| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez inbounds the ball | 34-45 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is denied on a layup by Todd Scheetz | 34-45 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Robert Spier tips it in | 34-47 |
| 19:15 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz can't finish the layup | 34-47 |
| 19:13 | East Carolina | James Simmons can't tip it in | 34-47 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Eric Larmon pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 34-47 |
| 19:03 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Todd Scheetz | 34-47 |
| 18:57 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 34-47 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz tips it back up and in | 36-47 |
| 18:45 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #1 | 36-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (SF) Armando Rodriguez | |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kelly Duncan | 38-47 |
| 17:53 | Houston | Harold Clingerman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | James Simmons is fouled on the floor by Keith Costello - foul #3 on Keith Costello, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF), Todd Hardesty (PF) James Simmons, Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Kaplan (SF) Keith Costello | |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | Harold Clingerman steps in front of the Kelly Duncan pass | 38-47 |
| 17:22 | Houston | James Kress misses the easy layup | 38-47 |
| 17:21 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Robert Spier - foul #2 on Robert Spier, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), Karl Fenwick (C) Wayne Skinner, Kelly Duncan, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Kevin Wardle (PF), Donald Stachowski (C) Harold Clingerman, Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 17:15 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Stewart Stone is called for the reach on Eric Larmon - foul #1 on Stewart Stone, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (SG) Eric Larmon | |
| 16:39 | Houston | Kevin Wardle hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-50 |
| 16:35 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski hits a jump hook from the baseline | 42-50 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Kevin Noyes clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-50 |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 16:10 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 16:09 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty tips it home | 44-50 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Kevin Wardle makes the jumper from the left block set up by Wesley Kaplan and he's fouled by Todd Hardesty - foul #3 on Todd Hardesty, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Kelly Duncan (SG), James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Stewart Stone, Hans Kuklenski, Teddy Wright, Todd Hardesty, Karl Fenwick | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Harold Clingerman (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), James Kress (C) Kevin Noyes, William Gouin, Wesley Kaplan, Donald Stachowski | |
| 15:52 | Houston | Kevin Wardle makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Kress (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:38 | East Carolina | James Simmons misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 15:36 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Kevin Wardle hits the finger roll set up by Eric Larmon | 44-55 |
| 15:10 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kelly Duncan | 47-55 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Todd Scheetz denies the turnaround by Harold Clingerman | 47-55 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 14:41 | East Carolina | James Simmons connects on the floater from the right side set up by Wayne Skinner | 49-55 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF) James Simmons | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Spier (PF) Kevin Wardle | |
| 14:12 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright comes up short on the floater from close range | 49-55 |
| 14:10 | Houston | James Kress grabs the defensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Harold Clingerman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kelly Duncan - foul #2 on Kelly Duncan, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SG), Todd Hardesty (PF), Karl Fenwick (C) Wayne Skinner, Kelly Duncan, Robert Cummings, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| 14:04 | Houston | Harold Clingerman makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Harold Clingerman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 14:04 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 14:02 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone loses the dribble to Kevin Noyes in the backcourt | 49-56 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is hacked by Teddy Wright - foul #2 on Teddy Wright, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (SG) Harold Clingerman | |
| 13:25 | Houston | William Gouin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-56 |
| 13:23 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 12:59 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 49-56 |
| 12:57 | Houston | Robert Spier pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Spier | 49-58 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-58 |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick tips it but misses | 49-58 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Kevin Noyes buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Kress | 49-60 |
| 11:55 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-60 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone grabs the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Armando Rodriguez - foul #4 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Kelly Duncan (SG), Robert Cummings (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Stewart Stone, Hans Kuklenski, Todd Hardesty, Karl Fenwick | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Harold Clingerman (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Kevin Wardle (PF), Wesley Kaplan (C) Kevin Noyes, William Gouin, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 11:33 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Duncan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Houston | Harold Clingerman is denied on a layup by Robert Cummings | 50-60 |
| 11:17 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 11:09 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz hits the follow up shot | 52-60 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Teddy Wright | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:38 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-60 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Eric Larmon grabs the defensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Eric Larmon knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Wardle and he's hacked by Wayne Skinner - foul #1 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #5 | 52-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Spier (PF) Wesley Kaplan | |
| 10:25 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the free throw | 52-62 |
| 10:25 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kelly Duncan | 55-62 |
| 09:53 | Houston | Eric Larmon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 09:52 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Kevin Wardle's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Cummings | 55-62 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Keith Costello hits the follow up shot | 55-64 |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-64 |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz snags the offensive board | 55-64 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz makes the shot in the paint | 57-64 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Eric Larmon buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Wardle | 57-67 |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Harold Clingerman - foul #1 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #5 | 57-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SF), Teddy Wright (PF), Todd Hardesty (C) Wayne Skinner, James Simmons, Robert Cummings, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (PG), William Gouin (SG), Wesley Kaplan (SF), James Kress (C) Eric Larmon, Harold Clingerman, Keith Costello, Kevin Wardle | |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 08:21 | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 08:00 | Houston | William Gouin connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Noyes | 58-70 |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Wesley Kaplan steals it from Teddy Wright | 58-70 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan is hacked by Stewart Stone - foul #2 on Stewart Stone, team foul #6 | 58-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick (C) Kelly Duncan | |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SF) Robert Spier | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Stewart Stone (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Hardesty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Karl Fenwick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Gouin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Kress (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from William Gouin | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:09 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Stewart Stone | 60-72 |
| 06:49 | Houston | William Gouin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-72 |
| 06:47 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:41 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright blows the layup | 60-72 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 60-72 |
| 06:20 | Houston | James Kress can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 60-72 |
| 06:19 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 60-72 |
| 06:14 | Houston | James Kress gets the rebound | 60-72 |
| 06:07 | Houston | William Gouin makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:54 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty is hacked by Wesley Kaplan - foul #1 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #6 | 60-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), James Simmons (SF), Robert Cummings (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Stewart Stone, Teddy Wright, Todd Hardesty, Karl Fenwick | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Harold Clingerman (SG), Kevin Wardle (PF) Kevin Noyes, William Gouin, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | James Simmons is hacked by Armando Rodriguez - foul #5 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 60-74 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Allen (SG) Hans Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (SF), Robert Spier (PF) Armando Rodriguez, Kevin Wardle | |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | James Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 05:49 | East Carolina | James Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 05:49 | Houston | James Kress grabs the board | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:23 | Houston | Keith Costello buries a shot from the right block set up by Eric Larmon and he's fouled by Robert Cummings - foul #3 on Robert Cummings, team foul #7 | 61-76 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kelly Duncan (SG) Jerry Allen | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Wardle (C) James Kress | |
| 05:23 | Houston | Keith Costello misses the free throw | 61-76 |
| 05:23 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz snags the defensive board | 61-76 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | James Simmons hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Todd Scheetz | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:56 | Houston | Eric Larmon lays it up and in set up by Robert Spier | 64-78 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | James Simmons misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-78 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Robert Spier snags the defensive board | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:24 | Houston | Eric Larmon loses the dribble to Robert Cummings | 64-78 |
| 04:07 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-78 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski (SG), Teddy Wright (SF), Todd Hardesty (PF) Kelly Duncan, James Simmons, Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Houston | James Kress (C) Robert Spier | |
| 03:42 | Houston | Harold Clingerman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz travels with the ball | 64-81 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Hardesty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Houston | Harold Clingerman jams it | 64-83 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-83 |
| 02:49 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright grabs the offensive rebound | 64-83 |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | James Kress is called for the reach on Todd Scheetz - foul #2 on James Kress, team foul #8 | 64-83 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stewart Stone (PG) Wayne Skinner | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (PG), William Gouin (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Donald Stachowski (C) Eric Larmon, Harold Clingerman, Keith Costello, Kevin Wardle, James Kress | |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz makes the 1st free throw | 65-83 |
| 02:39 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz makes the 2nd free throw | 66-83 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #9 | 66-83 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick (C) Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:05 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-83 |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick gets the offensive rebound | 66-83 |
| 01:54 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty clanks a 3 from the left corner | 66-83 |
| 01:53 | Houston | William Gouin gets the rebound | 66-83 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits a 3 from the right corner | 66-86 |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | Stewart Stone misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-86 |
| 01:23 | Houston | William Gouin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-86 |
| 01:05 | Houston | William Gouin misses the 3 from the right wing | 66-86 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the offensive board | 66-86 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Kevin Noyes clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 66-86 |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Todd Hardesty | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | William Gouin steps in front of the Todd Hardesty pass | 66-86 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 66-86 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Karl Fenwick gets the rebound | 66-86 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Stewart Stone | 68-86 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Kevin Noyes runs out the clock | 68-86 |