| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Morris (fresh) SG - John Czlapinski (fresh) SF - David Jones (fresh) PF - Travis Shelton (fresh) C - John Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Evan Johnson (fresh) SG - Ronald Shanks (fresh) SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) PF - David Clinton (fresh) C - Jessie McClurg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | John Taylor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | John Czlapinski clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UCLA | Ronald Shanks gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | UCLA | David Clinton is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Houston | David Morris drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Travis Shelton | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | UCLA | David Clinton is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Clinton, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Houston | David Morris scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Travis Shelton | 4-0 |
| 19:02 | UCLA | Michael Lewis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Travis Shelton misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 4-0 |
| 18:47 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Shelton | 4-0 |
| 18:23 | Houston | John Czlapinski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:21 | UCLA | Evan Johnson snags the defensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:15 | UCLA | Michael Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Houston | John Czlapinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | UCLA | Michael Lewis is hacked by David Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:48 | UCLA | Jessie McClurg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG), Daniel Landry (SG), Julius Falcon (SF), Jerry McNee (PF), Joseph Bower (C) David Morris, John Czlapinski, David Jones, Travis Shelton, John Taylor | |
| Subs | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito (SG), Wesley Garduno (SF), Carl Collis (C) Ronald Shanks, Michael Lewis, Jessie McClurg | |
| 17:32 | Houston | Carl Collis steps in front of the Julius Falcon pass | 4-0 |
| 17:27 | UCLA | Evan Johnson is fouled on the floor by Julius Falcon - foul #1 on Julius Falcon, team foul #2 | 4-0 |
| 17:04 | UCLA | Porter Gordon is called for the reach on Evan Johnson - foul #1 on Porter Gordon, team foul #3 | 4-0 |
| 16:50 | UCLA | Evan Johnson blows the wide open layup | 4-0 |
| 16:49 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to David Clinton | 4-0 |
| 16:37 | UCLA | Evan Johnson knocks in the shot from the left block | 4-2 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Julius Falcon clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 16:19 | UCLA | Wesley Garduno pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:00 | UCLA | Evan Johnson jams the wide open dunk on a nice dish by Carl Collis | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Landry (fairly fresh) SF - Julius Falcon (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry McNee (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Bower (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Evan Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymundo Esposito (fresh) SF - Wesley Garduno (fairly fresh) PF - David Clinton (fairly fresh) C - Carl Collis (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Houston | Porter Gordon clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 4-4 |
| 15:48 | UCLA | David Clinton grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 15:37 | UCLA | Wesley Garduno is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-4 |
| 15:36 | UCLA | Evan Johnson can't tip it in | 4-4 |
| 15:35 | UCLA | Wesley Garduno gets the offensive rebound | 4-4 |
| 15:20 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Wesley Garduno and he's fouled by Daniel Landry - foul #1 on Daniel Landry, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (PG), John Czlapinski (SG), Vincent Rosas (SF), Travis Shelton (PF), John Taylor (C) Porter Gordon, Daniel Landry, Julius Falcon, Jerry McNee, Joseph Bower | |
| Subs | UCLA | Ronald Shanks (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Thomas Maize (PF), Jessie McClurg (C) Evan Johnson, Wesley Garduno, David Clinton, Carl Collis | |
| 15:20 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito makes the free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Thomas Maize steals the ball from John Taylor | 4-7 |
| 14:40 | UCLA | Michael Lewis can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 14:39 | Houston | David Morris gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Michael Lewis picks off the pass by David Morris | 4-7 |
| 14:23 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito banks in the layup set up by Michael Lewis | 4-9 |
| 14:18 | Houston | John Czlapinski misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Jessie McClurg - foul #1 on Jessie McClurg, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Houston | David Jones (SF) Vincent Rosas | |
| Subs | UCLA | Evan Johnson (PG) Raymundo Esposito | |
| 14:18 | Houston | John Czlapinski misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 14:18 | Houston | John Czlapinski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 14:00 | UCLA | Michael Lewis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Lewis, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Collis (C) Jessie McClurg | |
| 13:48 | Houston | David Morris clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-9 |
| 13:47 | UCLA | Ronald Shanks grabs the defensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 13:43 | UCLA | Michael Lewis is hacked by David Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Jones, team foul #5 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Smith (SG), Vincent Rosas (SF) John Czlapinski, David Jones | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 13:32 | UCLA | Thomas Maize drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Evan Johnson | 5-11 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Travis Shelton misses the 3 from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 13:13 | UCLA | Michael Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 12:48 | UCLA | Thomas Maize comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 12:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 5-11 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Travis Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG), John Czlapinski (SG), Jerry McNee (PF) David Morris, Vincent Rosas, Travis Shelton | |
| Subs | UCLA | Wesley Garduno (PG), Raymundo Esposito (SG), Michael Brewer (SF), David Clinton (PF), Jessie McClurg (C) Evan Johnson, Ronald Shanks, Michael Lewis, Thomas Maize, Carl Collis | |
| 12:24 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito clanks a floater from the left side | 5-11 |
| 12:22 | UCLA | David Clinton tips it home | 5-13 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Jerry McNee hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 5-13 |
| 11:59 | Houston | John Taylor tips it home | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fresh) SG - John Czlapinski (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Larry Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry McNee (fresh) C - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Wesley Garduno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymundo Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Brewer (fresh) PF - David Clinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jessie McClurg (fresh) | |
| 11:54 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 11:53 | UCLA | Jessie McClurg can't tip it in | 7-13 |
| 11:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Czlapinski | 7-13 |
| 11:42 | Houston | John Taylor is called for traveling | 7-13 |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (PG), Julius Falcon (SF), Travis Shelton (PF), Joseph Bower (C) Porter Gordon, Larry Smith, Jerry McNee, John Taylor | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Collis (C) Jessie McClurg | |
| 11:22 | UCLA | Michael Brewer is fouled on the floor by Travis Shelton - foul #1 on Travis Shelton, team foul #6 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Landry (SG) John Czlapinski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Evan Johnson (PG) Wesley Garduno | |
| 11:10 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Evan Johnson | 7-16 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Joseph Bower loses the ball out of bounds | 7-16 |
| Subs | Houston | John Taylor (C) Joseph Bower | |
| Subs | UCLA | Ronald Shanks (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Thomas Maize (PF) Raymundo Esposito, Michael Brewer, David Clinton | |
| 10:43 | UCLA | Michael Lewis connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Evan Johnson | 7-19 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Julius Falcon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 7-19 |
| 10:25 | Houston | John Taylor grabs the offensive board | 7-19 |
| 10:13 | Houston | David Morris misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-19 |
| 10:12 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Ronald Shanks | 7-19 |
| 10:00 | UCLA | Michael Lewis misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 7-19 |
| 09:59 | UCLA | Michael Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-19 |
| 09:44 | UCLA | Ronald Shanks is hacked by Julius Falcon - foul #2 on Julius Falcon, team foul #7 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG), John Czlapinski (SG), Vincent Rosas (SF), Jerry McNee (PF), Joseph Bower (C) David Morris, Daniel Landry, Julius Falcon, Travis Shelton, John Taylor | |
| Subs | UCLA | Wesley Garduno (PG), Raymundo Esposito (SF), David Clinton (PF), Jessie McClurg (C) Evan Johnson, Michael Lewis, Thomas Maize, Carl Collis | |
| 09:44 | UCLA | Ronald Shanks makes the 1st free throw | 7-20 |
| 09:44 | UCLA | Ronald Shanks makes the 2nd free throw | 7-21 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Porter Gordon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-21 |
| 09:17 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Vincent Rosas - foul #1 on Vincent Rosas, team foul #8 | 7-21 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Brewer (SF) Ronald Shanks | |
| 09:17 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 7-22 |
| 09:17 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 7-22 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Joseph Bower grabs the board | 7-22 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Porter Gordon misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 7-22 |
| 09:10 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito gets the rebound | 7-22 |
| 09:07 | UCLA | Porter Gordon is called for the reach on Wesley Garduno in the backcourt - foul #2 on Porter Gordon, team foul #9 | 7-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Smith (PG) Porter Gordon | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 09:07 | UCLA | Wesley Garduno makes the 1st free throw | 7-23 |
| 09:07 | UCLA | Wesley Garduno makes the 2nd free throw | 7-24 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Jerry McNee comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on David Clinton - foul #2 on David Clinton, team foul #4 | 7-24 |
| Subs | Houston | John Taylor (C) Joseph Bower | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Maize (PF) David Clinton | |
| 08:55 | Houston | Jerry McNee misses the 1st free throw | 7-24 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Jerry McNee makes the 2nd free throw | 8-24 |
| 08:33 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito loses the dribble to Vincent Rosas | 8-24 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Raymundo Esposito picks off the pass by John Taylor | 8-24 |
| 07:48 | UCLA | Jessie McClurg is called for traveling | 8-24 |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (PG), Daniel Landry (SG), Travis Shelton (PF), Joseph Bower (C) Larry Smith, John Czlapinski, Jerry McNee, John Taylor | |
| Subs | UCLA | Evan Johnson (PG), Ronald Shanks (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Carl Collis (C) Wesley Garduno, Raymundo Esposito, Michael Brewer, Jessie McClurg | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Morris (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Daniel Landry (fresh) SF - Vincent Rosas (fairly fresh) PF - Travis Shelton (fresh) 2 ast. C - Joseph Bower (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Evan Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Shanks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Maize (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Collis (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Houston | Travis Shelton splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right corner set up by David Morris | 11-24 |
| 07:06 | UCLA | Evan Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Bower - foul #1 on Joseph Bower, team foul #10 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jessie McClurg (C) Thomas Maize | |
| 07:06 | UCLA | Evan Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 07:06 | UCLA | Evan Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-26 |
| 06:51 | Houston | David Morris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Collis - foul #1 on Carl Collis, team foul #5 | 11-26 |
| Subs | Houston | John Taylor (C) Joseph Bower | |
| Subs | UCLA | Thomas Maize (PF) Carl Collis | |
| 06:51 | Houston | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 12-26 |
| 06:51 | Houston | David Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 06:49 | UCLA | David Morris is called for the reach on Evan Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Morris, team foul #11 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito (PF) Thomas Maize | |
| 06:49 | UCLA | Evan Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 06:49 | UCLA | Evan Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-27 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Daniel Landry loses the ball out of bounds | 13-27 |
| Subs | Houston | John Czlapinski (SG), David Jones (SF) Daniel Landry, Vincent Rosas | |
| Subs | UCLA | David Clinton (PF) Evan Johnson | |
| 06:15 | UCLA | David Clinton hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Travis Shelton - foul #2 on Travis Shelton, team foul #12 | 13-27 |
| 06:15 | UCLA | David Clinton makes the 1st free throw | 13-28 |
| 06:15 | UCLA | David Clinton makes the 2nd free throw | 13-29 |
| 05:52 | Houston | John Czlapinski's layup is rejected by David Clinton | 13-29 |
| 05:50 | UCLA | Jessie McClurg snags the defensive board | 13-29 |
| 05:39 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jessie McClurg | 13-31 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Ronald Shanks steals the ball from David Jones | 13-31 |
| 05:08 | UCLA | Jessie McClurg connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Raymundo Esposito | 13-33 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Travis Shelton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-33 |
| 04:45 | UCLA | Ronald Shanks grabs the board | 13-33 |
| 04:31 | UCLA | Michael Lewis blows the wide open layup | 13-33 |
| 04:29 | Houston | David Morris grabs the board | 13-33 |
| 04:20 | Houston | John Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from David Morris and the foul's on David Clinton - foul #3 on David Clinton, team foul #6 | 15-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Smith (PG), Daniel Landry (SG), Julius Falcon (SF), Jerry McNee (PF) David Morris, John Czlapinski, David Jones, Travis Shelton | |
| Subs | UCLA | Evan Johnson (PG), Wesley Garduno (SG), Michael Brewer (SF), Thomas Maize (PF), Carl Collis (C) Raymundo Esposito, Ronald Shanks, Michael Lewis, David Clinton, Jessie McClurg | |
| 04:20 | Houston | John Taylor makes the free throw | 16-33 |
| 03:58 | UCLA | Thomas Maize makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Wesley Garduno | 16-36 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Julius Falcon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Brewer - foul #1 on Michael Brewer, team foul #7 | 16-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG), Joseph Bower (C) Larry Smith, John Taylor | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 03:42 | Houston | Julius Falcon makes the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Julius Falcon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fresh) SG - Daniel Landry (fresh) SF - Julius Falcon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry McNee (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Bower (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Evan Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wesley Garduno (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Brewer (fresh) PF - Thomas Maize (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carl Collis (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:15 | UCLA | Evan Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-36 |
| 03:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Julius Falcon | 18-36 |
| 03:08 | Houston | Porter Gordon is fouled on the floor by Thomas Maize - foul #1 on Thomas Maize, team foul #8 | 18-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Vincent Rosas (SF) Julius Falcon | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 03:08 | Houston | Porter Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 03:08 | Houston | Porter Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 02:44 | UCLA | Evan Johnson is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Michael Brewer | 20-38 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Joseph Bower drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-38 |
| 02:26 | UCLA | Porter Gordon steals it from Michael Brewer in the backcourt | 22-38 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Daniel Landry blows the dunk | 22-38 |
| 02:24 | UCLA | Carl Collis grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 02:19 | UCLA | Evan Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-38 |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (PG), John Czlapinski (SG), Travis Shelton (PF) Porter Gordon, Daniel Landry, Jerry McNee | |
| Subs | UCLA | Ronald Shanks (SG), Michael Lewis (SF), Jessie McClurg (C) Wesley Garduno, Michael Brewer, Carl Collis | |
| 02:10 | Houston | John Czlapinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Julius Falcon (SF) Vincent Rosas | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 01:59 | UCLA | Michael Lewis is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-41 |
| 01:55 | Houston | John Czlapinski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 22-41 |
| 01:54 | UCLA | Jessie McClurg snags the defensive board | 22-41 |
| 01:50 | UCLA | Thomas Maize knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 22-44 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Julius Falcon connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Morris | 24-44 |
| 01:13 | UCLA | Thomas Maize misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 24-44 |
| 01:11 | UCLA | Michael Lewis tips it in | 24-46 |
| 00:52 | Houston | David Morris blows the layup but he's fouled by Evan Johnson - foul #1 on Evan Johnson, team foul #9 | 24-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG), Larry Smith (SG), David Jones (SF), John Taylor (C) John Czlapinski, Julius Falcon, Travis Shelton, Joseph Bower | |
| Subs | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito (SG), Michael Brewer (SF), Carl Collis (C) Ronald Shanks, Michael Lewis, Jessie McClurg | |
| 00:52 | Houston | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 25-46 |
| 00:52 | Houston | David Morris misses the 2nd free throw | 25-46 |
| 00:52 | UCLA | Thomas Maize grabs the board | 25-46 |
| 00:24 | UCLA | Raymundo Esposito misses short on a 3 from straight away | 25-46 |
| 00:22 | Houston | David Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 25-46 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Porter Gordon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by David Morris | 28-46 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Thomas Maize banks in the layup | 28-48 |