| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Peter Dalton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micah Grimsley (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Leon Mulkey (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Pellegrini (fresh) 6 pts. C - Mauricio Esposito (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Mario Wishart inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the floater from the left block | 27-23 |
| 19:38 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito gets the rebound | 27-23 |
| 19:33 | The Citadel | Leon Mulkey scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Peter Dalton | 27-26 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Robert Riggs loses the dribble to Leon Mulkey | 27-26 |
| 18:59 | The Citadel | David Pellegrini is fouled on the floor by Robert Riggs - foul #1 on Robert Riggs, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 18:42 | The Citadel | Peter Dalton hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Leon Mulkey | 27-28 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 18:16 | The Citadel | David Pellegrini grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 17:55 | The Citadel | David Pellegrini connects on the 3 from straight away | 27-31 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Robert Riggs clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 17:25 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 17:02 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Charles Byers hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Stewart | 30-31 |
| 16:24 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Dalton | 30-34 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Robert Riggs can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 30-34 |
| 16:02 | The Citadel | David Pellegrini pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Wishart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hoffman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Peter Dalton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micah Grimsley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leon Mulkey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Pellegrini (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mauricio Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-34 |
| 15:49 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito grabs the offensive board | 30-34 |
| 15:29 | The Citadel | David Pellegrini can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 30-34 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Charles Byers grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Raymond Stewart buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mario Wishart | 33-34 |
| 14:56 | The Citadel | David Pellegrini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Marty Prager (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Theodore Flowers (PG), Thomas Duffy (SG), Roy Witte (SF), James Leiker (PF), Brandon Drucker (C) Peter Dalton, Micah Grimsley, Leon Mulkey, David Pellegrini, Mauricio Esposito | |
| 14:32 | Houston | Gary Smith is hacked by Thomas Duffy - foul #1 on Thomas Duffy, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Marty Prager misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 14:04 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Roy Witte | 33-34 |
| 13:47 | The Citadel | Thomas Duffy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Marty Prager grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 13:17 | Houston | Marty Prager misses the dunk | 33-34 |
| 13:15 | The Citadel | Thomas Duffy snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 13:11 | The Citadel | Shawn McClurkin is called for the reach on Thomas Duffy - foul #1 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Sammy Gibson, Gary Smith, Michael Mitchell, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Peter Dalton (PG), Micah Grimsley (SG), Mauricio Esposito (C) Theodore Flowers, Thomas Duffy, Brandon Drucker | |
| 12:53 | The Citadel | Roy Witte steps out of bounds on the sideline | 33-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF) Marty Prager | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Leon Mulkey (SF) Roy Witte | |
| 12:28 | Houston | Micah Grimsley is called for the reach on Raymond Stewart - foul #1 on Micah Grimsley, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Pellegrini (PF) James Leiker | |
| 12:10 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 12:09 | The Citadel | Peter Dalton pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 11:56 | The Citadel | Leon Mulkey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Peter Dalton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Micah Grimsley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leon Mulkey (fresh) 13 pts. PF - David Pellegrini (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mauricio Esposito (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Micah Grimsley - foul #2 on Micah Grimsley, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 11:28 | The Citadel | David Pellegrini misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 11:26 | The Citadel | Leon Mulkey hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Robert Riggs scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Stewart | 37-39 |
| 10:49 | The Citadel | Leon Mulkey drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Peter Dalton | 37-41 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Charles Byers is hacked by Mauricio Esposito - foul #1 on Mauricio Esposito, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), Marty Prager (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Theodore Flowers (PG), Roy Witte (SF), James Leiker (PF), Brandon Drucker (C) Peter Dalton, Leon Mulkey, David Pellegrini, Mauricio Esposito | |
| 10:10 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin is hacked by Brandon Drucker - foul #1 on Brandon Drucker, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Thomas Duffy (SG) Micah Grimsley | |
| 09:41 | Houston | Roy Witte steals the ball from Gary Smith | 37-41 |
| 09:37 | The Citadel | Thomas Duffy banks in the layup on a great pass from Roy Witte | 37-43 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Marty Prager clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Roy Witte - foul #2 on Roy Witte, team foul #6 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Gary Smith, Michael Mitchell, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Peter Dalton (PG), Micah Grimsley (SG), Leon Mulkey (SF), David Pellegrini (PF), Mauricio Esposito (C) Theodore Flowers, Thomas Duffy, Roy Witte, James Leiker, Brandon Drucker | |
| 09:08 | Houston | Marty Prager makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Marty Prager makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:46 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 08:45 | The Citadel | Leon Mulkey snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 08:24 | The Citadel | David Pellegrini comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-43 |
| 08:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to Marty Prager | 39-43 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Marty Prager connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Hoffman and he's fouled by Mauricio Esposito - foul #2 on Mauricio Esposito, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG) Sammy Gibson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 08:06 | Houston | Marty Prager makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 07:37 | The Citadel | Leon Mulkey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF) Marty Prager | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Peter Dalton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Micah Grimsley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leon Mulkey (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Pellegrini (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mauricio Esposito (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Houston | Mario Wishart knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Charles Byers | 44-43 |
| 07:00 | The Citadel | David Pellegrini misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 06:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Hoffman | 44-43 |
| 06:36 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Charles Byers snags the offensive board | 44-43 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-43 |
| 06:14 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 06:07 | The Citadel | David Pellegrini buries a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Robert Riggs - foul #2 on Robert Riggs, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Charles Byers, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Theodore Flowers (PG), Thomas Duffy (SG), Roy Witte (SF) Peter Dalton, Micah Grimsley, Leon Mulkey | |
| 06:07 | The Citadel | David Pellegrini misses the free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Michael Mitchell grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Mario Wishart comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 44-45 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin gets the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 05:18 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 05:02 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Theodore Flowers and he's hacked by Shawn McClurkin - foul #2 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Michael Mitchell, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Peter Dalton (PG), James Leiker (PF) Thomas Duffy, David Pellegrini | |
| 05:02 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Smith | 46-48 |
| 04:18 | The Citadel | Peter Dalton buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Leiker | 46-51 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Mauricio Esposito is called for the reach on Kevin Hoffman - foul #3 on Mauricio Esposito, team foul #8 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Marty Prager (SF) Sammy Gibson, Gary Smith, Mario Wishart | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley (SG), Leon Mulkey (SF) Theodore Flowers, Mauricio Esposito | |
| 03:49 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 03:24 | The Citadel | Roy Witte makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Micah Grimsley | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marty Prager (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Peter Dalton (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Micah Grimsley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leon Mulkey (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Leiker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Witte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Houston | Marty Prager double dribbles | 48-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Mitchell (PF) Robert Riggs | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Brandon Drucker (C) Roy Witte | |
| 02:49 | The Citadel | Charles Byers picks off the pass by Peter Dalton | 48-53 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Charles Byers hits the finger roll | 50-53 |
| 02:46 | The Citadel | The Citadel calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF), Robert Riggs (PF) Marty Prager, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | The Citadel | David Pellegrini (PF), Mauricio Esposito (C) James Leiker, Brandon Drucker | |
| 02:21 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Micah Grimsley | 50-56 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman blows the layup but the foul's on Mauricio Esposito - foul #4 on Mauricio Esposito, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 01:54 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 01:47 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Charles Byers - foul #1 on Charles Byers, team foul #5 | 51-56 |
| 01:47 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 01:47 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the floater near the basket | 51-58 |
| 01:28 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 01:09 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley knocks in the jumper from the left block | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman snags the offensive board | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Houston | Raymond Stewart can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Raymond Stewart connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mario Wishart | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | The Citadel | Raymond Stewart is called for the reach on Mauricio Esposito in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Roy Witte (PF) David Pellegrini | |
| 00:46 | The Citadel | Robert Riggs is called for the reach on Micah Grimsley - foul #3 on Robert Riggs, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| 00:46 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:46 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-62 |
| 00:39 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito is hacked by Raymond Stewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| 00:37 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Hoffman | 54-62 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses long on a 3 from straight away | 54-62 |
| 00:30 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 00:28 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Stewart - foul #4 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #9 | 54-62 |
| 00:28 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:28 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Robert Riggs clanks a runner from close range | 54-64 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Robert Riggs tips it back up and in | 56-64 |
| 00:17 | The Citadel | Charles Byers is called for the reach on Micah Grimsley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Byers, team foul #10 | 56-64 |
| 00:17 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:17 | The Citadel | Micah Grimsley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Raymond Stewart makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Riggs | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito is hacked by Raymond Stewart in the backcourt - foul #5 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #11 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG) Raymond Stewart | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:08 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:08 | The Citadel | Mauricio Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Sammy Gibson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 00:01 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Riggs | 59-67 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The clock runs out | 59-67 |