| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Marlow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marcus Antoine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Holt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Hardin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Mitchell Prasad (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Noble Rupe (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kamuzu Akimseu (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jerry Shepard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Coaxum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Petrie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Paul Holt inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Houston | David Hardin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 19:27 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Shepard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Paul Holt's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Coaxum | 38-31 |
| 19:08 | Sacred Heart | Charles Coaxum gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:51 | Sacred Heart | Edward Petrie can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 18:50 | Sacred Heart | Edward Petrie gets the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:39 | Sacred Heart | Edward Petrie buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Kamuzu Akimseu and the foul's on Mitchell Prasad - foul #2 on Mitchell Prasad, team foul #1 | 38-33 |
| 18:39 | Sacred Heart | Edward Petrie makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Marcus Antoine misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 18:16 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Charles Coaxum | 38-34 |
| 17:52 | Sacred Heart | Noble Rupe misses the jumper from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 17:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mitchell Prasad | 38-34 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Robert Marlow comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Noble Rupe - foul #2 on Noble Rupe, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix (SF) Jerry Shepard | |
| 17:45 | Houston | Robert Marlow makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Robert Marlow misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:45 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Edward Petrie | 39-34 |
| 17:31 | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix is whistled for traveling | 39-34 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Terry Fitch (PF) Charles Coaxum | |
| 17:20 | Houston | David Hardin's layup is rejected by Terry Fitch | 39-34 |
| 17:18 | Sacred Heart | Kamuzu Akimseu grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 17:13 | Sacred Heart | Noble Rupe scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Kamuzu Akimseu | 39-36 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Marcus Antoine loses the ball out of bounds | 39-36 |
| Subs | Houston | William Adams (SG), Tom Nelson (SF), Nicolas Henderson (PF), Arthur Turner (C) Marcus Antoine, Paul Holt, David Hardin, Mitchell Prasad | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Donald Gunther (SF) Noble Rupe | |
| 16:35 | Sacred Heart | Edward Petrie misses the shot from the left block | 39-36 |
| 16:34 | Sacred Heart | Edward Petrie can't tip it in | 39-36 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Arthur Turner gets the rebound | 39-36 |
| 16:11 | Houston | Arthur Turner connects on the shot in the paint | 41-36 |
| 16:05 | Sacred Heart | Donald Gunther hits a shot from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Donald Gunther steals the ball from Robert Marlow | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Marlow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Adams (fresh) SF - Tom Nelson (fresh) PF - Nicolas Henderson (fresh) C - Arthur Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Gerald Dix (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kamuzu Akimseu (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Gunther (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Fitch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Edward Petrie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix loses the ball out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Harlan (SG), Paul Holt (SF), David Hardin (PF), William Fuhrman (C) Robert Marlow, Tom Nelson, Nicolas Henderson, Arthur Turner | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jerry Shepard (SF), Charles Coaxum (PF), Calvin Millar (C) Kamuzu Akimseu, Donald Gunther, Edward Petrie | |
| 15:24 | Houston | William Adams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 15:23 | Sacred Heart | Charles Coaxum grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 15:16 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Shepard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Fitch | 41-41 |
| 14:57 | Houston | David Hardin is fouled on the floor by Jerry Shepard - foul #3 on Jerry Shepard, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Noble Rupe (PG) Gerald Dix | |
| 14:42 | Houston | Paul Holt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Jerry Shepard - foul #4 on Jerry Shepard, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Kamuzu Akimseu (SG), Donald Gunther (SF) Terry Fitch, Jerry Shepard | |
| 14:42 | Houston | Paul Holt makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Paul Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:27 | Sacred Heart | William Fuhrman steps in front of the Noble Rupe pass | 43-41 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Paul Holt is fouled on the floor by Donald Gunther - foul #2 on Donald Gunther, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Marlow (PG), Arthur Turner (SF) William Adams, Paul Holt | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Edward Petrie (C) Calvin Millar | |
| 13:54 | Houston | Arthur Turner misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Gunther - foul #3 on Donald Gunther, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Arthur Turner makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Arthur Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 13:54 | Sacred Heart | Edward Petrie gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:34 | Sacred Heart | Donald Gunther misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-41 |
| 13:33 | Houston | Bryan Harlan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:27 | Houston | William Fuhrman blows the layup but he's hacked by Edward Petrie - foul #1 on Edward Petrie, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Marcus Antoine (SG) Bryan Harlan | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Terry Fitch (SG), Calvin Millar (PF) Kamuzu Akimseu, Charles Coaxum | |
| 13:27 | Houston | William Fuhrman makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:27 | Houston | William Fuhrman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:27 | Sacred Heart | Calvin Millar snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 13:07 | Sacred Heart | Terry Fitch hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Marcus Antoine's floater is tipped away by Edward Petrie | 45-44 |
| 12:45 | Sacred Heart | Calvin Millar pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 12:31 | Sacred Heart | Robert Marlow is called for the reach on Noble Rupe - foul #3 on Robert Marlow, team foul #2 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Holt (SF), Mitchell Prasad (PF) David Hardin, William Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix (PG) Noble Rupe | |
| 12:13 | Sacred Heart | Calvin Millar misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 12:11 | Sacred Heart | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Dix | 45-44 |
| 12:02 | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix hits the finger roll | 45-46 |
| 11:43 | Houston | Arthur Turner comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 11:41 | Sacred Heart | Terry Fitch pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Marlow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Antoine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Holt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mitchell Prasad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Gerald Dix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Terry Fitch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. SF - Donald Gunther (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Millar (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Petrie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Sacred Heart | Edward Petrie drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Calvin Millar | 45-48 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Arthur Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Houston | William Adams (PG), Bryan Harlan (SG), David Hardin (PF) Robert Marlow, Marcus Antoine, Arthur Turner | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Noble Rupe (PG), Kamuzu Akimseu (SG), Charles Coaxum (PF), Richard Chowansky (C) Terry Fitch, Donald Gunther, Calvin Millar, Edward Petrie | |
| 10:41 | Sacred Heart | Bryan Harlan picks off the pass by Richard Chowansky | 45-48 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Paul Holt lays it up and in on a great pass from Bryan Harlan | 47-48 |
| 10:27 | Sacred Heart | Kamuzu Akimseu misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 10:26 | Sacred Heart | Richard Chowansky misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 10:25 | Sacred Heart | Richard Chowansky grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:15 | Sacred Heart | Charles Coaxum clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 10:14 | Sacred Heart | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Coaxum | 47-48 |
| 10:03 | Sacred Heart | Noble Rupe connects on the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Paul Holt - foul #1 on Paul Holt, team foul #3 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Turner (SF), William Fuhrman (C) Paul Holt, Mitchell Prasad | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Walter Marshal (SF) Gerald Dix | |
| 10:03 | Sacred Heart | Noble Rupe misses the free throw | 47-50 |
| 10:03 | Houston | David Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 09:44 | Houston | William Adams connects on the floater from the left side set up by Arthur Turner | 49-50 |
| 09:27 | Sacred Heart | Kamuzu Akimseu scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Noble Rupe | 49-52 |
| 09:07 | Houston | William Fuhrman scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-52 |
| 08:50 | Sacred Heart | Charles Coaxum scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Noble Rupe | 51-55 |
| 08:34 | Houston | Bryan Harlan scores on a 3 from the left corner | 54-55 |
| 08:11 | Sacred Heart | Kamuzu Akimseu clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-55 |
| 08:09 | Sacred Heart | Walter Marshal misses the tip | 54-55 |
| 08:08 | Houston | David Hardin pulls down the rebound | 54-55 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Noble Rupe steps in front of the William Adams pass | 54-55 |
| 07:46 | Sacred Heart | Noble Rupe jams it | 54-57 |
| 07:28 | Houston | William Adams is hacked by Noble Rupe - foul #3 on Noble Rupe, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Marcus Antoine (SG), Paul Holt (SF), Nicolas Henderson (PF), Mitchell Prasad (C) Bryan Harlan, Arthur Turner, David Hardin, William Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix (PG), Terry Fitch (SG), Jerry Shepard (SF), Calvin Millar (PF), Edward Petrie (C) Noble Rupe, Kamuzu Akimseu, Walter Marshal, Charles Coaxum, Richard Chowansky | |
| 07:28 | Houston | William Adams makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:28 | Houston | William Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Marcus Antoine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Holt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicolas Henderson (fresh) C - Mitchell Prasad (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Gerald Dix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Terry Fitch (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. SF - Jerry Shepard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Calvin Millar (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Petrie (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Shepard hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-57 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Mitchell Prasad grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 06:40 | Houston | William Adams misses the easy layup | 56-57 |
| 06:38 | Sacred Heart | The rebound goes to Terry Fitch | 56-57 |
| 06:22 | Sacred Heart | The jump hook by Calvin Millar is blocked by Mitchell Prasad | 56-57 |
| 06:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Paul Holt | 56-57 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Calvin Millar blocks the jumper by Mitchell Prasad | 56-57 |
| 06:13 | Sacred Heart | Calvin Millar grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 05:49 | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Adams - foul #1 on William Adams, team foul #4 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Marlow (PG), David Hardin (PF), William Fuhrman (C) William Adams, Nicolas Henderson, Mitchell Prasad | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Kamuzu Akimseu (SG) Calvin Millar | |
| 05:49 | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:49 | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Robert Marlow misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-59 |
| 05:37 | Houston | David Hardin hits the follow up shot | 58-59 |
| 05:10 | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 05:09 | Sacred Heart | Kamuzu Akimseu pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 05:01 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Shepard comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-59 |
| 05:00 | Houston | Robert Marlow snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 04:42 | Houston | David Hardin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 04:40 | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:27 | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Fitch | 58-62 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Robert Marlow misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 58-62 |
| 04:11 | Sacred Heart | Edward Petrie grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 04:06 | Sacred Heart | Terry Fitch is hacked by Robert Marlow - foul #4 on Robert Marlow, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Harlan (SG), Arthur Turner (SF), Mitchell Prasad (C) Marcus Antoine, Paul Holt, William Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Noble Rupe (PG), Donald Gunther (SF), Charles Coaxum (PF), Calvin Millar (C) Gerald Dix, Jerry Shepard, Terry Fitch, Edward Petrie | |
| 03:56 | Sacred Heart | Donald Gunther can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Robert Marlow grabs the board | 58-62 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Robert Marlow misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 03:36 | Sacred Heart | Donald Gunther grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 03:22 | Sacred Heart | Mitchell Prasad denies the turnaround by Noble Rupe | 58-62 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Arthur Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Marlow (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Harlan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Arthur Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. PF - David Hardin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Mitchell Prasad (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Noble Rupe (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kamuzu Akimseu (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Donald Gunther (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Coaxum (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Calvin Millar (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Houston | Arthur Turner hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Calvin Millar - foul #2 on Calvin Millar, team foul #8 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Houston | William Fuhrman (C) David Hardin | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Edward Petrie (C) Kamuzu Akimseu | |
| 03:01 | Houston | Arthur Turner misses the free throw | 60-62 |
| 03:01 | Sacred Heart | Calvin Millar pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 02:58 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Holt (SF) Arthur Turner | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Kamuzu Akimseu (SG) Calvin Millar | |
| 02:42 | Sacred Heart | William Fuhrman blocks the short jumper by Noble Rupe | 60-62 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Bryan Harlan grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Mitchell Prasad can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Donald Gunther - foul #4 on Donald Gunther, team foul #9 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Jerry Shepard (SF) Donald Gunther | |
| 02:27 | Houston | Mitchell Prasad makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Mitchell Prasad makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 02:10 | Sacred Heart | Kamuzu Akimseu misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 02:08 | Sacred Heart | Edward Petrie misses the tip | 62-62 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Mitchell Prasad gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Mitchell Prasad knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Robert Marlow | 64-62 |
| 01:33 | Sacred Heart | Kamuzu Akimseu blows the layup | 64-62 |
| 01:31 | Sacred Heart | The offensive rebound goes to Noble Rupe | 64-62 |
| 01:15 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Shepard is fouled on the floor by Paul Holt - foul #2 on Paul Holt, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Houston | David Hardin (PF) Mitchell Prasad | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 01:10 | Sacred Heart | Noble Rupe misses badly on a floater from the right side | 64-62 |
| 01:08 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Shepard hits the follow up shot | 64-64 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Bryan Harlan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-64 |
| 00:50 | Sacred Heart | Edward Petrie grabs the defensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 00:37 | Sacred Heart | David Hardin takes the ball from Charles Coaxum | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Houston | David Hardin drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Holt | 66-64 |
| 00:08 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-64 |
| 00:03 | Sacred Heart | Noble Rupe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jerry Shepard | 66-66 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Robert Marlow misses the halfcourt shot | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Marlow (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Harlan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Holt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hardin (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - William Fuhrman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Noble Rupe (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kamuzu Akimseu (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jerry Shepard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Charles Coaxum (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Petrie (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Houston | William Fuhrman wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Houston | David Hardin misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 66-66 |
| 04:36 | Houston | William Fuhrman tips it home | 68-66 |
| 04:15 | Sacred Heart | Paul Holt is called for the reach on Jerry Shepard - foul #3 on Paul Holt, team foul #7 | 68-66 |
| 04:15 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:15 | Sacred Heart | Jerry Shepard misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:15 | Houston | David Hardin grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Paul Holt is called for traveling | 68-67 |
| 03:32 | Sacred Heart | Kamuzu Akimseu hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Noble Rupe | 68-69 |
| 03:20 | Houston | David Hardin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Marlow and he's hacked by Jerry Shepard - foul #5 on Jerry Shepard, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix (SF) Jerry Shepard | |
| 03:20 | Houston | David Hardin misses the free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:20 | Sacred Heart | Edward Petrie pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 03:03 | Sacred Heart | Noble Rupe misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 03:02 | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix grabs the offensive board | 70-69 |
| 02:48 | Sacred Heart | Charles Coaxum lays it up and in set up by Kamuzu Akimseu | 70-71 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Bryan Harlan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-71 |
| 02:18 | Houston | David Hardin grabs the offensive board | 70-71 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Bryan Harlan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Marcus Antoine (SG), Arthur Turner (SF), Mitchell Prasad (C) Bryan Harlan, Paul Holt, William Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Donald Gunther (SF), Terry Fitch (PF) Noble Rupe, Charles Coaxum | |
| 02:00 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Harlan (SG), Paul Holt (SF), William Fuhrman (C) Marcus Antoine, Arthur Turner, Mitchell Prasad | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | Noble Rupe (PG), Charles Coaxum (PF) Donald Gunther, Terry Fitch | |
| 01:55 | Sacred Heart | Kamuzu Akimseu connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Gerald Dix | 70-73 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Robert Marlow misses the jump hook near the basket | 70-73 |
| 01:36 | Houston | William Fuhrman pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-73 |
| 01:15 | Houston | William Fuhrman connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Hardin | 73-73 |
| 00:57 | Sacred Heart | Gerald Dix drills a shot from the left block set up by Charles Coaxum | 73-75 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Marlow (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Harlan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Holt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Hardin (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. C - William Fuhrman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Sacred Heart | PG - Noble Rupe (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kamuzu Akimseu (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gerald Dix (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Coaxum (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Petrie (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 00:53 | Houston | Bryan Harlan knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Marlow | 76-75 |
| 00:35 | Sacred Heart | Charles Coaxum can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Marlow - foul #5 on Robert Marlow, team foul #8 | 76-75 |
| Subs | Houston | William Adams (PG) Robert Marlow | |
| Subs | Sacred Heart | | |
| 00:35 | Sacred Heart | Charles Coaxum makes the 1st free throw | 76-76 |
| 00:35 | Sacred Heart | Charles Coaxum makes the 2nd free throw | 76-77 |
| 00:06 | Houston | William Fuhrman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bryan Harlan | 78-77 |
| 00:06 | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart calls a :30 timeout (3 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| 00:02 | Sacred Heart | Noble Rupe slams it home | 78-79 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (5 full remaining) | 78-79 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacred Heart | Sacred Heart is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Bryan Harlan misses short on a fullcourt shot | 78-79 |