| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Uselton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Stringer (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Robert Cook inbounds the ball | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-32 |
| 19:36 | Houston | Edward McNutt snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Paul Stringer is fouled on the floor by Amos Scott as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Amos Scott, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 18:50 | Houston | Antony Dove's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SF) Marlon Coy | |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Antony Dove - foul #3 on Antony Dove, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG) Antony Dove | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Jared Lewis, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Edward McNutt's pass is intercepted by Garf Zand | 43-33 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by James Bell | 43-35 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Edward McNutt misses long on a jumper near the basket | 43-35 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Edward McNutt gets the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Eric Uselton misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Edward McNutt gets the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Paul Stringer's floater is tipped away by Carmelo Ortega | 43-35 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Garf Zand pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 16:57 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen scores on a 3 from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Edward McNutt clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Garf Zand - foul #1 on Garf Zand, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Green (SF) Juan Gonzalez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Gene Jansen, James Bell, Marlon Coy, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 16:44 | Houston | Edward McNutt misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Edward McNutt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Eric Uselton steals it from Mitchell Thrash | 44-38 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Eric Uselton lays it up and in and he's hacked by Michael Rau - foul #3 on Michael Rau, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (PF) Michael Rau | |
| 16:29 | Houston | Eric Uselton makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 47-38 |
| 16:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eric Uselton | 47-38 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Edward McNutt misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 15:57 | East Carolina | Byron Harris grabs the board | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Eric Uselton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roger Green (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edward McNutt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Byron Harris (fresh) C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:51 | East Carolina | Robert Cook dunks the ball set up by Byron Harris and the foul's on Edward McNutt - foul #3 on Edward McNutt, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG), Lawrence Goings (SG) William Curto, Eric Uselton | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Michael Rau (PF) Jared Lewis, Byron Harris | |
| 15:51 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses the free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Edward McNutt pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 15:37 | Houston | Edward McNutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG) Tomas Hall | |
| 15:25 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash is fouled on the floor by Roger Green - foul #1 on Roger Green, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Carmelo Ortega (C) Jared Lewis, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 15:20 | East Carolina | Antony Dove steps in front of the Michael Rau pass | 47-40 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Paul Stringer hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Carmelo Ortega - foul #1 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (SF) Roger Green | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Mitchell Thrash (C) Tomas Hall, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 15:00 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Paul Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Antony Dove - foul #4 on Antony Dove, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), William Godfrey (C) Antony Dove, Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tomas Hall (SG), Carmelo Ortega (C) Jared Lewis, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 14:29 | Houston | William Godfrey misses the dunk | 48-41 |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | Robert Cook pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:14 | East Carolina | Amos Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 14:13 | Houston | Edward McNutt gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Green (SF), Gordon Janes (C) Lawrence Goings, Edward McNutt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 13:55 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-41 |
| 13:53 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 13:40 | East Carolina | Michael Rau hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Jared Lewis and the foul's on William Curto - foul #1 on William Curto, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Uselton (SG) Juan Gonzalez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Robert Cook (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Marlon Coy, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 13:40 | East Carolina | Michael Rau makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:23 | Houston | William Godfrey clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 13:18 | East Carolina | William Godfrey is called for the reach on Jared Lewis - foul #1 on William Godfrey, team foul #7 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Stringer (C) Gordon Janes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), James Bell (SF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 13:18 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 13:18 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Paul Stringer splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from the right block | 50-46 |
| 12:51 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 12:38 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Bell | 50-49 |
| 12:24 | Houston | William Godfrey is hacked by Michael Rau - foul #4 on Michael Rau, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (PG), Edward McNutt (PF) William Curto, William Godfrey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, James Bell, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 12:14 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-49 |
| 12:12 | Houston | Paul Stringer can't tip it in | 50-49 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Paul Stringer tips it in | 52-49 |
| 12:02 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega drills a shot from the left side set up by Amos Scott | 52-51 |
| 11:39 | Houston | Edward McNutt can't finish the layup | 52-51 |
| 11:38 | East Carolina | Garf Zand gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Uselton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Roger Green (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edward McNutt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Paul Stringer (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Garf Zand (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Robert Cook hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Roger Green - foul #2 on Roger Green, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Gordon Janes (C) Roger Green, Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (PF) Garf Zand | |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 11:13 | Houston | Amos Scott steals the ball from Juan Gonzalez | 52-53 |
| 11:00 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 52-53 |
| 10:59 | Houston | Edward McNutt grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Edward McNutt misses the shot from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 10:42 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carmelo Ortega | 52-53 |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Edward McNutt swats the layup by Robert Cook | 52-53 |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | Robert Cook tips it home | 52-55 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Edward McNutt's floater is knocked away by Byron Harris | 52-55 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Amos Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 10:07 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is hacked by Juan Gonzalez - foul #2 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Green (SF), William Godfrey (PF), Paul Stringer (C) Juan Gonzalez, Edward McNutt, Gordon Janes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Byron Harris, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 10:07 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 10:07 | East Carolina | Amos Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Marlon Coy is called for the reach on Roger Green - foul #1 on Marlon Coy, team foul #6 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Byron Harris (PF) Amos Scott, Garf Zand | |
| 09:39 | Houston | William Godfrey drills a runner in the lane set up by Roger Green | 54-57 |
| 09:25 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash can't finish the layup | 54-57 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Roger Green grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Eric Uselton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 09:03 | Houston | Paul Stringer tips it in | 56-57 |
| 08:51 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen clanks a 3 from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Roger Green snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 08:34 | Houston | Paul Stringer's fadeaway is rejected by Mitchell Thrash | 56-57 |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Byron Harris snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 08:27 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-57 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:05 | Houston | William Godfrey misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Jared Lewis - foul #1 on Jared Lewis, team foul #7 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (SG), Edward McNutt (PF) Eric Uselton, Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Byron Harris, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 08:05 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 08:05 | Houston | William Godfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 07:51 | East Carolina | Robert Cook can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Edward McNutt gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Edward McNutt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG), Lawrence Goings (SG), Gordon Janes (C) William Curto, Roger Green, William Godfrey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Bell (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Tomas Hall, Robert Cook, Garf Zand | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Edward McNutt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Amos Scott clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 07:11 | East Carolina | Michael Rau snags the offensive board | 58-57 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Gordon Janes - foul #1 on Gordon Janes, team foul #10 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Robert Cook (SF) Amos Scott, Marlon Coy | |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:57 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Edward McNutt lays it in on a great pass from Antony Dove | 60-59 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Michael Rau comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Juan Gonzalez - foul #3 on Juan Gonzalez, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Green (SF), Paul Stringer (C) Juan Gonzalez, Gordon Janes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Garf Zand (C) Gene Jansen, James Bell, Robert Cook, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Michael Rau makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:12 | East Carolina | Michael Rau misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Edward McNutt grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Paul Stringer hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 62-60 |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy is hacked by Roger Green - foul #3 on Roger Green, team foul #12 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Jansen (PG), Jared Lewis (SG), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Tomas Hall, Garf Zand | |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:31 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy misses the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the defensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Paul Stringer evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 04:55 | East Carolina | Michael Rau drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Gene Jansen | 64-63 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Paul Stringer can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 64-63 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Paul Stringer tips it home | 66-63 |
| 04:33 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-65 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Paul Stringer evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the left block | 68-65 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Gene Jansen misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 04:02 | East Carolina | Michael Rau tips it home | 68-67 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Paul Stringer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Michael Rau - foul #5 on Michael Rau, team foul #8 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (SG), William Curto (SF), William Godfrey (PF) Lawrence Goings, Roger Green, Edward McNutt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (PG), Tomas Hall (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Garf Zand (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Gene Jansen, Jared Lewis, Marlon Coy, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 03:50 | Houston | Paul Stringer makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Paul Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Robert Cook hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Curto - foul #2 on William Curto, team foul #13 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Janes (C) Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 03:34 | East Carolina | Robert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Gordon Janes misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Tomas Hall - foul #1 on Tomas Hall, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Gordon Janes makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Gordon Janes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Curto (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gordon Janes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Godfrey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Amos Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Cook (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Garf Zand (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-69 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Garf Zand tips it but misses | 72-69 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Garf Zand snags the offensive board | 72-69 |
| 03:01 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega drills a shot from just outside the lane | 72-71 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), Eric Uselton (SF), Edward McNutt (PF) Juan Gonzalez, William Curto, Gordon Janes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (PF) Garf Zand | |
| 02:57 | Houston | Antony Dove hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 72-71 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Edward McNutt grabs the offensive rebound | 72-71 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Edward McNutt knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Antony Dove | 74-71 |
| 02:26 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-71 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Edward McNutt pulls down the rebound | 74-71 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Edward McNutt comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 74-71 |
| 01:57 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Carmelo Ortega | 74-71 |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | Amos Scott scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Byron Harris | 74-74 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Edward McNutt travels with the ball | 74-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Stringer (C) William Godfrey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (SG), Garf Zand (PF) Tomas Hall, Byron Harris | |
| 01:34 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega jams it set up by Jared Lewis | 74-76 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Carmelo Ortega is called for the reach on Antony Dove - foul #2 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #10 | 74-76 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Antony Dove makes the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Antony Dove makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Stringer - foul #1 on Paul Stringer, team foul #14 | 76-76 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 1st free throw | 76-77 |
| 01:10 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Amos Scott takes the ball from Paul Stringer after a doubleteam | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 76-78 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the board | 76-78 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Eric Uselton's fadeaway is rejected by Carmelo Ortega | 76-78 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Edward McNutt grabs the offensive rebound | 76-78 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Antony Dove hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 76-78 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Garf Zand pulls down the rebound | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Garf Zand is fouled in the backcourt by Antony Dove - foul #5 on Antony Dove, team foul #15 | 76-78 |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG) Antony Dove | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Garf Zand makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Garf Zand makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Eric Uselton comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 76-80 |