| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Sammy Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ed Crawford (fresh) SF - Boris Zaritsky (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Milton Beland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Nagel (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fresh) SG - David Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Landry (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Daniel Landry inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Houston | Porter Gordon knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Landry | 22-29 |
| 19:29 | C. Connecticut State | Porter Gordon is called for the reach on Ed Crawford - foul #1 on Porter Gordon, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 19:09 | C. Connecticut State | Ed Crawford's fadeaway is rejected by Jimmie Jimmerson | 22-29 |
| 19:08 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Morris | 22-29 |
| 19:01 | Houston | David Morris is fouled on the floor by Thomas Nagel - foul #1 on Thomas Nagel, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson misses the jumper from the left side | 22-29 |
| 18:40 | Houston | John Taylor can't tip it in | 22-29 |
| 18:39 | C. Connecticut State | Boris Zaritsky grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:33 | C. Connecticut State | Ed Crawford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Daniel Landry pulls down the rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson's fadeaway is rejected by Milton Beland | 22-29 |
| 18:04 | C. Connecticut State | Boris Zaritsky grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 17:46 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Nagel connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 17:26 | Houston | Daniel Landry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Porter Gordon | 24-31 |
| 17:08 | C. Connecticut State | Porter Gordon steals it from Ed Crawford | 24-31 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Daniel Landry blows the layup but he's fouled by Boris Zaritsky - foul #1 on Boris Zaritsky, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine (SG), Ivan Zeleznik (SF), Johnathan Pettie (PF), Carlos Villa (C) Ed Crawford, Boris Zaritsky, Milton Beland, Thomas Nagel | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Christopher Ellis (PF) Porter Gordon, Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| 16:47 | Houston | Daniel Landry misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Daniel Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 16:31 | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw is hacked by Daniel Landry - foul #3 on Daniel Landry, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Willard Allen (C) John Taylor | |
| 16:14 | C. Connecticut State | Johnathan Pettie misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Christopher Ellis - foul #2 on Christopher Ellis, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| 16:14 | C. Connecticut State | Johnathan Pettie misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 16:14 | C. Connecticut State | Johnathan Pettie makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Travis Shelton makes the jumper from the right side | 25-34 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Sammy Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jimmy Lavine (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ivan Zeleznik (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Johnathan Pettie (fresh) 1 pts. C - Carlos Villa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Travis Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Morris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Landry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Willard Allen (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | C. Connecticut State | Ivan Zeleznik buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Sammy Shaw | 27-34 |
| 15:16 | Houston | David Morris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Travis Shelton | 27-36 |
| 14:53 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-36 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Travis Shelton hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Ellis | 29-39 |
| 14:21 | C. Connecticut State | Johnathan Pettie's pass is intercepted by David Morris | 29-39 |
| 13:56 | Houston | David Morris is hacked by Ivan Zeleznik - foul #1 on Ivan Zeleznik, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky (PG), Ed Crawford (SG), Boris Zaritsky (SF), Milton Beland (PF), Thomas Nagel (C) Sammy Shaw, Jimmy Lavine, Ivan Zeleznik, Johnathan Pettie, Carlos Villa | |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG), Jimmie Jimmerson (PF), John Taylor (C) David Morris, Daniel Landry, Willard Allen | |
| 13:33 | Houston | Travis Shelton misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Milton Beland - foul #2 on Milton Beland, team foul #4 | 29-39 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Landry (SF) Christopher Ellis | |
| 13:33 | Houston | Travis Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Travis Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 13:17 | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 12:50 | Houston | John Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 29-40 |
| 12:48 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Douglas Bilansky | 29-40 |
| 12:38 | C. Connecticut State | Daniel Landry is called for the reach on Douglas Bilansky - foul #4 on Daniel Landry, team foul #4 | 29-40 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG), Christopher Ellis (SF) Travis Shelton, Daniel Landry | |
| 12:21 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Nagel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 12:19 | Houston | Christopher Ellis pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 11:54 | Houston | Porter Gordon is hacked by Douglas Bilansky - foul #4 on Douglas Bilansky, team foul #5 | 29-40 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine (PG) Douglas Bilansky | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:37 | Houston | John Taylor buries a fadeaway from the right block | 29-42 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Jimmy Lavine (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ed Crawford (fresh) SF - Boris Zaritsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Beland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Nagel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Nagel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 29-42 |
| 11:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to Christopher Ellis | 29-42 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Christopher Ellis is fouled on the floor by Milton Beland - foul #3 on Milton Beland, team foul #6 | 29-42 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw (PG), Ivan Zeleznik (SF), Johnathan Pettie (PF), Carlos Villa (C) Ed Crawford, Boris Zaritsky, Milton Beland, Thomas Nagel | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (PG), Daniel Landry (SF), Willard Allen (PF) Porter Gordon, Christopher Ellis, Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| 10:34 | Houston | John Taylor misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Carlos Villa - foul #1 on Carlos Villa, team foul #7 | 29-42 |
| 10:34 | Houston | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 10:34 | Houston | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 10:13 | C. Connecticut State | Ivan Zeleznik banks in the layup | 31-44 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Travis Shelton misses the jumper from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 09:47 | Houston | David Morris tips it back up and in | 31-46 |
| 09:33 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-46 |
| 09:32 | C. Connecticut State | Ivan Zeleznik grabs the offensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 09:14 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ivan Zeleznik | 34-46 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Daniel Landry is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zeleznik - foul #2 on Ivan Zeleznik, team foul #8 | 34-46 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ed Crawford (SG), Boris Zaritsky (SF), Milton Beland (PF), Thomas Nagel (C) Jimmy Lavine, Ivan Zeleznik, Johnathan Pettie, Carlos Villa | |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG), Christopher Ellis (SF), Jimmie Jimmerson (PF) Travis Shelton, David Morris, John Taylor | |
| 08:54 | Houston | Daniel Landry makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Daniel Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 08:39 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Nagel can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Willard Allen - foul #1 on Willard Allen, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG) Daniel Landry | |
| 08:39 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Nagel makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 08:39 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Nagel makes the 2nd free throw | 36-48 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Christopher Ellis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-48 |
| 08:17 | C. Connecticut State | The rebound goes to Thomas Nagel | 36-48 |
| 08:01 | C. Connecticut State | Boris Zaritsky misses badly on a floater from the left side | 36-48 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Christopher Ellis's fadeaway is rejected by Milton Beland | 36-48 |
| 07:38 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmie Jimmerson | 36-48 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Christopher Ellis can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-48 |
| 07:11 | Houston | David Morris grabs the offensive board | 36-48 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Sammy Shaw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Crawford (fresh) SF - Boris Zaritsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Milton Beland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Nagel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Morris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jimmie Jimmerson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Willard Allen (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:53 | Houston | Porter Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 06:52 | C. Connecticut State | Ed Crawford grabs the board | 36-48 |
| 06:47 | C. Connecticut State | Boris Zaritsky is hacked by Jimmie Jimmerson - foul #2 on Jimmie Jimmerson, team foul #6 | 36-48 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky (PG), Ivan Zeleznik (C) Sammy Shaw, Thomas Nagel | |
| Subs | Houston | Travis Shelton (SG), Daniel Landry (SF), John Taylor (C) David Morris, Jimmie Jimmerson, Willard Allen | |
| 06:26 | C. Connecticut State | Christopher Ellis picks off the pass by Ivan Zeleznik | 36-48 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Daniel Landry is called for a backcourt violation | 36-48 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine (SG), Johnathan Pettie (C) Ed Crawford, Milton Beland | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG) Porter Gordon | |
| 05:49 | C. Connecticut State | Johnathan Pettie hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-48 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Johnathan Pettie steals it from Daniel Landry | 38-48 |
| 05:21 | C. Connecticut State | Douglas Bilansky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw (SG), Thomas Nagel (C) Jimmy Lavine, Boris Zaritsky | |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson (PF) Christopher Ellis | |
| 04:53 | Houston | John Taylor connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Travis Shelton and the foul's on Douglas Bilansky - foul #5 on Douglas Bilansky, team foul #9 | 38-50 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine (SG) Douglas Bilansky | |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Gordon (PG) David Morris | |
| 04:53 | Houston | John Taylor misses the free throw | 38-50 |
| 04:53 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Nagel gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 04:41 | C. Connecticut State | Porter Gordon steals the ball from Jimmy Lavine | 38-50 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Porter Gordon lays it in | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:21 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Nagel misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-52 |
| 04:20 | C. Connecticut State | Thomas Nagel gets the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 04:07 | C. Connecticut State | Ivan Zeleznik misses the easy layup | 38-52 |
| 04:06 | C. Connecticut State | Johnathan Pettie tips it in | 40-52 |
| 03:45 | Houston | John Taylor scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Porter Gordon | 40-54 |
| 03:29 | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Sammy Shaw, team foul #10 | 40-54 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Ross Aguinaldo (PF), Carlos Villa (C) Johnathan Pettie, Thomas Nagel | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Ellis (SF), Willard Allen (PF) Daniel Landry, Jimmie Jimmerson | |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:13 | Houston | Travis Shelton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-54 |
| 03:12 | C. Connecticut State | Ivan Zeleznik gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| Lineup | C. Connecticut State | PG - Sammy Shaw (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Lavine (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ivan Zeleznik (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ross Aguinaldo (fresh) C - Carlos Villa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Travis Shelton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willard Allen (fresh) C - John Taylor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | C. Connecticut State | Carlos Villa is called for traveling | 40-54 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Morris (SG), Daniel Landry (SF) Travis Shelton, John Taylor | |
| 02:41 | Houston | The jump hook by Christopher Ellis is blocked by Ivan Zeleznik | 40-54 |
| 02:39 | C. Connecticut State | Carlos Villa pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 02:30 | C. Connecticut State | Ross Aguinaldo can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 40-54 |
| 02:29 | C. Connecticut State | Jimmy Lavine tips it in | 42-54 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Christopher Ellis comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Ross Aguinaldo - foul #1 on Ross Aguinaldo, team foul #11 | 42-54 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | Johnathan Pettie (PF) Ross Aguinaldo | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:08 | Houston | Christopher Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Christopher Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 01:49 | C. Connecticut State | Johnathan Pettie comes up short on the jumper from close range | 42-55 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Daniel Landry snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 01:42 | Houston | David Morris comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-55 |
| 01:41 | C. Connecticut State | Johnathan Pettie grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:21 | C. Connecticut State | Carlos Villa misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 01:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Christopher Ellis | 42-55 |
| 01:06 | Houston | David Morris is whistled for traveling | 42-55 |
| Subs | C. Connecticut State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmie Jimmerson (PF), John Taylor (C) Christopher Ellis, Willard Allen | |
| 00:58 | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnathan Pettie | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Houston | David Morris is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Lavine - foul #2 on Jimmy Lavine, team foul #12 | 45-55 |
| 00:55 | Houston | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:55 | Houston | David Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | C. Connecticut State | Carlos Villa hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 45-57 |
| 00:48 | Houston | John Taylor snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | C. Connecticut State | C. Connecticut State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Daniel Landry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Carlos Villa - foul #2 on Carlos Villa, team foul #13 | 45-57 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Daniel Landry makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Daniel Landry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 00:13 | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw misses short on a shot from the right side | 45-59 |
| 00:12 | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw gets the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 00:08 | C. Connecticut State | Sammy Shaw hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 00:06 | Houston | John Taylor grabs the board | 45-59 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Porter Gordon runs out the clock | 45-59 |