| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 blk. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Lloyd Crisman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Darryl Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Chris Mauriello (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Tyler inbounds the ball | 45-41 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Victor Gardner | 47-41 |
| 19:07 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Darryl Brennan | 47-43 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-43 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu tips it in | 49-43 |
| 18:33 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 18:18 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Brian Williams | 49-43 |
| 18:05 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman is hacked by Jeff Johnston - foul #3 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #1 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Johnson (C) Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 17:57 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-43 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Kevin Tyler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG) Donald Giardina | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer (PF) Brian Williams | |
| 17:33 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary clanks a jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 17:32 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer tips it in | 49-45 |
| 17:15 | Houston | Chris Mauriello is called for the reach on Eddie Wyatt - foul #2 on Chris Mauriello, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Emory Timmons (SF), Alonzo Lee (PF) Victor Gardner, Kevin Tyler, Dikembe Akimseu | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner (PG) Lloyd Crisman | |
| 17:01 | Houston | The jump hook by Emory Timmons is blocked by Robert Wimer | 49-45 |
| 17:00 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 16:44 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Schrader steps in front of the John Sanner pass | 49-45 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 16:29 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 16:12 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Chris Mauriello | 49-48 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Emory Timmons knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Eddie Wyatt | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Emory Timmons (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Sanner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bruce Gary (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Darryl Brennan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wimer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Mauriello (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Detroit Mercy | Russell Schrader takes the ball from Darryl Brennan | 51-48 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Emory Timmons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 15:21 | Houston | Michael Johnson snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Alonzo Lee knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Emory Timmons and he's fouled by Chris Mauriello - foul #3 on Chris Mauriello, team foul #2 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Eddie Wyatt, Emory Timmons, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (PG), Trevor Calvin (SG), Brian Williams (PF), William Ned (C) Bruce Gary, Darryl Brennan, Robert Wimer, Chris Mauriello | |
| 15:12 | Houston | Alonzo Lee misses the free throw | 53-48 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Donald Giardina snags the offensive board | 53-48 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Kevin Tyler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-48 |
| 14:53 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Victor Gardner - foul #1 on Victor Gardner, team foul #2 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Alonzo Lee | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Donald Giardina scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Tyler | 56-49 |
| 14:07 | Detroit Mercy | Trevor Calvin is whistled for a carry | 56-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Bradley (C) John Sanner | |
| 13:40 | Houston | Daniel Bradley is called for the reach on Victor Gardner - foul #1 on Daniel Bradley, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary (SG), Darryl Brennan (SF), Robert Wimer (C) Trevor Calvin, William Ned, Daniel Bradley | |
| 13:25 | Houston | Brian Williams steps in front of the Donald Giardina pass | 56-49 |
| 12:57 | Detroit Mercy | The short jumper by Brian Williams is denied by Dikembe Akimseu | 56-49 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Donald Giardina pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Jeff Johnston can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Wimer - foul #3 on Robert Wimer, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Emory Timmons (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF) Victor Gardner, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner (PG), Chris Mauriello (C) Lloyd Crisman, Brian Williams | |
| 12:27 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 12:09 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary is hacked by Emory Timmons - foul #1 on Emory Timmons, team foul #3 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Michael Johnson (C) Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| 11:51 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Darryl Brennan | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Emory Timmons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - John Sanner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Darryl Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wimer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Mauriello (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 58-52 |
| 11:41 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 11:15 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 11:14 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer grabs the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 10:59 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 10:57 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello tips it home | 58-54 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Michael Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Wimer - foul #4 on Robert Wimer, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Eddie Wyatt, Emory Timmons, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (PG), William Ned (SF), Brian Williams (PF) Bruce Gary, Darryl Brennan, Robert Wimer | |
| 10:20 | Houston | Lloyd Crisman takes the ball from Jeff Johnston | 58-54 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Mauriello clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-54 |
| 10:05 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams tips it in | 58-56 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Kevin Tyler comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 58-56 |
| 10:00 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 09:45 | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Kevin Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 09:19 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Victor Gardner | 60-56 |
| 09:00 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Johnson (C) Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary (SG), Darryl Brennan (SF), Daniel Bradley (C) John Sanner, Brian Williams, Chris Mauriello | |
| 08:39 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 08:37 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 08:29 | Detroit Mercy | Bruce Gary misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 60-56 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Donald Giardina grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 08:08 | Houston | The short jumper by Kevin Tyler is denied by William Ned | 60-56 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Michael Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Kevin Tyler knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Akimseu and he's fouled by Darryl Brennan - foul #3 on Darryl Brennan, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Emory Timmons (SG), Alonzo Lee (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Victor Gardner, Donald Giardina, Dikembe Akimseu, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Reynaldo Camacho (PG), Brian Williams (PF), Chris Mauriello (C) Lloyd Crisman, William Ned, Daniel Bradley | |
| 07:48 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the free throw | 63-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emory Timmons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Reynaldo Camacho (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruce Gary (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Darryl Brennan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Chris Mauriello (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Reynaldo Camacho clanks a runner from the baseline | 63-56 |
| 07:26 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Mauriello | 63-56 |
| 07:09 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Bruce Gary | 63-59 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Emory Timmons connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eddie Wyatt | 66-59 |
| 06:35 | Detroit Mercy | Reynaldo Camacho misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 06:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeff Johnston | 66-59 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Kevin Tyler drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Emory Timmons | 69-59 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by Alonzo Lee - foul #1 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #4 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Emory Timmons, Kevin Tyler, Alonzo Lee, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Lloyd Crisman (PG), John Sanner (SF) Reynaldo Camacho, Darryl Brennan | |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:49 | Detroit Mercy | Brian Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Donald Giardina knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Victor Gardner | 72-61 |
| 05:15 | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-61 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Donald Giardina gets the rebound | 72-61 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 72-61 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-61 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-61 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner grabs the board | 72-61 |
| 04:07 | Detroit Mercy | Donald Giardina steals the ball from Bruce Gary | 72-61 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Victor Gardner comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-61 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu tips it but misses | 72-61 |
| 03:46 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Gardner | 72-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Wyatt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Lloyd Crisman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruce Gary (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sanner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Chris Mauriello (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Houston | Lloyd Crisman is called for the reach on Donald Giardina - foul #1 on Lloyd Crisman, team foul #7 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Emory Timmons (SF), Alonzo Lee (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Victor Gardner, Eddie Wyatt, Dikembe Akimseu, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan (SF), Robert Wimer (PF), William Ned (C) Bruce Gary, Brian Williams, Chris Mauriello | |
| 03:22 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses the 2nd free throw | 73-61 |
| 03:22 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-61 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Russell Schrader pulls down the rebound | 73-61 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Donald Giardina is hacked by John Sanner - foul #1 on John Sanner, team foul #8 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Reynaldo Camacho (PG), Trevor Calvin (SG) Lloyd Crisman, John Sanner | |
| 02:52 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 2nd free throw | 75-61 |
| 02:34 | Detroit Mercy | Darryl Brennan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-61 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Jeff Johnston pulls down the rebound | 75-61 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Reynaldo Camacho - foul #1 on Reynaldo Camacho, team foul #9 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Johnson (C) Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daniel Bradley (C) Darryl Brennan | |
| 02:18 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses the 1st free throw | 75-61 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 2nd free throw | 76-61 |
| 02:00 | Detroit Mercy | Reynaldo Camacho hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 76-61 |
| 01:59 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wimer | 76-61 |
| 01:40 | Detroit Mercy | Reynaldo Camacho is hacked by Emory Timmons - foul #2 on Emory Timmons, team foul #5 | 76-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG) Donald Giardina | |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner (SF) Daniel Bradley | |
| 01:31 | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 76-61 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 76-61 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Emory Timmons comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 76-61 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned gets the rebound | 76-61 |
| 00:51 | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner is fouled on the floor by Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #6 | 76-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Detroit Mercy | John Sanner misses short on a floater from the left wing | 76-61 |
| 00:47 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wimer | 76-61 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer is hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Johnson, team foul #7 | 76-61 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 00:45 | Detroit Mercy | Robert Wimer makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Trevor Calvin is called for the reach on Russell Schrader - foul #3 on Trevor Calvin, team foul #10 | 76-63 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Russell Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 78-63 |
| 00:10 | Detroit Mercy | William Ned is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Ned, team foul #11 | 78-63 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Russell Schrader runs out the clock | 78-63 |