| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alfred Amos (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Russel Bever (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Whyte (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andrew Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Smidt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UL-Monroe | Kyle Allen inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | UL-Monroe | Kyle Allen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Kyle Allen, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles (SF) Kyle Allen | |
| 19:19 | Houston | Zhuang Xue is called for a backcourt violation | 31-30 |
| 19:02 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Russel Bever | 31-33 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Dustin Smidt steals the ball from Brian Jackson | 31-33 |
| 18:19 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 18:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to Zhuang Xue | 31-33 |
| 17:53 | Houston | Edward Castrejon buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 17:42 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles blows the layup but he's hacked by Brian Jackson - foul #2 on Brian Jackson, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 17:42 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:42 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 33-35 |
| 17:23 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:04 | UL-Monroe | Andrew Marshall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 17:02 | UL-Monroe | Dustin Smidt snags the offensive board | 33-35 |
| 16:52 | UL-Monroe | Andrew Marshall misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 33-35 |
| 16:50 | UL-Monroe | Russel Bever grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 16:45 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Alfred Amos - foul #1 on Alfred Amos, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 16:45 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:45 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte misses the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Edward Castrejon grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Russel Bever steals the ball from Brian Jackson | 33-36 |
| 16:13 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles is whistled for a carry | 33-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Cromer (PG), David Green (PF), Roderick McCoy (C) Zhuang Xue, Alfred Amos, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | William Baca (PG), John Artz (SG) Russel Bever, Eric Whyte | |
| 15:50 | Houston | Edward Castrejon is denied on a dunk by Clarence Valles | 33-36 |
| 15:49 | UL-Monroe | Dustin Smidt snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jack Cromer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Green (fresh) C - Roderick McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - William Baca (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Artz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Valles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Smidt (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:27 | UL-Monroe | Dustin Smidt misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Roderick McCoy - foul #1 on Roderick McCoy, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Stahlman (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF) Edward Castrejon, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | John Greene (SF), Malcom Jenkins (PF) Clarence Valles, Andrew Marshall | |
| 15:27 | UL-Monroe | Dustin Smidt misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 15:27 | UL-Monroe | Dustin Smidt makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Thomas Stahlman is hacked by Malcom Jenkins - foul #1 on Malcom Jenkins, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Alfred Amos (PF), Philip Kelley (C) Jack Cromer, David Green, Roderick McCoy | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Russel Bever (PG), Eric Whyte (SG), Kyle Allen (C) William Baca, John Artz, Dustin Smidt | |
| 14:48 | Houston | Zhuang Xue misses the easy layup | 33-37 |
| 14:47 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:34 | UL-Monroe | Malcom Jenkins misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 14:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Alfred Amos | 33-37 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Philip Kelley drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Amos | 35-37 |
| 13:57 | UL-Monroe | Malcom Jenkins misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 13:55 | UL-Monroe | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Allen | 35-37 |
| 13:33 | UL-Monroe | John Greene misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-37 |
| 13:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Zhuang Xue | 35-37 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Zhuang Xue misses short on a turnaround from close range | 35-37 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Alfred Amos can't tip it in | 35-37 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Alfred Amos hits the follow up shot | 37-37 |
| 12:51 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from John Greene | 37-39 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Philip Kelley clanks a floater in the lane | 37-39 |
| 12:22 | UL-Monroe | Malcom Jenkins gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:14 | UL-Monroe | Kyle Allen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eric Whyte | 37-41 |
| 11:47 | Houston | Thomas Stahlman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-41 |
| 11:46 | UL-Monroe | John Greene snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Stahlman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenny Nicolas (fresh) PF - Alfred Amos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - Russel Bever (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Eric Whyte (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Greene (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Malcom Jenkins (fairly fresh) C - Kyle Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | UL-Monroe | John Greene scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Eric Whyte | 37-43 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas makes the driving attempt from the left block | 39-43 |
| 10:55 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte clanks a jump hook near the basket | 39-43 |
| 10:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Philip Kelley | 39-43 |
| 10:49 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-43 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Alfred Amos can't tip it in | 39-43 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Zhuang Xue grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Philip Kelley buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Zhuang Xue | 41-43 |
| 10:02 | UL-Monroe | John Greene is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on John Greene, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Cromer (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Brian Jackson (SF), David Green (PF), Roderick McCoy (C) Zhuang Xue, Thomas Stahlman, Kenny Nicolas, Alfred Amos, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | William Baca (PG), John Artz (SG), Clarence Valles (SF), Andrew Marshall (PF), Dustin Smidt (C) Russel Bever, Eric Whyte, John Greene, Malcom Jenkins, Kyle Allen | |
| 09:40 | Houston | Brian Jackson scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 09:23 | UL-Monroe | John Artz misses badly on a floater from the left side | 43-43 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Brian Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Edward Castrejon slams it home | 45-43 |
| 08:49 | UL-Monroe | Andrew Marshall is fouled on the floor by Edward Castrejon - foul #1 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| 08:31 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Brian Jackson - foul #3 on Brian Jackson, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| 08:31 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:31 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Roderick McCoy grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Edward Castrejon comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 08:06 | UL-Monroe | The rebound goes to Dustin Smidt | 45-43 |
| 08:01 | UL-Monroe | John Artz loses the dribble to David Green | 45-43 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Edward Castrejon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 07:37 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jack Cromer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Green (fresh) 2 stl. C - Roderick McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - William Baca (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Artz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Valles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Marshall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Smidt (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Edward Castrejon snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Edward Castrejon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by John Artz - foul #3 on John Artz, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Alfred Amos (PF), Philip Kelley (C) Jack Cromer, David Green, Roderick McCoy | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Russel Bever (PG), Eric Whyte (SG), John Greene (SF) William Baca, John Artz, Clarence Valles | |
| 07:08 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 06:47 | UL-Monroe | John Greene misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-43 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Alfred Amos grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 06:30 | Houston | Zhuang Xue clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Alfred Amos snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Castrejon | 49-43 |
| 06:01 | UL-Monroe | Dustin Smidt connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Eric Whyte | 49-45 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Edward Castrejon hits a 3 from straight away set up by Zhuang Xue | 52-45 |
| 05:17 | UL-Monroe | Russel Bever scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Whyte | 52-47 |
| 04:48 | Houston | The short jumper by Edward Castrejon is denied by Dustin Smidt | 52-47 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Zhuang Xue tips it in | 54-47 |
| 04:34 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte is hacked by Philip Kelley - foul #2 on Philip Kelley, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Stahlman (SG), Kenny Nicolas (SF) Edward Castrejon, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Malcom Jenkins (PF), Kyle Allen (C) Andrew Marshall, Dustin Smidt | |
| 04:17 | UL-Monroe | Kyle Allen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Kyle Allen, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Houston | David Green (PF) Alfred Amos | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | John Artz (SG) Eric Whyte | |
| 03:59 | Houston | Zhuang Xue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-47 |
| 03:32 | UL-Monroe | Malcom Jenkins can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Philip Kelley - foul #3 on Philip Kelley, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Jackson (SF) Kenny Nicolas | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Clarence Valles (SG), Eric Henry (C) Russel Bever, John Greene | |
| 03:32 | UL-Monroe | Malcom Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:32 | UL-Monroe | Malcom Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Stahlman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Green (fresh) 2 stl. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UL-Monroe | PG - John Artz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clarence Valles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kyle Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Malcom Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eric Henry (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Houston | David Green is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Green, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Cromer (PG), Alfred Amos (PF) Zhuang Xue, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte (SG), Dustin Smidt (C) Clarence Valles, Eric Henry | |
| 02:57 | UL-Monroe | Dustin Smidt hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 54-49 |
| 02:56 | UL-Monroe | Dustin Smidt gets the offensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 02:56 | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Philip Kelley (C) Jack Cromer, Thomas Stahlman, David Green | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | Russel Bever (PG), John Greene (SF), Andrew Marshall (PF) John Artz, Kyle Allen, Malcom Jenkins | |
| 02:41 | UL-Monroe | Philip Kelley is called for the reach on Eric Whyte - foul #4 on Philip Kelley, team foul #9 | 54-49 |
| 02:41 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 02:41 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Edward Castrejon clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 02:17 | UL-Monroe | John Greene grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 01:57 | UL-Monroe | Andrew Marshall loses the dribble to Edward Castrejon | 54-51 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Philip Kelley can't throw it down | 54-51 |
| 01:40 | UL-Monroe | John Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 01:14 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Philip Kelley grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Edward Castrejon scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Zhuang Xue | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:44 | UL-Monroe | Dustin Smidt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Houston | Edward Castrejon is hacked by Russel Bever in the backcourt - foul #3 on Russel Bever, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Houston | David Green (PF) Alfred Amos | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 00:38 | Houston | Zhuang Xue is fouled on the floor by Dustin Smidt - foul #1 on Dustin Smidt, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Zhuang Xue makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Zhuang Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | UL-Monroe | John Greene hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Whyte | 59-54 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Philip Kelley is hacked by Eric Whyte in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Whyte, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Stahlman (SG) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 00:31 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | UL-Monroe | David Green is called for the reach on Eric Whyte - foul #3 on David Green, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Jackson (SF), Alfred Amos (PF) Thomas Stahlman, David Green | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 00:25 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:25 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Alfred Amos grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Alfred Amos is fouled in the backcourt by Russel Bever - foul #4 on Russel Bever, team foul #9 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Stahlman (SG) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 00:24 | Houston | Alfred Amos makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Alfred Amos makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:19 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-55 |
| 00:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to Philip Kelley | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | Philip Kelley is hacked by Russel Bever in the backcourt - foul #5 on Russel Bever, team foul #10 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Jackson (SF), David Green (PF) Thomas Stahlman, Alfred Amos | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | John Artz (PG) Russel Bever | |
| 00:15 | Houston | Philip Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Philip Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:11 | UL-Monroe | John Greene knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Whyte | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Houston | Zhuang Xue is fouled in the backcourt by John Artz - foul #4 on John Artz, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Stahlman (SG) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | UL-Monroe | | |
| 00:10 | Houston | Zhuang Xue misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Zhuang Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UL-Monroe | UL-Monroe is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 00:04 | UL-Monroe | Dustin Smidt grabs the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 00:01 | UL-Monroe | Eric Whyte can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 00:00 | UL-Monroe | John Artz grabs the offensive rebound | 65-58 |