| Lineup | Houston | PG - Johnny Messer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Nida (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ritchie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Schmucker (fresh) C - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Clay Blake (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Douglas Shy (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Moss (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Zingler (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | John Ritchie inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Michael Schmucker's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Zingler | 33-30 |
| 19:44 | Chattanooga | Roger Zingler grabs the defensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 19:38 | Chattanooga | Clay Blake scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Roger Zingler | 33-33 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Ronald Alexander steals it from Johnny Messer | 33-33 |
| 19:19 | Chattanooga | Roger Zingler misses short on a jumper in the paint | 33-33 |
| 19:17 | Houston | John Ritchie grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Johnny Messer drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Smith | 36-33 |
| 18:57 | Chattanooga | The jump hook by Roger Zingler is blocked by Michael Schmucker | 36-33 |
| 18:55 | Chattanooga | Charles Moss tips it back up and in | 36-35 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Thomas Nida buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Johnny Messer | 38-35 |
| 18:09 | Chattanooga | Charles Moss connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-38 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Johnny Messer makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 17:44 | Chattanooga | Thomas Smith steps in front of the Roger Zingler pass | 40-38 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Johnny Messer misses the dunk but he's fouled by Clay Blake - foul #2 on Clay Blake, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Fetters (C) Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Jason Arnold (PG), Joseph Tilson (PF), John McCarter (C) Clay Blake, Charles Moss, Roger Zingler | |
| 17:34 | Houston | Johnny Messer makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Johnny Messer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:16 | Chattanooga | John McCarter buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Jason Arnold steals it from Johnny Messer | 42-41 |
| 16:56 | Chattanooga | Joseph Tilson hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 42-41 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Thomas Nida snags the defensive board | 42-41 |
| 16:41 | Houston | John Ritchie scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-41 |
| 16:23 | Chattanooga | Ronald Alexander misses the lay-in | 44-41 |
| 16:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Ritchie | 44-41 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Jason Arnold steals the ball from Johnny Messer | 44-41 |
| 15:54 | Chattanooga | Jason Arnold is fouled on the floor by Johnny Messer - foul #1 on Johnny Messer, team foul #1 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Sustaita (PG), Randy Standard (SG), James Shafer (SF), Thomas Smith (PF), John Johnson (C) Johnny Messer, Thomas Nida, John Ritchie, Michael Schmucker, Jack Fetters | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Clay Blake (PG), Charles Moss (PF), Roger Zingler (C) Douglas Shy, Ronald Alexander, Joseph Tilson | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bobby Sustaita (fresh) SG - Randy Standard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Shafer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Clay Blake (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John McCarter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Moss (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Zingler (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Chattanooga | Roger Zingler connects on the runner in the lane set up by John McCarter and he's fouled by Bobby Sustaita - foul #1 on Bobby Sustaita, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| 15:49 | Chattanooga | Roger Zingler misses the free throw | 44-43 |
| 15:49 | Houston | Thomas Smith snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 15:43 | Houston | Randy Standard scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Bobby Sustaita | 47-43 |
| 15:31 | Chattanooga | Clay Blake buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Bobby Sustaita is hacked by Clay Blake in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clay Blake, team foul #2 | 47-46 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Bobby Sustaita drills a jumper from the left side set up by Randy Standard | 49-46 |
| 14:47 | Chattanooga | Jason Arnold misses the shot from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 14:46 | Chattanooga | Charles Moss tips it in | 49-48 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Thomas Smith drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by James Shafer | 51-48 |
| 14:05 | Chattanooga | Jason Arnold can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-48 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Thomas Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 13:43 | Houston | John Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Messer (PG), Thomas Nida (SG), John Ritchie (SF), Michael Schmucker (PF) Bobby Sustaita, Randy Standard, James Shafer, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | David Euler (PG), Douglas Shy (SG), Ronald Alexander (SF), Joseph Tilson (PF), Mark Dahlberg (C) Clay Blake, Jason Arnold, John McCarter, Charles Moss, Roger Zingler | |
| 13:26 | Chattanooga | Douglas Shy misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-48 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Michael Schmucker grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 13:05 | Houston | John Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 13:04 | Chattanooga | Ronald Alexander pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:59 | Chattanooga | Douglas Shy misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 51-48 |
| 12:57 | Houston | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:55 | Houston | David Euler steps in front of the Johnny Messer pass in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 12:37 | Chattanooga | Mark Dahlberg misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on John Johnson - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #3 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Fetters (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Roger Zingler (C) Joseph Tilson | |
| 12:37 | Chattanooga | Mark Dahlberg makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 12:37 | Chattanooga | Mark Dahlberg makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 12:25 | Houston | Michael Schmucker is fouled on the floor by Mark Dahlberg - foul #1 on Mark Dahlberg, team foul #3 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Houston | James Shafer (PF) Michael Schmucker | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Charles Moss (PF) Mark Dahlberg | |
| 12:15 | Houston | James Shafer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 12:13 | Chattanooga | Douglas Shy gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 11:52 | Chattanooga | David Euler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 11:50 | Chattanooga | Ronald Alexander misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 11:49 | Chattanooga | Charles Moss tips it in | 51-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Johnny Messer (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Nida (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ritchie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Shafer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jack Fetters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - David Euler (fresh) SG - Douglas Shy (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Charles Moss (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Zingler (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Houston | Thomas Nida hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Ritchie | 54-52 |
| 11:25 | Chattanooga | Ronald Alexander loses the dribble to Johnny Messer | 54-52 |
| 11:01 | Houston | James Shafer scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Johnny Messer | 56-52 |
| 10:41 | Chattanooga | Charles Moss makes the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by James Shafer - foul #1 on James Shafer, team foul #4 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Sustaita (PG), Randy Standard (SG), Matthew Barbosa (SF), Michael Schmucker (PF), Thomas Smith (C) Johnny Messer, Thomas Nida, John Ritchie, James Shafer, Jack Fetters | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Clay Blake (PG), Jason Arnold (SF), Joseph Tilson (C) David Euler, Ronald Alexander, Roger Zingler | |
| 10:41 | Chattanooga | Charles Moss makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Matthew Barbosa knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-55 |
| 10:06 | Chattanooga | Clay Blake misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Matthew Barbosa gets the rebound | 59-55 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Randy Standard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Bobby Sustaita and the foul's on Charles Moss - foul #1 on Charles Moss, team foul #4 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Tim Caldwell (SG), John McCarter (C) Douglas Shy, Charles Moss | |
| 09:46 | Houston | Randy Standard makes the free throw | 62-55 |
| 09:28 | Chattanooga | Clay Blake misses long on a jumper from the left side | 62-55 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Randy Standard gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Thomas Smith misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Tim Caldwell - foul #1 on Tim Caldwell, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Messer (PG), Thomas Nida (SG), James Shafer (SF) Bobby Sustaita, Randy Standard, Matthew Barbosa | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Roger Zingler (C) Tim Caldwell | |
| 09:11 | Houston | Thomas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Thomas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 09:11 | Chattanooga | Roger Zingler pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 08:54 | Chattanooga | Jason Arnold is called for traveling | 63-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Douglas Shy (SG), Ronald Alexander (SF) Jason Arnold, John McCarter | |
| 08:32 | Houston | James Shafer buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-55 |
| 08:14 | Chattanooga | Ronald Alexander is hacked by James Shafer - foul #2 on James Shafer, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Houston | John Ritchie (SF), Jack Fetters (C) Michael Schmucker, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Jason Arnold (PG), John McCarter (PF) Clay Blake, Joseph Tilson | |
| 07:59 | Chattanooga | Douglas Shy buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Alexander | 66-58 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Thomas Nida can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Douglas Shy - foul #2 on Douglas Shy, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Houston | John Johnson (C) Jack Fetters | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Mark Dahlberg (C) Roger Zingler | |
| 07:49 | Houston | Thomas Nida makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Thomas Nida misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 07:49 | Chattanooga | John McCarter grabs the board | 67-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Johnny Messer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Nida (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ritchie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Shafer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Jason Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Douglas Shy (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - John McCarter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Dahlberg (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Chattanooga | John McCarter's pass is intercepted by Johnny Messer | 67-58 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Thomas Nida misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 07:22 | Houston | John Ritchie can't tip it in | 67-58 |
| 07:20 | Houston | John Johnson tips it home | 69-58 |
| 07:09 | Chattanooga | Ronald Alexander misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-58 |
| 07:07 | Houston | James Shafer grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Johnny Messer comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 69-58 |
| 07:01 | Houston | James Shafer grabs the offensive board | 69-58 |
| 06:41 | Houston | James Shafer misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-58 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Johnny Messer tips it back up and in | 71-58 |
| 06:17 | Chattanooga | Jason Arnold buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Shy | 71-60 |
| 05:48 | Houston | James Shafer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-60 |
| 05:47 | Chattanooga | The rebound goes to Douglas Shy | 71-60 |
| 05:47 | Chattanooga | Chattanooga calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Schmucker (PF) James Shafer | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Clay Blake (PG), Charles Moss (PF), Roger Zingler (C) Jason Arnold, John McCarter, Mark Dahlberg | |
| 05:29 | Chattanooga | Clay Blake misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-60 |
| 05:28 | Chattanooga | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Alexander | 71-60 |
| 05:08 | Chattanooga | Ronald Alexander hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 71-60 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Johnny Messer pulls down the rebound | 71-60 |
| 04:59 | Houston | John Ritchie misses badly on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Alexander - foul #2 on Ronald Alexander, team foul #7 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Jason Arnold (SF) Ronald Alexander | |
| 04:59 | Houston | John Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 04:59 | Houston | John Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:43 | Chattanooga | Roger Zingler clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-60 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Thomas Nida snags the defensive board | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:13 | Houston | Jason Arnold is called for the reach on John Ritchie - foul #3 on Jason Arnold, team foul #8 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Sustaita (PG), Randy Standard (SG) Johnny Messer, Thomas Nida | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 04:13 | Houston | John Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 04:13 | Houston | John Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 04:00 | Chattanooga | Douglas Shy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-60 |
| Subs | Houston | James Shafer (SF) John Ritchie | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | Ronald Alexander (SF) Jason Arnold | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | Houston | Bobby Sustaita hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Johnson | 78-60 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bobby Sustaita (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Standard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Shafer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Schmucker (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Chattanooga | PG - Clay Blake (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Shy (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Alexander (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Charles Moss (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Roger Zingler (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:20 | Chattanooga | Ronald Alexander hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Shy | 78-62 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Randy Standard can't connect on a floater from the left side | 78-62 |
| 02:51 | Chattanooga | Ronald Alexander grabs the board | 78-62 |
| 02:45 | Chattanooga | Charles Moss is whistled for a carry | 78-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Smith (PF), Jack Fetters (C) Michael Schmucker, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | David Euler (PG), Tim Caldwell (SG), Jason Arnold (SF), Joseph Tilson (PF), John McCarter (C) Clay Blake, Douglas Shy, Ronald Alexander, Charles Moss, Roger Zingler | |
| 02:16 | Houston | Bobby Sustaita hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Shafer and the foul's on Jason Arnold - foul #4 on Jason Arnold, team foul #9 | 80-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Barbosa (SF) James Shafer | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 02:16 | Houston | Bobby Sustaita makes the free throw | 81-62 |
| 02:06 | Chattanooga | Jason Arnold makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Euler | 81-65 |
| 01:41 | Houston | Bobby Sustaita hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 81-65 |
| 01:40 | Chattanooga | Joseph Tilson pulls down the rebound | 81-65 |
| 01:34 | Chattanooga | Tim Caldwell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 81-65 |
| 01:32 | Chattanooga | John McCarter pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-65 |
| 01:19 | Chattanooga | David Euler drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Tim Caldwell | 81-67 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Jack Fetters hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by John McCarter - foul #1 on John McCarter, team foul #10 | 81-67 |
| Subs | Houston | James Shafer (SF) Matthew Barbosa | |
| Subs | Chattanooga | | |
| 00:57 | Houston | Jack Fetters misses the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Jack Fetters makes the 2nd free throw | 82-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Chattanooga | John McCarter comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Randy Standard - foul #1 on Randy Standard, team foul #6 | 82-67 |
| 00:50 | Chattanooga | John McCarter makes the 1st free throw | 82-68 |
| 00:50 | Chattanooga | John McCarter misses the 2nd free throw | 82-68 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Jack Fetters grabs the defensive rebound | 82-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Chattanooga | Chattanooga is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Houston | James Shafer is fouled on the floor by David Euler - foul #1 on David Euler, team foul #11 | 82-68 |
| 00:21 | Houston | James Shafer makes the 1st free throw | 83-68 |
| 00:21 | Houston | James Shafer makes the 2nd free throw | 84-68 |
| 00:13 | Chattanooga | John McCarter is hacked by Thomas Smith - foul #2 on Thomas Smith, team foul #7 | 84-68 |
| 00:13 | Chattanooga | John McCarter makes the 1st free throw | 84-69 |
| 00:13 | Chattanooga | John McCarter makes the 2nd free throw | 84-70 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Bobby Sustaita runs out the clock | 84-70 |