| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mack Colvard (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Johnny Parrott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Bolan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Hintze (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 19:33 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard tips it back up and in | 25-26 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 19:09 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Melvin Bolan | 25-26 |
| 18:47 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-26 |
| 18:45 | Houston | John Davis grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Carter Collins can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 25-26 |
| 18:24 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 18:19 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Johnny Parrott is denied by Carter Collins | 25-26 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Gordon Ward pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Carter Collins is hacked by John Hintze - foul #1 on John Hintze, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Earnest O'Neill steps in front of the John Davis pass | 25-26 |
| 17:18 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Hintze | 28-26 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-26 |
| 17:00 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 16:37 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Kevin Noyes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gordon Ward | 28-29 |
| 15:48 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG), Brian Fisher (C) Earnest O'Neill, John Hintze | |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (PF) Kevin Noyes, John Davis | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Carroll (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mack Colvard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Johnny Parrott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Bolan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Donald Meade (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Houston | Carter Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| 15:15 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan blows the dunk but he's hacked by Carter Collins - foul #2 on Carter Collins, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 15:15 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan misses the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 15:15 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 15:05 | Houston | The short jumper by Darryl Christmas is denied by Melvin Bolan | 29-29 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Carter Collins can't tip it in | 29-29 |
| 15:01 | Vanderbilt | Brian Fisher gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 14:37 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 29-29 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Gordon Ward grabs the board | 29-29 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Donald Meade is whistled for a carry | 29-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SF) Darryl Christmas | |
| 13:54 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott makes the floater from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes | 31-32 |
| 13:11 | Vanderbilt | Robert Higuera takes the ball from Johnny Parrott | 31-32 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Gordon Ward drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Higuera and he's hacked by Dennis Carroll - foul #1 on Dennis Carroll, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), Don Speicher (SG), Michael Weller (SF), John Hintze (PF), Marvin Luis (C) Dennis Carroll, Mack Colvard, Johnny Parrott, Melvin Bolan, Brian Fisher | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), John Davis (PF) Robert Higuera, Carter Collins | |
| 12:53 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 12:24 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Donald Meade gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the dunk but he's fouled by Marvin Luis - foul #1 on Marvin Luis, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 11:45 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Noyes takes the ball from Michael Weller | 31-37 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Gordon Ward banks in the layup on a great pass from Kevin Noyes | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Don Speicher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Weller (fresh) PF - John Hintze (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marvin Luis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) SF - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gordon Ward - foul #1 on Gordon Ward, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott (SF), Melvin Bolan (PF) Don Speicher, Marvin Luis | |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SG), Carter Collins (C) Gordon Ward, Kevin Noyes | |
| 11:18 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 11:18 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 11:18 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 10:56 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller is denied on a layup by Donald Meade | 32-39 |
| 10:54 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan misses the tip | 32-39 |
| 10:52 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan tips it in | 34-39 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 10:28 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 10:26 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard (SG) Michael Weller | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Robert Higuera (SG) Lawrence Turcotte, Samuel Bier | |
| 10:21 | Houston | Gordon Ward comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 10:00 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze is hacked by Carter Collins - foul #3 on Carter Collins, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG), Brian Fisher (C) Earnest O'Neill, John Hintze | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SF) John Davis | |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan drills a turnaround from the right block | 36-39 |
| 09:22 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 36-42 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Mack Colvard | 39-42 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the lay-in | 39-42 |
| 08:48 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 08:27 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan is fouled on the floor by Donald Meade - foul #2 on Donald Meade, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), Michael Weller (SF), John Hintze (PF) Dennis Carroll, Johnny Parrott, Melvin Bolan | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), John Davis (PF), Jack Dawson (C) Gordon Ward, Donald Meade, Carter Collins | |
| 08:09 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill hits a 3 from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Kevin Noyes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 07:53 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 07:51 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher (SG) Mack Colvard | |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF) Robert Higuera, Kevin Noyes | |
| 07:36 | Houston | Jack Dawson is fouled on the floor by Don Speicher - foul #1 on Don Speicher, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG) Samuel Bier | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Don Speicher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Weller (fresh) PF - John Hintze (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Dawson (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Gordon Ward comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 42-44 |
| 07:14 | Houston | John Davis can't tip it in | 42-44 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Darryl Christmas snags the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 07:03 | Houston | John Davis makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 06:42 | Vanderbilt | Lawrence Turcotte is called for the reach on Don Speicher - foul #2 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott (SF), Marvin Luis (C) Don Speicher, Brian Fisher | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SF), Salvador Garcia (PF), Carter Collins (C) Darryl Christmas, John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| 06:25 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 06:24 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze tips it in | 44-47 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Gordon Ward clanks a 3 from the left wing | 44-47 |
| 06:05 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 05:41 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 05:40 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze tips it in | 46-47 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 46-47 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte can't tip it in | 46-47 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Carter Collins tips it home | 46-49 |
| 05:16 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard (SG), Melvin Bolan (PF) Michael Weller, Marvin Luis | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG), John Davis (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Salvador Garcia | |
| 05:00 | Vanderbilt | Gordon Ward takes the ball from Mack Colvard | 46-49 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Gordon Ward hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Noyes and the foul's on Johnny Parrott - foul #1 on Johnny Parrott, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG) Earnest O'Neill | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:37 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 04:14 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-52 |
| 04:12 | Houston | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Gordon Ward clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 03:48 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Hintze | 46-52 |
| 03:28 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Carroll (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mack Colvard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Parrott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Melvin Bolan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - John Hintze (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Houston | Melvin Bolan is called for the reach on John Davis - foul #3 on Melvin Bolan, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG), Michael Weller (SF), Brian Fisher (C) Dennis Carroll, Johnny Parrott, John Hintze | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Carter Collins | |
| 02:41 | Houston | John Davis can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-52 |
| 02:39 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 02:39 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott (SF) Michael Weller | |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Donald Meade | |
| 02:17 | Vanderbilt | Gordon Ward is called for the reach on Johnny Parrott - foul #2 on Gordon Ward, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Hintze (C) Brian Fisher | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Earnest O'Neill | 49-52 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Gordon Ward drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-54 |
| 01:31 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard is fouled on the floor by Kevin Noyes - foul #3 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| 01:31 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 01:31 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Carter Collins pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Robert Higuera is hacked by John Hintze - foul #2 on John Hintze, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:09 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-56 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | John Hintze scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Earnest O'Neill | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | John Davis travels with the ball | 55-59 |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 00:23 | Vanderbilt | Melvin Bolan snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Noyes knocks away the 3 by Earnest O'Neill | 55-59 |
| 00:19 | Houston | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Houston | John Davis is hacked by Earnest O'Neill in the backcourt - foul #2 on Earnest O'Neill, team foul #8 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG) Gordon Ward | |
| 00:18 | Houston | John Davis misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Kevin Noyes snags the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is fouled on the floor by Mack Colvard - foul #1 on Mack Colvard, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | Carter Collins takes the ball from Earnest O'Neill | 55-61 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is hacked by Mack Colvard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mack Colvard, team foul #10 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Donald Meade (C) Robert Higuera, Carter Collins | |
| 00:07 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard scores on a 3 from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG), Carter Collins (C) Gordon Ward, Donald Meade | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte runs out the clock | 58-62 |