| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ron Justice (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lambert (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mel White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Kowalowski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Marvin Echols inbounds the ball | 32-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | Marvin Echols is whistled for traveling | 32-26 |
| 19:17 | The Citadel | Ron Justice scores on a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Lambert | 32-28 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Harold Ross scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dale Wiley | 34-28 |
| 18:35 | The Citadel | Mel White knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Ron Justice | 34-30 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Dale Wiley connects on the jumper from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 18:05 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from David Lambert | 36-32 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Shannon McElravy travels with the ball | 36-32 |
| 17:26 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Dale Wiley pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Shannon McElravy hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-32 |
| 16:57 | The Citadel | Mel White makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ron Justice | 39-34 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Harold Ross banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dale Wiley | 41-34 |
| 16:29 | The Citadel | David Lambert scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 16:11 | Houston | Shannon McElravy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 16:10 | The Citadel | Mel White snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 15:59 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-37 |
| 15:58 | The Citadel | Christopher Williams snags the offensive board | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Aronson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Harold Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ron Justice (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Lambert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mel White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Kowalowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Harold Ross - foul #3 on Harold Ross, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SF), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Dale Wiley, Marvin Echols, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Terry Barnette (PG), James Kulick (SG), Travis Brannon (SF), James Markham (PF) Ron Justice, David Lambert, Christopher Williams, Mel White | |
| 15:45 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 15:45 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Domenic Russo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Domenic Russo tips it home | 43-38 |
| 15:08 | The Citadel | James Kulick is hacked by Mark Heal - foul #2 on Mark Heal, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Edward Williams (C) Kevin Kowalowski | |
| 14:47 | The Citadel | James Markham misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 43-38 |
| 14:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Shannon McElravy | 43-38 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Greg Ishmael misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 14:36 | The Citadel | Edward Williams gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:16 | The Citadel | Edward Williams misses long on a shot from the right side | 43-38 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Domenic Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 14:09 | Houston | Mark Heal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-38 |
| 14:08 | The Citadel | Edward Williams gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 13:46 | The Citadel | James Kulick misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 13:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Tracy Gleeson | 43-38 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 13:30 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Tracy Gleeson | 43-38 |
| 13:14 | Houston | Shannon McElravy is whistled for a carry | 43-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Marvin Echols (SF), William Aronson (PF), Harold Ross (C) Shannon McElravy, Greg Ishmael, Domenic Russo, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ron Justice (PG), David Lambert (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Mel White (PF), Kevin Kowalowski (C) Terry Barnette, James Kulick, Travis Brannon, James Markham, Edward Williams | |
| 13:01 | The Citadel | Christopher Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 13:00 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 12:46 | The Citadel | Ron Justice can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 12:44 | The Citadel | Mel White tips it in | 43-40 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Mark Heal clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Harold Ross tips it in | 45-40 |
| 11:51 | The Citadel | David Lambert buries a 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Heal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ron Justice (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Lambert (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mel White (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Kowalowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Mark Heal buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 11:12 | The Citadel | Mel White clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Marvin Echols - foul #1 on Marvin Echols, team foul #3 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SG) Mark Heal | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 11:12 | The Citadel | Mel White makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:12 | The Citadel | Mel White misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Harold Ross drills a floater near the basket set up by William Aronson | 50-44 |
| 10:45 | The Citadel | Harold Ross swats the short shot by Mel White | 50-44 |
| 10:43 | Houston | William Aronson pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 10:24 | The Citadel | Mel White grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 10:00 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski knocks in the jumper from the right side | 50-46 |
| 09:37 | Houston | The short jumper by Greg Ishmael is denied by Mel White | 50-46 |
| 09:36 | The Citadel | Mel White grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:14 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski is denied on a layup by Marvin Echols | 50-46 |
| 09:12 | The Citadel | Ron Justice tips it in | 50-48 |
| 08:58 | Houston | William Aronson misses long on a floater from the right block | 50-48 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Harold Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Marvin Echols is fouled on the floor by Christopher Williams - foul #3 on Christopher Williams, team foul #1 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Shannon McElravy (SG), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Dale Wiley, Marvin Echols, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Terry Barnette (PG), James Kulick (SG), Travis Brannon (SF), James Markham (PF), Edward Williams (C) Ron Justice, David Lambert, Christopher Williams, Mel White, Kevin Kowalowski | |
| 08:22 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Shannon McElravy | 52-48 |
| 08:07 | The Citadel | James Kulick buries a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Shannon McElravy - foul #2 on Shannon McElravy, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Flickinger (SF) Greg Ishmael | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 08:07 | The Citadel | James Kulick misses the free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Domenic Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 07:44 | Houston | The jump hook by Domenic Russo is blocked by James Markham | 52-50 |
| 07:43 | The Citadel | James Markham snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Flickinger (fresh) PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Terry Barnette (fresh) SG - James Kulick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Travis Brannon (fresh) PF - James Markham (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | The Citadel | Travis Brannon misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-50 |
| 07:34 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger buries a shot from just outside the lane | 54-50 |
| 07:13 | The Citadel | Domenic Russo blocks the short jumper by James Markham | 54-50 |
| 07:12 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Shannon McElravy knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kevin Flickinger | 57-50 |
| 06:51 | The Citadel | Travis Brannon hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 06:42 | Houston | Domenic Russo drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Shannon McElravy | 59-52 |
| 06:18 | The Citadel | Terry Barnette is hacked by Tracy Gleeson - foul #3 on Tracy Gleeson, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Marvin Echols (SF), William Aronson (PF) Mark Heal, Kevin Flickinger, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | The Citadel | Ron Justice (PG), David Lambert (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Mel White (PF), Kevin Kowalowski (C) Terry Barnette, James Kulick, Travis Brannon, James Markham, Edward Williams | |
| 05:58 | The Citadel | David Lambert hits a jumper from the right block | 59-54 |
| 05:39 | Houston | David Lambert is called for the reach on Shannon McElravy - foul #3 on David Lambert, team foul #2 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (C) Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 05:24 | Houston | David Lambert is called for the reach on Shannon McElravy - foul #4 on David Lambert, team foul #3 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (SG) Shannon McElravy | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 05:01 | Houston | William Aronson buries a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Mel White - foul #3 on Mel White, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| 05:01 | Houston | William Aronson makes the free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:36 | The Citadel | The short jumper by Mel White is denied by Harold Ross | 62-54 |
| 04:35 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski gets the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 04:17 | The Citadel | David Lambert is fouled on the floor by Mark Heal - foul #3 on Mark Heal, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG) Mark Heal | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 04:01 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Marvin Echols grabs the board | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Houston | William Aronson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-54 |
| 03:32 | The Citadel | Christopher Williams pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Aronson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Harold Ross (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | The Citadel | PG - Ron Justice (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Lambert (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mel White (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Kowalowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:11 | The Citadel | David Lambert can't finish the layup | 62-54 |
| 03:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Aronson | 62-54 |
| 02:42 | Houston | William Aronson misses short on a runner in the paint | 62-54 |
| 02:41 | The Citadel | Mel White snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 02:37 | The Citadel | William Aronson steals the ball from Ron Justice | 62-54 |
| 02:12 | Houston | William Aronson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dale Wiley | 65-54 |
| 01:57 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Williams | 65-56 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Harold Ross loses the dribble to Ron Justice | 65-56 |
| 01:33 | The Citadel | Ron Justice lays it in | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:12 | Houston | Harold Ross hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 65-58 |
| 01:10 | The Citadel | Mel White pulls down the rebound | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:53 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ron Justice | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | The short jumper by Marvin Echols is denied by Kevin Kowalowski | 65-60 |
| 00:28 | The Citadel | David Lambert snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:22 | The Citadel | David Lambert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-60 |
| 00:20 | The Citadel | Kevin Kowalowski grabs the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 00:17 | The Citadel | David Lambert clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 00:16 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dale Wiley | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | The Citadel | The Citadel is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Ron Justice is called for the reach on Dale Wiley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ron Justice, team foul #5 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Flickinger (C) Harold Ross | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Dale Wiley is hacked by David Lambert - foul #5 on David Lambert, team foul #6 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | The Citadel | James Kulick (SG) David Lambert | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Shannon McElravy is hacked by Christopher Williams - foul #4 on Christopher Williams, team foul #7 | 65-60 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:08 | The Citadel | James Kulick makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-63 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Dale Wiley is fouled in the backcourt by Ron Justice - foul #3 on Ron Justice, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (C) Kevin Flickinger | |
| Subs | The Citadel | | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:00 | The Citadel | James Kulick loses the dribble to Shannon McElravy | 69-63 |