| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Robert Spier (fresh) C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fresh) SG - George Murr (fresh) SF - Thomas Kiely (fresh) PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fresh) C - Michael Heredia (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Wardle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Spier | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Robert Spier snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Kevin Wardle blows the wide open layup | 3-0 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Robert Spier - foul #1 on Robert Spier, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Eric Larmon's pass is intercepted by Thomas Kiely in the backcourt | 3-1 |
| 18:41 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr misses the easy layup | 3-1 |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan tips it back up and in | 3-3 |
| 18:37 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez is hacked by Thomas Kiely in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Kiely, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Kevin Wardle misses the lay-in | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Robert Spier hits the follow up shot | 5-3 |
| 17:57 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman's pass is intercepted by Kevin Wardle | 5-3 |
| 17:33 | Houston | Kevin Wardle knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Eric Larmon and the foul's on Michael Heredia - foul #1 on Michael Heredia, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Gordon Ward (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (PG), David Weiler (SG), James Coyer (PF), James Parkman (C) William Stoneman, George Murr, Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| 17:33 | Houston | Kevin Wardle makes the free throw | 8-3 |
| 17:12 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 8-3 |
| 17:10 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer tips it back up and in | 8-5 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Keith Costello | 11-5 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 11-5 |
| 16:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Lawrence Turcotte | 11-5 |
| 16:26 | Houston | Keith Costello is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Kiely - foul #2 on Thomas Kiely, team foul #3 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Carter Collins (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG), Michael Heredia (C) Thomas Kiely, James Parkman | |
| 16:18 | Houston | Gordon Ward is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Eric Larmon | 14-5 |
| 16:04 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carter Collins - foul #1 on Carter Collins, team foul #2 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Spier (PF) Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:04 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 16:04 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 15:47 | Houston | George Murr steals it from Eric Larmon | 14-7 |
| 15:43 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr banks in the layup | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) PF - Robert Spier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Weiler (fresh) SG - George Murr (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Shane Roberson (fresh) PF - James Coyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Heredia (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Houston | Keith Costello throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF) Gordon Ward, Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), Nicholas Tiernan (PF) Shane Roberson, James Coyer | |
| 15:02 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Weiler | 14-11 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Robert Spier knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes | 16-11 |
| 14:33 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by George Murr | 16-13 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Spier | 19-13 |
| 14:02 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Michael Heredia | 19-15 |
| 13:44 | Houston | Eric Larmon connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Spier | 22-15 |
| 13:27 | Southern Mississippi | Carter Collins takes the ball from David Weiler | 22-15 |
| 13:11 | Houston | Kevin Noyes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-15 |
| 13:10 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicholas Tiernan | 22-15 |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan's pass is intercepted by Robert Spier | 22-15 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nicholas Tiernan - foul #1 on Nicholas Tiernan, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Eric Larmon, Armando Rodriguez, Robert Spier, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (SF), James Coyer (PF), James Parkman (C) David Weiler, Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| 12:30 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-15 |
| 12:10 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Costello is called for the reach on James Coyer - foul #1 on Keith Costello, team foul #3 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG) Kevin Noyes | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:53 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 23-15 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte gets the rebound | 23-15 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Gordon Ward is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Keith Costello | 25-15 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Costello (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) C - Kevin Wardle (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (tiring) 2 pts. SG - George Murr (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Roberson (fresh) PF - James Coyer (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Parkman (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman travels in the backcourt | 25-15 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Coyer - foul #1 on James Coyer, team foul #5 | 25-15 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses the 2nd free throw | 25-15 |
| 11:24 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer grabs the board | 25-15 |
| 11:08 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Costello steals it from James Parkman | 25-15 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Gordon Ward travels in the backcourt | 25-15 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (SG), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), William King (C) George Murr, James Coyer, James Parkman | |
| 10:49 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-15 |
| 10:48 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to William King | 25-15 |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | William King is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William King, team foul #6 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (PG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Robert Spier (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Keith Costello, Wesley Kaplan | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG) Shane Roberson | |
| 10:14 | Houston | Nicholas Tiernan swats the layup by Kevin Wardle | 25-15 |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | William King grabs the defensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 25-15 |
| 09:52 | Houston | Robert Spier grabs the board | 25-15 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Nicholas Tiernan steps in front of the Samuel Bier pass in the backcourt | 25-15 |
| 09:25 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan buries a jump hook in the paint set up by William Stoneman | 25-17 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Nicholas Tiernan is called for the reach on Robert Spier - foul #2 on Nicholas Tiernan, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF), Keith Costello (C) Samuel Bier, Gordon Ward, Darryl Christmas, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (SF), James Coyer (PF), James Parkman (C) David Weiler, Nicholas Tiernan, William King | |
| 09:02 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Robert Spier makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 08:41 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer is whistled for a carry | 27-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Kaplan (PF) Robert Spier | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (C) James Parkman | |
| 08:22 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Keith Costello | 29-17 |
| 08:06 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia can't finish the layup | 29-17 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Keith Costello pulls down the rebound | 29-17 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Eric Larmon buries a floater in the lane set up by Wesley Kaplan | 31-17 |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia's floater is knocked away by Keith Costello | 31-17 |
| 07:34 | Houston | Kevin Noyes pulls down the rebound | 31-17 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Costello (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Murr (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Roberson (fresh) PF - James Coyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Heredia (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Houston | Armando Rodriguez throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Robert Spier (PF), Kevin Wardle (C) Kevin Noyes, Wesley Kaplan, Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (SG), James Parkman (PF) George Murr, James Coyer | |
| 07:14 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Shane Roberson is blocked by Robert Spier | 31-17 |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia gets the offensive rebound | 31-17 |
| 06:52 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF) Eric Larmon, Armando Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG), William King (C) William Stoneman, Michael Heredia | |
| 06:36 | Houston | Robert Spier clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-17 |
| 06:34 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Wardle | 31-17 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-17 |
| 06:28 | Southern Mississippi | William King gets the rebound | 31-17 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-17 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Kevin Wardle pulls down the rebound | 31-17 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-17 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | William King pulls down the rebound | 31-17 |
| 05:46 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Turcotte takes the ball from David Weiler | 31-17 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Gordon Ward is fouled in the backcourt by William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #8 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Keith Costello (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Carter Collins (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Darryl Christmas, Robert Spier, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), James Coyer (PF), Michael Heredia (C) George Murr, James Parkman, William King | |
| 05:42 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 32-17 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 33-17 |
| 05:24 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-17 |
| 05:22 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 33-17 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Eric Larmon is hacked by William Stoneman in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Stoneman, team foul #9 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), Armando Rodriguez (SF) Gordon Ward, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 05:18 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 34-17 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 35-17 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-17 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-17 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is hacked by Michael Heredia in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Heredia, team foul #10 | 35-17 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman (C) Michael Heredia | |
| 04:48 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 36-17 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-17 |
| 04:30 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-17 |
| 04:29 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan snags the defensive board | 37-17 |
| 04:10 | Houston | The short jumper by Eric Larmon is denied by James Parkman | 37-17 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Keith Costello tips it but misses | 37-17 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Keith Costello can't tip it in | 37-17 |
| 04:04 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Noyes | 37-17 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Keith Costello is alone and drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Larmon | 39-17 |
| 03:33 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler buries a floater from the right block | 39-19 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Armando Rodriguez (fairly fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Costello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Weiler (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Roberson (tiring) PF - James Coyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Parkman (tiring) | |
| 03:16 | Houston | James Parkman is called for the reach on Wesley Kaplan - foul #1 on James Parkman, team foul #11 | 39-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Gordon Ward (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Kevin Wardle (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Armando Rodriguez, Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), Michael Heredia (C) William Stoneman, Shane Roberson, James Coyer, James Parkman | |
| 03:16 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the 1st free throw | 39-19 |
| 03:16 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the 2nd free throw | 39-19 |
| 03:16 | Houston | Kevin Wardle snags the offensive board | 39-19 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Darryl Christmas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-19 |
| 02:48 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr grabs the board | 39-19 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from George Murr | 39-21 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Darryl Christmas can't throw it down | 39-21 |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely pulls down the rebound | 39-21 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Keith Costello (SF), Robert Spier (PF), Carter Collins (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Gordon Ward, Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan, Kevin Wardle | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (PG), William King (C) David Weiler, Michael Heredia | |
| 01:34 | Houston | Robert Spier is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Tiernan - foul #3 on Nicholas Tiernan, team foul #12 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia (C) Nicholas Tiernan | |
| 01:34 | Houston | Robert Spier misses the 1st free throw | 39-21 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Robert Spier misses the 2nd free throw | 39-21 |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia grabs the board | 39-21 |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | William King misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-21 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the board | 39-21 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Keith Costello misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 39-21 |
| 01:00 | Southern Mississippi | William King gets the rebound | 39-21 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Larmon is called for the reach on Thomas Kiely - foul #1 on Eric Larmon, team foul #4 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Armando Rodriguez (SF) Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:29 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Costello swats the layup by William King | 39-21 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the defensive rebound | 39-21 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on George Murr - foul #1 on George Murr, team foul #13 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Wardle (C) Keith Costello | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), James Coyer (PF) Shane Roberson, William King | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 40-21 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-21 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely is whistled for a carry | 41-21 |