| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Phillip Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Tallman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudy Durham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Marcell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell inbounds the ball | 28-22 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-22 |
| 19:37 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon tips it in | 28-24 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 19:14 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to James Kress | 28-24 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Johnny Thorn hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-24 |
| 18:35 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Richard Utterback pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Phillip Williams comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-24 |
| 18:10 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham grabs the board | 31-24 |
| 18:03 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 18:01 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall gets the offensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 17:40 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mark Marshall | 31-27 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Anthony Tallman misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 31-27 |
| 17:20 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Harrison | 31-27 |
| 17:06 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Marcell | 31-29 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Johnny Thorn drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Richard Utterback and the foul's on Nicholas Marcell - foul #1 on Nicholas Marcell, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Angel Bruno (SF), John Muller (PF), Michael Zeis (C) Phillip Williams, Anthony Tallman, James Kress | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Graham (SF), Stephen Galles (C) Nicholas Marcell, Ralph Harrison | |
| 16:47 | Houston | Johnny Thorn makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Johnny Thorn steals the ball from Roger Dixon | 34-29 |
| 16:23 | Houston | Johnny Thorn jams it | 36-29 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Graham | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Thorn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Angel Bruno (fresh) PF - John Muller (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Zeis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudy Durham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Dixon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Galles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Houston | John Muller comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Roger Dixon - foul #1 on Roger Dixon, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), Justin Heitman (SF), Anthony Tallman (PF), James Kress (C) Richard Utterback, Johnny Thorn, Angel Bruno, Michael Zeis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell (SF), William Mariotti (C) Michael Graham, Roger Dixon | |
| 15:40 | Houston | John Muller makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:40 | Houston | John Muller misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 15:40 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Nicholas Marcell | 37-34 |
| 15:00 | Houston | John Muller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 14:58 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Tallman | 37-34 |
| 14:41 | Houston | James Kress can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 37-34 |
| 14:40 | Houston | James Kress misses the tip | 37-34 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Harold Clingerman tips it in | 39-34 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles is fouled on the floor by Anthony Tallman - foul #1 on Anthony Tallman, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Utterback (PG), Phillip Williams (SG) Harold Clingerman, John Muller | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Roger Dixon (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) Stephen Galles, William Mariotti | |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell is fouled on the floor by Justin Heitman - foul #4 on Justin Heitman, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG), Michael Zeis (C) Justin Heitman, James Kress | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 13:23 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell is hacked by Phillip Williams - foul #1 on Phillip Williams, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Houston | John Muller (PF) Anthony Tallman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Stephen Galles (SF) Nicholas Marcell | |
| 13:03 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall double dribbles | 39-34 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Michael Zeis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ralph Harrison - foul #2 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Houston | James Kress (C) John Muller | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:46 | Houston | Michael Zeis makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Michael Zeis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:22 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 12:20 | Houston | James Kress grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 12:02 | Houston | James Kress misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Galles - foul #1 on Stephen Galles, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Tallman (PF) Michael Zeis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell (SF) Roger Dixon | |
| 12:02 | Houston | James Kress makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 12:02 | Houston | James Kress makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 11:43 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 11:41 | Houston | Anthony Tallman grabs the board | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Thorn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Phillip Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Tallman (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudy Durham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Marcell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Stephen Galles (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Houston | Phillip Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 11:11 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 11:07 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall is fouled on the floor by Richard Utterback - foul #2 on Richard Utterback, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), John Muller (SF) Richard Utterback, Johnny Thorn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Graham (PG), William Mariotti (C) Mark Marshall, Ralph Harrison | |
| 10:45 | East Carolina | William Mariotti comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Anthony Tallman pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 10:28 | Houston | John Muller misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 43-34 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | William Mariotti buries a runner from the left block set up by Rudy Durham | 43-36 |
| 09:54 | Houston | Nicholas Marcell takes the ball from Harold Clingerman | 43-36 |
| 09:25 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles's layup is rejected by James Kress | 43-36 |
| 09:24 | Houston | Anthony Tallman gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 09:19 | Houston | Phillip Williams misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 09:17 | East Carolina | Stephen Galles pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 08:56 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Michael Graham | 43-38 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Phillip Williams misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Rudy Durham - foul #3 on Rudy Durham, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Utterback (PG), Johnny Thorn (SG), Michael Zeis (C) Harold Clingerman, Anthony Tallman, James Kress | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Mark Marshall (PG), Charles Swartz (SG), Roger Dixon (PF), Ralph Harrison (C) Rudy Durham, Nicholas Marcell, Stephen Galles, William Mariotti | |
| 08:36 | Houston | Phillip Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Phillip Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 08:36 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Ralph Harrison | 44-40 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Phillip Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 08:07 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon is whistled for a carry | 44-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Heitman (SF) Phillip Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rudy Durham (SG) Charles Swartz | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Justin Heitman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Muller (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Zeis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudy Durham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 07:29 | Houston | Justin Heitman snags the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Michael Zeis hits a floater from the left side | 46-40 |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Richard Utterback picks off the pass by Michael Graham | 46-40 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall clanks a jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 06:16 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Justin Heitman snags the defensive board | 46-40 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Richard Utterback misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 05:41 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 05:15 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-40 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Justin Heitman gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 05:14 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Anthony Tallman (PF), James Kress (C) John Muller, Michael Zeis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell (SF) Michael Graham | |
| 05:05 | Houston | Anthony Tallman is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Anthony Tallman, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| 04:42 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Johnny Thorn grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Justin Heitman scores on a floater in the lane set up by Richard Utterback | 48-40 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell connects on the 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses the easy layup | 48-43 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Johnny Thorn tips it in | 50-43 |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 03:21 | Houston | Anthony Tallman gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Utterback (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Thorn (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Justin Heitman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Tallman (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - James Kress (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Mark Marshall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rudy Durham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Marcell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Harrison (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Houston | Rudy Durham is called for the reach on Richard Utterback - foul #4 on Rudy Durham, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Williams (SG) Johnny Thorn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Mariotti (C) Ralph Harrison | |
| 03:05 | Houston | Justin Heitman misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 03:04 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | William Mariotti clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 02:38 | Houston | James Kress scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Utterback | 52-45 |
| 02:18 | East Carolina | Rudy Durham drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-48 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Justin Heitman drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Utterback | 55-48 |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-48 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | William Mariotti snags the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | William Mariotti comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 55-48 |
| 01:11 | East Carolina | William Mariotti pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Johnny Thorn (SG) Phillip Williams | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison (C) William Mariotti | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Houston | Richard Utterback is fouled in the backcourt by Rudy Durham - foul #5 on Rudy Durham, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Swartz (SG) Rudy Durham | |
| 00:45 | Houston | Richard Utterback makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Richard Utterback makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:39 | East Carolina | Charles Swartz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 00:37 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Dixon | 57-48 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Nicholas Marcell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 00:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Kress | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Houston | Charles Swartz is called for the reach on James Kress in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Swartz, team foul #8 | 57-48 |
| 00:31 | Houston | James Kress misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 00:25 | East Carolina | Charles Swartz connects on the 3 from the right corner | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Houston | Charles Swartz is called for the reach on Johnny Thorn in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Swartz, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Clingerman (PG), John Muller (PF) Richard Utterback, Anthony Tallman | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:22 | Houston | Johnny Thorn misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | Ralph Harrison grabs the board | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:16 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-51 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Justin Heitman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-51 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Harold Clingerman is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Marshall - foul #3 on Mark Marshall, team foul #10 | 57-51 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Harold Clingerman misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Harold Clingerman misses the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Harold Clingerman pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Harold Clingerman is hacked by Ralph Harrison - foul #3 on Ralph Harrison, team foul #11 | 57-51 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Harold Clingerman makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Harold Clingerman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | Mark Marshall knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-54 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Williams (SG) Johnny Thorn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:01 | Houston | Harold Clingerman is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Marshall - foul #4 on Mark Marshall, team foul #12 | 58-54 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Harold Clingerman makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Harold Clingerman misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Roger Dixon | 59-54 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Roger Dixon comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 59-54 |