| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Cirillo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Francis Rhodes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryant Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Mayo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Doud (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tom Delay (fresh) C - Max Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Paul Lewis inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | UConn | Richard Burney drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Lewis | 29-31 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Robert Mayo connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Wilcox and the foul's on Max Smith - foul #2 on Max Smith, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses the free throw | 31-31 |
| 19:18 | UConn | Max Smith snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:16 | UConn | Max Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Bryant Kelly loses the dribble to Paul Lewis | 31-31 |
| 18:48 | UConn | Paul Lewis connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Doud | 31-33 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Robert Mayo is fouled on the floor by Max Smith - foul #3 on Max Smith, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (C) Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Marasco (PF) Tom Delay | |
| 18:21 | Houston | Francis Rhodes loses the dribble to Richard Burney | 31-33 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Richard Burney lays it in | 31-35 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Max Smith is called for the reach on David Dana - foul #4 on Max Smith, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Howells (SF) Francis Rhodes | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Samuel Sebastian (C) Richard Burney, Max Smith | |
| 17:49 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Horace Cirillo | 33-35 |
| 17:23 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses the driving attempt from close range | 33-35 |
| 17:22 | UConn | Kevin Marasco pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 17:02 | UConn | Paul Lewis makes the wide open floater from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Bryant Kelly clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Joshua Doud - foul #1 on Joshua Doud, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Rhodes (SF), Robert Mayo (C) Charles Howells, David Dana | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Tom Delay (PF) Joshua Doud, Kevin Marasco | |
| 16:40 | Houston | Bryant Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Bryant Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:38 | UConn | Horace Cirillo is called for the reach on Paul Bowne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Horace Cirillo, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG) Horace Cirillo | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:15 | UConn | Richard Burney knocks in the jumper from close range | 35-39 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Jason Conklin misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 15:56 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Conklin (fresh) SF - Francis Rhodes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryant Kelly (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Mayo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Bowne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tom Delay (fresh) C - Samuel Sebastian (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UConn | Richard Burney misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-39 |
| 15:36 | Houston | Francis Rhodes grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Bryant Kelly clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Burney - foul #2 on Richard Burney, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Horace Cirillo (SG), Charles Howells (SF), Joey McGraw (C) Bruce Wilcox, Jason Conklin, Francis Rhodes, Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Doud (SG), Kevin Marasco (C) Paul Bowne, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 15:30 | Houston | Bryant Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Bryant Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 15:05 | UConn | Kevin Marasco can't throw it down but he's fouled by Bryant Kelly - foul #2 on Bryant Kelly, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayo (C) Bryant Kelly | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 15:05 | UConn | Kevin Marasco makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:05 | UConn | Kevin Marasco misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Robert Mayo pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Horace Cirillo buries a 3 from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 14:41 | UConn | Richard Burney is called for traveling in the backcourt | 40-40 |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (C) Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:36 | Houston | Joey McGraw misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Tom Delay - foul #2 on Tom Delay, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Rhodes (SF) Charles Howells | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:36 | Houston | Joey McGraw misses the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Joey McGraw misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:36 | UConn | Kevin Marasco snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 14:33 | UConn | Richard Burney is hacked by Horace Cirillo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Horace Cirillo, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG) Horace Cirillo | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 14:10 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-40 |
| 14:09 | UConn | Paul Lewis snags the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 13:49 | UConn | Joshua Doud makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Burney | 40-42 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Joey McGraw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Charles Howells (SF), Bryant Kelly (PF), Robert Mayo (C) Jackie Kay, Francis Rhodes, Joey McGraw, David Dana | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (PG), Samuel Sebastian (C) Richard Burney, Paul Lewis | |
| 13:00 | UConn | Paul Bowne is whistled for traveling | 40-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SG) Jason Conklin | |
| Subs | UConn | Max Smith (C) Tom Delay | |
| 12:53 | Houston | Bryant Kelly is whistled for a carry | 40-42 |
| 12:25 | UConn | Charles Howells steals the ball from Paul Bowne | 40-42 |
| 12:21 | Houston | Charles Howells banks in the layup | 42-42 |
| 11:58 | UConn | Robert Mayo picks off the pass by Joshua Doud | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Kinsey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Howells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bryant Kelly (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Mayo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Paul Bowne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Doud (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Marasco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Samuel Sebastian (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Max Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Houston | Robert Mayo loses the dribble to Samuel Sebastian | 42-42 |
| 11:22 | UConn | A charge is called on Paul Bowne - foul #1 on Paul Bowne, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Jason Conklin (SG), Francis Rhodes (SF), David Dana (C) Bruce Wilcox, Isaac Kinsey, Charles Howells, Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Paul Lewis (SF), Tom Delay (PF) Paul Bowne, Kevin Marasco, Samuel Sebastian | |
| 11:15 | Houston | Bryant Kelly misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Bryant Kelly tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 10:45 | UConn | Joshua Doud misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Bryant Kelly grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Francis Rhodes knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 10:11 | UConn | Joshua Doud connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Burney | 46-45 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Francis Rhodes hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 09:58 | UConn | Jason Conklin picks off the pass by Paul Lewis | 48-45 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Bryant Kelly buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jason Conklin | 50-45 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Joshua Doud is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Conklin - foul #2 on Jason Conklin, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Isaac Kinsey (SG), Joey McGraw (PF), Robert Mayo (C) Jackie Kay, Jason Conklin, Bryant Kelly, David Dana | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Bowne (SG) Joshua Doud | |
| 09:13 | UConn | Richard Burney is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 50-45 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Joey McGraw pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Joey McGraw is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Joey McGraw, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Sebastian (PF) Tom Delay | |
| 09:02 | UConn | Max Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Howells (SF) Francis Rhodes | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:55 | Houston | Paul Bowne steals the ball from Robert Mayo | 50-45 |
| 08:28 | UConn | Richard Burney is fouled on the floor by Robert Mayo - foul #2 on Robert Mayo, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG), David Dana (C) Isaac Kinsey, Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Marasco (SF) Paul Lewis | |
| 08:12 | UConn | Paul Bowne clanks a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Jason Conklin - foul #3 on Jason Conklin, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Rhodes (SF), Bryant Kelly (PF) Charles Howells, Joey McGraw | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 08:12 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:12 | UConn | Paul Bowne makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Francis Rhodes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-46 |
| 08:02 | UConn | Max Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 07:41 | UConn | Max Smith knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Conklin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francis Rhodes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryant Kelly (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - David Dana (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Bowne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Marasco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Samuel Sebastian (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Max Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox is fouled on the floor by Max Smith - foul #5 on Max Smith, team foul #8 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (SG) Jason Conklin | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Doud (SG), Paul Lewis (SF), Tom Delay (PF) Richard Burney, Samuel Sebastian, Max Smith | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:03 | UConn | Bryant Kelly steps in front of the Paul Bowne pass | 52-48 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Bryant Kelly misses the shot in the paint | 52-48 |
| 06:49 | UConn | Tom Delay grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 06:36 | UConn | Paul Bowne clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 06:35 | UConn | Kevin Marasco tips it in | 52-50 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Francis Rhodes scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Bryant Kelly | 54-50 |
| 06:02 | UConn | Joshua Doud comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 06:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Dana | 54-50 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Francis Rhodes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-50 |
| 05:42 | UConn | Paul Lewis grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 05:40 | UConn | Bruce Wilcox picks off the pass by Joshua Doud in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox lays it in | 56-50 |
| 05:30 | UConn | Francis Rhodes is called for the reach on Paul Bowne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Francis Rhodes, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Charles Howells (SF), Joey McGraw (PF), Robert Mayo (C) Bruce Wilcox, Francis Rhodes, Bryant Kelly, David Dana | |
| Subs | UConn | Richard Burney (PG), Samuel Sebastian (PF) Joshua Doud, Tom Delay | |
| 05:30 | UConn | Paul Bowne misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 05:30 | Houston | Joey McGraw snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 05:26 | Houston | Paul Bowne steals the ball from Jackie Kay | 56-50 |
| 05:22 | UConn | Paul Bowne lays it up and in | 56-52 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Horace Cirillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 05:09 | UConn | Richard Burney snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 04:54 | UConn | Paul Lewis banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Paul Bowne | 56-54 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Horace Cirillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Joey McGraw hits the follow up shot | 58-54 |
| 04:18 | UConn | Paul Bowne knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Burney | 58-57 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Jackie Kay scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Charles Howells | 61-57 |
| 03:46 | UConn | Paul Lewis is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Marasco | 61-59 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Charles Howells can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-59 |
| 03:34 | UConn | Kevin Marasco pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jackie Kay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Horace Cirillo (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Charles Howells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joey McGraw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Mayo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Richard Burney (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Bowne (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Lewis (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Samuel Sebastian (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Kevin Marasco (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | UConn | Kevin Marasco throws it down set up by Paul Bowne | 61-61 |
| 03:08 | Houston | Horace Cirillo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Howells | 64-61 |
| 02:46 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian jams it on a nice dish by Paul Bowne | 64-63 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Paul Bowne steals it from Horace Cirillo | 64-63 |
| 02:35 | UConn | UConn calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (PG), Isaac Kinsey (SG), Francis Rhodes (SF), Bryant Kelly (PF), David Dana (C) Jackie Kay, Horace Cirillo, Charles Howells, Joey McGraw, Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | UConn | Joshua Doud (SG), Tom Delay (PF) Paul Bowne, Kevin Marasco | |
| 02:11 | UConn | Paul Lewis's fadeaway is rejected by Bryant Kelly | 64-63 |
| 02:09 | UConn | Samuel Sebastian can't tip it in | 64-63 |
| 02:08 | Houston | David Dana gets the rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Horace Cirillo (SG) Jason Conklin, Isaac Kinsey | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 01:49 | Houston | Horace Cirillo is called for traveling | 64-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayo (C) David Dana | |
| Subs | UConn | Kevin Marasco (C) Samuel Sebastian | |
| 01:24 | UConn | Kevin Marasco clanks a shot from the baseline | 64-63 |
| 01:23 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Doud | 64-63 |
| 01:12 | UConn | Bruce Wilcox takes the ball from Paul Lewis | 64-63 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Horace Cirillo misses the 3 from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 00:59 | UConn | Tom Delay pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 00:54 | UConn | Richard Burney comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-63 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Houston | Horace Cirillo connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Bruce Wilcox | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | UConn | Paul Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Mayo - foul #3 on Robert Mayo, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 00:45 | UConn | Paul Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bryant Kelly | 66-63 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Paul Lewis is called for the reach on Horace Cirillo - foul #4 on Paul Lewis, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG) Bruce Wilcox | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | UConn | Joshua Doud loses the dribble to Jackie Kay in the backcourt | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:18 | Houston | Horace Cirillo is fouled on the floor by Richard Burney - foul #3 on Richard Burney, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:15 | UConn | Paul Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 70-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG) Jackie Kay | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Paul Lewis is called for the reach on Francis Rhodes - foul #5 on Paul Lewis, team foul #11 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UConn | Samuel Sebastian (C) Paul Lewis | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:07 | UConn | Joshua Doud misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Bryant Kelly grabs the board | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox runs out the clock | 72-63 |