| Lineup | VMI | PG - Joseph Cosner (fresh) SG - Jacob Washington (fresh) SF - Lee McRae (fresh) PF - Tony Byars (fresh) C - Alvin Smiley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Pearson (fresh) SG - Michael Lee (fresh) SF - Robert Harper (fresh) PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) C - Ronnie Weigel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | Michael Lee scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | VMI | Tony Byars misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Edmond Pearson snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Andres Rossi clanks a runner from the left block | 0-3 |
| 19:10 | VMI | Alvin Smiley snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | VMI | Jacob Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Harper | 0-3 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Michael Lee misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Robert Harper tips it home | 0-5 |
| 18:50 | VMI | Jacob Washington clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-5 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Robert Harper pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Robert Harper hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Michael Lee | 0-7 |
| 18:07 | VMI | Joseph Cosner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jacob Washington | 2-7 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Joseph Cosner is called for the reach on Edmond Pearson - foul #1 on Joseph Cosner, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Dembinski (PG), Angelo Garcia (SG), John Sampson (PF) Edmond Pearson, Michael Lee, Andres Rossi | |
| 17:35 | Houston | Peter Dembinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| 17:14 | VMI | Tony Byars is fouled on the floor by John Sampson - foul #1 on John Sampson, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | VMI | Fred Ellenberger (SF) Lee McRae | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason McCarl (SF), David Adams (C) Robert Harper, Ronnie Weigel | |
| 17:01 | VMI | Jacob Washington can't finish the layup | 2-7 |
| 16:59 | VMI | Joseph Cosner tips it in | 4-7 |
| 16:45 | Houston | John Sampson misses short on a floater from the baseline | 4-7 |
| 16:43 | VMI | Fred Ellenberger gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:24 | VMI | Fred Ellenberger buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Jacob Washington | 6-7 |
| 16:13 | Houston | John Sampson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-7 |
| 16:12 | VMI | The rebound goes to Alvin Smiley | 6-7 |
| 16:04 | VMI | Jacob Washington loses the ball out of bounds | 6-7 |
| Subs | VMI | Joe Bennett (SG), Lee McRae (SF), Don Sorensen (PF), Stephen Hopkins (C) Joseph Cosner, Jacob Washington, Tony Byars, Alvin Smiley | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Pearson (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Robert Harper (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), Ronnie Weigel (C) Peter Dembinski, Angelo Garcia, Jason McCarl, John Sampson, David Adams | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Fred Ellenberger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Bennett (fresh) SF - Lee McRae (fresh) PF - Don Sorensen (fresh) C - Stephen Hopkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Pearson (fresh) SG - Michael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Harper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) C - Ronnie Weigel (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Houston | The jumper by Edmond Pearson is denied by Don Sorensen | 6-7 |
| 15:45 | Houston | Edmond Pearson tips it home | 6-9 |
| 15:26 | VMI | Fred Ellenberger misses the easy layup | 6-9 |
| 15:25 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Lee McRae | 6-9 |
| 15:11 | VMI | Fred Ellenberger misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 6-9 |
| 15:10 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Lee McRae | 6-9 |
| 14:57 | VMI | Joe Bennett connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Andres Rossi | 9-11 |
| 14:13 | VMI | Stephen Hopkins blows the dunk | 9-11 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Edmond Pearson snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Robert Harper banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Lee | 9-13 |
| 14:00 | VMI | Stephen Hopkins's floater is tipped away by Andres Rossi | 9-13 |
| 13:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronnie Weigel | 9-13 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Don Sorensen denies the turnaround by Ronnie Weigel | 9-13 |
| 13:34 | VMI | The rebound goes to Lee McRae | 9-13 |
| 13:08 | VMI | Robert Harper takes the ball from Fred Ellenberger | 9-13 |
| 13:05 | Houston | Edmond Pearson misses the easy layup | 9-13 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Michael Lee tips it but misses | 9-13 |
| 13:03 | VMI | Don Sorensen grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 12:56 | VMI | Fred Ellenberger can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 9-13 |
| 12:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronnie Weigel | 9-13 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Robert Harper misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Joe Bennett - foul #1 on Joe Bennett, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Cosner (PG), Jacob Washington (SG), John Crippen (SF), Tony Byars (PF), Alvin Smiley (C) Fred Ellenberger, Joe Bennett, Lee McRae, Don Sorensen, Stephen Hopkins | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Dembinski (PG), Angelo Garcia (SG), John Sampson (PF), David Adams (C) Edmond Pearson, Michael Lee, Andres Rossi, Ronnie Weigel | |
| 12:50 | Houston | Robert Harper makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Robert Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:36 | VMI | Alvin Smiley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Robert Harper pulls down the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:22 | Houston | David Adams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-17 |
| 12:03 | VMI | Alvin Smiley is fouled on the floor by David Adams - foul #1 on David Adams, team foul #2 | 9-17 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason McCarl (SF) Robert Harper | |
| 11:50 | VMI | Tony Byars lays it in set up by Joseph Cosner | 11-17 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Joseph Cosner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Washington (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Crippen (fresh) PF - Tony Byars (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alvin Smiley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Dembinski (fresh) SG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) SF - Jason McCarl (fresh) PF - John Sampson (fresh) C - David Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Houston | 3 seconds is called on Peter Dembinski | 11-17 |
| 11:14 | VMI | Alvin Smiley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Alvin Smiley, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Jason McCarl hits the finger roll set up by Angelo Garcia | 11-19 |
| 10:38 | VMI | Alvin Smiley drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jacob Washington | 13-19 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Peter Dembinski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-19 |
| Subs | VMI | Fred Ellenberger (SF) John Crippen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:18 | VMI | Alvin Smiley banks in the layup set up by Joseph Cosner and he's hacked by Angelo Garcia - foul #1 on Angelo Garcia, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | VMI | Don Sorensen (PF) Tony Byars | |
| Subs | Houston | Benjamin Dilley (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Andres Rossi (PF), Ronnie Weigel (C) Peter Dembinski, Angelo Garcia, John Sampson, David Adams | |
| 10:18 | VMI | Alvin Smiley makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Andres Rossi lays it up and in | 16-21 |
| 09:53 | VMI | Don Sorensen can't finish the layup but the foul's on Benjamin Dilley - foul #1 on Benjamin Dilley, team foul #4 | 16-21 |
| Subs | VMI | Joe Bennett (SG), Lee McRae (SF), Stephen Hopkins (C) Joseph Cosner, Jacob Washington, Alvin Smiley | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Pearson (PG) Benjamin Dilley | |
| 09:53 | VMI | Don Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:53 | VMI | Don Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 09:28 | VMI | Joe Bennett grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 08:59 | VMI | Fred Ellenberger misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Andres Rossi - foul #1 on Andres Rossi, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | VMI | Tony Byars (PF), Alvin Smiley (C) Don Sorensen, Stephen Hopkins | |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (SG), Robert Harper (SF) Michael Lee, Jason McCarl | |
| 08:59 | VMI | Fred Ellenberger misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:59 | VMI | Fred Ellenberger misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Tony Byars denies the turnaround by Robert Harper | 18-21 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Robert Harper grabs the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Robert Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Cosner (PG), Jacob Washington (SG), John Crippen (SF) Fred Ellenberger, Joe Bennett, Lee McRae | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Dembinski (PG), John Sampson (PF), David Adams (C) Edmond Pearson, Andres Rossi, Ronnie Weigel | |
| 07:55 | VMI | Alvin Smiley buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Tony Byars | 21-21 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Robert Harper banks in the layup on a nice dish by Peter Dembinski | 21-23 |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Joseph Cosner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jacob Washington (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Crippen (fresh) PF - Tony Byars (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alvin Smiley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Dembinski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Harper (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Sampson (fresh) C - David Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | VMI | Joseph Cosner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 07:23 | VMI | John Crippen gets the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:10 | VMI | Tony Byars can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 21-23 |
| 07:09 | VMI | Alvin Smiley tips it but misses | 21-23 |
| 07:08 | Houston | David Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:48 | Houston | Robert Harper can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by John Crippen - foul #1 on John Crippen, team foul #4 | 21-23 |
| Subs | VMI | Fred Ellenberger (SF), Don Sorensen (PF), Stephen Hopkins (C) John Crippen, Tony Byars, Alvin Smiley | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Lee (SG), Ronnie Weigel (C) Angelo Garcia, David Adams | |
| 06:48 | Houston | Robert Harper makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:48 | Houston | Robert Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:48 | VMI | Stephen Hopkins snags the defensive board | 21-24 |
| 06:33 | VMI | Fred Ellenberger hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 06:13 | Houston | John Sampson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jacob Washington - foul #1 on Jacob Washington, team foul #5 | 24-24 |
| Subs | VMI | Lee McRae (SF) Fred Ellenberger | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Pearson (PG), Jason McCarl (SF) Peter Dembinski, Robert Harper | |
| 06:13 | Houston | John Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 06:13 | Houston | John Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 05:45 | VMI | Don Sorensen drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Cosner | 26-26 |
| 05:24 | Houston | Don Sorensen blocks the short jumper by Jason McCarl | 26-26 |
| 05:22 | VMI | Jacob Washington grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 05:04 | VMI | Don Sorensen clanks a turnaround from the right block | 26-26 |
| 05:02 | Houston | John Sampson snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Jacob Washington - foul #2 on Jacob Washington, team foul #6 | 26-26 |
| Subs | VMI | Fred Ellenberger (PG), Joe Bennett (SG), Tony Byars (PF), Alvin Smiley (C) Joseph Cosner, Jacob Washington, Don Sorensen, Stephen Hopkins | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Dembinski (PG), Robert Harper (SF), Andres Rossi (PF) Edmond Pearson, Jason McCarl, John Sampson | |
| 04:47 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Ronnie Weigel makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:36 | VMI | Ronnie Weigel takes the ball from Lee McRae | 26-28 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Andres Rossi misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Alvin Smiley - foul #2 on Alvin Smiley, team foul #7 | 26-28 |
| Subs | VMI | John Crippen (SF), Stephen Hopkins (C) Lee McRae, Alvin Smiley | |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (SG), David Adams (C) Michael Lee, Ronnie Weigel | |
| 04:20 | Houston | Andres Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Andres Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 04:10 | VMI | Fred Ellenberger knocks in the floater from the left side | 28-30 |
| 03:52 | Houston | John Crippen is called for the reach on Andres Rossi - foul #2 on John Crippen, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | VMI | Alvin Smiley (C) Stephen Hopkins | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:52 | Houston | Andres Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Andres Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:36 | VMI | Fred Ellenberger is fouled on the floor by Andres Rossi - foul #2 on Andres Rossi, team foul #6 | 28-32 |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Pearson (PG) Peter Dembinski | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Fred Ellenberger (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joe Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Crippen (fresh) PF - Tony Byars (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alvin Smiley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Pearson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Harper (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:15 | VMI | Tony Byars blows the layup but he's fouled by Edmond Pearson - foul #1 on Edmond Pearson, team foul #7 | 28-32 |
| Subs | VMI | Joseph Cosner (PG), Jacob Washington (SG) Joe Bennett, John Crippen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:15 | VMI | Tony Byars makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:15 | VMI | Tony Byars misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 03:15 | Houston | David Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Edmond Pearson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 03:03 | VMI | Alvin Smiley gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 02:47 | VMI | Andres Rossi steps in front of the Tony Byars pass | 29-32 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Edmond Pearson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 02:22 | Houston | David Adams misses the tip | 29-32 |
| 02:20 | VMI | Joseph Cosner grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 01:57 | VMI | Alvin Smiley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Andres Rossi pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Jacob Washington takes the ball from Robert Harper | 29-32 |
| 01:38 | VMI | Jacob Washington lays it up and in | 31-32 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Andres Rossi is hacked by Tony Byars - foul #1 on Tony Byars, team foul #9 | 31-32 |
| Subs | VMI | Joe Bennett (PG), Robert McKlveen (SG), Lee McRae (SF), Don Sorensen (PF) Joseph Cosner, Jacob Washington, Fred Ellenberger, Tony Byars | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Dembinski (PG), Michael Lee (SG), Jason McCarl (SF), Ronnie Weigel (C) Edmond Pearson, Angelo Garcia, Robert Harper, David Adams | |
| 01:13 | Houston | Andres Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:13 | VMI | The rebound goes to Alvin Smiley | 31-32 |
| 00:50 | VMI | Don Sorensen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Jason McCarl pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Jason McCarl is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jason McCarl, team foul #8 | 31-32 |
| Subs | VMI | Stephen Hopkins (C) Alvin Smiley | |
| Subs | Houston | John Sampson (PF) Andres Rossi | |
| 00:04 | VMI | Don Sorensen throws it down on a great pass from Joe Bennett | 33-32 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Michael Lee comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 33-32 |