| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - William Carter (fresh) SG - George Adcox (fresh) SF - Joseph Barrett (fresh) PF - Dong Huang (fresh) C - Darell Tucker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) SG - Donald Doll (fresh) SF - Marion Ling (fresh) PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Cooper wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Lafayette | Lafayette is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Donald Doll drills a jumper from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Lafayette | Dong Huang can't connect on a runner in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Kevin Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Lafayette | Dong Huang pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:34 | Lafayette | Daniel Vierthaler steals it from Darell Tucker | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Marion Ling lays it up and in on a nice dish by Daniel Vierthaler | 0-4 |
| 18:26 | Lafayette | Donald Doll steps in front of the William Carter pass in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Kevin Cooper tips it back up and in | 0-6 |
| 17:47 | Lafayette | Darell Tucker misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marion Ling - foul #1 on Marion Ling, team foul #1 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Houston | Umi Abdula (C) Kevin Cooper | |
| 17:47 | Lafayette | Darell Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:47 | Lafayette | Darell Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 1-6 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Umi Abdula gets the rebound | 1-6 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Marion Ling is fouled on the floor by William Carter - foul #1 on William Carter, team foul #1 | 1-6 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish (PF) Dong Huang | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll | |
| 17:04 | Houston | Mark Schweickert hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Fred Burnett and he's fouled by William Carter - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #2 | 1-8 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Raymond Boyd (PG), Brian Peterson (SG), Robert Allen (SF), Richard Brown (C) William Carter, George Adcox, Joseph Barrett, Darell Tucker | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Nowak (SF) Marion Ling | |
| 17:04 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the free throw | 1-9 |
| 16:40 | Lafayette | Richard Brown misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 1-9 |
| 16:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Umi Abdula | 1-9 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Mark Schweickert is hacked by Brian Peterson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Peterson, team foul #3 | 1-9 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lars Wisinski (PF) Mark Schweickert | |
| 16:15 | Houston | Lars Wisinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-9 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Dong Huang (PF) Robert Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Kevin Cooper (C) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Umi Abdula | |
| 15:53 | Lafayette | Brian Peterson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Raymond Boyd (fresh) SG - Brian Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edwin Parrish (fresh) PF - Dong Huang (fresh) C - Richard Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Nowak (fresh) PF - Lars Wisinski (fresh) C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Houston | The short jumper by Donald Doll is denied by Dong Huang | 4-9 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Kevin Cooper hits the follow up shot | 4-11 |
| 15:06 | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish jams it set up by Brian Peterson | 6-11 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Richard Brown steals it from Daniel Vierthaler | 6-11 |
| 14:25 | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish can't finish the layup | 6-11 |
| 14:24 | Lafayette | Dong Huang snags the offensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:07 | Lafayette | Richard Brown buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Peterson | 8-11 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses long on an open shot from the left side | 8-11 |
| 13:44 | Lafayette | Brian Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:39 | Lafayette | Donald Doll is called for the reach on Brian Peterson - foul #1 on Donald Doll, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Lafayette | George Adcox (SG), Joseph Barrett (SF), Robert Allen (PF), Darell Tucker (C) Brian Peterson, Edwin Parrish, Dong Huang, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Marion Ling (SF), Mark Schweickert (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Paul Nowak, Lars Wisinski, Kevin Cooper | |
| 13:20 | Lafayette | Darell Tucker misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Umi Abdula - foul #1 on Umi Abdula, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| 13:20 | Lafayette | Darell Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:20 | Lafayette | Darell Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Fred Burnett grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Mark Schweickert hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 9-11 |
| 12:52 | Lafayette | Darell Tucker pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:27 | Lafayette | Joseph Barrett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-11 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Marion Ling snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Marion Ling clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-11 |
| 12:08 | Lafayette | Robert Allen grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 11:50 | Lafayette | Marion Ling is called for the reach on Darell Tucker - foul #2 on Marion Ling, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Houston | James Combs (SF) Marion Ling | |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Raymond Boyd (tiring) SG - George Adcox (fresh) SF - Joseph Barrett (fresh) PF - Robert Allen (fresh) C - Darell Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) SF - James Combs (fresh) PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Lafayette | Robert Allen connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Barrett | 11-11 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi tips it in | 11-13 |
| 10:49 | Lafayette | Raymond Boyd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Umi Abdula - foul #2 on Umi Abdula, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Brian Peterson (SG), Bradley Fawcett (SF), Dong Huang (PF), Richard Brown (C) George Adcox, Joseph Barrett, Robert Allen, Darell Tucker | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Mark Schweickert, Umi Abdula | |
| 10:49 | Lafayette | Raymond Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:49 | Lafayette | Raymond Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Donald Doll hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 10:25 | Lafayette | Dong Huang pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 10:09 | Lafayette | Dong Huang hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 16-13 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Peterson - foul #2 on Brian Peterson, team foul #4 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish (PG), Joseph Barrett (SF) Raymond Boyd, Brian Peterson | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Cooper (C) James Combs | |
| 09:44 | Houston | Dong Huang steals it from Kevin Cooper | 16-13 |
| 09:26 | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish is whistled for traveling | 16-13 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Allen (SF), Darell Tucker (C) Joseph Barrett, Dong Huang | |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Schweickert (PF) Lars Wisinski | |
| 09:03 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler misses short on an open shot in the paint | 16-13 |
| 09:02 | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:43 | Lafayette | Robert Allen misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 16-13 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Donald Doll scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Vierthaler and he's fouled by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #5 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Raymond Boyd (PG), George Adcox (SG), Joseph Barrett (SF), Dong Huang (PF) Edwin Parrish, Bradley Fawcett, Robert Allen, Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), James Combs (SF) Daniel Vierthaler, Paul Nowak | |
| 08:12 | Houston | Donald Doll makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 07:57 | Lafayette | Joseph Barrett knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Donald Doll throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| Subs | Lafayette | | |
| Subs | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi (SG) Donald Doll | |
| 07:39 | Lafayette | Raymond Boyd double dribbles | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Raymond Boyd (tiring) 2 pts. SG - George Adcox (fresh) SF - Joseph Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dong Huang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Darell Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Combs (fresh) PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Kevin Cooper clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Raymond Boyd - foul #1 on Raymond Boyd, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Allen (C) Darell Tucker | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:10 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Kevin Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 06:43 | Lafayette | George Adcox hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Boyd | 20-18 |
| 06:38 | Houston | George Adcox picks off the pass by Mark Schweickert in the backcourt | 20-18 |
| 06:22 | Lafayette | Dong Huang buries a driving attempt in the lane | 22-18 |
| 06:18 | Houston | James Combs is hacked by Joseph Barrett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Barrett, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish (PG), Bradley Fawcett (SG), Darell Tucker (C) Raymond Boyd, George Adcox, Joseph Barrett | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Mark Schweickert, Kevin Cooper | |
| 06:18 | Houston | James Combs misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:18 | Lafayette | Dong Huang gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 06:03 | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Donald Doll - foul #2 on Donald Doll, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Richard Brown (PF) Dong Huang | |
| Subs | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Kevin Cooper (C) Donald Doll, James Combs | |
| 06:03 | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:03 | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Paul Nowak hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Vierthaler | 24-20 |
| 05:24 | Lafayette | Bradley Fawcett hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Richard Brown | 26-20 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Kevin Cooper is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Daniel Vierthaler | 26-23 |
| 04:54 | Lafayette | Robert Allen is hacked by Paul Nowak - foul #1 on Paul Nowak, team foul #7 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Raymond Boyd (PG), George Adcox (SG), Joseph Barrett (SF), Dong Huang (PF) Edwin Parrish, Bradley Fawcett, Richard Brown, Darell Tucker | |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Schweickert (PF) Lars Wisinski | |
| 04:54 | Lafayette | Robert Allen makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:54 | Lafayette | Robert Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler is hacked by Raymond Boyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Boyd, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish (PG), Darell Tucker (C) Raymond Boyd, Robert Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:52 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:39 | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 30-25 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Edwin Parrish steps in front of the Daniel Vierthaler pass in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| 04:35 | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish can't finish the layup | 30-25 |
| 04:34 | Lafayette | Joseph Barrett snags the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 04:16 | Lafayette | Joseph Barrett scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Dong Huang | 32-25 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Barrett - foul #2 on Joseph Barrett, team foul #9 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Bradley Fawcett (SF) Joseph Barrett | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:14 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the 1st free throw | 32-26 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 03:55 | Lafayette | Mark Schweickert picks off the pass by Dong Huang | 32-27 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler connects on the turnaround from close range | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Lafayette | PG - Edwin Parrish (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Adcox (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bradley Fawcett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dong Huang (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Darell Tucker (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Nowak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Cooper (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Lafayette | Mark Schweickert picks off the pass by Darell Tucker | 32-29 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 32-29 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Paul Nowak tips it in | 32-31 |
| 02:13 | Lafayette | Mark Schweickert steals the ball from Edwin Parrish | 32-31 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Kevin Cooper can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 01:44 | Lafayette | Dong Huang grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 01:25 | Lafayette | Daniel Vierthaler is called for the reach on Edwin Parrish - foul #1 on Daniel Vierthaler, team foul #8 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Lafayette | William Carter (PG), Brian Peterson (SG), Joseph Barrett (SF), Richard Brown (C) George Adcox, Bradley Fawcett, Dong Huang, Darell Tucker | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Marion Ling (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Dikembe Ahmadi, Paul Nowak, Mark Schweickert, Kevin Cooper | |
| 01:25 | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 01:25 | Lafayette | Edwin Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Edwin Parrish steps in front of the Fred Burnett pass | 34-31 |
| 00:59 | Lafayette | Marion Ling steps in front of the Brian Peterson pass | 34-31 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Marion Ling hits the finger roll | 34-33 |
| 00:42 | Lafayette | Richard Brown can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Lars Wisinski pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Marion Ling loses the ball out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Lafayette | Robert Allen (C) Edwin Parrish | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:04 | Lafayette | William Carter misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 00:03 | Lafayette | Richard Brown tips it in | 36-33 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Marion Ling misses short on a halfcourt shot | 36-33 |