| Lineup | Houston | PG - Micheal McManis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Tobin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Peter Lemley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Charles Cowell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Clarke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Kadlec (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | American U. | Richard Blanchard inbounds the ball | 33-24 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | American U. | Matthew Wilson is hacked by Peter Lemley - foul #1 on Peter Lemley, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 19:25 | American U. | Peter Lemley steals it from Matthew Wilson | 33-24 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Micheal McManis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Justin Hayden misses the tip | 33-24 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Paul Tobin gets the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Richard Blanchard is called for the reach on Paul Tobin - foul #1 on Richard Blanchard, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Micheal McManis scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Hayden | 36-24 |
| 18:41 | American U. | Chester Clarke misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Peter Lemley grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Matthew Wilson blocks the short jumper by Paul Tobin | 36-24 |
| 18:28 | American U. | Charles Cowell pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 18:00 | American U. | Matthew Wilson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Peter Lemley snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Paul Tobin jams it set up by Micheal McManis | 38-24 |
| 17:29 | American U. | Chester Clarke clanks a jumper from the right side | 38-24 |
| 17:28 | Houston | Paul Tobin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Justin Hayden hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Lemley | 40-24 |
| 17:00 | American U. | Stephen Kadlec misses the fadeaway from the right side | 40-24 |
| 16:59 | Houston | Justin Hayden pulls down the rebound | 40-24 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Paul Tobin buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Justin Hayden | 43-24 |
| 16:43 | American U. | Stephen Kadlec loses the dribble to Justin Hayden | 43-24 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Peter Lemley steps out of bounds on the sideline | 43-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Summers (PG), Patrick Bury (SG), Lewis Riggs (SF), John Rascoe (C) Micheal McManis, Justin Hayden, Paul Tobin, Peter Lemley | |
| Subs | American U. | Lou Roepke (PG), Richard Pier (SG), James Bayerl (SF), Terry Carson (PF), Jeff Creel (C) Charles Cowell, Chester Clarke, Richard Blanchard, Matthew Wilson, Stephen Kadlec | |
| 16:04 | American U. | Lewis Riggs steps in front of the Terry Carson pass | 43-24 |
| 15:43 | Houston | Patrick Bury is hacked by Jeff Creel - foul #1 on Jeff Creel, team foul #2 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Adkins (C) Donald Williams | |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Summers (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Bury (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Riggs (fresh) PF - John Rascoe (fresh) 6 pts. C - Edward Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Lou Roepke (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Pier (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Bayerl (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Carson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeff Creel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Houston | Frank Summers can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-24 |
| 15:26 | American U. | Jeff Creel grabs the defensive rebound | 43-24 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:21 | American U. | Lou Roepke makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Bayerl | 43-26 |
| 15:00 | Houston | John Rascoe is fouled on the floor by James Bayerl - foul #2 on James Bayerl, team foul #3 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Cowell (PG), Matthew Wilson (PF) Lou Roepke, Jeff Creel | |
| 14:54 | Houston | John Rascoe clanks a shot in the paint | 43-26 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Lewis Riggs grabs the offensive rebound | 43-26 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Frank Summers drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lewis Riggs | 45-26 |
| 14:15 | American U. | Charles Cowell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Cowell, team foul #4 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Micheal McManis (PG), Justin Hayden (SG) Frank Summers, Patrick Bury | |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Blanchard (SF), Stephen Kadlec (C) James Bayerl, Terry Carson | |
| 13:58 | Houston | John Rascoe connects on the floater from the baseline | 47-26 |
| 13:34 | American U. | Matthew Wilson lays it up and in on a great pass from Stephen Kadlec and the foul's on John Rascoe - foul #1 on John Rascoe, team foul #2 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Tobin (SF), Donald Williams (PF) Lewis Riggs, John Rascoe | |
| Subs | American U. | Chester Clarke (SG) Richard Pier | |
| 13:34 | American U. | Matthew Wilson misses the free throw | 47-28 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Edward Adkins snags the defensive board | 47-28 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Paul Tobin misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Blanchard - foul #2 on Richard Blanchard, team foul #5 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Lemley (C) Edward Adkins | |
| Subs | American U. | Lou Roepke (PG) Charles Cowell | |
| 13:12 | Houston | Paul Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 48-28 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Paul Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |
| 12:52 | American U. | Chester Clarke drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-31 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Peter Lemley travels with the ball | 49-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | American U. | James Bayerl (SF), Terry Carson (PF) Richard Blanchard, Matthew Wilson | |
| 12:24 | American U. | Chester Clarke buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lou Roepke | 49-33 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Paul Tobin is hacked by James Bayerl - foul #3 on James Bayerl, team foul #6 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Cowell (PG), Richard Pier (SG), Jeff Creel (C) Lou Roepke, Chester Clarke, Stephen Kadlec | |
| 11:53 | Houston | Justin Hayden misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-33 |
| 11:52 | American U. | Terry Carson pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:46 | American U. | Jeff Creel misses the lay-in | 49-33 |
| 11:45 | American U. | Jeff Creel grabs the offensive board | 49-33 |
| 11:26 | American U. | Charles Cowell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-33 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Donald Williams pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Micheal McManis (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Hayden (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Tobin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Williams (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Peter Lemley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Charles Cowell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Pier (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Bayerl (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Carson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jeff Creel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Micheal McManis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Justin Hayden | 52-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:07 | American U. | Charles Cowell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-33 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Justin Hayden grabs the defensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Justin Hayden knocks in the shot in the lane | 54-33 |
| 10:42 | American U. | Charles Cowell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-33 |
| 10:41 | American U. | Jeff Creel tips it home | 54-35 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Micheal McManis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-35 |
| 10:28 | American U. | Jeff Creel grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 10:19 | American U. | Richard Pier knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-37 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Justin Hayden knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Williams | 57-37 |
| 09:55 | American U. | Terry Carson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-37 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Peter Lemley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-37 |
| 09:38 | Houston | A charge is called on Justin Hayden - foul #1 on Justin Hayden, team foul #3 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Summers (PG), Patrick Bury (SG), Lewis Riggs (SF), John Rascoe (PF), Edward Adkins (C) Micheal McManis, Justin Hayden, Paul Tobin, Donald Williams, Peter Lemley | |
| Subs | American U. | Lou Roepke (PG), Chester Clarke (SG), Richard Blanchard (SF), Matthew Wilson (PF), Stephen Kadlec (C) Charles Cowell, Richard Pier, James Bayerl, Terry Carson, Jeff Creel | |
| 09:20 | American U. | Lou Roepke hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Lewis Riggs - foul #1 on Lewis Riggs, team foul #4 | 57-37 |
| 09:20 | American U. | Lou Roepke makes the 1st free throw | 57-38 |
| 09:20 | American U. | Lou Roepke makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Frank Summers makes the 3 from the right wing | 60-39 |
| 08:58 | American U. | Chester Clarke clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-39 |
| 08:56 | American U. | Lou Roepke can't tip it in | 60-39 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Edward Adkins gets the rebound | 60-39 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Frank Summers is hacked by Lou Roepke - foul #1 on Lou Roepke, team foul #7 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | American U. | Charles Cowell (PG) Lou Roepke | |
| 08:32 | Houston | Frank Summers makes the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Frank Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 08:20 | American U. | Edward Adkins blocks the jumper by Chester Clarke | 62-39 |
| 08:19 | American U. | Richard Blanchard grabs the offensive rebound | 62-39 |
| 08:14 | American U. | Chester Clarke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-39 |
| 08:12 | American U. | Charles Cowell tips it back up and in | 62-41 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Charles Cowell steals it from Patrick Bury | 62-41 |
| 07:54 | American U. | Charles Cowell hits the finger roll | 62-43 |
| 07:43 | Houston | Edward Adkins makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Bury | 64-43 |
| 07:32 | American U. | Frank Summers steals the ball from Chester Clarke | 64-43 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Frank Summers misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 64-43 |
| 07:07 | American U. | Matthew Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Summers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Bury (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lewis Riggs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Rascoe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Edward Adkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Charles Cowell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Clarke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Kadlec (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:52 | American U. | Richard Blanchard is fouled on the floor by Lewis Riggs - foul #2 on Lewis Riggs, team foul #5 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Micheal McManis (PG), Justin Hayden (SG), Paul Tobin (SF), Donald Williams (PF) Frank Summers, Patrick Bury, Lewis Riggs, John Rascoe | |
| Subs | American U. | Lou Roepke (PG), Richard Pier (SG), James Bayerl (SF), Terry Carson (C) Charles Cowell, Chester Clarke, Richard Blanchard, Stephen Kadlec | |
| 06:46 | American U. | Matthew Wilson misses the lay-in | 64-43 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Paul Tobin grabs the defensive rebound | 64-43 |
| 06:26 | Houston | The short jumper by Paul Tobin is denied by Matthew Wilson | 64-43 |
| 06:25 | American U. | Matthew Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 64-43 |
| 06:13 | American U. | Terry Carson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-43 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Micheal McManis pulls down the rebound | 64-43 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Micheal McManis buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Tobin | 67-43 |
| 05:53 | American U. | James Bayerl's floater is tipped away by Edward Adkins | 67-43 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Donald Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 67-43 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Justin Hayden hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Paul Tobin | 69-43 |
| 05:32 | American U. | Richard Pier misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-43 |
| 05:31 | American U. | Terry Carson misses the tip | 69-43 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Edward Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 69-43 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Paul Tobin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 69-43 |
| 05:07 | American U. | Terry Carson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-43 |
| 04:46 | American U. | Matthew Wilson double dribbles | 69-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Summers (PG), Patrick Bury (SG), Lewis Riggs (SF), Peter Lemley (PF), John Rascoe (C) Micheal McManis, Justin Hayden, Paul Tobin, Donald Williams, Edward Adkins | |
| Subs | American U. | Jeff Creel (C) Matthew Wilson | |
| 04:25 | Houston | Frank Summers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-43 |
| 04:23 | American U. | Terry Carson grabs the board | 69-43 |
| 04:17 | American U. | James Bayerl drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Lou Roepke | 69-45 |
| 04:07 | Houston | John Rascoe scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lewis Riggs | 71-45 |
| 03:54 | American U. | Jeff Creel misses the 3 from the left wing | 71-45 |
| 03:53 | American U. | Richard Pier snags the offensive board | 71-45 |
| 03:42 | American U. | Terry Carson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Holden (SG) Patrick Bury | |
| Subs | American U. | Fred Callender (SG) Richard Pier | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Jeff Creel takes the ball from Clarence Holden | 71-45 |
| 03:13 | American U. | Fred Callender comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-45 |
| 03:12 | American U. | James Bayerl tips it home | 71-47 |
| 02:51 | Houston | John Rascoe misses short on a turnaround from close range | 71-47 |
| 02:49 | American U. | Terry Carson pulls down the rebound | 71-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Summers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Holden (fresh) SF - Lewis Riggs (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Peter Lemley (fresh) 5 reb. C - John Rascoe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Lou Roepke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fred Callender (fresh) SF - Jeff Creel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Carson (fairly fresh) 9 reb. C - James Bayerl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:45 | American U. | Lou Roepke clanks a floater from the left side | 71-47 |
| 02:43 | American U. | Fred Callender tips it in | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Houston | Clarence Holden connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-49 |
| 01:58 | American U. | Lou Roepke can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-49 |
| 01:56 | American U. | Fred Callender snags the offensive board | 74-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:51 | American U. | Lou Roepke hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-49 |
| 01:49 | American U. | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Creel | 74-49 |
| 01:37 | American U. | Peter Lemley swats the layup by Fred Callender | 74-49 |
| 01:36 | Houston | John Rascoe grabs the board | 74-49 |
| 01:15 | Houston | John Rascoe loses the dribble to Lou Roepke | 74-49 |
| 01:05 | American U. | Jeff Creel misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lewis Riggs - foul #3 on Lewis Riggs, team foul #6 | 74-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Bury (SG) Clarence Holden | |
| Subs | American U. | Richard Pier (SG) Fred Callender | |
| 01:05 | American U. | Jeff Creel makes the 1st free throw | 74-50 |
| 01:05 | American U. | Jeff Creel makes the 2nd free throw | 74-51 |
| 00:36 | Houston | John Rascoe can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 74-51 |
| 00:34 | American U. | James Bayerl snags the defensive board | 74-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | American U. | Lou Roepke misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 74-51 |
| 00:26 | Houston | John Rascoe grabs the defensive rebound | 74-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Frank Summers runs out the clock | 74-51 |