| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) PF - Michael Sample (fresh) C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Gardner (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Gene Reid inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Michael Sample can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fyodor Zerphey - foul #2 on Fyodor Zerphey, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), William Adams (C) Clint White, Terry Schaller, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Michael Sample makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Michael Sample picks off the pass by Fyodor Zerphey | 26-32 |
| 19:14 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder loses the dribble to Fyodor Zerphey | 26-32 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Frank Tully is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| 18:53 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by Michael Sample is blocked by Fyodor Zerphey | 26-32 |
| 18:51 | Houston | James Gardner grabs the board | 26-32 |
| 18:29 | Houston | James Gardner clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-32 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | William Adams gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:22 | East Carolina | William Adams misses long on a jump hook from close range | 26-32 |
| 18:21 | East Carolina | Gene Reid grabs the offensive rebound | 26-32 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-32 |
| 18:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Luce | 26-32 |
| 17:45 | Houston | John Luce hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on William Adams - foul #1 on William Adams, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), James Mack (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Michael Moulder, Gene Reid, William Adams | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:45 | Houston | John Luce makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:45 | Houston | John Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 17:26 | East Carolina | James Gardner is called for the reach on Terry Schaller - foul #2 on James Gardner, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF) James Mack | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Erickson (C) John Luce | |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Terry Schaller | 28-34 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Michael Sample picks off the pass by Frank Tully out of a doubleteam | 28-34 |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Clint White is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Tully - foul #1 on Frank Tully, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Mack (SF), William Adams (C) Gene Reid, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (SF) Joshua Gross | |
| 16:32 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller clanks a 3 from straight away | 28-34 |
| 16:30 | East Carolina | James Mack misses the tip | 28-34 |
| 16:28 | Houston | Frank Tully grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 16:22 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses the lay-in | 28-34 |
| 16:20 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to David Smith | 28-34 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Frank Tully can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Clint White - foul #2 on Clint White, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, James Mack, William Adams | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (SG) James Gardner | |
| 16:07 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 16:07 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 15:43 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ronnie Eldridge | 31-36 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Sample (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Houston | Frank Tully splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-36 |
| 15:28 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Nenad Zenz | 31-36 |
| 15:26 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), James Mack (SF), William Adams (C) Terry Schaller, Gene Reid, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (SG), Joshua Gross (SF), John Luce (C) Frank Tully, Fyodor Zerphey, Paul Erickson | |
| 15:05 | Houston | Joshua Gross's dunk attempt is rejected by William Adams | 31-36 |
| 15:03 | East Carolina | William Adams grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 14:57 | East Carolina | James Mack banks in the layup set up by Michael Sample | 33-36 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Peter Fierro comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael Sample - foul #3 on Michael Sample, team foul #3 | 33-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, James Mack, William Adams | |
| Subs | Houston | James Gardner (SG) Joseph Hill | |
| 14:37 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Nenad Zenz | 36-37 |
| 13:56 | Houston | Peter Fierro can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 36-37 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Joshua Gross tips it back up and in | 36-39 |
| 13:35 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ronnie Eldridge | 38-39 |
| 13:11 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Michael Sample snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 13:02 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-39 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz gets the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:50 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge's floater is knocked away by Joshua Gross | 38-39 |
| 12:49 | Houston | John Luce snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Peter Fierro misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 12:23 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz misses the lay-in | 38-39 |
| 12:21 | Houston | John Luce snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Peter Fierro makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Gardner | 38-41 |
| 12:12 | East Carolina | James Gardner takes the ball from Ronnie Eldridge | 38-41 |
| 11:46 | Houston | John Luce makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Gardner | 38-43 |
| 11:42 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on David Smith - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), James Mack (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Terry Schaller, Gene Reid, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF), Paul Erickson (C) Peter Fierro, James Gardner, David Smith, John Luce | |
| 11:42 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 11:42 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Moulder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Mack (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Freddie Gibson (fresh) C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Houston | Paul Erickson's layup is rejected by Freddie Gibson | 40-43 |
| 11:18 | East Carolina | James Mack grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder is fouled on the floor by Frank Tully - foul #2 on Frank Tully, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), William Adams (C) Michael Moulder, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Clint White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Tully - foul #3 on Frank Tully, team foul #6 | 40-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG) Terry Schaller | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Clint White misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:56 | East Carolina | Clint White misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Joshua Gross is hacked by Freddie Gibson - foul #1 on Freddie Gibson, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG) Michael Moulder | |
| Subs | Houston | James Gardner (SG) Joseph Hill | |
| 10:24 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey is called for traveling | 40-43 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | James Mack misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joshua Gross - foul #2 on Joshua Gross, team foul #7 | 40-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Gene Reid (SF) Terry Schaller, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Houston | David Smith (SF) Joshua Gross | |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | James Mack misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:04 | East Carolina | James Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 10:04 | Houston | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 09:41 | Houston | David Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Tully out of a doubleteam | 40-46 |
| 09:24 | East Carolina | Frank Tully steals it from Clint White | 40-46 |
| 09:20 | Houston | James Gardner lays it up and in on a nice dish by Frank Tully | 40-48 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Ronnie Eldridge - foul #2 on Ronnie Eldridge, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Gene Reid | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:32 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey clanks a jumper from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Frank Tully hits the follow up shot | 40-50 |
| 08:20 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by William Adams | 43-50 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Paul Erickson banks in the layup and he's hacked by James Mack - foul #2 on James Mack, team foul #6 | 43-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (PG), Gene Reid (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, Michael Sample, William Adams | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), Joshua Gross (SF) Frank Tully, James Gardner, David Smith | |
| 07:57 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the free throw | 43-53 |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz lays it in | 45-53 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronnie Eldridge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Mack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Erickson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Joshua Gross is hacked by Ronnie Eldridge - foul #3 on Ronnie Eldridge, team foul #7 | 45-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) James Mack | |
| Subs | Houston | John Luce (C) Paul Erickson | |
| 07:19 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 07:19 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | Fyodor Zerphey steps in front of the Ronnie Eldridge pass | 45-55 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Ronnie Eldridge steps in front of the Joseph Hill pass | 45-55 |
| 06:44 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge lays it up and in | 47-55 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Michael Sample is called for the reach on Joseph Hill - foul #4 on Michael Sample, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), James Mack (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), William Adams (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Gene Reid, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), David Smith (SF) Peter Fierro, Joshua Gross | |
| 06:21 | Houston | Joseph Hill makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Joseph Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to William Adams | 47-56 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | William Adams clanks a driving attempt from close range | 47-56 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Frank Tully hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey tips it home | 47-58 |
| 05:50 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson can't finish the layup | 47-58 |
| 05:48 | Houston | David Smith snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Joseph Hill misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-58 |
| 05:41 | Houston | John Luce tips it back up and in | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | James Mack connects on the floater from the right block set up by Clint White and the foul's on David Smith - foul #3 on David Smith, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Terry Schaller, Freddie Gibson, William Adams | |
| Subs | Houston | James Gardner (SG), Joshua Gross (SF) Joseph Hill, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | James Mack misses the free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:21 | Houston | David Smith gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 04:56 | Houston | John Luce misses the dunk attempt | 49-60 |
| 04:55 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:51 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 04:49 | East Carolina | James Mack gets the offensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 04:39 | East Carolina | James Mack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF) Clint White, James Mack, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Erickson (C) John Luce | |
| 04:10 | Houston | Nenad Zenz is called for the reach on Paul Erickson - foul #1 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #9 | 49-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), William Adams (C) Terry Schaller, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Joshua Gross | |
| 04:10 | Houston | Paul Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | William Adams snags the defensive board | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge is hacked by Paul Erickson - foul #2 on Paul Erickson, team foul #9 | 49-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), James Mack (PF) Clint White, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 03:52 | East Carolina | James Mack gets the offensive rebound | 49-61 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:46 | East Carolina | Frank Tully steals it from James Mack | 49-61 |
| 03:21 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Eldridge - foul #4 on Ronnie Eldridge, team foul #10 | 49-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Ronnie Eldridge, James Mack, William Adams | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG) Frank Tully | |
| 03:21 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 03:21 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Sample (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Fierro (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Michael Sample loses the dribble to Fyodor Zerphey | 49-63 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Paul Erickson comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 49-63 |
| 02:44 | East Carolina | Michael Sample snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-63 |
| 02:26 | Houston | James Gardner pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 02:03 | Houston | David Smith comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Nenad Zenz - foul #2 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #11 | 49-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), James Mack (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), William Adams (C) Clint White, Terry Schaller, Gene Reid, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Hill (SG), Joshua Gross (SF) James Gardner, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| 02:03 | Houston | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 02:03 | Houston | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 02:03 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | Paul Erickson steps in front of the Michael Moulder pass | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:11 | Houston | David Smith buries a fadeaway in the lane | 49-66 |
| 01:06 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge is hacked by David Smith - foul #4 on David Smith, team foul #10 | 49-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Joshua Gross | |
| 01:06 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 50-66 |
| 01:06 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 00:41 | Houston | David Smith is called for traveling | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | David Smith steals the ball from James Mack | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Houston | David Smith clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 51-66 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Mack | 51-66 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Peter Fierro steals the ball from Michael Moulder | 51-66 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Peter Fierro runs out the clock | 51-66 |