| Lineup | Albany | PG - Virgil Santangelo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leslie Brose (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tapp (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Costillo (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oliver Smeltzer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Khan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gilbert Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | David Khan inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Houston | John Leonard's pass is intercepted by Virgil Santangelo in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 19:54 | Albany | Paul Allen slams it home on a great pass from Virgil Santangelo | 37-36 |
| 19:39 | Houston | David Khan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Gilbert Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:27 | Houston | John Leonard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 19:26 | Albany | James Tapp gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 19:14 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Gilbert Baker gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 18:45 | Houston | David Khan clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell tips it home | 37-38 |
| 18:18 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Costillo | 39-38 |
| 17:58 | Houston | John Leonard can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Gilbert Baker misses the tip | 39-38 |
| 17:56 | Albany | Paul Allen gets the rebound | 39-38 |
| 17:36 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Allen | 42-38 |
| 17:26 | Houston | David Khan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell grabs the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 17:15 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-38 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Gilbert Baker tips it home | 42-40 |
| 16:56 | Albany | Leslie Brose scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Steven Costillo and the foul's on Oliver Smeltzer - foul #1 on Oliver Smeltzer, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Albany | Hugo Coffman (C) Steven Costillo | |
| Subs | Houston | John Gill (SF), Keith Calabrese (C) David Khan, Kenneth McCaskell | |
| 16:56 | Albany | Leslie Brose misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Keith Calabrese grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Keith Calabrese is fouled on the floor by Hugo Coffman - foul #1 on Hugo Coffman, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Albany | Larry Fentress (PG), Robert Kennedy (PF) Virgil Santangelo, James Tapp | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Combs (PG), Matthew Lowe (C) John Leonard, Gilbert Baker | |
| 16:19 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Keith Calabrese grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Henry Combs buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Gill | 44-43 |
| 15:58 | Albany | Larry Fentress can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 15:57 | Albany | Hugo Coffman hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Larry Fentress (fresh) SG - Paul Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leslie Brose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hugo Coffman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Combs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Oliver Smeltzer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Calabrese (fresh) 6 reb. C - Matthew Lowe (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Houston | Larry Fentress steals the ball from Matthew Lowe | 46-43 |
| 15:39 | Albany | Larry Fentress jams it on a great pass from Paul Allen | 48-43 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Keith Calabrese makes the jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 15:01 | Albany | Robert Kennedy comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by John Gill - foul #2 on John Gill, team foul #2 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Albany | Virgil Santangelo (PG), James Tapp (PF), Steven Costillo (C) Paul Allen, Leslie Brose, Hugo Coffman | |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), David Khan (SG), Bobby Mulvey (SF), Gilbert Baker (PF), Kenneth McCaskell (C) Henry Combs, Oliver Smeltzer, John Gill, Keith Calabrese, Matthew Lowe | |
| 15:01 | Albany | Robert Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 15:01 | Albany | Robert Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Gilbert Baker makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth McCaskell | 50-48 |
| 14:27 | Albany | Robert Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Albany | Michael Starkey (SF) Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:10 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 14:08 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 13:46 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Bobby Mulvey - foul #4 on Bobby Mulvey, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Houston | John Gill (SF) Bobby Mulvey | |
| 13:46 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 13:46 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 13:30 | Houston | John Leonard is hacked by Michael Starkey - foul #1 on Michael Starkey, team foul #2 | 52-48 |
| 13:18 | Houston | David Khan's floater is tipped away by Steven Costillo | 52-48 |
| 13:16 | Albany | Steven Costillo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 12:54 | Albany | Gilbert Baker steps in front of the Virgil Santangelo pass | 52-48 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Gilbert Baker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-48 |
| 12:38 | Houston | David Khan tips it back up and in | 52-50 |
| 12:18 | Albany | Kenneth McCaskell is called for the reach on Virgil Santangelo - foul #3 on Kenneth McCaskell, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Albany | Paul Allen (SG), Leslie Brose (SF), Hugo Coffman (C) Larry Fentress, Michael Starkey, Steven Costillo | |
| Subs | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer (SG), Keith Calabrese (C) David Khan, Kenneth McCaskell | |
| 12:01 | Albany | Paul Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Gilbert Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Virgil Santangelo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Allen (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leslie Brose (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Tapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Hugo Coffman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oliver Smeltzer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gilbert Baker (fresh) 15 pts. 13 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Calabrese (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-53 |
| 11:17 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Gilbert Baker grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 11:12 | Houston | John Leonard buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by John Gill | 52-55 |
| 10:53 | Albany | Hugo Coffman knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Leslie Brose | 54-55 |
| 10:31 | Houston | John Leonard connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Oliver Smeltzer | 54-57 |
| 10:11 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo hits a jumper from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 09:53 | Houston | John Leonard comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-57 |
| 09:52 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 09:41 | Albany | Paul Allen can't throw it down | 56-57 |
| 09:40 | Albany | James Tapp tips it in | 58-57 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Gilbert Baker hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 58-57 |
| 09:30 | Albany | Leslie Brose grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 09:10 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo is fouled on the floor by John Leonard - foul #1 on John Leonard, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Albany | Larry Fentress (PG), Steven Costillo (C) Virgil Santangelo, James Tapp | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Combs (PG), David Khan (SF), Matthew Lowe (PF), Kenneth McCaskell (C) John Leonard, John Gill, Gilbert Baker, Keith Calabrese | |
| 08:58 | Albany | Paul Allen knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Hugo Coffman | 60-57 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 08:48 | Albany | Leslie Brose grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 08:42 | Albany | Larry Fentress's layup is rejected by Kenneth McCaskell | 60-57 |
| 08:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Matthew Lowe | 60-57 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 08:34 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 08:10 | Houston | Henry Combs is fouled on the floor by Steven Costillo - foul #3 on Steven Costillo, team foul #3 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Albany | Lewis Thomas (SG), Michael Starkey (SF), Robert Kennedy (PF) Paul Allen, Leslie Brose, Hugo Coffman | |
| Subs | Houston | David Post (SF) Oliver Smeltzer | |
| 07:58 | Houston | David Post clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-57 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell grabs the offensive board | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Larry Fentress (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lewis Thomas (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Starkey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Costillo (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Combs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Khan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Post (fresh) PF - Matthew Lowe (fresh) C - Kenneth McCaskell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:41 | Houston | Matthew Lowe hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 07:39 | Albany | Steven Costillo pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 07:33 | Albany | Larry Fentress scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Lewis Thomas | 62-57 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Larry Fentress is called for the reach on Henry Combs - foul #2 on Larry Fentress, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Albany | | |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Mulvey (SF), Keith Calabrese (PF) David Post, Matthew Lowe | |
| 07:13 | Houston | Lewis Thomas steals the ball from Henry Combs | 62-57 |
| 07:09 | Albany | Michael Starkey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lewis Thomas | 64-57 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Henry Combs clanks a floater from the right side | 64-57 |
| 06:58 | Albany | The rebound goes to Robert Kennedy | 64-57 |
| 06:44 | Albany | Steven Costillo buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Starkey | 66-57 |
| 06:27 | Houston | David Khan is hacked by Lewis Thomas - foul #1 on Lewis Thomas, team foul #5 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Albany | Virgil Santangelo (PG), Paul Allen (SG), Leslie Brose (SF), James Tapp (PF), Hugo Coffman (C) Larry Fentress, Lewis Thomas, Michael Starkey, Robert Kennedy, Steven Costillo | |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), Oliver Smeltzer (SG), Gilbert Baker (PF) Henry Combs, David Khan, Kenneth McCaskell | |
| 06:08 | Houston | John Leonard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 06:06 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Oliver Smeltzer | 66-57 |
| 05:54 | Houston | John Leonard is hacked by Hugo Coffman - foul #2 on Hugo Coffman, team foul #6 | 66-57 |
| 05:38 | Houston | John Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-57 |
| 05:27 | Albany | Paul Allen connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Virgil Santangelo | 68-57 |
| 05:04 | Houston | James Tapp picks off the pass by Bobby Mulvey | 68-57 |
| 04:54 | Albany | Paul Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-57 |
| Subs | Albany | Steven Costillo (C) Hugo Coffman | |
| Subs | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell (C) Keith Calabrese | |
| 04:43 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steven Costillo - foul #4 on Steven Costillo, team foul #7 | 68-57 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 04:24 | Albany | Paul Allen misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Bobby Mulvey - foul #5 on Bobby Mulvey, team foul #6 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Albany | Larry Fentress (PG), Hugo Coffman (PF) Virgil Santangelo, James Tapp | |
| Subs | Houston | David Khan (SF) Bobby Mulvey | |
| 04:24 | Albany | Paul Allen makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 04:24 | Albany | Paul Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Kenneth McCaskell, team foul #7 | 70-59 |
| 03:50 | Albany | Larry Fentress hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-59 |
| 03:49 | Albany | Hugo Coffman can't tip it in | 70-59 |
| 03:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Leonard | 70-59 |
| Lineup | Albany | PG - Larry Fentress (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Paul Allen (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Leslie Brose (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugo Coffman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Steven Costillo (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Oliver Smeltzer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Khan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gilbert Baker (fresh) 15 pts. 14 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Houston | Larry Fentress takes the ball from David Khan | 70-59 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Albany | Larry Fentress buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Paul Allen and he's fouled by John Leonard - foul #2 on John Leonard, team foul #8 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Albany | Virgil Santangelo (PG), Michael Starkey (SF), James Tapp (PF) Paul Allen, Leslie Brose, Hugo Coffman | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Combs (PG), John Gill (SF) John Leonard, Oliver Smeltzer | |
| 03:17 | Albany | Larry Fentress makes the free throw | 73-59 |
| 03:01 | Houston | David Khan drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Henry Combs and the foul's on James Tapp - foul #1 on James Tapp, team foul #8 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Albany | Robert Kennedy (C) Steven Costillo | |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Calabrese (C) Kenneth McCaskell | |
| 03:01 | Houston | David Khan makes the free throw | 73-62 |
| 02:58 | Albany | Albany calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-62 |
| Subs | Albany | Paul Allen (SG), Leslie Brose (SF), Steven Costillo (C) Larry Fentress, Michael Starkey, Robert Kennedy | |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), Oliver Smeltzer (SG), Kenneth McCaskell (C) Henry Combs, John Gill, Keith Calabrese | |
| 02:32 | Albany | Leslie Brose loses the ball out of bounds | 73-62 |
| 02:22 | Houston | David Khan is hacked by Steven Costillo - foul #5 on Steven Costillo, team foul #9 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Albany | Hugo Coffman (C) Steven Costillo | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:22 | Houston | David Khan makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 02:22 | Houston | David Khan makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 01:56 | Albany | James Tapp blows the layup | 73-64 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-64 |
| 01:18 | Albany | James Tapp can't finish the layup | 73-64 |
| 01:17 | Albany | Paul Allen gets the offensive rebound | 73-64 |
| 01:00 | Albany | Virgil Santangelo misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-64 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell grabs the defensive rebound | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Houston | David Khan misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 73-64 |
| 00:51 | Albany | Paul Allen pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Albany | Oliver Smeltzer is called for the reach on Paul Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oliver Smeltzer, team foul #9 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Albany | Larry Fentress (PG), Michael Starkey (SF) Virgil Santangelo, Leslie Brose | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:50 | Albany | Paul Allen makes the 1st free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:50 | Albany | Paul Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:45 | Houston | David Khan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 75-64 |
| 00:44 | Albany | James Tapp snags the defensive board | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Albany | John Leonard takes the ball from Paul Allen | 75-64 |
| 00:18 | Houston | David Khan lays it up and in set up by John Leonard | 75-66 |
| 00:18 | Albany | Albany calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Albany | Virgil Santangelo (PG), Leslie Brose (SF) Larry Fentress, Michael Starkey | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Albany | Paul Allen is hacked by Oliver Smeltzer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oliver Smeltzer, team foul #10 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Albany | Larry Fentress (PG), Michael Starkey (SF) Virgil Santangelo, Leslie Brose | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:15 | Albany | Paul Allen misses the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:15 | Albany | Paul Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Oliver Smeltzer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-66 |
| 00:07 | Albany | Hugo Coffman grabs the board | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Albany | Albany is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Albany | Larry Fentress runs out the clock | 76-66 |