| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Paul Woolley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ferdinand Martinez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ryan Case (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Lemons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Fisher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Horace Cirillo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler Mathis (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Richard Lilley (fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ray Loop (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Indiana | Ryan Case inbounds the ball | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Indiana | Ryan Case is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Woolley | 39-46 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Horace Cirillo misses the floater from the right side | 39-46 |
| 19:24 | Indiana | Ryan Case snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 19:08 | Indiana | Paul Woolley clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Ray Loop - foul #2 on Ray Loop, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| 19:08 | Indiana | Paul Woolley makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 19:08 | Indiana | Paul Woolley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Robert Mayo is hacked by Ferdinand Martinez - foul #3 on Ferdinand Martinez, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Indiana | Oren White (SG), John Webb (C) Ferdinand Martinez, Lawrence Fisher | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Pleasant (PF) Ray Loop | |
| 18:40 | Houston | Paul Woolley takes the ball from Robert Mayo | 41-46 |
| 18:37 | Indiana | Paul Woolley lays it up and in | 43-46 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Robert Mayo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-46 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Tyler Mathis gets the offensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 18:07 | Houston | Steven Pleasant scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Richard Lilley | 43-48 |
| 18:03 | Indiana | Ryan Case travels in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stanley Emrick (PG), Michael Wolfgang (SF), Raymond Posey (PF) Paul Woolley, Ryan Case, Kevin Lemons | |
| Subs | Houston | Leroy Talbott (PF) Richard Lilley | |
| 17:51 | Houston | Horace Cirillo clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but the foul's on Stanley Emrick - foul #2 on Stanley Emrick, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Horace Cirillo misses the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Horace Cirillo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 3rd free throw | 43-49 |
| 17:28 | Indiana | Oren White misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-49 |
| 17:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Mayo | 43-49 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Robert Mayo clanks a shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 17:10 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Talbott | 43-49 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 16:58 | Indiana | Oren White is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Pleasant - foul #2 on Steven Pleasant, team foul #2 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Woolley (PG), Lawrence Fisher (C) Stanley Emrick, John Webb | |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (PG), Isaac Kinsey (SG), Ray Loop (PF) Horace Cirillo, Tyler Mathis, Leroy Talbott | |
| 16:48 | Indiana | Robert Mayo is called for the reach on Oren White - foul #3 on Robert Mayo, team foul #3 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Case (SF), Kevin Lemons (PF) Michael Wolfgang, Raymond Posey | |
| Subs | Houston | Leroy Talbott (C) Robert Mayo | |
| 16:30 | Indiana | Oren White makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Steven Pleasant hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 45-52 |
| 16:17 | Indiana | Kevin Lemons snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 15:52 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Woolley and he's fouled by Leroy Talbott - foul #1 on Leroy Talbott, team foul #4 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ferdinand Martinez (SG) Oren White | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Ernie Stangl (SF), Robert Mayo (C) David Dana, Steven Pleasant, Leroy Talbott | |
| 15:52 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Robert Mayo grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Paul Woolley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ferdinand Martinez (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ryan Case (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Lemons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Fisher (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Horace Cirillo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Isaac Kinsey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernie Stangl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ray Loop (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mayo (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:35 | Houston | Robert Mayo is whistled for a carry | 47-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang (SF) Ryan Case | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lilley (SF) Ray Loop | |
| 15:23 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher connects on the open jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Woolley | 49-52 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Robert Mayo is called for a charge - foul #4 on Robert Mayo, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stanley Emrick (PG), Raymond Posey (PF) Paul Woolley, Kevin Lemons | |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Mathis (SG), Leroy Talbott (C) Isaac Kinsey, Robert Mayo | |
| 15:00 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Stanley Emrick | 51-52 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Raymond Posey is called for the reach on Tyler Mathis - foul #3 on Raymond Posey, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Case (SF) Michael Wolfgang | |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (PG), Isaac Kinsey (SF), Ray Loop (PF) Horace Cirillo, Richard Lilley, Ernie Stangl | |
| 14:37 | Houston | Ray Loop lays it in on a nice dish by Leroy Talbott and he's fouled by Ferdinand Martinez - foul #4 on Ferdinand Martinez, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Indiana | Oren White (SG), John Webb (C) Ferdinand Martinez, Lawrence Fisher | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lilley (SF) Tyler Mathis | |
| 14:37 | Houston | Ray Loop makes the free throw | 51-55 |
| 14:34 | Indiana | Stanley Emrick is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Talbott - foul #2 on Leroy Talbott, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Woolley (PG), Kevin Lemons (PF) Stanley Emrick, Raymond Posey | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:12 | Indiana | Kevin Lemons hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the paint | 51-55 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Leroy Talbott snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 14:06 | Houston | David Dana knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Isaac Kinsey | 51-57 |
| 13:52 | Indiana | Kevin Lemons misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-57 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Richard Lilley gets the rebound | 51-57 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Leroy Talbott hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from David Dana | 51-59 |
| 13:26 | Indiana | Paul Woolley scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Ryan Case | 54-59 |
| 13:22 | Houston | David Dana is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Dana, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stanley Emrick (PG), Michael Wolfgang (SF), Raymond Posey (PF), Lawrence Fisher (C) Paul Woolley, Ryan Case, Kevin Lemons, John Webb | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Tyler Mathis (SG), Ernie Stangl (PF), Steven Pleasant (C) David Dana, Richard Lilley, Ray Loop, Leroy Talbott | |
| 12:58 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher misses the dunk attempt | 54-59 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 12:53 | Houston | Tyler Mathis scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Horace Cirillo | 54-61 |
| 12:33 | Indiana | Raymond Posey misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 54-61 |
| 12:32 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher tips it back up and in | 56-61 |
| 12:19 | Houston | Steven Pleasant is called for traveling | 56-61 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Woolley (PG), Ryan Case (SF), Kevin Lemons (PF) Stanley Emrick, Michael Wolfgang, Raymond Posey | |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (PG), Richard Lilley (SF), Ray Loop (PF) Horace Cirillo, Isaac Kinsey, Ernie Stangl | |
| 12:16 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher loses the dribble to David Dana in the backcourt | 56-61 |
| 12:14 | Houston | David Dana banks in the layup | 56-63 |
| 11:53 | Indiana | Ryan Case can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 11:52 | Houston | David Dana snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Paul Woolley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oren White (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Case (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Lemons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Fisher (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Dana (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Tyler Mathis (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Richard Lilley (tiring) 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ray Loop (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Pleasant (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Houston | Oren White steals the ball from Richard Lilley | 56-63 |
| 11:26 | Indiana | Ryan Case can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right block | 56-63 |
| 11:25 | Indiana | Kevin Lemons gets the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 11:14 | Indiana | Paul Woolley misses badly on a shot from the right side | 56-63 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Tyler Mathis snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Tyler Mathis is called for traveling | 56-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang (SF), Raymond Posey (PF), John Webb (C) Ryan Case, Kevin Lemons, Lawrence Fisher | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Leroy Talbott (C) David Dana, Steven Pleasant | |
| 10:46 | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang drills a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Richard Lilley - foul #2 on Richard Lilley, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stanley Emrick (PG) Paul Woolley | |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SG) Tyler Mathis | |
| 10:46 | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang misses the free throw | 58-63 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Ray Loop snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 10:28 | Houston | John Webb is called for the reach on Leroy Talbott - foul #2 on John Webb, team foul #5 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Houston | Ernie Stangl (SF), Steven Pleasant (PF) Richard Lilley, Ray Loop | |
| 10:11 | Houston | Leroy Talbott loses the dribble to John Webb | 58-63 |
| 10:07 | Indiana | Horace Cirillo picks off the pass by Stanley Emrick in the backcourt | 58-63 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey is hacked by Oren White - foul #2 on Oren White, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Woolley (PG), Ryan Case (SF), Kevin Lemons (PF) Stanley Emrick, Michael Wolfgang, Raymond Posey | |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (PG), Tyler Mathis (SG) Horace Cirillo, Isaac Kinsey | |
| 09:35 | Houston | Steven Pleasant misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 58-63 |
| 09:33 | Houston | Tyler Mathis hits the follow up shot | 58-65 |
| 09:16 | Indiana | Paul Woolley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Steven Pleasant snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Steven Pleasant misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Paul Woolley - foul #2 on Paul Woolley, team foul #7 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher (C) John Webb | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lilley (SF) Ernie Stangl | |
| 09:10 | Houston | Steven Pleasant makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 09:10 | Houston | Steven Pleasant makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 08:52 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-67 |
| 08:50 | Indiana | Ryan Case snags the offensive board | 58-67 |
| 08:29 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher is open and lays it up and in | 60-67 |
| 08:29 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang (SF), Raymond Posey (PF) Ryan Case, Kevin Lemons | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Isaac Kinsey (SG), Ray Loop (PF) David Dana, Tyler Mathis, Steven Pleasant | |
| 08:19 | Houston | Horace Cirillo knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Isaac Kinsey and he's fouled by Raymond Posey - foul #4 on Raymond Posey, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Indiana | Kevin Lemons (PF) Raymond Posey | |
| Subs | Houston | Ernie Stangl (SF) Richard Lilley | |
| 08:19 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the free throw | 60-70 |
| 07:59 | Indiana | Paul Woolley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 07:57 | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang grabs the offensive board | 60-70 |
| 07:38 | Indiana | Paul Woolley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Ray Loop grabs the board | 60-70 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Paul Woolley (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oren White (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wolfgang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Lemons (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Fisher (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Horace Cirillo (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Isaac Kinsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernie Stangl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ray Loop (tired) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Talbott (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey is hacked by Oren White - foul #3 on Oren White, team foul #9 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ferdinand Martinez (SG), Ryan Case (SF), Raymond Posey (PF), John Webb (C) Oren White, Michael Wolfgang, Kevin Lemons, Lawrence Fisher | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lilley (SF), Robert Mayo (C) Ernie Stangl, Leroy Talbott | |
| 07:20 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 07:07 | Indiana | John Webb banks in the layup set up by Ferdinand Martinez | 62-72 |
| 06:54 | Houston | John Webb blocks the short jumper by Ray Loop | 62-72 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Robert Mayo hits the follow up shot | 62-74 |
| 06:43 | Indiana | Ryan Case comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 62-74 |
| 06:42 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey grabs the board | 62-74 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Paul Woolley is called for the reach on Horace Cirillo - foul #3 on Paul Woolley, team foul #10 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stanley Emrick (PG) Paul Woolley | |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Mathis (SG), Steven Pleasant (PF) Isaac Kinsey, Ray Loop | |
| 06:38 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Horace Cirillo misses the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 06:38 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Ryan Case | 62-75 |
| 06:26 | Indiana | Raymond Posey blows the layup | 62-75 |
| 06:24 | Houston | Tyler Mathis gets the rebound | 62-75 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Richard Lilley loses the ball out of bounds | 62-75 |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang (SF) Ryan Case | |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (PG), Ernie Stangl (SF) Horace Cirillo, Richard Lilley | |
| 06:17 | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang is hacked by Tyler Mathis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tyler Mathis, team foul #9 | 62-75 |
| 06:17 | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang misses the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 06:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Mayo | 62-75 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Ernie Stangl hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 62-75 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Robert Mayo pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-75 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Steven Pleasant misses long on a floater from the left side | 62-75 |
| 06:02 | Houston | David Dana can't tip it in | 62-75 |
| 06:00 | Indiana | John Webb snags the defensive board | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:48 | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-75 |
| 05:46 | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang tips it back up and in | 64-75 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Raymond Posey blocks the short jumper by Robert Mayo | 64-75 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Robert Mayo tips it but misses | 64-75 |
| 05:26 | Indiana | Raymond Posey gets the rebound | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:04 | Indiana | Ferdinand Martinez is hacked by Tyler Mathis - foul #3 on Tyler Mathis, team foul #10 | 64-75 |
| Subs | Indiana | Paul Woolley (PG), Ryan Case (SF), Kevin Lemons (PF), Lawrence Fisher (C) Stanley Emrick, Michael Wolfgang, Raymond Posey, John Webb | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Isaac Kinsey (SG), Richard Lilley (SF), Ray Loop (PF) David Dana, Tyler Mathis, Ernie Stangl, Steven Pleasant | |
| 05:04 | Indiana | Ferdinand Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 05:04 | Indiana | Ferdinand Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Kevin Lemons is called for the reach on Horace Cirillo - foul #3 on Kevin Lemons, team foul #11 | 66-75 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Horace Cirillo misses the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 04:42 | Indiana | Kevin Lemons grabs the board | 66-76 |
| 04:40 | Indiana | Ferdinand Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-76 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Paul Woolley picks off the pass by Isaac Kinsey | 66-76 |
| 04:15 | Indiana | Ryan Case hits a floater from the right wing set up by Paul Woolley | 68-76 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Robert Mayo buries a shot from the left side and the foul's on Lawrence Fisher - foul #1 on Lawrence Fisher, team foul #12 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (PG), Ernie Stangl (SF) Horace Cirillo, Richard Lilley | |
| 03:53 | Houston | Robert Mayo makes the free throw | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:44 | Indiana | Paul Woolley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-79 |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang (SF), John Webb (C) Ryan Case, Lawrence Fisher | |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Mathis (SG), Steven Pleasant (PF) Isaac Kinsey, Ray Loop | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Houston | Ernie Stangl is hacked by Ferdinand Martinez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ferdinand Martinez, team foul #13 | 68-79 |
| Subs | Indiana | Oren White (SG) Ferdinand Martinez | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG) David Dana | |
| 03:43 | Houston | Ernie Stangl makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 03:43 | Houston | Ernie Stangl makes the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 03:36 | Indiana | Oren White misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-81 |
| 03:35 | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang tips it back up and in | 70-81 |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Paul Woolley (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Oren White (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Wolfgang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kevin Lemons (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Webb (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Horace Cirillo (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Tyler Mathis (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernie Stangl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Pleasant (tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Mayo (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Horace Cirillo is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Woolley - foul #4 on Paul Woolley, team foul #14 | 70-81 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SF) Ernie Stangl | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 1st free throw | 70-82 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-83 |
| 03:15 | Indiana | Paul Woolley scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-83 |
| 03:12 | Houston | Horace Cirillo is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Woolley - foul #5 on Paul Woolley, team foul #15 | 73-83 |
| Subs | Indiana | Stanley Emrick (PG), Raymond Posey (PF) Paul Woolley, Kevin Lemons | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:12 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 1st free throw | 73-84 |
| 03:12 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 2nd free throw | 73-85 |
| 03:04 | Indiana | Raymond Posey hits a wide open jump hook from the left block | 75-85 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Stanley Emrick is called for the reach on Isaac Kinsey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stanley Emrick, team foul #16 | 75-85 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey misses the 1st free throw | 75-85 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey makes the 2nd free throw | 75-86 |
| 02:57 | Indiana | Stanley Emrick is fouled in the backcourt by Isaac Kinsey - foul #1 on Isaac Kinsey, team foul #11 | 75-86 |
| Subs | Indiana | Ryan Case (SF) Michael Wolfgang | |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (PG), Ernie Stangl (SF), Leroy Talbott (PF) Horace Cirillo, Isaac Kinsey, Steven Pleasant | |
| 02:57 | Indiana | Stanley Emrick makes the 1st free throw | 76-86 |
| 02:57 | Indiana | Stanley Emrick misses the 2nd free throw | 76-86 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Leroy Talbott snags the defensive board | 76-86 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Leroy Talbott is fouled in the backcourt by Oren White - foul #4 on Oren White, team foul #17 | 76-86 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Isaac Kinsey (SF), Steven Pleasant (PF) David Dana, Ernie Stangl, Robert Mayo | |
| 02:55 | Houston | Leroy Talbott makes the 1st free throw | 76-87 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Leroy Talbott misses the 2nd free throw | 76-87 |
| 02:55 | Indiana | John Webb snags the defensive board | 76-87 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:40 | Indiana | Oren White misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-87 |
| 02:38 | Indiana | Raymond Posey gets the offensive rebound | 76-87 |
| 02:24 | Indiana | Stanley Emrick is fouled on the floor by Steven Pleasant - foul #3 on Steven Pleasant, team foul #12 | 76-87 |
| Subs | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher (C) John Webb | |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (PG), Ernie Stangl (SF), Robert Mayo (C) Horace Cirillo, Isaac Kinsey, Steven Pleasant | |
| 02:24 | Indiana | Stanley Emrick makes the 1st free throw | 77-87 |
| 02:24 | Indiana | Stanley Emrick makes the 2nd free throw | 78-87 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Oren White is called for the reach on Tyler Mathis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Oren White, team foul #18 | 78-87 |
| Subs | Indiana | Gregg Moro (SG) Oren White | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Isaac Kinsey (SF), Steven Pleasant (PF) David Dana, Ernie Stangl, Leroy Talbott | |
| 02:23 | Houston | Tyler Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 78-87 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Tyler Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 02:09 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 78-88 |
| 02:07 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher can't tip it in | 78-88 |
| 02:06 | Indiana | Raymond Posey grabs the offensive board | 78-88 |
| 01:50 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher clanks a jump hook in the paint | 78-88 |
| 01:48 | Indiana | Raymond Posey hits the follow up shot | 80-88 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Stanley Emrick is called for the reach on Horace Cirillo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stanley Emrick, team foul #19 | 80-88 |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang (SG), Kevin Lemons (PF) Gregg Moro, Raymond Posey | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:45 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-88 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 1st free throw | 80-89 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 2nd free throw | 80-90 |
| 01:43 | Indiana | Indiana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-90 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lilley (SF), Ray Loop (PF) Isaac Kinsey, Steven Pleasant | |
| 01:33 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher blows the wide open layup | 80-90 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Richard Lilley snags the defensive board | 80-90 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Richard Lilley is hacked by Stanley Emrick in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stanley Emrick, team foul #20 | 80-90 |
| Subs | Indiana | Randall Graleski (PG) Stanley Emrick | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Pleasant (PF) Ray Loop | |
| 01:31 | Houston | Richard Lilley makes the 1st free throw | 80-91 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Richard Lilley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-92 |
| 01:15 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Randall Graleski | 82-92 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Robert Mayo is fouled in the backcourt by Randall Graleski - foul #1 on Randall Graleski, team foul #21 | 82-92 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SF) Richard Lilley | |
| 01:13 | Houston | Robert Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 82-93 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses the 2nd free throw | 82-93 |
| 01:13 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher pulls down the rebound | 82-93 |
| 01:08 | Indiana | Ryan Case clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Isaac Kinsey - foul #2 on Isaac Kinsey, team foul #13 | 82-93 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lilley (SF), Ray Loop (PF) Isaac Kinsey, Steven Pleasant | |
| 01:08 | Indiana | Ryan Case makes the 1st free throw | 83-93 |
| 01:08 | Indiana | Ryan Case makes the 2nd free throw | 84-93 |
| 01:08 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 84-93 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Randall Graleski is called for the reach on Horace Cirillo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Graleski, team foul #22 | 84-93 |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SF), Steven Pleasant (PF) Richard Lilley, Ray Loop | |
| 01:05 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 1st free throw | 84-94 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Horace Cirillo makes the 2nd free throw | 84-95 |
| 01:02 | Indiana | Randall Graleski is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Graleski, team foul #23 | 84-95 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Tyler Mathis is hacked by Lawrence Fisher - foul #2 on Lawrence Fisher, team foul #24 | 84-95 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Tyler Mathis makes the 1st free throw | 84-96 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Tyler Mathis makes the 2nd free throw | 84-97 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Mayo - foul #5 on Robert Mayo, team foul #14 | 84-97 |
| Subs | Indiana | John Webb (C) Michael Wolfgang | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lilley (SF), Ray Loop (PF), Leroy Talbott (C) Isaac Kinsey, Steven Pleasant, Robert Mayo | |
| 00:57 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 84-97 |
| 00:57 | Indiana | Lawrence Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 85-97 |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Richard Lilley misses long on a jumper from the left side | 85-97 |
| 00:31 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Ryan Case | 85-97 |
| 00:27 | Indiana | Randall Graleski is fouled on the floor by Tyler Mathis - foul #4 on Tyler Mathis, team foul #15 | 85-97 |
| Subs | Indiana | Michael Wolfgang (SG) John Webb | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:27 | Indiana | Randall Graleski misses the 1st free throw | 85-97 |
| 00:27 | Indiana | Randall Graleski misses the 2nd free throw | 85-97 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Leroy Talbott grabs the defensive rebound | 85-97 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Horace Cirillo runs out the clock | 85-97 |