| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Benny Gehring (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wiggins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Darrel Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Chuck Lewellen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Norman McCoy inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Montana State | Darrel Sturm steps in front of the James Wiggins pass | 30-27 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn is fouled on the floor by Chuck Lewellen - foul #1 on Chuck Lewellen, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Darrel Sturm comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 30-27 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Antonio Little hits the follow up shot | 32-27 |
| 18:51 | Montana State | Darrel Taylor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-27 |
| 18:49 | Houston | The rebound goes to Darrel Sturm | 32-27 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Darrel Sturm can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Wiggins - foul #2 on James Wiggins, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Darrel Sturm misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 18:19 | Montana State | James Wiggins drills a 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Norman McCoy takes the ball from Jeremy Lamarche | 33-30 |
| 17:51 | Montana State | Benny Gehring lays it up and in on a nice dish by Norman McCoy | 33-32 |
| 17:28 | Houston | Wesley Steward hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ricky Osbourn | 35-32 |
| 17:15 | Montana State | Norman McCoy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Saleem (SF) Norman McCoy | |
| 16:53 | Houston | Antonio Little misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Darrel Sturm tips it back up and in | 37-32 |
| 16:35 | Montana State | Chuck Lewellen's pass is intercepted by Ricky Osbourn | 37-32 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Chuck Lewellen blocks the short jumper by Ricky Osbourn | 37-32 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn tips it but misses | 37-32 |
| 16:04 | Montana State | Darrel Taylor snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 15:45 | Montana State | Chuck Lewellen buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Darrel Taylor and he's hacked by Jeremy Lamarche - foul #3 on Jeremy Lamarche, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF) Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little | |
| Subs | Montana State | Wayne Kuss (SG), Norman McCoy (SF), Robert Anderson (PF) Benny Gehring, James Wiggins, Darrel Taylor | |
| 15:45 | Montana State | Chuck Lewellen makes the free throw | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - John Saleem (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wayne Kuss (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Chuck Lewellen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:18 | Houston | Wesley Steward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Rice (C) Chuck Lewellen | |
| 15:07 | Montana State | Robert Anderson is hacked by Rudy Connors - foul #1 on Rudy Connors, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| 14:52 | Montana State | Robert Anderson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Evan Monaco - foul #1 on Evan Monaco, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| 14:52 | Montana State | Robert Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 14:52 | Montana State | Robert Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-37 |
| 14:30 | Montana State | Robert Rice pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 14:26 | Montana State | Wayne Kuss loses the dribble to Jeremy Lamarche | 37-37 |
| 14:01 | Houston | Evan Monaco's pass is intercepted by Norman McCoy | 37-37 |
| 13:45 | Montana State | Robert Rice hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 37-37 |
| 13:44 | Montana State | Robert Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:29 | Montana State | Ricky Osbourn steals it from John Saleem | 37-37 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Jeremy Lamarche | 39-37 |
| 13:00 | Montana State | Wayne Kuss misses long on a floater from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Wesley Steward grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn can't connect on a shot from the right block | 39-37 |
| 12:33 | Montana State | Robert Anderson gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:18 | Montana State | John Saleem misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 12:16 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Rice | 39-37 |
| 11:59 | Montana State | Robert Anderson is called for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF), Antonio Little (PF) Evan Monaco, Rudy Connors | |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Gehring (PG), James Wiggins (SG), George Dinan (SF), Darrel Taylor (PF), Chuck Lewellen (C) John Saleem, Wayne Kuss, Norman McCoy, Robert Anderson, Robert Rice | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn comes up short on the floater in the paint | 39-37 |
| 11:34 | Montana State | Chuck Lewellen gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Benny Gehring (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Wiggins (fresh) 9 pts. SF - George Dinan (fresh) PF - Darrel Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Lewellen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Montana State | Benny Gehring makes the 3 from straight away | 39-40 |
| 10:46 | Houston | James Wiggins picks off the pass by Ricky Osbourn | 39-40 |
| 10:29 | Montana State | Ricky Osbourn swats the shot by James Wiggins | 39-40 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Antonio Little gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Chuck Lewellen - foul #2 on Chuck Lewellen, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Richard Murphey (C) Wesley Steward, Ricky Osbourn | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Saleem (SF) George Dinan | |
| 10:10 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 09:49 | Montana State | John Saleem is fouled on the floor by Corey Crane - foul #1 on Corey Crane, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| 09:20 | Montana State | Darrel Sturm picks off the pass by Benny Gehring | 41-40 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Antonio Little misses the lay-in | 41-40 |
| 09:04 | Montana State | John Saleem gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 08:46 | Montana State | James Wiggins drills a floater from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Darrel Sturm is denied on a layup by Chuck Lewellen | 41-42 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Antonio Little hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 08:26 | Montana State | James Wiggins misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 08:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Darrel Sturm | 43-42 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Chuck Lewellen picks off the pass by Antonio Little | 43-42 |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Darrel Taylor misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Antonio Little - foul #1 on Antonio Little, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Steward (PG), Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF), Ricky Osbourn (C) Jeremy Lamarche, Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little, Richard Murphey | |
| Subs | Montana State | Wayne Kuss (PG), Lloyd Johnson (SG), Norman McCoy (SF), Robert Anderson (C) Benny Gehring, James Wiggins, John Saleem, Chuck Lewellen | |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Darrel Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:58 | Montana State | Darrel Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Rudy Connors gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Evan Monaco knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Wesley Steward | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Corey Crane (fresh) SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Wayne Kuss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Johnson (fresh) SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Darrel Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Montana State | Darrel Taylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Rudy Connors gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Rudy Connors's pass is intercepted by Wayne Kuss | 45-43 |
| 06:47 | Montana State | Lloyd Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Wayne Kuss | 45-45 |
| 06:18 | Houston | The jump hook by Corey Crane is blocked by Darrel Taylor | 45-45 |
| 06:17 | Montana State | Robert Anderson grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 06:11 | Montana State | Corey Crane is called for the reach on Robert Anderson - foul #2 on Corey Crane, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche (SG), Darrel Sturm (SF), Antonio Little (PF) Corey Crane, Evan Monaco, Rudy Connors | |
| Subs | Montana State | Benny Gehring (PG), James Wiggins (SG), Robert Rice (C) Wayne Kuss, Lloyd Johnson, Darrel Taylor | |
| 05:52 | Montana State | Robert Rice misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-45 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Darrel Sturm grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Wesley Steward can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Rice - foul #1 on Robert Rice, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Saleem (SF), Chuck Lewellen (C) Norman McCoy, Robert Rice | |
| 05:21 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 05:09 | Montana State | Robert Anderson hits the finger roll set up by Benny Gehring | 47-47 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Benny Gehring is called for the reach on Ricky Osbourn - foul #1 on Benny Gehring, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Rice (PF) Robert Anderson | |
| 04:24 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn misses the runner in the lane | 47-47 |
| 04:23 | Montana State | Robert Rice grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Robert Rice misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Ricky Osbourn - foul #2 on Ricky Osbourn, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF) Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little | |
| Subs | Montana State | Norman McCoy (SF) James Wiggins | |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Robert Rice makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:59 | Montana State | Robert Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 03:25 | Montana State | Norman McCoy misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 03:23 | Montana State | John Saleem grabs the offensive board | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Benny Gehring (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Saleem (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norman McCoy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chuck Lewellen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Montana State | Robert Rice knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Wesley Steward hits a jumper from the left side | 51-52 |
| 02:52 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF), Antonio Little (PF) Evan Monaco, Rudy Connors | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Wiggins (SG), Darrel Taylor (PF) John Saleem, Robert Rice | |
| 02:29 | Montana State | Norman McCoy comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-52 |
| 02:28 | Montana State | Benny Gehring tips it home | 51-54 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Norman McCoy - foul #2 on Norman McCoy, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 01:56 | Montana State | James Wiggins's pass is intercepted by Antonio Little | 53-54 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Wesley Steward misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-54 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Darrel Sturm snags the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses the lay-in | 53-54 |
| 01:21 | Montana State | Norman McCoy grabs the board | 53-54 |
| 01:15 | Montana State | James Wiggins's pass is intercepted by Antonio Little | 53-54 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Darrel Sturm misses short on a shot in the lane | 53-54 |
| 00:48 | Montana State | Darrel Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Benny Gehring can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-54 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Wesley Steward banks in the layup on a great pass from Ricky Osbourn | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Montana State | James Wiggins clanks a floater from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Houston | Benny Gehring is called for the reach on Ricky Osbourn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benny Gehring, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:01 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Darrel Taylor | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Darrel Taylor comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 55-54 |