| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Omar Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Buddy Stoughton (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Billy Devore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raphael Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan McLuen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Ryan Kelly inbounds the ball | 37-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses short on a jumper from the left side | 37-40 |
| 19:48 | Houston | Richard Lemire tips it home | 39-40 |
| 19:35 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 39-40 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Richard Lemire snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Omar Thompson is called for the reach on Wayne Kelley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Omar Thompson, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang (PG) Omar Thompson | |
| 19:25 | Houston | Robert Ayres hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ryan Kelly | 41-40 |
| 19:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Richard Lemire takes the ball from Buddy Stoughton | 41-40 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Michael Arce connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ryan Kelly | 44-40 |
| 18:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Buddy Stoughton makes the floater from just outside the lane | 44-42 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 44-42 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Richard Lemire tips it in | 46-42 |
| 18:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 18:24 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan McLuen | 46-42 |
| 18:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Buddy Stoughton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Ryan Kelly gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Michael Arce hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Ryan Kelly tips it back up and in | 48-42 |
| 17:52 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 17:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 17:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 17:38 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Michael Arce misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-44 |
| 17:27 | UC Santa Barbara | Buddy Stoughton snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 17:20 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore's pass is intercepted by Wayne Kelley | 48-44 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Wayne Kelley misses the easy layup | 48-44 |
| 17:15 | UC Santa Barbara | The rebound goes to Raphael Romano | 48-44 |
| 16:51 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Liang Wang | 48-46 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Wayne Kelley is hacked by Buddy Stoughton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Buddy Stoughton, team foul #2 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Edward Dodd (SG), Leroy Hatch (SF), Raymond Boswell (PF), Albert Gullo (C) Michael Arce, Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Robert Ayres, Richard Lemire | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza (PG), David Regalado (SG), Dwight Payne (SF), Kyle Catlin (PF), Arthur Tam (C) Liang Wang, Buddy Stoughton, Billy Devore, Raphael Romano, Jonathan McLuen | |
| 16:35 | Houston | Raymond Boswell misses short on a shot from the right side | 48-46 |
| 16:34 | UC Santa Barbara | Kyle Catlin grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 16:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Dwight Payne misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 48-46 |
| 16:15 | UC Santa Barbara | Kyle Catlin tips it in | 48-48 |
| 15:59 | Houston | William Davis buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Edward Dodd and he's hacked by Arthur Tam - foul #1 on Arthur Tam, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson (PG) Raul Mendoza | |
| 15:59 | Houston | William Davis makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Dodd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Boswell (fresh) C - Albert Gullo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Omar Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Regalado (fresh) SF - Dwight Payne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kyle Catlin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Tam (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 15:33 | Houston | William Davis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 15:32 | Houston | William Davis grabs the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 15:26 | Houston | Albert Gullo knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Raymond Boswell | 53-51 |
| 15:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Albert Gullo pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 15:01 | Houston | William Davis knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Boswell | 56-51 |
| 14:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dwight Payne | 56-54 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Arthur Tam is called for the reach on William Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Arthur Tam, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Wayne Kelley (SG), Arthur Roque (SF), Robert Ayres (PF), James Crow (C) William Davis, Edward Dodd, Leroy Hatch, Raymond Boswell, Albert Gullo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza (PG), Buddy Stoughton (SG), Billy Devore (SF), Raphael Romano (PF), Jonathan McLuen (C) Omar Thompson, David Regalado, Dwight Payne, Kyle Catlin, Arthur Tam | |
| 14:24 | Houston | Wayne Kelley knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-54 |
| 13:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Buddy Stoughton's pass is intercepted by Arthur Roque | 59-54 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Raphael Romano takes the ball from James Crow | 59-54 |
| 13:33 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Ryan Kelly (SF) Wayne Kelley | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson (PG), Liang Wang (SG) Raul Mendoza, Buddy Stoughton | |
| 13:14 | Houston | Ryan Kelly hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 59-54 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Arthur Roque tips it in | 61-54 |
| 12:54 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang is fouled on the floor by Ryan Kelly - foul #2 on Ryan Kelly, team foul #1 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Leroy Hatch (PF), Richard Lemire (C) Michael Arce, Robert Ayres, James Crow | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kyle Catlin (C) Jonathan McLuen | |
| 12:42 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the baseline | 61-54 |
| 12:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Leroy Hatch | 61-54 |
| 12:38 | Houston | Arthur Roque is fouled in the backcourt by Liang Wang - foul #2 on Liang Wang, team foul #5 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG) Arthur Roque | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza (PG) Omar Thompson | |
| 12:30 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses long on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Kyle Catlin - foul #2 on Kyle Catlin, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Richard Lemire makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 12:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 12:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 12:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Wayne Kelley | 62-54 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Wayne Kelley hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Leroy Hatch | 64-54 |
| 11:46 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-57 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Davis (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ryan Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Lemire (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Raul Mendoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Liang Wang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Devore (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raphael Romano (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Catlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Leroy Hatch's pass is intercepted by Liang Wang | 64-57 |
| 11:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang slams it home | 64-59 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Ryan Kelly is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 11:05 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-59 |
| 11:03 | Houston | Wayne Kelley grabs the board | 66-59 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Wayne Kelley's pass is intercepted by Liang Wang in the backcourt | 66-59 |
| 11:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang banks in the layup | 66-61 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Ryan Kelly drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Lemire | 68-61 |
| 10:32 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 10:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Kyle Catlin grabs the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 10:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Leroy Hatch - foul #2 on Leroy Hatch, team foul #2 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Edward Dodd (SG), Arthur Roque (SF), Robert Ayres (PF), Albert Gullo (C) William Davis, Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Leroy Hatch, Richard Lemire | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson (PG), David Regalado (SG), Dwight Payne (SF), Arthur Tam (C) Raul Mendoza, Liang Wang, Billy Devore, Kyle Catlin | |
| 10:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 10:12 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Edward Dodd is fouled on the floor by David Regalado - foul #2 on David Regalado, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen (C) Raphael Romano | |
| 09:57 | Houston | Edward Dodd misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 09:57 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen grabs the board | 68-63 |
| 09:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-63 |
| 09:27 | UC Santa Barbara | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Tam | 68-63 |
| 09:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Albert Gullo - foul #1 on Albert Gullo, team foul #3 | 68-63 |
| 09:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 09:09 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam misses the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Albert Gullo snags the defensive board | 68-64 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Edward Dodd is fouled in the backcourt by David Regalado - foul #3 on David Regalado, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Buddy Stoughton (SG) Dwight Payne | |
| 09:06 | Houston | Edward Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Edward Dodd makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 08:50 | UC Santa Barbara | David Regalado knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Michael Arce scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-67 |
| 08:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen is denied on a layup by Robert Ayres | 73-67 |
| 08:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Ayres | 73-67 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Buddy Stoughton takes the ball from Edward Dodd | 73-67 |
| 07:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Buddy Stoughton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Dodd - foul #2 on Edward Dodd, team foul #4 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Raymond Boswell (PF), James Crow (C) Michael Arce, Edward Dodd, Robert Ayres, Albert Gullo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dwight Payne (SF), Raphael Romano (PF) David Regalado, Arthur Tam | |
| 07:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Buddy Stoughton makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 07:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Buddy Stoughton misses the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Raymond Boswell grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Arthur Roque throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Leroy Hatch (C) James Crow | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Arthur Roque (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Boswell (fresh) C - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Omar Thompson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Buddy Stoughton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Dwight Payne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Raphael Romano (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan McLuen (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Buddy Stoughton comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Wayne Kelley - foul #3 on Wayne Kelley, team foul #5 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG) Arthur Roque | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | | |
| 07:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Buddy Stoughton misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 07:26 | UC Santa Barbara | Buddy Stoughton makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Ryan Kelly misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Dwight Payne - foul #1 on Dwight Payne, team foul #9 | 73-69 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Ryan Kelly misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Ryan Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 06:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano misses the 3 from the right wing | 74-69 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Wayne Kelley pulls down the rebound | 74-69 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Buddy Stoughton is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #3 on Buddy Stoughton, team foul #10 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Arthur Roque (SF), Robert Ayres (PF), Richard Lemire (C) Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Raymond Boswell, Leroy Hatch | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza (PG), Liang Wang (SG), Billy Devore (SF), Kyle Catlin (PF), Arthur Tam (C) Omar Thompson, Buddy Stoughton, Dwight Payne, Raphael Romano, Jonathan McLuen | |
| 06:28 | Houston | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 06:28 | Houston | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 06:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Billy Devore | 76-71 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Robert Ayres's pass is intercepted by Kyle Catlin in the backcourt | 76-71 |
| 05:48 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang is hacked by Richard Lemire - foul #2 on Richard Lemire, team foul #6 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Dodd (SG) William Davis | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson (PG) Raul Mendoza | |
| 05:29 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam misses short on a shot from the left wing | 76-71 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Michael Arce gets the rebound | 76-71 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Michael Arce comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-71 |
| 05:04 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore pulls down the rebound | 76-71 |
| 05:00 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-71 |
| 04:59 | UC Santa Barbara | Kyle Catlin misses the tip | 76-71 |
| 04:58 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam tips it but misses | 76-71 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Richard Lemire grabs the defensive rebound | 76-71 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Arthur Roque is fouled in the backcourt by Arthur Tam - foul #3 on Arthur Tam, team foul #11 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG), Leroy Hatch (SF), Raymond Boswell (PF), Albert Gullo (C) Michael Arce, Edward Dodd, Robert Ayres, Richard Lemire | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | David Regalado (PG), Buddy Stoughton (SG), Dwight Payne (SF), Raphael Romano (PF), Jonathan McLuen (C) Omar Thompson, Liang Wang, Billy Devore, Arthur Tam, Kyle Catlin | |
| 04:53 | Houston | Arthur Roque makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Arthur Roque misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 04:53 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen snags the defensive board | 77-71 |
| 04:31 | UC Santa Barbara | David Regalado misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Arthur Roque - foul #1 on Arthur Roque, team foul #7 | 77-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Ryan Kelly (SF) Arthur Roque, Raymond Boswell | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza (PG) Dwight Payne | |
| 04:31 | UC Santa Barbara | David Regalado misses the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 04:31 | UC Santa Barbara | David Regalado makes the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Buddy Stoughton is called for the reach on Wayne Kelley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Buddy Stoughton, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 04:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-72 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Ryan Kelly pulls down the rebound | 79-72 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Michael Arce scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Kelly | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen's floater is knocked away by Albert Gullo | 82-72 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Leroy Hatch grabs the board | 82-72 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Gullo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Santa Barbara | PG - Raul Mendoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Buddy Stoughton (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Regalado (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raphael Romano (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan McLuen (tired) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Houston | A charge is called on Albert Gullo - foul #2 on Albert Gullo, team foul #8 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Robert Ayres (PF), James Crow (C) Michael Arce, Leroy Hatch, Albert Gullo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson (PG), Liang Wang (SG), Dwight Payne (SF), Arthur Tam (C) Raul Mendoza, Buddy Stoughton, David Regalado, Jonathan McLuen | |
| 03:07 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano travels with the ball | 82-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Dodd (SG) Wayne Kelley | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Kyle Catlin (C) Raphael Romano | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Houston | Ryan Kelly is hacked by Omar Thompson - foul #4 on Omar Thompson, team foul #13 | 82-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lemire (C) James Crow | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore (SF) Dwight Payne | |
| 02:39 | Houston | Ryan Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 83-72 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Ryan Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 83-72 |
| 02:39 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam gets the rebound | 83-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Liang Wang | 83-75 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Wayne Kelley (SG) William Davis, Edward Dodd | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza (PG), David Regalado (SG), Raphael Romano (PF) Omar Thompson, Liang Wang, Kyle Catlin | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:05 | Houston | Wayne Kelley scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Arce | 86-75 |
| 01:56 | UC Santa Barbara | Arthur Tam connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from David Regalado | 86-77 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Houston | Wayne Kelley loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-77 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Omar Thompson (PG), Buddy Stoughton (SG), Jonathan McLuen (C) Raul Mendoza, David Regalado, Arthur Tam | |
| 01:44 | UC Santa Barbara | Raphael Romano connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 86-80 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:27 | Houston | Robert Ayres's pass is intercepted by Omar Thompson | 86-80 |
| 01:24 | UC Santa Barbara | Buddy Stoughton blows the layup | 86-80 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Robert Ayres snags the defensive board | 86-80 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Wayne Kelley can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jonathan McLuen - foul #2 on Jonathan McLuen, team foul #14 | 86-80 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Wayne Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 87-80 |
| 00:43 | UC Santa Barbara | Buddy Stoughton misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 87-80 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Ryan Kelly pulls down the rebound | 87-80 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Houston | Ryan Kelly is hacked by Omar Thompson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Omar Thompson, team foul #15 | 87-80 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Raymond Boswell (PF) Michael Arce, Robert Ayres | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang (PG) Omar Thompson | |
| 00:38 | Houston | Ryan Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Ryan Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 89-80 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:30 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 89-80 |
| 00:29 | Houston | William Davis pulls down the rebound | 89-80 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 89-80 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Wayne Kelley is hacked by Buddy Stoughton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Buddy Stoughton, team foul #16 | 89-80 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Dwight Payne (SG) Buddy Stoughton | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Wayne Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:28 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen grabs the defensive rebound | 90-80 |
| 00:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Boswell - foul #3 on Raymond Boswell, team foul #9 | 90-80 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Dodd (SG), Leroy Hatch (SF), Albert Gullo (C) Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Richard Lemire | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Raul Mendoza (PG), Kyle Catlin (PF), Arthur Tam (C) Billy Devore, Raphael Romano, Jonathan McLuen | |
| 00:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang makes the 1st free throw | 90-81 |
| 00:23 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:22 | Houston | William Davis is hacked by Raul Mendoza in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raul Mendoza, team foul #17 | 90-82 |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Richard Lemire (C) Edward Dodd, Leroy Hatch, Albert Gullo | |
| Subs | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore (SF), Raphael Romano (PF), Jonathan McLuen (C) Raul Mendoza, Kyle Catlin, Arthur Tam | |
| 00:22 | Houston | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:22 | Houston | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:16 | UC Santa Barbara | Liang Wang double dribbles | 91-82 |
| 00:13 | Houston | William Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Liang Wang - foul #3 on Liang Wang, team foul #18 | 91-82 |
| 00:13 | Houston | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:13 | Houston | William Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:13 | UC Santa Barbara | Jonathan McLuen pulls down the rebound | 92-82 |
| 00:06 | UC Santa Barbara | Billy Devore hits the finger roll | 92-84 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 92-84 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Davis runs out the clock | 92-84 |