| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) PF - Raymond English (fresh) C - Raymond Borger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) SG - Carl Grimes (fresh) SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) PF - Frank Westra (fresh) C - Timothy Palma (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Frank Westra wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Adams | 0-3 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:27 | Houston | Robert Simmons misses the tip | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Raymond Borger misses the tip | 0-3 |
| 19:24 | East Carolina | Robert Adams grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Frank Westra throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Robert Adams steals the ball from Robert Simmons in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Raymond English drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Simmons | 3-5 |
| 18:38 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes is whistled for a carry | 3-5 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Raymond Borger banks in the layup and he's hacked by Raymond Barr - foul #1 on Raymond Barr, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Raymond Borger misses the free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:11 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 18:00 | East Carolina | Edward Castrejon is called for the reach on Frank Westra - foul #1 on Edward Castrejon, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 17:43 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Frank Westra is blocked by Raymond English | 5-5 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Edward Castrejon grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | East Carolina | Frank Westra gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:21 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Palma | 5-5 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Frank Westra comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:11 | Houston | The rebound goes to Paul Dunn | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Raymond English banks in the layup | 7-5 |
| 16:47 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes lays it up and in set up by Frank Westra | 7-7 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Edward Castrejon hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raymond English | 10-7 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 10-7 |
| 16:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Raymond Borger | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Dunn (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond English (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Borger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Grimes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Raymond Barr (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Westra (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Palma (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Houston | Raymond Barr picks off the pass by Edward Castrejon | 10-7 |
| 15:32 | East Carolina | Frank Westra misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 15:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to Paul Dunn | 10-7 |
| 15:09 | Houston | Robert Simmons misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:07 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes drills a floater from the right block and the foul's on Robert Simmons - foul #1 on Robert Simmons, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (PG), John Galaviz (SG), Michael Nash (SF), Philip Kelley (PF), Brian Jackson (C) Robert Simmons, Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn, Raymond English, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), James Melara (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF), Billy Bailey (C) Robert Adams, Raymond Barr, Frank Westra, Timothy Palma | |
| 14:47 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes makes the free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:27 | Houston | John Galaviz connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Philip Kelley | 12-10 |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 14:07 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland can't tip it in | 12-10 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Robert Cantwell gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:00 | Houston | James Melara is called for the reach on Michael Nash - foul #1 on James Melara, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Paul (SG) Carl Grimes | |
| 13:40 | Houston | Michael Nash clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 13:38 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Billy Bailey | 12-10 |
| 13:12 | East Carolina | John Galaviz is called for the reach on James Paul - foul #1 on John Galaviz, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG) John Galaviz | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG) James Paul | |
| 12:56 | East Carolina | Robert Adams can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 12-10 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Philip Kelley gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Robert Simmons misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-10 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Brian Jackson grabs the offensive board | 12-10 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Philip Kelley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-10 |
| 12:28 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:07 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 12-10 |
| 12:05 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy grabs the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by James Melara and he's hacked by Philip Kelley - foul #1 on Philip Kelley, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), John Galaviz (SF), Raymond English (PF) Robert Cantwell, Michael Nash, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Paul (SG), Frank Westra (PF), Timothy Palma (C) Paul Hardy, James Melara, Billy Bailey | |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland makes the free throw | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Galaviz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond English (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Paul (fresh) SF - Daryl Lofland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Westra (fresh) C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Houston | Edward Castrejon makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Simmons and he's hacked by James Paul - foul #1 on James Paul, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SF), Raymond Borger (C) John Galaviz, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Raymond Barr (SF) Daryl Lofland | |
| 11:27 | Houston | Edward Castrejon misses the free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:22 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Robert Adams is denied by Paul Dunn | 14-13 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Raymond English grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Timothy Palma swats the shot by Robert Simmons | 14-13 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Frank Westra gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | James Paul lays it up and in set up by Robert Adams | 14-15 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Timothy Palma is called for the reach on Raymond English - foul #1 on Timothy Palma, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG) Robert Simmons | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG), Carl Grimes (SG), James Melara (SF) Robert Adams, James Paul, Raymond Barr | |
| 10:43 | Houston | Paul Dunn comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 10:42 | East Carolina | Frank Westra grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 10:37 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 10:35 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Melara | 14-15 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | John Lane scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Zhuang Xue throws it down on a nice dish by Edward Castrejon | 16-17 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 16-17 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Raymond Borger grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Carl Grimes - foul #1 on Carl Grimes, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Philip Kelley (PF), Brian Jackson (C) Zhuang Xue, Raymond English, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), Raymond Barr (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF), Billy Bailey (C) John Lane, James Melara, Frank Westra, Timothy Palma | |
| 09:40 | Houston | Paul Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Paul Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Philip Kelley pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Robert Simmons scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Edward Castrejon and he's hacked by Carl Grimes - foul #2 on Carl Grimes, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Nash (SF) Paul Dunn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (SG) Carl Grimes | |
| 09:11 | Houston | Robert Simmons makes the free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:54 | East Carolina | Philip Kelley swats the layup by Raymond Barr | 20-17 |
| 08:52 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland tips it home | 20-19 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Edward Castrejon knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Simmons | 23-19 |
| 08:17 | East Carolina | Billy Bailey is hacked by Brian Jackson - foul #1 on Brian Jackson, team foul #5 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (SG), Raymond Borger (C) Edward Castrejon, Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Melara (SF), Frank Westra (PF), Timothy Palma (C) Raymond Barr, Daryl Lofland, Billy Bailey | |
| 07:56 | East Carolina | Michael Nash takes the ball from Robert Adams | 23-19 |
| 07:42 | Houston | Robert Simmons hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 23-19 |
| 07:40 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Cantwell (fresh) SF - Michael Nash (fresh) PF - Philip Kelley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Borger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Robert Adams (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Hardy (fresh) SF - James Melara (fresh) PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Palma (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:35 | East Carolina | Robert Adams is fouled on the floor by Robert Simmons - foul #2 on Robert Simmons, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Houston | John Galaviz (SG), Raymond English (PF) Robert Simmons, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:17 | East Carolina | Frank Westra misses the floater from the baseline | 23-19 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Raymond Borger grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Michael Nash's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Timothy Palma | 23-19 |
| 06:54 | Houston | John Galaviz pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Michael Nash comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 23-19 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Raymond Borger tips it back up and in | 25-19 |
| 06:22 | East Carolina | James Melara hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-19 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma tips it back up and in | 25-21 |
| 05:57 | Houston | John Galaviz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-21 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Raymond English tips it in | 27-21 |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | Robert Adams is fouled on the floor by Raymond English - foul #1 on Raymond English, team foul #7 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG), Paul Dunn (SF), Philip Kelley (PF), Brian Jackson (C) John Galaviz, Michael Nash, Raymond English, Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Paul (SG), Raymond Barr (SF), Daryl Lofland (PF), Billy Bailey (C) Paul Hardy, James Melara, Frank Westra, Timothy Palma | |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:36 | East Carolina | Robert Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:26 | Houston | Philip Kelley connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Cantwell | 30-23 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Zhuang Xue (PG) Robert Cantwell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Lane (PG) Robert Adams | |
| 04:35 | Houston | Brian Jackson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Castrejon | 33-23 |
| 04:31 | East Carolina | Philip Kelley steals the ball from James Paul | 33-23 |
| 04:07 | Houston | Paul Dunn is whistled for traveling | 33-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond English (PF) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (PG), Frank Westra (PF) John Lane, Billy Bailey | |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | The jump hook by James Paul is blocked by Raymond English | 33-23 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Philip Kelley gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Edward Castrejon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 33-23 |
| 03:24 | East Carolina | James Paul snags the defensive board | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zhuang Xue (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Castrejon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Dunn (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond English (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Philip Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Paul Hardy (fresh) SG - James Paul (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Barr (fresh) PF - Frank Westra (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daryl Lofland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy is hacked by Philip Kelley - foul #2 on Philip Kelley, team foul #8 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Simmons (PG), Raymond Borger (C) Zhuang Xue, Philip Kelley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carl Grimes (SG), Timothy Palma (C) James Paul, Daryl Lofland | |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:05 | Houston | Raymond English misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 33-25 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | Raymond Barr misses the shot from the left side | 33-25 |
| 02:56 | East Carolina | Frank Westra hits the follow up shot | 33-27 |
| 02:34 | Houston | The jumper by Edward Castrejon is denied by Timothy Palma | 33-27 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Carl Grimes gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Timothy Palma drills a floater from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Frank Westra is called for the reach on Robert Simmons - foul #1 on Frank Westra, team foul #7 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cantwell (SG), Michael Nash (SF), Philip Kelley (PF) Edward Castrejon, Paul Dunn, Raymond English | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Adams (PG), James Melara (SF) Paul Hardy, Raymond Barr | |
| 02:06 | Houston | Robert Simmons misses the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Frank Westra snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Carl Grimes is denied by Philip Kelley | 33-29 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Raymond Borger grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 01:27 | Houston | Michael Nash is denied on a layup by Timothy Palma | 33-29 |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | Frank Westra grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | James Melara throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Jackson (C) Raymond Borger | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland (PF) Frank Westra | |
| 01:03 | Houston | Michael Nash throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Castrejon (SG) Robert Cantwell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Billy Bailey (C) Timothy Palma | |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Robert Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Michael Nash gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Robert Adams takes the ball from Robert Simmons in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | James Melara banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Adams | 33-31 |
| 00:37 | Houston | Robert Simmons travels in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond English (PF) Brian Jackson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond English - foul #2 on Raymond English, team foul #9 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Dunn (SF) Michael Nash | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Hardy (SG) Carl Grimes | |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Daryl Lofland makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Philip Kelley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 33-33 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Paul Hardy misses the fullcourt shot | 33-33 |