| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Feder (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ricky Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Smart (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | John Davis inbounds the ball | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan dunks the ball | 27-42 |
| 19:22 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-42 |
| 19:20 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega gets the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 19:08 | Northern Illinois University | Kevin Noyes steals the ball from David Feder | 27-42 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan's pass is intercepted by Bobby Smart | 27-42 |
| 18:37 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder jams it on a great pass from Ricky Wallace | 29-42 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 18:16 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 18:09 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-42 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Eric Larmon comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 29-42 |
| 17:43 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry (SF), Ronnie Rexford (PF) Ricky Wallace, Bobby Smart | |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:31 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan is hacked by Ronnie Rexford - foul #1 on Ronnie Rexford, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Darryl Christmas buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Eric Larmon | 30-44 |
| 16:48 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Josh Ambriz (C) David Feder, Hector Vega | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG) Kevin Noyes | |
| 16:33 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 16:32 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 16:26 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle is hacked by Eric Larmon - foul #3 on Eric Larmon, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (SG), Ricky Wallace (SF) Robert Bigby, Michael McMutry | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| 16:20 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 30-44 |
| 16:18 | Northern Illinois University | Josh Ambriz can't tip it in | 30-44 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Donald Meade pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ronnie Rexford - foul #2 on Ronnie Rexford, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart (PF) Josh Ambriz | |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Donald Meade | |
| 16:06 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 16:06 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| 15:45 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart misses the floater from the free throw line | 30-44 |
| 15:43 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte grabs the board | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Carlton (fresh) SF - Ricky Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Smart (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronnie Rexford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Houston | Darryl Christmas is whistled for traveling | 30-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG), Felix Gonzalez (PF), Hector Vega (C) Marvin Carlton, Bobby Smart, Ronnie Rexford | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), John Davis (SF) Gordon Ward, Lawrence Turcotte, Darryl Christmas | |
| 15:16 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Feder | 32-44 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Eric Larmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-44 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (SG), Michael McMutry (SF) Theodore Daigle, Ricky Wallace | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:41 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael McMutry | 35-44 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan clanks a jumper from the left block | 35-44 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Kevin Noyes tips it back up and in | 35-46 |
| 14:12 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Feder | 38-46 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Carter Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| 13:37 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby is fouled on the floor by Wesley Kaplan - foul #1 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace (SF) Michael McMutry | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG) Kevin Noyes | |
| 13:24 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Meade steals it from Felix Gonzalez | 38-46 |
| 13:09 | Houston | A charge is called on Eric Larmon - foul #4 on Eric Larmon, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Bobby Smart (C) David Feder, Hector Vega | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Jack Dawson (PF) Eric Larmon, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 12:43 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart hits the finger roll set up by Robert Bigby | 40-46 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Darryl Christmas comes up short on the shot near the basket | 40-46 |
| 12:30 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:25 | Northern Illinois University | Darryl Christmas steals it from Theodore Daigle | 40-46 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Theodore Daigle - foul #2 on Theodore Daigle, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega (C) Felix Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| 12:13 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 12:13 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 11:48 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 11:47 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Jack Dawson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 40-47 |
| 11:35 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bigby (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Wallace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Smart (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 11:26 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 11:21 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-47 |
| 11:19 | Northern Illinois University | The offensive rebound goes to Hector Vega | 40-47 |
| 11:02 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bobby Smart | 43-47 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Gordon Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG), Michael McMutry (SF), Felix Gonzalez (PF) Robert Bigby, Ricky Wallace, Bobby Smart | |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Darryl Christmas, Jack Dawson, Donald Meade | |
| 10:31 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 10:30 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:21 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-47 |
| 10:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Carter Collins | 43-47 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the easy layup | 43-47 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 10:06 | Houston | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 10:05 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:59 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega misses the dunk attempt | 43-47 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (SG), Bobby Smart (C) Theodore Daigle, Hector Vega | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG) Kevin Noyes | |
| 09:20 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart double dribbles | 43-47 |
| 09:05 | Houston | John Davis makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Lawrence Turcotte | 43-49 |
| 08:45 | Northern Illinois University | Felix Gonzalez is whistled for traveling | 43-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby (SG), Ronnie Rexford (C) Marvin Carlton, Felix Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) John Davis | |
| 08:27 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 08:26 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Bobby Smart | 43-49 |
| 08:05 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Carter Collins pulls down the rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 07:42 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan is hacked by Bobby Smart - foul #2 on Bobby Smart, team foul #4 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Ricky Wallace (SF), Felix Gonzalez (PF), Hector Vega (C) David Feder, Michael McMutry, Bobby Smart, Ronnie Rexford | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Donald Meade (C) Gordon Ward, Lawrence Turcotte, Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Theodore Daigle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bigby (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Wallace (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Felix Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Hector Vega (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Houston | Jack Dawson hits a jumper from the right block set up by Eric Larmon | 43-53 |
| 06:47 | Northern Illinois University | Robert Bigby clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 06:24 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Noyes | 43-56 |
| 06:08 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-56 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Jack Dawson snags the defensive board | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:38 | Houston | John Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 05:26 | Northern Illinois University | A charge is called on Felix Gonzalez - foul #4 on Felix Gonzalez, team foul #5 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | David Feder (PG) Robert Bigby | |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF) John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| 04:57 | Houston | Eric Larmon clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Feder - foul #3 on David Feder, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (SG), Bobby Smart (PF) Theodore Daigle, Felix Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Donald Meade | |
| 04:57 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 04:37 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Feder | 45-61 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan's floater is tipped away by Hector Vega | 45-61 |
| 04:12 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Hector Vega | 45-61 |
| 04:05 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Marvin Carlton | 48-61 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Darryl Christmas lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Noyes | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Northern Illinois University | Ricky Wallace scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Marvin Carlton | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan drills a turnaround from the baseline | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - David Feder (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Carlton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ricky Wallace (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bobby Smart (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Hector Vega (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Northern Illinois University | David Feder misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-65 |
| 03:10 | Northern Illinois University | Bobby Smart gets the offensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 03:03 | Northern Illinois University | Hector Vega hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Feder | 54-65 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Carter Collins misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 54-65 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the offensive board | 54-65 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Carter Collins connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Eric Larmon | 54-68 |
| 02:05 | Northern Illinois University | Eric Larmon is called for the reach on Hector Vega - foul #5 on Eric Larmon, team foul #6 | 54-68 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle (PG), Jack Humphrey (SG), Michael McMutry (SF), Ronnie Rexford (PF), Josh Ambriz (C) David Feder, Marvin Carlton, Ricky Wallace, Bobby Smart, Hector Vega | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Samuel Bier (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Donald Meade (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| 01:57 | Northern Illinois University | Ronnie Rexford clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-68 |
| 01:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to Samuel Bier | 54-68 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Gordon Ward hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 01:38 | Northern Illinois University | Michael McMutry grabs the board | 54-68 |
| 01:33 | Northern Illinois University | Theodore Daigle connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Humphrey | 57-68 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Gordon Ward dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jack Dawson and he's fouled by Theodore Daigle - foul #3 on Theodore Daigle, team foul #7 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton (SG), Bobby Smart (PF) Jack Humphrey, Josh Ambriz | |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) Samuel Bier | |
| 01:12 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the free throw | 57-71 |
| 00:53 | Northern Illinois University | Marvin Carlton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Gordon Ward snags the defensive board | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 57-71 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Jack Dawson grabs the offensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Gordon Ward runs out the clock | 57-71 |