| Lineup | Utah | PG - Adam Maio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Maurice Wood (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Billy Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Aron (fresh) 4 pts. C - Pete Champion (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Nicolas (fresh) PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Philip Kelley is hacked by Harold Aron - foul #3 on Harold Aron, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Griffen (PF) Harold Aron | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:15 | Houston | Edward Castrejon is fouled on the floor by Pete Champion - foul #2 on Pete Champion, team foul #2 | 32-22 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Zhuang Xue misses the dunk | 32-22 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Brian Jackson snags the offensive board | 32-22 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Brian Jackson lays it in | 32-24 |
| 18:15 | Utah | Maurice Wood makes the 3 from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Edward Castrejon loses the dribble to Adam Griffen | 35-24 |
| 17:29 | Utah | Adam Griffen can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Brian Jackson - foul #1 on Brian Jackson, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 17:29 | Utah | Adam Griffen makes the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 17:29 | Utah | Adam Griffen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Edward Castrejon connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Philip Kelley | 37-26 |
| 16:39 | Utah | Adam Griffen drills a runner from the baseline | 39-26 |
| 16:22 | Houston | The jump hook by Edward Castrejon is blocked by Billy Duncan | 39-26 |
| 16:20 | Utah | Billy Duncan grabs the board | 39-26 |
| 16:01 | Utah | Adam Griffen misses long on a floater in the paint | 39-26 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Philip Kelley grabs the board | 39-26 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Adam Maio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Maurice Wood (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Billy Duncan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Adam Griffen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Champion (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenny Nicolas (fresh) PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Houston | Brian Jackson is called for traveling | 39-26 |
| Subs | Utah | James Johnson (PG), Don Waclawski (SF), Harold Aron (PF), Jeff Knipp (C) Adam Maio, Billy Duncan, Adam Griffen, Pete Champion | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Stahlman (PG), David Green (SF), Roderick McCoy (C) Zhuang Xue, Kenny Nicolas, Philip Kelley | |
| 15:18 | Utah | The refs have stopped play. Jeff Knipp is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 39-26 |
| Subs | Utah | Pete Champion (C) Jeff Knipp | |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Amos (SG) Edward Castrejon | |
| 15:13 | Utah | Maurice Wood travels with the ball | 39-26 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Alfred Amos misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Maurice Wood - foul #2 on Maurice Wood, team foul #3 | 39-26 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Alfred Amos misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Alfred Amos makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 14:37 | Utah | Maurice Wood drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by James Johnson and he's fouled by David Green - foul #4 on David Green, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), Philip Kelley (C) Thomas Stahlman, David Green, Brian Jackson | |
| 14:37 | Utah | Maurice Wood misses the free throw | 41-27 |
| 14:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Philip Kelley | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 14:21 | Houston | Roderick McCoy misses the easy layup | 41-27 |
| 14:19 | Utah | Maurice Wood snags the defensive board | 41-27 |
| 14:04 | Utah | Pete Champion hits a floater from the right side | 43-27 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Alfred Amos misses the dunk attempt | 43-27 |
| 13:49 | Utah | Maurice Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 13:26 | Utah | Pete Champion clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Philip Kelley - foul #3 on Philip Kelley, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Utah | Billy Duncan (SF) Don Waclawski | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), Brian Jackson (PF) Alfred Amos, Roderick McCoy | |
| 13:26 | Utah | Pete Champion misses the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 13:26 | Utah | Pete Champion makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Edward Castrejon clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 44-27 |
| 13:04 | Utah | Billy Duncan grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 12:44 | Utah | Maurice Wood can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 44-27 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Brian Jackson snags the defensive board | 44-27 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Brian Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Pete Champion | 44-27 |
| 12:24 | Utah | The rebound goes to Pete Champion | 44-27 |
| 12:04 | Utah | Adam Maio comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 44-27 |
| 12:03 | Utah | Maurice Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-27 |
| 11:45 | Utah | Pete Champion is whistled for traveling | 44-27 |
| Subs | Utah | James Johnson (PG), Don Waclawski (PF), Adam Griffen (C) Adam Maio, Harold Aron, Pete Champion | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Stahlman (PG), Roderick McCoy (SF), Alfred Amos (PF) Zhuang Xue, Kenny Nicolas, Philip Kelley | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Maurice Wood (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Billy Duncan (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Don Waclawski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Griffen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Stahlman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roderick McCoy (fresh) PF - Alfred Amos (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 11:28 | Houston | Brian Jackson drills a floater in the paint | 44-29 |
| 11:02 | Utah | Adam Griffen can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Edward Castrejon - foul #1 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #4 | 44-29 |
| 11:02 | Utah | Adam Griffen makes the 1st free throw | 45-29 |
| 11:02 | Utah | Adam Griffen makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Brian Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 46-29 |
| 10:41 | Utah | The rebound goes to Don Waclawski | 46-29 |
| 10:20 | Utah | Don Waclawski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-29 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Brian Jackson pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Edward Castrejon connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-31 |
| 09:39 | Utah | Maurice Wood misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-31 |
| 09:37 | Utah | Adam Griffen grabs the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 09:20 | Utah | Brian Jackson takes the ball from Billy Duncan | 46-31 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 09:05 | Houston | Roderick McCoy knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Stahlman | 46-33 |
| 08:49 | Utah | Billy Duncan clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 46-33 |
| 08:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Roderick McCoy | 46-33 |
| 08:25 | Houston | James Johnson steals it from Alfred Amos | 46-33 |
| 08:12 | Utah | Adam Griffen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Utah | Adam Maio (PG), Gary Billingsley (SG), Harold Aron (PF), Pete Champion (C) James Johnson, Maurice Wood, Don Waclawski, Adam Griffen | |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Kenny Nicolas (SF), Philip Kelley (C) Thomas Stahlman, Roderick McCoy, Brian Jackson | |
| 07:49 | Houston | Alfred Amos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 07:48 | Utah | Billy Duncan snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 07:24 | Utah | Billy Duncan is fouled on the floor by Kenny Nicolas - foul #3 on Kenny Nicolas, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Green (SF), Brian Jackson (PF) Kenny Nicolas, Alfred Amos | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Adam Maio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Billingsley (fresh) SF - Billy Duncan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harold Aron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Pete Champion (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Castrejon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:01 | Utah | Pete Champion connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Duncan | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 06:50 | Houston | Philip Kelley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-33 |
| 06:48 | Utah | Harold Aron grabs the board | 48-33 |
| 06:43 | Utah | Gary Billingsley scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Adam Maio | 50-33 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Pete Champion swats the layup by David Green | 50-33 |
| 06:21 | Houston | David Green gets the offensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses long on a floater near the basket | 50-33 |
| 06:10 | Utah | Harold Aron grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 05:42 | Utah | Adam Maio buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Pete Champion | 52-33 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Pete Champion is called for the reach on David Green - foul #3 on Pete Champion, team foul #4 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Utah | James Johnson (PG), Don Waclawski (SF), Adam Griffen (PF), James Myles (C) Adam Maio, Billy Duncan, Harold Aron, Pete Champion | |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Amos (SG), Roderick McCoy (PF) Edward Castrejon, Brian Jackson | |
| 05:11 | Houston | David Green hits the finger roll set up by Roderick McCoy | 52-35 |
| 04:47 | Utah | Adam Griffen connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Don Waclawski | 54-35 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Roderick McCoy misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Stahlman (PG) Zhuang Xue | |
| 04:26 | Houston | Roderick McCoy makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Roderick McCoy misses the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 04:26 | Utah | Adam Griffen gets the rebound | 54-36 |
| 04:07 | Utah | Don Waclawski misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by David Green - foul #5 on David Green, team foul #6 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kenny Nicolas (SF), Brian Jackson (PF) David Green, Philip Kelley | |
| 04:07 | Utah | Don Waclawski misses the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 04:07 | Utah | Don Waclawski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-36 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Roderick McCoy grabs the board | 54-36 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Gary Billingsley steals it from Thomas Stahlman | 54-36 |
| 03:34 | Utah | Gary Billingsley is whistled for traveling | 54-36 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG) Thomas Stahlman | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Zhuang Xue misses long on a jumper in the paint | 54-36 |
| 03:19 | Utah | Adam Griffen grabs the board | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Billingsley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don Waclawski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Adam Griffen (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Myles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Alfred Amos (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenny Nicolas (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Roderick McCoy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Utah | James Myles is hacked by Roderick McCoy - foul #1 on Roderick McCoy, team foul #7 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), Philip Kelley (C) Alfred Amos, Roderick McCoy | |
| 02:55 | Utah | James Myles makes the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 02:55 | Utah | James Myles misses the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Philip Kelley gets the rebound | 55-36 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:32 | Houston | Edward Castrejon's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Griffen | 55-36 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Brian Jackson grabs the offensive board | 55-36 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Edward Castrejon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Gary Billingsley - foul #1 on Gary Billingsley, team foul #6 | 55-36 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 02:11 | Utah | Adam Griffen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 01:48 | Utah | Don Waclawski connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Johnson | 57-36 |
| 01:27 | Houston | James Johnson picks off the pass by Kenny Nicolas | 57-36 |
| 01:22 | Utah | Don Waclawski blows the layup | 57-36 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Kenny Nicolas grabs the board | 57-36 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Zhuang Xue hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Don Waclawski - foul #3 on Don Waclawski, team foul #7 | 57-36 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Zhuang Xue makes the 1st free throw | 57-37 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Zhuang Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Utah | Gary Billingsley hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Johnson | 59-38 |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-38 |
| 00:28 | Utah | The rebound goes to Don Waclawski | 59-38 |
| 00:00 | Utah | James Johnson runs out the clock | 59-38 |