| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Isaac Nowak (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Burt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brad Adams (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Beach (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Collins (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | George Collins inbounds the ball | 32-37 |
| Game Plan | Monmouth | Monmouth is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Gary Carpenter comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 32-37 |
| 19:40 | Monmouth | David Beach grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 19:34 | Monmouth | Brad Adams makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Isaac Nowak | 34-37 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Frank Gaskins scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 19:00 | Monmouth | David Beach comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 34-40 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Gary Carpenter snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses badly on a shot from the left block | 34-40 |
| 18:42 | Monmouth | William Burt gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 18:21 | Monmouth | William Burt travels with the ball | 34-40 |
| 18:07 | Houston | George Collins's floater is tipped away by Brad Adams | 34-40 |
| 18:05 | Monmouth | David Beach snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 17:41 | Monmouth | Brad Adams loses the dribble to George Collins | 34-40 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Dwain Williams banks in the layup set up by Frank Gaskins and he's fouled by William Burt - foul #1 on William Burt, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Joshua Matthews (SG), Michael Hooker (C) William Burt, David Beach | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (SG) Aleksandar Slavinski | |
| 17:24 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:24 | Monmouth | Brad Adams snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 17:01 | Monmouth | Joshua Matthews misses the jumper from the left side | 34-42 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Tracy Alers gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Gary Carpenter is hacked by Michael Hooker - foul #3 on Michael Hooker, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Milton Bono (PG), Joseph Mingus (SG), Patrick Baugh (SF) Isaac Nowak, Willie Taylor, Michael Hooker | |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (SG), John Ayres (SF), Howard Kirk (PF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Frank Gaskins, George Collins, Dwain Williams, Gary Carpenter | |
| 16:33 | Houston | Ricky Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-42 |
| 16:31 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to John Ayres | 34-42 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Ricky Kelly buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Tracy Alers | 34-45 |
| 16:15 | Monmouth | Milton Bono is hacked by Ricky Kelly - foul #2 on Ricky Kelly, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Monmouth | William Burt (SG), David Beach (C) Milton Bono, Joseph Mingus | |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG) Ricky Kelly | |
| 16:00 | Monmouth | David Beach clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 15:58 | Monmouth | Patrick Baugh tips it in | 36-45 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Joshua Matthews (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Burt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Baugh (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brad Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Beach (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Howard Kirk (fresh) C - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Tracy Alers can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by William Burt - foul #2 on William Burt, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak (PG), Willie Taylor (SF), Tony Smith (PF) Joshua Matthews, Patrick Baugh, Brad Adams | |
| Subs | Houston | George Collins (SF) John Ayres | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Tracy Alers misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:40 | Houston | Tracy Alers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 15:23 | Monmouth | Willie Taylor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-46 |
| 15:21 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 15:07 | Houston | George Collins hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 36-46 |
| 15:06 | Monmouth | Tony Smith grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 14:46 | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 14:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Howard Kirk | 36-46 |
| 14:40 | Houston | George Collins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Isaac Nowak - foul #1 on Isaac Nowak, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Joshua Matthews (SG), Brad Adams (PF), Michael Hooker (C) William Burt, Tony Smith, David Beach | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), Ricky Kelly (SG), Dwain Williams (PF), Gary Carpenter (C) Tracy Alers, Aleksandar Slavinski, Howard Kirk, Arlie Bowlby | |
| 14:40 | Houston | George Collins makes the 1st free throw | 36-47 |
| 14:40 | Houston | George Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 14:20 | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak drills a fadeaway from the right side | 38-48 |
| 14:01 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses long on a floater from close range | 38-48 |
| 14:00 | Houston | George Collins can't tip it in | 38-48 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Gary Carpenter tips it but misses | 38-48 |
| 13:57 | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak snags the defensive board | 38-48 |
| 13:39 | Monmouth | Willie Taylor drills a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Joshua Matthews | 40-48 |
| 13:26 | Houston | Frank Gaskins comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-48 |
| 13:24 | Monmouth | Michael Hooker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-48 |
| 13:19 | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Dwain Williams - foul #1 on Dwain Williams, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Monmouth | William Burt (SG), Patrick Baugh (SF), David Beach (C) Joshua Matthews, Willie Taylor, Michael Hooker | |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), John Ayres (SF) Ricky Kelly, George Collins | |
| 13:19 | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 13:19 | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 13:19 | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak makes the 3rd free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:59 | Houston | William Burt is called for the reach on Aleksandar Slavinski - foul #3 on William Burt, team foul #5 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Joshua Matthews (PG) Isaac Nowak | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:43 | Houston | Frank Gaskins's pass is intercepted by William Burt | 42-48 |
| 12:25 | Monmouth | Joshua Matthews misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Dwain Williams - foul #2 on Dwain Williams, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Willie Taylor (SF) Patrick Baugh | |
| Subs | Houston | Arlie Bowlby (PF) Dwain Williams | |
| 12:25 | Monmouth | Joshua Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 12:25 | Monmouth | Joshua Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Frank Gaskins is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Matthews - foul #2 on Joshua Matthews, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| 12:12 | Houston | Willie Taylor steals the ball from Aleksandar Slavinski | 44-48 |
| 12:01 | Monmouth | Brad Adams is denied on a layup by Gary Carpenter | 44-48 |
| 12:00 | Monmouth | Brad Adams snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 11:39 | Monmouth | William Burt comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Frank Gaskins grabs the board | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Joshua Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Burt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brad Adams (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Beach (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Gary Carpenter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Houston | Frank Gaskins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 11:19 | Houston | Gary Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 44-50 |
| 11:00 | Monmouth | William Burt is fouled on the floor by Frank Gaskins - foul #1 on Frank Gaskins, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak (PG), Tony Smith (PF), Michael Hooker (C) William Burt, Brad Adams, David Beach | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Ricky Kelly (SG), George Collins (SF), Dwain Williams (PF) Frank Gaskins, Aleksandar Slavinski, John Ayres, Gary Carpenter | |
| 10:49 | Monmouth | Willie Taylor misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Tracy Alers - foul #2 on Tracy Alers, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| 10:49 | Monmouth | Willie Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:49 | Monmouth | Willie Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:49 | Houston | George Collins grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Ricky Kelly clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Joshua Matthews - foul #3 on Joshua Matthews, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Patrick Baugh (SF) Willie Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:23 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 10:23 | Monmouth | Tony Smith gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:11 | Monmouth | Tracy Alers is called for the reach on Michael Hooker - foul #3 on Tracy Alers, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| 10:00 | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak buries a shot from close range | 47-51 |
| 09:50 | Houston | Tracy Alers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Brad Adams (PF) Tony Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), Howard Kirk (C) Ricky Kelly, Arlie Bowlby | |
| 09:33 | Monmouth | Brad Adams is fouled on the floor by Dwain Williams - foul #3 on Dwain Williams, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Monmouth | William Burt (SG) Joshua Matthews | |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), Gary Carpenter (C) Tracy Alers, Howard Kirk | |
| 09:33 | Monmouth | Brad Adams makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:33 | Monmouth | Brad Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Dwain Williams connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Aleksandar Slavinski | 49-53 |
| 08:53 | Monmouth | William Burt travels with the ball | 49-53 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Willie Taylor (SF), David Beach (C) Patrick Baugh, Michael Hooker | |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Kirk (PF) Dwain Williams | |
| 08:35 | Houston | Frank Gaskins is hacked by Isaac Nowak - foul #2 on Isaac Nowak, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 08:35 | Monmouth | David Beach gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:24 | Monmouth | David Beach banks in the layup on a great pass from Willie Taylor and he's fouled by Aleksandar Slavinski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Slavinski, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Monmouth | | |
| Subs | Houston | Arlie Bowlby (PF) Howard Kirk | |
| 08:24 | Monmouth | David Beach makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the turnaround in the paint | 52-55 |
| 07:39 | Monmouth | William Burt misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on George Collins - foul #2 on George Collins, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Joshua Matthews (PG) Isaac Nowak | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Ricky Kelly (SG), John Ayres (SF), Dwain Williams (PF) Frank Gaskins, Aleksandar Slavinski, George Collins, Gary Carpenter | |
| 07:39 | Monmouth | William Burt misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 07:39 | Monmouth | William Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Joshua Matthews (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Burt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brad Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Beach (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Houston | Dwain Williams can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Brad Adams - foul #3 on Brad Adams, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Joseph Mingus (SG) William Burt | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:18 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:01 | Monmouth | David Beach comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 06:59 | Monmouth | Willie Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 06:40 | Monmouth | Joshua Matthews comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Ricky Kelly connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tracy Alers | 53-59 |
| 06:13 | Monmouth | Joshua Matthews knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Tracy Alers double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-59 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak (PG), Tony Smith (PF), Michael Hooker (C) Joseph Mingus, Brad Adams, David Beach | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), George Collins (SF), Gary Carpenter (C) Tracy Alers, Ricky Kelly, John Ayres, Arlie Bowlby | |
| 05:56 | Monmouth | Joshua Matthews drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Willie Taylor | 58-59 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Frank Gaskins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 05:35 | Houston | Gary Carpenter hits the follow up shot | 58-61 |
| 05:12 | Monmouth | Willie Taylor connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Matthews | 60-61 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Frank Gaskins is fouled on the floor by Joshua Matthews - foul #4 on Joshua Matthews, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Monmouth | William Burt (SG), Patrick Baugh (SF), Brad Adams (PF) Joshua Matthews, Willie Taylor, Tony Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (SG), Howard Kirk (PF) Aleksandar Slavinski, Dwain Williams | |
| 04:43 | Houston | Frank Gaskins makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 04:43 | Monmouth | Brad Adams pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 04:32 | Monmouth | William Burt makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Isaac Nowak | 62-62 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 04:02 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Brad Adams | 62-62 |
| 03:57 | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Brad Adams | 65-62 |
| 03:41 | Houston | George Collins can't finish the layup | 65-62 |
| 03:39 | Monmouth | Brad Adams snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Monmouth | PG - Isaac Nowak (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Burt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Baugh (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brad Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Michael Hooker (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Collins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Howard Kirk (fresh) C - Gary Carpenter (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-62 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Howard Kirk pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 03:05 | Houston | George Collins hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Tracy Alers and the foul's on Patrick Baugh - foul #1 on Patrick Baugh, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Joshua Matthews (PG), Willie Taylor (SF), David Beach (C) Isaac Nowak, Patrick Baugh, Michael Hooker | |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), Arlie Bowlby (C) Frank Gaskins, Gary Carpenter | |
| 03:05 | Houston | George Collins makes the free throw | 65-65 |
| 02:46 | Monmouth | Joshua Matthews misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 65-65 |
| 02:44 | Houston | George Collins snags the defensive board | 65-65 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Subs | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak (PG) Joshua Matthews | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), Dwain Williams (PF), Gary Carpenter (C) Tracy Alers, Howard Kirk, Arlie Bowlby | |
| 02:33 | Houston | Dwain Williams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from George Collins | 65-67 |
| 02:13 | Monmouth | William Burt misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Gary Carpenter - foul #1 on Gary Carpenter, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| 02:13 | Monmouth | William Burt makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 02:13 | Monmouth | William Burt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:13 | Monmouth | William Burt misses the 3rd free throw | 67-67 |
| 02:13 | Houston | George Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-67 |
| 01:48 | Monmouth | Brad Adams snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 01:28 | Monmouth | Brad Adams can't finish the layup | 67-67 |
| 01:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to George Collins | 67-67 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Gary Carpenter comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 67-67 |
| 01:13 | Monmouth | The rebound goes to Brad Adams | 67-67 |
| 00:56 | Monmouth | Willie Taylor connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by David Beach | 69-67 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Gary Carpenter connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by David Beach - foul #2 on David Beach, team foul #12 | 69-69 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:15 | Monmouth | Isaac Nowak buries a shot from the left block | 71-70 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 71-70 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Gary Carpenter pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-70 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Dwain Williams blows the dunk | 71-70 |
| 00:00 | Monmouth | Willie Taylor snags the defensive board | 71-70 |