| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Crutchfield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Alfred Plourde (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alfred Roque (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Buske (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Goldblatt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jared Wegener (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Arron Lenahan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde inbounds the ball | 33-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 19:39 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque hits the follow up shot | 35-28 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Joe Buske can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Justin Kirkley tips it but misses | 35-28 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Jared Wegener tips it back up and in | 35-30 |
| 18:58 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-30 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Jared Wegener grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Justin Kirkley misses long on a floater from the right side | 35-30 |
| 18:43 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:24 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson comes up short on the shot from the left side | 35-30 |
| 18:22 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde tips it home | 37-30 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Joe Buske can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-30 |
| 17:56 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joe Buske - foul #2 on Joe Buske, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston (SF), Kito Africa (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Alfred Plourde, Alfred Roque, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:51 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 17:31 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 17:26 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Jared Wegener grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Jared Wegener comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 39-30 |
| 16:59 | Houston | Joe Buske tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 16:48 | Louisiana Tech | Edward Goldblatt is called for the reach on David Anderson - foul #3 on Edward Goldblatt, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt (SG), Joseph Bonanno (C) David Anderson, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Montgomery (SG), Anthony Smith (SF), Charles Duncan (PF), Stevan Klawinski (C) Joe Buske, Edward Goldblatt, Jared Wegener, Arron Lenahan | |
| 16:34 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Bonanno | 41-32 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Charles Duncan misses the runner in the paint | 41-32 |
| 16:19 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt snags the defensive board | 41-32 |
| 15:59 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 15:58 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno misses the tip | 41-32 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Charles Duncan gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Crutchfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derrick Witt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Houston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kito Africa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Montgomery (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Duncan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stevan Klawinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Houston | Charles Duncan misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Bonanno - foul #1 on Joseph Bonanno, team foul #1 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG), Alfred Roque (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) John Crutchfield, Kito Africa, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (PG), Arron Lenahan (C) Justin Kirkley, Stevan Klawinski | |
| 15:50 | Houston | Charles Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Charles Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:25 | Louisiana Tech | Charles Duncan swats the layup by Robert Brumbelow | 41-33 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Anthony Smith snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Alfred Roque steals the ball from Charles Duncan | 41-33 |
| 15:00 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston is hacked by Arron Lenahan - foul #2 on Arron Lenahan, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Isaac Culp (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Derrick Witt, Mark Houston, Alfred Roque, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Buske (SG), Edward Goldblatt (SF) Gary Montgomery, Anthony Smith | |
| 14:46 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Charles Duncan lays it in | 43-35 |
| 14:05 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Arron Lenahan pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Isaac Culp - foul #1 on Isaac Culp, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt (SG), Mark Houston (SF), Alfred Roque (PF) David Anderson, Alfred Plourde, Isaac Culp | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Jared Wegener (PF), Stevan Klawinski (C) Arthur Estes, Charles Duncan, Arron Lenahan | |
| 13:39 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:20 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-36 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Jared Wegener grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:14 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jared Wegener | 43-39 |
| 13:07 | Louisiana Tech | Jared Wegener is called for the reach on Alfred Roque - foul #2 on Jared Wegener, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Derrick Witt, Mark Houston, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:50 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston (SF), Kito Africa (PF), Joseph Bonanno (C) Alfred Plourde, Alfred Roque, Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Smith (SF) Edward Goldblatt | |
| 12:34 | Houston | Joe Buske hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 12:32 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:07 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Bonanno | 46-39 |
| 11:47 | Houston | Anthony Smith loses the dribble to David Anderson | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Uros Synakowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Houston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kito Africa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Buske (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jared Wegener (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Stevan Klawinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston lays it in on a great pass from Uros Synakowski | 48-39 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Jared Wegener knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-41 |
| 10:56 | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa connects on the shot from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Joseph Bonanno is called for the reach on Stevan Klawinski - foul #2 on Joseph Bonanno, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Alfred Roque (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) David Anderson, Mark Houston, Kito Africa, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (SG), Edward Goldblatt (SF), Charles Duncan (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Joe Buske, Anthony Smith, Jared Wegener, Stevan Klawinski | |
| 10:22 | Houston | Arron Lenahan connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Justin Kirkley | 50-43 |
| 10:18 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 10:16 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow tips it in | 52-43 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Robert Brumbelow is called for the reach on Justin Kirkley - foul #1 on Robert Brumbelow, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Montgomery (SG) Justin Kirkley | |
| 09:50 | Houston | Arron Lenahan clanks a shot from the baseline | 52-43 |
| 09:49 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 09:35 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow can't finish the layup | 52-43 |
| 09:34 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde gets the offensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 09:21 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 54-43 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-43 |
| 08:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 08:32 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow lays it in and he's fouled by Charles Duncan - foul #1 on Charles Duncan, team foul #5 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson (SG) Derrick Witt | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Joe Buske (SG), Jared Wegener (PF) Arthur Estes, Gary Montgomery, Charles Duncan | |
| 08:32 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow makes the free throw | 57-43 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Arron Lenahan is whistled for traveling | 57-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno (C) Robert Brumbelow | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson blows the layup | 57-43 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Joe Buske grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Jared Wegener is hacked by Uros Synakowski - foul #4 on Uros Synakowski, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston (SF) Alfred Plourde | |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Smith (SF), Stevan Klawinski (C) Edward Goldblatt, Arron Lenahan | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Uros Synakowski (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Houston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alfred Roque (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Bonanno (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Buske (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Smith (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jared Wegener (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Stevan Klawinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Houston | Justin Kirkley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 07:25 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 07:05 | Louisiana Tech | Stevan Klawinski swats the short shot by David Anderson | 57-43 |
| 07:04 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque hits the follow up shot | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:48 | Houston | Stevan Klawinski clanks a floater from the left side | 59-43 |
| 06:46 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno grabs the board | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:29 | Louisiana Tech | David Anderson buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Alfred Roque | 61-43 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Anthony Smith buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Joe Buske | 61-46 |
| 05:55 | Louisiana Tech | Joseph Bonanno can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-46 |
| 05:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Anthony Smith | 61-46 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Stevan Klawinski clanks a floater from the right side | 61-46 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Roque grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 05:00 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Jared Wegener pulls down the rebound | 61-46 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Derrick Witt (SG), Alfred Plourde (SF), Kito Africa (PF), Robert Brumbelow (C) Uros Synakowski, David Anderson, Mark Houston, Alfred Roque, Joseph Bonanno | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Goldblatt (SF), Charles Duncan (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Anthony Smith, Jared Wegener, Stevan Klawinski | |
| 04:47 | Houston | Joe Buske is called for traveling | 61-46 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski (PG) John Crutchfield | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:45 | Louisiana Tech | Uros Synakowski's pass is intercepted by Joe Buske in the backcourt | 61-46 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Joe Buske hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Arron Lenahan | 61-48 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow makes the floater from close range | 63-48 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Arron Lenahan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-48 |
| 04:00 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde grabs the board | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Louisiana Tech | Alfred Plourde connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kito Africa | 66-48 |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - Uros Synakowski (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Derrick Witt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alfred Plourde (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kito Africa (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Brumbelow (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Buske (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Goldblatt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arron Lenahan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Houston | Charles Duncan drills a floater from the baseline set up by Justin Kirkley | 66-50 |
| 02:55 | Louisiana Tech | Derrick Witt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Arron Lenahan pulls down the rebound | 66-50 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Justin Kirkley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Kito Africa - foul #1 on Kito Africa, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield (PG), Mark Houston (SF), Isaac Culp (PF) Uros Synakowski, Alfred Plourde, Kito Africa | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (SG), Anthony Smith (SF), Stevan Klawinski (C) Joe Buske, Edward Goldblatt, Arron Lenahan | |
| 02:46 | Houston | Justin Kirkley makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Justin Kirkley misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:46 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow gets the rebound | 66-51 |
| 02:26 | Louisiana Tech | Mark Houston misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 02:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arthur Estes | 66-51 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Arthur Estes misses the 3 from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Stevan Klawinski grabs the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Charles Duncan is hacked by Mark Houston - foul #1 on Mark Houston, team foul #7 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Kito Africa (PF) Isaac Culp | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Montgomery (SG) Justin Kirkley | |
| 01:55 | Houston | Charles Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:55 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Crutchfield | 68-51 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Arthur Estes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 68-51 |
| 01:13 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| 00:58 | Louisiana Tech | Gary Montgomery picks off the pass by Derrick Witt | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Houston | Kito Africa is called for the reach on Gary Montgomery - foul #2 on Kito Africa, team foul #8 | 68-51 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Gary Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Gary Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:50 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Brumbelow pulls down the rebound | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 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) | |
| 00:27 | Louisiana Tech | Stevan Klawinski is called for the reach on Robert Brumbelow - foul #1 on Stevan Klawinski, team foul #6 | 68-52 |
| 00:00 | Louisiana Tech | John Crutchfield runs out the clock | 68-52 |