| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Curtis Pearson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bret Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Andrew McGhee (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Dolby (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Russell Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Brown (fresh) C - Richard Ostermiller (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Russell Morgan inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Sacramento State | Christopher Brown buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Russell Morgan | 32-31 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Thomas Dolby takes the ball from Alvin Johnson in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 19:37 | Sacramento State | Andrew McGhee lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Dolby | 32-33 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Alvin Johnson misses the 3 from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 19:29 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Richard Ostermiller | 32-33 |
| 19:23 | Sacramento State | Richard Ostermiller drills a jumper in the paint | 32-35 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Alvin Johnson is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Curtis Pearson | 35-35 |
| 18:47 | Sacramento State | Russell Morgan misses short on a shot from the right side | 35-35 |
| 18:46 | Sacramento State | Andrew McGhee tips it in | 35-37 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Alvin Johnson knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Curtis Pearson | 38-37 |
| 18:07 | Sacramento State | Christopher Brown drills a floater in the paint | 38-39 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Alvin Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Smith (SG), Phil Rubalcaba (SF), Byron Harshaw (PF), Kevin Ball (C) Alvin Johnson, Travis Blom, Curtis Pearson, Bret Kay | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Evan Warman (PG), Alexander Zeliff (SG), Jeffrey Mariotti (SF), John Miller (PF), Mark Ward (C) Andrew McGhee, Thomas Dolby, Russell Morgan, Christopher Brown, Richard Ostermiller | |
| 17:41 | Sacramento State | Jeffrey Mariotti misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-39 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Kevin Ball grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike Tracy (PG) Sebastian Long | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 17:01 | Sacramento State | Mark Ward comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 16:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to Phil Rubalcaba | 38-39 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Mike Tracy is fouled in the backcourt by Evan Warman - foul #1 on Evan Warman, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Alvin Johnson (SG), Travis Blom (SF) Ronald Smith, Kevin Ball | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Devito (SG) Jeffrey Mariotti | |
| 16:35 | Houston | Mike Tracy is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Mike Tracy, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Bret Kay (C) Mike Tracy, Phil Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Andrew McGhee (PG), Christopher Brown (PF) Robert Devito, Mark Ward | |
| 16:18 | Sacramento State | John Miller misses long on a floater in the paint | 38-39 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Bret Kay snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Christopher Brown swats the shot by Byron Harshaw | 38-39 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Alvin Johnson hits the follow up shot | 40-39 |
| 15:52 | Sacramento State | Evan Warman drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew McGhee | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Byron Harshaw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Bret Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Andrew McGhee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alexander Zeliff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Warman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Houston | Sebastian Long hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Alvin Johnson | 42-41 |
| 15:10 | Sacramento State | Evan Warman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 15:08 | Sacramento State | John Miller tips it home | 42-43 |
| 15:04 | Houston | Alvin Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Alexander Zeliff - foul #1 on Alexander Zeliff, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike Tracy (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Phil Rubalcaba (SF), Curtis Pearson (PF), Kevin Ball (C) Sebastian Long, Alvin Johnson, Travis Blom, Byron Harshaw, Bret Kay | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Devito (PG), Thomas Dolby (SG), Russell Morgan (SF), Richard Ostermiller (PF), Michael Norris (C) Andrew McGhee, Alexander Zeliff, Evan Warman, Christopher Brown, John Miller | |
| 14:53 | Houston | Ronald Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 14:51 | Sacramento State | Michael Norris pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:41 | Sacramento State | Michael Norris jams it set up by Robert Devito | 42-45 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Ronald Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 14:22 | Sacramento State | Michael Norris grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 14:09 | Sacramento State | Michael Norris misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 14:07 | Sacramento State | Richard Ostermiller hits the follow up shot | 42-47 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Phil Rubalcaba drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Mike Tracy | 44-47 |
| 13:39 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kevin Ball - foul #1 on Kevin Ball, team foul #2 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Alvin Johnson (SG), Bret Kay (C) Mike Tracy, Ronald Smith, Kevin Ball | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Andrew McGhee (PG), Christopher Brown (PF) Robert Devito, Michael Norris | |
| 13:39 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 13:39 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 13:21 | Houston | Bret Kay hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Alvin Johnson | 46-49 |
| 13:00 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 46-49 |
| 12:59 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Curtis Pearson misses the jump hook from the left block | 46-51 |
| 12:38 | Houston | Curtis Pearson can't tip it in | 46-51 |
| 12:36 | Sacramento State | Richard Ostermiller gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 12:17 | Sacramento State | Curtis Pearson steals the ball from Andrew McGhee | 46-51 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Bret Kay is fouled on the floor by Richard Ostermiller - foul #2 on Richard Ostermiller, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Smith (SG), Travis Blom (SF), Byron Harshaw (PF), Kevin Ball (C) Alvin Johnson, Phil Rubalcaba, Curtis Pearson, Bret Kay | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Evan Warman (PG), Alexander Zeliff (SG), Jeffrey Mariotti (SF), John Miller (PF), Michael Norris (C) Andrew McGhee, Thomas Dolby, Russell Morgan, Christopher Brown, Richard Ostermiller | |
| 11:51 | Houston | Byron Harshaw can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Miller - foul #1 on John Miller, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Byron Harshaw makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Byron Harshaw misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:51 | Sacramento State | John Miller grabs the board | 47-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Sebastian Long (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Smith (fresh) SF - Travis Blom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Byron Harshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Ball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Evan Warman (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alexander Zeliff (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Mariotti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Norris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Sacramento State | Evan Warman is hacked by Sebastian Long - foul #2 on Sebastian Long, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| 11:23 | Sacramento State | Alexander Zeliff connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Evan Warman | 47-54 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Sebastian Long is hacked by Jeffrey Mariotti in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mariotti, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike Tracy (PG) Sebastian Long | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 11:03 | Houston | Travis Blom makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 10:47 | Sacramento State | Evan Warman misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-54 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Ronald Smith snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Byron Harshaw loses the ball out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG) Mike Tracy | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Devito (SG), Mark Ward (C) Jeffrey Mariotti, Michael Norris | |
| 10:24 | Sacramento State | Evan Warman makes the 3 from straight away set up by Alexander Zeliff | 50-57 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Mark Ward takes the ball from Ronald Smith in the backcourt | 50-57 |
| 10:13 | Sacramento State | Sebastian Long steals the ball from Robert Devito | 50-57 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Sebastian Long misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 09:59 | Sacramento State | John Miller grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 09:43 | Sacramento State | Alexander Zeliff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-57 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Byron Harshaw grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Travis Blom can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Byron Harshaw grabs the offensive rebound | 50-57 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Travis Blom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike Tracy (PG), Alvin Johnson (SG), Phil Rubalcaba (SF), Curtis Pearson (PF), Bret Kay (C) Sebastian Long, Ronald Smith, Travis Blom, Byron Harshaw, Kevin Ball | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Andrew McGhee (PG), Thomas Dolby (SG), Russell Morgan (SF), Christopher Brown (PF), Michael Norris (C) Alexander Zeliff, Robert Devito, Evan Warman, John Miller, Mark Ward | |
| 08:50 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew McGhee | 50-59 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Curtis Pearson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Tracy | 53-59 |
| 08:12 | Sacramento State | Andrew McGhee misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-59 |
| 08:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bret Kay | 53-59 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Curtis Pearson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-59 |
| 07:48 | Sacramento State | Michael Norris snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mike Tracy (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Curtis Pearson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bret Kay (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Andrew McGhee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Dolby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Brown (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Norris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Sacramento State | Michael Norris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 07:24 | Sacramento State | Russell Morgan tips it but misses | 53-59 |
| 07:23 | Sacramento State | Christopher Brown gets the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 07:12 | Sacramento State | Michael Norris can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-59 |
| 07:10 | Sacramento State | Christopher Brown snags the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 06:57 | Sacramento State | Curtis Pearson swats the shot by Russell Morgan | 53-59 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Bret Kay grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 06:45 | Houston | Mike Tracy clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 06:44 | Sacramento State | Michael Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 06:29 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew McGhee | 53-62 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Mike Tracy scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Curtis Pearson | 55-62 |
| 06:10 | Sacramento State | Christopher Brown misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Curtis Pearson - foul #2 on Curtis Pearson, team foul #4 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Ronald Smith (SG), Travis Blom (SF), Byron Harshaw (PF), Kevin Ball (C) Mike Tracy, Alvin Johnson, Phil Rubalcaba, Curtis Pearson, Bret Kay | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Evan Warman (PG), Alexander Zeliff (SG), John Miller (SF), Richard Ostermiller (C) Andrew McGhee, Thomas Dolby, Russell Morgan, Michael Norris | |
| 06:10 | Sacramento State | Christopher Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 06:10 | Sacramento State | Christopher Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Byron Harshaw gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Byron Harshaw scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Sebastian Long | 57-63 |
| 05:42 | Sacramento State | Ronald Smith takes the ball from Alexander Zeliff | 57-63 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Ronald Smith banks in the layup | 59-63 |
| 05:23 | Sacramento State | Alexander Zeliff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-63 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Jeffrey Mariotti (SF) Christopher Brown | |
| 04:55 | Houston | Jeffrey Mariotti picks off the pass by Sebastian Long | 59-63 |
| 04:38 | Sacramento State | Sebastian Long takes the ball from John Miller | 59-63 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Sebastian Long lays it up and in | 61-63 |
| 04:16 | Sacramento State | Richard Ostermiller buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexander Zeliff | 61-66 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Sebastian Long knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Smith | 63-66 |
| 03:35 | Sacramento State | Sebastian Long is called for the reach on Evan Warman - foul #3 on Sebastian Long, team foul #5 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Mike Tracy (PG), Alvin Johnson (SG), Phil Rubalcaba (SF), Curtis Pearson (PF), Bret Kay (C) Sebastian Long, Ronald Smith, Travis Blom, Byron Harshaw, Kevin Ball | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Andrew McGhee (PG), Robert Devito (SG), Russell Morgan (SF), Christopher Brown (PF), Mark Ward (C) Evan Warman, Alexander Zeliff, Jeffrey Mariotti, John Miller, Richard Ostermiller | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mike Tracy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Phil Rubalcaba (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Curtis Pearson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bret Kay (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Andrew McGhee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Devito (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Russell Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Ward (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | Sacramento State | Robert Devito drills a jumpshot from the right side | 63-68 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Mike Tracy can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-68 |
| 03:17 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Phil Rubalcaba | 63-68 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Bret Kay misses the lay-in | 63-68 |
| 02:51 | Sacramento State | Christopher Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 63-68 |
| 02:51 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Sebastian Long (PG), Travis Blom (SF), Byron Harshaw (PF) Mike Tracy, Phil Rubalcaba, Curtis Pearson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby (SG), Evan Warman (SF), John Miller (PF) Robert Devito, Russell Morgan, Christopher Brown | |
| 02:28 | Sacramento State | Travis Blom is called for the reach on Evan Warman - foul #2 on Travis Blom, team foul #6 | 63-68 |
| 02:09 | Sacramento State | Mark Ward travels with the ball | 63-68 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Norris (C) Mark Ward | |
| 01:47 | Houston | Travis Blom hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Byron Harshaw | 66-68 |
| 01:47 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Curtis Pearson (PF) Byron Harshaw | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Russell Morgan (SF), Christopher Brown (PF) Evan Warman, John Miller | |
| 01:23 | Sacramento State | Andrew McGhee connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Norris | 66-71 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Sebastian Long is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Curtis Pearson | 68-71 |
| 00:56 | Sacramento State | Andrew McGhee hits a driving attempt in the lane | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Houston | Sebastian Long hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-73 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Alvin Johnson snags the offensive board | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Houston | Thomas Dolby steals it from Alvin Johnson | 68-73 |
| 00:26 | Sacramento State | Thomas Dolby misses the easy layup | 68-73 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Bret Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 68-73 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Alvin Johnson is whistled for traveling | 68-73 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Evan Warman (SF), John Miller (PF) Russell Morgan, Christopher Brown | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:14 | Sacramento State | Evan Warman is fouled in the backcourt by Sebastian Long - foul #4 on Sebastian Long, team foul #7 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Russell Morgan (SF) Thomas Dolby | |
| 00:14 | Sacramento State | Evan Warman makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:14 | Sacramento State | Evan Warman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Travis Blom hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 68-75 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | Michael Norris grabs the defensive rebound | 68-75 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | Sacramento State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | Andrew McGhee runs out the clock | 68-75 |