| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Lynn Stolzenberg (fresh) SG - John Stryker (fresh) SF - Larry McQuarrie (fresh) PF - Thomas Santangelo (fresh) C - Bernard Jaroski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) SF - Earl Baro (fresh) PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) C - Joseph Carney (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Joseph Carney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern State | Northwestern State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern State | The jump hook by Bernard Jaroski is blocked by Salvador Gonzalez | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Joseph Carney pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Earl Baro lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern State | Salvador Gonzalez denies the turnaround by John Stryker | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Joseph Carney is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern State | John Stryker connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | Houston | John Stryker is called for the reach on Jeremy Stoddard - foul #1 on John Stryker, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Larry McQuarrie is called for the reach on Salvador Gonzalez - foul #1 on Larry McQuarrie, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Michael Atwood loses the ball out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern State | Lynn Stolzenberg misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Michael Atwood gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is hacked by Lynn Stolzenberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lynn Stolzenberg, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Price (PG), Charles Coffey (SG), Elbert Morgan (SF), Troy Laxton (PF), William Hollaway (C) Lynn Stolzenberg, John Stryker, Larry McQuarrie, Thomas Santangelo, Bernard Jaroski | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Rudolph Smith (PF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Earl Baro, Salvador Gonzalez, Joseph Carney | |
| 17:45 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon's floater is tipped away by Elbert Morgan | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern State | Charles Coffey gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern State | William Hollaway lays it in set up by Charles Coffey | 5-2 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Rudolph Smith tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Elbert Morgan | 5-2 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern State | Charles Coffey misses the tip | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton makes the 3 from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 16:21 | Houston | William Hollaway is called for the reach on Jeffrey Gordon in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Hollaway, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lynn Stolzenberg (PG), John Stryker (SG), Larry McQuarrie (SF), Thomas Santangelo (PF), Bernard Jaroski (C) Robert Price, Charles Coffey, Elbert Morgan, Troy Laxton, William Hollaway | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Jeffrey Gordon, Dennis Retherford, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| 16:16 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses long on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-2 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Michael Atwood tips it home | 8-4 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) Rudolph Smith | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Lynn Stolzenberg (fresh) SG - John Stryker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry McQuarrie (fresh) PF - Thomas Santangelo (fresh) C - Bernard Jaroski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 2 blk. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard scores on a 3 from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 15:26 | Houston | Michael Atwood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Price (PG), Elbert Morgan (PF) Lynn Stolzenberg, Thomas Santangelo | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SG) Michael Atwood | |
| 15:08 | Northwestern State | John Stryker loses the dribble to Earl Baro | 10-7 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Joseph Carney makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Jeremy Stoddard | 10-9 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern State | Robert Price scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Stryker | 12-9 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Earl Baro | 12-12 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern State | Salvador Gonzalez steals the ball from Elbert Morgan | 12-12 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Earl Baro misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-12 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern State | John Stryker grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern State | John Stryker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeremy Stoddard - foul #1 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lynn Stolzenberg (PG), Charles Coffey (SF), Thomas Santangelo (PF), Troy Laxton (C) Robert Price, Larry McQuarrie, Elbert Morgan, Bernard Jaroski | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Rudolph Smith (PF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Jeffrey Gordon, Earl Baro, Salvador Gonzalez, Joseph Carney | |
| 13:38 | Northwestern State | John Stryker misses the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern State | John Stryker makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Charles Coffey steps in front of the Lloyd Wheatley pass | 13-12 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 13-12 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Dennis Retherford grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Michael Atwood drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Philip Perry | 13-14 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern State | Rudolph Smith steals it from Lynn Stolzenberg | 13-14 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Michael Atwood is hacked by Troy Laxton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Laxton, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie (SF) John Stryker | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:10 | Houston | Philip Perry misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern State | The rebound goes to Troy Laxton | 13-14 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern State | Dennis Retherford is called for the reach on Larry McQuarrie - foul #1 on Dennis Retherford, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Dow (PG), Elbert Morgan (SF), Gregory Kimble (PF), William Hollaway (C) Lynn Stolzenberg, Larry McQuarrie, Thomas Santangelo, Troy Laxton | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Michael Atwood, Dennis Retherford, Rudolph Smith, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Patrick Dow (fresh) SG - Charles Coffey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Elbert Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Kimble (fresh) C - William Hollaway (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Baro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 2 blk. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan misses the lay-in | 13-14 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern State | William Hollaway misses the tip | 13-14 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-14 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern State | Charles Coffey pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern State | Patrick Dow misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan tips it back up and in | 15-14 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Elbert Morgan - foul #1 on Elbert Morgan, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Price (PG), Larry McQuarrie (SF), Bernard Jaroski (C) Charles Coffey, Elbert Morgan, William Hollaway | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Rudolph Smith (SF) Jeffrey Gordon, Earl Baro | |
| 10:39 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski grabs the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Rudolph Smith - foul #1 on Rudolph Smith, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lynn Stolzenberg (PG), Troy Laxton (SF), Thomas Santangelo (PF) Patrick Dow, Larry McQuarrie, Gregory Kimble | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Salvador Gonzalez, Joseph Carney | |
| 10:04 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Rudolph Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 17-16 |
| 09:52 | Houston | Philip Perry can't tip it in | 17-16 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Rudolph Smith gets the offensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Atwood | 17-18 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern State | Robert Price hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Lloyd Wheatley - foul #1 on Lloyd Wheatley, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan (SF) Troy Laxton | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Michael Atwood, Rudolph Smith | |
| 09:23 | Northwestern State | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern State | Robert Price misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 18-18 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern State | Jeffrey Gordon takes the ball from Robert Price | 18-18 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Dennis Retherford misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-18 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern State | Lynn Stolzenberg can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Gordon - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | John Stryker (SG), Larry McQuarrie (SF), Troy Laxton (PF), William Hollaway (C) Robert Price, Elbert Morgan, Thomas Santangelo, Bernard Jaroski | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Rudolph Smith (SF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Jeffrey Gordon, Dennis Retherford, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| 08:08 | Northwestern State | Lynn Stolzenberg makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern State | Lynn Stolzenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:46 | Houston | Rudolph Smith clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern State | William Hollaway grabs the defensive rebound | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Lynn Stolzenberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Stryker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry McQuarrie (fresh) PF - Troy Laxton (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Hollaway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Northwestern State | Troy Laxton is called for traveling | 20-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Dow (PG) Lynn Stolzenberg | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 07:26 | Houston | Michael Atwood loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern State | Patrick Dow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Joseph Carney pulls down the rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Michael Atwood is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 06:48 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:30 | Houston | Michael Atwood buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeremy Stoddard | 20-21 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern State | William Hollaway can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern State | William Hollaway tips it but misses | 20-21 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Earl Baro snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-24 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 20-24 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie tips it but misses | 20-24 |
| 05:26 | Houston | Joseph Carney gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Rudolph Smith makes the wide open turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Atwood | 20-26 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern State | William Hollaway is called for traveling | 20-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Price (PG), Charles Coffey (SG), Elbert Morgan (SF), Thomas Santangelo (PF), Bernard Jaroski (C) Patrick Dow, John Stryker, Larry McQuarrie, Troy Laxton, William Hollaway | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Earl Baro, Rudolph Smith, Joseph Carney | |
| 04:41 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez's layup is rejected by Bernard Jaroski | 20-26 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-26 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan tips it in | 22-26 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Dennis Retherford is fouled on the floor by Elbert Morgan - foul #2 on Elbert Morgan, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lynn Stolzenberg (PG) Robert Price | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Carney (C) Lloyd Wheatley | |
| 03:56 | Houston | Dennis Retherford misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern State | Thomas Santangelo gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern State | Charles Coffey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 22-26 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 22-26 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern State | Lynn Stolzenberg pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| Lineup | Northwestern State | PG - Lynn Stolzenberg (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Coffey (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Elbert Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Santangelo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bernard Jaroski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Carney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern State | Charles Coffey is hacked by Philip Perry - foul #1 on Philip Perry, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Larry McQuarrie (SF), Gregory Kimble (PF) Elbert Morgan, Thomas Santangelo | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Earl Baro (SF) Philip Perry, Dennis Retherford | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern State | Charles Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern State | Charles Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Joseph Carney buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jeffrey Gordon | 24-28 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski is hacked by Jeffrey Gordon - foul #2 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Robert Price (PG), John Stryker (SG) Lynn Stolzenberg, Charles Coffey | |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Rudolph Smith (SF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Jeffrey Gordon, Earl Baro, Joseph Carney | |
| 02:25 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern State | Bernard Jaroski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Rudolph Smith banks in the layup | 26-30 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern State | John Stryker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Rudolph Smith comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by John Stryker - foul #2 on John Stryker, team foul #8 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Elbert Morgan (SF), Thomas Santangelo (PF), Troy Laxton (C) Larry McQuarrie, Gregory Kimble, Bernard Jaroski | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Dennis Retherford (PF) Tony Byrd, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 01:41 | Houston | Rudolph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Rudolph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern State | Robert Price throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG) Jeremy Stoddard | |
| 01:19 | Houston | Dennis Retherford hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Perry | 26-35 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern State | Robert Price knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Thomas Santangelo and he's hacked by Philip Perry - foul #2 on Philip Perry, team foul #9 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Patrick Dow (SG), William Hollaway (C) John Stryker, Troy Laxton | |
| Subs | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Rudolph Smith, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern State | Robert Price makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the dunk | 29-35 |
| 00:44 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Retherford | 29-35 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez is hacked by William Hollaway - foul #2 on William Hollaway, team foul #9 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern State | Lynn Stolzenberg (PG), Gregory Kimble (PF) Robert Price, Thomas Santangelo | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SF) Philip Perry, Dennis Retherford | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern State | Lynn Stolzenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |