| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Phair (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Theodore Napier (fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trent Dorey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leonard Gandhi (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Stonecipher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Todd Brown inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Theodore Napier is called for the reach on William Yard - foul #2 on Theodore Napier, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Theodore Napier steals the ball from John Raczynski | 31-30 |
| 19:01 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-30 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Todd Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:57 | Houston | John Raczynski is hacked by Theodore Napier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Theodore Napier, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Judd (PG), Roger Jones (C) Theodore Napier, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 18:52 | Houston | Chad Gardner is whistled for a carry | 31-30 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | Roger Jones misses the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Chad Gardner - foul #1 on Chad Gardner, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Wilson (C) Leonard Gandhi | |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | Roger Jones makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:39 | New Mexico | Roger Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:30 | Houston | John Raczynski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 18:29 | Houston | William Yard snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 18:18 | Houston | William Yard knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-32 |
| 18:06 | New Mexico | David Wilson connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by David Miller | 34-34 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Todd Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 17:55 | New Mexico | David Miller pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:29 | New Mexico | James Judd is hacked by James Phair - foul #3 on James Phair, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Billy Killeen (SG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Todd Brown, James Phair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) David Miller, Trent Dorey, Roger Jones | |
| 17:17 | New Mexico | Billy Killeen is called for the reach on James Judd - foul #1 on Billy Killeen, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr (SF) David Wilson | |
| 17:04 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Fred Murrill | 34-36 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Billy Killeen is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-36 |
| 16:51 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Chad Gardner - foul #2 on Chad Gardner, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG) James Judd | |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:27 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Chad Gardner grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Evan Landwehr - foul #1 on Evan Landwehr, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG) David Pennington, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Jones (C) Fred Stonecipher | |
| 16:07 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:54 | New Mexico | David Miller makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Killeen (fresh) 5 pts. C - Steven Crouse (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Fred Murrill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Evan Landwehr (fresh) PF - Leonard Gandhi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Houston | William Yard is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Murrill - foul #1 on Fred Murrill, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wilson (PF), James Phair (C) Kevin Rakestraw, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (PG), David Wilson (SF) Fred Murrill, David Miller | |
| 15:39 | Houston | David Wilson swats the layup by William Yard | 36-39 |
| 15:38 | Houston | Robert Wilson can't tip it in | 36-39 |
| 15:37 | Houston | James Phair pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Billy Killeen is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right side set up by John Raczynski | 38-39 |
| 15:06 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi drills a jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Robert Wilson - foul #4 on Robert Wilson, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF), Chad Gardner (PF) Billy Killeen, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), Trent Dorey (SF) Evan Landwehr, Roger Jones | |
| 15:06 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Todd Brown misses long on a runner from the right block | 38-42 |
| 14:52 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Trent Dorey | 38-42 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico | David Wilson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-42 |
| 14:31 | Houston | The rebound goes to Chad Gardner | 38-42 |
| 14:09 | Houston | William Yard is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 13:44 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, Todd Brown, James Phair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Judd (PG), Fred Murrill (SG), Roger Jones (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Theodore Napier, David Miller, Leonard Gandhi, David Wilson | |
| 13:27 | Houston | John Raczynski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico | Roger Jones grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 13:21 | New Mexico | Trent Dorey can't finish the layup | 41-42 |
| 13:19 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | James Judd hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Roger Jones | 41-45 |
| 12:54 | Houston | John Raczynski is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by David Pennington | 44-45 |
| 12:46 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher is fouled on the floor by Steven Crouse - foul #2 on Steven Crouse, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SG) John Raczynski | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (PG), Evan Landwehr (SF) Fred Murrill, Trent Dorey | |
| 12:38 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Theodore Napier | 44-47 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw is open and scores on a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by David Pennington | 46-47 |
| 12:17 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher buries a floater from the right side | 46-49 |
| 12:01 | Houston | The jump hook by Chad Gardner is blocked by Roger Jones | 46-49 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Steven Crouse pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 11:36 | Houston | David Pennington knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billy Killeen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chad Gardner (tiring) 5 reb. C - Steven Crouse (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Theodore Napier (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Judd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Landwehr (fresh) PF - Roger Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Stonecipher (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Billy Killeen - foul #2 on Billy Killeen, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Todd Brown (SF), James Phair (C) David Pennington, Kevin Rakestraw, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG), Leonard Gandhi (PF) James Judd, Roger Jones | |
| 11:29 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:29 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 11:21 | Houston | William Yard buries a driving attempt from the left block | 51-51 |
| 11:10 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Billy Killeen grabs the board | 51-51 |
| 10:50 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 10:48 | Houston | James Phair grabs the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Todd Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 10:39 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 10:27 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi dunks the ball | 51-53 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Theodore Napier is called for the reach on William Yard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Theodore Napier, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SG) Billy Killeen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), David Wilson (SF), Roger Jones (C) Theodore Napier, Evan Landwehr, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 10:04 | Houston | Todd Brown is open and scores on a runner in the paint | 53-53 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | Roger Jones lays it in on a great pass from Leonard Gandhi | 53-55 |
| 09:31 | Houston | William Yard is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 53-55 |
| 09:29 | New Mexico | Roger Jones gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 09:14 | New Mexico | David Miller scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Fred Murrill | 53-58 |
| 08:53 | Houston | David Miller is called for the reach on Todd Brown - foul #2 on David Miller, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Billy Killeen (PF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, Kevin Rakestraw, Chad Gardner, James Phair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Judd (PG), Trent Dorey (SF), Fred Stonecipher (C) Fred Murrill, David Wilson, Leonard Gandhi | |
| 08:37 | Houston | David Pennington is hacked by Trent Dorey - foul #3 on Trent Dorey, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr (SG) David Miller | |
| 08:37 | Houston | David Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 08:37 | Houston | David Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 55-58 |
| 08:17 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher grabs the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 08:04 | New Mexico | Roger Jones misses the turnaround in the lane | 55-58 |
| 08:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Billy Killeen | 55-58 |
| 07:40 | Houston | Billy Killeen can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Trent Dorey - foul #4 on Trent Dorey, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Robert Wilson (PF) David Pennington, Todd Brown | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Theodore Napier (PG), Leonard Gandhi (PF) Evan Landwehr, Roger Jones | |
| 07:40 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 07:40 | Houston | Billy Killeen makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Killeen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Steven Crouse (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Theodore Napier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Judd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trent Dorey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Leonard Gandhi (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Stonecipher (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher misses the jump hook from close range | 56-58 |
| 07:27 | New Mexico | The offensive rebound goes to Trent Dorey | 56-58 |
| 07:07 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher misses long on a shot from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 07:05 | Houston | John Raczynski gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Billy Killeen is fouled on the floor by Trent Dorey - foul #5 on Trent Dorey, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SF), James Phair (C) John Raczynski, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), David Wilson (SF) James Judd, Trent Dorey | |
| 06:40 | Houston | Billy Killeen makes the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Billy Killeen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:24 | New Mexico | David Miller buries a 3 from straight away | 58-61 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Billy Killeen double dribbles in the backcourt | 58-61 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), John Raczynski (SG) William Yard, Billy Killeen | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr (SF), Roger Jones (C) Leonard Gandhi, Fred Stonecipher | |
| 06:02 | New Mexico | David Wilson hits the finger roll set up by Evan Landwehr | 58-63 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 05:50 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 05:27 | New Mexico | David Wilson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 05:25 | Houston | James Phair grabs the board | 58-63 |
| 05:11 | Houston | James Phair's floater is tipped away by Roger Jones | 58-63 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Robert Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw is open and scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Raczynski | 60-63 |
| 04:35 | New Mexico | Evan Landwehr's pass is intercepted by David Pennington | 60-63 |
| 04:19 | Houston | John Raczynski knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 03:58 | New Mexico | David Miller misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 63-63 |
| 03:56 | Houston | James Phair pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses short on a runner from the left block | 63-63 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico | David Wilson snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Raczynski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Rakestraw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - James Phair (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Theodore Napier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Miller (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Evan Landwehr (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Wilson (tiring) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Roger Jones (tired) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:24 | New Mexico | David Wilson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-66 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Robert Wilson is hacked by David Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Wilson, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Billy Killeen (SG), Todd Brown (SF), Steven Crouse (C) David Pennington, John Raczynski, Kevin Rakestraw, James Phair | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Murrill (SG), James Judd (SF), Leonard Gandhi (PF), Fred Stonecipher (C) David Miller, Evan Landwehr, David Wilson, Roger Jones | |
| 03:19 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:55 | New Mexico | Theodore Napier double dribbles | 65-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Gardner (PF) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 02:53 | Houston | Fred Murrill is called for the reach on William Yard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Fred Murrill, team foul #11 | 65-66 |
| 02:53 | Houston | William Yard misses the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:53 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:26 | New Mexico | Fred Murrill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Chad Gardner snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 02:19 | Houston | William Yard misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 02:18 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 01:52 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi loses the dribble to Billy Killeen | 66-66 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Leonard Gandhi takes the ball from Billy Killeen in the backcourt | 66-66 |
| 01:50 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), James Phair (C) Billy Killeen, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | New Mexico | David Miller (SG), David Wilson (SF) Fred Murrill, James Judd | |
| 01:24 | New Mexico | David Wilson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Miller | 66-69 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Todd Brown connects on the floater in the lane | 68-69 |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | David Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 68-69 |
| 00:54 | New Mexico | Fred Stonecipher tips it home | 68-71 |
| 00:35 | Houston | John Raczynski misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 00:34 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi is hacked by William Yard in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Yard, team foul #8 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | James Judd (SF) David Wilson | |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi makes the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:31 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Houston | Chad Gardner comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 00:23 | Houston | James Phair grabs the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:21 | Houston | William Yard misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-73 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Chad Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Todd Brown can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 68-73 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Todd Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:11 | Houston | John Raczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-73 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi grabs the defensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi is fouled in the backcourt by William Yard - foul #2 on William Yard, team foul #9 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Roger Jones (C) Fred Stonecipher | |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:08 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi misses the 2nd free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:08 | Houston | James Phair gets the rebound | 68-74 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Chad Gardner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-74 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi grabs the board | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Leonard Gandhi runs out the clock | 68-74 |