| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merle Sloane (fresh) PF - George Benny (fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Walter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Durocher (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Justice (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Condrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Grasso (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Eugene Courtemanche | 26-29 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Samuel Bush connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Merle Sloane | 28-29 |
| 19:05 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche misses the fadeaway from the left side | 28-29 |
| 19:03 | Houston | George Benny pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Samuel Bush comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Robert Walsh misses the tip | 28-29 |
| 18:40 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Durocher | 28-29 |
| 18:23 | Rhode Island | John Durocher scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Eugene Courtemanche | 28-32 |
| 18:00 | Houston | George Benny is fouled on the floor by Daniel Grasso - foul #4 on Daniel Grasso, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Rawley (SG), Alvin Boardman (SF), John Todd (C) John Durocher, Thomas Justice, Daniel Grasso | |
| 17:38 | Houston | Robert Walsh buries a 3 from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 17:27 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Merle Sloane grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:06 | Houston | William Rawley steps in front of the Merle Sloane pass | 31-32 |
| 16:50 | Rhode Island | John Todd misses the jump hook from close range | 31-32 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Merle Sloane pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Robert Walsh hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Merle Sloane | 34-32 |
| 16:24 | Rhode Island | Robert Walsh takes the ball from Eugene Courtemanche | 34-32 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Robert Walsh hits the finger roll | 36-32 |
| 15:59 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Rawley | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Walsh (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Bush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merle Sloane (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Benny (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Walter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Rawley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Boardman (fresh) PF - George Condrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Todd (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Samuel Bush can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Todd - foul #1 on John Todd, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Bergo (PG), Okoth Abdou (SF), Raymond Borger (PF), Raymond English (C) Robert Walsh, Merle Sloane, George Benny, Christopher Walter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), John Durocher (SG), Thomas Justice (SF), Marvin Nagle (PF) Eugene Courtemanche, William Rawley, Alvin Boardman, George Condrey | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Samuel Bush misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:40 | Houston | Samuel Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 15:29 | Rhode Island | Samuel Bush is called for the reach on John Durocher - foul #1 on Samuel Bush, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Alan Splawn (SG) Samuel Bush | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Alvin Boardman (SF) Thomas Justice | |
| 15:06 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 15:04 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:43 | Rhode Island | John Durocher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice (SF), Frank Powell (PF) Alvin Boardman, Marvin Nagle | |
| 14:34 | Houston | Alan Splawn connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Bergo | 39-35 |
| 14:18 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Bruce Bergo snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Raymond English misses the lay-in | 39-35 |
| 13:58 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Nicholas Szaflarski and he's hacked by Okoth Abdou - foul #1 on Okoth Abdou, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Walsh (PG), Merle Sloane (SF), George Benny (PF), Christopher Walter (C) Alan Splawn, Okoth Abdou, Raymond Borger, Raymond English | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), Marvin Nagle (PF) Nicholas Szaflarski, John Todd | |
| 13:40 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:28 | Houston | George Benny hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Robert Walsh and he's fouled by Marvin Nagle - foul #1 on Marvin Nagle, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| 13:28 | Houston | George Benny makes the free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:06 | Rhode Island | John Durocher knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 12:44 | Houston | Merle Sloane misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-41 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 12:19 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 12:18 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 12:02 | Houston | George Benny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bush (SG) Bruce Bergo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), Alvin Boardman (SF), George Condrey (PF), Daniel Grasso (C) Eugene Courtemanche, Thomas Justice, Marvin Nagle, Frank Powell | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Walsh (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Bush (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merle Sloane (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Benny (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Walter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Szaflarski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Durocher (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Boardman (fresh) PF - George Condrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Grasso (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Samuel Bush - foul #2 on Samuel Bush, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Alan Splawn (PG), Raymond Borger (PF) Robert Walsh, George Benny | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 11:43 | Rhode Island | John Durocher makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:43 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:43 | Rhode Island | George Condrey snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 11:23 | Rhode Island | Alvin Boardman makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Samuel Bush is fouled on the floor by John Durocher - foul #1 on John Durocher, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Okoth Abdou (SF), Raymond English (C) Merle Sloane, Christopher Walter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), Thomas Justice (SF) Nicholas Szaflarski, Alvin Boardman | |
| 10:47 | Houston | Alan Splawn is fouled on the floor by George Condrey - foul #2 on George Condrey, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Bergo (PG) Alan Splawn | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG) Eugene Courtemanche | |
| 10:37 | Houston | Bruce Bergo misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Nicholas Szaflarski - foul #1 on Nicholas Szaflarski, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Houston | George Benny (PF) Raymond English | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), Marvin Nagle (PF) Nicholas Szaflarski, George Condrey | |
| 10:37 | Houston | Bruce Bergo makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Bruce Bergo makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:16 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Bruce Bergo - foul #1 on Bruce Bergo, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Walsh (PG) Bruce Bergo | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), Alvin Boardman (SF), George Condrey (PF) Eugene Courtemanche, Thomas Justice, Marvin Nagle | |
| 10:16 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:16 | Rhode Island | Daniel Grasso makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Okoth Abdou hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 10:08 | Rhode Island | John Durocher pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:43 | Rhode Island | John Durocher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 09:41 | Houston | George Benny snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 09:22 | Houston | Samuel Bush hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Walsh | 46-48 |
| 09:01 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 09:00 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski tips it home | 46-50 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Robert Walsh is fouled on the floor by Daniel Grasso - foul #5 on Daniel Grasso, team foul #7 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Bergo (SG), Merle Sloane (SF), Joseph Hone (PF), Christopher Walter (C) Samuel Bush, Okoth Abdou, George Benny, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), William Rawley (SG), Thomas Justice (SF), Frank Powell (PF), John Todd (C) Nicholas Szaflarski, John Durocher, Alvin Boardman, George Condrey, Daniel Grasso | |
| 08:44 | Houston | Robert Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Robert Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:44 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:27 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell buries a floater from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Joseph Hone hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Walsh | 49-52 |
| 07:53 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Merle Sloane snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Walsh (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Bergo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merle Sloane (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Hone (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Walter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Rawley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Justice (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Todd (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Houston | Christopher Walter double dribbles | 49-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Alan Splawn (SG), George Benny (PF) Robert Walsh, Joseph Hone | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Durocher (SG), Marvin Nagle (PF) William Rawley, Frank Powell | |
| 07:21 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eugene Courtemanche | 49-55 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Merle Sloane is whistled for traveling | 49-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bush (SG) Alan Splawn | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 06:45 | Rhode Island | John Durocher drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Eugene Courtemanche | 49-58 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Bruce Bergo's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Nagle | 49-58 |
| 06:25 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Marvin Nagle | 49-58 |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | John Durocher misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Merle Sloane - foul #1 on Merle Sloane, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Walsh (PG), Raymond Borger (PF) Bruce Bergo, George Benny | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), George Condrey (PF), Frank Powell (C) Eugene Courtemanche, Marvin Nagle, John Todd | |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | John Durocher makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:58 | Rhode Island | John Durocher makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Samuel Bush misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 05:36 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 05:07 | Rhode Island | John Durocher is denied on a layup by Raymond Borger | 49-60 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Raymond Borger snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Raymond Borger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-60 |
| 04:39 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Walsh | 49-60 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Robert Walsh misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-60 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Merle Sloane snags the offensive board | 49-60 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Raymond Borger misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on George Condrey - foul #3 on George Condrey, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Bergo (SG), Okoth Abdou (SF), George Benny (PF) Samuel Bush, Merle Sloane, Christopher Walter | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche (PG), Alvin Boardman (SF), Marvin Nagle (PF), John Todd (C) Nicholas Szaflarski, Thomas Justice, George Condrey, Frank Powell | |
| 04:16 | Houston | Raymond Borger makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Raymond Borger makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | John Durocher clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 04:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to George Benny | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:51 | Houston | A charge is called on Okoth Abdou - foul #2 on Okoth Abdou, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Alan Splawn (SG) Robert Walsh | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Bergo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Splawn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Okoth Abdou (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Benny (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Durocher (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Boardman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Nagle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Todd (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alvin Boardman | 51-63 |
| 03:22 | Houston | George Benny misses the easy layup | 51-63 |
| 03:21 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to John Todd | 51-63 |
| 02:52 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Alvin Boardman | 51-66 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Alvin Boardman is called for the reach on Bruce Bergo - foul #2 on Alvin Boardman, team foul #9 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hone (PF), Raymond English (C) George Benny, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | William Rawley (SG), Thomas Justice (SF), George Condrey (PF), Frank Powell (C) John Durocher, Alvin Boardman, Marvin Nagle, John Todd | |
| 02:39 | Houston | Bruce Bergo makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Bruce Bergo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 02:39 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell pulls down the rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:13 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-66 |
| 02:12 | Rhode Island | George Condrey tips it back up and in | 52-68 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Eugene Courtemanche picks off the pass by Bruce Bergo in the backcourt | 52-68 |
| 02:07 | Rhode Island | George Condrey misses the easy layup | 52-68 |
| 02:05 | Rhode Island | Thomas Justice tips it but misses | 52-68 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Joseph Hone pulls down the rebound | 52-68 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Alan Splawn can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-68 |
| 01:58 | Houston | Bruce Bergo tips it home | 54-68 |
| 01:31 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Thomas Justice | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:08 | Houston | Raymond English misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-70 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Joseph Hone grabs the offensive rebound | 54-70 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Bruce Bergo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-70 |
| 01:00 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Frank Powell | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Rhode Island | Eugene Courtemanche comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-70 |
| 00:39 | Rhode Island | George Condrey misses the tip | 54-70 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Okoth Abdou pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Raymond English hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 54-70 |
| 00:32 | Rhode Island | George Condrey pulls down the rebound | 54-70 |
| 00:03 | Rhode Island | Frank Powell blows the layup | 54-70 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Alan Splawn gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Alan Splawn clanks a fullcourt shot | 54-70 |