| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 5 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Leroy Marron (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Reeve (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Chester (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Kells (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Reeve inbounds the ball | 38-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:48 | Cal State Northridge | Allen Morello swats the layup by Wayne Kells | 38-40 |
| 19:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Vincent Vaden | 38-40 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Vincent Vaden comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by David Chester - foul #2 on David Chester, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Vincent Vaden makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Vincent Vaden misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 19:22 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 19:03 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron is fouled on the floor by Vernon Mera - foul #2 on Vernon Mera, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Rice (C) Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 18:49 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-40 |
| 18:47 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells can't tip it in | 39-40 |
| 18:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eric Keller | 39-40 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Eric Keller hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 39-40 |
| 18:18 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 18:03 | Cal State Northridge | Eric Keller takes the ball from Robert Reeve | 39-40 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Eric Keller scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Greg Rice | 41-40 |
| 17:29 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Leroy Marron | 41-43 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Allen Morello misses short on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by David Chester - foul #3 on David Chester, team foul #2 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Conley (PF) David Chester | |
| 17:14 | Houston | Allen Morello makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Allen Morello misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:14 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 17:03 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke is fouled on the floor by Edward Butts - foul #2 on Edward Butts, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells (PG) Leroy Marron | |
| 16:41 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells misses the easy layup | 42-43 |
| 16:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Vernon Mera | 42-43 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Edward Butts is hacked by Scott Wells - foul #1 on Scott Wells, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), Greg Rice (C) Edward Butts, Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Paige (SG), Jeff Burney (SF) Robert Burke, Robert Reeve | |
| 16:20 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 16:19 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 16:00 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells misses the 3 from straight away | 42-43 |
| 15:59 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Paige tips it but misses | 42-43 |
| 15:57 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney misses the tip | 42-43 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Allen Morello gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Ferland (fresh) PF - Allen Morello (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Rice (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Scott Wells (fresh) SG - Dustin Paige (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jeff Burney (fresh) 4 reb. PF - William Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Kells (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Allen Morello comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 42-43 |
| 15:39 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 15:21 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney throws it down | 42-45 |
| 15:04 | Houston | Greg Rice's floater is knocked away by Dustin Paige | 42-45 |
| 15:03 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 14:44 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Paige buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Wayne Kells | 42-48 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Allen Morello misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-48 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Charles Ferland pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 14:18 | Houston | David Phillips is fouled on the floor by Dustin Paige - foul #2 on Dustin Paige, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (SG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Charles Ferland, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron (PG), Robert Burke (SG), Robert Reeve (SF), David Chester (PF) Scott Wells, Dustin Paige, William Conley, Wayne Kells | |
| 14:13 | Houston | Eric Keller misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Vincent Vaden tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 13:53 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke is fouled on the floor by Edward Butts - foul #3 on Edward Butts, team foul #3 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Allen Morello (PF) Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 13:39 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Vincent Vaden snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Eric Keller is hacked by Robert Reeve - foul #1 on Robert Reeve, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Greg Rice (PF) Vernon Mera, Allen Morello | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Paige (C) Jeff Burney | |
| 12:58 | Houston | Eric Keller clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Edward Butts grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the lay-in | 44-48 |
| 12:34 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to David Chester | 44-48 |
| 12:30 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Reeve misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Greg Rice - foul #2 on Greg Rice, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Allen Morello (PF) David Phillips, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells (C) Dustin Paige | |
| 12:30 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Reeve makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:30 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Reeve makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Edward Butts is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Edward Butts, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Vincent Vaden (C) Edward Butts, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 11:50 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron is whistled for traveling | 44-50 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Greg Rice (C) Reginald Algarin, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Allen Morello (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Rice (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Leroy Marron (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Burke (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Reeve (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Chester (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Kells (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Houston | David Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Greg Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:28 | Houston | Vernon Mera clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 11:27 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:09 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Reeve comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 11:08 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Reeve misses the tip | 44-50 |
| 11:06 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Wayne Kells - foul #2 on Wayne Kells, team foul #6 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), James Becerra (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) David Phillips, Allen Morello, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells (PG), Dustin Paige (SG), William Conley (PF) Leroy Marron, Robert Burke, David Chester | |
| 10:53 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:24 | Cal State Northridge | James Becerra takes the ball from Dustin Paige | 46-52 |
| 10:17 | Houston | Wayne Kells is called for the reach on Vincent Vaden - foul #3 on Wayne Kells, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Greg Rice (PF) Reginald Algarin, James Becerra | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney (SF) Robert Reeve | |
| 10:17 | Houston | Vincent Vaden misses the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:17 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:09 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Paige hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 10:07 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley tips it but misses | 46-52 |
| 10:06 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney misses the tip | 46-52 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Eric Keller pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Eric Keller slams it home on a great pass from Vernon Mera | 48-52 |
| 09:34 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley misses the lay-in but the foul's on Greg Rice - foul #3 on Greg Rice, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Ferland (SF), Allen Morello (PF) Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron (PG), Robert Burke (SG), David Chester (PF) Scott Wells, Jeff Burney, Wayne Kells | |
| 09:34 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:34 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Allen Morello hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by David Phillips | 50-54 |
| 09:08 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Conley | 50-57 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-57 |
| 08:40 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to William Conley | 50-57 |
| 08:27 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 08:25 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Paige grabs the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 08:11 | Cal State Northridge | David Phillips picks off the pass by David Chester | 50-57 |
| 08:07 | Houston | David Phillips hits the finger roll | 52-57 |
| 07:50 | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 07:49 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Ferland (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Greg Rice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Leroy Marron (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Burke (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Paige (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Chester (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Conley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 07:34 | Houston | Allen Morello grabs the defensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Charles Ferland misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 52-57 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Allen Morello grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Charles Ferland hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Allen Morello | 54-57 |
| 06:37 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Ferland steals it from William Conley | 54-57 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Charles Ferland connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 57-57 |
| 06:02 | Cal State Northridge | William Conley can't finish the layup | 57-57 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Allen Morello grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 05:54 | Houston | Charles Ferland double dribbles | 57-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Eric Keller (SF), James Becerra (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Vernon Mera, David Phillips, Charles Ferland, Allen Morello, Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells (PG), Justin Storrs (SG), Robert Reeve (SF), Jeff Burney (PF), Wayne Kells (C) Leroy Marron, Robert Burke, Dustin Paige, David Chester, William Conley | |
| 05:43 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells knocks in the jumper near the basket | 57-59 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Edward Butts makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Keller | 59-59 |
| 05:09 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells is fouled on the floor by Edward Butts - foul #5 on Edward Butts, team foul #7 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG) Edward Butts | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 05:09 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 05:09 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:55 | Houston | Vernon Mera hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 04:54 | Cal State Northridge | Scott Wells pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:35 | Cal State Northridge | Jeff Burney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-61 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Eric Keller grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Robert Reeve denies the turnaround by Vincent Vaden | 59-61 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Vincent Vaden hits the follow up shot | 61-61 |
| 03:56 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells misses the shot from the left side | 61-61 |
| 03:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eric Keller | 61-61 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Reginald Algarin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Becerra (fresh) C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Scott Wells (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Storrs (fresh) SF - Robert Reeve (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeff Burney (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Kells (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Reeve banks in the layup set up by Jeff Burney | 64-63 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Eric Keller knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Reginald Algarin | 66-63 |
| 03:07 | Cal State Northridge | Justin Storrs clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-63 |
| 03:05 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 02:51 | Houston | James Becerra makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 68-63 |
| 02:51 | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-63 |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Greg Rice (C) Reginald Algarin, James Becerra, Vincent Vaden | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Leroy Marron (PG), Robert Burke (SG), David Chester (PF) Scott Wells, Justin Storrs, Jeff Burney | |
| 02:35 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Reeve hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Leroy Marron | 68-66 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Greg Rice misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Leroy Marron - foul #1 on Leroy Marron, team foul #8 | 68-66 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Greg Rice makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Greg Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 70-66 |
| 02:04 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-66 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Greg Rice grabs the board | 70-66 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Greg Rice misses the shot from the left side | 70-66 |
| 01:53 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester grabs the defensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 01:29 | Cal State Northridge | David Chester double dribbles | 70-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Vincent Vaden (C) Greg Rice | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 01:15 | Houston | Allen Morello knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 73-66 |
| 01:04 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by David Phillips - foul #1 on David Phillips, team foul #8 | 73-66 |
| 01:04 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 01:04 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Vincent Vaden connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:44 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Reeve is whistled for traveling | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Houston | David Phillips is hacked by Robert Burke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Burke, team foul #9 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Ferland (SF) Eric Keller | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:43 | Houston | David Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:43 | Houston | David Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:36 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Reeve clanks a 3 from the right wing | 78-68 |
| 00:35 | Cal State Northridge | Wayne Kells tips it in | 78-70 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Charles Ferland is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Marron - foul #2 on Leroy Marron, team foul #10 | 78-70 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Charles Ferland makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Charles Ferland makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:26 | Cal State Northridge | Robert Burke misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-70 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Allen Morello snags the defensive board | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Vernon Mera runs out the clock | 80-70 |