| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Whalen (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Oliver Smeltzer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Garten (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Hardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Patrick Malone (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Coward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Inman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Bonomo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Canisius | Charles Johnson inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Canisius | Thomas Coward clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-35 |
| 19:42 | Canisius | Robert Inman can't tip it in | 40-35 |
| 19:40 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Arthur Adams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Oliver Smeltzer | 43-35 |
| 19:07 | Canisius | Joseph Whalen steals the ball from Charles Johnson | 43-35 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Joseph Whalen hits the finger roll | 45-35 |
| 18:45 | Canisius | Patrick Malone misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Arthur Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Thomas Coward steals it from Arthur Adams | 45-35 |
| 17:58 | Canisius | Patrick Malone can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-35 |
| 17:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Garten | 45-35 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Arthur Adams clanks a jump hook from close range | 45-35 |
| 17:44 | Canisius | Allen Bonomo grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 17:39 | Canisius | Patrick Malone is fouled on the floor by Oliver Smeltzer - foul #3 on Oliver Smeltzer, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Ray Mabry (SG) Oliver Smeltzer | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 17:21 | Canisius | Charles Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 17:20 | Canisius | Allen Bonomo gets the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 17:03 | Canisius | Thomas Coward makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Patrick Malone | 45-38 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Douglas Hardt misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 16:49 | Canisius | Robert Inman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 16:45 | Canisius | Charles Johnson can't finish the layup | 45-38 |
| 16:44 | Canisius | Allen Bonomo tips it in | 45-40 |
| 16:27 | Houston | The 3pt attempt by Joseph Whalen is denied by Charles Johnson | 45-40 |
| 16:25 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Robert Inman | 45-40 |
| 16:20 | Canisius | Thomas Coward knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Johnson | 45-42 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Patrick Malone steals it from Joseph Whalen in the backcourt | 45-42 |
| 16:16 | Canisius | Patrick Malone lays it in | 45-44 |
| 16:00 | Houston | A charge is called on Arthur Adams - foul #1 on Arthur Adams, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Combs (PG), Oliver Smeltzer (SG), Gilbert Baker (PF), Keith Calabrese (C) Joseph Whalen, John Garten, Arthur Adams, Douglas Hardt | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky (PG), Danny Berry (SG), Tracy Cull (SF), Eugene Robinson (PF), Andrew Cothren (C) Patrick Malone, Thomas Coward, Charles Johnson, Robert Inman, Allen Bonomo | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Combs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oliver Smeltzer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ray Mabry (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gilbert Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Calabrese (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Roy Yavorsky (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Danny Berry (fresh) SF - Tracy Cull (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eugene Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cothren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky hits a 3 from the left corner | 45-47 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Ray Mabry is fouled on the floor by Andrew Cothren - foul #2 on Andrew Cothren, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Gilbert Baker snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Ray Mabry drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Keith Calabrese | 48-47 |
| 14:34 | Canisius | Eugene Robinson loses the ball out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Whalen (PG), John Garten (SF) Henry Combs, Ray Mabry | |
| Subs | Canisius | Charles Johnson (SF), Allen Bonomo (C) Tracy Cull, Andrew Cothren | |
| 14:08 | Houston | Gilbert Baker misses the turnaround in the paint | 48-47 |
| 14:06 | Houston | John Garten grabs the offensive board | 48-47 |
| 14:01 | Houston | Gilbert Baker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 13:59 | Canisius | Charles Johnson snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 13:39 | Canisius | Danny Berry buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Roy Yavorsky | 48-50 |
| 13:24 | Houston | John Garten misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Allen Bonomo - foul #1 on Allen Bonomo, team foul #2 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Adams (PF), Douglas Hardt (C) Gilbert Baker, Keith Calabrese | |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Coward (SG), Robert Inman (PF) Danny Berry, Eugene Robinson | |
| 13:24 | Houston | John Garten makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 13:24 | Houston | John Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 13:09 | Canisius | Joseph Whalen steals the ball from Allen Bonomo | 50-50 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Joseph Whalen blows the layup | 50-50 |
| 13:03 | Canisius | Allen Bonomo snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 12:58 | Canisius | Thomas Coward hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 50-50 |
| 12:57 | Canisius | Allen Bonomo snags the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 12:44 | Canisius | Thomas Coward hits the finger roll | 50-52 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Roy Yavorsky steals the ball from John Garten | 50-52 |
| 12:17 | Canisius | Thomas Coward scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Allen Bonomo | 50-54 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Douglas Hardt misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Allen Bonomo - foul #2 on Allen Bonomo, team foul #3 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Ray Mabry (SG), Gilbert Baker (SF) Oliver Smeltzer, John Garten | |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Malone (PG) Roy Yavorsky | |
| 12:08 | Houston | Douglas Hardt misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Douglas Hardt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 11:52 | Canisius | Robert Inman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Inman, team foul #4 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Combs (PG) Joseph Whalen | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Combs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Mabry (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gilbert Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Hardt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Patrick Malone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Coward (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Inman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Allen Bonomo (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Henry Combs hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-54 |
| 11:17 | Canisius | Henry Combs picks off the pass by Robert Inman | 53-54 |
| 11:13 | Houston | Henry Combs hits the finger roll | 55-54 |
| 11:07 | Canisius | Charles Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 11:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Gilbert Baker | 55-54 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Arthur Adams buries a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Charles Johnson - foul #3 on Charles Johnson, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Whalen (PG), John Garten (SF) Henry Combs, Douglas Hardt | |
| Subs | Canisius | Tracy Cull (SF), Eugene Robinson (PF), Andrew Cothren (C) Charles Johnson, Robert Inman, Allen Bonomo | |
| 10:37 | Houston | Arthur Adams makes the free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:15 | Canisius | Thomas Coward is fouled on the floor by Ray Mabry - foul #1 on Ray Mabry, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer (SG), Keith Calabrese (C) Arthur Adams, Gilbert Baker | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky (PG) Thomas Coward | |
| 09:55 | Canisius | Eugene Robinson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 09:54 | Houston | John Garten grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Joseph Whalen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Robert Inman (PF), Allen Bonomo (C) Eugene Robinson, Andrew Cothren | |
| 09:07 | Canisius | Robert Inman misses short on a shot in the lane | 58-54 |
| 09:06 | Canisius | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Inman | 58-54 |
| 08:46 | Canisius | Tracy Cull misses long on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Ray Mabry - foul #2 on Ray Mabry, team foul #4 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Adams (PF), Douglas Hardt (C) Ray Mabry, Keith Calabrese | |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Coward (SG) Patrick Malone | |
| 08:46 | Canisius | Tracy Cull makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:46 | Canisius | Tracy Cull misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arthur Adams | 58-55 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-55 |
| 08:31 | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 08:26 | Canisius | Thomas Coward misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 08:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to Douglas Hardt | 58-55 |
| 08:18 | Houston | John Garten comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Inman - foul #4 on Robert Inman, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Combs (SG) Oliver Smeltzer | |
| Subs | Canisius | Danny Berry (PG), Charles Johnson (SF), Eugene Robinson (PF) Roy Yavorsky, Tracy Cull, Robert Inman | |
| 08:18 | Houston | John Garten misses the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 08:18 | Houston | John Garten makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 08:04 | Canisius | Charles Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 08:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arthur Adams | 59-55 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Henry Combs makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Whalen | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Whalen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Combs (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Garten (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Arthur Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Hardt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Danny Berry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Coward (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Allen Bonomo (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Canisius | Eugene Robinson's floater is tipped away by Douglas Hardt | 62-55 |
| 07:27 | Canisius | Charles Johnson snags the offensive board | 62-55 |
| 07:18 | Canisius | Thomas Coward hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 62-55 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Arthur Adams snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Joseph Whalen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer (SG), Ray Mabry (SF) Joseph Whalen, John Garten | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky (PG), Robert Inman (PF) Danny Berry, Allen Bonomo | |
| 06:55 | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky travels in the backcourt | 62-55 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Henry Combs | 65-55 |
| 06:30 | Canisius | Charles Johnson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Thomas Coward | 65-58 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Henry Combs loses the ball out of bounds | 65-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Gilbert Baker (PF), Keith Calabrese (C) Arthur Adams, Douglas Hardt | |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Malone (SG), Allen Bonomo (C) Thomas Coward, Eugene Robinson | |
| 05:49 | Canisius | Patrick Malone clanks a 3 from straight away | 65-58 |
| 05:48 | Canisius | Allen Bonomo grabs the offensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:36 | Canisius | Allen Bonomo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 05:35 | Houston | The rebound goes to Oliver Smeltzer | 65-58 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Allen Bonomo steals it from Henry Combs | 65-58 |
| 05:06 | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Henry Combs - foul #3 on Henry Combs, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Whalen (PG), John Garten (SF) Henry Combs, Oliver Smeltzer | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 05:06 | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:06 | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Joseph Whalen misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 65-60 |
| 04:42 | Canisius | The rebound goes to Allen Bonomo | 65-60 |
| 04:36 | Canisius | Patrick Malone misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Whalen - foul #2 on Joseph Whalen, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Adams (PF), Douglas Hardt (C) Gilbert Baker, Keith Calabrese | |
| Subs | Canisius | Thomas Coward (SG), Tracy Cull (SF) Roy Yavorsky, Charles Johnson | |
| 04:36 | Canisius | Patrick Malone makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 04:36 | Canisius | Patrick Malone makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Douglas Hardt is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Douglas Hardt, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Eugene Robinson (PF) Robert Inman | |
| 03:50 | Canisius | Eugene Robinson clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Arthur Adams - foul #2 on Arthur Adams, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer (SG) Ray Mabry | |
| Subs | Canisius | Andrew Cothren (C) Allen Bonomo | |
| 03:50 | Canisius | Eugene Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:50 | Canisius | Eugene Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Whalen (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oliver Smeltzer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Garten (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Arthur Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Douglas Hardt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Canisius | PG - Patrick Malone (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Coward (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tracy Cull (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eugene Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Cothren (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Houston | Tracy Cull takes the ball from Arthur Adams | 65-64 |
| 03:21 | Canisius | Patrick Malone lays it in on a nice dish by Tracy Cull | 65-66 |
| 03:08 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-66 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Arthur Adams tips it home | 67-66 |
| 03:00 | Canisius | Canisius calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky (PG), Charles Johnson (SF), Robert Inman (PF), Allen Bonomo (C) Patrick Malone, Tracy Cull, Eugene Robinson, Andrew Cothren | |
| 02:53 | Canisius | Thomas Coward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-66 |
| 02:51 | Houston | John Garten grabs the board | 67-66 |
| 02:36 | Houston | John Garten knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Oliver Smeltzer | 69-66 |
| 02:22 | Canisius | Charles Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Allen Bonomo | 69-69 |
| 02:08 | Houston | John Garten connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Whalen | 71-69 |
| 01:57 | Canisius | Robert Inman misses the lay-in | 71-69 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Douglas Hardt snags the defensive board | 71-69 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Joseph Whalen buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Oliver Smeltzer | 73-69 |
| 01:27 | Canisius | Charles Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Garten - foul #1 on John Garten, team foul #9 | 73-69 |
| 01:27 | Canisius | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:27 | Canisius | Charles Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-70 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Arthur Adams pulls down the rebound | 73-70 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Arthur Adams knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from John Garten | 75-70 |
| 00:45 | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 75-70 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer is hacked by Thomas Coward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Coward, team foul #7 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Calabrese (C) Douglas Hardt | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:42 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Canisius | Thomas Coward misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 77-70 |
| 00:35 | Canisius | Robert Inman pulls down the offensive rebound | 77-70 |
| 00:31 | Canisius | Thomas Coward connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Roy Yavorsky | 77-73 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer is hacked by Thomas Coward in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Coward, team foul #8 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Ray Mabry (PF), Douglas Hardt (C) Arthur Adams, Keith Calabrese | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:30 | Canisius | Allen Bonomo pulls down the rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:23 | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 78-73 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Ray Mabry grabs the defensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Ray Mabry is hacked by Roy Yavorsky in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Yavorsky, team foul #9 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Calabrese (C) Douglas Hardt | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Ray Mabry makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Ray Mabry makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:14 | Canisius | Roy Yavorsky is called for traveling | 80-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Adams (PF) Ray Mabry | |
| Subs | Canisius | | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Roy Yavorsky is called for the reach on Joseph Whalen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roy Yavorsky, team foul #10 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Canisius | Patrick Malone (PG) Roy Yavorsky | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Joseph Whalen makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Joseph Whalen makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:07 | Canisius | Thomas Coward misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-73 |
| 00:06 | Canisius | Allen Bonomo gets the offensive rebound | 82-73 |
| 00:03 | Canisius | Charles Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 82-73 |
| 00:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Arthur Adams | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Canisius | Canisius is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Arthur Adams runs out the clock | 82-73 |