| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alan Abadie (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carlos Hruby (fresh) 12 pts. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Sweeney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sergio Estrada (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jack Meeker (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Chad Watson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brad Leu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rogelio Ricci (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Brad Leu inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Jack Meeker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 19:45 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 19:21 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney misses short on a floater near the basket | 33-22 |
| 19:19 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney tips it back up and in | 35-22 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Jack Meeker makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-24 |
| 18:54 | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby blows the layup but the foul's on Brad Leu - foul #1 on Brad Leu, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 18:54 | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 18:54 | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby misses the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Robert Williams grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Alan Abadie steals the ball from Brad Leu | 36-24 |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | Jack Meeker steals the ball from Alan Abadie | 36-24 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Jack Meeker lays it up and in | 36-26 |
| 18:05 | Rhode Island | Jack Meeker is called for the reach on Alan Abadie - foul #1 on Jack Meeker, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath (C) Sergio Estrada | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Weems (PF), Sam Tryon (C) Rogelio Ricci, Robert Williams | |
| 17:46 | Rhode Island | Alan Abadie misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jack Meeker - foul #2 on Jack Meeker, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Stephen Woolsey (C) Peter Sweeney | |
| Subs | Houston | James Filip (PG), Donald Port (SG) Jack Meeker, Chad Watson | |
| 17:46 | Rhode Island | Alan Abadie makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 17:46 | Rhode Island | Alan Abadie misses the 2nd free throw | 37-26 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Donald Port snags the defensive board | 37-26 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Jeffrey Weems misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 37-26 |
| 17:21 | Rhode Island | Stephen Woolsey grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 17:17 | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 17:16 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath snags the offensive board | 37-26 |
| 17:06 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath drills a shot from the right side | 39-26 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Sam Tryon's pass is intercepted by Joseph McBeath | 39-26 |
| 16:30 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-26 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Donald Port snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Donald Port hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 16:23 | Rhode Island | Stephen Woolsey grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 16:18 | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 16:16 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath grabs the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 16:07 | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby is fouled on the floor by Brad Leu - foul #2 on Brad Leu, team foul #4 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roger Duca (PG), Jurica Zacherl (SG), Peter Sweeney (PF), Sergio Estrada (C) Alan Abadie, Carlos Hruby, James Anderson, Stephen Woolsey | |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Meeker (PG), Chad Watson (SG), Kenneth Guinyard (SF), Rogelio Ricci (PF), Robert Williams (C) James Filip, Donald Port, Brad Leu, Jeffrey Weems, Sam Tryon | |
| 15:49 | Rhode Island | Jurica Zacherl can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-26 |
| 15:48 | Houston | Kenneth Guinyard pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Roger Duca (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jurica Zacherl (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph McBeath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Peter Sweeney (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Sergio Estrada (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jack Meeker (fresh) 18 pts. 3 stl. SG - Chad Watson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Guinyard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rogelio Ricci (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Houston | Sergio Estrada is called for the reach on Kenneth Guinyard - foul #3 on Sergio Estrada, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph Barbour (SF) Joseph McBeath | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:28 | Houston | Rogelio Ricci is called for traveling | 39-26 |
| 15:14 | Rhode Island | Sergio Estrada clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 15:13 | Rhode Island | Jurica Zacherl pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 15:00 | Rhode Island | Jurica Zacherl misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-26 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Robert Williams gets the rebound | 39-26 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Jack Meeker clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-26 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Robert Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Jack Meeker scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Chad Watson | 39-28 |
| 14:32 | Rhode Island | Robert Williams is called for the reach on Roger Duca - foul #3 on Robert Williams, team foul #5 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath (SF), Stephen Woolsey (C) Joseph Barbour, Sergio Estrada | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:17 | Rhode Island | Jurica Zacherl can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 14:15 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney tips it in | 41-28 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Jack Meeker makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Chad Watson | 41-30 |
| 13:49 | Rhode Island | Stephen Woolsey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Robert Williams grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Jack Meeker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Jack Meeker grabs the offensive board | 41-30 |
| 13:26 | Houston | Kenneth Guinyard is fouled on the floor by Joseph McBeath - foul #1 on Joseph McBeath, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kevin Ream (PG), Carlos Hruby (SG), James Anderson (SF) Roger Duca, Jurica Zacherl, Peter Sweeney | |
| Subs | Houston | James Filip (PG), Donald Port (SG), Brad Leu (SF), Jeffrey Weems (PF), Sam Tryon (C) Jack Meeker, Chad Watson, Kenneth Guinyard, Rogelio Ricci, Robert Williams | |
| 13:17 | Houston | James Filip drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Weems | 41-32 |
| 12:58 | Rhode Island | Stephen Woolsey is called for traveling | 41-32 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alan Abadie (PG), Sergio Estrada (C) Kevin Ream, Joseph McBeath | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:43 | Houston | Jeffrey Weems hits a driving attempt in the paint | 41-34 |
| 12:33 | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 12:26 | Houston | James Filip can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Jeffrey Weems pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Donald Port clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-34 |
| 12:07 | Houston | Sam Tryon grabs the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 11:55 | Houston | Donald Port double dribbles | 44-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney (PF), Roger Duca (C) Stephen Woolsey, Sergio Estrada | |
| Subs | Houston | Andrew Alexander (C) Jeffrey Weems | |
| 11:40 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney is hacked by Sam Tryon - foul #1 on Sam Tryon, team foul #6 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath (C) Alan Abadie | |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Meeker (PG), Chad Watson (SG) James Filip, Donald Port | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Roger Duca (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Hruby (fresh) 16 pts. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Sweeney (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph McBeath (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jack Meeker (fresh) 22 pts. 3 stl. SG - Chad Watson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Brad Leu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sam Tryon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Alexander (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 11:17 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:55 | Rhode Island | Jack Meeker steals it from Joseph McBeath | 44-34 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Sam Tryon blows the layup | 44-34 |
| 10:42 | Rhode Island | Peter Sweeney snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 10:19 | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 44-34 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Sam Tryon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Peter Sweeney takes the ball from Jack Meeker | 44-34 |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca is hacked by Andrew Alexander - foul #1 on Andrew Alexander, team foul #7 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alan Abadie (PG), Joseph Barbour (SF), Stephen Woolsey (PF), Sergio Estrada (C) Carlos Hruby, James Anderson, Peter Sweeney, Joseph McBeath | |
| Subs | Houston | James Filip (PG), Donald Port (SG), Kenneth Guinyard (SF), Rogelio Ricci (PF), Robert Williams (C) Jack Meeker, Chad Watson, Brad Leu, Sam Tryon, Andrew Alexander | |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca makes the 1st free throw | 45-34 |
| 09:53 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Kenneth Guinyard scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Port | 46-36 |
| 09:17 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jurica Zacherl (SG) Roger Duca | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:02 | Houston | Kenneth Guinyard misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | Alan Abadie grabs the defensive rebound | 46-36 |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | Sergio Estrada hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Filip - foul #1 on James Filip, team foul #8 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Meeker (PG), Chad Watson (SG) James Filip, Donald Port | |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | Sergio Estrada misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:34 | Rhode Island | Sergio Estrada makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Jack Meeker clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Robert Williams snags the offensive board | 47-36 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Jack Meeker drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rogelio Ricci | 47-38 |
| 07:37 | Rhode Island | Stephen Woolsey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-38 |
| 07:35 | Houston | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Alan Abadie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jurica Zacherl (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Barbour (fairly fresh) PF - Stephen Woolsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sergio Estrada (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jack Meeker (fresh) 24 pts. 4 stl. SG - Chad Watson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Guinyard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rogelio Ricci (fairly fresh) C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Houston | Jack Meeker buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Chad Watson | 47-41 |
| 07:15 | Rhode Island | Stephen Woolsey hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| 07:13 | Rhode Island | Joseph Barbour snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 07:01 | Rhode Island | Joseph Barbour misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 06:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kenneth Guinyard | 47-41 |
| 06:30 | Houston | Jack Meeker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-41 |
| 06:28 | Rhode Island | Stephen Woolsey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 06:11 | Rhode Island | Alan Abadie's pass is intercepted by Rogelio Ricci | 47-41 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Jack Meeker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Stephen Woolsey gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 05:49 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-41 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Roger Duca (PG), Carlos Hruby (SG), James Anderson (SF), Peter Sweeney (PF), Joseph McBeath (C) Alan Abadie, Jurica Zacherl, Joseph Barbour, Stephen Woolsey, Sergio Estrada | |
| Subs | Houston | James Filip (SG), Brad Leu (SF), Jeffrey Weems (PF), Sam Tryon (C) Jack Meeker, Kenneth Guinyard, Rogelio Ricci, Robert Williams | |
| 05:37 | Rhode Island | Brad Leu blocks the jumper by Carlos Hruby | 47-41 |
| 05:36 | Houston | James Filip pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Chad Watson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Filip | 47-44 |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | James Filip is called for the reach on Carlos Hruby - foul #2 on James Filip, team foul #9 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Port (SG) Chad Watson | |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:17 | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:53 | Houston | James Filip can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Sam Tryon gets the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 04:34 | Houston | James Filip is fouled on the floor by Roger Duca - foul #1 on Roger Duca, team foul #3 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Meeker (PG) Donald Port | |
| 04:09 | Houston | Jack Meeker comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Roger Duca - foul #2 on Roger Duca, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Houston | Andrew Alexander (C) Jeffrey Weems | |
| 04:09 | Houston | Jack Meeker makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Jack Meeker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 03:55 | Rhode Island | James Anderson misses badly on a runner from the left block | 49-46 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Brad Leu snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Jack Meeker scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Filip | 49-48 |
| 03:26 | Rhode Island | Roger Duca misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Brad Leu grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Roger Duca (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Hruby (fresh) 18 pts. SF - James Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Sweeney (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph McBeath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jack Meeker (fresh) 31 pts. 4 stl. SG - James Filip (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brad Leu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sam Tryon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Alexander (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Houston | Jack Meeker knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Alexander | 49-50 |
| 03:15 | Rhode Island | James Anderson clanks a shot from the right side | 49-50 |
| 03:13 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to James Anderson | 49-50 |
| 03:00 | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Carlos Hruby, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alan Abadie (PG), Jurica Zacherl (SG), Joseph Barbour (SF), Stephen Woolsey (PF), Sergio Estrada (C) Roger Duca, Carlos Hruby, James Anderson, Peter Sweeney, Joseph McBeath | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Watson (PG), Donald Port (SG), Kenneth Guinyard (SF), Rogelio Ricci (PF), Robert Williams (C) Jack Meeker, James Filip, Brad Leu, Sam Tryon, Andrew Alexander | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby (SG), James Anderson (SF), Peter Sweeney (PF) Jurica Zacherl, Joseph Barbour, Stephen Woolsey | |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Meeker (PG), Brad Leu (SF) Donald Port, Kenneth Guinyard | |
| 02:41 | Houston | Jack Meeker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-50 |
| 02:40 | Rhode Island | James Anderson grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 02:18 | Rhode Island | James Anderson scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Peter Sweeney | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:00 | Houston | Jack Meeker comes up short on the shot from the left side | 51-50 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Brad Leu tips it back up and in | 51-52 |
| 01:53 | Rhode Island | Alan Abadie misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 01:51 | Rhode Island | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Sweeney | 51-52 |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | Sergio Estrada misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Jack Meeker pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:18 | Houston | Carlos Hruby is called for the reach on Rogelio Ricci - foul #4 on Carlos Hruby, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Jack Meeker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-52 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Rogelio Ricci tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 00:45 | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-54 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Robert Williams grabs the board | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Sergio Estrada is called for the reach on Jack Meeker - foul #4 on Sergio Estrada, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kenneth Guinyard (SF) Brad Leu | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Jack Meeker misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Rogelio Ricci grabs the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Rogelio Ricci is fouled on the floor by Sergio Estrada - foul #5 on Sergio Estrada, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath (C) Sergio Estrada | |
| Subs | Houston | James Filip (SG) Jack Meeker | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Rogelio Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Rogelio Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Rhode Island | Joseph McBeath's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Guinyard | 51-56 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Chad Watson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Guinyard | 51-58 |
| 00:06 | Rhode Island | Carlos Hruby travels with the ball | 51-58 |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Meeker (PG), Brad Leu (SF) James Filip, Kenneth Guinyard | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Jack Meeker runs out the clock | 51-58 |