| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Haggard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Sylvia (fresh) PF - Willy Quinto (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt inbounds the ball | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Daniel Crouch - foul #1 on Daniel Crouch, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| 19:47 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses the 1st free throw | 39-25 |
| 19:47 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 40-25 |
| 19:30 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard misses the jumper in the paint | 40-25 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 40-25 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses long on a shot from the right block | 40-25 |
| 19:22 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch gets the rebound | 40-25 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 18:56 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch snags the offensive board | 40-25 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-25 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Steve Merlino | 43-25 |
| 18:22 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-27 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-27 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Michael Atwood grabs the offensive board | 43-27 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Michael Atwood is whistled for a carry | 43-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Calvin Davis (C) Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (SF), David McCleskey (PF) Scott Sylvia, Willy Quinto | |
| 17:23 | Arkansas State | David McCleskey knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Karl Haggard | 43-29 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Calvin Davis | 46-29 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Orville Murray | 46-32 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt misses the dunk | 46-32 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt grabs the offensive board | 46-32 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is fouled on the floor by Bernard Adkison - foul #2 on Bernard Adkison, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (PG), Derrick Moose (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Steve Merlino (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Jerome Wyatt, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson (SG), Scott Sylvia (SF), Willy Quinto (PF) Bernard Adkison, Karl Haggard, Daniel Crouch | |
| 16:03 | Houston | Derrick Moose misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-32 |
| 16:01 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Derrick Moose (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Calvin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Orville Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Sylvia (fresh) PF - Willy Quinto (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David McCleskey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Johnson | 46-35 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Steve Merlino connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Brown | 48-35 |
| 15:18 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray loses the ball out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey (C) David McCleskey | |
| 15:09 | Houston | Calvin Davis scores on a shot in the lane set up by Dennis Retherford | 50-35 |
| 14:49 | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Dennis Retherford hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Derrick Moose and the foul's on Scott Sylvia - foul #2 on Scott Sylvia, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Calvin Davis, Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison (PG), Karl Haggard (SG), Robert Montgomery (PF) Daniel Johnson, Scott Sylvia, Willy Quinto | |
| 14:44 | Houston | Dennis Retherford makes the free throw | 53-38 |
| 14:21 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-38 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey misses short on a runner near the basket | 53-38 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Derrick Moose grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Derrick Moose misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-38 |
| 13:43 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Salvador Gonzalez | 53-38 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Derrick Moose knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:07 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard is fouled on the floor by Derrick Moose - foul #1 on Derrick Moose, team foul #1 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Jerome Wyatt (SF), Steve Merlino (C) Derrick Moose, David Brown, Dennis Retherford | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson (PG), Scott Sylvia (SF), Willy Quinto (PF), Daniel Crouch (C) Bernard Adkison, Orville Murray, Robert Montgomery, Jason Stuckey | |
| 12:48 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Stoddard - foul #1 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #2 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Calvin Davis (PF) Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 12:40 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-38 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt grabs the board | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:13 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-38 |
| 12:12 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Daniel Crouch | 56-38 |
| 12:07 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-38 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Calvin Davis snags the defensive board | 56-38 |
| 11:45 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-38 |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (PG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Jeremy Stoddard, Calvin Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison (PG) Karl Haggard | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Sylvia (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Willy Quinto (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Crouch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch travels with the ball | 56-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (SF) Scott Sylvia | |
| 11:04 | Houston | Steve Merlino is fouled on the floor by Daniel Crouch - foul #2 on Daniel Crouch, team foul #4 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Calvin Davis (C) Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David McCleskey (PF) Willy Quinto | |
| 10:47 | Houston | David Brown is hacked by Bernard Adkison - foul #3 on Bernard Adkison, team foul #5 | 56-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard (SG) Daniel Johnson | |
| 10:30 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Brown | 59-38 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch misses short on a turnaround from close range | 59-38 |
| 10:06 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray tips it home | 59-40 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Bernard Adkison - foul #4 on Bernard Adkison, team foul #6 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Steve Merlino (C) Michael Atwood, Jerome Wyatt, Calvin Davis | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia (SF), Willy Quinto (PF) Bernard Adkison, Daniel Crouch | |
| 09:49 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 60-40 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the 2nd free throw | 60-40 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas State | David McCleskey grabs the defensive rebound | 60-40 |
| 09:44 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Derrick Moose (SG), Calvin Davis (PF) David Brown, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson (SG) Karl Haggard | |
| 09:15 | Houston | Scott Sylvia picks off the pass by Steve Merlino | 60-40 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas State | David McCleskey hits a floater from the left wing set up by Orville Murray and he's fouled by Derrick Moose - foul #2 on Derrick Moose, team foul #3 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey (C) Orville Murray | |
| 09:08 | Arkansas State | David McCleskey misses the free throw | 60-42 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Steve Merlino pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 08:47 | Houston | Willy Quinto is called for the reach on Dennis Retherford - foul #3 on Willy Quinto, team foul #7 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG) Derrick Moose | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard (SG) Jason Stuckey | |
| 08:47 | Houston | Dennis Retherford misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 08:47 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto grabs the defensive rebound | 60-42 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas State | Karl Haggard scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Daniel Johnson | 60-45 |
| 08:17 | Houston | David Brown misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 60-45 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Daniel Johnson | 60-45 |
| 08:10 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto makes the jump hook in the paint | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:46 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by David Brown | 62-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Karl Haggard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Sylvia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Willy Quinto (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David McCleskey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Arkansas State | David Brown steals it from Scott Sylvia | 62-47 |
| 07:33 | Houston | David Brown banks in the layup | 64-47 |
| 07:22 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Calvin Davis - foul #2 on Calvin Davis, team foul #4 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Jerome Wyatt (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Rudolph Smith (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Dennis Retherford, Calvin Davis, Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison (PG), Orville Murray (SF), Daniel Crouch (C) Daniel Johnson, Scott Sylvia, David McCleskey | |
| 07:22 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 07:22 | Arkansas State | Willy Quinto makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:58 | Houston | David Brown comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 06:57 | Houston | David Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the shot from the baseline set up by Michael Atwood | 66-49 |
| 06:36 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray is hacked by Jerome Wyatt - foul #2 on Jerome Wyatt, team foul #5 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Derrick Moose (PG) David Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Robert Montgomery (PF) Willy Quinto | |
| 06:26 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray's floater is tipped away by Rudolph Smith | 66-49 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 66-49 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Rudolph Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-49 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| 05:52 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-49 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray grabs the offensive rebound | 66-49 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison misses the dunk but he's fouled by Derrick Moose - foul #3 on Derrick Moose, team foul #6 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Calvin Davis (C) Derrick Moose, Rudolph Smith | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Scott Sylvia (SF) Karl Haggard | |
| 05:42 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 05:42 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Calvin Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Scott Sylvia - foul #3 on Scott Sylvia, team foul #8 | 68-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Merlino (C) Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson (SG), David McCleskey (PF) Orville Murray, Robert Montgomery | |
| 05:23 | Houston | Calvin Davis misses the free throw | 68-51 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas State | David McCleskey pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 04:55 | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-51 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt gets the rebound | 68-51 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Michael Atwood scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Calvin Davis | 70-51 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas State | Daniel Crouch hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from David McCleskey | 70-53 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 70-53 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to David McCleskey | 70-53 |
| 04:06 | Arkansas State | Bernard Adkison misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-53 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Michael Atwood grabs the defensive rebound | 70-53 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Calvin Davis lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Stoddard | 72-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Calvin Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Adkison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Daniel Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Sylvia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David McCleskey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Crouch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:31 | Arkansas State | Daniel Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Scott Sylvia - foul #4 on Scott Sylvia, team foul #9 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (PG), Derrick Moose (SG), Dennis Retherford (PF), Rudolph Smith (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Calvin Davis, Steve Merlino | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Orville Murray (PG), Kevin Thornton (SF), Robert Montgomery (PF), Jason Stuckey (C) Bernard Adkison, Scott Sylvia, David McCleskey, Daniel Crouch | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 73-56 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 02:49 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 02:42 | Houston | The short jumper by Derrick Moose is denied by Jason Stuckey | 74-58 |
| 02:41 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Retherford | 74-58 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt banks in the layup | 76-58 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Calvin Davis (PF) Jerome Wyatt | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David McCleskey (PF) Robert Montgomery | |
| 01:30 | Houston | Derrick Moose misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-58 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray pulls down the rebound | 76-58 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Rudolph Smith - foul #1 on Rudolph Smith, team foul #7 | 76-58 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray makes the 1st free throw | 76-59 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas State | Orville Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Dennis Retherford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-60 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Rudolph Smith - foul #2 on Rudolph Smith, team foul #8 | 76-60 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey makes the 1st free throw | 76-61 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas State | Jason Stuckey makes the 2nd free throw | 76-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Calvin Davis clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-62 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Calvin Davis grabs the offensive board | 76-62 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Dennis Retherford hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Brown | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Arkansas State | Kevin Thornton drills a fadeaway from close range | 78-64 |
| 00:00 | Houston | David Brown runs out the clock | 78-64 |