| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Kenneth James (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Winchell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wilfred Hart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Salvaggio (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Armand (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Bonaventure | Wilfred Hart inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | St. Bonaventure | Wilfred Hart connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Salvaggio | 34-28 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Donald Doll is hacked by Douglas Winchell - foul #1 on Douglas Winchell, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler is whistled for a carry | 34-28 |
| 18:51 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Armand hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Marion Ling pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Kevin Cooper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 18:32 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Marion Ling | 34-28 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Vierthaler | 37-28 |
| 17:56 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Armand scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Douglas Winchell | 37-30 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Michael Salvaggio is called for the reach on Daniel Vierthaler - foul #3 on Michael Salvaggio, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Jack McKeever (PF) Michael Salvaggio | |
| 17:23 | Houston | Kevin Cooper is fouled on the floor by Steven Armand - foul #2 on Steven Armand, team foul #3 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Umi Abdula (C) Kevin Cooper | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Kohler (SG), Alfredo Velez (PF), Leonardo Conti (C) Douglas Winchell, Wilfred Hart, Steven Armand | |
| 17:08 | Houston | Marion Ling is hacked by Jack McKeever - foul #1 on Jack McKeever, team foul #4 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 16:59 | Houston | Fred Burnett drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Marion Ling | 40-30 |
| 16:51 | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Kohler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 40-30 |
| 16:49 | St. Bonaventure | Jack McKeever pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 16:39 | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Kohler is whistled for traveling | 40-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Nowak (SF) Marion Ling | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Abraham Lamb (PF) Kenneth James | |
| 16:23 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses short on a shot from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Paul Nowak hits the follow up shot | 42-30 |
| 16:02 | St. Bonaventure | Leonardo Conti comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 16:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Paul Nowak | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) SF - Paul Nowak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ernest Kohler (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonardo Conti (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack McKeever (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Abraham Lamb (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alfredo Velez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Houston | Fred Burnett is whistled for a carry | 42-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Marion Ling (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF), Kevin Cooper (C) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Paul Nowak, Mark Schweickert, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth James (PG), Douglas Winchell (SG), Wilfred Hart (SF), Michael Salvaggio (PF), Steven Armand (C) Ernest Kohler, Leonardo Conti, Jack McKeever, Abraham Lamb, Alfredo Velez | |
| 15:33 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Winchell is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Douglas Winchell, team foul #5 | 42-30 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Kevin Cooper's floater is tipped away by Michael Salvaggio | 42-30 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Lars Wisinski gets the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Donald Doll clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-30 |
| 14:57 | St. Bonaventure | Wilfred Hart pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 14:39 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth James makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Douglas Winchell | 42-33 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Kevin Cooper hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Donald Doll | 44-33 |
| 14:04 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Winchell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 14:02 | Houston | Lars Wisinski gets the rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Lars Wisinski comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 13:52 | St. Bonaventure | Wilfred Hart snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 13:38 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth James drills a jumper in the paint | 44-35 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Lars Wisinski scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Vierthaler | 46-35 |
| 13:08 | St. Bonaventure | Kevin Cooper is called for the reach on Douglas Winchell - foul #2 on Kevin Cooper, team foul #1 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Mark Schweickert (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Marion Ling, Lars Wisinski, Kevin Cooper | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Kohler (PG), Leonardo Conti (SG), Jack McKeever (SF), Alfredo Velez (C) Kenneth James, Douglas Winchell, Wilfred Hart, Steven Armand | |
| 12:51 | St. Bonaventure | Alfredo Velez hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Umi Abdula - foul #1 on Umi Abdula, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| 12:51 | St. Bonaventure | Alfredo Velez misses the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:51 | St. Bonaventure | Alfredo Velez misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Umi Abdula gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Paul Nowak blows the layup but the foul's on Leonardo Conti - foul #2 on Leonardo Conti, team foul #6 | 46-35 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Paul Nowak makes the 1st free throw | 47-35 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Paul Nowak misses the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 12:30 | St. Bonaventure | Alfredo Velez gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 12:16 | St. Bonaventure | Alfredo Velez clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Mark Schweickert grabs the board | 47-35 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Fred Burnett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-35 |
| 12:08 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Salvaggio grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 11:50 | St. Bonaventure | Jack McKeever buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Kohler | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) SF - Paul Nowak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Ernest Kohler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leonardo Conti (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack McKeever (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Salvaggio (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alfredo Velez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Umi Abdula makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Dikembe Ahmadi | 49-38 |
| 11:22 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Salvaggio is hacked by Mark Schweickert - foul #2 on Mark Schweickert, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Marion Ling (SF) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Paul Nowak | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth James (PG), Wilfred Hart (SF), Steven Armand (C) Leonardo Conti, Michael Salvaggio, Alfredo Velez | |
| 11:06 | St. Bonaventure | Wilfred Hart is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Wilfred Hart, team foul #7 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Cooper (C) Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | | |
| 10:50 | Houston | Kenneth James steals it from Mark Schweickert | 49-38 |
| 10:38 | St. Bonaventure | Donald Doll takes the ball from Kenneth James | 49-38 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-38 |
| 10:22 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Steven Armand | 49-38 |
| 10:08 | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Kohler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 10:06 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth James grabs the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 09:54 | St. Bonaventure | Steven Armand comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 09:52 | Houston | Marion Ling grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the jumper from the baseline | 51-38 |
| 09:06 | St. Bonaventure | Wilfred Hart misses short on a jump hook from close range | 51-38 |
| 09:05 | St. Bonaventure | Jack McKeever grabs the offensive board | 51-38 |
| 08:46 | St. Bonaventure | Jack McKeever can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-38 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Donald Doll pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses the easy layup but the foul's on Wilfred Hart - foul #3 on Wilfred Hart, team foul #8 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Marion Ling, Mark Schweickert | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Winchell (SG), Alfredo Velez (SF), Michael Salvaggio (PF), Leonardo Conti (C) Ernest Kohler, Wilfred Hart, Jack McKeever, Steven Armand | |
| 08:18 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 08:18 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Salvaggio grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 07:56 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Winchell connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Umi Abdula (C) Kevin Cooper | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | John Rohr (PG) Kenneth James | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Nowak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lars Wisinski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - John Rohr (fresh) SG - Douglas Winchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfredo Velez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Salvaggio (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonardo Conti (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 07:27 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Salvaggio comes up short on the runner from close range | 51-40 |
| 07:26 | Houston | Paul Nowak snags the defensive board | 51-40 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Umi Abdula is fouled on the floor by Douglas Winchell - foul #3 on Douglas Winchell, team foul #9 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Marion Ling (SF) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Paul Nowak | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Kohler (PG) John Rohr | |
| 07:04 | Houston | Umi Abdula makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Umi Abdula misses the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 07:04 | St. Bonaventure | The rebound goes to Michael Salvaggio | 52-40 |
| 06:38 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Salvaggio hits a runner near the basket set up by Ernest Kohler | 52-42 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Marion Ling connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Daniel Vierthaler | 55-42 |
| 06:13 | St. Bonaventure | Umi Abdula is called for the reach on Douglas Winchell - foul #2 on Umi Abdula, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Schweickert (PF) Lars Wisinski | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth James (PG), Wilfred Hart (SF), Steven Armand (C) Ernest Kohler, Alfredo Velez, Leonardo Conti | |
| 06:01 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth James misses the easy layup | 55-42 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Donald Doll gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:36 | Houston | Mark Schweickert is hacked by Steven Armand - foul #3 on Steven Armand, team foul #10 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Kohler (SG) Douglas Winchell | |
| 05:36 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:14 | St. Bonaventure | Wilfred Hart drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:50 | Houston | Donald Doll can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 04:48 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Salvaggio grabs the board | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:27 | St. Bonaventure | Wilfred Hart misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 04:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to Daniel Vierthaler | 56-45 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Donald Doll hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-45 |
| 04:00 | St. Bonaventure | Wilfred Hart grabs the board | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | St. Bonaventure | Wilfred Hart connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kenneth James | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Houston | Donald Doll is hacked by Michael Salvaggio - foul #4 on Michael Salvaggio, team foul #11 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Paul Nowak (SF), Kevin Cooper (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Marion Ling, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Winchell (SG), Jack McKeever (SF), Alfredo Velez (PF), Leonardo Conti (C) Ernest Kohler, Wilfred Hart, Michael Salvaggio, Steven Armand | |
| 03:31 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Nowak (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Bonaventure | PG - Kenneth James (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Winchell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack McKeever (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Alfredo Velez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Leonardo Conti (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 03:07 | St. Bonaventure | Alfredo Velez hits a runner in the paint set up by Douglas Winchell | 58-50 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Mark Schweickert clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-50 |
| 02:53 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth James snags the defensive board | 58-50 |
| 02:53 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Marion Ling (SF) Fred Burnett, Donald Doll, Paul Nowak | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Wilfred Hart (SF), Michael Salvaggio (PF) Alfredo Velez, Leonardo Conti | |
| 02:46 | St. Bonaventure | Michael Salvaggio clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Kevin Cooper gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Mark Schweickert is fouled on the floor by Michael Salvaggio - foul #5 on Michael Salvaggio, team foul #12 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Steven Armand (C) Michael Salvaggio | |
| 02:22 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 02:06 | St. Bonaventure | Douglas Winchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-50 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Kevin Cooper snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Houston | Kevin Cooper drills a runner in the paint set up by Marion Ling | 62-50 |
| 01:38 | St. Bonaventure | Kenneth James hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Douglas Winchell | 62-52 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Kevin Cooper blows the layup | 62-52 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Mark Schweickert grabs the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Mark Schweickert scores on a floater in the paint | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | St. Bonaventure | Wilfred Hart can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 64-52 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Mark Schweickert is whistled for traveling | 64-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Paul Nowak (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Marion Ling, Mark Schweickert, Kevin Cooper | |
| Subs | St. Bonaventure | Ernest Kohler (PG), Leonardo Conti (SG), Abraham Lamb (PF), Alfredo Velez (C) Kenneth James, Douglas Winchell, Wilfred Hart, Steven Armand | |
| 00:20 | St. Bonaventure | Alfredo Velez loses the ball out of bounds | 64-52 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Fred Burnett runs out the clock | 64-52 |