| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) SF - Terence King (fresh) PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - James Peterson (fresh) SG - Jared Brown (fresh) SF - Terry Hitt (fresh) PF - Darren Eberly (fresh) C - Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Earnest Tucker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Earnest Tucker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Darren Eberly - foul #1 on Darren Eberly, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:45 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Clifton Daley - foul #1 on Clifton Daley, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:20 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Joshua Kepner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 19:00 | Southern Methodist | Terry Hitt is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Darren Eberly picks off the pass by Joshua Kepner | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Earnest Tucker gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Earnest Tucker is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown is fouled on the floor by Joshua Kepner - foul #1 on Joshua Kepner, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Terence King - foul #1 on Terence King, team foul #4 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Charles Hensley (SF), Henry Horn (PF), Ricky Winter (C) Joshua Kepner, Terence King, Clifton Daley, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 17:50 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Robert Ziv pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:48 | Houston | James Peterson is called for the reach on Charles Hensley in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Peterson, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Charles Hensley is called for traveling | 2-3 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Massey (PG), Harvey Canela (SF) James Peterson, Terry Hitt | |
| 17:07 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown banks in the layup set up by Harvey Canela and he's fouled by Charles Hensley - foul #1 on Charles Hensley, team foul #5 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF) Jeff Theriault | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill (PF), Rodney Bowers (C) Darren Eberly, Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | |
| 17:07 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Terence King misses the fadeaway from the right side | 2-6 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Ricky Winter grabs the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Terence King misses long on a jumper from the right side | 2-6 |
| 16:25 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:20 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown blows the layup | 2-6 |
| 16:18 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Bowers misses the tip | 2-6 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Ricky Winter snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Henry Horn lays it in | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Hensley (fresh) SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) SF - Terence King (fairly fresh) PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Winter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - George Massey (fresh) SG - Jared Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harvey Canela (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Hill (fresh) C - Rodney Bowers (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown is hacked by Robert Ziv - foul #1 on Robert Ziv, team foul #6 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Joshua Kepner (SG), Sean Benedetti (PF), Earnest Tucker (C) Charles Hensley, Robert Ziv, Henry Horn, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Peterson (PG), Barry Trammell (SG), Terry Hitt (SF), Darren Eberly (PF), Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (C) George Massey, Jared Brown, Harvey Canela, Andrew Hill, Rodney Bowers | |
| 15:26 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Jeff Theriault gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the lay-in | 4-6 |
| 14:59 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 14:43 | Southern Methodist | Barry Trammell is whistled for traveling | 4-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SF), Clifton Daley (PF) Terence King, Sean Benedetti | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Harvey Canela (SG) Barry Trammell | |
| 14:28 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Earnest Tucker pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Earnest Tucker scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Robert Ziv | 6-6 |
| 13:58 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 13:56 | Houston | Jeff Theriault snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Jeff Theriault loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (PG) Jeff Theriault | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Massey (PG), Carey Jenkins (SF), Andrew Hill (PF), Rodney Bowers (C) James Peterson, Terry Hitt, Darren Eberly, Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | |
| 13:37 | Southern Methodist | George Massey scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-9 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rodney Bowers - foul #1 on Rodney Bowers, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Henry Horn (PF) Robert Ziv, Clifton Daley | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Barry Trammell (SG) Harvey Canela | |
| 13:08 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:08 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 12:45 | Southern Methodist | Barry Trammell loses the dribble to Earnest Tucker | 7-9 |
| 12:26 | Houston | Earnest Tucker clanks a 3 from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Henry Horn is whistled for a carry | 7-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Winter (C) Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Peterson (PG), Jared Brown (SG), Terry Hitt (SF), Darren Eberly (PF), Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (C) George Massey, Barry Trammell, Carey Jenkins, Andrew Hill, Rodney Bowers | |
| 11:59 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ricky Winter - foul #1 on Ricky Winter, team foul #7 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Terence King (SF) Jeff Theriault, Joshua Kepner | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 11:59 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:59 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Charles Hensley (fresh) SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terence King (fresh) PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - James Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jared Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terry Hitt (fresh) PF - Darren Eberly (fresh) 1 pts. C - Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Houston | Terence King is fouled on the floor by Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG) Charles Hensley | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 11:31 | Houston | Jeff Theriault scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Terence King | 9-11 |
| 11:10 | Southern Methodist | Terry Hitt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 11:08 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown misses the tip | 9-11 |
| 11:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Henry Horn | 9-11 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Jeff Theriault hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 10:59 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 10:45 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (PG), Joshua Kepner (SG), Clifton Daley (PF) Jeff Theriault, Robert Ziv, Henry Horn | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 10:32 | Houston | Joshua Kepner can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 9-11 |
| 10:30 | Southern Methodist | Terry Hitt pulls down the rebound | 9-11 |
| 10:11 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Peterson, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Earnest Tucker (C) Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Massey (PG), Barry Trammell (SG), Harvey Canela (SF), Carey Jenkins (PF), Andrew Hill (C) James Peterson, Jared Brown, Terry Hitt, Darren Eberly, Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | |
| 09:57 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the driving attempt from the left block | 11-11 |
| 09:39 | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Hensley - foul #2 on Charles Hensley, team foul #8 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Robert Ziv (SG) Charles Hensley, Joshua Kepner | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Rodney Bowers (C) Barry Trammell | |
| 09:39 | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 09:39 | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:19 | Houston | Earnest Tucker can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 11-13 |
| 09:17 | Southern Methodist | Harvey Canela pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 08:58 | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Terence King - foul #2 on Terence King, team foul #9 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Henry Horn (PF) Terence King, Clifton Daley | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown (SG), Darren Eberly (PF), Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (C) George Massey, Andrew Hill, Rodney Bowers | |
| 08:58 | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 08:58 | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Henry Horn snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jeff Theriault | 14-14 |
| 08:22 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harvey Canela | 14-17 |
| 08:08 | Houston | Earnest Tucker is hacked by Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun - foul #2 on Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Winter (C) Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Uchida (PG), Terry Hitt (SF), Rodney Bowers (C) Harvey Canela, Carey Jenkins, Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun | |
| 07:49 | Houston | Rodney Bowers is called for the reach on Ricky Winter - foul #2 on Rodney Bowers, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Barry Trammell (SG), Andrew Hill (C) Jared Brown, Rodney Bowers | |
| 07:49 | Houston | Ricky Winter misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:49 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Ziv (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Daniel Uchida (fresh) SG - Barry Trammell (fresh) SF - Terry Hitt (fresh) PF - Darren Eberly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Hill (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Southern Methodist | Darren Eberly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Sean Benedetti (PF) Henry Horn | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Massey (PG) Daniel Uchida | |
| 07:20 | Houston | Sean Benedetti loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-17 |
| 07:04 | Southern Methodist | Barry Trammell buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Terry Hitt | 14-20 |
| 07:02 | Houston | Sean Benedetti's pass is intercepted by Terry Hitt in the backcourt | 14-20 |
| 06:44 | Southern Methodist | George Massey buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Barry Trammell | 14-22 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Darren Eberly denies the turnaround by Joshua Kepner | 14-22 |
| 06:20 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Benedetti | 14-22 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Joshua Kepner is fouled on the floor by George Massey - foul #1 on George Massey, team foul #8 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Clifton Daley (PF), Earnest Tucker (C) Sean Benedetti, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Daniel Uchida (PG), Jared Brown (SG), Harvey Canela (SF) George Massey, Barry Trammell, Terry Hitt | |
| 06:06 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:49 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Uchida | 16-24 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Jeff Theriault is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Uchida - foul #1 on Daniel Uchida, team foul #9 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins (PF) Darren Eberly | |
| 05:44 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:44 | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins snags the defensive board | 16-24 |
| 05:26 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-24 |
| 05:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earnest Tucker | 16-24 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Andrew Hill blocks the short jumper by Earnest Tucker | 16-24 |
| 05:09 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 04:54 | Southern Methodist | Harvey Canela misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 04:52 | Houston | Earnest Tucker gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Earnest Tucker hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Robert Ziv and the foul's on Carey Jenkins - foul #1 on Carey Jenkins, team foul #10 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Terry Hitt (SF), Darren Eberly (PF) Daniel Uchida, Carey Jenkins | |
| 04:46 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:27 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill is hacked by Robert Ziv - foul #2 on Robert Ziv, team foul #10 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF), Henry Horn (PF) Robert Ziv, Clifton Daley | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | George Massey (PG) Jared Brown | |
| 04:27 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:27 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Terry Hitt - foul #1 on Terry Hitt, team foul #11 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Barry Trammell (SG) Harvey Canela | |
| 04:14 | Houston | Jeff Theriault makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:14 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 04:07 | Southern Methodist | Andrew Hill loses the dribble to Henry Horn | 20-26 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Earnest Tucker is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeff Theriault | 23-26 |
| 03:41 | Southern Methodist | Terry Hitt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-26 |
| 03:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earnest Tucker | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Kepner (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Terence King (fresh) PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - George Massey (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Barry Trammell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Hitt (fresh) PF - Darren Eberly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Hill (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Houston | Earnest Tucker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-26 |
| 03:21 | Southern Methodist | George Massey grabs the board | 23-26 |
| 03:16 | Southern Methodist | George Massey drills a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Jeff Theriault - foul #1 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #11 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (PG), Robert Ziv (SG), Ricky Winter (C) Jeff Theriault, Joshua Kepner, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | James Peterson (PG), Jared Brown (SG), Rodney Bowers (PF), Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun (C) Barry Trammell, Terry Hitt, Darren Eberly, Andrew Hill | |
| 03:16 | Southern Methodist | George Massey misses the free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Henry Horn | 23-28 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Charles Hensley makes the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Terence King | 25-28 |
| 02:37 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-28 |
| 02:36 | Southern Methodist | George Massey snags the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 02:25 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 02:24 | Southern Methodist | George Massey misses the tip | 25-28 |
| 02:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ricky Winter | 25-28 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun swats the short shot by Henry Horn | 25-28 |
| 02:14 | Southern Methodist | Jared Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 01:51 | Southern Methodist | George Massey clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Henry Horn grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Charles Hensley knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Terence King | 27-28 |
| 01:31 | Southern Methodist | James Peterson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-28 |
| 01:30 | Southern Methodist | Rodney Bowers tips it in | 27-30 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Robert Ziv throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Clifton Daley (PF), Earnest Tucker (C) Robert Ziv, Henry Horn, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Harvey Canela (PG), Barry Trammell (SG), Terry Hitt (SF), Carey Jenkins (PF) James Peterson, Jared Brown, George Massey, Rodney Bowers | |
| 01:01 | Southern Methodist | Carey Jenkins drills a runner from the baseline | 27-32 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Charles Hensley travels with the ball | 27-32 |
| 00:28 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Charles Hensley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG) Charles Hensley | |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| 00:05 | Southern Methodist | Harvey Canela can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 00:04 | Southern Methodist | Xing-Fu Xaimoungkhoun can't tip it in | 27-34 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Clifton Daley grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Clifton Daley misses long on a halfcourt shot | 27-34 |