| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (fresh) SG - Ronald Clingerman (fresh) SF - Brian Spears (fresh) PF - Larry Williams (fresh) C - Loren Schulte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Luther Burnette (fresh) SG - Keith Motyka (fresh) SF - Brian Lehman (fresh) PF - Brian Hood (fresh) C - Robert Traylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UMKC | Brian Hood wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | UMKC | Brian Lehman connects on the open jumper near the basket | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Houston | Brian Spears misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:34 | UMKC | Robert Traylor gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | UMKC | Keith Motyka misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | UMKC | Brian Hood can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | UMKC | Robert Traylor tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Brian Spears clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 19:05 | UMKC | Brian Lehman grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 19:01 | UMKC | Luther Burnette misses long on a shot from the right side | 0-4 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Loren Schulte snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Brian Lehman takes the ball from Larry Williams | 0-4 |
| 18:51 | UMKC | Brian Lehman hits the finger roll | 0-6 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Brian Hood - foul #1 on Brian Hood, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the 1st free throw | 0-6 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 18:22 | UMKC | Luther Burnette is fouled on the floor by Javier Gonzalez - foul #1 on Javier Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 1-6 |
| 18:08 | UMKC | Keith Motyka comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-6 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Loren Schulte grabs the board | 1-6 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 1-6 |
| 17:58 | UMKC | Luther Burnette grabs the defensive rebound | 1-6 |
| 17:56 | UMKC | Javier Gonzalez picks off the pass by Luther Burnette in the backcourt | 1-6 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Brian Spears connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Williams | 3-6 |
| 17:29 | UMKC | Brian Lehman loses the dribble to Ronald Clingerman | 3-6 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Brian Spears comes up short on the runner in the paint | 3-6 |
| 17:23 | UMKC | Brian Hood pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:21 | UMKC | Keith Motyka is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Clingerman - foul #1 on Ronald Clingerman, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Terry Henry (SG), Claude Friese (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Javier Gonzalez, Ronald Clingerman, Larry Williams, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | UMKC | Carter Roberts (PG), Clarence Jones (SG), Richard Baker (SF), James Earnshaw (PF), Kevin Edwards (C) Luther Burnette, Keith Motyka, Brian Lehman, Brian Hood, Robert Traylor | |
| 17:04 | UMKC | James Earnshaw misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Ira Lipsky snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Clarence Jones is called for the reach on Brian Spears - foul #1 on Clarence Jones, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Brian Spears is called for traveling | 3-6 |
| 16:41 | UMKC | Carter Roberts is hacked by Thomas Floyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| 16:29 | UMKC | Richard Baker clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 16:28 | UMKC | Carter Roberts misses the tip | 3-6 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Brian Spears pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Claude Friese connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Henry | 5-6 |
| 16:02 | UMKC | Kevin Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Ronald Clingerman (SG), Larry Williams (PF), Kevin Hardy (C) Thomas Floyd, Terry Henry, Claude Friese, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | UMKC | Luther Burnette (PG), Keith Motyka (SG), Brian Lehman (SF), David Jones (PF), Damon Johnson (C) Carter Roberts, Clarence Jones, Richard Baker, James Earnshaw, Kevin Edwards | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Clingerman (fresh) SF - Brian Spears (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Larry Williams (fresh) C - Kevin Hardy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Luther Burnette (fairly fresh) SG - Keith Motyka (fresh) SF - Brian Lehman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Jones (fresh) C - Damon Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Houston | Brian Spears misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Brian Lehman - foul #1 on Brian Lehman, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Brian Spears makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:47 | UMKC | David Jones pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:45 | UMKC | Brian Lehman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Loren Schulte (C) Brian Spears | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 15:39 | Houston | Kevin Hardy blows the layup but he's fouled by Damon Johnson - foul #1 on Damon Johnson, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| 15:39 | Houston | Kevin Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:39 | Houston | Kevin Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:23 | UMKC | Damon Johnson can't connect on a floater from close range | 8-6 |
| 15:21 | Houston | Loren Schulte snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Kevin Hardy is called for traveling | 8-6 |
| 15:12 | UMKC | Javier Gonzalez picks off the pass by Damon Johnson in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Loren Schulte misses short on a shot from the left side | 8-6 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Loren Schulte gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Kevin Hardy's floater is tipped away by Damon Johnson | 8-6 |
| 14:35 | UMKC | David Jones gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:19 | UMKC | Damon Johnson connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Keith Motyka | 8-8 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Javier Gonzalez is fouled on the floor by Luther Burnette - foul #1 on Luther Burnette, team foul #5 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Terry Henry (SG), Brian Spears (SF), Ira Lipsky (C) Javier Gonzalez, Ronald Clingerman, Kevin Hardy, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | UMKC | Clarence Jones (PG), Richard Baker (SG), James Earnshaw (SF), Brian Hood (PF), Kevin Edwards (C) Luther Burnette, Keith Motyka, Brian Lehman, David Jones, Damon Johnson | |
| 13:48 | Houston | Ira Lipsky can't throw it down | 8-8 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Brian Spears misses the tip | 8-8 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Terry Henry misses the tip | 8-8 |
| 13:43 | UMKC | Brian Hood gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:38 | UMKC | Terry Henry is called for the reach on Richard Baker - foul #1 on Terry Henry, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| 13:25 | UMKC | Richard Baker misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 13:23 | UMKC | Brian Hood tips it home | 8-10 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Ira Lipsky hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Floyd | 10-10 |
| 13:08 | UMKC | James Earnshaw is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Floyd - foul #2 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG) Thomas Floyd | |
| Subs | UMKC | Carter Roberts (PG) Kevin Edwards | |
| 13:00 | UMKC | Carter Roberts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 12:58 | UMKC | Richard Baker tips it in | 10-12 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Brian Hood is called for the reach on Ira Lipsky - foul #2 on Brian Hood, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Claude Friese (PF) Terry Henry, Larry Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Keith Motyka (SG), Robert Traylor (C) Clarence Jones, Brian Hood | |
| 12:34 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ronald Clingerman, team foul #6 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (SG) Ronald Clingerman | |
| Subs | UMKC | Brian Lehman (SF) Richard Baker | |
| 12:22 | UMKC | Robert Traylor misses the wide open floater from the baseline | 10-12 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Brian Spears gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 12:12 | Houston | Ira Lipsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Williams (SF) Brian Spears | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 12:00 | UMKC | James Earnshaw comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-12 |
| 11:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to Javier Gonzalez | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Javier Gonzalez (tiring) 2 stl. SG - Terry Henry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Williams (tiring) PF - Claude Friese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ira Lipsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Carter Roberts (fairly fresh) SG - Keith Motyka (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Lehman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Earnshaw (fairly fresh) C - Robert Traylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Houston | Terry Henry blows the layup but he's fouled by Keith Motyka - foul #1 on Keith Motyka, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Loren Schulte (C) Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | UMKC | Luther Burnette (PG) Carter Roberts | |
| 11:38 | Houston | Terry Henry makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 11:38 | Houston | Terry Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:11 | UMKC | Keith Motyka misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Claude Friese grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:02 | Houston | James Earnshaw denies the turnaround by Terry Henry | 12-12 |
| 11:01 | UMKC | James Earnshaw snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 10:56 | UMKC | Keith Motyka can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Claude Friese - foul #1 on Claude Friese, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (SF) Claude Friese | |
| Subs | UMKC | Clarence Jones (PG), Richard Baker (SF), David Jones (PF), Kevin Edwards (C) Luther Burnette, Brian Lehman, James Earnshaw, Robert Traylor | |
| 10:56 | UMKC | Keith Motyka misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:56 | UMKC | Keith Motyka makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:35 | Houston | Brian Spears knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 10:31 | UMKC | Kevin Edwards travels in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Ira Lipsky (C) Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | UMKC | Luther Burnette (PG) Keith Motyka | |
| 10:26 | Houston | Brian Spears's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| 10:12 | UMKC | David Jones can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Terry Henry snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Ira Lipsky banks in the layup and he's hacked by Kevin Edwards - foul #1 on Kevin Edwards, team foul #8 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Hardy (PF) Larry Williams | |
| Subs | UMKC | Robert Traylor (C) Kevin Edwards | |
| 10:04 | Houston | Ira Lipsky makes the free throw | 17-13 |
| 09:44 | UMKC | Richard Baker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Luther Burnette | 17-16 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Kevin Hardy buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Javier Gonzalez | 19-16 |
| 09:02 | UMKC | Luther Burnette can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 19-16 |
| 09:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ira Lipsky | 19-16 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Williams (SF), Loren Schulte (C) Brian Spears, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | UMKC | Carter Roberts (PG), Keith Motyka (SG), Kevin Edwards (PF), Damon Johnson (C) Luther Burnette, Clarence Jones, David Jones, Robert Traylor | |
| 08:35 | Houston | Kevin Hardy makes the shot from the baseline set up by Javier Gonzalez | 21-16 |
| 08:10 | UMKC | Carter Roberts is hacked by Javier Gonzalez - foul #2 on Javier Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (SF), Claude Friese (PF) Javier Gonzalez, Kevin Hardy | |
| Subs | UMKC | James Earnshaw (SF) Richard Baker | |
| 08:10 | UMKC | Carter Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:10 | UMKC | Carter Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Claude Friese knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Loren Schulte | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Williams (tiring) SG - Terry Henry (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Spears (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claude Friese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Loren Schulte (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Carter Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Keith Motyka (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Earnshaw (fresh) PF - Kevin Edwards (fairly fresh) C - Damon Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:47 | UMKC | Keith Motyka is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Henry - foul #2 on Terry Henry, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Ira Lipsky (C) Terry Henry, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | UMKC | Luther Burnette (PG), Brian Lehman (SF), Robert Traylor (C) Carter Roberts, Kevin Edwards, Damon Johnson | |
| 07:47 | UMKC | Keith Motyka makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:47 | UMKC | Keith Motyka makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Claude Friese is fouled on the floor by James Earnshaw - foul #1 on James Earnshaw, team foul #9 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Clarence Jones (SG), David Jones (PF) Keith Motyka, Robert Traylor | |
| 07:27 | Houston | Claude Friese makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Claude Friese makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:14 | UMKC | James Earnshaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-20 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Larry Williams is hacked by Clarence Jones - foul #2 on Clarence Jones, team foul #10 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Keith Motyka (SG) Clarence Jones | |
| 06:58 | Houston | Larry Williams misses the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Larry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:58 | UMKC | Brian Lehman grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 06:50 | UMKC | James Earnshaw is hacked by Ira Lipsky - foul #1 on Ira Lipsky, team foul #10 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Baker (SG) Keith Motyka | |
| 06:50 | UMKC | James Earnshaw makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:50 | UMKC | James Earnshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Ira Lipsky misses the jumper from the right block | 25-22 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman tips it home | 27-22 |
| 05:57 | UMKC | Brian Lehman lays it in set up by James Earnshaw and he's hacked by Ira Lipsky - foul #2 on Ira Lipsky, team foul #11 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Floyd (PG), Loren Schulte (C) Claude Friese, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | UMKC | Carter Roberts (PG), Keith Motyka (SG), Kevin Edwards (PF) Luther Burnette, Richard Baker, David Jones | |
| 05:57 | UMKC | Brian Lehman makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Loren Schulte connects on the floater from the left block and he's hacked by James Earnshaw - foul #2 on James Earnshaw, team foul #11 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Hardy (PF) Brian Spears | |
| Subs | UMKC | Damon Johnson (C) James Earnshaw | |
| 05:46 | Houston | Loren Schulte misses the free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:46 | UMKC | Kevin Edwards snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 05:24 | UMKC | Keith Motyka comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 29-25 |
| 05:23 | UMKC | Carter Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 05:04 | UMKC | Damon Johnson misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Loren Schulte - foul #1 on Loren Schulte, team foul #12 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Ira Lipsky (PF) Kevin Hardy | |
| Subs | UMKC | Luther Burnette (PG) Carter Roberts | |
| 05:04 | UMKC | Damon Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:04 | UMKC | Damon Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Loren Schulte grabs the defensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Floyd | 32-26 |
| 04:31 | UMKC | Luther Burnette is fouled on the floor by Loren Schulte - foul #2 on Loren Schulte, team foul #13 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (SF) Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Baker (SF), Robert Traylor (C) Brian Lehman, Damon Johnson | |
| 04:31 | UMKC | Luther Burnette misses the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:31 | UMKC | Luther Burnette makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Keith Motyka takes the ball from Ira Lipsky | 32-27 |
| 04:12 | UMKC | Luther Burnette lays it up and in on a great pass from Keith Motyka | 32-29 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Ronald Clingerman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Ira Lipsky tips it in | 34-29 |
| 03:46 | UMKC | Robert Traylor clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 03:44 | UMKC | Richard Baker tips it in | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Floyd (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Clingerman (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Brian Spears (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Williams (tired) C - Ira Lipsky (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Luther Burnette (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Motyka (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Edwards (fairly fresh) C - Robert Traylor (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Larry Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 34-31 |
| 03:24 | UMKC | Richard Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 03:18 | UMKC | Robert Traylor dunks the ball on a nice dish by Keith Motyka and the foul's on Ronald Clingerman - foul #3 on Ronald Clingerman, team foul #14 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Henry (SG), Kevin Hardy (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Ronald Clingerman, Brian Spears, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | UMKC | Carter Roberts (PG), Clarence Jones (SG), James Earnshaw (SF), Brian Hood (PF) Luther Burnette, Keith Motyka, Richard Baker, Kevin Edwards | |
| 03:18 | UMKC | Robert Traylor misses the free throw | 34-33 |
| 03:18 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Hardy | 34-33 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Thomas Floyd hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Hardy | 36-33 |
| 03:05 | UMKC | Robert Traylor throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UMKC | Brian Lehman (SF) Robert Traylor | |
| 02:54 | Houston | Larry Williams misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Loren Schulte can't tip it in | 36-33 |
| 02:51 | UMKC | Carter Roberts pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 02:34 | UMKC | Clarence Jones is hacked by Terry Henry - foul #3 on Terry Henry, team foul #15 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Javier Gonzalez (PG), Brian Spears (SF), Claude Friese (PF) Terry Henry, Larry Williams, Kevin Hardy | |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| 02:34 | UMKC | Clarence Jones makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 02:34 | UMKC | Clarence Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Carter Roberts steps in front of the Claude Friese pass | 36-35 |
| 01:51 | UMKC | Carter Roberts is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Loren Schulte pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 36-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Williams (SF), Kevin Hardy (PF), Ira Lipsky (C) Brian Spears, Claude Friese, Loren Schulte | |
| Subs | UMKC | Richard Baker (SF) Brian Lehman | |
| 01:24 | Houston | Larry Williams knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Javier Gonzalez | 38-35 |
| 01:17 | UMKC | Thomas Floyd is called for the reach on James Earnshaw - foul #3 on Thomas Floyd, team foul #16 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Spears (SF) Thomas Floyd | |
| Subs | UMKC | Damon Johnson (C) Carter Roberts | |
| 01:17 | UMKC | James Earnshaw misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 01:17 | UMKC | James Earnshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Brian Spears knocks in the runner from the baseline | 40-36 |
| 00:50 | UMKC | James Earnshaw connects on the open driving attempt in the lane set up by Clarence Jones | 40-38 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Brian Spears comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Brian Spears grabs the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Brian Spears comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 00:13 | UMKC | Richard Baker snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 00:11 | UMKC | Damon Johnson is hacked by Javier Gonzalez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Javier Gonzalez, team foul #17 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Clingerman (SG), Claude Friese (PF), Loren Schulte (C) Javier Gonzalez, Kevin Hardy, Ira Lipsky | |
| Subs | UMKC | Luther Burnette (PG), Keith Motyka (SG), Brian Lehman (SF), David Jones (PF) Clarence Jones, Richard Baker, James Earnshaw, Brian Hood | |
| 00:11 | UMKC | Damon Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 00:11 | UMKC | Damon Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Loren Schulte grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Larry Williams comes up short on the runner from close range | 40-38 |
| 00:02 | UMKC | Keith Motyka gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | Keith Motyka misses long on a fullcourt shot | 40-38 |