| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Parkman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil inbounds the ball | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 41-40 |
| 19:44 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Eric Larmon buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Harold Clingerman | 43-40 |
| 19:19 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Floyd McNeil | 43-43 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Harold Clingerman hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Spier | 46-43 |
| 18:51 | Southern Mississippi | James Kress steals the ball from Noah Ott | 46-43 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Noah Ott is called for the reach on James Kress - foul #1 on Noah Ott, team foul #1 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SG), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Noah Ott, Andre Brown, James Parkman | |
| 18:16 | Houston | Robert Spier is hacked by Roger Peterson - foul #2 on Roger Peterson, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Keith Costello (SF) Harold Clingerman, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG) Ralph Zaharis | |
| 17:54 | Houston | Keith Costello misses the easy layup | 46-43 |
| 17:52 | Houston | James Kress tips it in | 48-43 |
| 17:41 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Tschida | 48-46 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Eric Larmon buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Costello and he's hacked by Michael Heredia - foul #2 on Michael Heredia, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (SG), Kevin Wardle (PF), Wesley Kaplan (C) Kevin Noyes, Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Noah Ott (SG) Leroy Tschida, Floyd McNeil | |
| 17:22 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 17:02 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 17:01 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 16:45 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Heredia | 51-49 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Harold Clingerman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (PG), Armando Rodriguez (SF) Eric Larmon, Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (SF), Andre Brown (PF), James Coyer (C) Roger Peterson, Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| 16:33 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 16:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Wesley Kaplan | 51-49 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan is hacked by James Coyer - foul #1 on James Coyer, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (SG) Harold Clingerman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (SF), James Parkman (C) Ralph Zaharis, James Coyer | |
| 16:17 | Houston | Kevin Wardle is open and lays it up and in | 53-49 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Andre Brown is denied by Kevin Wardle | 53-49 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Gouin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kiely (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Parkman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | William Gouin throws it down on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes | 55-49 |
| 15:12 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 15:11 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely tips it but misses | 55-49 |
| 15:09 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Tschida | 55-49 |
| 15:03 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Wesley Kaplan - foul #2 on Wesley Kaplan, team foul #1 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Robert Spier (PF), James Kress (C) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Kevin Wardle, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF) Leroy Tschida, Noah Ott, Thomas Kiely, Andre Brown | |
| 15:03 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 15:03 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 15:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Spier | 55-50 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Keith Costello misses long on a runner near the basket | 55-50 |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Zaharis | 55-53 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Keith Costello misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Keith Costello grabs the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 14:02 | Houston | James Kress buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from William Gouin and the foul's on Floyd McNeil - foul #2 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) William Gouin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (PF), James Coyer (C) Nicholas Tiernan, James Parkman | |
| 14:02 | Houston | James Kress misses the free throw | 57-53 |
| 14:02 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 13:46 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Michael Heredia, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SF) Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:31 | Houston | Roger Peterson takes the ball from Eric Larmon | 57-53 |
| 13:17 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-56 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-56 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Harold Clingerman tips it in | 59-56 |
| 12:35 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-56 |
| 12:34 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis grabs the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the 3 from straight away | 59-56 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Harold Clingerman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 59-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (PG), William Gouin (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Kevin Wardle (PF), Wesley Kaplan (C) Eric Larmon, Harold Clingerman, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Andre Brown (PF), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Floyd McNeil, Michael Heredia, James Coyer | |
| 11:43 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 11:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Noyes | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Gouin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kiely (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Tiernan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Houston | Keith Costello is called for traveling | 59-56 |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Noyes is called for the reach on Noah Ott - foul #2 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #2 | 59-56 |
| 11:10 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida is hacked by Kevin Noyes - foul #3 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #3 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) William Gouin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:59 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 59-56 |
| 10:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Wesley Kaplan | 59-56 |
| 10:34 | Houston | Kevin Wardle lays it in | 61-56 |
| 10:31 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida is hacked by Eric Larmon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eric Larmon, team foul #4 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Stachowski (C) Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Michael Heredia (C) Leroy Tschida, Thomas Kiely, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Andre Brown | 61-59 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Keith Costello misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Kenneth Longley - foul #1 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF), James Kress (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Kevin Wardle, Donald Stachowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), James Parkman (C) Noah Ott, Andre Brown | |
| 09:55 | Houston | Keith Costello makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 09:55 | Houston | Keith Costello misses the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | James Kress is called for the reach on James Parkman - foul #2 on James Kress, team foul #5 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SG) Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SG), Andre Brown (PF) Kenneth Longley, Michael Heredia | |
| 09:20 | Southern Mississippi | James Kress steps in front of the Ralph Zaharis pass | 62-59 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the jump hook from close range | 64-59 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil is hacked by Armando Rodriguez - foul #1 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Harold Clingerman (SG), Wesley Kaplan (C) William Gouin, Darryl Christmas, James Kress | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Coyer (C) Ralph Zaharis, Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown, James Parkman | |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 08:30 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely grabs the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Spier is called for the reach on Nicholas Tiernan - foul #2 on Robert Spier, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Wardle (PF), Donald Stachowski (C) Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (SG), Michael Heredia (C) Roger Peterson, James Coyer | |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan makes the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 08:25 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan misses the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Eric Larmon drills a 3 from the right wing | 67-60 |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley is hacked by Donald Stachowski - foul #1 on Donald Stachowski, team foul #8 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (SF) Donald Stachowski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG) Thomas Kiely | |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the defensive rebound | 67-61 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Kevin Wardle blows the layup | 67-61 |
| 07:30 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan gets the rebound | 67-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Tschida (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Heredia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 67-61 |
| 07:10 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan hits the follow up shot | 67-63 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Kevin Wardle misses long on an open jumper from close range | 67-63 |
| 06:49 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott grabs the board | 67-63 |
| 06:43 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley misses the fadeaway from the left side | 67-63 |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott can't tip it in | 67-63 |
| 06:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eric Larmon | 67-63 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Longley - foul #2 on Kenneth Longley, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF), James Kress (C) Harold Clingerman, Keith Costello, Kevin Wardle, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF), James Coyer (C) Kenneth Longley, Noah Ott, Leroy Tschida, Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| 06:28 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 06:13 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Zaharis | 69-66 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Eric Larmon clanks a floater from the left side | 69-66 |
| 05:50 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Roger Peterson | 69-66 |
| 05:37 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from James Coyer | 69-68 |
| 05:15 | Houston | James Kress double dribbles | 69-68 |
| Subs | Houston | William Gouin (SG) Eric Larmon | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman (C) James Coyer | |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | Armando Rodriguez steals it from Andre Brown | 69-68 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez lays it in | 71-68 |
| 04:38 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil is called for traveling | 71-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (SG), Keith Costello (SF) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Michael Heredia (PF) Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Andre Brown | |
| 04:14 | Houston | Noah Ott steals it from William Gouin | 71-68 |
| 03:48 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Floyd McNeil is blocked by James Kress | 71-68 |
| 03:46 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Heredia | 71-68 |
| 03:40 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 71-68 |
| 03:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Gouin | 71-68 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Robert Spier misses the wide open turnaround in the paint | 71-68 |
| 03:18 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia grabs the board | 71-68 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Gouin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Spier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Kress (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Longley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd McNeil (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Heredia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Parkman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 03:08 | Houston | William Gouin pulls down the rebound | 71-68 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Robert Spier loses the ball out of bounds | 71-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Kevin Wardle (PF), Wesley Kaplan (C) William Gouin, Harold Clingerman, Keith Costello, Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Leroy Tschida (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Coyer (C) Kenneth Longley, Noah Ott, Floyd McNeil, Michael Heredia, James Parkman | |
| 02:42 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown (PF) James Coyer | |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Armando Rodriguez steps in front of the Ralph Zaharis pass | 71-68 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (SG), Robert Spier (PF), James Kress (C) Kevin Noyes, Kevin Wardle, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF) Roger Peterson, Leroy Tschida | |
| 02:01 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is hacked by Ralph Zaharis - foul #3 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #9 | 71-68 |
| 02:01 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan snags the defensive board | 71-68 |
| 01:43 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses the 3 from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 01:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Armando Rodriguez | 71-68 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Eric Larmon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-68 |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-68 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis grabs the offensive rebound | 71-68 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 3 from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Harold Clingerman is whistled for a carry | 71-71 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman (C) Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman misses the jumper from the baseline | 71-71 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Zaharis | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Parkman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:50 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ralph Zaharis | 71-74 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Harold Clingerman is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Clingerman, team foul #9 | 71-74 |
| 04:26 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-74 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-74 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is hacked by James Kress - foul #3 on James Kress, team foul #10 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (PF) Andre Brown | |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| 03:58 | Houston | James Kress hits the finger roll | 73-76 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-76 |
| 03:35 | Houston | James Kress pulls down the rebound | 73-76 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Harold Clingerman is hacked by Noah Ott - foul #2 on Noah Ott, team foul #10 | 73-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Costello (SF), Kevin Wardle (PF), Wesley Kaplan (C) Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, James Kress | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SG), Michael Heredia (C) Noah Ott, James Parkman | |
| 03:15 | Houston | Harold Clingerman makes the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 03:15 | Houston | Harold Clingerman misses the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 03:15 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Wardle | 74-76 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Kevin Wardle is fouled on the floor by Michael Heredia - foul #4 on Michael Heredia, team foul #11 | 74-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG) Harold Clingerman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG) Ralph Zaharis | |
| 03:00 | Houston | Kevin Wardle misses the 1st free throw | 74-76 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Kevin Wardle makes the 2nd free throw | 75-76 |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF), James Kress (C) Keith Costello, Kevin Wardle, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Andre Brown (PF) Leroy Tschida, Michael Heredia | |
| 02:43 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 75-76 |
| 02:42 | Houston | James Kress grabs the board | 75-76 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Spier | 77-76 |
| 02:24 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-76 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (SG) Kevin Noyes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), James Parkman (C) Roger Peterson, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-76 |
| 02:01 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott grabs the offensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 01:40 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-76 |
| 01:38 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis tips it but misses | 77-76 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Robert Spier gets the rebound | 77-76 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Harold Clingerman lays it up and in set up by Eric Larmon and he's hacked by Noah Ott - foul #3 on Noah Ott, team foul #12 | 79-76 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Harold Clingerman makes the free throw | 80-76 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | James Kress is called for the reach on Noah Ott - foul #4 on James Kress, team foul #11 | 80-76 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 1st free throw | 80-77 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott makes the 2nd free throw | 80-78 |
| 00:51 | Houston | James Kress scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Spier | 82-78 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Clingerman (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - James Parkman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 82-78 |
| 00:43 | Houston | James Kress gets the rebound | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Houston | Ralph Zaharis is called for the reach on James Kress in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #13 | 82-78 |
| 00:41 | Houston | James Kress makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:41 | Houston | James Kress misses the 2nd free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 83-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown loses the dribble to Eric Larmon | 83-78 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Eric Larmon lays it in | 85-78 |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 85-81 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Ralph Zaharis is called for the reach on Eric Larmon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #14 | 85-81 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG) Ralph Zaharis | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil is fouled on the floor by Armando Rodriguez - foul #2 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #12 | 87-81 |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:21 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil makes the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Noah Ott is called for the reach on Harold Clingerman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Noah Ott, team foul #15 | 87-82 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Harold Clingerman makes the 1st free throw | 88-82 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Harold Clingerman makes the 2nd free throw | 89-82 |
| 00:14 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 89-82 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Floyd McNeil | 89-82 |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 89-82 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez gets the rebound | 89-82 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is hacked by Noah Ott in the backcourt - foul #5 on Noah Ott, team foul #16 | 89-82 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson (SG) Noah Ott | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 90-82 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 91-82 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 91-82 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Floyd McNeil | 91-85 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Eric Larmon is hacked by Leroy Tschida in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #17 | 91-85 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 92-85 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 93-85 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida misses long on a halfcourt shot | 93-85 |