| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kyle Bell (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Samuel League (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryant Belote (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Billy Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Donald (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Shah (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bart Brown inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Harold Griffin makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Kyle Bell and the foul's on Rodney Donald - foul #3 on Rodney Donald, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nathan Warner (PF) Rodney Donald | |
| 19:39 | Houston | Harold Griffin makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 19:23 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by William Shah is blocked by Kyle Bell | 41-30 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | William Shah tips it back up and in | 41-32 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Bart Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by William Shah - foul #3 on William Shah, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues (C) William Shah | |
| 19:07 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Bart Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:48 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Billy Hall is called for the reach on Bart Brown - foul #1 on Billy Hall, team foul #3 | 43-32 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Michael Rodrigues takes the ball from Bart Brown | 43-32 |
| 17:59 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote is fouled on the floor by Donald Giardina - foul #2 on Donald Giardina, team foul #1 | 43-32 |
| 17:42 | East Carolina | Nathan Warner is whistled for a carry | 43-32 |
| 17:14 | Houston | Donald Giardina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (SG), Darrell Kuhn (PF) Donald Giardina, Harold Griffin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Flint (SG), Kenneth Clark (SF) Bryant Belote, Billy Hall | |
| 16:59 | East Carolina | Nathan Warner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Kyle Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 16:37 | Houston | Charles Silver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 16:35 | Houston | Kyle Bell hits the follow up shot | 45-32 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-32 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Kyle Bell pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn misses the fadeaway from the right block | 45-32 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark grabs the board | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) SF - Bart Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kyle Bell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Samuel League (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Flint (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Nathan Warner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Rodrigues (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:50 | East Carolina | Samuel League buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Nathan Warner | 45-35 |
| 15:36 | Houston | Charles Silver scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Bart Brown | 47-35 |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark is whistled for a carry | 47-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Harold Griffin (PF) Corey Crane, Bart Brown, Kyle Bell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bryant Belote (SG), Billy Hall (SF), Rodney Donald (PF), William Shah (C) Samuel League, Kenneth Clark, Nathan Warner, Michael Rodrigues | |
| 15:18 | Houston | Charles Silver knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Giardina | 50-35 |
| 14:53 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | William Shah can't tip it in | 50-35 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Kevin Tyler snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 14:29 | Houston | Donald Giardina is hacked by Justin Flint - foul #2 on Justin Flint, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG) Charles Silver | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim (PG) Justin Flint | |
| 14:13 | Houston | Donald Giardina is whistled for traveling | 50-35 |
| Subs | Houston | John Rouleau (C) Darrell Kuhn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 14:01 | East Carolina | Billy Hall misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-35 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Rodney Donald can't tip it in | 50-35 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Kevin Tyler pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 13:36 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses the runner from the baseline | 50-35 |
| 13:35 | Houston | John Rouleau snags the offensive board | 50-35 |
| 13:23 | Houston | Harold Griffin scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Corey Crane and he's fouled by Rodney Donald - foul #4 on Rodney Donald, team foul #5 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (SG), Bart Brown (SF), Kyle Bell (C) Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, John Rouleau | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Samuel League (PG), Kenneth Clark (SF), Nathan Warner (PF) Jeffrey Swaim, Billy Hall, Rodney Donald | |
| 13:23 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses the free throw | 52-35 |
| 13:23 | East Carolina | Nathan Warner snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 13:01 | East Carolina | Kyle Bell swats the short shot by William Shah | 52-35 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Kyle Bell gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses the lay-in | 52-35 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | William Shah snags the defensive board | 52-35 |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | Samuel League misses short on a 3 from straight away | 52-35 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Kyle Bell grabs the board | 52-35 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Harold Griffin knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Corey Crane | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:15 | East Carolina | Nathan Warner loses the ball out of bounds | 54-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Kuhn (PF) Harold Griffin | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Flint (SG) Bryant Belote | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:58 | Houston | Corey Crane is hacked by Samuel League - foul #1 on Samuel League, team foul #6 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG) Charles Silver | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Billy Hall (SF) Kenneth Clark | |
| 11:46 | Houston | The jump hook by Bart Brown is blocked by Nathan Warner | 54-35 |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Samuel League pulls down the rebound | 54-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kyle Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Samuel League (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Flint (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Billy Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nathan Warner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Shah (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:38 | East Carolina | Nathan Warner blows the layup | 54-35 |
| 11:37 | East Carolina | Billy Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | William Shah buries a jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Bart Brown - foul #1 on Bart Brown, team foul #2 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Tyler (SF) Bart Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues (PF) Nathan Warner | |
| 11:27 | East Carolina | William Shah makes the free throw | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:02 | Houston | Donald Giardina is whistled for a carry | 54-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (PG) Corey Crane | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Derrick Brown (C) William Shah | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:33 | East Carolina | Justin Flint hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Kevin Tyler gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Charles Silver hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:55 | East Carolina | Justin Flint comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-38 |
| 09:53 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues snags the offensive board | 57-38 |
| 09:34 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues lays it in on a great pass from Billy Hall | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:29 | Houston | Charles Silver can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-40 |
| 09:27 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Justin Flint comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-40 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Charles Silver gets the rebound | 57-40 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Samuel League is called for the reach on Charles Silver - foul #2 on Samuel League, team foul #7 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Bart Brown (SF), Harold Griffin (PF) Donald Giardina, Darrell Kuhn, Kyle Bell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim (PG), Bryant Belote (SG), Kenneth Clark (SF), Nathan Warner (PF), William Shah (C) Samuel League, Justin Flint, Billy Hall, Michael Rodrigues, Derrick Brown | |
| 09:01 | Houston | Charles Silver makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Charles Silver misses the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Harold Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Harold Griffin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-40 |
| 08:43 | East Carolina | Nathan Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| 08:37 | East Carolina | Nathan Warner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-40 |
| Subs | Houston | John Rouleau (C) Kevin Tyler | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 08:13 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses long on a floater in the paint | 58-40 |
| 08:11 | Houston | John Rouleau tips it but misses | 58-40 |
| 08:09 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark grabs the board | 58-40 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | William Shah can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 58-40 |
| 08:02 | East Carolina | William Shah tips it home | 58-42 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Harold Griffin lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Silver and he's fouled by Nathan Warner - foul #2 on Nathan Warner, team foul #8 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG), Darrell Kuhn (C) Charles Silver, John Rouleau | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rodney Donald (PF) Nathan Warner | |
| 07:36 | Houston | Harold Griffin makes the free throw | 61-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 15 pts. C - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Swaim (fresh) SG - Bryant Belote (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Rodney Donald (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - William Shah (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | William Shah misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 07:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Griffin | 61-42 |
| 06:54 | Houston | Harold Griffin can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 61-42 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Harold Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 61-42 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-42 |
| 06:32 | East Carolina | William Shah gets the rebound | 61-42 |
| 06:28 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Swaim | 61-45 |
| 06:01 | Houston | Harold Griffin hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Bart Brown | 64-45 |
| 05:47 | East Carolina | William Shah misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-45 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim snags the offensive board | 64-45 |
| 05:34 | East Carolina | William Shah makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Bryant Belote | 64-47 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kyle Bell (C) Eddie Wyatt, Darrell Kuhn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Samuel League (PG), Billy Hall (SF) Jeffrey Swaim, Kenneth Clark | |
| 05:09 | Houston | Donald Giardina is fouled on the floor by Rodney Donald - foul #5 on Rodney Donald, team foul #9 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nathan Warner (PF) Rodney Donald | |
| 05:09 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 05:09 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Nathan Warner | 65-47 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Bryant Belote is fouled on the floor by Bart Brown - foul #2 on Bart Brown, team foul #3 | 65-47 |
| 04:40 | East Carolina | William Shah misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-47 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Corey Crane snags the defensive board | 65-47 |
| 04:12 | Houston | Harold Griffin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Harold Griffin, team foul #4 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Charles Silver (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), John Rouleau (C) Corey Crane, Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin, Kyle Bell | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Justin Flint (PG), Jeffrey Swaim (SG), Kenneth Clark (SF), Michael Rodrigues (C) Samuel League, Bryant Belote, Billy Hall, William Shah | |
| 03:56 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Justin Flint - foul #3 on Justin Flint, team foul #10 | 65-50 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Larry Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 03:32 | East Carolina | Nathan Warner gets the rebound | 66-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Rouleau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Justin Flint (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Swaim (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Nathan Warner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Rodrigues (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 66-50 |
| 03:25 | East Carolina | Kenneth Clark gets the offensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | Larry Mahoney steals the ball from Justin Flint | 66-50 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Silver | 68-50 |
| 02:24 | East Carolina | Justin Flint connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathan Warner | 68-53 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Charles Silver misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 68-53 |
| 02:01 | East Carolina | Nathan Warner pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| 01:52 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Rodrigues | 68-56 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-56 |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Rodrigues | 68-56 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Justin Flint | 68-58 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Charles Silver can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Rodrigues - foul #2 on Michael Rodrigues, team foul #11 | 68-58 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Charles Silver makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Charles Silver makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:47 | East Carolina | Jeffrey Swaim clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 00:46 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues tips it home | 70-60 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Houston | Larry Mahoney is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Flint - foul #4 on Justin Flint, team foul #12 | 70-60 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Larry Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Larry Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 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 | Kenneth Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-60 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Larry Mahoney grabs the board | 72-60 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Houston | Charles Silver hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Kevin Tyler | 74-60 |
| 00:05 | East Carolina | Michael Rodrigues is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Michael Rodrigues, team foul #13 | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Larry Mahoney runs out the clock | 74-60 |