| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Nilsen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Paul Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Blythe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd McConchie (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Urena (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon Kerr (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Kent State | James Blythe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 19:33 | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr misses the tip | 35-34 |
| 19:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Frank Smith | 35-34 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Ronald Perkins can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 19:07 | Kent State | James Blythe gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-34 |
| 18:39 | Kent State | Paul Griffin pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | James Blythe connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jonathon Kerr | 35-37 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Frank Smith clanks a shot in the paint | 35-37 |
| 18:03 | Kent State | Robert Urena snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | James Blythe connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Floyd McConchie | 35-39 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Frank Smith | 37-39 |
| 17:33 | Kent State | James Blythe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Jordan (PF) Jonathon Kerr | |
| 17:25 | Houston | Ronald Perkins misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 17:23 | Kent State | Robert Urena grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 16:56 | Kent State | Ronald Perkins picks off the pass by Robert Urena | 37-39 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Frank Smith buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Nilsen | 39-39 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Thomas Nilsen steals it from Paul Griffin | 39-39 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Frank Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Thomas Nilsen | 41-39 |
| 16:21 | Kent State | Robert Urena hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 16:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Perkins | 41-39 |
| 16:13 | Houston | Anthony Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | Robert Jordan gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Robert Urena hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Nilsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Perkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Bishop (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Paul Griffin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Blythe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd McConchie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Urena (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Anthony Robinson is fouled on the floor by Robert Jordan - foul #1 on Robert Jordan, team foul #1 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Colin Rademacher (SG), Danny Wells (SF), Ronald Manley (PF), James Griggs (C) Thomas Nilsen, Anthony Robinson, Frank Smith, Ronald Perkins, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Nguyen (SF), Robert Moore (C) James Blythe, Robert Jordan | |
| 15:32 | Houston | Robert Moore takes the ball from James Griggs | 41-41 |
| 15:10 | Kent State | Robert Moore connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-44 |
| 15:02 | Houston | David Poindexter is hacked by Paul Griffin - foul #2 on Paul Griffin, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| 14:56 | Houston | James Griggs scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Colin Rademacher | 43-44 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 43-44 |
| 14:39 | Kent State | Robert Moore grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 14:18 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-44 |
| 14:16 | Kent State | Robert Urena grabs the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:58 | Kent State | Paul Griffin misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Robert Moore grabs the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 13:49 | Kent State | Robert Urena knocks in the shot in the lane | 43-46 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Colin Rademacher connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by David Poindexter | 46-46 |
| 13:22 | Kent State | Danny Wells steps in front of the Floyd McConchie pass | 46-46 |
| 13:03 | Houston | David Poindexter knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Manley | 48-46 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Paul Griffin makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Floyd McConchie | 48-48 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Steven Nguyen takes the ball from Ronald Manley | 48-48 |
| 12:16 | Kent State | Paul Griffin is hacked by Danny Wells - foul #4 on Danny Wells, team foul #1 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Frank Smith (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) David Poindexter, Colin Rademacher, Danny Wells, Ronald Manley, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arron Hanson (PG), James Blythe (SG), David Ross (SF), Robert Jordan (PF) Paul Griffin, Floyd McConchie, Steven Nguyen, Robert Urena | |
| 12:02 | Kent State | Thomas Nilsen is called for the reach on David Ross - foul #2 on Thomas Nilsen, team foul #2 | 48-48 |
| 11:47 | Kent State | Thomas Nilsen is called for the reach on Arron Hanson - foul #3 on Thomas Nilsen, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Nilsen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arron Hanson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Blythe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Ross (fresh) PF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | Kent State | David Ross can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-48 |
| 11:36 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen is called for 10 seconds | 48-48 |
| 11:14 | Kent State | James Blythe misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 11:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Perkins | 48-48 |
| 11:08 | Houston | Anthony Robinson buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Nilsen | 51-48 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | David Ross is fouled on the floor by Frank Smith - foul #2 on Frank Smith, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Urena (PF) Robert Jordan | |
| 10:34 | Kent State | Robert Urena drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arron Hanson | 51-50 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Ronald Perkins throws it down on a great pass from Anthony Robinson | 53-50 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Robert Moore can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 53-50 |
| 09:59 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to James Blythe | 53-50 |
| 09:46 | Kent State | Robert Moore is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Bishop - foul #1 on Benjamin Bishop, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG) Thomas Nilsen | |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Griffin (PG), Floyd McConchie (SF) Arron Hanson, David Ross | |
| 09:33 | Kent State | Ronald Perkins takes the ball from Floyd McConchie | 53-50 |
| 09:21 | Houston | The jump hook by Frank Smith is blocked by Robert Urena | 53-50 |
| 09:20 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Paul Griffin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Benjamin Bishop - foul #2 on Benjamin Bishop, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (SG), Dikembe Abdou (SF), Ronald Manley (PF), James Griggs (C) Anthony Robinson, Frank Smith, Ronald Perkins, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Nguyen (SF), Jonathon Kerr (C) James Blythe, Robert Moore | |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Paul Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | Paul Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Ronald Manley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:42 | Houston | James Griggs knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 55-51 |
| 08:28 | Kent State | Ronald Manley denies the turnaround by Robert Urena | 55-51 |
| 08:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Poindexter | 55-51 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Colin Rademacher banks in the layup on a great pass from David Poindexter | 57-51 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen is called for 5 seconds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Danny Wells (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF) Dikembe Abdou, Ronald Manley | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blythe (SG), Robert Jordan (PF) Steven Nguyen, Robert Urena | |
| 07:45 | Houston | David Poindexter can't finish the layup but the foul's on Paul Griffin - foul #3 on Paul Griffin, team foul #3 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Benjamin Bishop (C) James Griggs | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arron Hanson (PG) Paul Griffin | |
| 07:45 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:45 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:45 | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr grabs the board | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Colin Rademacher (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arron Hanson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Blythe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd McConchie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon Kerr (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Danny Wells is called for the reach on Floyd McConchie - foul #5 on Danny Wells, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Robinson (SG), Frank Smith (SF) Colin Rademacher, Danny Wells | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie makes the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:37 | Kent State | Floyd McConchie makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Frank Smith clanks a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Jordan - foul #2 on Robert Jordan, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Nguyen (SF), Robert Moore (C) Floyd McConchie, Jonathon Kerr | |
| 07:20 | Houston | Frank Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Frank Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:10 | Kent State | Arron Hanson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-53 |
| 07:08 | Kent State | Robert Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 06:55 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Arron Hanson | 60-55 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Frank Smith hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by David Poindexter and he's hacked by James Blythe - foul #1 on James Blythe, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG) David Poindexter | |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Griffin (PG), Robert Urena (PF) Arron Hanson, Robert Jordan | |
| 06:41 | Houston | Frank Smith makes the free throw | 63-55 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Ronald Perkins swats the short shot by Robert Moore | 63-55 |
| 06:25 | Kent State | James Blythe misses the tip | 63-55 |
| 06:24 | Kent State | Steven Nguyen pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Robert Moore is hacked by Benjamin Bishop - foul #3 on Benjamin Bishop, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Manley (PF), James Griggs (C) Ronald Perkins, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Kent State | Floyd McConchie (SF) Steven Nguyen | |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Robert Moore makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:10 | Kent State | Robert Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 06:01 | Houston | Anthony Robinson knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Thomas Nilsen steals the ball from Paul Griffin in the backcourt | 66-57 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Anthony Robinson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen tips it back up and in | 68-57 |
| 05:24 | Kent State | James Blythe travels with the ball | 68-57 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Colin Rademacher (SG), Dikembe Abdou (SF) Thomas Nilsen, Anthony Robinson, Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Nguyen (SF), Jonathon Kerr (C) James Blythe, Robert Moore | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:02 | Houston | Colin Rademacher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Floyd McConchie - foul #3 on Floyd McConchie, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Perkins (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Ronald Manley, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arron Hanson (PG), Robert Jordan (PF) Paul Griffin, Robert Urena | |
| 05:02 | Houston | Colin Rademacher makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Colin Rademacher makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Perkins - foul #1 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #9 | 70-57 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 04:47 | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr misses the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Ronald Perkins grabs the board | 70-58 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop travels with the ball | 70-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Blythe (SG) Floyd McConchie | |
| 04:18 | Kent State | Arron Hanson is called for traveling | 70-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Smith (SF) Dikembe Abdou | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:01 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop drills a shot from close range | 72-58 |
| 03:41 | Kent State | Robert Jordan misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 72-58 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop grabs the defensive rebound | 72-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Colin Rademacher (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Arron Hanson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Blythe (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Nguyen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Jordan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathon Kerr (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Houston | David Poindexter scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Bishop | 74-58 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Robert Jordan misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Perkins - foul #2 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #10 | 74-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG) David Poindexter, Colin Rademacher | |
| Subs | Kent State | Paul Griffin (PG), Floyd McConchie (SF), Robert Moore (C) Arron Hanson, Steven Nguyen, Jonathon Kerr | |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Robert Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 03:24 | Kent State | Robert Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-60 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Anthony Robinson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Nilsen | 77-60 |
| 02:54 | Kent State | The short jumper by Paul Griffin is denied by Ronald Perkins | 77-60 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Ronald Perkins pulls down the rebound | 77-60 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Anthony Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 77-60 |
| 02:42 | Kent State | Robert Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 77-60 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | Paul Griffin travels with the ball | 77-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (SG), Dikembe Abdou (SF), Ronald Manley (PF), James Griggs (C) Anthony Robinson, Frank Smith, Ronald Perkins, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arron Hanson (PG), Jason Lenhart (SG), David Ross (SF), Jeremy Roughton (PF), Jonathon Kerr (C) Paul Griffin, James Blythe, Floyd McConchie, Robert Jordan, Robert Moore | |
| 02:18 | Houston | James Griggs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 77-60 |
| 02:16 | Kent State | David Ross pulls down the rebound | 77-60 |
| 01:55 | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr misses short on a jumper in the paint | 77-60 |
| 01:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Colin Rademacher | 77-60 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Jeremy Roughton - foul #1 on Jeremy Roughton, team foul #7 | 77-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Smith (SF) Dikembe Abdou | |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Nguyen (SF), Robert Jordan (PF) David Ross, Jeremy Roughton | |
| 01:39 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen makes the 1st free throw | 78-60 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen makes the 2nd free throw | 79-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Robert Jordan hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jason Lenhart | 79-63 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Frank Smith is called for traveling | 79-63 |
| 00:49 | Kent State | Robert Jordan makes the floater from the left wing | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Houston | James Griggs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 79-65 |
| 00:40 | Kent State | Robert Jordan gets the rebound | 79-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr lays it in | 79-67 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 79-67 |
| 00:07 | Kent State | Robert Jordan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 79-67 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Jonathon Kerr tips it home | 79-69 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen runs out the clock | 79-69 |