| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Bruce Hale (fresh) SG - Charles Williams (fresh) SF - Gary Carter (fresh) PF - Shane Donnelly (fresh) C - Ian Wolverton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Clarence Daniels wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Dustin Romer scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Eddie Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Clarence Daniels scores on a turnaround in the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:53 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 18:52 | Northern Arizona | The offensive rebound goes to Ian Wolverton | 4-0 |
| 18:37 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-0 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Patrick Hall snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Justin Kirkley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-0 |
| 18:28 | Northern Arizona | Ian Wolverton snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:01 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Williams | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Eddie Davidson loses the ball out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Northern Arizona | Eddie Davidson takes the ball from Gary Carter | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Patrick Hall drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Justin Kirkley | 6-2 |
| 17:06 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Bruce Hale and he's hacked by Dustin Romer - foul #1 on Dustin Romer, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Antoine (PF) Patrick Hall | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 17:06 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter misses the free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:06 | Houston | The rebound goes to Richard Antoine | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Dustin Romer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-4 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Eddie Davidson hits the follow up shot | 8-4 |
| 16:30 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-4 |
| 16:28 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-4 |
| 16:20 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly jams it on a great pass from Bruce Hale and he's hacked by Richard Antoine - foul #1 on Richard Antoine, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Arthur Estes (SG), Rickey Burton (SF), Arron Lenahan (C) Justin Kirkley, Dustin Romer, Eddie Davidson, Clarence Daniels | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ruben Willcox (C) Ian Wolverton | |
| 16:20 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly misses the free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Richard Antoine grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Arron Lenahan lays it in | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) SG - Arthur Estes (fresh) SF - Rickey Burton (fresh) PF - Richard Antoine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Arron Lenahan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Carter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shane Donnelly (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ruben Willcox (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ruben Willcox and the foul's on Bryan Shoffner - foul #1 on Bryan Shoffner, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Hall (PF) Rickey Burton | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Harold Linch (PG), Robert Parman (PF) Bruce Hale, Shane Donnelly | |
| 15:47 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter misses the free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Patrick Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:33 | Houston | Richard Antoine is hacked by Gary Carter - foul #1 on Gary Carter, team foul #1 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Hans Novotny (C) Gary Carter | |
| 15:20 | Houston | Patrick Hall misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Davidson (SF) Arron Lenahan | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Ian Wolverton (C) Hans Novotny | |
| 15:20 | Houston | Patrick Hall makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:20 | Houston | Patrick Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 12-8 |
| 15:03 | Northern Arizona | Eddie Davidson is called for the reach on Robert Parman - foul #1 on Eddie Davidson, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Daniels (C) Richard Antoine | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Lee Anding (SG) Charles Williams | |
| 14:58 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-8 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner grabs the defensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses the runner near the basket | 12-8 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Patrick Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 12-8 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Eddie Davidson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Harold Linch - foul #1 on Harold Linch, team foul #3 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Dustin Romer (SG) Bryan Shoffner, Arthur Estes | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale (PG), Gary Carter (SF), Shane Donnelly (PF) Harold Linch, Robert Parman, Ruben Willcox | |
| 14:22 | Houston | Eddie Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 14:22 | Northern Arizona | The rebound goes to Ian Wolverton | 13-8 |
| 14:06 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly buries a runner from the right block set up by Bruce Hale | 13-10 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Clarence Daniels is fouled on the floor by Ian Wolverton - foul #1 on Ian Wolverton, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (SF), Richard Antoine (PF) Eddie Davidson, Patrick Hall | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams (SG), Ruben Willcox (C) Lee Anding, Ian Wolverton | |
| 13:22 | Houston | Justin Kirkley loses the dribble to Gary Carter | 13-10 |
| 13:06 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bryan Shoffner - foul #2 on Bryan Shoffner, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Rickey Burton (SF), Arron Lenahan (C) Bryan Shoffner, Clarence Daniels | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 13:06 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:06 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Justin Kirkley misses the floater from the left side | 13-11 |
| 12:52 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 12:30 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams is fouled on the floor by Dustin Romer - foul #2 on Dustin Romer, team foul #6 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (SG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Patrick Hall (PF) Dustin Romer, Rickey Burton, Arron Lenahan | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 12:16 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Eddie Davidson gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Richard Antoine can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Ruben Willcox - foul #1 on Ruben Willcox, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Daniels (C) Patrick Hall | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Harold Linch (PG), Robert Parman (PF), Ian Wolverton (C) Bruce Hale, Shane Donnelly, Ruben Willcox | |
| 12:01 | Houston | Richard Antoine makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Richard Antoine makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Estes (fresh) SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Antoine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Harold Linch (fresh) SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Parman (fresh) C - Ian Wolverton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 11:28 | Houston | Arthur Estes misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 11:26 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 11:07 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter misses the easy layup | 15-14 |
| 11:05 | Northern Arizona | Ian Wolverton tips it home | 15-16 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Ian Wolverton steals it from Arthur Estes | 15-16 |
| 10:28 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman is hacked by Richard Antoine - foul #2 on Richard Antoine, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Rickey Burton (SG), Patrick Hall (PF) Justin Kirkley, Richard Antoine | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale (PG), Shane Donnelly (PF) Harold Linch, Gary Carter | |
| 10:28 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Clarence Daniels gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Rickey Burton double dribbles | 15-16 |
| 09:57 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly loses the dribble to Eddie Davidson | 15-16 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Arthur Estes double dribbles | 15-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Montgomery (PG), Arron Lenahan (C) Eddie Davidson, Clarence Daniels | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Lee Anding (SG), Ruben Willcox (C) Charles Williams, Ian Wolverton | |
| 09:15 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 15-16 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Rickey Burton grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Rickey Burton is hacked by Robert Parman - foul #1 on Robert Parman, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Davidson (SF) Arthur Estes | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter (SF) Robert Parman | |
| 08:52 | Houston | Patrick Hall hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eddie Davidson | 18-16 |
| 08:50 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale is hacked by Gary Montgomery in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Montgomery, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams (SG) Lee Anding | |
| 08:50 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:50 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Arron Lenahan grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Rickey Burton hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Shane Donnelly - foul #1 on Shane Donnelly, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Clarence Daniels (C) Gary Montgomery, Arron Lenahan | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 08:21 | Houston | Rickey Burton makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Rickey Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:09 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Charles Williams | 20-19 |
| 07:53 | Houston | Clarence Daniels hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Hall | 22-19 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rickey Burton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Davidson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Donnelly (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ruben Willcox (fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Northern Arizona | Eddie Davidson swats the short shot by Gary Carter | 22-19 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Clarence Daniels pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 07:35 | Houston | Justin Kirkley double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (SG), Arron Lenahan (PF) Eddie Davidson, Patrick Hall | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Harold Linch (PG), Robert Parman (PF), Ian Wolverton (C) Bruce Hale, Shane Donnelly, Ruben Willcox | |
| 07:25 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Rickey Burton - foul #1 on Rickey Burton, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| 07:25 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:25 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Rickey Burton clanks a 3 from the right corner | 22-21 |
| 07:01 | Northern Arizona | Ian Wolverton pulls down the rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:51 | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Harold Linch | 22-23 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Arron Lenahan makes the runner in the paint | 24-23 |
| 06:30 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Linch | 24-26 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Clarence Daniels misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Gary Carter - foul #2 on Gary Carter, team foul #8 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Montgomery (PG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Patrick Hall (PF) Justin Kirkley, Rickey Burton, Arron Lenahan | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale (PG), Lee Anding (SG), Shane Donnelly (PF) Harold Linch, Charles Williams, Gary Carter | |
| 06:08 | Houston | Clarence Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Clarence Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 05:46 | Northern Arizona | Clarence Daniels swats the short shot by Shane Donnelly | 26-26 |
| 05:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arthur Estes | 26-26 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Ian Wolverton denies the turnaround by Gary Montgomery | 26-26 |
| 05:26 | Houston | Patrick Hall tips it but misses | 26-26 |
| 05:24 | Houston | Patrick Hall hits the follow up shot | 28-26 |
| 05:16 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 28-26 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Clarence Daniels snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Eddie Davidson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Montgomery | 31-26 |
| 04:50 | Northern Arizona | Bruce Hale comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-26 |
| 04:48 | Northern Arizona | Lee Anding tips it in | 31-28 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Arthur Estes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 04:21 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 04:02 | Northern Arizona | Eddie Davidson picks off the pass by Robert Parman | 31-28 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses the lay-in | 31-28 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Patrick Hall tips it back up and in | 33-28 |
| 03:46 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Eddie Davidson - foul #2 on Eddie Davidson, team foul #10 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Dustin Romer (SG), Bryan Shoffner (SF), Richard Antoine (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Gary Montgomery, Arthur Estes, Eddie Davidson, Patrick Hall, Clarence Daniels | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams (SG), Gary Carter (SF), Ruben Willcox (C) Lee Anding, Robert Parman, Ian Wolverton | |
| 03:46 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:46 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Richard Antoine gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) PF - Richard Antoine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Arron Lenahan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Arizona | PG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Carter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shane Donnelly (fresh) 6 pts. C - Ruben Willcox (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Houston | Richard Antoine loses the dribble to Bruce Hale | 33-29 |
| 03:00 | Northern Arizona | Shane Donnelly hits a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Hale | 33-31 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Justin Kirkley knocks in the jumper from the right side | 35-31 |
| 02:37 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Harold Linch (PG), Hans Novotny (C) Bruce Hale, Shane Donnelly | |
| 02:26 | Houston | Arron Lenahan misses badly on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Davidson (SF) Bryan Shoffner | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | | |
| 02:26 | Houston | Arron Lenahan makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Arron Lenahan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 02:26 | Northern Arizona | Ruben Willcox pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 02:07 | Northern Arizona | Richard Antoine is called for the reach on Charles Williams - foul #3 on Richard Antoine, team foul #11 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Hall (PF) Richard Antoine | |
| Subs | Northern Arizona | Robert Parman (PF) Hans Novotny | |
| 02:07 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 02:07 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Justin Kirkley double dribbles | 36-33 |
| 01:29 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter misses the lay-in | 36-33 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Justin Kirkley gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Justin Kirkley drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dustin Romer | 39-33 |
| 01:08 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 01:06 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arron Lenahan | 39-33 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 00:41 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 00:36 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Carter | 39-36 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Charles Williams steps in front of the Patrick Hall pass | 39-36 |
| 00:08 | Northern Arizona | Harold Linch misses the easy layup | 39-36 |
| 00:07 | Northern Arizona | Charles Williams hits the follow up shot | 39-38 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Dustin Romer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 00:00 | Northern Arizona | Gary Carter gets the rebound | 39-38 |