| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cory Schantz (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Michael Hardnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Trent Harrison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett inbounds the ball | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Murray State | Cory Schantz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 19:49 | Houston | Garf Glomski gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Garf Glomski misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-47 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Milton Hefner can't tip it in | 31-47 |
| 19:30 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett snags the defensive board | 31-47 |
| 19:16 | Murray State | Cory Schantz can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-47 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Milton Hefner hits a turnaround from the right block | 33-47 |
| 18:48 | Murray State | Cory Schantz scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Donald Schwartz | 33-50 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Milton Hefner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-50 |
| 18:20 | Murray State | Cory Schantz misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Garf Glomski is fouled on the floor by Cory Schantz - foul #3 on Cory Schantz, team foul #1 | 33-50 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (SF), Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 17:32 | Murray State | Trent Harrison is fouled on the floor by Fang Wang - foul #2 on Fang Wang, team foul #1 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (PG) Fang Wang | |
| Subs | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend (C) Lance Carpenter | |
| 17:15 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Cory Schantz | 33-52 |
| 16:59 | Houston | Otto Hall buries a runner from the left block and the foul's on Jeremy Townsend - foul #1 on Jeremy Townsend, team foul #2 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (SG) Carmelo Fuentes | |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG) Donald Schwartz | |
| 16:59 | Houston | Otto Hall misses the free throw | 35-52 |
| 16:59 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:48 | Murray State | Harold Quill double dribbles | 35-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Otto Hall, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 16:27 | Houston | David Pennington misses the 3 from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 16:26 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend grabs the board | 35-52 |
| 16:13 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses the shot from just outside the lane | 35-52 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Garf Glomski grabs the board | 35-52 |
| 15:51 | Houston | David Pennington is fouled on the floor by Trent Harrison - foul #4 on Trent Harrison, team foul #3 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), William Yard (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF) John Raczynski, David Pennington, Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Schwartz (PG), Robert Wyatt (SG), Richard Guiterrez (SF), James Griggs (PF), Lance Carpenter (C) Harold Quill, Cory Schantz, Michael Hardnett, Trent Harrison, Jeremy Townsend | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Yard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Guiterrez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Griggs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Houston | Christopher Jackson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Hefner | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:18 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Robert Wyatt | 38-54 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Garf Glomski lays it up and in on a great pass from Fang Wang | 40-54 |
| 14:53 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt misses badly on a floater in the paint | 40-54 |
| 14:52 | Houston | William Yard snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Garf Glomski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-54 |
| 14:31 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 14:18 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 40-54 |
| 14:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Milton Hefner | 40-54 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Fang Wang connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Jackson | 43-54 |
| 13:30 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-56 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the jumper from the right side | 45-56 |
| 12:59 | Murray State | Fang Wang picks off the pass by Robert Wyatt | 45-56 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Richard Guiterrez steals the ball from William Yard | 45-56 |
| 12:42 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz blows the layup | 45-56 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Christopher Jackson pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Fang Wang comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-56 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Fang Wang gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Fang Wang misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 12:25 | Murray State | James Griggs grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 12:15 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Fang Wang tips it but misses | 45-58 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Christopher Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Yard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Hefner (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Garf Glomski (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Wyatt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Guiterrez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Griggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Houston | Milton Hefner clanks a driving attempt from close range | 45-58 |
| 11:36 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-58 |
| 11:26 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt hits the finger roll set up by Donald Schwartz and the foul's on William Yard - foul #4 on William Yard, team foul #2 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (PG), Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) Fang Wang, William Yard, Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG), Michael Hardnett (SF), Trent Harrison (PF), Jeremy Townsend (C) Donald Schwartz, Richard Guiterrez, James Griggs, Lance Carpenter | |
| 11:26 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt makes the free throw | 45-61 |
| 11:19 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Cory Schantz (SG) Robert Wyatt | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:59 | Murray State | Frank Kennedy steals the ball from Michael Hardnett | 45-61 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Jeremy Townsend swats the layup by Otto Hall | 45-61 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Otto Hall gets the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Frank Kennedy makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Preusser | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:20 | Murray State | Cory Schantz clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-61 |
| 10:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Otto Hall | 48-61 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Robert Preusser double dribbles | 48-61 |
| 10:04 | Murray State | Carmelo Fuentes is called for the reach on Jeremy Townsend - foul #2 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #3 | 48-61 |
| 09:59 | Murray State | Harold Quill comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Otto Hall - foul #1 on Otto Hall, team foul #4 | 48-61 |
| 09:59 | Murray State | Harold Quill makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 09:59 | Murray State | Harold Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Frank Kennedy buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Preusser | 50-63 |
| 09:32 | Murray State | Cory Schantz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Otto Hall gets the rebound | 50-63 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Michael Hardnett takes the ball from Robert Preusser | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:52 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Raczynski - foul #2 on John Raczynski, team foul #5 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Todd Brown (SF), Milton Hefner (PF) John Raczynski, Frank Kennedy, Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Murray State | Donald Schwartz (PG) Harold Quill | |
| 08:52 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 08:52 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:22 | Murray State | Cory Schantz is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Cory Schantz, team foul #4 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Garf Glomski (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Murray State | Lance Carpenter (C) Jeremy Townsend | |
| 08:03 | Houston | Milton Hefner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Lance Carpenter - foul #1 on Lance Carpenter, team foul #5 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez (SF) Michael Hardnett | |
| 08:03 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the free throw | 56-65 |
| 07:39 | Murray State | Cory Schantz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Pennington - foul #1 on David Pennington, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Otto Hall (PF) David Pennington, Todd Brown, Milton Hefner | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 07:39 | Murray State | Cory Schantz makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 07:39 | Murray State | Cory Schantz makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Yard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Otto Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Donald Schwartz (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Cory Schantz (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Richard Guiterrez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Trent Harrison (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the fadeaway in the lane | 56-67 |
| 07:17 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| 07:04 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Cory Schantz | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:47 | Houston | Garf Glomski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Garf Glomski, team foul #7 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Robert Preusser (PF) William Yard, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Wyatt (SG), Michael Hardnett (SF), Jeremy Townsend (C) Cory Schantz, Richard Guiterrez, Lance Carpenter | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:31 | Murray State | Robert Wyatt comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-70 |
| 06:29 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz grabs the offensive board | 56-70 |
| 06:05 | Murray State | Trent Harrison misses the dunk | 56-70 |
| 06:03 | Murray State | Trent Harrison tips it in | 56-72 |
| 05:54 | Houston | Trent Harrison picks off the pass by Otto Hall | 56-72 |
| 05:32 | Murray State | Donald Schwartz hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Robert Wyatt | 56-74 |
| 05:24 | Houston | Robert Preusser drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Fang Wang | 58-74 |
| 05:04 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-74 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Robert Preusser snags the defensive board | 58-74 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Robert Preusser misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Trent Harrison - foul #5 on Trent Harrison, team foul #6 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Milton Hefner (PF) Fang Wang, Carmelo Fuentes, Christopher Jackson, Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Murray State | Harold Quill (PG), Cory Schantz (SG), James Griggs (PF), Lance Carpenter (C) Donald Schwartz, Robert Wyatt, Trent Harrison, Jeremy Townsend | |
| 04:47 | Houston | Robert Preusser makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Robert Preusser makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 04:18 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Frank Kennedy - foul #1 on Frank Kennedy, team foul #8 | 60-74 |
| 04:18 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett makes the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 04:18 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Michael Hardnett steps in front of the John Raczynski pass | 60-76 |
| 03:47 | Murray State | Michael Hardnett knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Cory Schantz | 60-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Houston | Harold Quill is called for the reach on William Yard - foul #1 on Harold Quill, team foul #7 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Garf Glomski (C) John Raczynski, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 03:40 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 03:40 | Houston | William Yard misses the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 03:40 | Murray State | Lance Carpenter snags the defensive board | 61-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Harold Quill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cory Schantz (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Hardnett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Griggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lance Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Murray State | Harold Quill jams it on a great pass from Cory Schantz | 61-80 |
| 02:57 | Houston | William Yard is fouled on the floor by Harold Quill - foul #2 on Harold Quill, team foul #8 | 61-80 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Robert Preusser (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Murray State | Robert Wyatt (SG), Richard Guiterrez (SF), Jeremy Townsend (C) Cory Schantz, Michael Hardnett, Lance Carpenter | |
| 02:57 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 62-80 |
| 02:57 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-80 |
| 02:32 | Murray State | Harold Quill hits a runner in the paint | 63-82 |
| 02:20 | Houston | William Yard clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 63-82 |
| 02:19 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Jeremy Townsend | 63-82 |
| 02:03 | Murray State | Harold Quill makes the floater from the right wing | 63-84 |
| 01:47 | Houston | John Raczynski is hacked by Robert Wyatt - foul #1 on Robert Wyatt, team foul #9 | 63-84 |
| Subs | Houston | Otto Hall (C) Todd Brown | |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| 01:47 | Houston | John Raczynski makes the 1st free throw | 64-84 |
| 01:47 | Houston | John Raczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 64-84 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Otto Hall gets the offensive rebound | 64-84 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Otto Hall clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 64-84 |
| 01:25 | Houston | Frank Kennedy tips it home | 66-84 |
| 01:00 | Murray State | Frank Kennedy is called for the reach on Richard Guiterrez - foul #2 on Frank Kennedy, team foul #9 | 66-84 |
| 01:00 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez makes the 1st free throw | 66-85 |
| 01:00 | Murray State | Richard Guiterrez makes the 2nd free throw | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Houston | John Raczynski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-86 |
| 00:53 | Murray State | Harold Quill grabs the board | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Murray State | Harold Quill misses short on a shot from the left wing | 66-86 |
| 00:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to Otto Hall | 66-86 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Harold Quill is called for the reach on Frank Kennedy - foul #3 on Harold Quill, team foul #10 | 66-86 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 66-86 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 66-86 |
| 00:20 | Murray State | Jeremy Townsend snags the defensive board | 66-86 |
| 00:00 | Murray State | Harold Quill runs out the clock | 66-86 |