| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Terry McCain (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerardo Hernandez (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvatore Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - Wayne Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Wingo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez inbounds the ball | 19-41 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-41 |
| 19:43 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Wayne Morris | 19-41 |
| 19:21 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez lays it in on a nice dish by Terry McCain and he's fouled by Kevin Wardle - foul #2 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #1 | 19-43 |
| 19:21 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez makes the free throw | 19-44 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 19-44 |
| 19:11 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris grabs the board | 19-44 |
| 18:48 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Kevin Noyes - foul #2 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #2 | 19-44 |
| 18:31 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Terry McCain | 19-46 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Larmon | 21-46 |
| 17:59 | Kansas State | Terry McCain makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-49 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Robert Spier misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 21-49 |
| 17:35 | Kansas State | Norman Wingo gets the rebound | 21-49 |
| 17:14 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Norman Wingo | 21-52 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 21-52 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Kevin Wardle can't tip it in | 21-52 |
| 17:02 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Gerardo Hernandez | 21-52 |
| 16:56 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 21-52 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 21-52 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Salvatore Bruno - foul #3 on Salvatore Bruno, team foul #1 | 21-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Gordon Ward (SG), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Keith Costello (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant (PG), Kurt Patterson (SG), Sheldon Lennon (SF), Jason Watterson (C) Terry McCain, Gerardo Hernandez, Salvatore Bruno, Norman Wingo | |
| 16:43 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 22-52 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-52 |
| 16:17 | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant buries a floater from the right wing set up by Jason Watterson | 23-54 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte double dribbles | 23-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 15:48 | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 23-54 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Keith Costello snags the defensive board | 23-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Wayne Dechant (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kurt Patterson (fresh) 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sheldon Lennon (fresh) PF - Wayne Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Watterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-54 |
| 15:18 | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-54 |
| 15:16 | Kansas State | Jason Watterson gets the offensive rebound | 25-54 |
| 14:54 | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Sheldon Lennon | 25-57 |
| 14:51 | Houston | Keith Costello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Gordon Ward, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Terry McCain (PG), Gerardo Hernandez (SG), Danny Larkins (SF), Norman Wingo (C) Wayne Dechant, Kurt Patterson, Sheldon Lennon, Wayne Morris | |
| 14:33 | Kansas State | Terry McCain knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gerardo Hernandez | 25-59 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Eric Larmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-59 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Keith Costello tips it home | 27-59 |
| 13:51 | Kansas State | Kevin Wardle is called for the reach on Norman Wingo - foul #3 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #3 | 27-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SF) Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Salvatore Bruno (SF), Wayne Morris (PF) Danny Larkins, Jason Watterson | |
| 13:39 | Kansas State | Norman Wingo can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Wardle - foul #4 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #4 | 27-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Kaplan (C) Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Kurt Patterson (SG) Gerardo Hernandez | |
| 13:39 | Kansas State | Norman Wingo makes the 1st free throw | 27-60 |
| 13:39 | Kansas State | Norman Wingo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-61 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Eric Larmon is called for 10 seconds | 27-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG) Kevin Noyes | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 13:17 | Kansas State | Terry McCain hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-61 |
| 13:15 | Kansas State | Wayne Morris gets the offensive rebound | 27-61 |
| 12:57 | Kansas State | Wesley Kaplan steps in front of the Kurt Patterson pass | 27-61 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Salvatore Bruno picks off the pass by Gordon Ward in the backcourt | 27-61 |
| 12:34 | Kansas State | Armando Rodriguez is called for the reach on Wayne Morris - foul #2 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 27-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (SF), Carter Collins (C) Armando Rodriguez, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant (PG), Gerardo Hernandez (SG), Danny Larkins (SF), Sheldon Lennon (C) Terry McCain, Kurt Patterson, Salvatore Bruno, Norman Wingo | |
| 12:11 | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerardo Hernandez | 27-63 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Robert Spier hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-63 |
| 11:39 | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 30-66 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Wayne Dechant (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerardo Hernandez (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - Danny Larkins (fresh) PF - Wayne Morris (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sheldon Lennon (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Houston | Gordon Ward connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-66 |
| 10:59 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-66 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Keith Costello snags the defensive board | 32-66 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Wayne Dechant is called for the reach on Eric Larmon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Dechant, team foul #2 | 32-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Wesley Kaplan (C) Eric Larmon, Gordon Ward, Keith Costello, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Terry McCain (PG), Kurt Patterson (SG), Salvatore Bruno (SF), Jason Watterson (PF), Norman Wingo (C) Wayne Dechant, Gerardo Hernandez, Danny Larkins, Wayne Morris, Sheldon Lennon | |
| 10:41 | Houston | Kurt Patterson steps in front of the Lawrence Turcotte pass | 32-66 |
| 10:13 | Kansas State | Terry McCain is hacked by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #1 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #6 | 32-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Keith Costello (C) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 09:46 | Kansas State | Terry McCain misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-66 |
| 09:45 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-66 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Keith Costello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG) Samuel Bier | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez (SG) Kurt Patterson | |
| 09:14 | Kansas State | Terry McCain can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-66 |
| 09:13 | Kansas State | Terry McCain snags the offensive board | 32-66 |
| 08:52 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-66 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Keith Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 32-66 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan is whistled for a carry | 32-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (PG), Carter Collins (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant (PG), Danny Larkins (SF), Wayne Morris (PF), Sheldon Lennon (C) Terry McCain, Salvatore Bruno, Jason Watterson, Norman Wingo | |
| 08:11 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Darryl Christmas - foul #1 on Darryl Christmas, team foul #7 | 32-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (SF) Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| 08:11 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 32-67 |
| 08:11 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-68 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Wayne Dechant picks off the pass by Wesley Kaplan | 32-68 |
| 07:48 | Kansas State | Danny Larkins lays it in on a nice dish by Wayne Dechant | 32-70 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Wayne Dechant is called for the reach on Samuel Bier - foul #3 on Wayne Dechant, team foul #3 | 32-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG) Gordon Ward | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Kurt Patterson (SG) Gerardo Hernandez | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Bier (fresh) SF - Keith Costello (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Carter Collins (fresh) C - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Wayne Dechant (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kurt Patterson (fresh) 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Danny Larkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Sheldon Lennon (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Houston | Carter Collins buries a driving attempt in the paint | 34-70 |
| 07:05 | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-70 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jason Watterson (C) Wayne Morris | |
| 06:58 | Houston | Samuel Bier misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-70 |
| 06:56 | Kansas State | Sheldon Lennon gets the rebound | 34-70 |
| 06:34 | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-70 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Samuel Bier grabs the defensive rebound | 34-70 |
| 06:24 | Houston | Kurt Patterson steals the ball from Samuel Bier | 34-70 |
| 06:08 | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carter Collins - foul #1 on Carter Collins, team foul #8 | 34-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF) Lawrence Turcotte, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez (SG), Salvatore Bruno (SF), Wayne Morris (PF) Kurt Patterson, Danny Larkins, Sheldon Lennon | |
| 06:08 | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant misses the 1st free throw | 34-70 |
| 06:08 | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant makes the 2nd free throw | 34-71 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan blows the layup but the foul's on Wayne Dechant - foul #4 on Wayne Dechant, team foul #4 | 34-71 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Terry McCain (PG), Norman Wingo (C) Wayne Dechant, Jason Watterson | |
| 05:56 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the 1st free throw | 34-71 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-71 |
| 05:45 | Kansas State | Terry McCain buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Salvatore Bruno | 35-74 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Darryl Christmas misses the jump hook from the left block | 35-74 |
| 05:25 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Costello | 35-74 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Samuel Bier can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 35-74 |
| 05:09 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Salvatore Bruno | 35-74 |
| 04:40 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Darryl Christmas - foul #2 on Darryl Christmas, team foul #9 | 35-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG) Samuel Bier | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Jason Watterson (C) Norman Wingo | |
| 04:40 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 35-75 |
| 04:40 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-76 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Keith Costello connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Turcotte and the foul's on Salvatore Bruno - foul #4 on Salvatore Bruno, team foul #5 | 37-76 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Kurt Patterson (SG) Gerardo Hernandez | |
| 04:32 | Houston | Keith Costello makes the free throw | 38-76 |
| 04:10 | Kansas State | Salvatore Bruno hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-76 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Darryl Christmas gets the rebound | 38-76 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Keith Costello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Danny Larkins (SF) Salvatore Bruno | |
| 03:46 | Kansas State | Terry McCain loses the dribble to Gordon Ward | 38-76 |
| 03:30 | Houston | Keith Costello is denied on a layup by Jason Watterson | 38-76 |
| 03:29 | Kansas State | Jason Watterson gets the rebound | 38-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Keith Costello (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (tiring) 5 pts. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Terry McCain (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kurt Patterson (fresh) 4 ast. 5 stl. SF - Danny Larkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Morris (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Watterson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Kansas State | Wesley Kaplan is called for the reach on Terry McCain - foul #2 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #10 | 38-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SG) Gordon Ward | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez (SG), Sheldon Lennon (SF), Norman Wingo (C) Kurt Patterson, Danny Larkins, Wayne Morris | |
| 03:08 | Kansas State | Terry McCain misses the 1st free throw | 38-76 |
| 03:08 | Kansas State | Terry McCain makes the 2nd free throw | 38-77 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Gerardo Hernandez picks off the pass by Keith Costello in the backcourt | 38-77 |
| 02:46 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez misses the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Samuel Bier - foul #1 on Samuel Bier, team foul #11 | 38-77 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant (PG), Salvatore Bruno (SF) Terry McCain, Jason Watterson | |
| 02:46 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 38-78 |
| 02:46 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 38-79 |
| 02:46 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez makes the 3rd free throw | 38-80 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:39 | Houston | Samuel Bier connects on the 3 from the right corner | 41-80 |
| 02:20 | Kansas State | Samuel Bier steals it from Wayne Dechant | 41-80 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-80 |
| 02:11 | Kansas State | Sheldon Lennon gets the rebound | 41-80 |
| 01:51 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Dechant | 41-83 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Carter Collins connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-83 |
| 01:13 | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Salvatore Bruno | 43-86 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Norman Wingo takes the ball from Samuel Bier | 43-86 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Kansas State | Wayne Dechant misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-86 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Darryl Christmas gets the rebound | 43-86 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Gerardo Hernandez takes the ball from Lawrence Turcotte in the backcourt | 43-86 |
| 00:08 | Kansas State | Gerardo Hernandez drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Wayne Dechant | 43-88 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-88 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF) Samuel Bier, Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Kansas State | Terry McCain (PG), Wayne Morris (PF) Wayne Dechant, Sheldon Lennon | |
| 00:00 | Kansas State | Terry McCain runs out the clock | 43-88 |