| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Piper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Eugene Maguire (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Brogan (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Tracy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Luis Gutierrez (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Howard Heskett inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Howard Heskett can't finish the layup | 36-34 |
| 19:44 | Utah | Michael Tracy pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:31 | Utah | Mark Brogan clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 36-34 |
| 19:29 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:16 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders loses the dribble to Earnest Tucker | 36-34 |
| 18:52 | Houston | William Piper misses the 3 from straight away | 36-34 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Robert Brown tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 18:27 | Utah | Michael Tracy scores on a shot in the lane | 38-36 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Jeff Theriault connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Howard Heskett | 41-36 |
| 17:47 | Utah | Eugene Maguire misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 17:46 | Utah | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Sanders | 41-36 |
| 17:28 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-36 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Howard Heskett pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Howard Heskett misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-36 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Robert Brown misses the tip | 41-36 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the tip | 41-36 |
| 17:18 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 17:13 | Utah | Mark Brogan buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Tracy | 41-39 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Earnest Tucker is called for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McWatters (SG), Scott Ross (C) William Piper, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Anderson (PG), Donald Atkinson (SF), Donald Copp (C) Eugene Maguire, Kenneth Sanders, Luis Gutierrez | |
| 16:50 | Utah | Robert Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Howard Heskett grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Earnest Tucker drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jeff Theriault | 43-39 |
| 16:08 | Utah | Donald Atkinson misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Howard Heskett - foul #3 on Howard Heskett, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Joshua Kepner (SF), James Price (C) Jeff Theriault, Howard Heskett, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Utah | Joel Hinze (SG), Robert Reynolds (C) Mark Brogan, Michael Tracy | |
| 16:08 | Utah | Donald Atkinson makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:08 | Utah | Donald Atkinson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:08 | Houston | James Price grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses long on a floater from the right side | 43-40 |
| 15:48 | Utah | Donald Atkinson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Augustus Bonkowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert McWatters (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Scott Ross (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Price (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Robert Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Hinze (fresh) SF - Donald Atkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Copp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Reynolds (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Utah | Donald Atkinson misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 43-40 |
| 15:33 | Houston | Scott Ross grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski is fouled on the floor by Joel Hinze - foul #1 on Joel Hinze, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), Howard Heskett (SF), Robert Brown (C) Robert McWatters, Joshua Kepner, James Price | |
| Subs | Utah | Eugene Maguire (PG), Kenneth Sanders (SF), Luis Gutierrez (C) Joel Hinze, Donald Copp, Robert Reynolds | |
| 15:17 | Houston | William Piper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Robert Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Scott Ross's pass is intercepted by Robert Anderson | 43-40 |
| 14:50 | Utah | Robert Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-40 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Robert Brown gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski's pass is intercepted by Eugene Maguire | 43-40 |
| 14:03 | Utah | Robert Anderson makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Sanders | 43-42 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Howard Heskett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 13:38 | Utah | Donald Atkinson gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 13:19 | Utah | Augustus Bonkowski steals the ball from Kenneth Sanders | 43-42 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Eugene Maguire is called for the reach on Augustus Bonkowski - foul #1 on Eugene Maguire, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Robert McWatters (SG), Joshua Kepner (SF), Earnest Tucker (PF), James Price (C) Augustus Bonkowski, William Piper, Howard Heskett, Scott Ross, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Utah | Joel Hinze (PG), Mark Brogan (SG), Joseph Citizen (SF), Michael Tracy (PF), Donald Copp (C) Eugene Maguire, Robert Anderson, Kenneth Sanders, Donald Atkinson, Luis Gutierrez | |
| 12:50 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-42 |
| 12:48 | Utah | The rebound goes to Mark Brogan | 43-42 |
| 12:34 | Utah | Mark Brogan misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 43-42 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Joseph Citizen is called for the reach on Jeff Theriault - foul #1 on Joseph Citizen, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Howard Heskett (SF) Joshua Kepner | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 12:05 | Houston | Jeff Theriault hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Earnest Tucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:49 | Houston | James Price is hacked by Donald Copp - foul #3 on Donald Copp, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Utah | Eugene Maguire (PG) Joel Hinze | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses the lay-in but the foul's on Eugene Maguire - foul #2 on Eugene Maguire, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Utah | Donald Atkinson (SF) Joseph Citizen | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:33 | Houston | Robert McWatters misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:33 | Utah | Michael Tracy gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert McWatters (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Price (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Eugene Maguire (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Brogan (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Donald Atkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Tracy (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Donald Copp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Utah | Donald Atkinson hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Eugene Maguire | 43-44 |
| 11:04 | Houston | James Price connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert McWatters | 45-44 |
| 10:39 | Utah | Donald Atkinson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-44 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Howard Heskett grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Robert McWatters clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 10:30 | Utah | Donald Copp pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:24 | Utah | Eugene Maguire buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Jeff Theriault - foul #3 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), Robert Brown (C) Robert McWatters, James Price | |
| Subs | Utah | Kenneth Sanders (SF), Luis Gutierrez (C) Donald Atkinson, Donald Copp | |
| 10:24 | Utah | Eugene Maguire makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Robert Brown drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Howard Heskett | 47-47 |
| 10:00 | Utah | Eugene Maguire loses the dribble to William Piper | 47-47 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Jeff Theriault banks in the layup set up by William Piper | 49-47 |
| 09:40 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez misses the easy layup | 49-47 |
| 09:39 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders snags the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 09:23 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez misses short on a floater from the baseline | 49-47 |
| 09:22 | Houston | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Mark Brogan steals it from William Piper | 49-47 |
| 08:54 | Utah | Mark Brogan lays it up and in | 49-49 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Howard Heskett clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 08:48 | Utah | Michael Tracy pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:25 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez's pass is intercepted by Howard Heskett | 49-49 |
| 07:56 | Houston | William Piper misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-49 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Robert Brown connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jeff Theriault | 51-49 |
| 07:23 | Utah | Michael Tracy blows the layup | 51-49 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Piper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Heskett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earnest Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Eugene Maguire (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Brogan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kenneth Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Tracy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Luis Gutierrez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:02 | Houston | Kenneth Sanders is called for the reach on Jeff Theriault - foul #1 on Kenneth Sanders, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Robert McWatters (SG), Joshua Kepner (SF), Scott Ross (PF), James Price (C) Jeff Theriault, William Piper, Howard Heskett, Earnest Tucker, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Anderson (PG), Joel Hinze (SG), Donald Atkinson (SF), Donald Copp (PF), Robert Reynolds (C) Eugene Maguire, Mark Brogan, Kenneth Sanders, Michael Tracy, Luis Gutierrez | |
| 06:46 | Houston | Scott Ross hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Reynolds - foul #1 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Scott Ross makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Scott Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:34 | Utah | Robert Reynolds travels with the ball | 53-49 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Scott Ross banks in the layup set up by Robert McWatters | 55-49 |
| 06:02 | Utah | Robert Anderson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 55-49 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Scott Ross grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 05:54 | Houston | Scott Ross misses the lay-in | 55-49 |
| 05:53 | Houston | James Price grabs the offensive board | 55-49 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Joshua Kepner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 05:34 | Utah | Donald Copp gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:21 | Utah | Robert Anderson clanks a floater from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Scott Ross pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Robert McWatters comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 55-49 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Scott Ross hits the follow up shot | 57-49 |
| 04:47 | Utah | Robert Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Robert McWatters gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Joshua Kepner connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Augustus Bonkowski | 59-49 |
| 04:11 | Utah | Robert Reynolds connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), William Piper (SG), Howard Heskett (SF), Earnest Tucker (PF), Robert Brown (C) Augustus Bonkowski, Robert McWatters, Joshua Kepner, Scott Ross, James Price | |
| Subs | Utah | Eugene Maguire (PG), Mark Brogan (SG), Kenneth Sanders (SF), Michael Tracy (PF), Luis Gutierrez (C) Robert Anderson, Joel Hinze, Donald Atkinson, Donald Copp, Robert Reynolds | |
| 03:56 | Houston | Robert Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Howard Heskett | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez hits a runner near the basket set up by Michael Tracy and the foul's on William Piper - foul #1 on William Piper, team foul #3 | 61-54 |
| 03:48 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez misses the free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 61-54 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Sanders - foul #2 on Kenneth Sanders, team foul #8 | 61-54 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Jeff Theriault makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Piper (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howard Heskett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Eugene Maguire (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Brogan (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kenneth Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Tracy (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Luis Gutierrez (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders loses the dribble to Jeff Theriault | 62-54 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Jeff Theriault lays it up and in | 64-54 |
| 02:45 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 02:44 | Utah | Kenneth Sanders snags the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 02:31 | Utah | Luis Gutierrez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 02:29 | Utah | Michael Tracy can't tip it in | 64-54 |
| 02:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Howard Heskett | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:59 | Houston | William Piper makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-54 |
| 01:45 | Utah | Mark Brogan comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 67-54 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Howard Heskett snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 01:19 | Houston | William Piper misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-54 |
| 01:17 | Utah | Eugene Maguire snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 01:06 | Utah | Howard Heskett steals it from Mark Brogan | 67-54 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Howard Heskett blows the layup | 67-54 |
| 01:00 | Utah | Eugene Maguire gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Utah | Eugene Maguire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (PG), Robert McWatters (SG), Joshua Kepner (SF), Scott Ross (PF), James Price (C) Jeff Theriault, William Piper, Howard Heskett, Earnest Tucker, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Anderson (PG), Joel Hinze (SG), Donald Atkinson (SF), Donald Copp (PF), Robert Reynolds (C) Eugene Maguire, Mark Brogan, Kenneth Sanders, Michael Tracy, Luis Gutierrez | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Joel Hinze is called for the reach on Robert McWatters - foul #2 on Joel Hinze, team foul #9 | 67-54 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Robert McWatters makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Robert McWatters makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:21 | Utah | Donald Copp drills a runner in the lane set up by Robert Anderson | 69-56 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski runs out the clock | 69-56 |