| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Vincent Emerick (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Jeffords (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Hill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jefferey Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Bell (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joel Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cheslav Lapinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Myers (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ricardo Lorenz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | East Carolina | Tommy Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Ricardo Lorenz | 23-27 |
| 19:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to Louis Bell | 23-27 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Cheslav Lapinski knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Louis Bell | 23-29 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Jefferey Barnes is whistled for a carry | 23-29 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Joel Freeman makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Louis Bell | 23-31 |
| 18:19 | East Carolina | Jefferey Barnes comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 23-31 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Cheslav Lapinski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Bell | 23-34 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Tommy Hill drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Vincent Emerick and he's hacked by Louis Bell - foul #3 on Louis Bell, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Hall (PG) Louis Bell | |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Tommy Hill makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Kevin Myers buries a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Jefferey Barnes - foul #1 on Jefferey Barnes, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Kevin Myers misses the free throw | 26-36 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Kevin Myers pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Kevin Myers's fadeaway is rejected by Tommy Hill | 26-36 |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Brian Jeffords | 26-36 |
| 16:56 | East Carolina | Tommy Hill drills a driving attempt from the right block | 28-36 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz drills a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by Jefferey Barnes - foul #2 on Jefferey Barnes, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Bishop (PG), Joseph Gates (SG), Mohammed Littleton (SF), Bryant Olson (C) Vincent Emerick, James Fisher, Brian Jeffords, Jefferey Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:30 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | Mohammed Littleton's pass is intercepted by Kevin Myers | 28-39 |
| 15:46 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-41 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Joseph Gates (fresh) SF - Mohammed Littleton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Bryant Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Hall (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joel Freeman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Cheslav Lapinski (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Myers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Ricardo Lorenz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | Bryant Olson lays it up and in | 30-41 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Cheslav Lapinski | 30-43 |
| 15:01 | East Carolina | Joseph Gates comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-43 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Peter Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 30-43 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Joel Freeman buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Peter Hall | 30-45 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Tommy Hill misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-45 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Peter Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Joel Freeman is hacked by Tommy Hill - foul #2 on Tommy Hill, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Vincent Emerick (PG), James Fisher (SG), Brian Jeffords (SF), Jefferey Barnes (C) Edward Bishop, Joseph Gates, Tommy Hill, Bryant Olson | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Bell (PG), Clint Williamson (SG) Peter Hall, Joel Freeman | |
| 13:41 | Houston | Cheslav Lapinski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-45 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Mohammed Littleton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Ricardo Lorenz - foul #1 on Ricardo Lorenz, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords misses the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Louis Bell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 13:06 | East Carolina | Jefferey Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Kevin Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Louis Bell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-45 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Brian Jeffords | 31-45 |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Vincent Emerick drills a jumper in the lane set up by James Fisher and the foul's on Louis Bell - foul #4 on Louis Bell, team foul #3 | 33-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bryant Olson (PF) Mohammed Littleton | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Hall (PG), Joel Freeman (SG), Raymond Cox (PF), Julio Estrada (C) Louis Bell, Clint Williamson, Kevin Myers, Ricardo Lorenz | |
| 12:34 | East Carolina | Vincent Emerick makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| 12:10 | Houston | Peter Hall clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 34-45 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Julio Estrada grabs the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 11:47 | Houston | Peter Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tommy Hill (PF) Bryant Olson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Vincent Emerick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Jeffords (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jefferey Barnes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joel Freeman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Cheslav Lapinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Cox (fresh) C - Julio Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Tommy Hill makes the 3 from the left wing set up by James Fisher | 37-45 |
| 11:08 | Houston | Peter Hall comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 11:06 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Julio Estrada grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Cheslav Lapinski lays it in on a great pass from Joel Freeman | 37-47 |
| 10:23 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jefferey Barnes | 39-47 |
| 09:54 | Houston | Joel Freeman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-47 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | James Fisher gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | James Fisher travels with the ball | 39-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Bishop (PG), Joseph Gates (SG), Mohammed Littleton (SF), Bryant Olson (C) Vincent Emerick, James Fisher, Brian Jeffords, Jefferey Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Clint Williamson (SG), Kevin Myers (PF), Ricardo Lorenz (C) Joel Freeman, Raymond Cox, Julio Estrada | |
| 09:21 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-47 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Edward Bishop snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Tommy Hill misses badly on a floater in the paint | 39-47 |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | Joseph Gates tips it but misses | 39-47 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Kevin Myers pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Peter Hall misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Mohammed Littleton pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:40 | East Carolina | Tommy Hill comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 08:38 | East Carolina | Joseph Gates grabs the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:26 | East Carolina | Joseph Gates can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-47 |
| 08:24 | Houston | Kevin Myers grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 08:05 | Houston | Bryant Olson is called for the reach on Ricardo Lorenz - foul #2 on Bryant Olson, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Vincent Emerick (PG), James Fisher (SG), Brian Jeffords (SF) Edward Bishop, Joseph Gates, Bryant Olson | |
| Subs | Houston | Joel Freeman (SG), Fidel Pena (SF) Clint Williamson, Cheslav Lapinski | |
| 07:49 | Houston | Joel Freeman knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Peter Hall | 39-49 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | James Fisher is hacked by Peter Hall - foul #1 on Peter Hall, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bryant Olson (C) Tommy Hill | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Bell (PG) Peter Hall | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Vincent Emerick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Jeffords (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mohammed Littleton (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryant Olson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joel Freeman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fidel Pena (fresh) PF - Kevin Myers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Ricardo Lorenz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | James Fisher double dribbles | 39-49 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Kevin Myers makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Louis Bell | 39-51 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | James Fisher hits a shot from the right wing set up by Mohammed Littleton and he's hacked by Ricardo Lorenz - foul #2 on Ricardo Lorenz, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tommy Hill (PF), Jefferey Barnes (C) Mohammed Littleton, Bryant Olson | |
| Subs | Houston | Cheslav Lapinski (SF) Fidel Pena | |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | James Fisher makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Joel Freeman misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 42-51 |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Tommy Hill | 42-51 |
| 05:57 | East Carolina | Jefferey Barnes is whistled for traveling | 42-51 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Kevin Myers connects on the floater from the baseline and he's fouled by Brian Jeffords - foul #3 on Brian Jeffords, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Bishop (PG), Joseph Gates (SG), Ruben Harris (SF) Vincent Emerick, James Fisher, Brian Jeffords | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:31 | Houston | Kevin Myers makes the free throw | 42-54 |
| 05:13 | East Carolina | Tommy Hill lays it in set up by Jefferey Barnes | 44-54 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Edward Bishop is called for the reach on Louis Bell - foul #2 on Edward Bishop, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mohammed Littleton (SF) Ruben Harris | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Cox (PF), Julio Estrada (C) Kevin Myers, Ricardo Lorenz | |
| 04:25 | Houston | Raymond Cox comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Gates - foul #2 on Joseph Gates, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Vincent Emerick (PG), James Fisher (SG), Brian Jeffords (SF) Edward Bishop, Joseph Gates, Mohammed Littleton | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:25 | Houston | Raymond Cox misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Raymond Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Jefferey Barnes | 44-54 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Joel Freeman steals it from Jefferey Barnes | 44-54 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Joel Freeman misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 44-54 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Tommy Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | James Fisher clanks a jumper from the left side | 44-54 |
| 03:26 | Houston | Louis Bell pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Vincent Emerick (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Jeffords (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tommy Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jefferey Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Louis Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joel Freeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Cheslav Lapinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Cox (fresh) C - Julio Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Houston | Cheslav Lapinski's floater is knocked away by Tommy Hill | 44-54 |
| 02:55 | East Carolina | Jefferey Barnes gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Cheslav Lapinski denies the turnaround by Vincent Emerick | 44-54 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Julio Estrada pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Joel Freeman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Tommy Hill | 44-54 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords is whistled for traveling | 44-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Bishop (PG), Joseph Gates (SG), Ruben Harris (SF), Mohammed Littleton (PF), Bryant Olson (C) Vincent Emerick, James Fisher, Brian Jeffords, Tommy Hill, Jefferey Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Hall (PG), Clint Williamson (SG), Fidel Pena (SF) Louis Bell, Joel Freeman, Cheslav Lapinski | |
| 02:08 | Houston | Peter Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Clint Williamson steals it from Edward Bishop | 44-54 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Peter Hall connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Raymond Cox and he's fouled by Mohammed Littleton - foul #1 on Mohammed Littleton, team foul #8 | 44-56 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Peter Hall makes the free throw | 44-57 |
| 01:16 | East Carolina | Fidel Pena steals the ball from Joseph Gates | 44-57 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Peter Hall can't finish the layup | 44-57 |
| 01:12 | East Carolina | Ruben Harris snags the defensive board | 44-57 |
| 01:08 | East Carolina | Joseph Gates scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Bishop | 46-57 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Fidel Pena hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-57 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mohammed Littleton | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Joseph Gates buries a 3 from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Vincent Emerick (PG), James Fisher (SG), Brian Jeffords (SF), Tommy Hill (PF), Jefferey Barnes (C) Edward Bishop, Joseph Gates, Ruben Harris, Mohammed Littleton, Bryant Olson | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Bell (PG), Joel Freeman (SG), Cheslav Lapinski (SF), Kevin Myers (PF), Ricardo Lorenz (C) Peter Hall, Clint Williamson, Fidel Pena, Raymond Cox, Julio Estrada | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Houston | Joel Freeman is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Emerick - foul #1 on Vincent Emerick, team foul #9 | 49-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fidel Pena (SF) Kevin Myers | |
| 00:43 | Houston | Joel Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Joel Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:38 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords misses short on a jumper from the left side | 49-59 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Tommy Hill gets the offensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Vincent Emerick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-59 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Ricardo Lorenz snags the defensive board | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Houston | James Fisher steals the ball from Joel Freeman | 49-59 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | Brian Jeffords is hacked by Fidel Pena - foul #1 on Fidel Pena, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Bishop (PG), Joseph Gates (SG), Ruben Harris (SF), Mohammed Littleton (PF), Bryant Olson (C) Vincent Emerick, James Fisher, Brian Jeffords, Tommy Hill, Jefferey Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Hall (PG), Clint Williamson (SG), Raymond Cox (PF), Julio Estrada (C) Louis Bell, Joel Freeman, Cheslav Lapinski, Ricardo Lorenz | |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Mohammed Littleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-59 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Peter Hall runs out the clock | 49-59 |