| Lineup | Houston | PG - Julio Rios (fresh) SG - George Holland (fresh) SF - Ronald Nguyen (fresh) PF - Zachary Ferrell (fresh) C - Yuan Xue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fresh) SG - George Cardello (fresh) SF - Edward Hancock (fresh) PF - Randy Graham (fresh) C - John Hard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Randy Graham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Florida State | John Hard knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Florida State | Ronald Nguyen takes the ball from Ronald Hallett | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:24 | Florida State | John Hard scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Edward Hancock | 5-4 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 17:52 | Florida State | John Hard comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Yuan Xue - foul #1 on Yuan Xue, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:52 | Florida State | John Hard makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:52 | Florida State | John Hard makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell misses the fadeaway in the paint | 5-6 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by George Cardello - foul #1 on George Cardello, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Taylor (PG), Harold Johnson (SG) Ronald Hallett, George Cardello | |
| 17:16 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:16 | Florida State | John Hard pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:52 | Florida State | Charles Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Zachary Ferrell | 6-6 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 16:41 | Florida State | Harold Johnson gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 16:36 | Florida State | Edward Hancock scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Charles Taylor | 6-8 |
| 16:22 | Houston | Julio Rios is hacked by Harold Johnson - foul #1 on Harold Johnson, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SG), Sudi Ali (SF), Taylor Schindler (C) George Holland, Ronald Nguyen, Yuan Xue | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Hallett (PG) Harold Johnson | |
| 16:08 | Houston | Taylor Schindler misses short on a jumper from the right side | 6-8 |
| 16:06 | Florida State | Edward Hancock grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 15:50 | Florida State | Sudi Ali blocks the short jumper by John Hard | 6-8 |
| 15:49 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell gets the rebound | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Julio Rios (fresh) SG - Thomas Bell (fresh) SF - Sudi Ali (fresh) PF - Zachary Ferrell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Taylor Schindler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fresh) SG - Charles Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Hancock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Graham (fairly fresh) C - John Hard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Houston | Julio Rios clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Randy Graham - foul #1 on Randy Graham, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrin Hughes (SF) Zachary Ferrell | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cardello (SG) Charles Taylor | |
| 15:29 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:17 | Florida State | John Hard makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Ronald Hallett | 8-10 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Sudi Ali blows the dunk but he's fouled by Randy Graham - foul #2 on Randy Graham, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Nguyen (SF) Julio Rios | |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Taylor (SG), Harold Johnson (SF) Ronald Hallett, Randy Graham | |
| 15:02 | Houston | Sudi Ali misses the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Sudi Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:43 | Florida State | Charles Taylor drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Edward Hancock | 9-13 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Sudi Ali is hacked by George Cardello - foul #2 on George Cardello, team foul #5 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Houston | George Holland (SG), Yuan Xue (C) Darrin Hughes, Thomas Bell | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Hallett (PG), Michael Thomas (C) George Cardello, John Hard | |
| 14:15 | Houston | Edward Hancock steps in front of the Yuan Xue pass | 9-13 |
| 13:50 | Florida State | Charles Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 13:48 | Houston | George Holland pulls down the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:35 | Houston | George Holland's pass is intercepted by Edward Hancock | 9-13 |
| 13:21 | Florida State | Harold Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 9-13 |
| 13:20 | Florida State | Michael Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:11 | Florida State | Yuan Xue steals the ball from Michael Thomas | 9-13 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sudi Ali | 11-13 |
| 12:34 | Florida State | Michael Thomas lays it in set up by Harold Johnson | 11-15 |
| 12:14 | Houston | George Holland is fouled on the floor by Charles Taylor - foul #1 on Charles Taylor, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Julio Rios (PG), Thomas Bell (SG), Darrin Hughes (SF), Zachary Ferrell (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Sudi Ali, George Holland, Ronald Nguyen, Taylor Schindler, Yuan Xue | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Hard (C) Michael Thomas | |
| 11:59 | Houston | Julio Rios clanks a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Hard - foul #1 on John Hard, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Julio Rios misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:59 | Florida State | Edward Hancock pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:43 | Florida State | Lonnie Paris is called for the reach on John Hard - foul #1 on Lonnie Paris, team foul #2 | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Julio Rios (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Bell (fresh) SF - Darrin Hughes (fresh) PF - Zachary Ferrell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Hancock (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - John Hard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Florida State | Edward Hancock hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Taylor | 12-17 |
| 11:13 | Houston | Edward Hancock takes the ball from Julio Rios | 12-17 |
| 10:57 | Florida State | Edward Hancock clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Bell - foul #1 on Thomas Bell, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| 10:57 | Florida State | Edward Hancock misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:57 | Florida State | Edward Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 12-18 |
| 10:37 | Florida State | John Hard gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:16 | Florida State | Darrin Hughes is called for the reach on Harold Johnson - foul #1 on Darrin Hughes, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Houston | George Holland (SG), Sudi Ali (SF), Yuan Xue (C) Thomas Bell, Darrin Hughes, Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 10:02 | Florida State | Harold Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-18 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell slams it home set up by Julio Rios | 14-18 |
| 09:25 | Florida State | Sudi Ali takes the ball from Edward Hancock | 14-18 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Sudi Ali misses the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 14-18 |
| 09:00 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to George Holland | 14-18 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell is fouled on the floor by Charles Taylor - foul #2 on Charles Taylor, team foul #8 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrin Hughes (PG), Thomas Bell (SG), Ronald Nguyen (SF), Taylor Schindler (C) Julio Rios, George Holland, Sudi Ali, Yuan Xue | |
| Subs | Florida State | Randy Graham (PF), Michael Thomas (C) Charles Taylor, John Hard | |
| 08:41 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:41 | Florida State | Randy Graham gets the rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:25 | Florida State | Edward Hancock misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Bell - foul #2 on Thomas Bell, team foul #5 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Houston | George Holland (SG), Lonnie Paris (C) Thomas Bell, Zachary Ferrell | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 08:25 | Florida State | Edward Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:25 | Florida State | Edward Hancock misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Randy Graham denies the turnaround by Darrin Hughes | 14-19 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Taylor Schindler misses the tip | 14-19 |
| 07:59 | Florida State | Michael Thomas gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 07:45 | Florida State | Michael Thomas misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lonnie Paris - foul #2 on Lonnie Paris, team foul #6 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuan Xue (C) Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Hard (C) Randy Graham | |
| 07:45 | Florida State | Michael Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 07:45 | Florida State | Michael Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 14-21 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Darrin Hughes (fresh) SG - George Holland (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Taylor Schindler (fresh) C - Yuan Xue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Ronald Hallett (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Michael Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Harold Johnson (tiring) PF - Edward Hancock (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - John Hard (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Houston | Ronald Nguyen misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 14-21 |
| 07:26 | Florida State | Michael Thomas gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 07:05 | Florida State | John Hard blows the layup | 14-21 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Taylor Schindler snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Yuan Xue can't throw it down but the foul's on Michael Thomas - foul #1 on Michael Thomas, team foul #9 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Julio Rios (PG), Sudi Ali (SG), Zachary Ferrell (PF) Darrin Hughes, George Holland, Taylor Schindler | |
| Subs | Florida State | Randy Graham (PF) John Hard | |
| 06:55 | Houston | Yuan Xue makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Yuan Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:31 | Florida State | Michael Thomas hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Hancock | 16-23 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Sudi Ali throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Taylor Schindler (C) Yuan Xue | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cardello (SG), John Hard (C) Randy Graham, Michael Thomas | |
| 06:01 | Florida State | John Hard buries a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on Taylor Schindler - foul #1 on Taylor Schindler, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrin Hughes (SF) Ronald Nguyen | |
| Subs | Florida State | Randy Graham (PF) George Cardello | |
| 06:01 | Florida State | John Hard makes the free throw | 16-26 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Julio Rios hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-26 |
| 05:30 | Florida State | The short jumper by John Hard is denied by Taylor Schindler | 19-26 |
| 05:28 | Florida State | Randy Graham tips it home | 19-28 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Darrin Hughes loses the dribble to Randy Graham | 19-28 |
| 04:48 | Florida State | Edward Hancock misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-28 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Zachary Ferrell pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 04:19 | Houston | The jump hook by Sudi Ali is blocked by Randy Graham | 19-28 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Julio Rios misses the tip | 19-28 |
| 04:15 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Sudi Ali | 19-28 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Ronald Hallett takes the ball from Zachary Ferrell | 19-28 |
| 04:01 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett banks in the layup | 19-30 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Randy Graham is called for the reach on Darrin Hughes - foul #3 on Randy Graham, team foul #10 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Houston | George Holland (SG), Ronald Nguyen (SF), Yuan Xue (C) Julio Rios, Sudi Ali, Taylor Schindler | |
| Subs | Florida State | George Cardello (PG), Charles Taylor (SG), Michael Thomas (C) Ronald Hallett, Randy Graham, John Hard | |
| 03:46 | Houston | Darrin Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Darrin Hughes misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 03:46 | Florida State | Harold Johnson grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 03:19 | Florida State | George Cardello buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Thomas | 20-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Darrin Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. SG - George Holland (fresh) SF - Ronald Nguyen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Zachary Ferrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Yuan Xue (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - George Cardello (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Johnson (tired) 2 reb. PF - Edward Hancock (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Yuan Xue is fouled on the floor by Harold Johnson - foul #2 on Harold Johnson, team foul #11 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (PG) Darrin Hughes | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Yuan Xue makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Yuan Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 03:02 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Michael Thomas | 21-33 |
| 02:49 | Florida State | Edward Hancock's floater is knocked away by Ronald Nguyen | 21-33 |
| 02:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Yuan Xue | 21-33 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Yuan Xue is called for traveling | 21-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Julio Rios (PG), Taylor Schindler (PF) Thomas Bell, Zachary Ferrell | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:11 | Florida State | Edward Hancock is hacked by Taylor Schindler - foul #2 on Taylor Schindler, team foul #8 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Sudi Ali (PF) Taylor Schindler | |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| 02:11 | Florida State | Edward Hancock makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 02:11 | Florida State | Edward Hancock makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 01:51 | Houston | George Holland misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-35 |
| 01:49 | Florida State | George Cardello grabs the defensive rebound | 21-35 |
| 01:31 | Florida State | Charles Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Bell (SG), Taylor Schindler (C) George Holland, Yuan Xue | |
| Subs | Florida State | John Hard (C) Michael Thomas | |
| 01:11 | Houston | Julio Rios is fouled on the floor by Charles Taylor - foul #3 on Charles Taylor, team foul #12 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrin Hughes (SF) Ronald Nguyen | |
| Subs | Florida State | Ronald Hallett (PG) Charles Taylor | |
| 01:11 | Houston | Julio Rios misses the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Julio Rios makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 00:53 | Florida State | Ronald Hallett comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-35 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Darrin Hughes snags the defensive board | 22-35 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Taylor Schindler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-35 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Sudi Ali gets the offensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 00:02 | Houston | The short jumper by Taylor Schindler is denied by John Hard | 22-35 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The clock runs out | 22-35 |