| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (fresh) SG - Horace Cirillo (fresh) SF - Francis Rhodes (fresh) PF - Bryant Kelly (fresh) C - Robert Mayo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Joe Nevin (fresh) SG - James Volk (fresh) SF - Carl Key (fresh) PF - Mitchel Rawson (fresh) C - Garf Avdalovic (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wright State | Garf Avdalovic wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wright State | Wright State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Wright State | Joe Nevin makes the jumpshot from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Houston | Francis Rhodes clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Carl Key - foul #1 on Carl Key, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Houston | Francis Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:05 | Wright State | Bryant Kelly swats the layup by Mitchel Rawson | 1-2 |
| 19:04 | Wright State | James Volk tips it in | 1-4 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Joe Nevin steals it from Horace Cirillo | 1-4 |
| 18:28 | Wright State | Bruce Wilcox steps in front of the Carl Key pass | 1-4 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Mitchel Rawson steals the ball from Francis Rhodes | 1-4 |
| 18:10 | Wright State | Bruce Wilcox is called for the reach on Joe Nevin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Wilcox, team foul #1 | 1-4 |
| 17:45 | Wright State | James Volk misses long on a floater from the right side | 1-4 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Bryant Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Horace Cirillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-4 |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (C) Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | Wright State | Shawn Gift (SF), Scott Reiter (PF) Carl Key, Mitchel Rawson | |
| 17:30 | Wright State | Scott Reiter comes up short on the floater from the left side | 1-4 |
| 17:28 | Houston | Bryant Kelly pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 1-4 |
| 17:23 | Wright State | Garf Avdalovic pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:10 | Wright State | Joe Nevin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 1-4 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Francis Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 1-4 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Bryant Kelly loses the ball out of bounds | 1-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Howells (SF) Francis Rhodes | |
| Subs | Wright State | Danilo Bruno (PG), Carl Key (SF), Chang Sun (C) Joe Nevin, James Volk, Garf Avdalovic | |
| 16:39 | Wright State | Shawn Gift is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Danilo Bruno | 1-7 |
| 16:23 | Houston | Horace Cirillo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 1-7 |
| 16:21 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Scott Reiter | 1-7 |
| 16:01 | Wright State | Chang Sun is open and buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Shawn Gift | 1-9 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (fairly fresh) SG - Horace Cirillo (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Howells (fresh) PF - Bryant Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - David Dana (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Danilo Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Gift (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Key (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Reiter (fairly fresh) C - Chang Sun (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:55 | Houston | Bryant Kelly hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Bruce Wilcox | 3-9 |
| 15:26 | Wright State | Carl Key misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-9 |
| 15:24 | Wright State | Shawn Gift can't tip it in | 3-9 |
| 15:23 | Wright State | Chang Sun grabs the offensive board | 3-9 |
| 15:01 | Wright State | Shawn Gift comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-9 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Bryant Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Bruce Wilcox | 6-9 |
| 14:51 | Wright State | Shawn Gift is hacked by Horace Cirillo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Horace Cirillo, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Jason Conklin (SG), Francis Rhodes (SF), Robert Mayo (C) Bruce Wilcox, Horace Cirillo, Charles Howells, David Dana | |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe Nevin (PG), James Volk (SG), Mitchel Rawson (PF), Garf Avdalovic (C) Danilo Bruno, Shawn Gift, Scott Reiter, Chang Sun | |
| 14:34 | Wright State | James Volk hits the finger roll | 6-11 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Francis Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Francis Rhodes pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Robert Mayo can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Garf Avdalovic - foul #1 on Garf Avdalovic, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Joey McGraw (PF) Bryant Kelly | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 14:06 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Robert Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:48 | Wright State | Jackie Kay picks off the pass by Garf Avdalovic | 7-11 |
| 13:44 | Houston | Jackie Kay slams it home | 9-11 |
| 13:40 | Wright State | Robert Mayo steps in front of the Garf Avdalovic pass in the backcourt | 9-11 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Carl Key is called for the reach on Francis Rhodes - foul #2 on Carl Key, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Horace Cirillo (SG) Jackie Kay, Jason Conklin | |
| Subs | Wright State | Shawn Gift (SF) Carl Key | |
| 13:20 | Houston | Robert Mayo drills a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on James Volk - foul #1 on James Volk, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses the free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:20 | Wright State | The rebound goes to Shawn Gift | 11-11 |
| 12:55 | Wright State | The jump hook by Mitchel Rawson is blocked by Robert Mayo | 11-11 |
| 12:54 | Wright State | James Volk gets the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:38 | Wright State | Joe Nevin is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Robert Mayo snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses long on a floater from the right side | 11-11 |
| 12:32 | Wright State | Joe Nevin pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:30 | Wright State | Bruce Wilcox picks off the pass by Joe Nevin in the backcourt | 11-11 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Horace Cirillo hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-11 |
| 12:15 | Wright State | James Volk loses the dribble to Horace Cirillo in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Shawn Gift - foul #1 on Shawn Gift, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG), Charles Howells (SF), Bryant Kelly (PF) Horace Cirillo, Francis Rhodes, Joey McGraw | |
| Subs | Wright State | Danilo Bruno (PG), Scott Reiter (PF), Chang Sun (C) Joe Nevin, Shawn Gift, Garf Avdalovic | |
| 12:09 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:51 | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson is fouled on the floor by Bryant Kelly - foul #1 on Bryant Kelly, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), David Dana (C) Bruce Wilcox, Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jackie Kay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Conklin (fresh) SF - Charles Howells (fresh) PF - Bryant Kelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Dana (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Danilo Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Volk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mitchel Rawson (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Reiter (fresh) C - Chang Sun (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Wright State | Scott Reiter connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from James Volk | 14-13 |
| 11:08 | Houston | Mitchel Rawson is called for the reach on Charles Howells - foul #1 on Mitchel Rawson, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| 10:50 | Houston | David Dana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (SG) David Dana | |
| Subs | Wright State | Shawn Gift (SF), Garf Avdalovic (C) Scott Reiter, Chang Sun | |
| 10:27 | Wright State | Shawn Gift scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Volk | 14-15 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Bryant Kelly clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Mitchel Rawson - foul #2 on Mitchel Rawson, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Francis Rhodes (SF), Robert Mayo (C) Jackie Kay, Jason Conklin, Charles Howells | |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe Nevin (PG), Scott Reiter (PF) Danilo Bruno, Mitchel Rawson | |
| 10:10 | Houston | Bryant Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Bryant Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:05 | Wright State | Scott Reiter loses the dribble to Francis Rhodes in the backcourt | 16-15 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Shawn Gift is called for the reach on Francis Rhodes - foul #2 on Shawn Gift, team foul #8 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SG) Horace Cirillo | |
| Subs | Wright State | Carl Key (SF) Shawn Gift | |
| 09:58 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Francis Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:58 | Wright State | Scott Reiter grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 09:55 | Wright State | Carl Key throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Isaac Kinsey | 19-15 |
| 09:42 | Wright State | Joe Nevin buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Carl Key | 19-18 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Bryant Kelly makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Francis Rhodes | 21-18 |
| 09:05 | Wright State | Joe Nevin connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Key | 21-21 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox's floater is tipped away by Garf Avdalovic | 21-21 |
| 08:59 | Wright State | Scott Reiter pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:40 | Wright State | Scott Reiter banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by James Volk | 21-23 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Robert Mayo banks in the layup | 23-23 |
| 08:09 | Wright State | Robert Mayo takes the ball from Joe Nevin | 23-23 |
| 08:03 | Houston | Francis Rhodes can't throw it down | 23-23 |
| 08:02 | Wright State | James Volk snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 07:56 | Wright State | Joe Nevin is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 07:55 | Wright State | Garf Avdalovic grabs the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 07:37 | Wright State | Garf Avdalovic throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Horace Cirillo (SG), Charles Howells (SF), Joey McGraw (PF), David Dana (C) Bruce Wilcox, Isaac Kinsey, Francis Rhodes, Bryant Kelly, Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | Wright State | Danilo Bruno (SG), Shawn Gift (SF), Chang Sun (C) James Volk, Carl Key, Garf Avdalovic | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jackie Kay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Horace Cirillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Howells (fresh) PF - Joey McGraw (fresh) C - David Dana (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Joe Nevin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Danilo Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Gift (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Reiter (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Chang Sun (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Houston | Horace Cirillo is hacked by Danilo Bruno - foul #1 on Danilo Bruno, team foul #9 | 23-23 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Horace Cirillo misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:14 | Wright State | Scott Reiter pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:50 | Wright State | Joe Nevin is fouled on the floor by Jackie Kay - foul #1 on Jackie Kay, team foul #4 | 24-23 |
| 06:37 | Wright State | Joey McGraw takes the ball from Scott Reiter | 24-23 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Charles Howells travels with the ball | 24-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SF) Joey McGraw | |
| Subs | Wright State | James Volk (SG), Mitchel Rawson (SF), Garf Avdalovic (C) Joe Nevin, Shawn Gift, Scott Reiter | |
| 05:53 | Wright State | Chang Sun is open and buries a shot from the left block | 24-25 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Horace Cirillo can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 05:43 | Wright State | Danilo Bruno snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 05:41 | Wright State | David Dana is called for the reach on Mitchel Rawson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Dana, team foul #5 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Francis Rhodes (SF), Bryant Kelly (PF) Jackie Kay, Horace Cirillo, Charles Howells | |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe Nevin (PG), Carl Key (SF) Danilo Bruno, Mitchel Rawson | |
| 05:29 | Wright State | Joe Nevin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-25 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Garf Avdalovic - foul #2 on Garf Avdalovic, team foul #10 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Scott Reiter (PF) Garf Avdalovic | |
| 05:23 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:23 | Wright State | Carl Key gets the rebound | 25-25 |
| 05:02 | Wright State | Joe Nevin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-25 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Francis Rhodes grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Bryant Kelly | 27-25 |
| 04:39 | Wright State | Chang Sun blows the layup but he's fouled by David Dana - foul #2 on David Dana, team foul #6 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (SG), Isaac Kinsey (SF), Joey McGraw (PF), Robert Mayo (C) Jason Conklin, Francis Rhodes, Bryant Kelly, David Dana | |
| Subs | Wright State | Danilo Bruno (SG), Shawn Gift (SF) James Volk, Carl Key | |
| 04:39 | Wright State | Chang Sun misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:39 | Wright State | Chang Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Scott Reiter is called for the reach on Bruce Wilcox - foul #1 on Scott Reiter, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:58 | Wright State | Scott Reiter can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Joey McGraw - foul #1 on Joey McGraw, team foul #7 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Charles Howells (SF) Bruce Wilcox, Isaac Kinsey | |
| Subs | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson (SF), Garf Avdalovic (C) Joe Nevin, Chang Sun | |
| 03:58 | Wright State | Scott Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 03:58 | Wright State | Scott Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Jackie Kay knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jackie Kay (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Horace Cirillo (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Charles Howells (fresh) PF - Joey McGraw (fairly fresh) C - Robert Mayo (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wright State | PG - Danilo Bruno (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shawn Gift (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchel Rawson (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Reiter (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Avdalovic (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Wright State | Shawn Gift misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Joey McGraw - foul #2 on Joey McGraw, team foul #8 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG), Francis Rhodes (SF), Bryant Kelly (PF) Horace Cirillo, Joey McGraw, Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | Wright State | Carl Key (SF) Scott Reiter | |
| 03:19 | Wright State | Shawn Gift makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 03:19 | Wright State | Shawn Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Jackie Kay misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 32-30 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Bryant Kelly tips it back up and in | 34-30 |
| 03:03 | Wright State | Danilo Bruno is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SG), David Dana (C) Jackie Kay, Charles Howells | |
| Subs | Wright State | | |
| 02:54 | Houston | Bryant Kelly misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 34-30 |
| 02:52 | Wright State | Garf Avdalovic grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 02:50 | Wright State | Isaac Kinsey is called for the reach on Shawn Gift in the backcourt - foul #1 on Isaac Kinsey, team foul #9 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Wright State | Joe Nevin (PG) Danilo Bruno | |
| 02:50 | Wright State | Shawn Gift makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:50 | Wright State | Shawn Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Francis Rhodes misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-32 |
| 02:37 | Houston | David Dana tips it but misses | 34-32 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Jason Conklin grabs the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Bryant Kelly is denied on a layup by Garf Avdalovic | 34-32 |
| 02:30 | Wright State | Carl Key gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 02:28 | Wright State | Joe Nevin is hacked by Jason Conklin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Conklin, team foul #10 | 34-32 |
| 02:28 | Wright State | Joe Nevin makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:28 | Wright State | Joe Nevin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Francis Rhodes loses the dribble to Joe Nevin | 34-34 |
| 01:47 | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson loses the ball out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Horace Cirillo (SG), Charles Howells (SF), Robert Mayo (C) Jason Conklin, Isaac Kinsey, Francis Rhodes, David Dana | |
| Subs | Wright State | Danilo Bruno (PG), James Volk (SG) Joe Nevin, Shawn Gift | |
| 01:27 | Houston | Horace Cirillo scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-34 |
| 01:21 | Wright State | Charles Howells steals the ball from James Volk in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Charles Howells banks in the layup on a nice dish by Horace Cirillo | 39-34 |
| 01:00 | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson is open and buries a turnaround from the left block | 39-36 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Horace Cirillo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Bryant Kelly tips it home | 41-36 |
| 00:24 | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-36 |
| 00:23 | Wright State | Mitchel Rawson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 00:00 | Wright State | Danilo Bruno misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 41-36 |