| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Roy Reece (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Hansen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Smart (fresh) 26 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tim Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dallas Fleenor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse inbounds the ball | 36-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse connects on the 3 from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 19:12 | Colorado | Jason Smart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by Christopher Dunmire - foul #3 on Christopher Dunmire, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Lyndon Cable (C) Christopher Dunmire | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 19:12 | Colorado | Jason Smart makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 19:12 | Colorado | Jason Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 19:12 | Colorado | Jason Smart misses the 3rd free throw | 39-42 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Lyndon Cable pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Jason Smart is called for the reach on Buddy Waterhouse - foul #3 on Jason Smart, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 18:38 | Colorado | Jason Smart grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 18:27 | Colorado | Buddy Waterhouse steals the ball from Tim Sparks | 39-42 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 18:21 | Colorado | Roy Reece grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 18:10 | Colorado | Jason Smart's floater is tipped away by Matthew Hillyard | 39-42 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 17:44 | Colorado | Roy Reece gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:28 | Colorado | Jason Smart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-42 |
| 17:26 | Colorado | Tim Sparks misses the tip | 39-42 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard is fouled on the floor by Tim Sparks - foul #2 on Tim Sparks, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SG), Edgar Williams (SF) Jon Strand, John Mitchell, Buddy Waterhouse | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Peralta (SG), John Nash (PF), Don Campbell (C) Roy Reece, Tim Sparks, Dallas Fleenor | |
| 17:07 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard comes up short on the shot near the basket | 39-42 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Lyndon Cable snags the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Jason Smart steals it from Edgar Williams | 39-42 |
| 16:38 | Colorado | John Nash is fouled on the floor by Yuri Jesiolowski - foul #1 on Yuri Jesiolowski, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Roy Reece (PG) Chester Hansen | |
| 16:29 | Colorado | Jason Smart hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard blows the dunk | 39-45 |
| 16:05 | Colorado | John Nash grabs the board | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) SF - Edgar Williams (fresh) PF - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyndon Cable (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Roy Reece (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Peralta (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Smart (fairly fresh) 31 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Nash (fresh) 3 reb. C - Don Campbell (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Colorado | Jason Smart is denied on a dunk by Lyndon Cable | 39-45 |
| 15:39 | Colorado | John Nash tips it in | 39-47 |
| 15:31 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard dunks the ball set up by Ronald Russell | 41-47 |
| 15:18 | Colorado | Jason Smart is fouled on the floor by Edgar Williams - foul #1 on Edgar Williams, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Ronald Russell, Yuri Jesiolowski, Edgar Williams, Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | Colorado | Chester Hansen (SG), Dallas Fleenor (C) Jason Smart, Don Campbell | |
| 15:00 | Colorado | Dallas Fleenor clanks a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Dunmire - foul #4 on Christopher Dunmire, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Lyndon Cable (C) Christopher Dunmire | |
| Subs | Colorado | Tim Sparks (PF) John Nash | |
| 15:00 | Colorado | Dallas Fleenor misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 15:00 | Colorado | Dallas Fleenor makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 14:42 | Houston | John Mitchell loses the dribble to Tim Sparks | 41-48 |
| 14:21 | Colorado | Roy Reece connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tim Sparks | 41-51 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 43-51 |
| 13:36 | Colorado | Chester Hansen can't throw it down but he's fouled by Lyndon Cable - foul #2 on Lyndon Cable, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Edgar Williams (SF) Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Smart (SF), John Nash (PF) John Peralta, Tim Sparks | |
| 13:36 | Colorado | Chester Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 13:36 | Colorado | Chester Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 13:12 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chester Hansen - foul #1 on Chester Hansen, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| 13:12 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 13:12 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 13:12 | Colorado | John Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 13:00 | Colorado | Jason Smart blows the layup but he's hacked by Edgar Williams - foul #2 on Edgar Williams, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (PF) Buddy Waterhouse | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 13:00 | Colorado | Jason Smart makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 13:00 | Colorado | Jason Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 12:52 | Houston | John Mitchell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 12:50 | Colorado | Jason Smart snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 12:44 | Colorado | Chester Hansen is fouled on the floor by Jon Strand - foul #3 on Jon Strand, team foul #7 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Don Campbell (C) Dallas Fleenor | |
| 12:44 | Colorado | Chester Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 12:44 | Colorado | Chester Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on John Nash - foul #1 on John Nash, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SG) Jon Strand, John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| 12:30 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 12:08 | Colorado | Jason Smart misses short on a floater from the left side | 45-56 |
| 12:07 | Houston | Edgar Williams grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 11:54 | Houston | Edgar Williams comes up short on the shot in the lane | 45-56 |
| 11:52 | Colorado | Chester Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) SF - Edgar Williams (fresh) PF - Matthew Hillyard (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Lyndon Cable (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Roy Reece (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Smart (fresh) 33 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Nash (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Campbell (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Colorado | Jason Smart loses the dribble to Yuri Jesiolowski | 45-56 |
| 11:25 | Houston | Roy Reece swats the shot by Ronald Russell | 45-56 |
| 11:24 | Colorado | Roy Reece pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 11:06 | Colorado | Jason Smart misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 11:04 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Russell | 47-56 |
| 10:45 | Colorado | Jason Smart knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roy Reece | 47-58 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Edgar Williams is fouled on the floor by Don Campbell - foul #2 on Don Campbell, team foul #5 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF) Ronald Russell, Yuri Jesiolowski, Edgar Williams | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Peralta (SG), Tim Sparks (PF), Dallas Fleenor (C) Chester Hansen, John Nash, Don Campbell | |
| 10:13 | Houston | John Mitchell clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 10:11 | Colorado | Jason Smart grabs the board | 47-58 |
| 09:52 | Colorado | Jason Smart is whistled for a carry | 47-58 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Jon Strand is called for 5 seconds | 47-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Chester Hansen (SG) Roy Reece | |
| 09:13 | Colorado | Jason Smart can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 09:11 | Colorado | Tim Sparks grabs the offensive board | 47-58 |
| 08:54 | Colorado | Jason Smart clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 08:53 | Colorado | Tim Sparks tips it back up and in | 47-60 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Dallas Fleenor blocks the short jumper by Buddy Waterhouse | 47-60 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Jon Strand grabs the offensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 08:22 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse loses the dribble to Chester Hansen | 47-60 |
| 08:19 | Colorado | Chester Hansen banks in the layup | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:57 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 47-62 |
| 07:55 | Colorado | Jason Smart grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:34 | Colorado | Jason Smart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-62 |
| 07:33 | Colorado | Dallas Fleenor snags the offensive board | 47-62 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Hillyard (tiring) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Lyndon Cable (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Peralta (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chester Hansen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Smart (fairly fresh) 35 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tim Sparks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Dallas Fleenor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Colorado | Tim Sparks loses the dribble to John Mitchell | 47-62 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Jon Strand's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SG), Edgar Williams (SF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Jon Strand, John Mitchell, Buddy Waterhouse, Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | Colorado | Roy Reece (PG), John Nash (PF), Don Campbell (C) John Peralta, Tim Sparks, Dallas Fleenor | |
| 06:33 | Colorado | Jason Smart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-62 |
| 06:31 | Colorado | John Nash snags the offensive board | 47-62 |
| 06:17 | Colorado | Jason Smart knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Roy Reece | 47-64 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-64 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire grabs the offensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Russell | 49-64 |
| 05:42 | Colorado | Jason Smart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-64 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard double dribbles | 49-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), John Mitchell (SG) Ronald Russell, Yuri Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Colorado | John Peralta (SG) Chester Hansen | |
| 05:09 | Colorado | Roy Reece misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire grabs the board | 49-64 |
| 04:57 | Houston | John Mitchell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-64 |
| 04:56 | Colorado | John Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:36 | Colorado | Jason Smart hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 49-64 |
| 04:35 | Colorado | Roy Reece hits the follow up shot | 49-66 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard lays it in | 51-66 |
| 04:04 | Colorado | Jason Smart drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard's fadeaway is rejected by John Nash | 51-69 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire snags the offensive board | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Houston | John Mitchell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire gets the offensive rebound | 51-69 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edgar Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Hillyard (tired) 23 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Dunmire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Roy Reece (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Peralta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Smart (tiring) 40 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Nash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Don Campbell (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Houston | John Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Jason Smart - foul #4 on Jason Smart, team foul #6 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SG), Buddy Waterhouse (PF), Lyndon Cable (C) Jon Strand, John Mitchell, Matthew Hillyard, Christopher Dunmire | |
| Subs | Colorado | Chester Hansen (SG), Tim Sparks (PF), Dallas Fleenor (C) Jason Smart, John Nash, Don Campbell | |
| 02:58 | Houston | Chester Hansen is called for the reach on Yuri Jesiolowski - foul #2 on Chester Hansen, team foul #7 | 51-69 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 02:58 | Colorado | Dallas Fleenor grabs the defensive rebound | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Colorado | Dallas Fleenor blows the dunk but he's fouled by Lyndon Cable - foul #3 on Lyndon Cable, team foul #8 | 51-69 |
| 02:29 | Colorado | Dallas Fleenor misses the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 02:29 | Colorado | Dallas Fleenor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-70 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-70 |
| 02:14 | Colorado | Roy Reece grabs the board | 51-70 |
| 01:56 | Colorado | John Peralta misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Yuri Jesiolowski - foul #2 on Yuri Jesiolowski, team foul #9 | 51-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Dunmire (C) Buddy Waterhouse | |
| Subs | Colorado | Jason Smart (SF) Chester Hansen | |
| 01:56 | Colorado | John Peralta makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 01:56 | Colorado | John Peralta makes the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Edgar Williams loses the dribble to Dallas Fleenor | 51-72 |
| 01:10 | Colorado | Jason Smart misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-72 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire gets the rebound | 51-72 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-72 |
| 01:01 | Colorado | Dallas Fleenor pulls down the rebound | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Colorado | Jason Smart connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Roy Reece | 51-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Roy Reece - foul #3 on Roy Reece, team foul #8 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Colorado | Chester Hansen (SG) John Peralta | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 2nd free throw | 53-74 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Jason Smart is hacked by Edgar Williams - foul #3 on Edgar Williams, team foul #10 | 53-74 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Jason Smart makes the 1st free throw | 53-75 |
| 00:06 | Colorado | Jason Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-76 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Ronald Russell double dribbles | 53-76 |
| 00:00 | Colorado | Roy Reece runs out the clock | 53-76 |