| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) SG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) PF - Donald Daniels (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Rudy Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Joe Lynch inbounds the ball | 19-29 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:35 | Houston | Daniel Nelson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Maury | 22-29 |
| 19:06 | Temple | Norris Hall is hacked by Daniel Nelson - foul #3 on Daniel Nelson, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG) Daniel Nelson | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 18:51 | Temple | Donald Daniels's floater is tipped away by Joe Lynch | 22-29 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Henry Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Henry Wood drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Mark Shellenbarger | 25-29 |
| 18:17 | Temple | Justin Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Baughman out of a doubleteam | 25-31 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 17:25 | Temple | Justin Williams misses badly on a floater from the right side | 28-31 |
| 17:23 | Temple | Rudy Cox tips it back up and in | 28-33 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-33 |
| 16:53 | Temple | Robert Baughman gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:26 | Temple | Rudy Cox is whistled for traveling | 28-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (PF) Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Temple | Jonathan Poyner (SG), Brett Casey (C) Justin Williams, Rudy Cox | |
| 16:00 | Houston | Gary Maury clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jonathan Poyner - foul #1 on Jonathan Poyner, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (SG) Joe Lynch | |
| Subs | Temple | James Rice (SF), Wayne Carlson (C) Norris Hall, Brett Casey | |
| 16:00 | Houston | Gary Maury makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Henry Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Toland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Poyner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Rice (fresh) PF - Donald Daniels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger makes the runner from close range set up by Daniel Nelson | 31-33 |
| 15:19 | Temple | Robert Baughman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Carlson | 31-35 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger hits a floater from the baseline | 33-35 |
| 14:49 | Temple | Mark Shellenbarger steals it from Jonathan Poyner | 33-35 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger buries a floater from the left side | 35-35 |
| 14:11 | Temple | Wayne Carlson misses the shot from the right block | 35-35 |
| 14:10 | Temple | Wayne Carlson tips it home | 35-37 |
| 13:44 | Houston | Wayne Carlson takes the ball from Michael Toland | 35-37 |
| 13:18 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 13:17 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 35-37 |
| 12:52 | Temple | Wayne Carlson pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 12:47 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner misses the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 12:45 | Temple | Wayne Carlson gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 12:26 | Temple | Robert Baughman drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Rice | 35-39 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Gary Maury makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Wood | 38-39 |
| 11:47 | Temple | Donald Daniels hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 11:45 | Temple | Wayne Carlson hits the follow up shot | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Wood (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Toland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Poyner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Rice (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Daniels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Houston | Daniel Nelson can't finish the layup | 38-41 |
| 11:18 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Shellenbarger | 38-41 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Gary Maury is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Gary Maury, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Joe Lynch (SF), Pat Ray (PF), Clinton Canaday (C) Gary Maury, Henry Wood, Michael Toland, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | Temple | Jeremy Jenkins (PG), Justin Williams (SG), Norris Hall (SF), Rudy Cox (PF) Robert Baughman, Jonathan Poyner, James Rice, Donald Daniels | |
| 10:53 | Temple | Norris Hall buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Daniel Nelson hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joe Lynch | 40-44 |
| 10:05 | Temple | Justin Williams is hacked by Philip Richardson - foul #1 on Philip Richardson, team foul #3 | 40-44 |
| 09:42 | Temple | Philip Richardson picks off the pass by Wayne Carlson | 40-44 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Joe Lynch misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 40-44 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Joe Lynch hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 08:55 | Temple | Wayne Carlson buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Norris Hall and he's fouled by Philip Richardson - foul #2 on Philip Richardson, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (SG) Daniel Nelson | |
| Subs | Temple | Jonathan Poyner (SG), Donald Daniels (PF) Jeremy Jenkins, Rudy Cox | |
| 08:55 | Temple | Wayne Carlson makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Joe Lynch comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Wayne Carlson - foul #4 on Wayne Carlson, team foul #2 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Philip Richardson, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Baughman (PG), Brett Casey (C) Jonathan Poyner, Wayne Carlson | |
| 08:28 | Houston | Joe Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Joe Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:10 | Temple | Robert Baughman blows the layup but the foul's on Gary Maury - foul #2 on Gary Maury, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Temple | Rudy Cox (C) Brett Casey | |
| 08:10 | Temple | Robert Baughman misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:10 | Temple | Robert Baughman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mark Shellenbarger | 44-47 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Pat Ray hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 07:25 | Temple | Robert Baughman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 46-47 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Michael Toland grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Toland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Daniels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Rudy Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rudy Cox - foul #2 on Rudy Cox, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG), Clinton Canaday (PF) Joe Lynch, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Temple | Jonathan Poyner (SG), James Rice (SF), Wayne Carlson (C) Justin Williams, Norris Hall, Rudy Cox | |
| 06:54 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 06:54 | Temple | The rebound goes to Jonathan Poyner | 46-47 |
| 06:34 | Temple | Robert Baughman is fouled on the floor by Clinton Canaday as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Clinton Canaday, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (SG) Michael Toland | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 06:16 | Temple | Wayne Carlson misses short on an open shot in the lane | 46-47 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 46-47 |
| 05:58 | Temple | The rebound goes to Wayne Carlson | 46-47 |
| 05:41 | Temple | Robert Baughman can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 46-47 |
| 05:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mark Shellenbarger | 46-47 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Philip Richardson | 48-47 |
| 05:08 | Temple | Robert Baughman connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Jonathan Poyner | 48-49 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses the lay-in | 48-49 |
| 04:55 | Temple | The rebound goes to Wayne Carlson | 48-49 |
| 04:26 | Temple | Wayne Carlson makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Baughman out of the doubleteam | 48-51 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (SG), Joe Lynch (SF), Pat Ray (PF) Philip Richardson, Henry Wood, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (SG), Norris Hall (SF) Jonathan Poyner, James Rice | |
| 03:58 | Houston | Gary Maury misses short on a jumper in the lane | 48-51 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Pat Ray misses the tip | 48-51 |
| 03:55 | Temple | Donald Daniels pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 03:30 | Temple | Wayne Carlson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-51 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Joe Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Joe Lynch scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Nelson | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Robert Baughman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Daniels (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Carlson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Temple | Norris Hall can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 03:07 | Temple | Robert Baughman tips it in | 51-53 |
| 02:40 | Houston | A charge is called on Daniel Nelson - foul #4 on Daniel Nelson, team foul #7 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (PG), Clinton Canaday (C) Gary Maury, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:24 | Temple | Justin Williams's floater is knocked away by Daniel Nelson | 51-53 |
| 02:22 | Temple | Wayne Carlson can't tip it in | 51-53 |
| 02:20 | Temple | Wayne Carlson tips it in | 51-55 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Henry Wood, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 02:04 | Houston | Pat Ray is denied on a dunk by Donald Daniels | 51-55 |
| 02:03 | Temple | Norris Hall grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 01:38 | Temple | Wayne Carlson's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Lynch | 51-55 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Pat Ray pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Joe Lynch is fouled on the floor by Wayne Carlson - foul #5 on Wayne Carlson, team foul #4 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Temple | Rudy Cox (C) Wayne Carlson | |
| 00:58 | Houston | Gary Maury misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Joe Lynch hits the follow up shot | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:31 | Temple | Justin Williams hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Baughman | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger double dribbles | 53-57 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jonathan Poyner (SG) Justin Williams | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner is hacked by Gary Maury in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Maury, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| 00:22 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:22 | Temple | Jonathan Poyner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Pat Ray is hacked by Donald Daniels - foul #3 on Donald Daniels, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Temple | Justin Williams (SG) Jonathan Poyner | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Daniel Nelson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 00:10 | Temple | Norris Hall grabs the board | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:09 | Temple | Norris Hall is hacked by Gary Maury in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Maury, team foul #9 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Temple | Jonathan Poyner (SG) Justin Williams | |
| 00:09 | Temple | Norris Hall makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:09 | Temple | Norris Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Daniel Nelson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-60 |
| 00:04 | Temple | The rebound goes to Rudy Cox | 53-60 |
| 00:04 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Robert Baughman runs out the clock | 53-60 |