| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Brownell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Ling (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yuri Zajic (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Stringer (fresh) 5 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | James O'Neil inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | James O'Neil is fouled on the floor by Yuri Zajic - foul #2 on Yuri Zajic, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Mitchell Thrash (C) Christopher Wiseman, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Michael Rau loses the ball out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning (PF) Michael Rau | |
| 19:09 | Houston | Yuri Zajic misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Marion Ling tips it back up and in | 36-30 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Paul Stringer - foul #2 on Paul Stringer, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega (C) Mitchell Thrash | |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:56 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Umi Abdula | 36-31 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Amos Scott is called for the reach on Steven Brownell - foul #2 on Amos Scott, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SG), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Christopher Fanning, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 18:04 | Houston | Marion Ling misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-31 |
| 18:02 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | The jumper by James O'Neil is denied by Umi Abdula | 36-31 |
| 17:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Marion Ling | 36-31 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Yuri Zajic's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 17:43 | East Carolina | Robert Cook comes up short on the shot from close range | 36-31 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Umi Abdula pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Umi Abdula is whistled for a carry | 36-31 |
| Subs | Houston | James Combs (SF), Derek Dunkley (PF), Gilbert Lavoie (C) Yuri Zajic, Paul Stringer, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), James O'Neil (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Michael Yarbrough, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | Amos Scott hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Steven Brownell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Marion Ling hits the follow up shot | 38-34 |
| 16:15 | East Carolina | Mitchell Thrash makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 15:46 | Houston | Gilbert Lavoie scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Derek Dunkley | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Brownell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Ling (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Combs (fresh) PF - Derek Dunkley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gilbert Lavoie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Huffman (fresh) SG - Amos Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Fanning (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG), Yuri Zajic (SF), Edward McNutt (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Steven Brownell, Marion Ling, Derek Dunkley, Gilbert Lavoie | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Christopher Wiseman (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) William Huffman, Amos Scott, James O'Neil, Christopher Fanning, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 15:02 | Houston | Antony Dove drills a 3 from straight away set up by Yuri Zajic | 43-36 |
| 14:43 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega dunks the ball | 43-38 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Antony Dove misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman jams it set up by Robert Cook and the foul's on James Combs - foul #1 on James Combs, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SG) James Combs | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James O'Neil (SF), Garf Zand (PF) Robert Cook, Michael Rau | |
| 14:21 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman misses the free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:21 | Houston | Edward McNutt pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Yuri Zajic's layup is rejected by Garf Zand | 43-40 |
| 14:03 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:59 | East Carolina | James O'Neil misses long on a floater in the paint | 43-40 |
| 13:58 | East Carolina | James O'Neil grabs the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega clanks a shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 13:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Edward McNutt | 43-40 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Marion Ling evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Wiseman - foul #2 on Christopher Wiseman, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Brownell (PG), Paul Stringer (PF) Antony Dove, Edward McNutt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Garf Zand | |
| 13:15 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:15 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:04 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 13:03 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Yuri Zajic's layup is rejected by Michael Rau | 45-42 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Paul Stringer hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 12:20 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Amos Scott | 47-44 |
| 11:56 | Houston | Marion Ling misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Carmelo Ortega - foul #2 on Carmelo Ortega, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Houston | James Combs (SF), Edward McNutt (PF) Yuri Zajic, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 11:56 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:56 | Houston | Marion Ling misses the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 11:56 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Mitchell Thrash | 48-44 |
| 11:48 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 11:47 | Houston | James Combs grabs the defensive rebound | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Brownell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Ling (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Combs (fresh) PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Stringer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Christopher Wiseman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Fanning (fresh) 1 pts. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Houston | Steven Brownell scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 51-44 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Edward McNutt snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| 10:48 | Houston | James O'Neil is called for the reach on Steven Brownell - foul #1 on James O'Neil, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (SF), Derek Dunkley (C) Marion Ling, Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Garf Zand (C) Michael Yarbrough, Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil, Christopher Fanning, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 10:19 | Houston | Steven Brownell hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Combs | 54-44 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Derek Dunkley is called for the reach on Garf Zand - foul #1 on Derek Dunkley, team foul #4 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Zajic (SF), Umi Abdula (C) Steven Brownell, Edward McNutt | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Christopher Wiseman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) William Huffman, Amos Scott, Robert Cook, Michael Rau, Garf Zand | |
| 09:39 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman is hacked by James Combs - foul #2 on James Combs, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SG), Paul Stringer (PF) James Combs, Derek Dunkley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), Michael Rau (PF), Garf Zand (C) Christopher Wiseman, Christopher Fanning, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 09:30 | East Carolina | Garf Zand travels with the ball | 54-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Rau | |
| 09:02 | Houston | Yuri Zajic misses the shot from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 09:00 | East Carolina | Garf Zand pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:53 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Garf Zand and he's fouled by Antony Dove - foul #1 on Antony Dove, team foul #6 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Brownell (PG) Antony Dove | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Amos Scott, James O'Neil, Garf Zand, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 08:53 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Robert Cook steals it from Marion Ling | 54-47 |
| 08:26 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Fanning | 54-49 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Christopher Fanning is called for the reach on Marion Ling - foul #1 on Christopher Fanning, team foul #5 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Houston | James Combs (SF), Edward McNutt (PF) Yuri Zajic, Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Amos Scott (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Yarbrough, Christopher Wiseman, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 07:52 | Houston | Marion Ling makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Combs | 56-49 |
| 07:36 | East Carolina | Amos Scott drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Brownell (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Ling (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Combs (fresh) PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Umi Abdula (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - William Huffman (fresh) SG - Amos Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Carmelo Ortega (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Houston | Steven Brownell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Marion Ling grabs the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Steven Brownell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 06:51 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:45 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-52 |
| 06:43 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega tips it home | 56-54 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Steven Brownell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG), Yuri Zajic (SF), Paul Stringer (C) Steven Brownell, Marion Ling, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Christopher Wiseman (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Garf Zand (C) William Huffman, Amos Scott, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Carmelo Ortega | |
| 06:31 | East Carolina | Robert Cook's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Stringer | 56-54 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Yuri Zajic grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Yuri Zajic misses short on a floater from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Edward McNutt misses the tip | 56-54 |
| 06:05 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Christopher Wiseman | 56-54 |
| 06:00 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman drills a floater from close range | 56-56 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Antony Dove can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-56 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Yuri Zajic tips it back up and in | 58-56 |
| 05:21 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough's fadeaway is rejected by Yuri Zajic | 58-56 |
| 05:19 | Houston | James Combs pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 04:50 | Houston | Antony Dove is hacked by Christopher Fanning - foul #2 on Christopher Fanning, team foul #6 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Brownell (PG), Marion Ling (SG), Derek Dunkley (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Antony Dove, James Combs, Edward McNutt, Paul Stringer | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF), Mitchell Thrash (C) Christopher Wiseman, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning, Garf Zand | |
| 04:35 | Houston | Yuri Zajic's pass is intercepted by Michael Yarbrough | 58-56 |
| 04:18 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 04:17 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Rau | 58-56 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | James O'Neil hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Mitchell Thrash | 58-58 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Marion Ling evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround in the paint | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Steven Brownell (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marion Ling (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Yuri Zajic (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Derek Dunkley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Umi Abdula (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Yarbrough (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Amos Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James O'Neil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Rau (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Mitchell Thrash (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 60-58 |
| 03:09 | Houston | The rebound goes to Yuri Zajic | 60-58 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Yuri Zajic is called for traveling | 60-58 |
| Subs | Houston | James Combs (SF), Paul Stringer (PF) Yuri Zajic, Umi Abdula | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Huffman (PG), Christopher Wiseman (SG), Robert Cook (SF), Christopher Fanning (PF), Carmelo Ortega (C) Michael Yarbrough, Amos Scott, James O'Neil, Michael Rau, Mitchell Thrash | |
| 02:37 | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman knocks in the jumper from the left side | 60-60 |
| 02:37 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Edward McNutt (PF), Umi Abdula (C) Paul Stringer, Derek Dunkley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James O'Neil (SF) Robert Cook | |
| 02:12 | Houston | Umi Abdula's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Yarbrough (PG), Michael Adams (SG), Robert Cook (SF) William Huffman, Christopher Wiseman, James O'Neil | |
| 02:00 | East Carolina | Robert Cook misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 01:58 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning hits the follow up shot | 60-62 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Marion Ling misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 60-62 |
| 01:45 | East Carolina | Christopher Fanning grabs the defensive rebound | 60-62 |
| 01:38 | East Carolina | Robert Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Marion Ling grabs the board | 60-62 |
| 01:16 | Houston | James Combs is hacked by Michael Adams - foul #1 on Michael Adams, team foul #7 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Zajic (SF) Marion Ling | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Christopher Wiseman (SG), James O'Neil (SF), Michael Rau (PF) Michael Adams, Robert Cook, Christopher Fanning | |
| 01:16 | Houston | James Combs makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 01:16 | Houston | James Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | James O'Neil hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Yarbrough and he's fouled by Edward McNutt - foul #4 on Edward McNutt, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Marion Ling (SG) James Combs | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | James O'Neil makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Marion Ling's floater is tipped away by Michael Rau | 62-65 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | James O'Neil gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | Steven Brownell is called for the reach on James O'Neil in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Brownell, team foul #8 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Amos Scott (SG) Christopher Wiseman | |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | James O'Neil makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:33 | East Carolina | James O'Neil makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | Umi Abdula's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-67 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Amos Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Marion Ling - foul #2 on Marion Ling, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Amos Scott misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Edward McNutt gets the rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Steven Brownell loses the dribble to Michael Rau | 62-67 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Marion Ling is called for the reach on James O'Neil in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marion Ling, team foul #10 | 62-67 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | James O'Neil misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | James O'Neil makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Steven Brownell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-68 |
| 00:05 | Houston | Yuri Zajic grabs the offensive board | 62-68 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Steven Brownell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Carmelo Ortega pulls down the rebound | 62-68 |