| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carl Harrison (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Stiltner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Burkett (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jimmy Prevost (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Terrell Whetstone (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Morrisey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Knepp (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bryon Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Hawks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Steve Burkett inbounds the ball | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Richard Stiltner is hacked by Bryon Brooks - foul #3 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Michael Baker (PF) Bryon Brooks | |
| 19:20 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Baker - foul #3 on Michael Baker, team foul #2 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SF) Michael Baker | |
| 19:20 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost misses the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-31 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Steve Burkett snags the defensive board | 49-31 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Steve Burkett scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Terrell Whetstone | 51-31 |
| 18:44 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 18:42 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the tip | 51-31 |
| 18:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jimmy Prevost | 51-31 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Carl Harrison is fouled on the floor by Ashley Pauls - foul #1 on Ashley Pauls, team foul #3 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), John Oliver (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF) Carl Harrison, Richard Stiltner, Steve Burkett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:25 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Raymond Youngquist | 53-31 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 18:21 | Rhode Island | Raymond Youngquist is called for the reach on Jack Morrisey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Youngquist, team foul #1 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Krueger (PF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Jimmy Prevost, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (PG) Ashley Pauls | |
| 18:14 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-31 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist grabs the board | 53-31 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Jack Morrisey - foul #2 on Jack Morrisey, team foul #4 | 53-31 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez misses the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-31 |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | David Knepp banks in the layup set up by Jack Morrisey and he's fouled by Ricardo Enriquez - foul #3 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #2 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks (PF) Fred Ponte | |
| 17:50 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the free throw | 54-33 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez grabs the defensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 17:31 | Houston | John Oliver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-33 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez gets the offensive rebound | 54-33 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-33 |
| 17:08 | Rhode Island | David Knepp throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG), Richard Stiltner (SG), Steve Burkett (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Neal Gidley, John Oliver, Raymond Youngquist, Arthur Krueger, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SF) Jack Morrisey, David Knepp | |
| 16:49 | Houston | Alan Hawks steps in front of the Carl Harrison pass | 56-33 |
| 16:28 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-33 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Steve Burkett gets the rebound | 56-33 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Carl Harrison comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Alan Hawks - foul #4 on Alan Hawks, team foul #5 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (SG), Gary Mack (SF) Richard Stiltner, Steve Burkett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Fred Ponte (SF), David Knepp (PF) Ashley Pauls, Rudolph Guenther, Alan Hawks | |
| 15:58 | Houston | Carl Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 57-33 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Carl Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 58-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carl Harrison (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Mack (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Prevost (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. C - Terrell Whetstone (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard Vincent (fresh) SG - Kenneth Van Zant (fresh) SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Knepp (tiring) 7 pts. C - Bryon Brooks (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Rhode Island | The jump hook by Bryon Brooks is blocked by Terrell Whetstone | 58-33 |
| 15:36 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost gets the rebound | 58-33 |
| 15:31 | Houston | Carl Harrison makes the 3 from the left corner | 61-33 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Harrison - foul #2 on Carl Harrison, team foul #3 | 61-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), Arthur Krueger (PF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Carl Harrison, Jimmy Prevost, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG) Kenneth Van Zant | |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the 1st free throw | 61-34 |
| 15:20 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the 2nd free throw | 61-35 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Arthur Krueger hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Neal Gidley | 63-35 |
| 14:48 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Stiltner (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF) John Oliver, Gary Mack | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG) Bernard Vincent | |
| 14:23 | Houston | Neal Gidley makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Stiltner | 65-35 |
| 14:09 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Stiltner - foul #3 on Richard Stiltner, team foul #4 | 65-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG), Steve Burkett (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Neal Gidley, Raymond Youngquist, Arthur Krueger, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (SF) Fred Ponte | |
| 14:09 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey misses the 1st free throw | 65-35 |
| 14:09 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-36 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 65-36 |
| 13:46 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 65-36 |
| 13:30 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 65-36 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone gets the rebound | 65-36 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Carl Harrison clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-36 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost tips it home | 67-36 |
| 13:11 | Rhode Island | David Knepp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 67-36 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Steve Burkett grabs the defensive rebound | 67-36 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Bryon Brooks is called for the reach on Steve Burkett - foul #4 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #6 | 67-36 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (PG), Gary Mack (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF) Carl Harrison, Richard Stiltner, Steve Burkett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Rudolph Guenther (SG), Fred Ponte (SF), Alan Hawks (C) Ashley Pauls, Jack Morrisey, Kenneth Van Zant, Bryon Brooks | |
| 12:47 | Houston | John Oliver loses the dribble to Bernard Vincent | 67-36 |
| 12:43 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther misses the easy layup | 67-36 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone grabs the defensive rebound | 67-36 |
| 12:37 | Houston | John Oliver hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 67-36 |
| 12:36 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks gets the rebound | 67-36 |
| 12:32 | Rhode Island | John Oliver is called for the reach on Rudolph Guenther in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Oliver, team foul #5 | 67-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), Arthur Krueger (PF) Gary Mack, Jimmy Prevost | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:25 | Rhode Island | David Knepp double dribbles | 67-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Burkett (SF) Raymond Youngquist | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:04 | Houston | Arthur Krueger can't finish the layup | 67-36 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone hits the follow up shot | 69-36 |
| 12:00 | Rhode Island | Arthur Krueger takes the ball from Alan Hawks in the backcourt | 69-36 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Arthur Krueger misses short on a jumper from the left side | 69-36 |
| 11:50 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the defensive rebound | 69-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Neal Gidley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Burkett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. PF - Arthur Krueger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrell Whetstone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Bernard Vincent (fresh) SG - Rudolph Guenther (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Ponte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Knepp (tired) 7 pts. C - Alan Hawks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks is whistled for traveling | 69-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG), Gary Mack (SG), Jimmy Prevost (PF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Neal Gidley, John Oliver, Arthur Krueger, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Kenneth Van Zant (SF), Bryon Brooks (PF) Fred Ponte, David Knepp | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Carl Harrison is whistled for traveling | 69-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Jack Morrisey (SG) Bernard Vincent, Rudolph Guenther | |
| 11:15 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ashley Pauls, team foul #7 | 69-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Stiltner (SG) Steve Burkett | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:57 | Houston | Carl Harrison misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-36 |
| 10:56 | Rhode Island | Bryon Brooks gets the rebound | 69-36 |
| 10:54 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 69-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Youngquist (SF) Richard Stiltner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 10:44 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Bryon Brooks - foul #5 on Bryon Brooks, team foul #8 | 69-36 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (PG) Carl Harrison | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | David Knepp (PF) Bryon Brooks | |
| 10:44 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost makes the 1st free throw | 70-36 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost makes the 2nd free throw | 71-36 |
| 10:37 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-36 |
| 10:35 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost pulls down the rebound | 71-36 |
| 10:31 | Houston | John Oliver hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Ashley Pauls - foul #3 on Ashley Pauls, team foul #9 | 71-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), Terrell Whetstone (C) Gary Mack, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG), Fred Ponte (SF) Jack Morrisey, Kenneth Van Zant | |
| 10:31 | Houston | John Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 72-36 |
| 10:31 | Houston | John Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 72-36 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone grabs the offensive board | 72-36 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost connects on the jump hook near the basket set up by John Oliver | 74-36 |
| 09:56 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Neal Gidley - foul #3 on Neal Gidley, team foul #6 | 74-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Stiltner (SG), Steve Burkett (SF), Arthur Krueger (PF) John Oliver, Raymond Youngquist, Jimmy Prevost | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Michael Baker (PF) Ashley Pauls, Fred Ponte | |
| 09:56 | Rhode Island | David Knepp misses the 1st free throw | 74-36 |
| 09:56 | Rhode Island | David Knepp makes the 2nd free throw | 74-37 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Arthur Krueger loses the ball out of bounds | 74-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG) Neal Gidley | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG), Kenneth Van Zant (SF) Rudolph Guenther, David Knepp | |
| 09:23 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks scores on a runner in the lane set up by Kenneth Van Zant | 74-39 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Michael Baker takes the ball from Terrell Whetstone | 74-39 |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Stiltner - foul #4 on Richard Stiltner, team foul #7 | 74-39 |
| Subs | Houston | John Oliver (SG), Gary Mack (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Richard Stiltner, Steve Burkett, Arthur Krueger, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG) Jack Morrisey | |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 74-40 |
| 08:50 | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 74-41 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Carl Harrison connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Oliver | 77-41 |
| 08:14 | Rhode Island | Michael Baker is called for traveling | 77-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), Raymond Youngquist (SF) Carl Harrison, Gary Mack | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), Fred Ponte (SF) Bernard Vincent, Kenneth Van Zant | |
| 08:02 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-41 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls grabs the board | 77-41 |
| 07:47 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-41 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost pulls down the rebound | 77-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Neal Gidley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Oliver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Raymond Youngquist (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jimmy Prevost (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 9 reb. C - Ricardo Enriquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rudolph Guenther (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Ponte (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Alan Hawks (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG), Gary Mack (SG), Steve Burkett (SF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Neal Gidley, John Oliver, Raymond Youngquist, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey (SG) Rudolph Guenther | |
| 07:14 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks hits the finger roll | 77-43 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Gary Mack misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 77-43 |
| 06:49 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone grabs the offensive board | 77-43 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Harrison | 79-43 |
| 06:36 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Stiltner (SG), Arthur Krueger (PF) Gary Mack, Jimmy Prevost | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Kenneth Van Zant (SF) Ashley Pauls, Fred Ponte | |
| 06:22 | Houston | Steve Burkett misses the jumper from the right side | 79-43 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone tips it but misses | 79-43 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Steve Burkett tips it in | 81-43 |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bernard Vincent and the foul's on Richard Stiltner - foul #5 on Richard Stiltner, team foul #8 | 81-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), John Oliver (SG) Carl Harrison, Richard Stiltner | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther (SG) Jack Morrisey | |
| 06:07 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks misses the free throw | 81-45 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone grabs the defensive rebound | 81-45 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Neal Gidley's pass is intercepted by Rudolph Guenther | 81-45 |
| 05:47 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks's floater is knocked away by Terrell Whetstone | 81-45 |
| 05:46 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther tips it but misses | 81-45 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Arthur Krueger pulls down the rebound | 81-45 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Neal Gidley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Van Zant - foul #1 on Kenneth Van Zant, team foul #10 | 81-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Youngquist (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF), Ricardo Enriquez (C) Steve Burkett, Arthur Krueger, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte (SF), David Knepp (PF) Kenneth Van Zant, Michael Baker | |
| 05:40 | Houston | Neal Gidley misses the 1st free throw | 81-45 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Neal Gidley makes the 2nd free throw | 82-45 |
| 05:23 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte is hacked by Ricardo Enriquez - foul #4 on Ricardo Enriquez, team foul #9 | 82-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG), Gary Mack (SG) Neal Gidley, John Oliver | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG) Bernard Vincent | |
| 05:23 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the 1st free throw | 82-46 |
| 05:23 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte makes the 2nd free throw | 82-47 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Guenther - foul #1 on Rudolph Guenther, team foul #11 | 82-47 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost makes the 1st free throw | 83-47 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost makes the 2nd free throw | 84-47 |
| 04:39 | Rhode Island | David Knepp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 84-47 |
| 04:38 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks grabs the offensive rebound | 84-47 |
| 04:28 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Rudolph Guenther | 84-50 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Mack | 86-50 |
| 03:57 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Rudolph Guenther | 86-52 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Carl Harrison misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 86-52 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls snags the defensive board | 86-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carl Harrison (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Mack (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Raymond Youngquist (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Jimmy Prevost (tiring) 32 pts. 9 reb. C - Ricardo Enriquez (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Ashley Pauls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rudolph Guenther (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Fred Ponte (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Knepp (tired) 8 pts. C - Alan Hawks (very tired) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 86-52 |
| 03:29 | Houston | Ricardo Enriquez grabs the board | 86-52 |
| 03:03 | Houston | The jump hook by Raymond Youngquist is blocked by David Knepp | 86-52 |
| 03:01 | Rhode Island | Fred Ponte grabs the board | 86-52 |
| 02:36 | Rhode Island | Alan Hawks scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Ashley Pauls | 86-54 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost's pass is intercepted by Ashley Pauls | 86-54 |
| 02:16 | Rhode Island | Rudolph Guenther misses the easy layup | 86-54 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Carl Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 86-54 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Gary Mack comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rudolph Guenther - foul #2 on Rudolph Guenther, team foul #12 | 86-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Neal Gidley (PG), John Oliver (SG), Arthur Krueger (PF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Carl Harrison, Raymond Youngquist, Jimmy Prevost, Ricardo Enriquez | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Bernard Vincent (PG), Jack Morrisey (SG), Kenneth Van Zant (SF), Michael Baker (PF) Ashley Pauls, Rudolph Guenther, Fred Ponte, David Knepp | |
| 02:05 | Houston | Gary Mack makes the 1st free throw | 87-54 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Gary Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 88-54 |
| 01:56 | Rhode Island | Arthur Krueger blocks the jumper by Alan Hawks | 88-54 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone grabs the board | 88-54 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Gary Mack | 90-54 |
| 01:24 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey makes the floater from just outside the lane | 90-56 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Gary Mack can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 90-56 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone tips it in | 92-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:54 | Rhode Island | Arthur Krueger picks off the pass by Jack Morrisey | 92-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Arthur Krueger is hacked by Michael Baker - foul #4 on Michael Baker, team foul #13 | 92-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Carl Harrison (PG), Steve Burkett (SF) Neal Gidley, Gary Mack | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls (PG), David Knepp (SF) Bernard Vincent, Kenneth Van Zant | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Arthur Krueger makes the 1st free throw | 93-56 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Arthur Krueger makes the 2nd free throw | 94-56 |
| 00:26 | Rhode Island | David Knepp is denied on a dunk by Terrell Whetstone | 94-56 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Jack Morrisey grabs the offensive board | 94-56 |
| 00:21 | Rhode Island | Ashley Pauls is whistled for traveling | 94-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Prevost (PF) Arthur Krueger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Carl Harrison runs out the clock | 94-56 |