| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Smith (fresh) SG - Sean Ryan (fresh) SF - Bruce Cianciolo (fresh) PF - Keith Johnson (fresh) C - Mark Chandler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Keith Johnson swats the layup by Manuel Huggins | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Ronald Wittman hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Montana | Michael Hulett blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Bruce Cianciolo | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Ronald Wittman grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Manuel Huggins is hacked by Keith Johnson - foul #1 on Keith Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses short on a shot from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Montana | The jump hook by Mark Chandler is blocked by Michael Hulett | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Houston | Michael Hulett buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Patrick Pearce | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Montana | Ronald Wittman steps in front of the Sean Ryan pass | 4-0 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Sean Ryan picks off the pass by Patrick Pearce | 4-0 |
| 17:28 | Montana | Keith Johnson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Patrick Pearce clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-3 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses the tip | 4-3 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Ronald Wittman tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 16:54 | Montana | Sean Ryan is hacked by Manuel Huggins - foul #1 on Manuel Huggins, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (SF), Ronald Mair (PF) Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 16:43 | Montana | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-3 |
| 16:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jonathan Vincent | 6-3 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Patrick Pearce misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 16:10 | Montana | The rebound goes to Bruce Cianciolo | 6-3 |
| 15:57 | Montana | Mark Chandler misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-3 |
| 15:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jonathan Vincent | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Huggins (fairly fresh) SF - Gregory Smith (fresh) PF - Ronald Mair (fresh) C - Jonathan Vincent (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Smith (fresh) SG - Sean Ryan (fresh) SF - Bruce Cianciolo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Chandler (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent double dribbles | 6-3 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | Montana | Joel Kinney (PG), Willie Soria (SF), Jason Jensen (C) David Smith, Bruce Cianciolo, Mark Chandler | |
| 15:25 | Montana | Jason Jensen comes up short on the shot from the right side | 6-3 |
| 15:23 | Montana | Jason Jensen tips it in | 6-5 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Michael Hulett clanks a 3 from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 15:09 | Montana | Sean Ryan snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:47 | Montana | Keith Johnson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Joel Kinney | 6-8 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Gregory Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Sean Ryan - foul #1 on Sean Ryan, team foul #2 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG) Fred Bynoe, Ronald Mair | |
| Subs | Montana | David Smith (PG), Bruce Cianciolo (SF), Mark Chandler (C) Joel Kinney, Sean Ryan, Keith Johnson | |
| 14:25 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:15 | Montana | Willie Soria comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 8-8 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Ronald Wittman grabs the board | 8-8 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Michael Hulett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Jonathan Vincent (C) Gregory Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 13:44 | Montana | Willie Soria knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Smith | 8-10 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Ronald Wittman misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 8-10 |
| 13:31 | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:20 | Montana | Manuel Huggins is called for the reach on Willie Soria - foul #2 on Manuel Huggins, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF) Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman | |
| Subs | Montana | Sean Ryan (SG) Willie Soria | |
| 13:03 | Montana | Jason Jensen drills a shot from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Mark Chandler - foul #1 on Mark Chandler, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG) Patrick Pearce | |
| Subs | Montana | Keith Johnson (PF), Paul Mullins (C) Bruce Cianciolo, Mark Chandler | |
| 12:48 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:28 | Montana | Keith Johnson comes up short on the runner from the right block | 9-12 |
| 12:27 | Montana | Keith Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 12:19 | Montana | David Smith hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sean Ryan | 9-15 |
| 11:56 | Houston | Keith Bailey misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 11:55 | Montana | Paul Mullins gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) SF - Ronald Mair (fresh) PF - Keith Bailey (fresh) C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Ryan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Jensen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Mullins (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Montana | Paul Mullins is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Paul Mullins, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF) Ronald Mair, Keith Bailey, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Soria (PG), Bruce Cianciolo (SF) David Smith, Jason Jensen | |
| 11:38 | Houston | Willie Soria picks off the pass by Gregory Smith | 9-15 |
| 11:23 | Montana | Willie Soria throws it down on a great pass from Keith Johnson | 9-17 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Gregory Smith can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bruce Cianciolo - foul #1 on Bruce Cianciolo, team foul #5 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana | Joel Kinney (SG), Mark Chandler (C) Sean Ryan, Paul Mullins | |
| 11:06 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 10-17 |
| 10:42 | Montana | Joel Kinney is fouled on the floor by Patrick Pearce - foul #1 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SG), Jonathan Vincent (C) Fred Bynoe, Gregory Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | Kenneth Almeida (PF) Keith Johnson | |
| 10:19 | Montana | Joel Kinney scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Almeida | 10-19 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Patrick Pearce's pass is intercepted by Willie Soria | 10-19 |
| 09:52 | Montana | Joel Kinney misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 10-19 |
| 09:50 | Montana | Willie Soria tips it in | 10-21 |
| 09:33 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Willie Soria - foul #1 on Willie Soria, team foul #6 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF) John Lake, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman | |
| Subs | Montana | David Smith (PG), Sean Ryan (SG), Keith Johnson (PF) Joel Kinney, Bruce Cianciolo, Kenneth Almeida | |
| 09:33 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:33 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:07 | Montana | Keith Johnson knocks in the floater near the basket set up by David Smith | 12-23 |
| 08:38 | Houston | The short jumper by Fred Bynoe is denied by Keith Johnson | 12-23 |
| 08:36 | Montana | Willie Soria pulls down the rebound | 12-23 |
| 08:16 | Montana | Keith Bailey picks off the pass by David Smith | 12-23 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Patrick Pearce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-23 |
| 07:53 | Montana | Mark Chandler pulls down the rebound | 12-23 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) SF - Ronald Mair (fresh) PF - Keith Bailey (fresh) C - Jonathan Vincent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sean Ryan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Soria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Keith Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Mark Chandler (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Montana | Willie Soria is fouled on the floor by Patrick Pearce - foul #2 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #4 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), John Lake (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF) Patrick Pearce, Fred Bynoe, Keith Bailey, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo (SF), Jason Jensen (C) Willie Soria, Mark Chandler | |
| 07:27 | Montana | Bruce Cianciolo connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Smith | 12-25 |
| 07:25 | Houston | Gregory Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-25 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana | Paul Mullins (C) Keith Johnson | |
| 07:08 | Montana | Sean Ryan is fouled on the floor by John Lake - foul #1 on John Lake, team foul #5 | 12-25 |
| 07:03 | Montana | Jason Jensen loses the dribble to Ronald Mair | 12-25 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Gregory Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-25 |
| 06:32 | Montana | Michael Hulett steps in front of the Jason Jensen pass | 15-25 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Gregory Smith is fouled on the floor by Bruce Cianciolo - foul #2 on Bruce Cianciolo, team foul #7 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Irvin Haskell (C) John Lake, Ronald Mair | |
| Subs | Montana | Joel Kinney (PG), Keith Johnson (PF) David Smith, Bruce Cianciolo | |
| 06:19 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 06:01 | Montana | Jason Jensen is whistled for traveling | 17-25 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Irvin Haskell makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Fred Bynoe | 19-25 |
| 05:19 | Montana | Joel Kinney is fouled on the floor by Gregory Smith - foul #1 on Gregory Smith, team foul #6 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Bailey (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Ronald Wittman, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Soria (PG), Mark Chandler (C) Sean Ryan, Paul Mullins | |
| 05:04 | Montana | Mark Chandler hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Willie Soria | 19-27 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-27 |
| 04:46 | Montana | Mark Chandler pulls down the rebound | 19-27 |
| 04:20 | Montana | Willie Soria clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gregory Smith - foul #2 on Gregory Smith, team foul #7 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Mair (PG), John Lake (SG) Gregory Smith, Fred Bynoe | |
| Subs | Montana | David Smith (PG), Kenneth Almeida (PF) Jason Jensen, Keith Johnson | |
| 04:20 | Montana | Willie Soria makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:20 | Montana | Willie Soria misses the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:20 | Houston | John Lake grabs the board | 19-28 |
| 04:13 | Houston | John Lake misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-28 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent tips it home | 21-28 |
| 03:53 | Montana | David Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-28 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Michael Hulett gets the rebound | 21-28 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Mair (fresh) SG - John Lake (fresh) SF - Michael Hulett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Keith Bailey (fresh) C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joel Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Soria (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Almeida (fresh) C - Mark Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses the jumper from the right side | 21-28 |
| 03:30 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent tips it back up and in | 23-28 |
| 03:06 | Montana | David Smith misses long on a jumper in the lane | 23-28 |
| 03:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Hulett | 23-28 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Ronald Mair's pass is intercepted by Willie Soria | 23-28 |
| 02:30 | Montana | Mark Chandler is fouled on the floor by John Lake - foul #2 on John Lake, team foul #8 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG), Gregory Smith (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Ronald Mair, John Lake, Michael Hulett, Keith Bailey, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | Montana | Sean Ryan (SG), Bruce Cianciolo (SF), Keith Johnson (PF) Joel Kinney, Willie Soria, Kenneth Almeida | |
| 02:30 | Montana | Mark Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 02:30 | Montana | Mark Chandler makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Gregory Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 02:18 | Montana | Keith Johnson gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 01:55 | Montana | Mark Chandler is called for traveling | 23-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana | Jason Jensen (C) Mark Chandler | |
| 01:43 | Houston | Manuel Huggins drills a fadeaway in the paint | 25-30 |
| 01:18 | Montana | Sean Ryan knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Cianciolo | 25-32 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Ronald Wittman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Pearce | 28-32 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Keith Johnson misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Irvin Haskell - foul #1 on Irvin Haskell, team foul #9 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Jonathan Vincent (C) Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Soria (PG) David Smith | |
| 00:52 | Montana | Keith Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Keith Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Ronald Wittman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 00:30 | Montana | Willie Soria snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 00:26 | Montana | Keith Johnson lays it up and in | 28-36 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Ronald Wittman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Smith and he's hacked by Keith Johnson - foul #2 on Keith Johnson, team foul #8 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Mair (SF) Gregory Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 00:04 | Houston | Ronald Wittman misses the free throw | 30-36 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Ronald Mair snags the offensive board | 30-36 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Ronald Wittman double dribbles | 30-36 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Sean Ryan clanks a fullcourt shot | 30-36 |