| Lineup | San Diego | PG - John Carr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Jennings (fresh) SF - Cliff Faul (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Albert James (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vlade Kotlowski (fresh) SF - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | San Diego | Cliff Faul inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | San Diego | Brent Jennings can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 34-37 |
| 19:43 | Houston | Jack Dawson pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 19:22 | Houston | The short jumper by John Davis is denied by Albert James | 34-37 |
| 19:21 | San Diego | Cliff Faul gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 19:15 | San Diego | Albert James misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Jack Dawson snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 19:05 | San Diego | Brent Jennings snags the defensive board | 34-37 |
| 19:00 | San Diego | John Carr comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Vlade Kotlowski - foul #2 on Vlade Kotlowski, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| 19:00 | San Diego | John Carr misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:00 | San Diego | John Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Jack Dawson pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Vlade Kotlowski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 18:43 | Houston | John Davis tips it back up and in | 34-39 |
| 18:39 | San Diego | John Carr's pass is intercepted by Vlade Kotlowski | 34-39 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Robert Higuera knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 18:14 | San Diego | Cliff Faul misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Donald Meade - foul #2 on Donald Meade, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| 18:14 | San Diego | Cliff Faul misses the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:14 | San Diego | Cliff Faul makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Donald Meade is fouled on the floor by Albert James - foul #2 on Albert James, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | San Diego | Jeffery Morris (PF), Craig McDowell (C) David Dean, Albert James | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:31 | Houston | Cliff Faul steals it from John Davis | 35-41 |
| 17:27 | San Diego | Cliff Faul misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Davis - foul #3 on John Davis, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | San Diego | David Meyer (PG) John Carr | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF) John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| 17:27 | San Diego | Cliff Faul misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 17:27 | San Diego | Cliff Faul makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Tracey Byrd misses the lay-in | 36-41 |
| 17:07 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Craig McDowell | 36-41 |
| 17:03 | San Diego | David Meyer hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Cliff Faul and the foul's on Robert Higuera - foul #2 on Robert Higuera, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | San Diego | George Hall (SG), Joseph Range (SF) Brent Jennings, Cliff Faul | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:03 | San Diego | David Meyer misses the free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Tracey Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Meade and he's fouled by Joseph Range - foul #1 on Joseph Range, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | San Diego | David Dean (PF) Craig McDowell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:47 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| 16:33 | San Diego | Joseph Range knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-44 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Tracey Byrd hits a jumper from close range | 41-46 |
| 16:02 | San Diego | The pull-up jumper by David Meyer is blocked by Tracey Byrd | 41-46 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Tracey Byrd pulls down the rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - David Meyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hall (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Range (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffery Morris (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vlade Kotlowski (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Christopher Delorenzo (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Tracey Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Houston | Robert Higuera is hacked by Jeffery Morris - foul #2 on Jeffery Morris, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | San Diego | John Carr (PG), Brent Jennings (SG), Albert James (C) George Hall, Joseph Range, Jeffery Morris | |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) Christopher Delorenzo, Tracey Byrd | |
| 15:43 | Houston | John Davis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 15:41 | San Diego | Albert James snags the defensive board | 41-46 |
| 15:22 | San Diego | John Carr misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 15:21 | San Diego | The offensive rebound goes to David Dean | 41-46 |
| 15:08 | San Diego | Brent Jennings is fouled on the floor by Jack Dawson - foul #1 on Jack Dawson, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | San Diego | Cliff Faul (SF), Joseph Range (PF) David Meyer, David Dean | |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Simmons (SG), Arnold Hedstrom (C) Vlade Kotlowski, Donald Meade | |
| 14:51 | San Diego | Cliff Faul connects on the 3 from straight away | 44-46 |
| 14:34 | Houston | John Davis makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Robert Higuera | 44-48 |
| 14:14 | San Diego | Brent Jennings misses short on a floater from the right side | 44-48 |
| 14:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Davis | 44-48 |
| 13:51 | Houston | John Carr steps in front of the Robert Higuera pass | 44-48 |
| 13:47 | San Diego | John Carr banks in the layup | 46-48 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Joseph Range steps in front of the Jacob Simmons pass | 46-48 |
| 13:10 | San Diego | John Carr drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Brent Jennings out of the doubleteam | 48-48 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Robert Higuera buries a fadeaway from close range | 48-50 |
| 12:36 | San Diego | John Carr misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Jack Dawson pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Cliff Faul picks off the pass by Jack Dawson | 48-50 |
| 12:04 | San Diego | Cliff Faul drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Albert James | 51-50 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Robert Higuera knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Arnold Hedstrom | 51-53 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - John Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Jennings (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cliff Faul (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Range (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Simmons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Arnold Hedstrom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:37 | San Diego | Brent Jennings works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #4 on John Davis, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | San Diego | Mike Rhine (PG), David Meyer (SF), David Dean (PF), Jeffery Morris (C) John Carr, Cliff Faul, Joseph Range, Albert James | |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (PG), Vlade Kotlowski (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF), Donald Meade (C) Robert Higuera, Jacob Simmons, John Davis, Jack Dawson, Arnold Hedstrom | |
| 11:37 | San Diego | Brent Jennings misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 11:37 | San Diego | Brent Jennings makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 11:14 | Houston | David Dean is called for the reach on Vlade Kotlowski - foul #3 on David Dean, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | San Diego | George Hall (SG) Brent Jennings | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:01 | Houston | Tracey Byrd comes up short on the shot from the left block | 52-53 |
| 10:59 | San Diego | Jeffery Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 10:55 | San Diego | David Meyer misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 52-53 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Tracey Byrd misses the shot from close range | 52-53 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Donald Meade snags the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 10:20 | Houston | Vlade Kotlowski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 10:19 | San Diego | The rebound goes to David Meyer | 52-53 |
| 10:13 | San Diego | Mike Rhine is fouled on the floor by Tracey Byrd - foul #2 on Tracey Byrd, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 10:13 | San Diego | Mike Rhine makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:13 | San Diego | Mike Rhine misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Donald Meade gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Tracey Byrd scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Vlade Kotlowski and he's hacked by George Hall - foul #1 on George Hall, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Tracey Byrd makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 09:44 | San Diego | David Dean misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 09:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Christopher Delorenzo | 53-56 |
| 09:15 | Houston | George Hall is called for the reach on Vlade Kotlowski - foul #2 on George Hall, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | San Diego | Cliff Faul (SF), Joseph Range (PF), Craig McDowell (C) Mike Rhine, David Dean, Jeffery Morris | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Bartlett (PG), Jack Dawson (PF) David Marsala, Tracey Byrd | |
| 08:59 | Houston | Joseph Range takes the ball from Vlade Kotlowski | 53-56 |
| 08:45 | San Diego | Craig McDowell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | San Diego | John Carr (PG), Brent Jennings (SG) David Meyer, George Hall | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:18 | Houston | Edward Bartlett misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Cliff Faul - foul #1 on Cliff Faul, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | San Diego | Albert James (C) Craig McDowell | |
| Subs | Houston | Arnold Hedstrom (C) Donald Meade | |
| 08:18 | Houston | Edward Bartlett makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Edward Bartlett makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:50 | San Diego | Albert James connects on the open runner in the lane on a great pass from Cliff Faul | 55-58 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - John Carr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brent Jennings (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cliff Faul (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Range (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert James (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edward Bartlett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vlade Kotlowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Delorenzo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Arnold Hedstrom (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:34 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo can't finish the layup | 55-58 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 07:26 | Houston | Vlade Kotlowski makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Arnold Hedstrom and he's fouled by John Carr - foul #1 on John Carr, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | San Diego | David Meyer (SF), David Dean (PF) Cliff Faul, Joseph Range | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), John Davis (SF) Edward Bartlett, Jack Dawson | |
| 07:26 | Houston | Vlade Kotlowski makes the free throw | 55-61 |
| 07:14 | San Diego | Brent Jennings's floater is tipped away by John Davis | 55-61 |
| 07:13 | San Diego | Albert James tips it back up and in | 57-61 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Arnold Hedstrom buries a shot from the left block and the foul's on Albert James - foul #3 on Albert James, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| Subs | San Diego | Mike Rhine (PG), Jeffery Morris (C) John Carr, Albert James | |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Simmons (SG), Tracey Byrd (PF) Vlade Kotlowski, Christopher Delorenzo | |
| 07:00 | Houston | Arnold Hedstrom misses the free throw | 57-63 |
| 07:00 | San Diego | Jeffery Morris pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 06:48 | San Diego | Brent Jennings splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-63 |
| 06:47 | San Diego | Jeffery Morris can't tip it in | 57-63 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Jacob Simmons snags the defensive board | 57-63 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Robert Higuera can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-63 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Tracey Byrd tips it home | 57-65 |
| 06:11 | San Diego | Brent Jennings drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by David Dean | 60-65 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Jacob Simmons misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 60-65 |
| 05:58 | San Diego | Mike Rhine grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 05:42 | San Diego | David Meyer buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mike Rhine | 62-65 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Jacob Simmons misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-65 |
| 05:26 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Tracey Byrd | 62-65 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Jacob Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-65 |
| Subs | San Diego | John Carr (PG), Cliff Faul (SF), Albert James (C) Mike Rhine, Brent Jennings, David Dean | |
| Subs | Houston | Vlade Kotlowski (SG), Jack Dawson (PF), Donald Meade (C) Jacob Simmons, Tracey Byrd, Arnold Hedstrom | |
| 04:46 | San Diego | Jeffery Morris misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jack Dawson - foul #2 on Jack Dawson, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (PG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF) Robert Higuera, John Davis | |
| 04:46 | San Diego | Jeffery Morris makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:46 | San Diego | Jeffery Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Jack Dawson's pass is intercepted by David Meyer | 64-65 |
| 04:21 | San Diego | David Marsala is called for the reach on Cliff Faul - foul #1 on David Marsala, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | San Diego | George Hall (SG), Joseph Range (PF) David Meyer, Jeffery Morris | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:21 | San Diego | Cliff Faul makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:21 | San Diego | Cliff Faul misses the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 04:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Meade | 65-65 |
| 04:04 | Houston | David Marsala misses the shot from just outside the lane | 65-65 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Vlade Kotlowski tips it back up and in | 65-67 |
| 03:55 | San Diego | John Carr connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Cliff Faul | 67-67 |
| 03:33 | Houston | David Marsala clanks a floater from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Donald Meade tips it in | 67-69 |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - John Carr (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Hall (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Cliff Faul (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joseph Range (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert James (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Marsala (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Vlade Kotlowski (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Delorenzo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:08 | San Diego | John Carr hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Range | 69-69 |
| 02:53 | Houston | David Marsala clanks a 3 from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the offensive board | 69-69 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-69 |
| Subs | San Diego | Brent Jennings (SG), David Dean (PF) George Hall, Joseph Range | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), John Davis (SF) David Marsala, Christopher Delorenzo | |
| 02:47 | Houston | John Davis buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Robert Higuera | 69-72 |
| 02:36 | San Diego | John Carr scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Cliff Faul | 72-72 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Vlade Kotlowski connects on the jumper from the right side | 72-74 |
| 02:01 | San Diego | John Carr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-74 |
| 02:00 | San Diego | Cliff Faul pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 01:35 | San Diego | John Carr can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 72-74 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Vlade Kotlowski snags the defensive board | 72-74 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Robert Higuera can't finish the layup | 72-74 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Vlade Kotlowski tips it back up and in | 72-76 |
| 01:24 | San Diego | Brent Jennings connects on the shot from the left side on a great pass from Cliff Faul and the foul's on Vlade Kotlowski - foul #3 on Vlade Kotlowski, team foul #10 | 74-76 |
| 01:24 | San Diego | Brent Jennings makes the free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Robert Higuera's pass is intercepted by John Carr | 75-76 |
| 00:52 | San Diego | The 3pt attempt by Albert James is denied by Robert Higuera | 75-76 |
| 00:50 | San Diego | The offensive rebound goes to Cliff Faul | 75-76 |
| 00:36 | San Diego | David Dean banks in the layup | 77-76 |
| 00:17 | Houston | John Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-76 |
| 00:15 | San Diego | John Carr gets the rebound | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | San Diego | John Carr is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Higuera - foul #3 on Robert Higuera, team foul #11 | 77-76 |
| 00:12 | San Diego | John Carr makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:12 | San Diego | John Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:02 | Houston | John Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-76 |
| 00:00 | San Diego | Brent Jennings snags the defensive board | 79-76 |