| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Love (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Piper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Richard Love inbounds the ball | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-40 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Robert Brown banks in the layup and he's hacked by Roy Lee - foul #2 on Roy Lee, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Robert Brown makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 19:10 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Love | 47-43 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Robert Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Richard Love comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 18:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Piper | 47-43 |
| 18:28 | Houston | William Piper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-43 |
| 18:06 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon is called for traveling | 47-43 |
| 17:42 | Houston | William Piper misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 17:41 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 17:24 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman is whistled for a carry | 47-43 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McWatters (SG), Scott Ross (C) William Piper, Robert Brown | |
| 17:12 | Houston | Bruce Mahon takes the ball from Earnest Tucker | 47-43 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon misses the lay-in | 47-43 |
| 17:08 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee can't tip it in | 47-43 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Howard Heskett snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Robert McWatters makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Theriault | 47-45 |
| 16:38 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-45 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Robert McWatters pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 16:13 | Cleveland State | Richard Love grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 16:01 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee is fouled on the floor by Scott Ross - foul #1 on Scott Ross, team foul #1 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (PG), Aaron Simpson (SG), Eric Aldaco (SF), Gilbert Molinar (PF), John Allie (C) Shawn Roland, Bruce Mahon, Richard Love, Jamie Wyman, Roy Lee | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), William Piper (SG), James Price (C) Jeff Theriault, Howard Heskett, Earnest Tucker | |
| 15:43 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 15:41 | Houston | Robert McWatters grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Eric Simons (fresh) SG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilbert Molinar (fresh) C - John Allie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Piper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McWatters (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Price (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Houston | John Allie steals the ball from Augustus Bonkowski | 47-45 |
| 15:13 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Robert McWatters snags the defensive board | 47-45 |
| 14:50 | Houston | William Piper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Robert McWatters grabs the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 14:25 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:59 | Cleveland State | Eric Aldaco double dribbles | 47-45 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG), Bruce Mahon (SG), Richard Love (SF), Jamie Wyman (PF), Roy Lee (C) Eric Simons, Aaron Simpson, Eric Aldaco, Gilbert Molinar, John Allie | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Howard Heskett (SF), Earnest Tucker (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Piper, Robert McWatters, Scott Ross, James Price | |
| 13:50 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 13:48 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee pulls down the rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:30 | Cleveland State | Richard Love misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 13:28 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee hits the follow up shot | 49-45 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 13:16 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 13:09 | Cleveland State | Earnest Tucker picks off the pass by Richard Love | 49-45 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-48 |
| 12:36 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Howard Heskett grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Jeff Theriault clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 49-48 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Richard Love is called for the reach on Augustus Bonkowski - foul #3 on Richard Love, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (SG), Eric Aldaco (SF), Gilbert Molinar (C) Bruce Mahon, Richard Love, Roy Lee | |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG) Augustus Bonkowski | |
| 11:31 | Houston | Earnest Tucker can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 11:30 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Simons (fresh) SF - Eric Aldaco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Molinar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Piper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Earnest Tucker comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-48 |
| 11:09 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland grabs the defensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:44 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar makes the floater from the right block | 51-48 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Robert Brown misses long on a floater from the left block | 51-48 |
| 10:35 | Houston | Earnest Tucker tips it back up and in | 51-50 |
| 10:17 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman is hacked by Howard Heskett - foul #1 on Howard Heskett, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon (SG), Richard Love (SF), Roy Lee (C) Shawn Roland, Eric Aldaco, Jamie Wyman | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Story (PG), Robert McWatters (SF), Scott Ross (PF), James Price (C) Jeff Theriault, Howard Heskett, Earnest Tucker, Robert Brown | |
| 09:52 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee is called for traveling | 51-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SF) William Piper | |
| 09:27 | Houston | Scott Ross misses the lay-in | 51-50 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 09:23 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee grabs the board | 51-50 |
| 09:06 | Cleveland State | Richard Love knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Simons | 53-50 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Joshua Kepner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-50 |
| 08:51 | Cleveland State | Richard Love gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Scott Ross - foul #2 on Scott Ross, team foul #3 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG) Eric Simons | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), William Piper (SG), Howard Heskett (SF), Earnest Tucker (PF) Brian Story, Robert McWatters, Joshua Kepner, James Price | |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:43 | Cleveland State | Gilbert Molinar makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Richard Love steals the ball from Scott Ross | 55-50 |
| 08:25 | Cleveland State | Richard Love throws it down | 57-50 |
| 08:10 | Houston | Gilbert Molinar steals the ball from Scott Ross | 57-50 |
| 07:59 | Cleveland State | Bruce Mahon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-50 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Scott Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Howard Heskett scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Augustus Bonkowski | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Shawn Roland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Love (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gilbert Molinar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Roy Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Piper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Love misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 07:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Piper | 57-52 |
| 07:15 | Houston | William Piper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 07:14 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 06:50 | Cleveland State | Scott Ross blocks the jumper by Roy Lee | 57-52 |
| 06:48 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee gets the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 06:32 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee is fouled on the floor by Scott Ross - foul #3 on Scott Ross, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Eric Simons (SG), Eric Aldaco (SF), Jamie Wyman (PF), John Allie (C) Bruce Mahon, Richard Love, Gilbert Molinar, Roy Lee | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Robert McWatters (SG), Robert Brown (C) Augustus Bonkowski, William Piper, Scott Ross | |
| 06:16 | Cleveland State | John Allie buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Jamie Wyman | 59-52 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Robert McWatters is hacked by Shawn Roland - foul #3 on Shawn Roland, team foul #3 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Houston | James Price (PF) Earnest Tucker | |
| 05:44 | Houston | Howard Heskett clanks a shot from the right side | 59-52 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Howard Heskett snags the offensive board | 59-52 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Robert McWatters loses the dribble to Jamie Wyman | 59-52 |
| 05:09 | Cleveland State | Eric Simons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-52 |
| 05:07 | Cleveland State | John Allie tips it back up and in | 61-52 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Robert Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 04:44 | Houston | James Price hits the follow up shot | 61-54 |
| 04:22 | Cleveland State | John Allie connects on the shot in the paint | 63-54 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Robert Brown is fouled on the floor by Eric Aldaco - foul #1 on Eric Aldaco, team foul #4 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson (PG), Bruce Mahon (SG), Richard Love (SF), Roy Lee (C) Shawn Roland, Eric Simons, Eric Aldaco, John Allie | |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), Earnest Tucker (PF), Scott Ross (C) Howard Heskett, James Price, Robert Brown | |
| 03:49 | Houston | Scott Ross hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Robert McWatters | 63-56 |
| 03:30 | Cleveland State | Aaron Simpson's floater is knocked away by Earnest Tucker | 63-56 |
| 03:29 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Love | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Aaron Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Mahon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Love (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jamie Wyman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Piper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McWatters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Scott Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee throws it down on a nice dish by Aaron Simpson | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Scott Ross buries a jumper from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 02:40 | Cleveland State | Jeff Theriault steals it from Aaron Simpson | 65-58 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-58 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland (PG) Aaron Simpson | |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (SF), Robert Brown (C) Robert McWatters, Scott Ross | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:21 | Houston | Jeff Theriault drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 65-60 |
| 02:10 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman misses the lay-in | 65-60 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Howard Heskett gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits a jumper from close range and the foul's on Jamie Wyman - foul #1 on Jamie Wyman, team foul #5 | 65-62 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:57 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee grabs the board | 65-62 |
| 01:42 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Jamie Wyman and the foul's on Earnest Tucker - foul #3 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| 01:42 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Roy Lee is called for the reach on William Piper - foul #3 on Roy Lee, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Jeff Theriault is fouled on the floor by Jamie Wyman - foul #2 on Jamie Wyman, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:16 | Cleveland State | Roy Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Houston | Earnest Tucker is fouled on the floor by Bruce Mahon - foul #2 on Bruce Mahon, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:52 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jamie Wyman | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Jeff Theriault is called for the reach on Jamie Wyman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #6 | 68-62 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Earnest Tucker is called for the reach on Shawn Roland - foul #4 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:48 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Houston | William Piper makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jeff Theriault | 70-65 |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff Theriault - foul #4 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:38 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | William Piper knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Brown | 72-68 |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Love is hacked by Jeff Theriault in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #9 | 72-68 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG) Jeff Theriault | |
| 00:28 | Cleveland State | Richard Love misses the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 72-68 |
| 00:24 | Houston | William Piper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Howard Heskett pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-68 |
| 00:20 | Houston | William Piper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 00:18 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jamie Wyman | 72-68 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman is fouled in the backcourt by William Piper - foul #2 on William Piper, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:15 | Cleveland State | Jamie Wyman makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-71 |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland is hacked by Augustus Bonkowski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #11 | 74-71 |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 00:08 | Cleveland State | Shawn Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:02 | Houston | William Piper makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-74 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Richard Love is fouled in the backcourt by Augustus Bonkowski - foul #2 on Augustus Bonkowski, team foul #12 | 76-74 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Richard Love misses the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:01 | Cleveland State | Richard Love makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Howard Heskett misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 77-74 |