| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wayne Boykin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Larry Banister (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Houck (fresh) PF - John Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Salley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Schreiber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Cover (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Robert Ramey inbounds the ball | 39-24 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Walter Salley misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-24 |
| 19:47 | TCU | John Houck grabs the defensive rebound | 39-24 |
| 19:40 | TCU | Wayne Boykin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-24 |
| 19:39 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to John Carter | 39-24 |
| 19:27 | TCU | John Carter hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Wayne Boykin | 41-24 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Stephen Karlson loses the dribble to Kenneth Izaguirre | 41-24 |
| 19:01 | TCU | Larry Banister is called for traveling | 41-24 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (SF), Scott Newson (PF) Robert Ramey, Nicholas Schreiber | |
| 18:45 | Houston | Wayne Boykin is called for the reach on David Squires - foul #3 on Wayne Boykin, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG) Wayne Boykin | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:27 | Houston | Walter Salley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Larry Banister - foul #3 on Larry Banister, team foul #2 | 41-24 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Pero (SG) Larry Banister | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:27 | Houston | Walter Salley makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Walter Salley misses the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 18:27 | TCU | John Carter snags the defensive board | 41-25 |
| 18:16 | TCU | John Houck is hacked by Eddie Cover - foul #1 on Eddie Cover, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Tschida (C) Eddie Cover | |
| 17:57 | TCU | John Houck drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeff Maggard | 44-25 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Jeffrey Pero steps in front of the Scott Newson pass | 44-25 |
| 17:44 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero lays it up and in | 46-25 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:26 | Houston | Walter Salley knocks in the 3 from straight away | 46-28 |
| 17:04 | TCU | Jeff Maggard misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by David Squires - foul #1 on David Squires, team foul #2 | 46-28 |
| Subs | TCU | Billy Arnold (C) Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (SF), Eddie Cover (C) Walter Salley, Richard Tschida | |
| 17:04 | TCU | Jeff Maggard makes the 1st free throw | 47-28 |
| 17:04 | TCU | Jeff Maggard misses the 2nd free throw | 47-28 |
| 17:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eddie Cover | 47-28 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 16:46 | Houston | Eddie Cover makes the jumper in the paint set up by David Squires | 47-30 |
| 16:26 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-30 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Robert Ramey snags the defensive board | 47-30 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Robert Ramey makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Karlson | 47-32 |
| 15:56 | TCU | John Houck travels with the ball | 47-32 |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), Larry Banister (SG), Scott Beach (C) Jeff Maggard, John Houck, John Carter | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Walter Salley (SG), Roger Pendergrass (PF) Stephen Karlson, David Squires, Eddie Cover | |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wayne Boykin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Banister (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jeffrey Pero (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Billy Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Beach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) SG - Walter Salley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Newson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Robert Ramey is blocked by Scott Beach | 47-32 |
| 15:34 | TCU | Larry Banister gets the rebound | 47-32 |
| 15:18 | TCU | Billy Arnold misses the easy layup | 47-32 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Robert Ramey grabs the board | 47-32 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Scott Newson misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Scott Beach - foul #1 on Scott Beach, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| Subs | TCU | Vern Johnson (SF), John Carter (PF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Jeffrey Pero, Billy Arnold, Scott Beach | |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), David Squires (SF), Eddie Cover (C) Edmond Ferguson, Robert Ramey, Roger Pendergrass | |
| 14:55 | Houston | Scott Newson makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Scott Newson misses the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 14:55 | TCU | The rebound goes to Kenneth Izaguirre | 47-33 |
| 14:46 | TCU | Eddie Cover swats the short shot by John Carter | 47-33 |
| 14:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Scott Newson | 47-33 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Walter Salley connects on the jumper from close range set up by David Squires | 47-35 |
| 14:19 | TCU | Wayne Boykin comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 14:18 | Houston | The rebound goes to Scott Newson | 47-35 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Scott Newson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Karlson | 47-38 |
| 13:38 | TCU | John Carter connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Banister and he's hacked by David Squires - foul #2 on David Squires, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | TCU | John Houck (SF) Vern Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (SF), Nicholas Schreiber (PF), Richard Tschida (C) David Squires, Scott Newson, Eddie Cover | |
| 13:38 | TCU | John Carter makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Walter Salley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 13:17 | TCU | The rebound goes to John Carter | 50-38 |
| 12:57 | TCU | John Houck misses the 3 from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Robert Ramey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Walter Salley drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Schreiber | 50-41 |
| 12:26 | TCU | Larry Banister is hacked by Walter Salley - foul #3 on Walter Salley, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), Jeffrey Pero (SG), Billy Arnold (PF), Scott Beach (C) Wayne Boykin, Larry Banister, John Carter, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (PG), Eddie Cover (C) Stephen Karlson, Richard Tschida | |
| 12:12 | TCU | Jeff Maggard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Robert Ramey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 12:04 | Houston | David Squires misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Jeff Maggard - foul #1 on Jeff Maggard, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Roger Pendergrass (PF) Robert Ramey, Nicholas Schreiber | |
| 12:04 | Houston | David Squires makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:04 | Houston | David Squires misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:04 | TCU | Scott Beach snags the defensive board | 50-42 |
| 11:48 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero buries a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Maggard | 52-42 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Maggard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Pero (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Houck (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Billy Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Beach (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) SG - Walter Salley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Squires (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eddie Cover (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Houston | Jeff Maggard picks off the pass by Roger Pendergrass | 52-42 |
| 11:13 | TCU | Scott Beach misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-42 |
| 11:11 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero tips it but misses | 52-42 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Eddie Cover snags the defensive board | 52-42 |
| 10:52 | Houston | David Squires misses long on a runner from the baseline | 52-42 |
| 10:51 | TCU | The rebound goes to John Houck | 52-42 |
| 10:38 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-42 |
| 10:37 | TCU | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Beach | 52-42 |
| 10:22 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 10:20 | TCU | Jeff Maggard misses the tip | 52-42 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Eddie Cover pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Walter Salley's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Pero | 52-42 |
| 09:45 | TCU | Jeff Maggard loses the dribble to Edmond Ferguson | 52-42 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Eddie Cover misses short on a shot in the paint | 52-42 |
| 09:27 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses the tip | 52-42 |
| 09:26 | TCU | John Houck gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 09:05 | TCU | Billy Arnold is hacked by Edmond Ferguson - foul #1 on Edmond Ferguson, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | TCU | Wayne Boykin (PG), Larry Banister (SG), Vern Johnson (SF), John Carter (PF), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Jeff Maggard, Jeffrey Pero, John Houck, Billy Arnold, Scott Beach | |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), George Guice (SG), Robert Ramey (SF), Nicholas Schreiber (PF), Scott Newson (C) Edmond Ferguson, Walter Salley, David Squires, Roger Pendergrass, Eddie Cover | |
| 08:53 | TCU | Wayne Boykin makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Banister | 55-42 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Robert Ramey misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Vern Johnson - foul #1 on Vern Johnson, team foul #5 | 55-42 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Robert Ramey makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Robert Ramey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 08:28 | TCU | The short jumper by John Carter is denied by Robert Ramey | 55-44 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Scott Newson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 08:00 | Houston | George Guice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 07:58 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 07:41 | TCU | Wayne Boykin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 55-44 |
| 07:40 | TCU | John Carter tips it home | 57-44 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Wayne Boykin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Banister (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vern Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Carter (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - George Guice (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Schreiber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Newson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Scott Newson loses the ball out of bounds | 57-44 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Pero (SF) Vern Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Walter Salley (SG), Richard Tschida (C) George Guice, Nicholas Schreiber | |
| 06:57 | TCU | Larry Banister misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Stephen Karlson grabs the board | 57-44 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Richard Tschida clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Izaguirre - foul #2 on Kenneth Izaguirre, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | TCU | John Houck (SF), Billy Arnold (C) Jeffrey Pero, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber (PF) Scott Newson | |
| 06:39 | Houston | Richard Tschida misses the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Richard Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 06:30 | TCU | Billy Arnold hits the finger roll set up by John Houck and he's hacked by Walter Salley - foul #4 on Walter Salley, team foul #6 | 59-45 |
| Subs | TCU | | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Newson (C) Richard Tschida | |
| 06:30 | TCU | Billy Arnold makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:01 | Houston | Scott Newson is hacked by John Carter - foul #1 on John Carter, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeffrey Pero (SG) Larry Banister | |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (SF), Eddie Cover (C) Robert Ramey, Nicholas Schreiber | |
| 06:01 | Houston | Scott Newson makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:01 | Houston | Scott Newson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:32 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Boykin | 63-47 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Stephen Karlson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-47 |
| 05:14 | TCU | Billy Arnold gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| 04:47 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero misses short on a jumper from the right side | 63-47 |
| 04:46 | TCU | John Houck grabs the offensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 04:24 | TCU | John Houck is hacked by Scott Newson - foul #2 on Scott Newson, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Jeff Maggard (PG), Larry Banister (SG), Kenneth Izaguirre (C) Wayne Boykin, Jeffrey Pero, John Carter | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (SF), Nicholas Schreiber (PF), Richard Tschida (C) David Squires, Scott Newson, Eddie Cover | |
| 04:24 | TCU | John Houck makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:24 | TCU | John Houck misses the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber snags the defensive board | 64-47 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Robert Ramey hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 64-47 |
| 04:13 | TCU | Billy Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 03:52 | TCU | Billy Arnold misses short on a shot in the paint | 64-47 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Robert Ramey snags the defensive board | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Houston | Walter Salley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 03:43 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre grabs the defensive rebound | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Karlson - foul #1 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #8 | 64-47 |
| Subs | TCU | Randall Stotsky (SG), Jeffrey Pero (SF), Vern Johnson (PF) Larry Banister, John Houck, Billy Arnold | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), George Guice (SG), David Squires (SF), Scott Newson (PF) Stephen Karlson, Walter Salley, Robert Ramey, Nicholas Schreiber | |
| 03:23 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 03:23 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre misses the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Richard Tschida gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| Lineup | TCU | PG - Jeff Maggard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randall Stotsky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Pero (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vern Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Izaguirre (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) SG - George Guice (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Squires (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Scott Newson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Tschida (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Houston | George Guice clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-47 |
| 03:16 | TCU | Kenneth Izaguirre snags the defensive board | 65-47 |
| 02:56 | TCU | Randall Stotsky misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-47 |
| 02:54 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero hits the follow up shot | 67-47 |
| 02:39 | Houston | David Squires buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by George Guice | 67-49 |
| 02:15 | TCU | Randall Stotsky buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Izaguirre | 70-49 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Jeff Maggard steps in front of the Richard Tschida pass | 70-49 |
| 01:42 | TCU | Vern Johnson is fouled on the floor by Richard Tschida - foul #1 on Richard Tschida, team foul #9 | 70-49 |
| Subs | TCU | Billy Arnold (PF), Scott Beach (C) Randall Stotsky, Kenneth Izaguirre | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (SF) Edmond Ferguson | |
| 01:42 | TCU | Vern Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Richard Tschida grabs the board | 70-49 |
| 01:30 | Houston | David Squires is hacked by Vern Johnson - foul #2 on Vern Johnson, team foul #8 | 70-49 |
| 01:30 | Houston | David Squires misses the 1st free throw | 70-49 |
| 01:30 | TCU | The rebound goes to Billy Arnold | 70-49 |
| 01:08 | TCU | Jeffrey Pero banks in the layup on a great pass from Scott Beach | 72-49 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Jeff Maggard picks off the pass by George Guice | 72-49 |
| 00:47 | TCU | Jeff Maggard dunks the ball | 74-49 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Houston | Scott Newson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by David Squires | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | TCU | TCU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | TCU | The pull-up jumper by Vern Johnson is blocked by Scott Newson | 74-52 |
| 00:14 | TCU | Billy Arnold tips it but misses | 74-52 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Richard Tschida gets the rebound | 74-52 |
| 00:09 | Houston | David Squires is fouled on the floor by Jeff Maggard - foul #2 on Jeff Maggard, team foul #9 | 74-52 |
| 00:09 | Houston | David Squires makes the 1st free throw | 74-53 |
| 00:09 | Houston | David Squires makes the 2nd free throw | 74-54 |
| 00:00 | TCU | Jeff Maggard runs out the clock | 74-54 |