| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) SF - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Christopher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski inbounds the ball | 18-28 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner drills a shot from just outside the lane | 18-30 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Gordon Ward buries a shot from the left side set up by Carter Collins | 20-30 |
| 18:59 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Skinner | 20-32 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Wayne Skinner is called for the reach on Gordon Ward - foul #3 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (PG) Wayne Skinner | |
| 18:32 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 20-32 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan can't tip it in | 20-32 |
| 18:29 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Ward | 20-32 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 23-32 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-32 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Kevin Noyes clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Carter Collins tips it back up and in | 25-32 |
| 17:28 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 17:26 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to David Duesenberg | 25-32 |
| 17:08 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Lawhon | 25-34 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Kevin Noyes loses the ball out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cummings (C) Larry Christopher | |
| 16:19 | Houston | Donald Meade hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Robert Cummings - foul #1 on Robert Cummings, team foul #2 | 25-34 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 16:00 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright's floater is knocked away by Donald Meade | 26-34 |
| 15:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Noyes | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Joshua Lawhon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) SF - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Houston | Gordon Ward knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Meade | 28-34 |
| 15:26 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings misses the dunk but he's hacked by Kevin Noyes - foul #1 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), John Davis (SF), Carter Collins (C) Gordon Ward, Kevin Noyes, Darryl Christmas, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Larry Christopher (C) David Duesenberg, Teddy Wright | |
| 15:26 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 15:26 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 15:15 | Houston | John Davis is hacked by Joshua Lawhon - foul #1 on Joshua Lawhon, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte is hacked by Robert Cummings - foul #2 on Robert Cummings, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty (SF) Hans Kuklenski | |
| 14:31 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 28-36 |
| 14:29 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 14:24 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings tips it in | 28-38 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Eric Larmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Duesenberg (SG), Hans Kuklenski (SF), Teddy Wright (PF) Joshua Lawhon, Todd Hardesty, Robert Cummings | |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from David Duesenberg and he's hacked by Carter Collins - foul #1 on Carter Collins, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| 13:51 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher makes the free throw | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 13:37 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Wayne Skinner - foul #4 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #5 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG) Wayne Skinner | |
| 13:37 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 13:37 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Carter Collins - foul #2 on Carter Collins, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Carter Collins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cummings (C) Larry Christopher | |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 13:20 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Darryl Christmas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-43 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (PG) Tony Wilhite | |
| 12:53 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-43 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Darryl Christmas grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Eric Larmon is fouled on the floor by Hans Kuklenski - foul #1 on Hans Kuklenski, team foul #6 | 30-43 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Kevin Noyes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-43 |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Duesenberg | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Joshua Lawhon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Cummings (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Houston | Darryl Christmas buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Eric Larmon | 35-46 |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings misses long on a floater from the left side | 35-46 |
| 11:27 | Houston | Donald Meade gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:21 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the jumper from the baseline | 35-46 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 11:16 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Donald Meade grabs the board | 35-46 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Donald Meade comes up short on the runner near the basket | 35-46 |
| 10:51 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 10:47 | East Carolina | Kevin Noyes steals it from Joshua Lawhon | 35-46 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Kevin Noyes lays it up and in | 37-46 |
| 10:15 | East Carolina | Kevin Noyes steps in front of the David Duesenberg pass | 37-46 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Darryl Christmas lays it up and in set up by Kevin Noyes | 39-46 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Duesenberg | 39-48 |
| 09:40 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan drills a floater near the basket | 41-48 |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Robert Cummings drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by David Duesenberg | 41-50 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 08:59 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 08:53 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright is fouled on the floor by Donald Meade - foul #2 on Donald Meade, team foul #4 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG), Stewart Stone (SG), Todd Hardesty (SF), Kelly Walker (PF), Larry Christopher (C) Joshua Lawhon, David Duesenberg, Hans Kuklenski, Teddy Wright, Robert Cummings | |
| 08:28 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-50 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Todd Hardesty steals it from Jack Dawson | 41-50 |
| 07:50 | East Carolina | Kelly Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 07:48 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher snags the offensive board | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) C - Carter Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Tony Wilhite (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stewart Stone (fresh) SF - Todd Hardesty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kelly Walker (fresh) C - Larry Christopher (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:40 | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite's layup is rejected by Carter Collins | 41-50 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Gordon Ward grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 07:34 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Jack Dawson blocks the short jumper by Tony Wilhite | 44-50 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Jack Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Todd Hardesty - foul #1 on Todd Hardesty, team foul #7 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Joshua Lawhon (SG) Tony Wilhite, Stewart Stone | |
| 07:21 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:56 | East Carolina | Gordon Ward steals it from Larry Christopher | 45-50 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Jack Dawson knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Davis | 47-50 |
| 06:29 | East Carolina | Todd Hardesty hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wayne Skinner | 47-52 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Wayne Skinner picks off the pass by Gordon Ward | 47-52 |
| 05:47 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon scores on a 3 from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Wesley Kaplan (PF) Gordon Ward, Lawrence Turcotte, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Duesenberg (SG), Hans Kuklenski (SF), Teddy Wright (PF) Joshua Lawhon, Todd Hardesty, Kelly Walker | |
| 05:27 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 05:26 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 05:20 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Carter Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| 04:47 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 04:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Davis | 47-55 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Eric Larmon is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Skinner - foul #5 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #8 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (PG) Wayne Skinner | |
| 04:44 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright misses the jumpshot from the right side | 49-55 |
| 04:26 | Houston | Carter Collins pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Carter Collins drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Larmon | 52-55 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher misses badly on a runner in the lane | 52-55 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan is hacked by Teddy Wright - foul #2 on Teddy Wright, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Carter Collins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Cummings (C) Larry Christopher | |
| 03:59 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Donald Meade gets the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kevin Noyes | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Joshua Lawhon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Hans Kuklenski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Teddy Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Cummings (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Duesenberg | 54-58 |
| 03:14 | Houston | Kevin Noyes scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Eric Larmon | 57-58 |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Eric Larmon takes the ball from Joshua Lawhon in the backcourt | 57-58 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Eric Larmon hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Darryl Christmas | 60-58 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Carter Collins (C) Darryl Christmas, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Christopher (C) Robert Cummings | |
| 02:36 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon loses the dribble to Kevin Noyes | 60-58 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Kevin Noyes lays it in | 62-58 |
| 02:29 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg is fouled on the floor by Kevin Noyes - foul #2 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-58 |
| 01:45 | Houston | Kevin Noyes connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Eric Larmon | 65-58 |
| 01:24 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg connects on the jumper from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 01:07 | Houston | John Davis scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Wesley Kaplan | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Hans Kuklenski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Eric Larmon pulls down the rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Joshua Lawhon is called for the reach on Eric Larmon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Lawhon, team foul #10 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 00:40 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Christopher | 69-60 |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 69-60 |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher gets the offensive rebound | 69-60 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher snags the offensive board | 69-60 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | Eric Larmon steps in front of the David Duesenberg pass | 69-60 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-60 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Joshua Lawhon is called for the reach on Eric Larmon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Lawhon, team foul #11 | 69-60 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright scores on a floater from the right side and he's hacked by Eric Larmon - foul #4 on Eric Larmon, team foul #6 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Carter Collins (C) Darryl Christmas, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Teddy Wright makes the free throw | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Lawhon - foul #4 on Joshua Lawhon, team foul #12 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (C) John Davis, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:17 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Donald Meade steals it from David Duesenberg | 72-63 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Joshua Lawhon is called for the reach on Eric Larmon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Lawhon, team foul #13 | 72-63 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (PG) Joshua Lawhon | |
| 00:08 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 73-63 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:02 | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Eric Larmon runs out the clock | 74-65 |