| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Debnam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Michael Hulett inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Richard Hill takes the ball from Patrick Pearce | 32-31 |
| 19:38 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts jams it set up by Richard Hill | 32-33 |
| 19:19 | Houston | George Debnam steals the ball from Ronald Wittman | 32-33 |
| 19:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 18:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith tips it in | 32-35 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 18:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith's floater is tipped away by Ronald Wittman | 32-35 |
| 18:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jesse Hill, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Manuel Huggins misses the dunk | 32-35 |
| 17:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 17:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 32-35 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Michael Hulett gets the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Ronald Wittman is hacked by Jerry Smith - foul #3 on Jerry Smith, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (SF), Ronald Mair (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro (PF), Thomas Block (C) Jerry Smith, George Debnam | |
| 17:00 | Houston | Patrick Pearce double dribbles | 32-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Keith Bailey (PF) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 16:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Gregory Smith takes the ball from Richard Hill | 32-35 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Fred Bynoe clanks a 3 from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Ronald Mair pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Keith Bailey misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Richard Hill - foul #2 on Richard Hill, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Hulett (SF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Ronald Mair, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (SF) Alfred Roberts | |
| 16:18 | Houston | Keith Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Keith Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:02 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG), Ronald Wittman (PF) Gregory Smith, Fred Bynoe, Keith Bailey | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (SG) Jesse Hill | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Coronel (fresh) SF - Harold Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gerard Cordeiro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Block (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Houston | Patrick Pearce is called for traveling | 34-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith (PF) Richard Hill | |
| 15:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block is hacked by Manuel Huggins - foul #1 on Manuel Huggins, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 15:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Harold Clark | 34-37 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Manuel Huggins connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Pearce | 36-37 |
| 14:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Clark | 36-40 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Patrick Pearce and he's fouled by Gerard Cordeiro - foul #1 on Gerard Cordeiro, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Ronald Mair (SF) Patrick Pearce, Michael Hulett | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill (PG), Jesse Hill (SG), Alfred Roberts (SF), George Debnam (C) Harold Clark, Louis Coronel, Thomas Block, Gerard Cordeiro | |
| 14:21 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Roberts and the foul's on Jonathan Vincent - foul #2 on Jonathan Vincent, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Keith Bailey (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Manuel Huggins, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 13:56 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Irvin Haskell snags the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Irvin Haskell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 13:18 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith is fouled on the floor by Keith Bailey - foul #1 on Keith Bailey, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Michael Hulett (SF) Keith Bailey, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 12:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Michael Hulett gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Ronald Mair misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-43 |
| 12:39 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:27 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 12:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 12:03 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam's pass is intercepted by Ronald Mair | 39-43 |
| 11:44 | Houston | Michael Hulett is hacked by Alfred Roberts - foul #1 on Alfred Roberts, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Manuel Huggins (SG), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Fred Bynoe, Gregory Smith, Ronald Mair | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro (PF), Thomas Block (C) Jerry Smith, George Debnam | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerard Cordeiro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Block (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Houston | Ronald Wittman banks in the layup set up by Manuel Huggins and he's hacked by Gerard Cordeiro - foul #2 on Gerard Cordeiro, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 11:01 | Middle Tenn. State | The pull-up jumper by Gerard Cordeiro is blocked by Ronald Wittman | 42-43 |
| 11:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Wittman | 42-43 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Manuel Huggins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Pearce | 44-43 |
| 10:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Richard Hill and the foul's on Jonathan Vincent - foul #3 on Jonathan Vincent, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Ronald Mair (SF) Patrick Pearce, Michael Hulett | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (SG), Harold Clark (SF) Jesse Hill, Alfred Roberts | |
| 10:24 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Manuel Huggins's pass is intercepted by Gerard Cordeiro | 44-46 |
| 09:50 | Middle Tenn. State | Thomas Block misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Gregory Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:34 | Houston | Ronald Wittman misses short on a floater in the lane | 44-46 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Ronald Wittman gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:27 | Houston | Gerard Cordeiro steals it from Ronald Mair | 44-46 |
| 09:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Louis Coronel | 44-49 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Ronald Mair misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Gregory Smith grabs the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Manuel Huggins can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 08:33 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Harold Clark | 44-49 |
| 08:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Ronald Mair gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Gerard Cordeiro is called for the reach on Jonathan Vincent - foul #3 on Gerard Cordeiro, team foul #7 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Keith Bailey (PF) Gregory Smith, Manuel Huggins, Ronald Mair, Ronald Wittman | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Jesse Hill (SG), Alfred Roberts (SF), Jerry Smith (PF), George Debnam (C) Richard Hill, Louis Coronel, Thomas Block, Gerard Cordeiro | |
| 07:44 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:44 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Jerry Smith | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Keith Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Vincent (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Harold Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - George Debnam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Bynoe is called for the reach on Alfred Roberts - foul #1 on Fred Bynoe, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Irvin Haskell (C) Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 07:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Clark and he's fouled by Patrick Pearce - foul #1 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel (PG) Harold Clark | |
| 07:01 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:42 | Houston | Patrick Pearce drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Fred Bynoe | 47-52 |
| 06:19 | Middle Tenn. State | The short jumper by Alfred Roberts is denied by Keith Bailey | 47-52 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Fred Bynoe grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Irvin Haskell is denied on a layup by George Debnam | 47-52 |
| 06:10 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to George Debnam | 47-52 |
| 05:48 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Louis Coronel | 47-55 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Michael Hulett connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-55 |
| 05:10 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-55 |
| 05:08 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Hulett | 49-55 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Keith Bailey dunks the ball on a great pass from Patrick Pearce | 51-55 |
| 04:32 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 51-55 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Irvin Haskell grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Manuel Huggins (SG), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Fred Bynoe, Keith Bailey, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill (PG), Gerard Cordeiro (C) Louis Coronel, George Debnam | |
| 04:13 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the driving attempt near the basket | 53-55 |
| 04:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Hill and the foul's on Patrick Pearce - foul #2 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #7 | 53-57 |
| 04:06 | Middle Tenn. State | Gerard Cordeiro makes the free throw | 53-58 |
| 03:48 | Houston | The jumper by Ronald Wittman is denied by Jerry Smith | 53-58 |
| 03:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Richard Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesse Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerard Cordeiro (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith jams it on a nice dish by Richard Hill | 53-60 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Jerry Smith is called for the reach on Michael Hulett - foul #4 on Jerry Smith, team foul #8 | 53-60 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:25 | Middle Tenn. State | Jerry Smith gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| 03:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill double dribbles in the backcourt | 54-60 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Manuel Huggins can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Gerard Cordeiro - foul #4 on Gerard Cordeiro, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (SF) Michael Hulett | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam (C) Gerard Cordeiro | |
| 03:01 | Houston | Manuel Huggins misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Manuel Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 02:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Vincent - foul #4 on Jonathan Vincent, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| 02:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 02:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 02:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronald Wittman | 55-61 |
| 02:28 | Houston | Manuel Huggins comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-61 |
| 02:26 | Middle Tenn. State | Alfred Roberts gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 02:22 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill connects on the turnaround from the baseline set up by Alfred Roberts | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:06 | Houston | Manuel Huggins misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 02:05 | Middle Tenn. State | George Debnam gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Richard Hill makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Alfred Roberts | 55-66 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Patrick Pearce is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #9 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark (PG), Louis Coronel (SG), Thomas Block (SF), Gerard Cordeiro (PF), David Hanning (C) Richard Hill, Jesse Hill, Alfred Roberts, Jerry Smith, George Debnam | |
| 01:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Louis Coronel buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Thomas Block | 55-68 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Ronald Mair misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-68 |
| 00:51 | Middle Tenn. State | David Hanning gets the rebound | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Fred Bynoe picks off the pass by Harold Clark | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Houston | Gregory Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 55-68 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Harold Clark runs out the clock | 55-68 |