W|L 3-1-0
53 - 45
W|L 1-2-0
Attendance: 17,317
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-1-0
Nov. 01 1996SAC@HOU50 - 44
Nov. 05 1996HOU@SAC53 - 45
Jan. 16 1997SAC@HOU-| - |-
Apr. 04 1997HOU@SAC-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 31 | 17.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .750 | 16 |
| 2. | Matt Maloney | 3 | 15.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| 3. | Charles Barkley | 25 | 15.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.33 | .000 | 1.40 | 9 |
| 4. | Mario Elie | 9 | 9.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .333 | 4 |
| 5. | Clyde Drexler | 12 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .500 | .000 | 6 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Matt Bullard | 8 | 16.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | 1.00 | 3 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 12 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .500 | 6 |
| 3. | Sam Mack | 7 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .750 | .000 | 3 |
| 4. | Othella Harrington | 6 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Randy Livingston | 5 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 6. | Tracy Moore | 4 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 0 |
| 7. | Emanual Davis | 4 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 126 | 120 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0.91 | .190 | .548 | 53 |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Brian Grant | 15 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 2. | Mitch Richmond | 18 | 15.9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.67 | .250 | .250 | 6 |
| 3. | Olden Polynice | 11 | 15.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 4. | Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | 12 | 14.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .143 | 10 |
| 5. | Corliss Williamson | 14 | 10.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .600 | 6 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Billy Owens | 13 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .200 | .400 | 0 |
| 2. | Michael Smith | 14 | 10.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 3. | Lionel Simmons | 7 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Tyus Edney | 9 | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 5. | Duane Causwell | 12 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 6. | Bobby Hurley | 4 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 129 | 120 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0.64 | .081 | .622 | 45 |