| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fresh) SG - Chad Morrill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Thiel (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Daniel Asay (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Clouse (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Renken (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel inbounds the ball | 36-44 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Gary Engel | 38-44 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Lonnie Paris buries a floater from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 19:12 | Fairfield | Chad Morrill is fouled on the floor by Thomas Bell - foul #2 on Thomas Bell, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Brian Haider (C) Chad Clouse | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:05 | Fairfield | Chad Morrill's floater is tipped away by James Renken | 38-46 |
| 19:04 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay gets the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 18:59 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Brian Haider | 40-46 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Chad Morrill is called for the reach on Christopher Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Chad Morrill, team foul #1 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG), Chad Clouse (C) Chad Morrill, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:38 | Houston | James Renken misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 18:36 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 18:14 | Fairfield | Gary Engel is hacked by Christopher Jackson - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan (PF), Brian Haider (C) Daniel Asay, Chad Clouse | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Garf Glomski (SG) Fang Wang, Christopher Jackson | |
| 17:59 | Fairfield | James Renken picks off the pass by Rodney Morgan | 40-46 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Thomas Bell is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel Asay (PF), Chad Clouse (C) Rodney Morgan, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (PF), Robert Preusser (C) James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| 17:43 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 40-46 |
| 17:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Garf Glomski | 40-46 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Bell | 40-49 |
| 17:18 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel misses the lay-in | 40-49 |
| 17:17 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay tips it home | 42-49 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Thomas Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 42-49 |
| 16:59 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 16:39 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay is denied on a layup by Robert Preusser | 42-49 |
| 16:37 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay snags the offensive board | 42-49 |
| 16:24 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Bell - foul #3 on Thomas Bell, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chad Morrill (SG), Rodney Morgan (PF), Brian Haider (C) Joe Rio, Daniel Asay, Chad Clouse | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), James Renken (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Garf Glomski, Thomas Bell, Milton Hefner, Robert Preusser | |
| 16:24 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 16:24 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Fang Wang can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 15:59 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel grabs the board | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Chad Morrill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leon Thiel (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Morgan (fresh) C - Brian Haider (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Renken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Leon Thiel, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Hocker (PG), Daniel Asay (PF), Chad Clouse (C) Gary Engel, Rodney Morgan, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG) Frank Kennedy | |
| 15:33 | Houston | Chad Clouse is called for the reach on James Renken in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Clouse, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| 15:21 | Houston | Christopher Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 15:19 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Daniel Asay | 44-49 |
| 14:50 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (SF), Milton Hefner (C) Christopher Jackson, Lonnie Paris | |
| 14:28 | Houston | James Renken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Thomas Bell (SF) Fang Wang, Frank Kennedy | |
| 14:07 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Harold Hocker | 46-49 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Leon Thiel steals it from Thomas Bell in the backcourt | 46-49 |
| 13:48 | Fairfield | Leon Thiel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan (PF) Daniel Asay | |
| Subs | Houston | Lonnie Paris (C) James Renken | |
| 13:35 | Houston | Leon Thiel is called for the reach on Thomas Bell - foul #4 on Leon Thiel, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Daniel Asay (PF) Leon Thiel, Rodney Morgan | |
| Subs | Houston | Garf Glomski (PF) Milton Hefner | |
| 13:21 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 13:20 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 13:05 | Fairfield | Garf Glomski is called for the reach on Daniel Asay - foul #2 on Garf Glomski, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan (PF), Brian Haider (C) Daniel Asay, Chad Clouse | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG) Steve Montgomery | |
| 12:49 | Fairfield | Harold Hocker misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-49 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Garf Glomski snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 12:34 | Houston | The jumper by Carmelo Fuentes is denied by Brian Haider | 46-49 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Garf Glomski gets the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Thomas Bell lays it up and in set up by Lonnie Paris and the foul's on Rodney Morgan - foul #2 on Rodney Morgan, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Daniel Asay (PF), Chad Clouse (C) Rodney Morgan, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG), James Renken (PF), Milton Hefner (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Garf Glomski, Lonnie Paris | |
| 12:04 | Houston | Thomas Bell makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 11:44 | Fairfield | Chad Morrill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-52 |
| 11:43 | Houston | Milton Hefner pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Harold Hocker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chad Morrill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sherwood Hinnant (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Asay (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Chad Clouse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Bell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Renken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Milton Hefner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Houston | Thomas Bell drills a turnaround near the basket | 46-54 |
| 11:14 | Fairfield | Chad Morrill makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Hocker | 48-54 |
| 11:04 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 11:02 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:48 | Fairfield | Chad Morrill misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 48-54 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Milton Hefner pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Thomas Bell is open but misses the lay-in | 48-54 |
| 10:32 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Hefner | 48-54 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Milton Hefner is denied on a layup by Chad Clouse | 48-54 |
| 10:21 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:10 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Garf Glomski (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Fang Wang, Steve Montgomery, Thomas Bell, James Renken, Milton Hefner | |
| 09:41 | Houston | Garf Glomski can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left block but he's hacked by Chad Morrill - foul #4 on Chad Morrill, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Joe Rio (SG), Leon Thiel (SF) Chad Morrill, Sherwood Hinnant | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:41 | Houston | Garf Glomski makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Garf Glomski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 09:17 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Leon Thiel is called for the reach on Garf Glomski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leon Thiel, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant (SF) Leon Thiel | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Montgomery (SG) Frank Kennedy | |
| 09:15 | Houston | Garf Glomski makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Garf Glomski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 09:00 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay dunks the ball set up by Chad Clouse | 52-58 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Garf Glomski buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carmelo Fuentes and he's hacked by Harold Hocker - foul #4 on Harold Hocker, team foul #8 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gary Engel (PG), Rodney Morgan (PF) Harold Hocker, Daniel Asay | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), James Renken (PF) Carmelo Fuentes, Lonnie Paris | |
| 08:45 | Houston | Garf Glomski misses the free throw | 52-60 |
| 08:45 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 08:31 | Fairfield | James Renken swats the short shot by Rodney Morgan | 52-60 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Steve Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 52-60 |
| 08:13 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 07:56 | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Engel | 54-60 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Christopher Jackson hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Garf Glomski | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Gary Engel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Rio (fairly fresh) SF - Sherwood Hinnant (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Rodney Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Clouse (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Steve Montgomery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Renken (fresh) 5 pts. 3 blk. C - Garf Glomski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Fairfield | Garf Glomski swats the short shot by Chad Clouse | 54-63 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Steve Montgomery grabs the board | 54-63 |
| 06:59 | Houston | James Renken is fouled on the floor by Rodney Morgan - foul #3 on Rodney Morgan, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Harold Hocker (PG), Chad Morrill (SG), Daniel Asay (PF), Brian Haider (C) Gary Engel, Joe Rio, Rodney Morgan, Chad Clouse | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Thomas Bell (SF), Lonnie Paris (C) Fang Wang, Christopher Jackson, Garf Glomski | |
| 06:59 | Houston | James Renken makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 06:59 | Houston | James Renken makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 06:44 | Fairfield | Lonnie Paris steals the ball from Chad Morrill | 54-65 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Thomas Bell is called for traveling | 54-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chad Clouse (C) Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (PF) James Renken | |
| 06:03 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 54-65 |
| 06:01 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Chad Clouse steals the ball from Thomas Bell | 54-65 |
| 05:29 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Harold Hocker | 56-65 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Lonnie Paris can't finish the uncontested layup | 56-65 |
| 05:17 | Fairfield | Chad Clouse pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 05:17 | Fairfield | Fairfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Brian Haider (C) Chad Clouse | |
| Subs | Houston | James Renken (PF) Milton Hefner | |
| 04:59 | Fairfield | Harold Hocker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 04:57 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant hits the follow up shot | 58-65 |
| 04:55 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-65 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chad Clouse (C) Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG) Steve Montgomery | |
| 04:29 | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Lonnie Paris snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Thomas Bell drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Fang Wang | 58-67 |
| 04:15 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Carmelo Fuentes - foul #1 on Carmelo Fuentes, team foul #5 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Rodney Morgan (PF), Brian Haider (C) Sherwood Hinnant, Chad Clouse | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SG) Carmelo Fuentes | |
| 04:15 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 04:15 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Christopher Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 59-67 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sherwood Hinnant (SF), Chad Clouse (C) Rodney Morgan, Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Fairfield | Thomas Bell blocks the short jumper by Daniel Asay | 59-67 |
| 03:30 | Houston | James Renken grabs the board | 59-67 |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Harold Hocker (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chad Morrill (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sherwood Hinnant (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Asay (tired) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Chad Clouse (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 16 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Renken (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Lonnie Paris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Houston | Thomas Bell is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Fang Wang | 59-69 |
| 03:20 | Fairfield | Harold Hocker travels with the ball | 59-69 |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Steve Montgomery (SG), Milton Hefner (C) Fang Wang, Christopher Jackson, Lonnie Paris | |
| 03:00 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Thomas Bell | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Fairfield | Chad Morrill clanks a jump hook in the paint | 59-71 |
| 02:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Milton Hefner | 59-71 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-71 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Brian Haider (C) Chad Clouse | |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Lonnie Paris (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Milton Hefner | |
| 02:15 | Houston | Thomas Bell is open but can't throw it down | 59-71 |
| 02:13 | Fairfield | Chad Morrill pulls down the rebound | 59-71 |
| 02:05 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-71 |
| Subs | Fairfield | Chad Clouse (C) Brian Haider | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, Steve Montgomery, Thomas Bell, James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| 01:36 | Houston | Christopher Jackson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 59-71 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Garf Glomski grabs the offensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Frank Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-71 |
| 01:17 | Fairfield | Chad Morrill snags the defensive board | 59-71 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Harold Hocker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-71 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Frank Kennedy grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Garf Glomski misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 59-71 |
| 00:48 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Fairfield | Daniel Asay's floater is tipped away by Garf Glomski | 59-71 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Milton Hefner gets the rebound | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Houston | Christopher Jackson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 59-71 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Christopher Jackson grabs the offensive board | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes runs out the clock | 59-71 |