| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Marlow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Harlan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Holt (fresh) PF - David Hardin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Fuhrman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Schneider (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Billie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wallace Maynard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Cook (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Paul Holt inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | William Fuhrman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 19:40 | Temple | Kenneth Cook pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 19:20 | Temple | Christopher Billie comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 19:19 | Houston | David Hardin grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 18:54 | Houston | William Fuhrman comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Roy Schneider - foul #1 on Roy Schneider, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:54 | Houston | William Fuhrman misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:54 | Houston | William Fuhrman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:42 | Temple | Christopher Billie is called for traveling | 36-29 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Bryan Harlan is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Billie - foul #2 on Christopher Billie, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| 18:21 | Houston | David Hardin is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket | 38-29 |
| 18:10 | Temple | Kenneth Cook misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by William Fuhrman - foul #1 on William Fuhrman, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Marcus Antoine (SG), Arthur Turner (SF), Mitchell Prasad (C) Bryan Harlan, Paul Holt, William Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Temple | Kwas Sato (PG), Patrick Gibson (SG) Roy Schneider, Christopher Billie | |
| 18:10 | Temple | Kenneth Cook makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:10 | Temple | Kenneth Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:03 | Houston | David Hardin hits a jumper in the lane set up by Marcus Antoine | 40-31 |
| 17:48 | Temple | Kwas Sato steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-31 |
| Subs | Houston | William Adams (PG), Nicolas Henderson (PF) Robert Marlow, David Hardin | |
| Subs | Temple | Wambua Aho (SF), Peter Rice (PF), Ronald Summer (C) Craig Nelson, Wallace Maynard, Kenneth Cook | |
| 17:46 | Houston | Wambua Aho steps in front of the William Adams pass in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 17:32 | Temple | Kwas Sato misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Mitchell Prasad pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Mitchell Prasad clanks a floater from the left side | 40-31 |
| 17:12 | Temple | Patrick Gibson grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 17:00 | Temple | Patrick Gibson is whistled for a carry | 40-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Marlow (PG), Paul Holt (SF) William Adams, Nicolas Henderson | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:58 | Houston | Wambua Aho steals the ball from Robert Marlow in the backcourt | 40-31 |
| 16:55 | Temple | Patrick Gibson lays it in on a nice dish by Wambua Aho | 40-33 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Robert Marlow is hacked by Kwas Sato in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kwas Sato, team foul #3 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Houston | David Hardin (PF), William Fuhrman (C) Mitchell Prasad, Arthur Turner | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 16:30 | Houston | Robert Marlow connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marcus Antoine | 43-33 |
| 16:15 | Temple | Wambua Aho misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 16:13 | Houston | Marcus Antoine snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 16:03 | Houston | William Fuhrman blows the layup | 43-33 |
| 16:02 | Temple | Ronald Summer snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Marlow (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Antoine (fairly fresh) 6 ast. SF - Paul Holt (fresh) PF - David Hardin (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - William Fuhrman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kwas Sato (fairly fresh) SG - Patrick Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wambua Aho (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Peter Rice (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Summer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Temple | Peter Rice comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 15:44 | Houston | William Fuhrman snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Marcus Antoine is hacked by Patrick Gibson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Gibson, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Houston | William Adams (PG), Bryan Harlan (SG), Arthur Turner (SF), Mitchell Prasad (C) Robert Marlow, Marcus Antoine, Paul Holt, William Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Schneider (PG), Christopher Billie (SG), Craig Nelson (SF), Wallace Maynard (PF), Kenneth Cook (C) Kwas Sato, Patrick Gibson, Wambua Aho, Peter Rice, Ronald Summer | |
| 15:25 | Houston | Bryan Harlan loses the dribble to Kenneth Cook | 43-33 |
| 14:56 | Temple | Roy Schneider misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 14:54 | Temple | The offensive rebound goes to Wallace Maynard | 43-33 |
| 14:29 | Temple | Roy Schneider double dribbles | 43-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Marlow (PG), Paul Holt (SF) William Adams, David Hardin | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 14:15 | Houston | Arthur Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 43-33 |
| 14:14 | Temple | The rebound goes to Craig Nelson | 43-33 |
| 13:56 | Temple | Christopher Billie is hacked by Bryan Harlan - foul #2 on Bryan Harlan, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Marcus Antoine (SG), William Fuhrman (C) Bryan Harlan, Arthur Turner | |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Gibson (SG), Peter Rice (C) Christopher Billie, Kenneth Cook | |
| 13:40 | Temple | Peter Rice scores on a 3 from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Paul Holt is whistled for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Tom Nelson (SF), Nicolas Henderson (PF) Paul Holt, Mitchell Prasad | |
| Subs | Temple | Kwas Sato (PG), Sergio Rodriguez (SF), Wambua Aho (C) Roy Schneider, Craig Nelson, Wallace Maynard | |
| 13:05 | Temple | Wambua Aho buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Tom Nelson is fouled on the floor by Kwas Sato - foul #2 on Kwas Sato, team foul #5 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Houston | William Adams (PG), Arthur Turner (SF) Robert Marlow, Tom Nelson | |
| Subs | Temple | Kenneth Cook (C) Sergio Rodriguez | |
| 12:43 | Houston | William Fuhrman misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 12:42 | Temple | Kwas Sato grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 12:26 | Temple | Peter Rice comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicolas Henderson - foul #1 on Nicolas Henderson, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Harlan (SG), Paul Holt (SF), David Hardin (PF) Marcus Antoine, Nicolas Henderson, William Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Schneider (PG), Christopher Billie (SG) Kwas Sato, Patrick Gibson | |
| 12:26 | Temple | Peter Rice misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:26 | Temple | Peter Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Arthur Turner is whistled for a carry | 43-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Prasad (C) Arthur Turner | |
| Subs | Temple | Craig Nelson (SF), Wallace Maynard (PF) Wambua Aho, Peter Rice | |
| 11:39 | Temple | Christopher Billie misses the jumpshot from the right side | 43-40 |
| 11:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Paul Holt | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Adams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bryan Harlan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Holt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Hardin (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Mitchell Prasad (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Schneider (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Billie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Wallace Maynard (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Cook (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Houston | Paul Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Marlow (PG) Bryan Harlan | |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Anderson (SG), Ronald Summer (C) Christopher Billie, Kenneth Cook | |
| 11:17 | Temple | Wallace Maynard hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Roy Schneider | 43-42 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Robert Marlow clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 11:00 | Houston | William Adams tips it back up and in | 45-42 |
| 10:41 | Temple | Ronald Summer loses the dribble to David Hardin | 45-42 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Paul Holt is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Nelson - foul #1 on Craig Nelson, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Marcus Antoine (SG), Arthur Turner (SF), Nicolas Henderson (PF), William Fuhrman (C) William Adams, Paul Holt, David Hardin, Mitchell Prasad | |
| Subs | Temple | Kwas Sato (PG), Patrick Gibson (SG), Sergio Rodriguez (SF), Wambua Aho (PF) Roy Schneider, Scott Anderson, Craig Nelson, Wallace Maynard | |
| 10:25 | Houston | Arthur Turner is wide open but clanks a floater in the paint | 45-42 |
| 10:24 | Temple | Sergio Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 10:09 | Temple | Patrick Gibson drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Sergio Rodriguez and the foul's on Robert Marlow - foul #2 on Robert Marlow, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Harlan (SG) Marcus Antoine | |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Billie (SG), Peter Rice (PF), Kenneth Cook (C) Sergio Rodriguez, Wambua Aho, Ronald Summer | |
| 10:09 | Temple | Patrick Gibson makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:50 | Houston | Bryan Harlan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 09:49 | Temple | Christopher Billie snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 09:30 | Temple | Kwas Sato is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Kwas Sato, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Marcus Antoine (PG), David Hardin (PF) Robert Marlow, Nicolas Henderson | |
| Subs | Temple | Craig Nelson (SF), Wallace Maynard (PF) Patrick Gibson, Peter Rice | |
| 09:26 | Houston | Craig Nelson is called for the reach on Arthur Turner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Craig Nelson, team foul #8 | 45-45 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Arthur Turner makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Arthur Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 09:26 | Temple | Kenneth Cook snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 09:09 | Temple | Christopher Billie buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Kwas Sato | 46-48 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Marcus Antoine lays it up and in on a great pass from Arthur Turner | 48-48 |
| 08:28 | Temple | Kwas Sato scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Christopher Billie | 48-51 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Arthur Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Nelson - foul #3 on Craig Nelson, team foul #9 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Marlow (PG), Mitchell Prasad (C) Bryan Harlan, William Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Schneider (PG), Patrick Gibson (SG), Wambua Aho (SF), Peter Rice (PF), Ronald Summer (C) Kwas Sato, Christopher Billie, Craig Nelson, Wallace Maynard, Kenneth Cook | |
| 08:23 | Houston | Arthur Turner misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:23 | Temple | Wambua Aho pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 08:02 | Temple | Patrick Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Holt (SF), Nicolas Henderson (PF) Arthur Turner, David Hardin | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 07:53 | Houston | Paul Holt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| 07:34 | Temple | Roy Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Houston | William Adams (SG) Marcus Antoine | |
| Subs | Temple | Wallace Maynard (PF) Ronald Summer | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Marlow (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Adams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Holt (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mitchell Prasad (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Roy Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Gibson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Wambua Aho (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Wallace Maynard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Rice (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Houston | Mitchell Prasad misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Peter Rice - foul #1 on Peter Rice, team foul #10 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Temple | Craig Nelson (SF) Roy Schneider | |
| 07:12 | Houston | Mitchell Prasad makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:12 | Houston | Mitchell Prasad misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 07:12 | Temple | Wallace Maynard snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 06:45 | Temple | Craig Nelson is fouled on the floor by Paul Holt - foul #2 on Paul Holt, team foul #5 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Harlan (SG), David Hardin (PF) Robert Marlow, Nicolas Henderson | |
| Subs | Temple | Kwas Sato (PG), Scott Anderson (SG), Kenneth Cook (C) Wambua Aho, Patrick Gibson, Peter Rice | |
| 06:37 | Temple | Kenneth Cook connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Kwas Sato | 49-53 |
| 06:28 | Houston | David Hardin misses the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Wallace Maynard - foul #2 on Wallace Maynard, team foul #11 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Turner (C) Mitchell Prasad | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 06:28 | Houston | David Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:28 | Houston | David Hardin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:28 | Temple | The rebound goes to Wallace Maynard | 50-53 |
| 06:14 | Temple | Craig Nelson is called for a charge - foul #4 on Craig Nelson, team foul #12 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Marcus Antoine (SG), Nicolas Henderson (C) Bryan Harlan, Paul Holt | |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Billie (SG) Scott Anderson | |
| 05:55 | Houston | Marcus Antoine drills a turnaround from the right block | 52-53 |
| 05:53 | Temple | William Adams takes the ball from Kwas Sato in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 05:51 | Houston | William Adams hits the finger roll | 54-53 |
| 05:44 | Temple | Wallace Maynard travels with the ball | 54-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Marlow (PG), William Fuhrman (C) William Adams, Nicolas Henderson | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Schneider (PG), Patrick Gibson (SF), Peter Rice (PF) Kwas Sato, Craig Nelson, Wallace Maynard | |
| 05:37 | Houston | Marcus Antoine misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Roy Schneider - foul #2 on Roy Schneider, team foul #13 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Temple | Ronald Summer (C) Kenneth Cook | |
| 05:37 | Houston | Marcus Antoine makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Marcus Antoine makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 05:24 | Temple | Peter Rice misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on William Fuhrman - foul #2 on William Fuhrman, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Tom Nelson (SF) Arthur Turner | |
| Subs | Temple | Wambua Aho (SF) Christopher Billie | |
| 05:24 | Temple | Peter Rice makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:24 | Temple | Peter Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 05:24 | Houston | David Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Peter Rice steps in front of the Marcus Antoine pass in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 05:05 | Temple | Patrick Gibson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 05:04 | Temple | Patrick Gibson gets the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:59 | Temple | Patrick Gibson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 04:57 | Temple | Roy Schneider grabs the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:40 | Temple | Wambua Aho misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-54 |
| 04:38 | Houston | David Hardin gets the rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:16 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Marcus Antoine is blocked by Wambua Aho | 56-54 |
| 04:14 | Temple | Wambua Aho grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 04:10 | Temple | Roy Schneider double dribbles | 56-54 |
| Subs | Houston | William Adams (PG), Bryan Harlan (SG), Paul Holt (SF), Mitchell Prasad (PF), Arthur Turner (C) Robert Marlow, Marcus Antoine, Tom Nelson, David Hardin, William Fuhrman | |
| Subs | Temple | Kwas Sato (PG), Christopher Billie (SG), Craig Nelson (SF), Wallace Maynard (PF), Kenneth Cook (C) Roy Schneider, Patrick Gibson, Wambua Aho, Peter Rice, Ronald Summer | |
| 03:48 | Houston | Arthur Turner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Wallace Maynard - foul #3 on Wallace Maynard, team foul #14 | 56-54 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Arthur Turner makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Arthur Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 03:27 | Temple | Kenneth Cook can't connect on a runner in the lane | 58-54 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Paul Holt pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Adams (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bryan Harlan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Paul Holt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mitchell Prasad (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Arthur Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Temple | PG - Kwas Sato (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Billie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Wallace Maynard (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Cook (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Houston | Arthur Turner is fouled on the floor by Wallace Maynard - foul #4 on Wallace Maynard, team foul #15 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Marlow (PG) William Adams | |
| Subs | Temple | Scott Anderson (SG) Christopher Billie | |
| 02:57 | Houston | Arthur Turner makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Arthur Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:40 | Temple | Kwas Sato misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 02:39 | Temple | Scott Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 02:25 | Temple | Kenneth Cook connects on the jump hook from close range | 60-56 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Houston | David Hardin (PF), William Fuhrman (C) Mitchell Prasad, Arthur Turner | |
| Subs | Temple | Christopher Billie (SG) Scott Anderson | |
| 02:21 | Houston | Robert Marlow throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Temple | Patrick Gibson (PG) Kwas Sato | |
| 02:04 | Temple | William Fuhrman is called for the reach on Kenneth Cook - foul #3 on William Fuhrman, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| 02:04 | Temple | Kenneth Cook makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 02:04 | Temple | Kenneth Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Paul Holt is hacked by Craig Nelson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Craig Nelson, team foul #16 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Marcus Antoine (SG) Bryan Harlan | |
| Subs | Temple | Wambua Aho (SF) Craig Nelson | |
| 02:01 | Houston | Paul Holt makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Paul Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:59 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Harlan (SG) Marcus Antoine | |
| Subs | Temple | Roy Schneider (PG) Wambua Aho | |
| 01:51 | Temple | Roy Schneider hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 62-58 |
| 01:49 | Houston | David Hardin snags the defensive board | 62-58 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Paul Holt misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Cook - foul #1 on Kenneth Cook, team foul #17 | 62-58 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Paul Holt makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Paul Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:45 | Temple | Kenneth Cook grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 01:30 | Temple | Roy Schneider's floater is tipped away by David Hardin | 63-58 |
| 01:28 | Temple | Wallace Maynard tips it in | 63-60 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Robert Marlow clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Paul Holt snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Bryan Harlan is hacked by Roy Schneider - foul #3 on Roy Schneider, team foul #18 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Turner (SF) Paul Holt | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:33 | Houston | Bryan Harlan misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Bryan Harlan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | Temple | Kenneth Cook hits a runner from the right block and he's hacked by William Fuhrman - foul #4 on William Fuhrman, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| 00:28 | Temple | Kenneth Cook makes the free throw | 64-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Robert Marlow is hacked by Roy Schneider in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Schneider, team foul #19 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Holt (SF) Arthur Turner | |
| Subs | Temple | | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Robert Marlow misses the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Robert Marlow makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Temple | Roy Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-63 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Roy Schneider is called for the reach on Paul Holt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roy Schneider, team foul #20 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Temple | Kwas Sato (PG) Roy Schneider | |
| 00:09 | Houston | Paul Holt makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Paul Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | Temple | Wallace Maynard snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 00:09 | Temple | Temple calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| 00:05 | Temple | Christopher Billie misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 66-63 |
| 00:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to Paul Holt | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Paul Holt is fouled in the backcourt by Kwas Sato - foul #4 on Kwas Sato, team foul #21 | 66-63 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Paul Holt makes the 1st free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Paul Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Temple | Temple is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Temple | Kwas Sato misses the fullcourt shot | 68-63 |