| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Olafemi Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Caster (fresh) SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kent Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Varda (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terence King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith inbounds the ball | 26-34 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 19:34 | Houston | Clifton Daley pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Earnest Tucker lays it in on a great pass from Clifton Daley | 26-36 |
| 19:09 | Western Kentucky | Scott Caster can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-36 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 26-36 |
| 18:59 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 18:55 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Joshua Kepner - foul #1 on Joshua Kepner, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 18:55 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:55 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses short on a runner from the right block | 28-36 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Earnest Tucker tips it in | 28-38 |
| 18:11 | Western Kentucky | Scott Caster is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Scott Caster, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski (SG) Scott Caster | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:43 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-41 |
| 17:25 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-41 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Earnest Tucker blows the layup | 28-41 |
| 16:59 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 16:38 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith is fouled on the floor by Earnest Tucker - foul #2 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa (C) Carl Varda | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SF), Henry Horn (PF) Terence King, Clifton Daley | |
| 16:19 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 30-41 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 15:56 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Olafemi Abdulmateen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ivan Rykowski (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Frederick Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Owens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Krupa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Hensley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joshua Kepner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Ziv (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 24 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:35 | Western Kentucky | Charles Hensley is called for the reach on Olafemi Abdulmateen - foul #3 on Charles Hensley, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin (PG), Scott Caster (SG), James Givens (SF), Carl Varda (C) Olafemi Abdulmateen, Ivan Rykowski, Frederick Smith, Kent Owens | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Terence King (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Charles Hensley, Joshua Kepner, Earnest Tucker | |
| 15:21 | Western Kentucky | Scott Caster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Ricky Winter grabs the defensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 15:04 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses long on a jumper from the left side | 30-41 |
| 15:03 | Western Kentucky | Scott Caster gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ricky Winter - foul #1 on Ricky Winter, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | Clifton Daley (PF) Henry Horn | |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Jeff Theriault drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Ziv | 32-43 |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | James Givens clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Terence King - foul #2 on Terence King, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen (PG), Kent Owens (PF) Eric Mahurin, Robert Krupa | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Charles Hensley (SF), Earnest Tucker (C) Robert Ziv, Terence King, Ricky Winter | |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | James Givens makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:02 | Western Kentucky | James Givens makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Earnest Tucker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 13:50 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens pulls down the rebound | 34-43 |
| 13:31 | Western Kentucky | Scott Caster clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Hensley - foul #4 on Charles Hensley, team foul #6 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith (SF), Robert Krupa (C) James Givens, Carl Varda | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SF) Charles Hensley | |
| 13:31 | Western Kentucky | Scott Caster makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 13:31 | Western Kentucky | Scott Caster makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Earnest Tucker dunks the ball on a great pass from Jeff Theriault | 36-45 |
| 12:49 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa's pass is intercepted by Earnest Tucker | 36-45 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Robert Ziv is hacked by Frederick Smith - foul #1 on Frederick Smith, team foul #2 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF), Henry Horn (PF) Robert Ziv, Clifton Daley | |
| 12:05 | Houston | Earnest Tucker scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Theriault | 36-48 |
| 11:44 | Western Kentucky | Earnest Tucker steals it from Olafemi Abdulmateen | 36-48 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Olafemi Abdulmateen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Caster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kent Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Krupa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terence King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 29 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 11:16 | Houston | Joshua Kepner scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Jeff Theriault | 36-50 |
| 11:09 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Scott Caster | 38-50 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses the easy layup but the foul's on Scott Caster - foul #4 on Scott Caster, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin (PG), Ivan Rykowski (SG), James Givens (PF), Carl Varda (C) Olafemi Abdulmateen, Scott Caster, Kent Owens, Robert Krupa | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:47 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 10:31 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski misses long on a shot from the right side | 38-52 |
| 10:30 | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 10:13 | Western Kentucky | Henry Horn blocks the short jumper by James Givens | 38-52 |
| 10:11 | Houston | Henry Horn gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-52 |
| 09:50 | Houston | Joshua Kepner grabs the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:27 | Houston | Earnest Tucker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 09:26 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:08 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-52 |
| 09:07 | Houston | Joshua Kepner pulls down the rebound | 38-52 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 38-52 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Earnest Tucker snags the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 08:29 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-52 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Joshua Kepner gets the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 08:04 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 08:00 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin drills a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Jeff Theriault - foul #4 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #7 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Scott Caster (SG), Kent Owens (PF) Ivan Rykowski, Frederick Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (PG), Robert Ziv (SG), Clifton Daley (PF), Ricky Winter (C) Jeff Theriault, Joshua Kepner, Henry Horn, Earnest Tucker | |
| 08:00 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin misses the free throw | 40-52 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Ricky Winter grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Kent Owens steals it from Charles Hensley | 40-52 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Eric Mahurin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Caster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Givens (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kent Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Carl Varda (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Terence King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Western Kentucky | Carl Varda loses the dribble to Robert Ziv | 40-52 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Terence King makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Ziv and the foul's on Scott Caster - foul #5 on Scott Caster, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen (PG), Ivan Rykowski (SG), Robert Krupa (C) Eric Mahurin, Scott Caster, Carl Varda | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:52 | Houston | Terence King makes the free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 06:41 | Western Kentucky | Terence King is called for the reach on Olafemi Abdulmateen - foul #3 on Terence King, team foul #8 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG) Terence King | |
| 06:41 | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 06:41 | Western Kentucky | Olafemi Abdulmateen makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Olafemi Abdulmateen - foul #3 on Olafemi Abdulmateen, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Jeff Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 06:25 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens grabs the board | 42-56 |
| 06:03 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 06:01 | Houston | Ricky Winter snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Robert Krupa takes the ball from Ricky Winter | 42-56 |
| 05:20 | Western Kentucky | Kent Owens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 05:18 | Houston | The rebound goes to Clifton Daley | 42-56 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Jeff Theriault connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Clifton Daley | 42-58 |
| 04:30 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by James Givens | 44-58 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Frederick Smith (SF), Carl Varda (C) James Givens, Robert Krupa | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Terence King (SF), Earnest Tucker (C) Jeff Theriault, Robert Ziv, Ricky Winter | |
| 04:01 | Houston | Olafemi Abdulmateen is called for the reach on Clifton Daley - foul #4 on Olafemi Abdulmateen, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| 03:40 | Houston | Joshua Kepner double dribbles | 44-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin (PG), James Givens (SF), Robert Krupa (PF), Roger Shunk (C) Olafemi Abdulmateen, Frederick Smith, Kent Owens, Carl Varda | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Henry Horn (PF), Ricky Winter (C) Joshua Kepner, Clifton Daley, Earnest Tucker | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Eric Mahurin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ivan Rykowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Givens (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Krupa (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Shunk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Terence King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa's layup is rejected by Henry Horn | 44-58 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Henry Horn pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Houston | Robert Ziv clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 44-58 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Ricky Winter tips it home | 44-60 |
| 03:00 | Western Kentucky | Roger Shunk's layup is rejected by Ricky Winter | 44-60 |
| 02:58 | Western Kentucky | James Givens gets the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 02:50 | Western Kentucky | Ricky Winter is called for the reach on Eric Mahurin - foul #2 on Ricky Winter, team foul #9 | 44-60 |
| 02:50 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 02:50 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Robert Ziv misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 46-60 |
| 02:29 | Western Kentucky | Eric Mahurin gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| 02:13 | Western Kentucky | Charles Hensley steals the ball from Roger Shunk | 46-60 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Roger Shunk takes the ball from Henry Horn | 46-60 |
| 01:31 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa lays it in | 48-60 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Eric Mahurin is called for the reach on Terence King - foul #1 on Eric Mahurin, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Terence King makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Terence King misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:07 | Western Kentucky | Robert Krupa pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 00:46 | Western Kentucky | Charles Hensley steals the ball from Robert Krupa | 48-61 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Henry Horn drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Hensley | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Charles Hensley is called for the reach on Ivan Rykowski - foul #5 on Charles Hensley, team foul #10 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG) Charles Hensley | |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski makes the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 00:15 | Western Kentucky | Ivan Rykowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Jeff Theriault runs out the clock | 50-63 |