| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) SF - Danny Wells (fresh) PF - Ronald Perkins (fresh) C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Bullock (fresh) SG - Norman Lasher (fresh) SF - Peter Morgan (fresh) PF - Richard Freeman (fresh) C - Danny Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Ronald Perkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Richard Freeman blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Bishop | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Evansville | Danny Williams grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock loses the dribble to Danny Wells | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Danny Wells misses the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Houston | David Poindexter misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Norman Lasher - foul #1 on Norman Lasher, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Evansville | Danny Williams can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Ronald Perkins grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Anthony Robinson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Poindexter | 5-0 |
| 18:19 | Evansville | Danny Williams is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Bishop - foul #1 on Benjamin Bishop, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 18:06 | Evansville | Ronald Perkins takes the ball from Danny Williams | 5-0 |
| 17:49 | Houston | David Poindexter can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Ronald Perkins misses the tip | 5-0 |
| 17:46 | Evansville | Danny Williams grabs the board | 5-0 |
| 17:34 | Evansville | Danny Williams misses the easy layup | 5-0 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Ronald Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Peter Morgan is called for the reach on Danny Wells - foul #1 on Peter Morgan, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Harmer (SG), Russell Sawyer (SF), Jonathan Woods (PF), Christopher Major (C) Norman Lasher, Peter Morgan, Richard Freeman, Danny Williams | |
| 17:10 | Houston | Anthony Robinson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:09 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:51 | Evansville | David Poindexter is called for the reach on Joseph Bullock - foul #1 on David Poindexter, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG), Colin Rademacher (SG), Frank Smith (SF), Ronald Manley (PF), James Griggs (C) David Poindexter, Anthony Robinson, Danny Wells, Ronald Perkins, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norman Lasher (SG) Joseph Bullock | |
| 16:36 | Evansville | Russell Sawyer buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Norman Lasher | 5-2 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Colin Rademacher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:28 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Norman Lasher | 5-2 |
| 16:08 | Evansville | Russell Sawyer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 16:06 | Evansville | Christopher Major misses the tip | 5-2 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Frank Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen misses the lay-in | 5-2 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Ronald Manley tips it but misses | 5-2 |
| 15:56 | Evansville | Russell Sawyer grabs the board | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Nilsen (fresh) SG - Colin Rademacher (fresh) SF - Frank Smith (fresh) PF - Ronald Manley (fresh) C - James Griggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - James Harmer (fresh) SG - Norman Lasher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) C - Christopher Major (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Evansville | Russell Sawyer clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Frank Smith - foul #1 on Frank Smith, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Danny Wells (SF), Ronald Perkins (PF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Thomas Nilsen, Colin Rademacher, Frank Smith, Ronald Manley, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Bullock (PG), Richard Freeman (PF), Danny Williams (C) Norman Lasher, Jonathan Woods, Christopher Major | |
| 15:41 | Evansville | Russell Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 15:41 | Evansville | Russell Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 5-3 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Anthony Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop tips it back up and in | 7-3 |
| 15:05 | Evansville | Russell Sawyer can't connect on a shot from the left side | 7-3 |
| 15:03 | Evansville | Richard Freeman tips it home | 7-5 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop scores on a floater from the right block | 9-5 |
| 14:18 | Evansville | Richard Freeman comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Danny Wells - foul #1 on Danny Wells, team foul #4 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (SG) Anthony Robinson | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norman Lasher (SG), Peter Morgan (SF) James Harmer, Russell Sawyer | |
| 14:18 | Evansville | Richard Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:18 | Evansville | Richard Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Danny Williams - foul #1 on Danny Williams, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG), Frank Smith (SF) David Poindexter, Danny Wells | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Harmer (PG) Joseph Bullock | |
| 13:53 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:28 | Evansville | Peter Morgan misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-7 |
| 13:27 | Evansville | Danny Williams grabs the offensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:22 | Evansville | Peter Morgan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Benjamin Bishop - foul #2 on Benjamin Bishop, team foul #5 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Robinson (SG), Ronald Manley (PF), James Griggs (C) Colin Rademacher, Ronald Perkins, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Bullock (PG) James Harmer | |
| 13:22 | Evansville | Peter Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:22 | Evansville | Peter Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:22 | Houston | Ronald Manley grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen misses the shot from the left side | 11-8 |
| 13:06 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 12:53 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Smith - foul #2 on Frank Smith, team foul #6 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Danny Wells (SF) Frank Smith | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Harmer (SG) Norman Lasher | |
| 12:53 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:53 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock misses the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Ronald Manley grabs the defensive rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Danny Wells | 13-9 |
| 12:23 | Evansville | Richard Freeman misses the lay-in | 13-9 |
| 12:22 | Houston | James Griggs grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Ronald Perkins (PF) Thomas Nilsen, Ronald Manley | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norman Lasher (SG) James Harmer | |
| 11:55 | Evansville | Peter Morgan knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Danny Williams | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Wells (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Griggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Bullock (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Norman Lasher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Danny Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Houston | Danny Wells clanks a jumper from the right side | 13-11 |
| 11:38 | Evansville | Danny Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:31 | Evansville | David Poindexter takes the ball from Joseph Bullock in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Danny Williams blocks the short jumper by Ronald Perkins | 13-11 |
| 11:19 | Evansville | Peter Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:03 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Bullock, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (SG), Dikembe Abdou (C) Anthony Robinson, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Harmer (SG), Jonathan Woods (PF), Christopher Major (C) Norman Lasher, Richard Freeman, Danny Williams | |
| 10:38 | Houston | David Poindexter hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Christopher Major - foul #1 on Christopher Major, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norman Lasher (SG), Richard Freeman (PF), Danny Williams (C) Joseph Bullock, Jonathan Woods, Christopher Major | |
| 10:38 | Houston | David Poindexter misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 10:38 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:24 | Evansville | Peter Morgan is whistled for a carry | 14-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Manley (PF) Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Bullock (PG) Norman Lasher | |
| 10:12 | Houston | Colin Rademacher scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Poindexter | 17-11 |
| 09:54 | Evansville | Colin Rademacher steals it from Richard Freeman | 17-11 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Colin Rademacher lays it up and in | 19-11 |
| 09:28 | Evansville | Peter Morgan misses long on a jumper from close range | 19-11 |
| 09:26 | Evansville | Richard Freeman hits the follow up shot | 19-13 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Colin Rademacher misses short on a shot from the left wing | 19-13 |
| 09:06 | Evansville | Peter Morgan grabs the board | 19-13 |
| 08:57 | Evansville | Danny Williams drills a runner in the lane set up by Richard Freeman | 19-15 |
| 08:42 | Houston | David Poindexter loses the dribble to Joseph Bullock | 19-15 |
| 08:38 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock misses the easy layup | 19-15 |
| 08:37 | Evansville | Richard Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:31 | Evansville | Richard Freeman misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 19-15 |
| 08:29 | Houston | Ronald Manley grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:24 | Houston | David Poindexter misses badly on a floater in the paint | 19-15 |
| 08:22 | Evansville | Danny Williams pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:17 | Evansville | Peter Morgan hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 19-15 |
| 08:16 | Houston | Dikembe Abdou pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Dikembe Abdou is called for traveling | 19-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG), Anthony Robinson (SG), Ronald Perkins (PF), James Griggs (C) David Poindexter, Colin Rademacher, Ronald Manley, Dikembe Abdou | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norman Lasher (SG), Jonathan Woods (PF), Christopher Major (C) James Harmer, Richard Freeman, Danny Williams | |
| 07:52 | Evansville | Peter Morgan makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Bullock | 19-17 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Thomas Nilsen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Danny Wells (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Griggs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Bullock (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Lasher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Peter Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Woods (fresh) C - Christopher Major (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Houston | James Griggs knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Robinson | 21-17 |
| 07:28 | Evansville | James Griggs takes the ball from Joseph Bullock | 21-17 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Norman Lasher is called for the reach on Danny Wells - foul #2 on Norman Lasher, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Harmer (SG), Richard Freeman (PF), Danny Williams (C) Norman Lasher, Jonathan Woods, Christopher Major | |
| 07:00 | Houston | James Griggs knocks in the shot from the right block | 23-17 |
| 06:39 | Evansville | Danny Williams knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by James Griggs - foul #1 on James Griggs, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| 06:39 | Evansville | Danny Williams makes the free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Anthony Robinson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 23-20 |
| 06:19 | Evansville | Richard Freeman snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 06:14 | Evansville | Richard Freeman is fouled on the floor by Danny Wells - foul #2 on Danny Wells, team foul #8 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Dikembe Abdou (SF) Danny Wells | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 06:14 | Evansville | Richard Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:14 | Evansville | Danny Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:08 | Evansville | Richard Freeman knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Joseph Bullock | 23-22 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Peter Morgan steals the ball from Ronald Perkins | 23-22 |
| 05:55 | Evansville | Richard Freeman misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Griggs - foul #2 on James Griggs, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Colin Rademacher (SG), Benjamin Bishop (C) Anthony Robinson, James Griggs | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:55 | Evansville | Richard Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:55 | Evansville | Richard Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Harmer - foul #1 on James Harmer, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Houston | David Poindexter (PG), Ronald Manley (PF) Ronald Perkins, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 05:33 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:11 | Evansville | Danny Williams hits a fadeaway from the right side | 25-25 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-25 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Ronald Manley tips it back up and in | 27-25 |
| 04:37 | Evansville | Danny Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 04:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dikembe Abdou | 27-25 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Colin Rademacher drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 04:20 | Evansville | Richard Freeman knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Peter Morgan | 30-27 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Colin Rademacher misses long on a 3 from straight away but the foul's on James Harmer - foul #2 on James Harmer, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Robinson (SG), Ronald Perkins (PF) Thomas Nilsen, Ronald Manley | |
| Subs | Evansville | Norman Lasher (SG), Russell Sawyer (SF), Jonathan Woods (PF), Christopher Major (C) James Harmer, Peter Morgan, Richard Freeman, Danny Williams | |
| 04:02 | Houston | Colin Rademacher misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Colin Rademacher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Colin Rademacher makes the 3rd free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:39 | Evansville | Russell Sawyer connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Norman Lasher and the foul's on Colin Rademacher - foul #1 on Colin Rademacher, team foul #10 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Smith (SF), Benjamin Bishop (C) Colin Rademacher, Dikembe Abdou | |
| Subs | Evansville | Richard Freeman (PF), Danny Williams (C) Jonathan Woods, Christopher Major | |
| 03:39 | Evansville | Russell Sawyer makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Poindexter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Smith (fresh) PF - Ronald Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - Benjamin Bishop (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Joseph Bullock (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Lasher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Russell Sawyer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Freeman (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Danny Williams (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop is called for traveling | 32-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Peter Morgan (SF) Russell Sawyer | |
| 03:09 | Evansville | Richard Freeman is hacked by Ronald Perkins - foul #1 on Ronald Perkins, team foul #11 | 32-30 |
| 03:09 | Evansville | Richard Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:09 | Evansville | Richard Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Ronald Perkins grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 02:53 | Houston | David Poindexter makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Bishop | 34-31 |
| 02:28 | Evansville | Joseph Bullock is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Joseph Bullock, team foul #9 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Harmer (PG), Jonathan Woods (PF), Christopher Major (C) Joseph Bullock, Richard Freeman, Danny Williams | |
| 02:07 | Houston | Norman Lasher steps in front of the Benjamin Bishop pass | 34-31 |
| 01:46 | Evansville | Peter Morgan is hacked by Anthony Robinson - foul #1 on Anthony Robinson, team foul #12 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Nilsen (PG), Colin Rademacher (SG), Danny Wells (SF), Ronald Manley (PF) David Poindexter, Anthony Robinson, Frank Smith, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Evansville | Joseph Bullock (PG), Richard Freeman (PF), Danny Williams (C) James Harmer, Jonathan Woods, Christopher Major | |
| 01:46 | Evansville | Peter Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:46 | Evansville | Peter Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen hits a runner in the paint set up by Colin Rademacher and he's hacked by Joseph Bullock - foul #3 on Joseph Bullock, team foul #10 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Evansville | James Harmer (PG), Russell Sawyer (SF) Joseph Bullock, Peter Morgan | |
| 01:33 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 01:10 | Evansville | James Harmer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Benjamin Bishop snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Richard Freeman is called for the reach on Danny Wells - foul #1 on Richard Freeman, team foul #11 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Perkins (PF), James Griggs (C) Ronald Manley, Benjamin Bishop | |
| Subs | Evansville | Peter Morgan (SF) Russell Sawyer | |
| 00:54 | Houston | Danny Wells makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Danny Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 00:43 | Evansville | James Harmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Robinson (SG) Colin Rademacher | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:20 | Houston | James Griggs misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Peter Morgan - foul #2 on Peter Morgan, team foul #12 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Smith (SF) Danny Wells | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 00:20 | Houston | James Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 00:20 | Houston | James Griggs makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 00:02 | Evansville | Danny Williams misses the dunk | 41-32 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Thomas Nilsen pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |