| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Byron Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Paul Ransom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Bryant (fresh) 2 blk. C - Michael Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Cole (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Kohr (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 21-25 |
| 19:42 | Houston | Craig Kohr grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Edward Cole misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 19:36 | Houston | Philip Richardson grabs the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Craig Kohr knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 21-27 |
| 19:10 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Michael Harrison pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Michael Harrison comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 18:41 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant pulls down the rebound | 21-27 |
| 18:31 | Central Michigan | Philip Richardson steps in front of the Joe Bryant pass | 21-27 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Edward Cole lays it in on a great pass from Philip Richardson | 21-29 |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin scores on a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Michael Harrison - foul #3 on Michael Harrison, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (SG), Raymond Johnson (PF) Paul Ransom, Joe Bryant | |
| Subs | Houston | Pat Ray (PF) Michael Harrison | |
| 18:16 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin misses the free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Philip Richardson | 23-29 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Craig Kohr loses the dribble to Michael Franklin | 23-29 |
| 17:46 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Felipe Nunez | 26-29 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Edward Cole drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 17:11 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 17:09 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni snags the offensive board | 26-32 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Floyd Fikes - foul #2 on Floyd Fikes, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (C) Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Lewis (SF), Clinton Canaday (C) Floyd Fikes, Craig Kohr | |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:53 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Clinton Canaday grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Dwayne Sisk steals the ball from Clinton Canaday | 27-32 |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Raymond Johnson and he's fouled by Edward Cole - foul #1 on Edward Cole, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG) Edward Cole | |
| 16:31 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Henry Wood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-32 |
| 16:10 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 15:48 | Central Michigan | Pat Ray swats the short shot by Raymond Johnson | 30-32 |
| 15:46 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson can't tip it in | 30-32 |
| 15:45 | Houston | Terry Lewis grabs the board | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Byron Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Felipe Nunez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Henry Wood scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Pat Ray | 30-35 |
| 15:12 | Central Michigan | The jumper by Byron Anderson is denied by Clinton Canaday | 30-35 |
| 15:11 | Central Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Johnson | 30-35 |
| 15:03 | Central Michigan | Terry Lewis picks off the pass by Raymond Johnson | 30-35 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Felipe Nunez is called for the reach on Philip Richardson - foul #2 on Felipe Nunez, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF), Tommy Frazier (PF) Ernest Bruni, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (PG), Edward Cole (SG), Floyd Fikes (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Philip Richardson, Henry Wood, Terry Lewis, Pat Ray, Clinton Canaday | |
| 14:17 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (SG) Felipe Nunez | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:00 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-35 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Michael Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher dunks the ball on a nice dish by Edward Cole and the foul's on Dwayne Sisk - foul #1 on Dwayne Sisk, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Michael Franklin (C) Ernest Bruni, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:47 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher makes the free throw | 30-38 |
| 13:30 | Central Michigan | Harold Karr steals it from Michael Franklin | 30-38 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Michael Franklin denies the turnaround by Floyd Fikes | 30-38 |
| 13:05 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher tips it in | 30-40 |
| 12:47 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier hits the finger roll set up by Byron Anderson | 32-40 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Floyd Fikes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 12:32 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin snags the defensive board | 32-40 |
| 12:04 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Felipe Nunez, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (SG), Dwayne Sisk (C) Felipe Nunez, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Terry Lewis (SF), Pat Ray (PF), Craig Kohr (C) Harold Karr, Floyd Fikes, Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| 11:51 | Houston | Terry Lewis knocks in the jumper from the left block | 32-42 |
| 11:36 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 11:35 | Houston | The rebound goes to Philip Richardson | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Byron Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Darryl Flickinger (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Tommy Frazier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Dwayne Sisk (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Craig Kohr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Darryl Flickinger is called for the reach on Philip Richardson - foul #4 on Darryl Flickinger, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Paul Ransom (SF), Raymond Johnson (C) Ernest Bruni, Darryl Flickinger, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG) Edward Cole | |
| 11:02 | Houston | Henry Wood buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Philip Richardson | 32-45 |
| 10:45 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez is fouled on the floor by Craig Kohr - foul #2 on Craig Kohr, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (SG), Dwayne Sisk (C) Felipe Nunez, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Pat Ray, Craig Kohr | |
| 10:26 | Central Michigan | Paul Ransom misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-45 |
| 10:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Terry Lewis | 32-45 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher jams it | 32-47 |
| 09:52 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Ransom | 35-47 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Henry Wood misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-47 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Terry Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 35-47 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Henry Wood loses the ball out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Joe Bryant (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Ernest Bruni, Paul Ransom, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (SG), Floyd Fikes (SF), Pat Ray (PF) Henry Wood, Terry Lewis, Michael Harrison | |
| 09:02 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier is denied on a layup by Timothy Gallaher | 35-47 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 08:42 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| 08:26 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson hits a driving attempt near the basket | 37-47 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Joe Bryant blocks the short jumper by Pat Ray | 37-47 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Pat Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Philip Richardson connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Edward Cole | 37-49 |
| 07:31 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-49 |
| 07:30 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Byron Anderson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tommy Frazier (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Bryant (fresh) 3 blk. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edward Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Gallaher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-49 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Edward Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 37-49 |
| 07:11 | Houston | Edward Cole is fouled on the floor by Joe Bryant - foul #1 on Joe Bryant, team foul #5 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Darryl Flickinger (SF), Michael Franklin (C) Joe Bryant, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (PG), Terry Lewis (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Craig Kohr (C) Philip Richardson, Floyd Fikes, Pat Ray, Timothy Gallaher | |
| 06:48 | Houston | Edward Cole misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-49 |
| 06:46 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson snags the defensive board | 37-49 |
| 06:33 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier buries a shot from the free throw line | 39-49 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Terry Lewis can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Darryl Flickinger - foul #5 on Darryl Flickinger, team foul #6 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (SG), Paul Ransom (SF) Felipe Nunez, Darryl Flickinger | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:18 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 05:54 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni is fouled on the floor by Harold Karr - foul #1 on Harold Karr, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk (C) Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Henry Wood (SG), Floyd Fikes (SF) Harold Karr, Edward Cole, Terry Lewis | |
| 05:35 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Michael Harrison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Floyd Fikes gets the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Henry Wood is hacked by Paul Ransom - foul #1 on Paul Ransom, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez (SG), Michael Franklin (C) Ernest Bruni, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:59 | Houston | Henry Wood makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Henry Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 04:59 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Philip Richardson - foul #2 on Philip Richardson, team foul #6 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (SG), Pat Ray (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Henry Wood, Michael Harrison, Craig Kohr | |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 04:41 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Philip Richardson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Cole | 43-54 |
| 04:05 | Central Michigan | Tommy Frazier connects on the floater near the basket set up by Michael Franklin | 45-54 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher connects on the floater from close range set up by Edward Cole | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Central Michigan | Michael Franklin is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Franklin, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni (SG), Raymond Johnson (C) Paul Ransom, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (PG), Terry Lewis (SF), Michael Harrison (PF) Philip Richardson, Floyd Fikes, Pat Ray | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - Byron Anderson (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Bruni (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Felipe Nunez (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Frazier (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Karr (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Edward Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Houston | Michael Harrison connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 03:00 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 02:58 | Central Michigan | Raymond Johnson misses the tip | 45-59 |
| 02:56 | Central Michigan | Felipe Nunez hits the follow up shot | 47-59 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Terry Lewis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Byron Anderson - foul #3 on Byron Anderson, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Paul Ransom (SF), Joe Bryant (PF), Dwayne Sisk (C) Byron Anderson, Felipe Nunez, Tommy Frazier, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG), Pat Ray (PF), Craig Kohr (C) Edward Cole, Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| 02:33 | Houston | Terry Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 02:21 | Central Michigan | Joe Bryant hits a jumper from the right block | 49-60 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Ernest Bruni steals the ball from Henry Wood | 49-60 |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | Dwayne Sisk hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Trenton Jackson | 52-60 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson (PG), Felipe Nunez (SG), Tommy Frazier (PF), Michael Franklin (C) Trenton Jackson, Ernest Bruni, Joe Bryant, Dwayne Sisk | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Edward Cole (SG), Floyd Fikes (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Harold Karr, Henry Wood, Terry Lewis, Pat Ray, Craig Kohr | |
| 01:14 | Houston | Michael Harrison misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Tommy Frazier - foul #4 on Tommy Frazier, team foul #10 | 52-60 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Michael Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Michael Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:55 | Central Michigan | Byron Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson (PG), Ernest Bruni (SG), Joe Bryant (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Byron Anderson, Felipe Nunez, Tommy Frazier, Michael Franklin | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (PG), Henry Wood (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Pat Ray (PF), Craig Kohr (C) Philip Richardson, Edward Cole, Floyd Fikes, Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:52 | Houston | Terry Lewis is hacked by Trenton Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Trenton Jackson, team foul #11 | 52-62 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Central Michigan | Trenton Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 52-64 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Craig Kohr pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Craig Kohr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-64 |
| 00:19 | Central Michigan | Ernest Bruni misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-64 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Craig Kohr grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Harold Karr runs out the clock | 52-64 |