| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Lowe (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Warren Vigue (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dillon Parmley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chris Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley inbounds the ball | 35-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 35-28 |
| 19:32 | Rutgers | William Boyd can't tip it in | 35-28 |
| 19:31 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Dillon Parmley | 35-28 |
| 19:23 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Antonio Cardinal | 35-30 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Tyler Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-30 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | William Boyd pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:58 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley misses the lay-in | 35-30 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Matthew Lowe knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Warren Vigue | 38-30 |
| 18:26 | Rutgers | John Leonard steps in front of the Antonio Cardinal pass | 38-30 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Tyler Campbell banks in the layup set up by John Leonard | 40-30 |
| 18:01 | Rutgers | William Boyd misses the lay-in | 40-30 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Matthew Lowe makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tyler Campbell | 43-30 |
| 17:27 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-30 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Warren Vigue grabs the board | 43-30 |
| 17:23 | Houston | John Leonard travels in the backcourt | 43-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Mulvey (PF) Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 17:03 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Antonio Cardinal | 43-33 |
| 16:35 | Houston | John Leonard hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth McCaskell | 46-33 |
| 16:16 | Rutgers | John Leonard is called for the reach on Antonio Cardinal - foul #2 on John Leonard, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Houston | George Haney (PG), Omar Hoyer (SG), Warren Vigue (PF), David Post (C) John Leonard, Tyler Campbell, Matthew Lowe, Kenneth McCaskell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (PG), Robert Mendosa (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Steven Cluff (PF), George Simmons (C) Antonio Cardinal, Stacy Hockman, Dillon Parmley, Chris Jackson, William Boyd | |
| 16:08 | Rutgers | George Simmons clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-33 |
| 16:06 | Houston | George Haney grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Omar Hoyer hits a jumper from the right wing | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fresh) SG - Omar Hoyer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Mulvey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Vigue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Post (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jerry Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Mendosa (fresh) SF - Eric Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Steven Cluff (fresh) C - George Simmons (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Rutgers | Steven Cluff can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 15:30 | Houston | David Post gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-33 |
| 15:17 | Rutgers | Eric Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 15:01 | Rutgers | Eric Smith misses the floater from the left block | 48-33 |
| 14:59 | Rutgers | Steven Cluff pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:45 | Rutgers | David Post takes the ball from Eric Smith | 48-33 |
| 14:27 | Houston | George Haney hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 14:26 | Rutgers | Steven Cluff snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 14:11 | Rutgers | Eric Smith travels with the ball | 48-33 |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), Tyler Campbell (SG), Matthew Lowe (SF), Kenneth McCaskell (C) George Haney, Omar Hoyer, Bobby Mulvey, Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal (PG), Stacy Hockman (SG), Dillon Parmley (SF), Chris Jackson (PF), Jimmie Whaley (C) Jerry Thompson, Robert Mendosa, Eric Smith, Steven Cluff, George Simmons | |
| 13:52 | Houston | David Post's pass is intercepted by Antonio Cardinal | 48-33 |
| 13:30 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Stacy Hockman | 48-36 |
| 13:04 | Houston | David Post loses the dribble to Dillon Parmley | 48-36 |
| 12:42 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth McCaskell | 48-36 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 12:32 | Houston | John Leonard hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Post | 51-36 |
| 12:12 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Matthew Lowe pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Matthew Lowe misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-36 |
| 12:04 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson gets the rebound | 51-36 |
| 11:59 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-36 |
| 11:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kenneth McCaskell | 51-36 |
| 11:31 | Houston | Matthew Lowe hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Post | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lowe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Post (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Antonio Cardinal (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dillon Parmley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Chris Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmie Whaley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Leonard - foul #3 on John Leonard, team foul #2 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Omar Hoyer (SG), Bobby Mulvey (SF), Warren Vigue (PF) Tyler Campbell, Matthew Lowe, David Post | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (SG), William Boyd (PF) Stacy Hockman, Chris Jackson | |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 11:17 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal misses the 2nd free throw | 53-37 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell snags the defensive board | 53-37 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Omar Hoyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey hits the follow up shot | 55-37 |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal drills a jumper from close range and he's fouled by John Leonard - foul #4 on John Leonard, team foul #3 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Houston | George Haney (PG) John Leonard | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Eric Smith (SF) Dillon Parmley | |
| 10:46 | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal misses the free throw | 55-39 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Haney | 57-39 |
| 10:09 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-39 |
| 10:07 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kenneth McCaskell | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:38 | Houston | George Haney misses the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Eric Smith - foul #3 on Eric Smith, team foul #1 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Campbell (SG), Matthew Lowe (SF) Omar Hoyer, Kenneth McCaskell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG), Dillon Parmley (SF), Chris Jackson (PF) Antonio Cardinal, Eric Smith, Jimmie Whaley | |
| 09:38 | Houston | George Haney misses the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 09:38 | Houston | George Haney misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 09:38 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Chris Jackson | 57-39 |
| 09:23 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 09:22 | Rutgers | The offensive rebound goes to Dillon Parmley | 57-39 |
| 09:05 | Rutgers | Matthew Lowe takes the ball from Dillon Parmley | 57-39 |
| 08:47 | Houston | Tyler Campbell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-39 |
| 08:46 | Rutgers | William Boyd grabs the board | 57-39 |
| 08:28 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Thompson | 57-41 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Tyler Campbell clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-41 |
| 08:08 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 07:55 | Rutgers | George Haney steps in front of the Chris Jackson pass | 57-41 |
| 07:52 | Houston | George Haney lays it up and in | 59-41 |
| 07:33 | Rutgers | Chris Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Thompson | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Campbell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lowe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Warren Vigue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bobby Mulvey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jerry Thompson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stacy Hockman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dillon Parmley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Jackson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - William Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Houston | George Haney misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Stacy Hockman - foul #1 on Stacy Hockman, team foul #2 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Houston | David Post (PF), Kenneth McCaskell (C) Warren Vigue, Bobby Mulvey | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Antonio Cardinal (PG), Robert Mendosa (SG), Eric Smith (SF), Steven Cluff (PF), Jimmie Whaley (C) Jerry Thompson, Stacy Hockman, Dillon Parmley, Chris Jackson, William Boyd | |
| 07:07 | Houston | George Haney misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 07:07 | Houston | George Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Eric Smith knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jimmie Whaley and he's hacked by Matthew Lowe - foul #2 on Matthew Lowe, team foul #4 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), Omar Hoyer (SG) George Haney, Tyler Campbell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 06:48 | Rutgers | Eric Smith makes the free throw | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:30 | Houston | John Leonard buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Omar Hoyer | 63-47 |
| 06:15 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Antonio Cardinal | 63-50 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Matthew Lowe misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 63-50 |
| 06:04 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:59 | Rutgers | Eric Smith comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 63-50 |
| 05:58 | Houston | David Post snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:40 | Houston | Omar Hoyer makes the 3 from straight away | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:28 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 05:27 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 05:20 | Rutgers | Steven Cluff loses the ball out of bounds | 66-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Campbell (SG), Bobby Mulvey (SF) Omar Hoyer, Matthew Lowe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman (SG), Dillon Parmley (SF), Chris Jackson (PF) Robert Mendosa, Eric Smith, Steven Cluff | |
| 04:51 | Houston | Tyler Campbell is fouled on the floor by Stacy Hockman - foul #2 on Stacy Hockman, team foul #3 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Warren Vigue (PF) Kenneth McCaskell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 04:37 | Houston | Warren Vigue can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Dillon Parmley - foul #2 on Dillon Parmley, team foul #4 | 66-50 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Warren Vigue makes the 1st free throw | 67-50 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Warren Vigue misses the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 04:37 | Rutgers | Jimmie Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 04:28 | Rutgers | John Leonard steals the ball from Dillon Parmley | 67-50 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Jimmie Whaley steals the ball from David Post | 67-50 |
| 03:51 | Rutgers | Stacy Hockman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-50 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Warren Vigue grabs the board | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Houston | Tyler Campbell hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Warren Vigue | 70-50 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Bobby Mulvey - foul #1 on Bobby Mulvey, team foul #5 | 70-50 |
| Subs | Houston | George Haney (PG), Omar Hoyer (SG), Kenneth McCaskell (C) John Leonard, Tyler Campbell, Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson (PG), Robert Mendosa (SG), William Boyd (PF), Eric Smith (C) Antonio Cardinal, Stacy Hockman, Chris Jackson, Jimmie Whaley | |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley makes the 1st free throw | 70-51 |
| 03:26 | Rutgers | Dillon Parmley makes the 2nd free throw | 70-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Omar Hoyer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bobby Mulvey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Post (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Jerry Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Mendosa (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Dillon Parmley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Eric Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Houston | Omar Hoyer hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Haney | 72-52 |
| 02:56 | Rutgers | Eric Smith misses the fadeaway near the basket | 72-52 |
| 02:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kenneth McCaskell | 72-52 |
| 02:28 | Houston | George Haney clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-52 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell gets the offensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 02:05 | Houston | David Post scores on a shot in the paint set up by Omar Hoyer and the foul's on William Boyd - foul #1 on William Boyd, team foul #5 | 74-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Lowe (SF) Kenneth McCaskell | |
| Subs | Rutgers | George Simmons (C) Dillon Parmley | |
| 02:05 | Houston | David Post misses the free throw | 74-52 |
| 02:05 | Rutgers | Eric Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 74-52 |
| 02:02 | Rutgers | George Haney steals the ball from Jerry Thompson in the backcourt | 74-52 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Omar Hoyer lays it in on a nice dish by George Haney | 76-52 |
| 01:40 | Rutgers | William Boyd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 76-52 |
| 01:39 | Rutgers | William Boyd can't tip it in | 76-52 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey gets the rebound | 76-52 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by George Haney | 78-52 |
| 01:06 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson is hacked by George Haney - foul #1 on George Haney, team foul #6 | 78-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell (C) Matthew Lowe | |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| 01:01 | Rutgers | Robert Mendosa's floater is knocked away by Kenneth McCaskell | 78-52 |
| 01:00 | Rutgers | William Boyd tips it home | 78-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by George Haney | 80-54 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 80-54 |
| 00:31 | Rutgers | Jerry Thompson grabs the offensive board | 80-54 |
| 00:27 | Rutgers | William Boyd banks in the layup set up by Eric Smith | 80-56 |
| 00:00 | Houston | George Haney runs out the clock | 80-56 |