| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Cass (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard McDaniel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Salley (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Schreiber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Cover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Eddie Cover - foul #1 on Eddie Cover, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (SF), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Richard Tschida (C) Robert Ramey, Nicholas Schreiber, Eddie Cover | |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Stephen Karlson loses the dribble to Michael Taylor | 35-33 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 19:05 | Houston | David Squires pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Richard McDaniel steals the ball from Walter Salley | 35-33 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 18:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Roger Pendergrass | 35-33 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Walter Salley hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Stephen Karlson | 35-36 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor is fouled on the floor by Walter Salley - foul #2 on Walter Salley, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), George Guice (SG), Robert Ramey (SF), Scott Newson (PF), Eddie Cover (C) Stephen Karlson, Walter Salley, David Squires, Roger Pendergrass, Richard Tschida | |
| 17:38 | East Carolina | Michael Cass misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 17:36 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor tips it in | 37-36 |
| 17:31 | Houston | Eddie Cover's pass is intercepted by Richard McDaniel | 37-36 |
| 17:13 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses the tip | 37-36 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Robert Ramey snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Scott Newson knocks in the runner from close range | 37-38 |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Michael Cass hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jonathan Humbert | 40-38 |
| 16:29 | Houston | George Guice misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Robert Ramey - foul #1 on Robert Ramey, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Steve Sansone (SG), Patrick Palmer (PF), Travis Soper (C) Michael Cass, Jonathan Humbert, Richard McDaniel, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Walter Salley (SG), David Squires (SF), Nicholas Schreiber (PF) Edmond Ferguson, George Guice, Robert Ramey, Scott Newson | |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Stephen Karlson is hacked by Steve Sansone - foul #1 on Steve Sansone, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Sean Clark (SG) Stephen Stoner, Albert Thibodaux | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (SF), Scott Newson (C) David Squires, Eddie Cover | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Lykins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sean Clark (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steve Sansone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Soper (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Salley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Schreiber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Newson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Houston | Robert Ramey lays it in set up by Scott Newson | 42-40 |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Sean Clark connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Lykins | 45-40 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Scott Newson clanks a jump hook in the paint | 45-40 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Scott Newson misses the tip | 45-40 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Sean Clark | 45-40 |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Sean Clark clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-40 |
| 14:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to Scott Newson | 45-40 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Walter Salley can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-40 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Robert Ramey misses the tip | 45-40 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Walter Salley pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Sean Clark steals it from Walter Salley | 45-40 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Nicholas Schreiber - foul #2 on Nicholas Schreiber, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Richard McDaniel (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Sean Clark, Steve Sansone, Patrick Palmer, Travis Soper | |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (SF), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Eddie Cover (C) Robert Ramey, Nicholas Schreiber, Scott Newson | |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Eddie Cover misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 13:48 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mark Lykins | 47-40 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Walter Salley pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:25 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-40 |
| 13:23 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:19 | East Carolina | Mark Lykins knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard McDaniel | 49-40 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Walter Salley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-40 |
| 12:57 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 12:51 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Mark Lykins is blocked by Eddie Cover | 49-40 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel snags the offensive board | 49-40 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-40 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Stephen Karlson is fouled on the floor by Mark Lykins - foul #4 on Mark Lykins, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (PG), Patrick Palmer (PF) Mark Lykins, Richard McDaniel | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ramey (SF), Nicholas Schreiber (PF), Scott Newson (C) Stephen Karlson, Roger Pendergrass, Eddie Cover | |
| 11:57 | Houston | Walter Salley buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 11:36 | East Carolina | Michael Cass misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Walter Salley - foul #3 on Walter Salley, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steve Sansone (SG) Jonathan Humbert | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Cover (C) Scott Newson | |
| 11:36 | East Carolina | Michael Cass misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 11:36 | East Carolina | Michael Cass makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Cass (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Sansone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Palmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Squires (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Walter Salley (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Schreiber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eddie Cover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Houston | Robert Ramey makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by David Squires | 50-45 |
| 10:55 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Schreiber - foul #3 on Nicholas Schreiber, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Travis Soper (C) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Scott Newson (PF), Richard Tschida (C) David Squires, Nicholas Schreiber, Eddie Cover | |
| 10:55 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 10:55 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Stephen Karlson is fouled on the floor by Michael Cass - foul #1 on Michael Cass, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG) Albert Thibodaux | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:13 | Houston | Scott Newson is whistled for a carry | 52-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert (SG), Richard McDaniel (PF) Stephen Stoner, Travis Soper | |
| Subs | Houston | David Squires (SG), Nicholas Schreiber (PF), Eddie Cover (C) Walter Salley, Scott Newson, Richard Tschida | |
| 09:59 | East Carolina | Steve Sansone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Stephen Karlson snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Robert Ramey misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Steve Sansone - foul #2 on Steve Sansone, team foul #4 | 52-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux (SF), Michael Taylor (C) Steve Sansone, Patrick Palmer | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Walter Salley (SG), Scott Newson (PF), Richard Tschida (C) Stephen Karlson, David Squires, Nicholas Schreiber, Eddie Cover | |
| 09:37 | Houston | Robert Ramey makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Robert Ramey misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:37 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG) Michael Cass | |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), David Squires (SF), Eddie Cover (C) Edmond Ferguson, Robert Ramey, Richard Tschida | |
| 08:55 | Houston | Stephen Karlson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-46 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Eddie Cover hits the follow up shot | 52-48 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux loses the dribble to Walter Salley | 52-48 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Walter Salley lays it in | 52-50 |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Richard McDaniel and the foul's on Stephen Karlson - foul #3 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Cass (SG), Patrick Palmer (PF) Jonathan Humbert, Richard McDaniel | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Robert Ramey (SF), Nicholas Schreiber (PF), Richard Tschida (C) Stephen Karlson, David Squires, Scott Newson, Eddie Cover | |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Ramey | 55-53 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 07:44 | Houston | Richard Tschida grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Walter Salley | 55-56 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Michael Cass (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Palmer (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Walter Salley (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Schreiber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Tschida (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | East Carolina | Michael Cass throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Lykins (PG), Steve Sansone (SF), Travis Soper (C) Stephen Stoner, Albert Thibodaux, Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), George Guice (SG), David Squires (SF), Scott Newson (PF), Eddie Cover (C) Edmond Ferguson, Walter Salley, Robert Ramey, Nicholas Schreiber, Richard Tschida | |
| 06:39 | Houston | George Guice misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 06:38 | East Carolina | Patrick Palmer snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | Stephen Karlson steals it from Michael Cass | 55-56 |
| 06:29 | Houston | David Squires banks in the layup set up by Stephen Karlson | 55-58 |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | Michael Cass misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-58 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Eddie Cover grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Eddie Cover scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 55-60 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | Michael Cass scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Mark Lykins | 58-60 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Eddie Cover is fouled on the floor by Mark Lykins - foul #5 on Mark Lykins, team foul #5 | 58-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner (PG), Jonathan Humbert (SG), Albert Thibodaux (SF), Richard McDaniel (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Mark Lykins, Michael Cass, Steve Sansone, Patrick Palmer, Travis Soper | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Walter Salley (SG), Robert Ramey (SF), Nicholas Schreiber (PF), Richard Tschida (C) Stephen Karlson, George Guice, David Squires, Scott Newson, Eddie Cover | |
| 05:12 | Houston | Walter Salley makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Tschida | 58-63 |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-63 |
| 04:49 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert grabs the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 04:35 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor blows the layup | 58-63 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel gets the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Richard Tschida - foul #1 on Richard Tschida, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Stephen Karlson (PG), Eddie Cover (C) Edmond Ferguson, Richard Tschida | |
| 04:25 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor makes the free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Stephen Karlson is hacked by Stephen Stoner - foul #1 on Stephen Stoner, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (PF), Scott Newson (C) Nicholas Schreiber, Eddie Cover | |
| 03:41 | Houston | Robert Ramey clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonathan Humbert - foul #1 on Jonathan Humbert, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Robert Ramey makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Robert Ramey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Richard McDaniel hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Stephen Stoner | 63-65 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Walter Salley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-65 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux grabs the board | 63-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stephen Stoner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Humbert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Thibodaux (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard McDaniel (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Stephen Karlson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Salley (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ramey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Pendergrass (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scott Newson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:47 | East Carolina | Albert Thibodaux scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Stephen Stoner | 66-65 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Walter Salley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-65 |
| 02:19 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 66-65 |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Humbert | 69-65 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Walter Salley scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Scott Newson | 69-68 |
| 01:31 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-68 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Scott Newson snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Walter Salley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Jonathan Humbert misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 69-68 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Robert Ramey grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 00:35 | Houston | The jumper by Scott Newson is denied by Richard McDaniel | 69-68 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass gets the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Richard McDaniel steps in front of the Roger Pendergrass pass | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Karlson - foul #4 on Stephen Karlson, team foul #9 | 69-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Nicholas Schreiber (PF), Eddie Cover (C) Roger Pendergrass, Scott Newson | |
| 00:10 | East Carolina | Stephen Stoner misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Eddie Cover snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Stephen Karlson's layup is rejected by Richard McDaniel | 69-68 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The clock runs out | 69-68 |