| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (fresh) SG - Kenneth Lessard (fresh) SF - Robert Bainter (fresh) PF - Todd Wegener (fresh) C - Anthony Mowen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Arthur Estes (fresh) SG - Joe Buske (fresh) SF - Edward Goldblatt (fresh) PF - Jared Wegener (fresh) C - Lindsey Locke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Lindsey Locke 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Houston | Jared Wegener misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Todd Wegener | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Arthur Estes connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Edward Goldblatt | 2-3 |
| 18:52 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener is whistled for traveling | 2-3 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Jared Wegener comes up short on the shot near the basket | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Brian Clarkson | 4-3 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Arthur Estes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt tips it but misses | 4-3 |
| 17:58 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen snags the defensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:39 | Southern Mississippi | Joe Buske takes the ball from Robert Bainter | 4-3 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Joe Buske can't throw it down | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Arthur Estes pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 4-3 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Lindsey Locke gets the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt hits the finger roll set up by Joe Buske | 4-5 |
| 16:57 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Arthur Estes - foul #1 on Arthur Estes, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (PG), Bruce Thorton (SG), Gilbert Hall (SF), Caleb Lilley (PF) Brian Clarkson, Kenneth Lessard, Robert Bainter, Todd Wegener | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Montgomery (PG), Richard Gordon (SG), Charles Duncan (SF), Stevan Klawinski (PF), Brian Turner (C) Arthur Estes, Joe Buske, Edward Goldblatt, Jared Wegener, Lindsey Locke | |
| 16:57 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:57 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Charles Duncan travels in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones (C) Anthony Mowen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Gordon is called for the reach on Bruce Thorton - foul #1 on Richard Gordon, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 16:32 | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Brian Turner hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Gordon | 7-7 |
| 15:49 | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Thorton | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Harold Fall (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Thorton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Hall (fresh) PF - Caleb Lilley (fresh) C - Max Jones (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Montgomery (fresh) SG - Richard Gordon (fresh) SF - Charles Duncan (fresh) PF - Stevan Klawinski (fresh) C - Brian Turner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Houston | Harold Fall is called for the reach on Gary Montgomery in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Fall, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener (PF) Max Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:28 | Houston | Brian Turner is called for traveling | 9-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Kenneth Lessard (SG), Robert Bainter (SF) Harold Fall, Bruce Thorton, Caleb Lilley | |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Smith (SF) Brian Turner | |
| 15:20 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 9-7 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Stevan Klawinski pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Gary Montgomery misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 14:54 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener misses the lay-in | 9-7 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Gary Montgomery gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:32 | Houston | Todd Wegener swats the layup by Richard Gordon | 9-7 |
| 14:31 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard snags the defensive board | 9-7 |
| 14:15 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Bainter | 11-7 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Richard Gordon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-7 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Charles Duncan misses the tip | 11-7 |
| 14:04 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:48 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Smith swats the layup by Brian Clarkson | 11-7 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Stevan Klawinski grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Richard Gordon misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Gilbert Hall - foul #1 on Gilbert Hall, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (PG), Bruce Thorton (SG), Caleb Lilley (SF), Max Jones (PF), Anthony Mowen (C) Brian Clarkson, Kenneth Lessard, Robert Bainter, Todd Wegener, Gilbert Hall | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (PG), Edward Goldblatt (SF), Jared Wegener (PF), Lindsey Locke (C) Gary Montgomery, Anthony Smith, Charles Duncan, Stevan Klawinski | |
| 13:30 | Houston | Richard Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:30 | Houston | Richard Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:27 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur Estes picks off the pass by Harold Fall in the backcourt | 11-9 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Arthur Estes loses the dribble to Harold Fall | 11-9 |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | Caleb Lilley misses the easy layup | 11-9 |
| 13:10 | Southern Mississippi | Caleb Lilley tips it home | 13-9 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Bruce Thorton steals the ball from Edward Goldblatt in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 13:05 | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruce Thorton | 15-9 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Richard Gordon clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Anthony Mowen | 15-9 |
| 12:25 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen misses the turnaround from close range | 15-9 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Arthur Estes gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:19 | Houston | Richard Gordon buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jared Wegener | 15-11 |
| 11:56 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harold Fall | 17-11 |
| 11:54 | Houston | Harold Fall is called for the reach on Arthur Estes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Harold Fall, team foul #3 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Kenneth Lessard (SG), Lionel Watts (SF), Todd Wegener (PF) Harold Fall, Bruce Thorton, Caleb Lilley, Max Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Montgomery (PG), Joe Buske (SG), Anthony Smith (SF), Brian Turner (PF) Arthur Estes, Richard Gordon, Edward Goldblatt, Jared Wegener | |
| 11:49 | Houston | Gary Montgomery scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Joe Buske | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Lessard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lionel Watts (fresh) PF - Todd Wegener (fresh) C - Anthony Mowen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Buske (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Smith (fresh) PF - Brian Turner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lindsey Locke (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Lessard | 19-13 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Brian Turner misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Anthony Mowen - foul #1 on Anthony Mowen, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter (SF), Gilbert Hall (C) Kenneth Lessard, Anthony Mowen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:14 | Houston | Brian Turner misses the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Brian Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Brian Clarkson | 22-13 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Lindsey Locke misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-13 |
| 10:27 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Todd Wegener | 22-13 |
| 10:04 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener banks in the layup on a great pass from Brian Clarkson and he's hacked by Gary Montgomery - foul #1 on Gary Montgomery, team foul #3 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton (PG), Kenneth Lessard (SG), Caleb Lilley (C) Brian Clarkson, Lionel Watts, Gilbert Hall | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (PG), William Shaver (SG), Edward Goldblatt (SF), Jared Wegener (PF), Charles Duncan (C) Gary Montgomery, Joe Buske, Anthony Smith, Brian Turner, Lindsey Locke | |
| 10:04 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener makes the free throw | 25-13 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Arthur Estes connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Shaver | 25-15 |
| 09:26 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Wegener clanks a 3 from straight away | 25-15 |
| 09:24 | Southern Mississippi | Caleb Lilley tips it home | 27-15 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Jared Wegener hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 27-15 |
| 08:59 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton pulls down the rebound | 27-15 |
| 08:46 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Jared Wegener - foul #1 on Jared Wegener, team foul #4 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall (PF), Max Jones (C) Todd Wegener, Caleb Lilley | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Montgomery (PG), Joe Buske (SG), Stevan Klawinski (C) Arthur Estes, William Shaver, Jared Wegener | |
| 08:46 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 08:46 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Bainter makes the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Charles Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen (C) Robert Bainter | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 29-15 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Charles Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 29-15 |
| 08:06 | Houston | Gary Montgomery double dribbles | 29-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG) Bruce Thorton | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Gordon (SF), Jared Wegener (PF) Edward Goldblatt, Charles Duncan | |
| 07:41 | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jared Wegener - foul #2 on Jared Wegener, team foul #5 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts (SG), Robert Bainter (SF) Kenneth Lessard, Gilbert Hall | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (PG), Anthony Smith (SF), Brian Turner (C) Gary Montgomery, Joe Buske, Jared Wegener | |
| 07:41 | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-15 |
| 07:41 | Southern Mississippi | Max Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 30-15 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Brian Turner snags the defensive board | 30-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Brian Clarkson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lionel Watts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Bainter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Max Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Mowen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Arthur Estes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Smith (fresh) PF - Stevan Klawinski (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Turner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:27 | Houston | Arthur Estes misses long on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-15 |
| 07:25 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen snags the defensive board | 30-15 |
| 07:01 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Brian Clarkson | 33-15 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Lionel Watts is called for the reach on Richard Gordon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lionel Watts, team foul #5 | 33-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Caleb Lilley (PF) Max Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Lindsey Locke (C) Stevan Klawinski | |
| 06:45 | Houston | Lindsey Locke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-15 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Richard Gordon tips it home | 33-17 |
| 06:23 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Gordon - foul #2 on Richard Gordon, team foul #6 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton (PG), Kenneth Lessard (SG), Gilbert Hall (PF) Brian Clarkson, Robert Bainter, Anthony Mowen | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Montgomery (PG), Joe Buske (SG), Edward Goldblatt (SF), Charles Duncan (PF) Arthur Estes, Richard Gordon, Anthony Smith, Brian Turner | |
| 06:23 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts makes the 1st free throw | 34-17 |
| 06:23 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 35-17 |
| 06:01 | Houston | Joe Buske buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Montgomery | 35-20 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts is fouled on the floor by Edward Goldblatt - foul #1 on Edward Goldblatt, team foul #7 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Todd Wegener (PF) Bruce Thorton, Caleb Lilley | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts makes the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | Lionel Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 37-20 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Joe Buske is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner | 37-23 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 37-23 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Charles Duncan grabs the board | 37-23 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Charles Duncan connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Joe Buske | 37-25 |
| 04:36 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Lessard misses the easy layup | 37-25 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt pulls down the rebound | 37-25 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Edward Goldblatt connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joe Buske | 37-28 |
| 04:00 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson loses the dribble to Edward Goldblatt | 37-28 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Gary Montgomery is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Clarkson - foul #1 on Brian Clarkson, team foul #6 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (PG), Bruce Thorton (SG), Robert Bainter (SF), Caleb Lilley (PF), Anthony Mowen (C) Brian Clarkson, Kenneth Lessard, Lionel Watts, Todd Wegener, Gilbert Hall | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (PG), Richard Gordon (SG), Anthony Smith (SF), Jared Wegener (PF), Stevan Klawinski (C) Gary Montgomery, Joe Buske, Edward Goldblatt, Charles Duncan, Lindsey Locke | |
| 03:47 | Houston | Jared Wegener misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 03:45 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Caleb Lilley | 37-28 |
| 03:28 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Caleb Lilley | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Harold Fall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Thorton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bainter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Caleb Lilley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Mowen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Arthur Estes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Smith (fresh) PF - Jared Wegener (fresh) C - Stevan Klawinski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Houston | Bruce Thorton takes the ball from Jared Wegener in the backcourt | 40-28 |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Caleb Lilley makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Thorton | 42-28 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Stevan Klawinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-28 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Anthony Smith snags the offensive board | 42-28 |
| 02:34 | Houston | Arthur Estes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-28 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Jared Wegener grabs the offensive board | 42-28 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Anthony Smith makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Estes | 42-30 |
| 02:10 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Thorton double dribbles | 42-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Brian Clarkson (PG), Kenneth Lessard (SG), Todd Wegener (PF), Max Jones (C) Harold Fall, Bruce Thorton, Caleb Lilley, Anthony Mowen | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Montgomery (PG), Edward Goldblatt (SF), Brian Turner (C) Arthur Estes, Anthony Smith, Stevan Klawinski | |
| 01:48 | Houston | Jared Wegener knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gary Montgomery and he's hacked by Todd Wegener - foul #1 on Todd Wegener, team foul #7 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall (SF) Robert Bainter | |
| Subs | Houston | William Shaver (SG) Richard Gordon | |
| 01:48 | Houston | Jared Wegener makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 01:37 | Southern Mississippi | Gilbert Hall is whistled for traveling | 42-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Duncan (PF) Jared Wegener | |
| 01:25 | Houston | William Shaver's layup is rejected by Todd Wegener | 42-33 |
| 01:24 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Brian Clarkson | 42-33 |
| 01:03 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Goldblatt picks off the pass by Kenneth Lessard | 42-33 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Max Jones is called for the reach on William Shaver - foul #1 on Max Jones, team foul #8 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall (PG), Bruce Thorton (SG), Robert Bainter (SF), Anthony Mowen (C) Brian Clarkson, Kenneth Lessard, Gilbert Hall, Max Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Joe Buske (SG), Richard Gordon (SF), Jared Wegener (PF), Lindsey Locke (C) Gary Montgomery, Edward Goldblatt, Charles Duncan, Brian Turner | |
| 00:38 | Houston | William Shaver makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 00:38 | Houston | William Shaver makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 00:19 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Fall hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Bainter | 45-35 |
| 00:01 | Houston | The short jumper by William Shaver is denied by Todd Wegener | 45-35 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Mowen pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |