| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Pham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Tyler inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Kevin Tyler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 19:43 | Houston | Donald Giardina gets the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Larry Mahoney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-39 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Larry Mahoney pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Harold Griffin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-39 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Harold Griffin takes the ball from David Stephens | 31-39 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Larry Mahoney | 33-39 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Mahoney - foul #1 on Larry Mahoney, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | David Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | David Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Jeff Johnston hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left side | 33-41 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Jeff Johnston snags the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses long on a runner in the lane | 33-41 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Larry Mahoney grabs the offensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Harold Griffin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Larry Mahoney and the foul's on Peter Pham - foul #1 on Peter Pham, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SG) David Stephens | |
| 17:33 | Houston | Harold Griffin makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the floater from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg grabs the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 16:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Griffin | 36-41 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Donald Giardina knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kevin Tyler | 39-41 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Jeff Johnston picks off the pass by Joseph Armstrong | 39-41 |
| 15:59 | Houston | Harold Griffin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from close range | 39-41 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Bagley (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Joseph Armstrong is blocked by Harold Griffin | 39-41 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong tips it home | 39-43 |
| 15:21 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Peter Pham | 39-45 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Harold Griffin works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away | 42-45 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman tips it home | 42-47 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Larry Mahoney's pass is intercepted by Bradford Dingman | 42-47 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Peter Pham | 42-50 |
| 13:23 | Houston | Harold Griffin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Harold Griffin, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Bart Brown (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG), Harold Nadeau (C) Paul Bagley, Bradford Dingman | |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Peter Pham's pass is intercepted by John Rouleau | 42-50 |
| 12:37 | Houston | John Rouleau scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-50 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-50 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Michael Shipley gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Bart Brown misses the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | David Stephens clanks a jumper from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 11:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Darrell Kuhn | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bart Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Rouleau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Pham (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Armstrong (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Houston | John Rouleau misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Shipley - foul #1 on Michael Shipley, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG) Eddie Wyatt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SF) Peter Pham | |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:49 | Houston | Michael Shipley grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:41 | Houston | John Rouleau misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 10:40 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Shipley | 45-51 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Bart Brown can't tip it in | 45-51 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Michael Tinklenberg | 45-53 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Bart Brown knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrell Kuhn out of a doubleteam and the foul's on David Stephens - foul #1 on David Stephens, team foul #2 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG), Harold Griffin (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) John Rouleau, Darrell Kuhn, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF), Bradford Dingman (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 09:43 | Houston | Bart Brown misses the free throw | 47-53 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Johnston | 47-53 |
| 09:22 | Houston | Harold Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Paul Bagley - foul #3 on Paul Bagley, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF) Eddie Wyatt, Bart Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:12 | Houston | Larry Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Larry Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-53 |
| 08:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Griffin | 49-53 |
| 08:32 | Houston | David Stephens swats the shot by Harold Griffin | 49-53 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Peter Pham gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong (PF) Harold Nadeau | |
| 08:16 | Houston | David Stephens is called for the reach on Donald Giardina - foul #2 on David Stephens, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Paul Bagley is called for the reach on Larry Mahoney - foul #4 on Paul Bagley, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Darrell Kuhn (C) Larry Mahoney, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG) Peter Pham | |
| 07:52 | Houston | The short jumper by Harold Griffin is denied by Joseph Armstrong | 49-53 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn hits the follow up shot | 51-53 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Giardina - foul #2 on Donald Giardina, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Michael Shipley (C) Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bart Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Rouleau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Bagley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Armstrong (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradford Dingman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:05 | Houston | Michael Shipley is denied on a layup by Bradford Dingman | 51-54 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-57 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt makes the wide open turnaround from the baseline set up by Darrell Kuhn out of the doubleteam | 53-57 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Eddie Wyatt is called for the reach on Michael Tinklenberg - foul #2 on Eddie Wyatt, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, John Rouleau | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF), Harold Nadeau (PF) Michael Tinklenberg, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harold Nadeau | 53-59 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Bart Brown is hacked by Peter Pham - foul #2 on Peter Pham, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Harold Griffin (PF) Bart Brown, Darrell Kuhn, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:29 | Houston | Larry Mahoney scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 05:06 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Giardina | 55-59 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | David Stephens pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by David Stephens | 55-61 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Jeff Johnston clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bradford Dingman - foul #2 on Bradford Dingman, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Joseph Armstrong (PF) Paul Bagley, Bradford Dingman | |
| 03:59 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-63 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Donald Giardina comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-63 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong clanks a jumper from close range | 56-63 |
| 03:12 | Houston | Kevin Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Johnston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Stephens (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Pham (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Houston | Kevin Tyler is hacked by Peter Pham - foul #3 on Peter Pham, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Bart Brown (SG), Darrell Kuhn (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Harold Griffin, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SG) David Stephens | |
| 02:53 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 56-63 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg tips it but misses | 56-63 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau tips it back up and in | 56-65 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Harold Griffin (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, Darrell Kuhn, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:07 | Houston | Harold Griffin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-65 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harold Nadeau | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley is whistled for a carry | 56-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG) Bart Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG), Bradford Dingman (C) Paul Bagley, Harold Nadeau | |
| 01:43 | Houston | Donald Giardina travels with the ball | 56-65 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Jeff Johnston - foul #3 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 56-66 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Kevin Tyler gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Houston | Michael Tinklenberg steps in front of the Harold Griffin pass | 56-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Mahoney - foul #2 on Larry Mahoney, team foul #7 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Bart Brown (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 56-66 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Bart Brown - foul #1 on Bart Brown, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Bart Brown comes up short on the shot from the left block | 56-68 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman grabs the board | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses the lay-in | 56-68 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn grabs the board | 56-68 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Bart Brown and the foul's on Joseph Armstrong - foul #3 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #9 | 58-68 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn makes the free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg runs out the clock | 59-68 |