| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodney Sauve (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Moores (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steve Merlino (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bobby Hines inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Houston | Luis Moran can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 32-33 |
| 19:48 | Houston | Bobby Hines can't tip it in | 32-33 |
| 19:46 | Houston | Michael Atwood tips it home | 32-35 |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 19:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Steve Merlino | 32-35 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Steve Merlino is fouled on the floor by Rodney Sauve - foul #2 on Rodney Sauve, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 19:15 | East Carolina | Abel Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 19:11 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores gets the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:50 | East Carolina | Steve Merlino swats the layup by James Wenskoski | 32-35 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Steve Merlino pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Steve Merlino is denied on a layup by Bruce Moores | 32-35 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores grabs the board | 32-35 |
| 18:25 | East Carolina | Abel Reed misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Bobby Hines - foul #2 on Bobby Hines, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 18:25 | East Carolina | Abel Reed makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:25 | East Carolina | Abel Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:25 | Houston | Steve Merlino gets the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Kevin Bickford is hacked by Rodney Sauve - foul #3 on Rodney Sauve, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting (SF) Rodney Sauve | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:09 | Houston | Bobby Hines scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 17:57 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Luis Moran grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Bobby Hines comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 33-38 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Steve Merlino tips it home | 33-40 |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | Abel Reed makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Heath Suggs | 36-40 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Bobby Hines hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Heath Suggs - foul #2 on Heath Suggs, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG), Maurice Keith (SF), William Carbone (C) Abel Reed, James Wenskoski, Bruce Moores | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), David Brown (SG), Calvin Davis (PF), Dennis Retherford (C) Luis Moran, Michael Atwood, Steve Merlino, Kevin Bickford | |
| 17:10 | Houston | Bobby Hines makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Bobby Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 16:49 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Derrick Moose (SF) Bobby Hines | |
| 16:28 | Houston | Derrick Moose can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 36-41 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Heath Suggs | 36-41 |
| 16:23 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Mikel Stroinski | 39-41 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Steven Ruth is hacked by Mikel Stroinski - foul #1 on Mikel Stroinski, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG) Heath Suggs | |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG) Steven Ruth | |
| 15:51 | Houston | Luis Moran comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Dennis Retherford pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Fitting (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Carbone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Derrick Moose (fresh) PF - Calvin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Retherford (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Houston | David Brown misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 15:35 | East Carolina | Abel Reed grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 15:13 | East Carolina | Abel Reed makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mikel Stroinski | 41-41 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Dennis Retherford drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Moran | 41-44 |
| 14:33 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mikel Stroinski | 43-44 |
| 14:12 | Houston | William Carbone is called for the reach on David Brown - foul #2 on William Carbone, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Herman (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Rodney Sauve (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Abel Reed, Mikel Stroinski, Maurice Keith, Daniel Fitting, William Carbone | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Kevin Bickford (C) Luis Moran, David Brown, Derrick Moose, Calvin Davis, Dennis Retherford | |
| 13:52 | Houston | Bobby Hines is fouled on the floor by Rodney Sauve - foul #4 on Rodney Sauve, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG) Rodney Sauve | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:39 | Houston | Steven Ruth clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Kevin Bickford hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 13:14 | East Carolina | Robert Herman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 13:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Salvador Gonzalez | 43-46 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Bobby Hines comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-46 |
| 12:54 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Herman and he's fouled by Michael Atwood - foul #1 on Michael Atwood, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG) Abel Reed | |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG) Steven Ruth | |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 12:11 | Houston | James Wenskoski steps in front of the Bobby Hines pass | 45-46 |
| 11:50 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski hits a turnaround in the paint | 47-46 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Herman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Bruce Moores (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Houston | Bobby Hines's floater is knocked away by Bruce Moores | 47-46 |
| 11:24 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Heath Suggs | 47-46 |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses the dunk but he's hacked by Michael Atwood - foul #2 on Michael Atwood, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting (PF), William Carbone (C) James Wenskoski, Bruce Moores | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG), Derrick Moose (SF), Steve Merlino (PF), Calvin Davis (C) Michael Atwood, Bobby Hines, Salvador Gonzalez, Kevin Bickford | |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Daniel Fitting blocks the short jumper by Calvin Davis | 48-46 |
| 10:55 | Houston | Calvin Davis tips it but misses | 48-46 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Steve Merlino gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Luis Moran misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Fitting - foul #3 on Daniel Fitting, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Maurice Keith (SF) Mikel Stroinski, Robert Herman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:38 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Calvin Davis | |
| 09:53 | Houston | Luis Moran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 09:52 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | Abel Reed clanks a floater from the left side | 48-48 |
| 09:44 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting misses the tip | 48-48 |
| 09:42 | Houston | David Brown gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Luis Moran buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | William Carbone knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Daniel Fitting | 50-50 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Luis Moran is fouled in the backcourt by Abel Reed - foul #1 on Abel Reed, team foul #8 | 50-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (SG), Robert Herman (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Heath Suggs, Maurice Keith, Daniel Fitting, William Carbone | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Kevin Bickford (C) David Brown, Derrick Moose, Steve Merlino | |
| 09:13 | Houston | Luis Moran misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores grabs the board | 50-50 |
| 09:08 | East Carolina | Abel Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Moran - foul #2 on Luis Moran, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Maurice Keith (SF) Abel Reed | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG) Luis Moran | |
| 08:47 | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-50 |
| 08:45 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski misses the tip | 50-50 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Kevin Bickford snags the defensive board | 50-50 |
| 08:22 | Houston | Michael Atwood is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Atwood, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Calvin Davis (PF) Salvador Gonzalez | |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Calvin Davis - foul #1 on Calvin Davis, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Daniel Fitting (SF) Mikel Stroinski, Maurice Keith | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Merlino (PF) Calvin Davis | |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Michael Atwood scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-53 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Abel Reed (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Herman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Fitting (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Wenskoski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Bruce Moores (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Ruth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Merlino (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting lays it in on a great pass from Robert Herman and he's hacked by Bobby Hines - foul #3 on Bobby Hines, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve (SF) James Wenskoski | |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Steven Ruth, Steve Merlino | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Kevin Bickford is whistled for traveling | 55-53 |
| 06:59 | East Carolina | Abel Reed can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 06:58 | East Carolina | Abel Reed hits the follow up shot | 57-53 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Luis Moran buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Bickford | 57-56 |
| 06:38 | East Carolina | Robert Herman comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Luis Moran grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Bruce Moores - foul #1 on Bruce Moores, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Heath Suggs (SG), James Wenskoski (PF), William Carbone (C) Robert Herman, Daniel Fitting, Bruce Moores | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG), Derrick Moose (SF) Michael Atwood, Bobby Hines | |
| 06:25 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | William Carbone connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Abel Reed | 59-58 |
| 05:49 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez blows the layup | 59-58 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs pulls down the rebound | 59-58 |
| 05:44 | East Carolina | Abel Reed can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski tips it back up and in | 61-58 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Luis Moran buries a 3 from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Abel Reed misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Luis Moran - foul #3 on Luis Moran, team foul #8 | 61-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bruce Moores (C) William Carbone | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Ruth (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Steve Merlino (PF), Calvin Davis (C) Luis Moran, David Brown, Derrick Moose, Salvador Gonzalez, Kevin Bickford | |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Abel Reed makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Abel Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Michael Atwood connects on the shot from the baseline | 63-63 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Heath Suggs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-63 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores tips it in | 65-63 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Bobby Hines scores on a floater from the left side set up by Michael Atwood | 65-65 |
| 03:55 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mikel Stroinski (PG), Robert Herman (SF), Daniel Fitting (PF) Abel Reed, Rodney Sauve, James Wenskoski | |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (PG) Steven Ruth | |
| 03:31 | Houston | Bobby Hines connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Atwood | 65-67 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mikel Stroinski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Heath Suggs (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Herman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Fitting (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Moores (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Luis Moran (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Merlino (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Calvin Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Calvin Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 65-67 |
| 03:03 | Houston | Bobby Hines is fouled on the floor by Robert Herman - foul #4 on Robert Herman, team foul #10 | 65-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Maurice Keith (SF), William Carbone (C) Heath Suggs, Bruce Moores | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Michael Atwood, Calvin Davis | |
| 03:03 | Houston | Bobby Hines makes the 1st free throw | 65-68 |
| 03:03 | Houston | Bobby Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 65-69 |
| 02:36 | East Carolina | Daniel Fitting buries a 3 from straight away set up by Robert Herman | 68-69 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Abel Reed (PG), Heath Suggs (SG), Rodney Sauve (SF), James Wenskoski (PF), Bruce Moores (C) Robert Herman, Mikel Stroinski, Maurice Keith, Daniel Fitting, William Carbone | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Kevin Bickford (C) David Brown, Steve Merlino | |
| 02:10 | Houston | Luis Moran can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 68-69 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Kevin Bickford tips it in | 68-71 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | James Wenskoski buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Heath Suggs | 70-71 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Kevin Bickford connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Luis Moran | 70-73 |
| 01:27 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 70-73 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Luis Moran grabs the board | 70-73 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Luis Moran comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 70-73 |
| 00:59 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Rodney Sauve | 70-73 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Abel Reed makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Rodney Sauve | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Luis Moran | 72-75 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bobby Hines - foul #4 on Bobby Hines, team foul #9 | 72-75 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Bruce Moores makes the 2nd free throw | 74-75 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Luis Moran is fouled in the backcourt by Abel Reed - foul #2 on Abel Reed, team foul #11 | 74-75 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Luis Moran misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Luis Moran makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Salvador Gonzalez blocks the short jumper by Bruce Moores | 74-76 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Kevin Bickford grabs the board | 74-76 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Kevin Bickford is hacked by Abel Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Abel Reed, team foul #12 | 74-76 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 2nd free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 74-77 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Rodney Sauve clanks a halfcourt shot | 74-77 |