| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fresh) SG - George Murr (fresh) SF - Mark Eason (fresh) PF - Lesley Vallo (fresh) C - James Coyer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) SF - John Davis (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Noyes picks off the pass by Mark Eason | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Eric Larmon gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer connects on the floater in the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Lesley Vallo picks off the pass by John Davis | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Carter Collins - foul #1 on Carter Collins, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:08 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is fouled on the floor by William Stoneman - foul #1 on William Stoneman, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (PG), Shane Roberson (SG), Jeffery Jennings (SF), James Parkman (PF), William King (C) William Stoneman, George Murr, Mark Eason, Lesley Vallo, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:08 | Houston | John Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Carter Collins | 4-3 |
| 16:54 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by William King is blocked by Carter Collins | 4-3 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses badly on a shot in the paint | 4-3 |
| 16:37 | Southern Mississippi | William King grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:33 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman is fouled on the floor by Carter Collins - foul #2 on Carter Collins, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG) Jeffery Jennings | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Carter Collins | |
| 16:16 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman is hacked by Donald Meade - foul #1 on Donald Meade, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), Mark Eason (SF), James Coyer (C) David Weiler, Shane Roberson, William King | |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF) John Davis | |
| 16:11 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the lay-in but the foul's on James Parkman - foul #1 on James Parkman, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo (PF) James Parkman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:03 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fresh) SG - George Murr (fresh) SF - Mark Eason (fresh) PF - Lesley Vallo (fresh) C - James Coyer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Meade (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-5 |
| 15:43 | Houston | Darryl Christmas gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Kevin Noyes scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 15:22 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-8 |
| 15:21 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman can't tip it in | 7-8 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:58 | Houston | Eric Larmon is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Darryl Christmas | 7-10 |
| 14:33 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman loses the dribble to Donald Meade | 7-10 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Larmon | 7-12 |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer loses the dribble to Donald Meade | 7-12 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-15 |
| 13:28 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer can't finish the layup | 7-15 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan snags the defensive board | 7-15 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Larmon | 7-17 |
| 12:49 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Lesley Vallo is blocked by Donald Meade | 7-17 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan snags the defensive board | 7-17 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darryl Christmas | 7-19 |
| 12:20 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Noyes is called for the reach on George Murr - foul #1 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #4 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (PG), Shane Roberson (SG), Jeffery Jennings (SF), James Parkman (PF), William King (C) William Stoneman, George Murr, Mark Eason, Lesley Vallo, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) Eric Larmon, Kevin Noyes, Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 12:06 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from David Weiler | 9-19 |
| 11:37 | Houston | James Parkman is called for the reach on Lawrence Turcotte - foul #2 on James Parkman, team foul #3 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (SG) James Parkman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Weiler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Biggs (fresh) SF - Shane Roberson (fresh) PF - Jeffery Jennings (fresh) C - William King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) C - Donald Meade (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:24 | Houston | John Davis double dribbles | 9-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Kaplan (C) Donald Meade | |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 9-19 |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to William King | 9-19 |
| 11:02 | Southern Mississippi | William King drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Shane Roberson | 12-19 |
| 10:53 | Houston | John Davis misses the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 12-19 |
| 10:52 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs pulls down the rebound | 12-19 |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jack Dawson denies the turnaround by William King | 12-19 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Jack Dawson grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 10:29 | Houston | David Weiler picks off the pass by John Davis in the backcourt | 12-19 |
| 10:15 | Southern Mississippi | Jack Dawson is called for the reach on Jeffery Jennings - foul #1 on Jack Dawson, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo (PF), James Coyer (C) Jeffery Jennings, William King | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Samuel Bier (SF), Donald Meade (C) Gordon Ward, John Davis, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 09:51 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 12-19 |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo tips it home | 14-19 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Weiler - foul #1 on David Weiler, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), George Murr (SG), Mark Eason (SF) David Weiler, Frank Biggs, Shane Roberson | |
| Subs | Houston | Darryl Christmas (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Jack Dawson | |
| 09:32 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses the 2nd free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 09:15 | Southern Mississippi | Wesley Kaplan denies the turnaround by Lesley Vallo | 14-20 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan grabs the board | 14-20 |
| 09:10 | Houston | William Stoneman takes the ball from Donald Meade in the backcourt | 14-20 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr lays it in on a nice dish by William Stoneman | 16-20 |
| 09:06 | Houston | Eric Larmon is fouled in the backcourt by William Stoneman - foul #2 on William Stoneman, team foul #5 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (PG), Jeffery Jennings (PF), William King (C) William Stoneman, Lesley Vallo, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:50 | Houston | Donald Meade banks in the layup on a nice dish by Samuel Bier | 16-22 |
| 08:28 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Samuel Bier grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 08:10 | Houston | David Weiler is called for the reach on Eric Larmon - foul #2 on David Weiler, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (PG), James Coyer (C) David Weiler, William King | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), John Davis (PF) Samuel Bier, Donald Meade | |
| 07:47 | Houston | Eric Larmon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-22 |
| 07:46 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr misses the easy layup | 16-22 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Shane Roberson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Murr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Eason (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffery Jennings (fairly fresh) C - James Coyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darryl Christmas (fairly fresh) PF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Wesley Kaplan (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 07:20 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Kaplan | 16-22 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Kevin Noyes | 16-24 |
| 06:45 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-24 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Eric Larmon pulls down the rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Darryl Christmas can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 16-24 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan misses the tip | 16-24 |
| 06:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:11 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Larmon picks off the pass by George Murr | 16-24 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the easy layup | 16-24 |
| 06:06 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Shane Roberson | 18-24 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Kevin Noyes drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 05:40 | Southern Mississippi | Darryl Christmas blocks the short jumper by James Coyer | 18-27 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Eric Larmon pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Eric Larmon is fouled in the backcourt by Shane Roberson - foul #1 on Shane Roberson, team foul #7 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG), Lesley Vallo (PF), William King (C) Shane Roberson, Jeffery Jennings, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Samuel Bier (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Donald Meade (C) Kevin Noyes, Darryl Christmas, John Davis, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 05:37 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:14 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-29 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| 05:11 | Houston | Gordon Ward is hacked by Mark Eason in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Eason, team foul #8 | 18-29 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 18-31 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo is whistled for a carry | 18-31 |
| 04:42 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 18-31 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Jack Dawson hits the follow up shot | 18-33 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | The jumper by William King is denied by Jack Dawson | 18-33 |
| 04:17 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jack Dawson | 18-33 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Donald Meade can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #9 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (PG) Frank Biggs | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| 04:11 | Houston | Donald Meade misses the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Donald Meade makes the 2nd free throw | 18-34 |
| 03:50 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by George Murr and he's fouled by Jack Dawson - foul #2 on Jack Dawson, team foul #6 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), David Weiler (SG), James Parkman (C) George Murr, Mark Eason, William King | |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Donald Meade | |
| 03:50 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo misses the free throw | 20-34 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the board | 20-34 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Kevin Noyes double dribbles in the backcourt | 20-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Kaplan (PF) Jack Dawson | |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 20-34 |
| 03:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Gordon Ward | 20-34 |
| 03:30 | Houston | David Weiler steps in front of the Kevin Noyes pass | 20-34 |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler banks in the layup | 22-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Weiler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shane Roberson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Lesley Vallo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Parkman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Bier (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wesley Kaplan (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Houston | The jump hook by Wesley Kaplan is blocked by Lesley Vallo | 22-34 |
| 03:00 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lesley Vallo | 22-34 |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-34 |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler tips it but misses | 22-34 |
| 02:51 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman tips it back up and in | 24-34 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-34 |
| 02:45 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 02:39 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-34 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Carter Collins gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 24-34 |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo is called for traveling | 24-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (SG), Jeffery Jennings (SF), William King (PF), James Coyer (C) David Weiler, Shane Roberson, Lesley Vallo, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) Gordon Ward, Kevin Noyes, Samuel Bier, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 01:57 | Houston | Frank Biggs steps in front of the Eric Larmon pass in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| 01:56 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs lays it in | 26-34 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Eric Larmon is hacked by William Stoneman in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Stoneman, team foul #10 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (SG) William Stoneman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:51 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Eric Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 26-36 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings jams it | 28-36 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Coyer - foul #1 on James Coyer, team foul #11 | 28-36 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:17 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | William King snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs lays it in on a great pass from James Coyer and he's fouled by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #7 | 30-37 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs misses the free throw | 30-37 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Jack Dawson grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 01:02 | Houston | James Coyer is called for the reach on Lawrence Turcotte in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Coyer, team foul #12 | 30-37 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs misses the lay-in | 30-39 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Eric Larmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG), Lesley Vallo (PF) Frank Biggs, William King | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr tips it home | 32-39 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte buries a floater from the right side | 32-41 |
| 00:03 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo buries a 3 from straight away set up by James Coyer | 35-41 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 35-41 |