| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) PF - William Aronson (fresh) C - Bradley Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Elmer Stegall (fresh) SG - Brandon Renfrow (fresh) SF - David Diehl (fresh) PF - Taylor Hawthorne (fresh) C - Patrick Summers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bradley Evans wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bucknell | Bucknell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | David Diehl is called for the reach on Marvin Echols - foul #1 on David Diehl, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Shannon McElravy is hacked by Brandon Renfrow - foul #1 on Brandon Renfrow, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Bradley Evans makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Dale Wiley | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Bucknell | The jump hook by David Diehl is blocked by Marvin Echols | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Bradley Evans grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Dale Wiley travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Bucknell | Patrick Summers lays it in | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses the easy layup | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Bucknell | Patrick Summers gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:06 | Bucknell | Brandon Renfrow misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Houston | William Aronson pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses the jump hook from the right block | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Houston | William Aronson snags the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Taylor Hawthorne steals the ball from Dale Wiley | 2-2 |
| 17:38 | Bucknell | David Diehl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Bradley Evans can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Brandon Renfrow | 2-2 |
| 17:07 | Bucknell | Taylor Hawthorne is hacked by Bradley Evans - foul #1 on Bradley Evans, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 16:52 | Bucknell | Patrick Summers clanks a shot from the right block | 2-2 |
| 16:50 | Bucknell | Taylor Hawthorne hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Shannon McElravy hits a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Brandon Renfrow - foul #2 on Brandon Renfrow, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (C) Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Lawrence (SG) Brandon Renfrow | |
| 16:29 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | Bucknell | Elmer Stegall connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael Lawrence | 5-7 |
| 15:45 | Houston | Marvin Echols buries a jumper from the baseline set up by William Aronson | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Echols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Aronson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Elmer Stegall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Lawrence (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Diehl (fresh) PF - Taylor Hawthorne (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Summers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Bucknell | Marvin Echols takes the ball from Taylor Hawthorne | 7-7 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses the floater from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:16 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Taylor Hawthorne | 7-7 |
| 15:09 | Bucknell | Taylor Hawthorne clanks a runner from the left block | 7-7 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Shannon McElravy gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Dale Wiley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez (PG), Mark Morey (SG), James Hall (SF), Bradley Evans (C) Dale Wiley, Shannon McElravy, Marvin Echols, William Aronson | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Shaun Lawrence (SG), Timothy Tavera (SF), Matthew Hayward (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Elmer Stegall, David Diehl, Taylor Hawthorne, Patrick Summers | |
| 14:48 | Bucknell | Matthew Hayward misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:47 | Bucknell | Matthew Hayward misses the tip | 7-7 |
| 14:46 | Houston | James Hall gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Mark Morey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 14:25 | Houston | James Hall can't tip it in | 7-7 |
| 14:23 | Bucknell | Shaun Lawrence gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:17 | Bucknell | Shaun Lawrence buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-10 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bradley Evans | 9-10 |
| 13:53 | Bucknell | Timothy Tavera lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shaun Lawrence | 9-12 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Bradley Evans is fouled on the floor by Michael Lawrence - foul #1 on Michael Lawrence, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG) Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Elmer Stegall (PG), Taylor Hawthorne (PF), Patrick Summers (C) Shaun Lawrence, Matthew Hayward, Robert Andrews | |
| 13:32 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Timothy Tavera - foul #1 on Timothy Tavera, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Marvin Echols (SF) Mark Heal, James Hall | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 13:32 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:18 | Bucknell | Michael Lawrence loses the dribble to Marvin Echols | 11-12 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Mark Morey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-12 |
| Subs | Houston | James Hall (C) Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Shaun Lawrence (SG), David Diehl (SF) Michael Lawrence, Timothy Tavera | |
| 13:05 | Bucknell | Elmer Stegall is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Wiley - foul #1 on Dale Wiley, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| 12:55 | Bucknell | Elmer Stegall's pass is intercepted by Dale Wiley | 11-12 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Dale Wiley misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Elmer Stegall - foul #1 on Elmer Stegall, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), William Aronson (PF) Carmelo Alvarez, Mark Morey | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 12:42 | Houston | Dale Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:23 | Bucknell | Patrick Summers is hacked by Dale Wiley - foul #2 on Dale Wiley, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG) Dale Wiley | |
| Subs | Bucknell | | |
| 12:07 | Bucknell | Elmer Stegall double dribbles | 12-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SF) Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Lawrence (SG), Matthew Hayward (C) Shaun Lawrence, Patrick Summers | |
| 11:45 | Houston | William Aronson is denied on a layup by Taylor Hawthorne | 12-12 |
| 11:44 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Elmer Stegall | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) PF - William Aronson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Elmer Stegall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Lawrence (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Diehl (fresh) PF - Taylor Hawthorne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Hayward (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Bucknell | Elmer Stegall knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Lawrence | 12-14 |
| 11:14 | Houston | James Hall connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Mark Morey | 14-14 |
| 10:54 | Bucknell | Matthew Hayward is called for traveling | 14-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez (PG), Marvin Echols (SF), Harold Ross (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Mark Heal, Shannon McElravy, William Aronson, James Hall | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Shaun Lawrence (SG), Timothy Tavera (SF), Patrick Summers (C) Elmer Stegall, David Diehl, Taylor Hawthorne | |
| 10:34 | Houston | Mark Morey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG) Mark Morey | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Don Macey (PG) Michael Lawrence | |
| 10:24 | Bucknell | Marvin Echols swats the dunk try by Matthew Hayward | 14-14 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Bradley Evans gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-14 |
| 10:00 | Bucknell | Timothy Tavera misses the easy layup but the foul's on Harold Ross - foul #1 on Harold Ross, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG) Shannon McElravy | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Robert Andrews (PF) Matthew Hayward | |
| 10:00 | Bucknell | Timothy Tavera misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 10:00 | Bucknell | Timothy Tavera makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Mark Heal's pass is intercepted by Shaun Lawrence | 17-15 |
| 09:27 | Bucknell | Bradley Evans steals it from Shaun Lawrence | 17-15 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Harold Ross is hacked by Don Macey - foul #1 on Don Macey, team foul #7 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SG), James Hall (SF) Mark Heal, Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Elmer Stegall (PG), Michael Lawrence (SG), David Diehl (SF), Taylor Hawthorne (PF) Don Macey, Shaun Lawrence, Robert Andrews, Patrick Summers | |
| 08:59 | Houston | Harold Ross makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Harold Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:59 | Bucknell | The rebound goes to Michael Lawrence | 18-15 |
| 08:38 | Bucknell | 3 seconds is called on Taylor Hawthorne | 18-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), William Aronson (PF) Harold Ross, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Matthew Hayward (C) Timothy Tavera | |
| 08:23 | Houston | Shannon McElravy's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Hayward | 18-15 |
| 08:21 | Bucknell | Matthew Hayward grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 07:59 | Bucknell | Elmer Stegall can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 07:58 | Houston | James Hall gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 07:52 | Houston | James Hall misses the lay-in | 18-15 |
| 07:50 | Bucknell | David Diehl snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Alvarez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) PF - William Aronson (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Elmer Stegall (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Lawrence (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Diehl (fresh) PF - Taylor Hawthorne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Hayward (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Bucknell | Taylor Hawthorne misses the easy layup | 18-15 |
| 07:31 | Houston | William Aronson gets the rebound | 18-15 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Mark Morey drills a jump hook in the paint set up by William Aronson | 20-15 |
| 06:49 | Bucknell | Taylor Hawthorne comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 20-15 |
| 06:48 | Houston | Shannon McElravy grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 06:32 | Houston | William Aronson buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Mark Morey and he's hacked by Matthew Hayward - foul #1 on Matthew Hayward, team foul #8 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Marvin Echols (SF), Bradley Evans (C) Carmelo Alvarez, Shannon McElravy, James Hall | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Timothy Tavera (SF), Robert Andrews (PF), Patrick Summers (C) David Diehl, Taylor Hawthorne, Matthew Hayward | |
| 06:32 | Houston | William Aronson makes the free throw | 23-15 |
| 06:08 | Bucknell | Robert Andrews banks in the layup | 23-17 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Mark Morey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 05:46 | Houston | William Aronson pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 05:27 | Houston | William Aronson's pass is intercepted by Timothy Tavera | 23-17 |
| 05:06 | Bucknell | Patrick Summers can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-17 |
| 05:05 | Bucknell | Elmer Stegall grabs the offensive board | 23-17 |
| 04:48 | Bucknell | Elmer Stegall scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Summers | 23-19 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-19 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Marvin Echols grabs the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Mark Morey misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-19 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Marvin Echols snags the offensive board | 23-19 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Elmer Stegall steals it from Mark Heal | 23-19 |
| 03:51 | Bucknell | Elmer Stegall throws it down | 23-21 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the runner from the left block | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Morey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Echols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - William Aronson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradley Evans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bucknell | PG - Elmer Stegall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Michael Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Tavera (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Andrews (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Summers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Bucknell | Elmer Stegall drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Lawrence | 25-24 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Marvin Echols is hacked by Timothy Tavera - foul #2 on Timothy Tavera, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Shannon McElravy (SG), Harold Ross (PF), James Hall (C) Mark Heal, Mark Morey, William Aronson, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Don Macey (PG), Brandon Renfrow (SG), David Diehl (SF), Taylor Hawthorne (PF), Matthew Hayward (C) Elmer Stegall, Michael Lawrence, Timothy Tavera, Robert Andrews, Patrick Summers | |
| 03:01 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 03:01 | Bucknell | Matthew Hayward snags the defensive board | 26-24 |
| 02:43 | Bucknell | Matthew Hayward hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Shannon McElravy can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 02:26 | Bucknell | Brandon Renfrow grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:09 | Bucknell | Matthew Hayward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Shannon McElravy snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 01:43 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Dale Wiley is blocked by Taylor Hawthorne | 26-26 |
| 01:42 | Bucknell | Matthew Hayward snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 01:23 | Bucknell | Don Macey misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Shannon McElravy gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Marvin Echols is hacked by David Diehl - foul #2 on David Diehl, team foul #10 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Bradley Evans (C) James Hall | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Patrick Summers (C) Matthew Hayward | |
| 01:01 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 01:01 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Evans | 26-26 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Dale Wiley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 00:53 | Bucknell | Taylor Hawthorne grabs the defensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 00:32 | Bucknell | Taylor Hawthorne buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Summers and the foul's on Bradley Evans - foul #2 on Bradley Evans, team foul #5 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SG), Carmelo Alvarez (SF), James Hall (PF) Shannon McElravy, Marvin Echols, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Elmer Stegall (PG), Timothy Tavera (SF) Don Macey, David Diehl | |
| 00:32 | Bucknell | Taylor Hawthorne misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bradley Evans | 26-28 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Mark Morey misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brandon Renfrow - foul #3 on Brandon Renfrow, team foul #11 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Michael Lawrence (SG) Brandon Renfrow | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Mark Morey misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Mark Morey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 00:05 | Bucknell | Timothy Tavera is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Timothy Tavera, team foul #12 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG) Dale Wiley | |
| Subs | Bucknell | Micheal Helmer (SF) Timothy Tavera | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 27-28 |