| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mario Wishart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. C - Shawn McClurkin (fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Nolting (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Benfer (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Shepherd (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Mario Wishart inbounds the ball | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Shawn McClurkin misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-46 |
| 19:44 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd snags the defensive board | 28-46 |
| 19:35 | Maryland | Mario Wishart steals it from Justin Phillips | 28-46 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Raymond Stewart blows the layup | 28-46 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Michael Mitchell snags the offensive board | 28-46 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Michael Mitchell jams it on a great pass from Raymond Stewart | 30-46 |
| 18:57 | Maryland | Justin Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Andrew Jones | 30-49 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Michael Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 30-49 |
| 18:37 | Maryland | Eugene Benfer grabs the board | 30-49 |
| 18:28 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Jones | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:20 | Houston | Mario Wishart hits the finger roll | 32-51 |
| 18:11 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-51 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Michael Mitchell gets the rebound | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:54 | Houston | Michael Mitchell clanks a shot from the right side | 32-51 |
| 17:53 | Houston | Mario Wishart snags the offensive board | 32-51 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Raymond Stewart drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-51 |
| 17:16 | Maryland | Eugene Benfer is whistled for a carry | 35-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), William Talavera (PF), Raul Moran (C) Charles Byers, Michael Mitchell, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Babin (SG), Edward Lavallie (SF), Timothy Fairbanks (PF) Thomas Nolting, Justin Phillips, Eugene Benfer | |
| 16:56 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Raul Moran tips it but misses | 35-51 |
| 16:54 | Houston | William Talavera tips it home | 37-51 |
| 16:40 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd is hacked by Raul Moran during a doubleteam - foul #4 on Raul Moran, team foul #1 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Craig (PG), Brian Bell (SF) Andrew Jones, Michael Shepherd | |
| 16:22 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-51 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Mario Wishart banks in the layup on a nice dish by Raymond Stewart and the foul's on Brian Bell - foul #2 on Brian Bell, team foul #1 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Thomas Lewis (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF) Gary Smith, William Talavera, Raul Moran | |
| Subs | Maryland | Eugene Benfer (PF) Michael Craig | |
| 16:05 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the free throw | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Wishart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - David Babin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Lavallie (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Bell (fresh) PF - Eugene Benfer (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Fairbanks (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 40-51 |
| 15:36 | Houston | Charles Byers grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-51 |
| 15:14 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 15:00 | Maryland | Edward Lavallie drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Brian Bell | 40-53 |
| 14:45 | Houston | Raymond Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-53 |
| Subs | Houston | William Talavera (PF), Shawn McClurkin (C) Thomas Lewis, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Maryland | Andrew Jones (PG), Thomas Nolting (SG), Justin Phillips (SF), Michael Shepherd (C) David Babin, Edward Lavallie, Brian Bell, Timothy Fairbanks | |
| 14:36 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Andrew Jones | 40-55 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Nolting - foul #2 on Thomas Nolting, team foul #2 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG) Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 14:24 | Houston | Mario Wishart misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Mario Wishart makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 14:13 | Maryland | Andrew Jones hits a fadeaway from close range set up by Thomas Nolting and he's hacked by Gary Smith - foul #1 on Gary Smith, team foul #2 | 41-57 |
| 14:13 | Maryland | Andrew Jones makes the free throw | 41-58 |
| 14:01 | Houston | Gary Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 14:00 | Maryland | Andrew Jones pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| 13:41 | Maryland | Shawn McClurkin is called for the reach on Thomas Nolting - foul #4 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #3 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Lewis (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF) Mario Wishart, William Talavera | |
| Subs | Maryland | Edward Lavallie (PF) Eugene Benfer | |
| 13:26 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd misses the lay-in | 41-58 |
| 13:25 | Maryland | Justin Phillips snags the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 13:16 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Shawn McClurkin - foul #5 on Shawn McClurkin, team foul #4 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG), Raul Moran (C) Gary Smith, Shawn McClurkin | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 13:16 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 13:16 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:58 | Houston | Raymond Stewart makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Byers | 44-60 |
| 12:44 | Maryland | Justin Phillips hits a jump hook near the basket and he's hacked by Raymond Stewart - foul #1 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #5 | 44-62 |
| 12:44 | Maryland | Justin Phillips makes the free throw | 44-63 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Raymond Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-63 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Michael Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 46-63 |
| 12:19 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Jones | 46-65 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Michael Mitchell misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edward Lavallie - foul #3 on Edward Lavallie, team foul #3 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF), William Talavera (PF) Thomas Lewis, Raul Moran | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Babin (SG), Timothy Fairbanks (SF), Eugene Benfer (PF) Thomas Nolting, Justin Phillips, Edward Lavallie | |
| 12:01 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Michael Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Wishart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Talavera (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Babin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Fairbanks (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eugene Benfer (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Shepherd (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:43 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-65 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Mario Wishart pulls down the rebound | 48-65 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Raymond Stewart connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-65 |
| 11:04 | Maryland | Eugene Benfer misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Byers - foul #2 on Charles Byers, team foul #6 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), Raul Moran (C) Charles Byers, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Craig (PG), Brian Bell (SF) Andrew Jones, Michael Shepherd | |
| 11:04 | Maryland | Eugene Benfer makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 11:04 | Maryland | Eugene Benfer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:48 | Houston | Raymond Stewart is called for traveling | 51-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Edward Lavallie (PF) Eugene Benfer | |
| 10:29 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks misses badly on a floater in the lane | 51-67 |
| 10:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Talavera | 51-67 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Timothy Fairbanks swats the short shot by Mario Wishart | 51-67 |
| 10:06 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks gets the rebound | 51-67 |
| 09:40 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Raymond Stewart - foul #2 on Raymond Stewart, team foul #7 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Lewis (SF), Michael Mitchell (PF) Mario Wishart, William Talavera | |
| Subs | Maryland | Andrew Jones (PG), Thomas Nolting (SG), Justin Phillips (SF), Eugene Benfer (PF) Michael Craig, David Babin, Brian Bell, Edward Lavallie | |
| 09:40 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 09:40 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks misses the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Michael Mitchell snags the defensive board | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:34 | Houston | Michael Mitchell comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-67 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Raymond Stewart grabs the offensive board | 51-67 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Eugene Benfer is called for the reach on Raymond Stewart - foul #3 on Eugene Benfer, team foul #4 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Shepherd (C) Timothy Fairbanks | |
| 08:49 | Houston | Michael Mitchell is denied on a layup by Eugene Benfer | 51-67 |
| 08:47 | Maryland | Andrew Jones pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 08:33 | Maryland | Andrew Jones misses badly on the uncontested shot in the lane | 51-67 |
| 08:31 | Maryland | Andrew Jones snags the offensive board | 51-67 |
| 08:22 | Maryland | Andrew Jones drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Thomas Nolting | 51-69 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Raymond Stewart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 08:02 | Maryland | Eugene Benfer pulls down the rebound | 51-69 |
| 07:45 | Maryland | Eugene Benfer connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Jones | 51-72 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Raymond Stewart (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Byers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Mitchell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Raul Moran (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Andrew Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Nolting (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Justin Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Benfer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Shepherd (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Justin Phillips - foul #1 on Justin Phillips, team foul #5 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Mario Wishart (SF), William Talavera (PF) Thomas Lewis, Michael Mitchell | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Babin (PG), Edward Lavallie (PF) Andrew Jones, Eugene Benfer | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Raymond Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Raymond Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| 07:02 | Maryland | Justin Phillips misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-72 |
| 07:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raul Moran | 52-72 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Raymond Stewart loses the ball out of bounds | 52-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG) Charles Byers | |
| Subs | Maryland | Brian Bell (SF), Timothy Fairbanks (PF) Thomas Nolting, Justin Phillips | |
| 06:37 | Maryland | Edward Lavallie knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 52-74 |
| 06:25 | Houston | William Talavera can't connect on a runner in the paint | 52-74 |
| 06:24 | Maryland | Michael Shepherd grabs the defensive rebound | 52-74 |
| 06:12 | Maryland | Mario Wishart steps in front of the Timothy Fairbanks pass | 52-74 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Raymond Stewart is whistled for traveling | 52-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG) Raymond Stewart | |
| Subs | Maryland | Andrew Jones (PG), Eugene Benfer (PF) Brian Bell, Michael Shepherd | |
| 05:47 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Lavallie | 52-76 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Mario Wishart comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 52-76 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Gary Smith can't tip it in | 52-76 |
| 05:29 | Maryland | David Babin pulls down the rebound | 52-76 |
| 05:25 | Maryland | Andrew Jones misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gary Smith - foul #2 on Gary Smith, team foul #8 | 52-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Byers (SG) Gary Smith | |
| Subs | Maryland | Thomas Nolting (SG), Justin Phillips (SF) David Babin, Edward Lavallie | |
| 05:25 | Maryland | Andrew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 52-77 |
| 05:25 | Maryland | Andrew Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 52-78 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Charles Byers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-78 |
| 05:16 | Maryland | Andrew Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 52-78 |
| 05:07 | Maryland | Andrew Jones comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 52-78 |
| 05:06 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Talavera | 52-78 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Mario Wishart loses the dribble to Andrew Jones | 52-78 |
| 04:41 | Maryland | Andrew Jones blows the layup | 52-78 |
| 04:39 | Maryland | Justin Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 52-78 |
| 04:23 | Maryland | Justin Phillips misses the jumper from the free throw line | 52-78 |
| 04:21 | Maryland | Andrew Jones tips it but misses | 52-78 |
| 04:20 | Maryland | Justin Phillips tips it in | 52-80 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Sammy Gibson is fouled on the floor by Justin Phillips - foul #2 on Justin Phillips, team foul #6 | 52-80 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Smith (SG), Thomas Lewis (SF) Charles Byers, Mario Wishart | |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Craig (PG), David Babin (SG), Brian Bell (SF), Edward Lavallie (PF) Andrew Jones, Thomas Nolting, Justin Phillips, Eugene Benfer | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Gary Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Gary Smith, team foul #9 | 52-80 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sammy Gibson (fresh) SG - Gary Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Lewis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Talavera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Raul Moran (tiring) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Michael Craig (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Babin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Bell (fresh) PF - Edward Lavallie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Timothy Fairbanks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:15 | Maryland | David Babin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-80 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Robbins (SG) Sammy Gibson | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 02:48 | Houston | William Talavera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 52-80 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Thomas Lewis hits the follow up shot | 54-80 |
| 02:26 | Maryland | Brian Bell makes the wide open jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Craig | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:19 | Houston | Thomas Lewis makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-82 |
| 01:50 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gary Smith - foul #4 on Gary Smith, team foul #10 | 57-82 |
| Subs | Houston | Sammy Gibson (PG) Paul Robbins | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 01:50 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks makes the 1st free throw | 57-83 |
| 01:50 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-84 |
| 01:39 | Houston | William Talavera can't finish the layup | 57-84 |
| 01:38 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks grabs the defensive rebound | 57-84 |
| 01:10 | Maryland | Timothy Fairbanks scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by David Babin | 57-86 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Gary Smith misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 57-86 |
| 00:56 | Maryland | Brian Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-86 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Maryland | Michael Craig is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Lavallie | 57-88 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Houston | Timothy Fairbanks picks off the pass by Thomas Lewis | 57-88 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Michael Craig runs out the clock | 57-88 |