| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fresh) SG - Glenn Tejada (fresh) SF - Antoine Lancaster (fresh) PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) C - Ernest Doyle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) SG - Frank Tully (fresh) SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) PF - Joshua Gross (fresh) C - William Godfrey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Glenn Tejada | 3-0 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Lawrence Goings drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 19:15 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Orji | 5-3 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 18:44 | Houston | William Godfrey tips it back up and in | 5-5 |
| 18:22 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Joshua Gross snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez is hacked by Glenn Tejada - foul #1 on Glenn Tejada, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Frank Tully misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 17:23 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:16 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Joshua Gross - foul #1 on Joshua Gross, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:16 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:16 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Joshua Gross pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:59 | Houston | William Godfrey blows the dunk | 6-5 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the offensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Lawrence Goings clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Doyle - foul #1 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Charles Towry (C) Antoine Lancaster, Bret Wimmer, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:40 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:29 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 16:28 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry gets the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:23 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Juan Gonzalez - foul #1 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG) Dikembe Orji | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:23 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:23 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada misses the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Godfrey | 7-7 |
| 15:58 | Houston | William Godfrey misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 15:56 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) SG - Glenn Tejada (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Lee (fresh) PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) C - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) SG - Frank Tully (fresh) SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Gross - foul #2 on Joshua Gross, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (C) Glenn Tejada | |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF) Joshua Gross | |
| 15:49 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:49 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:23 | Houston | William Godfrey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Goings and he's hacked by Samuel Lee - foul #1 on Samuel Lee, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Bret Wimmer (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Lee, Charles Towry, John Hauer | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (SG) Frank Tully | |
| 15:23 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:10 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 9-10 |
| 15:09 | Houston | William Godfrey gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:40 | Houston | David Smith knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Juan Gonzalez | 9-12 |
| 14:30 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey is whistled for traveling | 9-12 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF) Samuel Collins, Gerald Lucey | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (SG), Gordon Janes (C) Juan Gonzalez, William Godfrey | |
| 14:21 | Houston | Lawrence Goings comes up short on the floater from the left side | 9-12 |
| 14:20 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:15 | Western Illinois | Glenn Tejada buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 14:00 | Houston | David Smith misses long on a floater near the basket | 12-12 |
| 13:59 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 13:54 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-12 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Gordon Janes snags the defensive board | 12-12 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Glenn Tejada - foul #2 on Glenn Tejada, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (PG), Samuel Lee (SG), Gerald Lucey (PF) Dikembe Orji, Glenn Tejada, Bret Wimmer | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Frank Tully (SG) William Curto, Joseph Hill | |
| 13:24 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:14 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 12-14 |
| 13:12 | Houston | The rebound goes to Lawrence Goings | 12-14 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Frank Tully buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Lawrence Goings | 12-16 |
| 12:34 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee is denied on a layup by Gordon Janes | 12-16 |
| 12:32 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle hits the follow up shot | 14-16 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Gordon Janes misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 12:15 | Houston | David Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses short on a shot from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 12:00 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Gerald Lucey | 14-16 |
| 11:38 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-16 |
| 11:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Smith | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Antoine Lancaster (fairly fresh) PF - Gerald Lucey (fresh) C - Ernest Doyle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Tully (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Houston | Samuel Lee steps in front of the Lawrence Goings pass | 14-16 |
| 11:19 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 11:18 | Houston | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Frank Tully throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Bret Wimmer (PF), Charles Towry (C) Samuel Lee, Antoine Lancaster, Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), William Godfrey (C) Juan Gonzalez, Gordon Janes | |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-16 |
| 10:45 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey tips it but misses | 14-16 |
| 10:44 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry grabs the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:32 | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 10:31 | Houston | William Godfrey snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 10:16 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:59 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses the easy layup | 14-16 |
| 09:58 | Houston | William Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Lawrence Goings loses the ball out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SG), Michael Becker (SF) Samuel Collins, Gerald Lucey | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Gordon Janes (PF) Frank Tully, David Smith | |
| 09:08 | Western Illinois | Juan Gonzalez is called for the reach on Michael Becker - foul #2 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (SG) Juan Gonzalez | |
| 08:49 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-16 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Lawrence Goings buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Hill | 14-19 |
| 08:19 | Western Illinois | Lawrence Goings takes the ball from Charles Towry | 14-19 |
| 08:00 | Houston | William Godfrey slams it home set up by William Curto | 14-21 |
| 07:47 | Western Illinois | Gordon Janes takes the ball from Bret Wimmer | 14-21 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Lawrence Goings knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gordon Janes | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Dikembe Orji (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Becker (fresh) PF - Bret Wimmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Towry (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Goings (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gordon Janes (fresh) C - William Godfrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry misses long on a jumper from close range | 14-23 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the defensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 06:53 | Houston | William Curto misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-23 |
| 06:51 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 06:37 | Western Illinois | Michael Becker is hacked by Lawrence Goings - foul #1 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Collins (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Gerald Lucey (PF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Lee, Michael Becker, Bret Wimmer, Charles Towry | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (SG), David Smith (PF), Paul Erickson (C) William Curto, Gordon Janes, William Godfrey | |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gerald Lucey and the foul's on Lawrence Goings - foul #2 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (SF) Lawrence Goings | |
| 06:16 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji misses the free throw | 16-23 |
| 06:16 | Houston | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Paul Erickson knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Ernest Doyle - foul #2 on Ernest Doyle, team foul #5 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | John Hauer (C) Ernest Doyle | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), William Godfrey (C) Joseph Hill, Joshua Gross | |
| 06:05 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses the free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:05 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Dikembe Orji | 16-25 |
| 05:49 | Western Illinois | David Smith is called for the reach on Dikembe Orji - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (SF) William Godfrey | |
| 05:49 | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 05:49 | Houston | The rebound goes to Paul Erickson | 16-25 |
| 05:31 | Houston | William Curto can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Samuel Collins - foul #1 on Samuel Collins, team foul #6 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Michael Becker (SG) Dikembe Orji | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (PG), Gordon Janes (PF) Joshua Gross, David Smith | |
| 05:31 | Houston | William Curto misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 05:31 | Houston | William Curto misses the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 05:31 | Western Illinois | John Hauer snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 05:15 | Western Illinois | Gerald Lucey misses the jumper from close range | 16-25 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Paul Erickson grabs the board | 16-25 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Joseph Hill is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Hill, team foul #8 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee (SG) Michael Becker | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (SF) Joseph Hill | |
| 04:56 | Western Illinois | John Hauer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-25 |
| 04:55 | Houston | Joshua Gross gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Antoine Lancaster is called for the reach on Joshua Gross - foul #1 on Antoine Lancaster, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Towry (C) John Hauer | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (PG) William Curto | |
| 04:32 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 1st free throw | 16-26 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 04:32 | Western Illinois | The rebound goes to Gerald Lucey | 16-26 |
| 04:18 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry misses the easy layup | 16-26 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Joshua Gross pulls down the rebound | 16-26 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Frank Tully throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-26 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer (PF) Antoine Lancaster | |
| Subs | Houston | William Godfrey (C) Paul Erickson | |
| 04:04 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bret Wimmer and he's hacked by William Godfrey - foul #1 on William Godfrey, team foul #9 | 18-26 |
| 04:04 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry misses the free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:04 | Houston | William Godfrey gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Frank Tully connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Godfrey | 18-29 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Samuel Collins (fresh) SG - Samuel Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Lucey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Bret Wimmer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Towry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gordon Janes (fairly fresh) C - William Godfrey (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Western Illinois | Samuel Lee comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-29 |
| 03:13 | Houston | Joshua Gross pulls down the rebound | 18-29 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Frank Tully comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Samuel Lee - foul #2 on Samuel Lee, team foul #8 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Dikembe Orji (PG), Glenn Tejada (SG), Antoine Lancaster (SF), Ernest Doyle (C) Samuel Collins, Samuel Lee, Gerald Lucey, Charles Towry | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Lawrence Goings (SF), David Smith (PF) Joseph Hill, Joshua Gross, Gordon Janes | |
| 02:55 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Frank Tully misses the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 02:55 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle gets the rebound | 18-30 |
| 02:35 | Western Illinois | Bret Wimmer makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Dikembe Orji | 20-30 |
| 02:16 | Houston | William Godfrey is called for traveling | 20-30 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Towry (PF) Bret Wimmer | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (SG), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, William Godfrey | |
| 01:57 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster is called for traveling | 20-30 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Charles Towry swats the layup by Paul Erickson | 20-30 |
| 01:27 | Western Illinois | Ernest Doyle pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 01:09 | Western Illinois | Antoine Lancaster connects on the runner from close range | 22-30 |
| 00:44 | Houston | David Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Lawrence Goings tips it home | 22-32 |
| 00:22 | Western Illinois | Lawrence Goings takes the ball from Glenn Tejada | 22-32 |
| 00:02 | Houston | The jump hook by Lawrence Goings is blocked by Ernest Doyle | 22-32 |
| 00:01 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry pulls down the rebound | 22-32 |
| 00:00 | Western Illinois | Charles Towry misses short on a fullcourt shot | 22-32 |