| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Tully (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Godfrey (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Larry Russel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Shea (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Cowen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Lawrence Goings inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 19:45 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 19:27 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 42-35 |
| 19:25 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 19:20 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Juan Gonzalez - foul #3 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG) Juan Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 19:20 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:20 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Joshua Gross grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Lawrence Goings clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 18:59 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 18:55 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Oscar Shea, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| 18:26 | Houston | William Godfrey's floater is tipped away by John Hart | 42-36 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Lawrence Goings tips it home | 44-36 |
| 18:12 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Joshua Gross snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 17:25 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lawrence Goings - foul #2 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF) Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth (SF) Oscar Shea | |
| 17:25 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 17:25 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 17:25 | Houston | William Godfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 17:05 | Houston | William Godfrey can't finish the layup | 47-37 |
| 17:03 | Houston | William Curto misses the tip | 47-37 |
| 17:01 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 16:44 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-37 |
| 16:43 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Smith | 47-37 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Lawrence Goings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 16:16 | Houston | William Godfrey can't tip it in | 47-37 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Frank Tully tips it home | 49-37 |
| 16:01 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 16:00 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen gets the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 13 pts. PF - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Godfrey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Larry Russel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Forth (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Cowen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Steven Scott and the foul's on Frank Tully - foul #1 on Frank Tully, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Joshua Gross (SF), Gordon Janes (C) Frank Tully, Lawrence Goings, William Godfrey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea (SF), Bruce Justice (PF), Jeremy Crose (C) Steven Scott, David Cowen, John Hart | |
| 15:37 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth makes the free throw | 49-40 |
| 15:18 | Houston | Gordon Janes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (SG) Larry Russel | |
| 14:58 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Gordon Janes grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 14:31 | Houston | William Curto drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Juan Gonzalez | 52-40 |
| 14:21 | Virginia Tech | William Curto picks off the pass by Bruce Justice | 52-40 |
| 14:17 | Houston | William Curto slams it home | 54-40 |
| 13:57 | Virginia Tech | David Smith picks off the pass by Steven Deford | 54-40 |
| 13:31 | Houston | William Curto misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 13:29 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 13:12 | Virginia Tech | David Smith picks off the pass by Steven Deford | 54-40 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from William Curto and the foul's on Kevin Forth - foul #1 on Kevin Forth, team foul #2 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (SG), Lawrence Goings (SF), William Godfrey (C) William Curto, Joshua Gross, David Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), Larry Russel (SG), William Shaffer (SF), David Cowen (PF), John Hart (C) Kevin Forth, Steven Deford, Oscar Shea, Bruce Justice, Jeremy Crose | |
| 12:45 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez makes the free throw | 57-40 |
| 12:22 | Virginia Tech | John Hart misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Juan Gonzalez - foul #4 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (PG) Juan Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 12:22 | Virginia Tech | John Hart makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 12:22 | Virginia Tech | John Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Joseph Hill scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Goings | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Tully (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gordon Janes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Godfrey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Russel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Shaffer (fresh) PF - David Cowen (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 11:43 | Virginia Tech | Lawrence Goings picks off the pass by Steven Scott | 59-42 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 11:17 | Virginia Tech | John Hart gets the rebound | 59-42 |
| 11:13 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen misses long on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Gordon Janes - foul #1 on Gordon Janes, team foul #5 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Joshua Gross (PF) Joseph Hill, Gordon Janes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea (SF) William Shaffer | |
| 11:13 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 11:13 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Frank Tully clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 10:50 | Virginia Tech | John Hart snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:45 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-44 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Joshua Gross pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 10:14 | Houston | William Godfrey lays it in on a nice dish by Joshua Gross | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 10:04 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 10:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Frank Tully | 61-44 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Lawrence Goings drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Curto | 64-44 |
| 09:49 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott misses badly on a shot from the left side | 64-44 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the defensive rebound | 64-44 |
| 09:19 | Houston | William Curto is fouled on the floor by Oscar Shea - foul #3 on Oscar Shea, team foul #3 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (SG), David Smith (PF), Gordon Janes (C) Frank Tully, Joshua Gross, William Godfrey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford (PG), Kevin Forth (SF), Bruce Justice (PF) Steven Scott, Oscar Shea, David Cowen | |
| 09:00 | Houston | Lawrence Goings hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 08:59 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford snags the defensive board | 64-44 |
| 08:54 | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Forth | 64-47 |
| 08:33 | Houston | David Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-47 |
| 08:32 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Kevin Forth | 64-47 |
| 08:26 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 64-47 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Joseph Hill gets the rebound | 64-47 |
| 08:01 | Houston | David Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Hill and he's fouled by Bruce Justice - foul #2 on Bruce Justice, team foul #4 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (SG), William Godfrey (C) Joseph Hill, Gordon Janes | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott (PG), David Cowen (PF), Jeremy Crose (C) Steven Deford, Larry Russel, John Hart | |
| 08:01 | Houston | David Smith makes the free throw | 67-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Tully (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Godfrey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Steven Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Forth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Justice (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Cowen (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Crose (fresh) | |
| 07:44 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 67-47 |
| 07:42 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Justice | 67-47 |
| 07:34 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-47 |
| 07:32 | Houston | William Godfrey snags the defensive board | 67-47 |
| 07:08 | Houston | William Godfrey comes up short on the runner from close range | 67-47 |
| 07:06 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Kevin Forth | 67-47 |
| 06:57 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-47 |
| 06:56 | Houston | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 67-47 |
| 06:30 | Houston | Kevin Forth steals the ball from David Smith | 67-47 |
| 06:27 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kevin Forth | 67-49 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Jeremy Crose takes the ball from William Godfrey | 67-49 |
| 05:53 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 67-51 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Joshua Gross (PF) William Curto, David Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Russel (SG), Oscar Shea (SF), John Hart (C) Kevin Forth, Bruce Justice, Jeremy Crose | |
| 05:29 | Houston | Lawrence Goings connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Gross | 70-51 |
| 05:23 | Virginia Tech | Steven Scott is hacked by Juan Gonzalez - foul #5 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #6 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), David Smith (PF) Juan Gonzalez, Lawrence Goings | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 05:18 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-51 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Joshua Gross grabs the board | 70-51 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Frank Tully is fouled on the floor by Larry Russel - foul #1 on Larry Russel, team foul #5 | 70-51 |
| 04:32 | Houston | David Smith hits a 3 from straight away set up by William Curto | 73-51 |
| 04:10 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-51 |
| 04:08 | Virginia Tech | David Cowen grabs the offensive board | 73-51 |
| 03:53 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Godfrey - foul #2 on William Godfrey, team foul #7 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (SG), Lawrence Goings (SF), Gordon Janes (C) Frank Tully, Joshua Gross, William Godfrey | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth (PG), Steven Deford (SG), Bruce Justice (PF), Jeremy Crose (C) Steven Scott, Larry Russel, David Cowen, John Hart | |
| 03:53 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 03:53 | Virginia Tech | Oscar Shea misses the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Gordon Janes grabs the defensive rebound | 73-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Kevin Forth (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Deford (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Oscar Shea (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Justice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremy Crose (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:30 | Houston | Gordon Janes clanks a shot from close range | 73-52 |
| 03:29 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose pulls down the rebound | 73-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth is fouled in the backcourt by William Curto - foul #2 on William Curto, team foul #8 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Erickson (C) David Smith | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer (SF) Oscar Shea | |
| 03:27 | Virginia Tech | Kevin Forth misses the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 03:27 | Houston | Gordon Janes snags the defensive board | 73-52 |
| 03:11 | Houston | William Curto misses the jumpshot from the right side | 73-52 |
| 03:10 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose snags the defensive board | 73-52 |
| 03:03 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Goings - foul #3 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #9 | 73-52 |
| 03:03 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 73-53 |
| 03:03 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-54 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Curto | 75-54 |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice hits a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Gordon Janes - foul #2 on Gordon Janes, team foul #10 | 75-56 |
| 02:27 | Virginia Tech | Bruce Justice misses the free throw | 75-56 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Gordon Janes snags the defensive board | 75-56 |
| 01:58 | Houston | Joseph Hill loses the dribble to William Shaffer | 75-56 |
| 01:42 | Virginia Tech | Steven Deford buries a 3 from straight away set up by Kevin Forth | 75-59 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses the lay-in | 75-59 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Gordon Janes hits the follow up shot | 77-59 |
| 01:05 | Virginia Tech | Jeremy Crose makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by William Shaffer | 77-61 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Bruce Justice denies the turnaround by Joseph Hill | 77-61 |
| 00:37 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to William Shaffer | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer is hacked by Lawrence Goings - foul #4 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #11 | 77-61 |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF) Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 00:31 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:31 | Virginia Tech | William Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Houston | William Curto is hacked by Kevin Forth - foul #2 on Kevin Forth, team foul #6 | 77-63 |
| 00:00 | Houston | William Curto runs out the clock | 77-63 |