| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Laurence Crowder (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Zoran Burakowski (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joshua Hathorn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Terry Lewis inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Charles McGlothern's fadeaway is rejected by Zoran Burakowski | 25-30 |
| 19:44 | Penn | Mark Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 19:18 | Penn | Michael Harrison picks off the pass by Mark Jackson | 25-30 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Terry Lewis drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Harrison | 27-30 |
| 18:36 | Penn | Laurence Crowder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Terry Lewis snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Charles McGlothern's floater is knocked away by Zoran Burakowski | 27-30 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Terry Lewis tips it in | 29-30 |
| 18:07 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn misses short on a shot from the right side | 29-30 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Terry Lewis pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Harold Karr is fouled on the floor by Richard Moore - foul #2 on Richard Moore, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Harold Karr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Penn | Michael Holguin (PF) Zoran Burakowski | |
| 17:27 | Penn | Laurence Crowder connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Jackson | 29-33 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Terry Lewis throws it down on a nice dish by Christopher Benedetti | 31-33 |
| 16:50 | Penn | Richard Moore misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Terry Lewis gets the rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Harold Karr is hacked by Joshua Hathorn - foul #1 on Joshua Hathorn, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG), Travis Blom (SF), Floyd Fikes (PF), Phil Rubalcaba (C) Christopher Benedetti, Terry Lewis, Michael Harrison, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (SG), Zoran Burakowski (PF), Martin Gilbert (C) Richard Moore, Mark Jackson, Joshua Hathorn | |
| 16:25 | Houston | Harold Karr knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Edward Cole | 34-33 |
| 16:04 | Penn | Laurence Crowder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-33 |
| 16:02 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski tips it home | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) PF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Laurence Crowder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Tully (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Holguin (fresh) PF - Zoran Burakowski (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Martin Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba is hacked by Martin Gilbert - foul #1 on Martin Gilbert, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG) Harold Karr | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Moore (SG), Richard Hollon (SF) Laurence Crowder, Michael Holguin | |
| 15:25 | Houston | Travis Blom knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Benedetti | 37-35 |
| 15:01 | Penn | Martin Gilbert is fouled on the floor by Travis Blom - foul #3 on Travis Blom, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Lewis (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Charles McGlothern (C) Edward Cole, Floyd Fikes, Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Penn | Mark Jackson (SF), Joshua Hathorn (C) Zoran Burakowski, Martin Gilbert | |
| 14:44 | Penn | Richard Hollon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Harrison - foul #2 on Michael Harrison, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Penn | Laurence Crowder (PG) Richard Moore | |
| 14:44 | Penn | Richard Hollon misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 14:44 | Penn | Richard Hollon makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Terry Lewis misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Joshua Hathorn - foul #2 on Joshua Hathorn, team foul #4 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG) Travis Blom | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 14:25 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:00 | Penn | Richard Hollon loses the dribble to Christopher Benedetti | 39-36 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Terry Lewis jams it on a nice dish by Christopher Benedetti | 41-36 |
| 13:29 | Penn | Laurence Crowder is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG) Christopher Benedetti | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Moore (SG), Michael Holguin (SF), Zoran Burakowski (PF), Martin Gilbert (C) Peter Tully, Mark Jackson, Richard Hollon, Joshua Hathorn | |
| 13:20 | Houston | Martin Gilbert denies the turnaround by Harold Karr | 41-36 |
| 13:19 | Penn | The rebound goes to Martin Gilbert | 41-36 |
| 13:01 | Penn | Laurence Crowder misses the 3 from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Terry Lewis grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Edward Cole misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Edward Cole can't tip it in | 41-36 |
| 12:47 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Charles McGlothern | 41-36 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Harold Karr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-36 |
| 12:30 | Penn | Laurence Crowder grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 12:08 | Penn | Laurence Crowder double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 41-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Travis Blom (SG), Floyd Fikes (PF), Phil Rubalcaba (C) Harold Karr, Terry Lewis, Michael Harrison, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Penn | Mark Jackson (SF), Joshua Hathorn (C) Zoran Burakowski, Martin Gilbert | |
| 12:01 | Houston | Richard Moore steals it from Christopher Benedetti | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Travis Blom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edward Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Laurence Crowder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Holguin (fairly fresh) C - Joshua Hathorn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn misses the easy layup | 41-36 |
| 11:32 | Houston | Floyd Fikes gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:28 | Houston | Travis Blom misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Floyd Fikes tips it back up and in | 43-36 |
| 11:05 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn is alone and drills a floater from the right block | 43-38 |
| 10:50 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti drills a shot from the left side set up by Edward Cole | 45-38 |
| 10:32 | Penn | Laurence Crowder evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Moore | 45-41 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Mark Jackson is called for the reach on Travis Blom - foul #3 on Mark Jackson, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Charles McGlothern (C) Travis Blom, Edward Cole, Floyd Fikes, Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (PG), Richard Hollon (SF), Zoran Burakowski (PF), Martin Gilbert (C) Laurence Crowder, Mark Jackson, Michael Holguin, Joshua Hathorn | |
| 10:07 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti is wide open but clanks a floater from close range | 45-41 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Charles McGlothern tips it in | 47-41 |
| 09:40 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Moore and the foul's on Michael Harrison - foul #3 on Michael Harrison, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG) Christopher Benedetti | |
| Subs | Penn | Laurence Crowder (PG) Richard Moore | |
| 09:40 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Harold Karr knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Sebastian Long | 49-44 |
| 08:57 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 08:56 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski grabs the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 08:41 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Phil Rubalcaba (C) Sebastian Long, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Penn | Mark Jackson (SF), Joshua Hathorn (C) Richard Hollon, Martin Gilbert | |
| 08:21 | Houston | Harold Karr is called for a charge - foul #2 on Harold Karr, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Blom (PF) Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Moore (SG) Laurence Crowder | |
| 08:01 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 49-44 |
| 07:59 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski tips it home | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 21 pts. 11 reb. PF - Travis Blom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Peter Tully (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Richard Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Zoran Burakowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Joshua Hathorn (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti's pass is intercepted by Zoran Burakowski | 49-46 |
| 07:26 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski misses the lay-in | 49-46 |
| 07:25 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski tips it back up and in | 49-48 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Harold Karr misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Moore - foul #3 on Richard Moore, team foul #6 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Harrison (PF), Charles McGlothern (C) Terry Lewis, Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Penn | Laurence Crowder (PG), Richard Hollon (PF) Peter Tully, Zoran Burakowski | |
| 07:08 | Houston | Harold Karr misses the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:46 | Penn | Laurence Crowder makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Charles McGlothern buries a floater from the right side | 52-51 |
| 06:06 | Penn | Laurence Crowder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 06:04 | Penn | Mark Jackson tips it in | 52-53 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Travis Blom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 05:44 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:18 | Penn | Laurence Crowder connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Hathorn | 52-56 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Harold Karr buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Benedetti | 54-56 |
| 04:41 | Penn | Laurence Crowder knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Richard Hollon picks off the pass by Travis Blom | 54-58 |
| 04:00 | Penn | Joshua Hathorn is called for traveling | 54-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG), Floyd Fikes (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Phil Rubalcaba (C) Christopher Benedetti, Harold Karr, Travis Blom, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Penn | Peter Tully (SG), Michael Holguin (SF), Zoran Burakowski (PF), Martin Gilbert (C) Richard Moore, Mark Jackson, Richard Hollon, Joshua Hathorn | |
| 03:45 | Houston | Terry Lewis drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Floyd Fikes and he's fouled by Peter Tully - foul #2 on Peter Tully, team foul #7 | 56-58 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 24 pts. 11 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn | PG - Laurence Crowder (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Tully (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Holguin (fresh) PF - Zoran Burakowski (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Martin Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 57-60 |
| 03:08 | Houston | Terry Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-60 |
| 03:06 | Penn | Michael Holguin gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 02:37 | Penn | A charge is called on Michael Holguin - foul #2 on Michael Holguin, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG) Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 02:34 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Travis Blom (PF), Charles McGlothern (C) Edward Cole, Floyd Fikes, Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Penn | | |
| 02:26 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti is hacked by Michael Holguin - foul #3 on Michael Holguin, team foul #9 | 57-60 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 02:26 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 02:26 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-60 |
| 02:08 | Penn | Michael Holguin can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 02:06 | Houston | The rebound goes to Christopher Benedetti | 57-60 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Travis Blom | 59-60 |
| 01:54 | Penn | Penn calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Harrison (PF) Travis Blom | |
| Subs | Penn | Richard Moore (SG), Mark Jackson (SF), Joshua Hathorn (C) Peter Tully, Michael Holguin, Martin Gilbert | |
| 01:31 | Penn | Michael Harrison steals the ball from Zoran Burakowski | 59-60 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Michael Harrison misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 01:22 | Penn | The rebound goes to Richard Moore | 59-60 |
| 01:05 | Penn | Zoran Burakowski can't connect on a floater from the left side | 59-60 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Terry Lewis pulls down the rebound | 59-60 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Harold Karr is fouled on the floor by Zoran Burakowski - foul #1 on Zoran Burakowski, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Harold Karr misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:32 | Penn | Laurence Crowder can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Terry Lewis - foul #1 on Terry Lewis, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| 00:32 | Penn | Laurence Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:32 | Penn | Laurence Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Terry Lewis misses short on a jumper from the left side | 60-62 |
| 00:19 | Penn | The rebound goes to Richard Moore | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Penn | Christopher Benedetti is called for the reach on Richard Moore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Benedetti, team foul #6 | 60-62 |
| 00:14 | Penn | Charles McGlothern is called for the reach on Laurence Crowder - foul #2 on Charles McGlothern, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| 00:14 | Penn | Laurence Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:14 | Penn | Laurence Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Penn | Penn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Houston | Joshua Hathorn is called for the reach on Christopher Benedetti - foul #3 on Joshua Hathorn, team foul #11 | 60-64 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Penn | Christopher Benedetti is called for the reach on Laurence Crowder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Benedetti, team foul #8 | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Penn | Laurence Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:07 | Penn | Laurence Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Harold Karr hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 00:00 | Penn | Laurence Crowder runs out the clock | 65-66 |