| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andy Roache (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rudolph Perry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ricky Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith inbounds the ball | 44-40 |
| 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) | |
| 19:43 | East Carolina | Ricky Woods is whistled for a carry | 44-40 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez blows the layup but he's fouled by Maurice Keith - foul #1 on Maurice Keith, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 19:13 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ricky Woods | 46-43 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Maurice Keith - foul #2 on Maurice Keith, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Andy Roache hits the finger roll | 48-45 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Michael Atwood can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard grabs the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez's pass is intercepted by Andy Roache | 48-45 |
| 17:47 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry banks in the layup set up by Andy Roache | 48-47 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Dennis Retherford knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-47 |
| 17:12 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 50-49 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Michael Atwood hits a fadeaway from the left side | 52-49 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry hits the finger roll set up by Andy Roache and the foul's on Dennis Retherford - foul #1 on Dennis Retherford, team foul #1 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Rudolph Smith (SF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Dennis Retherford, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Dodson (PG), Bobby Young (SF), William Carbone (PF), Michael Taylor (C) Andy Roache, Maurice Keith, Ricky Woods, Randall Hooker | |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley is whistled for traveling | 52-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill (SF) Rudolph Perry | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rudolph Smith (fresh) PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Lloyd Wheatley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bobby Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shelton Dodrill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Carbone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Taylor (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 15:37 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez's fadeaway is rejected by Bobby Young | 52-52 |
| 15:25 | East Carolina | William Carbone snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | William Carbone drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Peter Dodson | 52-54 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon loses the ball out of bounds | 52-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Earl Baro (SF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Salvador Gonzalez, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Randall Hooker (C) Michael Taylor | |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | William Carbone hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Joseph Carney snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Randall Hooker - foul #3 on Randall Hooker, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry (SG), Maurice Keith (SF) Bobby Young, Shelton Dodrill | |
| 14:42 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | William Carbone misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Gordon - foul #1 on Jeffrey Gordon, team foul #2 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG), Dennis Retherford (PF) Jeffrey Gordon, Rudolph Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andy Roache (PG) Peter Dodson | |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | William Carbone misses the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | William Carbone makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Michael Atwood hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Jeremy Stoddard | 56-55 |
| 13:49 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker hits a floater from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses badly on a floater from the right block | 56-57 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Michael Atwood tips it back up and in | 58-57 |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Carney - foul #2 on Joseph Carney, team foul #3 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Dennis Retherford | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Woods (PF) William Carbone | |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 13:09 | Houston | Earl Baro clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | Andy Roache grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 12:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeremy Stoddard | 58-59 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-59 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the tip | 58-59 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Michael Atwood tips it in | 60-59 |
| 12:09 | East Carolina | Michael Atwood steals it from Ricky Woods | 60-59 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard dunks the ball on a great pass from Michael Atwood | 62-59 |
| 11:53 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry loses the dribble to Jeremy Stoddard | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Baro (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Carney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andy Roache (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rudolph Perry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Maurice Keith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Ricky Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Hooker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Michael Atwood | 64-59 |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andy Roache and he's hacked by Earl Baro - foul #4 on Earl Baro, team foul #4 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Dennis Retherford (SF), Rudolph Smith (PF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Earl Baro, Salvador Gonzalez, Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Dodson (PG), Bobby Young (SG), Michael Taylor (C) Andy Roache, Rudolph Perry, Randall Hooker | |
| 11:23 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith makes the free throw | 64-62 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Philip Perry misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 64-62 |
| 11:03 | Houston | Rudolph Smith tips it in | 66-62 |
| 10:48 | East Carolina | Ricky Woods hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 66-62 |
| 10:46 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor tips it back up and in | 66-64 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Maurice Keith takes the ball from Jeffrey Gordon | 66-64 |
| 10:22 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson lays it up and in set up by Maurice Keith | 66-66 |
| 10:01 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon's floater is knocked away by Maurice Keith | 66-66 |
| 09:59 | East Carolina | Bobby Young grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-66 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Philip Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Philip Perry is hacked by Peter Dodson - foul #2 on Peter Dodson, team foul #4 | 66-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Jeffrey Gordon, Rudolph Smith, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry (SG), William Carbone (PF), Randall Hooker (C) Maurice Keith, Ricky Woods, Michael Taylor | |
| 09:07 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the runner from the left block | 66-66 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | William Carbone grabs the defensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 08:59 | East Carolina | William Carbone pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| 08:42 | East Carolina | Bobby Young misses the dunk attempt | 66-66 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-66 |
| 08:24 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Randall Hooker | 66-66 |
| 08:18 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-66 |
| 08:16 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker tips it back up and in | 66-68 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez blows the layup | 66-68 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | William Carbone grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Bobby Young misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 08:03 | East Carolina | William Carbone grabs the offensive board | 66-68 |
| 07:51 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-68 |
| 07:49 | East Carolina | Bobby Young tips it but misses | 66-68 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Dennis Retherford gets the rebound | 66-68 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 14 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Retherford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Peter Dodson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rudolph Perry (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bobby Young (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Carbone (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Carbone - foul #1 on William Carbone, team foul #5 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) Dennis Retherford | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andy Roache (PG), Shelton Dodrill (SF), Michael Taylor (C) Peter Dodson, Bobby Young, Randall Hooker | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 68-68 |
| 07:11 | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill tips it but misses | 68-68 |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor tips it back up and in | 68-70 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Shelton Dodrill swats the layup by Earl Baro | 68-70 |
| 06:50 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor snags the defensive board | 68-70 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Andy Roache is called for traveling in the backcourt | 68-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Rudolph Smith (C) Joseph Carney | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ricky Woods (PF) William Carbone | |
| 06:34 | Houston | Rudolph Smith misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Taylor - foul #3 on Michael Taylor, team foul #6 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:34 | Houston | Rudolph Smith makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Rudolph Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 06:14 | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-70 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Philip Perry gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andy Roache - foul #1 on Andy Roache, team foul #7 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Maurice Keith (SF), Randall Hooker (C) Rudolph Perry, Michael Taylor | |
| 05:55 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Shelton Dodrill knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Maurice Keith | 72-72 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-72 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Ricky Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith is denied on a dunk by Earl Baro | 72-72 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez gets the rebound | 72-72 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Jeffrey Gordon, Rudolph Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry (SG) Shelton Dodrill | |
| 04:44 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is hacked by Randall Hooker - foul #4 on Randall Hooker, team foul #8 | 72-72 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 74-72 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 74-72 |
| 04:18 | Houston | Michael Atwood is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Atwood, team foul #5 | 74-72 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Carbone (PF) Ricky Woods | |
| 04:14 | East Carolina | Jeremy Stoddard steals it from Andy Roache in the backcourt | 74-72 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard travels with the ball | 74-72 |
| 04:01 | East Carolina | Andy Roache is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Stoddard - foul #1 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #6 | 74-72 |
| 03:42 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 74-74 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Baro (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Andy Roache (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rudolph Perry (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Maurice Keith (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Carbone (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Randall Hooker (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Atwood | 76-74 |
| 03:22 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Maurice Keith | 76-77 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Earl Baro misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-77 |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker grabs the defensive rebound | 76-77 |
| 03:00 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-77 |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Retherford (SF), Rudolph Smith (PF) Earl Baro, Salvador Gonzalez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Peter Dodson (PG), Ricky Woods (PF) Andy Roache, William Carbone | |
| 02:58 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-77 |
| Subs | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez (PF) Rudolph Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:50 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 76-77 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard snags the offensive board | 76-77 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Randall Hooker steals it from Salvador Gonzalez | 76-77 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-77 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Peter Dodson grabs the offensive board | 76-77 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #3 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #7 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) Dennis Retherford | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Andy Roache (PG) Peter Dodson | |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Joseph Carney grabs the board | 76-78 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard loses the dribble to Rudolph Perry | 76-78 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Rudolph Perry knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Maurice Keith | 76-81 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Joseph Carney drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Atwood | 78-81 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | Randall Hooker buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Andy Roache | 78-83 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Houston | Michael Atwood drills a fadeaway from the right side | 80-83 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) 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) | |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Maurice Keith misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 80-83 |
| 00:18 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joseph Carney | 80-83 |
| 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) | |
| 00:01 | Houston | Michael Atwood hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 80-83 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ricky Woods | 80-83 |