| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Douglas Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Widman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Richard (fresh) PF - William Redick (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jayson Darwin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ed Garrett (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael McLauren (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Ryan Kelly inbounds the ball | 25-49 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Houston | Michael McLauren misses short on a jumper from the left block | 25-49 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Ryan Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-49 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Wayne Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-49 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Michael McLauren hits the follow up shot | 25-51 |
| 19:07 | Air Force | William Redick scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ronald Widman | 27-51 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Ed Garrett banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ryan Kelly and the foul's on William Redick - foul #3 on William Redick, team foul #1 | 27-53 |
| Subs | Air Force | Lee Callaway (PF) William Redick | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:41 | Houston | Ed Garrett makes the free throw | 27-54 |
| 18:33 | Air Force | The jump hook by Christopher Richard is blocked by Thomas Dickerson | 27-54 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Michael McLauren grabs the defensive rebound | 27-54 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Ed Garrett misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 27-54 |
| 18:04 | Air Force | Lee Callaway gets the rebound | 27-54 |
| 17:51 | Air Force | Lee Callaway misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-54 |
| 17:49 | Air Force | Christopher Richard tips it but misses | 27-54 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Ryan Kelly pulls down the rebound | 27-54 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson is whistled for traveling | 27-54 |
| 17:35 | Air Force | Ronald Widman hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jayson Darwin | 30-54 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Ryan Kelly clanks a jumper from the right side | 30-54 |
| 17:06 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Lee Callaway | 30-54 |
| 16:54 | Air Force | Jayson Darwin is hacked by Wayne Kelley - foul #1 on Wayne Kelley, team foul #1 | 30-54 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jerry Oyola (SF) Christopher Richard | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (SG), Robert Ayres (C) Wayne Kelley, Michael McLauren | |
| 16:44 | Air Force | Douglas Kerr connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Ronald Widman | 32-54 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Michael Arce buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-57 |
| 16:08 | Air Force | Ronald Widman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-57 |
| 16:07 | Air Force | Jayson Darwin grabs the offensive board | 32-57 |
| 15:54 | Air Force | Ronald Widman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Ayres - foul #1 on Robert Ayres, team foul #2 | 32-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | Mark Branum (SF), William Redick (PF) Jerry Oyola, Jayson Darwin | |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG), David Williams (SF), Leroy Hatch (C) Ed Garrett, Ryan Kelly, Thomas Dickerson | |
| 15:54 | Air Force | Ronald Widman makes the 1st free throw | 33-57 |
| 15:54 | Air Force | Ronald Widman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Douglas Kerr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Widman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mark Branum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Redick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Callaway (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Hatch (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Houston | Michael Arce misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-57 |
| 15:32 | Houston | David Williams grabs the offensive board | 34-57 |
| 15:11 | Houston | David Williams hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 34-57 |
| 15:09 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Mark Branum | 34-57 |
| 14:54 | Air Force | William Redick banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Branum | 36-57 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Ronald Widman steals it from Wayne Kelley | 36-57 |
| 14:27 | Air Force | Ronald Widman slams it home | 38-57 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Robert Ayres blows the layup | 38-57 |
| 13:59 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Douglas Kerr | 38-57 |
| 13:46 | Air Force | Mark Branum is fouled on the floor by Robert Ayres - foul #2 on Robert Ayres, team foul #3 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | Emmett Faulk (PG), Spencer Cook (SG), Jayson Darwin (C) Douglas Kerr, Ronald Widman, Lee Callaway | |
| Subs | Houston | Ed Garrett (PG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Thomas Dickerson (PF), Michael McLauren (C) Michael Arce, Wayne Kelley, Robert Ayres, Leroy Hatch | |
| 13:38 | Air Force | Michael McLauren denies the turnaround by Mark Branum | 38-57 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 13:31 | Houston | David Williams is whistled for traveling | 38-57 |
| 13:11 | Air Force | William Redick comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Michael McLauren - foul #3 on Michael McLauren, team foul #4 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Lundy (SG) David Williams | |
| 13:11 | Air Force | William Redick makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 13:11 | Air Force | William Redick misses the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 13:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Thomas Dickerson | 39-57 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 39-57 |
| 12:49 | Air Force | William Redick grabs the defensive rebound | 39-57 |
| 12:26 | Air Force | Spencer Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-57 |
| Subs | Air Force | Douglas Kerr (PG), Christopher Richard (SF) Spencer Cook, Mark Branum | |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG) Samuel Lundy | |
| 12:17 | Houston | Wayne Kelley buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-60 |
| 12:14 | Air Force | Douglas Kerr is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-60 |
| 11:54 | Houston | Ryan Kelly comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-60 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson tips it in | 39-62 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Douglas Kerr (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmett Faulk (fresh) SF - Christopher Richard (fresh) PF - William Redick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jayson Darwin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ed Garrett (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Dickerson (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael McLauren (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Air Force | Christopher Richard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-62 |
| Subs | Air Force | Ronald Widman (SG), Lee Callaway (PF) Emmett Faulk, William Redick | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:21 | Houston | Ed Garrett drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ryan Kelly | 39-65 |
| 11:07 | Air Force | Jayson Darwin banks in the layup and the foul's on Michael McLauren - foul #4 on Michael McLauren, team foul #5 | 41-65 |
| Subs | Air Force | Mark Branum (SF) Christopher Richard | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ayres (C) Michael McLauren | |
| 11:07 | Air Force | Jayson Darwin misses the free throw | 41-65 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Ryan Kelly grabs the board | 41-65 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Robert Ayres connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 41-67 |
| 10:35 | Air Force | Jayson Darwin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 41-67 |
| 10:34 | Air Force | Mark Branum grabs the offensive board | 41-67 |
| 10:29 | Air Force | Mark Branum can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-67 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Wayne Kelley gets the rebound | 41-67 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-67 |
| 10:04 | Air Force | Mark Branum grabs the board | 41-67 |
| 09:55 | Air Force | Ronald Widman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 41-67 |
| 09:54 | Houston | Ryan Kelly pulls down the rebound | 41-67 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Wayne Kelley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-67 |
| 09:23 | Air Force | Lee Callaway grabs the defensive rebound | 41-67 |
| 09:18 | Air Force | Douglas Kerr drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Widman | 44-67 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Robert Ayres lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ed Garrett | 44-69 |
| 08:28 | Air Force | Mark Branum misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-69 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Robert Ayres snags the defensive board | 44-69 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Thomas Dickerson hits a floater from the right block | 44-71 |
| 07:47 | Air Force | Lee Callaway's floater is tipped away by Thomas Dickerson | 44-71 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Ed Garrett snags the defensive board | 44-71 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Douglas Kerr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Widman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Branum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lee Callaway (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Jayson Darwin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ed Garrett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wayne Kelley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Dickerson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - Robert Ayres (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Houston | Ed Garrett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-71 |
| 07:19 | Air Force | Jayson Darwin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-71 |
| 07:15 | Air Force | Mark Branum buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jayson Darwin and he's hacked by Ryan Kelly - foul #1 on Ryan Kelly, team foul #6 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Air Force | Emmett Faulk (PG), Spencer Cook (SG), William Redick (PF), Christopher Richard (C) Douglas Kerr, Ronald Widman, Lee Callaway, Jayson Darwin | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Samuel Lundy (SG), David Williams (SF), Leroy Hatch (PF), Michael McLauren (C) Ed Garrett, Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Thomas Dickerson, Robert Ayres | |
| 07:15 | Air Force | Mark Branum makes the free throw | 47-71 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Leroy Hatch hits a shot from close range set up by David Williams | 47-73 |
| 06:44 | Air Force | Mark Branum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-73 |
| Subs | Air Force | Jerry Oyola (C) Mark Branum | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:28 | Houston | Michael McLauren misses the easy layup but the foul's on Spencer Cook - foul #1 on Spencer Cook, team foul #2 | 47-73 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Michael McLauren makes the 1st free throw | 47-74 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Michael McLauren misses the 2nd free throw | 47-74 |
| 06:28 | Air Force | William Redick gets the rebound | 47-74 |
| 06:09 | Air Force | Spencer Cook misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-74 |
| 06:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Leroy Hatch | 47-74 |
| 05:49 | Houston | David Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Arce | 47-77 |
| 05:34 | Air Force | William Redick lays it up and in | 49-77 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Spencer Cook is called for the reach on Michael McLauren - foul #2 on Spencer Cook, team foul #3 | 49-77 |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Jamison (SF) William Redick | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ayres (PF) Michael McLauren | |
| 04:44 | Houston | David Williams hits a floater from the right wing set up by Samuel Lundy | 49-79 |
| 04:24 | Air Force | Christopher Richard hits the finger roll on a great pass from Emmett Faulk and the foul's on Samuel Lundy - foul #1 on Samuel Lundy, team foul #7 | 51-79 |
| Subs | Air Force | Tommy Horn (PG), Lee Callaway (PF) Emmett Faulk, Spencer Cook | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Boswell (SF) Samuel Lundy | |
| 04:24 | Air Force | Christopher Richard makes the free throw | 52-79 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Tommy Horn steps in front of the Robert Ayres pass | 52-79 |
| 03:58 | Air Force | Christopher Jamison hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tommy Horn | 54-79 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Houston | Robert Ayres scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Arce and he's fouled by Tommy Horn - foul #1 on Tommy Horn, team foul #4 | 54-81 |
| Subs | Air Force | Emmett Faulk (SG) Jerry Oyola | |
| Subs | Houston | Bernie Pritchard (C) Leroy Hatch | |
| 03:37 | Houston | Robert Ayres makes the free throw | 54-82 |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Tommy Horn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Emmett Faulk (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jamison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Callaway (fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Richard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond Boswell (fresh) PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Bernie Pritchard (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Air Force | Christopher Richard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bernie Pritchard - foul #1 on Bernie Pritchard, team foul #8 | 54-82 |
| Subs | Air Force | Spencer Cook (SG) Tommy Horn | |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Lundy (PG) David Williams | |
| 03:15 | Air Force | Christopher Richard misses the 1st free throw | 54-82 |
| 03:15 | Air Force | Christopher Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-82 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Michael Arce hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Samuel Lundy and he's fouled by Spencer Cook - foul #3 on Spencer Cook, team foul #5 | 55-84 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Michael Arce makes the free throw | 55-85 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:30 | Air Force | Lee Callaway misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Ayres - foul #3 on Robert Ayres, team foul #9 | 55-85 |
| Subs | Air Force | Tommy Horn (PG) Emmett Faulk | |
| Subs | Houston | Leroy Hatch (C) Bernie Pritchard | |
| 02:30 | Air Force | Lee Callaway makes the 1st free throw | 56-85 |
| 02:30 | Air Force | Lee Callaway makes the 2nd free throw | 57-85 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Michael Arce misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-85 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Leroy Hatch tips it but misses | 57-85 |
| 02:09 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Ayres | 57-85 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Michael Arce double dribbles | 57-85 |
| Subs | Air Force | Emmett Faulk (PG), Jerry Oyola (C) Tommy Horn, Christopher Jamison | |
| Subs | Houston | David Williams (SF) Raymond Boswell | |
| 01:39 | Air Force | Emmett Faulk clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-85 |
| 01:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Ayres | 57-85 |
| 01:09 | Houston | David Williams knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Michael Arce and the foul's on Christopher Richard - foul #1 on Christopher Richard, team foul #6 | 57-87 |
| 01:09 | Houston | David Williams makes the free throw | 57-88 |
| 00:49 | Air Force | Christopher Richard drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Spencer Cook | 59-88 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Houston | The jump hook by David Williams is blocked by Lee Callaway | 59-88 |
| 00:26 | Air Force | Emmett Faulk snags the defensive board | 59-88 |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Air Force | Spencer Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-88 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Michael Arce grabs the defensive rebound | 59-88 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Michael Arce runs out the clock | 59-88 |