| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Bailey (fresh) SG - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) SF - Billy Killeen (fresh) PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) C - Lincoln Dietrich (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Henry Silvers (fresh) SG - Brent Gross (fresh) SF - Sal Randles (fresh) PF - Christopher Sabatino (fresh) C - Gerald Milne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Manhattan | Christopher Sabatino wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Manhattan | Manhattan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Manhattan | Lincoln Dietrich denies the turnaround by Gerald Milne | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Houston | Scott Bailey gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Manhattan | Christopher Sabatino grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Manhattan | Brent Gross misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Kevin Rakestraw - foul #1 on Kevin Rakestraw, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Manhattan | Brent Gross misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Manhattan | Brent Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Robert Wilson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-1 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Billy Killeen snags the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scott Bailey | 2-1 |
| 18:36 | Manhattan | Christopher Sabatino knocks in the floater from close range set up by Sal Randles | 2-3 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Billy Killeen is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Milne - foul #1 on Gerald Milne, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Scott Bailey buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Kevin Rakestraw | 4-3 |
| 17:52 | Manhattan | The short jumper by Sal Randles is denied by Robert Wilson | 4-3 |
| 17:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Billy Killeen | 4-3 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Sal Randles steals the ball from Robert Wilson | 4-3 |
| 17:19 | Manhattan | Sal Randles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Robert Wilson is whistled for traveling | 4-3 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Stone (PG), Mitchell Amar (SG), Chad Gardner (SF), James Phair (C) Scott Bailey, Kevin Rakestraw, Billy Killeen, Lincoln Dietrich | |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Gillis (PG), Bobby Buitron (SG), Harold Matthews (SF), Mario Deer (PF), Albert Snelson (C) Henry Silvers, Brent Gross, Sal Randles, Christopher Sabatino, Gerald Milne | |
| 16:52 | Manhattan | Mitchell Amar steps in front of the Albert Snelson pass | 4-3 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Chad Gardner's floater is tipped away by Mario Deer | 4-3 |
| 16:41 | Manhattan | Mario Deer gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:23 | Manhattan | Chad Gardner steps in front of the Harold Matthews pass | 4-3 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Gary Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-3 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Crouse (C) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 16:01 | Manhattan | Gary Stone steps in front of the Albert Snelson pass | 4-3 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Mitchell Amar throws it down on a nice dish by Gary Stone | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Amar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Gardner (fresh) PF - James Phair (fresh) C - Steven Crouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - John Gillis (fresh) SG - Bobby Buitron (fresh) SF - Harold Matthews (fresh) PF - Mario Deer (fresh) C - Albert Snelson (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Manhattan | Mario Deer makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Gillis | 6-6 |
| 15:27 | Houston | James Phair misses the lay-in | 6-6 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Chad Gardner tips it home | 8-6 |
| 15:13 | Manhattan | James Phair steals it from John Gillis | 8-6 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Harold Matthews is called for the reach on Chad Gardner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Matthews, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Bailey (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SG), Billy Killeen (SF), Lincoln Dietrich (C) Gary Stone, Mitchell Amar, Chad Gardner, James Phair | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Henry Silvers (PG), Brent Gross (SG), Sal Randles (SF), Walter Weimer (PF), Gerald Milne (C) John Gillis, Bobby Buitron, Harold Matthews, Mario Deer, Albert Snelson | |
| 14:55 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Bailey | 10-6 |
| 14:30 | Manhattan | Scott Bailey steals it from Sal Randles | 10-6 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses the lay-in | 10-6 |
| 14:25 | Manhattan | Sal Randles grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:19 | Manhattan | Henry Silvers clanks a jump hook in the paint | 10-6 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Steven Crouse gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich makes the floater from just outside the lane | 12-6 |
| 13:45 | Manhattan | Brent Gross connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Henry Silvers | 12-8 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Scott Bailey hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-8 |
| 13:06 | Manhattan | Gerald Milne misses short on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Billy Killeen - foul #1 on Billy Killeen, team foul #2 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Stone (PG), Mitchell Amar (SG), Chad Gardner (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), James Phair (C) Scott Bailey, Kevin Rakestraw, Billy Killeen, Steven Crouse, Lincoln Dietrich | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Harold Matthews (PG), John Gillis (SG), Mario Deer (SF), Christopher Sabatino (PF) Henry Silvers, Brent Gross, Sal Randles, Walter Weimer | |
| 13:06 | Manhattan | Gerald Milne misses the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 13:06 | Manhattan | Gerald Milne makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Gary Stone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-9 |
| 12:57 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Christopher Sabatino | 15-9 |
| 12:39 | Manhattan | James Phair is called for the reach on Mario Deer - foul #1 on James Phair, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Bobby Buitron (SG), Sal Randles (SF) John Gillis, Gerald Milne | |
| 12:21 | Manhattan | Christopher Sabatino connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 15-11 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Chad Gardner scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Phair | 17-11 |
| 11:56 | Manhattan | Christopher Sabatino comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-11 |
| 11:54 | Manhattan | Harold Matthews snags the offensive board | 17-11 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Amar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) C - James Phair (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Harold Matthews (fairly fresh) SG - Bobby Buitron (fairly fresh) SF - Sal Randles (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Sabatino (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Deer (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Manhattan | Gary Stone is called for the reach on Harold Matthews - foul #1 on Gary Stone, team foul #4 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Bailey (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SG) Gary Stone, Mitchell Amar | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Henry Silvers (PG), John Gillis (SG), Albert Snelson (C) Harold Matthews, Bobby Buitron, Christopher Sabatino | |
| 11:29 | Manhattan | Robert Wilson blocks the short jumper by Albert Snelson | 17-11 |
| 11:27 | Manhattan | Henry Silvers snags the offensive board | 17-11 |
| 11:15 | Manhattan | John Gillis's fadeaway is rejected by James Phair | 17-11 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Chad Gardner pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Silvers - foul #1 on Henry Silvers, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF), Lincoln Dietrich (C) Chad Gardner, James Phair | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Brent Gross (SG), Christopher Sabatino (PF) John Gillis, Mario Deer | |
| 11:06 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-11 |
| 10:49 | Manhattan | Sal Randles buries a shot from the free throw line | 17-13 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Brent Gross steps in front of the Scott Bailey pass in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| 10:36 | Manhattan | Sal Randles clanks a shot from the left side | 17-13 |
| 10:35 | Manhattan | Sal Randles snags the offensive board | 17-13 |
| 10:17 | Manhattan | Henry Silvers misses the 3 from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Sal Randles picks off the pass by Scott Bailey in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| 09:55 | Manhattan | Albert Snelson knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Brent Gross and he's hacked by Lincoln Dietrich - foul #1 on Lincoln Dietrich, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Stone (PG), Mitchell Amar (SG), Chad Gardner (SF), James Phair (PF), Steven Crouse (C) Scott Bailey, Kevin Rakestraw, Billy Killeen, Robert Wilson, Lincoln Dietrich | |
| Subs | Manhattan | John Gillis (PG), Bobby Buitron (SG), Mario Deer (SF), Walter Weimer (PF) Henry Silvers, Brent Gross, Sal Randles, Christopher Sabatino | |
| 09:55 | Manhattan | Albert Snelson makes the free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Chad Gardner is open and scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Gary Stone | 19-16 |
| 09:30 | Manhattan | Mario Deer is hacked by James Phair - foul #2 on James Phair, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Montgomery (SF) James Phair | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Gerald Milne (C) Albert Snelson | |
| 09:15 | Manhattan | Bobby Buitron misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Gary Stone - foul #2 on Gary Stone, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF) Gary Stone | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Harold Matthews (PG) John Gillis | |
| 09:15 | Manhattan | Bobby Buitron makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:15 | Manhattan | Bobby Buitron makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Chad Gardner hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the baseline | 19-18 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Steven Crouse grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Chad Gardner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich (C) Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Brent Gross (SG), Sal Randles (SF), Christopher Sabatino (PF) Bobby Buitron, Mario Deer, Walter Weimer | |
| 08:35 | Manhattan | Brent Gross drills a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Harold Matthews | 19-20 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich is open and scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Mitchell Amar | 21-20 |
| 08:04 | Manhattan | Sal Randles misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-20 |
| 08:02 | Manhattan | Christopher Sabatino gets the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:43 | Manhattan | Brent Gross hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sal Randles | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mitchell Amar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Montgomery (fairly fresh) SF - Billy Killeen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Crouse (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Lincoln Dietrich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Harold Matthews (fairly fresh) SG - Brent Gross (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sal Randles (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Sabatino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Milne (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Brent Gross - foul #1 on Brent Gross, team foul #4 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Bailey (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SG), Chad Gardner (SF), Robert Wilson (PF) Mitchell Amar, Darrell Montgomery, Billy Killeen, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Henry Silvers (PG), John Gillis (SG), Mario Deer (SF), Walter Weimer (PF), Albert Snelson (C) Harold Matthews, Brent Gross, Sal Randles, Christopher Sabatino, Gerald Milne | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Chad Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 07:02 | Houston | Robert Wilson is hacked by John Gillis - foul #1 on John Gillis, team foul #5 | 22-22 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Chad Gardner is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 22-22 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Scott Bailey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-22 |
| 06:32 | Manhattan | Mario Deer snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 06:28 | Manhattan | Henry Silvers scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mario Deer | 22-24 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Mario Deer is called for the reach on Scott Bailey - foul #1 on Mario Deer, team foul #6 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF) Lincoln Dietrich | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Bobby Buitron (SG), Sal Randles (SF) Henry Silvers, Walter Weimer | |
| 05:43 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw clanks a shot near the basket | 22-24 |
| 05:42 | Manhattan | Sal Randles pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 05:33 | Manhattan | Sal Randles loses the ball out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Crouse (C) Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Henry Silvers (PG), Christopher Sabatino (PF), Gerald Milne (C) John Gillis, Mario Deer, Albert Snelson | |
| 05:14 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw makes the wide open floater in the lane set up by Billy Killeen | 24-24 |
| 05:05 | Manhattan | Sal Randles can't connect on a floater from the left side | 24-24 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Robert Wilson gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| 04:59 | Houston | Scott Bailey is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Killeen | 27-24 |
| 04:38 | Manhattan | Henry Silvers hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 27-24 |
| 04:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 27-24 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Scott Bailey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 04:15 | Manhattan | Gerald Milne grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 04:02 | Manhattan | Henry Silvers misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 27-24 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Scott Bailey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-24 |
| 03:43 | Manhattan | The rebound goes to Gerald Milne | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Rakestraw (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Killeen (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Steven Crouse (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Manhattan | PG - Henry Silvers (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Buitron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sal Randles (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Sabatino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Milne (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Manhattan | Sal Randles scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Milne | 27-27 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw hits a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Scott Bailey and he's hacked by Bobby Buitron - foul #1 on Bobby Buitron, team foul #7 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Stone (PG), Darrell Montgomery (SF), Chad Gardner (PF), James Phair (C) Scott Bailey, Billy Killeen, Robert Wilson, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Harold Matthews (PG), John Gillis (SG), Mario Deer (SF), Walter Weimer (PF), Albert Snelson (C) Henry Silvers, Bobby Buitron, Sal Randles, Christopher Sabatino, Gerald Milne | |
| 02:56 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 02:43 | Manhattan | Walter Weimer clanks a shot near the basket but the foul's on James Phair - foul #3 on James Phair, team foul #8 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Amar (SG), Lincoln Dietrich (C) Kevin Rakestraw, James Phair | |
| Subs | Manhattan | | |
| 02:43 | Manhattan | Walter Weimer makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:43 | Manhattan | Walter Weimer misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Chad Gardner snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Gary Stone is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-28 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich misses the tip | 30-28 |
| 02:22 | Manhattan | Walter Weimer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 02:17 | Manhattan | John Gillis misses long on a shot in the paint | 30-28 |
| 02:15 | Manhattan | Walter Weimer grabs the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 01:53 | Manhattan | Mario Deer connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Harold Matthews | 30-31 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Darrell Montgomery comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 01:42 | Manhattan | Mario Deer gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 01:32 | Manhattan | Gary Stone picks off the pass by John Gillis | 30-31 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich misses the easy layup | 30-31 |
| 01:12 | Manhattan | Mario Deer snags the defensive board | 30-31 |
| 01:04 | Manhattan | John Gillis makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Mario Deer and he's fouled by Mitchell Amar - foul #1 on Mitchell Amar, team foul #9 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wilson (PF), Steven Crouse (C) Darrell Montgomery, Lincoln Dietrich | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Brent Gross (SG), Christopher Sabatino (PF), Gerald Milne (C) Mario Deer, Walter Weimer, Albert Snelson | |
| 01:04 | Manhattan | John Gillis makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Chad Gardner is hacked by Harold Matthews - foul #2 on Harold Matthews, team foul #8 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Bailey (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SG) Gary Stone, Mitchell Amar | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Sal Randles (SF) John Gillis | |
| 00:49 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 00:24 | Manhattan | Steven Crouse is called for the reach on Sal Randles - foul #1 on Steven Crouse, team foul #10 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF) Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Manhattan | Henry Silvers (PG) Harold Matthews | |
| 00:24 | Manhattan | Sal Randles makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:24 | Manhattan | Sal Randles makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 32-36 |
| 00:01 | Manhattan | Gerald Milne pulls down the rebound | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | Manhattan | Gerald Milne misses the fullcourt shot | 32-36 |