| Lineup | Houston | PG - Horace Cirillo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Conklin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Pleasant (fresh) PF - Joey McGraw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Pete Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gary McGaha (fresh) PF - Lavern Deville (fresh) 11 pts. C - Timmy Millen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Steven Pleasant inbounds the ball | 23-39 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Houston | Joey McGraw makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Horace Cirillo out of the doubleteam | 25-39 |
| 19:21 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gary McGaha | 25-42 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Robert Mayo buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Horace Cirillo and the foul's on Timmy Millen - foul #1 on Timmy Millen, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Robert Mayo makes the free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:47 | Arizona | Pete Anderson hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ken Lindsey | 28-44 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Robert Mayo blows the layup | 28-44 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Robert Mayo tips it back up and in | 30-44 |
| 18:32 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey is hacked by Jason Conklin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Conklin, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ryan Miller (SF) Gary McGaha | |
| 18:15 | Arizona | Timmy Millen misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Robert Mayo - foul #3 on Robert Mayo, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SG), David Dana (C) Jason Conklin, Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 18:15 | Arizona | Timmy Millen makes the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 18:15 | Arizona | Timmy Millen makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Steven Pleasant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn (PG), Xi-Wang Chin (SG), George Wilkes (PF), Leroy Stanford (C) Pete Anderson, Ken Lindsey, Lavern Deville, Timmy Millen | |
| 17:46 | Arizona | George Wilkes's pass is intercepted by Isaac Kinsey in the backcourt | 30-46 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Joey McGraw loses the dribble to Leroy Stanford | 30-46 |
| 17:33 | Arizona | Horace Cirillo is called for the reach on Ryan Miller - foul #1 on Horace Cirillo, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| 17:16 | Arizona | Ryan Miller misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-46 |
| 17:15 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Horace Cirillo misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 17:10 | Arizona | George Wilkes pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 17:05 | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 17:03 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford hits the follow up shot | 30-48 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Joey McGraw hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 30-48 |
| 16:33 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-48 |
| 16:31 | Arizona | Steven Pleasant is called for the reach on Xi-Wang Chin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Pleasant, team foul #4 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Hackbarth (PG), Jason Conklin (SG), David Johns (SF), Charles Howells (PF) Horace Cirillo, Isaac Kinsey, Steven Pleasant, Joey McGraw | |
| Subs | Arizona | Pete Anderson (PG), Ken Lindsey (SG), Gary McGaha (SF), Lavern Deville (PF), Timmy Millen (C) Jermaine Blackburn, Xi-Wang Chin, Ryan Miller, George Wilkes, Leroy Stanford | |
| 16:19 | Arizona | Timmy Millen buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary McGaha | 30-50 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Jason Conklin is fouled on the floor by Gary McGaha - foul #1 on Gary McGaha, team foul #2 | 30-50 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Charles Howells is hacked by Gary McGaha - foul #2 on Gary McGaha, team foul #3 | 30-50 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Jason Conklin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-50 |
| 15:48 | Arizona | Lavern Deville grabs the board | 30-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Hackbarth (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Conklin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Johns (fresh) PF - Charles Howells (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Dana (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Pete Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Lindsey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary McGaha (fresh) PF - Lavern Deville (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Timmy Millen (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Arizona | Lavern Deville misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 30-50 |
| 15:28 | Arizona | Lavern Deville gets the offensive rebound | 30-50 |
| 15:20 | Arizona | Timmy Millen drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Pete Anderson | 30-52 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Jason Conklin double dribbles | 30-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Steven Pleasant (SF), Robert Mayo (C) Melvin Hackbarth, David Johns, David Dana | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn (PG), Ryan Miller (SF), Leroy Stanford (C) Pete Anderson, Gary McGaha, Timmy Millen | |
| 14:50 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-52 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Steven Pleasant grabs the board | 30-52 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Robert Mayo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SG) Jason Conklin | |
| Subs | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin (SG), George Wilkes (PF) Ken Lindsey, Lavern Deville | |
| 14:09 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford dunks the ball on a nice dish by Xi-Wang Chin | 30-54 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Robert Mayo's pass is intercepted by Ryan Miller | 30-54 |
| 13:26 | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-54 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Robert Mayo grabs the board | 30-54 |
| 13:14 | Houston | Robert Mayo's floater is tipped away by Leroy Stanford | 30-54 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Horace Cirillo hits the follow up shot | 32-54 |
| 13:02 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Jermaine Blackburn | 32-56 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Xi-Wang Chin - foul #3 on Xi-Wang Chin, team foul #4 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG), Melvin Hackbarth (SF), Joey McGraw (PF) Horace Cirillo, Steven Pleasant, Charles Howells | |
| Subs | Arizona | Pete Anderson (PG), Ken Lindsey (SG), Gary McGaha (SF), Lavern Deville (PF), Timmy Millen (C) Jermaine Blackburn, Xi-Wang Chin, Ryan Miller, George Wilkes, Leroy Stanford | |
| 12:58 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 33-56 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-56 |
| 12:35 | Arizona | Gary McGaha travels with the ball | 34-56 |
| Subs | Houston | George Baer (PG) Isaac Kinsey | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 12:24 | Houston | Robert Mayo drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from George Baer | 36-56 |
| 12:20 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Pete Anderson | 36-59 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Joey McGraw makes the shot from the left block and the foul's on Timmy Millen - foul #2 on Timmy Millen, team foul #5 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Houston | David Johns (SF), David Dana (C) Melvin Hackbarth, Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 12:06 | Houston | Joey McGraw makes the free throw | 39-59 |
| 12:02 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey is fouled in the backcourt by George Baer - foul #4 on George Baer, team foul #5 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG) George Baer | |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| 11:52 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-59 |
| 11:51 | Arizona | Pete Anderson tips it in | 39-61 |
| 11:33 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Horace Cirillo (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Conklin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Johns (fresh) PF - Joey McGraw (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dana (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Pete Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ken Lindsey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary McGaha (fairly fresh) PF - Lavern Deville (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Timmy Millen (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Arizona | Horace Cirillo is called for the reach on Pete Anderson - foul #2 on Horace Cirillo, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Hackbarth (PG), Charles Howells (SF) Horace Cirillo, David Johns | |
| Subs | Arizona | Ryan Miller (SF), Leroy Stanford (C) Gary McGaha, Timmy Millen | |
| 11:05 | Arizona | Lavern Deville scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Ryan Miller and he's hacked by David Dana - foul #2 on David Dana, team foul #7 | 42-63 |
| 11:05 | Arizona | Lavern Deville makes the free throw | 42-64 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Leroy Stanford picks off the pass by Charles Howells | 42-64 |
| 10:25 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-64 |
| 10:24 | Arizona | Ryan Miller tips it but misses | 42-64 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Joey McGraw gets the rebound | 42-64 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Charles Howells makes the runner from the left block | 44-64 |
| 09:37 | Arizona | Melvin Hackbarth is called for the reach on Pete Anderson - foul #1 on Melvin Hackbarth, team foul #8 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Isaac Kinsey (SG), Steven Pleasant (SF), Robert Mayo (C) Melvin Hackbarth, Jason Conklin, Charles Howells, David Dana | |
| Subs | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin (SG), Cecil Marenco (SF), George Wilkes (PF), Timmy Millen (C) Ken Lindsey, Ryan Miller, Lavern Deville, Leroy Stanford | |
| 09:37 | Arizona | Pete Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 09:37 | Arizona | Pete Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Joey McGraw loses the dribble to Cecil Marenco | 44-66 |
| 09:01 | Arizona | Pete Anderson is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Xi-Wang Chin | 44-69 |
| 08:42 | Houston | George Wilkes is called for the reach on Robert Mayo - foul #2 on George Wilkes, team foul #6 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Houston | David Johns (PF) Joey McGraw | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn (PG), Gary McGaha (SF) Pete Anderson, Cecil Marenco | |
| 08:35 | Houston | Horace Cirillo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-69 |
| 08:34 | Arizona | Timmy Millen grabs the board | 44-69 |
| 08:14 | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-72 |
| 08:08 | Houston | Timmy Millen is called for the reach on Robert Mayo - foul #3 on Timmy Millen, team foul #7 | 44-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG), Charles Howells (PF) Isaac Kinsey, Steven Pleasant | |
| Subs | Arizona | Cecil Marenco (PF) George Wilkes | |
| 08:08 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 08:08 | Arizona | Cecil Marenco pulls down the rebound | 44-72 |
| 07:57 | Arizona | Charles Howells is called for the reach on Xi-Wang Chin - foul #3 on Charles Howells, team foul #9 | 44-72 |
| Subs | Houston | George Baer (PG), Steven Pleasant (SF) Horace Cirillo, David Johns | |
| Subs | Arizona | Lavern Deville (PF), Leroy Stanford (C) Cecil Marenco, Timmy Millen | |
| 07:57 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin makes the 1st free throw | 44-73 |
| 07:57 | Arizona | Xi-Wang Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-74 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses the shot from just outside the lane | 44-74 |
| 07:31 | Houston | George Baer snags the offensive board | 44-74 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Baer (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Conklin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Pleasant (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Charles Howells (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Mayo (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Jermaine Blackburn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Xi-Wang Chin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary McGaha (fairly fresh) PF - Lavern Deville (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Stanford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Houston | Jason Conklin knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Baer | 46-74 |
| 07:03 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jermaine Blackburn | 46-76 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Leroy Stanford picks off the pass by Steven Pleasant | 46-76 |
| 06:28 | Arizona | Lavern Deville misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-76 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Robert Mayo gets the rebound | 46-76 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Charles Howells hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-76 |
| 06:21 | Arizona | Gary McGaha pulls down the rebound | 46-76 |
| 06:17 | Arizona | Jason Conklin picks off the pass by Gary McGaha in the backcourt | 46-76 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Robert Mayo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-76 |
| 06:07 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Gary McGaha | 46-76 |
| 05:44 | Arizona | Lavern Deville connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Xi-Wang Chin | 46-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:26 | Houston | George Baer is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on George Baer, team foul #10 | 46-78 |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Isaac Kinsey (SG), Melvin Hackbarth (SF), David Johns (PF), David Dana (C) George Baer, Jason Conklin, Steven Pleasant, Charles Howells, Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | Arizona | Pete Anderson (PG), Ken Lindsey (SG), Ryan Miller (SF), George Wilkes (PF), Timmy Millen (C) Jermaine Blackburn, Xi-Wang Chin, Gary McGaha, Lavern Deville, Leroy Stanford | |
| 05:08 | Arizona | George Wilkes scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Pete Anderson | 46-80 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Horace Cirillo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-80 |
| 05:02 | Arizona | Timmy Millen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-80 |
| 05:00 | Arizona | Pete Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by David Dana - foul #3 on David Dana, team foul #11 | 46-80 |
| 05:00 | Arizona | Pete Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-81 |
| 05:00 | Arizona | Pete Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-81 |
| 05:00 | Houston | David Dana grabs the board | 46-81 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Melvin Hackbarth misses the 3 from the left corner | 46-81 |
| 04:42 | Houston | David Johns tips it home | 48-81 |
| 04:32 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Wilkes | 48-84 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Horace Cirillo splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left side | 50-84 |
| 03:55 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey can't connect on a floater near the basket | 50-84 |
| 03:53 | Arizona | Ryan Miller grabs the offensive board | 50-84 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-87 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Horace Cirillo double dribbles | 50-87 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG), Steven Pleasant (SF), Joey McGraw (PF) Isaac Kinsey, Melvin Hackbarth, David Johns | |
| Subs | Arizona | Gary McGaha (SF), Lavern Deville (PF), Cecil Marenco (C) Ryan Miller, George Wilkes, Timmy Millen | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Horace Cirillo (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Conklin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Pleasant (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Joey McGraw (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - David Dana (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Pete Anderson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ken Lindsey (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary McGaha (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lavern Deville (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Cecil Marenco (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Arizona | Pete Anderson is hacked by David Dana in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Dana, team foul #12 | 50-87 |
| 03:24 | Arizona | Pete Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 50-87 |
| 03:24 | Arizona | Pete Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-88 |
| 03:12 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the contested pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jason Conklin | 52-88 |
| 02:54 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jason Conklin - foul #3 on Jason Conklin, team foul #13 | 52-88 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayo (C) David Dana | |
| Subs | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn (PG), Leroy Stanford (SF) Pete Anderson, Gary McGaha | |
| 02:54 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 52-89 |
| 02:54 | Arizona | Ken Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 52-89 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Joey McGraw grabs the defensive rebound | 52-89 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Joey McGraw comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-89 |
| 02:38 | Arizona | Jermaine Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 52-89 |
| 02:26 | Arizona | Cecil Marenco clanks a floater in the lane | 52-89 |
| 02:24 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford grabs the offensive rebound | 52-89 |
| 02:01 | Arizona | Cecil Marenco blows the wide open layup | 52-89 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Horace Cirillo grabs the board | 52-89 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Joey McGraw misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-89 |
| 01:41 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Leroy Stanford | 52-89 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Arizona | Leroy Stanford misses the open dunk | 52-89 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Robert Mayo grabs the board | 52-89 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Steven Pleasant misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jermaine Blackburn - foul #1 on Jermaine Blackburn, team foul #8 | 52-89 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Arizona | Pete Anderson (PG), Gary McGaha (SF), Timmy Millen (C) Jermaine Blackburn, Leroy Stanford, Cecil Marenco | |
| 01:29 | Houston | Steven Pleasant makes the 1st free throw | 53-89 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Steven Pleasant makes the 2nd free throw | 54-89 |
| 01:26 | Arizona | Pete Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Joey McGraw - foul #3 on Joey McGraw, team foul #14 | 54-89 |
| 01:26 | Arizona | Pete Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 54-89 |
| 01:26 | Arizona | Pete Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-90 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Joey McGraw misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-90 |
| 01:09 | Arizona | Timmy Millen snags the defensive board | 54-90 |
| 01:03 | Arizona | Pete Anderson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gary McGaha | 54-93 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Houston | Steven Pleasant loses the ball out of bounds | 54-93 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Arizona | Timmy Millen can't connect on an uncontested runner from the baseline | 54-93 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Steven Pleasant gets the rebound | 54-93 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Steven Pleasant is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 54-93 |
| 00:26 | Arizona | Timmy Millen gets the rebound | 54-93 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | Pete Anderson runs out the clock | 54-93 |