| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Edward Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Henry Dansby (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Koonce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Huang-fu Fang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Bechtol (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Willie Pugh inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Willie Pugh is hacked by Raymond Koonce - foul #3 on Raymond Koonce, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Christopher Covarrubias (SF) Raymond Koonce | |
| 19:21 | Houston | Edward Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 19:19 | Colorado State | Christopher Bechtol grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:11 | Colorado State | Christopher Covarrubias misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 19:09 | Colorado State | Christopher Bechtol hits the follow up shot | 28-33 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Edward Brown is hacked by Christopher Bechtol - foul #1 on Christopher Bechtol, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Tyler Kain can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Christopher Bechtol - foul #2 on Christopher Bechtol, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Tyler Kain makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Tyler Kain makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 18:16 | Colorado State | Tyler Kain picks off the pass by Edward Holloway | 30-33 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Charles Dunn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tyler Kain | 32-33 |
| 17:50 | Colorado State | Sid Pride takes the ball from Christopher Covarrubias | 32-33 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Sid Pride scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Charles Dunn | 34-33 |
| 17:08 | Colorado State | Henry Dansby lays it in set up by Huang-fu Fang | 34-35 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Edward Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-35 |
| 16:42 | Colorado State | Huang-fu Fang pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:38 | Colorado State | Edward Holloway misses long on a runner in the lane | 34-35 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Sid Pride grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Sid Pride's pass is intercepted by Edward Holloway | 34-35 |
| 16:29 | Colorado State | Christopher Covarrubias hits the finger roll on a great pass from Edward Holloway | 34-37 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Charles Dunn misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 16:18 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Huang-fu Fang | 34-37 |
| 16:11 | Colorado State | Huang-fu Fang can't connect on a runner in the paint | 34-37 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Sid Pride gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Christopher Bechtol takes the ball from Sid Pride | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Edward Holloway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Dansby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Covarrubias (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Huang-fu Fang (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Bechtol (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Colorado State | Henry Dansby clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-37 |
| 15:34 | Houston | Willie Pugh grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 15:18 | Houston | Sid Pride buries a turnaround from close range | 36-37 |
| 15:03 | Colorado State | Charles Dunn is called for the reach on Henry Dansby - foul #2 on Charles Dunn, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 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 | Colorado State | Milton Pressman (PG), Richard Galloway (SG), Raymond Koonce (SF), Andre Esposito (PF), Armando Martin (C) Edward Holloway, Henry Dansby, Christopher Covarrubias, Huang-fu Fang, Christopher Bechtol | |
| 14:54 | Colorado State | Raymond Koonce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 14:37 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by David Yankovski is blocked by Andre Esposito | 36-37 |
| 14:35 | Colorado State | Milton Pressman pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 14:30 | Colorado State | Raymond Koonce hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry King - foul #1 on Terry King, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 14:30 | Colorado State | Raymond Koonce makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:30 | Colorado State | Raymond Koonce makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Ben Walker comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 36-39 |
| 14:10 | Colorado State | Milton Pressman snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 14:06 | Colorado State | Milton Pressman connects on the floater from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Terry King misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 13:56 | Houston | Terry King grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Terry King comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Eric Purkey tips it but misses | 36-41 |
| 13:39 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Milton Pressman | 36-41 |
| 13:35 | Colorado State | Richard Galloway is called for traveling | 36-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Henry Dansby (SG) Richard Galloway | |
| 13:11 | Houston | Eric Purkey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Sid Pride (PF) Terry King, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Huang-fu Fang (PF) Armando Martin | |
| 12:56 | Colorado State | Henry Dansby misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 12:55 | Colorado State | Andre Esposito tips it home | 36-43 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Tyler Kain scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 12:28 | Colorado State | Huang-fu Fang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Willie Pugh (SF), Edward Brown (C) Eric Purkey, David Yankovski | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Holloway (PG), Armando Martin (C) Milton Pressman, Andre Esposito | |
| 12:07 | Houston | Willie Pugh clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 12:05 | Colorado State | Armando Martin snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| 11:57 | Colorado State | Edward Holloway misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 11:55 | Houston | The rebound goes to Willie Pugh | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Fulmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Edward Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Dansby (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Koonce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Huang-fu Fang (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Armando Martin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Edward Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-43 |
| 11:34 | Colorado State | Henry Dansby grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 11:29 | Colorado State | Edward Holloway buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Huang-fu Fang | 38-45 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Willie Pugh drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 10:55 | Colorado State | Edward Holloway can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tyler Kain - foul #2 on Tyler Kain, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), David Yankovski (PF) Tyler Kain, Lee Fulmer, Sid Pride | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Milton Pressman (SG), Christopher Covarrubias (SF), Christopher Bechtol (C) Henry Dansby, Raymond Koonce, Armando Martin | |
| 10:55 | Colorado State | Edward Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 10:55 | Colorado State | Edward Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Terry King connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 42-47 |
| 10:24 | Colorado State | Christopher Bechtol misses the lay-in | 42-47 |
| 10:23 | Houston | David Yankovski pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Terry King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Galloway (SG), Andre Esposito (PF) Edward Holloway, Huang-fu Fang | |
| 10:09 | Colorado State | Richard Galloway misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-47 |
| 10:08 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Andre Esposito | 42-47 |
| 09:53 | Colorado State | Milton Pressman loses the ball out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (SF), Ben Walker (C) Willie Pugh, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Henry Dansby (SG) Richard Galloway | |
| 09:39 | Houston | Eric Purkey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-47 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Charles Dunn snags the offensive board | 42-47 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Ben Walker buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Christopher Bechtol - foul #3 on Christopher Bechtol, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Sid Pride (PF) Terry King, David Yankovski | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 09:29 | Houston | Ben Walker makes the free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:12 | Colorado State | Ben Walker is called for the reach on Andre Esposito - foul #2 on Ben Walker, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Houston | David Yankovski (C) Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Raymond Koonce (SF), Huang-fu Fang (PF) Christopher Covarrubias, Andre Esposito | |
| 09:01 | Colorado State | Raymond Koonce misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-47 |
| 09:00 | Colorado State | Henry Dansby snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 08:41 | Colorado State | Raymond Koonce scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 08:22 | Houston | Charles Dunn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 08:21 | Colorado State | Henry Dansby grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 08:06 | Colorado State | Huang-fu Fang is hacked by David Yankovski - foul #1 on David Yankovski, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Edward Brown (C) Charles Dunn, Eric Purkey, David Yankovski | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Holloway (PG), Andre Esposito (C) Henry Dansby, Christopher Bechtol | |
| 07:44 | Colorado State | Huang-fu Fang connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Holloway and the foul's on Edward Brown - foul #2 on Edward Brown, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG) Tyler Kain | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 07:44 | Colorado State | Huang-fu Fang makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Terry King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Edward Holloway (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Pressman (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Koonce (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Huang-fu Fang (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Andre Esposito (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Houston | Milton Pressman steps in front of the Terry King pass | 45-52 |
| 07:29 | Colorado State | Milton Pressman lays it up and in | 45-54 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Edward Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Andre Esposito - foul #1 on Andre Esposito, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Houston | David Yankovski (PF) Sid Pride | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Henry Dansby (SG), Christopher Covarrubias (SF), Armando Martin (C) Milton Pressman, Raymond Koonce, Huang-fu Fang | |
| 07:18 | Houston | Edward Brown misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Edward Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:18 | Colorado State | Andre Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 07:13 | Colorado State | Edward Holloway banks in the layup | 45-56 |
| 06:57 | Houston | David Yankovski loses the dribble to Andre Esposito | 45-56 |
| 06:37 | Colorado State | Andre Esposito scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-58 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Edward Brown misses long on a runner near the basket | 45-58 |
| 06:19 | Colorado State | Armando Martin grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 06:13 | Colorado State | Armando Martin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Willie Pugh - foul #1 on Willie Pugh, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Charles Dunn (SG), Sid Pride (PF) Terry King, Lee Fulmer, David Yankovski | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Raymond Koonce (SF), Christopher Bechtol (C) Christopher Covarrubias, Andre Esposito | |
| 06:13 | Colorado State | Armando Martin misses the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 06:13 | Colorado State | Armando Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:55 | Houston | Henry Dansby is called for the reach on Tyler Kain - foul #3 on Henry Dansby, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Huang-fu Fang (PF) Armando Martin | |
| 05:36 | Houston | Willie Pugh is whistled for traveling | 45-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Milton Pressman (PG) Edward Holloway | |
| 05:18 | Colorado State | Raymond Koonce drills a fadeaway from the right side | 45-61 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Charles Dunn buries a jumpshot from the right side | 47-61 |
| 04:50 | Colorado State | Milton Pressman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Tyler Kain - foul #3 on Tyler Kain, team foul #8 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Purkey (SF), David Yankovski (C) Willie Pugh, Edward Brown | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Galloway (SG), Andre Esposito (C) Henry Dansby, Christopher Bechtol | |
| 04:50 | Colorado State | Milton Pressman makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 04:50 | Colorado State | Milton Pressman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Eric Purkey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-63 |
| 04:33 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Huang-fu Fang | 47-63 |
| 04:28 | Colorado State | Milton Pressman knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Huang-fu Fang | 47-65 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Sid Pride lays it in and he's fouled by Raymond Koonce - foul #4 on Raymond Koonce, team foul #7 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG) Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Holloway (PG), Christopher Covarrubias (SF) Richard Galloway, Raymond Koonce | |
| 04:16 | Houston | Sid Pride makes the free throw | 50-65 |
| 03:51 | Colorado State | Christopher Covarrubias banks in the layup and he's hacked by Sid Pride - foul #1 on Sid Pride, team foul #9 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry King (PG), Ben Walker (C) Tyler Kain, Sid Pride | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Richard Galloway (SG), Armando Martin (C) Edward Holloway, Huang-fu Fang | |
| 03:51 | Colorado State | Christopher Covarrubias misses the free throw | 50-67 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Ben Walker gets the rebound | 50-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Houston | David Yankovski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 50-67 |
| 03:30 | Colorado State | Christopher Covarrubias gets the rebound | 50-67 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Terry King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Purkey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Yankovski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Milton Pressman (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Richard Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Covarrubias (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Armando Martin (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Colorado State | David Yankovski blocks the short jumper by Christopher Covarrubias | 50-67 |
| 03:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ben Walker | 50-67 |
| 03:15 | Houston | David Yankovski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-67 |
| 03:14 | Colorado State | Richard Galloway snags the defensive board | 50-67 |
| 03:08 | Colorado State | Armando Martin makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Richard Galloway | 50-69 |
| 02:51 | Houston | David Yankovski buries a 3 from straight away set up by Eric Purkey | 53-69 |
| 02:32 | Colorado State | Terry King takes the ball from Armando Martin | 53-69 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Terry King misses the dunk attempt | 53-69 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Eric Purkey grabs the offensive board | 53-69 |
| 02:14 | Houston | David Yankovski misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 02:13 | Colorado State | Armando Martin pulls down the rebound | 53-69 |
| 02:08 | Colorado State | Richard Galloway is fouled on the floor by David Yankovski - foul #2 on David Yankovski, team foul #10 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck (SF) David Yankovski | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Roy Varela (PG) Milton Pressman | |
| 02:08 | Colorado State | Richard Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 02:08 | Colorado State | Richard Galloway misses the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Eric Purkey grabs the board | 53-70 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-70 |
| 01:36 | Colorado State | Richard Galloway hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-70 |
| 01:34 | Colorado State | Richard Galloway grabs the offensive rebound | 55-70 |
| 01:16 | Colorado State | Richard Galloway hits a 3 from the left wing | 55-73 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Lee Fulmer loses the ball out of bounds | 55-73 |
| Subs | Houston | David Yankovski (PF) Jeffrey Dyck | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Milton Pressman (PG) Roy Varela | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Colorado State | Milton Pressman comes up short on the floater from the left side | 55-73 |
| 00:40 | Houston | David Yankovski grabs the board | 55-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Terry King can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Milton Pressman - foul #3 on Milton Pressman, team foul #8 | 55-73 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Terry King makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Terry King makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Terry King makes the 3rd free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | David Yankovski is called for the reach on Milton Pressman - foul #3 on David Yankovski, team foul #11 | 58-73 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | Milton Pressman misses the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:11 | Colorado State | Milton Pressman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:11 | Houston | David Yankovski grabs the board | 58-73 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Lee Fulmer throws it down and he's hacked by Andre Esposito - foul #2 on Andre Esposito, team foul #9 | 60-73 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Lee Fulmer misses the free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:05 | Colorado State | Andre Esposito gets the rebound | 60-73 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Milton Pressman runs out the clock | 60-73 |