| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marion Ling (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Yuri Zajic (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Carl Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Stansfield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Mattis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Albert Colosimo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Osterman (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Yuri Zajic inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | James Mattis picks off the pass by Yuri Zajic | 34-29 |
| 19:30 | Fresno State | Albert Colosimo misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Yuri Zajic - foul #3 on Yuri Zajic, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Houston | James Combs (SF) Yuri Zajic | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 19:30 | Fresno State | Albert Colosimo makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:30 | Fresno State | Albert Colosimo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Umi Abdula grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Antony Dove is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 19:02 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to James Mattis | 34-30 |
| 19:00 | Fresno State | Carl Hicks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Marion Ling knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Edward McNutt | 36-30 |
| 18:33 | Fresno State | George Stansfield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 18:31 | Houston | James Combs gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 18:08 | Houston | James Mattis denies the turnaround by Marion Ling | 36-30 |
| 18:06 | Houston | James Combs gets the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Marion Ling connects on the shot from the left side set up by Edward McNutt and the foul's on Carl Hicks - foul #3 on Carl Hicks, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock (PG) Carl Hicks | |
| 17:42 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:19 | Fresno State | James Mattis loses the ball out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Stringer (PF) Edward McNutt | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tracy Reid (SG) George Stansfield | |
| 16:50 | Houston | Antony Dove makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Combs | 42-30 |
| 16:32 | Fresno State | Umi Abdula swats the shot by Joseph Osterman | 42-30 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Umi Abdula grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 16:10 | Houston | Antony Dove is called for traveling | 42-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Derek Dunkley (C) Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Thomas Seamon (SF), Boris Zisser (C) James Mattis, Joseph Osterman | |
| 15:44 | Fresno State | Albert Colosimo misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Derek Dunkley pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Marion Ling (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SF - James Combs (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Paul Stringer (fresh) C - Derek Dunkley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Johnny Whitlock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tracy Reid (fresh) SF - Thomas Seamon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Colosimo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Boris Zisser (fresh) | |
| 15:13 | Houston | Tracy Reid steals it from Paul Stringer | 42-30 |
| 14:51 | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 14:26 | Houston | James Combs is fouled on the floor by Thomas Seamon - foul #3 on Thomas Seamon, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Brownell (PG), Yuri Zajic (SF), Edward McNutt (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Antony Dove, James Combs, Paul Stringer, Derek Dunkley | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Carl Hicks (PG), George Stansfield (SG), James Mattis (PF), Joseph Osterman (C) Johnny Whitlock, Tracy Reid, Albert Colosimo, Boris Zisser | |
| 14:14 | Houston | Marion Ling is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by James Mattis - foul #1 on James Mattis, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:51 | Fresno State | James Mattis drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Osterman | 44-36 |
| 13:27 | Houston | James Mattis picks off the pass by Steven Brownell | 44-36 |
| 13:06 | Fresno State | George Stansfield loses the dribble to Yuri Zajic | 44-36 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Marion Ling lays it up and in on a nice dish by Yuri Zajic | 46-36 |
| 12:44 | Fresno State | George Stansfield hits a jumper from the left side | 46-38 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Marion Ling misses the easy layup | 46-38 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Edward McNutt tips it home | 48-38 |
| 12:00 | Fresno State | George Stansfield misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 11:59 | Fresno State | James Mattis hits the follow up shot | 48-40 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Steven Brownell is fouled on the floor by Joseph Osterman - foul #1 on Joseph Osterman, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Houston | James Combs (SG), Paul Stringer (PF), Derek Dunkley (C) Marion Ling, Edward McNutt, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Tracy Reid (SG), Albert Colosimo (PF), Boris Zisser (C) George Stansfield, Thomas Seamon, Joseph Osterman | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Brownell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Combs (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Yuri Zajic (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Stringer (fresh) C - Derek Dunkley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Carl Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tracy Reid (fresh) SF - James Mattis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Albert Colosimo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Boris Zisser (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Houston | Paul Stringer is fouled on the floor by Tracy Reid - foul #2 on Tracy Reid, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (SF) Yuri Zajic | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock (PG) Carl Hicks | |
| 10:55 | Houston | Steven Brownell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 48-40 |
| 10:54 | Fresno State | Albert Colosimo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 10:34 | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 10:33 | Fresno State | Boris Zisser snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 10:23 | Fresno State | Albert Colosimo is hacked by Paul Stringer - foul #1 on Paul Stringer, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Zajic (SF) Steven Brownell | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Evan Gault (SG) James Mattis | |
| 10:06 | Fresno State | Boris Zisser makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Johnny Whitlock | 48-42 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Antony Dove misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 09:56 | Fresno State | Boris Zisser pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:37 | Fresno State | Boris Zisser knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 09:12 | Houston | James Combs can't finish the layup | 48-44 |
| 09:10 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Boris Zisser | 48-44 |
| 08:57 | Fresno State | Paul Stringer swats the short shot by Albert Colosimo | 48-44 |
| 08:55 | Fresno State | Tracy Reid snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 08:44 | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Paul Stringer pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| 08:20 | Houston | James Combs knocks in the turnaround from the left block and he's fouled by Evan Gault - foul #1 on Evan Gault, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Brownell (PG), Marion Ling (SG), Edward McNutt (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Antony Dove, Yuri Zajic, Paul Stringer, Derek Dunkley | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Carl Hicks (PG), George Stansfield (SG), Thomas Seamon (SF), James Mattis (PF), Joseph Osterman (C) Johnny Whitlock, Evan Gault, Tracy Reid, Albert Colosimo, Boris Zisser | |
| 08:20 | Houston | James Combs makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| 08:01 | Fresno State | James Mattis misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Edward McNutt - foul #1 on Edward McNutt, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Zajic (SF) James Combs | |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| 08:01 | Fresno State | James Mattis makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:01 | Fresno State | James Mattis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Steven Brownell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-46 |
| 07:46 | Fresno State | George Stansfield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-46 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Yuri Zajic snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 07:22 | Houston | George Stansfield steps in front of the Steven Brownell pass | 51-46 |
| 07:19 | Fresno State | Thomas Seamon lays it up and in set up by George Stansfield | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Brownell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marion Ling (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SF - Yuri Zajic (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Carl Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Stansfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Seamon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Mattis (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Osterman (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:01 | Houston | Marion Ling hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by James Mattis - foul #2 on James Mattis, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (SF) Yuri Zajic | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Albert Colosimo (PF) Thomas Seamon | |
| 07:01 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:46 | Fresno State | George Stansfield connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Osterman | 53-51 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Steven Brownell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 06:18 | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 05:59 | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-51 |
| 05:57 | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Antony Dove is open but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 53-53 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Steven Brownell tips it back up and in | 55-53 |
| 05:09 | Fresno State | James Mattis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carl Hicks | 55-55 |
| 04:53 | Houston | The jumper by Antony Dove is denied by Albert Colosimo | 55-55 |
| 04:52 | Fresno State | James Mattis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:35 | Fresno State | James Mattis misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 55-55 |
| 04:34 | Fresno State | Joseph Osterman tips it in | 55-57 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Antony Dove buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 03:54 | Fresno State | George Stansfield is fouled on the floor by Steven Brownell - foul #4 on Steven Brownell, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Houston | James Combs (SG), Yuri Zajic (SF), Paul Stringer (PF), Derek Dunkley (C) Marion Ling, Antony Dove, Edward McNutt, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Johnny Whitlock (PG), Tracy Reid (SG), Thomas Seamon (SF), Boris Zisser (C) Carl Hicks, George Stansfield, James Mattis, Joseph Osterman | |
| 03:40 | Fresno State | Thomas Seamon misses short on a runner near the basket | 57-57 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Steven Brownell grabs the board | 57-57 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Boris Zisser takes the ball from James Combs | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Brownell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Combs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Yuri Zajic (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Stringer (fresh) 2 blk. C - Derek Dunkley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Johnny Whitlock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracy Reid (fresh) SF - Thomas Seamon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Albert Colosimo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Boris Zisser (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Fresno State | Albert Colosimo misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 02:51 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to Boris Zisser | 57-57 |
| 02:51 | Fresno State | Fresno State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SG), Umi Abdula (C) James Combs, Derek Dunkley | |
| Subs | Fresno State | Carl Hicks (PG), James Mattis (SF), Joseph Osterman (C) Johnny Whitlock, Thomas Seamon, Boris Zisser | |
| 02:37 | Fresno State | James Mattis connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 57-59 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Steven Brownell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Yuri Zajic | 60-59 |
| 01:49 | Fresno State | James Mattis is whistled for traveling | 60-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward McNutt (PF) Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | Fresno State | George Stansfield (SG) Tracy Reid | |
| 01:31 | Houston | Edward McNutt misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 01:30 | Fresno State | George Stansfield pulls down the rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:25 | Fresno State | James Mattis connects on the turnaround from the right block | 60-61 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Steven Brownell is hacked by Carl Hicks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Hicks, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Steven Brownell makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Steven Brownell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:01 | Fresno State | George Stansfield misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Umi Abdula grabs the board | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Houston | Marion Ling splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Yuri Zajic snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Yuri Zajic is hacked by Albert Colosimo - foul #1 on Albert Colosimo, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Yuri Zajic makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Yuri Zajic misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:29 | Fresno State | James Mattis snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 00:12 | Fresno State | George Stansfield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Umi Abdula pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Umi Abdula is hacked by George Stansfield in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Stansfield, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Umi Abdula makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Umi Abdula makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Fresno State | George Stansfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Yuri Zajic gets the rebound | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Yuri Zajic runs out the clock | 65-61 |