| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Sean Watkins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fewell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ming-Hoa Wang (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Rumbaugh (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Culver (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike McAllister (fresh) SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bernard Hartley inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:31 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-25 |
| 19:29 | Milwaukee | Ming-Hoa Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 19:13 | Milwaukee | Ming-Hoa Wang misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Scott Thornton - foul #2 on Scott Thornton, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 19:13 | Milwaukee | Ming-Hoa Wang misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 19:13 | Milwaukee | Ming-Hoa Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Scott Thornton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-25 |
| 18:37 | Milwaukee | Ming-Hoa Wang drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Sean Watkins and the foul's on Bernard Hartley - foul #2 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| 18:37 | Milwaukee | Ming-Hoa Wang misses the free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Scott Thornton pulls down the rebound | 36-25 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Fewell - foul #3 on Edward Fewell, team foul #1 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Joseph Buckley (SG) Edward Fewell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:23 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 18:10 | Milwaukee | Sean Watkins misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Peter Fierro - foul #2 on Peter Fierro, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| 18:10 | Milwaukee | Sean Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 18:10 | Milwaukee | Sean Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Bernard Hartley | 38-29 |
| 17:19 | Milwaukee | Steven Culver is fouled on the floor by Scott Thornton - foul #3 on Scott Thornton, team foul #4 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland (SF) Ming-Hoa Wang | |
| Subs | Houston | John Luce (C) Scott Thornton | |
| 17:02 | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Sean Watkins | 40-29 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Peter Fierro clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-29 |
| 16:38 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey gets the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Steven Culver steals it from Fyodor Zerphey | 40-29 |
| 15:54 | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-29 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Bernard Hartley gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Sean Watkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Buckley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roland Sutherland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Rumbaugh (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Culver (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike McAllister (fairly fresh) SF - Bernard Hartley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Mike McAllister | 40-31 |
| 15:01 | Milwaukee | Joseph Buckley is hacked by Mike McAllister - foul #1 on Mike McAllister, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Edward Fewell (SG), Ming-Hoa Wang (SF) Joseph Buckley, Roland Sutherland | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Callier (SG), Robert Mayers (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Mike McAllister, Bernard Hartley, John Luce | |
| 14:44 | Milwaukee | Steven Culver buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-31 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Steven Culver is called for the reach on Scott Thornton - foul #2 on Steven Culver, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Steven Culver denies the turnaround by Fyodor Zerphey | 42-31 |
| 14:09 | Milwaukee | Steven Culver grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 13:46 | Milwaukee | Ming-Hoa Wang scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Sean Watkins | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 13:24 | Houston | Peter Fierro can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-31 |
| 13:23 | Milwaukee | The rebound goes to Frank Rumbaugh | 44-31 |
| 13:08 | Milwaukee | Sean Watkins drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Scott Thornton drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Shawn Callier | 46-33 |
| 12:37 | Milwaukee | Ming-Hoa Wang can't finish the layup but the foul's on Shawn Callier - foul #4 on Shawn Callier, team foul #6 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF) Shawn Callier, Robert Mayers | |
| 12:37 | Milwaukee | Ming-Hoa Wang misses the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 12:37 | Milwaukee | Ming-Hoa Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 12:37 | Milwaukee | Steven Culver snags the offensive board | 46-33 |
| 12:19 | Milwaukee | Ming-Hoa Wang double dribbles | 46-33 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland (SF) Ming-Hoa Wang | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:59 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey hits the finger roll | 46-35 |
| 11:42 | Milwaukee | Frank Rumbaugh comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 46-35 |
| 11:40 | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland snags the offensive board | 46-35 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Sean Watkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Fewell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roland Sutherland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Rumbaugh (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Culver (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike McAllister (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Milwaukee | Sean Watkins scores on a runner from the right block set up by Edward Fewell | 48-35 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 11:11 | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 11:05 | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bernard Hartley - foul #3 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #7 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Ronald Bilger (C) Steven Culver | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:05 | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 11:05 | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Scott Thornton misses long on a floater from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 10:43 | Milwaukee | Ronald Bilger snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 10:22 | Milwaukee | Frank Rumbaugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Stephen Kraft (PG) Sean Watkins | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:59 | Houston | Scott Thornton can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-35 |
| 09:58 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Fyodor Zerphey | 50-35 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey loses the ball out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Ming-Hoa Wang (SF) Roland Sutherland | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:19 | Milwaukee | Ming-Hoa Wang makes the jumper in the lane set up by Frank Rumbaugh | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 09:00 | Houston | Scott Thornton buries a runner from close range set up by Peter Fierro and the foul's on Ming-Hoa Wang - foul #2 on Ming-Hoa Wang, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Sean Watkins (PG), Steven Culver (C) Stephen Kraft, Ronald Bilger | |
| Subs | Houston | John Ginter (SF), Robert Mayers (PF) Peter Fierro, Bernard Hartley | |
| 09:00 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the free throw | 52-38 |
| 08:40 | Milwaukee | Ming-Hoa Wang travels with the ball | 52-38 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SG) Mike McAllister | |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 08:30 | Houston | Robert Mayers scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 08:22 | Milwaukee | Edward Fewell banks in the layup on a great pass from Ming-Hoa Wang | 54-40 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Scott Thornton dunks the ball set up by Christopher Ellis | 54-42 |
| 07:56 | Milwaukee | Frank Rumbaugh drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Edward Fewell | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 07:48 | Houston | Scott Thornton can't connect on a runner near the basket | 57-42 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey can't tip it in | 57-42 |
| 07:45 | Milwaukee | Steven Culver pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 07:21 | Milwaukee | Sean Watkins comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 57-42 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Scott Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Sean Watkins (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Fewell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ming-Hoa Wang (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Rumbaugh (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Culver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fyodor Zerphey (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - Christopher Ellis (fresh) SF - John Ginter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Mayers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Thornton (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Frank Rumbaugh - foul #1 on Frank Rumbaugh, team foul #4 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland (SF), Gary Simmons (PF) Ming-Hoa Wang, Frank Rumbaugh | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Shawn Callier (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), John Luce (C) Christopher Ellis, John Ginter, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| 07:14 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 07:14 | Milwaukee | Gary Simmons snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 06:49 | Milwaukee | Sean Watkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 57-43 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Bernard Hartley gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Shawn Callier is fouled on the floor by Steven Culver - foul #3 on Steven Culver, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) Fyodor Zerphey | |
| 06:30 | Houston | Robert Mayers is whistled for traveling | 57-43 |
| 06:10 | Milwaukee | Edward Fewell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 57-43 |
| 06:09 | Houston | John Luce grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-43 |
| 05:48 | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 05:19 | Milwaukee | Edward Fewell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Robert Mayers grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 05:11 | Milwaukee | Steven Culver snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 04:44 | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-43 |
| 04:43 | Milwaukee | Edward Fewell can't tip it in | 57-43 |
| 04:42 | Milwaukee | Steven Culver can't tip it in | 57-43 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Robert Mayers grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 04:15 | Houston | John Luce hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Steven Culver - foul #4 on Steven Culver, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Stephen Kraft (PG), Joseph Buckley (SG), Ming-Hoa Wang (SF), Frank Rumbaugh (PF), Ronald Bilger (C) Sean Watkins, Edward Fewell, Roland Sutherland, Gary Simmons, Steven Culver | |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Robert Mayers | |
| 04:15 | Houston | John Luce makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:15 | Houston | John Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 03:51 | Milwaukee | Frank Rumbaugh hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Buckley | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Kraft - foul #1 on Stephen Kraft, team foul #7 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland (SF), Todd Bennett (PF) Ming-Hoa Wang, Frank Rumbaugh | |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG), Christopher Ellis (SF), Jimmie Jimmerson (PF), John Ginter (C) Peter Fierro, Bernard Hartley, Fyodor Zerphey, John Luce | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Shawn Callier makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 03:33 | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland grabs the defensive rebound | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Milwaukee | Roland Sutherland connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Kraft | 62-46 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Mike McAllister makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Stephen Kraft (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Buckley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roland Sutherland (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Todd Bennett (fresh) C - Ronald Bilger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mike McAllister (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) C - John Ginter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:54 | Milwaukee | Ronald Bilger is hacked by John Ginter - foul #1 on John Ginter, team foul #8 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Gary Simmons (PF) Todd Bennett | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF), John Luce (C) Shawn Callier, Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| 02:54 | Milwaukee | Ronald Bilger makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 02:54 | Milwaukee | Ronald Bilger makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Robert Mayers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 64-49 |
| 02:35 | Milwaukee | Gary Simmons snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 02:17 | Milwaukee | Joseph Buckley comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 02:15 | Milwaukee | Ronald Bilger snags the offensive board | 64-49 |
| 01:54 | Milwaukee | Gary Simmons's fadeaway is rejected by John Luce | 64-49 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Christopher Ellis snags the defensive board | 64-49 |
| 01:46 | Houston | John Luce throws it down set up by John Ginter | 64-51 |
| 01:28 | Milwaukee | Joseph Buckley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-51 |
| 01:27 | Houston | John Luce grabs the board | 64-51 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Stephen Kraft steals the ball from Mike McAllister | 64-51 |
| 00:50 | Milwaukee | Ronald Bilger is fouled on the floor by Christopher Ellis - foul #1 on Christopher Ellis, team foul #9 | 64-51 |
| 00:50 | Milwaukee | Ronald Bilger makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 00:50 | Milwaukee | Ronald Bilger makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Houston | Robert Mayers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Gary Simmons - foul #1 on Gary Simmons, team foul #8 | 66-51 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Milwaukee | Gary Simmons clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on John Luce - foul #1 on John Luce, team foul #10 | 66-53 |
| 00:17 | Milwaukee | Gary Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 00:17 | Milwaukee | Gary Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:09 | Houston | John Luce misses the floater near the basket | 68-53 |
| 00:07 | Milwaukee | Ronald Bilger grabs the board | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Milwaukee | Stephen Kraft runs out the clock | 68-53 |