| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jonathan Rudd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Roy Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Duff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Robert Scott inbounds the ball | 49-29 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | East Carolina | Neil Noack misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-29 |
| 19:48 | East Carolina | Neil Noack snags the offensive board | 49-29 |
| 19:30 | East Carolina | Neil Noack banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Rudd | 49-31 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Robert Scott is called for the reach on Thomas Bell - foul #2 on Robert Scott, team foul #1 | 49-31 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Steve Montgomery is whistled for traveling | 49-31 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Neil Noack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-31 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Lonnie Paris can't finish the layup | 49-31 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 18:38 | East Carolina | Thomas Bell takes the ball from Jonathan Rudd | 49-31 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Fang Wang hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Bell | 51-31 |
| 18:23 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-31 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | Larry Duff tips it but misses | 51-31 |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | Robert Scott tips it in | 51-33 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Fang Wang knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Bell | 54-33 |
| 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) | |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Larry Duff drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jonathan Rudd | 54-36 |
| 17:45 | Houston | Steve Montgomery is hacked by Neil Noack - foul #2 on Neil Noack, team foul #2 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (SG), Martin Wooldridge (SF), Darrell Albano (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Roy Carroll, Larry Duff | |
| 17:35 | Houston | Fang Wang is hacked by Martin Wooldridge - foul #1 on Martin Wooldridge, team foul #3 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG) Fang Wang | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:23 | Houston | Lonnie Paris hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Gregory Freshour - foul #1 on Gregory Freshour, team foul #4 | 54-36 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Lonnie Paris makes the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Lonnie Paris misses the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 17:23 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano snags the defensive board | 55-36 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Bell - foul #1 on Thomas Bell, team foul #1 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Thomas Bell, James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 55-38 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 16:44 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the offensive board | 55-38 |
| 16:21 | Houston | Jonathan Rudd steps in front of the Garf Glomski pass | 55-38 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd can't finish the layup | 55-38 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Milton Hefner snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| 16:12 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Jackson | 58-38 |
| 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) | |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-38 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Milton Hefner snags the defensive board | 58-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jonathan Rudd (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darrell Albano (fresh) C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:20 | Houston | Jonathan Rudd takes the ball from Christopher Jackson | 58-38 |
| 15:06 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-38 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Milton Hefner pulls down the rebound | 58-38 |
| 14:44 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses the floater from the left side | 58-38 |
| 14:43 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge snags the defensive board | 58-38 |
| 14:28 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Tim Vidal | 58-41 |
| 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) | |
| 14:24 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses the lay-in | 58-41 |
| 14:22 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano snags the defensive board | 58-41 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:02 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-41 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Christopher Jackson grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 58-41 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Steve Montgomery tips it in | 60-41 |
| 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) | |
| 13:24 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Wooldridge | 60-44 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Steve Montgomery blows the layup but the foul's on Jonathan Rudd - foul #3 on Jonathan Rudd, team foul #5 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Thomas Bell (SF), James Renken (PF), Lonnie Paris (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wilbert Sims (PG), Neil Noack (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Roy Carroll (PF), Larry Duff (C) Jonathan Rudd, Tim Vidal, Martin Wooldridge, Darrell Albano, Gregory Freshour | |
| 13:09 | Houston | Steve Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Steve Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:00 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-44 |
| 12:59 | Houston | James Renken grabs the board | 61-44 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Thomas Bell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Fang Wang | 63-44 |
| 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) | |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | Wilbert Sims misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-44 |
| 12:21 | Houston | Lonnie Paris gets the rebound | 63-44 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:58 | Houston | Fang Wang is whistled for traveling | 63-44 |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll misses short on a shot near the basket | 63-44 |
| 11:43 | Houston | The rebound goes to Thomas Bell | 63-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Montgomery (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Bell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Paris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wilbert Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Roy Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Duff (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:20 | Houston | Steve Montgomery buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Fang Wang | 65-44 |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | Robert Scott knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Neil Noack | 65-46 |
| 10:53 | Houston | The short jumper by Thomas Bell is denied by Larry Duff | 65-46 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Lonnie Paris grabs the offensive rebound | 65-46 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Steve Montgomery scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Fang Wang | 68-46 |
| 10:20 | East Carolina | Neil Noack can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 68-46 |
| 10:19 | East Carolina | Roy Carroll grabs the offensive board | 68-46 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Larry Duff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-46 |
| 10:10 | Houston | James Renken grabs the defensive rebound | 68-46 |
| 09:46 | Houston | James Renken knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Steve Montgomery | 70-46 |
| 09:42 | East Carolina | Robert Scott drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Wilbert Sims | 70-49 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Thomas Bell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Scott - foul #3 on Robert Scott, team foul #6 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, Steve Montgomery, James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd (PG), Tim Vidal (SG), Martin Wooldridge (SF), Darrell Albano (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Wilbert Sims, Neil Noack, Robert Scott, Roy Carroll, Larry Duff | |
| 09:13 | Houston | Thomas Bell makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Thomas Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 72-49 |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour loses the ball out of bounds | 72-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (SF) Thomas Bell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:41 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Gregory Freshour - foul #2 on Gregory Freshour, team foul #7 | 72-49 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-49 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal double dribbles | 74-49 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Milton Hefner banks in the layup on a nice dish by Carmelo Fuentes | 76-49 |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal steps out of bounds on the sideline | 76-49 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Rudd - foul #4 on Jonathan Rudd, team foul #8 | 76-49 |
| Subs | Houston | James Renken (PF) Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:49 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes makes the 1st free throw | 77-49 |
| 07:49 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes makes the 2nd free throw | 78-49 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jonathan Rudd | 78-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Renken (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jonathan Rudd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Wooldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Darrell Albano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Freshour (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Houston | Milton Hefner is fouled on the floor by Martin Wooldridge - foul #2 on Martin Wooldridge, team foul #9 | 78-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Thomas Bell (SF), Lonnie Paris (C) Christopher Jackson, James Renken, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller (PF) Gregory Freshour | |
| 07:14 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 1st free throw | 79-51 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 2nd free throw | 80-51 |
| 06:59 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal is fouled on the floor by Fang Wang - foul #1 on Fang Wang, team foul #2 | 80-51 |
| Subs | Houston | James Renken (PF) Milton Hefner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG) Tim Vidal | |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | Jonathan Rudd can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-51 |
| 06:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Renken | 80-51 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Thomas Bell drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Carmelo Fuentes | 82-51 |
| 06:09 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Jonathan Rudd is blocked by Thomas Bell | 82-51 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Lonnie Paris pulls down the rebound | 82-51 |
| 05:49 | Houston | Neil Noack picks off the pass by Fang Wang | 82-51 |
| 05:35 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Mosteller | 82-54 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Fang Wang lays it up and in on a great pass from Carmelo Fuentes | 84-54 |
| 04:59 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Paris - foul #3 on Lonnie Paris, team foul #3 | 84-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Garf Glomski (PG), Christopher Jackson (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Robert Preusser (C) Fang Wang, Carmelo Fuentes, Thomas Bell, James Renken, Lonnie Paris | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Wilbert Sims (SG), Gregory Freshour (PF) Jonathan Rudd, Neil Noack, Martin Wooldridge | |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Mosteller | 84-57 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Milton Hefner clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Darrell Albano - foul #2 on Darrell Albano, team foul #10 | 84-57 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (SF) Joseph Mosteller | |
| 04:32 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the 1st free throw | 84-57 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 2nd free throw | 85-57 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Wilbert Sims connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Freshour | 85-60 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Robert Preusser lays it in on a nice dish by Milton Hefner | 87-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 87-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Garf Glomski (fresh) 5 reb. SG - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilbert Sims (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregory Freshour (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darrell Albano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Houston | Robert Preusser misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 87-63 |
| 03:07 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Jackson | 87-63 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Milton Hefner buries a runner from close range set up by Garf Glomski and the foul's on Wilbert Sims - foul #2 on Wilbert Sims, team foul #11 | 89-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (PG) Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller (PF) Gregory Freshour | |
| 02:43 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the free throw | 90-63 |
| 02:31 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 90-63 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | Wilbert Sims misses the tip | 90-63 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Wilbert Sims can't tip it in | 90-63 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Garf Glomski pulls down the rebound | 90-63 |
| 02:21 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes misses badly on a floater from the left side | 90-63 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Robert Preusser hits the follow up shot | 92-63 |
| 02:14 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 92-63 |
| 02:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Preusser | 92-63 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Garf Glomski is fouled on the floor by Martin Wooldridge - foul #3 on Martin Wooldridge, team foul #12 | 92-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Kennedy (SF) Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour (C) Wilbert Sims | |
| 01:56 | Houston | Garf Glomski makes the 1st free throw | 93-63 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Garf Glomski makes the 2nd free throw | 94-63 |
| 01:43 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Mosteller | 94-65 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Milton Hefner hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 94-65 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour grabs the defensive rebound | 94-65 |
| 01:09 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 94-65 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Tim Vidal takes the ball from Frank Kennedy | 94-65 |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge lays it in set up by Tim Vidal | 94-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Christopher Jackson buries a turnaround from the left block | 96-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Darrell Albano hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 96-67 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour misses the tip | 96-67 |
| 00:06 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour tips it in | 96-69 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes runs out the clock | 96-69 |