| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | James Simmons inbounds the ball | 38-47 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Robert Spier - foul #1 on Robert Spier, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 19:20 | Houston | Robert Spier hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Larmon | 39-49 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Eric Larmon steals the ball from Todd Scheetz | 39-49 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Eric Larmon lays it in | 39-51 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing but the foul's on Eric Larmon - foul #2 on Eric Larmon, team foul #2 | 39-51 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 18:37 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz makes the 3rd free throw | 42-51 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Eric Larmon clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Duesenberg - foul #2 on David Duesenberg, team foul #1 | 42-51 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 18:26 | East Carolina | James Simmons grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 18:18 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Duesenberg | 45-52 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez loses the ball out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF) James Simmons | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:39 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg is hacked by Kevin Noyes - foul #1 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #3 | 45-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (SG), Todd Hardesty (PF) David Duesenberg, Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:21 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-52 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the board | 45-52 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Kevin Wardle is whistled for traveling | 45-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SF) Wayne Skinner, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| 16:49 | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite is fouled on the floor by Eric Larmon - foul #3 on Eric Larmon, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Tony Wilhite | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | James Simmons is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #1 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Duesenberg (SG) Hans Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Teddy Wright | 48-52 |
| 16:08 | Houston | Gordon Ward is hacked by David Duesenberg - foul #3 on David Duesenberg, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Robert Cummings (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) David Duesenberg, Teddy Wright, Todd Hardesty | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| 15:54 | Houston | Keith Costello is hacked by Wayne Skinner - foul #1 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Duesenberg (SG) Joshua Lawhon | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF) Lawrence Turcotte, Gordon Ward, Keith Costello | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Cummings (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 8 pts. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Houston | Robert Spier misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Simmons | 48-52 |
| 15:24 | East Carolina | James Simmons misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 15:23 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings tips it but misses | 48-52 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Kevin Noyes gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Robert Spier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Teddy Wright (SF) James Simmons | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:42 | East Carolina | Eric Larmon steals it from David Duesenberg | 48-52 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Larmon | 48-54 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-54 |
| 14:16 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright can't tip it in | 48-54 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Eric Larmon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-54 |
| 13:53 | Houston | Kevin Noyes snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Kevin Noyes drills a jumper from the left side set up by Eric Larmon | 48-56 |
| 13:23 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-56 |
| 13:21 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz grabs the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Wardle - foul #2 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (PG), James Simmons (SF), Todd Hardesty (C) Wayne Skinner, Robert Cummings, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 12:57 | Houston | James Simmons steals it from Carter Collins | 49-56 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | James Simmons loses the dribble to Lawrence Turcotte | 49-56 |
| 12:44 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte banks in the layup | 49-58 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | James Simmons comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-58 |
| 12:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Wesley Kaplan | 49-58 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Gordon Ward travels with the ball | 49-58 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG), Hans Kuklenski (C) David Duesenberg, Teddy Wright | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| 11:42 | East Carolina | James Simmons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the board | 49-58 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Wilhite (fresh) SG - Joshua Lawhon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Simmons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Hardesty (fresh) 5 reb. C - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the shot from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | James Simmons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 11:13 | Houston | Eric Larmon grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Keith Costello misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Gordon Ward snags the offensive board | 49-60 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 49-60 |
| 10:39 | East Carolina | James Simmons snags the defensive board | 49-60 |
| 10:33 | East Carolina | Keith Costello steals the ball from Todd Hardesty | 49-60 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the lay-in | 49-60 |
| 10:27 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tony Wilhite | 51-60 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Keith Costello is hacked by Joshua Lawhon - foul #1 on Joshua Lawhon, team foul #4 | 51-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Teddy Wright (SF), Robert Cummings (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Tony Wilhite, Joshua Lawhon, James Simmons, Todd Hardesty | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Gordon Ward, Keith Costello, Wesley Kaplan, Carter Collins | |
| 09:50 | Houston | Todd Scheetz denies the turnaround by Kevin Wardle | 51-60 |
| 09:48 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 09:43 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Todd Scheetz picks off the pass by Eric Larmon | 51-60 |
| 09:14 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Spier | 51-60 |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz tips it back up and in | 53-60 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 08:54 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Teddy Wright | 55-60 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-60 |
| 08:38 | Houston | Robert Spier can't tip it in | 55-60 |
| 08:36 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Teddy Wright | 55-60 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner is hacked by Kevin Wardle - foul #3 on Kevin Wardle, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Duesenberg (SG) Hans Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 08:29 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the board | 55-60 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Todd Scheetz steals the ball from Kevin Noyes | 55-60 |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Skinner | 58-60 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte's pass is intercepted by Wayne Skinner | 58-60 |
| 07:24 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wayne Skinner | 60-60 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cummings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (PG), Hans Kuklenski (SF), Todd Hardesty (PF) Wayne Skinner, Teddy Wright, Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty's pass is intercepted by Gordon Ward | 60-60 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Keith Costello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:14 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski clanks a jumper from the left block | 60-60 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan snags the defensive board | 60-60 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Gordon Ward blows the layup but he's fouled by David Duesenberg - foul #4 on David Duesenberg, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Teddy Wright (PF) David Duesenberg, Hans Kuklenski | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Wardle (C) Carter Collins | |
| 06:08 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:52 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Teddy Wright | 63-61 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Keith Costello scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Eric Larmon | 63-63 |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-63 |
| 05:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Wardle | 63-63 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Eric Larmon is hacked by Wayne Skinner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #6 | 63-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cummings (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) James Simmons, Todd Hardesty | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF) Gordon Ward, Keith Costello, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 04:50 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 63-63 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Kevin Wardle grabs the offensive board | 63-63 |
| 04:36 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses badly on a floater from the right block | 63-63 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz grabs the defensive rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings is fouled on the floor by Armando Rodriguez - foul #3 on Armando Rodriguez, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG), David Duesenberg (SG), Hans Kuklenski (SF) Wayne Skinner, Joshua Lawhon, Teddy Wright | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Wesley Kaplan (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Wardle | |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Robert Spier misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Hans Kuklenski - foul #2 on Hans Kuklenski, team foul #7 | 65-63 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg double dribbles | 65-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty (PF) Robert Cummings | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| 03:34 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Todd Scheetz - foul #2 on Todd Scheetz, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), James Simmons (SF), Teddy Wright (PF) Tony Wilhite, Hans Kuklenski, Todd Hardesty | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:34 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 03:09 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 65-66 |
| 03:08 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Noyes | 65-66 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - James Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 10 pts. 9 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses long on a runner from close range | 65-66 |
| 02:50 | East Carolina | James Simmons pulls down the rebound | 65-66 |
| 02:45 | East Carolina | James Simmons knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Wayne Skinner | 68-66 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-69 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (SG), Robert Cummings (PF), Todd Hardesty (C) David Duesenberg, James Simmons, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Carter Collins (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 02:08 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Duesenberg (SG), Todd Scheetz (C) Joshua Lawhon, Todd Hardesty | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Robert Spier (PF) Gordon Ward, Keith Costello, Carter Collins | |
| 02:00 | Houston | Eric Larmon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 01:58 | Houston | Kevin Wardle pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-69 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Kevin Noyes connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-72 |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | Eric Larmon is called for the reach on Wayne Skinner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Larmon, team foul #9 | 68-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Simmons (SF) Teddy Wright | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner misses the 1st free throw | 68-72 |
| 01:47 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 01:33 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 68-72 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Robert Spier snags the defensive board | 68-72 |
| 01:14 | Houston | Robert Spier hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-72 |
| 01:12 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz grabs the defensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 01:07 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Duesenberg | 71-72 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Todd Scheetz swats the short shot by Robert Spier | 71-72 |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg grabs the board | 71-72 |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | James Simmons misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-72 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | James Simmons snags the offensive board | 71-72 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | James Simmons makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Cummings | 73-72 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Duesenberg - foul #5 on David Duesenberg, team foul #9 | 73-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (SG) David Duesenberg | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 73-74 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Todd Scheetz hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Lawhon | 75-74 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-74 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez misses short on a halfcourt shot | 75-74 |