| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Marcus Ledbetter (fresh) SG - William Horton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kraig Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Skidmore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama A&M | Kraig Matthews inbounds the ball | 35-21 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Henry Wood misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-24 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Floyd Fikes tips it back up and in | 37-24 |
| 19:09 | Alabama A&M | William Horton connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-27 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Gary Maury comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 18:51 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Lester Skidmore | 37-27 |
| 18:33 | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore misses the dunk | 37-27 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Clinton Canaday gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Clinton Canaday dunks the ball on a great pass from Henry Wood | 39-27 |
| 18:09 | Alabama A&M | Gary Maury is called for the reach on Marcus Ledbetter - foul #3 on Gary Maury, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG) Gary Maury | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 17:54 | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter loses the ball out of bounds | 39-27 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Pat Ray clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Marcus Ledbetter - foul #1 on Marcus Ledbetter, team foul #1 | 39-27 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 17:08 | Alabama A&M | Henry Wood picks off the pass by Marcus Ledbetter | 41-27 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Pat Ray misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-27 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Floyd Fikes grabs the offensive board | 41-27 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Henry Wood can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 41-27 |
| 16:33 | Alabama A&M | Sean Reese gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 16:12 | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-27 |
| 16:11 | Houston | Pat Ray gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Pat Ray drills a floater in the paint set up by Floyd Fikes and he's fouled by William Horton - foul #3 on William Horton, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Michael Harrison (PF) Henry Wood, Floyd Fikes, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh (PG), John Hinds (SG), Steven Whitfield (PF), David Reeves (C) Marcus Ledbetter, William Horton, Lester Skidmore, Sean Reese | |
| 16:04 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the free throw | 44-27 |
| 15:44 | Alabama A&M | Pat Ray takes the ball from David Reeves | 44-27 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Pat Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Chester Hsieh (fresh) SG - John Hinds (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kraig Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Whitfield (fresh) C - David Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Houston | Philip Richardson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-27 |
| 15:29 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves grabs the board | 44-27 |
| 15:12 | Alabama A&M | Kraig Matthews clanks a floater from the left wing | 44-27 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Harold Karr pulls down the rebound | 44-27 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Philip Richardson is hacked by Chester Hsieh - foul #1 on Chester Hsieh, team foul #3 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Henry Wood (SG), Clinton Canaday (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Philip Richardson, Harold Karr, Michael Harrison, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter (PG), William Horton (SG), Anthony Clinton (PF) John Hinds, Kraig Matthews, Steven Whitfield | |
| 14:30 | Houston | Terry Lewis buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Gary Maury | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:16 | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-27 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Henry Wood snags the defensive board | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:07 | Houston | Henry Wood connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Clinton Canaday | 48-27 |
| 13:57 | Alabama A&M | Clinton Canaday steals the ball from Anthony Clinton | 48-27 |
| 13:42 | Houston | William Horton takes the ball from Henry Wood | 48-27 |
| 13:23 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton misses the turnaround in the paint | 48-27 |
| 13:21 | Houston | Terry Lewis grabs the board | 48-27 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Gary Maury misses long on a shot from the left side | 48-27 |
| 12:58 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 48-27 |
| 12:53 | Alabama A&M | William Horton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-27 |
| 12:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Timothy Gallaher | 48-27 |
| 12:25 | Houston | Terry Lewis is hacked by David Reeves - foul #2 on David Reeves, team foul #4 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Pat Ray (C) Terry Lewis, Clinton Canaday, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Hinds (PG), Kraig Matthews (SF), Sean Reese (C) Marcus Ledbetter, Chester Hsieh, David Reeves | |
| 12:15 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-27 |
| 12:13 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton snags the defensive board | 48-27 |
| 11:59 | Alabama A&M | Kraig Matthews scores on a shot from the left wing | 48-29 |
| 11:34 | Houston | Henry Wood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-29 |
| 11:33 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Pat Ray | 48-29 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Wood (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - John Hinds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Horton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kraig Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Clinton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Reese (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Houston | Gary Maury is fouled on the floor by William Horton - foul #4 on William Horton, team foul #5 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG), Clinton Canaday (PF) Henry Wood, Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter (PG), Lester Skidmore (PF) William Horton, Anthony Clinton | |
| 10:59 | Houston | Pat Ray misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-29 |
| 10:57 | Alabama A&M | The rebound goes to Lester Skidmore | 48-29 |
| 10:53 | Alabama A&M | Clinton Canaday denies the turnaround by John Hinds | 48-29 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Clinton Canaday pulls down the rebound | 48-29 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Harold Karr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG) Gary Maury | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh (SG) John Hinds | |
| 10:15 | Alabama A&M | Kraig Matthews is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kraig Matthews, team foul #6 | 48-29 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Philip Richardson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-29 |
| 09:54 | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore gets the rebound | 48-29 |
| 09:41 | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-29 |
| 09:39 | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore tips it in | 48-31 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Lester Skidmore steps in front of the Philip Richardson pass | 48-31 |
| 09:15 | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:58 | Houston | Clinton Canaday travels with the ball | 48-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Henry Wood (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Philip Richardson, Harold Karr, Floyd Fikes, Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Hinds (SG), Anthony Clinton (PF), David Reeves (C) Marcus Ledbetter, Kraig Matthews, Sean Reese | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:39 | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Chester Hsieh | 48-36 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Michael Harrison comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Chester Hsieh - foul #2 on Chester Hsieh, team foul #7 | 48-36 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Michael Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 08:28 | Houston | Michael Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 08:13 | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 08:12 | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore gets the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 07:51 | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore is fouled on the floor by Terry Lewis - foul #1 on Terry Lewis, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | William Horton (SG), Kraig Matthews (SF) Chester Hsieh, Lester Skidmore | |
| 07:33 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Anthony Clinton, team foul #8 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter (PG) John Hinds | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Marcus Ledbetter (fresh) SG - William Horton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kraig Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Clinton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - David Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Houston | Gary Maury is fouled in the backcourt by William Horton - foul #5 on William Horton, team foul #9 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Hinds (SG) William Horton | |
| 07:31 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 07:31 | Alabama A&M | Anthony Clinton gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 07:17 | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-36 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Pat Ray grabs the board | 50-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:46 | Houston | Pat Ray knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Maury | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:39 | Alabama A&M | John Hinds misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Terry Lewis gets the rebound | 52-36 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Terry Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-36 |
| 06:32 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 06:28 | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter makes the 3 from straight away | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:08 | Houston | Terry Lewis knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Maury | 54-39 |
| 05:56 | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Clinton Canaday - foul #3 on Clinton Canaday, team foul #3 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Floyd Fikes (SF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Gary Maury, Terry Lewis, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh (SG), Lester Skidmore (SF), Steven Whitfield (PF), Sean Reese (C) John Hinds, Kraig Matthews, Anthony Clinton, David Reeves | |
| 05:56 | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 05:56 | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:37 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Sean Reese - foul #2 on Sean Reese, team foul #10 | 54-41 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 05:30 | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-41 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Henry Wood scores on a jumper from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 04:53 | Alabama A&M | Marcus Ledbetter is whistled for traveling | 58-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Harold Karr (SG), Michael Harrison (PF), Pat Ray (C) Philip Richardson, Henry Wood, Clinton Canaday, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | John Hinds (SG), Kraig Matthews (SF), Anthony Clinton (PF) Marcus Ledbetter, Lester Skidmore, Steven Whitfield | |
| 04:33 | Houston | Floyd Fikes misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Kraig Matthews - foul #4 on Kraig Matthews, team foul #11 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Timothy Gallaher (C) Gary Maury, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore (SF), Steven Whitfield (PF), David Reeves (C) Kraig Matthews, Anthony Clinton, Sean Reese | |
| 04:33 | Houston | Floyd Fikes makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Floyd Fikes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| 04:19 | Alabama A&M | Steven Whitfield knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lester Skidmore | 60-43 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Michael Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Lewis (SF) Floyd Fikes | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | | |
| 03:49 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Terry Lewis - foul #2 on Terry Lewis, team foul #4 | 60-43 |
| 03:49 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 03:49 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves misses the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Michael Harrison gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Houston | Philip Richardson scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Terry Lewis | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama A&M | PG - Chester Hsieh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hinds (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lester Skidmore (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Steven Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 03:02 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves grabs the offensive board | 62-44 |
| 02:52 | Alabama A&M | John Hinds misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-44 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Philip Richardson banks in the layup on a great pass from Harold Karr | 64-44 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:17 | Alabama A&M | John Hinds hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Chester Hsieh and he's hacked by Harold Karr - foul #1 on Harold Karr, team foul #5 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Harold Frazier (SG) Steven Whitfield | |
| 02:17 | Alabama A&M | John Hinds makes the free throw | 64-47 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Alabama A&M | Steven Whitfield (PF) Harold Frazier | |
| 01:38 | Alabama A&M | David Reeves misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-47 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Terry Lewis gets the rebound | 64-47 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Karr | 66-47 |
| 01:07 | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-47 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Terry Lewis comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 66-47 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher tips it but misses | 66-47 |
| 00:45 | Alabama A&M | Lester Skidmore grabs the board | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Alabama A&M | Timothy Gallaher takes the ball from Chester Hsieh | 66-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Houston | Philip Richardson connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 00:03 | Alabama A&M | Chester Hsieh knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Lester Skidmore | 68-50 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Philip Richardson runs out the clock | 68-50 |