| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - John Luce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Sharpe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Stanley Hopkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Nicholas Khang (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Geoffrey Craig (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Joshua Gross inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Houston | James Gardner is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Craig - foul #3 on Geoffrey Craig, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Temple | Roberto Medrano (PF) Geoffrey Craig | |
| 19:33 | Houston | John Luce misses the floater from just outside the lane | 27-20 |
| 19:32 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 19:03 | Temple | Harold Sharpe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-20 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Harold Sharpe steals it from Joshua Gross | 27-20 |
| 18:19 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by James Gardner - foul #2 on James Gardner, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| 18:19 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 18:19 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 17:58 | Houston | John Luce misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-22 |
| 17:56 | Temple | The rebound goes to Harold Sharpe | 27-22 |
| 17:31 | Temple | John Wilson makes the runner near the basket and he's fouled by John Luce - foul #1 on John Luce, team foul #2 | 27-24 |
| 17:31 | Temple | John Wilson makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 17:11 | Houston | John Luce misses short on a floater from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Frank Tully tips it home | 29-25 |
| 16:41 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins loses the ball out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (SF), Paul Erickson (C) Joshua Gross, John Luce | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:21 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey is denied on a layup by Roberto Medrano | 29-25 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the tip | 29-25 |
| 16:18 | Temple | The rebound goes to Nicholas Khang | 29-25 |
| 15:59 | Temple | John Wilson makes the jumper from close range | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Sharpe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Stanley Hopkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Nicholas Khang (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Roberto Medrano (fairly fresh) C - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Houston | Paul Erickson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Paul Erickson, team foul #3 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), Joshua Gross (SF) Frank Tully, James Gardner, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | Temple | Geoffrey Craig (PF) Roberto Medrano | |
| 15:20 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig's layup is rejected by David Smith | 29-27 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Peter Fierro grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Peter Fierro buries a shot from the left side | 31-27 |
| 14:25 | Temple | The jump hook by Harold Sharpe is blocked by David Smith | 31-27 |
| 14:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Smith | 31-27 |
| 13:56 | Houston | David Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Paul Erickson pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-27 |
| 13:41 | Temple | Harold Sharpe grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 13:14 | Temple | Nicholas Khang connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Sharpe | 31-29 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Joseph Hill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 12:48 | Temple | John Wilson grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 12:42 | Temple | Harold Sharpe scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Geoffrey Craig | 31-32 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Joseph Hill knocks in the shot from close range set up by Peter Fierro and he's fouled by Stanley Hopkins - foul #2 on Stanley Hopkins, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF), John Luce (C) Peter Fierro, David Smith, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 12:16 | Houston | Joseph Hill misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 12:16 | Temple | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Craig | 33-32 |
| 11:54 | Temple | Nicholas Khang misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 33-32 |
| 11:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joshua Gross | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Luce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Sharpe (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. SG - Stanley Hopkins (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Nicholas Khang (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Geoffrey Craig (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Wilson (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Joshua Gross connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 11:10 | Temple | Nicholas Khang can't finish the layup | 35-32 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Joshua Gross gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Joshua Gross loses the ball out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Houston | James Gardner (SG), David Smith (SF) Joseph Hill, Joshua Gross | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 10:41 | Temple | Nicholas Khang comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 35-32 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 10:11 | Houston | John Luce misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by John Wilson - foul #2 on John Wilson, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| 10:11 | Houston | John Luce makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 10:11 | Houston | John Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 09:50 | Temple | Nicholas Khang misses long on a floater from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 09:48 | Houston | David Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Nicholas Khang swats the short shot by Frank Tully | 37-32 |
| 09:29 | Temple | Harold Sharpe grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 09:09 | Temple | David Smith steps in front of the Nicholas Khang pass | 37-32 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by James Gardner | 39-32 |
| 08:44 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Nicholas Khang - foul #2 on Nicholas Khang, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, John Luce | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 08:23 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 08:23 | Temple | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 07:59 | Temple | Harold Sharpe connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Peter Fierro is fouled on the floor by Stanley Hopkins - foul #3 on Stanley Hopkins, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (SF) David Smith | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Harold Sharpe (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. SG - Stanley Hopkins (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Khang (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Geoffrey Craig (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Wilson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Houston | Paul Erickson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 07:29 | Houston | Joshua Gross snags the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Joshua Gross is whistled for traveling | 39-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG) James Gardner | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 06:46 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig misses long on a jumper near the basket | 39-38 |
| 06:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fyodor Zerphey | 39-38 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Frank Tully is fouled on the floor by Harold Sharpe - foul #2 on Harold Sharpe, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF) Fyodor Zerphey | |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Flores (SG), Lee Jaramillo (C) Stanley Hopkins, John Wilson | |
| 06:22 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-38 |
| 06:21 | Temple | Jose Flores grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 06:03 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lee Jaramillo and he's fouled by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Houston | James Gardner (SG) Peter Fierro | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 06:03 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Paul Erickson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Lee Jaramillo - foul #1 on Lee Jaramillo, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Temple | Sheldon Collman (PG), Stanley Hopkins (SG) Harold Sharpe, Jose Flores | |
| 05:34 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 05:20 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 05:19 | Temple | Lee Jaramillo misses the tip | 41-41 |
| 05:17 | Temple | Nicholas Khang gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 04:58 | Temple | Nicholas Khang buries a fadeaway from the right block | 41-43 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Joshua Gross is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Khang - foul #3 on Nicholas Khang, team foul #8 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF), John Luce (C) David Smith, Paul Erickson | |
| Subs | Temple | John Wilson (C) Lee Jaramillo | |
| 04:37 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 04:15 | Temple | Sheldon Collman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 04:13 | Temple | Stanley Hopkins grabs the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 03:54 | Temple | Nicholas Khang comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 43-43 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey dunks the ball on a great pass from James Gardner | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - John Luce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Sheldon Collman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanley Hopkins (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Khang (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Geoffrey Craig (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Wilson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Temple | John Luce blocks the jumper by Nicholas Khang | 45-43 |
| 03:03 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Joshua Gross clanks a shot from the right block | 45-43 |
| 02:43 | Temple | Sheldon Collman gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 02:21 | Temple | John Wilson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 02:01 | Houston | John Luce buries a floater from the right block set up by Frank Tully | 47-45 |
| 01:40 | Temple | John Wilson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-45 |
| 01:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Gardner | 47-45 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Frank Tully | 49-45 |
| 01:09 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Temple | Harold Sharpe (PG) Sheldon Collman | |
| 00:43 | Temple | John Luce steals it from Stanley Hopkins | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Houston | Stanley Hopkins is called for the reach on Joshua Gross in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Hopkins, team foul #9 | 49-45 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Temple | Harold Sharpe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Joshua Gross snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Joshua Gross is fouled in the backcourt by Stanley Hopkins - foul #5 on Stanley Hopkins, team foul #10 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (SG), Paul Erickson (C) James Gardner, John Luce | |
| Subs | Temple | Jose Flores (SG) Stanley Hopkins | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Temple | Jose Flores misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 00:21 | Temple | Geoffrey Craig pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 00:18 | Temple | Jose Flores makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Harold Sharpe is called for the reach on Fyodor Zerphey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Sharpe, team foul #11 | 53-48 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Temple | Joshua Gross takes the ball from Jose Flores | 55-48 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Frank Tully banks in the layup on a great pass from Joshua Gross | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Nicholas Khang is fouled on the floor by Joshua Gross - foul #2 on Joshua Gross, team foul #5 | 57-48 |