| Lineup | Houston | PG - Christopher Benedetti (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Kay (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles McGlothern (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Chappell (fresh) PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Davies (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Travis Blom inbounds the ball | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Lawrence Dingman is called for the reach on Bret Kay - foul #2 on Lawrence Dingman, team foul #1 | 43-23 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Harold Karr is hacked by Brandon Carroll - foul #3 on Brandon Carroll, team foul #2 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG) Brandon Carroll | |
| 19:09 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 43-23 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Travis Blom tips it back up and in | 45-23 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:52 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman is denied on a layup by Bret Kay | 45-23 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Bret Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 45-23 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:26 | Houston | Harold Karr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-23 |
| 18:25 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies snags the defensive board | 45-23 |
| 18:14 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell drills a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Lawrence Dingman and he's fouled by Charles McGlothern - foul #2 on Charles McGlothern, team foul #1 | 45-25 |
| 18:14 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell makes the free throw | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:07 | Houston | Harold Karr clanks a floater from the right block | 45-26 |
| 18:05 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti grabs the offensive board | 45-26 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Bret Kay misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-26 |
| 17:48 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:38 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies misses badly on a runner near the basket | 45-26 |
| 17:36 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies can't tip it in | 45-26 |
| 17:35 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell can't tip it in | 45-26 |
| 17:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles McGlothern | 45-26 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Travis Blom is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Dingman - foul #3 on Lawrence Dingman, team foul #3 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba (PF) Bret Kay | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty (SG), Dennis Ronan (PF) Lawrence Dingman, Robert Thomas | |
| 17:20 | Houston | Travis Blom can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-26 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba hits the follow up shot | 47-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:04 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 47-28 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Travis Blom clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-28 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Charles McGlothern tips it home | 49-28 |
| 16:40 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Angulo | 49-30 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Robert Angulo takes the ball from Phil Rubalcaba | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Harold Karr - foul #1 on Harold Karr, team foul #2 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Floyd Fikes (SG), Dillon Brimer (SF), Bret Kay (PF), Byron Harshaw (C) Christopher Benedetti, Harold Karr, Travis Blom, Phil Rubalcaba, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Lawrence Dingman (SG), Joel Emerson (SF), Robert Thomas (PF) Robert Angulo, Michael McCarty, David Chappell, Dennis Ronan | |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 15:51 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) SG - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dillon Brimer (fresh) PF - Bret Kay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Byron Harshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Emerson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Benjamin Davies (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Houston | Dillon Brimer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-32 |
| 15:32 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman pulls down the rebound | 49-32 |
| 15:04 | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson's pass is intercepted by Dillon Brimer | 49-32 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Sebastian Long lays it in set up by Dillon Brimer | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-32 |
| 14:46 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman tips it back up and in | 51-34 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Bret Kay buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Sebastian Long | 53-34 |
| 14:29 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-34 |
| 14:28 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies gets the offensive rebound | 53-34 |
| 14:12 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman is called for 3 seconds | 53-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Harold Karr (SG) Sebastian Long, Dillon Brimer | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan (C) Benjamin Davies | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:43 | Houston | Floyd Fikes is hacked by Brandon Carroll - foul #4 on Brandon Carroll, team foul #4 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Blom (SF), Charles McGlothern (C) Floyd Fikes, Byron Harshaw | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG), David Chappell (SF), Michael McCarty (C) Brandon Carroll, Joel Emerson, Robert Thomas | |
| 13:25 | Houston | Charles McGlothern drills a runner from the baseline | 55-34 |
| 13:14 | Northern Iowa | Charles McGlothern is called for the reach on Michael McCarty - foul #3 on Charles McGlothern, team foul #3 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba (PF) Bret Kay | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Ed Dodson (PF) Lawrence Dingman | |
| 13:01 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-34 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba pulls down the rebound | 55-34 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Harold Karr buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Travis Blom | 57-34 |
| 12:27 | Northern Iowa | Harold Karr steals the ball from David Chappell | 57-34 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Harold Karr hits the finger roll | 59-34 |
| 12:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-36 |
| 11:48 | Houston | Charles McGlothern is fouled on the floor by David Chappell - foul #2 on David Chappell, team foul #5 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Bret Kay (PF), Byron Harshaw (C) Christopher Benedetti, Phil Rubalcaba, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman (SG), Joel Emerson (SF), Robert Thomas (PF) David Chappell, Ed Dodson, Dennis Ronan | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bret Kay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Byron Harshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Dingman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joel Emerson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael McCarty (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Houston | Byron Harshaw buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Sebastian Long | 61-36 |
| 11:15 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joel Emerson | 61-39 |
| 10:49 | Houston | Harold Karr buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Sebastian Long | 63-39 |
| 10:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-39 |
| 10:40 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty tips it home | 63-41 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Travis Blom clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 63-41 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Travis Blom tips it back up and in | 65-41 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Angulo and he's fouled by Byron Harshaw - foul #1 on Byron Harshaw, team foul #4 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Floyd Fikes (SG), Dillon Brimer (SF), Phil Rubalcaba (PF), Charles McGlothern (C) Sebastian Long, Harold Karr, Travis Blom, Bret Kay, Byron Harshaw | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Chappell (SF), Benjamin Davies (C) Robert Angulo, Michael McCarty | |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas misses the free throw | 65-43 |
| 10:07 | Houston | Charles McGlothern grabs the board | 65-43 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Floyd Fikes makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Christopher Benedetti | 67-43 |
| 09:53 | Northern Iowa | Lawrence Dingman knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 67-45 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Christopher Benedetti scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Phil Rubalcaba | 69-45 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | David Chappell makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joel Emerson | 69-47 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Charles McGlothern knocks in the floater from the left side | 71-47 |
| 08:35 | Northern Iowa | Robert Thomas buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joel Emerson | 71-49 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Charles McGlothern is denied on a layup by Benjamin Davies | 71-49 |
| 08:12 | Houston | Floyd Fikes can't tip it in | 71-49 |
| 08:11 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Davies grabs the defensive rebound | 71-49 |
| 07:54 | Northern Iowa | Phil Rubalcaba denies the turnaround by David Chappell | 71-49 |
| 07:53 | Houston | Floyd Fikes grabs the defensive rebound | 71-49 |
| 07:24 | Houston | Floyd Fikes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Floyd Fikes, team foul #5 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Harold Karr (SG), Travis Blom (SF), Bret Kay (PF), Byron Harshaw (C) Christopher Benedetti, Floyd Fikes, Dillon Brimer, Phil Rubalcaba, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Brandon Carroll (PG), Michael McCarty (SG), Arthur Hudson (SF), Ed Dodson (PF), Dennis Ronan (C) Joel Emerson, Lawrence Dingman, David Chappell, Robert Thomas, Benjamin Davies | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bret Kay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Byron Harshaw (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Brandon Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Michael McCarty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ed Dodson (fresh) C - Dennis Ronan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 71-49 |
| 07:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Travis Blom | 71-49 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Sebastian Long is fouled on the floor by Brandon Carroll - foul #5 on Brandon Carroll, team foul #6 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo (PG) Brandon Carroll | |
| 06:10 | Houston | Sebastian Long misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-49 |
| 06:09 | Northern Iowa | Ed Dodson gets the rebound | 71-49 |
| 06:03 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan is fouled on the floor by Byron Harshaw - foul #2 on Byron Harshaw, team foul #6 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Benedetti (PG), Charles McGlothern (C) Sebastian Long, Byron Harshaw | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Chappell (SF), Benjamin Davies (C) Arthur Hudson, Ed Dodson | |
| 05:57 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Benedetti steals the ball from Dennis Ronan | 71-49 |
| 05:54 | Houston | Travis Blom lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Benedetti | 73-49 |
| 05:42 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael McCarty | 73-52 |
| 05:30 | Houston | Bret Kay travels with the ball | 73-52 |
| 05:14 | Northern Iowa | Harold Karr steps in front of the Benjamin Davies pass | 73-52 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Harold Karr banks in the layup | 75-52 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Bret Kay - foul #2 on Bret Kay, team foul #7 | 75-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Floyd Fikes (SG), Dillon Brimer (SF), Phil Rubalcaba (PF), Byron Harshaw (C) Christopher Benedetti, Harold Karr, Travis Blom, Bret Kay, Charles McGlothern | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson (SG), Arthur Hudson (SF), Ed Dodson (PF) Michael McCarty, David Chappell, Benjamin Davies | |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan misses the 1st free throw | 75-52 |
| 04:51 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan makes the 2nd free throw | 75-53 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Byron Harshaw is hacked by Arthur Hudson - foul #2 on Arthur Hudson, team foul #7 | 75-53 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Byron Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 76-53 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Byron Harshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 77-53 |
| 04:13 | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 77-53 |
| 04:12 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Hudson pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-53 |
| 03:59 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 77-53 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Floyd Fikes gets the rebound | 77-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Dennis Ronan is called for the reach on Dillon Brimer - foul #2 on Dennis Ronan, team foul #8 | 77-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty (SG) Dennis Ronan | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Dillon Brimer makes the 1st free throw | 78-53 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Dillon Brimer makes the 2nd free throw | 79-53 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Angulo and he's hacked by Sebastian Long - foul #1 on Sebastian Long, team foul #8 | 79-55 |
| 03:32 | Northern Iowa | Michael McCarty makes the free throw | 79-56 |
| 03:16 | Houston | Dillon Brimer can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 79-56 |
| 03:15 | Northern Iowa | Ed Dodson grabs the defensive rebound | 79-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. SF - Dillon Brimer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Byron Harshaw (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Robert Angulo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael McCarty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Hudson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ed Dodson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joel Emerson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. | |
| 02:56 | Northern Iowa | Ed Dodson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 79-56 |
| 02:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Byron Harshaw | 79-56 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Floyd Fikes clanks a runner in the paint | 79-56 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Dillon Brimer tips it but misses | 79-56 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Sebastian Long gets the offensive rebound | 79-56 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Sebastian Long makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Dillon Brimer | 81-56 |
| 02:00 | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 81-56 |
| 01:58 | Houston | Byron Harshaw pulls down the rebound | 81-56 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Sebastian Long is hacked by Robert Angulo - foul #2 on Robert Angulo, team foul #9 | 81-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan (C) Arthur Hudson | |
| 01:44 | Houston | Sebastian Long misses the 1st free throw | 81-56 |
| 01:44 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan grabs the defensive rebound | 81-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Northern Iowa | Dennis Ronan scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Angulo | 81-58 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Sebastian Long connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Phil Rubalcaba | 83-58 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Joel Emerson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 83-58 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Byron Harshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 83-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Byron Harshaw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 83-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Northern Iowa | Robert Angulo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Angulo, team foul #10 | 83-58 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Sebastian Long runs out the clock | 83-58 |