| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Roque (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arron Lenahan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Eddie Davidson inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Eddie Davidson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-23 |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 19:34 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Hall - foul #1 on Patrick Hall, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Alfred Plourde (SF) Michael Smith, Herbert Hobbs | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:34 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 19:34 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Arron Lenahan tips it home | 31-25 |
| 18:50 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith scores on a floater from the right side set up by Uros Synakowski | 33-25 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Eddie Davidson drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Arron Lenahan | 33-27 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Patrick Hall - foul #2 on Patrick Hall, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Richard Law (SG), Herbert Hobbs (SF) Uros Synakowski, Mathew Smith, Alfred Plourde | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:07 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Arron Lenahan gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Dustin Romer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 17:50 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eddie Davidson - foul #1 on Eddie Davidson, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:30 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to Patrick Hall | 35-27 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Patrick Hall misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Herbert Hobbs - foul #1 on Herbert Hobbs, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Patrick Hall misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Patrick Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Patrick Hall - foul #3 on Patrick Hall, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith (SG) Richard Law | |
| Subs | Houston | Rickey Burton (PF) Patrick Hall | |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 16:55 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Arron Lenahan knocks in the shot from close range | 37-30 |
| 16:10 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Smith | 39-30 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Eddie Davidson buries a 3 from the left wing | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Smith (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Roque (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Burton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arron Lenahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 39-33 |
| 15:40 | Houston | Arron Lenahan pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 15:31 | Houston | Dustin Romer clanks a turnaround from close range | 39-33 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Eddie Davidson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Rickey Burton clanks a jumper in the lane | 39-33 |
| 15:06 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:39 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mathew Smith | 41-33 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Arron Lenahan is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bonanno - foul #3 on Joseph Bonanno, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Richard Law (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Randy Jarvis (PF) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Herbert Hobbs, Alfred Roque | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Arthur Estes (SG), Patrick Hall (PF), Clarence Daniels (C) Justin Kirkley, Dustin Romer, Eddie Davidson, Arron Lenahan | |
| 14:12 | Houston | Rickey Burton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 14:10 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 13:56 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-33 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Rickey Burton snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur Estes | 41-35 |
| 13:39 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-35 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Clarence Daniels gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 13:22 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bryan Shoffner, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Herbert Hobbs (SF) Uros Synakowski, Richard Law, Alfred Plourde | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:04 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Bonanno | 44-35 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Clarence Daniels | 44-37 |
| 12:40 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith loses the dribble to Bryan Shoffner in the backcourt | 44-37 |
| 12:25 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Arthur Estes | 44-40 |
| 11:58 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 11:56 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Jarvis (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Bonanno (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Arthur Estes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rickey Burton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno blows the layup but he's fouled by Clarence Daniels - foul #4 on Clarence Daniels, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Richard Law (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Herbert Hobbs | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Dustin Romer (SG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Arron Lenahan (C) Bryan Shoffner, Arthur Estes, Rickey Burton, Clarence Daniels | |
| 11:33 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:33 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Randy Jarvis - foul #4 on Randy Jarvis, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque (PF) Randy Jarvis | |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Ward (C) Patrick Hall | |
| 11:16 | Houston | Eddie Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Eddie Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses the 3rd free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:16 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 10:55 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Dustin Romer snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Eddie Davidson connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Justin Kirkley | 46-44 |
| 10:12 | Louisiana Tech | Jack Ward steals the ball from Joseph Bonanno | 46-44 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Eddie Davidson banks in the layup set up by Jack Ward and he's hacked by Alfred Plourde - foul #2 on Alfred Plourde, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Herbert Hobbs (SF) Uros Synakowski, Richard Law, Alfred Plourde | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Hall (PF) Jack Ward | |
| 10:00 | Houston | Eddie Davidson makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| 09:40 | Louisiana Tech | Justin Kirkley is called for the reach on Michael Smith - foul #2 on Justin Kirkley, team foul #7 | 46-47 |
| 09:40 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:40 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Dustin Romer scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Eddie Davidson | 48-50 |
| 09:09 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Justin Kirkley grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Justin Kirkley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Justin Kirkley makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Justin Kirkley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:52 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith misses short on a jumper from the left side | 48-51 |
| 08:30 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs snags the offensive board | 48-51 |
| 08:12 | Louisiana Tech | Arron Lenahan swats the layup by Alfred Roque | 48-51 |
| 08:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Justin Kirkley | 48-51 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Patrick Hall scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Eddie Davidson and he's fouled by Herbert Hobbs - foul #2 on Herbert Hobbs, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Randy Jarvis (PF) Mathew Smith, Herbert Hobbs, Alfred Roque | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Arthur Estes (SG), Clarence Daniels (C) Justin Kirkley, Dustin Romer, Arron Lenahan | |
| 07:55 | Houston | Patrick Hall misses the free throw | 48-53 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Eddie Davidson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Law (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alfred Plourde (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Jarvis (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Bonanno (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Arthur Estes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Houston | Patrick Hall misses badly on a floater from the right side | 48-53 |
| 07:41 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno grabs the board | 48-53 |
| 07:18 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 07:02 | Houston | Patrick Hall knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bryan Shoffner | 51-56 |
| 06:45 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 06:44 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Randy Jarvis | 51-56 |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno's floater is tipped away by Eddie Davidson | 51-56 |
| 06:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bryan Shoffner | 51-56 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Arthur Estes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Clarence Daniels pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Herbert Hobbs (SF) Michael Smith, Richard Law, Alfred Plourde | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Dustin Romer (SG), Rickey Burton (PF) Bryan Shoffner, Arthur Estes, Patrick Hall | |
| 05:43 | Houston | Dustin Romer is hacked by Mathew Smith - foul #2 on Mathew Smith, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Dustin Romer misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 05:43 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 05:23 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Uros Synakowski | 53-56 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Herbert Hobbs is called for the reach on Justin Kirkley - foul #3 on Herbert Hobbs, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Justin Kirkley misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:15 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana Tech | Clarence Daniels is called for the reach on Herbert Hobbs - foul #5 on Clarence Daniels, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow (C) Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Houston | Arron Lenahan (C) Clarence Daniels | |
| 05:04 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:04 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Arron Lenahan pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Arron Lenahan scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Justin Kirkley | 54-58 |
| 04:29 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 54-58 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Dustin Romer snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Arron Lenahan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Brumbelow - foul #1 on Robert Brumbelow, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Joseph Bonanno (C) Uros Synakowski, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (SF), Patrick Hall (PF) Eddie Davidson, Rickey Burton | |
| 04:18 | Houston | Arron Lenahan makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Arron Lenahan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:55 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Herbert Hobbs | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Hobbs (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Jarvis (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Bonanno (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Arron Lenahan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Houston | Randy Jarvis blocks the jumper by Patrick Hall | 56-60 |
| 03:28 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:11 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Herbert Hobbs, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Davidson (SF) Bryan Shoffner | |
| 03:01 | Houston | Dustin Romer misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-60 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Arron Lenahan tips it back up and in | 56-62 |
| 02:38 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 56-62 |
| 02:37 | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs hits the follow up shot | 58-62 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Patrick Hall is hacked by Joseph Bonanno - foul #4 on Joseph Bonanno, team foul #11 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Richard Law (SG), Robert Brumbelow (C) Michael Smith, Mathew Smith, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Arthur Estes (SG) Justin Kirkley, Dustin Romer | |
| 02:23 | Houston | Patrick Hall makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Patrick Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 02:08 | Louisiana Tech | Richard Law can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Arron Lenahan grabs the board | 58-64 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith (PG), Mathew Smith (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Uros Synakowski, Richard Law, Herbert Hobbs, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Dustin Romer (SG) Bryan Shoffner, Arthur Estes | |
| 01:49 | Houston | Dustin Romer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 01:48 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 01:44 | Louisiana Tech | Arron Lenahan denies the turnaround by Michael Smith | 58-64 |
| 01:42 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Jarvis grabs the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 01:17 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Arron Lenahan loses the dribble to Mathew Smith | 60-64 |
| 00:48 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith lays it up and in | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Eddie Davidson makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Kirkley | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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 (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith is whistled for a carry | 62-66 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Herbert Hobbs (SF) Alfred Plourde | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG) Justin Kirkley | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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 (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Houston | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Arron Lenahan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #12 | 62-66 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Arron Lenahan makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Arron Lenahan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:11 | Louisiana Tech | Mathew Smith scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Smith | 65-68 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Eddie Davidson is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Smith - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #13 | 65-68 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Eddie Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Eddie Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:02 | Louisiana Tech | Michael Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno snags the offensive board | 65-70 |