| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Billy Degeorge (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Avent (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hamblin (fresh) PF - Joshua Ristau (fresh) 1 pts. C - Erik Hondo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cong Hong (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kirk Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Dwight Beck inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Kirk Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 29-37 |
| 19:41 | Cal State Northridge | William Avent is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski drills a floater from the right side set up by Louis Decastro | 29-39 |
| 19:10 | Cal State Northridge | Erik Hondo can't connect on an uncontested shot in the paint | 29-39 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Dwight Beck pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Cong Hong banks in the layup and the foul's on Billy Degeorge - foul #3 on Billy Degeorge, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roger Yager (PG) Billy Degeorge | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:53 | Houston | Cong Hong makes the free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:27 | Cal State Northridge | Dwight Beck steps in front of the William Avent pass | 29-42 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Louis Decastro | 29-44 |
| 17:45 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ristau is alone and drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Avent | 32-44 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Erik Hondo steps in front of the Dwight Beck pass | 32-44 |
| 17:30 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Hamblin is hacked by Louis Decastro in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Decastro, team foul #1 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Eric Robison (SG), Gary Quinn (SF), Thomas Cary (C) William Avent, Scott Hamblin, Erik Hondo | |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), James Thompson (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Louis Decastro, Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck, Cong Hong, Kirk Allen | |
| 17:18 | Cal State Northridge | Roger Yager misses short on an open shot from the baseline | 32-44 |
| 17:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Thompson | 32-44 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Quinn - foul #1 on Gary Quinn, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Williams (PG) Roger Yager | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:58 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 16:35 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Quinn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Thompson - foul #1 on James Thompson, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Erik Hondo (C) Joshua Ristau | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:35 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Quinn makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 16:35 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Quinn makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Chris Stallworth knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from James Thompson and he's hacked by Wayne Williams - foul #1 on Wayne Williams, team foul #3 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Jody Loewen (SF) Patrick Farrelly, James Thompson | |
| 16:16 | Houston | Chris Stallworth makes the free throw | 34-49 |
| 16:01 | Cal State Northridge | Erik Hondo hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Gary Quinn | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Wayne Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Robison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Quinn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Cary (fresh) 3 reb. C - Erik Hondo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Chris Stallworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jody Loewen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Scheetz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Devinney (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Houston | Thomas Cary is called for the reach on Michael Scheetz - foul #1 on Thomas Cary, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Billy Degeorge (PG), Roger Yager (SG), Scott Hamblin (SF), Joshua Ristau (PF), Arnold Ford (C) Wayne Williams, Eric Robison, Gary Quinn, Thomas Cary, Erik Hondo | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Dwight Beck (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Chris Stallworth, Jody Loewen, Michael Scheetz, Thomas Devinney | |
| 15:21 | Houston | Joshua Ristau is called for the reach on Cong Hong - foul #2 on Joshua Ristau, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski tips it in | 37-51 |
| 14:50 | Cal State Northridge | Cong Hong blocks the jumper by Billy Degeorge | 37-51 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Cong Hong snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Joshua Ristau is called for the reach on Kirk Allen - foul #3 on Joshua Ristau, team foul #6 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Avent (SG), Thomas Cary (PF) Scott Hamblin, Joshua Ristau | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Farrelly (SG), James Thompson (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF) Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck, Cong Hong | |
| 14:09 | Houston | Louis Decastro is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Louis Decastro, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gary Quinn (SF) Roger Yager | |
| Subs | Houston | Jody Loewen (SG), Thomas Devinney (C) Louis Decastro, Kirk Allen | |
| 13:50 | Cal State Northridge | Michael Scheetz blocks the jumper by William Avent | 37-51 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Jody Loewen pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 37-51 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Michael Scheetz snags the offensive board | 37-51 |
| 13:26 | Houston | James Thompson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 13:24 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Arnold Ford | 37-51 |
| 12:59 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 12:58 | Cal State Northridge | Arnold Ford tips it back up and in | 39-51 |
| 12:38 | Houston | Thomas Devinney misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Gary Quinn - foul #2 on Gary Quinn, team foul #7 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roger Yager (PG), Eric Robison (SG), Scott Hamblin (SF), Joshua Ristau (PF), Erik Hondo (C) Billy Degeorge, William Avent, Gary Quinn, Thomas Cary, Arnold Ford | |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), Cong Hong (PF) Patrick Farrelly, Jody Loewen, James Thompson, Michael Scheetz | |
| 12:38 | Houston | Thomas Devinney makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 12:38 | Houston | Thomas Devinney makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 12:30 | Cal State Northridge | Erik Hondo loses the ball out of bounds | 39-53 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kirk Allen (C) Thomas Devinney | |
| 12:06 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Chris Stallworth | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 12:04 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ristau double dribbles in the backcourt | 39-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG) Chris Stallworth | |
| 11:50 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski blows the layup | 39-56 |
| 11:49 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Hamblin pulls down the rebound | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Roger Yager (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Robison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Hamblin (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joshua Ristau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Erik Hondo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Decastro (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Beck (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cong Hong (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kirk Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Cal State Northridge | Erik Hondo connects on the open runner in the lane | 41-56 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Eric Robison is called for the reach on Berdy Sarwinski - foul #2 on Eric Robison, team foul #8 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary (PF) Joshua Ristau | |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Michael Scheetz (C) Louis Decastro, Kirk Allen | |
| 11:10 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 10:51 | Cal State Northridge | Roger Yager misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-58 |
| 10:49 | Cal State Northridge | Roger Yager tips it home | 43-58 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses long on a turnaround from close range | 43-58 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Cong Hong tips it back up and in | 43-60 |
| 10:27 | Cal State Northridge | Roger Yager throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-60 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Billy Degeorge (PG), William Avent (SG), Gary Quinn (SF), Joshua Ristau (PF) Roger Yager, Eric Robison, Scott Hamblin, Erik Hondo | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Farrelly (SG), Jody Loewen (SF), Thomas Devinney (C) Berdy Sarwinski, Dwight Beck, Cong Hong | |
| 10:04 | Houston | Chris Stallworth is fouled on the floor by Billy Degeorge - foul #4 on Billy Degeorge, team foul #9 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Williams (PG) Billy Degeorge | |
| Subs | Houston | James Thompson (SF) Jody Loewen | |
| 10:04 | Houston | Chris Stallworth makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Chris Stallworth misses the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 10:04 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ristau grabs the defensive rebound | 43-61 |
| 09:48 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Quinn can't finish the layup | 43-61 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Thomas Devinney grabs the board | 43-61 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Chris Stallworth connects on the floater in the lane | 43-63 |
| 09:19 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ristau is called for a backcourt violation | 43-63 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arnold Ford (C) Thomas Cary | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Decastro (PG), Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Jody Loewen (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Chris Stallworth, Patrick Farrelly, James Thompson, Michael Scheetz, Thomas Devinney | |
| 09:01 | Houston | Jody Loewen is fouled on the floor by Wayne Williams - foul #2 on Wayne Williams, team foul #10 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roger Yager (PG), Eric Robison (SG), Erik Hondo (C) Wayne Williams, William Avent, Joshua Ristau | |
| Subs | Houston | Dwight Beck (SF) Berdy Sarwinski | |
| 09:01 | Houston | Jody Loewen makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Jody Loewen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 08:39 | Cal State Northridge | Roger Yager drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Arnold Ford and he's fouled by Louis Decastro - foul #5 on Louis Decastro, team foul #4 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Hamblin (SF) Gary Quinn | |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (PG) Louis Decastro | |
| 08:39 | Cal State Northridge | Roger Yager makes the free throw | 46-65 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Dwight Beck hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Hamblin - foul #2 on Scott Hamblin, team foul #11 | 46-65 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Dwight Beck makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Dwight Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 08:07 | Cal State Northridge | Roger Yager's layup is rejected by Kirk Allen | 46-67 |
| 08:05 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Hondo | 46-67 |
| 07:54 | Cal State Northridge | Kirk Allen swats the short shot by Scott Hamblin | 46-67 |
| 07:53 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Robison hits the follow up shot | 48-67 |
| 07:43 | Houston | Cong Hong misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 07:41 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Hamblin snags the defensive board | 48-67 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Roger Yager (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Robison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott Hamblin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Arnold Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Erik Hondo (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jody Loewen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Beck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cong Hong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kirk Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Cal State Northridge | Arnold Ford misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-67 |
| 07:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to Berdy Sarwinski | 48-67 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Cong Hong | 48-69 |
| 06:51 | Cal State Northridge | Kirk Allen blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Roger Yager | 48-69 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Cong Hong grabs the board | 48-69 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Kirk Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-69 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Billy Degeorge (PG), William Avent (SG), Gary Quinn (SF), Joshua Ristau (PF), Thomas Cary (C) Roger Yager, Eric Robison, Scott Hamblin, Arnold Ford, Erik Hondo | |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Patrick Farrelly (SG), James Thompson (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Thomas Devinney (C) Berdy Sarwinski, Jody Loewen, Dwight Beck, Cong Hong, Kirk Allen | |
| 06:24 | Cal State Northridge | William Avent misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 48-69 |
| 06:22 | Cal State Northridge | Joshua Ristau tips it home | 50-69 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Thomas Cary takes the ball from Chris Stallworth | 50-69 |
| 05:37 | Cal State Northridge | Patrick Farrelly steps in front of the William Avent pass | 50-69 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly hits the finger roll | 50-71 |
| 05:17 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Quinn hits a jumper from the right side set up by Billy Degeorge | 52-71 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Chris Stallworth misses short on a runner from close range | 52-71 |
| 05:06 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Scheetz | 52-71 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-71 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Roger Yager (SG), Scott Hamblin (SF), Arnold Ford (C) William Avent, Gary Quinn, Joshua Ristau | |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (SG), Dwight Beck (SF), Cong Hong (PF) Patrick Farrelly, James Thompson, Michael Scheetz | |
| 04:49 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski is hacked by Billy Degeorge - foul #5 on Billy Degeorge, team foul #12 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Eric Robison (SG) Billy Degeorge | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:49 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 04:36 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Robison misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-73 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Chris Stallworth gets the rebound | 52-73 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-73 |
| 04:29 | Cal State Northridge | Roger Yager gets the rebound | 52-73 |
| 04:12 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Hamblin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Roger Yager | 55-73 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the lay-in | 55-73 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Cong Hong tips it back up and in | 55-75 |
| 03:34 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Robison connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Roger Yager | 57-75 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Roger Yager (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Eric Robison (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Hamblin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Cary (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arnold Ford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Chris Stallworth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 29 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwight Beck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Cong Hong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Devinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:29 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Dwight Beck and the foul's on Thomas Cary - foul #2 on Thomas Cary, team foul #13 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Williams (PG), Gary Quinn (SF) Scott Hamblin, Arnold Ford | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Farrelly (SG), James Thompson (SF), Michael Scheetz (PF), Kirk Allen (C) Chris Stallworth, Dwight Beck, Cong Hong, Thomas Devinney | |
| 03:29 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the free throw | 57-78 |
| 03:05 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Quinn is open but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 57-78 |
| 03:04 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary tips it back up and in | 59-78 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski can't connect on a runner from the left block | 59-78 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Michael Scheetz tips it home | 59-80 |
| 02:31 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Williams misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-80 |
| 02:29 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary grabs the offensive board | 59-80 |
| 02:14 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Robison buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Williams | 62-80 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Michael Scheetz misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-80 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Patrick Farrelly grabs the offensive board | 62-80 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Kirk Allen | 62-82 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Williams is hacked by James Thompson - foul #2 on James Thompson, team foul #5 | 62-82 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Arnold Ford (C) Wayne Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Chris Stallworth (PG), Dwight Beck (SF), Cong Hong (PF) Patrick Farrelly, James Thompson, Michael Scheetz | |
| 01:21 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Cary misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 62-82 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Dwight Beck grabs the board | 62-82 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Chris Stallworth makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Kirk Allen and he's hacked by Arnold Ford - foul #4 on Arnold Ford, team foul #14 | 62-84 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Chris Stallworth makes the free throw | 62-85 |
| 01:03 | Cal State Northridge | Arnold Ford misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-85 |
| 01:01 | Cal State Northridge | Gary Quinn misses the tip | 62-85 |
| 00:59 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Robison tips it in | 64-85 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Houston | Roger Yager picks off the pass by Dwight Beck | 64-85 |
| 00:32 | Cal State Northridge | Roger Yager lays it up and in | 66-85 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Cong Hong can't finish the layup | 66-85 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Cong Hong can't tip it in | 66-85 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Cong Hong grabs the offensive rebound | 66-85 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Chris Stallworth runs out the clock | 66-85 |