| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Joseph Tyler (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darnell Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Peebles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Gaier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Steve Anding (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Michael Hulett inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Telek Krasinski drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Hulett | 34-41 |
| 19:24 | Maryland | Phillip Smith picks off the pass by Darnell Scott | 34-41 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Telek Krasinski lays it up and in on a great pass from Phillip Smith | 36-41 |
| 19:12 | Maryland | Joseph Tyler is called for a charge - foul #1 on Joseph Tyler, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| 19:00 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Michael Hulett hits the follow up shot | 38-41 |
| 18:37 | Maryland | Charles Gaier connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Steve Anding | 38-44 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Michael Hulett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 18:12 | Maryland | Charles Gaier pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 18:07 | Maryland | Joseph Tyler clanks a 3 from the right corner | 38-44 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Phillip Smith makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 17:33 | Maryland | Steve Anding misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jonathan Vincent - foul #1 on Jonathan Vincent, team foul #1 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (PG), John Lake (SG), Irvin Haskell (PF) Phillip Smith, Telek Krasinski, Joshua Kunkel | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 17:33 | Maryland | Steve Anding makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 17:33 | Maryland | Steve Anding makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 17:12 | Houston | John Lake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Bailey (C) Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | Maryland | Gary Shankle (SG), David Hinton (PF), Michael Burns (C) Darnell Scott, Charles Gaier, Steve Anding | |
| 16:50 | Maryland | Joseph Tyler scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Burns | 40-49 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Fred Bynoe misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 16:35 | Houston | John Lake gets the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Irvin Haskell scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-49 |
| 16:00 | Maryland | David Hinton connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by John Lake - foul #1 on John Lake, team foul #2 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Telek Krasinski (SG), Joshua Kunkel (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) John Lake, Michael Hulett, Irvin Haskell, Keith Bailey | |
| Subs | Maryland | Darnell Scott (SG), James Hall (SF), Steve Anding (C) Joseph Tyler, Frank Peebles, Michael Burns | |
| 16:00 | Maryland | David Hinton misses the free throw | 42-51 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent grabs the board | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Gary Shankle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darnell Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Anding (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 15:44 | Maryland | David Hinton snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 15:28 | Maryland | Steve Anding misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 42-51 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Hall - foul #4 on James Hall, team foul #2 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SF) Fred Bynoe | |
| Subs | Maryland | Carey Armes (SF), Charles Gaier (PF) James Hall, David Hinton | |
| 15:08 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:50 | Maryland | Steve Anding loses the dribble to Telek Krasinski | 43-51 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 43-51 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Telek Krasinski grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Steve Anding - foul #1 on Steve Anding, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SF), Irvin Haskell (PF) John Lake, Joshua Kunkel | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joseph Tyler (PG), Mario Simmons (SG), Frank Peebles (SF), David Hinton (C) Gary Shankle, Darnell Scott, Carey Armes, Steve Anding | |
| 14:08 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 13:41 | Maryland | Mario Simmons connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joseph Tyler | 45-54 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Mario Simmons picks off the pass by Patrick Pearce in the backcourt | 45-54 |
| 13:29 | Maryland | Charles Gaier makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Tyler | 45-57 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Telek Krasinski can't connect on a shot from close range | 45-57 |
| 13:00 | Maryland | Joseph Tyler grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 12:54 | Maryland | Jonathan Vincent picks off the pass by Frank Peebles | 45-57 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Mario Simmons - foul #1 on Mario Simmons, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Michael Hulett (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF) Patrick Pearce, Fred Bynoe, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | Maryland | Darnell Scott (SG), Steve Anding (C) Mario Simmons, Charles Gaier | |
| 12:33 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 12:21 | Maryland | Darnell Scott misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 12:19 | Houston | Irvin Haskell grabs the board | 46-57 |
| 11:56 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Phillip Smith | 48-57 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Telek Krasinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Irvin Haskell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Joseph Tyler (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darnell Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Peebles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Hinton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Anding (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Maryland | Telek Krasinski is called for the reach on Frank Peebles - foul #2 on Telek Krasinski, team foul #3 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SG), Keith Bailey (C) Telek Krasinski, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Maryland | Michael Burns (PF) David Hinton | |
| 11:35 | Maryland | Joseph Tyler misses the jumper from the left side | 48-57 |
| 11:34 | Maryland | Darnell Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 11:15 | Maryland | Steve Anding blows the layup | 48-57 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Michael Hulett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses the dunk attempt | 48-57 |
| 10:55 | Houston | Keith Bailey grabs the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Joseph Tyler picks off the pass by John Lake | 48-57 |
| 10:17 | Maryland | Steve Anding is hacked by Joshua Kunkel - foul #1 on Joshua Kunkel, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Irvin Haskell (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Phillip Smith, John Lake, Joshua Kunkel, Keith Bailey | |
| Subs | Maryland | Gary Shankle (PG), Carey Armes (SF), Charles Gaier (PF), David Hinton (C) Joseph Tyler, Frank Peebles, Michael Burns, Steve Anding | |
| 10:17 | Houston | The refs have stopped play. Michael Hulett is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 48-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG) Michael Hulett | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 10:03 | Maryland | Irvin Haskell takes the ball from Carey Armes | 48-57 |
| 09:45 | Houston | Fred Bynoe is hacked by Carey Armes - foul #1 on Carey Armes, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SF) Telek Krasinski | |
| Subs | Maryland | Mario Simmons (SG) Darnell Scott | |
| 09:35 | Houston | Mario Simmons takes the ball from Fred Bynoe | 48-57 |
| 09:30 | Maryland | Mario Simmons hits the finger roll | 48-59 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent is hacked by Charles Gaier - foul #1 on Charles Gaier, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Fred Bynoe misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Charles Gaier - foul #2 on Charles Gaier, team foul #7 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Steve Anding (C) David Hinton | |
| 09:00 | Houston | Fred Bynoe misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Fred Bynoe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 08:37 | Maryland | Gary Shankle drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Carey Armes and the foul's on Patrick Pearce - foul #4 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Joshua Kunkel (PF) Patrick Pearce, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Maryland | Darnell Scott (SG), Frank Peebles (SF) Mario Simmons, Carey Armes | |
| 08:37 | Maryland | Gary Shankle makes the free throw | 49-62 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Gary Shankle steps in front of the Fred Bynoe pass | 49-62 |
| 08:17 | Maryland | Gary Shankle lays it up and in | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:57 | Houston | Darnell Scott is called for the reach on Fred Bynoe - foul #1 on Darnell Scott, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Telek Krasinski (SG), Keith Bailey (C) Phillip Smith, John Lake, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | Maryland | Joseph Tyler (PG), James Hall (SF) Gary Shankle, Frank Peebles | |
| 07:57 | Houston | Fred Bynoe misses the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 07:57 | Maryland | Charles Gaier grabs the board | 49-64 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Joseph Tyler (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Darnell Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Gaier (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Steve Anding (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Maryland | Joseph Tyler slams it home on a nice dish by Steve Anding | 49-66 |
| 07:35 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Hall - foul #5 on James Hall, team foul #9 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Savage (C) Fred Bynoe | |
| Subs | Maryland | Frank Peebles (SF), David Hinton (PF) James Hall, Charles Gaier | |
| 07:35 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses the 1st free throw | 49-66 |
| 07:35 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 07:35 | Maryland | Steve Anding snags the defensive board | 49-66 |
| 07:24 | Maryland | The jump hook by Steve Anding is blocked by Joshua Kunkel | 49-66 |
| 07:22 | Houston | Scott Savage gets the rebound | 49-66 |
| 07:14 | Houston | David Hinton denies the turnaround by Keith Bailey | 49-66 |
| 07:13 | Maryland | Steve Anding grabs the defensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 07:08 | Maryland | Joseph Tyler can't connect on a floater in the paint | 49-66 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Scott Savage grabs the board | 49-66 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Patrick Pearce misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 49-66 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Patrick Pearce pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-66 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Pearce | 51-66 |
| 06:29 | Maryland | Darnell Scott connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Hinton | 51-69 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Keith Bailey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Keith Bailey, team foul #6 | 51-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Hulett (SF), Fred Bynoe (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Keith Bailey, Joshua Kunkel, Scott Savage | |
| Subs | Maryland | Gary Shankle (SG), Charles Gaier (PF) Darnell Scott, Steve Anding | |
| 05:59 | Maryland | Charles Gaier's pass is intercepted by Patrick Pearce | 51-69 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Patrick Pearce hits the finger roll | 53-69 |
| 05:30 | Maryland | David Hinton connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 53-71 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Fred Bynoe connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-71 |
| 05:09 | Maryland | Michael Hulett steals it from Frank Peebles | 55-71 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Patrick Pearce loses the dribble to Joseph Tyler | 55-71 |
| 04:58 | Maryland | Joseph Tyler misses the lay-in | 55-71 |
| 04:56 | Maryland | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Gaier | 55-71 |
| 04:39 | Maryland | David Hinton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-71 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Fred Bynoe pulls down the rebound | 55-71 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Fred Bynoe can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-71 |
| 04:14 | Maryland | David Hinton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| 04:09 | Maryland | Jonathan Vincent is called for the reach on Frank Peebles - foul #2 on Jonathan Vincent, team foul #7 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), John Lake (SG), Joshua Kunkel (PF) Patrick Pearce, Telek Krasinski, Fred Bynoe | |
| Subs | Maryland | Mario Simmons (PG), Darnell Scott (SG), Michael Burns (PF), Steve Anding (C) Joseph Tyler, Gary Shankle, Charles Gaier, David Hinton | |
| 04:09 | Maryland | Frank Peebles makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 04:09 | Maryland | Frank Peebles makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses the floater from the free throw line | 55-73 |
| 03:51 | Maryland | Steve Anding snags the defensive board | 55-73 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Lake (fresh) SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Mario Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Darnell Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Peebles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Steve Anding (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Maryland | Michael Burns is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Burns, team foul #10 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Bailey (SF), Irvin Haskell (PF), Scott Savage (C) Michael Hulett, Joshua Kunkel, Jonathan Vincent | |
| Subs | Maryland | Gary Shankle (SG), Denny Ackerman (SF), Carey Armes (C) Darnell Scott, Frank Peebles, Steve Anding | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Houston | Irvin Haskell comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Denny Ackerman - foul #1 on Denny Ackerman, team foul #11 | 55-73 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Irvin Haskell makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Irvin Haskell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| 03:36 | Maryland | Michael Burns pulls down the rebound | 56-73 |
| 03:23 | Maryland | Denny Ackerman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-73 |
| 03:22 | Houston | John Lake grabs the defensive rebound | 56-73 |
| 03:16 | Houston | Scott Savage comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 56-73 |
| 03:14 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Michael Burns | 56-73 |
| 03:07 | Maryland | Michael Burns can't finish the layup but the foul's on Irvin Haskell - foul #3 on Irvin Haskell, team foul #8 | 56-73 |
| 03:07 | Maryland | Michael Burns makes the 1st free throw | 56-74 |
| 03:07 | Maryland | Michael Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Phillip Smith comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Mario Simmons - foul #2 on Mario Simmons, team foul #12 | 56-75 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Phillip Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-75 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Phillip Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 02:57 | Maryland | Michael Burns pulls down the rebound | 57-75 |
| 02:32 | Maryland | Michael Burns is fouled on the floor by Irvin Haskell - foul #4 on Irvin Haskell, team foul #9 | 57-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG) Scott Savage | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 02:32 | Maryland | Michael Burns makes the 1st free throw | 57-76 |
| 02:32 | Maryland | Michael Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 57-77 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Fred Bynoe is hacked by Gary Shankle - foul #2 on Gary Shankle, team foul #13 | 57-77 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Maryland | David Hinton (PF) Denny Ackerman | |
| 02:21 | Houston | Fred Bynoe makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Fred Bynoe makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| 02:09 | Maryland | Gary Shankle blows the layup | 59-77 |
| 02:07 | Maryland | David Hinton tips it home | 59-79 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Fred Bynoe misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Burns - foul #2 on Michael Burns, team foul #14 | 59-79 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Maryland | Frank Peebles (SF) Carey Armes | |
| 01:54 | Houston | Fred Bynoe makes the 1st free throw | 60-79 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Fred Bynoe makes the 2nd free throw | 61-79 |
| 01:38 | Maryland | Michael Burns misses the 3 from the left wing | 61-79 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Fred Bynoe grabs the defensive rebound | 61-79 |
| 01:25 | Houston | A charge is called on Irvin Haskell - foul #5 on Irvin Haskell, team foul #10 | 61-79 |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Savage (C) Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| 01:06 | Maryland | Mario Simmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-79 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Michael Burns takes the ball from Phillip Smith | 61-79 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Maryland | Gary Shankle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Peebles | 61-81 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Houston | Fred Bynoe blows the layup | 61-81 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Scott Savage tips it home | 63-81 |
| 00:00 | Maryland | Gary Shankle runs out the clock | 63-81 |