| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond English (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Noles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jessie Tullis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ross Lock (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Paul Dunn inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ross Lock - foul #1 on Ross Lock, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 19:44 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:44 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 19:21 | Chicago State | Dale Merle drills a floater from the right side on a great pass from Scott Noles | 38-35 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Raymond Borger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-35 |
| 18:50 | Chicago State | Scott Noles can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond English - foul #2 on Raymond English, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 18:50 | Chicago State | Scott Noles makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 18:50 | Chicago State | Scott Noles makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Robert Simmons misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Raymond Borger tips it back up and in | 40-37 |
| 18:07 | Chicago State | Jessie Tullis misses the 3 from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Raymond Borger gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Robert Simmons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-37 |
| 17:38 | Chicago State | Ross Lock grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 17:22 | Chicago State | John Russell buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Dale Merle | 40-39 |
| 17:05 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Noles - foul #3 on Scott Noles, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Kelley (PF), Brian Jackson (C) Raymond English, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt (SF), Curtis Hebb (PF), Bobby Bitter (C) Scott Noles, Jessie Tullis, Ross Lock | |
| 17:05 | Houston | Paul Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:05 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:05 | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:39 | Chicago State | Curtis Hebb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (SG), Michael Nash (SF) Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 16:18 | Houston | Brian Jackson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Jackson, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SG) Robert Simmons | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 15:55 | Chicago State | John Russell comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 15:54 | Houston | Philip Kelley snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Galaviz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Nash (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Philip Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Russell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Flatt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hebb (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Bitter (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Houston | John Galaviz scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Kelley | 44-39 |
| 15:28 | Chicago State | John Russell makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Bobby Bitter blocks the short jumper by Brian Jackson | 44-41 |
| 15:04 | Houston | John Galaviz tips it but misses | 44-41 |
| 15:03 | Chicago State | Curtis Hebb pulls down the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:57 | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Jackson | 44-41 |
| 14:56 | Chicago State | Curtis Hebb pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:39 | Chicago State | Dale Merle scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Russell | 44-43 |
| 14:26 | Houston | John Galaviz comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 14:24 | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 14:06 | Chicago State | Curtis Hebb comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 44-43 |
| 14:05 | Chicago State | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Hebb | 44-43 |
| 13:51 | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt is whistled for traveling | 44-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Raymond English (PF), Raymond Borger (C) Robert Cantwell, John Galaviz, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Noles (SF), Jessie Tullis (PF), Ross Lock (C) Ryan Flatt, Curtis Hebb, Bobby Bitter | |
| 13:28 | Houston | Paul Dunn's floater is tipped away by Scott Noles | 44-43 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Raymond English hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 13:14 | Chicago State | John Russell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-43 |
| 13:12 | Chicago State | Scott Noles pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:07 | Chicago State | Ross Lock is fouled on the floor by Edward Castrejon - foul #3 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| 12:49 | Chicago State | Scott Noles can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 46-43 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Raymond English snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Robert Simmons comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ross Lock - foul #2 on Ross Lock, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Robert Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Robert Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:29 | Chicago State | John Russell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Paul Dunn gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Robert Simmons hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Edward Castrejon | 50-43 |
| 12:04 | Chicago State | John Russell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Raymond Borger grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 11:40 | Houston | Robert Simmons drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond English (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Russell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Noles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jessie Tullis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ross Lock (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Chicago State | Scott Noles drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dale Merle | 52-46 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Robert Simmons drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Castrejon | 55-46 |
| 11:04 | Chicago State | Ross Lock is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Ross Lock, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Nash (SF), Philip Kelley (PF), Brian Jackson (C) Paul Dunn, Raymond English, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt (SF), Curtis Hebb (PF), Bobby Bitter (C) Scott Noles, Jessie Tullis, Ross Lock | |
| 10:49 | Houston | Robert Simmons loses the ball out of bounds | 55-46 |
| 10:31 | Chicago State | John Russell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 10:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to Philip Kelley | 55-46 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Philip Kelley's pass is intercepted by Dale Merle | 55-46 |
| 10:04 | Chicago State | John Russell misses the dunk attempt | 55-46 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Brian Jackson gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Robert Simmons is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Raymond English (PF) Robert Simmons, Edward Castrejon, Michael Nash, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Noles (SF) Ryan Flatt | |
| 09:40 | Chicago State | John Russell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Philip Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Philip Kelley is called for traveling | 55-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Borger (C) Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jessie Tullis (PF), Ross Lock (C) Curtis Hebb, Bobby Bitter | |
| 09:13 | Chicago State | John Russell scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 08:49 | Houston | John Galaviz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 08:48 | Houston | Robert Cantwell tips it back up and in | 57-49 |
| 08:25 | Chicago State | Jessie Tullis is hacked by Raymond English - foul #3 on Raymond English, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Michael Nash (SF), Philip Kelley (PF) Robert Cantwell, John Galaviz, Paul Dunn, Raymond English | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt (SF) Scott Noles | |
| 08:03 | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 57-49 |
| 08:02 | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt tips it but misses | 57-49 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Edward Castrejon grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Raymond Borger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 07:45 | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 07:38 | Chicago State | John Russell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Michael Nash pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Nash (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Philip Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Russell (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Flatt (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jessie Tullis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ross Lock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Michael Nash is fouled on the floor by Ryan Flatt - foul #2 on Ryan Flatt, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SF), Raymond English (PF) Michael Nash, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Noles (SF), Curtis Hebb (PF), Bobby Bitter (C) Ryan Flatt, Jessie Tullis, Ross Lock | |
| 06:55 | Houston | Scott Noles picks off the pass by Raymond English | 57-49 |
| 06:52 | Chicago State | John Russell misses the lay-in | 57-49 |
| 06:51 | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter tips it home | 57-51 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Edward Castrejon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-51 |
| 06:27 | Chicago State | Curtis Hebb pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 06:07 | Chicago State | Bobby Bitter is denied on a layup by Raymond English | 57-51 |
| 06:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raymond English | 57-51 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Simmons | 59-51 |
| 05:29 | Chicago State | John Russell comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 59-51 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Raymond English gets the rebound | 59-51 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Raymond English is hacked by Curtis Hebb - foul #2 on Curtis Hebb, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (SG), Michael Nash (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), Raymond Borger (C) Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn, Raymond English, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Ryan Flatt (SF), Jessie Tullis (PF), Ross Lock (C) Scott Noles, Curtis Hebb, Bobby Bitter | |
| 04:40 | Houston | Brian Jackson hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Simmons and he's hacked by Jessie Tullis - foul #3 on Jessie Tullis, team foul #7 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SG) Robert Simmons | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 04:40 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses the free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:40 | Chicago State | Ross Lock pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 04:19 | Chicago State | Ross Lock hits a jumpshot from the right side | 61-53 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Robert Cantwell knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Michael Nash | 63-53 |
| 03:49 | Chicago State | Dale Merle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG) John Galaviz | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Scott Noles (SF) Ryan Flatt | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Robert Cantwell's pass is intercepted by Dale Merle | 63-53 |
| 03:22 | Chicago State | Dale Merle misses the lay-in | 63-53 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Michael Nash snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Nash (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Dale Merle (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Russell (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Noles (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jessie Tullis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Ross Lock (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Houston | Raymond Borger comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 63-53 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Michael Nash grabs the offensive rebound | 63-53 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Raymond English (PF) Robert Cantwell, Michael Nash, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 02:39 | Houston | Raymond Borger comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Scott Noles - foul #4 on Scott Noles, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Raymond Borger misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Raymond Borger misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 02:39 | Chicago State | Jessie Tullis pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Chicago State | Dale Merle hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Russell | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:10 | Houston | Raymond Borger lays it up and in set up by Edward Castrejon | 65-56 |
| 01:59 | Chicago State | John Russell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 01:58 | Houston | Raymond Borger grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Houston | Raymond Borger hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Jessie Tullis - foul #4 on Jessie Tullis, team foul #9 | 65-56 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Raymond Borger makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Raymond Borger misses the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 01:37 | Chicago State | John Russell snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 01:23 | Chicago State | John Russell makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Merle | 66-58 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Robert Simmons clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-58 |
| 01:16 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Ross Lock | 66-58 |
| 00:54 | Chicago State | Paul Dunn picks off the pass by Scott Noles | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Houston | Robert Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Merle - foul #5 on Dale Merle, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SF), Philip Kelley (C) Paul Dunn, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Richard Dance (PG) Dale Merle | |
| 00:52 | Houston | Robert Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Robert Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Chicago State | Richard Dance throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Michael Nash (SF), Brian Jackson (C) Robert Simmons, Edward Castrejon, Raymond English | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:46 | Houston | John Russell is called for the reach on John Galaviz - foul #1 on John Russell, team foul #11 | 68-58 |
| 00:46 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:46 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:40 | Chicago State | Scott Noles misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-58 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Philip Kelley snags the defensive board | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Houston | Brian Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 70-58 |
| 00:09 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Jessie Tullis | 70-58 |
| 00:04 | Chicago State | John Russell scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ross Lock and he's hacked by John Galaviz - foul #2 on John Galaviz, team foul #5 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Raymond English (PF), Raymond Borger (C) Robert Cantwell, John Galaviz, Michael Nash, Brian Jackson, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:04 | Chicago State | John Russell makes the free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Robert Simmons runs out the clock | 70-62 |