| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Meade (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Gustavo Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Ferraro (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Burks (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Hadley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Compton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton throws it down on a great pass from Gustavo Yazzie | 31-25 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Donald Meade comes up short on the floater in the lane | 31-25 |
| 19:23 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 19:13 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 19:12 | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro tips it but misses | 31-25 |
| 19:11 | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro gets the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 19:02 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton's pass is intercepted by Carter Collins | 31-25 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Donald Meade loses the dribble to Christopher Burks | 31-25 |
| 18:32 | Southern Methodist | The jump hook by Donald Hadley is blocked by Donald Meade | 31-25 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Robert Higuera pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Carter Collins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 18:03 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 17:59 | Southern Methodist | Gordon Ward is called for the reach on Gustavo Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gordon Ward, team foul #1 | 31-25 |
| 17:45 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 17:44 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley grabs the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 17:34 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Carter Collins - foul #2 on Carter Collins, team foul #2 | 31-25 |
| 17:34 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 17:34 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 31-26 |
| 17:04 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks snags the defensive board | 31-26 |
| 16:49 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie is hacked by Kevin Noyes - foul #1 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #3 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Weaver (PG), Kyle Zombory (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) Gustavo Yazzie, Donald Hadley, Thomas Compton | |
| 16:36 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Lewis is fouled on the floor by Carter Collins - foul #3 on Carter Collins, team foul #4 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Jack Dawson (C) Kevin Noyes, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros (SF) Christopher Burks | |
| 16:25 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver's pass is intercepted by Robert Higuera | 31-26 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Darryl Christmas misses the dunk attempt | 31-26 |
| 16:19 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory pulls down the rebound | 31-26 |
| 16:15 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-26 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Darryl Christmas is fouled on the floor by Rafael Sisneros - foul #2 on Rafael Sisneros, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Carter Collins (C) Darryl Christmas, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski (SF) Rafael Sisneros | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Weaver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Archie Ferraro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Manikowski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kyle Zombory (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Houston | Robert Higuera comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 31-26 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Carter Collins tips it back up and in | 33-26 |
| 15:18 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver misses long on a floater from the right side | 33-26 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 14:50 | Houston | John Davis comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 33-26 |
| 14:49 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Lewis pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 14:38 | Southern Methodist | Jerry Lewis loses the dribble to Robert Higuera | 33-26 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Robert Higuera lays it in | 35-26 |
| 14:22 | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kyle Zombory | 35-29 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Gordon Ward comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Carter Collins tips it but misses | 35-29 |
| 14:01 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Donald Meade blows the dunk but he's hacked by Kyle Zombory - foul #2 on Kyle Zombory, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie (PG), Christopher Burks (SG), Donald Hadley (PF), Thomas Compton (C) John Weaver, Archie Ferraro, Kyle Zombory, Jerry Lewis | |
| 13:36 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Kevin Noyes snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 13:11 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Carter Collins | 39-29 |
| 12:57 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 12:55 | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks hits the follow up shot | 39-31 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Kevin Noyes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 12:25 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Christopher Burks | 39-31 |
| 12:18 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton misses the runner from the baseline | 39-31 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Robert Higuera snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-31 |
| 11:48 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Meade (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Gustavo Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Burks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Manikowski (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Donald Hadley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Compton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Manikowski | 39-33 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Thomas Compton steals it from Carter Collins | 39-33 |
| 10:49 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Donald Hadley, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Darryl Christmas (SF), John Davis (PF), Jack Dawson (C) Gordon Ward, Robert Higuera, Donald Meade, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Weaver (PG), Archie Ferraro (SG), Kyle Zombory (PF) Gustavo Yazzie, James Manikowski, Donald Hadley | |
| 10:29 | Houston | Darryl Christmas misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Burks - foul #2 on Christopher Burks, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jerry Lewis (C) Thomas Compton | |
| 10:29 | Houston | Darryl Christmas misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Darryl Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 10:08 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory buries a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Darryl Christmas - foul #2 on Darryl Christmas, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SG) Kevin Noyes | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros (SF) Christopher Burks | |
| 10:08 | Southern Methodist | Kyle Zombory misses the free throw | 40-35 |
| 10:08 | Houston | John Davis snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Jack Dawson is fouled on the floor by Jerry Lewis - foul #1 on Jerry Lewis, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Darryl Christmas grabs the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Jack Dawson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jack Dawson, team foul #6 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Kevin Noyes (SF), Carter Collins (C) Samuel Bier, Darryl Christmas, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie (PG), Christopher Burks (SF), Donald Hadley (PF), Thomas Compton (C) John Weaver, Rafael Sisneros, Kyle Zombory, Jerry Lewis | |
| 08:56 | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gustavo Yazzie | 40-38 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Gordon Ward's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Compton | 40-38 |
| 08:26 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 08:18 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Christopher Burks and the foul's on John Davis - foul #4 on John Davis, team foul #7 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Salvador Garcia (PF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 08:18 | Southern Methodist | Donald Hadley makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gordon Ward | 43-41 |
| 07:40 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Carter Collins - foul #4 on Carter Collins, team foul #8 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG), Donald Meade (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros (SF) Archie Ferraro | |
| 07:40 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 07:40 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Gustavo Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Burks (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Rafael Sisneros (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Hadley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Compton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 07:25 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Rafael Sisneros | 43-43 |
| 07:12 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 07:11 | Houston | Kevin Noyes gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Donald Meade buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 45-43 |
| 06:28 | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Kevin Noyes gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Carter Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Kevin Noyes clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-43 |
| 05:40 | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 05:40 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-43 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (PF) Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro (SG), James Manikowski (SF) Christopher Burks, Rafael Sisneros | |
| 05:27 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski misses badly on a runner in the paint | 45-43 |
| 05:26 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 05:02 | Houston | John Davis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 05:00 | Southern Methodist | James Manikowski gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 04:53 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Archie Ferraro | 45-46 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Gordon Ward comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 04:23 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 04:09 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton drills a turnaround from close range set up by Gustavo Yazzie | 45-48 |
| 03:43 | Houston | Kevin Noyes connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-48 |
| 03:25 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by James Manikowski and he's hacked by Carter Collins - foul #5 on Carter Collins, team foul #9 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) Robert Higuera, Kevin Noyes, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Weaver (PG), Kyle Zombory (PF) Gustavo Yazzie, Donald Hadley | |
| 03:25 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Weaver (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Archie Ferraro (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Manikowski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kyle Zombory (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Compton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Houston | John Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 51-51 |
| 03:00 | Southern Methodist | Gordon Ward is called for the reach on Archie Ferraro - foul #3 on Gordon Ward, team foul #10 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SG) Gordon Ward | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Christopher Burks (SF), Jerry Lewis (C) James Manikowski, Thomas Compton | |
| 03:00 | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:00 | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Robert Higuera (SG), Kevin Noyes (SF) Lawrence Turcotte, Samuel Bier, Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:35 | Houston | Kevin Noyes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 02:33 | Southern Methodist | John Weaver snags the defensive board | 51-53 |
| 02:33 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie (PG), James Manikowski (SF), Donald Hadley (PF), Thomas Compton (C) John Weaver, Christopher Burks, Kyle Zombory, Jerry Lewis | |
| 02:12 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John Davis - foul #5 on John Davis, team foul #11 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Dawson (C) John Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 02:12 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:12 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Donald Meade banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 53-55 |
| 01:48 | Southern Methodist | Archie Ferraro misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Donald Meade snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-55 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Robert Higuera clanks a jumper from the right side | 53-55 |
| 01:13 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 00:53 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton connects on the shot from the right block | 53-57 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 53-57 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Houston | Gordon Ward connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Higuera | 55-57 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 00:18 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton tips it in | 55-59 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 55-59 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #12 | 55-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton is hacked by Robert Higuera in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Higuera, team foul #13 | 55-59 |
| 00:10 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:10 | Southern Methodist | Thomas Compton misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 55-60 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Jack Dawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Rafael Sisneros (SF) James Manikowski | |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Gustavo Yazzie runs out the clock | 55-60 |