| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rick Blumer (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Nicolas Bryson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Larry Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Darrel Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Larry Howard inbounds the ball | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Howard | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:17 | Houston | Dwain Williams can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 21-36 |
| 19:15 | Maryland | Larry Howard snags the defensive board | 21-36 |
| 19:10 | Maryland | Rick Blumer scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Nicolas Bryson | 21-39 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Kevin Bickford's floater is tipped away by Darrel Payne | 21-39 |
| 18:45 | Maryland | Darrel Payne snags the defensive board | 21-39 |
| 18:40 | Maryland | Rick Blumer hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Larry Howard | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:20 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-42 |
| 18:18 | Maryland | Darrel Payne snags the defensive board | 21-42 |
| 17:56 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson misses the lay-in | 21-42 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Dwain Williams gets the rebound | 21-42 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Dwain Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Dwain Williams, team foul #1 | 21-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Keith Holmes (PF) Darrel Payne | |
| 17:25 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-45 |
| 17:15 | Houston | Tracy Alers's pass is intercepted by Mark Dickinson | 21-45 |
| 17:04 | Maryland | Larry Howard's floater is tipped away by Kevin Bickford | 21-45 |
| 17:03 | Houston | John Ayres pulls down the rebound | 21-45 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Dwain Williams is whistled for traveling | 21-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Jerome Wyatt (PF) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, John Ayres, Kevin Bickford | |
| Subs | Maryland | Chad Hicks (SG), Robert Tatham (SF), Denver Able (C) Nicolas Bryson, Larry Howard, Mark Dickinson | |
| 16:47 | Maryland | Keith Holmes's pass is intercepted by Bobby Hines | 21-45 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Ricky Kelly drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by David Brown | 24-45 |
| 16:16 | Maryland | David Brown is called for the reach on Chad Hicks - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #2 | 24-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Merlino (C) Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Maryland | Larry Howard (SF) Rick Blumer | |
| 16:11 | Maryland | Robert Tatham is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Tatham, team foul #1 | 24-45 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Ricky Kelly hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ricky Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) PF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Tatham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Hicks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Denver Able (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Maryland | Chad Hicks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-45 |
| 15:54 | Houston | Bobby Hines snags the defensive board | 26-45 |
| 15:38 | Houston | Ricky Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-45 |
| 15:36 | Maryland | Denver Able gets the rebound | 26-45 |
| 15:17 | Maryland | Keith Holmes misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 26-45 |
| 15:16 | Maryland | Larry Howard hits the follow up shot | 26-47 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-47 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt snags the offensive board | 26-47 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt is hacked by Denver Able - foul #1 on Denver Able, team foul #2 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Luis Moran (SG), John Ayres (SF), Kevin Bickford (PF), Dwain Williams (C) Ricky Kelly, David Brown, Bobby Hines, Jerome Wyatt, Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | Maryland | Rick Blumer (PG), Nicolas Bryson (SF), Darrel Payne (PF), Mark Dickinson (C) Robert Tatham, Larry Howard, Keith Holmes, Denver Able | |
| 14:35 | Houston | Mark Dickinson blocks the short jumper by Dwain Williams | 26-47 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Kevin Bickford tips it home | 28-47 |
| 14:13 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 28-47 |
| 14:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Ayres | 28-47 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Nicolas Bryson is called for the reach on John Ayres - foul #2 on Nicolas Bryson, team foul #3 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (SF) Chad Hicks | |
| 13:35 | Houston | Tracy Alers is hacked by Mark Dickinson - foul #2 on Mark Dickinson, team foul #4 | 28-47 |
| 13:26 | Houston | Luis Moran misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-47 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Kevin Bickford tips it in | 30-47 |
| 13:04 | Maryland | Rick Blumer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-47 |
| 13:02 | Houston | John Ayres snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:44 | Houston | Luis Moran travels with the ball | 30-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Larry Howard (SF) Robert Tatham | |
| 12:34 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-47 |
| 12:33 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Rick Blumer | 30-47 |
| 12:24 | Maryland | Rick Blumer knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicolas Bryson | 30-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:15 | Houston | Kevin Bickford clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-50 |
| 12:13 | Houston | John Ayres tips it back up and in | 32-50 |
| 12:04 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson loses the dribble to Tracy Alers | 32-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ayres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Bickford (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Dwain Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rick Blumer (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicolas Bryson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Larry Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrel Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Dickinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Houston | Dwain Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mark Dickinson - foul #3 on Mark Dickinson, team foul #5 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Jerome Wyatt (PF) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, John Ayres, Kevin Bickford | |
| Subs | Maryland | Chad Hicks (SG), Keith Holmes (PF), Denver Able (C) Nicolas Bryson, Darrel Payne, Mark Dickinson | |
| 11:47 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 11:47 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 11:31 | Maryland | Chad Hicks scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rick Blumer | 34-53 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Ricky Kelly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-53 |
| 11:25 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Larry Howard | 34-53 |
| 11:11 | Maryland | Rick Blumer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-53 |
| 11:09 | Maryland | Denver Able tips it back up and in | 34-55 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Dwain Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Brown | 36-55 |
| 10:34 | Maryland | Larry Howard buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Rick Blumer and the foul's on Jerome Wyatt - foul #2 on Jerome Wyatt, team foul #3 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Luis Moran (SG), Kevin Bickford (PF), Steve Merlino (C) Ricky Kelly, David Brown, Jerome Wyatt, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Maryland | Robert Tatham (PG), Mark Dickinson (C) Rick Blumer, Denver Able | |
| 10:34 | Maryland | Larry Howard misses the free throw | 36-57 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Steve Merlino grabs the board | 36-57 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Luis Moran hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Tracy Alers and the foul's on Robert Tatham - foul #3 on Robert Tatham, team foul #6 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Houston | John Ayres (SF) Bobby Hines | |
| Subs | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson (SF) Larry Howard | |
| 10:24 | Houston | Luis Moran misses the free throw | 38-57 |
| 10:24 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Mark Dickinson | 38-57 |
| 10:07 | Maryland | Keith Holmes hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Tatham | 38-60 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Kevin Bickford hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-60 |
| 09:29 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-60 |
| 09:27 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Holmes | 40-60 |
| 09:06 | Maryland | Robert Tatham comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-60 |
| 09:05 | Maryland | Chad Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 08:54 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-60 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Steve Merlino grabs the defensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Chad Hicks - foul #1 on Chad Hicks, team foul #7 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Dwain Williams (C) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, John Ayres, Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | Maryland | Rick Blumer (SG), Larry Howard (SF), Darrel Payne (PF) Chad Hicks, Nicolas Bryson, Keith Holmes | |
| 08:42 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 2nd free throw | 41-60 |
| 08:25 | Maryland | Robert Tatham scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Darrel Payne | 41-63 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Kevin Bickford scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Ricky Kelly | 43-63 |
| 08:00 | Maryland | Rick Blumer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 07:58 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson can't tip it in | 43-63 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Kevin Bickford snags the defensive board | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ricky Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) PF - Kevin Bickford (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Robert Tatham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rick Blumer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Larry Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrel Payne (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Mark Dickinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Houston | Mark Dickinson is called for the reach on Ricky Kelly - foul #4 on Mark Dickinson, team foul #8 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (SG), Jerome Wyatt (PF) David Brown, Kevin Bickford | |
| Subs | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson (SG), Denver Able (C) Robert Tatham, Mark Dickinson | |
| 07:32 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 44-63 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 07:15 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rick Blumer and the foul's on Ricky Kelly - foul #2 on Ricky Kelly, team foul #4 | 45-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), John Ayres (SF) Ricky Kelly, Bobby Hines | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 07:15 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson makes the free throw | 45-66 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Luis Moran is whistled for a carry | 45-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Merlino (C) Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Maryland | Keith Holmes (PF) Darrel Payne | |
| 06:36 | Maryland | Larry Howard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-66 |
| 06:35 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson tips it home | 45-68 |
| 06:17 | Houston | John Ayres misses the jumper from the free throw line | 45-68 |
| 06:16 | Maryland | Rick Blumer pulls down the rebound | 45-68 |
| 05:50 | Maryland | Larry Howard travels with the ball | 45-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Hines (SF), Dwain Williams (C) John Ayres, Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | Maryland | Chad Hicks (SG), Robert Tatham (SF), Mark Dickinson (C) Nicolas Bryson, Larry Howard, Denver Able | |
| 05:39 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses the easy layup | 45-68 |
| 05:38 | Maryland | Rick Blumer pulls down the rebound | 45-68 |
| 05:20 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Tatham and he's hacked by Dwain Williams - foul #2 on Dwain Williams, team foul #5 | 45-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), Steve Merlino (C) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, Dwain Williams | |
| Subs | Maryland | Larry Howard (SF), Darrel Payne (PF) Rick Blumer, Keith Holmes | |
| 05:20 | Maryland | Mark Dickinson makes the free throw | 45-71 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Ricky Kelly travels with the ball | 45-71 |
| 04:39 | Maryland | Darrel Payne is fouled on the floor by Bobby Hines - foul #1 on Bobby Hines, team foul #6 | 45-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Calvin Davis (C) Jerome Wyatt | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 04:20 | Maryland | Darrel Payne hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-71 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Steve Merlino snags the defensive board | 45-71 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-71 |
| 04:09 | Maryland | Chad Hicks grabs the board | 45-71 |
| 04:03 | Maryland | Larry Howard double dribbles | 45-71 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Rick Blumer (PG), Nicolas Bryson (SF), Denver Able (C) Robert Tatham, Larry Howard, Mark Dickinson | |
| 03:43 | Houston | Ricky Kelly buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Steve Merlino | 48-71 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ricky Kelly (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) PF - Steve Merlino (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Calvin Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Rick Blumer (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Chad Hicks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Nicolas Bryson (fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. PF - Darrel Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Denver Able (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Maryland | Chad Hicks loses the dribble to Bobby Hines | 48-71 |
| 03:18 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses the easy layup | 48-71 |
| 03:17 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Chad Hicks | 48-71 |
| 03:02 | Maryland | Darrel Payne knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Rick Blumer | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:49 | Houston | Denver Able blocks the jumper by Ricky Kelly | 48-73 |
| 02:47 | Maryland | Chad Hicks grabs the board | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:42 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson misses the fadeaway from the right side | 48-73 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Calvin Davis pulls down the rebound | 48-73 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-73 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Calvin Davis gets the offensive rebound | 48-73 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Ricky Kelly connects on the 3 from the right wing | 51-73 |
| 02:06 | Maryland | Rick Blumer hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Nicolas Bryson | 51-76 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Darrel Payne blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Ricky Kelly | 51-76 |
| 01:40 | Maryland | Chad Hicks pulls down the rebound | 51-76 |
| 01:23 | Maryland | Darrel Payne clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 51-76 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Steve Merlino grabs the defensive rebound | 51-76 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-76 |
| 01:08 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson snags the defensive board | 51-76 |
| 01:04 | Maryland | Rick Blumer connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrel Payne | 51-79 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Houston | Ricky Kelly's pass is intercepted by Rick Blumer | 51-79 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Maryland | Nicolas Bryson misses the shot from the baseline | 51-79 |
| 00:32 | Maryland | Darrel Payne hits the follow up shot | 51-81 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Ricky Kelly clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-81 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Steve Merlino hits the follow up shot | 53-81 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Rick Blumer runs out the clock | 53-81 |