| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fresh) SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) SF - John Davis (fresh) PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) C - Carter Collins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fresh) SG - George Murr (fresh) SF - Mark Eason (fresh) PF - Lesley Vallo (fresh) C - Rodney Croll (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Houston | Gordon Ward gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Carter Collins hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Jack Dawson gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Houston | John Davis makes the wide open jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Carter Collins | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo snags the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr misses the floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Murr | 2-2 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Carter Collins misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:43 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Murr | 2-4 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Lesley Vallo steps in front of the Robert Higuera pass | 2-4 |
| 17:05 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG), David Weiler (SG), Shane Roberson (SF), William King (PF), Glenn Phipps (C) William Stoneman, George Murr, Mark Eason, Lesley Vallo, Rodney Croll | |
| 17:03 | Houston | Robert Higuera is hacked by David Weiler in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Weiler, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane | 2-4 |
| 16:57 | Houston | John Davis tips it but misses | 2-4 |
| 16:55 | Houston | John Davis misses the tip | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 16:52 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Ward takes the ball from Frank Biggs in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Gordon Ward lays it up and in | 4-4 |
| 16:32 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 4-4 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Carter Collins pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:29 | Houston | David Weiler steals the ball from Gordon Ward in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 16:14 | Southern Mississippi | William King drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frank Biggs | 4-6 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Robert Higuera is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Dawson (fairly fresh) C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Frank Biggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Weiler (fresh) SF - Shane Roberson (fresh) PF - William King (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Phipps (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler is hacked by Gordon Ward - foul #1 on Gordon Ward, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF) John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), George Murr (SG), Mark Eason (SF), Lesley Vallo (PF) Frank Biggs, David Weiler, Shane Roberson, Glenn Phipps | |
| 15:34 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-6 |
| 15:32 | Houston | Tracey Byrd grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 15:28 | Houston | William King picks off the pass by Christopher Delorenzo | 6-6 |
| 15:14 | Southern Mississippi | George Murr hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Eason | 6-9 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Gordon Ward blows the layup | 6-9 |
| 15:00 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Eason | 6-9 |
| 14:41 | Southern Mississippi | Carter Collins is called for the reach on George Murr - foul #1 on Carter Collins, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) Christopher Delorenzo, Tracey Byrd | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG), David Weiler (SG), Shane Roberson (SF), Glenn Phipps (PF), Rodney Croll (C) William Stoneman, George Murr, Mark Eason, Lesley Vallo, William King | |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Rodney Croll can't finish the layup | 6-9 |
| 14:20 | Houston | The rebound goes to Carter Collins | 6-9 |
| 14:16 | Houston | David Weiler is called for the reach on Robert Higuera in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Weiler, team foul #2 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings (SF) David Weiler | |
| 13:53 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Glenn Phipps - foul #1 on Glenn Phipps, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG), Donald Meade (C) Robert Higuera, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:53 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:31 | Southern Mississippi | Gordon Ward steps in front of the Rodney Croll pass | 9-9 |
| 13:27 | Houston | David Marsala banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 11-9 |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Marsala - foul #1 on David Marsala, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF) Gordon Ward, John Davis, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), Mark Eason (SF), Lesley Vallo (PF) Frank Biggs, Jeffery Jennings, Glenn Phipps | |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Marsala | 14-11 |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 14-11 |
| 12:40 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 12:23 | Houston | David Marsala misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's fouled by William Stoneman - foul #1 on William Stoneman, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), Carter Collins (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Murr (SG), William King (C) Shane Roberson, Rodney Croll | |
| 12:23 | Houston | David Marsala misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:23 | Houston | David Marsala makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:10 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 12:09 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Higuera | 15-11 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Carter Collins is hacked by Lesley Vallo - foul #1 on Lesley Vallo, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (SG), John Davis (SF), Donald Meade (PF) David Marsala, Christopher Delorenzo, Tracey Byrd | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings (PF) Lesley Vallo | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Meade (fresh) C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (fairly fresh) SG - George Murr (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Eason (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffery Jennings (fresh) C - William King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Houston | John Davis lays it up and in on a great pass from Gordon Ward | 17-11 |
| 11:28 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-11 |
| 11:26 | Southern Mississippi | William King hits the follow up shot | 17-13 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Mark Eason steals it from Robert Higuera in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| 11:11 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Dawson (PF) Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo (PF), Glenn Phipps (C) Mark Eason, William King | |
| 11:09 | Houston | Donald Meade is fouled in the backcourt by George Murr - foul #1 on George Murr, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| 10:53 | Houston | John Davis misses the wide open driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by George Murr - foul #2 on George Murr, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG) Robert Higuera | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG), Shane Roberson (SG) William Stoneman, George Murr | |
| 10:53 | Houston | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:53 | Houston | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 19-13 |
| 10:38 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs makes the pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Gordon Ward - foul #2 on Gordon Ward, team foul #4 | 19-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), Christopher Delorenzo (SF) Gordon Ward, John Davis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:38 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs makes the free throw | 19-16 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Glenn Phipps steals the ball from Robert Higuera | 19-16 |
| 10:02 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-16 |
| 10:00 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo gets the offensive rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:49 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 19-16 |
| 09:48 | Houston | Robert Higuera snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 09:45 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Jennings - foul #1 on Jeffery Jennings, team foul #8 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (SG), Tracey Byrd (PF), Carter Collins (C) Robert Higuera, Jack Dawson, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman (PG), Mark Eason (SF), William King (PF), Rodney Croll (C) Frank Biggs, Jeffery Jennings, Lesley Vallo, Glenn Phipps | |
| 09:45 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:45 | Southern Mississippi | William King snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 09:32 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF) Christopher Delorenzo | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:05 | Houston | Carter Collins is whistled for traveling | 19-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 08:36 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason is hacked by John Davis - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #5 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo (SG), Salvador Garcia (PF), Donald Meade (C) David Marsala, Tracey Byrd, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo (PF) Rodney Croll | |
| 08:26 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson loses the dribble to John Davis | 19-16 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-16 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson snags the defensive board | 19-16 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | William King connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Shane Roberson | 19-18 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Robert Higuera comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #9 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Jack Dawson (PF) John Davis, Salvador Garcia | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (SG), Jeffery Jennings (SF), Glenn Phipps (C) Shane Roberson, Mark Eason, William King | |
| 07:52 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Christopher Delorenzo (fresh) PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Stoneman (tiring) SG - Frank Biggs (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffery Jennings (fresh) PF - Lesley Vallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Phipps (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Southern Mississippi | William Stoneman scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Biggs | 21-20 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Robert Higuera's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffery Jennings | 21-20 |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:02 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Frank Biggs | 21-23 |
| 06:42 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Donald Meade pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the wide open floater from close range | 23-23 |
| 06:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings's pass is intercepted by Christopher Delorenzo | 23-23 |
| 06:24 | Houston | Robert Higuera throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-23 |
| Subs | Houston | David Marsala (PG), John Davis (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF), Carter Collins (C) Robert Higuera, Lawrence Turcotte, Jack Dawson, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson (SG), Mark Eason (SF), William King (PF), Rodney Croll (C) Frank Biggs, Jeffery Jennings, Lesley Vallo, Glenn Phipps | |
| 06:06 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 23-23 |
| 06:04 | Houston | David Marsala pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Carter Collins is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Tracey Byrd | 25-23 |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Eason clanks a 3 from the right wing | 25-23 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Christopher Delorenzo snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Carter Collins misses short on a shot from the baseline | 25-23 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | David Marsala is called for the reach on Shane Roberson - foul #2 on David Marsala, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (PG), Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Salvador Garcia (SF), Jack Dawson (PF) David Marsala, Christopher Delorenzo, John Davis, Tracey Byrd | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs (PG), Jeffery Jennings (PF) William Stoneman, William King | |
| 04:32 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Salvador Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:29 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Biggs - foul #1 on Frank Biggs, team foul #10 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo (PF), Glenn Phipps (C) Mark Eason, Rodney Croll | |
| 04:29 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:29 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Roberson | 27-26 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Robert Higuera throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-26 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 03:53 | Southern Mississippi | Lesley Vallo tips it back up and in | 27-28 |
| 03:30 | Houston | Jack Dawson misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 03:29 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Higuera (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Salvador Garcia (fresh) PF - Jack Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Carter Collins (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Frank Biggs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Roberson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Jennings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lesley Vallo (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Phipps (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 03:17 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Roberson | 27-28 |
| 03:02 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-28 |
| 03:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings grabs the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 02:48 | Southern Mississippi | Shane Roberson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 02:47 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings snags the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 02:42 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Biggs connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Jack Dawson makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Jennings travels with the ball | 29-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), David Marsala (SG), John Davis (SF), Tracey Byrd (PF), Donald Meade (C) Robert Higuera, Lawrence Turcotte, Salvador Garcia, Jack Dawson, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler (PG), George Murr (SG), Mark Eason (SF), William King (PF), Rodney Croll (C) Frank Biggs, Shane Roberson, Jeffery Jennings, Lesley Vallo, Glenn Phipps | |
| 01:45 | Houston | Mark Eason is called for the reach on John Davis - foul #1 on Mark Eason, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| 01:45 | Houston | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 01:45 | Houston | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 01:42 | Southern Mississippi | David Weiler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 01:22 | Houston | John Davis misses the open dunk | 31-31 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Tracey Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Gordon Ward is hacked by William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #12 | 31-31 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:04 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | William King gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | William King knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Mark Eason | 32-33 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Gordon Ward lays it in on a great pass from David Marsala | 34-33 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | William King misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-33 |