| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Amado Conti (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Graney (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Gustafson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Joseph (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Akre (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Ryan Kelly inbounds the ball | 30-20 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Peter Graney takes the ball from Wayne Kelley | 30-20 |
| 19:42 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson misses the dunk | 30-20 |
| 19:40 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson gets the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 19:18 | Davidson | Mark Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 30-20 |
| 19:17 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre grabs the offensive board | 30-20 |
| 18:54 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Ayres - foul #2 on Robert Ayres, team foul #1 | 30-20 |
| 18:54 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 18:54 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Robert Ayres snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Robert Ayres misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Peter Graney - foul #3 on Peter Graney, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Davidson | Dwight Brooks (SG) Peter Graney | |
| 18:40 | Houston | Robert Ayres misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Robert Ayres makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 18:15 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson double dribbles | 31-21 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Wayne Kelley is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-21 |
| 17:51 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson gets the rebound | 31-21 |
| 17:47 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-24 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Robert Ayres misses short on a floater in the lane | 31-24 |
| 17:31 | Davidson | The rebound goes to Amado Conti | 31-24 |
| 17:13 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-24 |
| 17:11 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks misses the tip | 31-24 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Ryan Kelly gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Dwight Brooks is called for the reach on Michael Arce - foul #1 on Dwight Brooks, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Arthur Roque (SG), Leroy Hatch (SF), Raymond Boswell (PF), Albert Gullo (C) Michael Arce, Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Robert Ayres, Richard Lemire | |
| Subs | Davidson | Eugene Markert (PG), William Burner (PF), Michael Purvis (C) Amado Conti, Mark Joseph, Dikembe Akre | |
| 16:41 | Houston | William Davis scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Albert Gullo | 33-24 |
| 16:16 | Davidson | Michael Purvis drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Markert | 33-27 |
| 15:59 | Houston | Albert Gullo buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Boswell | 35-27 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Arthur Roque (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Leroy Hatch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Boswell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Gullo (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Eugene Markert (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dwight Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gustafson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Burner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Purvis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:51 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-27 |
| 15:49 | Houston | William Davis snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Leroy Hatch's pass is intercepted by Dwight Brooks in the backcourt | 35-27 |
| 15:46 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks lays it in | 35-29 |
| 15:19 | Houston | William Davis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 15:17 | Davidson | Michael Purvis grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 14:58 | Davidson | Michael Purvis hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 14:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arthur Roque | 35-29 |
| 14:53 | Houston | William Burner is called for the reach on Raymond Boswell in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Burner, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Wayne Kelley (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Robert Ayres (PF) William Davis, Arthur Roque, Raymond Boswell, Albert Gullo | |
| Subs | Davidson | Amado Conti (PG), Peter Graney (SG), Mark Joseph (PF), John Phillips (C) Eugene Markert, Dwight Brooks, William Burner, Michael Purvis | |
| 14:35 | Houston | Leroy Hatch is whistled for traveling | 35-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lemire (C) Leroy Hatch | |
| Subs | Davidson | Rodger Merritt (SG) Michael Gustafson | |
| 14:12 | Davidson | Wayne Kelley steals the ball from Rodger Merritt | 35-29 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the wide open jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Arce | 37-29 |
| 13:21 | Davidson | Rodger Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-29 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Robert Ayres gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Robert Ayres misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-29 |
| 13:04 | Davidson | Amado Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 12:45 | Davidson | Rodger Merritt makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Amado Conti | 37-32 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Michael Arce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 12:23 | Davidson | Rodger Merritt snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 11:59 | Davidson | Peter Graney makes the 3 from the right wing | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ryan Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Lemire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Amado Conti (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodger Merritt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Peter Graney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Joseph (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Phillips (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Houston | Richard Lemire can't throw it down but the foul's on Peter Graney - foul #4 on Peter Graney, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Arthur Roque (SG), Leroy Hatch (SF), Raymond Boswell (PF) Michael Arce, Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Robert Ayres | |
| Subs | Davidson | Eugene Markert (PG), Dwight Brooks (SG), William Burner (SF), Michael Purvis (PF), Dikembe Akre (C) Amado Conti, Rodger Merritt, Peter Graney, Mark Joseph, John Phillips | |
| 11:37 | Houston | Richard Lemire makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Richard Lemire makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 11:20 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 11:18 | Davidson | William Burner pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 10:57 | Davidson | Eugene Markert misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 10:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arthur Roque | 39-35 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Eugene Markert takes the ball from William Davis in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 10:31 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre misses the jumpshot from the right side | 39-35 |
| 10:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raymond Boswell | 39-35 |
| 10:19 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses badly on a shot near the basket | 39-35 |
| 10:18 | Davidson | Dwight Brooks snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 09:54 | Davidson | Michael Purvis travels with the ball | 39-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Wayne Kelley (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Robert Ayres (PF) William Davis, Arthur Roque, Raymond Boswell, Richard Lemire | |
| Subs | Davidson | Rodger Merritt (PG), Michael Gustafson (SF), Mark Joseph (PF) Eugene Markert, William Burner, Michael Purvis | |
| 09:34 | Houston | Leroy Hatch can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Dikembe Akre - foul #2 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Davidson | Amado Conti (PG) Dwight Brooks | |
| 09:34 | Houston | Leroy Hatch makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Leroy Hatch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 09:09 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 09:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Ayres | 41-35 |
| 09:03 | Houston | Robert Ayres is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Akre - foul #3 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #6 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Albert Gullo (C) Leroy Hatch | |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| 08:44 | Houston | Michael Arce is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Kelley | 44-35 |
| 08:26 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 44-35 |
| 08:25 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson tips it but misses | 44-35 |
| 08:24 | Houston | Robert Ayres snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Ryan Kelly misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Wayne Kelley gets the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 07:58 | Houston | The jumper by Robert Ayres is denied by Mark Joseph | 44-35 |
| 07:57 | Davidson | Mark Joseph snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Michael Arce (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Albert Gullo (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Amado Conti (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodger Merritt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Gustafson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dikembe Akre (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rodger Merritt | 44-37 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Amado Conti takes the ball from Wayne Kelley in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 07:07 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-37 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Robert Ayres pulls down the rebound | 44-37 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Michael Arce drills a 3 from the right corner | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:45 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Michael Arce snags the defensive board | 47-37 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Michael Arce is hacked by Amado Conti - foul #3 on Amado Conti, team foul #7 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Roque (SG), Edward Dodd (SF), Raymond Boswell (PF), Leroy Hatch (C) Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Robert Ayres, Albert Gullo | |
| Subs | Davidson | Eugene Markert (PG), Dwight Brooks (SG), Peter Graney (SF), William Burner (PF), Michael Purvis (C) Amado Conti, Rodger Merritt, Michael Gustafson, Mark Joseph, Dikembe Akre | |
| 06:31 | Houston | Michael Arce makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Michael Arce makes the 2nd free throw | 49-37 |
| 06:10 | Davidson | William Burner clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 06:08 | Davidson | Peter Graney snags the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 05:48 | Davidson | Peter Graney misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 05:46 | Davidson | Michael Purvis grabs the offensive board | 49-37 |
| 05:35 | Davidson | The short jumper by William Burner is denied by Raymond Boswell | 49-37 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Edward Dodd gets the rebound | 49-37 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Michael Arce comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 05:15 | Davidson | William Burner grabs the board | 49-37 |
| 04:57 | Davidson | Michael Purvis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Leroy Hatch - foul #2 on Leroy Hatch, team foul #2 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG), Wayne Kelley (SG), Robert Ayres (PF), Richard Lemire (C) Michael Arce, Arthur Roque, Edward Dodd, Raymond Boswell | |
| Subs | Davidson | | |
| 04:57 | Davidson | Michael Purvis makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 04:57 | Davidson | Michael Purvis misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Richard Lemire grabs the defensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Wayne Kelley connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Leroy Hatch | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:32 | Davidson | Eugene Markert makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Wayne Kelley hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 04:13 | Davidson | William Burner grabs the board | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:03 | Davidson | Peter Graney travels with the ball | 51-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Ryan Kelly (SF) Leroy Hatch | |
| Subs | Davidson | Amado Conti (PG), Rodger Merritt (SG), Michael Gustafson (SF), Mark Joseph (PF), John Phillips (C) Eugene Markert, Dwight Brooks, Peter Graney, Michael Purvis, William Burner | |
| 03:43 | Houston | Richard Lemire hits a turnaround from close range | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Wayne Kelley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Ayres (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Lemire (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Davidson | PG - Amado Conti (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rodger Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gustafson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Mark Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Phillips (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Amado Conti | 53-44 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Wayne Kelley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Richard Lemire snags the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Richard Lemire is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ryan Kelly | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Davidson | Wayne Kelley takes the ball from Rodger Merritt | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Houston | Richard Lemire is fouled in the backcourt by John Phillips - foul #1 on John Phillips, team foul #8 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Roque (PG), Edward Dodd (SG), Leroy Hatch (SF), Raymond Boswell (PF) William Davis, Wayne Kelley, Ryan Kelly, Robert Ayres | |
| Subs | Davidson | Eugene Markert (PG), Dwight Brooks (SG), William Burner (SF), Michael Purvis (PF) Amado Conti, Rodger Merritt, Michael Gustafson, Mark Joseph | |
| 02:34 | Houston | Richard Lemire misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 02:34 | Davidson | The rebound goes to John Phillips | 55-44 |
| 02:24 | Davidson | William Burner hits a turnaround near the basket | 55-46 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Arce (PG), Wayne Kelley (SG), Ryan Kelly (SF), Robert Ayres (PF) Arthur Roque, Edward Dodd, Leroy Hatch, Raymond Boswell | |
| Subs | Davidson | Peter Graney (PG), Michael Gustafson (SF), Dikembe Akre (C) Eugene Markert, Michael Purvis, John Phillips | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:07 | Houston | Wayne Kelley is hacked by Dikembe Akre - foul #4 on Dikembe Akre, team foul #9 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Davidson | Amado Conti (PG) Dwight Brooks | |
| 02:07 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Wayne Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 01:51 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Houston | Michael Arce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Ryan Kelly can't tip it in | 57-49 |
| 01:21 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 01:07 | Davidson | Peter Graney buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Gustafson | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Houston | Michael Arce drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 00:45 | Davidson | Dikembe Akre grabs the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:42 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Robert Ayres grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Houston | Amado Conti is called for the reach on Robert Ayres in the backcourt - foul #4 on Amado Conti, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Houston | William Davis (PG) Michael Arce | |
| Subs | Davidson | Mark Joseph (PF) William Burner | |
| 00:38 | Houston | Robert Ayres makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Robert Ayres misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:38 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 00:31 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 00:29 | Davidson | Mark Joseph gets the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 00:27 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 00:25 | Houston | William Davis gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Amado Conti is called for the reach on William Davis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Amado Conti, team foul #11 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Boswell (PF) Robert Ayres | |
| Subs | Davidson | Dwight Brooks (SG) Amado Conti | |
| 00:22 | Houston | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:22 | Houston | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:16 | Davidson | Ryan Kelly steps in front of the Dikembe Akre pass | 62-52 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Ryan Kelly can't throw it down | 62-52 |
| 00:11 | Davidson | Michael Gustafson gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 00:05 | Davidson | Peter Graney scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Dwight Brooks | 62-54 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Davidson | Davidson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Davis runs out the clock | 62-54 |