| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Walker (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Luis Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Helms (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Zorya Jelinek (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ramiro Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Dustin Levy (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Willie Pugh inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Terry King comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 19:44 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Levy snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 19:25 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Jones knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Zorya Jelinek | 27-33 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Louis Thompson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Louis Thompson tips it home | 29-33 |
| 18:54 | Cal State Northridge | Ben Walker is called for the reach on Dustin Levy - foul #2 on Ben Walker, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 18:42 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Levy throws it down on a nice dish by Luis Jones | 29-35 |
| 18:24 | Houston | Terry King is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Terry King, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 18:13 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek is hacked by Willie Pugh - foul #2 on Willie Pugh, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| 17:52 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Levy comes up short on the runner from the right block | 29-35 |
| 17:51 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek misses the tip | 29-35 |
| 17:49 | Cal State Northridge | Mathew Helms tips it home | 29-37 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Terry King buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Willie Pugh | 31-37 |
| 17:20 | Cal State Northridge | The jump hook by Dustin Levy is blocked by Louis Thompson | 31-37 |
| 17:19 | Cal State Northridge | Mathew Helms tips it back up and in | 31-39 |
| 17:05 | Houston | Willie Pugh travels with the ball | 31-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Tyson (PF), Adam Parramore (C) Louis Thompson, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth (PG), Alan Hogan (SF), Billy Smith (PF) Luis Jones, Zorya Jelinek, Ramiro Martin | |
| 16:44 | Cal State Northridge | Billy Smith misses the 3 from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Adam Parramore grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Mathew Helms is called for the reach on Robert Tyson - foul #1 on Mathew Helms, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG) Terry King | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow (C) Dustin Levy | |
| 16:11 | Houston | Robert Tyson misses the lay-in | 31-39 |
| 16:09 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 15:50 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth loses the ball out of bounds | 31-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Charles Dunn (SF), Louis Thompson (PF) Allan Sanders, Willie Pugh, Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Luis Jones (PG) Mathew Helms | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Tyson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Luis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Booth (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alan Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Billy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Dow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Houston | Lee Fulmer misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Gerald Booth - foul #2 on Gerald Booth, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek (SF), Ramiro Martin (PF) Alan Hogan, Thomas Dow | |
| 15:42 | Houston | Lee Fulmer misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Lee Fulmer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:21 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 15:19 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 15:01 | Cal State Northridge | Lee Fulmer steals it from Luis Jones | 32-39 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Lee Fulmer drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Tyler Kain and he's fouled by Gerald Booth - foul #3 on Gerald Booth, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Willie Pugh (SF), Ben Walker (C) Charles Dunn, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Levy (C) Billy Smith | |
| 14:56 | Houston | Lee Fulmer makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 14:43 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Ben Walker grabs the board | 35-39 |
| 14:23 | Houston | Louis Thompson connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Ben Walker | 37-39 |
| 14:01 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Louis Thompson grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Tyler Kain is whistled for traveling | 37-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (PG), Terry King (SG), Robert Tyson (PF) Tyler Kain, Lee Fulmer, Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Alan Hogan (PG), Mathew Helms (SG), Valentin Bruno (SF), Billy Smith (PF) Luis Jones, Gerald Booth, Zorya Jelinek, Ramiro Martin | |
| 13:36 | Cal State Northridge | Mathew Helms connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Valentin Bruno and he's hacked by Willie Pugh - foul #3 on Willie Pugh, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| 13:36 | Cal State Northridge | Mathew Helms makes the free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Terry King connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-42 |
| 13:04 | Cal State Northridge | Valentin Bruno scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Mathew Helms | 40-44 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Terry King makes the runner from the baseline | 42-44 |
| 12:21 | Cal State Northridge | Valentin Bruno is called for traveling | 42-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Dunn (SF), Louis Thompson (PF) Willie Pugh, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Luis Jones (PG), Zorya Jelinek (SF), Ramiro Martin (PF) Alan Hogan, Valentin Bruno, Billy Smith | |
| 11:59 | Houston | Allan Sanders is hacked by Luis Jones - foul #1 on Luis Jones, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow (C) Dustin Levy | |
| 11:41 | Houston | Allan Sanders comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 11:40 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry King (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Tyson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Luis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mathew Helms (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zorya Jelinek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ramiro Martin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Dow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Tyson - foul #1 on Robert Tyson, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Parramore (C) Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 11:32 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 11:32 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Allan Sanders connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry King | 45-45 |
| 10:53 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Jones comes up short on the shot from the left side | 45-45 |
| 10:51 | Cal State Northridge | Mathew Helms grabs the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 10:40 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-45 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Charles Dunn snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Charles Dunn makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-45 |
| 09:53 | Cal State Northridge | Ramiro Martin connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Dow | 48-48 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Luis Jones steals it from Adam Parramore | 48-48 |
| 09:45 | Cal State Northridge | Mathew Helms misses the lay-in | 48-48 |
| 09:44 | Houston | Allan Sanders gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Louis Thompson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ramiro Martin - foul #3 on Ramiro Martin, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG), Willie Pugh (SF), Ben Walker (C) Allan Sanders, Terry King, Charles Dunn, Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth (PG), William Nicklas (SG), Alan Hogan (SF), Billy Smith (PF), Dustin Levy (C) Luis Jones, Mathew Helms, Zorya Jelinek, Ramiro Martin, Thomas Dow | |
| 09:28 | Houston | Louis Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Louis Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:28 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Levy pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 09:08 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Alan Hogan | 49-50 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Willie Pugh knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lee Fulmer | 52-50 |
| 08:36 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth is fouled on the floor by Tyler Kain - foul #1 on Tyler Kain, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Tyson (PF) Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 08:17 | Cal State Northridge | William Nicklas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Ben Walker grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Tyler Kain scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from Willie Pugh | 54-50 |
| 07:40 | Cal State Northridge | Ben Walker blocks the short jumper by Gerald Booth | 54-50 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Willie Pugh grabs the board | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tyler Kain (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Tyson (fresh) C - Ben Walker (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Gerald Booth (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Nicklas (fresh) SF - Alan Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Levy (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Houston | Tyler Kain makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Fulmer | 56-50 |
| 07:09 | Cal State Northridge | Billy Smith misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Lee Fulmer pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Lee Fulmer knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 58-50 |
| 06:35 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Levy misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ben Walker - foul #3 on Ben Walker, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (PG), Terry King (SG), Adam Parramore (C) Tyler Kain, Lee Fulmer, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Luis Jones (PG), Mathew Helms (SG), Zorya Jelinek (SF), Ramiro Martin (PF) Gerald Booth, William Nicklas, Alan Hogan, Billy Smith | |
| 06:35 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Levy makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 06:35 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Levy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Willie Pugh comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-52 |
| 06:17 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Tyson | 58-52 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Allan Sanders is fouled on the floor by Mathew Helms - foul #2 on Mathew Helms, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Thompson (PF) Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow (C) Dustin Levy | |
| 05:46 | Houston | Willie Pugh scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Allan Sanders | 61-52 |
| 05:26 | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Mathew Helms | 61-54 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Allan Sanders clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by Luis Jones - foul #2 on Luis Jones, team foul #7 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Dunn (SF), Adam Parramore (C) Willie Pugh, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Levy (C) Thomas Dow | |
| 05:11 | Houston | Allan Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Allan Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Allan Sanders misses the 3rd free throw | 62-54 |
| 05:11 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Levy snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 05:00 | Cal State Northridge | Mathew Helms knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Zorya Jelinek | 62-57 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Allan Sanders makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Terry King | 65-57 |
| 04:24 | Cal State Northridge | Allan Sanders steals it from Dustin Levy | 65-57 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Allan Sanders lays it in | 67-57 |
| 04:00 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Levy comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Adam Parramore - foul #2 on Adam Parramore, team foul #8 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Willie Pugh (SF), Ben Walker (C) Charles Dunn, Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Alan Hogan (SF), Billy Smith (PF) Zorya Jelinek, Ramiro Martin | |
| 04:00 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Levy makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:00 | Cal State Northridge | Dustin Levy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Houston | Mathew Helms steps in front of the Adam Parramore pass | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry King (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Parramore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ben Walker (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Luis Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mathew Helms (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alan Hogan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Billy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Levy (fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Jones is fouled on the floor by Adam Parramore - foul #3 on Adam Parramore, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (SG), Robert Tyson (PF) Terry King, Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow (C) Dustin Levy | |
| 03:26 | Cal State Northridge | Luis Jones misses the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Willie Pugh grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Allan Sanders misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Lee Fulmer tips it back up and in | 69-59 |
| 02:47 | Cal State Northridge | Mathew Helms is fouled on the floor by Lee Fulmer - foul #1 on Lee Fulmer, team foul #10 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG) Allan Sanders | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth (PG) Luis Jones | |
| 02:47 | Cal State Northridge | Mathew Helms makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 02:47 | Cal State Northridge | Mathew Helms makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (PG), Terry King (SG), Louis Thompson (PF) Tyler Kain, Lee Fulmer, Robert Tyson | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Zorya Jelinek (SF), Ramiro Martin (PF), Dustin Levy (C) Alan Hogan, Billy Smith, Thomas Dow | |
| 02:23 | Houston | Louis Thompson can't finish the layup | 69-61 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Ben Walker tips it in | 71-61 |
| 02:06 | Cal State Northridge | Ben Walker swats the short shot by Ramiro Martin | 71-61 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Ben Walker grabs the board | 71-61 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Ben Walker is whistled for traveling | 71-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Kain (PG), Lee Fulmer (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Robert Tyson (PF), Adam Parramore (C) Allan Sanders, Terry King, Willie Pugh, Louis Thompson, Ben Walker | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | William Nicklas (SG), Alan Hogan (SF), Billy Smith (PF), Thomas Dow (C) Mathew Helms, Zorya Jelinek, Ramiro Martin, Dustin Levy | |
| 01:28 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 71-61 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Adam Parramore pulls down the rebound | 71-61 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Charles Dunn clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-61 |
| 01:03 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth's floater is tipped away by Robert Tyson | 71-61 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Robert Tyson gets the rebound | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Houston | Robert Tyson is fouled in the backcourt by William Nicklas - foul #1 on William Nicklas, team foul #8 | 71-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Gulley (SG) Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| 00:50 | Houston | Robert Tyson misses the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:50 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Thomas Dow | 71-61 |
| 00:44 | Cal State Northridge | William Nicklas can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 00:43 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Dow | 71-61 |
| 00:40 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth can't finish the layup | 71-61 |
| 00:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Tyson | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Robert Tyson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 73-61 |
| 00:06 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Dow can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 73-61 |
| 00:05 | Cal State Northridge | Gerald Booth tips it in | 73-63 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Tyler Kain runs out the clock | 73-63 |