| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John White (fresh) SG - Paul Vickers (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Irvin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Goran Zeals (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Hensen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John McClain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Montana State | Paul Vickers misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Mitchell - foul #1 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 19:38 | Montana State | Paul Vickers makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:38 | Montana State | Paul Vickers makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Larry Mitchell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | The rebound goes to John White | 27-28 |
| 19:13 | Montana State | Harry Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Matthew Alexander misses the shot from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Matthew Alexander gets the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Larry Mitchell's layup is rejected by Dave Jacobs | 27-28 |
| 18:32 | Montana State | Harry Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:09 | Montana State | Harry Ross hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Irvin | 29-28 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Goran Zeals is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Goran Zeals, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| 17:28 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 17:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to Matthew Alexander | 29-28 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Goran Zeals comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Daniel Hensen grabs the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Larry Mitchell is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jason Roe (C) Harry Ross | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Coen (PF) Larry Mitchell | |
| 16:46 | Montana State | John White buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Gerald Irvin | 31-28 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Goran Zeals hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Alexander | 31-31 |
| 16:13 | Montana State | John White misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 16:12 | Houston | The rebound goes to Daniel Hensen | 31-31 |
| 15:54 | Houston | Jason Roe steals it from Daniel Hensen | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Vickers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Irvin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Jacobs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jason Roe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Goran Zeals (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Hensen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - John McClain (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffery Coen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Montana State | Jason Roe can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 31-31 |
| 15:24 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin tips it but misses | 31-31 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Matthew Alexander gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 15:17 | Houston | John McClain can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Gerald Irvin - foul #2 on Gerald Irvin, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Ricketts (PG), David Wenzel (SG), Ronnie Hancock (PF), Harry Ross (C) John White, Paul Vickers, Gerald Irvin, Dave Jacobs | |
| Subs | Houston | Lloyd Levering (PG), Jesse Fielding (SG), Larry Mitchell (PF), Howard Willhite (C) Goran Zeals, Daniel Hensen, Jeffery Coen, Matthew Alexander | |
| 15:17 | Houston | John McClain makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 15:17 | Houston | John McClain makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 15:05 | Montana State | Larry Mitchell takes the ball from Ronnie Hancock | 31-33 |
| 14:38 | Houston | John McClain connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Jesse Fielding | 31-35 |
| 14:16 | Montana State | David Ricketts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald Irvin (SF) Ronnie Hancock | |
| Subs | Houston | Goran Zeals (PG), Jeffery Coen (SF) Lloyd Levering, John McClain | |
| 14:00 | Houston | Larry Mitchell buries a shot in the lane | 31-37 |
| 13:43 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Larry Mitchell is hacked by Jason Roe - foul #2 on Jason Roe, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | John White (PG), Paul Vickers (SG), Dave Jacobs (PF) David Ricketts, David Wenzel, Harry Ross | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Hensen (SF), Matthew Alexander (C) Jeffery Coen, Howard Willhite | |
| 13:08 | Houston | Daniel Hensen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Matthew Alexander grabs the offensive board | 34-37 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Larry Mitchell blows the layup | 34-37 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Daniel Hensen hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| 12:33 | Montana State | Jason Roe knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Paul Vickers and he's fouled by Matthew Alexander - foul #1 on Matthew Alexander, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Houston | John McClain (SF), Jeffery Coen (PF) Daniel Hensen, Larry Mitchell | |
| 12:33 | Montana State | Jason Roe misses the free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Matthew Alexander | 36-39 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Goran Zeals travels in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronnie Hancock (C) Jason Roe | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:11 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin lays it in and the foul's on Matthew Alexander - foul #2 on Matthew Alexander, team foul #5 | 38-39 |
| 12:11 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin makes the free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:02 | Houston | John McClain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Ricketts (SF) Gerald Irvin | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:41 | Montana State | John White hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Vickers | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Vickers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Ricketts (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dave Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronnie Hancock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Goran Zeals (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Fielding (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John McClain (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffery Coen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Ronnie Hancock picks off the pass by Matthew Alexander | 42-39 |
| 11:02 | Montana State | David Ricketts clanks a shot from the right block but he's fouled by John McClain - foul #1 on John McClain, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Montana State | Gerald Irvin (SF), Jason Roe (PF), Harry Ross (C) John White, Dave Jacobs, Ronnie Hancock | |
| Subs | Houston | Lloyd Levering (PG), Daniel Hensen (SG), Larry Mitchell (PF), Howard Willhite (C) Goran Zeals, Jesse Fielding, Jeffery Coen, Matthew Alexander | |
| 11:02 | Montana State | David Ricketts makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 11:02 | Montana State | David Ricketts makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:58 | Houston | David Ricketts is called for the reach on Lloyd Levering in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Ricketts, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Larry Mitchell misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by David Ricketts - foul #3 on David Ricketts, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Larry Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Larry Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:33 | Montana State | Paul Vickers drills a floater from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Daniel Hensen misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 10:27 | Montana State | Jason Roe snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 10:21 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Vickers | 49-40 |
| 09:59 | Houston | John McClain misses long on a turnaround from close range | 49-40 |
| 09:57 | Montana State | Paul Vickers pulls down the rebound | 49-40 |
| 09:34 | Montana State | David Ricketts hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 09:33 | Houston | Howard Willhite snags the defensive board | 49-40 |
| 09:10 | Houston | John McClain is whistled for a carry | 49-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | John White (PG), Dave Jacobs (PF) Paul Vickers, Jason Roe | |
| Subs | Houston | Goran Zeals (PG), Jesse Fielding (SG), Jeffery Coen (PF), Matthew Alexander (C) Lloyd Levering, John McClain, Larry Mitchell, Howard Willhite | |
| 08:52 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Daniel Hensen gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Daniel Hensen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 08:44 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:30 | Montana State | Harry Ross can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 08:28 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs gets the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 08:16 | Montana State | John White misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Daniel Hensen gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Jeffery Coen drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Goran Zeals | 49-43 |
| 07:39 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Daniel Hensen - foul #2 on Daniel Hensen, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Wenzel (SG), Jason Roe (SF), Ronnie Hancock (C) David Ricketts, Gerald Irvin, Harry Ross | |
| Subs | Houston | John McClain (SF), Larry Mitchell (PF) Daniel Hensen, Jeffery Coen | |
| 07:39 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 07:39 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Wenzel (fresh) SF - Jason Roe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronnie Hancock (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Goran Zeals (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Fielding (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John McClain (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 14 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Houston | John McClain knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jesse Fielding | 51-45 |
| 06:54 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 06:36 | Houston | Jesse Fielding makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John McClain | 53-48 |
| 06:16 | Montana State | David Wenzel loses the dribble to Jesse Fielding | 53-48 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Larry Mitchell makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Jesse Fielding | 53-50 |
| 05:55 | Montana State | Jason Roe clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-50 |
| 05:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Larry Mitchell | 53-50 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Goran Zeals hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John McClain | 53-52 |
| 05:33 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Paul Vickers (SG), Gerald Irvin (SF), Harry Ross (C) David Wenzel, Jason Roe, Ronnie Hancock | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:12 | Montana State | Dave Jacobs misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 05:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Matthew Alexander | 53-52 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Larry Mitchell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-52 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Larry Mitchell tips it back up and in | 53-54 |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Larry Mitchell takes the ball from Harry Ross | 53-54 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Jesse Fielding makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Goran Zeals | 53-57 |
| 03:59 | Montana State | The short jumper by Harry Ross is denied by Matthew Alexander | 53-57 |
| 03:57 | Montana State | John White grabs the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 03:38 | Montana State | Paul Vickers comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 53-57 |
| 03:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to John McClain | 53-57 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John White (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Vickers (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Irvin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dave Jacobs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Harry Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Goran Zeals (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Fielding (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John McClain (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Larry Mitchell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Alexander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 15 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Houston | Jesse Fielding clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-57 |
| 03:21 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 03:00 | Montana State | The short jumper by Dave Jacobs is denied by Larry Mitchell | 53-57 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Matthew Alexander grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Larry Mitchell is denied on a layup by Harry Ross | 53-57 |
| 02:40 | Montana State | Harry Ross pulls down the rebound | 53-57 |
| 02:23 | Montana State | Paul Vickers makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John White | 55-57 |
| 02:05 | Houston | John McClain is fouled on the floor by John White - foul #3 on John White, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | David Ricketts (PG), David Wenzel (SG), Jason Roe (PF), Ronnie Hancock (C) John White, Paul Vickers, Dave Jacobs, Harry Ross | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Hensen (SG), Jeffery Coen (PF), Howard Willhite (C) Jesse Fielding, Larry Mitchell, Matthew Alexander | |
| 01:47 | Houston | Jeffery Coen misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on David Ricketts - foul #4 on David Ricketts, team foul #6 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | John White (PG), Paul Vickers (SG), Dave Jacobs (PF), Harry Ross (C) David Ricketts, David Wenzel, Jason Roe, Ronnie Hancock | |
| Subs | Houston | Jesse Fielding (SG), Matthew Alexander (C) Daniel Hensen, Howard Willhite | |
| 01:47 | Houston | Jeffery Coen makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Jeffery Coen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 01:45 | Montana State | John White travels in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mitchell (PF) Jeffery Coen | |
| 01:33 | Houston | John McClain can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 01:32 | Montana State | Harry Ross grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 01:06 | Montana State | Harry Ross blows the layup but he's hacked by Larry Mitchell - foul #3 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| 01:06 | Montana State | Harry Ross makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:06 | Montana State | Harry Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Goran Zeals misses long on a jumper from the right side | 57-59 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Larry Mitchell gets the offensive rebound | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | John McClain hits a fadeaway from the left block | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Montana State | Paul Vickers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Larry Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Houston | John White is called for the reach on Larry Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #4 on John White, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lloyd Levering (PG), Daniel Hensen (SG) Goran Zeals, Jesse Fielding | |
| 00:17 | Houston | Larry Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:17 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Alexander | 57-61 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Matthew Alexander is hacked by Harry Ross - foul #3 on Harry Ross, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jesse Fielding (SG) Larry Mitchell | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Matthew Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Gerald Irvin grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 00:14 | Montana State | Lloyd Levering steals the ball from John White in the backcourt | 57-61 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Lloyd Levering blows the layup | 57-61 |
| 00:11 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Alexander | 57-61 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Matthew Alexander is hacked by Gerald Irvin - foul #3 on Gerald Irvin, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Matthew Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:10 | Montana State | Harry Ross snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 00:04 | Montana State | Paul Vickers drills a 3 from the right wing set up by John White | 60-61 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Goran Zeals (PG), Larry Mitchell (PF) Lloyd Levering, Daniel Hensen | |
| 00:02 | Houston | Larry Mitchell is hacked by Paul Vickers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Vickers, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Larry Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Larry Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:02 | Montana State | Montana State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | John White misses long on a fullcourt shot | 60-63 |