| Lineup | Lamar | PG - John Hyman (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Getchell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wayne Newman (fresh) PF - Roosevelt Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Cates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Lamar | Wayne Newman inbounds the ball | 37-42 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Lamar | Roosevelt Dixon knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Hyman | 40-42 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Steven Blackman knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Reginald Algarin | 40-44 |
| 18:54 | Lamar | The short jumper by Brian Getchell is denied by David Cates | 40-44 |
| 18:53 | Lamar | Brian Getchell misses the tip | 40-44 |
| 18:52 | Houston | David Cates grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 18:36 | Houston | Reginald Algarin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Getchell - foul #1 on Brian Getchell, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Ferland (SF), Russell Oglesby (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Steven Blackman, James Becerra, David Cates | |
| 18:36 | Houston | Reginald Algarin misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 18:36 | Houston | Reginald Algarin misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 18:36 | Lamar | Wayne Newman gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 18:16 | Lamar | Brian Getchell makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Hyman | 43-44 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Russell Oglesby misses long on a runner from the right block | 43-44 |
| 17:55 | Lamar | Paul Cook snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 17:46 | Lamar | Brian Getchell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 17:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Russell Oglesby | 43-44 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Vernon Mera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Lamar | Brian Moore (SF), Donald Hackworth (PF) Wayne Newman, Roosevelt Dixon | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF) Reginald Algarin, Robert Hammer | |
| 17:16 | Lamar | Vernon Mera takes the ball from Brian Moore | 43-44 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the lay-in | 43-44 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Vernon Mera pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Steven Blackman drills a fadeaway from the left block | 43-46 |
| 16:36 | Lamar | John Hyman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 16:34 | Lamar | The offensive rebound goes to John Hyman | 43-46 |
| 16:25 | Lamar | Brian Getchell blows the layup | 43-46 |
| 16:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Becerra | 43-46 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Vernon Mera is hacked by Donald Hackworth - foul #2 on Donald Hackworth, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Lamar | Ruben Erwin (SG), Wayne Newman (SF), Roosevelt Dixon (PF) John Hyman, Brian Getchell, Paul Cook | |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Robert Hammer (C) Steven Blackman, Russell Oglesby | |
| 15:44 | Houston | Robert Hammer hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Becerra | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - Brian Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ruben Erwin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wayne Newman (fresh) PF - Roosevelt Dixon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Hackworth (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Ferland (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Lamar | Roosevelt Dixon comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 43-48 |
| 15:25 | Houston | James Becerra grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Vernon Mera double dribbles | 43-48 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), Russell Oglesby (PF), David Cates (C) Reginald Algarin, James Becerra, Robert Hammer | |
| 14:47 | Lamar | Ruben Erwin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 14:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Ferland | 43-48 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Charles Ferland clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 14:26 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Donald Hackworth | 43-48 |
| 14:22 | Lamar | Brian Moore lays it up and in set up by Wayne Newman | 45-48 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Fred Carroll | 45-51 |
| 13:44 | Lamar | Brian Moore is fouled on the floor by Russell Oglesby - foul #2 on Russell Oglesby, team foul #1 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Lamar | John Hyman (PG), Brian Getchell (SG), Dwayne Kelly (SF), Cecil Harvey (PF), Paul Cook (C) Brian Moore, Ruben Erwin, Wayne Newman, Roosevelt Dixon, Donald Hackworth | |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), James Becerra (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Fred Carroll, Russell Oglesby, David Cates | |
| 13:15 | Lamar | Cecil Harvey misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by James Becerra - foul #1 on James Becerra, team foul #2 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Steven Blackman (SF) Vernon Mera, Charles Ferland | |
| 13:15 | Lamar | Cecil Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 13:15 | Lamar | Cecil Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 12:56 | Houston | James Becerra misses the lay-in | 47-51 |
| 12:55 | Lamar | Cecil Harvey pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| 12:36 | Lamar | Cecil Harvey connects on the jumper in the lane set up by John Hyman and he's fouled by Robert Hammer - foul #1 on Robert Hammer, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Lamar | Brian Moore (SF) Dwayne Kelly | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Charles Ferland (SG), Shawn Shelton (SF), David Cates (C) Adam Flint, Reginald Algarin, Steven Blackman, Robert Hammer | |
| 12:36 | Lamar | Cecil Harvey makes the free throw | 50-51 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Vernon Mera can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 12:19 | Lamar | Brian Getchell snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 12:01 | Lamar | David Cates picks off the pass by Brian Getchell | 50-51 |
| 11:44 | Houston | John Hyman steals the ball from David Cates | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - John Hyman (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Getchell (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Brian Moore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cecil Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Ferland (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Becerra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - David Cates (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Lamar | John Hyman makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Brian Getchell | 53-51 |
| 11:08 | Houston | David Cates's layup is rejected by Cecil Harvey | 53-51 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Vernon Mera hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| 10:51 | Lamar | John Hyman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 53-53 |
| 10:49 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Cates | 53-53 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Charles Ferland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | Lamar | Wayne Newman (SF), Roosevelt Dixon (PF), Donald Hackworth (C) John Hyman, Cecil Harvey, Paul Cook | |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), Russell Oglesby (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Charles Ferland, Shawn Shelton, James Becerra, David Cates | |
| 10:34 | Lamar | Brian Getchell lays it in on a great pass from Brian Moore and he's hacked by Russell Oglesby - foul #3 on Russell Oglesby, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| 10:34 | Lamar | Brian Getchell makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Robert Hammer misses the lay-in | 56-53 |
| 10:06 | Lamar | Roosevelt Dixon snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 09:52 | Lamar | Brian Moore misses the driving attempt from the left block | 56-53 |
| 09:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Hammer | 56-53 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Robert Hammer is fouled on the floor by Donald Hackworth - foul #3 on Donald Hackworth, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Lamar | John Hyman (PG), Ruben Erwin (SG) Brian Moore, Brian Getchell | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Charles Ferland (SF), James Becerra (PF) Vernon Mera, Steven Blackman, Robert Hammer | |
| 09:11 | Houston | Reginald Algarin connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Adam Flint | 56-56 |
| 09:02 | Lamar | Ruben Erwin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Russell Oglesby grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Roosevelt Dixon is called for the reach on Adam Flint - foul #2 on Roosevelt Dixon, team foul #4 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Lamar | Paul Cook (C) Roosevelt Dixon | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Steven Blackman (SF), David Cates (C) Adam Flint, James Becerra, Russell Oglesby | |
| 08:35 | Houston | Vernon Mera connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Reginald Algarin | 56-59 |
| 08:16 | Lamar | Ruben Erwin buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Hyman | 59-59 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Charles Ferland travels with the ball | 59-59 |
| Subs | Lamar | Brian Getchell (SG), Brian Moore (SF), Cecil Harvey (PF) Ruben Erwin, Wayne Newman, Donald Hackworth | |
| Subs | Houston | James Becerra (PF), Russell Oglesby (C) Reginald Algarin, David Cates | |
| 07:44 | Lamar | Brian Getchell hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Hyman | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - John Hyman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Getchell (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cecil Harvey (fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Ferland (fairly fresh) 3 reb. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Russell Oglesby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Houston | Russell Oglesby misses badly on a shot from the right block | 62-59 |
| 07:33 | Lamar | The rebound goes to Cecil Harvey | 62-59 |
| 07:15 | Lamar | Brian Getchell misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-59 |
| 07:14 | Lamar | Paul Cook tips it in | 64-59 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Charles Ferland misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Steven Blackman pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 06:36 | Houston | James Becerra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Lamar | Wayne Newman (SF), Roosevelt Dixon (PF) John Hyman, Cecil Harvey | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Robert Hammer (PF), David Cates (C) Vernon Mera, Steven Blackman, James Becerra, Russell Oglesby | |
| 06:14 | Lamar | Paul Cook is fouled on the floor by Charles Ferland - foul #2 on Charles Ferland, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Lamar | Donald Hackworth (C) Paul Cook | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), James Becerra (PF) Adam Flint, Robert Hammer | |
| 06:07 | Lamar | Brian Getchell is fouled on the floor by Reginald Algarin - foul #1 on Reginald Algarin, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| 05:51 | Lamar | Brian Getchell is fouled on the floor by Vernon Mera - foul #1 on Vernon Mera, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Lamar | Ruben Erwin (PG) Brian Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:51 | Lamar | Brian Getchell makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:51 | Lamar | Brian Getchell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:30 | Houston | Wayne Newman is called for the reach on Charles Ferland - foul #2 on Wayne Newman, team foul #5 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Lamar | Dwayne Kelly (SG) Brian Getchell | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF), Russell Oglesby (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Charles Ferland, James Becerra, David Cates | |
| 05:12 | Houston | Reginald Algarin double dribbles | 66-59 |
| Subs | Lamar | | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Ferland (SF), James Becerra (PF), David Cates (C) Steven Blackman, Russell Oglesby, Robert Hammer | |
| 04:45 | Lamar | Dwayne Kelly hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 66-59 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Charles Ferland pulls down the rebound | 66-59 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Reginald Algarin clanks a 3 from the right wing | 66-59 |
| 04:20 | Lamar | Dwayne Kelly gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:54 | Lamar | Dwayne Kelly can't finish the layup | 66-59 |
| 03:53 | Houston | James Becerra gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Vernon Mera comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Reginald Algarin grabs the offensive board | 66-59 |
| 03:17 | Houston | David Cates connects on the shot from close range | 66-61 |
| 03:17 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Lamar | John Hyman (PG), Brian Getchell (SG), Paul Cook (C) Ruben Erwin, Dwayne Kelly, Roosevelt Dixon | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), Russell Oglesby (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, Charles Ferland, James Becerra, David Cates | |
| Lineup | Lamar | PG - John Hyman (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Getchell (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Newman (fresh) PF - Donald Hackworth (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Cook (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Carroll (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Oglesby (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Lamar | Brian Getchell's pass is intercepted by Steven Blackman | 66-61 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Adam Flint lays it in set up by Steven Blackman | 66-63 |
| 02:34 | Lamar | Paul Cook misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-63 |
| 02:32 | Lamar | Donald Hackworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 02:25 | Lamar | John Hyman loses the ball out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | Lamar | Brian Moore (SF) Wayne Newman | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG) Adam Flint, Fred Carroll | |
| 02:14 | Houston | Brian Getchell blocks the jumper by Robert Hammer | 66-63 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Russell Oglesby tips it in | 66-65 |
| 02:13 | Lamar | Lamar calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Lamar | Roosevelt Dixon (PF) Donald Hackworth | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Ferland (SG), Shawn Shelton (SF) Reginald Algarin, Steven Blackman | |
| 01:54 | Lamar | Vernon Mera is called for the reach on Paul Cook - foul #2 on Vernon Mera, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Lamar | Wayne Newman (SF) Brian Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF), David Cates (C) Charles Ferland, Shawn Shelton, Russell Oglesby, Robert Hammer | |
| 01:54 | Lamar | Paul Cook misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:54 | Houston | David Cates snags the defensive board | 66-65 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Steven Blackman can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Hyman - foul #1 on John Hyman, team foul #6 | 66-65 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 01:19 | Lamar | Roosevelt Dixon is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Roosevelt Dixon, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| 00:59 | Houston | James Becerra is denied on a layup by Roosevelt Dixon | 66-67 |
| 00:57 | Lamar | Paul Cook pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| 00:42 | Lamar | Paul Cook can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 66-67 |
| 00:41 | Lamar | Brian Getchell grabs the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 00:23 | Lamar | Paul Cook connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 68-67 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses short on a shot from the baseline | 68-67 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Steven Blackman hits the follow up shot | 68-69 |
| 00:09 | Lamar | Brian Getchell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 68-69 |
| 00:08 | Lamar | Paul Cook tips it back up and in | 70-69 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Vernon Mera is fouled on the floor by Brian Getchell - foul #2 on Brian Getchell, team foul #8 | 70-69 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 2nd free throw | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Lamar | Lamar is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Lamar | Brian Getchell can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 70-71 |