| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Charles Hensley (fresh) PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Kevin St. Clair (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kim Vergara (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Schwarz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlin Ponton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Norfolk State | William Schwarz inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Norfolk State | William Schwarz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-30 |
| 19:39 | Norfolk State | Stephen Sherman can't tip it in | 26-30 |
| 19:37 | Norfolk State | William Schwarz tips it but misses | 26-30 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Clifton Daley grabs the board | 26-30 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Earnest Tucker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-30 |
| 19:09 | Norfolk State | Kim Vergara snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 18:49 | Norfolk State | William Schwarz loses the dribble to Joshua Kepner | 26-30 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Joshua Kepner is called for traveling | 26-30 |
| 18:13 | Norfolk State | Marlin Ponton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-30 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Clifton Daley pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Earnest Tucker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jeff Theriault | 29-30 |
| 17:37 | Norfolk State | Marlin Ponton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-30 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Jeff Theriault loses the dribble to William Schwarz | 29-30 |
| 16:51 | Norfolk State | Joshua Kepner takes the ball from William Schwarz | 29-30 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Joshua Kepner banks in the layup | 31-30 |
| 16:36 | Norfolk State | Marlin Ponton misses the lay-in | 31-30 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Clifton Daley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Charles Hensley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Earnest Tucker | 33-30 |
| 15:58 | Norfolk State | Marlin Ponton makes the floater in the lane | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Hensley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clifton Daley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Kevin St. Clair (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kim Vergara (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Schwarz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Sherman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marlin Ponton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Charles Hensley | 35-32 |
| 15:22 | Norfolk State | Kevin St. Clair banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marlin Ponton | 35-34 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 35-34 |
| 14:55 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Earnest Tucker | 35-34 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Earnest Tucker scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jeff Theriault | 38-34 |
| 14:08 | Norfolk State | Joshua Kepner steals it from Marlin Ponton | 38-34 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Jeff Theriault loses the ball out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Terence King (SF), Henry Horn (PF), Ricky Winter (C) Joshua Kepner, Charles Hensley, Clifton Daley, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Abram Reach (PG), William Sturdevant (SG), Earl Diamond (SF), Ronald Figarsky (PF), Michael Nathan (C) Kevin St. Clair, Kim Vergara, William Schwarz, Stephen Sherman, Marlin Ponton | |
| 13:16 | Norfolk State | William Sturdevant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 13:14 | Norfolk State | Earl Diamond pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 12:53 | Norfolk State | Ronald Figarsky misses the easy layup | 38-34 |
| 12:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ricky Winter | 38-34 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Earl Diamond - foul #1 on Earl Diamond, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Jeff Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 12:29 | Norfolk State | Ronald Figarsky pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:15 | Norfolk State | Michael Nathan's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Henry Horn | 39-34 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Terence King snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Earl Diamond is called for the reach on Ricky Winter - foul #2 on Earl Diamond, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) SF - Terence King (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Abram Reach (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Sturdevant (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Earl Diamond (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Figarsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Nathan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Houston | Jeff Theriault hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Ziv | 41-34 |
| 11:11 | Norfolk State | Abram Reach misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-34 |
| 11:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ricky Winter | 41-34 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Jeff Theriault comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-34 |
| 10:46 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Ronald Figarsky | 41-34 |
| 10:31 | Norfolk State | William Sturdevant drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Figarsky | 41-36 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Jeff Theriault hits a shot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 09:48 | Norfolk State | Michael Nathan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (PG), Joshua Kepner (SG), Sean Benedetti (PF), Earnest Tucker (C) Jeff Theriault, Robert Ziv, Henry Horn, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Kevin St. Clair (PG), Kim Vergara (SG), William Schwarz (SF), Stephen Sherman (PF), Marlin Ponton (C) Abram Reach, William Sturdevant, Earl Diamond, Ronald Figarsky, Michael Nathan | |
| 09:24 | Houston | Joshua Kepner dunks the ball on a great pass from Earnest Tucker | 45-36 |
| 09:06 | Norfolk State | William Schwarz connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin St. Clair | 45-38 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Earnest Tucker scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terence King | 47-38 |
| 08:27 | Norfolk State | Kim Vergara hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Joshua Kepner grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Earnest Tucker can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Marlin Ponton - foul #2 on Marlin Ponton, team foul #3 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SF), Clifton Daley (PF) Terence King, Sean Benedetti | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 07:56 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 07:41 | Norfolk State | William Schwarz comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-38 |
| 07:40 | Houston | Clifton Daley snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 stl. SF - Robert Ziv (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Kevin St. Clair (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kim Vergara (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Schwarz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marlin Ponton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Houston | Earnest Tucker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Clifton Daley grabs the offensive rebound | 49-38 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Earnest Tucker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-38 |
| 06:35 | Norfolk State | Kevin St. Clair misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-38 |
| 06:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Clifton Daley | 49-38 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Joshua Kepner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 49-38 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Clifton Daley snags the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Joshua Kepner scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Earnest Tucker | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:40 | Norfolk State | Marlin Ponton is hacked by Earnest Tucker - foul #3 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #1 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Terence King (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Charles Hensley, Joshua Kepner, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Abram Reach (PG), William Sturdevant (SG), Earl Diamond (SF), Ronald Figarsky (PF), Michael Nathan (C) Kevin St. Clair, Kim Vergara, William Schwarz, Stephen Sherman, Marlin Ponton | |
| 05:35 | Norfolk State | Earl Diamond comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 05:34 | Norfolk State | Michael Nathan tips it in | 51-40 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Jeff Theriault hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-40 |
| 05:08 | Norfolk State | Ronald Figarsky pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:04 | Norfolk State | Jeff Theriault picks off the pass by Abram Reach in the backcourt | 51-40 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 51-40 |
| 04:47 | Norfolk State | The rebound goes to Ronald Figarsky | 51-40 |
| 04:22 | Norfolk State | Michael Nathan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Ziv - foul #2 on Robert Ziv, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Charles Hensley (SF), Henry Horn (PF), Earnest Tucker (C) Robert Ziv, Terence King, Clifton Daley, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | William Schwarz (SF), Stephen Sherman (PF) Earl Diamond, Ronald Figarsky | |
| 04:22 | Norfolk State | Michael Nathan makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 04:22 | Norfolk State | Michael Nathan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Joshua Kepner clanks a runner in the paint | 51-42 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Henry Horn snags the offensive board | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Houston | Joshua Kepner's fadeaway is rejected by William Schwarz | 51-42 |
| 03:23 | Norfolk State | Stephen Sherman gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. SF - Charles Hensley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Norfolk State | PG - Abram Reach (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Sturdevant (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Schwarz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Sherman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Nathan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF), Clifton Daley (PF) Charles Hensley, Henry Horn | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Kevin St. Clair (PG), Kim Vergara (SG), Marlin Ponton (C) Abram Reach, William Sturdevant, Michael Nathan | |
| 03:16 | Norfolk State | Marlin Ponton misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Clifton Daley pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 51-42 |
| 02:44 | Norfolk State | Marlin Ponton pulls down the rebound | 51-42 |
| 02:33 | Norfolk State | Joshua Kepner takes the ball from Kevin St. Clair | 51-42 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Joshua Kepner buries a jump hook from close range | 53-42 |
| 02:04 | Norfolk State | Marlin Ponton's fadeaway is rejected by Clifton Daley | 53-42 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Joshua Kepner gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses the driving attempt in the lane | 53-42 |
| 01:55 | Norfolk State | Stephen Sherman grabs the board | 53-42 |
| 01:51 | Norfolk State | Kevin St. Clair comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-42 |
| 01:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earnest Tucker | 53-42 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Marlin Ponton steps in front of the Earnest Tucker pass | 53-42 |
| 01:03 | Norfolk State | Kevin St. Clair comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-42 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Clifton Daley pulls down the rebound | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Houston | Jeff Theriault is hacked by William Schwarz - foul #2 on William Schwarz, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Charles Hensley (SF), Henry Horn (PF), Ricky Winter (C) Joshua Kepner, Terence King, Clifton Daley, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | Abram Reach (PG), William Sturdevant (SG), Earl Diamond (SF), Ronald Figarsky (PF), Michael Nathan (C) Kevin St. Clair, Kim Vergara, William Schwarz, Stephen Sherman, Marlin Ponton | |
| 00:58 | Houston | Robert Ziv is fouled on the floor by Abram Reach - foul #1 on Abram Reach, team foul #5 | 53-42 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Jeff Theriault is hacked by Abram Reach - foul #2 on Abram Reach, team foul #6 | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Henry Horn buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Jeff Theriault | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Norfolk State | Norfolk State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Norfolk State | Ronald Figarsky scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Abram Reach and he's fouled by Henry Horn - foul #1 on Henry Horn, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF) Jeff Theriault | |
| Subs | Norfolk State | | |
| 00:21 | Norfolk State | Ronald Figarsky misses the free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Henry Horn pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Charles Hensley runs out the clock | 55-44 |