| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Vasily Slepski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas McBrayer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg King (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Rhoden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Kirk (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski inbounds the ball | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Houston | John Mitchell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Yuri Jesiolowski | 45-33 |
| 19:30 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-33 |
| 19:28 | Charlotte | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Rhoden | 45-33 |
| 19:19 | Charlotte | Marvin Kirk knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Greg King | 45-35 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Jon Strand misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 45-35 |
| 19:09 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 18:55 | Charlotte | John Mitchell is called for the reach on Vasily Slepski - foul #2 on John Mitchell, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Neil Wilson (PF) Carl Rhoden | |
| 18:43 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-35 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Alexander Nichols grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Greg King - foul #2 on Greg King, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Ford (SG) Vasily Slepski | |
| 18:35 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 18:16 | Charlotte | Marvin Kirk is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Keith Harper (PF), Dennis Dryer (C) Neil Wilson, Marvin Kirk | |
| 18:00 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Jon Strand | 48-35 |
| 17:38 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 17:37 | Charlotte | Greg King misses the tip | 48-35 |
| 17:35 | Charlotte | Charles Ford pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 17:27 | Charlotte | John Mitchell steals it from Charles Ford | 48-35 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski connects on the jumper near the basket set up by John Mitchell | 50-35 |
| 16:53 | Charlotte | Greg King misses the easy layup | 50-35 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 16:36 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Charles Ford - foul #2 on Charles Ford, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Jon Strand, Yuri Jesiolowski, Alexander Nichols, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski (PG), Donald Swider (SF), Neil Wilson (PF), Marvin Kirk (C) Douglas McBrayer, Greg King, Keith Harper, Dennis Dryer | |
| 16:36 | Houston | John Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 16:36 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 16:36 | Charlotte | Marvin Kirk snags the defensive board | 51-35 |
| 16:30 | Charlotte | Marvin Kirk misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Waldrep - foul #1 on Richard Waldrep, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| 16:30 | Charlotte | Marvin Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 16:30 | Charlotte | Marvin Kirk misses the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Richard Waldrep snags the defensive board | 51-36 |
| 16:12 | Houston | John Mitchell makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Russell | 54-36 |
| 16:06 | Charlotte | Marvin Kirk drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Vasily Slepski | 54-38 |
| 15:43 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Russell and the foul's on Neil Wilson - foul #2 on Neil Wilson, team foul #3 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (C) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Harry Gale (PG), Douglas McBrayer (SG), Greg King (SF), Carl Rhoden (PF) Vasily Slepski, Charles Ford, Donald Swider, Neil Wilson | |
| 15:43 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the free throw | 57-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Waldrep (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Harry Gale (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas McBrayer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carl Rhoden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marvin Kirk (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:25 | Charlotte | Harry Gale connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Carl Rhoden | 57-40 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Ronald Russell is whistled for a carry | 57-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG) Ronald Russell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Ford (SG), Donald Swider (SF) Douglas McBrayer, Greg King | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:54 | Charlotte | Marvin Kirk comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 57-40 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Richard Waldrep grabs the board | 57-40 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the lay-in | 57-40 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Lyndon Cable pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Harry Gale is called for the reach on Buddy Waterhouse - foul #4 on Harry Gale, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF) Richard Waldrep, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski (PG), Douglas McBrayer (SG), Greg King (SF), Neil Wilson (PF) Harry Gale, Charles Ford, Donald Swider, Carl Rhoden | |
| 14:10 | Houston | Lyndon Cable is hacked by Greg King - foul #3 on Greg King, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (SG), Matthew Hillyard (C) Buddy Waterhouse, Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Keith Harper (PF) Neil Wilson | |
| 13:55 | Houston | Ronald Russell loses the dribble to Vasily Slepski | 57-40 |
| 13:52 | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski banks in the layup | 57-42 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Jon Strand misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Vasily Slepski - foul #2 on Vasily Slepski, team foul #6 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG) Ronald Russell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Neil Wilson (PF), Carl Rhoden (C) Keith Harper, Marvin Kirk | |
| 13:41 | Houston | Jon Strand makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Jon Strand misses the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 13:41 | Charlotte | Neil Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 13:35 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Vasily Slepski | 58-45 |
| 13:21 | Houston | Jon Strand knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Yuri Jesiolowski | 60-45 |
| 13:16 | Charlotte | Greg King loses the ball out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG) Jon Strand | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Keith Harper (PF), Dennis Dryer (C) Neil Wilson, Carl Rhoden | |
| 12:57 | Houston | Ronald Russell misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 60-45 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Alexander Nichols can't tip it in | 60-45 |
| 12:54 | Charlotte | The rebound goes to Dennis Dryer | 60-45 |
| 12:48 | Charlotte | Dennis Dryer's layup is rejected by Matthew Hillyard | 60-45 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard gets the rebound | 60-45 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Alexander Nichols misses the easy layup | 60-45 |
| 12:21 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 11:58 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Yuri Jesiolowski - foul #2 on Yuri Jesiolowski, team foul #3 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Ronald Russell, Yuri Jesiolowski, Alexander Nichols, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Ford (SG), Donald Swider (SF), Neil Wilson (PF), Marvin Kirk (C) Vasily Slepski, Greg King, Keith Harper, Dennis Dryer | |
| 11:58 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 11:58 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Jon Strand misses the easy layup | 60-47 |
| 11:40 | Charlotte | Marvin Kirk grabs the board | 60-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Waldrep (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Douglas McBrayer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Swider (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Neil Wilson (fresh) C - Marvin Kirk (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer scores on a 3 from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 11:31 | Houston | Jon Strand scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Waldrep | 62-50 |
| 11:09 | Charlotte | Jon Strand steals the ball from Charles Ford | 62-50 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Lyndon Cable gets the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse's fadeaway is rejected by Neil Wilson | 62-50 |
| 10:33 | Charlotte | Charles Ford grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 10:27 | Charlotte | Richard Waldrep is called for the reach on Charles Ford - foul #2 on Richard Waldrep, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF) Jon Strand, John Mitchell, Richard Waldrep | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski (PG), Gregory Loehr (SG), Greg King (SF), Carl Rhoden (PF) Douglas McBrayer, Charles Ford, Donald Swider, Neil Wilson | |
| 10:16 | Charlotte | Marvin Kirk makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Loehr | 62-52 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Ford (SG) Gregory Loehr | |
| 09:48 | Charlotte | Greg King makes the jumper from the right side set up by Vasily Slepski | 62-54 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Ronald Russell is fouled on the floor by Marvin Kirk - foul #1 on Marvin Kirk, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Matthew Hillyard (C) Buddy Waterhouse, Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer (PG), Gregory Loehr (SG), Keith Harper (PF) Vasily Slepski, Charles Ford, Marvin Kirk | |
| 09:28 | Houston | Ronald Russell makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Ronald Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 09:15 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-54 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Alexander Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Douglas McBrayer is called for the reach on Jon Strand - foul #1 on Douglas McBrayer, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG) Ronald Russell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski (PG), Dennis Dryer (C) Gregory Loehr, Keith Harper | |
| 08:59 | Houston | Jon Strand makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Jon Strand misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 08:59 | Charlotte | Dennis Dryer pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 08:35 | Charlotte | The jumper by Greg King is denied by Matthew Hillyard | 65-54 |
| 08:34 | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski hits the follow up shot | 65-56 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Jon Strand banks in the layup on a nice dish by Yuri Jesiolowski | 67-56 |
| 08:12 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer is fouled on the floor by Alexander Nichols - foul #2 on Alexander Nichols, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF) Yuri Jesiolowski, Alexander Nichols | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Ford (SG), Donald Swider (SF), Neil Wilson (PF), Marvin Kirk (C) Vasily Slepski, Greg King, Carl Rhoden, Dennis Dryer | |
| 07:48 | Charlotte | John Mitchell is called for the reach on Neil Wilson - foul #3 on John Mitchell, team foul #6 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Waldrep (SF) John Mitchell | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Harry Gale (PG), Gregory Loehr (SG), Greg King (SF), Carl Rhoden (PF) Douglas McBrayer, Charles Ford, Donald Swider, Neil Wilson | |
| 07:29 | Charlotte | Gregory Loehr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG) Jon Strand | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Ford (SG), Keith Harper (PF) Gregory Loehr, Carl Rhoden | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Waldrep (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Harry Gale (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Ford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Greg King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Harper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Kirk (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Russell | 69-56 |
| 07:01 | Charlotte | Harry Gale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-56 |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG) Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer (SG), Donald Swider (SF), Neil Wilson (PF), Carl Rhoden (C) Charles Ford, Greg King, Keith Harper, Marvin Kirk | |
| 06:52 | Houston | Lyndon Cable is fouled on the floor by Douglas McBrayer - foul #2 on Douglas McBrayer, team foul #9 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Greg King (SF), Marvin Kirk (C) Donald Swider, Neil Wilson | |
| 06:52 | Houston | Lyndon Cable misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 06:52 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 06:39 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| 06:14 | Houston | John Mitchell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 69-56 |
| 06:13 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer grabs the board | 69-56 |
| 06:08 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Greg King | 69-59 |
| 05:46 | Houston | John Mitchell can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Douglas McBrayer - foul #3 on Douglas McBrayer, team foul #10 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, Buddy Waterhouse, Lyndon Cable, Richard Waldrep | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Charles Ford (SG), Donald Swider (SF), Neil Wilson (PF), Dennis Dryer (C) Douglas McBrayer, Greg King, Carl Rhoden, Marvin Kirk | |
| 05:46 | Houston | John Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 05:46 | Houston | John Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 05:30 | Charlotte | Charles Ford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-59 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Alexander Nichols pulls down the rebound | 70-59 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Yuri Jesiolowski | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:59 | Charlotte | Harry Gale scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski lays it in on a great pass from Jon Strand | 74-62 |
| 04:29 | Charlotte | Donald Swider hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 74-64 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Jon Strand | 76-64 |
| 03:53 | Charlotte | Harry Gale misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 76-64 |
| 03:52 | Charlotte | Donald Swider tips it in | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Houston | Jon Strand blows the layup | 76-66 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Alexander Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-66 |
| 03:21 | Houston | Charles Ford is called for the reach on John Mitchell - foul #3 on Charles Ford, team foul #11 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Jon Strand, Yuri Jesiolowski, Alexander Nichols, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer (SG), Greg King (SF), Carl Rhoden (PF), Marvin Kirk (C) Charles Ford, Donald Swider, Neil Wilson, Dennis Dryer | |
| 03:21 | Houston | John Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 03:21 | Houston | John Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Waldrep (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Charlotte | PG - Harry Gale (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Douglas McBrayer (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Greg King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Rhoden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marvin Kirk (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Charlotte | Greg King misses short on a runner from close range | 78-66 |
| 03:12 | Houston | Ronald Russell snags the defensive board | 78-66 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 78-66 |
| 02:58 | Charlotte | Douglas McBrayer grabs the defensive rebound | 78-66 |
| 02:41 | Charlotte | Marvin Kirk hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 78-66 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse snags the defensive board | 78-66 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, John Mitchell, Richard Waldrep | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Keith Harper (PF) Carl Rhoden | |
| 02:17 | Houston | Douglas McBrayer takes the ball from Yuri Jesiolowski | 78-66 |
| 02:11 | Charlotte | Harry Gale connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Douglas McBrayer | 78-68 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-68 |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG), Alexander Nichols (PF) Buddy Waterhouse, Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | Charlotte | | |
| 01:43 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the shot in the lane on a great pass from Jon Strand and he's fouled by Harry Gale - foul #5 on Harry Gale, team foul #12 | 80-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SG), Richard Waldrep (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF) Jon Strand, John Mitchell, Yuri Jesiolowski, Alexander Nichols | |
| Subs | Charlotte | Vasily Slepski (PG), Charles Ford (SG), Donald Swider (SF), Neil Wilson (PF), Dennis Dryer (C) Harry Gale, Douglas McBrayer, Greg King, Keith Harper, Marvin Kirk | |
| 01:43 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the free throw | 81-68 |
| 01:35 | Charlotte | Charles Ford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 81-68 |
| 01:33 | Charlotte | Neil Wilson snags the offensive board | 81-68 |
| 01:22 | Charlotte | Neil Wilson is called for traveling | 81-68 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Ronald Russell is fouled on the floor by Donald Swider - foul #1 on Donald Swider, team foul #13 | 81-68 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Ronald Russell misses the 1st free throw | 81-68 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Ronald Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 01:00 | Charlotte | Dennis Dryer gets the rebound | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Charlotte | Matthew Hillyard picks off the pass by Dennis Dryer | 81-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Charlotte | Charlotte is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Houston | Ronald Russell clanks a turnaround from the left block | 81-68 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Richard Waldrep tips it back up and in | 83-68 |
| 00:25 | Charlotte | Lyndon Cable steals it from Charles Ford | 83-68 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Ronald Russell runs out the clock | 83-68 |