| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 2 pts. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Steven Tyler (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Doyle Noga (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Macmillan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Terry Lewis inbounds the ball | 35-21 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Houston | Terry Lewis hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Maury | 37-21 |
| 19:22 | East Carolina | Pat Ray steals it from Chris Macmillan | 37-21 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Henry Wood clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-21 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Gary Maury gets the offensive rebound | 37-21 |
| 18:43 | Houston | Henry Wood connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Lewis | 40-21 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-21 |
| 18:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to Pat Ray | 40-21 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Terry Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 40-21 |
| 18:17 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan is denied on a layup by Terry Lewis | 40-21 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Clinton Canaday gets the rebound | 40-21 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Clinton Canaday knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Terry Lewis | 42-21 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan misses long on a floater in the lane | 42-21 |
| 17:50 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan grabs the offensive board | 42-21 |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Murff | 42-24 |
| 17:28 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Henry Wood and he's fouled by Chris Macmillan - foul #3 on Chris Macmillan, team foul #1 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell (C) Chris Macmillan | |
| 17:28 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the free throw | 45-24 |
| 17:10 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler misses the 3 from straight away | 45-24 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Clinton Canaday grabs the defensive rebound | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:41 | Houston | Gary Maury misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-24 |
| 16:40 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff snags the defensive board | 45-24 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Steven Tyler is hacked by Gary Maury - foul #2 on Gary Maury, team foul #1 | 45-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (PG), Philip Richardson (SG), Floyd Fikes (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Gary Maury, Henry Wood, Terry Lewis, Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (PG), Emerson Edwards (SG), Everett Craven (SF), Brian Eckhart (C) Steven Tyler, Arthur Murff, Doyle Noga, Salvador Esparza | |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Brian Eckhart is blocked by Floyd Fikes | 45-24 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart grabs the offensive rebound | 45-24 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart connects on the floater near the basket set up by Cameron Calvin | 45-26 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Karr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Everett Craven (fresh) PF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 2 blk. C - Brian Eckhart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:35 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher is hacked by Brian Eckhart - foul #1 on Brian Eckhart, team foul #2 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Henry Wood (SG) Harold Karr, Philip Richardson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Arthur Murff (SG), Salvador Esparza (PF), Chris Macmillan (C) Emerson Edwards, Everett Craven, Paul Mitchell, Brian Eckhart | |
| 15:22 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher slams it home on a great pass from Gary Maury | 47-26 |
| 15:01 | East Carolina | Floyd Fikes is called for the reach on Salvador Esparza - foul #1 on Floyd Fikes, team foul #2 | 47-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Lewis (SF), Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Floyd Fikes, Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Doyle Noga (SF) Cameron Calvin | |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses the easy layup | 47-26 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Clinton Canaday grabs the defensive rebound | 47-26 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:29 | Houston | Henry Wood scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Pat Ray | 50-26 |
| 14:08 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-26 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Terry Lewis pulls down the rebound | 50-26 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Gary Maury is fouled on the floor by Steven Tyler - foul #2 on Steven Tyler, team foul #3 | 50-26 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SG), Paul Mitchell (PF), Brian Eckhart (C) Arthur Murff, Salvador Esparza, Chris Macmillan | |
| 13:28 | Houston | Terry Lewis is hacked by Brian Eckhart - foul #2 on Brian Eckhart, team foul #4 | 50-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG) Henry Wood | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:08 | Houston | Clinton Canaday comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-26 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Harold Karr pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-26 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Terry Lewis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Cameron Calvin - foul #1 on Cameron Calvin, team foul #5 | 50-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (SG), Michael Harrison (C) Gary Maury, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG), Salvador Esparza (PF) Steven Tyler, Brian Eckhart | |
| 12:50 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 51-26 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Terry Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-26 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-26 |
| 12:40 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin tips it but misses | 52-26 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Clinton Canaday gets the rebound | 52-26 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Clinton Canaday is called for 3 seconds | 52-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG), Floyd Fikes (SF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Philip Richardson, Terry Lewis, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan (C) Doyle Noga | |
| 12:16 | East Carolina | Harold Karr steps in front of the Cameron Calvin pass in the backcourt | 52-26 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Floyd Fikes | 54-26 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Karr (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Murff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Salvador Esparza (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Macmillan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza buries a jumper from the baseline | 54-28 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Harold Karr drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-28 |
| 11:19 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-28 |
| 11:18 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin snags the offensive board | 56-28 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Floyd Fikes is called for the reach on Paul Mitchell - foul #2 on Floyd Fikes, team foul #3 | 56-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Harold Karr, Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Steven Tyler (PG), Doyle Noga (SF) Cameron Calvin, Paul Mitchell | |
| 10:58 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza travels with the ball | 56-28 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SG) Arthur Murff | |
| 10:43 | Houston | Clinton Canaday misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Doyle Noga - foul #1 on Doyle Noga, team foul #6 | 56-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Lewis (SF) Floyd Fikes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell (PF) Salvador Esparza | |
| 10:43 | Houston | Clinton Canaday makes the 1st free throw | 57-28 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Clinton Canaday makes the 2nd free throw | 58-28 |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Clinton Canaday - foul #2 on Clinton Canaday, team foul #4 | 58-28 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart (C) Chris Macmillan | |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the 1st free throw | 58-29 |
| 10:36 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga makes the 2nd free throw | 58-30 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Pat Ray hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Clinton Canaday | 60-30 |
| 10:07 | East Carolina | Doyle Noga throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Murff (SG) Cameron Calvin | |
| 09:46 | Houston | Henry Wood misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-30 |
| 09:45 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart grabs the defensive rebound | 60-30 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Arthur Murff drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Steven Tyler | 60-33 |
| 08:59 | Houston | Clinton Canaday is called for traveling | 60-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Karr (SG), Floyd Fikes (SF), Michael Harrison (PF) Henry Wood, Terry Lewis, Clinton Canaday | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin (SF), Salvador Esparza (PF), Chris Macmillan (C) Doyle Noga, Paul Mitchell, Brian Eckhart | |
| 08:46 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 60-33 |
| 08:45 | Houston | Michael Harrison snags the defensive board | 60-33 |
| 08:16 | Houston | Pat Ray can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-33 |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | Chris Macmillan grabs the board | 60-33 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Salvador Esparza double dribbles | 60-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (SG), Timothy Gallaher (C) Gary Maury, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG), Everett Craven (SF), Paul Mitchell (PF), Brian Eckhart (C) Steven Tyler, Arthur Murff, Salvador Esparza, Chris Macmillan | |
| 07:43 | Houston | Harold Karr scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Harold Karr (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Floyd Fikes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 4 reb. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Cameron Calvin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emerson Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Everett Craven (fresh) PF - Paul Mitchell (fresh) 2 blk. C - Brian Eckhart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 63-33 |
| 07:29 | Houston | Michael Harrison gets the rebound | 63-33 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Michael Harrison makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Harold Karr | 65-33 |
| 07:00 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin makes the jumper from the left wing | 65-35 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Floyd Fikes connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Philip Richardson | 67-35 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 67-37 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Paul Mitchell - foul #3 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #7 | 67-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (SG), Craig Kohr (C) Floyd Fikes, Michael Harrison | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ted Scoggins (C) Brian Eckhart | |
| 05:56 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher makes the 1st free throw | 68-37 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher misses the 2nd free throw | 68-37 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Harold Karr gets the offensive rebound | 68-37 |
| 05:36 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 68-37 |
| 05:35 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 68-37 |
| 05:30 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-40 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Harold Karr makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy Gallaher | 71-40 |
| 04:59 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 71-42 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Philip Richardson misses the floater from the left wing | 71-42 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 71-42 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Cameron Calvin knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 71-44 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Philip Richardson | 73-44 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Everett Craven can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-44 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Edward Cole pulls down the rebound | 73-44 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Philip Richardson banks in the layup | 75-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Cole (fresh) SF - Harold Karr (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Gallaher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Craig Kohr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Cameron Calvin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emerson Edwards (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Everett Craven (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ted Scoggins (fresh) | |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell misses the dunk but he's fouled by Timothy Gallaher - foul #1 on Timothy Gallaher, team foul #5 | 75-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Floyd Fikes (SF), Michael Harrison (PF) Philip Richardson, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Anderson (PG), Brian Eckhart (PF) Emerson Edwards, Everett Craven | |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 75-45 |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 75-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Houston | Michael Harrison misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 75-46 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Edward Cole snags the offensive board | 75-46 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Paul Mitchell is called for the reach on Floyd Fikes - foul #4 on Paul Mitchell, team foul #8 | 75-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (SG), Timothy Gallaher (C) Edward Cole, Craig Kohr | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards (SG) Ted Scoggins | |
| 02:38 | Houston | Floyd Fikes makes the 1st free throw | 76-46 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Floyd Fikes makes the 2nd free throw | 77-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell lays it in set up by Cameron Calvin and he's fouled by Timothy Gallaher - foul #2 on Timothy Gallaher, team foul #6 | 77-48 |
| 02:22 | East Carolina | Paul Mitchell makes the free throw | 77-49 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Floyd Fikes drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Richardson | 80-49 |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Harrison - foul #2 on Michael Harrison, team foul #7 | 80-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Everett Craven (SF) Kevin Anderson | |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart makes the 1st free throw | 80-50 |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart makes the 2nd free throw | 80-51 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Michael Harrison misses the shot in the lane | 80-51 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards grabs the board | 80-51 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Emerson Edwards is whistled for a carry | 80-51 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Michael Harrison makes the shot from the left block set up by Philip Richardson and the foul's on Everett Craven - foul #2 on Everett Craven, team foul #9 | 82-51 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Michael Harrison makes the free throw | 83-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | Harold Karr steals the ball from Emerson Edwards | 83-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Michael Harrison makes the jumper from the right side | 85-51 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Gallaher - foul #3 on Timothy Gallaher, team foul #8 | 85-51 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart misses the 1st free throw | 85-51 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Brian Eckhart makes the 2nd free throw | 85-52 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Harold Karr runs out the clock | 85-52 |