| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Onwoachi Okoro (fresh) SG - Ricardo Leal (fresh) SF - Kyle Carroll (fresh) PF - Raymond Kearse (fresh) C - Kyle Bueno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fresh) SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) PF - Antonio Little (fresh) C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Bueno 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Bueno hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Houston | Wesley Steward snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Houston | Onwoachi Okoro is called for the reach on Wesley Steward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Onwoachi Okoro, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Antonio Little knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | Onwoachi Okoro makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Onwoachi Okoro is called for the reach on Wesley Steward - foul #2 on Onwoachi Okoro, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Hopkins (PG) Onwoachi Okoro | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:32 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn misses badly on a shot in the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Wesley Steward pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Raymond Kearse is called for the reach on Jeremy Lamarche - foul #1 on Raymond Kearse, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 17:53 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Hopkins drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kyle Carroll | 5-4 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Ryan Hopkins is called for the reach on Wesley Steward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ryan Hopkins, team foul #4 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Loesch (SF), Guadalupe Fuentes (PF), Benjamin Denton (C) Kyle Carroll, Raymond Kearse, Kyle Bueno | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:26 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn is called for 5 seconds | 5-4 |
| 17:09 | Southern Mississippi | Guadalupe Fuentes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| 16:51 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Darrel Sturm tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Ricardo Leal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Denton snags the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:15 | Southern Mississippi | James Loesch comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Darrel Sturm | 5-6 |
| 16:10 | Houston | Ryan Hopkins steals it from Jeremy Lamarche in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Denton is fouled on the floor by Ricky Osbourn - foul #1 on Ricky Osbourn, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Carroll (SF), Raymond Kearse (PF), Kyle Bueno (C) Ryan Hopkins, Ricardo Leal, Benjamin Denton | |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF) Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - James Loesch (fresh) SG - Guadalupe Fuentes (fresh) SF - Kyle Carroll (fresh) PF - Raymond Kearse (fresh) C - Kyle Bueno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fresh) SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Southern Mississippi | Guadalupe Fuentes clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Evan Monaco snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:44 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jeremy Lamarche | 5-8 |
| 15:18 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 5-8 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Rudy Connors grabs the defensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 14:51 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wesley Steward and he's hacked by Guadalupe Fuentes - foul #1 on Guadalupe Fuentes, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Hopkins (PG), Ricardo Leal (SG) James Loesch, Guadalupe Fuentes | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:51 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses the free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:51 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 14:27 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Carroll misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 5-10 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn drills a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by Kyle Bueno - foul #1 on Kyle Bueno, team foul #6 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Barreto (PF), Benjamin Denton (C) Raymond Kearse, Kyle Bueno | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF), Antonio Little (PF) Evan Monaco, Rudy Connors | |
| 14:04 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the free throw | 5-13 |
| 13:51 | Southern Mississippi | Ricardo Leal scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Ryan Hopkins and the foul's on Ricky Osbourn - foul #2 on Ricky Osbourn, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Murphey (C) Ricky Osbourn | |
| 13:51 | Southern Mississippi | Ricardo Leal misses the free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:51 | Houston | The rebound goes to Richard Murphey | 7-13 |
| 13:23 | Houston | Darrel Sturm clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-13 |
| 13:22 | Houston | Darrel Sturm pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Darrel Sturm knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Jeremy Lamarche | 7-15 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Hopkins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wesley Steward - foul #1 on Wesley Steward, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Loesch (SF), Raymond Kearse (PF) Kyle Carroll, William Barreto | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Hopkins makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Wesley Steward and the foul's on Ricardo Leal - foul #1 on Ricardo Leal, team foul #7 | 9-17 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Guadalupe Fuentes (PG), Kyle Bueno (C) Ryan Hopkins, Benjamin Denton | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:28 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche makes the free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:19 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Bueno loses the dribble to Richard Murphey | 9-18 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Darrel Sturm misses the wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 9-18 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse grabs the board | 9-18 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Guadalupe Fuentes (fresh) SG - Ricardo Leal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Loesch (fresh) PF - Raymond Kearse (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kyle Bueno (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrel Sturm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Murphey (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | James Loesch misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeremy Lamarche - foul #1 on Jeremy Lamarche, team foul #4 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Barreto (PF) Raymond Kearse | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF) Wesley Steward, Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little | |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | James Loesch makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 11:47 | Southern Mississippi | James Loesch makes the 2nd free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:30 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche connects on the jumper from the left side | 11-20 |
| 11:01 | Southern Mississippi | James Loesch is hacked by Evan Monaco - foul #1 on Evan Monaco, team foul #5 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Hopkins (PG), Kyle Carroll (SF), William Ott (C) Guadalupe Fuentes, James Loesch, Kyle Bueno | |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Steward (PG), Hedeon Ziad (C) Corey Crane, Richard Murphey | |
| 10:53 | Southern Mississippi | Ricardo Leal can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 11-20 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Rudy Connors grabs the board | 11-20 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Wesley Steward misses the shot from the right side | 11-20 |
| 10:22 | Southern Mississippi | Ricardo Leal snags the defensive board | 11-20 |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Carroll can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 09:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Rudy Connors | 11-20 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Hedeon Ziad misses short on a shot from the baseline | 11-20 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | William Ott grabs the board | 11-20 |
| 09:14 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Carroll misses the easy layup | 11-20 |
| 09:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeremy Lamarche | 11-20 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Wesley Steward is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Hopkins - foul #2 on Ryan Hopkins, team foul #8 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Guadalupe Fuentes (PG), James Loesch (SF), Raymond Kearse (PF), Kyle Bueno (C) Ryan Hopkins, Kyle Carroll, William Barreto, William Ott | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (SG), Darrel Sturm (SF), Antonio Little (PF), Richard Murphey (C) Jeremy Lamarche, Evan Monaco, Rudy Connors, Hedeon Ziad | |
| 09:11 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:11 | Houston | Wesley Steward makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 08:56 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Bueno makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Raymond Kearse | 13-22 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Darrel Sturm knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Wesley Steward | 13-24 |
| 08:12 | Southern Mississippi | Ricardo Leal drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Guadalupe Fuentes | 15-24 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Darrel Sturm misses the wide open driving attempt in the lane | 15-24 |
| 07:47 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Bueno grabs the defensive rebound | 15-24 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Guadalupe Fuentes (fairly fresh) SG - Ricardo Leal (tiring) 4 pts. SF - James Loesch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Kearse (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kyle Bueno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Crane (fresh) SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Murphey (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Southern Mississippi | Ricardo Leal knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Guadalupe Fuentes | 18-24 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Wesley Steward clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Guadalupe Fuentes - foul #2 on Guadalupe Fuentes, team foul #9 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Carroll (SF), William Barreto (PF), Benjamin Denton (C) Guadalupe Fuentes, Raymond Kearse, Kyle Bueno | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche (SG), Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF), Hedeon Ziad (C) Corey Crane, Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little, Richard Murphey | |
| 07:08 | Houston | Wesley Steward misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Wesley Steward misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Barreto grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 06:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ricardo Leal hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-24 |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Denton can't tip it in | 18-24 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche gets the rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Wesley Steward misses short on a floater from close range | 18-24 |
| 06:31 | Southern Mississippi | James Loesch snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Carroll drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by James Loesch and the foul's on Evan Monaco - foul #2 on Evan Monaco, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Ricky Osbourn (C) Wesley Steward, Evan Monaco | |
| 06:21 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Carroll makes the free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Benjamin Denton takes the ball from Ricky Osbourn in the backcourt | 21-24 |
| 06:06 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Carroll drills a 3 from the left corner set up by James Loesch | 24-24 |
| 05:50 | Houston | A charge is called on Hedeon Ziad - foul #1 on Hedeon Ziad, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse (PF), Kyle Bueno (C) William Barreto, Benjamin Denton | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF), Antonio Little (PF) Hedeon Ziad, Rudy Connors | |
| 05:33 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse's dunk attempt is rejected by Antonio Little | 24-24 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | James Loesch grabs the offensive rebound | 24-24 |
| 05:16 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse loses the dribble to Ricky Osbourn | 24-24 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn is hacked by Kyle Bueno - foul #2 on Kyle Bueno, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Denton (C) Kyle Bueno | |
| Subs | Houston | Rafael Edwards (PG), Hedeon Ziad (SF), Rudy Connors (PF) Corey Crane, Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little | |
| 04:47 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn misses the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:40 | Southern Mississippi | Ricardo Leal misses the 3 from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 04:38 | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Denton pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Edwards is called for the reach on Kyle Carroll - foul #1 on Rafael Edwards, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:23 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Carroll misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 04:23 | Houston | Hedeon Ziad pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn can't finish the uncontested layup | 25-25 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Hedeon Ziad hits the follow up shot | 25-27 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse is hacked by Rudy Connors - foul #1 on Rudy Connors, team foul #9 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Onwoachi Okoro (PG), Ryan Hopkins (SG), Guadalupe Fuentes (SF), Kyle Bueno (C) James Loesch, Ricardo Leal, Kyle Carroll, Benjamin Denton | |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF) Hedeon Ziad | |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Guadalupe Fuentes steals it from Rafael Edwards in the backcourt | 27-27 |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse is hacked by Ricky Osbourn - foul #3 on Ricky Osbourn, team foul #10 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Steward (PG), Corey Crane (SG), Darrel Sturm (SF), Antonio Little (PF), Richard Murphey (C) Rafael Edwards, Jeremy Lamarche, Evan Monaco, Rudy Connors, Ricky Osbourn | |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Onwoachi Okoro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ryan Hopkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Guadalupe Fuentes (fresh) PF - Raymond Kearse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Bueno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Corey Crane (fresh) SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Murphey (fresh) | |
| 03:02 | Houston | The jump hook by Corey Crane is blocked by Kyle Bueno | 29-27 |
| 03:01 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Bueno grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 02:57 | Southern Mississippi | Ryan Hopkins loses the dribble to Antonio Little | 29-27 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Kyle Bueno is called for the reach on Darrel Sturm - foul #3 on Kyle Bueno, team foul #11 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Carroll (SF), William Barreto (PF) Raymond Kearse, Kyle Bueno | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche (SG) Corey Crane | |
| 02:37 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Darrel Sturm makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:20 | Southern Mississippi | Jeremy Lamarche steps in front of the Onwoachi Okoro pass | 29-29 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Antonio Little is alone and drills a runner in the lane | 29-31 |
| 01:30 | Southern Mississippi | Wesley Steward steps in front of the William Barreto pass | 29-31 |
| 01:26 | Houston | Richard Murphey is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Murphey, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Benjamin Denton (C) Guadalupe Fuentes | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF), Hedeon Ziad (C) Wesley Steward, Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little, Richard Murphey | |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Carroll scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Onwoachi Okoro | 32-31 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Kyle Carroll takes the ball from Rudy Connors | 32-31 |
| 00:36 | Southern Mississippi | Kyle Carroll jams it | 34-31 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Hedeon Ziad misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 00:12 | Southern Mississippi | Onwoachi Okoro grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Onwoachi Okoro comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's fouled by Corey Crane - foul #1 on Corey Crane, team foul #12 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ricardo Leal (SG), James Loesch (SF), Raymond Kearse (PF), William Ott (C) Ryan Hopkins, Kyle Carroll, William Barreto, Benjamin Denton | |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Steward (PG), Richard Murphey (C) Jeremy Lamarche, Hedeon Ziad | |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Onwoachi Okoro makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Onwoachi Okoro makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Onwoachi Okoro makes the 3rd free throw | 37-31 |
| 00:03 | Houston | William Ott blocks the short jumper by Wesley Steward | 37-31 |
| 00:02 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Kearse clanks a fullcourt shot | 37-31 |