| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - William Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ellis Penning (fresh) SF - Charles Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Reginald Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph James (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | DePaul | Charles Carr inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | DePaul | Ellis Penning hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Bell | 26-27 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Corey Crane can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-27 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Antonio Little grabs the offensive board | 26-27 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Darrel Sturm is called for traveling | 26-27 |
| 19:09 | DePaul | Joseph James can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 19:08 | Houston | The rebound goes to Antonio Little | 26-27 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn is hacked by Charles Carr - foul #3 on Charles Carr, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Raymond Harrington (SF) Charles Carr | |
| 18:42 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn misses the runner from the baseline | 26-27 |
| 18:41 | DePaul | William Bell snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 18:27 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 18:25 | DePaul | Raymond Harrington hits the follow up shot | 26-29 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche blows the layup but he's hacked by William Bell - foul #2 on William Bell, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:54 | DePaul | Joseph James blows the layup | 27-29 |
| 17:52 | DePaul | William Bell tips it back up and in | 27-31 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the jumper in the paint set up by Antonio Little | 29-31 |
| 17:15 | DePaul | Ellis Penning connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Bell | 29-34 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Antonio Little's pass is intercepted by Reginald Holmes | 29-34 |
| 16:36 | DePaul | Joseph James misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Antonio Little - foul #2 on Antonio Little, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF) Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little | |
| Subs | DePaul | Leo Orr (SG), Delbert Foster (PF) Ellis Penning, Reginald Holmes | |
| 16:36 | DePaul | Joseph James makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:36 | DePaul | Joseph James makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Joseph James swats the layup by Rudy Connors | 29-36 |
| 16:14 | DePaul | Leo Orr pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 15:56 | DePaul | Raymond Harrington misses the lay-in | 29-36 |
| 15:54 | DePaul | Delbert Foster tips it home | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fairly fresh) SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - William Bell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Orr (fresh) SF - Raymond Harrington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Delbert Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph James (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Evan Monaco | 31-38 |
| 15:12 | DePaul | Jeremy Lamarche is called for the reach on Leo Orr - foul #2 on Jeremy Lamarche, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Steward (PG), Darrel Sturm (SF) Corey Crane, Evan Monaco | |
| Subs | DePaul | Derrick Wells (PG), Ellis Penning (SG), Charles Carr (SF), Reginald Holmes (PF) William Bell, Leo Orr, Raymond Harrington, Joseph James | |
| 14:55 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Delbert Foster takes the ball from Ricky Osbourn | 31-40 |
| 14:22 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes is whistled for a carry | 31-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Antonio Little (PF) Rudy Connors | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 13:53 | Houston | Wesley Steward hits a shot from the baseline set up by Darrel Sturm | 33-40 |
| 13:31 | DePaul | Charles Carr connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ellis Penning | 33-43 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-43 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 12:43 | DePaul | Derrick Wells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF) Darrel Sturm | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Bell (PG), Raymond Harrington (SG), Chris Gazaway (PF), Joseph James (C) Derrick Wells, Ellis Penning, Reginald Holmes, Delbert Foster | |
| 12:25 | Houston | Evan Monaco is denied on a layup by Chris Gazaway | 35-43 |
| 12:24 | DePaul | Joseph James pulls down the rebound | 35-43 |
| 12:17 | DePaul | William Bell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 12:15 | DePaul | Chris Gazaway tips it home | 35-45 |
| 12:06 | Houston | The short jumper by Ricky Osbourn is denied by Joseph James | 35-45 |
| 12:05 | DePaul | The rebound goes to Charles Carr | 35-45 |
| 11:44 | DePaul | William Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-45 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Antonio Little pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - William Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Harrington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Carr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chris Gazaway (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph James (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Houston | Wesley Steward misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 35-45 |
| 11:17 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Little | 35-45 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Charles Carr is called for the reach on Wesley Steward - foul #4 on Charles Carr, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF), Rudy Connors (PF), Richard Murphey (C) Evan Monaco, Antonio Little, Ricky Osbourn | |
| Subs | DePaul | Ellis Penning (SG), Reginald Holmes (PF) Charles Carr, Chris Gazaway | |
| 10:47 | Houston | Richard Murphey's dunk attempt is rejected by Raymond Harrington | 35-45 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Rudy Connors hits the follow up shot | 37-45 |
| 10:32 | DePaul | Raymond Harrington hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Bell | 37-47 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche is fouled on the floor by Reginald Holmes - foul #3 on Reginald Holmes, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Osbourn (C) Richard Murphey | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 09:50 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses the runner near the basket | 37-47 |
| 09:48 | DePaul | Joseph James grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 09:29 | DePaul | William Bell scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Reginald Holmes | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:15 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeremy Lamarche and he's fouled by Raymond Harrington - foul #1 on Raymond Harrington, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (SG), Evan Monaco (SF), Antonio Little (PF) Jeremy Lamarche, Darrel Sturm, Rudy Connors | |
| Subs | DePaul | Reuben Dupont (SF), Delbert Foster (PF), Chris Gazaway (C) Raymond Harrington, Reginald Holmes, Joseph James | |
| 09:15 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 08:57 | DePaul | William Bell scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Corey Crane can't finish the layup but the foul's on Delbert Foster - foul #1 on Delbert Foster, team foul #6 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Derrick Wells (PG), Leo Orr (SG) William Bell, Ellis Penning | |
| 08:37 | Houston | Corey Crane makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Corey Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 08:22 | DePaul | Reuben Dupont clanks a 3 from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 08:21 | DePaul | Leo Orr hits the follow up shot | 42-54 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Delbert Foster swats the layup by Ricky Osbourn | 42-54 |
| 07:57 | DePaul | Chris Gazaway gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 07:37 | DePaul | Chris Gazaway loses the dribble to Corey Crane | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Corey Crane (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - Derrick Wells (fresh) SG - Leo Orr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Reuben Dupont (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Delbert Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Gazaway (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Houston | Antonio Little drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Ricky Osbourn | 44-54 |
| 06:57 | DePaul | Chris Gazaway is fouled on the floor by Ricky Osbourn - foul #1 on Ricky Osbourn, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche (SG), Darrel Sturm (SF), Rudy Connors (PF), Richard Murphey (C) Corey Crane, Evan Monaco, Antonio Little, Ricky Osbourn | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Bell (PG), Ellis Penning (SG), Charles Carr (SF), Reginald Holmes (PF), Joseph James (C) Derrick Wells, Leo Orr, Reuben Dupont, Delbert Foster, Chris Gazaway | |
| 06:40 | DePaul | William Bell scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ellis Penning | 44-56 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Rudy Connors knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Jeremy Lamarche | 46-56 |
| 06:05 | DePaul | Ellis Penning misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-56 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Rudy Connors snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Wesley Steward scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-56 |
| 05:30 | DePaul | William Bell makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Charles Carr | 48-58 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Joseph James swats the short shot by Richard Murphey | 48-58 |
| 05:18 | DePaul | Joseph James grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 04:54 | DePaul | Richard Murphey steals it from Joseph James | 48-58 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-58 |
| 04:33 | DePaul | Joseph James grabs the board | 48-58 |
| 04:15 | DePaul | William Bell clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-58 |
| 04:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Rudy Connors | 48-58 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Antonio Little (PF), Ricky Osbourn (C) Rudy Connors, Richard Murphey | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 04:02 | Houston | Antonio Little misses badly on a shot from the right side | 48-58 |
| 04:00 | DePaul | Joseph James grabs the board | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:36 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes's layup is rejected by Antonio Little | 48-58 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche grabs the defensive rebound | 48-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | DePaul | PG - William Bell (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ellis Penning (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Reginald Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph James (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Houston | Darrel Sturm is fouled on the floor by Joseph James - foul #2 on Joseph James, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 03:07 | DePaul | Reginald Holmes is hacked by Wesley Steward - foul #4 on Wesley Steward, team foul #4 | 50-58 |
| 02:44 | DePaul | William Bell is fouled on the floor by Wesley Steward - foul #5 on Wesley Steward, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG) Wesley Steward | |
| Subs | DePaul | | |
| 02:28 | DePaul | Joseph James hits a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Ricky Osbourn - foul #2 on Ricky Osbourn, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Derrick Wells (PG), Leo Orr (SG), Raymond Harrington (SF), Delbert Foster (PF) William Bell, Ellis Penning, Charles Carr, Reginald Holmes | |
| 02:28 | DePaul | Joseph James makes the free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Darrel Sturm banks in the layup on a great pass from Ricky Osbourn and he's hacked by Delbert Foster - foul #2 on Delbert Foster, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | DePaul | William Bell (PG), Charles Carr (SF) Derrick Wells, Leo Orr | |
| 02:08 | Houston | Darrel Sturm misses the free throw | 52-61 |
| 02:08 | DePaul | Delbert Foster snags the defensive board | 52-61 |
| 02:08 | DePaul | DePaul calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| 01:40 | DePaul | Raymond Harrington clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-61 |
| 01:39 | DePaul | Joseph James hits the follow up shot | 52-63 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn clanks a jumper from the left block | 52-63 |
| 01:27 | DePaul | Joseph James grabs the board | 52-63 |
| 00:58 | DePaul | William Bell makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Harrington | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Houston | Darrel Sturm is hacked by Charles Carr - foul #5 on Charles Carr, team foul #9 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | DePaul | Derrick Wells (PG), Leo Orr (SG), Chris Gazaway (C) William Bell, Charles Carr, Joseph James | |
| 00:53 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | DePaul | DePaul is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | DePaul | Delbert Foster drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Leo Orr | 54-67 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Chris Gazaway blocks the short jumper by Ricky Osbourn | 54-67 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Antonio Little gets the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Corey Crane is whistled for a carry | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | DePaul | Derrick Wells runs out the clock | 54-67 |