| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) SG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) PF - Pat Ray (fresh) C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Carlos Davis (fresh) SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) SF - Jarrod Sherman (fresh) PF - Michael Hutcherson (fresh) C - Roger Cage (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Roger Cage wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Southern | Jarrod Sherman can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Pat Ray misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Southern | Carlos Davis pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Southern | Carlos Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Daniel Nelson - foul #1 on Daniel Nelson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Southern | Carlos Davis makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:12 | Southern | Carlos Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Joe Lynch double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson's floater is tipped away by Mark Shellenbarger | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Pat Ray's layup is rejected by Roger Cage | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Southern | Gregory Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Pat Ray buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Shellenbarger and the foul's on Michael Hutcherson - foul #1 on Michael Hutcherson, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:32 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Pat Ray connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Gary Maury | 5-2 |
| 16:57 | Southern | Carlos Davis can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 16:55 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:43 | Southern | Roger Cage is hacked by Mark Shellenbarger - foul #1 on Mark Shellenbarger, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (PF) Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Southern | Morris Hasegawa (SG), Matthew Hook (SF), Samuel Douglas (PF), James Grange (C) Gregory Smith, Jarrod Sherman, Michael Hutcherson, Roger Cage | |
| 16:25 | Southern | The jumper by Matthew Hook is denied by Mark Shellenbarger | 5-2 |
| 16:24 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to James Grange | 5-2 |
| 16:08 | Southern | Morris Hasegawa buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carlos Davis | 5-4 |
| 15:59 | Houston | Gary Maury is hacked by Morris Hasegawa - foul #1 on Morris Hasegawa, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (PG), Philip Richardson (SG), Timothy Gallaher (PF), Clinton Canaday (C) Gary Maury, Daniel Nelson, Joe Lynch, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | Southern | James Friend (SG) Carlos Davis | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Wood (fresh) SG - Philip Richardson (fresh) SF - Michael Toland (fresh) PF - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) C - Clinton Canaday (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Morris Hasegawa (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Friend (fresh) SF - Matthew Hook (fresh) PF - Samuel Douglas (fresh) C - James Grange (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Houston | Henry Wood is fouled on the floor by Morris Hasegawa - foul #2 on Morris Hasegawa, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern | Norman Ranger (SG) Morris Hasegawa | |
| 15:29 | Houston | Michael Toland misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 5-4 |
| 15:27 | Southern | Matthew Hook pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:21 | Southern | James Friend's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Toland | 5-4 |
| 15:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Toland | 5-4 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Michael Toland clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 5-4 |
| 15:05 | Southern | Norman Ranger pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:58 | Southern | Norman Ranger misses short on a runner in the lane | 5-4 |
| 14:57 | Southern | Norman Ranger misses the tip | 5-4 |
| 14:55 | Southern | Matthew Hook pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:46 | Southern | Norman Ranger misses the floater from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 14:45 | Houston | Clinton Canaday pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Michael Toland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 5-4 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Clinton Canaday hits the follow up shot | 7-4 |
| 14:21 | Southern | James Grange loses the ball out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Daniel Nelson (SG), Joe Lynch (SF), Pat Ray (PF), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Henry Wood, Philip Richardson, Michael Toland, Timothy Gallaher, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | Southern | Carlos Davis (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Jarrod Sherman (SF), Michael Hutcherson (PF), Roger Cage (C) James Friend, Norman Ranger, Matthew Hook, Samuel Douglas, James Grange | |
| 13:59 | Houston | Joe Lynch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-4 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger gets the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Pat Ray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| 13:22 | Southern | Gregory Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-4 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses the runner from the left block | 7-4 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Gary Maury tips it but misses | 7-4 |
| 13:06 | Southern | The rebound goes to Roger Cage | 7-4 |
| 12:58 | Southern | Gregory Smith misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Pat Ray - foul #1 on Pat Ray, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| 12:58 | Southern | Gregory Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 12:58 | Southern | Gregory Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Jarrod Sherman - foul #1 on Jarrod Sherman, team foul #4 | 7-6 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 12:38 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson misses the lay-in | 8-6 |
| 12:37 | Southern | Roger Cage gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:32 | Southern | Jarrod Sherman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 12:31 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson gets the offensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 12:15 | Southern | Pat Ray picks off the pass by Carlos Davis | 8-6 |
| 12:10 | Houston | The short jumper by Joe Lynch is denied by Roger Cage | 8-6 |
| 12:09 | Southern | Carlos Davis grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 12:03 | Southern | Jarrod Sherman loses the dribble to Pat Ray | 8-6 |
| 11:44 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joe Lynch | 10-6 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nelson (fairly fresh) SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) PF - Pat Ray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Carlos Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jarrod Sherman (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Hutcherson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roger Cage (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-6 |
| 11:36 | Houston | Joe Lynch grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 11:13 | Houston | Joe Lynch is denied on a layup by Michael Hutcherson | 10-6 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger tips it but misses | 10-6 |
| 11:09 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Pat Ray | 10-6 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-6 |
| 10:58 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Shellenbarger | 10-6 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Pat Ray clanks a shot from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 10:51 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 10:47 | Southern | Jarrod Sherman knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Gary Maury misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 10-9 |
| 10:27 | Southern | Jarrod Sherman snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 10:21 | Southern | Carlos Davis drills a shot from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Roger Cage - foul #1 on Roger Cage, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (PG), Michael Toland (SG), Clinton Canaday (SF), Timothy Gallaher (PF) Gary Maury, Daniel Nelson, Joe Lynch, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Southern | James Friend (PG), Norman Ranger (SG), Matthew Hook (SF), Samuel Douglas (PF), James Grange (C) Carlos Davis, Gregory Smith, Jarrod Sherman, Michael Hutcherson, Roger Cage | |
| 10:04 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 09:50 | Southern | James Grange can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Michael Toland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Norman Ranger - foul #1 on Norman Ranger, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (SG) Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 09:42 | Houston | Michael Toland makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Michael Toland makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 09:20 | Southern | Samuel Douglas is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Samuel Douglas, team foul #7 | 13-11 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Clinton Canaday lays it in | 15-11 |
| 08:54 | Southern | Samuel Douglas makes the turnaround in the paint set up by James Grange | 15-13 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Samuel Douglas swats the layup by Clinton Canaday | 15-13 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Michael Toland pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher's pass is intercepted by James Grange | 15-13 |
| 08:15 | Southern | James Grange hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Philip Richardson snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Henry Wood can't connect on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by James Grange - foul #1 on James Grange, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Joe Lynch (SF), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Philip Richardson, Timothy Gallaher, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | Southern | Carlos Davis (PG), Michael Hutcherson (PF) Norman Ranger, Samuel Douglas | |
| 08:00 | Houston | Henry Wood makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Henry Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Henry Wood makes the 3rd free throw | 17-13 |
| 07:52 | Southern | Carlos Davis scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Hook | 17-15 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Carlos Davis steals the ball from Mark Shellenbarger | 17-15 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) PF - Michael Toland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Carlos Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Friend (fresh) SF - Matthew Hook (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Hutcherson (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Grange (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Southern | James Friend drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Joe Lynch misses the 3 from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 07:08 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 06:48 | Southern | Carlos Davis knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Friend | 17-19 |
| 06:26 | Houston | James Friend is called for the reach on Gary Maury - foul #1 on James Friend, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (SG), Pat Ray (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Henry Wood, Michael Toland, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | Southern | Gregory Smith (SG), Jarrod Sherman (SF), Samuel Douglas (PF), Roger Cage (C) James Friend, Matthew Hook, Michael Hutcherson, James Grange | |
| 06:26 | Houston | Gary Maury misses the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 06:26 | Southern | Roger Cage grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 06:17 | Southern | Carlos Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Pat Ray misses long on a jumper in the paint | 17-19 |
| 05:56 | Southern | Gregory Smith gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 05:50 | Southern | Roger Cage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Clinton Canaday (SF) Gary Maury, Joe Lynch | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 05:36 | Houston | Daniel Nelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-19 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Pat Ray tips it back up and in | 19-19 |
| 05:15 | Southern | Carlos Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-19 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Daniel Nelson gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Pat Ray lays it in and he's hacked by Gregory Smith - foul #1 on Gregory Smith, team foul #10 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger (C) Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Hutcherson (PF) Samuel Douglas | |
| 05:01 | Houston | Pat Ray misses the free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger snags the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Daniel Nelson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Pat Ray | 24-19 |
| 04:28 | Southern | Jarrod Sherman loses the dribble to Mark Shellenbarger | 24-19 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 24-19 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Pat Ray misses the tip | 24-19 |
| 04:05 | Southern | Roger Cage pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 04:03 | Southern | Carlos Davis is hacked by Philip Richardson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Philip Richardson, team foul #4 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Joe Lynch (SF), Michael Toland (PF) Philip Richardson, Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Southern | James Friend (PG), Norman Ranger (SG), Matthew Hook (SF), James Grange (C) Carlos Davis, Gregory Smith, Jarrod Sherman, Roger Cage | |
| 03:54 | Southern | James Friend misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Daniel Nelson pulls down the rebound | 24-19 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Michael Toland can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 24-19 |
| 03:44 | Southern | James Grange gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| 03:40 | Southern | Norman Ranger drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Michael Hutcherson | 24-21 |
| 03:30 | Houston | Gary Maury knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Nelson | 26-21 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) PF - Michael Toland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - James Friend (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Ranger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Hook (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Hutcherson (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Grange (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Southern | James Friend is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Friend, team foul #11 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Timothy Gallaher (PF) Daniel Nelson | |
| Subs | Southern | Morris Hasegawa (PG), Samuel Douglas (PF) Norman Ranger, Michael Hutcherson | |
| 03:03 | Houston | Joe Lynch buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Mark Shellenbarger and he's hacked by Matthew Hook - foul #1 on Matthew Hook, team foul #12 | 28-21 |
| 03:03 | Houston | Joe Lynch makes the free throw | 29-21 |
| 02:39 | Southern | Samuel Douglas connects on the jumper near the basket | 29-23 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Samuel Douglas - foul #2 on Samuel Douglas, team foul #13 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG), Clinton Canaday (C) Michael Toland, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | Southern | Carlos Davis (PG), Gregory Smith (SG), Jarrod Sherman (SF), Michael Hutcherson (PF), Roger Cage (C) Morris Hasegawa, James Friend, Matthew Hook, Samuel Douglas, James Grange | |
| 02:20 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 01:51 | Southern | Carlos Davis scores on a 3 from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Maury | 33-26 |
| 01:11 | Southern | Carlos Davis's pass is intercepted by Gary Maury | 33-26 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Joe Lynch lays it in | 35-26 |
| 00:28 | Southern | Jarrod Sherman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-26 |
| 00:26 | Southern | Michael Hutcherson grabs the offensive board | 35-26 |
| 00:03 | Southern | Jarrod Sherman double dribbles | 35-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Daniel Nelson (SG), Michael Toland (SF), Pat Ray (PF), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Gary Maury, Henry Wood, Joe Lynch, Timothy Gallaher, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | Southern | Morris Hasegawa (SG), Matthew Hook (SF), Samuel Douglas (PF), James Grange (C) Gregory Smith, Jarrod Sherman, Michael Hutcherson, Roger Cage | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Philip Richardson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 35-26 |