| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Collins (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Ali Donaghy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Fannin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Neer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Pettaway (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - James Maddox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | George Collins inbounds the ball | 36-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Frank Gaskins loses the dribble to Ali Donaghy | 36-42 |
| 19:28 | Iona | James Maddox is whistled for traveling | 36-42 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski is called for traveling | 36-42 |
| 19:02 | Iona | John Pettaway clanks a turnaround in the lane | 36-42 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Dwain Williams gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Frank Gaskins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski grabs the offensive board | 36-42 |
| 18:31 | Houston | James Maddox swats the dunk try by George Collins | 36-42 |
| 18:29 | Iona | Bobby Neer gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 18:24 | Iona | Ali Donaghy scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Gordon Fannin | 36-45 |
| 18:17 | Houston | George Collins misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 36-45 |
| 18:16 | Houston | George Collins tips it but misses | 36-45 |
| 18:15 | Iona | John Pettaway gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 18:09 | Iona | Gordon Fannin hits a 3 from the left corner | 36-48 |
| 17:47 | Houston | George Collins clanks a jump hook from the right block | 36-48 |
| 17:46 | Iona | Bobby Neer snags the defensive board | 36-48 |
| 17:40 | Iona | James Maddox hits the finger roll and the foul's on Gary Carpenter - foul #3 on Gary Carpenter, team foul #1 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (SG), Howard Kirk (PF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Aleksandar Slavinski, Dwain Williams, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Iona | Terry Nordman (SG) Gordon Fannin | |
| 17:40 | Iona | James Maddox misses the free throw | 36-50 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Howard Kirk grabs the board | 36-50 |
| 17:18 | Houston | George Collins knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Frank Gaskins | 38-50 |
| 17:03 | Iona | Bobby Neer is whistled for traveling | 38-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (SG), John Ayres (SF) Frank Gaskins, George Collins | |
| Subs | Iona | Steven Smith (SG), Dennis Malinsky (SF), John Drewes (PF), Tom Rodriguz (C) Ali Donaghy, Bobby Neer, John Pettaway, James Maddox | |
| 16:39 | Houston | Ricky Kelly drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Arlie Bowlby | 41-50 |
| 16:19 | Iona | John Drewes misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-50 |
| 16:18 | Iona | John Drewes tips it but misses | 41-50 |
| 16:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arlie Bowlby | 41-50 |
| 16:02 | Houston | Ricky Kelly clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 16:00 | Iona | John Drewes pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ricky Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Howard Kirk (fresh) 4 reb. C - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Terry Nordman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Malinsky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Drewes (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Tom Rodriguz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Iona | Terry Nordman clanks a jumper from close range | 41-50 |
| 15:35 | Iona | John Drewes pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 15:21 | Iona | Dennis Malinsky hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Terry Nordman | 41-53 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Ricky Kelly knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-53 |
| 14:43 | Iona | Tom Rodriguz's fadeaway is rejected by Arlie Bowlby | 44-53 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Ricky Kelly clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-53 |
| 14:24 | Houston | John Ayres grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Howard Kirk drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Ayres | 46-53 |
| 13:52 | Iona | John Drewes hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Howard Kirk - foul #2 on Howard Kirk, team foul #2 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), George Collins (SF), Dwain Williams (PF), Gary Carpenter (C) Tracy Alers, Ricky Kelly, John Ayres, Howard Kirk, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Iona | Ali Donaghy (PG), Gordon Fannin (SG), Bobby Neer (SF), James Maddox (C) Terry Nordman, Steven Smith, Dennis Malinsky, Tom Rodriguz | |
| 13:52 | Iona | John Drewes makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 13:52 | Iona | John Drewes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 13:26 | Houston | George Collins is hacked by John Drewes - foul #3 on John Drewes, team foul #1 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Iona | John Pettaway (PF) John Drewes | |
| 13:12 | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-55 |
| 12:47 | Iona | George Collins is called for the reach on Bobby Neer - foul #1 on George Collins, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| 12:34 | Iona | Gordon Fannin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-55 |
| 12:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Gary Carpenter | 46-55 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Frank Gaskins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-55 |
| 12:10 | Iona | John Pettaway is hacked by Frank Gaskins - foul #2 on Frank Gaskins, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Iona | John Drewes (C) James Maddox | |
| 11:52 | Iona | Ali Donaghy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Collins (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Ali Donaghy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Fannin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Neer (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Pettaway (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - John Drewes (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Houston | Frank Gaskins hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dwain Williams | 49-58 |
| 11:10 | Iona | Ali Donaghy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 10:50 | Houston | Frank Gaskins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 10:48 | Iona | John Pettaway grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 10:43 | Iona | John Drewes loses the ball out of bounds | 49-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Ricky Kelly (SG), John Ayres (SF), Howard Kirk (PF) Frank Gaskins, Aleksandar Slavinski, George Collins, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Iona | Terry Nordman (PG), Dennis Malinsky (SG), Tom Rodriguz (SF), James Maddox (C) Ali Donaghy, Gordon Fannin, Bobby Neer, John Pettaway | |
| 10:23 | Houston | Ricky Kelly loses the dribble to John Drewes | 49-58 |
| 10:16 | Iona | Tom Rodriguz is fouled on the floor by Gary Carpenter - foul #4 on Gary Carpenter, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Roy Aiken (PF) Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 09:55 | Iona | Tom Rodriguz can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Howard Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Roy Aiken hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Ayres | 51-58 |
| 09:11 | Iona | Terry Nordman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Howard Kirk gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Ricky Kelly is hacked by Dennis Malinsky - foul #2 on Dennis Malinsky, team foul #2 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), George Collins (SF), Dwain Williams (PF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Tracy Alers, Ricky Kelly, John Ayres, Roy Aiken, Howard Kirk | |
| Subs | Iona | Ali Donaghy (PG), Gordon Fannin (SG), Bobby Neer (SF), John Pettaway (PF), Irwin Byrd (C) Terry Nordman, Dennis Malinsky, Tom Rodriguz, John Drewes, James Maddox | |
| 08:26 | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski is hacked by Gordon Fannin - foul #2 on Gordon Fannin, team foul #3 | 51-58 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Dwain Williams double dribbles | 51-58 |
| 07:51 | Iona | John Pettaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Carpenter (C) Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - George Collins (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Ali Donaghy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Fannin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Neer (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Pettaway (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Irwin Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski is fouled on the floor by Ali Donaghy - foul #1 on Ali Donaghy, team foul #4 | 51-58 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Dwain Williams is fouled on the floor by John Pettaway - foul #1 on John Pettaway, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Iona | John Drewes (C) Irwin Byrd | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Frank Gaskins can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 07:17 | Iona | John Pettaway grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 07:12 | Iona | Ali Donaghy misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-58 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Gary Carpenter gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Dwain Williams comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 06:51 | Houston | George Collins tips it in | 53-58 |
| 06:38 | Iona | John Pettaway misses the easy layup | 53-58 |
| 06:37 | Iona | John Pettaway tips it back up and in | 53-60 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Gary Carpenter drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Gaskins | 55-60 |
| 05:57 | Iona | John Drewes hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Ali Donaghy | 55-62 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Dwain Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Ricky Kelly (SG), John Ayres (SF), Howard Kirk (PF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Frank Gaskins, Aleksandar Slavinski, George Collins, Dwain Williams, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Iona | Terry Nordman (PG), Steven Smith (SG), Dennis Malinsky (SF), Tom Rodriguz (PF), James Maddox (C) Ali Donaghy, Gordon Fannin, Bobby Neer, John Pettaway, John Drewes | |
| 05:21 | Iona | Howard Kirk blocks the short jumper by Tom Rodriguz | 55-62 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Ricky Kelly connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Tracy Alers | 57-62 |
| 04:53 | Iona | Terry Nordman misses badly on a shot from the left side | 57-62 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Howard Kirk grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Dennis Malinsky steals the ball from Tracy Alers | 57-62 |
| 04:20 | Iona | Dennis Malinsky is fouled on the floor by Howard Kirk - foul #3 on Howard Kirk, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), George Collins (SF), Gary Carpenter (C) Ricky Kelly, John Ayres, Howard Kirk | |
| Subs | Iona | Ali Donaghy (PG), Bobby Neer (SF), John Pettaway (PF) Steven Smith, Dennis Malinsky, Tom Rodriguz | |
| 04:15 | Iona | Bobby Neer misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 04:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Gary Carpenter | 57-62 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Gary Carpenter is fouled on the floor by James Maddox - foul #1 on James Maddox, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Gary Carpenter is hacked by James Maddox - foul #2 on James Maddox, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 03:36 | Iona | Terry Nordman makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Maddox | 59-64 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Collins (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Ali Donaghy (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Nordman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Neer (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Pettaway (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - James Maddox (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Houston | Frank Gaskins drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from George Collins | 62-64 |
| 03:09 | Iona | Bobby Neer misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Gaskins - foul #3 on Frank Gaskins, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (SG), Dwain Williams (PF) Tracy Alers, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | Iona | Gordon Fannin (SG), John Drewes (C) Terry Nordman, James Maddox | |
| 03:09 | Iona | Bobby Neer makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 03:09 | Iona | Bobby Neer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Dwain Williams hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 62-66 |
| 02:53 | Houston | George Collins tips it in | 64-66 |
| 02:31 | Iona | Ali Donaghy double dribbles | 64-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), John Ayres (SF), Howard Kirk (C) Ricky Kelly, George Collins, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | Iona | Terry Nordman (PG), Dennis Malinsky (SF), Tom Rodriguz (C) Ali Donaghy, Bobby Neer, John Pettaway | |
| 02:26 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-66 |
| Subs | Houston | George Collins (SF), Gary Carpenter (C) John Ayres, Howard Kirk | |
| Subs | Iona | Ali Donaghy (PG), Bobby Neer (SF), John Pettaway (PF), James Maddox (C) Terry Nordman, Dennis Malinsky, John Drewes, Tom Rodriguz | |
| 02:12 | Houston | George Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Bobby Neer - foul #3 on Bobby Neer, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| 02:12 | Houston | George Collins makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:12 | Houston | George Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:12 | Iona | John Pettaway snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 01:55 | Iona | Bobby Neer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-66 |
| 01:53 | Houston | George Collins snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Frank Gaskins makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Dwain Williams | 68-66 |
| 01:41 | Iona | Bobby Neer scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Pettaway | 68-69 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Bobby Neer steals the ball from George Collins | 68-69 |
| 01:19 | Iona | Bobby Neer lays it in | 68-71 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses the easy layup | 68-71 |
| 00:56 | Houston | George Collins hits the follow up shot | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Iona | Ali Donaghy hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-73 |
| 00:27 | Houston | George Collins scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Frank Gaskins | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Iona | John Pettaway is hacked by Frank Gaskins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Gaskins, team foul #8 | 72-73 |
| 00:26 | Iona | John Pettaway makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:26 | Iona | John Pettaway makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Gary Carpenter grabs the offensive board | 72-75 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Frank Gaskins is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Frank Gaskins, team foul #9 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG) Frank Gaskins | |
| Subs | Iona | John Drewes (PF) John Pettaway | |
| 00:03 | Iona | John Drewes is fouled in the backcourt by Tracy Alers - foul #2 on Tracy Alers, team foul #10 | 72-75 |
| 00:03 | Iona | John Drewes makes the 1st free throw | 72-76 |
| 00:03 | Iona | John Drewes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-77 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski misses short on a halfcourt shot | 72-77 |