| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gavin Stryker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bernard Hartley inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Houston | Peter Fierro is hacked by Gavin Stryker - foul #1 on Gavin Stryker, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Gavin Stryker is called for the reach on Peter Fierro - foul #2 on Gavin Stryker, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Shawn Callier buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 18:44 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark misses short on a jumper from the right block | 26-32 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Shawn Callier gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-32 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:15 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Joel Craig | 26-34 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Shawn Haddock blocks the jumper by Scott Thornton | 26-34 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Bernard Hartley pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey buries a floater near the basket | 28-34 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Peter Fierro - foul #2 on Peter Fierro, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Peter Fierro hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 28-35 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-35 |
| 16:22 | Houston | Scott Thornton gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Scott Thornton connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Peter Fierro | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Hartley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Thornton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gavin Stryker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Craig (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Clark (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Haddock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock banks in the layup set up by Henry Turk and he's fouled by Scott Thornton - foul #1 on Scott Thornton, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF) Bernard Hartley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), William Krolikowski (SF), Jerome Taylor (PF) Gavin Stryker, Joel Craig, Peter Clark | |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock misses the free throw | 30-37 |
| 15:35 | Houston | Scott Thornton gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Scott Thornton buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Callier and he's hacked by Jerome Taylor - foul #1 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Joel Craig (SF) Henry Turk, Shawn Haddock | |
| 15:07 | Houston | Scott Thornton makes the free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Antonio King hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 33-37 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Eric Depew | 33-39 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Peter Fierro and he's fouled by Antonio King - foul #2 on Antonio King, team foul #4 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (SG), Henry Turk (SF) Eric Depew, Joel Craig | |
| 14:16 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 13:48 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-39 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Scott Thornton snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Antonio King is called for the reach on Peter Fierro - foul #3 on Antonio King, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Bernard Hartley (SF), John Luce (C) Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Clark (PF) Antonio King | |
| 13:12 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | John Luce picks off the pass by Peter Clark | 35-39 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Craig (SF), Shawn Haddock (C) William Krolikowski, Jerome Taylor | |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 12:05 | Houston | John Luce pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 11:36 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Luce (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Stryker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Peter Fierro takes the ball from Henry Turk in the backcourt | 35-39 |
| 11:10 | Houston | John Luce misses short on a floater from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | Bernard Hartley is called for the reach on Joel Craig - foul #3 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayers (PF), Scott Thornton (C) Bernard Hartley, John Luce | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Eric Depew (SG), William Krolikowski (PF) Henry Turk, Gavin Stryker, Peter Clark | |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Antonio King | 35-42 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 10:06 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Mayers | 35-42 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Robert Mayers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Robert Mayers, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF) Peter Fierro, Shawn Callier | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Turk (PG) Antonio King | |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk's pass is intercepted by Scott Thornton | 35-42 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Robert Mayers's layup is rejected by Joel Craig | 35-42 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Scott Thornton can't tip it in | 35-42 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Robert Mayers connects on the floater near the basket and he's hacked by William Krolikowski - foul #1 on William Krolikowski, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Shawn Callier (SG) Fyodor Zerphey, Mike McAllister | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (SG), Peter Clark (PF), Jerome Taylor (C) Eric Depew, Joel Craig, Shawn Haddock | |
| 08:44 | Houston | Robert Mayers makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Henry Turk, team foul #7 | 38-42 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Shawn Callier misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-42 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Scott Thornton travels with the ball | 38-44 |
| Subs | Houston | John Ginter (SF), Fyodor Zerphey (PF), John Luce (C) Bernard Hartley, Robert Mayers, Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Craig (SF), Shawn Haddock (C) William Krolikowski, Jerome Taylor | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Ginter (fresh) PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Luce (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Stryker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joel Craig | 38-47 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Peter Fierro is hacked by Shawn Haddock - foul #2 on Shawn Haddock, team foul #8 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG) Henry Turk | |
| 06:38 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-47 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey scores on a runner from the baseline | 42-47 |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig scores on a floater from the left side set up by Antonio King | 42-49 |
| 04:56 | Houston | John Luce knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Peter Fierro and the foul's on Shawn Haddock - foul #3 on Shawn Haddock, team foul #9 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike McAllister (SG), Bernard Hartley (SF), Robert Mayers (PF) Peter Fierro, Shawn Callier, John Ginter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Turk (PG), William Krolikowski (PF) Antonio King, Peter Clark | |
| 04:56 | Houston | John Luce misses the free throw | 44-49 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-52 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Bernard Hartley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 03:49 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker grabs the offensive board | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker is fouled on the floor by Robert Mayers - foul #2 on Robert Mayers, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Shawn Callier (SG), Scott Thornton (C) Mike McAllister, Robert Mayers, John Luce | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), Peter Clark (PF), Jerome Taylor (C) Gavin Stryker, Joel Craig, Shawn Haddock | |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski hits the follow up shot | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Callier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bernard Hartley (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Scott Thornton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Krolikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:06 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-54 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Bernard Hartley tips it but misses | 44-54 |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (SG), Joel Craig (SF), Shawn Haddock (C) Eric Depew, William Krolikowski, Jerome Taylor | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Bernard Hartley - foul #4 on Bernard Hartley, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (PG), Mike McAllister (SG), John Ginter (SF), Robert Mayers (PF), John Luce (C) Peter Fierro, Shawn Callier, Bernard Hartley, Fyodor Zerphey, Scott Thornton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:38 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock makes the 2nd free throw | 44-56 |
| 02:26 | Houston | The jump hook by John Ginter is blocked by Shawn Haddock | 44-56 |
| 02:24 | Houston | John Luce gets the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Robert Mayers's pass is intercepted by Joel Craig | 44-56 |
| 01:47 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gavin Stryker | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Houston | John Ginter misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Christopher Ellis steals it from Gavin Stryker | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Houston | Christopher Ellis travels with the ball | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig scores on a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by John Luce - foul #1 on John Luce, team foul #7 | 44-60 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses the free throw | 44-60 |
| 00:30 | Houston | John Luce grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Christopher Ellis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 44-60 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark grabs the board | 44-60 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk runs out the clock | 44-60 |