| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Leahy (fresh) SG - Kenneth Stillwell (fresh) SF - Clement Henson (fresh) PF - Elmer Paul (fresh) C - Cory Atwell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) PF - James Renken (fresh) C - Yuan Xue (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Yuan Xue wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Fang Wang misses short on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Cory Atwell - foul #1 on Cory Atwell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 3rd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:20 | Eastern Michigan | James Renken is called for the reach on Elmer Paul - foul #1 on James Renken, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Bell is called for the reach on Clement Henson - foul #1 on Thomas Bell, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Michigan | Clement Henson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Eastern Michigan | Cory Atwell hits the follow up shot | 2-1 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Steve Montgomery knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Fang Wang and he's hacked by Cory Atwell - foul #2 on Cory Atwell, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Dipaolo (C) Cory Atwell | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:30 | Houston | Steve Montgomery makes the free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Stillwell misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Yuan Xue gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Kenneth Stillwell is called for the reach on Thomas Bell - foul #1 on Kenneth Stillwell, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Thomas Bell drills a shot from the left block | 2-6 |
| 17:23 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Stillwell can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 2-6 |
| 17:22 | Houston | James Renken grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:55 | Houston | James Renken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lonnie Paris (C) Yuan Xue | |
| 16:46 | Eastern Michigan | Clement Henson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 4-6 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Thomas Bell hits the finger roll | 4-8 |
| 16:25 | Eastern Michigan | Clement Henson is whistled for traveling | 4-8 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Michael Edens (C) Fang Wang, James Renken | |
| 16:04 | Houston | Steve Montgomery lays it up and in and the foul's on Kenneth Stillwell - foul #2 on Kenneth Stillwell, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Port (SG) Kenneth Stillwell | |
| Subs | Houston | Garf Glomski (C) Thomas Bell | |
| 16:04 | Houston | Steve Montgomery makes the free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Edens takes the ball from Clement Henson | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Leahy (fresh) SG - James Port (fresh) SF - Clement Henson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Paul (fresh) C - Donald Dipaolo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Edens (fresh) PF - Lonnie Paris (fresh) C - Garf Glomski (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Houston | Lonnie Paris makes the runner in the lane | 4-13 |
| 15:26 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Edens picks off the pass by Michael Leahy | 4-13 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Steve Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Garf Glomski grabs the offensive board | 4-13 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Lonnie Paris misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Elmer Paul - foul #1 on Elmer Paul, team foul #5 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gilbert Fackler (C) Elmer Paul | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Thomas Bell (SF), Yuan Xue (C) Steve Montgomery, Michael Edens, Garf Glomski | |
| 14:55 | Houston | Lonnie Paris makes the 1st free throw | 4-14 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Lonnie Paris makes the 2nd free throw | 4-15 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Michigan | James Port misses the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Bell - foul #2 on Thomas Bell, team foul #3 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence McCormick (SG), Joseph Moore (SF), Harold Atwell (PF) Michael Leahy, Clement Henson, Donald Dipaolo | |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (SF), James Renken (PF) Thomas Bell, Lonnie Paris | |
| 14:42 | Eastern Michigan | James Port misses the 1st free throw | 4-15 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Michigan | James Port makes the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Fang Wang hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Gilbert Fackler - foul #1 on Gilbert Fackler, team foul #6 | 5-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Edens (SF) Milton Hefner | |
| 14:30 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the free throw | 5-17 |
| 14:30 | Eastern Michigan | Harold Atwell gets the rebound | 5-17 |
| 14:04 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence McCormick misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-17 |
| 14:02 | Eastern Michigan | Gilbert Fackler pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-17 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence McCormick misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on James Renken - foul #2 on James Renken, team foul #4 | 5-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Elmer Paul (PF) Harold Atwell | |
| Subs | Houston | Carlton Buck (SG), Lonnie Paris (PF) Carmelo Fuentes, James Renken | |
| 13:47 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence McCormick misses the 1st free throw | 5-17 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence McCormick misses the 2nd free throw | 5-17 |
| 13:47 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Fackler | 5-17 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence McCormick scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Moore and the foul's on Michael Edens - foul #1 on Michael Edens, team foul #5 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Leahy (PG), Clement Henson (SF), Donald Dipaolo (C) James Port, Joseph Moore, Gilbert Fackler | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG) Carlton Buck | |
| 13:35 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence McCormick misses the free throw | 7-17 |
| 13:35 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Dipaolo | 7-17 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Michigan | Clement Henson misses the 3 from the right wing | 7-17 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Yuan Xue snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Lonnie Paris misses short on a jumper near the basket | 7-17 |
| 13:13 | Eastern Michigan | Elmer Paul grabs the board | 7-17 |
| 12:53 | Eastern Michigan | Elmer Paul scores on a 3 from the right corner | 10-17 |
| 12:44 | Houston | Steve Montgomery's pass is intercepted by Elmer Paul | 10-17 |
| 12:26 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Leahy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Clement Henson | 13-17 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Elmer Paul blocks the short jumper by Fang Wang | 13-17 |
| 12:08 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Dipaolo pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:51 | Eastern Michigan | Clement Henson misses long on a shot from the right wing | 13-17 |
| 11:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to Steve Montgomery | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Leahy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence McCormick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clement Henson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Paul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Dipaolo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Edens (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Lonnie Paris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Yuan Xue (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Houston | Steve Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 11:44 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Dipaolo grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 11:42 | Eastern Michigan | Fang Wang is called for the reach on Michael Leahy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Fang Wang, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Port (PG), Joseph Moore (SG), Harold Atwell (PF), Gilbert Fackler (C) Michael Leahy, Lawrence McCormick, Elmer Paul, Donald Dipaolo | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Carlton Buck (SG), Charles Hadden (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, Steve Montgomery, Michael Edens, Lonnie Paris, Yuan Xue | |
| 11:27 | Eastern Michigan | Milton Hefner blocks the short jumper by Clement Henson | 13-17 |
| 11:25 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Milton Hefner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 11:04 | Eastern Michigan | James Port gets the rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Michigan | Clement Henson misses the easy layup but the foul's on Charles Hadden - foul #1 on Charles Hadden, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG) Carlton Buck | |
| 10:52 | Eastern Michigan | Clement Henson makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:52 | Eastern Michigan | Clement Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Milton Hefner hits a jumper in the lane set up by Charles Hadden | 15-19 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Michigan | Harold Atwell can't finish the layup but the foul's on Charles Hadden - foul #2 on Charles Hadden, team foul #8 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Leahy (PG), Donald Dipaolo (SF), Elmer Paul (PF) Joseph Moore, Clement Henson, Gilbert Fackler | |
| Subs | Houston | Lonnie Paris (PF) Charles Hadden | |
| 10:21 | Eastern Michigan | Harold Atwell makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:21 | Eastern Michigan | Harold Atwell makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:54 | Houston | Steve Montgomery connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Carmelo Fuentes | 17-22 |
| 09:49 | Eastern Michigan | James Port connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael Leahy | 20-22 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Lonnie Paris misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 20-22 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Dipaolo pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 09:15 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Dipaolo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Gilbert Fackler (C) Harold Atwell | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Michael Edens (SF), Yuan Xue (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| 08:56 | Houston | Lonnie Paris misses long on a shot from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 08:54 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to James Port | 20-22 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Michigan | Gilbert Fackler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-22 |
| 08:28 | Eastern Michigan | Gilbert Fackler pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Michigan | Lonnie Paris is called for the reach on Donald Dipaolo - foul #1 on Lonnie Paris, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Moore (SG), Clement Henson (SF) James Port, Elmer Paul | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG) Steve Montgomery | |
| 08:16 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Dipaolo makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Dipaolo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Yuan Xue clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Gilbert Fackler - foul #2 on Gilbert Fackler, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence McCormick (SG), Harold Atwell (C) Donald Dipaolo, Gilbert Fackler | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:54 | Houston | Yuan Xue misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Yuan Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:54 | Eastern Michigan | Harold Atwell gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:52 | Eastern Michigan | Carmelo Fuentes picks off the pass by Michael Leahy in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Fang Wang grabs the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Michael Leahy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McCormick (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clement Henson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Moore (fresh) C - Harold Atwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Edens (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Lonnie Paris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Yuan Xue (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Houston | Michael Edens knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 07:02 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Leahy makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Moore | 25-25 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes's pass is intercepted by Harold Atwell | 25-25 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Michigan | Clement Henson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #1 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #10 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | James Port (PG), Elmer Paul (PF), Donald Dipaolo (C) Michael Leahy, Lawrence McCormick, Harold Atwell | |
| Subs | Houston | Carlton Buck (PG), Steve Montgomery (SG), Milton Hefner (SF), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, Carmelo Fuentes, Michael Edens, Yuan Xue | |
| 06:26 | Eastern Michigan | Clement Henson makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:26 | Eastern Michigan | Clement Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Lonnie Paris misses the floater from the left side | 27-25 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 05:57 | Eastern Michigan | Clement Henson is whistled for traveling | 27-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence McCormick (SG) Clement Henson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:40 | Houston | Carlton Buck comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 27-25 |
| 05:38 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence McCormick misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 27-25 |
| 05:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Milton Hefner | 27-25 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Steve Montgomery connects on the jumper from the left side | 27-27 |
| 04:42 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Moore drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Port | 30-27 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Milton Hefner is fouled on the floor by Joseph Moore - foul #1 on Joseph Moore, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Clement Henson (SF), Harold Atwell (C) Joseph Moore, Donald Dipaolo | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Michael Edens (PF) Carlton Buck, Lonnie Paris | |
| 04:26 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:26 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Harold Atwell | 30-28 |
| 04:09 | Eastern Michigan | Elmer Paul misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 30-28 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Michael Edens snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 03:44 | Houston | James Port steals it from Milton Hefner | 30-28 |
| 03:28 | Eastern Michigan | Lawrence McCormick drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Atwell | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - James Port (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Lawrence McCormick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clement Henson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Elmer Paul (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Atwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Milton Hefner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Edens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Garf Glomski (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Houston | Fang Wang connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 02:54 | Eastern Michigan | Elmer Paul misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 02:52 | Eastern Michigan | Elmer Paul tips it home | 35-31 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Fang Wang is fouled on the floor by Elmer Paul - foul #2 on Elmer Paul, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Michael Leahy (PG), Kenneth Stillwell (SG), Donald Dipaolo (SF), Joseph Moore (PF), Cory Atwell (C) James Port, Lawrence McCormick, Clement Henson, Elmer Paul, Harold Atwell | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF), Yuan Xue (C) Steve Montgomery, Milton Hefner, Michael Edens, Garf Glomski | |
| 02:23 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:23 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Moore gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 02:07 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Moore can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 02:05 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Dipaolo tips it home | 37-32 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Fang Wang connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Donald Dipaolo - foul #1 on Donald Dipaolo, team foul #10 | 37-34 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the free throw | 37-34 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Michigan | Joseph Moore snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 01:33 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Stillwell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by James Renken - foul #3 on James Renken, team foul #11 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Houston | Carlton Buck (SG), Lonnie Paris (PF) Fang Wang, James Renken | |
| 01:33 | Eastern Michigan | Kenneth Stillwell makes the free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Lonnie Paris buries a turnaround from close range | 40-36 |
| 01:06 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Leahy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-36 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Lonnie Paris pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Leahy is hacked by Carmelo Fuentes - foul #2 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #12 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Clement Henson (SF) Joseph Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG), Michael Edens (PF) Carlton Buck, Lonnie Paris | |
| 00:23 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Leahy misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 00:23 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Leahy makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Michael Edens misses the tip | 41-39 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Kenneth Stillwell | 41-39 |