| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fresh) SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) SF - John Davis (fresh) PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Carroll (fresh) SG - Mack Colvard (fresh) SF - Johnny Parrott (fresh) PF - Michael Weller (fresh) C - Joel Fischer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Carter Collins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Carter Collins drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jack Dawson | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Vanderbilt | Joel Fischer buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Weller | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Houston | John Davis hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Higuera | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller makes the 3 from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 4-5 |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | Joel Fischer pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:25 | Vanderbilt | Carter Collins steals the ball from Mack Colvard | 4-5 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Robert Higuera drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Dawson | 6-5 |
| 17:43 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 17:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Carter Collins | 6-5 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Gordon Ward clanks a shot from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 17:24 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 17:01 | Vanderbilt | John Davis is called for the reach on Dennis Carroll - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #1 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF) John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:51 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll loses the ball out of bounds | 6-5 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Gordon Ward buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-5 |
| 16:09 | Vanderbilt | Joel Fischer buries a jump hook near the basket | 8-7 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Gordon Ward is hacked by Mack Colvard - foul #1 on Mack Colvard, team foul #1 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) Christopher Delorenzo, Tracey Byrd | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG) Dennis Carroll | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) SG - Mack Colvard (fairly fresh) SF - Johnny Parrott (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Weller (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joel Fischer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Houston | Mack Colvard steals it from John Davis | 8-7 |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | Joel Fischer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:17 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Earnest O'Neill | 8-7 |
| 15:10 | Vanderbilt | Jack Dawson is called for the reach on Earnest O'Neill - foul #1 on Jack Dawson, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| 15:05 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott grabs the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:38 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 14:36 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Parrott | 8-7 |
| 14:07 | Vanderbilt | Joel Fischer is whistled for a carry | 8-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracey Byrd (PF) Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG) Earnest O'Neill | |
| 13:50 | Houston | John Davis is hacked by Michael Weller - foul #1 on Michael Weller, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Carter Collins is hacked by Johnny Parrott - foul #1 on Johnny Parrott, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Donald Meade (C) John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:18 | Houston | Robert Higuera is hacked by Joel Fischer - foul #1 on Joel Fischer, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG) Robert Higuera | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 12:56 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Tracey Byrd grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Donald Meade clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 8-7 |
| 12:47 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 12:28 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Tracey Byrd snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Michael Weller is called for the reach on Gordon Ward - foul #2 on Michael Weller, team foul #5 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Carter Collins (C) David Marsala, Christopher Delorenzo, Tracey Byrd, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (SG), Brian Fisher (SF), Floyd Henry (PF), Marvin Luis (C) Mack Colvard, Johnny Parrott, Michael Weller, Joel Fischer | |
| 11:36 | Houston | John Davis misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 11:35 | Houston | John Davis gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Carroll (fresh) SG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) SF - Brian Fisher (fresh) PF - Floyd Henry (fresh) C - Marvin Luis (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Houston | Brian Fisher picks off the pass by Jack Dawson | 8-7 |
| 10:55 | Vanderbilt | Jack Dawson steps in front of the Earnest O'Neill pass | 8-7 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Carter Collins double dribbles | 8-7 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG) Gordon Ward | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard (SG), Johnny Parrott (SF), Joel Fischer (C) Dennis Carroll, Floyd Henry, Marvin Luis | |
| 10:19 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-10 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Earnest O'Neill is called for the reach on Robert Higuera - foul #1 on Earnest O'Neill, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| 09:59 | Houston | David Marsala misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 09:57 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Johnny Parrott | 8-10 |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | Joel Fischer blows the dunk but he's fouled by Carter Collins - foul #1 on Carter Collins, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | Joel Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | Joel Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 09:21 | Houston | John Davis is called for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG) Robert Higuera | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:58 | Vanderbilt | Brian Fisher lays it in on a nice dish by Earnest O'Neill | 8-14 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Gordon Ward is called for traveling | 8-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG), Marvin Luis (C) Earnest O'Neill, Joel Fischer | |
| 08:19 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Jack Dawson gets the rebound | 8-14 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Donald Meade can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-14 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Gordon Ward tips it but misses | 8-14 |
| 08:00 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 07:53 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Luis lays it in | 8-16 |
| 07:45 | Houston | David Marsala throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF) David Marsala, John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (SG), Floyd Henry (PF) Mack Colvard, Brian Fisher | |
| 07:27 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott loses the ball out of bounds | 8-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joel Fischer (C) Marvin Luis | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Delorenzo (fresh) PF - Tracey Byrd (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Carroll (fresh) SG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Parrott (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Floyd Henry (fresh) C - Joel Fischer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Houston | Tracey Byrd comes up short on the shot in the lane | 8-16 |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | Joel Fischer gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 07:04 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Tracey Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Carter Collins comes up short on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Joel Fischer - foul #2 on Joel Fischer, team foul #7 | 8-16 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marvin Luis (C) Joel Fischer | |
| 06:46 | Houston | Carter Collins makes the 1st free throw | 9-16 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 9-16 |
| 06:46 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Luis pulls down the rebound | 9-16 |
| 06:23 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-16 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG), John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) Gordon Ward, Christopher Delorenzo, Tracey Byrd | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard (SG), Brian Fisher (SF) Earnest O'Neill, Johnny Parrott | |
| 06:01 | Houston | John Davis hits a fadeaway from the right side | 11-16 |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-16 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 11-16 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Jack Dawson scores on a turnaround from the right block | 13-16 |
| 05:10 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Henry blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jack Dawson - foul #2 on Jack Dawson, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Tracey Byrd (PF), Donald Meade (C) David Marsala, Jack Dawson, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (PG) Dennis Carroll | |
| 05:10 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Henry makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 05:10 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Tracey Byrd pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Marvin Luis steps in front of the Donald Meade pass | 13-17 |
| 04:35 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Floyd Henry is denied by Donald Meade | 13-17 |
| 04:33 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Luis pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 04:19 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Higuera - foul #1 on Robert Higuera, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG) Robert Higuera | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher (SG), Johnny Parrott (SF) Mack Colvard, Floyd Henry | |
| 04:19 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 04:19 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 04:11 | Houston | John Davis misses the floater from the right side | 13-19 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Tracey Byrd snags the offensive board | 13-19 |
| 03:58 | Houston | John Davis misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-19 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | Marvin Luis clanks a shot from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Fisher | 13-19 |
| 03:25 | Vanderbilt | Don Speicher clanks a 3 from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 03:23 | Houston | John Davis snags the defensive board | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Marsala (fresh) SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tracey Byrd (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Earnest O'Neill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Don Speicher (fresh) SF - Johnny Parrott (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Brian Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Luis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Houston | Marvin Luis steals the ball from Gordon Ward | 13-19 |
| 03:05 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-19 |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | Brian Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 02:49 | Vanderbilt | John Davis is called for the reach on Johnny Parrott - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Carter Collins (C) David Marsala, John Davis, Tracey Byrd, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Carroll (PG), Mack Colvard (SG), Michael Weller (PF), Joel Fischer (C) Earnest O'Neill, Don Speicher, Brian Fisher, Marvin Luis | |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Carroll | 13-22 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Carter Collins misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 13-22 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Jack Dawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Johnny Parrott is called for the reach on Jack Dawson - foul #2 on Johnny Parrott, team foul #8 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG) Gordon Ward | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Floyd Henry (PF) Johnny Parrott | |
| 02:07 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 02:07 | Vanderbilt | Floyd Henry snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 01:52 | Vanderbilt | Carter Collins denies the turnaround by Joel Fischer | 14-22 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 14-22 |
| 01:26 | Vanderbilt | Mack Colvard gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 01:21 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Delorenzo steals it from Dennis Carroll | 14-22 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Robert Higuera is fouled on the floor by Floyd Henry - foul #1 on Floyd Henry, team foul #9 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), John Davis (SF) David Marsala, Christopher Delorenzo | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill (SG) Mack Colvard | |
| 01:06 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 01:06 | Vanderbilt | Joel Fischer snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 00:57 | Vanderbilt | Joel Fischer misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 14-22 |
| 00:55 | Houston | John Davis gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Robert Higuera hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Dennis Carroll - foul #1 on Dennis Carroll, team foul #10 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Johnny Parrott (SF) Floyd Henry | |
| 00:42 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Michael Weller knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dennis Carroll | 16-25 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Carter Collins misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 00:01 | Houston | John Davis tips it in | 18-25 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Earnest O'Neill hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 18-25 |