W|L 50-24
108 - 94
W|L 29-45
Attendance: 17,317
Season Head To Head
W|L 4-0
Nov. 01 1996SAC@HOU85 - 96
Nov. 05 1996HOU@SAC102 - 80
Jan. 16 1997SAC@HOU80 - 89
Apr. 04 1997HOU@SAC108 - 94
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 41.0 | 8 | 17 | .471 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 11 | .818 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 |
| 2. | Charles Barkley | 37.0 | 3 | 11 | .273 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 13 | 15 | .867 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| 3. | Matt Maloney | 36.1 | 7 | 11 | .636 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 4. | Clyde Drexler | 32.8 | 6 | 14 | .429 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 5 | 6 | .833 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 5. | Mario Elie | 30.2 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 25.8 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2. | Othella Harrington | 17.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3. | Sedale Threatt | 11.9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | Matt Bullard | 8.0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5. | Charles Jones | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Kevin Willis | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Randy Livingston | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 32 | 77 | .416 | 10 | 28 | .357 | 34 | 42 | .810 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 108 | |
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Olden Polynice | 35.7 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 2. | Brian Grant | 34.9 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 13 | .615 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 3. | Mitch Richmond | 34.9 | 7 | 18 | .389 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 8 | 9 | .889 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 |
| 4. | Bobby Hurley | 31.2 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 5. | Billy Owens | 19.1 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Corliss Williamson | 26.9 | 6 | 9 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2. | Michael Smith | 22.8 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 3. | Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | 18.9 | 3 | 10 | .300 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4. | Kevin Gamble | 13.1 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5. | Kevin Salvadori | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6. | Tyus Edney | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 36 | 79 | .456 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 20 | 33 | .606 | 27 | 17 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 94 | |