| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Garf Glomski (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jerome Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Freshour (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Robert Scott inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Neil Noack | 35-40 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is hacked by Donald Partida - foul #3 on Donald Partida, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG) Donald Partida | |
| 19:24 | Houston | Fang Wang comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Scott | 35-40 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 35-40 |
| 19:18 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Jerome Collins | 35-40 |
| 19:05 | East Carolina | Neil Noack misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Milton Hefner snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Garf Glomski makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Jackson | 38-40 |
| 18:49 | East Carolina | Robert Scott scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Martin Wooldridge | 38-42 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Christopher Jackson buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | Neil Noack lays it in set up by Martin Wooldridge and he's fouled by Milton Hefner - foul #2 on Milton Hefner, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| 18:13 | East Carolina | Neil Noack makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Gregory Freshour swats the shot by Christopher Jackson | 41-45 |
| 17:53 | Houston | Christopher Jackson tips it in | 43-45 |
| 17:25 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses the lay-in | 43-45 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Milton Hefner pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Milton Hefner can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 43-45 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Garf Glomski hits the follow up shot | 45-45 |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Martin Wooldridge is blocked by Milton Hefner | 45-45 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Milton Hefner snags the defensive board | 45-45 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Scott - foul #2 on Robert Scott, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) Fang Wang, John Raczynski, Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Joseph Mosteller (SF), Robert Nipp (PF), Michael Boone (C) Martin Wooldridge, Robert Scott, Jerome Collins, Gregory Freshour | |
| 16:52 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Christopher Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Tim Vidal | 47-48 |
| 16:25 | Houston | William Yard drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Carmelo Fuentes | 49-48 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | William Yard steals it from Joseph Mosteller | 49-48 |
| 16:15 | Houston | William Yard lays it in | 51-48 |
| 15:57 | East Carolina | Otto Hall picks off the pass by Tim Vidal | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carmelo Fuentes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Preusser (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Otto Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nipp (fresh) C - Michael Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Otto Hall gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Otto Hall scores on a shot in the paint | 53-48 |
| 14:50 | East Carolina | Neil Noack is called for traveling | 53-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Garf Glomski (C) William Yard, Carmelo Fuentes, Christopher Jackson, Robert Preusser, Otto Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Jerome Collins (PF) Tim Vidal, Neil Noack, Joseph Mosteller, Robert Nipp | |
| 14:23 | Houston | Garf Glomski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Garf Glomski pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 14:01 | Houston | Milton Hefner is fouled on the floor by Donald Partida - foul #4 on Donald Partida, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller (SG), Gregory Freshour (C) Donald Partida, Michael Boone | |
| 13:46 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jerome Collins - foul #2 on Jerome Collins, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Robert Scott drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Martin Wooldridge and he's hacked by John Raczynski - foul #1 on John Raczynski, team foul #2 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (SG) John Raczynski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG) Jerome Collins | |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Robert Scott makes the free throw | 53-51 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Milton Hefner comes up short on the floater from the right side | 53-51 |
| 13:17 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 13:10 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Martin Wooldridge | 53-53 |
| 12:56 | Houston | Fang Wang is fouled on the floor by Tim Vidal - foul #2 on Tim Vidal, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Preusser (PF), Otto Hall (C) Milton Hefner, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:45 | Houston | Martin Wooldridge steals the ball from Robert Preusser | 53-53 |
| 12:26 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Robert Preusser - foul #1 on Robert Preusser, team foul #3 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Todd Brown (SF) Fang Wang, Frank Kennedy | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Julius Kerr (SF), Jerome Collins (PF) Robert Scott, Joseph Mosteller | |
| 12:26 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 12:26 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 12:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Preusser | 53-54 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Robert Preusser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Michael Boone (C) Martin Wooldridge, Gregory Freshour | |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr is whistled for a carry | 53-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Milton Hefner (PF) Otto Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) SF - Todd Brown (fresh) PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Julius Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Houston | Todd Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Milton Hefner - foul #3 on Milton Hefner, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Garf Glomski (C) William Yard, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG), Robert Scott (SF) Tim Vidal, Julius Kerr | |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 11:06 | Houston | Fang Wang can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 11:04 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Todd Brown misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Scott - foul #3 on Robert Scott, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Robert Preusser (PF) John Raczynski, Milton Hefner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller (SG), Robert Nipp (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Neil Noack, Jerome Collins, Michael Boone | |
| 10:44 | Houston | Todd Brown misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Todd Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:44 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Preusser | 53-56 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Fang Wang buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Preusser | 56-56 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller is whistled for a carry | 56-56 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF) Carmelo Fuentes, Todd Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG) Robert Nipp | |
| 09:50 | Houston | Robert Preusser comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Robert Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 09:22 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Fang Wang - foul #2 on Fang Wang, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Milton Hefner (PF) Fang Wang, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Robert Nipp (PF) Martin Wooldridge, Robert Scott | |
| 09:22 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 09:22 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Milton Hefner misses short on a jumper from the right block | 56-58 |
| 08:59 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Nipp | 56-58 |
| 08:52 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Milton Hefner pulls down the rebound | 56-58 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Christopher Jackson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Raczynski | 59-58 |
| 07:59 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp's 3 pointer is rejected by John Raczynski | 59-58 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Robert Preusser snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Raczynski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Preusser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Mosteller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nipp (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Freshour (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:51 | Houston | Christopher Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 07:45 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-58 |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Neil Noack tips it home | 59-60 |
| 07:25 | Houston | Christopher Jackson knocks in the floater from the left side set up by William Yard | 61-60 |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour blows the layup | 61-60 |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Joseph Mosteller grabs the offensive board | 61-60 |
| 06:54 | East Carolina | Tim Vidal loses the dribble to William Yard | 61-60 |
| 06:37 | Houston | Robert Preusser makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Raczynski | 63-60 |
| 06:33 | East Carolina | Robert Preusser is called for the reach on Tim Vidal - foul #2 on Robert Preusser, team foul #6 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Carmelo Fuentes (SG), Frank Kennedy (SF), Otto Hall (PF), Garf Glomski (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Christopher Jackson, Milton Hefner, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Martin Wooldridge (SG), Robert Scott (SF), Jerome Collins (PF), Michael Boone (C) Tim Vidal, Neil Noack, Joseph Mosteller, Robert Nipp, Gregory Freshour | |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Frank Kennedy is called for the reach on Robert Scott - foul #1 on Frank Kennedy, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| 06:13 | East Carolina | Robert Scott misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 06:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Garf Glomski | 63-60 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Boone - foul #1 on Michael Boone, team foul #7 | 63-60 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Frank Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | Michael Boone pulls down the rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | Robert Scott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 63-60 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Garf Glomski gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Fang Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-60 |
| 05:01 | East Carolina | Donald Partida knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-62 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Fang Wang misses the runner near the basket | 63-62 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Otto Hall tips it home | 65-62 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Garf Glomski - foul #3 on Garf Glomski, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (SG), Christopher Jackson (SF), Milton Hefner (PF), Robert Preusser (C) Carmelo Fuentes, Frank Kennedy, Otto Hall, Garf Glomski | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Neil Noack (SG), Robert Nipp (C) Martin Wooldridge, Michael Boone | |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 03:57 | Houston | Fang Wang is fouled on the floor by Donald Partida - foul #5 on Donald Partida, team foul #8 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG) William Yard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tim Vidal (PG), Julius Kerr (SF), Joseph Mosteller (PF) Donald Partida, Robert Scott, Jerome Collins | |
| 03:57 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:57 | Houston | Fang Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fang Wang (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Jackson (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Milton Hefner (fresh) 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Preusser (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tim Vidal (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Neil Noack (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Julius Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Mosteller (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Nipp (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Tim Vidal | 67-66 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Christopher Jackson is whistled for a carry | 67-66 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG) Fang Wang | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Martin Wooldridge (PG) Tim Vidal | |
| 02:54 | East Carolina | Neil Noack drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-68 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Fang Wang (PG), Garf Glomski (C) William Yard, Robert Preusser | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Scott (SF), Jerome Collins (PF), Gregory Freshour (C) Julius Kerr, Joseph Mosteller, Robert Nipp | |
| 02:41 | Houston | John Raczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-68 |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:34 | East Carolina | Garf Glomski blocks the jumper by Jerome Collins | 67-68 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Garf Glomski gets the rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Garf Glomski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-68 |
| 01:56 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Garf Glomski - foul #4 on Garf Glomski, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| 01:56 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:56 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Milton Hefner connects on the jumper in the lane set up by John Raczynski | 69-69 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | Neil Noack buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Martin Wooldridge | 69-72 |
| 00:55 | Houston | Fang Wang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-72 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Garf Glomski hits the follow up shot | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Robert Scott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 71-72 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Milton Hefner grabs the defensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Milton Hefner scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Fang Wang | 73-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins drills a runner from close range | 73-74 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Garf Glomski can't finish the layup | 73-74 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour grabs the defensive rebound | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour is fouled in the backcourt by John Raczynski - foul #2 on John Raczynski, team foul #10 | 73-74 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Gregory Freshour makes the 2nd free throw | 73-76 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Christopher Jackson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 73-76 |