| Lineup | Utah | PG - William Zorns (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Thomas (fresh) PF - Michael Stone (fresh) 8 pts. C - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dave Curd (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Hilt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jing-Quo Xiao (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Houston | Michael Dawson picks off the pass by Jing-Quo Xiao | 32-28 |
| 19:15 | Utah | Michael Dawson hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Smith | 35-28 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Dave Curd misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-28 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Tommy Cain tips it but misses | 35-28 |
| 18:57 | Utah | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:51 | Utah | Michael Stone misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Tommy Cain - foul #1 on Tommy Cain, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 18:51 | Utah | Michael Stone misses the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:51 | Utah | Michael Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Tommy Cain pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 18:23 | Utah | Michael Dawson snags the defensive board | 35-28 |
| 17:55 | Utah | William Zorns is fouled on the floor by Dave Curd - foul #2 on Dave Curd, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| 17:43 | Utah | David Smith's layup is rejected by Tommy Cain | 35-28 |
| 17:41 | Houston | David Fulton grabs the board | 35-28 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Dave Curd buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Xiao | 35-31 |
| 16:58 | Utah | Michael Stone misses the runner in the lane | 35-31 |
| 16:57 | Utah | James Thomas tips it back up and in | 37-31 |
| 16:43 | Houston | William Zorns is called for the reach on Dave Curd - foul #1 on William Zorns, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Sampson (SF) James Thomas | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Michael Brandenberger (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Dewei Kung (PF), Lino Habowski (C) Dave Curd, Larry Hilt, Jing-Quo Xiao, Tommy Cain, David Fulton | |
| 16:34 | Houston | Lino Habowski misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Lino Habowski makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Lino Habowski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:13 | Utah | Lino Habowski blocks the short jumper by William Zorns | 37-33 |
| 16:12 | Utah | Michael Sampson tips it home | 39-33 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Michael Brandenberger clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-33 |
| 15:48 | Utah | Michael Sampson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - William Zorns (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Stone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - David Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Donald Moodie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Brandenberger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dewei Kung (fresh) C - Lino Habowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Utah | Michael Dawson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 15:04 | Houston | Lino Habowski can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-33 |
| 15:03 | Utah | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 14:39 | Utah | William Zorns connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Michael Sampson | 44-33 |
| 14:23 | Houston | The jump hook by Lino Habowski is blocked by David Smith | 44-33 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Donald Moodie tips it in | 44-35 |
| 13:56 | Utah | Michael Stone hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 13:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Jones | 44-35 |
| 13:35 | Houston | The jump hook by Michael Jones is blocked by David Smith | 44-35 |
| 13:34 | Utah | Michael Dawson grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 13:12 | Utah | David Smith is hacked by Lino Habowski - foul #1 on Lino Habowski, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Bell (PG), James Thomas (SF), Richard Murph (PF) William Zorns, Michael Sampson, Michael Stone | |
| Subs | Houston | Dave Curd (PG), Larry Hilt (SG), Jing-Quo Xiao (SF), Tommy Cain (PF), David Fulton (C) Donald Moodie, Michael Brandenberger, Michael Jones, Dewei Kung, Lino Habowski | |
| 12:44 | Utah | James Thomas clanks a floater from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Dave Curd pulls down the rebound | 44-35 |
| 12:21 | Houston | David Fulton misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 12:20 | Utah | James Thomas snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 11:58 | Utah | David Smith buries a shot from close range set up by Richard Murph | 46-35 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Robert Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Dawson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Murph (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dave Curd (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Larry Hilt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jing-Quo Xiao (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tommy Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Utah | The jump hook by David Smith is blocked by Tommy Cain | 46-38 |
| 11:18 | Utah | David Smith snags the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 10:56 | Utah | Robert Bell hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Smith | 49-38 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Dave Curd clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-38 |
| 10:32 | Utah | The rebound goes to Richard Murph | 49-38 |
| 10:03 | Utah | James Thomas loses the dribble to David Fulton | 49-38 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Larry Hilt is whistled for a carry | 49-38 |
| Subs | Utah | William Zorns (PG), Michael Sampson (SF), Michael Stone (PF) Michael Dawson, James Thomas, David Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Michael Brandenberger (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Dewei Kung (PF), Lino Habowski (C) Dave Curd, Larry Hilt, Jing-Quo Xiao, Tommy Cain, David Fulton | |
| 09:18 | Utah | Michael Stone banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Bell | 51-38 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Lino Habowski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 08:55 | Utah | The rebound goes to William Zorns | 51-38 |
| 08:32 | Utah | The short jumper by Michael Stone is denied by Dewei Kung | 51-38 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Lino Habowski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Michael Jones misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-38 |
| 08:11 | Utah | Michael Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 07:51 | Utah | Michael Stone hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 51-38 |
| 07:49 | Utah | Richard Murph grabs the offensive board | 51-38 |
| 07:27 | Utah | William Zorns is hacked by Donald Moodie - foul #3 on Donald Moodie, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Dawson (SG), James Thomas (SF) Robert Bell, Richard Murph | |
| Subs | Houston | Dave Curd (PG), Larry Hilt (SG), Jing-Quo Xiao (SF), Tommy Cain (PF), David Fulton (C) Donald Moodie, Michael Brandenberger, Michael Jones, Dewei Kung, Lino Habowski | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - William Zorns (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Michael Dawson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Stone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dave Curd (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Larry Hilt (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jing-Quo Xiao (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tommy Cain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Fulton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Utah | Michael Dawson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Tommy Cain is called for traveling | 51-38 |
| Subs | Utah | David Smith (C) Michael Sampson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:25 | Utah | David Smith can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by David Fulton - foul #2 on David Fulton, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| 06:25 | Utah | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 06:25 | Utah | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:16 | Houston | David Smith swats the layup by Jing-Quo Xiao | 52-38 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Tommy Cain grabs the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 52-38 |
| 05:53 | Utah | The rebound goes to David Smith | 52-38 |
| 05:45 | Utah | David Smith throws it down on a great pass from William Zorns | 54-38 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Larry Hilt splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-38 |
| 05:32 | Utah | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 54-38 |
| 05:12 | Utah | Michael Stone scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Zorns | 57-38 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Jing-Quo Xiao is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jing-Quo Xiao, team foul #6 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Bell (PG) William Zorns | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Moodie (PG), Michael Brandenberger (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Dewei Kung (PF), Lino Habowski (C) Dave Curd, Larry Hilt, Jing-Quo Xiao, Tommy Cain, David Fulton | |
| 04:37 | Utah | A charge is called on Robert Bell - foul #1 on Robert Bell, team foul #3 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Sampson (PF) Michael Stone | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:28 | Houston | Donald Moodie connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 04:02 | Utah | David Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Bell and he's fouled by Lino Habowski - foul #2 on Lino Habowski, team foul #7 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Utah | William Zorns (PG), Richard Murph (PF) Robert Bell, James Thomas | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:02 | Utah | David Smith misses the free throw | 59-41 |
| 04:02 | Utah | David Smith gets the offensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 03:39 | Utah | Michael Brandenberger picks off the pass by David Smith | 59-41 |
| 03:28 | Houston | Donald Moodie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-41 |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Bell (SG), Michael Stone (PF) Michael Dawson, David Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - William Zorns (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Stone (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Murph (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Donald Moodie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Brandenberger (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dewei Kung (fresh) C - Lino Habowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Utah | Michael Stone double dribbles | 59-41 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Michael Brandenberger connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-44 |
| 02:44 | Utah | Michael Sampson drills a runner from the right block set up by William Zorns and the foul's on Michael Brandenberger - foul #1 on Michael Brandenberger, team foul #8 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Utah | James Thomas (SF) Richard Murph | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:44 | Utah | Michael Sampson makes the free throw | 62-44 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Michael Jones comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 02:19 | Utah | Robert Bell pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 02:14 | Utah | Michael Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-44 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Dawson (SG), David Smith (C) Robert Bell, Michael Stone | |
| Subs | Houston | Timothy Williams (PF) Dewei Kung | |
| 01:55 | Houston | Michael Sampson is called for the reach on Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Sampson, team foul #4 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Utah | Michael Stone (PF) Michael Sampson | |
| Subs | Houston | Dewei Kung (PF) Timothy Williams | |
| 01:38 | Houston | Dewei Kung loses the ball out of bounds | 62-44 |
| 01:19 | Utah | William Zorns misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 01:18 | Utah | James Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 01:07 | Utah | Michael Dawson is hacked by Dewei Kung - foul #3 on Dewei Kung, team foul #9 | 62-44 |
| 01:07 | Utah | Michael Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 63-44 |
| 01:07 | Utah | Michael Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-44 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Michael Brandenberger scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Utah | David Smith buries a fadeaway from close range set up by James Thomas | 66-46 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | Michael Jones misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 66-46 |
| 00:14 | Utah | Michael Stone gets the rebound | 66-46 |
| 00:00 | Utah | William Zorns runs out the clock | 66-46 |