| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Horace Golding (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kerry Holland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Knipp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan McGilvery (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Nuzzo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Mata (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Popp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Correia (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | David Popp inbounds the ball | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Brian Morgan hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Juan Mata | 43-34 |
| 19:28 | Hartford | Ivan Knipp hits a runner from the baseline set up by Horace Golding and the foul's on David Popp - foul #1 on David Popp, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| 19:28 | Hartford | Ivan Knipp misses the free throw | 45-34 |
| 19:28 | Houston | David Popp grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Sid Pride misses short on a floater from the right block | 45-34 |
| 19:02 | Hartford | Scott Nuzzo grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 18:47 | Hartford | Scott Nuzzo blows the layup | 45-34 |
| 18:45 | Houston | Sid Pride pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Juan Mata slams it home on a nice dish by Brian Morgan and he's hacked by Horace Golding - foul #1 on Horace Golding, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Juan Mata makes the free throw | 45-37 |
| 18:13 | Hartford | Ivan Knipp can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 45-37 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Sid Pride pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 17:55 | Houston | David Popp double dribbles | 45-37 |
| 17:34 | Hartford | Dan McGilvery hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kerry Holland | 47-37 |
| 17:13 | Houston | David Popp lays it in | 47-39 |
| 16:54 | Hartford | Juan Mata steals it from Horace Golding | 47-39 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Juan Mata lays it in | 47-41 |
| 16:31 | Hartford | David Popp is called for the reach on Ivan Knipp - foul #2 on David Popp, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Hartford | Paul Reed (PG), Joseph Soza (SG), Mitchell Jacquez (SF), Mark Forsythe (PF), Michael Caudill (C) Horace Golding, Kerry Holland, Ivan Knipp, Dan McGilvery, Scott Nuzzo | |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Young (PG), William Hodges (SG), Arthur Evans (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Edward Brown (C) Juan Mata, Brian Morgan, David Popp, Sid Pride, Richard Correia | |
| 16:23 | Hartford | Michael Caudill clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-41 |
| 16:22 | Houston | Arthur Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Michael Caudill is called for the reach on Melvin Young - foul #3 on Michael Caudill, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Hartford | Alberto Costa (C) Michael Caudill | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:50 | Houston | Arthur Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Hartford | Michael Caudill (C) Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Paul Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Soza (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Jacquez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Forsythe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Caudill (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Hodges (fresh) SF - Arthur Evans (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Yankovski (fresh) 7 pts. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Hartford | Joseph Soza is hacked by Edward Brown - foul #1 on Edward Brown, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kerry Holland (SG), Ivan Knipp (SF) Joseph Soza, Mitchell Jacquez | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Morgan (SG) Melvin Young | |
| 15:09 | Hartford | Mark Forsythe comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 15:07 | Hartford | Paul Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 14:56 | Hartford | Ivan Knipp's pass is intercepted by David Yankovski | 47-41 |
| 14:33 | Houston | David Yankovski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 14:31 | Houston | William Hodges tips it home | 47-43 |
| 14:26 | Hartford | Kerry Holland comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-43 |
| 14:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Hodges | 47-43 |
| 14:09 | Houston | David Yankovski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 14:07 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Paul Reed | 47-43 |
| 13:55 | Hartford | Ivan Knipp misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 13:54 | Houston | David Yankovski grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Arthur Evans's floater is tipped away by Michael Caudill | 47-43 |
| 13:40 | Hartford | Mark Forsythe grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 13:15 | Hartford | Paul Reed misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 13:13 | Hartford | Mark Forsythe pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 13:01 | Hartford | Paul Reed buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Mark Forsythe | 50-43 |
| 12:44 | Houston | William Hodges drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Arthur Evans | 50-45 |
| 12:26 | Hartford | Kerry Holland hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ivan Knipp | 53-45 |
| 12:08 | Houston | William Hodges hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 11:55 | Hartford | Edward Brown denies the turnaround by Ivan Knipp | 53-47 |
| 11:54 | Hartford | Michael Caudill tips it in | 55-47 |
| 11:28 | Houston | Brian Morgan lays it up and in on a great pass from Arthur Evans | 55-49 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Paul Reed (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Holland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ivan Knipp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Forsythe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Caudill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Hodges (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Yankovski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Edward Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Hartford | Ivan Knipp misses long on a shot in the paint | 55-49 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Edward Brown pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 10:49 | Houston | William Hodges is fouled on the floor by Paul Reed - foul #2 on Paul Reed, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Hartford | Horace Golding (PG), Joseph Soza (SG), Mitchell Jacquez (SF), Dan McGilvery (PF), Scott Nuzzo (C) Paul Reed, Kerry Holland, Ivan Knipp, Mark Forsythe, Michael Caudill | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Mata (PG), Jessie Juan (SG), David Popp (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Richard Correia (C) William Hodges, Brian Morgan, Arthur Evans, David Yankovski, Edward Brown | |
| 10:43 | Houston | David Popp misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Mitchell Jacquez - foul #1 on Mitchell Jacquez, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| 10:43 | Houston | David Popp makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 10:43 | Houston | David Popp makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:19 | Hartford | Mitchell Jacquez comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 55-51 |
| 10:18 | Hartford | Joseph Soza gets the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:56 | Hartford | Mitchell Jacquez's pass is intercepted by Juan Mata | 55-51 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Jessie Juan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-51 |
| 09:16 | Hartford | Scott Nuzzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-51 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Sid Pride misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 08:57 | Hartford | Scott Nuzzo gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 08:46 | Hartford | Mitchell Jacquez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Morgan (SG) Jessie Juan | |
| 08:28 | Houston | Horace Golding is called for the reach on Sid Pride - foul #2 on Horace Golding, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Hartford | Kerry Holland (SG), Ivan Knipp (SF) Joseph Soza, Mitchell Jacquez | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:15 | Houston | David Popp knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Juan Mata | 55-53 |
| 07:56 | Hartford | Scott Nuzzo connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Kerry Holland and he's fouled by Sid Pride - foul #1 on Sid Pride, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Hartford | Li Chin (PG), Alberto Costa (PF) Horace Golding, Dan McGilvery | |
| Subs | Houston | William Hodges (PG), Arthur Evans (SF), Eric Purkey (C) Juan Mata, David Popp, Richard Correia | |
| 07:56 | Hartford | Scott Nuzzo misses the free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Eric Purkey gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Sid Pride double dribbles | 57-53 |
| Subs | Hartford | Paul Reed (PG), Mark Forsythe (PF) Li Chin, Scott Nuzzo | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:35 | Hartford | Kerry Holland misses the 3 from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 07:34 | Hartford | Alberto Costa tips it back up and in | 59-53 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Arthur Evans can't connect on a floater from close range | 59-53 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Sid Pride tips it home | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Paul Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Holland (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ivan Knipp (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Forsythe (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Alberto Costa (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Hodges (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Brian Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Arthur Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sid Pride (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Purkey (fresh) | |
| 06:56 | Hartford | Ivan Knipp travels with the ball | 59-55 |
| Subs | Hartford | Dan McGilvery (PF) Alberto Costa | |
| Subs | Houston | David Popp (SF), David Yankovski (PF) Brian Morgan, Sid Pride | |
| 06:41 | Houston | William Hodges's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Hartford | Scott Nuzzo (C) Mark Forsythe | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Brown (C) Eric Purkey | |
| 06:28 | Hartford | Edward Brown swats the layup by Kerry Holland | 59-55 |
| 06:27 | Houston | Edward Brown gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 06:11 | Houston | William Hodges clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Nuzzo - foul #3 on Scott Nuzzo, team foul #6 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Hartford | Horace Golding (PG), Joseph Soza (SG), Mitchell Jacquez (SF) Paul Reed, Kerry Holland, Ivan Knipp | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Morgan (SG), Richard Correia (C) Arthur Evans, Edward Brown | |
| 06:11 | Houston | William Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 06:11 | Houston | William Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:48 | Hartford | Dan McGilvery misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Richard Correia snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 05:40 | Houston | David Yankovski is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Jacquez - foul #2 on Mitchell Jacquez, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Mata (PG) William Hodges | |
| 05:40 | Houston | David Yankovski makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:40 | Houston | David Yankovski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:30 | Hartford | Joseph Soza misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Juan Mata snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 05:23 | Houston | David Yankovski double dribbles | 59-59 |
| Subs | Hartford | Mark Forsythe (PF) Dan McGilvery | |
| Subs | Houston | Sid Pride (PF) David Yankovski | |
| 05:01 | Hartford | Joseph Soza misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 04:59 | Hartford | Mark Forsythe hits the follow up shot | 61-59 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Brian Morgan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 04:38 | Hartford | Mark Forsythe grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 04:22 | Hartford | Scott Nuzzo misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-59 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Sid Pride grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Juan Mata is hacked by Horace Golding - foul #3 on Horace Golding, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Hartford | Paul Reed (PG), Kerry Holland (SG), Ivan Knipp (SF), Dan McGilvery (PF) Horace Golding, Joseph Soza, Mitchell Jacquez, Scott Nuzzo | |
| Subs | Houston | William Hodges (SG), Arthur Evans (SF), David Yankovski (C) Brian Morgan, David Popp, Richard Correia | |
| 04:03 | Houston | Juan Mata makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Juan Mata makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 03:50 | Hartford | Sid Pride is called for the reach on Paul Reed - foul #2 on Sid Pride, team foul #5 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Brown (C) Sid Pride | |
| 03:34 | Hartford | Mark Forsythe comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 61-61 |
| 03:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arthur Evans | 61-61 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Arthur Evans hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Juan Mata | 61-64 |
| 03:01 | Hartford | Kerry Holland misses short on a shot in the lane | 61-64 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Juan Mata grabs the board | 61-64 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-64 |
| Subs | Hartford | Horace Golding (PG), Scott Nuzzo (C) Paul Reed, Mark Forsythe | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Morgan (SG), David Popp (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Richard Correia (C) William Hodges, Arthur Evans, David Yankovski, Edward Brown | |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Horace Golding (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kerry Holland (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ivan Knipp (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dan McGilvery (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Nuzzo (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Mata (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Popp (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Correia (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Houston | David Popp makes the runner in the paint | 61-66 |
| 02:25 | Hartford | Kerry Holland buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Horace Golding | 64-66 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Sid Pride throws it down | 64-68 |
| 01:52 | Hartford | Scott Nuzzo's fadeaway is rejected by Sid Pride | 64-68 |
| 01:51 | Houston | David Popp pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Richard Correia hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 64-68 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Sid Pride grabs the offensive board | 64-68 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Juan Mata is fouled on the floor by Kerry Holland - foul #1 on Kerry Holland, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Juan Mata makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Juan Mata makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 01:07 | Hartford | Kerry Holland misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Richard Correia - foul #3 on Richard Correia, team foul #6 | 64-70 |
| 01:07 | Hartford | Kerry Holland makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:07 | Hartford | Kerry Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Sid Pride grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Sid Pride buries a shot in the paint | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:40 | Hartford | Dan McGilvery misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-72 |
| 00:39 | Houston | David Popp gets the rebound | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | Houston | David Popp is hacked by Horace Golding in the backcourt - foul #4 on Horace Golding, team foul #10 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (PF) Sid Pride | |
| 00:36 | Houston | David Popp makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:36 | Houston | David Popp makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Hartford | Kerry Holland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-74 |
| 00:30 | Hartford | Dan McGilvery grabs the offensive rebound | 65-74 |
| 00:28 | Hartford | Kerry Holland scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-74 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Horace Golding is called for the reach on Richard Correia in the backcourt - foul #5 on Horace Golding, team foul #11 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Hartford | Paul Reed (PG) Horace Golding | |
| Subs | Houston | William Hodges (PG), Jessie Juan (SF), Sid Pride (PF) Juan Mata, David Popp, Eric Purkey | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Richard Correia makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Richard Correia makes the 2nd free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:23 | Hartford | Dan McGilvery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-76 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Mata (PG), David Popp (SF), Eric Purkey (PF) William Hodges, Jessie Juan, Sid Pride | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Kerry Holland is called for the reach on Brian Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kerry Holland, team foul #12 | 68-76 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Brian Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 68-77 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Brian Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:16 | Hartford | Paul Reed buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-78 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | Kerry Holland is called for the reach on David Popp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kerry Holland, team foul #13 | 71-78 |
| 00:15 | Houston | David Popp makes the 1st free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:15 | Houston | David Popp makes the 2nd free throw | 71-80 |
| 00:07 | Hartford | Kerry Holland hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Paul Reed | 74-80 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Paul Reed is called for the reach on Brian Morgan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Reed, team foul #14 | 74-80 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Hodges (PG), Jessie Juan (SF), Sid Pride (PF) Juan Mata, David Popp, Eric Purkey | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Brian Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Brian Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 00:05 | Hartford | Scott Nuzzo gets the rebound | 74-81 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Hartford | Paul Reed can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 74-81 |