| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Stanley Hayes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Zollner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary Bates (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Doolittle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ray Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Alonzo Lee inbounds the ball | 41-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:54 | Houston | Victor Gardner is hacked by Michael Zollner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Zollner, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| 19:44 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Victor Gardner | 43-36 |
| 19:32 | Monmouth | Stanley Hayes's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Akimseu | 43-36 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Alonzo Lee can't connect on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Gary Bates - foul #3 on Gary Bates, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Bruce Varnell (SF) Gary Bates | |
| 19:10 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 18:45 | Monmouth | Dikembe Akimseu swats the shot by Michael Zollner | 44-36 |
| 18:44 | Monmouth | George Doolittle tips it home | 44-38 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Jeff Johnston can't throw it down | 44-38 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by George Doolittle - foul #2 on George Doolittle, team foul #3 | 44-38 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 18:02 | Monmouth | Bruce Varnell snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 17:51 | Monmouth | George Doolittle is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #1 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| 17:35 | Monmouth | Ray Wilder makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Stanley Hayes and he's hacked by Jeff Johnston - foul #2 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| 17:35 | Monmouth | Ray Wilder makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Alonzo Lee's pass is intercepted by Stanley Hayes | 45-41 |
| 16:52 | Monmouth | George Doolittle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Louis Vital (SG), Michael Shipley (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Landon Zanchez (C) Victor Gardner, Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Ryan Funchess (PG), Darrell Conway (C) Stanley Hayes, Ray Wilder | |
| 16:40 | Houston | Landon Zanchez misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Michael Shipley snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 16:23 | Monmouth | Bruce Varnell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 16:16 | Monmouth | Michael Zollner hits the finger roll and the foul's on Louis Vital - foul #2 on Louis Vital, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Julian Hall (SF) Bruce Varnell | |
| 16:16 | Monmouth | Michael Zollner makes the free throw | 45-44 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Michael Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 15:50 | Monmouth | Darrell Conway gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Louis Vital (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Shipley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Landon Zanchez (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Ryan Funchess (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Zollner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Julian Hall (fresh) PF - George Doolittle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Darrell Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Monmouth | Ryan Funchess misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 15:37 | Houston | Russell Schrader gets the rebound | 45-44 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Louis Vital throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Louis Vital, Michael Shipley, Michael Johnson, Landon Zanchez | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christopher Cooke (PG), Stanley Hayes (SG), Gary Bates (SF), Justin Gilmore (PF), Ray Wilder (C) Ryan Funchess, Michael Zollner, Julian Hall, George Doolittle, Darrell Conway | |
| 15:01 | Monmouth | The jump hook by Gary Bates is blocked by Dikembe Akimseu | 45-44 |
| 15:00 | Monmouth | Ray Wilder tips it home | 45-46 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Jeff Johnston drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Akimseu | 47-46 |
| 14:15 | Monmouth | Stanley Hayes misses the floater from the right block | 47-46 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Alonzo Lee knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 49-46 |
| 13:35 | Monmouth | Justin Gilmore misses the easy layup | 49-46 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Justin Gilmore - foul #4 on Justin Gilmore, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (SG), Michael Johnson (PF) Clarence Hebert, Dikembe Akimseu | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Michael Zollner (SG), Bruce Varnell (PF), Darrell Conway (C) Stanley Hayes, Justin Gilmore, Ray Wilder | |
| 13:19 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 13:08 | Monmouth | Gary Bates clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Jeff Johnston - foul #3 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Shipley (SF), Landon Zanchez (C) Alonzo Lee, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 13:08 | Monmouth | Gary Bates makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:08 | Monmouth | Gary Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses short on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Cooke - foul #4 on Christopher Cooke, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Ryan Funchess (PG), George Doolittle (PF) Christopher Cooke, Bruce Varnell | |
| 12:43 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 12:32 | Monmouth | George Doolittle can't throw it down but the foul's on Russell Schrader - foul #1 on Russell Schrader, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Vital (SG) Victor Gardner | |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| 12:32 | Monmouth | George Doolittle makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 12:32 | Monmouth | George Doolittle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Michael Zollner steals it from Russell Schrader | 52-50 |
| 11:47 | Monmouth | Gary Bates misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-50 |
| 11:45 | Monmouth | Gary Bates snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Louis Vital (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Shipley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Landon Zanchez (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Ryan Funchess (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Zollner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Bates (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Doolittle (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Darrell Conway (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Monmouth | Ryan Funchess can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 11:34 | Monmouth | The offensive rebound goes to Darrell Conway | 52-50 |
| 11:20 | Monmouth | Ryan Funchess comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 11:18 | Monmouth | George Doolittle tips it in | 52-52 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Louis Vital drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Russell Schrader | 55-52 |
| 10:36 | Monmouth | Michael Zollner comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Shipley - foul #2 on Michael Shipley, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Louis Vital, Michael Shipley, Michael Johnson, Landon Zanchez | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Stanley Hayes (PG), Bruce Varnell (SF), Ray Wilder (C) Ryan Funchess, Gary Bates, Darrell Conway | |
| 10:36 | Monmouth | Michael Zollner makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 10:36 | Monmouth | Michael Zollner makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:11 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Alonzo Lee | 57-54 |
| 09:54 | Monmouth | Bruce Varnell can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-54 |
| 09:53 | Monmouth | Ray Wilder tips it in | 57-56 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Victor Gardner loses the dribble to Stanley Hayes | 57-56 |
| 09:31 | Monmouth | Stanley Hayes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ray Wilder | 57-59 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Clarence Hebert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Victor Gardner snags the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Victor Gardner clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 08:51 | Houston | Alonzo Lee tips it back up and in | 59-59 |
| 08:36 | Monmouth | Michael Zollner is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Michael Zollner, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Ryan Funchess (PG), Gary Bates (SF) Michael Zollner, George Doolittle | |
| 08:16 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-59 |
| 08:06 | Monmouth | Ryan Funchess hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Clarence Hebert grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Alonzo Lee clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 59-59 |
| 07:50 | Monmouth | Bruce Varnell snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 07:34 | Monmouth | Gary Bates comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 59-59 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Alonzo Lee pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Ryan Funchess (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hayes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Bates (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bruce Varnell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ray Wilder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Clarence Hebert | 61-59 |
| 06:58 | Monmouth | Ryan Funchess makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ray Wilder | 61-62 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Alonzo Lee is denied on a layup by Ray Wilder | 61-62 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Victor Gardner grabs the offensive board | 61-62 |
| 06:36 | Houston | Jeff Johnston buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 06:22 | Monmouth | Bruce Varnell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Victor Gardner pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Victor Gardner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Louis Vital (SG), Michael Shipley (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Landon Zanchez (C) Victor Gardner, Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christopher Cooke (PG), Justin Gilmore (PF), Darrell Conway (C) Stanley Hayes, Bruce Varnell, Ray Wilder | |
| 06:06 | Monmouth | Gary Bates connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Cooke | 63-65 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Landon Zanchez loses the dribble to Christopher Cooke | 63-65 |
| 05:54 | Monmouth | Christopher Cooke hits the finger roll | 63-67 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Landon Zanchez lays it up and in set up by Michael Johnson | 65-67 |
| 05:23 | Monmouth | Christopher Cooke is fouled on the floor by Michael Shipley - foul #3 on Michael Shipley, team foul #7 | 65-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Michael Zollner (SG), George Doolittle (PF) Ryan Funchess, Gary Bates | |
| 05:23 | Monmouth | Christopher Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:23 | Monmouth | Christopher Cooke misses the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Louis Vital is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Louis Vital, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| 04:53 | Monmouth | Darrell Conway drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Justin Gilmore | 65-70 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Louis Vital drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Schrader | 68-70 |
| 04:19 | Monmouth | George Doolittle loses the dribble to Russell Schrader | 68-70 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Michael Shipley loses the ball out of bounds | 68-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Louis Vital, Michael Shipley, Michael Johnson, Landon Zanchez | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Gary Bates (SF), Ray Wilder (C) Justin Gilmore, Darrell Conway | |
| 03:38 | Monmouth | Gary Bates is called for 3 seconds | 68-70 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Clarence Hebert hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Alonzo Lee and the foul's on Ray Wilder - foul #1 on Ray Wilder, team foul #7 | 71-70 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Clarence Hebert makes the free throw | 72-70 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Christopher Cooke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Zollner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gary Bates (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Doolittle (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ray Wilder (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Monmouth | Gary Bates lays it up and in on a great pass from George Doolittle | 72-72 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Jeff Johnston is hacked by George Doolittle - foul #3 on George Doolittle, team foul #8 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Stanley Hayes (PG), Bruce Varnell (PF) Christopher Cooke, George Doolittle | |
| 02:56 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 02:56 | Monmouth | Ray Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 02:56 | Monmouth | Monmouth calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| 02:33 | Monmouth | Ray Wilder is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #2 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #9 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Christopher Cooke (PG), George Doolittle (PF) Stanley Hayes, Bruce Varnell | |
| 02:33 | Monmouth | Ray Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:33 | Monmouth | Ray Wilder misses the 2nd free throw | 72-73 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu pulls down the rebound | 72-73 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Clarence Hebert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 72-73 |
| 02:14 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Gary Bates | 72-73 |
| 01:58 | Monmouth | Michael Zollner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-73 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the board | 72-73 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-73 |
| 01:52 | Monmouth | George Doolittle grabs the defensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 01:35 | Monmouth | Ray Wilder misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-73 |
| 01:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akimseu | 72-73 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Victor Gardner knocks in the floater from the left block | 74-73 |
| 00:51 | Monmouth | Gary Bates scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Zollner | 74-75 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clarence Hebert | 77-75 |
| 00:27 | Monmouth | Michael Zollner connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Cooke | 77-78 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Christopher Cooke is called for the reach on Victor Gardner - foul #5 on Christopher Cooke, team foul #9 | 77-78 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Monmouth | Stanley Hayes (PG) Christopher Cooke | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:08 | Monmouth | Monmouth calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-78 |
| 00:04 | Monmouth | Ray Wilder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Houston | Victor Gardner is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Hayes - foul #1 on Stanley Hayes, team foul #10 | 79-78 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 79-78 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Monmouth | Gary Bates misses short on a fullcourt shot | 80-78 |