| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Earl Baro inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Michael Atwood is fouled on the floor by Michael Puckett - foul #3 on Michael Puckett, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath (SG) Michael Puckett | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:30 | Houston | Frank McElrath picks off the pass by Michael Atwood | 30-28 |
| 19:27 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier hits the finger roll set up by Frank McElrath | 32-28 |
| 19:24 | Houston | John McAbier takes the ball from Earl Baro in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 19:09 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Gene Jiminez | 32-28 |
| 18:51 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Frank McElrath | 35-28 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Michael Atwood hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Earl Baro | 35-30 |
| 18:18 | Southern Mississippi | Salvador Gonzalez steps in front of the Christopher Macy pass | 35-30 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is fouled in the backcourt by John McAbier - foul #3 on John McAbier, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (PG), Walter Johnson (SF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) John McAbier, Christopher Macy, Rafael Garrison | |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Retherford (SF) Earl Baro | |
| 17:54 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses the wide open floater from the right side | 35-30 |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore (SG), Kenneth Wood (SF) Frank McElrath, Gene Jiminez | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Rudolph Smith (PF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Salvador Gonzalez, Joseph Carney | |
| 17:36 | Houston | Kenneth Wood steps in front of the Rudolph Smith pass in the backcourt | 35-30 |
| 17:35 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood blows the layup | 35-30 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Dennis Retherford pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley can't connect on an uncontested runner in the lane | 35-30 |
| 17:10 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Walter Johnson | 35-30 |
| 17:04 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Lloyd Wheatley banks in the layup | 35-32 |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney knocks in the runner from the baseline | 37-32 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) William Giles, Kenneth Wood, Walter Johnson, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Jeffrey Gordon, Dennis Retherford, Rudolph Smith, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Atwood - foul #2 on Michael Atwood, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Puckett (SG) Frank McElrath | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Joseph Carney snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Chad Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Houston | Gene Jiminez swats the short shot by Salvador Gonzalez | 37-32 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Michael Atwood hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 15:16 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Gene Jiminez | 40-34 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is hacked by Chad Moore - foul #1 on Chad Moore, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Lawrence Mahaney (PF) Chad Moore, Gene Jiminez | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:54 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 14:53 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 14:36 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison is hacked by Joseph Carney - foul #3 on Joseph Carney, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath (SF), Walter Johnson (PF) Christopher Macy, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SG) Michael Atwood | |
| 14:24 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Puckett is hacked by Salvador Gonzalez - foul #1 on Salvador Gonzalez, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney (C) Rafael Garrison | |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Retherford (SF) Earl Baro | |
| 14:12 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath is fouled on the floor by Dennis Retherford - foul #1 on Dennis Retherford, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier makes the shot from just outside the lane | 42-34 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the turnaround in the paint | 42-36 |
| 13:15 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney makes the jumper from the right wing set up by John McAbier | 44-36 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (PG), Christopher Macy (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF), Rafael Garrison (C) John McAbier, Michael Puckett, Walter Johnson, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Rudolph Smith (PF), Lloyd Wheatley (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Jeffrey Gordon, Dennis Retherford, Salvador Gonzalez, Joseph Carney | |
| 12:36 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison banks in the layup on a great pass from William Giles | 46-36 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Earl Baro misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 12:16 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Perry picks off the pass by Rafael Garrison | 46-36 |
| 11:56 | Houston | Philip Perry hits the finger roll | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Giles (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank McElrath (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Wheatley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy's pass is intercepted by Michael Atwood | 46-38 |
| 11:44 | Houston | Philip Perry is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Philip Perry, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Lawrence Mahaney (C) Frank McElrath, Rafael Garrison | |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Retherford (SF) Earl Baro | |
| 11:21 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney misses the dunk attempt | 46-38 |
| 11:20 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney grabs the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:59 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Michael Atwood gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Gene Jiminez is called for the reach on Michael Atwood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gene Jiminez, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Puckett (SG), Kenneth Wood (SF), Walter Johnson (PF) William Giles, Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Michael Atwood, Rudolph Smith, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| 10:37 | Houston | Walter Johnson steals it from Jeffrey Gordon | 46-38 |
| 10:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Retherford - foul #2 on Dennis Retherford, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore (PG), Rafael Garrison (C) John McAbier, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) Dennis Retherford | |
| 10:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is hacked by Michael Puckett in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Puckett, team foul #5 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath (SG) Michael Puckett | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:59 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Stoddard in the backcourt | 48-41 |
| 09:38 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is hacked by Frank McElrath - foul #1 on Frank McElrath, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez (PF) Walter Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG) Jeffrey Gordon | |
| 09:25 | Houston | Chad Moore is called for the reach on Jeremy Stoddard - foul #2 on Chad Moore, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (PG) Frank McElrath | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:25 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Earl Baro takes the ball from Kenneth Wood | 48-43 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard banks in the layup set up by Earl Baro | 48-45 |
| 08:47 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by William Giles | 50-45 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 08:24 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:10 | Houston | Joseph Carney lays it up and in | 50-47 |
| 07:53 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Michael Puckett (SG), Christopher Macy (SF), Walter Johnson (PF), Lawrence Mahaney (C) William Giles, Chad Moore, Kenneth Wood, Gene Jiminez, Rafael Garrison | |
| 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 | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Michael Puckett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Mahaney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dennis Retherford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudolph Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lloyd Wheatley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Houston | Dennis Retherford makes the 3 from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 07:16 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Philip Perry - foul #4 on Philip Perry, team foul #7 | 50-50 |
| 07:16 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney misses the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:16 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Dennis Retherford connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Philip Perry | 51-53 |
| 06:43 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-53 |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney tips it in | 53-53 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Philip Perry misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Dennis Retherford gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon is hacked by Michael Puckett - foul #5 on Michael Puckett, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (PG), Frank McElrath (SG), Kenneth Wood (SF), Gene Jiminez (PF), Steven Lee (C) John McAbier, Michael Puckett, Christopher Macy, Walter Johnson, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Salvador Gonzalez (PF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Dennis Retherford, Rudolph Smith, Lloyd Wheatley | |
| 05:48 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by William Giles | 55-55 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Joseph Carney loses the dribble to Steven Lee | 55-55 |
| 04:53 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Wood hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Gene Jiminez | 57-55 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez scores on a fadeaway from close range | 57-57 |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Atwood - foul #3 on Michael Atwood, team foul #8 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Christopher Macy (SF), Rafael Garrison (C) William Giles, Kenneth Wood, Steven Lee | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) Jeffrey Gordon | |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath misses the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Joseph Carney gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 03:51 | Houston | Earl Baro buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeremy Stoddard | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frank McElrath (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gene Jiminez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:30 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 03:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeremy Stoddard | 57-59 |
| 03:10 | Houston | Rafael Garrison is called for the reach on Salvador Gonzalez - foul #1 on Rafael Garrison, team foul #9 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Moore (SG), Walter Johnson (SF), Lawrence Mahaney (PF) Frank McElrath, Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Dennis Retherford (C) Jeremy Stoddard, Michael Atwood, Joseph Carney | |
| 03:10 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:10 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 02:56 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (SG), Christopher Macy (SF) Chad Moore, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard (PG), Michael Atwood (SG), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, Tony Byrd, Dennis Retherford | |
| 02:53 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is fouled in the backcourt by John McAbier - foul #4 on John McAbier, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank McElrath (SG) William Giles | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:53 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez (PF) Walter Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-63 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard grabs the board | 60-63 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard loses the dribble to John McAbier in the backcourt | 60-63 |
| 02:38 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy lays it in on a nice dish by John McAbier | 62-63 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Joseph Carney clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Frank McElrath - foul #2 on Frank McElrath, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:20 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez is fouled in the backcourt by Frank McElrath - foul #3 on Frank McElrath, team foul #12 | 62-63 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 01:49 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison can't connect on a runner in the lane | 62-65 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier hits the follow up shot | 64-65 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 64-65 |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 01:02 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier misses short on a 3 from straight away | 64-65 |
| 01:01 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy hits the follow up shot | 66-65 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses long on an open floater from just outside the lane | 66-65 |
| 00:43 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Carney | 66-65 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Michael Atwood knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeremy Stoddard | 66-67 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy is fouled on the floor by Joseph Carney - foul #4 on Joseph Carney, team foul #9 | 66-67 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 68-67 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gene Jiminez | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Atwood is called for the reach on Gene Jiminez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Atwood, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Houston | Michael Atwood hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier misses short on a fullcourt shot | 70-70 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John McAbier (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Frank McElrath (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison wins the tip | 70-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez is fouled on the floor by Earl Baro - foul #1 on Earl Baro, team foul #11 | 70-70 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez misses the 2nd free throw | 71-70 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez grabs the board | 71-70 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gene Jiminez - foul #3 on Gene Jiminez, team foul #13 | 71-70 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Earl Baro - foul #2 on Earl Baro, team foul #12 | 71-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Dennis Retherford (SF) Earl Baro | |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy makes the 1st free throw | 72-72 |
| 04:20 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy makes the 2nd free throw | 73-72 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-72 |
| 03:58 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 73-72 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Dennis Retherford pulls down the rebound | 73-72 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-75 |
| 03:07 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Retherford - foul #3 on Dennis Retherford, team foul #13 | 73-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (PG), Chad Moore (SG), Walter Johnson (SF), Lawrence Mahaney (PF) John McAbier, Frank McElrath, Christopher Macy, Gene Jiminez | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffrey Gordon (SG), Earl Baro (SF) Michael Atwood, Dennis Retherford | |
| 03:07 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 03:07 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 75-75 |
| 02:49 | Houston | William Giles steals it from Earl Baro | 75-75 |
| 02:49 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John McAbier (PG), Frank McElrath (SG), Gene Jiminez (PF) William Giles, Chad Moore, Rafael Garrison | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Atwood (SG) Jeffrey Gordon | |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney lays it in | 77-75 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Michael Atwood throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-75 |
| 02:11 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-75 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Joseph Carney snags the defensive board | 77-75 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Michael Atwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-75 |
| 01:51 | Southern Mississippi | Walter Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 79-75 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Michael Atwood clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Walter Johnson - foul #3 on Walter Johnson, team foul #14 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy (SF), Rafael Garrison (C) Walter Johnson, Lawrence Mahaney | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:31 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 1st free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Michael Atwood makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John McAbier | 82-77 |
| 01:08 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard is fouled in the backcourt by John McAbier - foul #5 on John McAbier, team foul #15 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Giles (PG) John McAbier | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:08 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 1st free throw | 82-78 |
| 01:08 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard misses the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| 01:08 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison grabs the defensive rebound | 82-78 |
| 01:08 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-78 |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Macy buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 85-78 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Giles (fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Frank McElrath (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Macy (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gene Jiminez (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Rafael Garrison (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeremy Stoddard (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Atwood (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Salvador Gonzalez (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Houston | Earl Baro is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Earl Baro, team foul #14 | 85-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Stoddard - foul #1 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #15 | 85-78 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney (C) Rafael Garrison | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Earl Baro is whistled for traveling | 87-78 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney is hacked by Jeremy Stoddard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #16 | 87-78 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney makes the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Salvador Gonzalez knocks in the shot in the lane | 89-80 |
| 00:25 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 89-80 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Stoddard is called for the reach on William Giles in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #17 | 89-80 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles misses the 1st free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | William Giles makes the 2nd free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Jeremy Stoddard makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Atwood | 90-83 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 90-83 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney is hacked by Jeremy Stoddard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #18 | 90-83 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney makes the 1st free throw | 91-83 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney makes the 2nd free throw | 92-83 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Earl Baro is fouled in the backcourt by William Giles - foul #1 on William Giles, team foul #16 | 92-83 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Garrison (C) Lawrence Mahaney | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:10 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 1st free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Earl Baro misses the 2nd free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:10 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez gets the rebound | 92-84 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez is fouled in the backcourt by Jeremy Stoddard - foul #5 on Jeremy Stoddard, team foul #19 | 92-84 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Mahaney (C) Rafael Garrison | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG) Jeremy Stoddard | |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez misses the 1st free throw | 92-84 |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Jiminez makes the 2nd free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Michael Atwood misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 93-84 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Joseph Carney pulls down the offensive rebound | 93-84 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The clock runs out | 93-84 |