| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roderick Munn (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Bloomfield (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | John Davis inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan hits a floater in the lane set up by Eric Larmon | 35-37 |
| 19:30 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist is hacked by Wesley Kaplan - foul #2 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 19:25 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Quist | 37-37 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Eric Larmon drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Carter Collins | 37-40 |
| 18:39 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 37-40 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 18:12 | Arkansas State | William Powell gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 18:07 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| 17:52 | Houston | 3 seconds is called on Wesley Kaplan | 37-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) John Davis | |
| 17:29 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Powell and the foul's on Darryl Christmas - foul #1 on Darryl Christmas, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Carter Collins | |
| 17:29 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Donald Meade's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles (SG), Milton Farr (SF), John Marsh (PF) William Powell, Roderick Munn, Raymond Quist | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:45 | Arkansas State | The pull-up jumper by Milton Farr is blocked by Donald Meade | 40-40 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to John Marsh | 40-40 |
| 16:21 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns is hacked by Eric Larmon - foul #3 on Eric Larmon, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | William Powell (SG), Ronald Whitmore (C) Ben Burns, Russell Bloomfield | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), John Davis (SF) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Darryl Christmas | |
| 16:05 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Ronald Whitmore | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Milton Farr (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Mireles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Marsh (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Whitmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 15:36 | Arkansas State | John Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 15:30 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Christopher Mireles | 44-40 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-40 |
| 15:14 | Houston | John Davis tips it in | 44-42 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from William Powell | 46-42 |
| 14:32 | Houston | John Marsh steals the ball from Wesley Kaplan | 46-42 |
| 14:18 | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles double dribbles | 46-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Theodore Levine (SG), Roderick Munn (SF), Raymond Quist (PF), Russell Bloomfield (C) Milton Farr, William Powell, Christopher Mireles, John Marsh, Ronald Whitmore | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Carter Collins (C) Gordon Ward, Lawrence Turcotte, John Davis, Donald Meade | |
| 13:50 | Houston | Eric Larmon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Kevin Noyes snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Carter Collins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Raymond Quist - foul #2 on Raymond Quist, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Carter Collins makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Carter Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Carter Collins - foul #2 on Carter Collins, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Dawson (PF) Wesley Kaplan | |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield misses the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Kevin Noyes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Carter Collins tips it in | 47-46 |
| 12:34 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-46 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Jack Dawson pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Eric Larmon clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 12:20 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Russell Bloomfield | 47-46 |
| 12:15 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Levine (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roderick Munn (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Russell Bloomfield (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the shot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 11:39 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 11:33 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 11:31 | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield hits the follow up shot | 49-46 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Darryl Christmas hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Eric Larmon | 49-48 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn misses the tip | 49-48 |
| 10:55 | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield can't tip it in | 49-48 |
| 10:53 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist hits the follow up shot | 51-48 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses the turnaround from the left block | 51-48 |
| 10:30 | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Ben Burns | 53-48 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Eric Larmon is hacked by Ben Burns - foul #3 on Ben Burns, team foul #2 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (PG), William Powell (SG), Christopher Mireles (SF), John Marsh (PF), Ronald Whitmore (C) Ben Burns, Theodore Levine, Roderick Munn, Raymond Quist, Russell Bloomfield | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), John Davis (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Donald Meade (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Darryl Christmas, Jack Dawson, Carter Collins | |
| 09:42 | Houston | Milton Farr is called for the reach on Gordon Ward - foul #1 on Milton Farr, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-48 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas State | John Marsh pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 09:18 | Arkansas State | John Marsh throws it down set up by Christopher Mireles | 55-48 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Milton Farr - foul #2 on Milton Farr, team foul #4 | 55-48 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #2 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), Russell Bloomfield (C) Milton Farr, Ronald Whitmore | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) Gordon Ward | |
| 08:35 | Arkansas State | John Marsh lays it in | 57-50 |
| 08:10 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Davis | 57-52 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas State | Christopher Mireles clanks a floater near the basket | 57-52 |
| 07:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Wesley Kaplan | 57-52 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan buries a jumper from the left block | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Mireles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Marsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Bloomfield (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Arkansas State | Eric Larmon steps in front of the John Marsh pass | 57-54 |
| 07:01 | Houston | John Davis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 06:59 | Houston | John Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Eric Larmon is called for traveling | 57-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine (SG), Roderick Munn (SF), Raymond Quist (PF), Ronald Whitmore (C) William Powell, Christopher Mireles, John Marsh, Russell Bloomfield | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Carter Collins (C) Lawrence Turcotte, John Davis, Donald Meade | |
| 06:23 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist misses the easy layup | 57-54 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Kevin Noyes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas State | Ronald Whitmore snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas State | Eric Larmon is called for the reach on Ben Burns - foul #4 on Eric Larmon, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Milton Farr (PG) Ben Burns | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:57 | Arkansas State | Theodore Levine double dribbles | 57-54 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Carter Collins misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas State | Carter Collins denies the turnaround by Milton Farr | 57-54 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Whitmore | 57-54 |
| 05:13 | Arkansas State | Milton Farr loses the dribble to Darryl Christmas | 57-54 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan lays it in on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes | 57-56 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas State | Wesley Kaplan takes the ball from Roderick Munn | 57-56 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Kevin Noyes scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Darryl Christmas | 57-59 |
| 04:27 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Ben Burns (PG), William Powell (SG), Russell Bloomfield (C) Milton Farr, Theodore Levine, Ronald Whitmore | |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF) Darryl Christmas | |
| 04:01 | Arkansas State | William Powell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 57-59 |
| 04:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Wesley Kaplan | 57-59 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Eric Larmon drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Noyes | 57-62 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas State | Carter Collins swats the short shot by Roderick Munn | 57-62 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 03:43 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Raymond Quist | 57-62 |
| 03:38 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Carter Collins | |
| 03:38 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:38 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn misses the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Donald Meade gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Ben Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Roderick Munn (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Quist (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Russell Bloomfield (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Houston | Kevin Noyes scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eric Larmon | 58-65 |
| 03:03 | Arkansas State | Russell Bloomfield hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ben Burns | 61-65 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Eric Larmon buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-68 |
| 02:11 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-68 |
| 02:10 | Houston | John Davis grabs the board | 61-68 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Kevin Noyes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-68 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-68 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Kevin Noyes's pass is intercepted by William Powell | 61-68 |
| 01:06 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ben Burns | 63-68 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Roderick Munn - foul #1 on Roderick Munn, team foul #5 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Donald Meade | |
| 00:50 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 1st free throw | 63-69 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:44 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn is hacked by Eric Larmon - foul #5 on Eric Larmon, team foul #8 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| 00:44 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn makes the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:44 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:41 | Houston | Gordon Ward is hacked by Ben Burns in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ben Burns, team foul #6 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| 00:39 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is hacked by William Powell - foul #2 on William Powell, team foul #7 | 65-70 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas State | Gordon Ward steps in front of the Roderick Munn pass | 65-72 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't finish the layup | 65-72 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas State | Raymond Quist snags the defensive board | 65-72 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas State | Ben Burns misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 65-72 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 65-72 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-72 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is fouled in the backcourt by William Powell - foul #3 on William Powell, team foul #8 | 65-72 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn clanks a 3 from the right wing | 65-74 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the board | 65-74 |
| 00:15 | Houston | William Powell is called for the reach on Donald Meade in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Powell, team foul #9 | 65-74 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:08 | Arkansas State | Roderick Munn connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Russell Bloomfield | 68-76 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Gordon Ward runs out the clock | 68-76 |