| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Rafael Carr (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dexter Armendariz (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Kim Wallace (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Terry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Howard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Resto (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Roberson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | James Cox inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | James Cox is hacked by Rafael Carr - foul #3 on Rafael Carr, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy (PG) Rafael Carr | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:34 | Houston | Thomas Roberson's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Terry | 30-34 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Robert Proctor tips it home | 30-36 |
| 19:09 | Youngstown State | Roy Terry connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kim Wallace | 32-36 |
| 18:55 | Houston | David Resto hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Cox | 32-39 |
| 18:40 | Youngstown State | Dexter Armendariz can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Scott Nelson - foul #1 on Scott Nelson, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:40 | Youngstown State | Dexter Armendariz misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:40 | Youngstown State | Dexter Armendariz makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:28 | Houston | David Resto buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Nelson | 33-42 |
| 18:16 | Youngstown State | Roy Terry's floater is tipped away by James Cox | 33-42 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Robert Proctor grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 18:04 | Houston | James Cox makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Resto | 33-44 |
| 17:46 | Youngstown State | Dexter Armendariz scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-44 |
| 17:40 | Houston | David Resto misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 17:38 | Youngstown State | Dexter Armendariz pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 17:34 | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy is whistled for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Vetter (PF), Brian Cordero (C) Roy Terry, Howard Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Perry (PG), Gary Bagley (SG), Matthew Swearengin (C) David Resto, Scott Nelson, Robert Proctor | |
| 17:16 | Houston | James Cox knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Roberson | 36-46 |
| 16:59 | Youngstown State | Kim Wallace hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Roberson - foul #1 on Thomas Roberson, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Seth Owens (PG), Leonard Johnson (SG) Eric Ivy, Dexter Armendariz | |
| Subs | Houston | George Mikuszewski (SF) James Cox | |
| 16:59 | Youngstown State | Kim Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:59 | Youngstown State | Kim Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Gary Perry comes up short on the shot from the right block | 38-46 |
| 16:40 | Youngstown State | John Vetter snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 16:17 | Youngstown State | Kim Wallace misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Matthew Swearengin pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 15:54 | Houston | Gary Bagley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 15:52 | Houston | George Mikuszewski gets the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Seth Owens (fresh) SG - Leonard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kim Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Vetter (fresh) 4 reb. C - Brian Cordero (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Perry (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Bagley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Mikuszewski (fresh) PF - Thomas Roberson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Swearengin (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Gary Perry hits the finger roll | 38-48 |
| 15:29 | Youngstown State | Matthew Swearengin blocks the short jumper by Brian Cordero | 38-48 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Matthew Swearengin gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 15:19 | Houston | George Mikuszewski misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-48 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Thomas Roberson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Gary Perry drills a shot from the left wing set up by Matthew Swearengin and the foul's on Brian Cordero - foul #1 on Brian Cordero, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Rafael Carr (PG), Dexter Armendariz (SG), Roy Terry (PF), Howard Jones (C) Seth Owens, Kim Wallace, John Vetter, Brian Cordero | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Nelson (SG), James Cox (SF), Robert Proctor (PF), Angelo Velez (C) Gary Bagley, George Mikuszewski, Thomas Roberson, Matthew Swearengin | |
| 15:06 | Houston | Gary Perry makes the free throw | 38-51 |
| 14:52 | Youngstown State | Robert Proctor is called for the reach on Leonard Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Proctor, team foul #3 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Resto (PG) Gary Perry | |
| 14:35 | Youngstown State | Roy Terry clanks a floater from the right block | 38-51 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Angelo Velez pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 14:26 | Houston | David Resto connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by Scott Nelson | 38-53 |
| 13:57 | Youngstown State | Howard Jones is called for traveling | 38-53 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | David Early (SF) Leonard Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:41 | Houston | David Resto misses the shot from the right side | 38-53 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Scott Nelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 13:15 | Houston | James Cox misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Robert Proctor hits the follow up shot | 38-55 |
| 12:52 | Youngstown State | Rafael Carr is hacked by David Resto - foul #2 on David Resto, team foul #4 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Kim Wallace (SF) David Early | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Bagley (SG), Thomas Roberson (PF), Matthew Swearengin (C) Scott Nelson, Robert Proctor, Angelo Velez | |
| 12:31 | Youngstown State | Kim Wallace is fouled on the floor by Matthew Swearengin - foul #1 on Matthew Swearengin, team foul #5 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Leonard Johnson (SG), John Vetter (PF), Brian Cordero (C) Dexter Armendariz, Roy Terry, Howard Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Perry (PG) David Resto | |
| 12:19 | Youngstown State | Leonard Johnson drills a shot in the paint | 40-55 |
| 12:09 | Houston | James Cox misses long on a floater in the paint | 40-55 |
| 12:07 | Youngstown State | John Vetter pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| 12:03 | Youngstown State | Rafael Carr can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Thomas Roberson grabs the board | 40-55 |
| 11:41 | Houston | James Cox is fouled on the floor by John Vetter - foul #2 on John Vetter, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy (PG), Dexter Armendariz (SG) Rafael Carr, Leonard Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Nelson (SG), George Mikuszewski (SF), Robert Proctor (PF) Gary Bagley, James Cox, Matthew Swearengin | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Eric Ivy (fresh) SG - Dexter Armendariz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kim Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Vetter (fresh) 5 reb. C - Brian Cordero (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Mikuszewski (fresh) PF - Robert Proctor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Roberson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Houston | George Mikuszewski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Perry and he's hacked by Kim Wallace - foul #1 on Kim Wallace, team foul #4 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Roy Terry (PF), Howard Jones (C) John Vetter, Brian Cordero | |
| Subs | Houston | David Resto (PG) Gary Perry | |
| 11:23 | Houston | George Mikuszewski makes the free throw | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:04 | Youngstown State | Roy Terry misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-58 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Thomas Roberson gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 10:55 | Houston | Scott Nelson is denied on a dunk by Roy Terry | 40-58 |
| 10:54 | Houston | David Resto grabs the offensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Eric Ivy is called for the reach on David Resto - foul #1 on Eric Ivy, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Rafael Carr (PG) Eric Ivy | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:24 | Houston | Thomas Roberson's fadeaway is rejected by Roy Terry | 40-58 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Robert Proctor can't tip it in | 40-58 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Thomas Roberson tips it home | 40-60 |
| 10:03 | Youngstown State | Kim Wallace knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Dexter Armendariz | 42-60 |
| 09:48 | Houston | George Mikuszewski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kim Wallace - foul #2 on Kim Wallace, team foul #6 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy (SG), Leonard Johnson (SF), John Vetter (PF), Brian Cordero (C) Dexter Armendariz, Kim Wallace, Roy Terry, Howard Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Perry (PG), Gary Bagley (SG), Matthew Swearengin (C) David Resto, Scott Nelson, Robert Proctor | |
| 09:48 | Houston | George Mikuszewski misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 09:48 | Houston | George Mikuszewski misses the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Matthew Swearengin snags the offensive board | 42-60 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Gary Bagley connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Perry | 42-63 |
| 09:14 | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy misses badly on a shot from the right side | 42-63 |
| 09:13 | Youngstown State | John Vetter misses the tip | 42-63 |
| 09:11 | Youngstown State | Leonard Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-63 |
| 09:02 | Youngstown State | Gary Bagley steps in front of the Eric Ivy pass | 42-63 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Thomas Roberson drills a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on John Vetter - foul #3 on John Vetter, team foul #7 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Dexter Armendariz (SG), Kim Wallace (SF), Roy Terry (PF), Howard Jones (C) Rafael Carr, Leonard Johnson, John Vetter, Brian Cordero | |
| Subs | Houston | David Resto (PG), James Cox (SF) Gary Perry, George Mikuszewski | |
| 08:33 | Houston | Thomas Roberson makes the free throw | 42-66 |
| 08:13 | Youngstown State | David Resto picks off the pass by Kim Wallace | 42-66 |
| 07:53 | Houston | Thomas Roberson misses the jumper from the right block | 42-66 |
| 07:51 | Youngstown State | Howard Jones grabs the board | 42-66 |
| 07:33 | Youngstown State | Dexter Armendariz travels with the ball | 42-66 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Rafael Carr (PG) Eric Ivy | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Nelson (SG), Robert Proctor (PF), Angelo Velez (C) Gary Bagley, Thomas Roberson, Matthew Swearengin | |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Rafael Carr (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dexter Armendariz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kim Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Terry (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Howard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Resto (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Cox (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Proctor (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Angelo Velez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Houston | Robert Proctor buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by James Cox | 42-68 |
| 07:02 | Youngstown State | Rafael Carr's pass is intercepted by David Resto in the backcourt | 42-68 |
| 06:42 | Houston | James Cox is fouled on the floor by Kim Wallace - foul #3 on Kim Wallace, team foul #8 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy (PG), Leonard Johnson (SG), David Early (SF), John Vetter (PF), Brian Cordero (C) Rafael Carr, Dexter Armendariz, Kim Wallace, Roy Terry, Howard Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Perry (PG), Gary Bagley (SG) David Resto, Scott Nelson | |
| 06:42 | Houston | James Cox misses the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 06:42 | Youngstown State | John Vetter snags the defensive board | 42-68 |
| 06:28 | Youngstown State | Robert Proctor is called for the reach on Eric Ivy - foul #3 on Robert Proctor, team foul #6 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Houston | George Mikuszewski (SF) James Cox | |
| 06:17 | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Eric Ivy, team foul #9 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Swearengin (C) Angelo Velez | |
| 06:09 | Houston | Gary Bagley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-68 |
| 06:07 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to John Vetter | 42-68 |
| 06:01 | Youngstown State | Leonard Johnson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 42-68 |
| 06:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Matthew Swearengin | 42-68 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Eric Ivy is called for the reach on Gary Perry - foul #3 on Eric Ivy, team foul #10 | 42-68 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Gary Perry makes the 1st free throw | 42-69 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Gary Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 42-70 |
| 05:22 | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy is hacked by George Mikuszewski - foul #2 on George Mikuszewski, team foul #7 | 42-70 |
| 05:22 | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy misses the 1st free throw | 42-70 |
| 05:22 | Houston | George Mikuszewski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-70 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Gary Perry is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gary Perry, team foul #8 | 42-70 |
| 04:59 | Youngstown State | Leonard Johnson makes the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Ivy | 44-70 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Robert Proctor lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Perry | 44-72 |
| 04:14 | Youngstown State | John Vetter knocks in the shot from the right wing | 46-72 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Matthew Swearengin drills a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by John Vetter - foul #4 on John Vetter, team foul #11 | 46-74 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Seth Owens (PG), Lawrence Cunningham (SG) Eric Ivy, John Vetter | |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Velez (C) Robert Proctor | |
| 04:02 | Houston | Matthew Swearengin makes the free throw | 46-75 |
| 03:46 | Youngstown State | Seth Owens misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-75 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Gary Perry grabs the board | 46-75 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:40 | Houston | Gary Perry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-75 |
| 03:39 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Cunningham | 46-75 |
| 03:29 | Youngstown State | Brian Cordero is fouled on the floor by Angelo Velez - foul #2 on Angelo Velez, team foul #9 | 46-75 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | John Vetter (PF) David Early | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Roberson (PF) Matthew Swearengin | |
| 03:29 | Youngstown State | Brian Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 47-75 |
| 03:29 | Youngstown State | Brian Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 48-75 |
| Lineup | Youngstown State | PG - Seth Owens (fresh) SG - Lawrence Cunningham (fresh) SF - Leonard Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Vetter (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian Cordero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Perry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Gary Bagley (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Mikuszewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Roberson (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Angelo Velez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Houston | Thomas Roberson's pass is intercepted by Brian Cordero | 48-75 |
| 03:04 | Youngstown State | Leonard Johnson drills a 3 from the right wing | 51-75 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Gary Bagley makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Perry | 51-78 |
| 02:27 | Youngstown State | Seth Owens is hacked by Gary Perry - foul #2 on Gary Perry, team foul #10 | 51-78 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy (SG), David Early (SF) Lawrence Cunningham, Leonard Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:27 | Youngstown State | Seth Owens misses the 1st free throw | 51-78 |
| 02:27 | Youngstown State | Seth Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 52-78 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:08 | Houston | Angelo Velez misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Cordero - foul #2 on Brian Cordero, team foul #12 | 52-78 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Swearengin (C) Thomas Roberson | |
| 02:08 | Houston | Angelo Velez misses the 1st free throw | 52-78 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Angelo Velez misses the 2nd free throw | 52-78 |
| 02:08 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to Eric Ivy | 52-78 |
| 01:57 | Youngstown State | Matthew Swearengin steps in front of the Seth Owens pass | 52-78 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Angelo Velez can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-78 |
| 01:28 | Youngstown State | The rebound goes to David Early | 52-78 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:12 | Youngstown State | Angelo Velez is called for the reach on Eric Ivy - foul #3 on Angelo Velez, team foul #11 | 52-78 |
| Subs | Youngstown State | Leonard Johnson (SG) Seth Owens | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Proctor (PF) Angelo Velez | |
| 01:12 | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy makes the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 01:12 | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy misses the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 01:12 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Proctor | 53-78 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Gary Perry scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-80 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Early and he's fouled by Gary Perry - foul #3 on Gary Perry, team foul #12 | 55-80 |
| 00:51 | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy misses the free throw | 55-80 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Robert Proctor grabs the defensive rebound | 55-80 |
| Game Plan | Youngstown State | Youngstown State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Gary Bagley is hacked by Leonard Johnson - foul #2 on Leonard Johnson, team foul #13 | 55-80 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Gary Bagley misses the 1st free throw | 55-80 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Gary Bagley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-81 |
| 00:24 | Youngstown State | Eric Ivy lays it up and in | 57-81 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Gary Perry runs out the clock | 57-81 |