| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - James Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Igor Zander (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bo Chiang (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hamisi Abdallah (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Bo Chiang inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano misses the dunk attempt | 25-33 |
| 19:45 | Houston | Robert Ayres grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 19:40 | Houston | Wayne Kelley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 19:39 | Hawaii | Bo Chiang snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 19:18 | Hawaii | James Smith comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Arce - foul #2 on Michael Arce, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 19:18 | Hawaii | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 19:18 | Hawaii | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:03 | Houston | Robert Ayres can't finish the layup | 27-33 |
| 19:02 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 18:47 | Hawaii | James Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-33 |
| 18:46 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Salvatore Giordano | 27-33 |
| 18:33 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bo Chiang | 30-33 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Michael Arce splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-33 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Richard Lemire grabs the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Wayne Kelley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 18:10 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Igor Zander | 30-33 |
| 17:44 | Hawaii | James Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 17:43 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah tips it home | 32-33 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Wayne Kelley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 17:22 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:59 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael Arce - foul #3 on Michael Arce, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Leroy Hatch (C) Michael Arce, Richard Lemire | |
| 16:59 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:59 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:59 | Houston | Robert Ayres gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 16:41 | Houston | William Davis makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Wayne Kelley | 32-36 |
| 16:12 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 16:02 | Houston | Robert Ayres misses the lay-in | 35-36 |
| 16:01 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano grabs the board | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Igor Zander (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bo Chiang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hamisi Abdallah (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Salvatore Giordano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 15:37 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Wayne Kelley is fouled on the floor by Igor Zander - foul #1 on Igor Zander, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Luciano Marino (SG), Kenneth Swatzell (SF), Raphael Colombo (PF), Stjepan Molski (C) Igor Zander, Bo Chiang, Hamisi Abdallah, Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Raymond Boswell (PF), Richard Lemire (C) Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Robert Ayres | |
| 14:58 | Houston | Stjepan Molski steals the ball from Leroy Hatch | 37-36 |
| 14:37 | Hawaii | Stjepan Molski drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Smith | 39-36 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Leroy Hatch misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 39-36 |
| 14:18 | Houston | William Davis hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 13:53 | Hawaii | Luciano Marino is fouled on the floor by Leroy Hatch - foul #1 on Leroy Hatch, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Igor Zander (SG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Wayne Kelley (SG), Robert Ayres (PF) William Davis, Raymond Boswell | |
| 13:33 | Hawaii | Stjepan Molski lays it in set up by Luciano Marino and he's hacked by Robert Ayres - foul #1 on Robert Ayres, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Bo Chiang (SF), Hamisi Abdallah (PF) Kenneth Swatzell, Raphael Colombo | |
| Subs | Houston | Ryan Kelly (SF) Leroy Hatch | |
| 13:33 | Hawaii | Stjepan Molski makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:14 | Houston | Robert Ayres is denied on a layup by Stjepan Molski | 42-38 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Wayne Kelley tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 12:46 | Hawaii | Stjepan Molski loses the ball out of bounds | 42-40 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano (C) Stjepan Molski | |
| Subs | Houston | Albert Gullo (C) Richard Lemire | |
| 12:34 | Houston | Robert Ayres is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 12:30 | Hawaii | Luciano Marino comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 42-42 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Albert Gullo grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 12:19 | Houston | Michael Arce hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Wayne Kelley | 42-45 |
| 12:03 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Smith (PG) Luciano Marino | |
| Subs | Houston | Leroy Hatch (C) Albert Gullo | |
| 11:44 | Houston | Leroy Hatch clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Igor Zander - foul #2 on Igor Zander, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| 11:44 | Houston | Leroy Hatch misses the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:44 | Houston | Leroy Hatch misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:44 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano grabs the board | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Igor Zander (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bo Chiang (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hamisi Abdallah (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 11:22 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah tips it back up and in | 44-45 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Ryan Kelly misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 11:04 | Hawaii | Igor Zander gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 10:35 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 47-45 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Michael Arce is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 10:20 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 09:59 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Salvatore Giordano, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Luciano Marino (SG), Kenneth Swatzell (SF), Stjepan Molski (PF) Igor Zander, Bo Chiang, Hamisi Abdallah | |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Arthur Roque (SG), Raymond Boswell (PF), Richard Lemire (C) Michael Arce, Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Robert Ayres | |
| 09:46 | Houston | Richard Lemire clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 09:45 | Houston | William Davis tips it in | 47-47 |
| 09:21 | Hawaii | William Davis picks off the pass by James Smith | 47-47 |
| 08:58 | Houston | William Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-47 |
| 08:56 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:35 | Hawaii | Luciano Marino clanks a turnaround from the right block | 47-47 |
| 08:33 | Hawaii | Kenneth Swatzell tips it home | 49-47 |
| 08:17 | Houston | William Davis knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 07:56 | Hawaii | Luciano Marino loses the dribble to Arthur Roque | 49-50 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Arthur Roque jams it | 49-52 |
| 07:22 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Igor Zander (SG), Bo Chiang (SF), Hamisi Abdallah (PF) James Smith, Kenneth Swatzell, Stjepan Molski | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Wayne Kelley (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Robert Ayres (PF) William Davis, Arthur Roque, Leroy Hatch, Raymond Boswell | |
| 07:22 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:22 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Luciano Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Igor Zander (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bo Chiang (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hamisi Abdallah (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Salvatore Giordano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Houston | Robert Ayres is open and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ryan Kelly | 50-54 |
| 06:50 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah is hacked by Michael Arce - foul #4 on Michael Arce, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Raphael Colombo (C) Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Houston | Albert Gullo (C) Richard Lemire | |
| 06:42 | Hawaii | Bo Chiang misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-54 |
| 06:41 | Hawaii | Igor Zander tips it home | 52-54 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Luciano Marino steps in front of the Michael Arce pass in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 06:37 | Hawaii | Luciano Marino hits the finger roll | 54-54 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Robert Ayres is open and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Arce | 54-56 |
| 06:02 | Hawaii | Luciano Marino drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Bo Chiang | 56-56 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Robert Ayres knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 56-58 |
| 05:21 | Hawaii | Ryan Kelly steps in front of the Bo Chiang pass | 56-58 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Wayne Kelley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 56-58 |
| 05:01 | Hawaii | Bo Chiang grabs the board | 56-58 |
| 04:39 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Arce - foul #5 on Michael Arce, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Hawaii | James Smith (PG), Stjepan Molski (C) Luciano Marino, Raphael Colombo | |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Richard Lemire (C) Michael Arce, Albert Gullo | |
| 04:39 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:39 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Richard Lemire snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 04:21 | Houston | William Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Wayne Kelley tips it home | 57-60 |
| 03:59 | Hawaii | Igor Zander banks in the layup on a great pass from James Smith and he's fouled by Robert Ayres - foul #2 on Robert Ayres, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Kenneth Swatzell (SF), Salvatore Giordano (C) Bo Chiang, Hamisi Abdallah | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:59 | Hawaii | Igor Zander makes the free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Wayne Kelley connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-63 |
| 03:13 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Igor Zander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Swatzell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stjepan Molski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Houston | Wayne Kelley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 02:53 | Hawaii | Kenneth Swatzell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 02:53 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Bo Chiang (SF), Hamisi Abdallah (PF) Kenneth Swatzell, Stjepan Molski | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:30 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 02:28 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano tips it back up and in | 64-63 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Richard Lemire is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Wayne Kelley | 64-65 |
| 01:50 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by James Smith | 66-65 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Robert Ayres's floater is tipped away by Hamisi Abdallah | 66-65 |
| 01:33 | Hawaii | Salvatore Giordano pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:15 | Hawaii | James Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Salvatore Giordano | 68-65 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Wayne Kelley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-65 |
| 00:53 | Hawaii | Bo Chiang pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah is open but can't throw it down | 68-65 |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | James Smith gets the offensive rebound | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Hawaii | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Ryan Kelly - foul #2 on Ryan Kelly, team foul #9 | 68-65 |
| 00:21 | Hawaii | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:21 | Hawaii | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Ryan Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | Ryan Kelly double dribbles | 69-65 |
| 00:14 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah is hacked by William Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Davis, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| 00:14 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:14 | Hawaii | Hamisi Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:08 | Houston | William Davis drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ryan Kelly | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | Hawaii | James Smith is fouled in the backcourt by William Davis - foul #4 on William Davis, team foul #11 | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | Hawaii | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:05 | Hawaii | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Wayne Kelley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 73-68 |