| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Gary Degennaro (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Eric Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Melvin Kelly (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Mitchell Gonsales (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Baden (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Steven Blackman inbounds the ball | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Houston | Robert Hammer misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-28 |
| 19:49 | Houston | Robert Hammer tips it back up and in | 49-30 |
| 19:36 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales is hacked by James Becerra - foul #2 on James Becerra, team foul #1 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Shelton (SF), David Cates (PF) Steven Blackman, James Becerra | |
| 19:20 | Chicago State | David Cates steps in front of the Mitchell Gonsales pass | 49-30 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:07 | Houston | Robert Hammer hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 49-30 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Shawn Shelton grabs the offensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Shawn Shelton drills a jumper in the lane | 49-32 |
| 18:42 | Chicago State | Melvin Kelly makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Oliver | 52-32 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Robert Hammer lays it in | 52-34 |
| 18:16 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden misses long on a shot from the left block | 52-34 |
| 18:15 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver misses the tip | 52-34 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Robert Hammer gets the rebound | 52-34 |
| 18:09 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-34 |
| 18:08 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales snags the defensive board | 52-34 |
| 17:43 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Degennaro | 55-34 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 17:27 | Houston | Shawn Shelton hits a shot from the right wing set up by Reginald Algarin | 55-36 |
| 17:13 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-36 |
| 17:12 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 17:04 | Chicago State | Melvin Kelly buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Eric Oliver | 58-36 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Vernon Mera scores on a 3 from the left corner | 58-39 |
| 16:27 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Mitchell Gonsales | 60-39 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Melvin Kelly takes the ball from Reginald Algarin | 60-39 |
| 16:17 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver misses the lay-in | 60-39 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Vernon Mera snags the defensive board | 60-39 |
| 16:10 | Houston | The jumper by Vernon Mera is denied by Terrance Baden | 60-39 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Robert Hammer tips it but misses | 60-39 |
| 16:07 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver gets the rebound | 60-39 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 16:03 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 60-39 |
| 16:02 | Houston | Robert Hammer pulls down the rebound | 60-39 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Gary Degennaro (fairly fresh) 7 ast. SG - Eric Oliver (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Kelly (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Mitchell Gonsales (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Baden (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Reginald Algarin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Shelton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Cates (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Hammer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-39 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Shawn Shelton gets the offensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 15:38 | Houston | Vernon Mera drills a jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Gary Degennaro - foul #2 on Gary Degennaro, team foul #1 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Blanchard (PG), Darrel Bowens (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Chad Saunders (PF), Robert Adams (C) Gary Degennaro, Eric Oliver, Melvin Kelly, Mitchell Gonsales, Terrance Baden | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF) Reginald Algarin, Shawn Shelton, David Cates | |
| 15:38 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the free throw | 60-41 |
| 15:38 | Houston | Robert Hammer gets the offensive rebound | 60-41 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Adams - foul #1 on Robert Adams, team foul #2 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG) Vernon Mera | |
| 15:27 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 15:27 | Houston | James Becerra snags the offensive board | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 15:10 | Houston | Darrel Bowens steals the ball from Fred Carroll | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:57 | Chicago State | The jump hook by Chad Saunders is blocked by James Becerra | 60-42 |
| 14:56 | Chicago State | Robert Adams tips it in | 62-42 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:40 | Houston | Adam Flint clanks a floater from the free throw line | 62-42 |
| 14:39 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders grabs the defensive rebound | 62-42 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 14:18 | Chicago State | John Blanchard buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-42 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Steven Blackman is hacked by John Blanchard - foul #1 on John Blanchard, team foul #3 | 65-42 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro (PG), Melvin Kelly (SF), Terrance Baden (C) John Blanchard, Robert Brown, Robert Adams | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG) Adam Flint | |
| 13:51 | Houston | Fred Carroll drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hammer | 65-45 |
| 13:34 | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro misses long on a shot from the left wing | 65-45 |
| 13:33 | Houston | James Becerra grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses badly on a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Gary Degennaro - foul #3 on Gary Degennaro, team foul #4 | 65-45 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Eric Oliver (SG), Mitchell Gonsales (PF) Darrel Bowens, Chad Saunders | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:18 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 1st free throw | 65-46 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the 3rd free throw | 65-46 |
| 13:18 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales gets the rebound | 65-46 |
| 13:05 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden's layup is rejected by James Becerra | 65-46 |
| 13:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to Steven Blackman | 65-46 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Steven Blackman is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Steven Blackman, team foul #2 | 65-46 |
| 12:35 | Chicago State | James Becerra is called for the reach on Mitchell Gonsales - foul #3 on James Becerra, team foul #3 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Shelton (SF) Steven Blackman | |
| 12:15 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales steps out of bounds on the sideline | 65-46 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Adams (C) Terrance Baden | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Blackman (SF) Shawn Shelton | |
| 11:59 | Houston | James Becerra is whistled for traveling | 65-46 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Shawn Shelton (PF) Steven Blackman, James Becerra | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Gary Degennaro (fresh) 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Kelly (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Mitchell Gonsales (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Fred Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hammer (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 67-46 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Robert Hammer's pass is intercepted by Gary Degennaro | 67-46 |
| 11:08 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Degennaro | 69-46 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Melvin Kelly picks off the pass by Shawn Shelton | 69-46 |
| 10:31 | Chicago State | Fred Carroll takes the ball from Mitchell Gonsales | 69-46 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Reginald Algarin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-46 |
| 10:19 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales grabs the defensive rebound | 69-46 |
| 09:59 | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro misses the 3 from the left corner | 69-46 |
| 09:58 | Chicago State | Robert Adams can't tip it in | 69-46 |
| 09:56 | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro gets the offensive rebound | 69-46 |
| 09:40 | Chicago State | Robert Adams clanks a runner in the paint | 69-46 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Reginald Algarin gets the rebound | 69-46 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Vernon Mera can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-46 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Shawn Shelton grabs the offensive board | 69-46 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Vernon Mera can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-46 |
| 09:18 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales grabs the defensive rebound | 69-46 |
| 09:14 | Chicago State | Robert Hammer swats the short shot by Melvin Kelly | 69-46 |
| 09:12 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales grabs the offensive board | 69-46 |
| 08:55 | Chicago State | Robert Adams blows the layup but he's hacked by Fred Carroll - foul #2 on Fred Carroll, team foul #4 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Blanchard (PG), Darrel Bowens (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Chad Saunders (PF) Gary Degennaro, Eric Oliver, Melvin Kelly, Mitchell Gonsales | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, Shawn Shelton | |
| 08:55 | Chicago State | Robert Adams misses the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 08:55 | Chicago State | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 70-46 |
| 08:48 | Houston | James Becerra jams it and he's fouled by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #5 | 70-48 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Terrance Baden (C) Robert Adams | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:48 | Houston | James Becerra misses the free throw | 70-48 |
| 08:48 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden snags the defensive board | 70-48 |
| 08:30 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-48 |
| 08:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Hammer | 70-48 |
| 08:24 | Houston | Steven Blackman buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Robert Hammer | 70-51 |
| 08:00 | Chicago State | Steven Blackman blocks the short jumper by Chad Saunders | 70-51 |
| 07:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Becerra | 70-51 |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - John Blanchard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrel Bowens (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Brown (fresh) PF - Chad Saunders (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Baden (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Hammer (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:56 | Houston | Adam Flint is hacked by John Blanchard in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Blanchard, team foul #6 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), David Cates (C) Adam Flint, Robert Hammer | |
| 07:45 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 70-51 |
| 07:44 | Chicago State | The rebound goes to Terrance Baden | 70-51 |
| 07:20 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Brown | 72-51 |
| 07:07 | Houston | David Cates scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Vernon Mera | 72-53 |
| 06:40 | Chicago State | John Blanchard comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 72-53 |
| 06:39 | Houston | David Cates snags the defensive board | 72-53 |
| 06:22 | Houston | David Cates is denied on a layup by Terrance Baden | 72-53 |
| 06:20 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders pulls down the rebound | 72-53 |
| 06:07 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden drills a turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by David Cates - foul #2 on David Cates, team foul #5 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Gary Degennaro (PG), Eric Oliver (SG), Melvin Kelly (SF), Mitchell Gonsales (PF) John Blanchard, Darrel Bowens, Robert Brown, Chad Saunders | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Reginald Algarin (SG), Robert Hammer (C) Vernon Mera, Fred Carroll, James Becerra | |
| 06:07 | Chicago State | Terrance Baden misses the free throw | 74-53 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Steven Blackman snags the defensive board | 74-53 |
| 06:00 | Houston | David Cates banks in the layup on a nice dish by Adam Flint | 74-55 |
| 05:31 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales is fouled on the floor by Adam Flint - foul #2 on Adam Flint, team foul #6 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Chicago State | Robert Adams (C) Terrance Baden | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Shawn Shelton (SF), James Becerra (PF) Adam Flint, Steven Blackman, David Cates | |
| 05:08 | Chicago State | Robert Adams scores on a floater from the right block set up by Gary Degennaro | 76-55 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Robert Hammer buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Vernon Mera | 76-57 |
| 04:31 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales slams it home on a nice dish by Melvin Kelly | 78-57 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Reginald Algarin can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 78-57 |
| 04:24 | Chicago State | Melvin Kelly pulls down the rebound | 78-57 |
| 04:10 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Degennaro | 80-57 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Mitchell Gonsales blocks the jumper by James Becerra | 80-57 |
| 04:00 | Chicago State | Mitchell Gonsales pulls down the rebound | 80-57 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Chicago State | PG - Gary Degennaro (fresh) 10 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Oliver (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Melvin Kelly (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mitchell Gonsales (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Becerra (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Hammer (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:55 | Chicago State | Eric Oliver loses the ball out of bounds | 80-57 |
| Subs | Chicago State | John Blanchard (PG), Darrel Bowens (SG), Robert Brown (SF), Chad Saunders (PF) Gary Degennaro, Eric Oliver, Melvin Kelly, Mitchell Gonsales | |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), Russell Oglesby (PF), David Cates (C) Vernon Mera, Reginald Algarin, James Becerra, Robert Hammer | |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Houston | David Cates banks in the layup on a great pass from Fred Carroll | 80-59 |
| 03:28 | Chicago State | Robert Brown is hacked by Shawn Shelton - foul #1 on Shawn Shelton, team foul #7 | 80-59 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Robles (SG) Shawn Shelton | |
| 03:28 | Chicago State | Robert Brown misses the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 03:28 | Houston | David Cates grabs the board | 80-59 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Darrel Bowens takes the ball from Armando Robles | 80-59 |
| 02:52 | Chicago State | John Blanchard makes the 3 from the left corner | 83-59 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Russell Oglesby banks in the layup set up by Armando Robles | 83-61 |
| 02:08 | Chicago State | The pull-up jumper by Chad Saunders is blocked by Armando Robles | 83-61 |
| 02:06 | Chicago State | John Blanchard pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-61 |
| 01:46 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders connects on the floater from the right side | 85-61 |
| 01:44 | Houston | John Blanchard steals it from Adam Flint in the backcourt | 85-61 |
| 01:40 | Chicago State | Robert Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Blanchard | 87-61 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Armando Robles is hacked by Chad Saunders - foul #2 on Chad Saunders, team foul #7 | 87-61 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Shelton (SF) Russell Oglesby | |
| 01:34 | Houston | Armando Robles misses the 1st free throw | 87-61 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Shawn Shelton snags the offensive board | 87-61 |
| 01:23 | Houston | John Blanchard picks off the pass by Armando Robles | 87-61 |
| 00:59 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on David Cates - foul #3 on David Cates, team foul #8 | 87-61 |
| Subs | Chicago State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Oglesby (C) Armando Robles | |
| 00:59 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders makes the 1st free throw | 88-61 |
| 00:59 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 89-61 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Houston | John Blanchard is called for the reach on Adam Flint - foul #3 on John Blanchard, team foul #8 | 89-61 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Adam Flint makes the 1st free throw | 89-62 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Adam Flint misses the 2nd free throw | 89-62 |
| 00:54 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders snags the defensive board | 89-62 |
| Game Plan | Chicago State | Chicago State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Chicago State | Adam Flint is called for the reach on John Blanchard - foul #3 on Adam Flint, team foul #9 | 89-62 |
| 00:28 | Chicago State | John Blanchard misses the 1st free throw | 89-62 |
| 00:28 | Houston | David Cates grabs the board | 89-62 |
| 00:21 | Houston | David Cates misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 89-62 |
| 00:19 | Chicago State | Chad Saunders grabs the board | 89-62 |
| 00:00 | Chicago State | John Blanchard runs out the clock | 89-62 |