| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Allen Oppenheimer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Garfield Cameron (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Raymond Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Willie Moose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Saville (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 3 pts. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Cantwell - foul #2 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 19:42 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:42 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Michael Nash is fouled on the floor by Willie Moose - foul #1 on Willie Moose, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Edward Castrejon scores on a shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Raymond Robbins - foul #1 on Raymond Robbins, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:58 | Montana State | Willie Moose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Philip Kelley snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Robert Cantwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-38 |
| 18:32 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Philip Kelley grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Robert Cantwell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 18:26 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Andrew Saville | 42-38 |
| 18:21 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Paul Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Michael Nash knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 42-40 |
| 17:41 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Philip Kelley - foul #2 on Philip Kelley, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| 17:41 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:41 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Philip Kelley gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Michael Nash is fouled on the floor by Willie Moose - foul #2 on Willie Moose, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Philip Kelley's pass is intercepted by Andrew Saville | 43-40 |
| 16:55 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-40 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Michael Nash snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Michael Nash can't throw it down | 43-40 |
| 16:34 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Willie Moose | 43-40 |
| 16:30 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 16:28 | Houston | Philip Kelley gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Paul Dunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (PG), Jack Johnston (SG), Nicholas Wright (SF), Thomas Blankenship (PF), Daniel Hudson (C) Allen Oppenheimer, Garfield Cameron, Raymond Robbins, Willie Moose, Andrew Saville | |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Alfred Amos (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Robert Cantwell, Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| 15:58 | Montana State | David Green takes the ball from Leland Dukes | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Leland Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Johnston (fresh) SF - Nicholas Wright (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Thomas Blankenship (fresh) C - Daniel Hudson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Galaviz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alfred Amos (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Green (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Houston | John Galaviz misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 15:51 | Montana State | Leland Dukes snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 15:37 | Montana State | Brian Jackson swats the dunk try by Jack Johnston | 43-40 |
| 15:36 | Houston | Brian Jackson pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:21 | Houston | The jump hook by Alfred Amos is blocked by Daniel Hudson | 43-40 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Brian Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:04 | Houston | Alfred Amos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG), Carl Huizar (PF), Andrew Saville (C) Jack Johnston, Thomas Blankenship, Daniel Hudson | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG) Alfred Amos | |
| 14:46 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 14:45 | Houston | Zhuang Xue snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 14:36 | Houston | John Galaviz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Edward Castrejon hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 14:24 | Montana State | Leland Dukes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-42 |
| 14:22 | Montana State | Andrew Saville grabs the offensive board | 43-42 |
| 14:14 | Montana State | Carl Huizar is fouled on the floor by Brian Jackson - foul #1 on Brian Jackson, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Raymond Robbins (SF), Willie Moose (PF) Nicholas Wright, Carl Huizar | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Paul Dunn (SF), Michael Nash (PF), Philip Kelley (C) Zhuang Xue, John Galaviz, Brian Jackson, David Green | |
| 14:02 | Montana State | Leland Dukes is hacked by Philip Kelley - foul #3 on Philip Kelley, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer (PG) Leland Dukes | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:51 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Paul Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Philip Kelley misses badly on a jumper from close range | 43-42 |
| 13:27 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Garfield Cameron | 43-42 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Andrew Saville makes the turnaround from close range set up by Raymond Robbins | 45-42 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Robert Cantwell is fouled on the floor by Willie Moose - foul #3 on Willie Moose, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (SG), Carl Huizar (C) Garfield Cameron, Andrew Saville | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:28 | Houston | Edward Castrejon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Philip Kelley | 45-45 |
| 12:10 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-45 |
| 12:09 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Leland Dukes | 45-45 |
| 11:56 | Montana State | Robert Cantwell is called for the reach on Allen Oppenheimer - foul #3 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #5 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jack Johnston (SG) Allen Oppenheimer | |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SG), Zhuang Xue (SF) Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Leland Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Johnston (fresh) SF - Raymond Robbins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Moose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Huizar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Galaviz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Montana State | Jack Johnston is fouled on the floor by Philip Kelley - foul #4 on Philip Kelley, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG), Nicholas Wright (SF), Daniel Hudson (C) Jack Johnston, Raymond Robbins, Willie Moose | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Jackson (C) Philip Kelley | |
| 11:20 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-45 |
| 11:18 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson misses the tip | 45-45 |
| 11:17 | Montana State | Carl Huizar tips it but misses | 45-45 |
| 11:15 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Huizar | 45-45 |
| 11:05 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright banks in the layup | 47-45 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Zhuang Xue | 47-48 |
| 10:27 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 10:26 | Montana State | Carl Huizar hits the follow up shot | 49-48 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Brian Jackson tips it back up and in | 49-50 |
| 10:04 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-50 |
| 10:03 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Hudson | 49-50 |
| 09:50 | Montana State | Leland Dukes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-50 |
| 09:49 | Montana State | Carl Huizar grabs the offensive board | 49-50 |
| 09:39 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson makes the jump hook from the left block | 51-50 |
| 09:21 | Houston | John Galaviz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer (PG), Raymond Robbins (SF), Willie Moose (PF), Andrew Saville (C) Leland Dukes, Nicholas Wright, Carl Huizar, Daniel Hudson | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), David Green (C) Robert Cantwell, John Galaviz, Michael Nash | |
| 09:02 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron's floater is tipped away by David Green | 51-50 |
| 09:01 | Houston | David Green pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Brian Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Allen Oppenheimer - foul #1 on Allen Oppenheimer, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jack Johnston (SG) Garfield Cameron | |
| Subs | Houston | George Turman (PG) Zhuang Xue | |
| 08:35 | Houston | Brian Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 08:35 | Montana State | Willie Moose pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:08 | Montana State | Willie Moose blows the layup | 51-51 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Edward Castrejon pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Brian Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 51-51 |
| 07:59 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins snags the defensive board | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Allen Oppenheimer (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jack Johnston (fresh) SF - Raymond Robbins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willie Moose (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Saville (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Turman (fresh) SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - David Green (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Montana State | Jack Johnston is fouled on the floor by Edward Castrejon - foul #2 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Kelley (C) David Green | |
| 07:39 | Montana State | Jack Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Philip Kelley pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 07:15 | Houston | George Turman hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Brian Jackson and he's fouled by Allen Oppenheimer - foul #2 on Allen Oppenheimer, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG) Jack Johnston | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Nash (PF) Brian Jackson | |
| 07:15 | Houston | George Turman makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:59 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG) George Turman | |
| 06:41 | Houston | Paul Dunn clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-54 |
| 06:40 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Andrew Saville | 51-54 |
| 06:19 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Willie Moose | 53-54 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Robert Cantwell knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Castrejon | 53-56 |
| 05:34 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins can't finish the layup | 53-56 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Edward Castrejon pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Philip Kelley comes up short on the shot from close range | 53-56 |
| 05:18 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 53-56 |
| 05:12 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins tips it back up and in | 55-56 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Michael Nash misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Willie Moose - foul #4 on Willie Moose, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leland Dukes (PG), Nicholas Wright (SF), Carl Huizar (PF), Daniel Hudson (C) Allen Oppenheimer, Raymond Robbins, Willie Moose, Andrew Saville | |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SG), Zhuang Xue (SF) Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn | |
| 04:56 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:43 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 04:29 | Houston | John Galaviz's pass is intercepted by Daniel Hudson | 58-58 |
| 04:00 | Montana State | Carl Huizar blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Nash - foul #3 on Michael Nash, team foul #8 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Jack Johnston (SG) Garfield Cameron | |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Amos (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Robert Cantwell, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| 04:00 | Montana State | Carl Huizar makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:00 | Montana State | Carl Huizar makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Leland Dukes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Johnston (fresh) SF - Nicholas Wright (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carl Huizar (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Galaviz (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alfred Amos (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - David Green (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:45 | Houston | Zhuang Xue loses the dribble to Daniel Hudson | 60-58 |
| 03:16 | Montana State | Daniel Hudson's pass is intercepted by Zhuang Xue | 60-58 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Daniel Hudson is called for the reach on Alfred Amos - foul #1 on Daniel Hudson, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Montana State | Raymond Robbins (SF), Willie Moose (PF), Andrew Saville (C) Nicholas Wright, Carl Huizar, Daniel Hudson | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG) John Galaviz | |
| 03:11 | Houston | Alfred Amos makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:11 | Houston | Alfred Amos makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:56 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins travels with the ball | 60-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Garfield Cameron (SG) Jack Johnston | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Paul Dunn (SF), Philip Kelley (C) Zhuang Xue, Alfred Amos, David Green | |
| 02:47 | Houston | Edward Castrejon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 02:45 | Montana State | Willie Moose grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 02:30 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins hits a 3 from the right wing | 63-60 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Brian Jackson knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Castrejon | 63-62 |
| 01:52 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins is hacked by Brian Jackson - foul #2 on Brian Jackson, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer (PG) Leland Dukes | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Nash (PF) Brian Jackson | |
| 01:52 | Montana State | Raymond Robbins misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Philip Kelley pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Paul Dunn connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Robert Cantwell | 63-64 |
| 01:29 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Allen Oppenheimer | 65-64 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Philip Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 01:10 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 00:49 | Montana State | Garfield Cameron misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Philip Kelley gets the rebound | 65-64 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Allen Oppenheimer steals it from Michael Nash | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Edward Castrejon is called for the reach on Allen Oppenheimer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Andrew Saville steals it from Edward Castrejon | 67-64 |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Robert Cantwell is called for the reach on Allen Oppenheimer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #11 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Nicholas Wright (SF) Raymond Robbins | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Allen Oppenheimer makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Houston | Edward Castrejon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Nash | 69-67 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright is hacked by Robert Cantwell in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #12 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG) Robert Cantwell | |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:03 | Montana State | Nicholas Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Paul Dunn clanks a halfcourt shot | 70-67 |