| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Laurence Millis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Rasch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Osofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Wrenn (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Lloyd Osofsky steals it from Salvador Gonzalez | 29-35 |
| 19:29 | Winthrop | David Rasch connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Atwood | 32-37 |
| 19:02 | Winthrop | Scott Wrenn buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-37 |
| 18:45 | Winthrop | Scott Wrenn gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:30 | Winthrop | Lloyd Osofsky can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-37 |
| 18:28 | Winthrop | Lloyd Osofsky snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 18:17 | Winthrop | David Rasch comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-37 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Steve Merlino grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez tips it in | 35-39 |
| 17:48 | Winthrop | Laurence Millis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Michael Atwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jimmy Gottfried (SF), Mitchell Petrucci (PF) David Rasch, Lloyd Osofsky | |
| Subs | Houston | Calvin Davis (C) Steve Merlino | |
| 17:03 | Winthrop | Jimmy Gottfried can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jimmy Gottfried - foul #2 on Jimmy Gottfried, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Timothy Shelton (SG), Raymond Henry (SF), Warren Brown (C) Laurence Millis, Henry Moretti, Scott Wrenn | |
| Subs | Houston | Derrick Moose (SG), David Brown (SF), Dennis Retherford (C) Michael Atwood, Jerome Wyatt, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 16:57 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:45 | Winthrop | Jimmy Gottfried lays it in | 37-40 |
| 16:16 | Houston | David Brown scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Derrick Moose and he's hacked by Raymond Henry - foul #2 on Raymond Henry, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Merlino (C) Jeremy Stoddard | |
| 16:16 | Houston | David Brown makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:58 | Winthrop | Warren Brown drills a floater from close range and the foul's on Steve Merlino - foul #2 on Steve Merlino, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Laurence Millis (PG), Henry Moretti (SG), David Rasch (SF) Jimmy Gottfried, Timothy Shelton, Raymond Henry | |
| Subs | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Calvin Davis | |
| 15:58 | Winthrop | Warren Brown makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Laurence Millis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Rasch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Warren Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mitchell Petrucci (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Moose (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Houston | Steve Merlino lays it in on a great pass from David Brown | 40-45 |
| 15:27 | Winthrop | Mitchell Petrucci connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Dennis Retherford misses short on a shot from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 15:11 | Winthrop | Laurence Millis snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 15:06 | Winthrop | Henry Moretti clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 15:05 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Petrucci | 43-45 |
| 14:53 | Winthrop | David Rasch scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Laurence Millis | 46-45 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Derrick Moose misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Steve Merlino hits the follow up shot | 46-47 |
| 14:09 | Winthrop | Mitchell Petrucci scores on a shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Dennis Retherford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 13:56 | Winthrop | Warren Brown pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:43 | Winthrop | Warren Brown is denied on a layup by Steve Merlino | 48-47 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Dennis Retherford snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 13:26 | Houston | Dennis Retherford loses the dribble to David Rasch | 48-47 |
| 13:23 | Winthrop | David Rasch blows the layup | 48-47 |
| 13:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to Steve Merlino | 48-47 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the dunk but he's hacked by Mitchell Petrucci - foul #1 on Mitchell Petrucci, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jimmy Gottfried (PG), Timothy Shelton (SG), Raymond Henry (SF), Lloyd Osofsky (PF), Scott Wrenn (C) Laurence Millis, Henry Moretti, David Rasch, Warren Brown, Mitchell Petrucci | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Jerome Wyatt (SF), Calvin Davis (C) David Brown, Derrick Moose, Dennis Retherford, Steve Merlino | |
| 13:02 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 12:42 | Winthrop | Michael Atwood steals the ball from Raymond Henry | 48-49 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt drills a floater from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 12:10 | Winthrop | Jeremy Stoddard steps in front of the Lloyd Osofsky pass | 48-51 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Calvin Davis comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Scott Wrenn - foul #1 on Scott Wrenn, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Houston | Rudolph Smith (C) Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 11:52 | Houston | Calvin Davis misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Calvin Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Jimmy Gottfried (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Timothy Shelton (fresh) SF - Raymond Henry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lloyd Osofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Wrenn (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Davis (fresh) 7 pts. C - Rudolph Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Winthrop | Timothy Shelton scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-52 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-54 |
| 10:58 | Winthrop | Scott Wrenn is denied on a layup by Calvin Davis | 50-54 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Michael Atwood pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Timothy Shelton is called for the reach on Jeremy Stoddard - foul #1 on Timothy Shelton, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Laurence Millis (PG), Henry Moretti (SG), Walter Turman (PF) Timothy Shelton, Raymond Henry, Lloyd Osofsky | |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Retherford (C) Rudolph Smith | |
| 10:32 | Houston | Calvin Davis double dribbles | 50-54 |
| Subs | Winthrop | David Rasch (SF), Warren Brown (PF) Jimmy Gottfried, Walter Turman | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Merlino (C) Dennis Retherford | |
| 10:13 | Winthrop | David Rasch is called for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Mitchell Petrucci (PF) Scott Wrenn | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF) Michael Atwood, Jerome Wyatt | |
| 09:55 | Houston | Steve Merlino is fouled on the floor by Warren Brown - foul #2 on Warren Brown, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Houston | Derrick Moose (SG), Rudolph Smith (PF) Jeremy Stoddard, Calvin Davis | |
| 09:46 | Houston | Steve Merlino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-54 |
| 09:35 | Winthrop | David Rasch clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 09:33 | Winthrop | Mitchell Petrucci tips it in | 52-54 |
| 09:12 | Houston | David Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 09:10 | Winthrop | Mitchell Petrucci grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 09:05 | Winthrop | Rudolph Smith is called for the reach on Laurence Millis - foul #2 on Rudolph Smith, team foul #2 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jimmy Gottfried (SF), Lloyd Osofsky (PF), Scott Wrenn (C) David Rasch, Mitchell Petrucci, Warren Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Jerome Wyatt (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Derrick Moose, Rudolph Smith, Steve Merlino | |
| 08:54 | Winthrop | Laurence Millis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Moretti | 55-54 |
| 08:37 | Houston | David Brown makes the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Henry Moretti - foul #2 on Henry Moretti, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Houston | Calvin Davis (C) Dennis Retherford | |
| 08:37 | Houston | David Brown makes the free throw | 55-57 |
| 08:21 | Winthrop | Lloyd Osofsky makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Calvin Davis clanks a turnaround from the left block | 57-57 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Michael Atwood scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Brown | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Laurence Millis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Moretti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmy Gottfried (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lloyd Osofsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Wrenn (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Calvin Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Winthrop | Laurence Millis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 07:14 | Winthrop | Lloyd Osofsky grabs the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 06:53 | Winthrop | Laurence Millis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-59 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Michael Atwood's layup is rejected by Scott Wrenn | 57-59 |
| 06:27 | Winthrop | Scott Wrenn grabs the board | 57-59 |
| 06:21 | Winthrop | Jimmy Gottfried is called for traveling | 57-59 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Timothy Shelton (SG), David Rasch (SF), Mitchell Petrucci (PF), Warren Brown (C) Laurence Millis, Henry Moretti, Lloyd Osofsky, Scott Wrenn | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Derrick Moose (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Rudolph Smith (PF), Steve Merlino (C) David Brown, Michael Atwood, Jerome Wyatt, Salvador Gonzalez, Calvin Davis | |
| 06:05 | Houston | Derrick Moose makes the 3 from the left corner | 57-62 |
| 05:43 | Winthrop | Jeremy Stoddard picks off the pass by Timothy Shelton | 57-62 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard lays it up and in | 57-64 |
| 05:15 | Winthrop | Warren Brown loses the dribble to Rudolph Smith | 57-64 |
| 04:55 | Houston | Steve Merlino loses the dribble to Timothy Shelton | 57-64 |
| 04:48 | Winthrop | Derrick Moose is called for the reach on David Rasch - foul #1 on Derrick Moose, team foul #3 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Raymond Henry (SG), Scott Wrenn (C) Jimmy Gottfried, Warren Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Derrick Moose, Rudolph Smith | |
| 04:29 | Winthrop | David Rasch comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 04:28 | Houston | David Brown grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 04:21 | Houston | The jump hook by Salvador Gonzalez is blocked by Scott Wrenn | 57-64 |
| 04:19 | Winthrop | David Rasch grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 04:13 | Winthrop | Scott Wrenn knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Timothy Shelton | 60-64 |
| 03:51 | Houston | David Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 60-64 |
| 03:50 | Winthrop | Mitchell Petrucci gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 03:33 | Winthrop | Raymond Henry can't finish the layup | 60-64 |
| 03:31 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Brown | 60-64 |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Timothy Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Henry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Rasch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mitchell Petrucci (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Wrenn (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Retherford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Steve Merlino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-64 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Laurence Millis (PG), Henry Moretti (SG), Lloyd Osofsky (PF) Timothy Shelton, Raymond Henry, Mitchell Petrucci | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Jerome Wyatt (SF) David Brown, Dennis Retherford | |
| 03:19 | Houston | Henry Moretti steals the ball from Salvador Gonzalez | 60-64 |
| 03:03 | Winthrop | Henry Moretti buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by David Rasch | 63-64 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Michael Atwood drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jeremy Stoddard | 63-66 |
| 02:41 | Winthrop | Henry Moretti misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-66 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt snags the defensive board | 63-66 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-66 |
| 02:35 | Winthrop | Lloyd Osofsky pulls down the rebound | 63-66 |
| 02:23 | Winthrop | Lloyd Osofsky misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-66 |
| 02:22 | Winthrop | Scott Wrenn snags the offensive board | 63-66 |
| 01:58 | Winthrop | David Rasch connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 65-66 |
| 01:58 | Winthrop | David Rasch makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Osofsky - foul #1 on Lloyd Osofsky, team foul #8 | 66-66 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez knocks in the jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Henry Moretti - foul #3 on Henry Moretti, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the free throw | 66-68 |
| 01:28 | Winthrop | Scott Wrenn gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| 01:14 | Winthrop | Lloyd Osofsky's layup is rejected by Salvador Gonzalez | 66-68 |
| 01:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Salvador Gonzalez | 66-68 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Michael Atwood is fouled on the floor by Henry Moretti - foul #4 on Henry Moretti, team foul #10 | 66-68 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Winthrop | Laurence Millis drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Henry Moretti | 68-70 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Moretti - foul #5 on Henry Moretti, team foul #11 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Winthrop | Jimmy Gottfried (SG) Henry Moretti | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Winthrop | David Rasch misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 68-71 |
| 00:12 | Houston | The rebound goes to Steve Merlino | 68-71 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Steve Merlino is hacked by Laurence Millis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Laurence Millis, team foul #12 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SF), Dennis Retherford (PF) Jerome Wyatt, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 00:09 | Houston | Steve Merlino misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Steve Merlino makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Winthrop | Scott Wrenn clanks a 3 from straight away | 68-72 |
| 00:03 | Houston | David Brown pulls down the rebound | 68-72 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-72 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is fouled in the backcourt by Laurence Millis - foul #4 on Laurence Millis, team foul #13 | 68-72 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Jimmy Gottfried misses short on a halfcourt shot | 68-73 |