| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Batchelor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Norman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Simmerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ramiro Gomez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez inbounds the ball | 40-25 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Robert Spier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-25 |
| 19:44 | Houston | James Kress grabs the offensive rebound | 40-25 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Daniel Norman is called for the reach on James Kress - foul #2 on Daniel Norman, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Harold Clingerman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 40-25 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Robert Spier tips it but misses | 40-25 |
| 19:09 | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 18:53 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Alvin Simmerman | 42-25 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Robert Spier misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-25 |
| 18:26 | Houston | James Kress hits the follow up shot | 42-27 |
| 18:05 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 42-27 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 17:58 | Houston | James Kress misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Alvin Simmerman - foul #1 on Alvin Simmerman, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Lewis (C) Ramiro Gomez | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:58 | Houston | James Kress makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 17:58 | Houston | James Kress makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 17:29 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Eric Larmon grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 16:58 | Houston | James Kress connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Spier | 42-31 |
| 16:30 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman buries a turnaround from the right block | 44-31 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Eric Larmon throws it down set up by Robert Spier | 44-33 |
| 15:59 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from John Batchelor | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Batchelor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Norman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Simmerman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Bowman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harold Clingerman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kress (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie (PG), Robert Card (SG), Justin Plank (SF), Ramiro Gomez (PF), David Walker (C) John Batchelor, Daniel Norman, Alvin Simmerman, Charles Bowman, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (PG), William Gouin (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Kevin Wardle (PF), Wesley Kaplan (C) Eric Larmon, Harold Clingerman, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| 15:20 | Southern Methodist | Robert Card throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| 14:57 | Houston | William Gouin is hacked by David Walker - foul #4 on David Walker, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman (C) David Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:44 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan is hacked by Ramiro Gomez - foul #1 on Ramiro Gomez, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Kevin Noyes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| 14:32 | Southern Methodist | William Gouin is called for the reach on Gustavo Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Gouin, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| 14:17 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank is hacked by Keith Costello - foul #2 on Keith Costello, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Lewis (C) Charles Bowman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:53 | Southern Methodist | Keith Costello takes the ball from Jerry Lewis | 46-33 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the lay-in | 46-33 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Robert Card is called for the reach on Kevin Wardle - foul #4 on Robert Card, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro (SG), Daniel Norman (SF) Robert Card, Justin Plank | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Harold Clingerman (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF), James Kress (C) Kevin Noyes, William Gouin, Keith Costello, Kevin Wardle, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 13:21 | Houston | Eric Larmon clanks a shot from the left wing | 46-33 |
| 13:20 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 13:15 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman misses the jump hook from close range | 46-33 |
| 13:14 | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez snags the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 12:50 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 12:49 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie gets the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 12:25 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-33 |
| 12:24 | Houston | James Kress snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez loses the ball out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor (PG), Alvin Simmerman (SF), Charles Bowman (C) Gustavo Yazzie, Archie Ferraro, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:36 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman drills a jumper in the paint set up by John Batchelor | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Batchelor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Norman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alvin Simmerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ramiro Gomez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Bowman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Houston | Harold Clingerman is fouled on the floor by Alvin Simmerman - foul #2 on Alvin Simmerman, team foul #6 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro (SG) Daniel Norman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:18 | Houston | James Kress comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-33 |
| 11:16 | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 10:57 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Larmon - foul #1 on Eric Larmon, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Kevin Wardle (PF) Harold Clingerman, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier | |
| 10:57 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 10:57 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Keith Costello snags the defensive board | 49-33 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kevin Noyes | 49-36 |
| 10:25 | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman misses long on a runner from the left block | 49-36 |
| 10:24 | Houston | James Kress pulls down the rebound | 49-36 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Kevin Wardle loses the dribble to Archie Ferraro | 49-36 |
| 09:47 | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Bowman | 51-36 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Eric Larmon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Kevin Wardle tips it in | 51-38 |
| 09:20 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Larmon - foul #2 on Eric Larmon, team foul #5 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman (SG), Justin Plank (SF), Jerry Lewis (PF) Archie Ferraro, Alvin Simmerman, Ramiro Gomez | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF) Eric Larmon, Keith Costello, James Kress | |
| 09:20 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:20 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Harold Clingerman grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Harold Clingerman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-38 |
| 08:58 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Charles Bowman | 52-38 |
| 08:35 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Norman | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:14 | Houston | Kevin Noyes knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 07:45 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank is called for traveling | 54-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie (PG), Robert Card (SG), David Walker (C) John Batchelor, Justin Plank, Charles Bowman | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), James Kress (C) Kevin Noyes, Kevin Wardle | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 07:29 | Houston | Harold Clingerman connects on the open shot from the left wing set up by Eric Larmon | 54-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Gustavo Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Card (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Norman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jerry Lewis (fresh) C - David Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Southern Methodist | Daniel Norman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-43 |
| 07:08 | Houston | James Kress grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Harold Clingerman is hacked by Robert Card - foul #5 on Robert Card, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman (SF), Ramiro Gomez (PF) Robert Card, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (SF) Armando Rodriguez | |
| 06:57 | Houston | Harold Clingerman makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Harold Clingerman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 06:36 | Southern Methodist | James Kress picks off the pass by David Walker | 54-45 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Harold Clingerman comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Norman - foul #3 on Daniel Norman, team foul #8 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro (SG) Daniel Norman | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Wardle (PF) Robert Spier | |
| 06:17 | Houston | Harold Clingerman misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Harold Clingerman misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 06:17 | Southern Methodist | Ramiro Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 05:57 | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman buries a jumper in the lane | 56-45 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Harold Clingerman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Wesley Kaplan (C) Harold Clingerman, Keith Costello, James Kress | |
| 05:25 | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman is hacked by Eric Larmon - foul #3 on Eric Larmon, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (SG) Eric Larmon | |
| 05:03 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-45 |
| 05:01 | Houston | William Gouin gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 04:47 | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 04:18 | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Armando Rodriguez - foul #2 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor (PG), Daniel Norman (SG), Charles Bowman (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) Gustavo Yazzie, Archie Ferraro, Ramiro Gomez, David Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Keith Costello (SF), Robert Spier (PF), James Kress (C) William Gouin, Armando Rodriguez, Kevin Wardle, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 04:18 | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 04:18 | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:04 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 04:03 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor grabs the defensive rebound | 58-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Southern Methodist | John Batchelor drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Daniel Norman | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Houston | Keith Costello can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Daniel Norman - foul #4 on Daniel Norman, team foul #9 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie (PG), Archie Ferraro (SG), Justin Plank (SF) John Batchelor, Daniel Norman, Alvin Simmerman | |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (SG), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Donald Stachowski (C) Eric Larmon, Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| 03:46 | Houston | Keith Costello makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Keith Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:30 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-47 |
| 03:28 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Gustavo Yazzie | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Gustavo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Archie Ferraro (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Plank (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Bowman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gouin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Stachowski (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank drills a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Keith Costello - foul #3 on Keith Costello, team foul #8 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SG), Kevin Wardle (PF) Kevin Noyes, Donald Stachowski | |
| 03:10 | Southern Methodist | Justin Plank misses the free throw | 62-47 |
| 03:10 | Houston | Kevin Wardle gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Darryl Christmas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-47 |
| 02:56 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Lewis gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 02:30 | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Kevin Wardle is hacked by Charles Bowman - foul #1 on Charles Bowman, team foul #10 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Stachowski (C) Wesley Kaplan | |
| 02:12 | Houston | Kevin Wardle makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Kevin Wardle misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 02:12 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Lewis gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| 01:43 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman blows the layup | 62-48 |
| 01:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Stachowski | 62-48 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Justin Plank steals the ball from Darryl Christmas | 62-48 |
| 01:19 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman comes up short on the floater from the right side | 62-48 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Darryl Christmas is fouled on the floor by Archie Ferraro - foul #1 on Archie Ferraro, team foul #11 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman (SF) Justin Plank | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (PG), Wesley Kaplan (C) William Gouin, Donald Stachowski | |
| 01:11 | Houston | Darryl Christmas misses the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Darryl Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:47 | Southern Methodist | Charles Bowman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 62-49 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the board | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Houston | Keith Costello banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Southern Methodist | Alvin Simmerman scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 64-51 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Keith Costello connects on the floater from the right block | 64-53 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie runs out the clock | 64-53 |