| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Boucher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Caleb Slater (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Winston Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Wolfram (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Gray (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Mario Wishart inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 25-28 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Gary Smith tips it back up and in | 27-28 |
| 19:19 | Montana | Timothy Boucher is fouled on the floor by Sammy Gibson - foul #1 on Sammy Gibson, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:01 | Montana | Caleb Slater hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 18:59 | Montana | Paul Wolfram tips it home | 27-30 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Gray - foul #2 on Robert Gray, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:07 | Montana | Caleb Slater clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 18:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Hoffman | 29-30 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Gary Smith is fouled on the floor by Paul Wolfram - foul #1 on Paul Wolfram, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Sammy Gibson is hacked by Winston Turner - foul #2 on Winston Turner, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana | Garrett Acton (C) Robert Gray | |
| 17:30 | Houston | Michael Mitchell knocks in the jumper from the right side | 31-30 |
| 17:13 | Montana | Paul Wolfram is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Paul Wolfram, team foul #4 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana | Alvaro Russo (PF) Paul Wolfram | |
| 16:49 | Houston | Mario Wishart connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 16:24 | Montana | Caleb Slater buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Mario Wishart banks in the layup set up by Gary Smith | 35-32 |
| 15:48 | Montana | Garrett Acton misses short on a floater from the right side | 35-32 |
| 15:46 | Montana | Winston Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Kevin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Boucher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Caleb Slater (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Winston Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alvaro Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Garrett Acton (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Montana | Timothy Boucher buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Winston Turner | 35-34 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Garrett Acton - foul #1 on Garrett Acton, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Marty Prager (SF), Robert Riggs (PF) Sammy Gibson, Gary Smith, Mario Wishart, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Montana | Leon Bianco (PG), Edward Arnold (SG), Vincent Byers (SF), Paul Wolfram (PF), Robert Gray (C) Timothy Boucher, Caleb Slater, Winston Turner, Alvaro Russo, Garrett Acton | |
| 15:07 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:49 | Montana | Edward Arnold knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Leon Bianco | 36-37 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Robert Riggs scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Byers | 38-37 |
| 14:38 | Montana | Edward Arnold comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Raymond Stewart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Charles Byers tips it but misses | 38-37 |
| 14:29 | Montana | Robert Gray snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 14:07 | Montana | Edward Arnold buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Wolfram | 38-40 |
| 13:56 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Marty Prager misses the tip | 38-40 |
| 13:53 | Montana | Robert Gray snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 13:32 | Montana | Vincent Byers drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Leon Bianco | 38-42 |
| 13:11 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 38-42 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Robert Riggs hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 12:48 | Montana | Edward Arnold makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Wolfram | 40-45 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Robert Riggs can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-45 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Marty Prager grabs the offensive board | 40-45 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 40-45 |
| 12:03 | Montana | Paul Wolfram pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 11:44 | Montana | Paul Wolfram buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Edward Arnold | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Charles Byers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marty Prager (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leon Bianco (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Arnold (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vincent Byers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Wolfram (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Gray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Houston | Robert Riggs scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Raymond Stewart | 42-47 |
| 10:51 | Montana | Edward Arnold is whistled for a carry | 42-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Marty Prager, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Boucher (PG), Caleb Slater (SG), Winston Turner (SF), Alvaro Russo (PF), Garrett Acton (C) Leon Bianco, Edward Arnold, Vincent Byers, Paul Wolfram, Robert Gray | |
| 10:41 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin misses short on a floater from the left side | 42-47 |
| 10:39 | Montana | Garrett Acton pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:17 | Montana | Caleb Slater clanks a turnaround from the right block | 42-47 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Gary Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Gary Smith snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the jumper in the paint | 44-47 |
| 09:43 | Montana | Winston Turner scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Boucher | 44-49 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Mario Wishart comes up short on the floater from the right block | 44-49 |
| 09:22 | Montana | Caleb Slater pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:57 | Montana | Caleb Slater hits a runner near the basket set up by Timothy Boucher | 44-51 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Timothy Boucher is called for the reach on Sammy Gibson - foul #1 on Timothy Boucher, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG) Sammy Gibson, Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wolfram (PF) Alvaro Russo | |
| 08:20 | Houston | Caleb Slater steals the ball from Michael Mitchell | 44-51 |
| 07:58 | Montana | Paul Wolfram misses the floater from close range | 44-51 |
| 07:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Shawn McClurkin | 44-51 |
| 07:41 | Houston | The jump hook by Mario Wishart is blocked by Garrett Acton | 44-51 |
| 07:39 | Montana | Timothy Boucher snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mario Wishart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Shawn McClurkin (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Timothy Boucher (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Caleb Slater (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Winston Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Wolfram (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Garrett Acton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Montana | Winston Turner misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mario Wishart - foul #2 on Mario Wishart, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Prager (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Mario Wishart, Michael Mitchell, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Montana | Leon Bianco (PG), Edward Arnold (SG), Alvaro Russo (PF) Timothy Boucher, Caleb Slater, Garrett Acton | |
| 07:16 | Montana | Winston Turner makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 07:16 | Montana | Winston Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Winston Turner is called for the reach on Robert Riggs - foul #3 on Winston Turner, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana | Vincent Byers (SF), Robert Gray (C) Winston Turner, Paul Wolfram | |
| 07:09 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:48 | Montana | Alvaro Russo is fouled on the floor by Robert Riggs - foul #2 on Robert Riggs, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| 06:28 | Montana | Edward Arnold can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 06:01 | Houston | Robert Riggs is hacked by Alvaro Russo - foul #1 on Alvaro Russo, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Boucher (PG), Caleb Slater (SG), Paul Wolfram (C) Leon Bianco, Edward Arnold, Robert Gray | |
| 06:01 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:01 | Montana | The rebound goes to Alvaro Russo | 46-53 |
| 05:48 | Montana | Caleb Slater drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Timothy Boucher | 46-55 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 05:42 | Montana | Caleb Slater pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 05:38 | Montana | Timothy Boucher hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 05:36 | Montana | Timothy Boucher pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 05:15 | Montana | Alvaro Russo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 05:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Marty Prager | 46-55 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Marty Prager | 48-55 |
| 04:39 | Montana | Alvaro Russo knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Marty Prager - foul #1 on Marty Prager, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Marty Prager, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Montana | Winston Turner (SF), Garrett Acton (C) Vincent Byers, Paul Wolfram | |
| 04:39 | Montana | Alvaro Russo misses the free throw | 48-57 |
| 04:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Mitchell | 48-57 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Michael Mitchell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Smith | 50-57 |
| 03:55 | Montana | Caleb Slater lays it in | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin scores on a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Garrett Acton - foul #2 on Garrett Acton, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana | Leon Bianco (PG), Robert Gray (PF) Timothy Boucher, Alvaro Russo | |
| 03:46 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin misses the free throw | 52-59 |
| 03:46 | Montana | The rebound goes to Robert Gray | 52-59 |
| 03:33 | Montana | Caleb Slater blows the layup | 52-59 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Mario Wishart grabs the board | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Leon Bianco (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Caleb Slater (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Winston Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Garrett Acton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Gary Smith is fouled on the floor by Caleb Slater - foul #1 on Caleb Slater, team foul #10 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG) Sammy Gibson | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Wolfram (PF) Garrett Acton | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:04 | Montana | Leon Bianco misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 54-59 |
| 03:03 | Houston | Mario Wishart snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Gary Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 02:44 | Montana | Robert Gray grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 02:15 | Montana | Mario Wishart steps in front of the Winston Turner pass | 54-59 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the finger roll set up by Mario Wishart | 56-59 |
| 01:47 | Montana | Winston Turner's pass is intercepted by Gary Smith | 56-59 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Kevin Hoffman (C) Gary Smith, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Montana | Timothy Boucher (PG) Leon Bianco | |
| 01:29 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Stewart and he's hacked by Robert Gray - foul #3 on Robert Gray, team foul #11 | 58-59 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Michael Mitchell snags the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Paul Wolfram steals the ball from Raymond Stewart | 58-59 |
| 00:50 | Montana | Paul Wolfram can't finish the layup | 58-59 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Michael Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses the shot from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 00:31 | Montana | Paul Wolfram gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Montana | Raymond Stewart is called for the reach on Paul Wolfram in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| 00:29 | Montana | Charles Byers is called for the reach on Caleb Slater - foul #4 on Charles Byers, team foul #6 | 58-59 |
| 00:26 | Montana | Raymond Stewart is called for the reach on Caleb Slater - foul #5 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG) Raymond Stewart | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:26 | Montana | Caleb Slater makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:26 | Montana | Caleb Slater makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Sammy Gibson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Montana | Winston Turner grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 00:04 | Montana | Winston Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Sammy Gibson - foul #2 on Sammy Gibson, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana | Edward Arnold (SG), Alvaro Russo (PF) Caleb Slater, Paul Wolfram | |
| 00:04 | Montana | Winston Turner makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:04 | Montana | Winston Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Charles Byers clanks a halfcourt shot | 58-63 |