| Lineup | Houston | PG - Micheal McManis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Holberg (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Charles Cowell (fresh) PF - Jack Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark French (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Paul Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dan Stearns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wei-Quo Chiong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Purdom (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Charles Cowell inbounds the ball | 32-21 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Houston | Jack Wilson can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 32-21 |
| 19:43 | Albany | David Rutledge pulls down the rebound | 32-21 |
| 19:19 | Albany | Dan Stearns misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-21 |
| 19:17 | Albany | Paul Purdom tips it but misses | 32-21 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Micheal McManis grabs the board | 32-21 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Micheal McManis clanks a floater from the left side | 32-21 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Jack Wilson grabs the offensive board | 32-21 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Mark French is fouled on the floor by David Rutledge - foul #1 on David Rutledge, team foul #1 | 32-21 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Jack Wilson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Micheal McManis | 34-21 |
| 18:02 | Albany | Dan Stearns loses the ball out of bounds | 34-21 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Mark French misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-21 |
| 17:41 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Holberg | 34-21 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Stephen Holberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-21 |
| 17:19 | Albany | Paul Purdom grabs the board | 34-21 |
| 17:09 | Albany | Paul Purdom lays it up and in on a great pass from Dan Stearns and the foul's on Jack Wilson - foul #2 on Jack Wilson, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| 17:09 | Albany | Paul Purdom misses the free throw | 34-23 |
| 17:09 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jack Wilson | 34-23 |
| 17:05 | Houston | Stephen Holberg misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 17:03 | Albany | Wei-Quo Chiong pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 16:57 | Albany | Wei-Quo Chiong is hacked by Charles Cowell - foul #1 on Charles Cowell, team foul #2 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Lemley (PF) Jack Wilson | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 16:42 | Albany | David Rutledge comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Charles Cowell grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Mark French connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Micheal McManis and the foul's on David Rutledge - foul #2 on David Rutledge, team foul #2 | 36-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Summers (PG), Justin Hayden (SG) Micheal McManis, Stephen Holberg | |
| Subs | Albany | Terry Meyers (PG), Eddy Zirk (PF), Jeffrey Briggs (C) Paul Stone, Paul Purdom, David Rutledge | |
| 16:25 | Houston | Mark French misses the free throw | 36-23 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Peter Lemley gets the offensive rebound | 36-23 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Peter Lemley misses short on a runner from the left block | 36-23 |
| 16:10 | Houston | Mark French tips it back up and in | 38-23 |
| 15:56 | Albany | Dan Stearns's fadeaway is rejected by Peter Lemley | 38-23 |
| 15:54 | Albany | The offensive rebound goes to Eddy Zirk | 38-23 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Summers (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Justin Hayden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Cowell (fairly fresh) PF - Peter Lemley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark French (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Terry Meyers (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dan Stearns (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wei-Quo Chiong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eddy Zirk (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Briggs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Albany | Eddy Zirk makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Dan Stearns and he's hacked by Peter Lemley - foul #1 on Peter Lemley, team foul #3 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Holberg (SG), Jack Wilson (PF) Charles Cowell, Mark French | |
| Subs | Albany | Paul Stone (PG), Michael Woodfin (SF) Dan Stearns, Wei-Quo Chiong | |
| 15:33 | Albany | Eddy Zirk misses the free throw | 38-25 |
| 15:33 | Houston | Jack Wilson gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Jack Wilson lays it in | 40-25 |
| 14:49 | Albany | Terry Meyers knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Paul Stone | 40-27 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Stephen Holberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 14:28 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Hayden | 40-27 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Stephen Holberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 14:11 | Albany | Paul Stone pulls down the rebound | 40-27 |
| 13:53 | Albany | Terry Meyers loses the ball out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Micheal McManis (PG), Charles Cowell (SF), Mark French (C) Frank Summers, Stephen Holberg, Peter Lemley | |
| Subs | Albany | Dan Stearns (SG), Wei-Quo Chiong (SF), Paul Purdom (PF), David Rutledge (C) Terry Meyers, Michael Woodfin, Eddy Zirk, Jeffrey Briggs | |
| 13:27 | Houston | Jack Wilson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jack Wilson, team foul #4 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Williams (PF) Jack Wilson | |
| Subs | Albany | Terry Meyers (PG) Paul Stone | |
| 13:16 | Albany | Dan Stearns comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 13:14 | Houston | Donald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 40-27 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Mark French misses badly on a floater in the paint | 40-27 |
| 12:52 | Albany | Wei-Quo Chiong gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 12:33 | Albany | Terry Meyers clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Mark French gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Micheal McManis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 12:15 | Albany | Wei-Quo Chiong gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 12:01 | Albany | Dan Stearns connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Rutledge | 40-30 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Micheal McManis travels in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Holberg (SG), Jack Wilson (PF) Justin Hayden, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Albany | Paul Stone (PG) Terry Meyers | |
| 11:51 | Albany | David Rutledge misses long on a floater from close range | 40-30 |
| 11:50 | Albany | David Rutledge snags the offensive board | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Micheal McManis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Holberg (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Charles Cowell (fresh) PF - Jack Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark French (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Paul Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dan Stearns (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wei-Quo Chiong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Purdom (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Albany | Wei-Quo Chiong buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Stephen Holberg drills a 3 from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 11:07 | Albany | Jack Wilson picks off the pass by Wei-Quo Chiong | 43-33 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Stephen Holberg hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Mark French tips it back up and in | 45-33 |
| 10:24 | Albany | Wei-Quo Chiong misses badly on a shot in the lane | 45-33 |
| 10:23 | Albany | Paul Purdom hits the follow up shot | 45-35 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Micheal McManis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Micheal McManis, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Summers (PG), Justin Hayden (SF), Peter Lemley (C) Micheal McManis, Charles Cowell, Mark French | |
| Subs | Albany | Eddy Zirk (PF), Jeffrey Briggs (C) Paul Purdom, David Rutledge | |
| 09:34 | Albany | Eddy Zirk can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Frank Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Stephen Holberg clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-35 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Peter Lemley tips it in | 47-35 |
| 08:53 | Albany | Jeffrey Briggs is fouled on the floor by Frank Summers - foul #1 on Frank Summers, team foul #6 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Williams (C) Jack Wilson | |
| Subs | Albany | Terry Meyers (PG), Trey Brown (SG), Michael Woodfin (SF) Paul Stone, Dan Stearns, Wei-Quo Chiong | |
| 08:39 | Albany | Eddy Zirk misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Peter Lemley - foul #2 on Peter Lemley, team foul #7 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Albany | Paul Purdom (PF) Jeffrey Briggs | |
| 08:39 | Albany | Eddy Zirk makes the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 08:39 | Albany | Eddy Zirk misses the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Peter Lemley snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Stephen Holberg comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-36 |
| 08:12 | Albany | Eddy Zirk grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 08:07 | Albany | Eddy Zirk is fouled on the floor by Peter Lemley - foul #3 on Peter Lemley, team foul #8 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Micheal McManis (PG), Mark French (C) Stephen Holberg, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Albany | David Rutledge (C) Paul Purdom | |
| 08:07 | Albany | Eddy Zirk misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Peter Lemley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Micheal McManis misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-36 |
| 07:36 | Albany | Eddy Zirk grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Micheal McManis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frank Summers (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Hayden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Lemley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark French (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Terry Meyers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Trey Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Woodfin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eddy Zirk (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Rutledge (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Albany | Michael Woodfin is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Woodfin, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Cowell (SF), Donald Williams (PF) Justin Hayden, Peter Lemley | |
| Subs | Albany | Paul Stone (PG), Dan Stearns (SG), Wei-Quo Chiong (SF), Paul Purdom (PF) Terry Meyers, Trey Brown, Michael Woodfin, Eddy Zirk | |
| 06:52 | Houston | Charles Cowell is fouled on the floor by Wei-Quo Chiong - foul #2 on Wei-Quo Chiong, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Holberg (SG), Jack Wilson (PF) Frank Summers, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 06:30 | Houston | Stephen Holberg misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Mark French grabs the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Stephen Holberg misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Mark French tips it but misses | 47-36 |
| 06:13 | Albany | Paul Purdom pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 05:56 | Albany | Wei-Quo Chiong drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Paul Purdom | 47-38 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Jack Wilson is denied on a dunk by Paul Purdom | 47-38 |
| 05:38 | Albany | The rebound goes to Paul Purdom | 47-38 |
| 05:33 | Albany | Paul Stone can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-38 |
| 05:31 | Albany | Wei-Quo Chiong grabs the offensive board | 47-38 |
| 05:24 | Albany | David Rutledge makes the runner from the right block and he's fouled by Micheal McManis - foul #2 on Micheal McManis, team foul #9 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Hayden (PG), Peter Lemley (C) Micheal McManis, Mark French | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 05:24 | Albany | David Rutledge makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Stephen Holberg misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-41 |
| 04:57 | Albany | David Rutledge grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 04:41 | Albany | Wei-Quo Chiong connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Stone | 47-43 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Jack Wilson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 04:01 | Albany | Paul Purdom misses the dunk attempt | 49-43 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Justin Hayden pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Stephen Holberg misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 03:30 | Houston | Charles Cowell hits the follow up shot | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Hayden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Holberg (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Charles Cowell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Peter Lemley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Paul Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dan Stearns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Wei-Quo Chiong (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Purdom (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - David Rutledge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:15 | Albany | Paul Stone comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Peter Lemley - foul #4 on Peter Lemley, team foul #10 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Micheal McManis (PG), Frank Summers (SG), Donald Williams (PF), Mark French (C) Stephen Holberg, Charles Cowell, Jack Wilson, Peter Lemley | |
| Subs | Albany | Terry Meyers (SG), Michael Woodfin (SF), Eddy Zirk (PF), Jeffrey Briggs (C) Dan Stearns, Wei-Quo Chiong, Paul Purdom, David Rutledge | |
| 03:15 | Albany | Paul Stone makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:15 | Albany | Paul Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Mark French drills a driving attempt in the lane | 53-45 |
| 02:48 | Albany | Albany calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Cowell (SF), Peter Lemley (PF) Frank Summers, Donald Williams | |
| Subs | Albany | Dan Stearns (SG), Wei-Quo Chiong (SF), Paul Purdom (PF) Terry Meyers, Michael Woodfin, Jeffrey Briggs | |
| 02:28 | Albany | Wei-Quo Chiong misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 02:27 | Albany | Eddy Zirk snags the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 02:16 | Albany | Wei-Quo Chiong clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 53-45 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Peter Lemley grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Holberg (SG), Jack Wilson (PF) Justin Hayden, Peter Lemley | |
| Subs | Albany | David Rutledge (C) Eddy Zirk | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Houston | Stephen Holberg's pass is intercepted by David Rutledge | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Albany | Paul Purdom makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Stone | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Houston | Dan Stearns is called for the reach on Micheal McManis - foul #1 on Dan Stearns, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Jack Wilson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-48 |
| 00:50 | Albany | Paul Purdom gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Albany | Paul Stone misses the floater from the left side | 53-48 |
| 00:38 | Albany | David Rutledge tips it home | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Paul Stone is called for the reach on Mark French in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Stone, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Stephen Holberg is fouled on the floor by Dan Stearns - foul #2 on Dan Stearns, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Stephen Holberg makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Stephen Holberg misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:33 | Albany | Paul Purdom pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Albany | Paul Stone misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-50 |
| 00:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mark French | 54-50 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Mark French is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Stone - foul #4 on Paul Stone, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Mark French makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Mark French misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:25 | Albany | David Rutledge grabs the board | 55-50 |
| 00:18 | Albany | Wei-Quo Chiong's pass is intercepted by Jack Wilson | 55-50 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Dan Stearns is called for the reach on Mark French in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dan Stearns, team foul #9 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Hayden (SF) Charles Cowell | |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| 00:15 | Houston | Mark French misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:15 | Albany | Paul Purdom snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 00:11 | Albany | Wei-Quo Chiong misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 00:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Stephen Holberg | 55-50 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Paul Stone is called for the reach on Stephen Holberg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Stone, team foul #10 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Albany | Terry Meyers (PG) Paul Stone | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Stephen Holberg makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Stephen Holberg makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Albany | Dan Stearns misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Jack Wilson gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Jack Wilson runs out the clock | 57-50 |