| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Mason (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Mummert (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymundo Reyna (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - William Banks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UMass | Bruce Mummert inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 19:47 | Houston | Shannon McElravy snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Shannon McElravy | 32-28 |
| 19:24 | UMass | Robert Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 19:03 | Houston | Marvin Echols tips it back up and in | 34-28 |
| 18:58 | UMass | Bruce Mummert misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-28 |
| 18:57 | UMass | The offensive rebound goes to Raymundo Reyna | 34-28 |
| 18:45 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna is hacked by William Aronson - foul #2 on William Aronson, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 18:19 | UMass | Bruce Mummert misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-28 |
| 18:17 | Houston | William Aronson gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Harold Ross connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Dale Wiley | 36-28 |
| 17:52 | UMass | Robert Green makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bruce Mummert | 36-30 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Robert Green steals the ball from Harold Ross | 36-30 |
| 17:34 | UMass | Robert Green lays it in | 36-32 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-32 |
| 17:15 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:11 | UMass | Robert Green loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SG), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Dale Wiley, Shannon McElravy, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | UMass | Cecil Cole (SG), Timothy Tokarz (SF), Romeo Flores (PF), Nick Bushee (C) Thomas Mason, Bruce Mummert, Raymundo Reyna, William Banks | |
| 16:56 | Houston | Mark Heal's floater is knocked away by Romeo Flores | 36-32 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Marvin Echols gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Domenic Russo's pass is intercepted by Robert Green | 36-32 |
| 16:36 | UMass | Cecil Cole lays it in set up by Robert Green | 36-34 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Mark Heal is fouled on the floor by Robert Green - foul #1 on Robert Green, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG) Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG) Robert Green | |
| 16:11 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson makes the shot near the basket set up by Shannon McElravy | 38-34 |
| 15:52 | UMass | Nick Bushee loses the dribble to Mark Heal | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cecil Cole (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Tokarz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Romeo Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Nick Bushee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:37 | Houston | Domenic Russo is fouled on the floor by Timothy Tokarz - foul #2 on Timothy Tokarz, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), William Aronson (PF) Mark Heal, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | UMass | Raymundo Reyna (PF) Thomas Mason | |
| 15:25 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Romeo Flores - foul #1 on Romeo Flores, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:25 | Houston | William Aronson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Dale Wiley connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Shannon McElravy | 41-34 |
| 14:46 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna clanks a shot in the paint | 41-34 |
| 14:44 | UMass | Cecil Cole grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 14:28 | UMass | William Aronson steals the ball from Timothy Tokarz | 41-34 |
| 14:15 | Houston | Dale Wiley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 41-34 |
| 14:14 | UMass | Romeo Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 14:08 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna's floater is tipped away by Domenic Russo | 41-34 |
| 14:07 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna tips it home | 41-36 |
| 13:45 | Houston | Shannon McElravy comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 13:44 | UMass | Cecil Cole pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:41 | UMass | Cecil Cole travels in the backcourt | 41-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), Tracy Gleeson (PF), Harold Ross (C) Shannon McElravy, Greg Ishmael, William Aronson, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG), Thomas Mason (SG), Bruce Mummert (SF), William Banks (C) Cecil Cole, Romeo Flores, Timothy Tokarz, Nick Bushee | |
| 13:25 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 13:24 | UMass | William Banks gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:19 | UMass | Bruce Mummert drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Bruce Mummert is called for the reach on Tracy Gleeson - foul #2 on Bruce Mummert, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG) Dale Wiley | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 12:25 | Houston | Thomas Mason steals the ball from Marvin Echols | 41-38 |
| 12:22 | UMass | Robert Green can't finish the layup | 41-38 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Marvin Echols gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Harold Ross misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on William Banks - foul #1 on William Banks, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Houston | William Aronson (PF) Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | UMass | Cecil Cole (SG), Romeo Flores (PF) Thomas Mason, Raymundo Reyna | |
| 12:05 | Houston | Harold Ross makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Harold Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 11:54 | UMass | William Banks misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 43-38 |
| 11:53 | UMass | Romeo Flores gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 11:45 | UMass | William Banks knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bruce Mummert (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Romeo Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Banks (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Shannon McElravy hits the finger roll | 45-41 |
| 11:29 | UMass | Robert Green comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-41 |
| 11:28 | Houston | Marvin Echols gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:21 | Houston | William Aronson lays it in set up by Marvin Echols | 47-41 |
| 11:01 | UMass | Bruce Mummert is hacked by Harold Ross - foul #3 on Harold Ross, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Greg Ishmael (SG), Domenic Russo (C) Mark Heal, Shannon McElravy, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG), Timothy Tokarz (SF), Nick Bushee (C) Robert Green, Bruce Mummert, William Banks | |
| 10:49 | UMass | Thomas Mason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 10:48 | Houston | William Aronson gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Dale Wiley is fouled on the floor by Cecil Cole - foul #3 on Cecil Cole, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), Tracy Gleeson (C) Marvin Echols, William Aronson | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 10:10 | Houston | Dale Wiley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-41 |
| 10:09 | UMass | Cecil Cole grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 10:04 | UMass | Thomas Mason misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Greg Ishmael hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Nick Bushee - foul #1 on Nick Bushee, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (SG) Shannon McElravy | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG), Raymundo Reyna (PF) Thomas Mason, Romeo Flores | |
| 09:46 | Houston | Greg Ishmael makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Greg Ishmael makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:28 | UMass | Cecil Cole hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Green | 49-44 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Domenic Russo misses the runner from the right block | 49-44 |
| 09:06 | UMass | Nick Bushee grabs the board | 49-44 |
| 09:00 | UMass | Cecil Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (SF), William Aronson (PF), Harold Ross (C) Greg Ishmael, Domenic Russo, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG), Bruce Mummert (SF), William Banks (C) Cecil Cole, Timothy Tokarz, Nick Bushee | |
| 08:34 | Houston | William Aronson clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Bruce Mummert - foul #3 on Bruce Mummert, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG) Dale Wiley | |
| Subs | UMass | Romeo Flores (SG) Thomas Mason | |
| 08:34 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:34 | Houston | William Aronson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:34 | UMass | William Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:18 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bruce Mummert | 50-46 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Romeo Flores picks off the pass by Mark Heal | 50-46 |
| 07:43 | UMass | William Banks scores on a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Harold Ross - foul #4 on Harold Ross, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (PG) Mark Heal | |
| Subs | UMass | Cecil Cole (PG) Robert Green | |
| 07:43 | UMass | William Banks makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Booth (fresh) SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Cecil Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Romeo Flores (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Mummert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymundo Reyna (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - William Banks (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Houston | Marvin Echols hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Cecil Cole - foul #4 on Cecil Cole, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) James Booth, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG), Timothy Tokarz (SF), Nick Bushee (C) Bruce Mummert, Raymundo Reyna, William Banks | |
| 07:23 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 07:09 | UMass | Romeo Flores scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Nick Bushee | 52-51 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Marvin Echols hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tracy Gleeson | 55-51 |
| 06:46 | UMass | Thomas Mason misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Marvin Echols grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Shannon McElravy can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Romeo Flores - foul #2 on Romeo Flores, team foul #10 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UMass | Raymundo Reyna (PF) Romeo Flores | |
| 06:25 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 06:25 | UMass | Nick Bushee grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:11 | UMass | Cecil Cole buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nick Bushee | 56-53 |
| 06:01 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson is hacked by Raymundo Reyna - foul #1 on Raymundo Reyna, team foul #11 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (SG), Greg Ishmael (SF), Harold Ross (C) Shannon McElravy, Marvin Echols, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | UMass | Robert Green (PG), Bruce Mummert (SF), William Banks (C) Cecil Cole, Timothy Tokarz, Nick Bushee | |
| 05:40 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:21 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Mummert | 58-55 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Greg Ishmael can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-55 |
| 05:04 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 05:00 | UMass | Robert Green drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Mason | 58-58 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Mark Heal can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Mason - foul #2 on Thomas Mason, team foul #12 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Flickinger (SF), William Aronson (PF) Dale Wiley, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | UMass | Cecil Cole (SG), Romeo Flores (PF) Thomas Mason, Raymundo Reyna | |
| 04:47 | Houston | Mark Heal makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Mark Heal makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 04:25 | UMass | Robert Green misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-58 |
| 04:24 | UMass | William Banks grabs the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 04:02 | UMass | Robert Green drills a 3 from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 03:40 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger's fadeaway is rejected by Romeo Flores | 60-61 |
| 03:38 | UMass | Romeo Flores snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Flickinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Harold Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Robert Green (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Bruce Mummert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Romeo Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - William Banks (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:31 | UMass | Robert Green hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Mummert | 60-64 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Harold Ross scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Aronson | 63-64 |
| 03:08 | UMass | Romeo Flores can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-64 |
| 03:06 | UMass | Cecil Cole grabs the offensive board | 63-64 |
| 02:52 | UMass | William Banks can't connect on a shot from the right side | 63-64 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Harold Ross gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Shannon McElravy (SG), Marvin Echols (SF) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Kevin Flickinger | |
| Subs | UMass | Timothy Tokarz (SF), Raymundo Reyna (PF) Bruce Mummert, Romeo Flores | |
| 02:37 | Houston | William Aronson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-64 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Shannon McElravy pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Harold Ross can't finish the layup | 63-64 |
| 02:19 | UMass | The rebound goes to Robert Green | 63-64 |
| 02:19 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UMass | Thomas Mason (SG), Bruce Mummert (SF) Cecil Cole, Timothy Tokarz | |
| 02:02 | UMass | Bruce Mummert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 63-64 |
| 02:00 | UMass | William Banks pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 01:46 | UMass | Robert Green is fouled on the floor by William Aronson - foul #3 on William Aronson, team foul #4 | 63-64 |
| 01:30 | UMass | Harold Ross picks off the pass by Raymundo Reyna | 63-64 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Harold Ross scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Marvin Echols | 65-64 |
| 01:19 | UMass | Bruce Mummert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-64 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Marvin Echols grabs the board | 65-64 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Shannon McElravy scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from William Aronson | 67-64 |
| 00:51 | UMass | William Banks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 00:50 | UMass | Raymundo Reyna tips it back up and in | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Shannon McElravy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-66 |
| 00:09 | UMass | Bruce Mummert is denied on a layup by Harold Ross | 67-66 |
| 00:07 | UMass | William Banks tips it but misses | 67-66 |
| 00:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Shannon McElravy | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Houston | Thomas Mason is called for the reach on Shannon McElravy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Mason, team foul #13 | 67-66 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:02 | UMass | UMass calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | UMass | Robert Green clanks a fullcourt shot | 69-66 |