| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) PF - James Becerra (fresh) C - Robert Hammer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Clarence Carico (fresh) SG - Raymond Hobson (fresh) SF - Michael Dorsey (fresh) PF - Albert Williams (fresh) C - Glenn Stumbaugh (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Robert Hammer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colgate | Colgate is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Houston | Clarence Carico steals it from Steven Blackman | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Colgate | James Becerra is called for the reach on Clarence Carico - foul #1 on James Becerra, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Colgate | Albert Williams lays it in and he's fouled by James Becerra - foul #2 on James Becerra, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Houston | David Cates (PF) James Becerra | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 18:43 | Colgate | Albert Williams makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Vernon Mera can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Robert Hammer pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | Colgate | Glenn Stumbaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 17:43 | Colgate | Steven Blackman is called for the reach on Albert Williams - foul #1 on Steven Blackman, team foul #3 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), Shawn Shelton (SF) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, Steven Blackman | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 17:28 | Colgate | Michael Dorsey can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 17:26 | Colgate | Albert Williams tips it home | 0-5 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Adam Flint hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-5 |
| 17:08 | Colgate | Albert Williams pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 16:55 | Colgate | Albert Williams is whistled for a carry | 0-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Steven Blackman (SF) Adam Flint, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 16:30 | Houston | David Cates loses the ball out of bounds | 0-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG) Steven Blackman | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 16:07 | Colgate | Raymond Hobson is called for traveling | 0-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Steven Blackman (SF), Robert Hammer (C) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, David Cates | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 15:43 | Houston | Shawn Shelton blows the layup | 0-5 |
| 15:42 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Michael Dorsey | 0-5 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (fresh) SG - Fred Carroll (fresh) SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) PF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) C - Robert Hammer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Clarence Carico (fresh) SG - Raymond Hobson (fresh) SF - Michael Dorsey (fresh) PF - Albert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Stumbaugh (fresh) | |
| 15:16 | Colgate | Raymond Hobson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 15:14 | Colgate | Glenn Stumbaugh tips it in | 0-7 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Clarence Carico is called for the reach on Adam Flint - foul #1 on Clarence Carico, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), David Cates (C) Adam Flint, Steven Blackman, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Colgate | Danny Ramsey (PF) Albert Williams | |
| 14:41 | Houston | David Cates hits a shot from the right side set up by Vernon Mera | 2-7 |
| 14:31 | Colgate | Michael Dorsey makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Carico | 2-10 |
| 14:15 | Houston | Vernon Mera clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 2-10 |
| 14:14 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Michael Dorsey | 2-10 |
| 13:52 | Colgate | Danny Ramsey clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Shelton - foul #1 on Shawn Shelton, team foul #4 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Hammer (C) David Cates | |
| Subs | Colgate | Chris Upton (PG), Chad Johnson (SG) Clarence Carico, Raymond Hobson | |
| 13:52 | Colgate | Danny Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 2-10 |
| 13:52 | Colgate | Danny Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 2-11 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Danny Ramsey swats the short shot by Robert Hammer | 2-11 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Vernon Mera hits the follow up shot | 4-11 |
| 13:09 | Colgate | Glenn Stumbaugh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF), David Cates (PF) Reginald Algarin, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Colgate | Nicolas Brown (SF), Albert Williams (PF) Michael Dorsey, Glenn Stumbaugh | |
| 12:50 | Houston | Vernon Mera is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Vernon Mera, team foul #5 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Hammer (C) Shawn Shelton | |
| Subs | Colgate | Clarence Carico (PG) Chris Upton | |
| 12:37 | Colgate | Nicolas Brown clanks a shot from close range but he's fouled by Steven Blackman - foul #2 on Steven Blackman, team foul #6 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG) Steven Blackman | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 12:37 | Colgate | Nicolas Brown misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 12:37 | Colgate | Nicolas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Vernon Mera hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Reginald Algarin | 7-12 |
| 12:14 | Colgate | Clarence Carico misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 12:12 | Houston | Robert Hammer pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Vernon Mera scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 11:27 | Colgate | Chad Johnson misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 10-12 |
| 11:26 | Colgate | Danny Ramsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Carroll (fairly fresh) PF - David Cates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Clarence Carico (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Johnson (fresh) SF - Nicolas Brown (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Albert Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Ramsey (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Colgate | Clarence Carico makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chad Johnson | 10-14 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Vernon Mera is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Shelton (PF) David Cates | |
| Subs | Colgate | Raymond Hobson (SG), Michael Dorsey (SF), Glenn Stumbaugh (C) Chad Johnson, Nicolas Brown, Danny Ramsey | |
| 11:11 | Colgate | Shawn Shelton blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Raymond Hobson | 10-14 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Robert Hammer grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 10:50 | Houston | Robert Hammer comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 10-14 |
| 10:48 | Colgate | Glenn Stumbaugh gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:29 | Colgate | Clarence Carico buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Stumbaugh | 10-17 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Clarence Carico is called for the reach on Vernon Mera - foul #2 on Clarence Carico, team foul #2 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), James Becerra (PF), David Cates (C) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Colgate | Chris Upton (PG), Danny Ramsey (PF) Clarence Carico, Albert Williams | |
| 10:06 | Houston | James Becerra buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Shawn Shelton | 12-17 |
| 09:56 | Colgate | Fred Carroll takes the ball from Chris Upton | 12-17 |
| 09:45 | Houston | James Becerra misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Chris Upton - foul #1 on Chris Upton, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG) Adam Flint, David Cates | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 09:45 | Houston | James Becerra misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:45 | Houston | James Becerra makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 09:33 | Colgate | Glenn Stumbaugh misses the lay-in | 13-17 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Shawn Shelton gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-17 |
| 09:16 | Colgate | Raymond Hobson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 09:10 | Colgate | Chris Upton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 09:08 | Colgate | Glenn Stumbaugh tips it but misses | 13-17 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Reginald Algarin gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:46 | Houston | James Becerra's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Dorsey | 13-17 |
| 08:44 | Houston | James Becerra tips it but misses | 13-17 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Shawn Shelton grabs the offensive board | 13-17 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 08:23 | Houston | James Becerra tips it in | 15-17 |
| 07:57 | Colgate | Danny Ramsey misses short on a 3 from straight away | 15-17 |
| 07:56 | Houston | James Becerra grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Shawn Shelton makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Vernon Mera | 18-17 |
| 07:25 | Colgate | Glenn Stumbaugh misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-17 |
| 07:24 | Colgate | Michael Dorsey tips it in | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Algarin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Carroll (tiring) PF - James Becerra (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Chris Upton (fresh) SG - Raymond Hobson (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Dorsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Danny Ramsey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Glenn Stumbaugh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Vernon Mera hits a floater from just outside the lane | 20-19 |
| 06:54 | Colgate | Glenn Stumbaugh misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Reginald Algarin - foul #1 on Reginald Algarin, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Steven Blackman (SF), David Cates (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, James Becerra, Shawn Shelton | |
| Subs | Colgate | Dana Wilson (PG), Chad Johnson (SG), Nicolas Brown (SF), Albert Williams (PF) Chris Upton, Raymond Hobson, Michael Dorsey, Danny Ramsey | |
| 06:54 | Colgate | Glenn Stumbaugh makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:54 | Colgate | Glenn Stumbaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Fred Carroll misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Robert Hammer gets the offensive rebound | 20-21 |
| 06:22 | Houston | David Cates is fouled on the floor by Glenn Stumbaugh - foul #1 on Glenn Stumbaugh, team foul #4 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Shawn Shelton (SF) Adam Flint, Fred Carroll, Steven Blackman | |
| Subs | Colgate | Rodney Vicknair (C) Glenn Stumbaugh | |
| 06:13 | Houston | David Cates misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 20-21 |
| 06:11 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Albert Williams | 20-21 |
| 05:58 | Colgate | Albert Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), Steven Blackman (SF) Reginald Algarin, Shawn Shelton | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 05:48 | Houston | Vernon Mera drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Carroll | 23-21 |
| 05:25 | Colgate | Rodney Vicknair can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 05:24 | Houston | David Cates grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Steven Blackman is whistled for a carry | 23-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Shawn Shelton (SF) Vernon Mera, Fred Carroll, Steven Blackman | |
| Subs | Colgate | Chris Upton (PG), Michael Dorsey (SF), Danny Ramsey (C) Dana Wilson, Nicolas Brown, Rodney Vicknair | |
| 05:02 | Colgate | Danny Ramsey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Robert Hammer grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Reginald Algarin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 23-21 |
| 04:31 | Colgate | The rebound goes to Michael Dorsey | 23-21 |
| 04:14 | Colgate | Chad Johnson is fouled on the floor by Reginald Algarin - foul #2 on Reginald Algarin, team foul #8 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF) Adam Flint, Reginald Algarin, Shawn Shelton, David Cates | |
| Subs | Colgate | Glenn Stumbaugh (C) Albert Williams | |
| 04:14 | Colgate | Chad Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:14 | Colgate | Chad Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Robert Hammer pulls down the rebound | 23-22 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 03:56 | Colgate | Danny Ramsey grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 03:40 | Colgate | Fred Carroll steps in front of the Danny Ramsey pass | 23-22 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Vernon Mera lays it up and in set up by Fred Carroll | 25-22 |
| 03:24 | Colgate | Chad Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-22 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Colgate | Clarence Carico (PG), Raymond Hobson (SG), Nicolas Brown (PF) Chris Upton, Chad Johnson, Danny Ramsey | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Carroll (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) PF - James Becerra (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colgate | PG - Clarence Carico (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Hobson (fresh) SF - Michael Dorsey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicolas Brown (fresh) 1 pts. C - Glenn Stumbaugh (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Houston | Robert Hammer scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Fred Carroll and the foul's on Glenn Stumbaugh - foul #2 on Glenn Stumbaugh, team foul #5 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG) Fred Carroll | |
| Subs | Colgate | Albert Williams (PF) Michael Dorsey | |
| 03:05 | Houston | Robert Hammer makes the free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:02 | Colgate | Clarence Carico travels in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| Subs | Houston | David Cates (C) Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 02:43 | Houston | Reginald Algarin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-22 |
| 02:42 | Colgate | Albert Williams grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 02:35 | Colgate | Reginald Algarin is called for the reach on Nicolas Brown - foul #3 on Reginald Algarin, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), Robert Hammer (C) Reginald Algarin, David Cates | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 02:35 | Colgate | Nicolas Brown misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Robert Hammer pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Nicolas Brown steals it from Vernon Mera | 28-22 |
| 02:14 | Colgate | Albert Williams slams it home set up by Nicolas Brown | 28-24 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Steven Blackman grabs the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Nicolas Brown is called for the reach on Vernon Mera - foul #1 on Nicolas Brown, team foul #6 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Shelton (SG), David Cates (C) Fred Carroll, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Colgate | Michael Dorsey (SF), Danny Ramsey (PF) Nicolas Brown, Albert Williams | |
| 01:30 | Houston | Vernon Mera knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Shawn Shelton | 31-24 |
| 01:09 | Colgate | Raymond Hobson is fouled on the floor by James Becerra - foul #3 on James Becerra, team foul #10 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), Robert Hammer (C) James Becerra, David Cates | |
| Subs | Colgate | | |
| 01:09 | Colgate | Raymond Hobson misses the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:09 | Colgate | Raymond Hobson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Fred Carroll connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Vernon Mera | 34-25 |
| 00:34 | Colgate | Michael Dorsey misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 34-25 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Fred Carroll snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Vernon Mera is fouled on the floor by Raymond Hobson - foul #1 on Raymond Hobson, team foul #7 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), David Cates (C) Shawn Shelton, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Colgate | Chad Johnson (SG), Rodney Vicknair (C) Raymond Hobson, Glenn Stumbaugh | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 00:02 | Colgate | Clarence Carico misses the floater from the left block | 36-25 |
| 00:01 | Colgate | Danny Ramsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 00:00 | Colgate | The clock runs out | 36-25 |