| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Alcaraz (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Thomas Decker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Cirillo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Howells (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryant Kelly (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Mayo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Charles Howells inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Houston | Charles Howells's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 19:53 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Alcaraz | 33-28 |
| 19:51 | Houston | Bryant Kelly travels in the backcourt | 33-28 |
| 19:36 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker is whistled for a carry | 33-28 |
| 19:18 | Houston | Robert Mayo is called for traveling | 33-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers (PF) Thomas Decker | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:03 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen's floater is knocked away by Bruce Wilcox | 33-28 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Horace Cirillo knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Wilcox | 33-30 |
| 18:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Mayo - foul #2 on Robert Mayo, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (SG), Randall Lyons (SF), Bruce Barnes (PF), Marvin Davey (C) Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, Frank Summers, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (SF), Joey McGraw (C) Charles Howells, Robert Mayo | |
| 18:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 18:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Horace Cirillo is fouled on the floor by John Agarwal - foul #2 on John Agarwal, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker (PF) John Agarwal | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG) Horace Cirillo | |
| 18:07 | Houston | Joey McGraw is fouled on the floor by Bruce Barnes - foul #1 on Bruce Barnes, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Thomas Decker swats the layup by Joey McGraw | 35-30 |
| 17:50 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Decker | 35-30 |
| 17:29 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons is fouled on the floor by Jackie Kay - foul #1 on Jackie Kay, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Larry Briscoe (SF), William Bowen (C) Paul Suda, Randall Lyons, Marvin Davey, Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Howells (SF), David Dana (PF), Robert Mayo (C) Jackie Kay, Bryant Kelly, Joey McGraw | |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on David Dana - foul #2 on David Dana, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox hits a jumper from the left block | 36-32 |
| 17:05 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe's pass is intercepted by Charles Howells in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Conklin | 36-34 |
| 16:38 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Decker | 38-34 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox is hacked by Micheal Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Micheal Hall, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Frank Summers (PF) Micheal Hall, Larry Briscoe, Thomas Decker | |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Horace Cirillo (SG), Bryant Kelly (PF) Bruce Wilcox, Jason Conklin, Robert Mayo | |
| 16:30 | Houston | Jackie Kay buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Horace Cirillo | 38-37 |
| 16:08 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 16:07 | Houston | David Dana grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Jackie Kay misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Horace Cirillo grabs the offensive board | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Chad Davis (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Alcaraz (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Frank Summers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - William Bowen (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jackie Kay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Cirillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Howells (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryant Kelly (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - David Dana (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Houston | Bryant Kelly blows the wide open layup | 38-37 |
| 15:44 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 15:22 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis scores on a jumper in the lane | 40-37 |
| 15:18 | Houston | Charles Howells throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Randall Lyons (SF), Bruce Barnes (PF), Marvin Davey (C) John Agarwal, Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, Frank Summers, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Francis Rhodes (SF), Joey McGraw (C) Jackie Kay, Charles Howells, David Dana | |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-37 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 15:03 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox's fadeaway is rejected by Randall Lyons | 40-37 |
| 15:01 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:58 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-37 |
| 14:41 | Houston | Bryant Kelly is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bryant Kelly, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker (PF) Randall Lyons | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG), Robert Mayo (C) Horace Cirillo, Joey McGraw | |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Wilcox steals it from Thomas Decker | 40-37 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Bryant Kelly misses the jumper from close range | 40-37 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 13:51 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Mayo - foul #3 on Robert Mayo, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF) Paul Suda, Larry Briscoe, Marvin Davey | |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Horace Cirillo (SG), David Dana (PF), Joey McGraw (C) Bruce Wilcox, Jason Conklin, Bryant Kelly, Robert Mayo | |
| 13:51 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:51 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 13:51 | Houston | David Dana gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Kevin Alcaraz steps in front of the Jackie Kay pass | 41-37 |
| 13:20 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Decker, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons (SF), Frank Summers (PF), William Bowen (C) Kevin Alcaraz, Thomas Decker, Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:02 | Houston | Horace Cirillo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-37 |
| 13:00 | Houston | Francis Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Joey McGraw can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William Bowen - foul #2 on William Bowen, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Paul Suda (SG) Micheal Hall, Chad Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Jason Conklin (SG), Bryant Kelly (PF) Jackie Kay, Horace Cirillo, David Dana | |
| 12:45 | Houston | Joey McGraw makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Joey McGraw makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal is hacked by Bruce Wilcox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bruce Wilcox, team foul #6 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz (SF) Randall Lyons | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayo (C) Joey McGraw | |
| 12:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Robert Mayo gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:16 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 41-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Marvin Davey (C) Kevin Alcaraz, Frank Summers, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:02 | Houston | Robert Mayo buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Bruce Wilcox | 41-41 |
| 11:49 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Larry Briscoe | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Suda (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Briscoe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Decker (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Marvin Davey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jason Conklin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Francis Rhodes (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bryant Kelly (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Mayo (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox can't throw it down | 43-41 |
| 11:34 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Suda | 43-41 |
| 11:30 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Bruce Wilcox - foul #4 on Bruce Wilcox, team foul #7 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Randall Lyons (SF), Bruce Barnes (C) John Agarwal, Paul Suda, Marvin Davey | |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Horace Cirillo (SG), David Dana (PF), Joey McGraw (C) Bruce Wilcox, Jason Conklin, Bryant Kelly, Robert Mayo | |
| 11:30 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker misses the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:30 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 11:17 | Houston | Horace Cirillo buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joey McGraw | 44-44 |
| 11:04 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes knocks in the floater in the paint | 46-44 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Micheal Hall is called for the reach on Jackie Kay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Micheal Hall, team foul #6 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Frank Summers (PF), William Bowen (C) Micheal Hall, Larry Briscoe, Randall Lyons, Thomas Decker, Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Howells (SF) Francis Rhodes | |
| 10:45 | Houston | Horace Cirillo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 10:44 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 10:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses the jumper from the right block | 46-44 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Joey McGraw grabs the board | 46-44 |
| 10:18 | Houston | Jackie Kay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG), Bryant Kelly (PF), Robert Mayo (C) Horace Cirillo, David Dana, Joey McGraw | |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Alcaraz | 49-44 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Jackie Kay scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Charles Howells | 49-47 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Mayo is called for the reach on Kevin Alcaraz - foul #4 on Robert Mayo, team foul #8 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Bruce Barnes (PF), Marvin Davey (C) John Agarwal, Chad Davis, Frank Summers, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Rhodes (SF), Joey McGraw (C) Charles Howells, Robert Mayo | |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Bryant Kelly loses the ball out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG) Kevin Alcaraz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:02 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Paul Suda | 53-47 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Jackie Kay is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-47 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Jason Conklin snags the offensive board | 53-47 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Francis Rhodes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-47 |
| 08:26 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marvin Davey | 53-47 |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons double dribbles in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Thomas Decker (PF) Larry Briscoe, Marvin Davey | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (SG), David Dana (PF) Jackie Kay, Bryant Kelly | |
| 08:16 | Houston | Horace Cirillo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 08:14 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 07:58 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 07:57 | Houston | David Dana grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Horace Cirillo misses the 3 from straight away | 53-47 |
| 07:27 | Houston | Francis Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Paul Suda (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Lyons (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Decker (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Barnes (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jason Conklin (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Horace Cirillo (tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Francis Rhodes (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Dana (tired) 7 reb. C - Joey McGraw (very tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Joey McGraw is hacked by Thomas Decker - foul #4 on Thomas Decker, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Frank Summers (PF), William Bowen (C) John Agarwal, Paul Suda, Randall Lyons, Thomas Decker, Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Charles Howells (SF), Bryant Kelly (PF) Jason Conklin, Francis Rhodes, David Dana | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Joey McGraw makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Joey McGraw makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 07:07 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz is whistled for traveling | 53-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayo (C) Joey McGraw | |
| 07:03 | Houston | Horace Cirillo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen misses short on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 53-49 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Robert Mayo gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox is whistled for a carry | 53-49 |
| 06:32 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Wilcox picks off the pass by Micheal Hall in the backcourt | 53-49 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Bryant Kelly's dunk attempt is rejected by William Bowen | 53-49 |
| 06:15 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 06:11 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall is hacked by Horace Cirillo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Horace Cirillo, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SG), Marvin Davey (SF), Thomas Decker (PF) Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG), David Dana (PF) Horace Cirillo, Bryant Kelly | |
| 06:11 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:11 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:11 | Houston | David Dana pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox is hacked by Micheal Hall in the backcourt - foul #5 on Micheal Hall, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG) Micheal Hall | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:08 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:08 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Summers | 54-49 |
| 05:53 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 05:52 | Houston | David Dana pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 05:47 | Houston | John Agarwal steals the ball from Charles Howells | 54-49 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Marvin Davey | 56-49 |
| 05:28 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), Bruce Barnes (PF), William Bowen (C) Larry Briscoe, Thomas Decker, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Rhodes (SF), Bryant Kelly (PF) Charles Howells, David Dana | |
| 05:13 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis misses badly on a shot from the left side | 56-49 |
| 05:11 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Bruce Barnes | 56-49 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-49 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe (SF) Marvin Davey | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (SG) Jason Conklin | |
| 04:40 | Houston | Francis Rhodes misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Bryant Kelly gets the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox can't connect on a shot in the paint | 56-49 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 04:10 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes can't connect on a floater in the paint | 56-49 |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Rhodes steps in front of the Chad Davis pass | 56-49 |
| 03:39 | Houston | William Bowen takes the ball from Robert Mayo | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:22 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Briscoe is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Chad Davis | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Agarwal (tired) 10 pts. SG - Chad Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Briscoe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Barnes (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Bowen (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (tired) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Horace Cirillo (very tired) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Francis Rhodes (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bryant Kelly (very tired) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Mayo (very tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Francis Rhodes is hacked by Bruce Barnes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Barnes, team foul #9 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Marvin Davey (C) John Agarwal, Larry Briscoe, Bruce Barnes, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Jason Conklin (SG), David Dana (PF) Bruce Wilcox, Horace Cirillo, Bryant Kelly | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:58 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Alcaraz | 62-51 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 62-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons (SG) Chad Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Howells (SF) Francis Rhodes | |
| 02:45 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt from the baseline | 62-51 |
| 02:43 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey grabs the board | 62-51 |
| 02:41 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda is called for traveling in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers (PF) Thomas Decker | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:23 | Houston | Charles Howells makes the floater from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 01:57 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Thomas Decker (PF), William Bowen (C) Paul Suda, Randall Lyons, Frank Summers, Marvin Davey | |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Horace Cirillo (SG), Francis Rhodes (SF), Bryant Kelly (PF) Jackie Kay, Jason Conklin, Charles Howells, David Dana | |
| 01:53 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 62-53 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Francis Rhodes hits a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Kevin Alcaraz - foul #2 on Kevin Alcaraz, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal is hacked by Bruce Wilcox in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bruce Wilcox, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes (PF) Thomas Decker | |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG) Bruce Wilcox | |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | John Agarwal misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:37 | Houston | Francis Rhodes grabs the board | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:24 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Bowen - foul #3 on William Bowen, team foul #11 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker (PF) Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:24 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker is fouled in the backcourt by Jackie Kay - foul #2 on Jackie Kay, team foul #11 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes (C) William Bowen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:22 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bryant Kelly | 63-56 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Robert Mayo can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 00:56 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Decker | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker is hacked by Horace Cirillo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Horace Cirillo, team foul #12 | 63-56 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Horace Cirillo comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Jackie Kay grabs the offensive rebound | 65-56 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Jackie Kay comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 65-56 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes gets the rebound | 65-56 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes is fouled in the backcourt by Jackie Kay - foul #3 on Jackie Kay, team foul #13 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen (C) Thomas Decker | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Francis Rhodes hits a wide open shot from the baseline | 67-58 |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Horace Cirillo is called for the reach on Kevin Alcaraz in the backcourt - foul #5 on Horace Cirillo, team foul #14 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG) Horace Cirillo | |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Jason Conklin is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Conklin, team foul #15 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda (PG), Larry Briscoe (SG), Randall Lyons (SF), Frank Summers (C) John Agarwal, Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Suda runs out the clock | 69-58 |