| Lineup | Temple | PG - Thomas Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mario Rodriguez (fresh) PF - William Swasey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edmond Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Marion Ling inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Houston | Donald Doll is hacked by Roland Mathis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Roland Mathis, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:49 | Houston | Marion Ling misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 19:47 | Temple | Edmond Taylor snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 19:29 | Temple | Roland Mathis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 19:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Cooper | 34-28 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bishop - foul #1 on Thomas Bishop, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Mark Schweickert drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Vierthaler and the foul's on William Swasey - foul #3 on William Swasey, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Vincent (PF) William Swasey | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:09 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:55 | Temple | Roland Mathis drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-31 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Mark Schweickert buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Cooper | 37-33 |
| 18:23 | Temple | Roland Mathis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 18:22 | Temple | Bruce Vincent can't tip it in | 37-33 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Mark Schweickert pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Donald Doll buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marion Ling and he's hacked by Thomas Bishop - foul #2 on Thomas Bishop, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Temple | Andres Mancini (PG), Martin Johnson (SG), Marvin Spann (SF), Richard Brooks (C) Thomas Bishop, Roland Mathis, Mario Rodriguez, Edmond Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Kevin Cooper | |
| 18:07 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:57 | Temple | Bruce Vincent can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Schweickert - foul #2 on Mark Schweickert, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Paul Nowak (SF) Donald Doll, Marion Ling | |
| 17:57 | Temple | Bruce Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:57 | Temple | Bruce Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Mark Schweickert comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Brooks - foul #2 on Richard Brooks, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Temple | Manchu Xiao (C) Bruce Vincent | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:47 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:30 | Temple | Andres Mancini is fouled on the floor by Fred Burnett - foul #2 on Fred Burnett, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lars Wisinski (PF) Mark Schweickert | |
| 17:16 | Temple | Richard Brooks lays it in set up by Andres Mancini and he's fouled by Lars Wisinski - foul #1 on Lars Wisinski, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| 17:16 | Temple | Richard Brooks makes the free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Martin Johnson steps in front of the Paul Nowak pass in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| 17:04 | Temple | Martin Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Marion Ling (SF) Fred Burnett, Paul Nowak | |
| 16:49 | Houston | Marion Ling can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 16:48 | Temple | Richard Brooks gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:39 | Temple | Andres Mancini comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-37 |
| 16:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Umi Abdula | 41-37 |
| 16:10 | Houston | Marion Ling hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 16:03 | Temple | Martin Johnson dunks the ball set up by Andres Mancini | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Andres Mancini (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Spann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Manchu Xiao (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fairly fresh) SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lars Wisinski (fresh) C - Umi Abdula (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 43-40 |
| 15:44 | Temple | Martin Johnson pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:22 | Temple | The short jumper by Martin Johnson is denied by Lars Wisinski | 43-40 |
| 15:20 | Temple | Manchu Xiao pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:04 | Temple | Marvin Spann comes up short on the shot from the left side | 43-40 |
| 15:02 | Temple | Manchu Xiao tips it in | 45-40 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Umi Abdula is hacked by Manchu Xiao in the backcourt - foul #3 on Manchu Xiao, team foul #6 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Bishop (PG), Roland Mathis (SG), Mario Rodriguez (SF), William Swasey (PF), Edmond Taylor (C) Andres Mancini, Martin Johnson, Marvin Spann, Richard Brooks, Manchu Xiao | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Mark Schweickert (PF), Kevin Cooper (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Dikembe Ahmadi, Marion Ling, Lars Wisinski, Umi Abdula | |
| 14:39 | Houston | Paul Nowak is open but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 14:37 | Temple | The rebound goes to Edmond Taylor | 45-40 |
| 14:17 | Temple | Thomas Bishop misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 14:16 | Temple | William Swasey tips it back up and in | 47-40 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Donald Doll is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 13:44 | Temple | Roland Mathis makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Bishop | 50-42 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Paul Nowak is open but comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 50-42 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Paul Nowak grabs the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Donald Doll misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-42 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Paul Nowak tips it back up and in | 50-44 |
| 12:57 | Temple | Edmond Taylor connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Bishop | 53-44 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Donald Doll can't finish the layup | 53-44 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Kevin Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Donald Doll misses short on a floater from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 12:29 | Temple | Edmond Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 12:13 | Temple | Edmond Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 12:11 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 11:56 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 53-44 |
| 11:55 | Houston | Mark Schweickert grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Thomas Bishop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roland Mathis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mario Rodriguez (fairly fresh) PF - William Swasey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Edmond Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Nowak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Cooper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:53 | Houston | Donald Doll is hacked by Thomas Bishop in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Bishop, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Temple | Andres Mancini (PG), Martin Johnson (SG), Robert Hancock (SF), Bruce Vincent (PF) Thomas Bishop, Roland Mathis, Mario Rodriguez, William Swasey | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Marion Ling (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF), James Combs (C) Fred Burnett, Paul Nowak, Mark Schweickert, Kevin Cooper | |
| 11:53 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:29 | Temple | Bruce Vincent misses short on a 3 from straight away | 53-46 |
| 11:27 | Houston | James Combs gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Marion Ling comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Hancock - foul #1 on Robert Hancock, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Temple | Richard Brooks (C) Edmond Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Umi Abdula (C) Donald Doll, James Combs | |
| 11:23 | Houston | Marion Ling misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 11:11 | Temple | Bruce Vincent clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 11:09 | Temple | Bruce Vincent gets the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 10:54 | Temple | Richard Brooks can't connect on a runner from the left block | 53-47 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Marion Ling grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Marion Ling misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 10:37 | Temple | The rebound goes to Bruce Vincent | 53-47 |
| 10:19 | Temple | Bruce Vincent blows the layup | 53-47 |
| 10:17 | Temple | Martin Johnson snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 10:04 | Temple | Martin Johnson connects on the shot from the right block | 55-47 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Bishop (PG), Roland Mathis (SG), Marvin Spann (SF), William Swasey (PF), Manchu Xiao (C) Andres Mancini, Martin Johnson, Robert Hancock, Bruce Vincent, Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | Houston | James Combs (SG), Mark Schweickert (PF), Kevin Cooper (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Lars Wisinski, Umi Abdula | |
| 09:42 | Temple | Thomas Bishop's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Paul Nowak (SF) Daniel Vierthaler, Marion Ling | |
| 09:28 | Houston | Mark Schweickert lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fred Burnett | 55-49 |
| 09:05 | Temple | Mark Schweickert denies the turnaround by Manchu Xiao | 55-49 |
| 09:03 | Houston | Paul Nowak snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 08:47 | Houston | James Combs is fouled on the floor by Manchu Xiao - foul #4 on Manchu Xiao, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Temple | Mario Rodriguez (SF), Edmond Taylor (C) Marvin Spann, Manchu Xiao | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Doll (SG) Kevin Cooper | |
| 08:47 | Houston | James Combs makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 08:47 | Houston | James Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 08:29 | Temple | Edmond Taylor is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Edmond Taylor, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Hancock (SF) Mario Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SF), Umi Abdula (C) Paul Nowak, James Combs | |
| 08:11 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Doll | 55-54 |
| 07:47 | Temple | Robert Hancock misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Umi Abdula grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Thomas Bishop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roland Mathis (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Hancock (fresh) PF - William Swasey (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Edmond Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Houston | Donald Doll knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Fred Burnett and the foul's on Roland Mathis - foul #3 on Roland Mathis, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Temple | Andres Mancini (PG), Martin Johnson (SG), Bruce Vincent (PF), Richard Brooks (C) Thomas Bishop, Roland Mathis, William Swasey, Edmond Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Lars Wisinski (PF) Fred Burnett, Mark Schweickert | |
| 07:40 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:17 | Temple | Marion Ling takes the ball from Robert Hancock | 55-57 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Martin Johnson - foul #1 on Martin Johnson, team foul #12 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Temple | Marvin Spann (SF) Robert Hancock | |
| Subs | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), James Combs (C) Donald Doll, Marion Ling, Umi Abdula | |
| 07:00 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:00 | Temple | Martin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 06:42 | Temple | Andres Mancini comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-57 |
| 06:41 | Temple | Richard Brooks hits the follow up shot | 57-57 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Lars Wisinski connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 57-59 |
| 06:09 | Temple | Bruce Vincent hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Brooks | 59-59 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Paul Nowak's pass is intercepted by Martin Johnson | 59-59 |
| 05:46 | Temple | Martin Johnson blows the layup | 59-59 |
| 05:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Paul Nowak | 59-59 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Richard Brooks swats the shot by Daniel Vierthaler | 59-59 |
| 05:39 | Temple | The rebound goes to Marvin Spann | 59-59 |
| 05:22 | Temple | Bruce Vincent knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Marvin Spann and he's fouled by Lars Wisinski - foul #2 on Lars Wisinski, team foul #4 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Bishop (PG), Roland Mathis (SG), Mario Rodriguez (SF), Edmond Taylor (C) Andres Mancini, Martin Johnson, Marvin Spann, Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Marion Ling (SF), Mark Schweickert (PF), Kevin Cooper (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Dikembe Ahmadi, Paul Nowak, Lars Wisinski, James Combs | |
| 05:22 | Temple | Bruce Vincent makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Kevin Cooper is alone and drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Schweickert | 62-61 |
| 04:50 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 04:48 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez tips it in | 64-61 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Roland Mathis steals it from Kevin Cooper | 64-61 |
| 04:34 | Temple | Thomas Bishop slams it home on a nice dish by Roland Mathis | 66-61 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Kevin Cooper can't finish the layup | 66-61 |
| 04:14 | Temple | Edmond Taylor grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 04:01 | Temple | Bruce Vincent is hacked by Marion Ling - foul #2 on Marion Ling, team foul #5 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Temple | Robert Hancock (SF), William Swasey (PF), Manchu Xiao (C) Mario Rodriguez, Bruce Vincent, Edmond Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Umi Abdula (C) Donald Doll, Kevin Cooper | |
| 03:48 | Temple | Thomas Bishop knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Manchu Xiao and the foul's on Marion Ling - foul #3 on Marion Ling, team foul #6 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG) Fred Burnett | |
| 03:48 | Temple | Thomas Bishop makes the free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Houston | Robert Hancock is called for the reach on Dikembe Ahmadi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Hancock, team foul #13 | 69-61 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Thomas Bishop (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roland Mathis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Hancock (fresh) PF - William Swasey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Manchu Xiao (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Temple | Thomas Bishop misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 69-62 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Umi Abdula snags the defensive board | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Houston | Marion Ling connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Daniel Vierthaler | 69-65 |
| 02:56 | Temple | Robert Hancock misses badly on a shot from the right block | 69-65 |
| 02:54 | Temple | Robert Hancock pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 02:54 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Temple | Andres Mancini (PG), Martin Johnson (SG), Mario Rodriguez (SF), Richard Brooks (PF), Edmond Taylor (C) Thomas Bishop, Roland Mathis, Robert Hancock, William Swasey, Manchu Xiao | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Doll (SG), Kevin Cooper (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Umi Abdula | |
| 02:43 | Temple | Andres Mancini is hacked by Daniel Vierthaler - foul #1 on Daniel Vierthaler, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| 02:43 | Temple | Andres Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Mark Schweickert gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Martin Johnson is called for the reach on Daniel Vierthaler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Johnson, team foul #14 | 69-65 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:36 | Temple | Richard Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 69-66 |
| 02:21 | Temple | Andres Mancini buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Martin Johnson | 72-66 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 72-69 |
| 01:59 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Bishop (PG), Roland Mathis (SG), William Swasey (PF) Andres Mancini, Martin Johnson, Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:41 | Temple | Thomas Bishop drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roland Mathis | 74-69 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Mark Schweickert scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marion Ling | 74-71 |
| 01:20 | Temple | William Swasey is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on William Swasey, team foul #15 | 74-71 |
| 01:15 | Houston | William Swasey is called for the reach on Mark Schweickert in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Swasey, team foul #16 | 74-71 |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Vincent (PF) William Swasey | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:15 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 01:00 | Temple | Bruce Vincent double dribbles | 74-72 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler is hacked by Roland Mathis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roland Mathis, team foul #17 | 74-72 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the 1st free throw | 74-73 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 00:37 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 74-74 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Donald Doll gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Houston | Marion Ling misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 74-74 |
| 00:06 | Temple | Bruce Vincent gets the rebound | 74-74 |
| 00:06 | Temple | Temple calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Temple | Thomas Bishop clanks a shot from the baseline | 74-74 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Daniel Vierthaler | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Thomas Bishop (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roland Mathis (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Mario Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Vincent (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Edmond Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Houston | Kevin Cooper wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:57 | Houston | Donald Doll is fouled in the backcourt by Edmond Taylor - foul #3 on Edmond Taylor, team foul #18 | 74-74 |
| Subs | Temple | Andres Mancini (SG) Roland Mathis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:57 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 04:38 | Temple | Bruce Vincent slams it home set up by Andres Mancini | 76-76 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Donald Doll is hacked by Edmond Taylor - foul #4 on Edmond Taylor, team foul #19 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Temple | Martin Johnson (SG), Marvin Spann (SF) Thomas Bishop, Mario Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:11 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 03:58 | Temple | Edmond Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 76-78 |
| 03:57 | Temple | Bruce Vincent tips it home | 78-78 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 78-78 |
| 03:32 | Temple | Andres Mancini gets the rebound | 78-78 |
| 03:17 | Temple | Bruce Vincent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-78 |
| Subs | Temple | Roland Mathis (SG), Richard Brooks (PF), Manchu Xiao (C) Andres Mancini, Bruce Vincent, Edmond Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Kevin Cooper | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Fred Burnett's pass is intercepted by Martin Johnson | 78-78 |
| 02:58 | Temple | Martin Johnson lays it up and in | 80-78 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 80-78 |
| Subs | Temple | Thomas Bishop (PG), Mario Rodriguez (SF), Edmond Taylor (C) Martin Johnson, Marvin Spann, Manchu Xiao | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| 02:46 | Houston | Donald Doll connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Mark Schweickert | 80-80 |
| 02:34 | Temple | Thomas Bishop misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-80 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Donald Doll pulls down the rebound | 80-80 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Marion Ling hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Schweickert | 80-83 |
| 02:12 | Temple | Richard Brooks is called for traveling | 80-83 |
| Subs | Temple | Bruce Vincent (PF) Richard Brooks | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Cooper (C) Umi Abdula | |
| 01:52 | Houston | Marion Ling hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 80-83 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Kevin Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 80-83 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Kevin Cooper knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Daniel Vierthaler | 80-85 |
| 01:26 | Temple | Roland Mathis misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 80-85 |
| 01:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to Daniel Vierthaler | 80-85 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Schweickert | 80-88 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:01 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 83-88 |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Thomas Bishop (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roland Mathis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SF - Mario Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Vincent (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Edmond Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marion Ling (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Schweickert (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kevin Cooper (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Houston | Mark Schweickert's dunk attempt is rejected by Mario Rodriguez | 83-88 |
| 00:35 | Temple | Bruce Vincent snags the defensive board | 83-88 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-88 |
| 00:27 | Temple | Bruce Vincent snags the offensive board | 83-88 |
| 00:23 | Temple | Roland Mathis is called for traveling | 83-88 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG) Daniel Vierthaler | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Houston | Mark Schweickert is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bishop - foul #4 on Thomas Bishop, team foul #20 | 83-88 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 1st free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 2nd free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:17 | Temple | Thomas Bishop can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-90 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Donald Doll snags the defensive board | 83-90 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Donald Doll is hacked by Roland Mathis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roland Mathis, team foul #21 | 83-90 |
| Subs | Temple | Andres Mancini (SG) Roland Mathis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 1st free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 2nd free throw | 83-92 |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 83-92 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG) Fred Burnett | |
| 00:09 | Temple | Thomas Bishop loses the ball out of bounds | 83-92 |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG) Daniel Vierthaler | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Andres Mancini is called for the reach on Donald Doll in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andres Mancini, team foul #22 | 83-92 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 1st free throw | 83-93 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 2nd free throw | 83-94 |
| 00:01 | Temple | Mario Rodriguez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 83-94 |
| 00:00 | Temple | The clock runs out | 83-94 |