| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) PF - James Renken (fresh) C - Yuan Xue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ian Lewis (fresh) SG - Ronald Schlesinger (fresh) SF - Andrew Bluhm (fresh) PF - Jonathan Eastman (fresh) C - Shawn Prickett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Gardner-Webb | Shawn Prickett clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Gardner-Webb | Shawn Prickett tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Ronald Schlesinger steps in front of the Thomas Bell pass | 0-2 |
| 19:01 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Gardner-Webb | Shawn Prickett grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Houston | James Renken can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-4 |
| 18:19 | Gardner-Webb | Shawn Prickett grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:00 | Gardner-Webb | Shawn Prickett loses the ball out of bounds | 0-4 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Steve Montgomery clanks a floater from the left side | 0-4 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Yuan Xue misses the tip | 0-4 |
| 17:48 | Houston | James Renken tips it but misses | 0-4 |
| 17:47 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:37 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Ronald Schlesinger | 0-6 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Ian Lewis steals the ball from Fang Wang in the backcourt | 0-6 |
| 17:33 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm lays it in set up by Ian Lewis | 0-8 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Thomas Bell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-8 |
| 17:23 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman gets the rebound | 0-8 |
| 17:19 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-8 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Yuan Xue pulls down the rebound | 0-8 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Thomas Bell is fouled on the floor by Shawn Prickett - foul #1 on Shawn Prickett, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Steve Montgomery can't finish the layup | 0-8 |
| 16:48 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman gets the rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:36 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 0-8 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Yuan Xue pulls down the rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Jonathan Eastman steals the ball from Steve Montgomery | 0-8 |
| 15:54 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Yuan Xue - foul #1 on Yuan Xue, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Lonnie Paris (PF), Michael Edens (C) Fang Wang, James Renken, Yuan Xue | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell (PG), Edwin Welty (SG), Terry Cover (PF), John Hatch (C) Ian Lewis, Ronald Schlesinger, Jonathan Eastman, Shawn Prickett | |
| 15:54 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm makes the 1st free throw | 0-9 |
| 15:54 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm makes the 2nd free throw | 0-10 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) PF - Lonnie Paris (fresh) C - Michael Edens (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Gerard Mitchell (fresh) SG - Edwin Welty (fresh) SF - Andrew Bluhm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Cover (fresh) C - John Hatch (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-10 |
| 15:33 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Edens | 0-10 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Lonnie Paris hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Michael Edens | 2-10 |
| 15:02 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover connects on the floater from the right side | 2-12 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Thomas Bell misses the jumper in the lane | 2-12 |
| 14:48 | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover grabs the defensive rebound | 2-12 |
| 14:41 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Lonnie Paris - foul #1 on Lonnie Paris, team foul #2 | 2-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), James Renken (PF) Steve Montgomery, Thomas Bell | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Garrison (PG) Andrew Bluhm | |
| 14:41 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch makes the 1st free throw | 2-13 |
| 14:41 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch misses the 2nd free throw | 2-13 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Lonnie Paris gets the rebound | 2-13 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-13 |
| 14:32 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch gets the rebound | 2-13 |
| 14:18 | Gardner-Webb | Carmelo Fuentes is called for the reach on Terry Cover - foul #1 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #3 | 2-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuan Xue (C) Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger (SG), Jonathan Eastman (PF), Shawn Prickett (C) John Garrison, John Hatch, Terry Cover | |
| 14:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger misses long on a 3 from straight away | 2-13 |
| 14:01 | Houston | Michael Edens grabs the defensive rebound | 2-13 |
| 13:56 | Houston | Fang Wang hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Edens | 4-13 |
| 13:30 | Gardner-Webb | Shawn Prickett comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fang Wang - foul #1 on Fang Wang, team foul #4 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG), Thomas Bell (SF) Carmelo Fuentes, Michael Edens | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis (PG) Gerard Mitchell | |
| 13:30 | Gardner-Webb | Shawn Prickett makes the 1st free throw | 4-14 |
| 13:30 | Gardner-Webb | Shawn Prickett makes the 2nd free throw | 4-15 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Thomas Bell banks in the layup | 6-15 |
| 13:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman is hacked by Yuan Xue - foul #2 on Yuan Xue, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Carlton Buck (PG), Lonnie Paris (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, James Renken, Yuan Xue | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | James Gascon (SF) Edwin Welty | |
| 12:46 | Gardner-Webb | James Gascon buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Jonathan Eastman | 6-17 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Carlton Buck comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-17 |
| 12:39 | Gardner-Webb | Shawn Prickett gets the rebound | 6-17 |
| 12:24 | Gardner-Webb | James Gascon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jonathan Eastman | 6-20 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Lonnie Paris travels with the ball | 6-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), James Renken (PF) Carlton Buck, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell (SG), Terry Cover (PF), John Hatch (C) Ronald Schlesinger, Jonathan Eastman, Shawn Prickett | |
| 11:51 | Gardner-Webb | James Gascon clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 6-20 |
| 11:50 | Gardner-Webb | James Gascon grabs the offensive board | 6-20 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Renken (fresh) C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ian Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Mitchell (fresh) SF - James Gascon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Cover (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hatch (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 6-20 |
| 11:34 | Houston | Steve Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 6-20 |
| 11:22 | Houston | Lonnie Paris connects on the runner from the left block | 8-20 |
| 10:58 | Gardner-Webb | James Gascon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-23 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Lonnie Paris's pass is intercepted by Gerard Mitchell | 8-23 |
| 10:20 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis is hacked by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #2 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #6 | 8-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Carlton Buck (SG), Michael Edens (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Steve Montgomery, Thomas Bell, James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger (SG), Andrew Bluhm (SF), Jonathan Eastman (PF), Shawn Prickett (C) Ian Lewis, James Gascon, Terry Cover, John Hatch | |
| 10:03 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Eastman | 8-25 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Fang Wang hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Shawn Prickett - foul #2 on Shawn Prickett, team foul #2 | 8-25 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Garrison (PG), Terry Cover (C) Gerard Mitchell, Shawn Prickett | |
| 09:43 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the 1st free throw | 8-25 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 9-25 |
| 09:16 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jonathan Eastman, team foul #3 | 9-25 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Fang Wang's floater is knocked away by Terry Cover | 9-25 |
| 09:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman gets the rebound | 9-25 |
| 08:55 | Gardner-Webb | John Garrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 9-25 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Milton Hefner snags the defensive board | 9-25 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Fang Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-25 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Michael Edens can't tip it in | 9-25 |
| 08:38 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger grabs the board | 9-25 |
| 08:18 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger loses the ball out of bounds | 9-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG), Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Carlton Buck, Michael Edens, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis (PG), Gerard Mitchell (SG) John Garrison, Ronald Schlesinger | |
| 08:02 | Houston | Steve Montgomery buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Bell | 12-25 |
| 07:44 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-25 |
| 07:42 | Gardner-Webb | Andrew Bluhm grabs the offensive board | 12-25 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Renken (fresh) C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - Ian Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Bluhm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jonathan Eastman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Terry Cover (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:26 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell loses the dribble to Fang Wang | 12-25 |
| 07:22 | Houston | Fang Wang dunks the ball | 14-25 |
| 07:05 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Carlton Buck (PG) Fang Wang | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger (SG), John Hatch (PF), Micheal Capps (C) Andrew Bluhm, Jonathan Eastman, Terry Cover | |
| 06:47 | Houston | Lonnie Paris misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Micheal Capps - foul #1 on Micheal Capps, team foul #4 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Edwin Welty (SF) Gerard Mitchell | |
| 06:47 | Houston | Lonnie Paris makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Lonnie Paris makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:25 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-25 |
| 06:24 | Houston | James Renken grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Lonnie Paris clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-25 |
| 06:08 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 05:55 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 16-25 |
| 05:53 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps grabs the offensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 05:34 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Bell | 16-25 |
| 05:32 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps gets the offensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 05:17 | Gardner-Webb | Micheal Capps clanks a floater from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Lonnie Paris grabs the board | 16-25 |
| 04:47 | Houston | James Renken scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Bell | 18-25 |
| 04:26 | Gardner-Webb | James Renken picks off the pass by John Hatch | 18-25 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Steve Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Micheal Capps - foul #2 on Micheal Capps, team foul #5 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Michael Edens (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Carlton Buck, Thomas Bell, James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell (PG), Andrew Bluhm (SF), Jonathan Eastman (PF), Terry Cover (C) Ian Lewis, Ronald Schlesinger, John Hatch, Micheal Capps | |
| 04:21 | Houston | Steve Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Michael Edens gets the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Steve Montgomery is hacked by Jonathan Eastman - foul #2 on Jonathan Eastman, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hadden (SG) Steve Montgomery | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch (C) Jonathan Eastman | |
| 03:55 | Houston | Charles Hadden clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Hatch - foul #1 on John Hatch, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Yuan Xue (C) Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | John Garrison (PG), Jonathan Eastman (PF), Shawn Prickett (C) Edwin Welty, Terry Cover, John Hatch | |
| 03:55 | Houston | Charles Hadden misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Charles Hadden makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:45 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 03:43 | Houston | Michael Edens pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) SF - Charles Hadden (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Edens (fresh) 5 reb. C - Yuan Xue (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gardner-Webb | PG - John Garrison (fresh) SG - Gerard Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Bluhm (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jonathan Eastman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Prickett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-25 |
| 03:25 | Gardner-Webb | Shawn Prickett grabs the board | 20-25 |
| 03:00 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Garrison | 20-27 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Charles Hadden connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 02:28 | Gardner-Webb | Jonathan Eastman can't connect on a runner from close range | 23-27 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Yuan Xue grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Yuan Xue misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 02:03 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Fang Wang | 23-27 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Charles Hadden loses the dribble to Jonathan Eastman | 23-27 |
| 01:36 | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gerard Mitchell, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG), Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF) Fang Wang, Charles Hadden, Michael Edens | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis (PG), Ronald Schlesinger (SG), Edwin Welty (SF) John Garrison, Gerard Mitchell, Andrew Bluhm | |
| 01:12 | Houston | Ian Lewis steps in front of the Steve Montgomery pass | 23-27 |
| 00:55 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bell - foul #1 on Thomas Bell, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Carlton Buck (PG), Lonnie Paris (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Yuan Xue | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Terry Cover (PF), John Hatch (C) Jonathan Eastman, Shawn Prickett | |
| 00:55 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 00:55 | Gardner-Webb | Ian Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 00:55 | Houston | James Renken pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Carlton Buck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-28 |
| 00:34 | Gardner-Webb | John Hatch is whistled for traveling | 23-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG) Carlton Buck | |
| Subs | Gardner-Webb | Gerard Mitchell (SF) Edwin Welty | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Lonnie Paris misses the easy layup | 23-28 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Steve Montgomery hits the follow up shot | 25-28 |
| 00:02 | Gardner-Webb | Ronald Schlesinger connects on the 3 from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Steve Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 25-31 |