| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alden Bussell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Edward Parton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kyle Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Johnston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Masters (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Earl Baro inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Earl Baro misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Parton - foul #2 on Edward Parton, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:42 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:42 | Houston | Earl Baro makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:25 | East Carolina | Edward Parton travels with the ball | 35-37 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Earl Baro misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | Edward Parton snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | Alden Bussell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 19:11 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Johnston | 35-37 |
| 18:53 | East Carolina | Edward Parton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Jesse Masters pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Philip Perry drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joseph Carney | 35-40 |
| 18:28 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 18:26 | East Carolina | Edward Parton tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 18:10 | Houston | Edward Parton is called for the reach on Earl Baro - foul #3 on Edward Parton, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Taylor (SF) Edward Parton | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:57 | Houston | Bryan Johnston steals the ball from Earl Baro | 37-40 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-40 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Joseph Carney pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 17:15 | Houston | Earl Baro hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Joseph Carney | 37-43 |
| 17:11 | East Carolina | Alden Bussell scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Taylor | 39-43 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Earl Baro scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Carney | 39-45 |
| 16:35 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Taylor | 42-45 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Earl Baro misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Philip Perry tips it in | 42-47 |
| 15:52 | East Carolina | Philip Perry takes the ball from Richard Millan | 42-47 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alden Bussell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Michael Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kyle Harvey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Bryan Johnston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Baro (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Masters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Houston | Philip Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG), Daryl Queener (SG), Edward Parton (SF), Harvey Oliver (C) Richard Millan, Alden Bussell, Kyle Harvey, Bryan Johnston | |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (PG), Augustus Bonkowski (SG), William Piper (SF), Roy Prater (PF), Howard Heskett (C) Philip Perry, Tony Byrd, Earl Baro, Jesse Masters, Joseph Carney | |
| 15:28 | East Carolina | Edward Parton comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-47 |
| 15:26 | East Carolina | Harvey Oliver tips it in | 44-47 |
| 15:08 | Houston | William Piper drills a 3 from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 14:55 | East Carolina | Edward Parton knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Rhine | 47-50 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski connects on the turnaround from the right block | 47-52 |
| 14:31 | East Carolina | The jumper by Edward Parton is denied by Roy Prater | 47-52 |
| 14:30 | East Carolina | Harvey Oliver tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 14:13 | Houston | William Piper comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 49-52 |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Parton | 49-52 |
| 14:06 | East Carolina | James Rhine misses the floater from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 14:05 | Houston | William Piper gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Roy Prater hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Michael Taylor - foul #1 on Michael Taylor, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Alden Bussell (SG), Kyle Harvey (PF), Bryan Johnston (C) James Rhine, Daryl Queener, Michael Taylor, Harvey Oliver | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Joseph Carney (C) John Douglas, Augustus Bonkowski, Howard Heskett | |
| 13:42 | Houston | Roy Prater makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Roy Prater misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 13:42 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 13:25 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Richard Millan | 51-53 |
| 13:05 | Houston | William Piper is hacked by Edward Parton - foul #4 on Edward Parton, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Chilton (SF) Edward Parton | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Baro (SF) William Piper | |
| 12:50 | Houston | Bryan Johnston steps in front of the Philip Perry pass | 51-53 |
| 12:29 | East Carolina | William Chilton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-53 |
| 12:28 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey tips it in | 53-53 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Philip Perry is hacked by Richard Millan - foul #1 on Richard Millan, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jesse Masters (PF) Roy Prater | |
| 11:53 | Houston | Tony Byrd misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Chilton - foul #2 on William Chilton, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Tony Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Millan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alden Bussell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Chilton (fresh) PF - Kyle Harvey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Masters (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | East Carolina | Joseph Carney picks off the pass by Kyle Harvey | 53-55 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Bryan Johnston is called for the reach on Joseph Carney - foul #3 on Bryan Johnston, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG), Michael Taylor (PF), Harvey Oliver (C) Richard Millan, Kyle Harvey, Bryan Johnston | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Joseph Carney makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Joseph Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 11:05 | East Carolina | Alden Bussell scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-57 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Joseph Carney hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Tony Byrd | 56-59 |
| 10:22 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Carney - foul #1 on Joseph Carney, team foul #1 | 56-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daryl Queener (SG), Danny Silverman (C) Alden Bussell, William Chilton | |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), John Douglas (SF), Roy Prater (PF) Tony Byrd, Earl Baro, Joseph Carney | |
| 10:22 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 10:22 | East Carolina | Michael Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 10:08 | Houston | Jesse Masters is whistled for traveling | 57-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Bryan Johnston (C) James Rhine, Danny Silverman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:50 | East Carolina | Daryl Queener's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey (PF) Harvey Oliver | |
| Subs | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski (SG) Philip Perry | |
| 09:33 | Houston | John Douglas scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Prater | 57-61 |
| 09:18 | East Carolina | Richard Millan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Jesse Masters grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Daryl Queener - foul #1 on Daryl Queener, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Alden Bussell (SG) Michael Taylor | |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Joseph Carney (C) John Douglas, Jesse Masters | |
| 09:01 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Augustus Bonkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 08:35 | East Carolina | Daryl Queener clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Carney - foul #2 on Joseph Carney, team foul #2 | 57-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG), William Chilton (SF) Richard Millan, Alden Bussell | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Earl Baro (SF) Augustus Bonkowski, William Piper | |
| 08:35 | East Carolina | Daryl Queener makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 08:35 | East Carolina | Daryl Queener misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 08:35 | East Carolina | James Rhine grabs the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | William Chilton's pass is intercepted by Tony Byrd | 58-63 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Roy Prater buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Joseph Carney | 58-65 |
| 07:57 | East Carolina | William Chilton hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Rhine | 61-65 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Philip Perry loses the dribble to James Rhine in the backcourt | 61-65 |
| 07:54 | East Carolina | James Rhine misses the easy layup | 61-65 |
| 07:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Roy Prater | 61-65 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Rhine (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daryl Queener (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Chilton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kyle Harvey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Johnston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | Houston | Earl Baro comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 07:33 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey snags the defensive board | 61-65 |
| 07:26 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston travels with the ball | 61-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Alden Bussell (SG), Edward Parton (SF), Michael Taylor (PF), Harvey Oliver (C) James Rhine, Daryl Queener, William Chilton, Kyle Harvey, Bryan Johnston | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:12 | Houston | Tony Byrd misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 61-65 |
| 07:10 | East Carolina | Harvey Oliver grabs the board | 61-65 |
| 07:05 | East Carolina | Edward Parton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 07:03 | Houston | Joseph Carney pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 06:50 | Houston | Tony Byrd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-65 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Edward Parton | 61-65 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Edward Parton loses the ball out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SG), John Douglas (SF), Jesse Masters (PF), Howard Heskett (C) Tony Byrd, Earl Baro, Roy Prater, Joseph Carney | |
| 06:30 | Houston | William Piper comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Taylor | 61-65 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | Edward Parton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Howard Heskett - foul #1 on Howard Heskett, team foul #3 | 61-65 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | Edward Parton makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | Edward Parton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 06:06 | Houston | William Piper buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-68 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Richard Millan misses the easy layup | 63-68 |
| 05:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jesse Masters | 63-68 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Philip Perry misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 63-68 |
| 05:27 | East Carolina | Harvey Oliver grabs the board | 63-68 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Harvey Oliver scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Edward Parton | 65-68 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Howard Heskett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Harvey Oliver - foul #1 on Harvey Oliver, team foul #9 | 65-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Rhine (PG), Kyle Harvey (PF), Bryan Johnston (C) Richard Millan, Michael Taylor, Harvey Oliver | |
| Subs | Houston | Tony Byrd (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Joseph Carney (C) Philip Perry, William Piper, Jesse Masters | |
| 05:04 | Houston | Howard Heskett makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Howard Heskett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 04:46 | East Carolina | Alden Bussell's pass is intercepted by John Douglas | 65-70 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Joseph Carney hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Edward Parton - foul #5 on Edward Parton, team foul #10 | 65-70 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Daryl Queener (SG), William Chilton (SF) Alden Bussell, Edward Parton | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Roy Prater (PF) John Douglas, Howard Heskett | |
| 04:17 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Joseph Carney misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 65-70 |
| 04:11 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey connects on the 3 from the left corner | 68-70 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Philip Perry misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 68-70 |
| 03:46 | East Carolina | Daryl Queener grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Rhine (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daryl Queener (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Chilton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kyle Harvey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Johnston (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Perry (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Earl Baro (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Prater (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Carney (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-70 |
| 03:40 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston misses the tip | 68-70 |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Daryl Queener pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 03:28 | East Carolina | William Chilton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Rhine | 70-70 |
| 03:07 | Houston | Joseph Carney buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Philip Perry | 70-72 |
| 03:01 | East Carolina | Daryl Queener makes the jumpshot from the right side | 72-72 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Tony Byrd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Millan (PG), Alden Bussell (SG), Michael Taylor (SF) James Rhine, Daryl Queener, William Chilton | |
| Subs | Houston | William Piper (SF), Jesse Masters (C) Earl Baro, Joseph Carney | |
| 02:09 | East Carolina | Alden Bussell steps out of bounds on the baseline | 72-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Harvey Oliver (PF), Danny Silverman (C) Kyle Harvey, Bryan Johnston | |
| Subs | Houston | John Douglas (PG), Augustus Bonkowski (SG) Philip Perry, Tony Byrd | |
| 02:03 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey (PF), Bryan Johnston (C) Harvey Oliver, Danny Silverman | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Perry (PG), Tony Byrd (SG), Earl Baro (SF), Joseph Carney (C) John Douglas, Augustus Bonkowski, William Piper, Jesse Masters | |
| 01:41 | Houston | Roy Prater clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Tony Byrd hits the follow up shot | 72-74 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Richard Millan comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Tony Byrd - foul #3 on Tony Byrd, team foul #4 | 72-74 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Richard Millan makes the 1st free throw | 73-74 |
| 01:35 | East Carolina | Richard Millan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-74 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Roy Prater misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kyle Harvey - foul #1 on Kyle Harvey, team foul #11 | 74-74 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Roy Prater makes the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Roy Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 74-76 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | Kyle Harvey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-76 |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Richard Millan grabs the offensive rebound | 74-76 |
| 00:41 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Millan | 77-76 |
| 00:20 | Houston | Earl Baro is called for traveling | 77-76 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Perry - foul #2 on Philip Perry, team foul #5 | 77-76 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston is hacked by Joseph Carney - foul #3 on Joseph Carney, team foul #6 | 77-76 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston is fouled on the floor by Joseph Carney - foul #4 on Joseph Carney, team foul #7 | 77-76 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Bryan Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Tony Byrd misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-76 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Earl Baro pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-76 |