| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Bolick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Ranson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Longnecker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Brittain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Air Force | Nathan Ranson inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker can't connect on a shot in the lane | 28-27 |
| 19:35 | Air Force | Charles Gregory snags the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 19:14 | Air Force | Charles Gregory connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 18:55 | Houston | John Davis clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 28-30 |
| 18:54 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 18:49 | Air Force | Charles Gregory is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Nathan Ranson | 28-33 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Robert Higuera comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 28-33 |
| 18:26 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Charles Gregory | 28-33 |
| 18:10 | Air Force | Charles Gregory can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 18:10 | Air Force | Charles Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:10 | Air Force | Charles Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Higuera and he's fouled by Joshua Longnecker - foul #2 on Joshua Longnecker, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:44 | Air Force | Nathan Ranson is whistled for traveling | 31-34 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Charles Gregory picks off the pass by Jack Dawson | 31-34 |
| 17:12 | Air Force | Nathan Ranson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-34 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Gordon Ward snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Carter Collins is called for traveling | 31-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF) John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harold Booker (PG), Anthony Dillon (SF), James Adams (PF), Daniel Winkler (C) Charles Gregory, Nathan Ranson, Joshua Longnecker, Thomas Brittain | |
| 16:29 | Air Force | Daniel Winkler's floater is tipped away by Tracey Byrd | 31-34 |
| 16:28 | Air Force | Harold Booker tips it in | 31-36 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Harold Booker steps in front of the Christopher Delorenzo pass | 31-36 |
| 15:53 | Air Force | Walter Bolick misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Gordon Ward - foul #2 on Gordon Ward, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Clinton Williams (PF) Anthony Dillon | |
| 15:53 | Air Force | Walter Bolick misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 15:53 | Air Force | Walter Bolick makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Delorenzo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tracey Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Harold Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Walter Bolick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Adams (fresh) PF - Clinton Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the lay-in | 31-37 |
| 15:37 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo misses long on a floater from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 15:04 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Robert Higuera and he's hacked by James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) Christopher Delorenzo, Tracey Byrd | |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Ranson (SF), Joshua Longnecker (C) Walter Bolick, Daniel Winkler | |
| 15:04 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:44 | Air Force | James Adams is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Nathan Ranson out of a doubleteam | 34-39 |
| 14:36 | Houston | John Davis can't connect on a shot from the right block | 34-39 |
| 14:34 | Houston | John Davis snags the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 14:24 | Houston | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 14:22 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 14:04 | Air Force | Gordon Ward is called for the reach on James Adams - foul #3 on Gordon Ward, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (PG), Floyd McLarney (SG), Thomas Brittain (C) Harold Booker, James Adams, Joshua Longnecker | |
| 13:41 | Air Force | Clinton Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-39 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Donald Meade pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 13:24 | Houston | Jack Dawson hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Robert Higuera | 36-39 |
| 13:07 | Air Force | Clinton Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 13:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Meade | 36-39 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses the shot from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the tip | 36-39 |
| 12:41 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Clinton Williams | 36-39 |
| 12:13 | Air Force | Thomas Brittain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF), Carter Collins (C) Robert Higuera, Gordon Ward, John Davis, Jack Dawson, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Air Force | Walter Bolick (SG), James Adams (SF), Joshua Longnecker (PF) Floyd McLarney, Nathan Ranson, Clinton Williams | |
| 11:55 | Houston | Charles Gregory picks off the pass by Carter Collins | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) SF - Christopher Delorenzo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tracey Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Charles Gregory (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Walter Bolick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Longnecker (fresh) 5 reb. C - Thomas Brittain (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Air Force | Carter Collins is called for the reach on Thomas Brittain - foul #3 on Carter Collins, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harold Booker (PG), Daniel Winkler (C) Charles Gregory, Thomas Brittain | |
| 11:17 | Air Force | Walter Bolick lays it up and in set up by Joshua Longnecker and he's fouled by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #1 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 11:17 | Air Force | Walter Bolick makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 10:56 | Houston | A charge is called on David Marsala - foul #1 on David Marsala, team foul #6 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF) Christopher Delorenzo | |
| Subs | Air Force | Nathan Ranson (SF), Clinton Williams (PF) James Adams, Daniel Winkler | |
| 10:36 | Air Force | Harold Booker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the board | 36-42 |
| 10:12 | Houston | John Davis drills a floater from the right block set up by Gordon Ward and the foul's on Nathan Ranson - foul #1 on Nathan Ranson, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Dawson (PF) Tracey Byrd | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (PG), Thomas Brittain (C) Harold Booker, Joshua Longnecker | |
| 10:12 | Houston | John Davis makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 09:52 | Air Force | Jack Dawson is called for the reach on Charles Gregory - foul #3 on Jack Dawson, team foul #7 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG) David Marsala | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 09:52 | Air Force | Charles Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 09:52 | Houston | Carter Collins pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 09:27 | Air Force | Clinton Williams grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 09:22 | Air Force | Nathan Ranson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Walter Bolick out of the doubleteam | 39-45 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Jack Dawson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Clinton Williams - foul #4 on Clinton Williams, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Donald Meade (C) Gordon Ward, John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker (PF) Clinton Williams | |
| 09:02 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:02 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Thomas Brittain | 39-45 |
| 08:42 | Air Force | Charles Gregory can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Adams (SF) Nathan Ranson | |
| 08:19 | Air Force | Walter Bolick misses the lay-in | 39-45 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Donald Meade pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Robert Higuera can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Donald Meade can't tip it in | 39-45 |
| 08:00 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 07:43 | Air Force | James Adams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), John Davis (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF) Robert Higuera, Christopher Delorenzo, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harold Booker (PG), Daniel Winkler (SF), Clinton Williams (PF) Charles Gregory, Walter Bolick, Thomas Brittain | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tracey Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Harold Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Adams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clinton Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Joshua Longnecker (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Donald Meade hits the finger roll | 41-45 |
| 06:58 | Air Force | Clinton Williams drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-48 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses short on a turnaround from close range | 41-48 |
| 06:30 | Air Force | James Adams gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 06:10 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Tracey Byrd grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 06:03 | Houston | David Marsala is hacked by Joshua Longnecker - foul #3 on Joshua Longnecker, team foul #5 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), Jack Dawson (PF), Carter Collins (C) David Marsala, Tracey Byrd, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (PG), Walter Bolick (SG), Nathan Ranson (SF), Thomas Brittain (C) Harold Booker, James Adams, Daniel Winkler, Joshua Longnecker | |
| 05:51 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carter Collins | 44-48 |
| 05:34 | Air Force | Thomas Brittain comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 05:33 | Air Force | Thomas Brittain snags the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 05:25 | Air Force | Clinton Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Dawson | 44-48 |
| 05:23 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Thomas Brittain is called for the reach on Carter Collins - foul #2 on Thomas Brittain, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF) Gordon Ward, John Davis | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 05:03 | Houston | Jack Dawson is hacked by Clinton Williams - foul #5 on Clinton Williams, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Daniel Winkler (PF) Clinton Williams | |
| 05:03 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 04:47 | Air Force | Charles Gregory misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 04:45 | Air Force | Walter Bolick grabs the offensive board | 46-48 |
| 04:30 | Air Force | Nathan Ranson makes the contested 3 from the right corner set up by Charles Gregory | 46-51 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Jack Dawson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-51 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Robert Higuera is whistled for a carry | 46-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), David Marsala (SG), John Davis (SF) Robert Higuera, Lawrence Turcotte, Christopher Delorenzo | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harold Booker (PG), Joshua Longnecker (PF) Charles Gregory, Thomas Brittain | |
| 03:52 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Winkler | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Houston | John Davis's pass is intercepted by Daniel Winkler | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Marsala (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Harold Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Walter Bolick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Ranson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Longnecker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Air Force | Harold Booker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 03:11 | Air Force | Daniel Winkler tips it in | 46-56 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Carter Collins knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 48-56 |
| 02:54 | Air Force | Air Force calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG) David Marsala | |
| Subs | Air Force | Charles Gregory (PG), Thomas Brittain (C) Harold Booker, Daniel Winkler | |
| 02:31 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker buries a jump hook from close range set up by Charles Gregory | 48-58 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Robert Higuera throws it down set up by Gordon Ward | 50-58 |
| 02:05 | Air Force | Walter Bolick is fouled on the floor by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| 02:05 | Air Force | Walter Bolick makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 02:05 | Air Force | Walter Bolick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Carter Collins's floater is tipped away by Joshua Longnecker | 50-60 |
| 01:50 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Thomas Brittain | 50-60 |
| 01:28 | Air Force | Thomas Brittain makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Walter Bolick | 50-62 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Carter Collins is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 50-62 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF), Donald Meade (C) Robert Higuera, Gordon Ward, John Davis, Jack Dawson, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Air Force | Harold Booker (PG), James Adams (SG), Anthony Dillon (SF), Daniel Winkler (C) Charles Gregory, Walter Bolick, Nathan Ranson, Thomas Brittain | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #2 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| 00:40 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:40 | Air Force | Joshua Longnecker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Joshua Longnecker denies the turnaround by David Marsala | 50-63 |
| 00:31 | Air Force | Anthony Dillon snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| 00:05 | Air Force | James Adams hits a shot from the right wing | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The short jumper by Tracey Byrd is denied by Daniel Winkler | 50-65 |