| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Daniel Sperry (fresh) SG - Kevin Crouch (fresh) SF - Timothy Parsons (fresh) PF - Lutalo Alvarenga (fresh) C - Marvin Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joe Johnson (fresh) SG - Jimmy Cole (fresh) SF - Charles Gordon (fresh) PF - Raymond Campbell (fresh) C - Timothy Kramer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Raymond Campbell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | Joe Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Maryland | Daniel Sperry misses short on a runner in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Raymond Campbell grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Jimmy Cole is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jimmy Cole, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Maryland | Daniel Sperry tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Charles Gordon misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Maryland | Timothy Parsons misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Gordon - foul #1 on Charles Gordon, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Maryland | Timothy Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:57 | Maryland | Timothy Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Joe Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 17:30 | Maryland | Charles Gordon takes the ball from Lutalo Alvarenga | 4-0 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Jimmy Cole knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joe Johnson | 4-2 |
| 16:54 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 4-2 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Charles Gordon gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Joe Johnson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Sperry - foul #1 on Daniel Sperry, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Collum (PG), Kenneth Woods (SG), James Talbott (SF), Jerald Henderson (PF), Bruce Drake (C) Joe Johnson, Jimmy Cole, Charles Gordon, Raymond Campbell, Timothy Kramer | |
| 16:34 | Houston | Bruce Drake misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 16:32 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Marvin Johnson | 4-2 |
| 16:11 | Maryland | Daniel Sperry clanks a 3 from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 16:10 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson tips it back up and in | 6-2 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Bruce Drake buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Daniel Sperry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Crouch (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Parsons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lutalo Alvarenga (fairly fresh) C - Marvin Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Collum (fresh) SG - Kenneth Woods (fresh) SF - James Talbott (fresh) PF - Jerald Henderson (fresh) C - Bruce Drake (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Maryland | Timothy Parsons misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Bruce Drake - foul #1 on Bruce Drake, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Hartmann (PG) Daniel Sperry | |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Johnson (PG) Charles Collum | |
| 15:37 | Maryland | Timothy Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:37 | Maryland | Timothy Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Jerald Henderson connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Joe Johnson | 8-6 |
| 15:11 | Maryland | The jump hook by Charles Hartmann is blocked by Bruce Drake | 8-6 |
| 15:10 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Lutalo Alvarenga | 8-6 |
| 14:52 | Maryland | Timothy Parsons misses the shot from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 14:50 | Maryland | Timothy Parsons tips it in | 10-6 |
| 14:25 | Houston | The jump hook by Jerald Henderson is blocked by Lutalo Alvarenga | 10-6 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Bruce Drake tips it in | 10-8 |
| 14:01 | Maryland | Joe Johnson steps in front of the Lutalo Alvarenga pass | 10-8 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Bruce Drake hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 10-8 |
| 13:40 | Maryland | Charles Hartmann grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 13:25 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga is fouled on the floor by Jerald Henderson - foul #1 on Jerald Henderson, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Maryland | Daniel Sperry (PG), Anthony Anderson (SF), Thomas Verduzco (PF) Charles Hartmann, Timothy Parsons, Lutalo Alvarenga | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Collum (PG), Jimmy Cole (SG), Charles Gordon (SF), Raymond Campbell (PF), Timothy Kramer (C) Joe Johnson, Kenneth Woods, James Talbott, Jerald Henderson, Bruce Drake | |
| 13:10 | Maryland | Anthony Anderson double dribbles | 10-8 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Daniel Sperry steps in front of the Charles Gordon pass | 10-8 |
| 12:28 | Maryland | Kevin Crouch misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Timothy Kramer grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Charles Gordon is hacked by Anthony Anderson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Anderson, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Hartmann (SF) Anthony Anderson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:02 | Houston | Charles Collum misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 12:01 | Maryland | Thomas Verduzco grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 11:36 | Maryland | Kevin Crouch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-8 |
| 11:34 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Crouch | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Daniel Sperry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Crouch (tiring) SF - Charles Hartmann (fresh) PF - Thomas Verduzco (fresh) C - Marvin Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Collum (fresh) SG - Jimmy Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Gordon (fresh) PF - Raymond Campbell (fresh) C - Timothy Kramer (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Maryland | Thomas Verduzco misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Raymond Campbell - foul #1 on Raymond Campbell, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Maryland | Anthony Anderson (SF), Lutalo Alvarenga (PF) Daniel Sperry, Marvin Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Johnson (PG), Kenneth Woods (SG), Jerald Henderson (PF), Bruce Drake (C) Charles Collum, Jimmy Cole, Raymond Campbell, Timothy Kramer | |
| 11:18 | Maryland | Thomas Verduzco makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 11:18 | Maryland | Thomas Verduzco makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Jerald Henderson is open but misses the lay-in | 12-8 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Bruce Drake tips it home | 12-10 |
| 10:40 | Maryland | Thomas Verduzco buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Charles Hartmann | 14-10 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Lutalo Alvarenga steals the ball from Charles Gordon in the backcourt | 14-10 |
| 10:27 | Maryland | Kevin Crouch drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Anthony Anderson | 17-10 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Joe Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-10 |
| 10:03 | Maryland | Anthony Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 09:59 | Maryland | Charles Hartmann can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 17-10 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Jerald Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Kenneth Woods misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-10 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Jerald Henderson tips it in | 17-12 |
| 09:13 | Maryland | Anthony Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-12 |
| 09:12 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga tips it back up and in | 19-12 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Jerald Henderson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kevin Crouch - foul #1 on Kevin Crouch, team foul #3 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Maryland | Daniel Sperry (PG), Eugene Benfield (SG), Timothy Parsons (SF), Thomas Gill (PF), Marvin Johnson (C) Charles Hartmann, Kevin Crouch, Anthony Anderson, Lutalo Alvarenga, Thomas Verduzco | |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Cole (SG), James Talbott (SF), Timothy Kramer (C) Kenneth Woods, Charles Gordon, Bruce Drake | |
| 09:04 | Houston | Jerald Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Jerald Henderson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 09:04 | Maryland | Thomas Gill pulls down the rebound | 19-13 |
| 08:42 | Maryland | Thomas Gill hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Benfield | 21-13 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Timothy Kramer is hacked by Eugene Benfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Benfield, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Collum (PG), Raymond Campbell (PF) Joe Johnson, Jerald Henderson | |
| 08:23 | Houston | Raymond Campbell is hacked by Thomas Gill - foul #1 on Thomas Gill, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Jimmy Cole misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-13 |
| 08:10 | Maryland | Daniel Sperry grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 08:04 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-13 |
| 08:03 | Houston | Raymond Campbell grabs the board | 21-13 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Charles Collum's pass is intercepted by Marvin Johnson | 21-13 |
| 07:22 | Maryland | Raymond Campbell is called for the reach on Timothy Parsons - foul #2 on Raymond Campbell, team foul #6 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga (PF) Thomas Gill | |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Johnson (PG), Bruce Drake (C) Charles Collum, Raymond Campbell | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Daniel Sperry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Benfield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lutalo Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joe Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Talbott (fresh) PF - Timothy Kramer (fresh) C - Bruce Drake (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Bruce Drake - foul #2 on Bruce Drake, team foul #7 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Floyd Cho (SG) Eugene Benfield | |
| Subs | Houston | James Lane (PF) Bruce Drake | |
| 07:06 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson makes the free throw | 24-13 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Marvin Johnson is called for the reach on Timothy Kramer - foul #1 on Marvin Johnson, team foul #6 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Hartmann (PG), Anthony Anderson (SF), Douglas Robinson (C) Daniel Sperry, Timothy Parsons, Marvin Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Kenneth Woods (SG), Charles Gordon (SF) Jimmy Cole, James Talbott | |
| 06:42 | Houston | Charles Gordon misses short on a shot from the left wing | 24-13 |
| 06:40 | Maryland | Douglas Robinson grabs the board | 24-13 |
| 06:11 | Maryland | Floyd Cho connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Hartmann | 26-13 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Joe Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 26-13 |
| 05:50 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 26-13 |
| 05:34 | Maryland | Charles Hartmann blows the layup | 26-13 |
| 05:33 | Maryland | Charles Hartmann pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-13 |
| 05:06 | Maryland | Anthony Anderson makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Charles Hartmann and he's hacked by Charles Gordon - foul #2 on Charles Gordon, team foul #8 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Daniel Sperry (PG), Kevin Crouch (SG), Timothy Parsons (SF), Marvin Johnson (C) Charles Hartmann, Floyd Cho, Lutalo Alvarenga, Douglas Robinson | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Collum (PG), Jimmy Cole (SG), James Talbott (SF), Jerald Henderson (PF) Joe Johnson, Kenneth Woods, Charles Gordon, James Lane | |
| 05:06 | Maryland | Anthony Anderson misses the free throw | 28-13 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Timothy Kramer gets the rebound | 28-13 |
| 05:03 | Houston | James Talbott's pass is intercepted by Timothy Parsons in the backcourt | 28-13 |
| 04:43 | Maryland | The jumper by Marvin Johnson is denied by Jerald Henderson | 28-13 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Timothy Kramer snags the defensive board | 28-13 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Charles Collum misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-13 |
| 04:33 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson gets the rebound | 28-13 |
| 04:27 | Maryland | Daniel Sperry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-13 |
| 04:25 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson can't tip it in | 28-13 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Jimmy Cole pulls down the rebound | 28-13 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Kevin Crouch is called for the reach on Timothy Kramer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Crouch, team foul #7 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Thomas Verduzco (PF) Anthony Anderson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:20 | Houston | Timothy Kramer misses the 1st free throw | 28-13 |
| 04:20 | Maryland | Thomas Verduzco grabs the defensive rebound | 28-13 |
| 03:54 | Maryland | Daniel Sperry scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-13 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Jerald Henderson drills a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jimmy Cole | 31-15 |
| 03:12 | Maryland | Thomas Verduzco loses the dribble to Jimmy Cole | 31-15 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Daniel Sperry (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Crouch (tired) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Verduzco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Johnson (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Collum (fairly fresh) SG - Jimmy Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Talbott (fresh) PF - Jerald Henderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Kramer (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Houston | Jimmy Cole misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway in the lane | 31-15 |
| 02:46 | Maryland | Thomas Verduzco gets the rebound | 31-15 |
| 02:20 | Maryland | Marvin Johnson comes up short on the runner from close range | 31-15 |
| 02:19 | Maryland | Timothy Parsons hits the follow up shot | 33-15 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Timothy Kramer misses long on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Marvin Johnson - foul #2 on Marvin Johnson, team foul #8 | 33-15 |
| Subs | Maryland | Charles Hartmann (PG), Eugene Benfield (SG), Anthony Anderson (SF), Lutalo Alvarenga (PF), Douglas Robinson (C) Daniel Sperry, Kevin Crouch, Timothy Parsons, Thomas Verduzco, Marvin Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Johnson (PG), Kenneth Woods (SG), Raymond Campbell (PF) Charles Collum, Jimmy Cole, Jerald Henderson | |
| 01:51 | Houston | Timothy Kramer misses the 1st free throw | 33-15 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Timothy Kramer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-15 |
| 01:51 | Maryland | Lutalo Alvarenga pulls down the rebound | 33-15 |
| 01:28 | Maryland | Douglas Robinson hits a driving attempt in the paint | 35-15 |
| 01:08 | Houston | Raymond Campbell is whistled for traveling | 35-15 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Cole (SG), Bruce Drake (C) James Talbott, Timothy Kramer | |
| 00:48 | Maryland | Douglas Robinson is called for traveling | 35-15 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Jimmy Cole misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Hartmann - foul #1 on Charles Hartmann, team foul #9 | 35-15 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Jimmy Cole misses the 1st free throw | 35-15 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Jimmy Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 35-15 |
| 00:30 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Drake | 35-15 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Bruce Drake can't finish the uncontested layup | 35-15 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Jimmy Cole grabs the offensive board | 35-15 |