| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - David Yankovski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Clifford Schiro (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Bush (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christian Reis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Steadham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Willie Pugh inbounds the ball | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Houston | Dennis Steadham takes the ball from Sid Pride | 30-46 |
| 19:19 | San Diego State | Sid Pride steals it from Clifford Schiro | 30-46 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Willie Pugh connects on the shot from the right side set up by Tyler Kain | 32-46 |
| 18:43 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro hits a 3 from straight away set up by Russell Lewis | 32-49 |
| 18:26 | Houston | David Yankovski banks in the layup | 34-49 |
| 18:12 | San Diego State | Russell Lewis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 18:11 | Houston | David Yankovski snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| 17:50 | Houston | David Yankovski is hacked by Russell Lewis - foul #1 on Russell Lewis, team foul #1 | 34-49 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Tyler Kain is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Tyler Kain, team foul #1 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG) Tyler Kain, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory (PF), Terrence Granberry (C) Russell Lewis, Dennis Steadham | |
| 17:10 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-49 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Sid Pride pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Daniel Ivory steals the ball from Terry King | 34-49 |
| 16:31 | San Diego State | Christian Reis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (SF), Ben Walker (C) Willie Pugh, David Yankovski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Clark (PG), Roderick Arrowood (SG), Michael Epstein (SF) Clifford Schiro, Manuel Bush, Christian Reis | |
| 16:13 | Houston | Eric Purkey loses the ball out of bounds | 34-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Dunn (SG) Lee Fulmer | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Russell Lewis (PF), Dennis Steadham (C) Daniel Ivory, Terrence Granberry | |
| 15:54 | San Diego State | Ben Walker is called for the reach on Dennis Steadham - foul #1 on Ben Walker, team foul #2 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Edward Brown (C) Terry King, Sid Pride | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Purkey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ben Walker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - John Clark (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roderick Arrowood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Epstein (fresh) PF - Russell Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Steadham (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-49 |
| 15:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ben Walker | 34-49 |
| 15:32 | Houston | The jump hook by Tyler Kain is blocked by Dennis Steadham | 34-49 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Ben Walker tips it back up and in | 36-49 |
| 15:17 | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-49 |
| 15:15 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham tips it back up and in | 36-51 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Dennis Steadham swats the short shot by Edward Brown | 36-51 |
| 15:07 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Roderick Arrowood | 36-51 |
| 15:03 | San Diego State | Charles Dunn steps in front of the Dennis Steadham pass | 36-51 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Charles Dunn misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 14:45 | San Diego State | John Clark gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 14:41 | San Diego State | John Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Eric Purkey grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Eric Purkey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 14:15 | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| 14:01 | San Diego State | Edward Brown blocks the jumper by Dennis Steadham | 36-51 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Eric Purkey grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Eric Purkey hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 13:31 | San Diego State | John Clark misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-51 |
| 13:30 | San Diego State | Michael Epstein tips it home | 38-53 |
| 13:04 | Houston | Ben Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 38-53 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Edward Brown tips it in | 40-53 |
| 12:57 | San Diego State | Russell Lewis is called for traveling | 40-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Sid Pride (PF), David Yankovski (C) Tyler Kain, Charles Dunn, Eric Purkey, Ben Walker, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (PG), Manuel Bush (SG), Christian Reis (SF), Daniel Ivory (PF), Terrence Granberry (C) John Clark, Roderick Arrowood, Michael Epstein, Russell Lewis, Dennis Steadham | |
| 12:48 | Houston | Lee Fulmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-53 |
| 12:46 | San Diego State | Terry King steps in front of the Clifford Schiro pass in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Sid Pride scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Lee Fulmer and the foul's on Terrence Granberry - foul #1 on Terrence Granberry, team foul #2 | 42-53 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the free throw | 43-53 |
| 12:19 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush is fouled on the floor by Lee Fulmer - foul #2 on Lee Fulmer, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| 12:06 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 43-53 |
| 12:05 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro misses the tip | 43-53 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Willie Pugh pulls down the rebound | 43-53 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Sid Pride can't throw it down | 43-53 |
| 11:55 | Houston | David Yankovski misses the tip | 43-53 |
| 11:54 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry grabs the board | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Terry King (fresh) SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - David Yankovski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Clifford Schiro (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Bush (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christian Reis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Ivory (fresh) 3 pts. C - Terrence Granberry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | San Diego State | Lee Fulmer picks off the pass by Terrence Granberry | 43-53 |
| 11:29 | Houston | Sid Pride drills a runner from the left block on a great pass from David Yankovski | 45-53 |
| 11:10 | San Diego State | Christian Reis buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Clifford Schiro and he's fouled by Willie Pugh - foul #1 on Willie Pugh, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Edward Brown (C) Terry King, David Yankovski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 11:10 | San Diego State | Christian Reis makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Sid Pride comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 45-56 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Sid Pride misses the tip | 45-56 |
| 10:44 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:15 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 10:13 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:04 | San Diego State | The jump hook by Christian Reis is blocked by Willie Pugh | 45-56 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Edward Brown snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Daniel Ivory is called for the reach on Willie Pugh - foul #3 on Daniel Ivory, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Dunn (SG), Eric Purkey (SF), David Yankovski (PF) Lee Fulmer, Willie Pugh, Sid Pride | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Clark (PG), Roderick Arrowood (SG), Michael Epstein (SF), Russell Lewis (PF), Dennis Steadham (C) Clifford Schiro, Manuel Bush, Christian Reis, Daniel Ivory, Terrence Granberry | |
| 09:41 | Houston | David Yankovski is hacked by Russell Lewis - foul #2 on Russell Lewis, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| 09:26 | Houston | David Yankovski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Eric Purkey misses the tip | 45-56 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Edward Brown gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Edward Brown can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Dennis Steadham - foul #2 on Dennis Steadham, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Edward Brown misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Edward Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:09 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Dennis Steadham | 45-56 |
| 08:49 | San Diego State | David Yankovski swats the layup by Dennis Steadham | 45-56 |
| 08:48 | Houston | Eric Purkey grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 08:30 | Houston | David Yankovski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tyler Kain | 48-56 |
| 08:14 | San Diego State | Roderick Arrowood is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Roderick Arrowood, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Willie Pugh (SF), Sid Pride (PF) Tyler Kain, Eric Purkey, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (PG), Manuel Bush (SG), Christian Reis (SF), Daniel Ivory (PF) John Clark, Roderick Arrowood, Michael Epstein, Russell Lewis | |
| 07:50 | Houston | Charles Dunn clanks a jumper from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 07:49 | Houston | David Yankovski tips it home | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Terry King (fresh) SG - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Yankovski (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Clifford Schiro (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Bush (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christian Reis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Ivory (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Dennis Steadham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 07:35 | Houston | Sid Pride snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Willie Pugh can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christian Reis - foul #2 on Christian Reis, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG) Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry (C) Dennis Steadham | |
| 07:30 | Houston | Willie Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Willie Pugh misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:30 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 07:18 | San Diego State | Terrence Granberry buries a driving attempt in the paint | 51-58 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Terrence Granberry steals it from Lee Fulmer | 51-58 |
| 06:44 | San Diego State | Terry King takes the ball from Terrence Granberry | 51-58 |
| 06:17 | Houston | Sid Pride drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Lee Fulmer | 53-58 |
| 06:01 | San Diego State | Lee Fulmer steals it from Daniel Ivory | 53-58 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Terry King hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lee Fulmer | 55-58 |
| 05:51 | San Diego State | Sid Pride blocks the short jumper by Christian Reis | 55-58 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Sid Pride pulls down the rebound | 55-58 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Edward Brown (C) Terry King, Lee Fulmer, David Yankovski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Russell Lewis (PF), Dennis Steadham (C) Daniel Ivory, Terrence Granberry | |
| 05:30 | Houston | Tyler Kain connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Edward Brown | 57-58 |
| 05:12 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Russell Lewis | 57-61 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Sid Pride misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 04:57 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Russell Lewis | 57-61 |
| 04:39 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 04:37 | San Diego State | Christian Reis gets the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 04:17 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Steadham | 57-63 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Sid Pride scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Willie Pugh | 59-63 |
| 03:42 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Manuel Bush | 59-65 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Clifford Schiro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Bush (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christian Reis (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Steadham (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Houston | Tyler Kain is hacked by Dennis Steadham - foul #3 on Dennis Steadham, team foul #8 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG), Eric Purkey (SF), David Yankovski (PF) Charles Dunn, Willie Pugh, Sid Pride | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Clark (PG), Roderick Arrowood (SG), Daniel Ivory (PF), Terrence Granberry (C) Clifford Schiro, Manuel Bush, Russell Lewis, Dennis Steadham | |
| 03:22 | Houston | Tyler Kain makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 03:22 | Houston | Tyler Kain makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 02:58 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-65 |
| 02:57 | Houston | David Yankovski grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Dunn (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Sid Pride (PF) Lee Fulmer, Eric Purkey, David Yankovski | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro (PG), Russell Lewis (PF), Dennis Steadham (C) Roderick Arrowood, Daniel Ivory, Terrence Granberry | |
| 02:39 | Houston | Edward Brown misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 61-65 |
| 02:37 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Russell Lewis | 61-65 |
| 02:11 | San Diego State | Clifford Schiro hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-65 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Tyler Kain grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Charles Dunn comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 02:01 | San Diego State | Russell Lewis grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 01:41 | San Diego State | Russell Lewis jams it | 61-67 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Sid Pride comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 61-67 |
| 01:26 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham gets the rebound | 61-67 |
| 01:20 | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-67 |
| 01:18 | Houston | The rebound goes to Willie Pugh | 61-67 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Sid Pride's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Manuel Bush (SG) John Clark | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | San Diego State | Christian Reis is hacked by Willie Pugh - foul #2 on Willie Pugh, team foul #5 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory (PF), Terrence Granberry (C) Russell Lewis, Dennis Steadham | |
| 00:54 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory is hacked by Tyler Kain - foul #4 on Tyler Kain, team foul #6 | 61-67 |
| 00:53 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush is fouled on the floor by Charles Dunn - foul #1 on Charles Dunn, team foul #7 | 61-67 |
| 00:53 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush misses the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Sid Pride | 61-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Houston | Sid Pride comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Clifford Schiro - foul #2 on Clifford Schiro, team foul #9 | 61-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Russell Lewis (PF), Dennis Steadham (C) Daniel Ivory, Terrence Granberry | |
| 00:47 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Sid Pride misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:47 | San Diego State | Russell Lewis gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Charles Dunn is called for the reach on Russell Lewis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Dunn, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory (C) Dennis Steadham | |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Russell Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:44 | San Diego State | Russell Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Edward Brown snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Sid Pride knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Tyler Kain and the foul's on Clifford Schiro - foul #3 on Clifford Schiro, team foul #10 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Dennis Steadham (C) Daniel Ivory | |
| 00:36 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:33 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Kain - foul #5 on Tyler Kain, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG) Tyler Kain | |
| Subs | San Diego State | John Clark (PG) Clifford Schiro | |
| 00:33 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:33 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Charles Dunn clanks a 3 from the left wing | 65-70 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Sid Pride grabs the offensive board | 65-70 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Charles Dunn clanks a 3 from the right corner | 65-70 |
| 00:19 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to John Clark | 65-70 |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | John Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Terry King - foul #2 on Terry King, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory (C) Dennis Steadham | |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | John Clark makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | John Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:18 | Houston | The rebound goes to Edward Brown | 65-71 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Charles Dunn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-71 |
| 00:13 | San Diego State | Daniel Ivory grabs the defensive rebound | 65-71 |
| 00:13 | San Diego State | San Diego State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| 00:10 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Dunn - foul #3 on Charles Dunn, team foul #11 | 65-71 |
| 00:10 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush misses the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:10 | San Diego State | Manuel Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Charles Dunn's pass is intercepted by Russell Lewis | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | San Diego State | John Clark runs out the clock | 65-72 |