| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bryan Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Corey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Ables (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morgan Ryan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Blake Simmonds (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Willie Pugh inbounds the ball | 42-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Houston | Sid Pride hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Pugh | 45-28 |
| 19:42 | Indiana | Bryan Smith drills a 3 from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 19:36 | Houston | Charles Dunn loses the ball out of bounds | 45-31 |
| 19:23 | Indiana | John Corey makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Bryan Smith | 45-34 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Sid Pride misses short on a jumper from close range | 45-34 |
| 19:16 | Indiana | Charles Ables pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 19:00 | Indiana | Morgan Ryan clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Sid Pride - foul #1 on Sid Pride, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| 19:00 | Indiana | Morgan Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 19:00 | Indiana | Morgan Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Edward Brown gets the rebound | 45-35 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Edward Brown hits the finger roll set up by Tyler Kain | 47-35 |
| 18:29 | Indiana | Blake Simmonds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-35 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Sid Pride misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-35 |
| 18:04 | Indiana | The rebound goes to Charles Ables | 47-35 |
| 17:46 | Indiana | Blake Simmonds drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Tyler Kain knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 49-38 |
| 17:08 | Indiana | Tyler Kain steals the ball from Charles Ables | 49-38 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Charles Dunn can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 16:56 | Indiana | Morgan Ryan grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 16:42 | Indiana | Edward Brown is called for the reach on John Corey - foul #1 on Edward Brown, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG), Eric Purkey (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Ben Walker (C) Tyler Kain, Charles Dunn, Willie Pugh, Sid Pride, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Schisler (PG), George Smith (SG), Gregory Watts (SF), Brian Grier (PF), Lyman Jimmerson (C) Bryan Smith, John Corey, Charles Ables, Morgan Ryan, Blake Simmonds | |
| 16:32 | Indiana | Gregory Watts buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Schisler | 49-40 |
| 16:23 | Houston | Lee Fulmer connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Terry King | 51-40 |
| 16:00 | Indiana | Brian Grier buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Schisler and he's hacked by Terry King - foul #2 on Terry King, team foul #3 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Thomas Cline (PF) Lyman Jimmerson | |
| 16:00 | Indiana | Brian Grier misses the free throw | 51-42 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Ben Walker gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Terry King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Purkey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Yankovski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ben Walker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Schisler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Watts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Cline (fresh) 3 pf. C - Brian Grier (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Houston | Ben Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-42 |
| 15:29 | Indiana | Brian Grier can't connect on a shot from the left block | 51-42 |
| 15:27 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Yankovski | 51-42 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Ben Walker misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 51-42 |
| 15:11 | Houston | Ben Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Terry King is fouled on the floor by John Schisler - foul #3 on John Schisler, team foul #1 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Willie Pugh (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Edward Brown (C) Terry King, Eric Purkey, David Yankovski, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Corey (SG), Charles Ables (SF) George Smith, Gregory Watts | |
| 14:41 | Houston | Lee Fulmer knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 14:24 | Indiana | John Corey knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Schisler | 54-44 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Sid Pride misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 54-44 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Edward Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Edward Brown's pass is intercepted by Brian Grier | 54-44 |
| 13:36 | Indiana | Brian Grier double dribbles | 54-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Dunn (SG) Lee Fulmer | |
| Subs | Indiana | Bryan Smith (PG), Blake Simmonds (C) John Schisler, Brian Grier | |
| 13:21 | Houston | Tyler Kain buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie Pugh | 56-44 |
| 13:01 | Indiana | Charles Ables comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Edward Brown snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Tyler Kain misses the lay-in | 56-44 |
| 12:32 | Indiana | John Corey snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 12:28 | Indiana | Charles Ables is hacked by Willie Pugh - foul #2 on Willie Pugh, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Eric Purkey (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Ben Walker (C) Tyler Kain, Willie Pugh, Sid Pride, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | Morgan Ryan (SG), Gregory Watts (SF), Lyman Jimmerson (PF) John Corey, Charles Ables, Thomas Cline | |
| 12:01 | Indiana | Ben Walker takes the ball from Blake Simmonds | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Terry King (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Purkey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Yankovski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ben Walker (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bryan Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Morgan Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gregory Watts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lyman Jimmerson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Blake Simmonds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Houston | Eric Purkey makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Terry King | 58-44 |
| 11:20 | Indiana | Bryan Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-44 |
| 11:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eric Purkey | 58-44 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Charles Dunn loses the dribble to Morgan Ryan | 58-44 |
| 10:50 | Indiana | Bryan Smith lays it in on a nice dish by Morgan Ryan | 58-46 |
| 10:36 | Houston | David Yankovski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lyman Jimmerson - foul #2 on Lyman Jimmerson, team foul #2 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Edward Brown (C) Terry King, Charles Dunn, Eric Purkey, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Schisler (PG), John Corey (SG), Charles Ables (SF), Thomas Cline (PF), Brian Grier (C) Bryan Smith, Morgan Ryan, Gregory Watts, Lyman Jimmerson, Blake Simmonds | |
| 10:36 | Houston | David Yankovski makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 10:36 | Houston | David Yankovski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-46 |
| 10:19 | Indiana | John Corey misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Yankovski - foul #2 on David Yankovski, team foul #5 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Sid Pride (PF) David Yankovski | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| 10:19 | Indiana | John Corey makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 10:19 | Indiana | John Corey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Tyler Kain makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lee Fulmer | 62-48 |
| 09:43 | Indiana | John Schisler misses the easy layup | 62-48 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Willie Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 09:36 | Houston | John Corey steals it from Sid Pride | 62-48 |
| 09:21 | Indiana | John Corey knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Schisler | 62-51 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Sid Pride can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Cline - foul #4 on Thomas Cline, team foul #3 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Indiana | George Smith (PG), Morgan Ryan (PF) John Schisler, Thomas Cline | |
| 08:58 | Houston | Sid Pride misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 2nd free throw | 63-51 |
| 08:41 | Indiana | Brian Grier can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Sid Pride - foul #2 on Sid Pride, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Dunn (SG) Lee Fulmer | |
| Subs | Indiana | Bryan Smith (PG) George Smith | |
| 08:41 | Indiana | Brian Grier makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 08:41 | Indiana | Brian Grier misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Sid Pride grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Edward Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-52 |
| 08:15 | Indiana | Brian Grier grabs the board | 63-52 |
| 07:51 | Indiana | Brian Grier comes up short on the floater from the left block | 63-52 |
| 07:49 | Indiana | Brian Grier snags the offensive board | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - Bryan Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Corey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Ables (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Morgan Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Grier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Indiana | John Corey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 07:37 | Indiana | The offensive rebound goes to Morgan Ryan | 63-52 |
| 07:23 | Indiana | Brian Grier misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 07:22 | Indiana | John Corey tips it home | 63-54 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Tyler Kain clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 07:07 | Indiana | Brian Grier pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 07:00 | Indiana | Tyler Kain is called for the reach on Bryan Smith - foul #1 on Tyler Kain, team foul #7 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG), Eric Purkey (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Ben Walker (C) Tyler Kain, Charles Dunn, Willie Pugh, Sid Pride, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | Gregory Watts (SF), Thomas Cline (PF), Blake Simmonds (C) John Corey, Charles Ables, Brian Grier | |
| 07:00 | Indiana | Bryan Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 07:00 | Indiana | Bryan Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Bryan Smith steals it from Lee Fulmer | 63-56 |
| 06:21 | Indiana | Bryan Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-56 |
| 06:20 | Indiana | Thomas Cline tips it back up and in | 63-58 |
| 05:55 | Houston | David Yankovski misses the runner in the paint | 63-58 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Ben Walker tips it in | 65-58 |
| 05:35 | Indiana | Bryan Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 65-58 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Lee Fulmer grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Lee Fulmer connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 67-58 |
| 04:54 | Indiana | Bryan Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 04:52 | Indiana | Blake Simmonds tips it back up and in | 67-60 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Edward Brown (C) Terry King, Lee Fulmer, Eric Purkey, David Yankovski, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Schisler (PG), John Corey (SG), Charles Ables (SF) Bryan Smith, Morgan Ryan, Gregory Watts | |
| 04:34 | Houston | Tyler Kain drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sid Pride | 70-60 |
| 04:11 | Indiana | Charles Ables comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-60 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Sid Pride grabs the board | 70-60 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Tyler Kain is denied on a layup by Blake Simmonds | 70-60 |
| 03:50 | Indiana | Blake Simmonds grabs the board | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Indiana | PG - John Schisler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Corey (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Ables (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Cline (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Blake Simmonds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Indiana | John Corey connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-63 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Tyler Kain loses the dribble to John Corey in the backcourt | 70-63 |
| 03:19 | Indiana | Charles Ables slams it home on a great pass from John Corey | 70-65 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Willie Pugh drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-65 |
| 02:43 | Indiana | Blake Simmonds misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Willie Pugh snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:16 | Houston | Tyler Kain misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-65 |
| 02:14 | Indiana | Blake Simmonds gets the rebound | 73-65 |
| 01:56 | Indiana | Willie Pugh is called for the reach on John Corey - foul #3 on Willie Pugh, team foul #8 | 73-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Bryan Smith (PG) John Schisler | |
| 01:56 | Indiana | John Corey misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Edward Brown snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Blake Simmonds - foul #3 on Blake Simmonds, team foul #4 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG), Eric Purkey (SF), David Yankovski (C) Tyler Kain, Charles Dunn, Willie Pugh, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Indiana | John Schisler (PG), Morgan Ryan (SG), Gregory Watts (SF), Brian Grier (PF), Lyman Jimmerson (C) Bryan Smith, John Corey, Charles Ables, Thomas Cline, Blake Simmonds | |
| 01:35 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:25 | Indiana | Lee Fulmer steals it from John Schisler | 76-65 |
| 01:00 | Houston | David Yankovski double dribbles | 76-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Ben Walker (C) Sid Pride | |
| Subs | Indiana | | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Indiana | John Schisler is hacked by Ben Walker - foul #1 on Ben Walker, team foul #9 | 76-65 |
| 00:56 | Indiana | John Schisler makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:56 | Indiana | John Schisler makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Houston | Eric Purkey is hacked by John Schisler in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Schisler, team foul #5 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Sid Pride (PF) Terry King, Lee Fulmer, David Yankovski, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Indiana | Bryan Smith (PG), John Corey (SG), Charles Ables (SF), Thomas Cline (PF), Blake Simmonds (C) John Schisler, Morgan Ryan, Gregory Watts, Brian Grier, Lyman Jimmerson | |
| 00:54 | Houston | Eric Purkey is fouled on the floor by Blake Simmonds - foul #4 on Blake Simmonds, team foul #6 | 76-67 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Thomas Cline is called for the reach on Sid Pride - foul #5 on Thomas Cline, team foul #7 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Indiana | Morgan Ryan (PF) Thomas Cline | |
| 00:51 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:43 | Indiana | Tyler Kain steps in front of the Bryan Smith pass | 78-67 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Tyler Kain lays it in | 80-67 |
| 00:34 | Indiana | John Corey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-67 |
| 00:33 | Indiana | Morgan Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 80-67 |
| 00:30 | Indiana | John Corey comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-67 |
| 00:29 | Indiana | Blake Simmonds tips it but misses | 80-67 |
| 00:28 | Indiana | Morgan Ryan hits the follow up shot | 80-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Indiana | Indiana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Tyler Kain runs out the clock | 80-69 |