| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Nash (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Earl Lowe (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julian Canty (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Manuel Bottom (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Vowels (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Gilliland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dallas | Manuel Bottom inbounds the ball | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | Dallas | David Vowels hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Nash - foul #2 on Michael Nash, team foul #1 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Dallas | Jeffrey Marcy (PG), Bill Brown (PF), David Hayton (C) Earl Lowe, Manuel Bottom, Steve Gilliland | |
| 19:38 | Dallas | David Vowels makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 19:38 | Dallas | David Vowels makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Robert Cantwell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 19:19 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Bill Brown | 30-47 |
| 19:13 | Dallas | Paul Dunn is called for the reach on David Vowels - foul #1 on Paul Dunn, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Dallas | Earl Lowe (PG), Manuel Bottom (SF) Julian Canty, David Vowels | |
| 18:59 | Dallas | Manuel Bottom connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Jeffrey Marcy and he's fouled by Edward Castrejon - foul #2 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #3 | 30-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Dallas | John Moose (PF), Steve Gilliland (C) Bill Brown, David Hayton | |
| 18:59 | Dallas | Manuel Bottom misses the free throw | 30-49 |
| 18:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to Philip Kelley | 30-49 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Edward Castrejon is whistled for traveling | 30-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Dallas | Julian Canty (PG), Benjamin Schultz (SG), David Vowels (SF), Bill Brown (PF) Earl Lowe, Jeffrey Marcy, Manuel Bottom, Steve Gilliland | |
| 18:26 | Dallas | Bill Brown hits a runner in the lane | 30-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:11 | Houston | Bill Brown denies the turnaround by Paul Dunn | 30-51 |
| 18:09 | Dallas | John Moose gets the rebound | 30-51 |
| 18:01 | Dallas | David Vowels is whistled for a carry | 30-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Dallas | Earl Lowe (PG), Jeffrey Marcy (SG), David Hayton (PF), Steve Gilliland (C) Julian Canty, Benjamin Schultz, Bill Brown, John Moose | |
| 17:41 | Houston | Michael Nash is hacked by Earl Lowe - foul #2 on Earl Lowe, team foul #1 | 30-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Dallas | Manuel Bottom (SF) David Vowels | |
| 17:36 | Houston | Robert Cantwell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Castrejon | 32-51 |
| 17:16 | Dallas | David Hayton scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Manuel Bottom | 32-53 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Robert Cantwell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-53 |
| 16:53 | Dallas | David Hayton grabs the board | 32-53 |
| 16:45 | Dallas | Earl Lowe buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jeffrey Marcy | 32-56 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Michael Nash clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-56 |
| 16:31 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Nash | 32-56 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Paul Dunn is fouled on the floor by Manuel Bottom - foul #1 on Manuel Bottom, team foul #2 | 32-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Alfred Amos (SF), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) Robert Cantwell, Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Dallas | Julian Canty (SG), David Vowels (SF), Bill Brown (PF), John Moose (C) Jeffrey Marcy, Manuel Bottom, David Hayton, Steve Gilliland | |
| 16:05 | Houston | Alfred Amos clanks a runner from close range | 32-56 |
| 16:04 | Dallas | John Moose pulls down the rebound | 32-56 |
| 15:59 | Dallas | Julian Canty misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Galaviz - foul #2 on John Galaviz, team foul #4 | 32-56 |
| 15:59 | Dallas | Julian Canty makes the 1st free throw | 32-57 |
| 15:59 | Dallas | Julian Canty makes the 2nd free throw | 32-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Galaviz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alfred Amos (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) C - David Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Earl Lowe (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Julian Canty (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Vowels (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bill Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - John Moose (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Houston | Brian Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-58 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Brian Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-58 |
| 15:41 | Houston | Alfred Amos travels with the ball | 32-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Dallas | Benjamin Schultz (SG), Steve Gilliland (C) Earl Lowe, John Moose | |
| 15:27 | Dallas | David Vowels hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-58 |
| 15:25 | Houston | John Galaviz pulls down the rebound | 32-58 |
| 15:20 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Zhuang Xue | 34-58 |
| 15:07 | Dallas | David Vowels scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Benjamin Schultz | 34-60 |
| 15:01 | Houston | David Vowels steps in front of the Zhuang Xue pass | 34-60 |
| 14:52 | Dallas | John Galaviz takes the ball from David Vowels | 34-60 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Alfred Amos misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-60 |
| 14:39 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Bill Brown | 34-60 |
| 14:25 | Dallas | David Vowels clanks a jumper from the right block | 34-60 |
| 14:24 | Dallas | Steve Gilliland hits the follow up shot | 34-62 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Brian Jackson is called for traveling | 34-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Michael Nash (PF), Philip Kelley (C) Zhuang Xue, John Galaviz, Alfred Amos, Brian Jackson, David Green | |
| Subs | Dallas | Earl Lowe (PG), Jeffrey Marcy (SG), Matthew Nelson (SF), David Hayton (C) Julian Canty, Benjamin Schultz, Bill Brown, Steve Gilliland | |
| 13:50 | Dallas | David Vowels scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Lowe | 34-64 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Michael Nash hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Edward Castrejon | 36-64 |
| 13:19 | Dallas | David Vowels drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey Marcy | 36-67 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Michael Nash is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Michael Nash, team foul #5 | 36-67 |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SF) Paul Dunn | |
| Subs | Dallas | Julian Canty (SG), Manuel Bottom (SF), John Moose (PF), Steve Gilliland (C) Jeffrey Marcy, Matthew Nelson, David Vowels, David Hayton | |
| 12:35 | Dallas | Earl Lowe connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Julian Canty | 36-70 |
| 12:21 | Houston | Julian Canty steals it from Philip Kelley | 36-70 |
| 12:12 | Dallas | Earl Lowe hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Steve Gilliland | 36-73 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Robert Cantwell is fouled on the floor by Earl Lowe - foul #3 on Earl Lowe, team foul #3 | 36-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Brian Jackson (PF) Robert Cantwell, Michael Nash | |
| Subs | Dallas | Bill Brown (PF) Steve Gilliland | |
| 11:56 | Houston | John Galaviz hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Zhuang Xue | 39-73 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Galaviz (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Earl Lowe (fresh) 29 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julian Canty (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Bottom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bill Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - John Moose (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Dallas | Bill Brown is hacked by John Galaviz - foul #3 on John Galaviz, team foul #6 | 39-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SF), David Green (C) John Galaviz, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Dallas | David Vowels (PF), David Hayton (C) Bill Brown, John Moose | |
| 11:23 | Dallas | David Hayton buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Julian Canty | 39-75 |
| 11:12 | Houston | The jumper by Edward Castrejon is denied by David Hayton | 39-75 |
| 11:10 | Dallas | Manuel Bottom pulls down the rebound | 39-75 |
| 10:51 | Dallas | Manuel Bottom lays it up and in on a nice dish by Earl Lowe and the foul's on Paul Dunn - foul #2 on Paul Dunn, team foul #7 | 39-77 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Michael Nash (PF) Zhuang Xue, Edward Castrejon, David Green | |
| Subs | Dallas | Jeffrey Marcy (PG), Bill Brown (PF), Steve Gilliland (C) Earl Lowe, David Vowels, David Hayton | |
| 10:51 | Dallas | Manuel Bottom misses the free throw | 39-77 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Michael Nash pulls down the rebound | 39-77 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Brian Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-77 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Michael Nash snags the offensive board | 39-77 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Paul Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-77 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Kelley (C) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | Dallas | Earl Lowe (PG), David Vowels (SF) Julian Canty, Manuel Bottom | |
| 10:15 | Dallas | David Vowels misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-77 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Philip Kelley gets the rebound | 39-77 |
| 09:48 | Houston | John Galaviz connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael Nash | 41-77 |
| 09:34 | Dallas | Robert Cantwell steps in front of the Steve Gilliland pass | 41-77 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Paul Dunn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 41-77 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Philip Kelley tips it in | 43-77 |
| 08:59 | Dallas | Steve Gilliland loses the dribble to Robert Cantwell | 43-77 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Michael Nash clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Bill Brown - foul #3 on Bill Brown, team foul #4 | 43-77 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Edward Castrejon (SG) Robert Cantwell, Paul Dunn | |
| Subs | Dallas | Julian Canty (SG), Manuel Bottom (SF), David Hayton (PF), John Moose (C) Jeffrey Marcy, David Vowels, Bill Brown, Steve Gilliland | |
| 08:50 | Houston | Michael Nash makes the 1st free throw | 44-77 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Michael Nash misses the 2nd free throw | 44-77 |
| 08:50 | Dallas | John Moose pulls down the rebound | 44-77 |
| 08:41 | Dallas | Michael Nash takes the ball from Julian Canty | 44-77 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-77 |
| 08:16 | Houston | Philip Kelley snags the offensive board | 44-77 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Philip Kelley buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Edward Castrejon | 47-77 |
| 07:47 | Dallas | Manuel Bottom hits a runner from the left block set up by Julian Canty | 47-79 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Galaviz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Michael Nash (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Philip Kelley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Earl Lowe (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julian Canty (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Manuel Bottom (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Hayton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - John Moose (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Houston | Zhuang Xue misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Earl Lowe - foul #4 on Earl Lowe, team foul #5 | 47-79 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), Brian Jackson (PF), David Green (C) John Galaviz, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | Dallas | Jeffrey Marcy (SG), Matthew Nelson (SF), David Vowels (PF), Steve Gilliland (C) Earl Lowe, Manuel Bottom, David Hayton, John Moose | |
| 07:33 | Houston | Zhuang Xue makes the 1st free throw | 48-79 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Zhuang Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 49-79 |
| 07:23 | Dallas | Edward Castrejon steals the ball from Steve Gilliland | 49-79 |
| 07:14 | Houston | David Vowels swats the short shot by Edward Castrejon | 49-79 |
| 07:12 | Dallas | The rebound goes to Steve Gilliland | 49-79 |
| 07:07 | Dallas | Julian Canty scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Marcy | 49-81 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Edward Castrejon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-81 |
| 06:56 | Dallas | David Vowels pulls down the rebound | 49-81 |
| 06:51 | Dallas | Robert Cantwell is called for the reach on Julian Canty - foul #2 on Robert Cantwell, team foul #8 | 49-81 |
| Subs | Houston | George Turman (SG), Alfred Amos (SF) Robert Cantwell, Edward Castrejon | |
| Subs | Dallas | Earl Lowe (PG), Bill Brown (PF) Jeffrey Marcy, Matthew Nelson | |
| 06:51 | Dallas | Julian Canty makes the 1st free throw | 49-82 |
| 06:51 | Dallas | Julian Canty makes the 2nd free throw | 49-83 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Brian Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-83 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Dallas | Benjamin Schultz (SG), Manuel Bottom (SF), David Hayton (C) Julian Canty, Bill Brown, Steve Gilliland | |
| 06:13 | Dallas | Manuel Bottom hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 49-83 |
| 06:12 | Dallas | David Hayton tips it home | 49-85 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Zhuang Xue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-85 |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SG) Zhuang Xue | |
| Subs | Dallas | Julian Canty (SG), Bill Brown (PF), Steve Gilliland (C) Benjamin Schultz, Manuel Bottom, David Hayton | |
| 05:38 | Dallas | David Vowels buries a shot from the right wing set up by Julian Canty | 49-87 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Brian Jackson drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Turman | 52-87 |
| 05:07 | Dallas | Julian Canty can't finish the layup | 52-87 |
| 05:05 | Dallas | Steve Gilliland grabs the offensive rebound | 52-87 |
| 04:47 | Dallas | Julian Canty loses the dribble to David Green | 52-87 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Earl Lowe is called for the reach on David Green - foul #5 on Earl Lowe, team foul #6 | 52-87 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG), Kenneth Taylor (C) George Turman, David Green | |
| Subs | Dallas | Jeffrey Marcy (PG), Benjamin Schultz (SG), Manuel Bottom (SF), David Hayton (PF), John Moose (C) Earl Lowe, Julian Canty, David Vowels, Bill Brown, Steve Gilliland | |
| 04:20 | Houston | David Hayton blocks the short jumper by Zhuang Xue | 52-87 |
| 04:18 | Dallas | The rebound goes to John Moose | 52-87 |
| 04:09 | Dallas | Manuel Bottom can't finish the layup | 52-87 |
| 04:07 | Dallas | John Moose snags the offensive board | 52-87 |
| 04:00 | Dallas | Manuel Bottom misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-87 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Kenneth Taylor pulls down the rebound | 52-87 |
| 03:45 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-87 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Galaviz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alfred Amos (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Taylor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dallas | PG - Jeffrey Marcy (fresh) 9 ast. SG - Benjamin Schultz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Bottom (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Hayton (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - John Moose (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:30 | Dallas | Jeffrey Marcy is hacked by Zhuang Xue - foul #2 on Zhuang Xue, team foul #9 | 54-87 |
| Subs | Houston | George Turman (SG) Alfred Amos | |
| Subs | Dallas | Julian Canty (SG), Matthew Nelson (SF), David Vowels (PF), Steve Gilliland (C) Benjamin Schultz, Manuel Bottom, David Hayton, John Moose | |
| 03:30 | Dallas | Jeffrey Marcy misses the 1st free throw | 54-87 |
| 03:30 | Houston | John Galaviz gets the rebound | 54-87 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Zhuang Xue buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Galaviz | 56-87 |
| 03:06 | Dallas | Matthew Nelson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-87 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Brian Jackson pulls down the rebound | 56-87 |
| 02:59 | Houston | George Turman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-87 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Kenneth Taylor tips it in | 58-87 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:56 | Dallas | Jeffrey Marcy travels in the backcourt | 58-87 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Dallas | Manuel Bottom (SF), David Hayton (C) Matthew Nelson, Steve Gilliland | |
| 02:40 | Houston | David Hayton blocks the short jumper by Brian Jackson | 58-87 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Brian Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-87 |
| 02:30 | Houston | David Vowels denies the turnaround by Zhuang Xue | 58-87 |
| 02:28 | Dallas | David Hayton snags the defensive board | 58-87 |
| 02:00 | Dallas | David Vowels knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 58-89 |
| 01:43 | Houston | The jump hook by John Galaviz is blocked by David Vowels | 58-89 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Brian Jackson snags the offensive board | 58-89 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Julian Canty steals it from John Galaviz | 58-89 |
| 01:18 | Dallas | Julian Canty hits the finger roll | 58-91 |
| 00:58 | Houston | John Galaviz misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Julian Canty - foul #3 on Julian Canty, team foul #7 | 58-91 |
| Subs | Houston | Alfred Amos (SF), David Green (C) George Turman, Kenneth Taylor | |
| Subs | Dallas | Steve Gilliland (C) David Hayton | |
| 00:58 | Houston | John Galaviz makes the 1st free throw | 59-91 |
| 00:58 | Houston | John Galaviz misses the 2nd free throw | 59-91 |
| 00:58 | Dallas | Steve Gilliland gets the rebound | 59-91 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Dallas | Manuel Bottom clanks a shot from the left side | 59-91 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Zhuang Xue grabs the board | 59-91 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Dallas | Dallas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Jeffrey Marcy steals the ball from Brian Jackson | 59-91 |
| 00:24 | Dallas | Jeffrey Marcy banks in the layup | 59-93 |
| 00:20 | Houston | John Galaviz knocks in the 3 from straight away | 62-93 |
| 00:00 | Dallas | Julian Canty runs out the clock | 62-93 |