| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alan Luckett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Calahan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Hubert Sweeting (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Maisonet (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Voss (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Hubert Sweeting inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Cleveland State | Patrick Calahan drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Hubert Sweeting | 36-36 |
| 19:36 | Houston | Donald Doll throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-36 |
| 19:25 | Cleveland State | Hubert Sweeting connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Calahan | 36-39 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Donald Doll drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 19:03 | Cleveland State | Timothy Voss misses short on a jump hook from close range | 39-39 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Marion Ling snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Hubert Sweeting is called for the reach on Marion Ling - foul #1 on Hubert Sweeting, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Marion Ling comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler tips it home | 41-39 |
| 18:17 | Cleveland State | Clarence Maisonet slams it home | 41-41 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Clarence Maisonet is called for the reach on Kevin Cooper - foul #2 on Clarence Maisonet, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Marion Ling connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Mark Schweickert | 44-41 |
| 17:11 | Cleveland State | Hubert Sweeting scores on a shot from the right block | 44-43 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Kevin Cooper jams it set up by Donald Doll | 46-43 |
| 16:49 | Cleveland State | Hubert Sweeting misses the easy layup | 46-43 |
| 16:47 | Cleveland State | Timothy Voss tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 16:46 | Cleveland State | Timothy Voss snags the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 16:26 | Cleveland State | Marion Ling is called for the reach on Hubert Sweeting - foul #2 on Marion Ling, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Marion Ling, Mark Schweickert, Kevin Cooper | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher Williams (PG), Richard Plata (SG), Curtis Prevost (SF), Richard Murphy (PF), Alan Lewis (C) Alan Luckett, Patrick Calahan, Hubert Sweeting, Clarence Maisonet, Timothy Voss | |
| 16:13 | Cleveland State | Umi Abdula denies the turnaround by Richard Murphy | 46-43 |
| 16:11 | Cleveland State | Richard Murphy grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 16:02 | Cleveland State | Christopher Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-43 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi grabs the board | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Nowak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lars Wisinski (fresh) C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Christopher Williams (fresh) SG - Richard Plata (fresh) SF - Curtis Prevost (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Alan Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Houston | Fred Burnett scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Nowak | 49-43 |
| 15:49 | Cleveland State | Christopher Williams misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 15:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ahmadi | 49-43 |
| 15:42 | Houston | The short jumper by Dikembe Ahmadi is denied by Richard Murphy | 49-43 |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Richard Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 15:24 | Cleveland State | Umi Abdula is called for the reach on Alan Lewis - foul #1 on Umi Abdula, team foul #2 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SF), Mark Schweickert (PF) Paul Nowak, Lars Wisinski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Calahan (SG) Richard Plata | |
| 15:08 | Cleveland State | Umi Abdula steals it from Alan Lewis | 49-43 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Fred Burnett is hacked by Christopher Williams - foul #3 on Christopher Williams, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Hubert Sweeting (SF), Clarence Maisonet (PF) Curtis Prevost, Alan Lewis | |
| 14:39 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-43 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Umi Abdula snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Mark Schweickert connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Vierthaler | 51-43 |
| 14:07 | Cleveland State | Clarence Maisonet comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 14:06 | Cleveland State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Maisonet | 51-43 |
| 13:50 | Cleveland State | Clarence Maisonet can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Mark Schweickert grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Hubert Sweeting - foul #2 on Hubert Sweeting, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Nowak (SF), Kevin Cooper (C) Marion Ling, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alan Luckett (PG), Curtis Prevost (SG), Timothy Voss (C) Christopher Williams, Patrick Calahan, Richard Murphy | |
| 13:37 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 13:17 | Cleveland State | Hubert Sweeting clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-43 |
| 13:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Doll | 53-43 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses badly on a floater in the lane | 53-43 |
| 12:56 | Cleveland State | Timothy Voss snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 12:44 | Cleveland State | Hubert Sweeting lays it in set up by Clarence Maisonet | 53-45 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Paul Nowak hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 12:19 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Hubert Sweeting | 53-45 |
| 11:57 | Cleveland State | Mark Schweickert takes the ball from Curtis Prevost | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Nowak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alan Luckett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Curtis Prevost (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hubert Sweeting (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Maisonet (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Voss (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:53 | Houston | Hubert Sweeting takes the ball from Donald Doll | 53-45 |
| 11:37 | Cleveland State | Clarence Maisonet misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Nowak - foul #1 on Paul Nowak, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Marion Ling (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Paul Nowak, Mark Schweickert, Kevin Cooper | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Calahan (SG) Hubert Sweeting | |
| 11:37 | Cleveland State | Clarence Maisonet makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:37 | Cleveland State | Clarence Maisonet makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Umi Abdula is hacked by Alan Luckett - foul #1 on Alan Luckett, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher Williams (PG), Richard Murphy (PF) Alan Luckett, Clarence Maisonet | |
| 10:58 | Houston | Marion Ling can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-47 |
| 10:57 | Cleveland State | Richard Murphy snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 10:33 | Cleveland State | Patrick Calahan comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-47 |
| 10:32 | Cleveland State | Timothy Voss snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 10:21 | Cleveland State | Timothy Voss misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 10:20 | Houston | The rebound goes to Lars Wisinski | 53-47 |
| 09:54 | Houston | Umi Abdula misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Christopher Williams - foul #4 on Christopher Williams, team foul #6 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Mark Schweickert (PF) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Lars Wisinski | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alan Luckett (PG), Richard Plata (SF), Alan Lewis (C) Christopher Williams, Curtis Prevost, Timothy Voss | |
| 09:54 | Houston | Umi Abdula misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:54 | Houston | Umi Abdula makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Richard Plata misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Umi Abdula - foul #2 on Umi Abdula, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Cooper (C) Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Hubert Sweeting (SF) Patrick Calahan | |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Richard Plata makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:36 | Cleveland State | Richard Plata makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:22 | Houston | Donald Doll misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler tips it home | 56-49 |
| 09:04 | Cleveland State | Daniel Vierthaler picks off the pass by Alan Luckett | 56-49 |
| 08:51 | Houston | Kevin Cooper lays it in set up by Daniel Vierthaler and he's hacked by Alan Lewis - foul #1 on Alan Lewis, team foul #7 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Patrick Calahan (SG), Clarence Maisonet (PF) Richard Plata, Alan Lewis | |
| 08:51 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 08:25 | Cleveland State | Hubert Sweeting clanks a 3 from straight away | 59-49 |
| 08:23 | Cleveland State | Alan Luckett pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 08:08 | Cleveland State | Clarence Maisonet drills a shot from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 07:46 | Houston | A charge is called on Marion Ling - foul #3 on Marion Ling, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Paul Nowak (SF) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Marion Ling | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher Williams (PG), Curtis Prevost (SF), Timothy Voss (C) Alan Luckett, Hubert Sweeting, Richard Murphy | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Nowak (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Patrick Calahan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Prevost (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Maisonet (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Voss (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Cleveland State | Curtis Prevost is whistled for traveling | 59-51 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Mark Schweickert connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-51 |
| 06:46 | Cleveland State | Kevin Cooper is called for the reach on Christopher Williams - foul #3 on Kevin Cooper, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Lars Wisinski (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Fred Burnett, Mark Schweickert, Kevin Cooper | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Hubert Sweeting (SF), Alan Lewis (PF) Curtis Prevost, Clarence Maisonet | |
| 06:33 | Cleveland State | Hubert Sweeting misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-51 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Lars Wisinski misses short on a floater from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 06:13 | Cleveland State | Hubert Sweeting pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 06:08 | Cleveland State | Patrick Calahan's fadeaway is rejected by Umi Abdula | 61-51 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Lars Wisinski grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler's fadeaway is rejected by Alan Lewis | 61-51 |
| 05:59 | Cleveland State | Alan Lewis pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:54 | Cleveland State | Hubert Sweeting hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Lars Wisinski grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Doll (SG), Marion Ling (SF), Mark Schweickert (PF), Kevin Cooper (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Paul Nowak, Lars Wisinski, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Alan Luckett (PG), Clarence Maisonet (PF) Christopher Williams, Alan Lewis | |
| 05:38 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-51 |
| 05:36 | Cleveland State | Hubert Sweeting grabs the board | 61-51 |
| 05:32 | Cleveland State | Clarence Maisonet is whistled for traveling | 61-51 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-51 |
| 04:53 | Cleveland State | Timothy Voss hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 63-51 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Kevin Cooper pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:27 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Donald Doll | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:13 | Cleveland State | Patrick Calahan loses the dribble to Marion Ling | 65-51 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Timothy Voss steals it from Kevin Cooper | 65-51 |
| 03:45 | Cleveland State | The jumper by Alan Luckett is denied by Kevin Cooper | 65-51 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler pulls down the rebound | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Alan Luckett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Calahan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hubert Sweeting (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Maisonet (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Voss (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Houston | Donald Doll is hacked by Hubert Sweeting - foul #3 on Hubert Sweeting, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Paul Nowak (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Marion Ling, Mark Schweickert, Kevin Cooper | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Christopher Williams (PG), Richard Plata (SG), Curtis Prevost (SF), Richard Murphy (PF), Alan Lewis (C) Alan Luckett, Patrick Calahan, Hubert Sweeting, Clarence Maisonet, Timothy Voss | |
| 03:21 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 03:21 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 03:14 | Cleveland State | Christopher Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Lars Wisinski | 67-51 |
| 03:13 | Cleveland State | Alan Lewis tips it but misses | 67-51 |
| 03:12 | Cleveland State | Curtis Prevost tips it back up and in | 67-53 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Lars Wisinski knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Doll | 69-53 |
| 02:37 | Cleveland State | Donald Doll steals the ball from Richard Plata | 69-53 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Donald Doll misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Umi Abdula tips it in | 71-53 |
| 01:56 | Cleveland State | Richard Plata misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-53 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Umi Abdula snags the defensive board | 71-53 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Lars Wisinski is hacked by Richard Murphy - foul #3 on Richard Murphy, team foul #9 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi (SG) Donald Doll | |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| 01:37 | Houston | Lars Wisinski makes the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Lars Wisinski misses the 2nd free throw | 72-53 |
| 01:37 | Cleveland State | Richard Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 72-53 |
| 01:22 | Cleveland State | Richard Plata misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-53 |
| 01:20 | Houston | The rebound goes to Paul Nowak | 72-53 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Umi Abdula is hacked by Alan Lewis - foul #2 on Alan Lewis, team foul #10 | 72-53 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Umi Abdula misses the 1st free throw | 72-53 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Umi Abdula makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Cleveland State | Alan Lewis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-53 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Lars Wisinski gets the rebound | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Houston | Paul Nowak knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Fred Burnett | 75-53 |
| 00:20 | Cleveland State | Umi Abdula blocks the short jumper by Richard Plata | 75-53 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Paul Nowak gets the rebound | 75-53 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Fred Burnett runs out the clock | 75-53 |