28 |
| 19:08 | Kent State | Fidel Pena is called for the reach on John Griffith - foul #1 on Fidel Pena, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:47 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan hits a driving attempt in the lane | 34-30 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Raymond Cox is hacked by Edwin Reagan - foul #3 on Edwin Reagan, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Axford (SF) Edwin Reagan | |
| 18:16 | Houston | Clint Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Raymond Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Clint Williamson hits a jumpshot from the left side | 36-30 |
| 17:49 | Kent State | John Griffith drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 17:28 | Houston | Raymond Cox lays it in on a nice dish by Clint Williamson | 38-32 |
| 17:15 | Kent State | Henry Teachout clanks a shot from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 17:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joshua Brannon | 38-32 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Julio Estrada is fouled on the floor by Henry Teachout - foul #1 on Henry Teachout, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Roberts (SF) Joshua Brannon | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Purvis (PG), Donald Hampton (PF) Arnold Cogan, John Griffith | |
| 16:52 | Houston | Raymond Cox clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Unger - foul #2 on Christopher Unger, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Raymond Cox makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Raymond Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 16:30 | Kent State | Henry Teachout misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-32 |
| 16:28 | Houston | Raymond Cox snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Raymond Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nelson Collins (C) Henry Teachout | |
| 16:05 | Kent State | Danny Axford's layup is rejected by Raymond Cox | 40-32 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Fidel Pena pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fidel Pena (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jacob Roberts (fresh) PF - Raymond Cox (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Julio Estrada (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Purvis (fresh) SG - Christopher Unger (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Danny Axford (fresh) PF - Donald Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Nelson Collins (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Houston | Nelson Collins takes the ball from Raymond Cox | 40-32 |
| 15:39 | Kent State | Danny Axford makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Clint Williamson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 15:09 | Houston | Jacob Roberts tips it home | 42-35 |
| 14:48 | Kent State | Donald Hampton misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Jacob Roberts pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Christopher Unger picks off the pass by Fidel Pena | 42-35 |
| 14:32 | Kent State | Danny Axford lays it in on a great pass from Christopher Unger | 42-37 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Clint Williamson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Hampton - foul #2 on Donald Hampton, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Brannon (SF) Jacob Roberts | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Freeborn (PG), Gary Howard (SG), Edwin Reagan (SF), John Griffith (PF), Henry Teachout (C) William Purvis, Christopher Unger, Danny Axford, Donald Hampton, Nelson Collins | |
| 14:16 | Houston | Clint Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Clint Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:55 | Kent State | Julio Estrada is called for the reach on Edwin Reagan - foul #1 on Julio Estrada, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| 13:39 | Kent State | John Griffith makes the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Shawn Freeborn | 44-39 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Joshua Brannon misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Shawn Freeborn - foul #4 on Shawn Freeborn, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arnold Cogan (PG) Shawn Freeborn | |
| 13:28 | Houston | Joshua Brannon makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Joshua Brannon misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Julio Estrada gets the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Raymond Cox is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Raymond Cox, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| 12:54 | Kent State | Julio Estrada blocks the short jumper by John Griffith | 45-39 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Raymond Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:31 | Houston | The jumper by Joshua Brannon is denied by Henry Teachout | 45-39 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan drills a 3 from straight away | 45-42 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Julio Estrada loses the dribble to Henry Teachout | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fidel Pena (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joshua Brannon (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raymond Cox (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Julio Estrada (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arnold Cogan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gary Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edwin Reagan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Griffith (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Teachout (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Kent State | John Griffith clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 11:29 | Kent State | John Griffith grabs the offensive board | 45-42 |
| 11:18 | Kent State | John Griffith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Fidel Pena gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Fidel Pena can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Howard - foul #1 on Gary Howard, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Roberts (SF), Charles Oberski (PF), Jamie Walker (C) Joshua Brannon, Raymond Cox, Julio Estrada | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Purvis (PG), Christopher Unger (SG), Danny Axford (SF), Donald Hampton (PF), Nelson Collins (C) Arnold Cogan, Gary Howard, Edwin Reagan, John Griffith, Henry Teachout | |
| 10:58 | Houston | Fidel Pena makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Fidel Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 10:45 | Kent State | Christopher Unger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-42 |
| 10:44 | Kent State | Nelson Collins hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 10:20 | Houston | Clint Williamson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jacob Roberts | 49-44 |
| 09:58 | Kent State | Christopher Unger misses long on a floater from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 09:56 | Kent State | Danny Axford gets the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 09:40 | Kent State | Donald Hampton makes the jumper from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Clint Williamson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Danny Axford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 08:59 | Kent State | Donald Hampton misses the tip | 51-46 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Jamie Walker pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Jamie Walker misses the jumper from close range | 51-46 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Charles Oberski hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | William Purvis comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-46 |
| 08:27 | Kent State | Donald Hampton hits the follow up shot | 53-48 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Clint Williamson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Jamie Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Danny Axford steals it from Charles Oberski | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (tiring) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fidel Pena (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jacob Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Oberski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jamie Walker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Purvis (fairly fresh) SG - Christopher Unger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Axford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Hampton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Nelson Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Kent State | Jamie Walker is called for the reach on Danny Axford - foul #1 on Jamie Walker, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Knight (SG), Joshua Brannon (SF), Raymond Cox (PF), Julio Estrada (C) Fidel Pena, Jacob Roberts, Charles Oberski, Jamie Walker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Freeborn (PG), Edwin Reagan (SF), John Griffith (PF), Henry Teachout (C) William Purvis, Danny Axford, Donald Hampton, Nelson Collins | |
| 07:17 | Kent State | Raymond Cox swats the short shot by John Griffith | 53-48 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | Shawn Freeborn gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan hits a jumper from the right side | 53-50 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Kevin Knight scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joshua Brannon | 56-50 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | John Griffith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Howard (SG) Christopher Unger | |
| 05:56 | Houston | Clint Williamson is hacked by Edwin Reagan - foul #4 on Edwin Reagan, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Clint Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Clint Williamson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Kevin Knight picks off the pass by Henry Teachout | 58-50 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Raymond Cox blows the layup | 58-50 |
| 05:23 | Kent State | Henry Teachout snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | John Griffith comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Raymond Cox - foul #3 on Raymond Cox, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Fidel Pena (SG) Kevin Knight | |
| Subs | Kent State | Christopher Unger (SG) Gary Howard | |
| 05:05 | Kent State | John Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:05 | Kent State | John Griffith misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Julio Estrada pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Clint Williamson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 58-51 |
| 04:50 | Kent State | John Griffith gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | John Griffith connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 58-53 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Fidel Pena comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 04:18 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Edwin Reagan | 58-53 |
| 03:59 | Kent State | Edwin Reagan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 58-53 |
| 03:58 | Kent State | John Griffith tips it but misses | 58-53 |
| 03:57 | Houston | Raymond Cox gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Julio Estrada misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Henry Teachout - foul #2 on Henry Teachout, team foul #9 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Roberts (SF), Charles Oberski (PF) Joshua Brannon, Raymond Cox | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arnold Cogan (PG), Danny Axford (SF), Donald Hampton (PF), Nelson Collins (C) Shawn Freeborn, Edwin Reagan, John Griffith, Henry Teachout | |
| 03:38 | Houston | Julio Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Julio Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (tiring) 25 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fidel Pena (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jacob Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Oberski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Julio Estrada (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arnold Cogan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Christopher Unger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Axford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Hampton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Nelson Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Julio Estrada blocks the jumper by Nelson Collins | 60-53 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Julio Estrada pulls down the rebound | 60-53 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Fidel Pena clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-53 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Danny Axford grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Cox (PF) Charles Oberski | |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Freeborn (PG), Edwin Reagan (SF), John Griffith (PF), Henry Teachout (C) Arnold Cogan, Danny Axford, Donald Hampton, Nelson Collins | |
| 02:34 | Kent State | John Griffith comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Jacob Roberts grabs the board | 60-53 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Julio Estrada is hacked by Edwin Reagan - foul #5 on Edwin Reagan, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Brannon (SF) Jacob Roberts | |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Axford (SF) Edwin Reagan | |
| 02:23 | Houston | Julio Estrada makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Julio Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:58 | Kent State | Christopher Unger makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Clint Williamson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 01:50 | Kent State | Christopher Unger pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Danny Axford comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 62-56 |
| 01:31 | Kent State | John Griffith hits the follow up shot | 62-58 |
| 01:08 | Houston | Clint Williamson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-58 |
| 00:57 | Kent State | Fidel Pena steps in front of the Danny Axford pass | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Houston | Raymond Cox is hacked by Shawn Freeborn in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shawn Freeborn, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arnold Cogan (PG) Shawn Freeborn | |
| 00:55 | Houston | Raymond Cox makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Raymond Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| 00:48 | Kent State | Christopher Unger clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Fidel Pena grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Houston | Fidel Pena is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Unger - foul #3 on Christopher Unger, team foul #12 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Oberski (PF) Raymond Cox | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:43 | Houston | Fidel Pena misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Fidel Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:38 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 00:37 | Houston | Charles Oberski snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Arnold Cogan is called for the reach on Charles Oberski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arnold Cogan, team foul #13 | 67-58 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Charles Oberski misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Charles Oberski misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:34 | Kent State | Henry Teachout pulls down the rebound | 67-58 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Christopher Unger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-58 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Teachout | 67-58 |
| 00:26 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Cox (PF) Charles Oberski | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:22 | Kent State | Christopher Unger misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 67-58 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Axford | 67-58 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Danny Axford is fouled on the floor by Julio Estrada - foul #2 on Julio Estrada, team foul #6 | 67-58 |
| 00:16 | Kent State | Christopher Unger drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Arnold Cogan | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Fidel Pena is hacked by Arnold Cogan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arnold Cogan, team foul #14 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Roberts (SF), Charles Oberski (PF) Joshua Brannon, Raymond Cox | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Fidel Pena misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Fidel Pena makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Kent State | Kent State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Brannon (SF), Raymond Cox (PF) Jacob Roberts, Charles Oberski | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Christopher Unger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Arnold Cogan | 68-61 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Fidel Pena steps in front of the Christopher Unger pass | 68-61 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Fidel Pena dunks the ball | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Christopher Unger clanks a fullcourt shot | 70-61 |