| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Hone (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Benny (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Szaflarski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Rawley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Antonio Long (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marvin Nagle (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Rhode Island | George Benny picks off the pass by John Todd | 34-25 |
| 19:22 | Houston | George Benny can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 19:21 | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 19:17 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 19:15 | Houston | George Benny gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Robert Simmons's floater is tipped away by John Todd | 34-25 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Raymond Borger grabs the offensive rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Raymond Borger misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 34-25 |
| 18:58 | Rhode Island | William Rawley gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's hacked by Edward Castrejon - foul #3 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (SG) Edward Castrejon | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle misses the free throw | 34-27 |
| 18:45 | Rhode Island | John Todd snags the offensive board | 34-27 |
| 18:22 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 18:21 | Rhode Island | John Todd misses the tip | 34-27 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Joseph Hone snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Robert Simmons misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 34-27 |
| 17:56 | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 17:32 | Rhode Island | William Rawley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond English (C) Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Arthur Sanders (SG), Arthur Bayerl (SF) Nicholas Szaflarski, William Rawley, Antonio Long | |
| 17:13 | Houston | George Benny misses the shot from just outside the lane | 34-27 |
| 17:11 | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 16:55 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl is fouled on the floor by Robert Cantwell - foul #1 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Jackson (C) George Benny | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | George Condrey (PF) Marvin Nagle | |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Joseph Hone - foul #2 on Joseph Hone, team foul #3 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SG), Michael Nash (SF) Robert Simmons, Joseph Hone | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Gary Brown (C) John Todd | |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:40 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Michael Nash snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 16:28 | Houston | Brian Jackson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Jackson, team foul #4 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Borger (C) Michael Nash | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 16:01 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 34-28 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Raymond English gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Raymond English (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joel Brady (fresh) SG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Bayerl (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Condrey (fresh) 2 blk. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Houston | Robert Cantwell clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 15:47 | Rhode Island | The rebound goes to Gary Brown | 34-28 |
| 15:43 | Rhode Island | Joel Brady misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-28 |
| 15:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Paul Dunn | 34-28 |
| 15:20 | Houston | Gary Brown picks off the pass by Raymond Borger | 34-28 |
| 15:05 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl lays it in on a nice dish by Joel Brady | 34-30 |
| 14:46 | Houston | George Condrey blocks the short jumper by Brian Jackson | 34-30 |
| 14:45 | Houston | Raymond Borger tips it in | 36-30 |
| 14:30 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Joel Brady | 36-32 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Paul Dunn clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Brown - foul #2 on Gary Brown, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Joseph Hone (SF), George Benny (PF) Robert Cantwell, Raymond English, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), William Rawley (SG), Antonio Long (SF), Marvin Nagle (PF), John Todd (C) Joel Brady, Arthur Sanders, Arthur Bayerl, George Condrey, Gary Brown | |
| 14:06 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 14:06 | Rhode Island | William Rawley grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Hone - foul #3 on Joseph Hone, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG) Paul Dunn | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:50 | Rhode Island | John Todd gets the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:29 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Robert Simmons drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 12:49 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long lays it in | 39-35 |
| 12:23 | Houston | George Benny hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Simmons and the foul's on Antonio Long - foul #3 on Antonio Long, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond English (C) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 12:23 | Houston | George Benny makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:01 | Rhode Island | William Rawley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Szaflarski | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Hone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Benny (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond English (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Szaflarski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Rawley (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Antonio Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marvin Nagle (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:49 | Houston | Joseph Hone hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-38 |
| 11:30 | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Rawley | 45-41 |
| 11:04 | Houston | Raymond English misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-41 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Joseph Hone snags the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Joseph Hone blows the layup | 45-41 |
| 10:40 | Rhode Island | John Todd grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 10:18 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long's layup is rejected by Raymond English | 45-41 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Raymond English snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Robert Simmons comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-41 |
| 09:46 | Rhode Island | William Rawley grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 09:36 | Rhode Island | William Rawley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-41 |
| 09:34 | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Joseph Hone hits a turnaround in the paint set up by George Benny | 47-43 |
| 09:05 | Rhode Island | William Rawley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 09:04 | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle tips it home | 47-45 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Raymond English clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-45 |
| 08:54 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 08:36 | Rhode Island | William Rawley is called for traveling | 47-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Paul Dunn (SG), Michael Nash (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), Raymond Borger (C) Robert Simmons, Edward Castrejon, Joseph Hone, George Benny, Raymond English | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG), Arthur Sanders (SG), Arthur Bayerl (SF), George Condrey (PF), Gary Brown (C) Nicholas Szaflarski, William Rawley, Antonio Long, Marvin Nagle, John Todd | |
| 08:14 | Houston | Raymond Borger makes the shot from the baseline | 49-45 |
| 08:01 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl comes up short on the runner from close range | 49-45 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Raymond Borger grabs the board | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Nash (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Joel Brady (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Arthur Bayerl (fresh) 7 pts. PF - George Condrey (fresh) 3 blk. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Houston | Michael Nash comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-45 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Raymond Borger tips it home | 51-45 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | George Condrey misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Michael Nash - foul #1 on Michael Nash, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | George Condrey misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:16 | Rhode Island | George Condrey makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Robert Cantwell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Michael Nash grabs the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Michael Nash knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Cantwell and he's hacked by Joel Brady - foul #2 on Joel Brady, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Joseph Hone (SF) Paul Dunn, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | John Todd (C) Gary Brown | |
| 06:35 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 06:17 | Rhode Island | Joel Brady misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-46 |
| 06:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raymond Borger | 54-46 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Joseph Hone knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Simmons and the foul's on Arthur Sanders - foul #2 on Arthur Sanders, team foul #4 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), George Benny (PF) Robert Cantwell, Michael Nash | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle (PF) George Condrey | |
| 06:09 | Houston | Joseph Hone misses the free throw | 56-46 |
| 06:09 | Rhode Island | Marvin Nagle snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| 05:46 | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Joseph Hone pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Joseph Hone can't connect on a floater from close range | 56-46 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Raymond Borger snags the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Joseph Hone's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Nagle | 56-46 |
| 05:20 | Houston | George Benny snags the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the jumper from the left wing | 58-46 |
| 04:39 | Rhode Island | Raymond Borger picks off the pass by Arthur Sanders | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:20 | Houston | George Benny knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Hone and the foul's on Marvin Nagle - foul #1 on Marvin Nagle, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Raymond English (SF), Brian Jackson (C) Robert Simmons, Joseph Hone, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), William Rawley (SG), Antonio Long (SF), George Condrey (PF), Gary Brown (C) Joel Brady, Arthur Sanders, Arthur Bayerl, Marvin Nagle, John Todd | |
| 04:20 | Houston | George Benny makes the free throw | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:04 | Rhode Island | William Rawley scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from George Condrey | 61-49 |
| 03:56 | Houston | The jump hook by George Benny is blocked by Gary Brown | 61-49 |
| 03:54 | Rhode Island | George Condrey gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Raymond English (fresh) 6 reb. PF - George Benny (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rhode Island | PG - Nicholas Szaflarski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Rawley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - George Condrey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. C - Gary Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Rhode Island | William Rawley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-49 |
| 03:44 | Rhode Island | Gary Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 03:35 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 61-49 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Raymond English pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Houston | Brian Jackson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 03:16 | Rhode Island | Gary Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 03:04 | Rhode Island | George Condrey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 03:03 | Rhode Island | George Condrey gets the offensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski is hacked by Robert Cantwell - foul #2 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SG), Michael Nash (SF) Edward Castrejon, George Benny | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders (SG), William Saunders (SF) William Rawley, Antonio Long | |
| 02:54 | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Raymond English pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Brian Jackson connects on the runner in the paint and he's fouled by William Saunders - foul #1 on William Saunders, team foul #6 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Joel Brady (PG) Nicholas Szaflarski | |
| 02:33 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses the free throw | 63-49 |
| 02:33 | Rhode Island | George Condrey pulls down the rebound | 63-49 |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders is hacked by Paul Dunn - foul #2 on Paul Dunn, team foul #8 | 63-49 |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 02:15 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Robert Cantwell's pass is intercepted by Joel Brady | 63-51 |
| 01:41 | Rhode Island | George Condrey misses the turnaround from the baseline | 63-51 |
| 01:39 | Rhode Island | Gary Brown tips it in | 63-53 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Robert Cantwell makes the floater from the right wing | 65-53 |
| 01:11 | Rhode Island | George Condrey banks in the layup on a great pass from Joel Brady | 65-55 |
| 00:43 | Houston | A charge is called on Raymond English - foul #3 on Raymond English, team foul #9 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Arthur Bayerl (SF) William Saunders | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Rhode Island | Arthur Sanders can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-55 |
| 00:35 | Rhode Island | George Condrey tips it home | 65-57 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Joseph Hone (SF), George Benny (PF), Raymond Borger (C) Robert Cantwell, Paul Dunn, Michael Nash, Raymond English, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | Nicholas Szaflarski (PG), William Rawley (SG), Antonio Long (SF), Marvin Nagle (PF), John Todd (C) Joel Brady, Arthur Sanders, Arthur Bayerl, George Condrey, Gary Brown | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Robert Simmons is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Szaflarski - foul #2 on Nicholas Szaflarski, team foul #7 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (SG), Raymond English (SF), Philip Kelley (C) Edward Castrejon, Joseph Hone, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | Rhode Island | | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Robert Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Robert Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:24 | Rhode Island | Antonio Long hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 67-57 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Robert Simmons gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rhode Island | Rhode Island is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Robert Simmons runs out the clock | 67-57 |