| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | John Davis inbounds the ball | 18-25 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Cecil Ritch steals the ball from Carter Collins | 18-25 |
| 19:28 | Samford | Carter Collins is called for the reach on Anthony Bentley - foul #2 on Carter Collins, team foul #1 | 18-25 |
| 19:19 | Samford | Cecil Ritch is fouled on the floor by Wesley Kaplan - foul #2 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #2 | 18-25 |
| 19:02 | Samford | Eric Larmon steps in front of the Archie Reed pass | 18-25 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Archie Reed denies the turnaround by Carter Collins | 18-25 |
| 18:39 | Samford | Adam Rhymer snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 18:34 | Samford | Cecil Ritch comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-25 |
| 18:33 | Samford | Archie Reed tips it home | 18-27 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Eric Larmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-27 |
| 17:58 | Samford | Cecil Ritch drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from William Johnson | 18-30 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Kevin Noyes drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-30 |
| 17:20 | Samford | Anthony Bentley drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Adam Rhymer | 21-32 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Kevin Noyes knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Eric Larmon | 24-32 |
| 16:40 | Samford | Carter Collins swats the shot by Archie Reed | 24-32 |
| 16:39 | Samford | Anthony Bentley hits the follow up shot | 24-34 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Anthony Bentley denies the turnaround by John Davis | 24-34 |
| 16:22 | Samford | Archie Reed gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Anthony Bentley makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Cecil Ritch | 24-36 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses long on a jumper from the left block | 24-36 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Archie Reed gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Reed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Samford | Adam Rhymer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) Kevin Noyes, John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Daniel Langham (SG), Timothy Arena (SF), Oscar Knight (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Cecil Ritch, Adam Rhymer, William Johnson, Archie Reed, Anthony Bentley | |
| 15:10 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Eric Larmon | 26-36 |
| 14:48 | Samford | Oscar Knight scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Arena | 26-38 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-38 |
| 14:19 | Samford | Luke Watkin snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 13:58 | Samford | Oscar Knight knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Leonard Cooke | 26-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 13:34 | Houston | Leonard Cooke steps in front of the Wesley Kaplan pass | 26-40 |
| 13:30 | Samford | Leonard Cooke can't throw it down | 26-40 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Eric Larmon snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Daniel Langham is called for the reach on Darryl Christmas - foul #1 on Daniel Langham, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Lawrence Turcotte, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Adam Rhymer (SG), William Johnson (SF), Archie Reed (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Daniel Langham, Timothy Arena, Oscar Knight, Luke Watkin | |
| 12:54 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 26-40 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan tips it back up and in | 28-40 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Adam Rhymer knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by William Johnson | 28-42 |
| 12:12 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF) Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 12:12 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 12:12 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 12:12 | Samford | Anthony Bentley gets the rebound | 29-42 |
| 11:54 | Samford | Archie Reed misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carter Collins - foul #3 on Carter Collins, team foul #3 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) Gordon Ward | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:54 | Samford | Archie Reed misses the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 11:54 | Samford | Archie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Eric Larmon clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Archie Reed - foul #3 on Archie Reed, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Dawson (PF) Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 11:33 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 11:15 | Samford | William Johnson connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Cecil Ritch | 31-45 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Eric Larmon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 10:45 | Samford | Cecil Ritch grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Adam Rhymer is hacked by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Kaplan (PF), Donald Meade (C) Jack Dawson, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 10:13 | Samford | Cecil Ritch misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 10:11 | Houston | John Davis snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 09:54 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is whistled for a carry | 31-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Timothy Arena (SF), Luke Watkin (C) William Johnson, Anthony Bentley | |
| 09:37 | Samford | Archie Reed misses badly on a floater from the left side | 31-45 |
| 09:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eric Larmon | 31-45 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Darryl Christmas knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Timothy Arena - foul #1 on Timothy Arena, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG) Kevin Noyes | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG), Oscar Knight (PF) Cecil Ritch, Archie Reed | |
| 09:30 | Houston | Darryl Christmas misses the free throw | 33-45 |
| 09:30 | Samford | The rebound goes to Oscar Knight | 33-45 |
| 09:13 | Samford | Wesley Kaplan swats the layup by Timothy Arena | 33-45 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 08:55 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Meade | 33-45 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Darryl Christmas blows the dunk | 33-45 |
| 08:42 | Samford | Luke Watkin grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 08:20 | Samford | Timothy Arena knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Adam Rhymer | 33-47 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Eric Larmon clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 07:58 | Samford | The rebound goes to Luke Watkin | 33-47 |
| 07:42 | Samford | Oscar Knight connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Adam Rhymer and the foul's on Wesley Kaplan - foul #3 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Lawrence Turcotte, Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG), Archie Reed (PF), Anthony Bentley (C) Leonard Cooke, Adam Rhymer, Luke Watkin | |
| 07:42 | Samford | Oscar Knight makes the free throw | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Arena (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Knight (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Archie Reed (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Bentley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:32 | Houston | Kevin Noyes clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-50 |
| 07:30 | Samford | Anthony Bentley snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:03 | Samford | Archie Reed knocks in the floater from the left side | 33-52 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Gordon Ward buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes | 35-52 |
| 06:35 | Samford | Carter Collins swats the layup by Oscar Knight | 35-52 |
| 06:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Gordon Ward | 35-52 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Gordon Ward drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Noyes | 37-52 |
| 06:13 | Samford | John Davis takes the ball from Archie Reed | 37-52 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Kevin Noyes banks in the layup on a great pass from John Davis | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:43 | Samford | Timothy Arena hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Cecil Ritch and the foul's on Jack Dawson - foul #1 on Jack Dawson, team foul #6 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Wesley Kaplan (PF) Gordon Ward, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Samford | Adam Rhymer (SG), William Johnson (SF) Cecil Ritch, Oscar Knight | |
| 05:43 | Samford | Timothy Arena makes the free throw | 39-55 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Archie Reed - foul #4 on Archie Reed, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Samford | Cecil Ritch (PG) Timothy Arena | |
| 05:19 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 04:55 | Samford | Archie Reed misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-55 |
| 04:53 | Samford | Adam Rhymer can't tip it in | 41-55 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Eric Larmon drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Wesley Kaplan | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:23 | Samford | Adam Rhymer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-55 |
| 04:22 | Samford | William Johnson tips it back up and in | 44-57 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 03:56 | Houston | The jumper by Eric Larmon is denied by Archie Reed | 44-57 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Carter Collins tips it back up and in | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Samford | Archie Reed buries a shot from the baseline set up by Adam Rhymer | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Cecil Ritch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Rhymer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - William Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Archie Reed (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Anthony Bentley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Kevin Noyes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-59 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the offensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 03:14 | Houston | Eric Larmon scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wesley Kaplan | 48-59 |
| 02:49 | Samford | Cecil Ritch makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Adam Rhymer and he's hacked by Carter Collins - foul #4 on Carter Collins, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Jack Dawson (PF), Donald Meade (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Langham (SG), Timothy Arena (SF), Oscar Knight (PF), Luke Watkin (C) Adam Rhymer, William Johnson, Archie Reed, Anthony Bentley | |
| 02:49 | Samford | Cecil Ritch makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| 02:29 | Houston | Donald Meade is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Meade, team foul #8 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Samford | Leonard Cooke (PG) Cecil Ritch | |
| 02:08 | Samford | Leonard Cooke buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Luke Watkin | 48-65 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Jack Dawson hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Lawrence Turcotte | 50-65 |
| 01:30 | Samford | Oscar Knight blows the layup | 50-65 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Jack Dawson is whistled for traveling | 50-65 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Oscar Knight comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-65 |
| 00:49 | Houston | The rebound goes to Darryl Christmas | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte is called for traveling | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Samford | Daniel Langham misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #1 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #9 | 50-65 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Daniel Langham makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 00:14 | Samford | Daniel Langham makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Donald Meade knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Gordon Ward and he's hacked by Luke Watkin - foul #1 on Luke Watkin, team foul #6 | 52-67 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the free throw | 53-67 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Leonard Cooke runs out the clock | 53-67 |