| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty snags the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is hacked by Milton Hefner - foul #1 on Milton Hefner, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is fouled on the floor by Christopher Jackson - foul #1 on Christopher Jackson, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 18:53 | Houston | John Raczynski snags the defensive board | 28-35 |
| 18:47 | Houston | John Raczynski makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Garf Glomski | 31-35 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Dustin Edwards | 31-38 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Garf Glomski misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-38 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Mason and he's hacked by Milton Hefner - foul #2 on Milton Hefner, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Milton Hefner scores on a runner in the lane | 33-41 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly snags the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski drills a 3 from the right wing set up by John Mason | 33-44 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Garf Glomski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 16:49 | Houston | John Raczynski tips it home | 35-44 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-44 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Fang Wang snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Garf Glomski drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Fang Wang and he's fouled by Bradly Kelly - foul #2 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Robert Preusser (PF) Fang Wang, John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SG), George Charlton (SF), David Halls (PF) Dustin Edwards, Thomas Petty, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 16:24 | Houston | Garf Glomski misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly buries a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Robert Preusser - foul #2 on Robert Preusser, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Otto Hall (C) Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the free throw | 37-47 |
| 15:48 | Houston | Otto Hall misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-47 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | George Charlton pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Preusser (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Otto Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Mayers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Halls (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | William Yard steals it from Bradly Kelly | 37-47 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Bradly Kelly is called for the reach on Otto Hall - foul #3 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on William Mayers - foul #1 on William Mayers, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Frank Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Frank Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the lay-in but the foul's on Otto Hall - foul #2 on Otto Hall, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Milton Hefner (PF) Carmelo Fuentes, Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Thomas Petty (SF) William Mayers, George Charlton | |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:24 | Houston | Frank Kennedy loses the dribble to Thomas Petty | 39-48 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | John Mason is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 39-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Jackson (SF) Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Bradly Kelly | |
| 13:58 | Houston | William Yard is fouled on the floor by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #3 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #4 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Garf Glomski (C) William Yard, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG) John Mason | |
| 13:37 | Houston | Fang Wang connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Garf Glomski | 42-48 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-48 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | David Halls tips it but misses | 42-48 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty tips it in | 42-50 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Milton Hefner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-50 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Garf Glomski tips it home | 44-50 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski misses the tip | 44-50 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards tips it in | 44-52 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Fang Wang misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-52 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-52 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Garf Glomski grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 11:44 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Milton Hefner and he's hacked by Thomas Petty - foul #2 on Thomas Petty, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), William Mayers (SG), Bradly Kelly (C) Dustin Edwards, Thomas Petty, David Halls | |
| 11:44 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Yard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Preusser (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Otto Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Mayers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 11:29 | Houston | Otto Hall grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Frank Kennedy clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Robert Preusser takes the ball from John Mason | 47-52 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Fang Wang clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | William Mayers misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-52 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | George Charlton tips it but misses | 47-52 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Otto Hall gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 09:51 | Houston | William Yard misses the lay-in but the foul's on John Mason - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Garf Glomski (C) Fang Wang, Otto Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Thomas Petty (SF) William Mayers, George Charlton | |
| 09:51 | Houston | William Yard misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 09:51 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by John Mason | 48-54 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Robert Preusser knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by William Yard | 50-54 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Dustin Edwards | 50-56 |
| 08:37 | Houston | William Yard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Milton Hefner (PF) William Yard, Frank Kennedy, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (PG), David Halls (PF) John Mason, Kosta Gembarowski | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | David Halls travels with the ball | 50-56 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Milton Hefner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the board | 50-56 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Mayers | 50-59 |
| 07:46 | Houston | John Raczynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Preusser (C) Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG) Thomas Petty | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Mayers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Halls (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 07:31 | Houston | The rebound goes to Milton Hefner | 50-59 |
| 07:21 | Houston | John Raczynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-59 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG) Carmelo Fuentes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | William Mayers drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from George Charlton | 50-62 |
| 07:00 | Houston | Milton Hefner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-62 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | William Mayers snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | William Mayers hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by George Charlton | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:31 | Houston | William Yard is fouled on the floor by Bradly Kelly - foul #4 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #7 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SF), Kosta Gembarowski (PF) Dustin Edwards, William Mayers, David Halls | |
| 06:31 | Houston | William Yard misses the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski can't connect on a runner from close range but the foul's on Robert Preusser - foul #3 on Robert Preusser, team foul #6 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Garf Glomski (C) John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 3 from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | John Mason can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-67 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Garf Glomski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 05:26 | Houston | William Yard clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 53-67 |
| 05:24 | Houston | Garf Glomski snags the offensive board | 53-67 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Bradly Kelly - foul #5 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG) William Yard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Mayers (SG), David Halls (C) George Charlton, Bradly Kelly | |
| 05:14 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Mayers | 54-69 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on John Mason - foul #4 on John Mason, team foul #9 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Robert Preusser (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Frank Kennedy, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG) Thomas Petty | |
| 04:36 | Houston | Milton Hefner makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski snags the defensive board | 55-69 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | David Halls buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Dustin Edwards | 55-71 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Fang Wang can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Milton Hefner tips it but misses | 55-71 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Fang Wang is called for the reach on John Mason - foul #2 on Fang Wang, team foul #7 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Otto Hall (C) Milton Hefner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (SF) William Mayers | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 1st free throw | 55-71 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Otto Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 55-71 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) PF - Robert Preusser (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Otto Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - George Charlton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kosta Gembarowski (tiring) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Halls (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Fang Wang connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Raczynski | 58-71 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | John Mason lays it in and the foul's on Fang Wang - foul #3 on Fang Wang, team foul #8 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF) Fang Wang, John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SF) George Charlton | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the free throw | 58-74 |
| 02:47 | Houston | William Yard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kosta Gembarowski - foul #4 on Kosta Gembarowski, team foul #10 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Charlton (PG) John Mason | |
| 02:47 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 02:47 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-74 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Charlton | 60-76 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-76 |
| 02:08 | Houston | William Yard gets the offensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 01:51 | Houston | William Yard scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Carmelo Fuentes | 62-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from George Charlton | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:25 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-78 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Kosta Gembarowski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-78 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | David Halls is denied on a layup by Robert Preusser | 62-78 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Frank Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Houston | William Yard connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-78 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Otto Hall is called for the reach on Thomas Petty - foul #3 on Otto Hall, team foul #9 | 64-78 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) George Charlton | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 64-79 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 64-80 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-80 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the board | 64-80 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Mason runs out the clock | 64-80 |