| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (fresh) SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dwight Beck (fresh) PF - Michael Scheetz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kirk Allen (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Derrick Chamberlain (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Kratz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hering (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Leslie Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Switalski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Dwight Beck inbounds the ball | 18-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | The refs have stopped play. Michael Scheetz is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 18-30 |
| Subs | Houston | James Thompson (SF), Cong Hong (PF) Dwight Beck, Michael Scheetz | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Howard Godbout (SG), Donald Phillips (C) Michael Hering, Leslie Stewart | |
| 19:31 | Houston | Kirk Allen misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Kratz - foul #1 on Christopher Kratz, team foul #1 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Lee (SF) James Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Michael Hering (SF) Christopher Kratz | |
| 19:31 | Houston | Kirk Allen misses the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Kirk Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 19:29 | Western Carolina | Michael Hering is fouled in the backcourt by Berdy Sarwinski - foul #2 on Berdy Sarwinski, team foul #1 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Devinney (C) Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred Brown (SG), William Nelson (C) Howard Godbout, Donald Phillips | |
| 19:17 | Western Carolina | Louis Decastro is called for the reach on Derrick Chamberlain - foul #2 on Louis Decastro, team foul #2 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Houston | James Thompson (SF), Kirk Allen (C) Jeffery Lee, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Howard Godbout (SG), Christopher Kratz (SF), Donald Phillips (C) Fred Brown, Michael Hering, William Nelson | |
| 19:05 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain misses the 3 from the left corner | 19-30 |
| 19:03 | Houston | Louis Decastro snags the defensive board | 19-30 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Derrick Chamberlain steps in front of the Louis Decastro pass in the backcourt | 19-30 |
| 18:57 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain lays it up and in | 19-32 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Donald Phillips swats the shot by Louis Decastro | 19-32 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski tips it home | 21-32 |
| 18:28 | Western Carolina | James Switalski misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Cong Hong - foul #1 on Cong Hong, team foul #3 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Jeffery Lee (SF), Thomas Devinney (C) Louis Decastro, James Thompson, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred Brown (PG), Leslie Stewart (PF), William Nelson (C) Howard Godbout, Christopher Kratz, Donald Phillips | |
| 18:28 | Western Carolina | James Switalski misses the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 18:28 | Western Carolina | James Switalski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-33 |
| 18:05 | Western Carolina | Leslie Stewart snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 17:44 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Leslie Stewart | 21-36 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Chris Stallworth comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Fred Brown - foul #2 on Fred Brown, team foul #2 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), Kirk Allen (C) Berdy Sarwinski, Jeffery Lee, Cong Hong, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Kratz (SG), Michael Hering (SF), Donald Phillips (C) Derrick Chamberlain, James Switalski, Leslie Stewart | |
| 17:17 | Houston | Chris Stallworth makes the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Chris Stallworth makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 17:03 | Western Carolina | Fred Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Kirk Allen grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Louis Decastro hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Chris Stallworth and he's hacked by Fred Brown - foul #3 on Fred Brown, team foul #3 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (SG), James Thompson (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Patrick Farrelly, Chris Stallworth, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain (PG), Howard Godbout (SG), James Switalski (PF) Fred Brown, Christopher Kratz, William Nelson | |
| 16:35 | Houston | Louis Decastro makes the free throw | 26-36 |
| 16:12 | Western Carolina | Howard Godbout is hacked by Dwight Beck - foul #1 on Dwight Beck, team foul #4 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Jody Loewen (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), Kirk Allen (C) Louis Decastro, Berdy Sarwinski, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Kratz (SF) Michael Hering | |
| 15:55 | Western Carolina | Howard Godbout is alone and drills a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Patrick Farrelly - foul #1 on Patrick Farrelly, team foul #5 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Cong Hong (PF) Patrick Farrelly, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred Brown (PG), Paul Nelms (SF) Derrick Chamberlain, Christopher Kratz | |
| 15:55 | Western Carolina | Howard Godbout makes the free throw | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jody Loewen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dwight Beck (fairly fresh) PF - Cong Hong (fresh) C - Kirk Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Fred Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Howard Godbout (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Nelms (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Switalski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Cong Hong | 28-39 |
| 15:27 | Western Carolina | Cong Hong swats the short shot by Donald Phillips | 28-39 |
| 15:25 | Western Carolina | Donald Phillips tips it home | 28-41 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Jody Loewen misses the floater from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 15:11 | Western Carolina | Donald Phillips pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 14:48 | Western Carolina | Jody Loewen is called for the reach on Paul Nelms - foul #3 on Jody Loewen, team foul #6 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), Jeffery Lee (SF), James Thompson (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Jody Loewen, Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck, Cong Hong, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain (PG), Christopher Kratz (SG), Leslie Stewart (PF), William Nelson (C) Fred Brown, Howard Godbout, James Switalski, Donald Phillips | |
| 14:33 | Western Carolina | William Nelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Louis Decastro hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 14:24 | Western Carolina | Leslie Stewart gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 13:58 | Western Carolina | Christopher Kratz misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 13:35 | Houston | James Thompson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Jeffery Lee misses the tip | 28-41 |
| 13:31 | Houston | James Thompson snags the offensive board | 28-41 |
| 13:25 | Houston | James Thompson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 13:24 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Derrick Chamberlain | 28-41 |
| 13:22 | Western Carolina | Patrick Farrelly is called for the reach on Derrick Chamberlain in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Farrelly, team foul #7 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Patrick Farrelly, Jeffery Lee, James Thompson, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred Brown (SG), James Switalski (PF), Donald Phillips (C) Christopher Kratz, Leslie Stewart, William Nelson | |
| 13:22 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 13:22 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain misses the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 13:22 | Houston | Kirk Allen pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Kirk Allen misses short on a runner in the lane | 28-42 |
| 13:05 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 13:03 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG) Louis Decastro | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Kratz (SG), Michael Hering (SF) Fred Brown, Donald Phillips | |
| 12:46 | Houston | Derrick Chamberlain picks off the pass by Chris Stallworth | 28-42 |
| 12:43 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain lays it in | 28-44 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Chris Stallworth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), James Thompson (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Chris Stallworth, Cong Hong, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred Brown (PG), William Nelson (PF) Derrick Chamberlain, Michael Hering | |
| 12:15 | Western Carolina | Louis Decastro is called for the reach on Fred Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Decastro, team foul #8 | 28-44 |
| 12:15 | Western Carolina | Fred Brown misses the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Thomas Devinney grabs the board | 28-44 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Kratz - foul #2 on Christopher Kratz, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Jody Loewen (PG), Jeffery Lee (SF), Cong Hong (PF) Louis Decastro, Dwight Beck, James Thompson | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain (SG) Christopher Kratz | |
| 11:58 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 11:36 | Western Carolina | James Switalski misses short on a runner from the right block | 29-44 |
| 11:35 | Houston | Jeffery Lee gets the rebound | 29-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jody Loewen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jeffery Lee (fresh) PF - Cong Hong (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Devinney (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Fred Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derrick Chamberlain (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Nelms (tiring) 3 pf. PF - William Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Switalski (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Houston | Fred Brown is called for the reach on Jeffery Lee - foul #4 on Fred Brown, team foul #5 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Chris Stallworth (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), James Thompson (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Jody Loewen, Berdy Sarwinski, Jeffery Lee, Cong Hong, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Kratz (SG), Michael Hering (SF), Donald Phillips (C) Fred Brown, William Nelson, James Switalski | |
| 11:05 | Houston | Dwight Beck's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Phillips | 29-44 |
| 11:04 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Phillips | 29-44 |
| 11:02 | Western Carolina | Louis Decastro picks off the pass by Derrick Chamberlain in the backcourt | 29-44 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Chris Stallworth banks in the layup on a great pass from Louis Decastro | 31-44 |
| 10:38 | Western Carolina | Michael Hering misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 31-44 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Kirk Allen grabs the board | 31-44 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Louis Decastro drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 10:02 | Western Carolina | Christopher Kratz's floater is knocked away by Kirk Allen | 33-44 |
| 10:01 | Western Carolina | Christopher Kratz tips it in | 33-46 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Kirk Allen connects on the floater from the right block | 35-46 |
| 09:24 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 09:23 | Western Carolina | Christopher Kratz pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 09:01 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 09:00 | Western Carolina | Michael Hering gets the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 08:41 | Western Carolina | Paul Nelms misses long on a shot near the basket | 35-46 |
| 08:39 | Houston | James Thompson gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Paul Nelms is called for the reach on James Thompson - foul #4 on Paul Nelms, team foul #6 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Jody Loewen (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Jeffery Lee (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Louis Decastro, Chris Stallworth, Dwight Beck, James Thompson, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Howard Godbout (SG), Leslie Stewart (PF), James Switalski (C) Michael Hering, Paul Nelms, Donald Phillips | |
| 08:04 | Houston | Jeffery Lee connects on the open floater from the left wing set up by Berdy Sarwinski | 37-46 |
| 07:40 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain misses long on an open 3 from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Thomas Devinney grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Jody Loewen misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Derrick Chamberlain - foul #3 on Derrick Chamberlain, team foul #7 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Fred Brown (PG), Paul Nelms (SF), William Nelson (C) Derrick Chamberlain, Christopher Kratz, Leslie Stewart | |
| 07:33 | Houston | Jody Loewen misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Jody Loewen misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:33 | Western Carolina | James Switalski pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jody Loewen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Scheetz (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Devinney (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Fred Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Howard Godbout (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Nelms (tiring) 4 pf. PF - James Switalski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - William Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Western Carolina | William Nelson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Brown | 37-49 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Howard Godbout swats the shot by Jeffery Lee | 37-49 |
| 06:57 | Western Carolina | James Switalski pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 06:53 | Western Carolina | Berdy Sarwinski steps in front of the Howard Godbout pass in the backcourt | 37-49 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Jody Loewen double dribbles | 37-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Cong Hong (C) Jody Loewen, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Leslie Stewart (PF) William Nelson | |
| 06:19 | Western Carolina | James Switalski is fouled on the floor by Louis Decastro - foul #4 on Louis Decastro, team foul #9 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), Thomas Devinney (C) Louis Decastro, Berdy Sarwinski, Jeffery Lee, Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | William Nelson (C) Leslie Stewart | |
| 06:19 | Western Carolina | James Switalski makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 06:19 | Western Carolina | James Switalski misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Thomas Devinney gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Howard Godbout - foul #1 on Howard Godbout, team foul #8 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Cong Hong (C) Chris Stallworth, Dwight Beck, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain (SG) Howard Godbout | |
| 05:50 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | Louis Decastro is called for the reach on Fred Brown in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Decastro, team foul #10 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Jeffery Lee (SF) Louis Decastro, Patrick Farrelly | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | Fred Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 05:48 | Western Carolina | Fred Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Cong Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Michael Scheetz double dribbles | 39-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Dwight Beck (SF), Thomas Devinney (C) Jeffery Lee, Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Kratz (SG), Leslie Stewart (PF) Derrick Chamberlain, William Nelson | |
| 05:08 | Western Carolina | James Switalski misses short on a floater from the left block | 39-51 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Thomas Devinney gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski is hacked by Christopher Kratz during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Christopher Kratz, team foul #9 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Jody Loewen (PG), Kirk Allen (SF), Cong Hong (C) Chris Stallworth, Dwight Beck, Thomas Devinney | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain (SG), William Nelson (PF) Christopher Kratz, Leslie Stewart | |
| 04:49 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 04:49 | Western Carolina | William Nelson grabs the board | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:24 | Western Carolina | Fred Brown buries a 3 from the right corner | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:08 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Kirk Allen | 41-54 |
| 03:49 | Western Carolina | James Switalski hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Derrick Chamberlain | 41-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Houston | Kirk Allen buries a fadeaway in the lane | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jody Loewen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kirk Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Scheetz (tiring) 4 reb. C - Cong Hong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Fred Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Derrick Chamberlain (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Nelms (tired) 4 pf. PF - William Nelson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Switalski (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain's pass is intercepted by Berdy Sarwinski | 43-56 |
| 03:14 | Houston | Jody Loewen banks in the layup set up by Berdy Sarwinski | 45-56 |
| 02:54 | Western Carolina | Kirk Allen picks off the pass by Paul Nelms | 45-56 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Kirk Allen connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jody Loewen and the foul's on Paul Nelms - foul #5 on Paul Nelms, team foul #10 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), Dwight Beck (SF) Jody Loewen, Berdy Sarwinski, Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Christopher Kratz (SG), Michael Hering (SF), Leslie Stewart (PF) Derrick Chamberlain, Paul Nelms, James Switalski | |
| 02:33 | Houston | Kirk Allen makes the free throw | 48-56 |
| 02:09 | Western Carolina | Christopher Kratz misses the jumper in the lane | 48-56 |
| 02:08 | Western Carolina | Fred Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 01:54 | Western Carolina | William Nelson misses the easy layup | 48-56 |
| 01:52 | Western Carolina | Leslie Stewart tips it in | 48-58 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly is whistled for a carry | 48-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Jody Loewen (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG) Chris Stallworth, Patrick Farrelly | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Howard Godbout (SG), Timothy Hart (SF) Christopher Kratz, Michael Hering | |
| 01:21 | Western Carolina | William Nelson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Kirk Allen gets the rebound | 48-58 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Kirk Allen | 50-58 |
| 00:47 | Western Carolina | William Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain (PG), Christopher Kratz (SG), Michael Hering (SF), James Switalski (C) Fred Brown, Howard Godbout, Timothy Hart, William Nelson | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jody Loewen | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Western Carolina | Michael Hering is fouled in the backcourt by Jody Loewen - foul #4 on Jody Loewen, team foul #11 | 53-58 |
| 00:40 | Western Carolina | Michael Hering makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:40 | Western Carolina | Michael Hering makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Dwight Beck | 56-60 |
| 00:32 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain is hacked by Jody Loewen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jody Loewen, team foul #12 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG) Jody Loewen | |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| 00:32 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:32 | Western Carolina | Derrick Chamberlain makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-61 |
| 00:25 | Western Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Hering | 56-61 |
| 00:23 | Western Carolina | Michael Hering is fouled in the backcourt by Chris Stallworth - foul #1 on Chris Stallworth, team foul #13 | 56-61 |
| 00:23 | Western Carolina | Michael Hering makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:23 | Western Carolina | Michael Hering makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-63 |
| 00:17 | Western Carolina | Michael Hering snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 00:14 | Western Carolina | Chris Stallworth is called for the reach on Michael Hering in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Stallworth, team foul #14 | 56-63 |
| 00:14 | Western Carolina | Michael Hering misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:14 | Western Carolina | Michael Hering makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-64 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski grabs the offensive board | 56-64 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Dwight Beck is whistled for traveling | 56-64 |