| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Aaron Ahner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Gill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chris Garceau (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jess Davis (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Tyler inbounds the ball | 33-37 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Jess Davis takes the ball from Donald Giardina | 33-37 |
| 19:30 | Kansas | Richard Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 19:28 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery snags the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 19:13 | Kansas | Richard Gill hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Aaron Ahner | 36-37 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu hits a wide open 3 from the left corner set up by Jeff Johnston | 36-40 |
| 18:44 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Donald Giardina buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jeff Johnston | 39-43 |
| 18:11 | Kansas | Chris Garceau makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Aaron Ahner and the foul's on Dikembe Akimseu - foul #1 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), James Young (C) Richard Gill, Thomas Montgomery, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Eddie Wyatt (SG), Emory Timmons (SF), Alonzo Lee (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Victor Gardner, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| 18:11 | Kansas | Chris Garceau makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Michael Johnson blows the layup | 42-43 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Alonzo Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Emory Timmons knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Russell Schrader | 42-45 |
| 17:19 | Kansas | Aaron Ahner makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Chris Garceau | 44-45 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Russell Schrader double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SF) Sekan Aoki | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:03 | Kansas | Chris Garceau misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-45 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Russell Schrader is fouled on the floor by Aaron Ahner - foul #3 on Aaron Ahner, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), Jess Davis (C) Aaron Ahner, James Young | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:35 | Houston | Alonzo Lee knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Emory Timmons | 44-47 |
| 16:20 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-47 |
| 16:19 | Kansas | Jess Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 16:03 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Sekan Aoki (SF), James Young (PF) Thomas Montgomery, Chris Garceau | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Eddie Wyatt, Emory Timmons, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| 16:03 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 16:03 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 15:46 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses the fadeaway from close range | 46-47 |
| 15:44 | Kansas | Jess Davis pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Gill (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sekan Aoki (fresh) PF - James Young (fresh) C - Jess Davis (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Kansas | Jess Davis is whistled for traveling | 46-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Aaron Ahner (PG), Thomas Montgomery (SF), Chris Garceau (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Richard Gill, Sekan Aoki, James Young, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:37 | Houston | Kevin Tyler is hacked by Thomas Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Kevin Tyler hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-50 |
| 15:09 | Kansas | Aaron Ahner makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Thomas Johnson | 49-50 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Donald Giardina is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Donald Giardina, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Sekan Aoki (SF), James Young (PF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Montgomery, Chris Garceau, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Houston | Emory Timmons (SG) Donald Giardina | |
| 14:25 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Emory Timmons - foul #1 on Emory Timmons, team foul #4 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), Chris Garceau (PF) Thomas Johnson, James Young | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Eddie Wyatt (SG), Michael Shipley (C) Victor Gardner, Kevin Tyler, Jeff Johnston | |
| 14:25 | Kansas | Jess Davis misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:25 | Kansas | Jess Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt is hacked by Richard Gill - foul #2 on Richard Gill, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (SG), Thomas Montgomery (SF), James Young (C) Richard Gill, Sekan Aoki, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Johnson (PF) Dikembe Akimseu | |
| 13:47 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 13:46 | Kansas | James Young snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 13:41 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson buries a 3 from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Emory Timmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, James Young | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Alonzo Lee (PF) Emory Timmons, Michael Shipley | |
| 13:19 | Kansas | Chris Garceau is fouled on the floor by Alonzo Lee - foul #1 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SF), Sidney Higgins (PF) Sekan Aoki, Chris Garceau | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Tyler (SF) Eddie Wyatt | |
| 12:59 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins's pass is intercepted by Alonzo Lee | 53-50 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Kevin Tyler loses the dribble to Richard Gill in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| 12:48 | Kansas | Richard Gill can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 12:46 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 12:30 | Kansas | Jess Davis can't throw it down but he's fouled by Donald Giardina - foul #4 on Donald Giardina, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Chris Garceau (PF) Richard Gill, Thomas Montgomery, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Emory Timmons (SG), Michael Shipley (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Donald Giardina, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| 12:30 | Kansas | Jess Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 12:30 | Kansas | Jess Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Emory Timmons knocks in the floater from the right side | 55-52 |
| 12:13 | Kansas | Aaron Ahner is hacked by Victor Gardner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Gardner, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Young (C) Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG), Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Kevin Tyler, Michael Shipley | |
| 12:13 | Kansas | Aaron Ahner makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 12:13 | Kansas | Aaron Ahner misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses the runner from the right block | 56-52 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 11:30 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Victor Gardner | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Aaron Ahner (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sekan Aoki (fresh) PF - Chris Garceau (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Young (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Emory Timmons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Kansas | Chris Garceau is hacked by Emory Timmons - foul #2 on Emory Timmons, team foul #8 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), Thomas Montgomery (SF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, Sekan Aoki, James Young | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:26 | Kansas | Chris Garceau makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 11:26 | Kansas | Chris Garceau makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Chris Garceau takes the ball from Eddie Wyatt in the backcourt | 58-54 |
| 11:11 | Kansas | Richard Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the board | 58-54 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt loses the ball out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (SG) Richard Gill | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Alonzo Lee (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Victor Gardner, Emory Timmons, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| 10:24 | Kansas | Chris Garceau is fouled on the floor by Alonzo Lee - foul #2 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Sidney Higgins (C) Thomas Johnson, Thomas Montgomery, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Johnson (C) Michael Shipley | |
| 10:24 | Kansas | Chris Garceau makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 10:24 | Kansas | Chris Garceau misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt drills a jumper near the basket set up by Russell Schrader | 59-56 |
| 09:53 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Michael Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Kevin Tyler hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Eddie Wyatt | 59-59 |
| 09:18 | Kansas | Aaron Ahner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (SG), Thomas Montgomery (SF), James Young (PF), Jess Davis (C) Richard Gill, Sekan Aoki, Chris Garceau, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Emory Timmons (SG), Michael Shipley (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Eddie Wyatt, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| 09:12 | Houston | Victor Gardner is hacked by Aaron Ahner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Aaron Ahner, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG) Aaron Ahner | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:58 | Houston | Emory Timmons misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Jeff Johnston can't tip it in | 59-59 |
| 08:54 | Kansas | Richard Gill gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 08:49 | Kansas | Victor Gardner steps in front of the Jess Davis pass | 59-59 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Emory Timmons hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Victor Gardner | 59-61 |
| 08:30 | Kansas | Jess Davis drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Johnson | 61-61 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Kevin Tyler is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 08:02 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Jess Davis | 61-61 |
| 07:55 | Kansas | Richard Gill double dribbles | 61-61 |
| Subs | Kansas | Aaron Ahner (PG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Chris Garceau (PF), Michael Vick (C) Richard Gill, Thomas Montgomery, James Young, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Victor Gardner, Emory Timmons, Jeff Johnston | |
| 07:35 | Houston | Donald Giardina comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-61 |
| 07:34 | Houston | Donald Giardina gets the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 07:17 | Houston | Russell Schrader is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Tyler | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Aaron Ahner (tired) 14 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Johnson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sekan Aoki (fresh) PF - Chris Garceau (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Vick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kevin Tyler (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Shipley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Kansas | Chris Garceau hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 06:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Tyler | 61-64 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Donald Giardina is alone and drills a shot from the right side set up by Dikembe Akimseu | 61-66 |
| 06:13 | Kansas | Kevin Tyler picks off the pass by Chris Garceau | 61-66 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Kevin Tyler banks in the layup | 61-68 |
| 06:09 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), Thomas Montgomery (SF), Sidney Higgins (PF), Jess Davis (C) Thomas Johnson, Sekan Aoki, Chris Garceau, Michael Vick | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Eddie Wyatt (SF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Kevin Tyler, Michael Shipley | |
| 05:57 | Kansas | Richard Gill buries a 3 from straight away | 64-68 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Jeff Johnston is hacked by Aaron Ahner - foul #5 on Aaron Ahner, team foul #5 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Johnson (PG), Chris Garceau (PF) Aaron Ahner, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:32 | Houston | Richard Gill takes the ball from Eddie Wyatt | 64-68 |
| 05:23 | Kansas | Richard Gill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Eddie Wyatt - foul #1 on Eddie Wyatt, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Houston | Emory Timmons (SF) Donald Giardina | |
| 05:23 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:23 | Kansas | Richard Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:23 | Kansas | Richard Gill misses the 3rd free throw | 66-68 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 66-68 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Jeff Johnston hits the follow up shot | 66-70 |
| 05:02 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-70 |
| 05:00 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery grabs the offensive rebound | 66-70 |
| 04:48 | Kansas | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-70 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the board | 66-70 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Thomas Johnson is called for the reach on Victor Gardner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #6 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Kansas | James Young (PF) Chris Garceau | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Alonzo Lee (PF) Victor Gardner, Dikembe Akimseu | |
| 04:40 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jess Davis - foul #2 on Jess Davis, team foul #7 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG) Richard Gill | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:40 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 66-71 |
| 04:40 | Kansas | Jess Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 04:33 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Eddie Wyatt - foul #2 on Eddie Wyatt, team foul #11 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), Chris Garceau (PF) Ralph Ware, James Young | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Michael Johnson (C) Eddie Wyatt, Jeff Johnston | |
| 04:33 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 04:33 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Michael Johnson loses the dribble to Richard Gill | 68-71 |
| 04:14 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery lays it in on a great pass from Richard Gill | 70-71 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Donald Giardina is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Johnson - foul #5 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ralph Ware (SG), James Young (PF), Sidney Higgins (C) Thomas Johnson, Richard Gill, Jess Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:07 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 1st free throw | 70-72 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 03:44 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery blows the dunk | 70-73 |
| 03:42 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Garceau | 70-73 |
| 03:35 | Kansas | Ralph Ware drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-73 |
| 03:22 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Emory Timmons is blocked by James Young | 73-73 |
| 03:21 | Kansas | James Young grabs the board | 73-73 |
| 03:17 | Kansas | Chris Garceau is denied on a layup by Alonzo Lee | 73-73 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Chris Garceau (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Ralph Ware (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Montgomery (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Sidney Higgins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Emory Timmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alonzo Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-73 |
| 03:05 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 03:00 | Kansas | Chris Garceau scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Ralph Ware | 75-73 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-73 |
| Subs | Kansas | Richard Gill (SG), Sekan Aoki (SF), Jess Davis (C) Ralph Ware, Thomas Montgomery, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Eddie Wyatt (SG), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Donald Giardina, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| 02:43 | Houston | Victor Gardner comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Chris Garceau - foul #2 on Chris Garceau, team foul #9 | 75-73 |
| Subs | Kansas | Sidney Higgins (PF) James Young | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:43 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 02:43 | Kansas | Sidney Higgins pulls down the rebound | 75-74 |
| 02:15 | Kansas | Richard Gill clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-74 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu snags the defensive board | 75-74 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery (SF), James Young (PF) Sekan Aoki, Sidney Higgins | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF) Eddie Wyatt, Emory Timmons | |
| 01:54 | Houston | Richard Gill is called for the reach on Victor Gardner - foul #3 on Richard Gill, team foul #10 | 75-74 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 01:26 | Kansas | Chris Garceau is called for traveling | 75-75 |
| 01:26 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 75-75 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu's layup is rejected by Jess Davis | 75-75 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the offensive board | 75-75 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Donald Giardina blows the wide open layup | 75-75 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu can't tip it in | 75-75 |
| 00:51 | Kansas | James Young grabs the board | 75-75 |
| 00:51 | Kansas | Kansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 75-75 |
| 00:34 | Kansas | Richard Gill can't connect on a floater from the right side | 75-75 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Jeff Johnston pulls down the rebound | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Chris Garceau - foul #3 on Chris Garceau, team foul #11 | 75-75 |
| 00:11 | Kansas | Kansas calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 75-75 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:07 | Kansas | Jeff Johnston denies the turnaround by Jess Davis | 75-76 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Victor Gardner pulls down the rebound | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Chris Garceau is called for the reach on Victor Gardner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Chris Garceau, team foul #12 | 75-76 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 75-77 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | Jess Davis snags the defensive board | 75-77 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kansas | Thomas Montgomery misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 75-77 |