| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Fortner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Appleton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeremy Noriega (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Katzaman (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Williams (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | John Davis inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Carter Collins can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 19:40 | Chicago State | David Katzaman snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 19:35 | Chicago State | John Fortner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gordon Ward - foul #1 on Gordon Ward, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| 19:35 | Chicago State | John Fortner makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 19:35 | Chicago State | John Fortner makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Arthur Williams is called for the reach on Carter Collins - foul #2 on Arthur Williams, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan can't connect on a shot from the left block | 28-30 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the offensive board | 28-30 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Carter Collins scores on a shot near the basket set up by Kevin Noyes and he's hacked by Arthur Williams - foul #3 on Arthur Williams, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jonathan Cunningham (C) Arthur Williams | |
| 18:18 | Houston | Carter Collins makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:53 | Chicago State | John Fortner splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeremy Noriega | 31-32 |
| 17:24 | Houston | John Davis is hacked by David Katzaman - foul #3 on David Katzaman, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Tom Stone (C) David Katzaman | |
| 16:58 | Houston | John Fortner picks off the pass by Darryl Christmas | 31-32 |
| 16:33 | Chicago State | John Fortner is fouled on the floor by Darryl Christmas - foul #1 on Darryl Christmas, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Hare (SG), Kenneth Peaslee (SF) Mark Appleton, Jeremy Noriega | |
| 16:20 | Chicago State | Joseph Hare misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-32 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Darryl Christmas gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Donald Meade banks in the layup on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Fortner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Hare (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Peaslee (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jonathan Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Stone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Chicago State | John Fortner clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 15:43 | Chicago State | Jonathan Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 15:30 | Chicago State | Joseph Hare misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Kenneth Peaslee is called for the reach on Darryl Christmas - foul #2 on Kenneth Peaslee, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), John Davis (SF) Gordon Ward, Kevin Noyes, Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Mark Appleton (SG), Jeremy Noriega (SF), David Katzaman (PF), Arthur Williams (C) John Fortner, Kenneth Peaslee, Jonathan Cunningham, Tom Stone | |
| 14:49 | Houston | Eric Larmon scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-32 |
| 14:39 | Chicago State | David Katzaman buries a jumper near the basket set up by Joseph Hare | 36-34 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan lays it in set up by Donald Meade and he's hacked by Jeremy Noriega - foul #3 on Jeremy Noriega, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 14:20 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 14:03 | Chicago State | Mark Appleton buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Hare and the foul's on Lawrence Turcotte - foul #1 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| 14:03 | Chicago State | Mark Appleton makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:40 | Houston | John Davis's floater is tipped away by David Katzaman | 39-37 |
| 13:39 | Chicago State | Arthur Williams snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 13:33 | Chicago State | Mark Appleton's layup is rejected by Wesley Kaplan | 39-37 |
| 13:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Wesley Kaplan | 39-37 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Eric Larmon clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan buries a shot near the basket | 41-37 |
| 12:32 | Chicago State | Joseph Hare is called for 3 seconds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF) Lawrence Turcotte, John Davis | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Fortner (PG), Joe Baker (SG), Kenneth Peaslee (SF) Joseph Hare, Mark Appleton, Jeremy Noriega | |
| 12:04 | Houston | John Fortner steps in front of the Kevin Noyes pass | 41-37 |
| 11:48 | Chicago State | Arthur Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Fortner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Baker (fresh) SF - Kenneth Peaslee (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Katzaman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Arthur Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Kevin Noyes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 11:23 | Chicago State | David Katzaman grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 11:01 | Chicago State | John Fortner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 11:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Darryl Christmas | 41-37 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Carter Collins loses the ball out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Donald Meade (C) Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Mark Appleton (SG), Jeremy Noriega (SF), Jonathan Cunningham (PF), Tom Stone (C) Joe Baker, Kenneth Peaslee, David Katzaman, Arthur Williams | |
| 10:16 | Chicago State | Tom Stone lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeremy Noriega and he's fouled by Donald Meade - foul #1 on Donald Meade, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| 10:16 | Chicago State | Tom Stone makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeremy Noriega - foul #4 on Jeremy Noriega, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Kenneth Peaslee (SF) Jeremy Noriega | |
| 09:57 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 09:31 | Chicago State | Jonathan Cunningham makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Kenneth Peaslee | 43-42 |
| 09:03 | Houston | Jack Dawson connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gordon Ward and he's hacked by Jonathan Cunningham - foul #2 on Jonathan Cunningham, team foul #7 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) Gordon Ward | |
| Subs | Chicago State | David Katzaman (PF), Arthur Williams (C) Jonathan Cunningham, Tom Stone | |
| 09:03 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses the free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:03 | Chicago State | Arthur Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 08:41 | Chicago State | Arthur Williams can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Donald Meade - foul #2 on Donald Meade, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF) Kevin Noyes, John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Hare (PG) John Fortner | |
| 08:41 | Chicago State | Arthur Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:41 | Chicago State | Arthur Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 08:28 | Chicago State | David Katzaman snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 08:09 | Chicago State | Joseph Hare scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Katzaman and the foul's on Lawrence Turcotte - foul #2 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joe Baker (SG) Mark Appleton | |
| 08:09 | Chicago State | Joseph Hare makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:52 | Houston | David Katzaman swats the short shot by Lawrence Turcotte | 45-46 |
| 07:51 | Chicago State | Kenneth Peaslee grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:33 | Chicago State | Kenneth Peaslee drills a shot from the left side set up by Joseph Hare | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Joseph Hare (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joe Baker (fresh) SF - Kenneth Peaslee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Katzaman (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Arthur Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Houston | Darryl Christmas scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Lawrence Turcotte and the foul's on Joe Baker - foul #1 on Joe Baker, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Fortner (PG), Mark Appleton (SG), Jeremy Noriega (SF), Jonathan Cunningham (C) Joseph Hare, Joe Baker, Kenneth Peaslee, Arthur Williams | |
| 07:04 | Houston | Darryl Christmas makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:54 | Chicago State | David Katzaman's pass is intercepted by Kevin Noyes | 48-48 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Kevin Noyes slams it home | 50-48 |
| 06:34 | Chicago State | John Fortner drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Appleton | 50-50 |
| 06:17 | Houston | John Fortner steals it from Darryl Christmas | 50-50 |
| 06:14 | Chicago State | David Katzaman throws it down on a nice dish by John Fortner | 50-52 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Jonathan Cunningham is called for the reach on Carter Collins - foul #3 on Jonathan Cunningham, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) Eric Larmon, Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Arthur Williams (C) David Katzaman | |
| 05:48 | Houston | Carter Collins makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Carter Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:25 | Chicago State | The jump hook by Jonathan Cunningham is blocked by Carter Collins | 52-52 |
| 05:23 | Chicago State | Mark Appleton can't tip it in | 52-52 |
| 05:21 | Chicago State | Arthur Williams tips it home | 52-54 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Gordon Ward loses the dribble to John Fortner in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 05:13 | Chicago State | John Fortner banks in the layup | 52-56 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 04:37 | Chicago State | Mark Appleton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Carter Collins pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Kevin Noyes drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Davis | 58-56 |
| 04:06 | Chicago State | Mark Appleton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Fortner | 58-58 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Jonathan Cunningham takes the ball from Kevin Noyes | 58-58 |
| 03:32 | Chicago State | Mark Appleton hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Fortner | 58-61 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Donald Meade (C) Gordon Ward, Jack Dawson, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Joseph Hare (SG), David Katzaman (PF) Mark Appleton, Jonathan Cunningham | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Fortner (fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Joseph Hare (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jeremy Noriega (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - David Katzaman (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Arthur Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Houston | Donald Meade misses long on a shot from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan hits the follow up shot | 60-61 |
| 02:41 | Chicago State | Jeremy Noriega connects on the open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Fortner | 60-63 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Kevin Noyes travels with the ball | 60-63 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Mark Appleton (SG), Kenneth Peaslee (SF) Joseph Hare, Jeremy Noriega | |
| 02:04 | Chicago State | Kenneth Peaslee misses short on an open fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #7 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 02:04 | Chicago State | Kenneth Peaslee misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:04 | Chicago State | Kenneth Peaslee misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to Wesley Kaplan | 60-63 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-63 |
| 01:44 | Chicago State | Kenneth Peaslee gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 01:27 | Chicago State | Kenneth Peaslee is hacked by Darryl Christmas - foul #2 on Darryl Christmas, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Carter Collins (C) Darryl Christmas, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| 01:27 | Chicago State | Kenneth Peaslee makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:27 | Chicago State | Kenneth Peaslee misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Kevin Noyes scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-64 |
| 00:55 | Chicago State | David Katzaman is fouled on the floor by Wesley Kaplan - foul #2 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Chicago State | Jeremy Noriega (SF) Kenneth Peaslee | |
| 00:55 | Chicago State | David Katzaman makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:55 | Chicago State | David Katzaman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:32 | Houston | David Katzaman is called for the reach on Eric Larmon - foul #4 on David Katzaman, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Chicago State | Eric Larmon is called for the reach on John Fortner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Larmon, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| 00:30 | Chicago State | John Fortner makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:30 | Chicago State | John Fortner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Davis | 68-68 |
| 00:07 | Chicago State | Chicago State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | David Katzaman drills a fadeaway from the right side | 68-70 |