| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andres Rossi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Danford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Duckett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Shehan (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Oswaldo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Russell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Samuel Duckett | 25-38 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Dustin Romer is hacked by David Shehan in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Shehan, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini (SF) David Shehan | |
| 19:21 | Houston | Brent Mancini steps in front of the Dustin Romer pass | 25-38 |
| 19:02 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 25-38 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Eddie Davidson grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Dustin Romer is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-38 |
| 18:25 | Southern Methodist | Samuel Duckett double dribbles | 27-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Hall (PG), Rickey Burton (SG) Bryan Shoffner, Dustin Romer | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 18:07 | Houston | Rickey Burton is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 18:05 | Houston | John Sampson pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 17:49 | Houston | John Danford steals it from Rickey Burton | 27-38 |
| 17:34 | Southern Methodist | John Danford hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Duckett | 27-41 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Patrick Hall travels in the backcourt | 27-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Antoine (SF), David Adams (PF), Clarence Daniels (C) Eddie Davidson, Andres Rossi, John Sampson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (SF) Brent Mancini | |
| 17:19 | Southern Methodist | John Danford misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-41 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Clarence Daniels snags the defensive board | 27-41 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Clarence Daniels misses long on a floater near the basket | 27-41 |
| 16:59 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo grabs the board | 27-41 |
| 16:45 | Southern Methodist | John Danford misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-41 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Clarence Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Patrick Hall is hacked by John Danford in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Danford, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Dustin Romer (SG) Patrick Hall, Rickey Burton | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (PG) John Danford | |
| 16:29 | Houston | Dustin Romer loses the ball out of bounds | 27-41 |
| 16:11 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 27-41 |
| 16:10 | Houston | Richard Antoine grabs the defensive rebound | 27-41 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Richard Antoine loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz (C) Jimmy Russell | |
| 15:46 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina buries a 3 from the right wing set up by William Howard | 27-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Shoffner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Antoine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - William Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Duckett (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Carlo Molina (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Oswaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Idi Abdelaziz (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Houston | David Adams hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-44 |
| 15:24 | Southern Methodist | William Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 27-44 |
| 15:06 | Southern Methodist | Samuel Duckett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (PG), Rickey Burton (SG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), John Sampson (C) Bryan Shoffner, Dustin Romer, Richard Antoine, David Adams, Clarence Daniels | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), David Shehan (SF), Jimmy Russell (C) William Howard, Samuel Duckett, Idi Abdelaziz | |
| 14:53 | Houston | Angelo Garcia misses the shot from the free throw line | 27-44 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Eddie Davidson tips it back up and in | 29-44 |
| 14:41 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina is hacked by Rickey Burton - foul #2 on Rickey Burton, team foul #1 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis (PF) Oswaldo Gallo | |
| 14:19 | Southern Methodist | John Danford knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Shehan | 29-47 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Rickey Burton is hacked by John Danford in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Danford, team foul #3 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Samuel Duckett (SG) John Danford | |
| 14:07 | Houston | Rickey Burton is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-47 |
| 14:06 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis pulls down the rebound | 29-47 |
| 13:44 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell lays it up and in | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:40 | Houston | John Sampson is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Landis - foul #1 on Ray Landis, team foul #4 | 29-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (SG), David Adams (C) Rickey Burton, John Sampson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (PG), Oswaldo Gallo (PF), Idi Abdelaziz (C) Carlo Molina, Ray Landis, Jimmy Russell | |
| 13:31 | Houston | Angelo Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-49 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Andres Rossi tips it back up and in | 31-49 |
| 13:19 | Southern Methodist | Andres Rossi swats the short shot by David Shehan | 31-49 |
| 13:17 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan tips it home | 31-51 |
| 13:09 | Houston | David Adams misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 31-51 |
| 13:07 | Houston | David Adams tips it back up and in | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:51 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan lays it in set up by William Howard | 33-53 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Eddie Davidson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-53 |
| 12:15 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-53 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner grabs the board | 35-53 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Dustin Romer (SG), Patrick Hall (SF), Richard Antoine (PF), John Sampson (C) Bryan Shoffner, Eddie Davidson, Andres Rossi, David Adams | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (PG), Ray Landis (PF), Jimmy Russell (C) William Howard, Oswaldo Gallo, Idi Abdelaziz | |
| 11:49 | Southern Methodist | The jumper by Samuel Duckett is denied by Richard Antoine | 35-53 |
| 11:47 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell tips it back up and in | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Angelo Garcia (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Antoine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sampson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Carlo Molina (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Duckett (tiring) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Shehan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ray Landis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jimmy Russell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Houston | Jimmy Russell steps in front of the John Sampson pass | 35-55 |
| 11:06 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-58 |
| 10:50 | Houston | John Sampson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ray Landis - foul #2 on Ray Landis, team foul #5 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Houston | David Adams (PF) Angelo Garcia | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini (SF), Oswaldo Gallo (PF) David Shehan, Jimmy Russell | |
| 10:50 | Houston | John Sampson makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 10:50 | Houston | John Sampson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 10:24 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-58 |
| 10:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dustin Romer | 37-58 |
| 10:17 | Houston | Dustin Romer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-58 |
| 10:16 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 37-58 |
| 09:56 | Southern Methodist | John Sampson blocks the short jumper by Oswaldo Gallo | 37-58 |
| 09:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dustin Romer | 37-58 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Richard Antoine drills a fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Brent Mancini - foul #2 on Brent Mancini, team foul #6 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (SG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Andres Rossi (PF), Clarence Daniels (C) Patrick Hall, Dustin Romer, David Adams, John Sampson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (PG), David Shehan (SG), Idi Abdelaziz (C) Carlo Molina, Samuel Duckett, Ray Landis | |
| 09:42 | Houston | Richard Antoine makes the free throw | 40-58 |
| 09:13 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-58 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Andres Rossi grabs the defensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 09:08 | Houston | William Howard picks off the pass by Bryan Shoffner in the backcourt | 40-58 |
| 08:47 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Howard | 40-61 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Brent Mancini is called for the reach on Eddie Davidson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brent Mancini, team foul #7 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Rickey Burton (SG) Richard Antoine | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (SG), Jimmy Russell (C) Brent Mancini, Idi Abdelaziz | |
| 08:44 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 08:44 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell gets the rebound | 40-61 |
| 08:26 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-61 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Andres Rossi pulls down the rebound | 40-61 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Carlo Molina steps in front of the Clarence Daniels pass | 40-61 |
| 08:14 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Howard | 40-64 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Andres Rossi is hacked by Oswaldo Gallo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oswaldo Gallo, team foul #8 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (PG), David Adams (C) Bryan Shoffner, Clarence Daniels | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Samuel Duckett (SG) William Howard | |
| 08:11 | Houston | Andres Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Andres Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 42-64 |
| 07:42 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell is fouled on the floor by Rickey Burton - foul #3 on Rickey Burton, team foul #2 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Hall (SF), John Sampson (C) Eddie Davidson, Andres Rossi | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG) Carlo Molina | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Angelo Garcia (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rickey Burton (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Adams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Sampson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Danford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Samuel Duckett (tired) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Shehan (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Oswaldo Gallo (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Russell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan is hacked by Patrick Hall - foul #2 on Patrick Hall, team foul #3 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Daniels (C) John Sampson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis (PF) Oswaldo Gallo | |
| 07:01 | Southern Methodist | David Shehan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-64 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Clarence Daniels gets the rebound | 42-64 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Clarence Daniels lays it up and in on a nice dish by Rickey Burton and he's hacked by Samuel Duckett - foul #2 on Samuel Duckett, team foul #9 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Dustin Romer (SG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Andres Rossi (PF) Angelo Garcia, Rickey Burton, Patrick Hall, David Adams | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (SG), Brent Mancini (SF), Idi Abdelaziz (C) Samuel Duckett, David Shehan, Jimmy Russell | |
| 06:34 | Houston | Clarence Daniels makes the free throw | 45-64 |
| 06:11 | Southern Methodist | John Danford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-64 |
| 06:10 | Southern Methodist | William Howard grabs the offensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 05:55 | Southern Methodist | John Danford makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Ray Landis | 45-67 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Andres Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Angelo Garcia (PG), Richard Antoine (SF), John Sampson (C) Bryan Shoffner, Eddie Davidson, Clarence Daniels | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo (PF), Jimmy Russell (C) Ray Landis, Idi Abdelaziz | |
| 05:26 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dustin Romer - foul #2 on Dustin Romer, team foul #4 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Rickey Burton (SG), David Adams (PF), Patrick Hall (C) Angelo Garcia, Dustin Romer, Andres Rossi, John Sampson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina (PG), Matthew Occhipinti (PF) John Danford, Oswaldo Gallo | |
| 05:26 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 05:26 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Carlo Molina is called for the reach on Bryan Shoffner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlo Molina, team foul #10 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz (C) Jimmy Russell | |
| 05:23 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner misses the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 05:23 | Southern Methodist | William Howard pulls down the rebound | 46-69 |
| 04:57 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz misses the easy layup | 46-69 |
| 04:56 | Houston | David Adams grabs the board | 46-69 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Richard Antoine is whistled for traveling | 46-69 |
| 04:28 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-69 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Richard Antoine pulls down the rebound | 46-69 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 46-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Daniels (C) Patrick Hall | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 04:04 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brent Mancini | 46-71 |
| 04:01 | Houston | William Howard is called for the reach on Rickey Burton in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Howard, team foul #11 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Hall (SF) Richard Antoine | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 04:01 | Houston | Rickey Burton misses the 1st free throw | 46-71 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Rickey Burton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-71 |
| 04:01 | Southern Methodist | Matthew Occhipinti gets the rebound | 46-71 |
| 03:49 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini is fouled on the floor by Bryan Shoffner - foul #2 on Bryan Shoffner, team foul #5 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis (C) Idi Abdelaziz | |
| 03:35 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ray Landis | 46-73 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Shoffner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Rickey Burton (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Patrick Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Adams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Carlo Molina (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Howard (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Brent Mancini (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Occhipinti (fairly fresh) C - Ray Landis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Houston | Clarence Daniels is hacked by Matthew Occhipinti - foul #1 on Matthew Occhipinti, team foul #12 | 46-73 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Clarence Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 47-73 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Clarence Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| 03:04 | Southern Methodist | Clarence Daniels picks off the pass by Carlo Molina | 48-73 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Patrick Hall comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-73 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Clarence Daniels gets the offensive rebound | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:27 | Houston | Clarence Daniels is open and buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by David Adams | 50-73 |
| 01:59 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina misses the 3 from the left corner | 50-73 |
| 01:57 | Houston | David Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-73 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Rickey Burton is hacked by Ray Landis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ray Landis, team foul #13 | 50-73 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz (C) Matthew Occhipinti | |
| 01:53 | Houston | Rickey Burton makes the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Rickey Burton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 01:30 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-73 |
| 01:29 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz gets the offensive rebound | 52-73 |
| 01:03 | Southern Methodist | Patrick Hall steals the ball from Brent Mancini | 52-73 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Clarence Daniels | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz comes up short on the shot from the right side | 54-73 |
| 00:26 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Idi Abdelaziz | 54-73 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina runs out the clock | 54-73 |