| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Shawn Wolf (fresh) SG - George O'Driscoll (fresh) SF - Oscar Cupps (fresh) PF - William Washington (fresh) C - Tom Shear (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) SG - John Douglas (fresh) SF - Earl Baro (fresh) PF - Howard Heskett (fresh) C - Jesse Masters (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jesse Masters wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UMKC | UMKC is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:44 | Houston | Philip Perry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | UMKC | Tom Shear gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | UMKC | Jesse Masters denies the turnaround by William Washington | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Howard Heskett gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Tom Shear steals it from John Douglas | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf is denied on a layup by Jesse Masters | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Philip Perry | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Howard Heskett double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps banks in the layup on a great pass from Shawn Wolf | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Earl Baro knocks in the shot from the right block | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | UMKC | William Washington drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from George O'Driscoll | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Oscar Cupps steals the ball from John Douglas | 4-2 |
| 17:46 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps banks in the layup | 6-2 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Howard Heskett is hacked by Oscar Cupps - foul #1 on Oscar Cupps, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Jeffrey Gordon (SF), Joseph Carney (C) John Douglas, Earl Baro, Jesse Masters | |
| 17:18 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Howard Heskett | 6-4 |
| 17:08 | UMKC | Tom Shear is denied on a layup by Joseph Carney | 6-4 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Joseph Carney pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Tony Byrd misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-4 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses the tip | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:51 | UMKC | William Washington buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Oscar Cupps and he's fouled by Howard Heskett - foul #1 on Howard Heskett, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson (SG), David Stephens (C) George O'Driscoll, Tom Shear | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Roy Prater (PF) Philip Perry, Howard Heskett | |
| 16:51 | UMKC | William Washington misses the free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon clanks a jump hook from close range | 8-4 |
| 16:43 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Oscar Cupps | 8-4 |
| 16:22 | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-4 |
| 16:20 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps tips it home | 10-4 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses the easy layup | 10-4 |
| 16:06 | UMKC | David Stephens grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 15:43 | UMKC | David Stephens makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Wolf | 12-4 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Shawn Wolf (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Jefferson (fresh) SF - Oscar Cupps (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski's pass is intercepted by Oscar Cupps | 12-4 |
| 15:15 | UMKC | David Stephens is called for 3 seconds | 12-4 |
| Subs | UMKC | George O'Driscoll (SG), Nathan Connolly (SF), Tom Shear (C) Shawn Wolf, Oscar Cupps, William Washington | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), John Douglas (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Howard Heskett (PF), Jesse Masters (C) Augustus Bonkowski, Tony Byrd, Jeffrey Gordon, Roy Prater, Joseph Carney | |
| 15:06 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Howard Heskett is blocked by Tom Shear | 12-4 |
| 15:04 | Houston | Earl Baro can't tip it in | 12-4 |
| 15:03 | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson snags the defensive board | 12-4 |
| 14:36 | UMKC | David Stephens's fadeaway is rejected by Jesse Masters | 12-4 |
| 14:34 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly tips it back up and in | 14-4 |
| 14:29 | Houston | John Douglas can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 14-4 |
| 14:27 | UMKC | Tom Shear snags the defensive board | 14-4 |
| 14:06 | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-4 |
| 14:05 | Houston | John Douglas pulls down the rebound | 14-4 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Earl Baro can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Tom Shear - foul #1 on Tom Shear, team foul #2 | 14-4 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Walker (PG), Arthur Englund (SG), Joe Morgan (PF), Bobby Franck (C) Arthur Jefferson, George O'Driscoll, David Stephens, Tom Shear | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:59 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 1st free throw | 14-5 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:42 | UMKC | Arthur Englund's layup is rejected by Howard Heskett | 14-6 |
| 13:40 | UMKC | Bobby Franck tips it in | 16-6 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Earl Baro misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 16-6 |
| 13:30 | UMKC | Joe Morgan grabs the board | 16-6 |
| 13:16 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joe Morgan | 19-6 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Earl Baro knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by John Douglas | 19-8 |
| 12:57 | UMKC | Joe Morgan knocks in the jumper from close range | 21-8 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Earl Baro lays it in on a great pass from Philip Perry | 21-10 |
| 12:20 | UMKC | Bobby Franck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-10 |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (PG), George O'Driscoll (SG), Oscar Cupps (SF), William Washington (PF), Tom Shear (C) William Walker, Arthur Englund, Nathan Connolly, Joe Morgan, Bobby Franck | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Jeffrey Gordon (SF), Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, John Douglas, Earl Baro, Howard Heskett, Jesse Masters | |
| 11:59 | Houston | Joseph Carney is fouled on the floor by Tom Shear - foul #2 on Tom Shear, team foul #3 | 21-10 |
| Subs | UMKC | David Stephens (C) Tom Shear | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:51 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski's pass is intercepted by Shawn Wolf | 21-10 |
| 11:48 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf is fouled in the backcourt by Augustus Bonkowski - foul #1 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #2 | 21-10 |
| 11:33 | UMKC | William Washington is whistled for traveling | 21-10 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Shawn Wolf (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George O'Driscoll (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oscar Cupps (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Washington (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Houston | Roy Prater knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Augustus Bonkowski | 21-12 |
| 10:51 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Shawn Wolf | 23-12 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski double dribbles in the backcourt | 23-12 |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson (SG), Nathan Connolly (C) George O'Driscoll, David Stephens | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG) Augustus Bonkowski | |
| 10:33 | UMKC | William Washington misses long on a shot in the lane | 23-12 |
| 10:31 | UMKC | William Washington tips it but misses | 23-12 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Joseph Carney pulls down the rebound | 23-12 |
| 10:24 | Houston | The jump hook by Tony Byrd is blocked by William Washington | 23-12 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Tony Byrd gets the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 23-12 |
| 10:00 | UMKC | The rebound goes to William Washington | 23-12 |
| 09:42 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-12 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Tony Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Tony Byrd can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 23-12 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon gets the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Roy Prater clanks a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Shawn Wolf - foul #1 on Shawn Wolf, team foul #4 | 23-12 |
| Subs | UMKC | George O'Driscoll (SG), Joe Morgan (SF), David Stephens (PF), Bobby Franck (C) Shawn Wolf, Oscar Cupps, William Washington, Nathan Connolly | |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Jesse Masters (C) Tony Byrd, Jeffrey Gordon, Joseph Carney | |
| 09:18 | Houston | Roy Prater makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Roy Prater misses the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:18 | UMKC | The rebound goes to Bobby Franck | 23-13 |
| 09:05 | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-13 |
| 09:04 | UMKC | Joe Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 08:58 | UMKC | Bobby Franck is hacked by Jesse Masters - foul #1 on Jesse Masters, team foul #3 | 23-13 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (PF) Roy Prater | |
| 08:51 | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 23-13 |
| 08:49 | UMKC | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Morgan | 23-13 |
| 08:31 | UMKC | David Stephens misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Howard Heskett - foul #2 on Howard Heskett, team foul #4 | 23-13 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Houston | Roy Prater (PF) Howard Heskett | |
| 08:31 | UMKC | David Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 08:31 | UMKC | David Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Earl Baro misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Joe Morgan - foul #1 on Joe Morgan, team foul #5 | 25-13 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Earl Baro misses the 2nd free throw | 25-14 |
| 08:20 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll grabs the defensive rebound | 25-14 |
| 08:16 | UMKC | Roy Prater is called for the reach on David Stephens - foul #1 on Roy Prater, team foul #5 | 25-14 |
| Subs | UMKC | Nathan Connolly (SF) Joe Morgan | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:11 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly lays it up and in on a great pass from George O'Driscoll | 27-14 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Earl Baro banks in the layup on a nice dish by Philip Perry | 27-16 |
| 07:44 | UMKC | Bobby Franck hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-16 |
| 07:40 | Houston | Bobby Franck steps in front of the Earl Baro pass | 29-16 |
| 07:17 | UMKC | David Stephens hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-16 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Arthur Jefferson (fairly fresh) SG - George O'Driscoll (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Connolly (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Bobby Franck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Douglas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Roy Prater (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jesse Masters (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 06:58 | Houston | Earl Baro misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nathan Connolly - foul #1 on Nathan Connolly, team foul #6 | 31-16 |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (PG), William Walker (SG), Oscar Cupps (SF), William Washington (PF) Arthur Jefferson, George O'Driscoll, Nathan Connolly, Bobby Franck | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Jeffrey Gordon (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, John Douglas, Roy Prater, Jesse Masters | |
| 06:58 | Houston | Earl Baro misses the 1st free throw | 31-16 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 06:42 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-17 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Joseph Carney snags the defensive board | 31-17 |
| 06:36 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-17 |
| 06:35 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Carney | 31-17 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-17 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Tony Byrd can't tip it in | 31-17 |
| 06:24 | UMKC | William Washington pulls down the rebound | 31-17 |
| 06:19 | UMKC | William Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-17 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the board | 31-17 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-17 |
| 06:11 | UMKC | The rebound goes to David Stephens | 31-17 |
| 05:55 | UMKC | William Washington makes the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Jeffrey Gordon - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #6 | 33-17 |
| Subs | UMKC | Nathan Connolly (C) David Stephens | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Pletcher (SF) Earl Baro | |
| 05:55 | UMKC | William Washington makes the free throw | 34-17 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-17 |
| Subs | UMKC | | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Jesse Masters (C) Augustus Bonkowski, Joseph Carney | |
| 05:19 | UMKC | Oscar Cupps hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Nathan Connolly | 37-17 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Tony Byrd misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-17 |
| 05:05 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly grabs the defensive rebound | 37-17 |
| 04:50 | UMKC | William Washington is fouled on the floor by Philip Perry - foul #1 on Philip Perry, team foul #7 | 37-17 |
| Subs | UMKC | George O'Driscoll (SG) William Walker | |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (SG) Tony Byrd | |
| 04:50 | UMKC | William Washington makes the 1st free throw | 38-17 |
| 04:50 | UMKC | William Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 38-17 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Jesse Masters pulls down the rebound | 38-17 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Jesse Masters comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 38-17 |
| 04:34 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly grabs the defensive rebound | 38-17 |
| 04:28 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 38-17 |
| 04:27 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly grabs the offensive board | 38-17 |
| 04:06 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Chad Pletcher - foul #1 on Chad Pletcher, team foul #8 | 38-17 |
| Subs | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson (PG), Joe Morgan (PF), Bobby Franck (C) Shawn Wolf, Oscar Cupps, William Washington | |
| Subs | Houston | Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Jeffrey Gordon, Jesse Masters | |
| 04:06 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly makes the 1st free throw | 39-17 |
| 04:06 | UMKC | Nathan Connolly makes the 2nd free throw | 40-17 |
| 03:51 | Houston | John Douglas makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Roy Prater and he's fouled by George O'Driscoll - foul #1 on George O'Driscoll, team foul #7 | 40-19 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Washington (PF), Tom Shear (C) Nathan Connolly, Bobby Franck | |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (PF) Roy Prater | |
| 03:51 | Houston | John Douglas makes the free throw | 40-20 |
| 03:42 | UMKC | Tom Shear comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-20 |
| 03:40 | UMKC | Tom Shear tips it home | 42-20 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Philip Perry is hacked by Arthur Jefferson - foul #1 on Arthur Jefferson, team foul #8 | 42-20 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Walker (SG), David Stephens (PF) George O'Driscoll, William Washington | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) Chad Pletcher | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Philip Perry misses the 1st free throw | 42-20 |
| 03:23 | UMKC | David Stephens grabs the board | 42-20 |
| 03:06 | UMKC | David Stephens can't finish the layup | 42-20 |
| 03:05 | Houston | Howard Heskett pulls down the rebound | 42-20 |
| Lineup | UMKC | PG - Arthur Jefferson (fresh) SG - William Walker (fresh) SF - Joe Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Shear (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Houston | William Walker steps in front of the Philip Perry pass | 42-20 |
| 02:55 | UMKC | Joe Morgan can't connect on a floater from the right block | 42-20 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Earl Baro snags the defensive board | 42-20 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Philip Perry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-20 |
| 02:48 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Carney | 42-20 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Earl Baro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-20 |
| Subs | UMKC | Shawn Wolf (PG), Oscar Cupps (SF) William Walker, Joe Morgan | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Jesse Masters (C) Philip Perry, John Douglas, Joseph Carney | |
| 02:34 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-20 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Tony Byrd loses the dribble to Oscar Cupps | 42-20 |
| 02:02 | UMKC | Shawn Wolf makes the floater from the left wing set up by Oscar Cupps | 44-20 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-23 |
| 01:47 | UMKC | Arthur Jefferson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Shawn Wolf | 47-23 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Earl Baro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 47-23 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Jesse Masters tips it home | 47-25 |
| 01:02 | UMKC | David Stephens misses the dunk | 47-25 |
| 01:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earl Baro | 47-25 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Tony Byrd comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-25 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski snags the offensive board | 47-25 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Tony Byrd buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-28 |
| 00:20 | UMKC | David Stephens lays it up and in and he's fouled by Howard Heskett - foul #3 on Howard Heskett, team foul #9 | 49-28 |
| Subs | UMKC | William Walker (PG), George O'Driscoll (SG), Nathan Connolly (SF), William Washington (PF) Shawn Wolf, Arthur Jefferson, Oscar Cupps, Tom Shear | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), John Douglas (SG), Jeffrey Gordon (SF), Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Augustus Bonkowski, Tony Byrd, Earl Baro, Howard Heskett, Jesse Masters | |
| 00:20 | UMKC | David Stephens misses the free throw | 49-28 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Joseph Carney gets the rebound | 49-28 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-31 |
| 00:00 | UMKC | George O'Driscoll misses long on a fullcourt shot | 49-31 |