| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Robert Spier (fresh) C - James Kress (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fresh) SG - Carlos Winters (fresh) SF - William Pittman (fresh) PF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) C - James Mayne (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | South Carolina | James Mayne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | South Carolina | Carlos Winters can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | James Mayne tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Harold Clingerman drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Eric Larmon | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Harold Clingerman is fouled on the floor by Carlos Winters - foul #1 on Carlos Winters, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Mayne - foul #1 on James Mayne, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:21 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 3-0 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:58 | Houston | James Mayne denies the turnaround by Eric Larmon | 3-0 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:45 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 17:44 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Mayne | 3-0 |
| 17:28 | South Carolina | James Mayne is fouled on the floor by James Kress - foul #1 on James Kress, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), William Baily (SG), David Harrison (SF), Nicholas Funk (PF), Oscar Hernandez (C) Leonard Barnes, Carlos Winters, William Pittman, Gilberto Molina, James Mayne | |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski blows the dunk but he's fouled by Eric Larmon - foul #1 on Eric Larmon, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 17:12 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:59 | Houston | Harold Clingerman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 16:58 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:36 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 3-4 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Nicholas Funk picks off the pass by Armando Rodriguez | 3-4 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina | Armando Rodriguez steps in front of the Nicholas Funk pass | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) C - James Kress (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Baily (fresh) SF - David Harrison (fresh) PF - Nicholas Funk (fresh) C - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Harold Clingerman misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by William Baily - foul #1 on William Baily, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), Carlos Winters (SG), William Pittman (SF), Gilberto Molina (PF), James Mayne (C) Ivan Derezinski, William Baily, David Harrison, Nicholas Funk, Oscar Hernandez | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Harold Clingerman makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:40 | Houston | Harold Clingerman makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 15:31 | South Carolina | James Mayne clanks a turnaround from the left block | 5-4 |
| 15:30 | Houston | James Kress pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Gilberto Molina blocks the short jumper by James Kress | 5-4 |
| 15:22 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to William Pittman | 5-4 |
| 15:04 | South Carolina | Robert Spier picks off the pass by James Mayne | 5-4 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Eric Larmon is hacked by Carlos Winters - foul #2 on Carlos Winters, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Kevin Wardle (PF) Harold Clingerman, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG) Carlos Winters | |
| 14:39 | Houston | Keith Costello lays it up and in | 7-4 |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | James Mayne drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from William Pittman and he's hacked by Eric Larmon - foul #2 on Eric Larmon, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (SG), Wesley Kaplan (C) Eric Larmon, James Kress | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez (PF) Gilberto Molina | |
| 14:17 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 13:57 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:48 | Houston | James Mayne swats the short shot by Kevin Wardle | 7-7 |
| 13:47 | Houston | William Gouin snags the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Kevin Wardle misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Oscar Hernandez - foul #1 on Oscar Hernandez, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF) William Gouin, Keith Costello, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), David Harrison (SF), Gilberto Molina (PF) Leonard Barnes, William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| 13:29 | Houston | Kevin Wardle misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 13:29 | Houston | Kevin Wardle makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina | William Baily misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-7 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Kevin Wardle pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Kevin Noyes knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 12:47 | South Carolina | David Harrison connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gilberto Molina | 11-10 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Kevin Wardle scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Armando Rodriguez | 13-10 |
| 12:15 | South Carolina | Robert Spier takes the ball from Gilberto Molina | 13-10 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Harold Clingerman comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 12:09 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Gilberto Molina | 13-10 |
| 11:49 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina is hacked by Kevin Wardle - foul #1 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Houston | James Kress (C) Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), William Pittman (SF), James Mayne (C) Ivan Derezinski, William Baily, David Harrison | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 2 stl. C - James Kress (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fresh) SG - Oscar Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Pittman (fresh) PF - Gilberto Molina (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Mayne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | South Carolina | James Mayne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-10 |
| 11:39 | Houston | Robert Spier snags the defensive board | 13-10 |
| 11:37 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| 11:24 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez slams it home | 13-12 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses short on a 3 from straight away | 13-12 |
| 11:16 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 11:12 | South Carolina | Kevin Noyes steals the ball from Leonard Barnes in the backcourt | 13-12 |
| 11:02 | Houston | A charge is called on James Kress - foul #2 on James Kress, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG), Kevin Wardle (C) Kevin Noyes, James Kress | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG) Gilberto Molina | |
| 10:35 | South Carolina | James Mayne lays it in on a nice dish by William Pittman | 13-14 |
| 10:17 | Houston | Kevin Wardle buries a shot from the right side set up by Robert Spier | 15-14 |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Robert Spier - foul #1 on Robert Spier, team foul #7 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (C) Harold Clingerman, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina (PF) Ivan Derezinski | |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 15-14 |
| 10:03 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Kevin Wardle comes up short on the runner from close range | 15-15 |
| 09:41 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 09:24 | South Carolina | James Mayne comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Kevin Wardle gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Darryl Christmas is denied on a layup by James Mayne | 15-15 |
| 08:59 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes pulls down the rebound | 15-15 |
| 08:54 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez comes up short on the runner in the lane | 15-15 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Kevin Wardle snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Kevin Wardle loses the ball out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (PG), Harold Clingerman (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF) William Gouin, Darryl Christmas, Keith Costello, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (SG) Gilberto Molina | |
| 08:07 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski snags the offensive board | 15-15 |
| 07:42 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 15-15 |
| 07:41 | South Carolina | William Pittman can't tip it in | 15-15 |
| 07:40 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Leonard Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Ivan Derezinski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Oscar Hernandez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Mayne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Houston | Harold Clingerman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-15 |
| 07:04 | South Carolina | James Mayne connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Oscar Hernandez | 18-17 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Robert Spier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 18-17 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Ivan Derezinski | 18-17 |
| 06:35 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez is called for traveling | 18-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Wardle (C) Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), David Harrison (SF), Nicholas Funk (PF), Gilberto Molina (C) Leonard Barnes, William Pittman, Oscar Hernandez, James Mayne | |
| 06:20 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ivan Derezinski - foul #1 on Ivan Derezinski, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (SG) Harold Clingerman | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG) Ivan Derezinski | |
| 06:20 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:20 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 06:03 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes loses the dribble to Kevin Wardle | 19-17 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Kevin Wardle banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Spier | 21-17 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Kevin Wardle is called for the reach on Gilberto Molina - foul #2 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (SF), Donald Stachowski (C) Armando Rodriguez, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski (PG), Oscar Hernandez (SG), William Pittman (SF), James Mayne (C) Leonard Barnes, William Baily, David Harrison, Nicholas Funk | |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to William Pittman | 21-18 |
| 05:33 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 05:31 | South Carolina | James Mayne tips it home | 21-20 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Robert Spier can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 05:12 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 04:51 | South Carolina | James Mayne makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Oscar Hernandez | 21-23 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Oscar Hernandez steps in front of the Kevin Noyes pass | 21-23 |
| 04:35 | South Carolina | Oscar Hernandez misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-23 |
| 04:33 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski misses the tip | 21-23 |
| 04:31 | South Carolina | James Mayne gets the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 04:17 | South Carolina | Ivan Derezinski grabs the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina lays it in on a nice dish by William Pittman | 21-25 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Oscar Hernandez picks off the pass by Kevin Noyes in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 03:49 | South Carolina | James Mayne misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 21-25 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Donald Stachowski grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 03:18 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 03:16 | South Carolina | James Mayne grabs the board | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Gouin (fresh) SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Stachowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Ivan Derezinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Oscar Hernandez (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Pittman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Molina (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Mayne (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Spier - foul #2 on Robert Spier, team foul #9 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Harold Clingerman (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Kevin Wardle (PF), James Kress (C) Kevin Noyes, William Gouin, Keith Costello, Robert Spier, Donald Stachowski | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes (PG), Carlos Winters (SG), David Harrison (SF), Nicholas Funk (PF) Ivan Derezinski, Oscar Hernandez, William Pittman, James Mayne | |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:55 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:29 | Houston | Leonard Barnes takes the ball from Armando Rodriguez | 21-26 |
| 02:17 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Carlos Winters | 21-28 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Carlos Winters is called for the reach on Harold Clingerman - foul #3 on Carlos Winters, team foul #7 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Baily (SG), Jerome Kelley (SF), James Mayne (C) Carlos Winters, David Harrison, Nicholas Funk | |
| 02:01 | Houston | Harold Clingerman makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Harold Clingerman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina | Gilberto Molina hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Eric Larmon grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses the runner from the left block | 23-28 |
| 01:37 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 01:33 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from James Mayne and he's hacked by Eric Larmon - foul #3 on Eric Larmon, team foul #10 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| Subs | South Carolina | William Pittman (SF), Oscar Hernandez (PF) Jerome Kelley, Gilberto Molina | |
| 01:33 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes misses the free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:33 | Houston | James Kress pulls down the rebound | 23-30 |
| 01:19 | Houston | William Pittman denies the turnaround by William Gouin | 23-30 |
| 01:17 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to James Mayne | 23-30 |
| 00:48 | South Carolina | Armando Rodriguez takes the ball from Oscar Hernandez | 23-30 |
| 00:45 | Houston | William Gouin banks in the layup on a great pass from Armando Rodriguez | 25-30 |
| 00:24 | South Carolina | Leonard Barnes can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-30 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Harold Clingerman misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 00:01 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to James Kress | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The clock runs out | 25-30 |