| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Victor Wiley (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joe Beaird (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Matthew Sak (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ian Lapointe (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamal Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Matthew Sak inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Montana State | Joe Beaird's floater is knocked away by William Aronson | 28-41 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Dale Wiley grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Dale Wiley comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Victor Wiley - foul #1 on Victor Wiley, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 19:09 | Montana State | Joe Beaird drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Sak and he's fouled by Shannon McElravy - foul #2 on Shannon McElravy, team foul #1 | 30-43 |
| 19:09 | Montana State | Joe Beaird makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Shannon McElravy buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Dale Wiley | 32-44 |
| 18:35 | Montana State | Joe Beaird connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Victor Wiley and he's hacked by Shannon McElravy - foul #3 on Shannon McElravy, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (SG) Shannon McElravy | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 18:35 | Montana State | Joe Beaird misses the free throw | 32-46 |
| 18:35 | Houston | William Aronson snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Jamal Clark swats the layup by Dale Wiley | 32-46 |
| 18:19 | Montana State | Ian Lapointe grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 17:58 | Montana State | Jamal Clark knocks in the shot from the right block | 32-48 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Joe Beaird - foul #3 on Joe Beaird, team foul #2 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leo Beene (SG) Joe Beaird | |
| 17:40 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 17:37 | Montana State | Victor Wiley travels in the backcourt | 34-48 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Mark Heal misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Harold Ross snags the offensive board | 34-48 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Marvin Echols buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Dale Wiley | 36-48 |
| 16:48 | Montana State | The pull-up jumper by Matthew Sak is blocked by Harold Ross | 36-48 |
| 16:46 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Ian Lapointe | 36-48 |
| 16:23 | Montana State | Ian Lapointe can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on William Aronson - foul #3 on William Aronson, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SG), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Dale Wiley, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Baker (PG), James Domenech (SF), Richard Pichardo (C) Victor Wiley, Matthew Sak, Jamal Clark | |
| 16:23 | Montana State | Ian Lapointe misses the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 16:23 | Montana State | Ian Lapointe makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Mark Heal steps out of bounds on the sideline | 36-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Flickinger (SF) Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Montana State | Robbie Rizzuto (SG) Ian Lapointe | |
| 15:50 | Montana State | Leo Beene double dribbles | 36-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG) Kevin Flickinger | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Beaird (SG) Robbie Rizzuto | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Greg Ishmael (fresh) PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - James Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Beaird (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Leo Beene (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Domenech (fresh) C - Richard Pichardo (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 36-49 |
| 15:27 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Richard Pichardo | 36-49 |
| 15:12 | Montana State | Leo Beene drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Beaird | 36-52 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Shannon McElravy clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-52 |
| 15:01 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Richard Pichardo | 36-52 |
| 14:50 | Montana State | Leo Beene comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-52 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Domenic Russo gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Shannon McElravy is hacked by Joe Beaird - foul #4 on Joe Beaird, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Marvin Echols (SF), William Aronson (PF) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Victor Wiley (PG), Matthew Sak (SF), Ian Lapointe (PF) Joe Beaird, Leo Beene, James Domenech | |
| 14:18 | Houston | Dale Wiley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-52 |
| 14:17 | Montana State | Richard Pichardo grabs the board | 36-52 |
| 13:57 | Montana State | Victor Wiley can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 13:55 | Montana State | Matthew Sak tips it home | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 13:40 | Houston | Shannon McElravy drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Wiley | 39-54 |
| 13:25 | Montana State | Richard Pichardo misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 13:24 | Montana State | Ian Lapointe snags the offensive board | 39-54 |
| 13:04 | Montana State | William Aronson is called for the reach on James Baker - foul #4 on William Aronson, team foul #4 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Gleeson (PF), Harold Ross (C) William Aronson, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Montana State | Leo Beene (SG), Jamal Clark (C) James Baker, Richard Pichardo | |
| 12:40 | Montana State | Shannon McElravy steps in front of the Jamal Clark pass | 39-54 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Marvin Echols jams it set up by Shannon McElravy | 41-54 |
| 12:25 | Montana State | Matthew Sak is hacked by Marvin Echols - foul #1 on Marvin Echols, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (SG) Shannon McElravy | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Domenech (PF) Ian Lapointe | |
| 12:12 | Montana State | Victor Wiley hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-54 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 12:01 | Houston | Marvin Echols connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Harold Ross | 44-54 |
| 11:32 | Montana State | Matthew Sak can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 11:31 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Heal (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) C - Harold Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Victor Wiley (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Leo Beene (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Sak (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Domenech (fresh) C - Jamal Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Houston | Dale Wiley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Marvin Echols tips it home | 46-54 |
| 11:08 | Montana State | Dale Wiley steals the ball from Victor Wiley in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Harold Ross misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-54 |
| 10:44 | Montana State | Matthew Sak gets the rebound | 46-54 |
| 10:27 | Montana State | Leo Beene banks in the layup | 46-56 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Mark Heal is hacked by Matthew Sak - foul #2 on Matthew Sak, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), Greg Ishmael (SF), Domenic Russo (PF) Dale Wiley, Marvin Echols, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Baker (PG), Robbie Rizzuto (SG), Ian Lapointe (PF), Richard Pichardo (C) Victor Wiley, Leo Beene, Matthew Sak, Jamal Clark | |
| 09:58 | Houston | Shannon McElravy can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-56 |
| 09:56 | Montana State | Ian Lapointe pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 09:29 | Montana State | James Domenech misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 09:27 | Houston | Shannon McElravy snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 09:22 | Houston | Mark Heal misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Flickinger (C) Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Sak (SF) James Domenech | |
| 09:22 | Houston | Mark Heal makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 09:22 | Houston | Mark Heal makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 09:08 | Montana State | Matthew Sak knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Ian Lapointe | 48-58 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Heal | 51-58 |
| 08:23 | Montana State | Greg Ishmael takes the ball from Richard Pichardo | 51-58 |
| 08:11 | Houston | Greg Ishmael loses the ball out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Marvin Echols (SF), Harold Ross (C) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Kevin Flickinger | |
| Subs | Montana State | Victor Wiley (PG), Leo Beene (SG), Jamal Clark (C) James Baker, Robbie Rizzuto, Matthew Sak | |
| 07:55 | Montana State | Richard Pichardo is hacked by Domenic Russo - foul #2 on Domenic Russo, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Houston | William Aronson (PF) Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Montana State | Joe Beaird (SG) Richard Pichardo | |
| 07:40 | Montana State | Leo Beene hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Dale Wiley grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Harold Ross misses the easy layup but the foul's on Victor Wiley - foul #2 on Victor Wiley, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Harold Ross makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Harold Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Victor Wiley (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Joe Beaird (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Leo Beene (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ian Lapointe (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Jamal Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Montana State | Joe Beaird hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-58 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Shannon McElravy grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Shannon McElravy is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Shannon McElravy, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| 06:55 | Montana State | Ian Lapointe comes up short on the shot from the left block | 53-58 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Marvin Echols grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 06:33 | Houston | William Aronson hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 53-58 |
| 06:32 | Houston | William Aronson can't tip it in | 53-58 |
| 06:30 | Montana State | Leo Beene grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 06:19 | Montana State | William Aronson steals the ball from Leo Beene | 53-58 |
| 06:01 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the floater from the right side | 55-58 |
| 05:45 | Montana State | The 3pt attempt by Leo Beene is denied by Marvin Echols | 55-58 |
| 05:43 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Ian Lapointe | 55-58 |
| 05:29 | Montana State | Jamal Clark comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by William Aronson - foul #5 on William Aronson, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (SG), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Shannon McElravy, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Montana State | Matthew Sak (SF), Richard Pichardo (PF) Leo Beene, Ian Lapointe | |
| 05:29 | Montana State | Jamal Clark makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:29 | Montana State | Jamal Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses long on a floater from the right side | 55-60 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Marvin Echols gets the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Domenic Russo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Domenic Russo, team foul #9 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SG) Dale Wiley | |
| Subs | Montana State | James Domenech (PF) Jamal Clark | |
| 04:41 | Montana State | Joe Beaird clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-60 |
| 04:39 | Montana State | James Domenech can't tip it in | 55-60 |
| 04:37 | Montana State | Matthew Sak pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 04:20 | Montana State | James Domenech makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Sak | 55-63 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Mark Heal can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-63 |
| 03:56 | Houston | Mark Heal tips it back up and in | 57-63 |
| 03:40 | Montana State | James Domenech can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 03:39 | Houston | Marvin Echols gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 03:27 | Houston | Marvin Echols clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-63 |
| 03:26 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Richard Pichardo | 57-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) SF - Marvin Echols (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Victor Wiley (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SG - Joe Beaird (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Sak (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Domenech (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Pichardo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Montana State | Richard Pichardo clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 03:18 | Montana State | James Domenech grabs the offensive board | 57-63 |
| 02:53 | Montana State | Victor Wiley hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joe Beaird | 57-66 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Shannon McElravy (SG), Harold Ross (C) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Montana State | Ian Lapointe (PF), Jamal Clark (C) James Domenech, Richard Pichardo | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Houston | Marvin Echols hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-66 |
| 02:25 | Montana State | Matthew Sak hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joe Beaird | 60-69 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Shannon McElravy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-69 |
| 02:12 | Houston | Marvin Echols tips it but misses | 60-69 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Domenic Russo tips it home | 62-69 |
| 02:01 | Montana State | Ian Lapointe comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 62-69 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Marvin Echols snags the defensive board | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Houston | Dale Wiley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-69 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Dale Wiley can't tip it in | 62-69 |
| 01:44 | Montana State | Ian Lapointe pulls down the rebound | 62-69 |
| 01:35 | Montana State | Joe Beaird misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-69 |
| 01:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Ross | 62-69 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Marvin Echols is whistled for a carry | 62-69 |
| 00:53 | Montana State | Ian Lapointe scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Matthew Sak | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Houston | Shannon McElravy knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Joe Beaird is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Wiley - foul #2 on Dale Wiley, team foul #10 | 65-72 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Joe Beaird makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 00:43 | Montana State | Joe Beaird makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 65-74 |
| 00:34 | Montana State | Ian Lapointe gets the rebound | 65-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Ian Lapointe is hacked by Dale Wiley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dale Wiley, team foul #11 | 65-74 |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Ian Lapointe misses the 1st free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:31 | Montana State | Ian Lapointe misses the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 65-74 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-74 |
| 00:22 | Montana State | Matthew Sak grabs the board | 65-74 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Matthew Sak is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Wiley - foul #4 on Dale Wiley, team foul #12 | 65-74 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Matthew Sak makes the 1st free throw | 65-75 |
| 00:20 | Montana State | Matthew Sak makes the 2nd free throw | 65-76 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-76 |
| 00:13 | Montana State | Jamal Clark pulls down the rebound | 65-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Victor Wiley runs out the clock | 65-76 |