| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Jessie Dillon (fresh) SG - Albert Thompson (fresh) SF - Pete Durkee (fresh) PF - Charles Kessinger (fresh) C - Clark Ertel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Benny White (fresh) SG - John Shumake (fresh) SF - Steve Burkett (fresh) PF - Jessie Long (fresh) C - Charles Perry (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Baylor | Clark Ertel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Baylor | Baylor is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon is open and buries a 3 from the right wing and the foul's on Benny White - foul #1 on Benny White, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:40 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon makes the free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Benny White buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Shumake | 4-3 |
| 19:22 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon is whistled for traveling | 4-3 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Benny White misses badly on a floater from the right side | 4-3 |
| 19:01 | Baylor | Clark Ertel pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:54 | Baylor | Charles Kessinger comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 4-3 |
| 18:52 | Baylor | Albert Thompson snags the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 18:43 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 18:25 | Houston | John Shumake drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jessie Long | 7-6 |
| 18:20 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 18:19 | Baylor | Clark Ertel pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:56 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-6 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Jessie Long snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 17:50 | Houston | John Shumake loses the dribble to Albert Thompson | 7-6 |
| 17:46 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Houston | Curtis Warren (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF) John Shumake, Steve Burkett, Jessie Long | |
| 17:37 | Houston | Charles Perry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:22 | Houston | The jump hook by Jimmy Prevost is blocked by Charles Kessinger | 7-6 |
| 17:21 | Baylor | Pete Durkee pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 17:19 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon is hacked by Raymond Youngquist in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Youngquist, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Baylor | Mack Evans (SG) Albert Thompson | |
| Subs | Houston | Terrell Whetstone (C) Charles Perry | |
| 17:05 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 17:04 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon gets the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:50 | Baylor | Pete Durkee is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Curtis Warren gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Benny White misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 16:41 | Baylor | Charles Kessinger grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 16:26 | Baylor | The jump hook by Mack Evans is blocked by Terrell Whetstone | 7-6 |
| 16:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jimmy Prevost | 7-6 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Curtis Warren clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:58 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Charles Kessinger | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Jessie Dillon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mack Evans (fresh) SF - Pete Durkee (tiring) PF - Charles Kessinger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Clark Ertel (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Benny White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Curtis Warren (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Youngquist (fairly fresh) PF - Jimmy Prevost (fairly fresh) C - Terrell Whetstone (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Baylor | Charles Kessinger misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 7-6 |
| 15:48 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:43 | Houston | Charles Kessinger picks off the pass by Benny White | 7-6 |
| 15:41 | Baylor | Mack Evans is hacked by Curtis Warren in the backcourt - foul #1 on Curtis Warren, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Baylor | Albert Thompson (SG), George Goyette (C) Pete Durkee, Clark Ertel | |
| Subs | Houston | John Shumake (SG), Steve Burkett (SF), Jessie Long (PF), Charles Perry (C) Curtis Warren, Raymond Youngquist, Jimmy Prevost, Terrell Whetstone | |
| 15:23 | Baylor | Mack Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-6 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Charles Perry grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Jessie Long clanks a jump hook in the lane | 7-6 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Charles Perry hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 14:43 | Baylor | Mack Evans jams it on a great pass from George Goyette | 9-8 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Jessie Long scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Benny White | 9-10 |
| 14:35 | Baylor | Steve Burkett takes the ball from Albert Thompson in the backcourt | 9-10 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Benny White hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Steve Burkett | 9-12 |
| 14:21 | Baylor | The jump hook by Charles Kessinger is blocked by Jessie Long | 9-12 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Charles Perry snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Benny White hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 14:14 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Burkett | 9-12 |
| 14:02 | Houston | Benny White comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 14:00 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:44 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Charles Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Steve Burkett is fouled on the floor by Mack Evans - foul #1 on Mack Evans, team foul #1 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Baylor | Edmund Washer (PG), Larry Theodore (SG), Pete Durkee (SF), Frank Tyson (PF), Clark Ertel (C) Jessie Dillon, Albert Thompson, Mack Evans, Charles Kessinger, George Goyette | |
| Subs | Houston | Curtis Warren (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF), Terrell Whetstone (C) John Shumake, Steve Burkett, Jessie Long, Charles Perry | |
| 13:24 | Houston | Curtis Warren can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Frank Tyson - foul #1 on Frank Tyson, team foul #2 | 9-12 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Curtis Warren misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Curtis Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:15 | Baylor | Clark Ertel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Benny White misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 9-13 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Curtis Warren tips it but misses | 9-13 |
| 12:50 | Baylor | Frank Tyson grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 12:38 | Baylor | Clark Ertel misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 9-13 |
| 12:37 | Baylor | Clark Ertel grabs the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 12:22 | Baylor | Pete Durkee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edmund Washer and he's fouled by Raymond Youngquist - foul #2 on Raymond Youngquist, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Baylor | Charles Kessinger (PF) Frank Tyson | |
| Subs | Houston | John Shumake (SG), Brett Davis (SF), Charles Perry (C) Curtis Warren, Raymond Youngquist, Terrell Whetstone | |
| 12:22 | Baylor | Pete Durkee makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Benny White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 12:07 | Baylor | Clark Ertel grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 11:41 | Baylor | Clark Ertel drills a jumper from the left wing | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Edmund Washer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Theodore (fairly fresh) SF - Pete Durkee (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Charles Kessinger (tiring) 2 reb. C - Clark Ertel (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Benny White (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Shumake (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brett Davis (fresh) PF - Jimmy Prevost (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Houston | Benny White scores on a jumper from the left side | 14-15 |
| 11:00 | Baylor | Edmund Washer scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 10:55 | Houston | John Shumake drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jimmy Prevost | 17-18 |
| 10:33 | Baylor | Larry Theodore drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Kessinger | 20-18 |
| 10:04 | Houston | John Shumake misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-18 |
| 10:02 | Baylor | Charles Kessinger snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 09:37 | Baylor | Charles Kessinger hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Brett Davis - foul #1 on Brett Davis, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jessie Dillon (PG), Albert Thompson (SG), Mack Evans (SF), George Goyette (C) Edmund Washer, Larry Theodore, Pete Durkee, Clark Ertel | |
| Subs | Houston | Curtis Warren (SG), Steve Burkett (SF), Jessie Long (PF), Terrell Whetstone (C) John Shumake, Brett Davis, Jimmy Prevost, Charles Perry | |
| 09:37 | Baylor | Charles Kessinger misses the free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Curtis Warren is called for traveling | 22-18 |
| Subs | Baylor | Frank Tyson (PF) Charles Kessinger | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:17 | Baylor | Albert Thompson is hacked by Steve Burkett - foul #1 on Steve Burkett, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| 09:09 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Curtis Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 09:03 | Houston | Albert Thompson steals it from Benny White | 22-18 |
| 09:00 | Baylor | Mack Evans hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Albert Thompson | 24-18 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Albert Thompson is called for the reach on Curtis Warren - foul #1 on Albert Thompson, team foul #3 | 24-18 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Steve Burkett is hacked by George Goyette - foul #1 on George Goyette, team foul #4 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Shumake (SG) Benny White | |
| 08:32 | Houston | John Shumake scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Curtis Warren | 24-20 |
| 08:17 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Steve Burkett is hacked by Albert Thompson - foul #2 on Albert Thompson, team foul #5 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Baylor | Pete Durkee (SF), Charles Kessinger (PF), Clark Ertel (C) Albert Thompson, Frank Tyson, George Goyette | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Perry (C) Terrell Whetstone | |
| 07:56 | Houston | John Shumake misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 07:55 | Baylor | Charles Kessinger grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 07:37 | Baylor | Charles Perry is called for the reach on Jessie Dillon - foul #1 on Charles Perry, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Baylor | | |
| Subs | Houston | Benny White (PG) John Shumake | |
| 07:37 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:37 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Jessie Dillon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Mack Evans (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Pete Durkee (tired) 3 pts. PF - Charles Kessinger (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clark Ertel (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Benny White (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Warren (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Steve Burkett (fairly fresh) PF - Jessie Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Houston | Charles Perry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 26-20 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Steve Burkett hits the follow up shot | 26-22 |
| 07:03 | Baylor | Mack Evans misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jessie Long - foul #1 on Jessie Long, team foul #8 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Baylor | Edmund Washer (SG) Pete Durkee | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:03 | Baylor | Mack Evans makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 07:03 | Baylor | Mack Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Mack Evans picks off the pass by Benny White | 28-22 |
| 06:40 | Baylor | Clark Ertel loses the ball out of bounds | 28-22 |
| Subs | Baylor | Frank Tyson (PF), George Goyette (C) Charles Kessinger, Clark Ertel | |
| Subs | Houston | Terrell Whetstone (C) Charles Perry | |
| 06:26 | Houston | Jessie Dillon picks off the pass by Terrell Whetstone | 28-22 |
| 06:24 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jessie Dillon, team foul #6 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Baylor | Albert Thompson (SG) Edmund Washer | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:12 | Houston | Curtis Warren can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-22 |
| 06:10 | Baylor | George Goyette pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 05:47 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Thompson | 30-22 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Benny White misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Jessie Long tips it back up and in | 30-24 |
| 05:35 | Baylor | Frank Tyson is fouled on the floor by Steve Burkett - foul #2 on Steve Burkett, team foul #9 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Baylor | Charles Kessinger (PF), Clark Ertel (C) Mack Evans, George Goyette | |
| Subs | Houston | John Shumake (PG), Jimmy Prevost (PF), Charles Perry (C) Benny White, Jessie Long, Terrell Whetstone | |
| 05:35 | Baylor | Frank Tyson makes the 1st free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:35 | Baylor | Frank Tyson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Charles Perry pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 05:20 | Houston | John Shumake misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jessie Dillon - foul #2 on Jessie Dillon, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Baylor | Edmund Washer (SG), Pete Durkee (SF) Albert Thompson, Frank Tyson | |
| Subs | Houston | Brett Davis (SF) Steve Burkett | |
| 05:20 | Houston | John Shumake makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:20 | Houston | John Shumake misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:20 | Baylor | Clark Ertel grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 05:16 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon is fouled in the backcourt by John Shumake - foul #1 on John Shumake, team foul #10 | 31-25 |
| 05:16 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 05:16 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:49 | Houston | John Shumake misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-25 |
| 04:47 | Baylor | The rebound goes to Charles Kessinger | 33-25 |
| 04:44 | Baylor | Charles Perry steals the ball from Pete Durkee in the backcourt | 33-25 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Curtis Warren hits the finger roll | 33-27 |
| 04:12 | Baylor | Pete Durkee loses the dribble to Jimmy Prevost | 33-27 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Curtis Warren misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Pete Durkee - foul #1 on Pete Durkee, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Baylor | Larry Theodore (PG), Albert Thompson (SG), Mack Evans (SF), George Goyette (C) Jessie Dillon, Edmund Washer, Pete Durkee, Clark Ertel | |
| Subs | Houston | Benny White (PG), Raymond Youngquist (SF), Jessie Long (PF) John Shumake, Brett Davis, Jimmy Prevost | |
| 03:59 | Houston | Curtis Warren makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Curtis Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:59 | Baylor | Charles Kessinger grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 03:53 | Baylor | Charles Kessinger misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 03:51 | Baylor | George Goyette can't tip it in | 33-28 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Jessie Long pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Benny White connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Perry | 33-31 |
| 03:32 | Baylor | Charles Kessinger lays it up and in set up by Larry Theodore | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Baylor | PG - Larry Theodore (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Thompson (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mack Evans (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Charles Kessinger (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - George Goyette (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Benny White (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Warren (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Raymond Youngquist (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jessie Long (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Houston | George Goyette is called for the reach on Charles Perry - foul #2 on George Goyette, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | Frank Tyson (PF) Charles Kessinger | |
| Subs | Houston | John Shumake (SG), Terrell Whetstone (PF) Curtis Warren, Jessie Long | |
| 03:13 | Houston | Charles Perry misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 03:13 | Baylor | Frank Tyson grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 02:55 | Baylor | Albert Thompson makes the floater in the lane set up by Mack Evans | 37-31 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone is hacked by Frank Tyson - foul #2 on Frank Tyson, team foul #10 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Baylor | Edmund Washer (PG), Charles Kessinger (PF) Larry Theodore, Mack Evans | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Burkett (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF) Raymond Youngquist, Charles Perry | |
| 02:34 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 02:06 | Baylor | Edmund Washer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 01:51 | Houston | John Shumake comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Baylor | Jessie Dillon (PG), Pete Durkee (SF), Clark Ertel (C) Albert Thompson, Frank Tyson, George Goyette | |
| Subs | Houston | Jessie Long (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF), Charles Perry (C) John Shumake, Steve Burkett, Terrell Whetstone | |
| 01:24 | Baylor | Charles Kessinger can't connect on a runner from close range | 37-32 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Charles Perry pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Jessie Long loses the dribble to Jessie Dillon | 37-32 |
| 00:50 | Baylor | Jessie Dillon blows the layup | 37-32 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Charles Perry snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Jessie Long misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Edmund Washer - foul #1 on Edmund Washer, team foul #11 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Baylor | Larry Theodore (SG), Mack Evans (SF) Edmund Washer, Pete Durkee | |
| Subs | Houston | Curtis Warren (SG), Brett Davis (SF) Raymond Youngquist, Jimmy Prevost | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Jessie Long makes the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Jessie Long makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:30 | Baylor | Mack Evans drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Theodore | 40-34 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Charles Perry misses the shot from close range | 40-34 |