| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Roy Bay (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Isaac Gentle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Bond (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Helfrich (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - John McGloin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Eric Keller inbounds the ball | 41-41 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Vincent Vaden is hacked by Roy Bay - foul #2 on Roy Bay, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Miller (PG) Roy Bay | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (SG), Roger Pendergrass (SF), Greg Rice (PF) David Phillips, Eric Keller, Allen Morello | |
| 19:24 | Houston | Greg Rice is hacked by James Miller - foul #3 on James Miller, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Boise State | Roy Bay (PG) James Miller | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Allen Morello (PF) Vernon Mera, Roger Pendergrass, Greg Rice | |
| 19:19 | Houston | Eric Keller knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by David Phillips | 41-43 |
| 19:14 | Boise State | Roy Bay clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Vincent Vaden - foul #3 on Vincent Vaden, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Vincent Vaden | |
| 19:14 | Boise State | Roy Bay makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 19:14 | Boise State | Roy Bay makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 18:57 | Houston | John McGloin swats the short shot by Eric Keller | 43-43 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Allen Morello tips it but misses | 43-43 |
| 18:54 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Roy Bond | 43-43 |
| 18:47 | Boise State | John McGloin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 18:46 | Boise State | Roy Bay grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 18:36 | Boise State | Isaac Gentle clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 18:34 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Bond | 43-43 |
| 18:14 | Boise State | Isaac Gentle is whistled for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Richard Tschida (SF), Roger Pendergrass (PF) David Phillips, Eric Keller, Allen Morello | |
| 17:55 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass scores on a shot in the paint | 43-45 |
| 17:31 | Boise State | Roy Bay misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Greg Rice - foul #1 on Greg Rice, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Boise State | Jeremy Isler (PF) Thomas Helfrich | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Eric Keller (SF) Vernon Mera, Richard Tschida | |
| 17:31 | Boise State | Roy Bay makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 17:31 | Boise State | Roy Bay makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Eric Keller clanks a floater from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 17:11 | Boise State | The rebound goes to Roy Bond | 45-45 |
| 17:06 | Boise State | Roy Bond knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Roy Bay | 48-45 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Jeremy Isler denies the turnaround by Roger Pendergrass | 48-45 |
| 16:48 | Houston | David Phillips tips it back up and in | 48-47 |
| 16:36 | Boise State | Roy Bay misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 16:34 | Boise State | Roy Bond snags the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 16:19 | Boise State | Jeremy Isler can't connect on a floater in the lane | 48-47 |
| 16:18 | Boise State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Isler | 48-47 |
| 16:03 | Boise State | Roy Bond clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 16:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Greg Rice | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Roy Bay (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Isaac Gentle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Bond (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Isler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John McGloin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Rice (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Houston | David Phillips clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-47 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass grabs the offensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 15:33 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-47 |
| 15:31 | Houston | Eric Keller tips it back up and in | 48-49 |
| 15:05 | Boise State | Jeremy Isler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Solley (PG), James Miller (SF), Thomas Helfrich (PF) Roy Bay, Isaac Gentle, John McGloin | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Vernon Mera (SG), Richard Tschida (SF), Allen Morello (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Edmond Ferguson, David Phillips, Eric Keller, Roger Pendergrass, Greg Rice | |
| 14:44 | Houston | Richard Tschida scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Vernon Mera | 48-51 |
| 14:21 | Boise State | Thomas Helfrich clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Richard Tschida pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Edward Butts is hacked by Richard Solley - foul #1 on Richard Solley, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Boise State | Isaac Gentle (SG), John McGloin (C) Richard Solley, Jeremy Isler | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Roger Pendergrass (SF) Edward Butts, Richard Tschida | |
| 13:51 | Houston | Vincent Vaden misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-51 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Vincent Vaden pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Thomas Helfrich picks off the pass by Roger Pendergrass | 48-51 |
| 13:18 | Boise State | Isaac Gentle scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Roy Bond | 51-51 |
| 12:56 | Houston | David Phillips's pass is intercepted by Isaac Gentle | 51-51 |
| 12:52 | Boise State | James Miller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John McGloin | 54-51 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roy Bond - foul #2 on Roy Bond, team foul #4 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Boise State | Roy Bay (PG), Jeremy Isler (C) Isaac Gentle, John McGloin | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Eric Keller (SF) David Phillips, Allen Morello | |
| 12:39 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 12:22 | Boise State | Jeremy Isler's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Pendergrass | 54-53 |
| 12:21 | Boise State | Thomas Helfrich tips it home | 56-53 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 12:08 | Boise State | Jeremy Isler grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 12:04 | Boise State | Roy Bay makes the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Edmond Ferguson - foul #3 on Edmond Ferguson, team foul #3 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Boise State | Isaac Gentle (SG), John McGloin (C) Roy Bond, Jeremy Isler | |
| Subs | Houston | Allen Morello (PF) Roger Pendergrass | |
| 12:04 | Boise State | Roy Bay misses the free throw | 58-53 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Allen Morello gets the rebound | 58-53 |
| 11:44 | Houston | Eric Keller is fouled on the floor by Roy Bay - foul #3 on Roy Bay, team foul #5 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Boise State | Roy Bond (SF) James Miller | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG) Edmond Ferguson | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Roy Bay (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Isaac Gentle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Bond (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Thomas Helfrich (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John McGloin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Eric Keller can't throw it down | 58-53 |
| 11:32 | Boise State | John McGloin pulls down the rebound | 58-53 |
| 11:13 | Boise State | Thomas Helfrich makes the 3 from the left corner | 61-53 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Vincent Vaden misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 61-53 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Vernon Mera snags the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Eric Keller is fouled on the floor by Roy Bond - foul #3 on Roy Bond, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Miller (PG) Roy Bay | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Roger Pendergrass (PF) David Phillips, Allen Morello | |
| 10:25 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Edmond Ferguson | 61-55 |
| 10:09 | Boise State | Roy Bond comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-55 |
| 10:07 | Boise State | Thomas Helfrich grabs the offensive board | 61-55 |
| 09:56 | Boise State | James Miller misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 61-55 |
| 09:55 | Boise State | Roy Bond gets the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 09:39 | Boise State | James Miller misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 61-55 |
| 09:37 | Boise State | Thomas Helfrich grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 09:32 | Boise State | Vernon Mera steals the ball from Thomas Helfrich | 61-55 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Vernon Mera lays it up and in | 61-57 |
| 09:13 | Boise State | Isaac Gentle is whistled for traveling | 61-57 |
| Subs | Boise State | Roy Bay (PG), Jeremy Isler (C) Isaac Gentle, John McGloin | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Roger Pendergrass, Vincent Vaden | |
| 09:00 | Houston | Eric Keller is called for traveling | 61-57 |
| Subs | Boise State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Vincent Vaden (C) Greg Rice | |
| 08:36 | Boise State | Roy Bay is hacked by Vincent Vaden - foul #4 on Vincent Vaden, team foul #4 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Boise State | Isaac Gentle (SG), John McGloin (C) Roy Bond, Jeremy Isler | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Roger Pendergrass (SF), Greg Rice (C) Vernon Mera, Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| 08:17 | Boise State | James Miller is whistled for a carry | 61-57 |
| Subs | Boise State | Roy Bond (SF) James Miller | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG) Edmond Ferguson | |
| 08:00 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass lays it up and in on a nice dish by Greg Rice | 61-59 |
| 07:40 | Boise State | Roy Bay double dribbles | 61-59 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Miller (SF) Isaac Gentle | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Vernon Mera, Roger Pendergrass, Greg Rice | |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Roy Bay (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Bond (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Helfrich (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John McGloin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Houston | Eric Keller lays it up and in on a great pass from Edmond Ferguson | 61-61 |
| 06:56 | Boise State | Roy Bond comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-61 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Allen Morello snags the defensive board | 61-61 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Allen Morello is fouled on the floor by Roy Bond - foul #4 on Roy Bond, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Boise State | Isaac Gentle (SG), Jeremy Isler (C) James Miller, John McGloin | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Roger Pendergrass (SF), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| 06:49 | Houston | Allen Morello misses the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 06:49 | Boise State | Thomas Helfrich grabs the defensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 06:32 | Boise State | Isaac Gentle makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roy Bay | 64-61 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Vernon Mera is fouled on the floor by Roy Bay - foul #4 on Roy Bay, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Boise State | James Miller (PG), John McGloin (C) Roy Bay, Jeremy Isler | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Roger Pendergrass, Allen Morello | |
| 06:09 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 05:51 | Boise State | James Miller makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Helfrich | 66-63 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Eric Keller is fouled on the floor by Roy Bond - foul #5 on Roy Bond, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Boise State | Roy Bay (PG), Jeremy Isler (PF) Roy Bond, Thomas Helfrich | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Roger Pendergrass (PF) Edmond Ferguson, Vincent Vaden | |
| 05:28 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:28 | Boise State | Jeremy Isler gets the rebound | 66-63 |
| 05:15 | Boise State | Roy Bay connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by James Miller | 69-63 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Greg Rice misses long on a floater from the baseline | 69-63 |
| 04:58 | Boise State | Jeremy Isler grabs the defensive rebound | 69-63 |
| 04:53 | Boise State | Isaac Gentle is fouled on the floor by Greg Rice - foul #2 on Greg Rice, team foul #5 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Boise State | Thomas Helfrich (PF) Jeremy Isler | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Allen Morello (PF) Vernon Mera, Eric Keller | |
| 04:35 | Boise State | Roy Bay connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Isaac Gentle | 71-63 |
| 04:18 | Houston | David Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-63 |
| 04:16 | Boise State | Thomas Helfrich snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 04:11 | Boise State | Roy Bay is hacked by David Phillips - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #6 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Boise State | Jeremy Isler (C) John McGloin | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Allen Morello, Greg Rice | |
| 03:48 | Boise State | Thomas Helfrich can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Vincent Vaden - foul #5 on Vincent Vaden, team foul #7 | 71-63 |
| Subs | Boise State | John McGloin (C) Jeremy Isler | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Roger Pendergrass, Vincent Vaden | |
| 03:48 | Boise State | Thomas Helfrich makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 03:48 | Boise State | Thomas Helfrich makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Houston | Vernon Mera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-63 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Greg Rice snags the offensive board | 73-63 |
| Lineup | Boise State | PG - Roy Bay (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Isaac Gentle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Helfrich (tiring) 19 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - John McGloin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Rice (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Eric Keller lays it up and in set up by David Phillips | 73-65 |
| 03:01 | Boise State | James Miller buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 75-65 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Eric Keller lays it up and in on a great pass from Vernon Mera | 75-67 |
| 02:35 | Boise State | James Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-67 |
| Subs | Boise State | Richard Solley (PG), Jeremy Isler (SF) Roy Bay, James Miller | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Richard Tschida (C) David Phillips, Allen Morello, Greg Rice | |
| 02:25 | Houston | Vernon Mera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Richard Tschida tips it but misses | 75-67 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass tips it but misses | 75-67 |
| 02:21 | Boise State | Jeremy Isler grabs the board | 75-67 |
| 02:16 | Boise State | Isaac Gentle buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Isler | 78-67 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Richard Tschida clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Isaac Gentle - foul #2 on Isaac Gentle, team foul #10 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Boise State | Roy Bay (PG), James Miller (SF) Richard Solley, Thomas Helfrich | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Greg Rice (C) Vernon Mera, Eric Keller | |
| 02:06 | Houston | Richard Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Richard Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 78-69 |
| 01:46 | Boise State | John McGloin hits a jumper from the right wing | 80-69 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson's pass is intercepted by James Miller | 80-69 |
| 01:11 | Boise State | John McGloin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-69 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Richard Tschida grabs the defensive rebound | 80-69 |
| 00:53 | Houston | David Phillips's pass is intercepted by Roy Bay | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Boise State | Jeremy Isler misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-69 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Richard Tschida snags the defensive board | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State 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 (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Houston | David Phillips buries a 3 from the right corner | 80-72 |
| 00:19 | Boise State | Boise State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-72 |
| Subs | Boise State | Thomas Helfrich (PF) Jeremy Isler | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Keller (SF), Allen Morello (PF) Richard Tschida, Roger Pendergrass | |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Boise State | James Miller is hacked by Edmond Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edmond Ferguson, team foul #8 | 80-72 |
| 00:17 | Boise State | James Miller makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:17 | Boise State | James Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 82-72 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Allen Morello misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 82-72 |
| 00:10 | Boise State | John McGloin snags the defensive board | 82-72 |
| Game Plan | Boise State | Boise State 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 (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Boise State | Roy Bay runs out the clock | 82-72 |