| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Uselton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Stringer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - William Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Conrad Hart (fresh) SF - Grant Milam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Berkeley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Rutledge (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Chicago State | Grant Milam inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 19:37 | Houston | William Godfrey grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Eric Uselton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 41-28 |
| 19:12 | Houston | William Godfrey tips it in | 43-28 |
| 18:53 | Chicago State | Grant Milam misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez travels with the ball | 43-28 |
| 18:15 | Chicago State | Grant Milam can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-28 |
| 18:14 | Houston | William Godfrey grabs the board | 43-28 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Eric Uselton connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Stringer | 46-28 |
| 17:33 | Chicago State | Eric Uselton is called for the reach on David Rutledge - foul #2 on Eric Uselton, team foul #1 | 46-28 |
| 17:19 | Chicago State | Scott Berkeley comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Paul Stringer - foul #2 on Paul Stringer, team foul #2 | 46-28 |
| 17:19 | Chicago State | Scott Berkeley makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 17:19 | Chicago State | Scott Berkeley makes the 2nd free throw | 46-30 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Lawrence Goings scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Eric Uselton | 49-30 |
| 16:37 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-30 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Eric Uselton pulls down the rebound | 49-30 |
| 16:11 | Houston | Eric Uselton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-30 |
| 16:09 | Chicago State | Scott Berkeley gets the rebound | 49-30 |
| 15:45 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart is hacked by Juan Gonzalez - foul #2 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Roger Green (SF), Joshua Gross (PF) Juan Gonzalez, Eric Uselton, William Godfrey | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Albert Becker (PG), Samuel Brown (SG), Donald Cale (SF), Robert Richarson (PF), Charles Carter (C) William Nelson, Conrad Hart, Grant Milam, Scott Berkeley, David Rutledge | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Green (fresh) PF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Albert Becker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Cale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Richarson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Carter (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 15:32 | Chicago State | Charles Carter knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 49-32 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Paul Stringer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-32 |
| 15:08 | Chicago State | Charles Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:49 | Chicago State | Samuel Brown misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-32 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Lawrence Goings gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Lawrence Goings clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-32 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the offensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Joshua Gross comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Richarson - foul #1 on Robert Richarson, team foul #1 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG) Roger Green | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Conrad Hart (PG) Donald Cale | |
| 14:05 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 50-32 |
| 13:45 | Chicago State | Charles Carter hits a jumper from the left wing | 50-34 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Paul Stringer comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 50-34 |
| 13:15 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart grabs the board | 50-34 |
| 13:00 | Chicago State | Albert Becker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Uselton (SG), William Godfrey (PF) Lawrence Goings, Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Nelson (PG), Grant Milam (SF), Scott Berkeley (PF), David Rutledge (C) Conrad Hart, Albert Becker, Robert Richarson, Charles Carter | |
| 12:46 | Houston | William Curto is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Curto, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Janes (C) Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 12:22 | Chicago State | Scott Berkeley misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 50-34 |
| 12:20 | Chicago State | Scott Berkeley tips it in | 50-36 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Gordon Janes misses the easy layup | 50-36 |
| 11:50 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to David Rutledge | 50-36 |
| 11:46 | Chicago State | Samuel Brown connects on the 3 from the left wing | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Uselton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Curto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - William Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Grant Milam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Berkeley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Rutledge (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Houston | Eric Uselton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Samuel Brown - foul #4 on Samuel Brown, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), Paul Stringer (C) William Curto, Gordon Janes | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Conrad Hart (SG) Samuel Brown | |
| 11:23 | Houston | Eric Uselton makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Eric Uselton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 11:02 | Chicago State | Grant Milam makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-42 |
| 10:41 | Houston | William Godfrey loses the ball out of bounds | 52-42 |
| 10:21 | Chicago State | David Rutledge knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 52-44 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Paul Stringer hits the finger roll | 54-44 |
| 09:55 | Chicago State | Scott Berkeley misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-44 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Paul Stringer slams it home set up by William Godfrey | 56-44 |
| 09:14 | Chicago State | David Rutledge hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Eric Uselton - foul #3 on Eric Uselton, team foul #5 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Roger Green (SF), Joshua Gross (PF), Gordon Janes (C) Juan Gonzalez, Eric Uselton, William Godfrey, Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Albert Becker (SG), Donald Cale (SF), Robert Richarson (PF) William Nelson, Grant Milam, Scott Berkeley | |
| 09:14 | Chicago State | David Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 09:14 | Chicago State | David Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:51 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is fouled on the floor by Robert Richarson - foul #2 on Robert Richarson, team foul #3 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Charles Carter (C) David Rutledge | |
| 08:31 | Houston | Roger Green misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 08:30 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Robert Richarson | 56-46 |
| 08:12 | Chicago State | Charles Carter travels with the ball | 56-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Stringer (C) Gordon Janes | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 07:43 | Houston | Roger Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Uselton (SG) Lawrence Goings | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Samuel Brown (SG) Conrad Hart | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Uselton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Green (fresh) PF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Albert Becker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Cale (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Richarson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Chicago State | Albert Becker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 07:33 | Chicago State | Albert Becker tips it back up and in | 56-48 |
| 07:12 | Houston | Eric Uselton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 56-48 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Paul Stringer snags the offensive board | 56-48 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Paul Stringer lays it up and in set up by Eric Uselton | 58-48 |
| 06:32 | Chicago State | Robert Richarson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 58-48 |
| 06:30 | Chicago State | Donald Cale tips it in | 58-50 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Charles Carter denies the turnaround by Paul Stringer | 58-50 |
| 06:05 | Chicago State | Donald Cale pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:46 | Chicago State | Charles Carter scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Brown | 58-53 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), William Godfrey (PF) Roger Green, Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Nelson (PG), Grant Milam (SF), Scott Berkeley (PF), David Rutledge (C) Albert Becker, Donald Cale, Robert Richarson, Charles Carter | |
| 05:21 | Houston | Paul Stringer blows the layup but the foul's on Samuel Brown - foul #5 on Samuel Brown, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Conrad Hart (SG) Samuel Brown | |
| 05:21 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Paul Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 04:58 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart travels with the ball | 59-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG) William Curto | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 04:32 | Houston | William Godfrey hits the finger roll | 61-53 |
| 04:19 | Chicago State | Grant Milam drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-55 |
| 03:57 | Houston | William Godfrey clanks a jump hook from close range | 61-55 |
| 03:55 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Scott Berkeley | 61-55 |
| 03:51 | Chicago State | Lawrence Goings is called for the reach on Conrad Hart - foul #2 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (SF), Gordon Janes (C) Eric Uselton, Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 03:35 | Chicago State | Grant Milam clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Lawrence Goings - foul #3 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #7 | 61-55 |
| 03:35 | Chicago State | Grant Milam misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 03:35 | Chicago State | Grant Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Curto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - William Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Conrad Hart (fresh) SF - Grant Milam (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Berkeley (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Rutledge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Gordon Janes pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 02:47 | Houston | William Godfrey misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Rutledge - foul #2 on David Rutledge, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Albert Becker (SG), Donald Cale (SF), Robert Richarson (PF), Charles Carter (C) William Nelson, Grant Milam, Scott Berkeley, David Rutledge | |
| 02:47 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 02:47 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 02:45 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Uselton (SF), Paul Stringer (C) William Curto, Gordon Janes | |
| Subs | Chicago State | William Nelson (PG), Grant Milam (SF), Scott Berkeley (PF), David Rutledge (C) Albert Becker, Donald Cale, Robert Richarson, Charles Carter | |
| 02:30 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart is called for 3 seconds | 63-56 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Paul Stringer scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Uselton | 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) | |
| 01:45 | Chicago State | Grant Milam is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 65-56 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Scott Berkeley steals the ball from Juan Gonzalez | 65-56 |
| 01:11 | Chicago State | William Nelson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by William Godfrey - foul #1 on William Godfrey, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| 01:11 | Chicago State | William Nelson makes the free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Eric Uselton connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by William Godfrey | 68-59 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:37 | Houston | Eric Uselton is fouled in the backcourt by William Nelson - foul #3 on William Nelson, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Green (SF), Joshua Gross (PF) Lawrence Goings, William Godfrey | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Eric Uselton is fouled on the floor by Conrad Hart - foul #1 on Conrad Hart, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG) Roger Green | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Eric Uselton makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Eric Uselton misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:34 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Conrad Hart | 69-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-62 |
| 00:25 | Chicago State | Scott Berkeley grabs the offensive board | 69-62 |
| 00:23 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 00:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Lawrence Goings | 69-62 |
| 00:18 | Houston | William Nelson is called for the reach on Lawrence Goings in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Nelson, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 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) | |
| 00:14 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-62 |
| 00:13 | Chicago State | Scott Berkeley grabs the offensive board | 71-62 |
| 00:10 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez is fouled in the backcourt by William Nelson - foul #5 on William Nelson, team foul #9 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Albert Becker (SG) William Nelson | |
| 00:09 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:07 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-65 |
| Subs | Houston | William Godfrey (PF) Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 00:05 | Chicago State | Conrad Hart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-65 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the defensive rebound | 73-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez runs out the clock | 73-65 |