| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ivan Zeyer (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dennis Reed (fresh) PF - Jesus Garcia (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Lamarr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harold Burns (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miladen Zimmerman (fresh) PF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 2 blk. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Dennis Reed snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jesus Garcia | 35-29 |
| 19:05 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 19:04 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:41 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman misses the jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Jesus Garcia gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 18:16 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Clifford Julius | 35-31 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Clifford Julius picks off the pass by David Wilson | 35-31 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Jesus Garcia snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Miladen Zimmerman is called for the reach on Ivan Zeyer - foul #2 on Miladen Zimmerman, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Cunningham (SF), David Pollard (C) Dennis Reed, Daniel Lamarr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Morris Connally (PG), Matthew Jarrett (PF) Miladen Zimmerman, Cesar Bruno | |
| 16:56 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 16:55 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 16:49 | Rutgers | David Pollard denies the turnaround by Stephen Welch | 35-31 |
| 16:47 | Houston | David Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Jesus Garcia buries a jumper from the left side | 37-31 |
| 16:21 | Rutgers | Morris Connally misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 16:19 | Houston | David Pollard pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Harold Cunningham comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-31 |
| 16:03 | Houston | David Pollard tips it but misses | 37-31 |
| 16:02 | Houston | Jesus Garcia misses the tip | 37-31 |
| 16:01 | Houston | David Pollard hits the follow up shot | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ivan Zeyer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Harold Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesus Garcia (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - David Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Morris Connally (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Clifford Julius (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Rutgers | David Wilson takes the ball from Clifford Julius | 39-31 |
| 15:46 | Houston | David Wilson blows the dunk | 39-31 |
| 15:45 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Harold Burns | 39-31 |
| 15:41 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Morris Connally | 39-34 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Harold Cunningham misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 15:20 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 15:00 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch lays it in on a nice dish by Clifford Julius | 39-36 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Harold Cunningham blows the layup | 39-36 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:30 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett misses the shot from the left block | 39-36 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 14:20 | Houston | Jesus Garcia misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Harold Cunningham can't tip it in | 39-36 |
| 14:17 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Jesus Garcia | 39-36 |
| 14:03 | Houston | David Wilson is hacked by Morris Connally - foul #1 on Morris Connally, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Parker (PG), William Lewis (SG), Dennis Reed (SF), Richard Stull (PF), Daniel Lamarr (C) David Wilson, Ivan Zeyer, Harold Cunningham, Jesus Garcia, David Pollard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Miladen Zimmerman (SG), Jerry Meredith (SF), Cesar Bruno (PF), Lee Young (C) Morris Connally, Clifford Julius, Harold Burns, Matthew Jarrett, Stephen Welch | |
| 13:57 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 13:55 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:46 | Rutgers | The jump hook by Lee Young is blocked by Richard Stull | 39-36 |
| 13:44 | Rutgers | Lee Young tips it in | 39-38 |
| 13:31 | Houston | William Lewis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on William Lewis, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| 13:08 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Meredith | 39-41 |
| 12:43 | Houston | William Lewis knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-41 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Stull - foul #1 on Richard Stull, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pollard (PF) Richard Stull | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:18 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Miladen Zimmerman takes the ball from William Lewis | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lee Parker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dennis Reed (fresh) PF - David Pollard (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Lamarr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Miladen Zimmerman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Young (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Rutgers | Lee Young can't finish the layup | 41-42 |
| 11:41 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 11:32 | Rutgers | Lee Young hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Peter Capone | 41-44 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Dennis Reed connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 43-44 |
| 10:48 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 10:47 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith tips it home | 43-46 |
| 10:26 | Houston | William Lewis clanks a shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 10:24 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 10:04 | Rutgers | Daniel Lamarr steps in front of the Lee Young pass | 43-46 |
| 09:35 | Houston | The short jumper by Dennis Reed is denied by Jerry Meredith | 43-46 |
| 09:34 | Rutgers | Lee Young gets the rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on William Lewis - foul #2 on William Lewis, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Houston | David Wilson (PG), Ivan Zeyer (SG), Harold Cunningham (SF), Jesus Garcia (PF), Richard Stull (C) Lee Parker, William Lewis, Dennis Reed, David Pollard, Daniel Lamarr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG), Clifford Julius (SG), Matthew Jarrett (PF), Stephen Welch (C) Peter Capone, Jerry Meredith, Cesar Bruno, Lee Young | |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:25 | Rutgers | Miladen Zimmerman makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Jesus Garcia misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 09:00 | Rutgers | Harold Burns snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 08:47 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett scores on a runner near the basket | 43-49 |
| 08:27 | Houston | The short jumper by Richard Stull is denied by Stephen Welch | 43-49 |
| 08:25 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Miladen Zimmerman | 43-49 |
| 08:05 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Richard Stull gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 07:54 | Houston | David Wilson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 07:53 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ivan Zeyer (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Harold Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesus Garcia (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Stull (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Harold Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Miladen Zimmerman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Jarrett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:47 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zeyer - foul #2 on Ivan Zeyer, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pollard (C) Richard Stull | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith (SF) Miladen Zimmerman | |
| 07:30 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith travels with the ball | 43-49 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Harold Cunningham misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-49 |
| 06:59 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 06:47 | Rutgers | Harold Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Lamarr (C) David Pollard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG) Harold Burns | |
| 06:35 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 06:33 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 06:23 | Rutgers | Matthew Jarrett misses short on a floater from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Harold Cunningham grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Jesus Garcia can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Jarrett - foul #1 on Matthew Jarrett, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Parker (PG), William Lewis (SG), Dennis Reed (SF) David Wilson, Ivan Zeyer, Harold Cunningham | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (SG), Cesar Bruno (SF), Lee Young (C) Clifford Julius, Jerry Meredith, Stephen Welch | |
| 05:58 | Houston | Jesus Garcia misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Jesus Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Reed - foul #2 on Dennis Reed, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pollard (PF) Jesus Garcia | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith (SF) Matthew Jarrett | |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 05:33 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 05:33 | Houston | David Pollard grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Dennis Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Stull (C) Daniel Lamarr | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:52 | Rutgers | Lee Parker takes the ball from Lee Young | 44-50 |
| 04:33 | Houston | William Lewis drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Lee Parker | 46-50 |
| 04:17 | Rutgers | Lee Young connects on the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Burns | 46-52 |
| 04:15 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | Houston | David Wilson (PG), Ivan Zeyer (SG), Jesus Garcia (PF), Daniel Lamarr (C) Lee Parker, William Lewis, David Pollard, Richard Stull | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Clifford Julius (SG), Stephen Welch (C) Harold Burns, Lee Young | |
| 04:04 | Houston | Jesus Garcia misses the lay-in but the foul's on Peter Capone - foul #4 on Peter Capone, team foul #4 | 46-52 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Jesus Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Jesus Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 03:55 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-52 |
| 03:54 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith gets the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 03:43 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-52 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch tips it back up and in | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ivan Zeyer (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Dennis Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesus Garcia (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Lamarr (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Peter Capone (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Clifford Julius (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Meredith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Cesar Bruno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Welch (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Jesus Garcia is fouled on the floor by Cesar Bruno - foul #1 on Cesar Bruno, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| 03:17 | Houston | David Wilson makes the jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 02:57 | Rutgers | Clifford Julius can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Jesus Garcia snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 02:40 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 02:14 | Rutgers | Stephen Welch scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr lays it up and in on a great pass from David Wilson and he's hacked by Stephen Welch - foul #1 on Stephen Welch, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr misses the free throw | 52-56 |
| 01:50 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 01:29 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Clifford Julius | 52-58 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Daniel Lamarr hits the finger roll | 54-58 |
| 00:54 | Rutgers | The jumper by Stephen Welch is denied by Daniel Lamarr | 54-58 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Dennis Reed snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Houston | David Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Rutgers | Cesar Bruno is hacked by David Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Wilson, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith is hacked by Dennis Reed - foul #3 on Dennis Reed, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:40 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Wilson | 57-60 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith is fouled in the backcourt by David Wilson - foul #3 on David Wilson, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG), Matthew Jarrett (PF) Peter Capone, Cesar Bruno | |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Stephen Welch is called for the reach on Jesus Garcia - foul #2 on Stephen Welch, team foul #7 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Peter Capone (PG), Cesar Bruno (PF) Harold Burns, Matthew Jarrett | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Jesus Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Jesus Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | David Wilson is called for the reach on Jerry Meredith in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Wilson, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Harold Burns (PG), Matthew Jarrett (PF) Peter Capone, Cesar Bruno | |
| 00:24 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Jesus Garcia snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Jesus Garcia gets the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Ivan Zeyer comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Jerry Meredith grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 00:01 | Rutgers | Rutgers calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| 00:00 | Rutgers | Harold Burns runs out the clock | 59-62 |