| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Dennis Atwood (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Berrios (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Roberts (fresh) PF - John Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Bobby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oliver Smeltzer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Mulvey (fresh) PF - Gilbert Baker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Baker | 38-39 |
| 19:24 | Kansas State | Andrew Berrios misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Gilbert Baker double dribbles | 38-39 |
| 18:54 | Kansas State | Michael Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-39 |
| 18:53 | Kansas State | Thomas Bobby snags the offensive board | 38-39 |
| 18:36 | Kansas State | Andrew Berrios makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Atwood | 41-39 |
| 18:17 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer is hacked by Andrew Berrios - foul #2 on Andrew Berrios, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 17:58 | Houston | John Bennett steps in front of the John Leonard pass | 41-39 |
| 17:39 | Kansas State | Thomas Bobby is hacked by John Leonard - foul #2 on John Leonard, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| 17:15 | Kansas State | Bobby Mulvey is called for the reach on John Bennett - foul #1 on Bobby Mulvey, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Christopher Nelson (PF) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Calabrese (C) Kenneth McCaskell | |
| 17:03 | Kansas State | Michael Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by John Leonard - foul #3 on John Leonard, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Richard Poole (PG), Melvin Patrick (SG), Norman Clark (C) Dennis Atwood, Andrew Berrios, Thomas Bobby | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Combs (PG), David Khan (SF) John Leonard, Bobby Mulvey | |
| 17:03 | Kansas State | Michael Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:03 | Kansas State | Michael Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer loses the ball out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Douglas Vance (SF) Michael Roberts | |
| Subs | Houston | John Gill (SF), Matthew Lowe (C) Oliver Smeltzer, Gilbert Baker | |
| 16:16 | Kansas State | Norman Clark hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 42-39 |
| 16:14 | Kansas State | Christopher Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:50 | Kansas State | Matthew Lowe is called for the reach on Norman Clark - foul #1 on Matthew Lowe, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dennis Atwood (PG), Andrew Berrios (SG), John Bennett (PF), Thomas Bobby (C) Melvin Patrick, Douglas Vance, Christopher Nelson, Norman Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), Bobby Mulvey (SF), Gilbert Baker (PF), Kenneth McCaskell (C) Henry Combs, John Gill, Keith Calabrese, Matthew Lowe | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Dennis Atwood (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Berrios (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Poole (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Bobby (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Khan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bobby Mulvey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gilbert Baker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Kansas State | Thomas Bobby comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 42-39 |
| 15:32 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Gilbert Baker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 15:16 | Kansas State | Dennis Atwood grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 14:50 | Kansas State | Richard Poole is hacked by Gilbert Baker - foul #1 on Gilbert Baker, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Roberts (SF) Richard Poole | |
| Subs | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer (SG) David Khan | |
| 14:36 | Kansas State | Andrew Berrios hits a turnaround in the paint | 44-39 |
| 14:09 | Houston | John Leonard clanks a 3 from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 14:08 | Kansas State | John Bennett grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 13:51 | Kansas State | Andrew Berrios comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-39 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Gilbert Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Gilbert Baker can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Bennett - foul #2 on John Bennett, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Richard Poole (PG), Melvin Patrick (SG), Christopher Nelson (PF), Norman Clark (C) Dennis Atwood, Andrew Berrios, John Bennett, Thomas Bobby | |
| Subs | Houston | David Khan (SF), Keith Calabrese (C) Bobby Mulvey, Kenneth McCaskell | |
| 13:34 | Houston | Gilbert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:34 | Houston | Gilbert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:18 | Kansas State | Michael Roberts double dribbles | 44-41 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Lowe (C) Gilbert Baker | |
| 12:56 | Houston | John Leonard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 12:55 | Kansas State | The rebound goes to Norman Clark | 44-41 |
| 12:32 | Kansas State | Melvin Patrick hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Poole | 47-41 |
| 12:18 | Houston | David Khan blows the dunk | 47-41 |
| 12:16 | Kansas State | Christopher Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 12:12 | Kansas State | Richard Poole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 12:10 | Kansas State | Christopher Nelson snags the offensive board | 47-41 |
| 11:58 | Kansas State | John Leonard takes the ball from Norman Clark | 47-41 |
| 11:55 | Houston | John Leonard hits the finger roll | 47-43 |
| 11:47 | Kansas State | Richard Poole can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 11:45 | Houston | Keith Calabrese snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Richard Poole (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Nelson (fresh) 7 reb. C - Norman Clark (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Oliver Smeltzer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Khan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Keith Calabrese (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Houston | David Khan buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Lowe | 47-45 |
| 11:03 | Kansas State | Richard Poole misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 11:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Khan | 47-45 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-45 |
| 10:40 | Houston | David Khan pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 10:35 | Houston | David Khan buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 10:14 | Kansas State | Matthew Lowe swats the short shot by Norman Clark | 47-48 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Matthew Lowe gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:52 | Houston | Keith Calabrese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Dennis Atwood (PG), Andrew Berrios (SG), Douglas Vance (SF), John Bennett (PF), Thomas Bobby (C) Richard Poole, Melvin Patrick, Michael Roberts, Christopher Nelson, Norman Clark | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Combs (PG), John Gill (SG), Bobby Mulvey (SF), Gilbert Baker (PF), Kenneth McCaskell (C) John Leonard, Oliver Smeltzer, David Khan, Keith Calabrese, Matthew Lowe | |
| 09:40 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Bobby Mulvey - foul #2 on Bobby Mulvey, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| 09:40 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:40 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:25 | Houston | John Gill misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Douglas Vance - foul #1 on Douglas Vance, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| 09:25 | Houston | John Gill makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 09:25 | Houston | John Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 48-50 |
| 09:09 | Kansas State | Dennis Atwood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:07 | Houston | John Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 08:46 | Houston | Gilbert Baker drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Gill | 48-52 |
| 08:30 | Kansas State | Henry Combs picks off the pass by Douglas Vance | 48-52 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Henry Combs hits the finger roll | 48-54 |
| 08:17 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 08:15 | Kansas State | Andrew Berrios snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 07:58 | Kansas State | Andrew Berrios blows the dunk but the foul's on John Gill - foul #1 on John Gill, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Richard Poole (SF) Douglas Vance | |
| Subs | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer (SG) John Gill | |
| 07:58 | Kansas State | Andrew Berrios makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:58 | Kansas State | Andrew Berrios makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell is whistled for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Roberts (SF) Richard Poole | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Dennis Atwood (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Berrios (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Roberts (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Bobby (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Combs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Oliver Smeltzer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Mulvey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gilbert Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kansas State | The 3pt attempt by Dennis Atwood is denied by Kenneth McCaskell | 50-54 |
| 07:29 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Oliver Smeltzer and he's fouled by Thomas Bobby - foul #1 on Thomas Bobby, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Christopher Nelson (PF) John Bennett | |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG) Henry Combs | |
| 07:13 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell misses the free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:13 | Houston | Gilbert Baker snags the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Gilbert Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer grabs the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Leonard | 50-59 |
| 06:09 | Kansas State | Michael Roberts makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Berrios | 53-59 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth McCaskell | 53-62 |
| 05:30 | Kansas State | Gilbert Baker steals it from Michael Roberts | 53-62 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gilbert Baker | 53-65 |
| 04:49 | Kansas State | Thomas Bobby loses the ball out of bounds | 53-65 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Richard Poole (PG), Melvin Patrick (SG), Douglas Vance (SF), John Bennett (PF) Dennis Atwood, Andrew Berrios, Michael Roberts, Thomas Bobby | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Combs (PG), David Khan (SG), John Gill (SF), Keith Calabrese (PF), Matthew Lowe (C) John Leonard, Oliver Smeltzer, Bobby Mulvey, Gilbert Baker, Kenneth McCaskell | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:23 | Houston | Keith Calabrese clanks a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Nelson - foul #2 on Christopher Nelson, team foul #5 | 53-65 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Keith Calabrese makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Keith Calabrese makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:07 | Kansas State | Christopher Nelson misses badly on a floater in the paint | 53-67 |
| 04:06 | Kansas State | Christopher Nelson tips it in | 55-67 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Keith Calabrese can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 03:36 | Kansas State | John Bennett pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| Lineup | Kansas State | PG - Richard Poole (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Vance (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Combs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Khan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Gill (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Calabrese (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Kansas State | Douglas Vance throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-67 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Michael Roberts (SF), Norman Clark (C) Douglas Vance, Christopher Nelson | |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), Oliver Smeltzer (SG) Henry Combs, John Gill | |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Houston | Michael Roberts is called for the reach on John Leonard - foul #2 on Michael Roberts, team foul #6 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Gilbert Baker (PF) Matthew Lowe | |
| 02:38 | Houston | Gilbert Baker clanks a jumper from the right side | 55-67 |
| 02:37 | Kansas State | John Bennett gets the rebound | 55-67 |
| 02:31 | Kansas State | Melvin Patrick misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 02:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Khan | 55-67 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Gilbert Baker is hacked by Michael Roberts - foul #3 on Michael Roberts, team foul #7 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Kansas State | Douglas Vance (SF), Christopher Nelson (PF) Michael Roberts, John Bennett | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Combs (PG), John Gill (SF) John Leonard, Oliver Smeltzer | |
| 02:01 | Houston | Gilbert Baker makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Gilbert Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 01:52 | Kansas State | Melvin Patrick's layup is rejected by Gilbert Baker | 55-69 |
| 01:50 | Kansas State | Richard Poole grabs the offensive rebound | 55-69 |
| 01:45 | Kansas State | Richard Poole scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Patrick | 58-69 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Henry Combs scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Keith Calabrese | 58-72 |
| 01:23 | Kansas State | Norman Clark scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Richard Poole | 60-72 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Henry Combs is hacked by Douglas Vance - foul #2 on Douglas Vance, team foul #8 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Kansas State | | |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Lowe (C) Gilbert Baker | |
| 01:02 | Houston | Henry Combs makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Henry Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Kansas State | Christopher Nelson connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Melvin Patrick and the foul's on John Gill - foul #2 on John Gill, team foul #8 | 62-74 |
| 00:55 | Kansas State | Christopher Nelson makes the free throw | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | Kansas State | Kansas State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Henry Combs comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 63-74 |
| 00:28 | Kansas State | Christopher Nelson pulls down the rebound | 63-74 |
| 00:20 | Kansas State | Melvin Patrick loses the ball out of bounds | 63-74 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Henry Combs runs out the clock | 63-74 |