| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Mervin Harris (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Bosserman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jesse Sorrentino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Schmitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Dolan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Victor Gardner - foul #3 on Victor Gardner, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG) Victor Gardner | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 19:42 | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 19:42 | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 19:40 | Houston | Brian Bosserman is called for the reach on Eddie Wyatt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Bosserman, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Brian Bosserman steps in front of the Kevin Tyler pass | 35-39 |
| 19:31 | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mervin Harris, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 19:04 | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 18:40 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Dolan loses the dribble to Jeff Johnston | 35-39 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Jeff Johnston hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses the tip | 35-39 |
| 18:12 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Mervin Harris | 35-39 |
| 17:57 | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Akimseu | 35-39 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Kevin Tyler lays it up and in set up by Eddie Wyatt | 37-39 |
| 17:20 | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-42 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses short on a shot from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 17:07 | Pepperdine | Joe Schmitz gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:58 | Pepperdine | Joe Schmitz drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Sorrentino | 37-45 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Giardina | 39-45 |
| 16:21 | Pepperdine | Kevin Tyler is called for the reach on Jesse Sorrentino - foul #1 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Emory Timmons (SG), Alonzo Lee (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Eddie Wyatt, Donald Giardina, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Richardson (PG), Henry Gregory (SG), Glenn Myers (SF), Erwin Navas (PF), Shane Sutterfield (C) Mervin Harris, Brian Bosserman, Jesse Sorrentino, Joe Schmitz, Jeffrey Dolan | |
| 16:14 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 16:13 | Pepperdine | Erwin Navas tips it back up and in | 39-47 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses the fadeaway from the right block | 39-47 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Emory Timmons grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emory Timmons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Richardson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Glenn Myers (fresh) PF - Erwin Navas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Sutterfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Houston | Alonzo Lee lays it in set up by Russell Schrader | 41-47 |
| 15:18 | Pepperdine | Henry Gregory can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-47 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Emory Timmons throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Donald Giardina (SG) Russell Schrader, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth (PG) Glenn Myers | |
| 15:03 | Pepperdine | Michael Johnson steals it from Andrew Barth | 41-47 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Andrew Barth steals it from Donald Giardina in the backcourt | 41-47 |
| 14:59 | Pepperdine | Henry Gregory lays it in set up by Andrew Barth | 41-49 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Andrew Barth is called for the reach on Donald Giardina in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Barth, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris (PG), Brian Bosserman (SG), Jeffrey Dolan (C) Andrew Barth, John Richardson, Shane Sutterfield | |
| 14:43 | Houston | Emory Timmons makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Donald Giardina | 43-49 |
| 14:22 | Pepperdine | The jump hook by Henry Gregory is blocked by Michael Johnson | 43-49 |
| 14:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Johnson | 43-49 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Mervin Harris - foul #2 on Mervin Harris, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Emory Timmons, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers (SF), Joe Schmitz (PF) Henry Gregory, Erwin Navas | |
| 14:05 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:45 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 13:44 | Houston | Michael Shipley snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Michael Shipley is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Victor Gardner | 47-49 |
| 13:07 | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 13:05 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Dolan hits the follow up shot | 47-51 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Bosserman - foul #2 on Brian Bosserman, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Emory Timmons (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Jeff Johnston (C) Victor Gardner, Donald Giardina, Eddie Wyatt, Dikembe Akimseu | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Richardson (PG), Jesse Sorrentino (SF), Shane Sutterfield (C) Mervin Harris, Joe Schmitz, Jeffrey Dolan | |
| 12:51 | Houston | Russell Schrader is whistled for a carry | 47-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Erwin Navas (PF) Glenn Myers | |
| 12:42 | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| 12:28 | Houston | The jump hook by Michael Shipley is blocked by Shane Sutterfield | 47-51 |
| 12:26 | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 12:04 | Pepperdine | Shane Sutterfield loses the dribble to Russell Schrader | 47-51 |
| 11:45 | Houston | Michael Shipley drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Russell Schrader | 49-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emory Timmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Shipley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jeff Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Bosserman (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jesse Sorrentino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erwin Navas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Sutterfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Pepperdine | Brian Bosserman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Erwin Navas | 49-54 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses short on a floater from the left block | 49-54 |
| 11:04 | Houston | Jeff Johnston tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 10:46 | Pepperdine | Kevin Tyler swats the short shot by Brian Bosserman | 51-54 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Kevin Tyler gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Erwin Navas is called for the reach on Kevin Tyler - foul #1 on Erwin Navas, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Eddie Wyatt (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Russell Schrader, Emory Timmons, Kevin Tyler, Michael Shipley, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Gregory (PG), Mervin Harris (SG), Glenn Myers (SF), Joe Schmitz (PF), Jeffrey Dolan (C) John Richardson, Brian Bosserman, Jesse Sorrentino, Erwin Navas, Shane Sutterfield | |
| 10:17 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Michael Johnson grabs the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Victor Gardner hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Eddie Wyatt | 54-54 |
| 09:46 | Pepperdine | Joe Schmitz comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 09:44 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Dolan hits the follow up shot | 54-56 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Jeffrey Dolan steps in front of the Victor Gardner pass in the backcourt | 54-56 |
| 09:25 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu snags the defensive board | 54-56 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Henry Gregory - foul #1 on Henry Gregory, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:56 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Dolan can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 56-56 |
| 08:54 | Pepperdine | Henry Gregory pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:37 | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 08:36 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Dolan gets the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:19 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Dolan drills a shot from the right block | 56-58 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Emory Timmons (SF), Jeff Johnston (C) Victor Gardner, Eddie Wyatt, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Richardson (PG), Brian Bosserman (SG), Jesse Sorrentino (SF), Erwin Navas (PF) Henry Gregory, Mervin Harris, Glenn Myers, Joe Schmitz | |
| 08:02 | Pepperdine | John Richardson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jesse Sorrentino | 56-61 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Donald Giardina | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Emory Timmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - John Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Bosserman (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Jesse Sorrentino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Erwin Navas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Dolan (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Pepperdine | The short jumper by Jeffrey Dolan is denied by Emory Timmons | 58-61 |
| 07:24 | Pepperdine | Brian Bosserman tips it in | 58-63 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Russell Schrader is hacked by John Richardson - foul #2 on John Richardson, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Shipley (C) Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Andrew Barth (PG), Mervin Harris (SG), Joe Schmitz (PF) John Richardson, Brian Bosserman, Jeffrey Dolan | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 06:54 | Pepperdine | Joe Schmitz scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Barth | 60-66 |
| 06:36 | Houston | Russell Schrader is called for traveling | 60-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG) Donald Giardina | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 06:18 | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino lays it up and in on a nice dish by Erwin Navas and the foul's on Michael Shipley - foul #2 on Michael Shipley, team foul #3 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) Russell Schrader, Emory Timmons, Dikembe Akimseu | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Gregory (SG), Shane Sutterfield (C) Mervin Harris, Erwin Navas | |
| 06:18 | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino makes the free throw | 60-69 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Michael Shipley misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Shane Sutterfield - foul #1 on Shane Sutterfield, team foul #9 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Alonzo Lee (SF), Jeff Johnston (C) Kevin Tyler, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill (SF), Glenn Myers (PF) Jesse Sorrentino, Joe Schmitz | |
| 05:56 | Houston | Michael Shipley makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Michael Shipley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 05:27 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-69 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Victor Gardner grabs the board | 62-69 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Victor Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Emory Timmons (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Michael Johnson (PF) Victor Gardner, Eddie Wyatt, Alonzo Lee, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Brian Bosserman (SG), Erwin Navas (PF), Jeffrey Dolan (C) Henry Gregory, Glenn Myers, Shane Sutterfield | |
| 04:39 | Pepperdine | Brian Bosserman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 04:18 | Houston | The 3pt attempt by Kevin Tyler is denied by Erwin Navas | 62-69 |
| 04:16 | Pepperdine | Erwin Navas snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| 04:06 | Pepperdine | Jeffrey Dolan lays it up and in on a nice dish by Erwin Navas | 62-71 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 62-71 |
| 03:47 | Pepperdine | Richard Caudill pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emory Timmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Andrew Barth (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brian Bosserman (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Richard Caudill (fairly fresh) PF - Erwin Navas (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Dolan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Pepperdine | Erwin Navas is hacked by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #2 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #4 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Eddie Wyatt (SF), Alonzo Lee (PF) Russell Schrader, Kevin Tyler, Dikembe Akimseu, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | John Richardson (SG), Jesse Sorrentino (SF), Glenn Myers (PF), Henry Gregory (C) Brian Bosserman, Richard Caudill, Erwin Navas, Jeffrey Dolan | |
| 03:16 | Pepperdine | Glenn Myers hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Richardson | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Houston | John Richardson is called for the reach on Donald Giardina in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Richardson, team foul #10 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Johnston (C) Emory Timmons | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 03:13 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 03:13 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 03:13 | Pepperdine | Henry Gregory pulls down the rebound | 62-74 |
| 02:44 | Pepperdine | Jeff Johnston steps in front of the Glenn Myers pass | 62-74 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt misses the lay-in | 62-74 |
| 02:29 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses the tip | 62-74 |
| 02:27 | Pepperdine | John Richardson snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| 02:27 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Tyler (SF) Eddie Wyatt | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris (PG), Joe Schmitz (PF), Erwin Navas (C) Andrew Barth, Glenn Myers, Henry Gregory | |
| 02:10 | Pepperdine | Jesse Sorrentino can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 62-74 |
| 02:09 | Pepperdine | Joe Schmitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 01:52 | Pepperdine | Erwin Navas blows the layup | 62-74 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Kevin Tyler snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Donald Giardina connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Victor Gardner | 64-74 |
| 01:09 | Pepperdine | Erwin Navas misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Donald Giardina - foul #1 on Donald Giardina, team foul #5 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Eddie Wyatt (SG), Emory Timmons (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Victor Gardner, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Henry Gregory (SF), Shane Sutterfield (C) Jesse Sorrentino, Joe Schmitz | |
| 01:09 | Pepperdine | Erwin Navas makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:09 | Pepperdine | Erwin Navas makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 01:01 | Houston | John Richardson is called for the reach on Eddie Wyatt - foul #4 on John Richardson, team foul #11 | 64-76 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt misses the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Alonzo Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 64-76 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Eddie Wyatt | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Russell Schrader - foul #3 on Russell Schrader, team foul #6 | 66-76 |
| 00:47 | Pepperdine | Henry Gregory is hacked by Alonzo Lee - foul #1 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #7 | 66-76 |
| 00:47 | Pepperdine | Henry Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:47 | Pepperdine | Henry Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Houston | Alonzo Lee double dribbles in the backcourt | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Pepperdine | Henry Gregory hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 66-78 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Alonzo Lee grabs the board | 66-78 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Russell Schrader can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-78 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Alonzo Lee snags the offensive board | 66-78 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Emory Timmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-78 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Mervin Harris runs out the clock | 66-78 |