| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Harvey Winters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Marvin Ochs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dallas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Bethea (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Harold Mahar (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Terry Lewis inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Harvey Winters picks off the pass by Christopher Benedetti | 41-33 |
| 19:37 | The Citadel | John Bethea connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 41-35 |
| 19:11 | Houston | A charge is called on Christopher Benedetti - foul #1 on Christopher Benedetti, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 18:54 | The Citadel | John Bethea misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Terry Lewis gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti misses the easy layup but the foul's on Marvin Ochs - foul #1 on Marvin Ochs, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 18:10 | The Citadel | Harold Mahar can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 43-35 |
| 18:09 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles McGlothern | 43-35 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Michael Harrison can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Charles McGlothern misses the tip | 43-35 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Terry Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:21 | Houston | John Bethea is called for the reach on Michael Harrison - foul #1 on John Bethea, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Brandon Hawkins (C) Harold Mahar | |
| 17:09 | Houston | Harold Karr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 17:07 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Charles McGlothern | 43-35 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Terry Lewis is fouled on the floor by Dallas Smith - foul #2 on Dallas Smith, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (SF), Travis Blom (PF), Phil Rubalcaba (C) Terry Lewis, Michael Harrison, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw (PG), Jack Hamblin (C) Harvey Winters, John Bethea | |
| 16:27 | Houston | Floyd Fikes misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-35 |
| 16:26 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd Fikes | 43-35 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Harold Karr scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Christopher Benedetti | 45-35 |
| 16:06 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 15:49 | Houston | Floyd Fikes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-35 |
| 15:48 | The Citadel | Marvin Ochs grabs the board | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Karr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Blom (fresh) C - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Rodney Shaw (fresh) SG - Marvin Ochs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dallas Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brandon Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Hamblin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | The Citadel | Phil Rubalcaba steps in front of the Marvin Ochs pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 45-35 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Harold Karr hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Phil Rubalcaba | 47-35 |
| 15:09 | The Citadel | Marvin Ochs connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Rodney Shaw | 47-38 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Harold Karr misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Benedetti | 50-38 |
| 14:14 | The Citadel | Marvin Ochs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| 14:12 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith tips it but misses | 50-38 |
| 14:10 | The Citadel | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Shaw | 50-38 |
| 13:52 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith misses the 3 from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Floyd Fikes pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Harold Karr blows the layup but he's hacked by Marvin Ochs - foul #2 on Marvin Ochs, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Terry Lewis (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Charles McGlothern (C) Christopher Benedetti, Floyd Fikes, Travis Blom, Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Harvey Winters (PG), John Bethea (PF), Harold Mahar (C) Marvin Ochs, Dallas Smith, Brandon Hawkins | |
| 13:36 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 13:15 | The Citadel | John Bethea comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-38 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Harold Karr grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 13:11 | Houston | Sebastian Long loses the dribble to Rodney Shaw in the backcourt | 52-38 |
| 12:55 | The Citadel | Jack Hamblin connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rodney Shaw | 52-41 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Michael Harrison misses the 3 from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 12:44 | The Citadel | Jack Hamblin grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 12:39 | The Citadel | Harvey Winters is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Harvey Winters, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Blom (SG) Harold Karr | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Melvin Lee (SG), Vyacheslav Staniszewski (SF) Rodney Shaw, Jack Hamblin | |
| 12:32 | Houston | Terry Lewis's dunk attempt is rejected by John Bethea | 52-41 |
| 12:31 | The Citadel | John Bethea grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 12:22 | The Citadel | Vyacheslav Staniszewski hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Harvey Winters | 52-44 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Sebastian Long connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Lewis and he's hacked by Harvey Winters - foul #2 on Harvey Winters, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (SG) Travis Blom | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Marvin Ochs (SG) Melvin Lee | |
| 11:57 | Houston | Sebastian Long misses the free throw | 54-44 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Floyd Fikes snags the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 11:48 | Houston | Floyd Fikes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Terry Lewis tips it back up and in | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Harvey Winters (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Marvin Ochs (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vyacheslav Staniszewski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Bethea (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. C - Harold Mahar (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | The Citadel | Harvey Winters makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-47 |
| 11:35 | Houston | Floyd Fikes connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sebastian Long | 59-47 |
| 11:20 | The Citadel | Charles McGlothern takes the ball from Marvin Ochs | 59-47 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Floyd Fikes makes the 3 from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 10:47 | The Citadel | Marvin Ochs splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 10:45 | The Citadel | Harold Mahar tips it in | 62-49 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Terry Lewis misses the dunk | 62-49 |
| 10:25 | The Citadel | Marvin Ochs grabs the board | 62-49 |
| 10:17 | The Citadel | Marvin Ochs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 10:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles McGlothern | 62-49 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Harold Mahar denies the turnaround by Charles McGlothern | 62-49 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Charles McGlothern hits the follow up shot | 64-49 |
| 09:40 | The Citadel | John Bethea hits a jumpshot from the left side | 64-51 |
| 09:22 | Houston | Harold Mahar takes the ball from Michael Harrison | 64-51 |
| 09:11 | The Citadel | John Bethea hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Harrison - foul #2 on Michael Harrison, team foul #2 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Harold Karr (SG), Edward Cole (SF), Travis Blom (PF), Phil Rubalcaba (C) Sebastian Long, Floyd Fikes, Terry Lewis, Michael Harrison, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw (PG), Melvin Lee (SG), Dallas Smith (SF), Brandon Hawkins (C) Harvey Winters, Marvin Ochs, Vyacheslav Staniszewski, Harold Mahar | |
| 09:11 | The Citadel | John Bethea makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 09:11 | The Citadel | John Bethea makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Harold Karr drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Phil Rubalcaba | 67-53 |
| 08:43 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-53 |
| 08:41 | The Citadel | John Bethea tips it in | 67-55 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Edward Cole | 69-55 |
| 08:09 | The Citadel | Brandon Hawkins clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 69-55 |
| 08:07 | The Citadel | John Bethea grabs the offensive board | 69-55 |
| 07:53 | The Citadel | John Bethea is fouled on the floor by Travis Blom - foul #2 on Travis Blom, team foul #3 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Marvin Ochs (SG), Jack Hamblin (C) Melvin Lee, John Bethea | |
| 07:38 | The Citadel | The jump hook by Dallas Smith is blocked by Phil Rubalcaba | 69-55 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Edward Cole pulls down the rebound | 69-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Blom (fresh) C - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Rodney Shaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Ochs (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dallas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Hamblin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Houston | Edward Cole can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-55 |
| 07:24 | The Citadel | Brandon Hawkins snags the defensive board | 69-55 |
| 07:17 | The Citadel | Marvin Ochs drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Rodney Shaw | 69-57 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Harold Karr is fouled on the floor by Dallas Smith - foul #3 on Dallas Smith, team foul #7 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Lewis (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Charles McGlothern (C) Edward Cole, Travis Blom, Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Harvey Winters (PG), Harold Mahar (C) Rodney Shaw, Jack Hamblin | |
| 06:58 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Harold Karr misses the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 06:58 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Harold Mahar | 70-57 |
| 06:37 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Charles McGlothern grabs the defensive rebound | 70-57 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Terry Lewis misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-57 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti hits the follow up shot | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:59 | The Citadel | Brandon Hawkins blows the wide open layup | 72-57 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Michael Harrison gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:39 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Harold Mahar - foul #1 on Harold Mahar, team foul #8 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Jack Hamblin (SF), John Bethea (PF) Dallas Smith, Brandon Hawkins | |
| 05:39 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the 1st free throw | 73-57 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 05:25 | The Citadel | Jack Hamblin clanks a jumper from the right side | 74-57 |
| 05:24 | The Citadel | Harold Mahar pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-57 |
| 05:16 | The Citadel | Michael Harrison swats the layup by Harold Mahar | 74-57 |
| 05:14 | The Citadel | Harold Mahar grabs the offensive rebound | 74-57 |
| 04:55 | The Citadel | Marvin Ochs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-57 |
| 04:53 | The Citadel | John Bethea pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-57 |
| 04:35 | The Citadel | Harvey Winters hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-57 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Michael Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 74-57 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Michael Harrison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-57 |
| 04:13 | The Citadel | Jack Hamblin grabs the board | 74-57 |
| 04:00 | The Citadel | Jack Hamblin is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Marvin Ochs | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Houston | Terry Lewis knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Benedetti and he's hacked by Harvey Winters - foul #3 on Harvey Winters, team foul #9 | 76-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Floyd Fikes (SG), Travis Blom (PF), Phil Rubalcaba (C) Christopher Benedetti, Harold Karr, Michael Harrison, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw (PG), Melvin Lee (SG), Dallas Smith (SF), Brandon Hawkins (PF) Harvey Winters, Marvin Ochs, John Bethea, Harold Mahar | |
| 03:45 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the free throw | 77-59 |
| 03:16 | The Citadel | Jack Hamblin comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 77-59 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba pulls down the rebound | 77-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Terry Lewis (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 5 reb. PF - Travis Blom (fresh) C - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Rodney Shaw (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Melvin Lee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dallas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brandon Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Hamblin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Houston | Travis Blom misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 77-59 |
| 02:51 | The Citadel | The rebound goes to Melvin Lee | 77-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:45 | The Citadel | Melvin Lee hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Rodney Shaw | 77-62 |
| 02:29 | Houston | Travis Blom makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Phil Rubalcaba | 80-62 |
| 02:18 | The Citadel | Dallas Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 80-62 |
| 02:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Floyd Fikes | 80-62 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Floyd Fikes clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-62 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba tips it in | 82-62 |
| 01:42 | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw scores on a floater from the right wing | 82-64 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Terry Lewis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 82-64 |
| 01:14 | The Citadel | Rodney Shaw snags the defensive board | 82-64 |
| 00:56 | The Citadel | Brandon Hawkins knocks in the runner in the lane | 82-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Floyd Fikes comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 82-66 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba tips it home | 84-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | The Citadel | Brandon Hawkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 84-66 |
| 00:26 | The Citadel | Jack Hamblin tips it back up and in | 84-68 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Sebastian Long runs out the clock | 84-68 |