| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bobby Landis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Dulaney (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Mundt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Boss (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski inbounds the ball | 12-33 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Houston | John Mitchell's pass is intercepted by William Dulaney | 12-33 |
| 19:37 | Southern Methodist | Michael Mundt loses the dribble to Alexander Nichols | 12-33 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Jon Strand buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Hillyard | 14-33 |
| 19:12 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jimmy Turner | 14-36 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Craig Boss steals it from Matthew Hillyard out of a doubleteam | 14-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 18:24 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney throws it down on a great pass from Bobby Landis and he's fouled by Jon Strand - foul #1 on Jon Strand, team foul #1 | 14-38 |
| 18:24 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney misses the free throw | 14-38 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Alexander Nichols pulls down the rebound | 14-38 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Jon Strand misses the floater from the left side | 14-38 |
| 18:07 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney pulls down the rebound | 14-38 |
| 17:57 | Southern Methodist | Alexander Nichols is called for the reach on Craig Boss - foul #2 on Alexander Nichols, team foul #2 | 14-38 |
| 17:40 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bobby Landis, team foul #1 | 14-38 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Jimmy Turner - foul #2 on Jimmy Turner, team foul #2 | 14-38 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the 1st free throw | 14-38 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the 2nd free throw | 14-38 |
| 17:29 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Craig Boss | 14-38 |
| 17:00 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 14-38 |
| 16:59 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis tips it home | 14-40 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard is hacked by Jimmy Turner during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Jimmy Turner, team foul #3 | 14-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Richard Waldrep (PF) Jon Strand, Yuri Jesiolowski, Alexander Nichols | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer (C) Jimmy Turner | |
| 16:35 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Russell | 16-40 |
| 16:14 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney hits a 3 from the right corner | 16-43 |
| 16:08 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by John Mitchell is blocked by Joe Shaffer | 16-43 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard tips it home | 18-43 |
| 15:42 | Southern Methodist | Matthew Hillyard is called for the reach on Craig Boss - foul #2 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #3 | 18-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF) Ronald Russell, John Mitchell, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Turner (C) Joe Shaffer | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Waldrep (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Bobby Landis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Dulaney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Mundt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Boss (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jimmy Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:20 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss is called for traveling | 18-43 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Jon Strand scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Bobby Landis - foul #3 on Bobby Landis, team foul #4 | 20-43 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Jon Strand makes the free throw | 21-43 |
| 14:42 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 21-43 |
| 14:40 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Turner | 21-43 |
| 14:22 | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-43 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski gets the rebound | 21-43 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Richard Waldrep misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-43 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Richard Waldrep hits the follow up shot | 23-43 |
| 13:50 | Southern Methodist | Jon Strand is called for the reach on Craig Boss - foul #2 on Jon Strand, team foul #4 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Houston | John Mitchell (SG), Matthew Hillyard (C) Buddy Waterhouse, Richard Waldrep | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller (PF) Craig Boss | |
| 13:23 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-43 |
| 13:22 | Houston | John Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Jimmy Turner - foul #4 on Jimmy Turner, team foul #5 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF) Jon Strand, Yuri Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula (SG), Joe Shaffer (C) William Dulaney, Jimmy Turner | |
| 13:03 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the 1st free throw | 23-43 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the 2nd free throw | 23-43 |
| 13:03 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Lyndon Cable | 23-43 |
| 12:53 | Houston | John Mitchell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 23-43 |
| 12:51 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer grabs the board | 23-43 |
| 12:33 | Southern Methodist | Lyndon Cable is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdula - foul #4 on Lyndon Cable, team foul #5 | 23-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Alexander Nichols (PF) Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Stewart (SF), Craig Boss (PF) Michael Mundt, Todd Keller | |
| 12:17 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Hillyard - foul #3 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #6 | 23-43 |
| 12:17 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 23-44 |
| 12:17 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer misses the 2nd free throw | 23-44 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard grabs the board | 23-44 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Dikembe Abdula is called for the reach on John Mitchell - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdula, team foul #6 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG) Ronald Russell | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed (PG) Bobby Landis | |
| 11:45 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses short on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 23-44 |
| 11:44 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Hillyard | 23-44 |
| 11:34 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard loses the ball out of bounds | 23-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) Buddy Waterhouse | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Dulaney (SG), Michael Mundt (SF) Dikembe Abdula, Nickolas Stewart | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) SG - William Dulaney (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Mundt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Boss (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Joe Shaffer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-44 |
| 11:14 | Southern Methodist | The offensive rebound goes to Craig Boss | 23-44 |
| 10:58 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper in the paint | 23-44 |
| 10:57 | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed hits the follow up shot | 23-46 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Jon Strand hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-46 |
| 10:37 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Michael Mundt | 23-46 |
| 10:16 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Alexander Nichols - foul #3 on Alexander Nichols, team foul #7 | 23-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Waldrep (C) Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis (PG) Brian Reed | |
| 10:16 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss makes the 1st free throw | 23-47 |
| 10:16 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss misses the 2nd free throw | 23-47 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Richard Waldrep gets the rebound | 23-47 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Jon Strand connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Mitchell | 25-47 |
| 09:43 | Southern Methodist | Alexander Nichols steps in front of the William Dulaney pass | 25-47 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Michael Mundt takes the ball from Richard Waldrep | 25-47 |
| 09:05 | Southern Methodist | The jumper by William Dulaney is denied by Richard Waldrep | 25-47 |
| 09:03 | Houston | Richard Waldrep pulls down the rebound | 25-47 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Richard Waldrep misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 25-47 |
| 08:41 | Southern Methodist | Craig Boss grabs the board | 25-47 |
| 08:21 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-47 |
| 08:19 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer tips it back up and in | 25-49 |
| 08:07 | Houston | John Mitchell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-49 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Richard Waldrep tips it home | 27-49 |
| 08:02 | Southern Methodist | Bobby Landis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SG), Matthew Hillyard (C) Jon Strand, John Mitchell, Yuri Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed (PG), Dikembe Abdula (SG), Nickolas Stewart (SF), Todd Keller (PF) Bobby Landis, William Dulaney, Michael Mundt, Craig Boss | |
| 07:47 | Houston | Richard Waldrep is hacked by Nickolas Stewart - foul #2 on Nickolas Stewart, team foul #7 | 27-49 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Richard Waldrep misses the 1st free throw | 27-49 |
| 07:47 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer snags the defensive board | 27-49 |
| 07:19 | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed double dribbles | 27-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) SF - Richard Waldrep (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alexander Nichols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Brian Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdula (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nickolas Stewart (fresh) PF - Todd Keller (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joe Shaffer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:59 | Houston | The short jumper by Buddy Waterhouse is denied by Todd Keller | 27-49 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard hits the follow up shot | 29-49 |
| 06:43 | Southern Methodist | Richard Waldrep takes the ball from Dikembe Abdula | 29-49 |
| 06:30 | Houston | Dikembe Abdula picks off the pass by Richard Waldrep | 29-49 |
| 06:01 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 29-51 |
| 05:45 | Houston | Ronald Russell can't connect on a floater from the left block | 29-51 |
| 05:43 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer gets the rebound | 29-51 |
| 05:22 | Southern Methodist | Matthew Hillyard takes the ball from Nickolas Stewart | 29-51 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Mathew Call (PG) Brian Reed | |
| 04:55 | Southern Methodist | Buddy Waterhouse is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdula - foul #1 on Buddy Waterhouse, team foul #8 | 29-51 |
| 04:55 | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula misses the 1st free throw | 29-51 |
| 04:55 | Houston | Alexander Nichols gets the rebound | 29-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:40 | Houston | Dikembe Abdula steals the ball from Alexander Nichols | 29-51 |
| 04:37 | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula misses the dunk | 29-51 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Alexander Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 29-51 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Alexander Nichols is fouled on the floor by Nickolas Stewart - foul #3 on Nickolas Stewart, team foul #8 | 29-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (C) Yuri Jesiolowski | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed (PG) Dikembe Abdula | |
| 04:26 | Houston | Alexander Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 30-51 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Alexander Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 31-51 |
| 04:08 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 31-53 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Alexander Nichols buries a floater from the right side | 33-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer's floater is tipped away by Matthew Hillyard | 33-53 |
| 03:37 | Southern Methodist | Joe Shaffer hits the follow up shot | 33-55 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Alexander Nichols's fadeaway is rejected by Joe Shaffer | 33-55 |
| 03:24 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Todd Keller | 33-55 |
| 03:19 | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronald Russell - foul #1 on Ronald Russell, team foul #9 | 33-55 |
| 03:19 | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed makes the 1st free throw | 33-56 |
| 03:19 | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 33-56 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard gets the rebound | 33-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Waldrep (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alexander Nichols (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Brian Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mathew Call (fresh) SF - Nickolas Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Todd Keller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Joe Shaffer (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Buddy Waterhouse | 35-56 |
| 02:37 | Southern Methodist | Nickolas Stewart banks in the layup set up by Mathew Call | 35-58 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-58 |
| 01:56 | Southern Methodist | Matthew Hillyard takes the ball from Todd Keller | 37-58 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Buddy Waterhouse | 39-58 |
| 01:09 | Southern Methodist | Buddy Waterhouse takes the ball from Mathew Call | 39-58 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Ronald Russell and the foul's on Nickolas Stewart - foul #4 on Nickolas Stewart, team foul #9 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dikembe Abdula (SG) Mathew Call | |
| 00:49 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses the free throw | 41-58 |
| 00:49 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller is hacked by Alexander Nichols - foul #4 on Alexander Nichols, team foul #10 | 41-58 |
| 00:25 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 00:25 | Southern Methodist | Todd Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Joe Shaffer - foul #1 on Joe Shaffer, team foul #10 | 41-59 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Brian Reed runs out the clock | 42-59 |