| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Talavera (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Nathaniel Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Blake (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Clyburn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Gaudet (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Eisele (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Donald Clyburn inbounds the ball | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Methodist | Donald Clyburn scores on a jumper from the right block | 45-33 |
| 19:44 | Houston | Charlie Blake steps in front of the William Talavera pass | 45-33 |
| 19:41 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Andrews hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charlie Blake | 45-35 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Thomas Eisele is called for the reach on Kevin Hoffman - foul #1 on Thomas Eisele, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Robert Riggs can't finish the layup | 45-35 |
| 19:14 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Thomas Eisele | 45-35 |
| 19:08 | Southern Methodist | Joe Gaudet loses the dribble to Kevin Hoffman | 45-35 |
| 18:48 | Houston | The short jumper by Robert Riggs is denied by Joe Gaudet | 45-35 |
| 18:47 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Eisele snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 18:33 | Southern Methodist | Charlie Blake comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Raymond Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Edward Seymour (SG), William Tomasini (SF), David Myler (C) Charlie Blake, Donald Clyburn, Thomas Eisele | |
| 17:50 | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Myler | 45-37 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Gary Smith hits a 3 from the left corner | 48-37 |
| 17:26 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Andrews makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joe Gaudet | 48-40 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses badly on a shot in the lane | 48-40 |
| 17:06 | Southern Methodist | Joe Gaudet snags the defensive board | 48-40 |
| 16:48 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Andrews buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by William Tomasini and he's fouled by Michael Mitchell - foul #1 on Michael Mitchell, team foul #1 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Robert Riggs (SF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Gary Smith, William Talavera, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charlie Blake (SG), William Johnson (PF) William Tomasini, Joe Gaudet | |
| 16:48 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Andrews misses the free throw | 48-42 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Michael Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Marty Prager (PF) Sammy Gibson, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Eisele (C) David Myler | |
| 16:31 | Southern Methodist | Charlie Blake knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Nathaniel Andrews | 48-44 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 16:10 | Southern Methodist | Charlie Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 15:56 | Southern Methodist | Charlie Blake comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Charles Byers - foul #2 on Charles Byers, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (SG), Mario Wishart (SF) Charles Byers, Robert Riggs | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini (PG), Donald Clyburn (SF), David Myler (C) Nathaniel Andrews, Edward Seymour, Thomas Eisele | |
| 15:56 | Southern Methodist | Charlie Blake misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:56 | Southern Methodist | Charlie Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Marty Prager (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - William Tomasini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Blake (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Clyburn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Johnson (fresh) C - David Myler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Mario Wishart | 50-44 |
| 15:23 | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini is called for traveling | 50-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF) Raymond Stewart, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joe Gaudet (PF) William Johnson | |
| 15:18 | Houston | Gary Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Hoffman (C) Marty Prager | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 15:13 | Southern Methodist | Mario Wishart is called for the reach on William Tomasini - foul #4 on Mario Wishart, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Houston | William Talavera (SF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Mario Wishart, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Eisele (C) David Myler | |
| 15:01 | Southern Methodist | Donald Clyburn makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charlie Blake | 50-47 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Gary Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG) Sammy Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Andrews (PG) William Tomasini | |
| 14:53 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Andrews misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 14:51 | Houston | William Talavera gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses the easy layup but the foul's on Joe Gaudet - foul #1 on Joe Gaudet, team foul #2 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Riggs (SF), Kevin Hoffman (C) William Talavera, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 14:35 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 14:27 | Southern Methodist | Charlie Blake throws it down on a great pass from Donald Clyburn | 52-49 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Robert Riggs hits the finger roll | 54-49 |
| 13:46 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Andrews is whistled for a carry | 54-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Sammy Gibson (SG), Marty Prager (PF) Gary Smith, Charles Byers, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini (PG), Edward Seymour (SG), William Johnson (PF), David Myler (C) Nathaniel Andrews, Charlie Blake, Joe Gaudet, Thomas Eisele | |
| 13:24 | Houston | William Johnson steals the ball from Kevin Hoffman | 54-49 |
| 13:15 | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Seymour | 54-51 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Edward Seymour steps in front of the Raymond Stewart pass in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| 12:55 | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Marty Prager - foul #2 on Marty Prager, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), William Talavera (SF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Sammy Gibson, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charlie Blake (SG), Joe Gaudet (PF) Donald Clyburn, William Johnson | |
| 12:55 | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini makes the free throw | 54-54 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Byers | 57-54 |
| 12:16 | Southern Methodist | David Myler buries a jump hook near the basket | 57-56 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 12:05 | Houston | William Talavera grabs the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 11:55 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Charles Byers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Talavera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. PF - Marty Prager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn McClurkin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - William Tomasini (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charlie Blake (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Seymour (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Joe Gaudet (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David Myler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 11:34 | Houston | William Talavera grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Raymond Stewart knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 10:51 | Southern Methodist | David Myler can't finish the layup | 60-56 |
| 10:50 | Southern Methodist | Joe Gaudet grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 10:41 | Southern Methodist | David Myler can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Shawn McClurkin - foul #1 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #5 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Robert Riggs (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, William Talavera, Marty Prager, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Andrews (PG), Donald Clyburn (SF), William Johnson (PF) William Tomasini, Edward Seymour, Joe Gaudet | |
| 10:41 | Southern Methodist | David Myler misses the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 10:41 | Southern Methodist | David Myler makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Robert Riggs connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Gary Smith and the foul's on Nathaniel Andrews - foul #3 on Nathaniel Andrews, team foul #3 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Thomas Eisele (C) David Myler | |
| 10:28 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the free throw | 63-57 |
| 10:01 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Eisele misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| 10:01 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Eisele makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 10:01 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Eisele misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Michael Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Thomas Eisele is called for the reach on Sammy Gibson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Eisele, team foul #4 | 63-58 |
| 09:44 | Houston | Michael Mitchell scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kevin Hoffman | 65-58 |
| 09:36 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Eisele makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Donald Clyburn | 65-60 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Michael Mitchell is called for traveling | 65-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), William Talavera (SF) Gary Smith, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Edward Seymour (SG) Charlie Blake | |
| 08:58 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Eisele makes the jump hook in the paint | 65-62 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Charles Byers is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Byers, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG) Sammy Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 08:40 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Eisele misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-62 |
| 08:39 | Southern Methodist | William Johnson tips it back up and in | 65-64 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Charles Byers is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini (PG) Nathaniel Andrews | |
| 08:27 | Southern Methodist | Donald Clyburn scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by William Tomasini | 65-67 |
| 08:24 | Houston | Charles Byers loses the dribble to William Tomasini in the backcourt | 65-67 |
| 08:12 | Southern Methodist | Edward Seymour misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 08:10 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Raymond Stewart comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 07:59 | Southern Methodist | William Johnson pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fairly fresh) 21 pts. SG - Charles Byers (tiring) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Talavera (tiring) 4 pts. 10 reb. PF - Robert Riggs (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - William Tomasini (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Seymour (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. SF - Donald Clyburn (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Eisele (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 65-67 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Robert Riggs grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 07:31 | Southern Methodist | Donald Clyburn grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 07:17 | Southern Methodist | Edward Seymour throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Marty Prager (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, William Talavera, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Andrews (PG), Charlie Blake (SG), Joe Gaudet (PF), David Myler (C) William Tomasini, Edward Seymour, William Johnson, Thomas Eisele | |
| 06:48 | Houston | Mario Wishart drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Sammy Gibson | 67-67 |
| 06:27 | Southern Methodist | David Myler scores on a jumper from the baseline | 67-69 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Donald Clyburn steals it from Sammy Gibson | 67-69 |
| 06:08 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Shawn McClurkin (C) Sammy Gibson, Marty Prager | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini (PG), Edward Seymour (SF) Nathaniel Andrews, Donald Clyburn | |
| 05:57 | Southern Methodist | Shawn McClurkin blocks the short jumper by William Tomasini | 67-69 |
| 05:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Mitchell | 67-69 |
| 05:54 | Houston | Charlie Blake is called for the reach on Gary Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charlie Blake, team foul #5 | 67-69 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Gary Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Stewart | 70-69 |
| 05:21 | Southern Methodist | David Myler misses the floater from the baseline | 70-69 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Michael Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Joe Gaudet is called for the reach on Gary Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Gaudet, team foul #6 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Johnson (PF), Thomas Eisele (C) Joe Gaudet, David Myler | |
| 05:06 | Houston | Mario Wishart is hacked by Edward Seymour - foul #2 on Edward Seymour, team foul #7 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (SG), Robert Riggs (PF) Gary Smith, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 05:06 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 04:55 | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-69 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Robert Riggs pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Robert Riggs's layup is rejected by Edward Seymour | 72-69 |
| 04:41 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Eisele gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| 04:19 | Southern Methodist | Charlie Blake misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 72-69 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Mario Wishart grabs the board | 72-69 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Mario Wishart buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Stewart and he's hacked by Charlie Blake - foul #4 on Charlie Blake, team foul #8 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Michael Mitchell (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Raymond Stewart, Robert Riggs, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Andrews (PG), Donald Clyburn (SF), Joe Gaudet (PF), David Myler (C) William Tomasini, Edward Seymour, William Johnson, Thomas Eisele | |
| 04:04 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the free throw | 75-69 |
| 03:53 | Southern Methodist | Charlie Blake comes up short on the shot in the paint | 75-69 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman grabs the board | 75-69 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mario Wishart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Hoffman (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Nathaniel Andrews (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charlie Blake (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Clyburn (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joe Gaudet (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - David Myler (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Houston | Sammy Gibson is hacked by Nathaniel Andrews in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nathaniel Andrews, team foul #9 | 75-69 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Sammy Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Sammy Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 03:49 | Southern Methodist | Joe Gaudet gets the rebound | 76-69 |
| 03:31 | Southern Methodist | Nathaniel Andrews's floater is knocked away by Michael Mitchell | 76-69 |
| 03:30 | Southern Methodist | David Myler grabs the offensive board | 76-69 |
| 03:23 | Southern Methodist | David Myler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (PG) Sammy Gibson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Nathaniel Andrews is called for the reach on Gary Smith - foul #5 on Nathaniel Andrews, team foul #10 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Robert Riggs (SF), Marty Prager (PF) Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini (PG), Edward Seymour (SG), William Johnson (PF), Thomas Eisele (C) Nathaniel Andrews, Charlie Blake, Joe Gaudet, David Myler | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Gary Smith makes the 1st free throw | 77-69 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Gary Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Southern Methodist | Edward Seymour is fouled on the floor by Raymond Stewart - foul #1 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #8 | 78-69 |
| 02:46 | Southern Methodist | Edward Seymour misses the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 02:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Hoffman | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Marty Prager | 80-69 |
| 02:05 | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Kevin Hoffman - foul #3 on Kevin Hoffman, team foul #9 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF) Raymond Stewart, Gary Smith, Robert Riggs | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charlie Blake (SG) Donald Clyburn | |
| 02:05 | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini makes the 1st free throw | 80-70 |
| 02:05 | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini makes the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Thomas Eisele picks off the pass by Charles Byers in the backcourt | 80-71 |
| 01:48 | Southern Methodist | William Tomasini misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-71 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Marty Prager grabs the defensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Robert Riggs (PF) Sammy Gibson, Marty Prager | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Donald Clyburn (SF), Joe Gaudet (PF) Edward Seymour, William Johnson | |
| 01:27 | Houston | Joe Gaudet is called for the reach on Robert Riggs - foul #3 on Joe Gaudet, team foul #11 | 80-71 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Robert Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 81-71 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Robert Riggs misses the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 01:27 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Eisele grabs the board | 81-71 |
| 01:16 | Southern Methodist | Joe Gaudet misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Riggs - foul #3 on Robert Riggs, team foul #10 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Gary Smith (SG), William Talavera (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Raymond Stewart, Charles Byers, Mario Wishart, Robert Riggs, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Edward Seymour (SG), William Johnson (PF), David Myler (C) Charlie Blake, Donald Clyburn, Thomas Eisele | |
| 01:16 | Southern Methodist | Joe Gaudet makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 01:16 | Southern Methodist | Joe Gaudet makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Charles Byers (SG), Mario Wishart (SF), Robert Riggs (PF), Kevin Hoffman (C) Sammy Gibson, Gary Smith, William Talavera, Michael Mitchell, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charlie Blake (SG), Donald Clyburn (SF), Thomas Eisele (C) Edward Seymour, William Johnson, David Myler | |
| 00:54 | Houston | Kevin Hoffman can't connect on a floater from close range | 81-73 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Charles Byers tips it back up and in | 83-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Eisele buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Tomasini | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Houston | Charles Byers is fouled in the backcourt by William Tomasini - foul #3 on William Tomasini, team foul #12 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG), Marty Prager (C) Raymond Stewart, Kevin Hoffman | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:43 | Houston | Charles Byers makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Charles Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:39 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Eisele can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 85-75 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Marty Prager grabs the board | 85-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Robert Riggs lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sammy Gibson | 87-75 |
| 00:07 | Southern Methodist | Charlie Blake knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Tomasini | 87-78 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-78 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Stewart (PG), Kevin Hoffman (C) Sammy Gibson, Marty Prager | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Raymond Stewart runs out the clock | 87-78 |