| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Church (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Koehler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Norman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Wilder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Milton Ryan (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Randy Norman inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler connects on the open floater from the right side | 28-26 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Leroy Wilder is called for the reach on Robert Riggs - foul #2 on Leroy Wilder, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| 19:03 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Charles Byers | 30-26 |
| 18:50 | Montana State | Raymond Stewart is called for the reach on Walter Church - foul #2 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:40 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler misses the 3 from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Raymond Stewart gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Robert Riggs buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Stewart | 32-26 |
| 18:05 | Montana State | Robert Riggs steals the ball from Leroy Wilder | 32-26 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Robert Riggs lays it up and in set up by Raymond Stewart | 34-26 |
| 17:46 | Montana State | Walter Church connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Alexander Koehler and the foul's on Raymond Stewart - foul #3 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG) Raymond Stewart | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 17:46 | Montana State | Walter Church makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Leroy Wilder - foul #3 on Leroy Wilder, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Walker (PF) Leroy Wilder | |
| 17:24 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:16 | Montana State | Charles Walker knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Alexander Koehler and he's hacked by Robert Riggs - foul #1 on Robert Riggs, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| 17:16 | Montana State | Charles Walker makes the free throw | 36-32 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Mario Wishart can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 36-32 |
| 16:52 | Montana State | Charles Walker grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 16:37 | Montana State | Milton Ryan is fouled on the floor by Robert Riggs - foul #2 on Robert Riggs, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), Marty Prager (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clarence Anderson (PG), Tim Blair (SG) Walter Church, Alexander Koehler | |
| 16:16 | Montana State | Randy Norman is hacked by Michael Mitchell - foul #1 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Ainsworth (SF) Randy Norman | |
| 16:04 | Montana State | Charles Ainsworth is fouled on the floor by Marty Prager - foul #1 on Marty Prager, team foul #6 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana State | David Jansson (C) Milton Ryan | |
| 15:48 | Montana State | Clarence Anderson drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Ainsworth | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Smith (fresh) SF - Marty Prager (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tim Blair (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Ainsworth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Jansson (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Houston | Gary Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sammy Gibson | 39-34 |
| 15:05 | Montana State | Marty Prager denies the turnaround by Charles Ainsworth | 39-34 |
| 15:03 | Montana State | Charles Ainsworth gets the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:39 | Montana State | David Jansson hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Clarence Anderson | 39-36 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses the runner in the paint | 39-36 |
| 14:30 | Montana State | Tim Blair gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:01 | Montana State | Clarence Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Sammy Gibson, Gary Smith, Marty Prager, Michael Mitchell, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Church (PG), Alexander Koehler (SG), Randy Norman (SF), Leroy Wilder (PF), Milton Ryan (C) Clarence Anderson, Tim Blair, Charles Ainsworth, Charles Walker, David Jansson | |
| 13:52 | Houston | Robert Riggs is whistled for a carry | 39-36 |
| 13:34 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Milton Ryan | 39-38 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Leroy Wilder swats the short shot by Robert Riggs | 39-38 |
| 13:16 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:58 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 12:32 | Montana State | Milton Ryan snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Byers - foul #2 on Charles Byers, team foul #7 | 39-38 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:12 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Raymond Stewart can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Robert Riggs tips it in | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Church (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Koehler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Norman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leroy Wilder (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Milton Ryan (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Montana State | Milton Ryan is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-43 |
| 11:35 | Houston | Raymond Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| 11:14 | Montana State | Walter Church is fouled on the floor by Raymond Stewart - foul #4 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #8 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG) Raymond Stewart | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 11:14 | Montana State | Walter Church makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:14 | Montana State | Walter Church misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Robert Riggs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-44 |
| 10:59 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Randy Norman | 41-44 |
| 10:35 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Walter Church | 41-47 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Mario Wishart banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Hoffman | 43-47 |
| 09:59 | Montana State | Randy Norman comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Byers - foul #3 on Charles Byers, team foul #9 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), Marty Prager (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clarence Anderson (PG), Tim Blair (SG), Charles Walker (PF), David Jansson (C) Walter Church, Alexander Koehler, Leroy Wilder, Milton Ryan | |
| 09:59 | Montana State | Randy Norman misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:59 | Montana State | Randy Norman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Michael Mitchell snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Marty Prager hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Randy Norman - foul #3 on Randy Norman, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Ainsworth (SF) Randy Norman | |
| 09:46 | Houston | Marty Prager makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Marty Prager makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:28 | Montana State | Clarence Anderson misses short on a jumper from the left block | 45-47 |
| 09:27 | Montana State | Tim Blair gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 09:10 | Montana State | Clarence Anderson makes the jumper from the left block set up by Charles Ainsworth | 45-49 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Michael Mitchell buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Gary Smith | 47-49 |
| 08:43 | Montana State | David Jansson misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Sammy Gibson - foul #2 on Sammy Gibson, team foul #10 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Hoffman (C) Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Alexander Koehler (SG), Milton Ryan (C) Charles Ainsworth, Charles Walker | |
| 08:43 | Montana State | David Jansson makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:43 | Montana State | David Jansson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Michael Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Robert Riggs (PF) Gary Smith, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Church (PG), Randy Norman (SF), Charles Walker (PF) Clarence Anderson, Tim Blair, David Jansson | |
| 08:17 | Montana State | Walter Church clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 47-50 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 07:53 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Robert Riggs's fadeaway is rejected by Milton Ryan | 47-50 |
| 07:40 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman hits the follow up shot | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marty Prager (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Church (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alexander Koehler (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Norman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Milton Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:21 | Montana State | Charles Walker misses the jump hook from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Robert Riggs gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Marty Prager clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 07:11 | Houston | Charles Byers snags the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Robert Riggs buries a jumpshot from the right side | 51-50 |
| 06:44 | Montana State | Milton Ryan scores on a runner in the lane | 51-52 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Robert Riggs connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marty Prager | 53-52 |
| 06:04 | Montana State | Walter Church hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 06:03 | Montana State | Randy Norman tips it back up and in | 53-54 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Mario Wishart (SF) Sammy Gibson, Marty Prager | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leroy Wilder (PF) Charles Walker | |
| 05:34 | Houston | Raymond Stewart is fouled on the floor by Walter Church - foul #2 on Walter Church, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-54 |
| 05:21 | Montana State | Milton Ryan pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 05:19 | Montana State | Walter Church is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 04:59 | Montana State | Randy Norman gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 04:30 | Montana State | Walter Church drills a jumper near the basket set up by Randy Norman | 53-56 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Mario Wishart hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Leroy Wilder - foul #4 on Leroy Wilder, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn McClurkin (C) Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Montana State | Tim Blair (SG) Alexander Koehler | |
| 04:13 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:55 | Montana State | Leroy Wilder scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Tim Blair | 54-58 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Randy Norman picks off the pass by Charles Byers | 54-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Byers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Riggs (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Walter Church (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tim Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Randy Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Wilder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Milton Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Tim Blair makes the shot from close range set up by Walter Church and the foul's on Shawn McClurkin - foul #2 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #11 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Charles Byers, Robert Riggs, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Clarence Anderson (PG), Alexander Koehler (SG) Walter Church, Randy Norman | |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Tim Blair makes the free throw | 54-61 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Milton Ryan - foul #2 on Milton Ryan, team foul #6 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Prager (SF) Mario Wishart | |
| Subs | Montana State | Charles Walker (PF) Leroy Wilder | |
| 02:46 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:43 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Robert Riggs (PF) Gary Smith, Marty Prager, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Montana State | Walter Church (PG), Randy Norman (SF), Leroy Wilder (PF) Clarence Anderson, Tim Blair, Charles Walker | |
| 02:26 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 02:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raymond Stewart | 57-61 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 01:38 | Montana State | Milton Ryan makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Randy Norman | 60-64 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman is denied on a layup by Milton Ryan | 60-64 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the offensive board | 60-64 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Robert Riggs | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Milton Ryan knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Alexander Koehler | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Raymond Stewart comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-66 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Charles Byers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Robert Riggs snags the offensive board | 62-66 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Byers | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Montana State | Milton Ryan is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Stewart - foul #5 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #12 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG) Raymond Stewart | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:17 | Montana State | Milton Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:17 | Montana State | Milton Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Houston | Mario Wishart knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Byers | 68-68 |
| 00:07 | Montana State | Montana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Alexander Koehler drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-71 |