| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Donald Sparks (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Patrick Jensen (fresh) SF - John Rowsey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Debnam (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Marion Ling inbounds the ball | 28-41 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses the floater from the free throw line | 28-41 |
| 19:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Rowsey grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 19:19 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Sparks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 19:17 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Whitaker gets the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 19:10 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Sparks comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Mark Schweickert grabs the board | 28-41 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Mark Schweickert hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marion Ling | 28-43 |
| 18:37 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Jensen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 18:35 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Whitaker snags the offensive board | 28-43 |
| 18:15 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Sparks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 18:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Cooper | 28-43 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-43 |
| 17:53 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Whitaker | 28-43 |
| 17:32 | Southern Mississippi | John Rowsey makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Jensen | 31-43 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 31-43 |
| 17:17 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Sparks gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 17:00 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Jensen double dribbles | 31-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alex Nelson (PG), Charles Dupree (SG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Patrick Wall (PF), Brian Smith (C) Donald Sparks, Patrick Jensen, John Rowsey, Ronald Debnam, Robert Whitaker | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF), James Combs (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Marion Ling, Mark Schweickert, Kevin Cooper | |
| 16:55 | Houston | Patrick Wall is called for the reach on Lars Wisinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Wall, team foul #1 | 31-43 |
| 16:47 | Houston | James Combs hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-45 |
| 16:30 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Dupree misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-45 |
| 16:28 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Wall grabs the offensive board | 31-45 |
| 16:19 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Dupree makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Alex Nelson | 33-45 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Fred Burnett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-45 |
| 15:58 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to James Combs | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Alex Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Dupree (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Rolfe (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Patrick Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Nowak (fresh) PF - Lars Wisinski (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Combs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-47 |
| 15:28 | Southern Mississippi | Alex Nelson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 33-47 |
| 15:26 | Houston | Fred Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 15:21 | Houston | Patrick Wall is called for the reach on Dikembe Ahmadi in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Wall, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Jensen (SG), Terrell Jones (SF), Lewis Truman (C) Alex Nelson, Nicholas Rolfe, Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Doll (SG), Marion Ling (SF), Mark Schweickert (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Paul Nowak, Lars Wisinski, James Combs | |
| 15:02 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 15:00 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Jensen grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 14:50 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Jensen connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-47 |
| 14:30 | Houston | The short jumper by Mark Schweickert is denied by Patrick Wall | 35-47 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Umi Abdula tips it home | 35-49 |
| 14:20 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Jensen clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-49 |
| 14:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Umi Abdula | 35-49 |
| 14:15 | Houston | Fred Burnett is fouled on the floor by Charles Dupree - foul #1 on Charles Dupree, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Sparks (PG), Alex Nelson (SG), Ronald Debnam (PF), Robert Whitaker (C) Charles Dupree, Patrick Jensen, Patrick Wall, Lewis Truman | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG) Fred Burnett, Donald Doll | |
| 14:07 | Houston | Mark Schweickert comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Debnam - foul #2 on Ronald Debnam, team foul #4 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Rowsey (SF) Terrell Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:07 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Mark Schweickert makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 13:51 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Sparks hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ronald Debnam | 38-51 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Marion Ling loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Nowak (SF), Kevin Cooper (C) Marion Ling, Umi Abdula | |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Rowsey misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Nowak - foul #1 on Paul Nowak, team foul #1 | 38-51 |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Rowsey makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Rowsey misses the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 13:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Cooper | 39-51 |
| 13:05 | Houston | Kevin Cooper comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 39-51 |
| 13:04 | Southern Mississippi | John Rowsey pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 13:00 | Southern Mississippi | Alex Nelson misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 39-51 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Paul Nowak grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Ronald Debnam - foul #3 on Ronald Debnam, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (SG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF), Brian Smith (PF) Alex Nelson, John Rowsey, Ronald Debnam | |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF) Paul Nowak, Mark Schweickert | |
| 12:48 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 12:29 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Smith drills a turnaround in the paint | 41-52 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Marion Ling misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Kevin Cooper hits the follow up shot | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Donald Sparks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Terrell Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Nicholas Rolfe (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Whitaker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lars Wisinski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Marion Ling - foul #2 on Marion Ling, team foul #2 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Dupree (PG), Patrick Jensen (SG), Patrick Wall (PF) Donald Sparks, Terrell Jones, Robert Whitaker | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Mark Schweickert (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Dikembe Ahmadi, Lars Wisinski, Kevin Cooper | |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 11:38 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Marion Ling buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Umi Abdula | 43-57 |
| 11:16 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Dupree scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-57 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Patrick Jensen picks off the pass by Fred Burnett in the backcourt | 45-57 |
| 11:01 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Jensen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alex Nelson (PG), John Rowsey (SF), Ronald Debnam (PF) Charles Dupree, Nicholas Rolfe, Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Nowak (SF) Marion Ling | |
| 10:45 | Houston | Umi Abdula hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 45-57 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Paul Nowak hits the follow up shot | 45-59 |
| 10:30 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Debnam hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Alex Nelson | 47-59 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Alex Nelson is called for the reach on Mark Schweickert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alex Nelson, team foul #6 | 47-59 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Fred Burnett double dribbles | 47-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Dupree (PG), Lewis Truman (C) John Rowsey, Patrick Wall | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:46 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Jensen is hacked by Donald Doll - foul #1 on Donald Doll, team foul #3 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones (SF), Robert Whitaker (C) Alex Nelson, Lewis Truman | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Marion Ling (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF), James Combs (C) Fred Burnett, Paul Nowak, Mark Schweickert, Umi Abdula | |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Debnam scores on a driving attempt in the paint and the foul's on Marion Ling - foul #3 on Marion Ling, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe (SF) Patrick Jensen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Debnam makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Donald Doll buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Vierthaler | 50-62 |
| 08:58 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Dupree misses long on a floater from the right wing | 50-62 |
| 08:57 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Debnam tips it back up and in | 52-62 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Vierthaler | 52-65 |
| 08:17 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-65 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Dupree can't tip it in | 52-65 |
| 08:13 | Southern Mississippi | Terrell Jones snags the offensive board | 52-65 |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Dupree misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Vierthaler - foul #2 on Daniel Vierthaler, team foul #5 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Jensen (SG), John Rowsey (SF), Patrick Wall (PF), Brian Smith (C) Terrell Jones, Nicholas Rolfe, Ronald Debnam, Robert Whitaker | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Mark Schweickert (PF), Kevin Cooper (C) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Marion Ling, Lars Wisinski, James Combs | |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Dupree misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Dupree makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Charles Dupree (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Rowsey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Wall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Fred Burnett (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Nowak (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Houston | Fred Burnett makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dikembe Ahmadi | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Wall misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-68 |
| 07:11 | Houston | Paul Nowak grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:55 | Houston | Mark Schweickert hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Fred Burnett | 53-70 |
| 06:35 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Cooper steps in front of the Patrick Wall pass | 53-70 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Patrick Jensen is called for the reach on Dikembe Ahmadi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Jensen, team foul #7 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Sparks (PG), Alex Nelson (SG) Charles Dupree, Patrick Jensen | |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SF) Paul Nowak | |
| 06:33 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the 1st free throw | 53-71 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi misses the 2nd free throw | 53-71 |
| 06:33 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Smith grabs the board | 53-71 |
| 06:10 | Southern Mississippi | Alex Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-71 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Mark Schweickert pulls down the rebound | 53-71 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Kevin Cooper is alone and drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Fred Burnett | 53-73 |
| 05:23 | Southern Mississippi | Alex Nelson buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Patrick Wall | 56-73 |
| 04:55 | Houston | Marion Ling comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-73 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Kevin Cooper misses the tip | 56-73 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Kevin Cooper tips it but misses | 56-73 |
| 04:49 | Southern Mississippi | John Rowsey grabs the defensive rebound | 56-73 |
| 04:35 | Southern Mississippi | Alex Nelson makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Donald Sparks | 58-73 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Donald Sparks steals the ball from Dikembe Ahmadi | 58-73 |
| 04:01 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Sparks lays it in | 60-73 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Jensen (SG), Ronald Debnam (PF), Robert Whitaker (C) John Rowsey, Patrick Wall, Brian Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Vierthaler (PG), Donald Doll (SG), Umi Abdula (C) Fred Burnett, Dikembe Ahmadi, Kevin Cooper | |
| 03:59 | Houston | Patrick Jensen takes the ball from Marion Ling in the backcourt | 60-73 |
| 03:50 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Whitaker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Jensen | 62-73 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Donald Sparks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Jensen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Alex Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Debnam (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Whitaker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Daniel Vierthaler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Doll (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marion Ling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Schweickert (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Mark Schweickert misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 62-73 |
| 03:23 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ronald Debnam | 62-73 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Alex Nelson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:03 | Houston | Patrick Jensen picks off the pass by Daniel Vierthaler in the backcourt | 64-73 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Jensen misses the lay-in | 64-73 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Umi Abdula snags the defensive board | 64-73 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Alex Nelson is called for the reach on Marion Ling in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Nelson, team foul #8 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Charles Dupree (PG), Nicholas Rolfe (SF) Donald Sparks, Alex Nelson | |
| Subs | Houston | Lars Wisinski (PF) Mark Schweickert | |
| 02:42 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| 02:39 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Schweickert (PF) Lars Wisinski | |
| 02:27 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Dupree hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-75 |
| 02:25 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Rolfe can't tip it in | 64-75 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Mark Schweickert snags the defensive board | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:08 | Houston | Mark Schweickert is open but comes up short on the jumper from close range | 64-75 |
| 02:06 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Dupree pulls down the rebound | 64-75 |
| 01:48 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Debnam loses the ball out of bounds | 64-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alex Nelson (PG), Patrick Wall (PF), Brian Smith (C) Patrick Jensen, Ronald Debnam, Robert Whitaker | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Burnett (PG), Dikembe Ahmadi (SG), Paul Nowak (SF), Lars Wisinski (PF) Daniel Vierthaler, Donald Doll, Marion Ling, Mark Schweickert | |
| 01:25 | Houston | Paul Nowak loses the dribble to Patrick Wall | 64-75 |
| 01:15 | Southern Mississippi | Alex Nelson misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 64-75 |
| 01:14 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Smith grabs the offensive board | 64-75 |
| 01:01 | Southern Mississippi | Alex Nelson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 64-75 |
| 01:00 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi pulls down the rebound | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi is hacked by Alex Nelson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alex Nelson, team foul #9 | 64-75 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Dikembe Ahmadi misses the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Dupree pulls down the rebound | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Lars Wisinski steps in front of the Alex Nelson pass | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Houston | Fred Burnett buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-78 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Alex Nelson hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Rolfe | 66-78 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Fred Burnett runs out the clock | 66-78 |