| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Griggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Muldoon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Knapp (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Duane Church (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Collum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cartwright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Newell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Lane (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Robert Cartwright inbounds the ball | 39-29 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Charles Collum splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 19:39 | Howard | Duane Church gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 19:32 | Howard | Greg Muldoon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Peter Edwards grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Peter Edwards knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Charles Collum | 39-32 |
| 19:10 | Howard | Frank Newell knocks away the 3 by William Riley | 39-32 |
| 19:09 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Lane | 39-32 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Charles Collum shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Lane | 39-35 |
| 19:00 | Howard | Duane Church hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Griggs | 41-35 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Frank Newell can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Riley - foul #2 on William Riley, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Frank Newell makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Frank Newell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:39 | Howard | Duane Church gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:16 | Howard | Duane Church's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-36 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Charles Collum is hacked by William Riley - foul #3 on William Riley, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Larimore (PG), Willie Fowler (SG) Mark Griggs, William Riley | |
| Subs | Houston | Wilbur Carr (PF) Frank Newell | |
| 17:40 | Houston | James Lane connects on the open runner near the basket on a great pass from Charles Collum | 41-38 |
| 17:34 | Howard | Willie Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 17:33 | Howard | Duane Church grabs the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:21 | Howard | Greg Muldoon misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Lane - foul #2 on James Lane, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Joshua Peachey (C) Duane Church | |
| Subs | Houston | Sean Bachorski (SF) Robert Cartwright | |
| 17:21 | Howard | Greg Muldoon makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:21 | Howard | Greg Muldoon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:14 | Houston | James Lane lays it in on a great pass from Charles Collum out of a doubleteam | 43-40 |
| 16:49 | Howard | Peter Knapp hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Wilbur Carr - foul #2 on Wilbur Carr, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Howard | Nicholas Hale (SF) Greg Muldoon | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG), Wilbur Cox (SG), Frank Newell (PF) Peter Edwards, Charles Collum, James Lane | |
| 16:49 | Howard | Peter Knapp misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:49 | Howard | Peter Knapp misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Frank Newell gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Frank Newell buries a floater from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 16:13 | Howard | Willie Fowler buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Knapp | 46-42 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Sean Bachorski drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilbur Cox | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Larimore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Knapp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Peachey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Yo Xang (fresh) SG - Wilbur Cox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sean Bachorski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Newell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilbur Carr (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Howard | Nicholas Hale can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 15:29 | Howard | Willie Fowler grabs the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 15:11 | Howard | Peter Knapp hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joshua Peachey | 48-45 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Wilbur Carr can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 14:48 | Howard | Peter Knapp snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 14:25 | Howard | Nicholas Hale hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Willie Fowler and he's fouled by Sean Bachorski - foul #1 on Sean Bachorski, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Griggs (PG), William Riley (SG), Robert Zuehlke (PF), Duane Church (C) Michael Larimore, Willie Fowler, Peter Knapp, Joshua Peachey | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Edwards (PG), Charles Collum (SG), Robert Cartwright (SF), Herbert Gregg (PF), Jerald Henderson (C) Yo Xang, Wilbur Cox, Sean Bachorski, Frank Newell, Wilbur Carr | |
| 14:25 | Howard | Nicholas Hale makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Herbert Gregg makes the fadeaway from the right side | 51-47 |
| 14:07 | Howard | Peter Edwards takes the ball from William Riley | 51-47 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Robert Cartwright misses the lay-in | 51-47 |
| 14:02 | Houston | Jerald Henderson hits the follow up shot | 51-49 |
| 13:45 | Howard | Duane Church drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Mark Griggs | 53-49 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Herbert Gregg misses short on a floater from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 13:29 | Howard | Duane Church gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 13:11 | Howard | Nicholas Hale double dribbles | 53-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Greg Muldoon (SF) Nicholas Hale | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:51 | Houston | Duane Church knocks away the 3 by Charles Collum | 53-49 |
| 12:50 | Howard | Greg Muldoon pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 12:36 | Howard | Duane Church lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Griggs and he's hacked by Jerald Henderson - foul #4 on Jerald Henderson, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Joshua Peachey (PF) Robert Zuehlke | |
| Subs | Houston | James Lane (C) Jerald Henderson | |
| 12:36 | Howard | Duane Church makes the free throw | 56-49 |
| 12:27 | Houston | James Lane scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Peter Edwards | 56-51 |
| 12:13 | Howard | William Riley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-51 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Charles Collum double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 59-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Larimore (PG), Peter Knapp (PF) Mark Griggs, Duane Church | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Newell (PF) Herbert Gregg | |
| 11:50 | Howard | The short jumper by Greg Muldoon is denied by Frank Newell | 59-51 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Charles Collum snags the defensive board | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Michael Larimore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Riley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Greg Muldoon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Peter Knapp (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Peachey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Collum (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Cartwright (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Newell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Lane (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Houston | Charles Collum evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-51 |
| 11:43 | Houston | Frank Newell grabs the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 11:31 | Houston | James Lane misses the floater from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 11:30 | Howard | Joshua Peachey pulls down the rebound | 59-51 |
| 11:01 | Howard | Joshua Peachey connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Peter Edwards's fadeaway is rejected by Greg Muldoon | 62-51 |
| 10:51 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to James Lane | 62-51 |
| 10:40 | Houston | A charge is called on Peter Edwards - foul #1 on Peter Edwards, team foul #5 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Willie Fowler (SG), Duane Church (C) William Riley, Joshua Peachey | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG), Wilbur Cox (SG), Sean Bachorski (SF) Peter Edwards, Charles Collum, Robert Cartwright | |
| 10:22 | Howard | Duane Church hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 10:21 | Howard | Willie Fowler grabs the offensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 10:13 | Howard | Frank Newell denies the turnaround by Duane Church | 62-51 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Frank Newell pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 09:55 | Houston | James Lane's pass is intercepted by Willie Fowler | 62-51 |
| 09:32 | Howard | Wilbur Cox is called for the reach on Willie Fowler - foul #1 on Wilbur Cox, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Griggs (PG), William Riley (SG), Nicholas Hale (SF) Michael Larimore, Willie Fowler, Greg Muldoon | |
| Subs | Houston | Herbert Gregg (PF), Wilbur Carr (C) Frank Newell, James Lane | |
| 09:03 | Howard | Mark Griggs makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Peter Knapp | 65-51 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Yo Xang connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Herbert Gregg and the foul's on Duane Church - foul #1 on Duane Church, team foul #3 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Howard | Joshua Peachey (PF), Robert Zuehlke (C) Peter Knapp, Duane Church | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Collum (SG) Wilbur Cox | |
| 08:58 | Houston | Yo Xang makes the free throw | 65-54 |
| 08:33 | Howard | Joshua Peachey knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 67-54 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Sean Bachorski is whistled for traveling | 67-54 |
| Subs | Howard | Greg Muldoon (SF) Nicholas Hale | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Edwards (PG), Robert Cartwright (SF) Yo Xang, Sean Bachorski | |
| 08:02 | Howard | Joshua Peachey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-54 |
| 08:00 | Howard | William Riley snags the offensive board | 67-54 |
| 07:46 | Howard | William Riley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-54 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Robert Cartwright gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Griggs (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Riley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Greg Muldoon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Peachey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Zuehlke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Collum (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Cartwright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Gregg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Wilbur Carr (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Houston | Herbert Gregg buries a jump hook from close range | 67-56 |
| 07:28 | Howard | Greg Muldoon misses long on a 3 from straight away | 67-56 |
| 07:26 | Houston | Charles Collum grabs the defensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Peter Edwards is hacked by Mark Griggs - foul #1 on Mark Griggs, team foul #4 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Larimore (PG), Peter Knapp (PF), Duane Church (C) Mark Griggs, Joshua Peachey, Robert Zuehlke | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Newell (PF), Jerald Henderson (C) Herbert Gregg, Wilbur Carr | |
| 07:09 | Houston | Peter Edwards can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 07:08 | Howard | The rebound goes to Duane Church | 67-56 |
| 06:57 | Howard | Greg Muldoon clanks a floater from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 06:55 | Howard | Duane Church misses the tip | 67-56 |
| 06:54 | Howard | Duane Church pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 06:44 | Howard | Charles Collum steals it from Peter Knapp | 67-56 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Peter Edwards hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Collum | 67-58 |
| 06:26 | Howard | Greg Muldoon drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Larimore | 69-58 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Frank Newell makes the turnaround in the paint and he's fouled by William Riley - foul #4 on William Riley, team foul #5 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Willie Fowler (SG), Nicholas Hale (SF) William Riley, Greg Muldoon | |
| Subs | Houston | Wilbur Cox (SG), Sean Bachorski (SF) Charles Collum, Robert Cartwright | |
| 06:12 | Houston | Frank Newell misses the free throw | 69-60 |
| 06:12 | Howard | Duane Church pulls down the rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:51 | Howard | Peter Knapp buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Larimore | 71-60 |
| 05:30 | Houston | Frank Newell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-60 |
| 05:28 | Howard | The rebound goes to Duane Church | 71-60 |
| 05:10 | Howard | Peter Knapp is denied on a layup by Frank Newell | 71-60 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Jerald Henderson pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Peter Edwards misses the easy layup | 71-60 |
| 05:02 | Howard | Duane Church grabs the board | 71-60 |
| 04:57 | Howard | Sean Bachorski blocks the jumper by Michael Larimore | 71-60 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Wilbur Cox pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Michael Larimore is called for the reach on Jerald Henderson - foul #3 on Michael Larimore, team foul #6 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Howard | Mark Griggs (PG), William Riley (SG), Greg Muldoon (SF), Joshua Peachey (C) Michael Larimore, Willie Fowler, Nicholas Hale, Duane Church | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG), Charles Collum (SG), Robert Cartwright (SF), Herbert Gregg (PF) Peter Edwards, Wilbur Cox, Sean Bachorski, Frank Newell | |
| 04:30 | Houston | Jerald Henderson loses the dribble to Greg Muldoon | 71-60 |
| 04:27 | Howard | Mark Griggs hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Greg Muldoon | 73-60 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Charles Collum misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 73-60 |
| 04:17 | Howard | The rebound goes to Mark Griggs | 73-60 |
| 04:06 | Howard | Joshua Peachey comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 73-60 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Jerald Henderson snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Jerald Henderson lays it in on a great pass from Charles Collum | 73-62 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Mark Griggs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Riley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Greg Muldoon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Peter Knapp (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Peachey (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Yo Xang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Collum (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cartwright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Gregg (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Jerald Henderson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Howard | Mark Griggs misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 73-62 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Charles Collum grabs the board | 73-62 |
| 03:21 | Houston | Charles Collum shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Cartwright | 73-65 |
| 03:00 | Howard | William Riley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Jerald Henderson grabs the board | 73-65 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Howard | Duane Church (C) Joshua Peachey | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Edwards (PG), Frank Newell (PF) Yo Xang, Herbert Gregg | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:49 | Houston | Charles Collum shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Frank Newell | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:32 | Howard | Greg Muldoon drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Knapp | 76-68 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Robert Cartwright is hacked by Duane Church - foul #2 on Duane Church, team foul #7 | 76-68 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Robert Cartwright misses the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 02:28 | Howard | The rebound goes to Duane Church | 76-68 |
| 02:11 | Howard | Mark Griggs misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 76-68 |
| 02:09 | Howard | Peter Knapp tips it back up and in | 78-68 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Frank Newell loses the ball out of bounds | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Howard | Peter Knapp throws it down set up by Mark Griggs and he's hacked by Robert Cartwright - foul #1 on Robert Cartwright, team foul #7 | 80-68 |
| Subs | Howard | Michael Larimore (PG), Willie Fowler (SG), Nicholas Hale (SF), Joshua Peachey (C) Mark Griggs, William Riley, Greg Muldoon, Duane Church | |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG), Wilbur Cox (SG), Sean Bachorski (SF), Herbert Gregg (PF), James Lane (C) Peter Edwards, Charles Collum, Robert Cartwright, Frank Newell, Jerald Henderson | |
| 01:34 | Howard | Peter Knapp misses the free throw | 80-68 |
| 01:34 | Houston | James Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 80-68 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:11 | Houston | Herbert Gregg clanks a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Peter Knapp - foul #1 on Peter Knapp, team foul #8 | 80-68 |
| Subs | Howard | Robert Zuehlke (C) Peter Knapp | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:11 | Houston | Herbert Gregg makes the 1st free throw | 80-69 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Herbert Gregg makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:47 | Howard | Yo Xang steps in front of the Joshua Peachey pass | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Houston | Wilbur Cox clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 80-70 |
| 00:39 | Howard | Joshua Peachey gets the rebound | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Howard | The jumper by Nicholas Hale is denied by James Lane | 80-70 |
| 00:10 | Howard | Joshua Peachey grabs the offensive rebound | 80-70 |
| 00:00 | Howard | Michael Larimore runs out the clock | 80-70 |