| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison inbounds the ball | 45-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison banks in the layup and the foul's on Alonzo Lee - foul #2 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| 19:37 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison misses the free throw | 45-34 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Alonzo Lee lays it up and in on a great pass from Victor Gardner | 47-34 |
| 19:00 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Donald Pierce | 47-36 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard tips it home | 49-36 |
| 18:23 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Lyndon Cable drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alonzo Lee | 51-39 |
| 17:59 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Donald Pierce | 51-41 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 17:35 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison grabs the board | 51-41 |
| 17:29 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Alonzo Lee - foul #3 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (SG), Landon Zanchez (SF), Mark Allen (PF), George Scott (C) Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Matthew Hillyard, Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG) Donald Pierce | |
| 17:29 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison misses the free throw | 51-43 |
| 17:29 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Harrison | 51-43 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Landon Zanchez scores on a 3 from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Mark Allen - foul #1 on Mark Allen, team foul #3 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Womble (PG) Victor Gardner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson (SG), Kevin Sherwood (SF), Fred White (C) Arthur Presswood, Gary Harrison, Kenneth Lozier | |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 16:37 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 16:23 | Houston | Mark Allen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Melvin Womble | 57-47 |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| 15:53 | East Carolina | Fred White grabs the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Womble (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Landon Zanchez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Mark Allen (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Williamson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred White (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood loses the dribble to Russell Schrader | 57-47 |
| 15:34 | Houston | Russell Schrader lays it in | 59-47 |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | Fred White connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Williamson | 59-49 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Russell Schrader hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 15:02 | Houston | George Scott can't tip it in | 59-49 |
| 15:00 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 14:56 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 14:55 | Houston | George Scott grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Landon Zanchez misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 59-49 |
| 14:36 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 59-49 |
| 14:29 | Houston | George Scott gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Aubrey Rhynes is called for the reach on Russell Schrader - foul #1 on Aubrey Rhynes, team foul #1 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Matthew Hillyard (PF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Melvin Womble, Russell Schrader, Landon Zanchez, Mark Allen, George Scott | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Arthur Presswood (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), Christopher Massengale (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Aubrey Rhynes, Ronald Williamson, Kevin Sherwood, Mark Mitchell, Fred White | |
| 14:00 | Houston | Victor Gardner clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 59-49 |
| 13:59 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale can't finish the layup but the foul's on Matthew Hillyard - foul #2 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 13:41 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-51 |
| 13:04 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood scores on a 3 from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Clarence Hebert and he's fouled by Christopher Massengale - foul #1 on Christopher Massengale, team foul #2 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred White (PF) Christopher Massengale | |
| 12:45 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the free throw | 61-54 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 12:25 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Victor Gardner gets the rebound | 61-54 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Victor Gardner buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Alonzo Lee | 63-54 |
| 11:48 | East Carolina | Gary Harrison's pass is intercepted by Clarence Hebert | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Hillyard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Fred White (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Houston | Clarence Hebert loses the dribble to Gary Harrison | 63-54 |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | Fred White misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Matthew Hillyard - foul #3 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #5 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (SG), Landon Zanchez (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF), George Scott (C) Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Matthew Hillyard, Christopher Dunmire | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Ronald Williamson (SG) Donald Pierce, Arthur Presswood | |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | Fred White makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | Fred White misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 11:15 | Houston | George Scott pulls down the rebound | 63-55 |
| 11:03 | Houston | George Scott throws it down set up by Landon Zanchez and the foul's on Kenneth Lozier - foul #2 on Kenneth Lozier, team foul #3 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Womble (PG) Victor Gardner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Gary Harrison, Fred White, Kenneth Lozier | |
| 11:03 | Houston | George Scott makes the free throw | 66-55 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell lays it up and in set up by Aubrey Rhynes | 66-57 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Lyndon Cable drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Melvin Womble | 68-57 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 09:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to Lyndon Cable | 68-57 |
| 09:45 | Houston | Melvin Womble is fouled on the floor by Mark Mitchell - foul #3 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #4 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Melvin Womble, Russell Schrader, Landon Zanchez, George Scott | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Ronald Williamson, Kevin Sherwood, Christopher Massengale | |
| 09:28 | Houston | Alonzo Lee connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Clarence Hebert and the foul's on Arthur Presswood - foul #1 on Arthur Presswood, team foul #5 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Hillyard (PF) Lyndon Cable | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 09:28 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the free throw | 71-57 |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood loses the ball out of bounds | 71-57 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Dunmire | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:39 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-57 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier grabs the offensive rebound | 74-57 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Mark Mitchell comes up short on the shot from the left side | 74-57 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:54 | Houston | Alonzo Lee blows the layup | 74-57 |
| 07:53 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Kenneth Lozier | 74-57 |
| 07:44 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kenneth Lozier, team foul #6 | 74-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (SG), Lyndon Cable (PF) Clarence Hebert, Matthew Hillyard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Fred White (PF) Aubrey Rhynes, Mark Mitchell | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Arthur Presswood (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Gary Harrison (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred White (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Houston | Russell Schrader buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Gardner | 77-57 |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Dunmire - foul #4 on Christopher Dunmire, team foul #6 | 77-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Landon Zanchez (SF) Alonzo Lee | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood makes the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood makes the 2nd free throw | 77-59 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Landon Zanchez is called for traveling | 77-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Womble (PG), George Scott (C) Victor Gardner, Christopher Dunmire | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood (SF), Christopher Massengale (C) Gary Harrison, Kenneth Lozier | |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Arthur Presswood misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 77-59 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Sherwood | 77-59 |
| 06:15 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 77-59 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the defensive rebound | 77-59 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-59 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Landon Zanchez snags the offensive board | 77-59 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Fred White steps in front of the Landon Zanchez pass | 77-59 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce is fouled on the floor by Russell Schrader - foul #1 on Russell Schrader, team foul #7 | 77-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Matthew Hillyard (PF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Melvin Womble, Russell Schrader, Landon Zanchez, Lyndon Cable, George Scott | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (SG), Gary Harrison (SF), Mark Mitchell (PF), Kenneth Lozier (C) Arthur Presswood, Kevin Sherwood, Fred White, Christopher Massengale | |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce misses the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Clarence Hebert gets the rebound | 77-59 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Alonzo Lee can't finish the layup | 77-59 |
| 05:00 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier snags the defensive board | 77-59 |
| 04:54 | East Carolina | Christopher Dunmire picks off the pass by Gary Harrison | 77-59 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Clarence Hebert hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Victor Gardner and he's hacked by Mark Mitchell - foul #4 on Mark Mitchell, team foul #7 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson (SG) Donald Pierce | |
| 04:28 | Houston | Clarence Hebert makes the free throw | 80-59 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Matthew Hillyard is called for the reach on Ronald Williamson - foul #4 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #8 | 80-59 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson makes the 1st free throw | 80-60 |
| 04:19 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson misses the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire pulls down the rebound | 80-60 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Victor Gardner scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Dunmire | 82-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Dunmire - foul #5 on Christopher Dunmire, team foul #9 | 82-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Womble (PG), Russell Schrader (SG), Landon Zanchez (SF), Lyndon Cable (PF), George Scott (C) Victor Gardner, Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Matthew Hillyard, Christopher Dunmire | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood (SF), Fred White (PF) Gary Harrison, Mark Mitchell | |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier makes the 1st free throw | 82-61 |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Kenneth Lozier misses the 2nd free throw | 82-61 |
| 03:43 | Houston | Lyndon Cable gets the rebound | 82-61 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Womble (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Landon Zanchez (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - George Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Williamson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Sherwood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred White (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Lozier (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Houston | George Scott misses short on a shot from the right side | 82-61 |
| 03:19 | East Carolina | Fred White grabs the defensive rebound | 82-61 |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Russell Schrader - foul #2 on Russell Schrader, team foul #10 | 82-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale (C) Kenneth Lozier | |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses the 1st free throw | 82-61 |
| 03:15 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes makes the 2nd free throw | 82-62 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Russell Schrader buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Lyndon Cable | 85-62 |
| 02:38 | East Carolina | Ronald Williamson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Ronald Williamson, team foul #8 | 85-62 |
| 02:25 | Houston | Landon Zanchez makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Melvin Womble | 87-62 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Kevin Sherwood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 87-62 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Scott Cureton (SF) Fred White | |
| 02:00 | Houston | Aubrey Rhynes takes the ball from Lyndon Cable | 87-62 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton lays it up and in set up by Aubrey Rhynes | 87-64 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Melvin Womble drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Russell Schrader | 90-64 |
| 01:21 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Scott Cureton | 90-67 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Landon Zanchez misses the shot from just outside the lane | 90-67 |
| 01:03 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale pulls down the rebound | 90-67 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Scott Cureton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Scott Cureton, team foul #9 | 90-67 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Fred White (PF) Scott Cureton | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Russell Schrader can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Massengale - foul #2 on Christopher Massengale, team foul #10 | 90-67 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses the 1st free throw | 90-67 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses the 2nd free throw | 90-67 |
| 00:26 | East Carolina | Fred White grabs the board | 90-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Russell Schrader steals the ball from Ronald Williamson | 90-67 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Melvin Womble runs out the clock | 90-67 |