| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Jabulani Ahmadi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Wagner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Oliver Matta (fresh) PF - Edward Mash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Quayle (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Oliver Matta inbounds the ball | 33-21 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Indiana | Oliver Matta is fouled on the floor by Bernard Hartley - foul #2 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 19:06 | Indiana | The jump hook by Raymond Quayle is blocked by Scott Thornton | 33-21 |
| 19:04 | Indiana | Oliver Matta tips it home | 35-21 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Raymond Quayle - foul #1 on Raymond Quayle, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 18:48 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| 18:24 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Wagner | 37-22 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Shawn Callier clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-22 |
| 18:07 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle grabs the board | 37-22 |
| 17:44 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 37-22 |
| 17:43 | Houston | David Smith snags the defensive board | 37-22 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Shawn Callier comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-22 |
| 17:23 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Paul Wagner | 37-22 |
| 16:58 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle misses the dunk but he's fouled by Scott Thornton - foul #3 on Scott Thornton, team foul #2 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ted Bratton (SF) Oliver Matta | |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (C) Scott Thornton | |
| 16:58 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle makes the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 16:58 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle makes the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Shawn Callier comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-22 |
| 16:34 | Indiana | Edward Mash grabs the board | 39-22 |
| 16:05 | Indiana | Ted Bratton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-22 |
| 16:03 | Indiana | Edward Mash tips it home | 41-22 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Jabulani Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ted Bratton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Mash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Quayle (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) SF - Bernard Hartley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:50 | Houston | Frank Tully knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bernard Hartley | 41-25 |
| 15:23 | Indiana | Ted Bratton is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Ted Bratton, team foul #2 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Indiana | Joshua Wolverton (PG), Jeremy Harrison (SG), Oliver Matta (SF), Joe Decicco (C) Jabulani Ahmadi, Paul Wagner, Edward Mash, Raymond Quayle | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), John Ginter (SF), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, Shawn Callier, Bernard Hartley, David Smith | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:11 | Houston | Joseph Hill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-25 |
| 15:09 | Indiana | Joe Decicco snags the defensive board | 41-25 |
| 14:46 | Indiana | Fyodor Zerphey steals it from Joe Decicco | 41-25 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Jeremy Harrison - foul #2 on Jeremy Harrison, team foul #3 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Indiana | Raymond Quayle (C) Joe Decicco | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Thornton (C) John Ginter | |
| 14:28 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 13:59 | Indiana | Joshua Wolverton clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 41-27 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Raymond Quayle steps in front of the Scott Thornton pass | 41-27 |
| 13:15 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle is denied on a layup by Paul Erickson | 41-27 |
| 13:14 | Houston | Paul Erickson gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey loses the dribble to Oliver Matta | 41-27 |
| 12:44 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Joshua Wolverton | 43-27 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Paul Erickson's pass is intercepted by Joshua Wolverton | 43-27 |
| 12:20 | Indiana | Joshua Wolverton blows the layup | 43-27 |
| 12:18 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Bratton | 43-27 |
| 12:03 | Indiana | Ted Bratton travels with the ball | 43-27 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jabulani Ahmadi (PG), Paul Wagner (SF), Edward Mash (PF) Joshua Wolverton, Oliver Matta, Ted Bratton | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Shawn Callier (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), David Smith (PF) Peter Fierro, Joseph Hill, Fyodor Zerphey, Scott Thornton | |
| 11:40 | Houston | Frank Tully misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Jabulani Ahmadi - foul #2 on Jabulani Ahmadi, team foul #4 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Luce (C) Paul Erickson | |
| 11:40 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 11:40 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Jabulani Ahmadi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Harrison (fresh) SF - Paul Wagner (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward Mash (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Quayle (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-29 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Bernard Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 11:08 | Houston | The short jumper by David Smith is denied by Raymond Quayle | 43-29 |
| 11:07 | Indiana | Jabulani Ahmadi pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 10:44 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jeremy Harrison | 45-29 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Shawn Callier drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Smith | 45-32 |
| 10:15 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 45-32 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Bernard Hartley gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Bernard Hartley comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 09:48 | Houston | David Smith misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Bernard Hartley snags the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Shawn Callier is hacked by Jeremy Harrison - foul #3 on Jeremy Harrison, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Indiana | Oliver Matta (SF), Joe Decicco (C) Jeremy Harrison, Raymond Quayle | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Thornton (C) John Luce | |
| 09:18 | Houston | Bernard Hartley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-32 |
| 09:08 | Indiana | Paul Wagner is whistled for traveling | 45-32 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Bernard Hartley knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Tully | 45-34 |
| 08:26 | Indiana | Joe Decicco misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Tully - foul #1 on Frank Tully, team foul #3 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Indiana | Joshua Wolverton (PG), Ted Bratton (PF) Jabulani Ahmadi, Edward Mash | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (SG), Fyodor Zerphey (SF) Shawn Callier, Bernard Hartley | |
| 08:26 | Indiana | Joe Decicco makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 08:26 | Indiana | Joe Decicco makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 08:02 | Houston | David Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Peter Fierro tips it in | 47-36 |
| 07:31 | Indiana | Joshua Wolverton misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-36 |
| 07:29 | Indiana | Joe Decicco tips it home | 49-36 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Joshua Wolverton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Oliver Matta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ted Bratton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joe Decicco (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey tips it but misses | 49-36 |
| 07:16 | Indiana | Joe Decicco snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 06:50 | Indiana | Fyodor Zerphey steals the ball from Ted Bratton | 49-36 |
| 06:36 | Houston | Frank Tully misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey can't tip it in | 49-36 |
| 06:34 | Houston | David Smith tips it in | 49-38 |
| 06:21 | Indiana | Joshua Wolverton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-38 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 06:04 | Houston | David Smith scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Frank Tully | 49-41 |
| 05:37 | Indiana | Ted Bratton misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 05:35 | Houston | David Smith gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-41 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jabulani Ahmadi (PG), Jeremy Harrison (SG), Edward Mash (PF), Raymond Quayle (C) Joshua Wolverton, Paul Wagner, Oliver Matta, Joe Decicco | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF) Frank Tully, Scott Thornton | |
| 05:06 | Houston | Peter Fierro is fouled on the floor by Jabulani Ahmadi - foul #3 on Jabulani Ahmadi, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| 04:55 | Houston | David Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-41 |
| 04:54 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 04:31 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle misses the lay-in | 49-41 |
| 04:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Smith | 49-41 |
| 04:08 | Houston | David Smith buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Peter Fierro | 49-44 |
| 03:50 | Indiana | Ted Bratton knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Harrison and he's fouled by Fyodor Zerphey - foul #1 on Fyodor Zerphey, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Paul Erickson (C) Peter Fierro, David Smith | |
| 03:50 | Indiana | Ted Bratton makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Tully | 52-46 |
| 03:16 | Indiana | Ted Bratton misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 52-46 |
| 03:14 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle tips it home | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Jabulani Ahmadi (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Harrison (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ted Bratton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Mash (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Quayle (fresh) 23 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Houston | Edward Mash steals the ball from Frank Tully | 54-46 |
| 02:37 | Indiana | Ted Bratton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 02:35 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 02:35 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Wagner (SG), Oliver Matta (SF) Jeremy Harrison, Ted Bratton | |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Fyodor Zerphey, Paul Erickson | |
| 02:12 | Indiana | Frank Tully is called for the reach on Jabulani Ahmadi - foul #2 on Frank Tully, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| 01:46 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Raymond Quayle, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Bernard Hartley double dribbles | 54-46 |
| 01:07 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-46 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Bernard Hartley gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 00:56 | Indiana | Edward Mash gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Indiana | Edward Mash is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Callier - foul #2 on Shawn Callier, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | Jeremy Harrison (SG), Ted Bratton (SF) Paul Wagner, Oliver Matta | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Jabulani Ahmadi is fouled on the floor by David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Jabulani Ahmadi misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Edward Mash snags the offensive board | 54-46 |
| 00:51 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| 00:48 | Indiana | David Smith is called for the reach on Edward Mash - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| 00:48 | Indiana | Edward Mash misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Scott Thornton gets the rebound | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Houston | David Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 00:42 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Raymond Quayle | 54-46 |
| 00:40 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle is hacked by Frank Tully in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Tully, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| 00:40 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:40 | Indiana | Raymond Quayle makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Scott Thornton can't finish the layup | 56-46 |
| 00:33 | Houston | David Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 00:29 | Houston | David Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 00:27 | Indiana | Ted Bratton snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Indiana | Jabulani Ahmadi runs out the clock | 56-46 |