| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Chaney (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffrey Dyck (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Dale Hall (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bill Lauver (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Dunham (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rolland Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Manuel Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Houston | Gregory Chaney misses the jumper from the right side | 26-27 |
| 19:33 | McNeese State | Manuel Holcomb gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 19:27 | McNeese State | Bill Lauver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-27 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Dale Hall hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lee Fulmer | 29-27 |
| 18:44 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Dyck steals it from James Dunham | 29-27 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Dale Hall lays it in on a great pass from Louis Thompson | 31-27 |
| 18:16 | McNeese State | James Dunham makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Manuel Holcomb | 31-30 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Lee Fulmer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 18:00 | McNeese State | Bill Lauver grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:44 | McNeese State | John Smith misses the floater from the left side | 31-30 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Louis Thompson pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Gregory Chaney hits a floater in the lane | 33-30 |
| 17:06 | McNeese State | Gregory Chaney takes the ball from Bill Lauver | 33-30 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Lee Fulmer hits the finger roll set up by Gregory Chaney | 35-30 |
| 16:50 | McNeese State | Rolland Westmoreland misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Lee Fulmer - foul #2 on Lee Fulmer, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (SG), Ronald Gulley (SF), Adam Parramore (PF), Derek Dattilo (C) Gregory Chaney, Jeffrey Dyck, Louis Thompson, Dale Hall | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Alexander Scott (SG), Jon Clouse (C) John Smith, Manuel Holcomb | |
| 16:50 | McNeese State | Rolland Westmoreland makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:50 | McNeese State | Rolland Westmoreland makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:38 | Houston | Lee Fulmer scores on a floater from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 16:18 | McNeese State | James Dunham banks in the layup on a great pass from Bill Lauver | 37-34 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Derek Dattilo makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Allan Sanders | 39-34 |
| 15:52 | McNeese State | James Dunham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 15:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Adam Parramore | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lee Fulmer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Gulley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Parramore (fresh) 2 reb. C - Derek Dattilo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bill Lauver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Alexander Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dunham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rolland Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon Clouse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Houston | Ronald Gulley scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Adam Parramore | 41-34 |
| 15:23 | McNeese State | Alexander Scott loses the dribble to Adam Parramore | 41-34 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Bill Lauver steals it from Allan Sanders | 41-34 |
| 14:46 | McNeese State | James Dunham clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Adam Parramore snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Allan Sanders knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-34 |
| 14:03 | McNeese State | James Dunham scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Allan Sanders misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Adam Parramore tips it home | 46-37 |
| 13:19 | McNeese State | Bill Lauver clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-37 |
| 13:17 | McNeese State | Rolland Westmoreland tips it back up and in | 46-39 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Lee Fulmer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-39 |
| 12:59 | McNeese State | James Dunham pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 12:55 | McNeese State | The jumper by Bill Lauver is denied by Derek Dattilo | 46-39 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Adam Parramore snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Allan Sanders can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 12:45 | McNeese State | Jon Clouse grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 12:29 | McNeese State | Jon Clouse buries a fadeaway from the left block | 46-41 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Lee Fulmer misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 12:17 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Parramore | 46-41 |
| 12:10 | Houston | James Dunham steps in front of the Ronald Gulley pass | 46-41 |
| 11:51 | McNeese State | Derek Dattilo denies the turnaround by Jon Clouse | 46-41 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Derek Dattilo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lee Fulmer (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allan Sanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Gulley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Parramore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Derek Dattilo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bill Lauver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alexander Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dunham (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Rolland Westmoreland (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon Clouse (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Houston | Derek Dattilo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 46-41 |
| 11:25 | McNeese State | James Dunham gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:06 | McNeese State | Bill Lauver comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-41 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Adam Parramore grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Adam Parramore comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 46-41 |
| 10:57 | McNeese State | Rolland Westmoreland grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 10:39 | McNeese State | Bill Lauver buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Alexander Scott | 46-43 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Lee Fulmer makes the floater from the left side | 48-43 |
| 10:14 | McNeese State | James Dunham can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ronald Gulley - foul #3 on Ronald Gulley, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Houston | James Doan (PG), Gregory Chaney (SG), Jeffrey Dyck (SF), Louis Thompson (PF), Dale Hall (C) Lee Fulmer, Allan Sanders, Ronald Gulley, Adam Parramore, Derek Dattilo | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Laurence Kinard (PG), John Smith (SG), Chris Larson (PF), Manuel Holcomb (C) Bill Lauver, Alexander Scott, Rolland Westmoreland, Jon Clouse | |
| 10:14 | McNeese State | James Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:14 | McNeese State | James Dunham misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Dale Hall snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 09:59 | Houston | Louis Thompson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 09:52 | McNeese State | Manuel Holcomb hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 51-44 |
| 09:51 | McNeese State | James Dunham can't tip it in | 51-44 |
| 09:50 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Louis Thompson is whistled for a carry | 51-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Michael McFatter (SF) James Dunham | |
| 09:21 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Dyck is called for the reach on Chris Larson - foul #1 on Jeffrey Dyck, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| 09:09 | McNeese State | John Smith is hacked by Dale Hall - foul #1 on Dale Hall, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| 08:44 | McNeese State | Manuel Holcomb misses the dunk | 51-44 |
| 08:43 | McNeese State | Michael McFatter hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Louis Thompson hits a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Laurence Kinard - foul #2 on Laurence Kinard, team foul #1 | 53-46 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Louis Thompson makes the free throw | 54-46 |
| 08:30 | McNeese State | Laurence Kinard loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck is whistled for traveling | 54-46 |
| 08:07 | McNeese State | John Smith can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Louis Thompson - foul #1 on Louis Thompson, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| 08:07 | McNeese State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:07 | McNeese State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 07:53 | Houston | Gregory Chaney scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Doan and the foul's on Manuel Holcomb - foul #2 on Manuel Holcomb, team foul #2 | 56-48 |
| 07:53 | Houston | Gregory Chaney misses the free throw | 56-48 |
| 07:53 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Manuel Holcomb | 56-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Doan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Chaney (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Dyck (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Laurence Kinard (fresh) SG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael McFatter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Larson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Manuel Holcomb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | McNeese State | Manuel Holcomb knocks in the shot from the right block and the foul's on Dale Hall - foul #2 on Dale Hall, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (PG), Ronald Gulley (SF), Vernon Reich (C) James Doan, Jeffrey Dyck, Dale Hall | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 07:29 | McNeese State | Manuel Holcomb makes the free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Ronald Gulley misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 07:14 | McNeese State | Chris Larson pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 06:50 | McNeese State | Chris Larson hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael McFatter | 56-54 |
| 06:42 | Houston | Gregory Chaney makes the floater from the left wing set up by Vernon Reich and he's hacked by Chris Larson - foul #3 on Chris Larson, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (PG), Dale Hall (C) Lee Fulmer, Louis Thompson | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bill Lauver (PG), Alexander Scott (SG), James Dunham (SF), Rolland Westmoreland (PF) Laurence Kinard, John Smith, Michael McFatter, Chris Larson | |
| 06:42 | Houston | Gregory Chaney makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:31 | McNeese State | Manuel Holcomb slams it home set up by Rolland Westmoreland | 59-56 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Gregory Chaney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 06:17 | McNeese State | Rolland Westmoreland snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 05:54 | McNeese State | James Dunham is hacked by Vernon Reich - foul #1 on Vernon Reich, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Houston | James Doan (SG), Jeffrey Dyck (SF), Adam Parramore (PF), Derek Dattilo (C) Gregory Chaney, Ronald Gulley, Vernon Reich, Dale Hall | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jon Clouse (PF) Rolland Westmoreland | |
| 05:54 | McNeese State | James Dunham makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:54 | McNeese State | James Dunham misses the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Derek Dattilo | 59-57 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 05:30 | McNeese State | Jon Clouse grabs the defensive rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:18 | McNeese State | James Dunham misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 05:16 | McNeese State | Bill Lauver tips it but misses | 59-57 |
| 05:14 | McNeese State | Jon Clouse tips it home | 59-59 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck is hacked by Manuel Holcomb - foul #3 on Manuel Holcomb, team foul #4 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (PG), Louis Thompson (PF) Allan Sanders, Derek Dattilo | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Laurence Kinard (PG), Michael McFatter (SF), Chris Larson (C) Bill Lauver, James Dunham, Manuel Holcomb | |
| 04:52 | Houston | Adam Parramore is fouled on the floor by Jon Clouse - foul #3 on Jon Clouse, team foul #5 | 59-59 |
| 04:45 | Houston | Louis Thompson scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Lee Fulmer and he's hacked by Laurence Kinard - foul #3 on Laurence Kinard, team foul #6 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Hall (C) Adam Parramore | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 04:45 | Houston | Louis Thompson misses the free throw | 61-59 |
| 04:45 | McNeese State | Chris Larson snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 04:29 | McNeese State | Jon Clouse misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Dale Hall pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 04:10 | Houston | James Doan is fouled on the floor by Alexander Scott - foul #2 on Alexander Scott, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | John Smith (SG), Rolland Westmoreland (PF) Alexander Scott, Jon Clouse | |
| 04:10 | Houston | James Doan makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:10 | Houston | James Doan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 04:10 | McNeese State | Rolland Westmoreland gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 03:50 | McNeese State | Rolland Westmoreland is called for a charge - foul #2 on Rolland Westmoreland, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Allan Sanders (SG) James Doan | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Bill Lauver (PG) Laurence Kinard | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lee Fulmer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allan Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Dyck (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Bill Lauver (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael McFatter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rolland Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:48 | Houston | Lee Fulmer is fouled in the backcourt by Bill Lauver - foul #2 on Bill Lauver, team foul #9 | 62-59 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Lee Fulmer makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Lee Fulmer makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 03:27 | McNeese State | Rolland Westmoreland scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Bill Lauver | 64-62 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck is hacked by Michael McFatter - foul #1 on Michael McFatter, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Chaney (SG), Adam Parramore (PF), Derek Dattilo (C) Lee Fulmer, Louis Thompson, Dale Hall | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jon Clouse (PF) Rolland Westmoreland | |
| 03:09 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 02:54 | McNeese State | Michael McFatter buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bill Lauver | 65-64 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Lee Fulmer (PG), Louis Thompson (PF), Dale Hall (C) Allan Sanders, Adam Parramore, Derek Dattilo | |
| Subs | McNeese State | James Dunham (SF) Michael McFatter | |
| 02:36 | Houston | Chris Larson is called for the reach on Lee Fulmer - foul #4 on Chris Larson, team foul #11 | 65-64 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Lee Fulmer misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Lee Fulmer makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:32 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Rolland Westmoreland (PF), Manuel Holcomb (C) Jon Clouse, Chris Larson | |
| 02:22 | McNeese State | Bill Lauver lays it in on a great pass from John Smith | 66-66 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck misses the floater from the baseline | 66-66 |
| 02:16 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to James Dunham | 66-66 |
| 02:11 | McNeese State | James Dunham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Louis Thompson grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Gregory Chaney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Louis Thompson snags the offensive board | 66-66 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Dale Hall comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 66-66 |
| 01:28 | Houston | Lee Fulmer tips it home | 68-66 |
| 01:08 | McNeese State | John Smith hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by James Dunham | 68-68 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Gregory Chaney clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 00:54 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Manuel Holcomb | 68-68 |
| 00:50 | McNeese State | Jeffrey Dyck steps in front of the Bill Lauver pass | 68-68 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Gregory Chaney banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Dyck | 70-68 |
| 00:27 | McNeese State | Bill Lauver is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 70-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Houston | Lee Fulmer is fouled in the backcourt by Bill Lauver - foul #3 on Bill Lauver, team foul #12 | 70-68 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Lee Fulmer misses the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Lee Fulmer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| 00:13 | McNeese State | Bill Lauver buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Jeffrey Dyck scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 73-71 |