| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Correia (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Leon Shears (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Glen Champion (fresh) SF - Gerald Talton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Buenrostro (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Harvey McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Loyola (MD) | Gerald Talton inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Loyola (MD) | Gerald Talton buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leon Shears and he's hacked by Melvin Young - foul #3 on Melvin Young, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG) Melvin Young | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 19:43 | Loyola (MD) | Gerald Talton misses the free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:43 | Houston | Sid Pride snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Willie Pugh is hacked by Harvey McCoy - foul #2 on Harvey McCoy, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Willie Pugh misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-27 |
| 19:06 | Loyola (MD) | Harvey McCoy pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 18:49 | Loyola (MD) | Glen Champion scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph Buenrostro | 33-29 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Sid Pride misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 18:28 | Loyola (MD) | Glen Champion snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 18:22 | Loyola (MD) | Sid Pride swats the short shot by Joseph Buenrostro | 33-29 |
| 18:21 | Loyola (MD) | Gerald Talton snags the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 18:08 | Loyola (MD) | Gerald Talton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 18:06 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Buenrostro snags the offensive board | 33-29 |
| 17:59 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Buenrostro clanks a turnaround from close range | 33-29 |
| 17:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Richard Correia | 33-29 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Charles Dunn comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 17:48 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Buenrostro pulls down the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:43 | Loyola (MD) | Willie Pugh steals the ball from Harvey McCoy | 33-29 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Willie Pugh misses the lay-in | 33-29 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Richard Correia hits the follow up shot | 35-29 |
| 17:17 | Loyola (MD) | Gerald Talton's pass is intercepted by Richard Correia | 35-29 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Harvey McCoy swats the layup by Richard Correia | 35-29 |
| 16:55 | Loyola (MD) | Glen Champion snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 16:31 | Loyola (MD) | Glen Champion knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gerald Talton | 35-32 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Willie Pugh connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-32 |
| 15:52 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Buenrostro hits a floater in the paint | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Terry King (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Willie Pugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Sid Pride (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Correia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Leon Shears (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glen Champion (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Talton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Buenrostro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Harvey McCoy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Houston | Terry King can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Richard Correia pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Glen Champion is called for the reach on Sid Pride - foul #3 on Glen Champion, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Young (PG), Tyler Kain (SG), Eric Purkey (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Edward Brown (C) Terry King, Charles Dunn, Willie Pugh, Sid Pride, Richard Correia | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Vance (PG), David Newton (SG), Christopher Bond (SF), Rick Reichel (PF), Howard Harden (C) Leon Shears, Glen Champion, Gerald Talton, Joseph Buenrostro, Harvey McCoy | |
| 15:04 | Houston | Eric Purkey buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from David Yankovski | 40-34 |
| 14:45 | Loyola (MD) | Christopher Bond misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-34 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Edward Brown gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Eric Purkey connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Young | 43-34 |
| 14:18 | Loyola (MD) | Melvin Young steals the ball from Gregory Vance | 43-34 |
| 14:15 | Houston | Melvin Young misses the easy layup | 43-34 |
| 14:13 | Loyola (MD) | Howard Harden grabs the defensive rebound | 43-34 |
| 13:48 | Loyola (MD) | Tyler Kain steals the ball from Gregory Vance | 43-34 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Melvin Young connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Yankovski | 46-34 |
| 13:13 | Loyola (MD) | Christopher Bond clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 13:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Yankovski | 46-34 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Tyler Kain hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-34 |
| 12:49 | Houston | David Yankovski grabs the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Edward Brown can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-34 |
| 12:32 | Houston | Tyler Kain can't tip it in | 46-34 |
| 12:30 | Loyola (MD) | Howard Harden pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| 12:09 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Vance is fouled on the floor by Melvin Young - foul #4 on Melvin Young, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Richard Correia (C) Melvin Young, Tyler Kain, Eric Purkey, David Yankovski, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Leon Shears (PG), Glen Champion (SG), Gerald Talton (SF), Joseph Buenrostro (PF), Harvey McCoy (C) Gregory Vance, David Newton, Christopher Bond, Rick Reichel, Howard Harden | |
| 11:52 | Loyola (MD) | Gerald Talton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Leon Shears | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Terry King (fresh) SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Correia (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Leon Shears (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Glen Champion (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Talton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Buenrostro (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Harvey McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Willie Pugh travels with the ball | 46-37 |
| 11:09 | Loyola (MD) | Gerald Talton makes the jump hook from the right block | 46-39 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Sid Pride drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from Charles Dunn and the foul's on Joseph Buenrostro - foul #2 on Joseph Buenrostro, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the free throw | 49-39 |
| 10:32 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Buenrostro misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-39 |
| 10:31 | Loyola (MD) | Leon Shears gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 10:20 | Loyola (MD) | Gerald Talton is fouled on the floor by Willie Pugh - foul #1 on Willie Pugh, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (SG) Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 09:57 | Loyola (MD) | Gerald Talton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | Houston | David Yankovski (SF) Willie Pugh | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 09:49 | Houston | Sid Pride throws it down | 51-39 |
| 09:33 | Loyola (MD) | David Yankovski is called for the reach on Gerald Talton - foul #1 on David Yankovski, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| 09:19 | Loyola (MD) | Leon Shears makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Harvey McCoy and the foul's on Richard Correia - foul #3 on Richard Correia, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (SG) Terry King | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 09:19 | Loyola (MD) | Leon Shears makes the free throw | 51-42 |
| 09:03 | Houston | Glen Champion steals the ball from David Yankovski | 51-42 |
| 08:59 | Loyola (MD) | Leon Shears misses the easy layup | 51-42 |
| 08:57 | Houston | David Yankovski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:43 | Houston | David Yankovski makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Correia | 54-42 |
| 08:26 | Loyola (MD) | Harvey McCoy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 08:24 | Houston | David Yankovski pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Eric Purkey comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-42 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Richard Correia can't tip it in | 54-42 |
| 08:02 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Buenrostro grabs the defensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 07:41 | Loyola (MD) | Gerald Talton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 07:39 | Loyola (MD) | Glen Champion tips it in | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) SG - Eric Purkey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Yankovski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Correia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Leon Shears (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glen Champion (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Talton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Buenrostro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Harvey McCoy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Houston | David Yankovski misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Harvey McCoy - foul #3 on Harvey McCoy, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Young (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Edward Brown (C) Tyler Kain, Eric Purkey, Sid Pride, Richard Correia | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Vance (PG), David Newton (SG), Christopher Bond (SF), Rick Reichel (PF), Howard Harden (C) Leon Shears, Glen Champion, Gerald Talton, Joseph Buenrostro, Harvey McCoy | |
| 07:15 | Houston | David Yankovski makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 07:15 | Houston | David Yankovski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 06:56 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Vance hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 56-44 |
| 06:54 | Loyola (MD) | Howard Harden tips it home | 56-46 |
| 06:42 | Houston | Melvin Young clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 06:41 | Loyola (MD) | Howard Harden gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 06:22 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Vance clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Melvin Young - foul #5 on Melvin Young, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Ben Walker (C) Melvin Young, David Yankovski | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 06:22 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Vance makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 06:22 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Vance misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Ben Walker snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Terry King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 06:05 | Loyola (MD) | Rick Reichel pulls down the rebound | 56-47 |
| 05:54 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Vance misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 05:52 | Loyola (MD) | Howard Harden tips it in | 56-49 |
| 05:30 | Houston | Edward Brown drills a 3 from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 05:28 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Vance is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Dunn - foul #1 on Charles Dunn, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Correia (C) Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Glen Champion (SG), Gerald Talton (SF), Joseph Buenrostro (PF), Harvey McCoy (C) David Newton, Christopher Bond, Rick Reichel, Howard Harden | |
| 05:28 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Vance makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 05:28 | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Edward Brown travels with the ball | 59-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Sid Pride (PF) Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 04:56 | Loyola (MD) | Harvey McCoy is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Harvey McCoy, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Leon Shears (PG) Gregory Vance | |
| 04:30 | Houston | Willie Pugh comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Harvey McCoy - foul #5 on Harvey McCoy, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (SG) Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Christopher Bond (C) Harvey McCoy | |
| 04:30 | Houston | Willie Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Willie Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 04:14 | Loyola (MD) | Glen Champion hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gerald Talton | 61-53 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Richard Correia misses short on a shot from the left side | 61-53 |
| 03:58 | Loyola (MD) | The rebound goes to Glen Champion | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Loyola (MD) | Glen Champion connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Leon Shears | 61-56 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Terry King loses the ball out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (SG), David Yankovski (SF) Terry King, Willie Pugh | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Howard Harden (C) Joseph Buenrostro | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) SG - Eric Purkey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Yankovski (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Correia (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Loyola (MD) | PG - Leon Shears (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glen Champion (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Talton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Bond (fresh) 6 pts. C - Howard Harden (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:17 | Loyola (MD) | Glen Champion clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 03:15 | Houston | David Yankovski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Sid Pride is hacked by Christopher Bond - foul #2 on Christopher Bond, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Dunn (SG) Eric Purkey | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Gregory Vance (SG), Rick Reichel (PF) Glen Champion, Gerald Talton | |
| 03:09 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 02:50 | Loyola (MD) | Christopher Bond clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 02:49 | Loyola (MD) | Howard Harden snags the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 02:49 | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Willie Pugh (SF) Tyler Kain, David Yankovski | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | Glen Champion (SG), Gerald Talton (SF), Joseph Buenrostro (PF) Gregory Vance, Rick Reichel, Howard Harden | |
| 02:30 | Loyola (MD) | Charles Dunn steps in front of the Leon Shears pass | 63-56 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Terry King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-56 |
| 01:57 | Loyola (MD) | Christopher Bond misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-56 |
| 01:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to Sid Pride | 63-56 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Charles Dunn's pass is intercepted by Glen Champion | 63-56 |
| 01:23 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Buenrostro drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Glen Champion | 63-58 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Sid Pride misses the dunk | 63-58 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Richard Correia pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Terry King buries a floater from the left block set up by Sid Pride and the foul's on Leon Shears - foul #2 on Leon Shears, team foul #8 | 65-58 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Terry King makes the free throw | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Loyola (MD) | Gerald Talton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Sid Pride grabs the board | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Houston | Leon Shears is called for the reach on Sid Pride in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leon Shears, team foul #9 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (PG) Terry King | |
| Subs | Loyola (MD) | | |
| 00:22 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:15 | Loyola (MD) | Leon Shears drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Buenrostro | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Eric Purkey is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Shears - foul #4 on Leon Shears, team foul #10 | 68-61 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Eric Purkey makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Eric Purkey misses the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:13 | Loyola (MD) | Joseph Buenrostro snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 00:07 | Loyola (MD) | Gerald Talton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-61 |
| 00:06 | Loyola (MD) | Christopher Bond grabs the offensive rebound | 69-61 |
| 00:04 | Loyola (MD) | Gerald Talton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-61 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Sid Pride grabs the board | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Loyola (MD) | Loyola (MD) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Sid Pride runs out the clock | 69-61 |