| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) SF - Earl Baro (fresh) PF - Roy Prater (fresh) C - Joseph Carney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Dowdle (fresh) SG - Andrew Pulliam (fresh) SF - Joseph Littleton (fresh) PF - James Waddell (fresh) C - John Mathis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | James Madison | John Mathis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | James Madison | James Madison is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Dowdle | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Earl Baro hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Philip Perry | 2-3 |
| 19:21 | James Madison | James Waddell makes the shot from the right wing set up by John Dowdle | 2-5 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Earl Baro misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 19:05 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Prater | 2-5 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Roy Prater buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Joseph Carney and he's hacked by Andrew Pulliam - foul #1 on Andrew Pulliam, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Roy Prater makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:37 | James Madison | John Mathis scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Pulliam | 5-7 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Joseph Littleton is called for the reach on Earl Baro - foul #1 on Joseph Littleton, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 18:16 | Houston | John Mathis steps in front of the Earl Baro pass | 5-7 |
| 18:06 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton hits a floater near the basket set up by John Dowdle | 5-9 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Tony Byrd can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 5-9 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Joseph Carney snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Philip Perry knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Earl Baro | 8-9 |
| 17:23 | James Madison | John Mathis makes the floater in the paint | 8-11 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Roy Prater hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by James Waddell - foul #1 on James Waddell, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Neil Kelton (PF), Richard Marco (C) James Waddell, John Mathis | |
| 17:16 | Houston | Roy Prater misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Roy Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 16:58 | James Madison | Philip Perry steps in front of the Neil Kelton pass | 9-11 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Earl Baro lays it in on a nice dish by Philip Perry | 11-11 |
| 16:37 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Earl Baro grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Tony Byrd is hacked by John Dowdle - foul #1 on John Dowdle, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), John Douglas (SF), Jesse Masters (PF), Howard Heskett (C) Tony Byrd, Earl Baro, Roy Prater, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | James Madison | Louis Cantrell (PG), Steven Garner (SG), Jared Kelly (SF), James Waddell (PF) John Dowdle, Andrew Pulliam, Joseph Littleton, Neil Kelton | |
| 16:00 | Houston | William Piper makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Philip Perry | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Piper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Douglas (fresh) PF - Jesse Masters (fresh) C - Howard Heskett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Louis Cantrell (fresh) SG - Steven Garner (fresh) SF - Jared Kelly (fresh) PF - James Waddell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Marco (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | James Madison | Richard Marco clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Jesse Masters - foul #1 on Jesse Masters, team foul #1 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (SG) Philip Perry | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 15:46 | James Madison | Richard Marco misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 15:46 | James Madison | Richard Marco misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 15:46 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to James Waddell | 13-11 |
| 15:38 | James Madison | Louis Cantrell misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 15:37 | Houston | William Piper snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 15:35 | Houston | Steven Garner takes the ball from John Douglas in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 15:34 | James Madison | James Waddell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Steven Garner | 13-13 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Howard Heskett comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 13-13 |
| 15:27 | James Madison | Richard Marco gets the rebound | 13-13 |
| 15:20 | James Madison | Jared Kelly clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 13-13 |
| 15:19 | James Madison | James Waddell pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 15:07 | James Madison | James Waddell drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Louis Cantrell | 13-15 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Jesse Masters makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Piper | 15-15 |
| 14:39 | James Madison | James Waddell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Roy Prater (PF), Joseph Carney (C) John Douglas, Augustus Bonkowski, Jesse Masters, Howard Heskett | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Dowdle (PG), Andrew Pulliam (SG), Joseph Littleton (SF), John Mathis (C) Louis Cantrell, Steven Garner, Jared Kelly, Richard Marco | |
| 14:16 | Houston | Tony Byrd misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 14:15 | Houston | Roy Prater tips it in | 17-15 |
| 14:06 | James Madison | John Dowdle is hacked by Philip Perry - foul #1 on Philip Perry, team foul #2 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) William Piper | |
| Subs | James Madison | Neil Kelton (PF) James Waddell | |
| 13:57 | James Madison | John Dowdle scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Pulliam | 17-17 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Earl Baro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-17 |
| 13:29 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-17 |
| 13:27 | James Madison | John Dowdle misses the tip | 17-17 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Roy Prater grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 13:21 | Houston | Philip Perry misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-17 |
| 13:19 | James Madison | John Mathis pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 13:03 | James Madison | The short jumper by John Dowdle is denied by Roy Prater | 17-17 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Roy Prater gets the rebound | 17-17 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Tony Byrd knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Philip Perry | 19-17 |
| 12:51 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Dowdle | 19-20 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Tony Byrd misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 12:39 | James Madison | The rebound goes to Joseph Littleton | 19-20 |
| 12:34 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Dowdle | 19-23 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Roy Prater's pass is intercepted by John Dowdle | 19-23 |
| 12:05 | James Madison | John Dowdle buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Andrew Pulliam | 19-25 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Tony Byrd buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Perry | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Baro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roy Prater (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Dowdle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Pulliam (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Littleton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Neil Kelton (fairly fresh) C - John Mathis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:40 | James Madison | Neil Kelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-25 |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (PG), Augustus Bonkowski (SG), William Piper (SF), Jesse Masters (PF), Howard Heskett (C) Philip Perry, Tony Byrd, Earl Baro, Roy Prater, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | James Madison | Louis Cantrell (PG), Steven Garner (SG), James Waddell (PF), Richard Marco (C) John Dowdle, Andrew Pulliam, Neil Kelton, John Mathis | |
| 11:22 | Houston | The jump hook by John Douglas is blocked by James Waddell | 22-25 |
| 11:20 | James Madison | Louis Cantrell gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 10:56 | James Madison | James Waddell scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Steven Garner and he's fouled by Jesse Masters - foul #2 on Jesse Masters, team foul #3 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McWatters (PF) Jesse Masters | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jared Kelly (SF) Joseph Littleton | |
| 10:56 | James Madison | James Waddell makes the free throw | 22-28 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Howard Heskett can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 10:41 | James Madison | Richard Marco pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 10:29 | James Madison | William Piper swats the layup by James Waddell | 22-28 |
| 10:28 | James Madison | Richard Marco grabs the offensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 10:10 | James Madison | Louis Cantrell is hacked by Augustus Bonkowski - foul #1 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #4 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Joseph Carney (C) John Douglas, Augustus Bonkowski, Robert McWatters | |
| Subs | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam (SG) Steven Garner | |
| 09:50 | James Madison | Jared Kelly hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Joseph Carney gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Howard Heskett misses the 3 from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 09:39 | James Madison | Richard Marco pulls down the rebound | 22-28 |
| 09:22 | James Madison | James Waddell's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Carney | 22-28 |
| 09:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joseph Carney | 22-28 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Philip Perry knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Byrd | 24-28 |
| 09:02 | James Madison | Jared Kelly drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Louis Cantrell and he's fouled by William Piper - foul #1 on William Piper, team foul #5 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF), Roy Prater (PF) William Piper, Howard Heskett | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Dowdle (PG), Neil Kelton (PF), John Mathis (C) Louis Cantrell, James Waddell, Richard Marco | |
| 09:02 | James Madison | Jared Kelly makes the free throw | 24-31 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Philip Perry is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Philip Perry, team foul #6 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (PG), Augustus Bonkowski (SG) Philip Perry, Tony Byrd | |
| Subs | James Madison | Joseph Littleton (SF) Jared Kelly | |
| 08:33 | James Madison | John Mathis can't connect on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Augustus Bonkowski - foul #2 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #7 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG) Augustus Bonkowski | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 08:33 | James Madison | John Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 08:33 | James Madison | John Mathis misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 08:33 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton gets the offensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 08:24 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton is denied on a layup by Roy Prater | 24-31 |
| 08:22 | Houston | Roy Prater grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Tony Byrd misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-31 |
| 08:17 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 08:05 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 08:04 | Houston | John Douglas snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Roy Prater is called for traveling | 24-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (C) Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | James Madison | Steven Garner (SG), James Waddell (PF) Andrew Pulliam, Neil Kelton | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Douglas (fresh) SG - Tony Byrd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Heskett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - John Dowdle (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Garner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Joseph Littleton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Waddell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - John Mathis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:41 | James Madison | John Mathis is whistled for traveling | 24-31 |
| 07:28 | Houston | John Douglas banks in the layup and the foul's on John Dowdle - foul #2 on John Dowdle, team foul #5 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Louis Cantrell (PG) John Dowdle | |
| 07:28 | Houston | John Douglas makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 07:08 | James Madison | Steven Garner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 27-31 |
| 07:06 | James Madison | James Waddell grabs the offensive board | 27-31 |
| 06:51 | James Madison | Earl Baro blocks the short jumper by John Mathis | 27-31 |
| 06:50 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 06:32 | James Madison | Howard Heskett takes the ball from Joseph Littleton | 27-31 |
| 06:15 | Houston | John Douglas misses the fadeaway from the left block | 27-31 |
| 06:14 | James Madison | Joseph Littleton gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 06:03 | James Madison | Louis Cantrell's layup is rejected by Roy Prater | 27-31 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Roy Prater grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Earl Baro scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Tony Byrd | 29-31 |
| 05:43 | James Madison | Steven Garner is hacked by Earl Baro - foul #1 on Earl Baro, team foul #8 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Pletcher (PG), William Piper (SG), Robert McWatters (PF), Joseph Carney (C) John Douglas, Tony Byrd, Roy Prater, Howard Heskett | |
| Subs | James Madison | Neil Kelton (PF), Richard Marco (C) James Waddell, John Mathis | |
| 05:43 | James Madison | Steven Garner makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 05:43 | James Madison | Steven Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Robert McWatters comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Louis Cantrell - foul #1 on Louis Cantrell, team foul #6 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam (SG), Jared Kelly (SF) Steven Garner, Joseph Littleton | |
| 05:23 | Houston | Robert McWatters makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Robert McWatters makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 05:12 | James Madison | Richard Marco misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 31-33 |
| 05:10 | James Madison | Richard Marco tips it back up and in | 31-35 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Earl Baro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-35 |
| 04:48 | James Madison | Richard Marco grabs the defensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 04:32 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 04:31 | James Madison | Richard Marco pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 04:09 | James Madison | Louis Cantrell knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 31-37 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Earl Baro misses the easy layup | 31-37 |
| 03:47 | James Madison | Jared Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Chad Pletcher (fresh) SG - William Piper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Baro (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Robert McWatters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | James Madison | PG - Louis Cantrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Pulliam (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jared Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Neil Kelton (fresh) C - Richard Marco (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:28 | James Madison | Louis Cantrell is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Augustus Bonkowski (SG), John Douglas (SF), Roy Prater (PF) Chad Pletcher, William Piper, Earl Baro, Robert McWatters | |
| Subs | James Madison | John Dowdle (PG), Joseph Littleton (SF), James Waddell (PF), John Mathis (C) Louis Cantrell, Jared Kelly, Neil Kelton, Richard Marco | |
| 03:09 | Houston | John Dowdle takes the ball from John Douglas | 31-37 |
| 02:59 | James Madison | John Dowdle hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roy Prater - foul #1 on Roy Prater, team foul #9 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Jesse Masters (C) Augustus Bonkowski, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | James Madison | | |
| 02:59 | James Madison | John Dowdle misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 02:59 | James Madison | John Dowdle makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Roy Prater is hacked by James Waddell - foul #2 on James Waddell, team foul #7 | 31-38 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Roy Prater makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 02:47 | Houston | Roy Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 02:31 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 02:29 | Houston | Roy Prater snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 02:10 | Houston | John Douglas comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-38 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Jesse Masters tips it in | 35-38 |
| 01:50 | James Madison | John Mathis misses the lay-in | 35-38 |
| 01:49 | James Madison | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Littleton | 35-38 |
| 01:29 | James Madison | Andrew Pulliam can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Jesse Masters snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 01:05 | Houston | John Douglas clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-38 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Roy Prater tips it home | 37-38 |
| 00:41 | James Madison | John Mathis misses the lay-in | 37-38 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Roy Prater gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Tony Byrd loses the ball out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (SG), William Piper (SF), Howard Heskett (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Tony Byrd, John Douglas, Roy Prater, Jesse Masters | |
| Subs | James Madison | Louis Cantrell (PG), Steven Garner (SG), Neil Kelton (PF), Richard Marco (C) John Dowdle, Andrew Pulliam, James Waddell, John Mathis | |
| 00:03 | James Madison | Richard Marco is hacked by Joseph Carney - foul #1 on Joseph Carney, team foul #10 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Pletcher (PG) Philip Perry | |
| Subs | James Madison | Jared Kelly (SF) Joseph Littleton | |
| 00:03 | James Madison | Richard Marco makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 00:03 | James Madison | Richard Marco makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Chad Pletcher can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 37-40 |