| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fresh) SG - Robert Satter (fresh) SF - Dennis Croker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Herold (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Maximo Russo (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Tyler inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | The jumper by Kevin Tyler is denied by Maximo Russo | 29-38 |
| 19:39 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 19:18 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott is whistled for a carry | 29-38 |
| 19:06 | Houston | Donald Giardina blows the layup | 29-38 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Jeff Johnston hits the follow up shot | 29-40 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold clanks a turnaround from the right block | 29-40 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold grabs the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 18:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Johnston denies the turnaround by Robert Satter | 29-40 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Larry Mahoney pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 18:20 | Houston | Dennis Croker is called for the reach on Kevin Tyler - foul #2 on Dennis Croker, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (SG), Gregory Herlihy (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF) Robert Satter, Dennis Croker, Ralph Herold | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG), Darrell Kuhn (SF) Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler | |
| 17:57 | Houston | Bart Brown misses long on a floater from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 17:55 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-40 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 17:16 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo misses badly on a floater from the right side | 29-40 |
| 17:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Griffin | 29-40 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Maximo Russo swats the short shot by Darrell Kuhn | 29-40 |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 16:35 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 29-40 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Bart Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Gregory Herlihy is called for the reach on Darrell Kuhn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Herlihy, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (PG), Robert Satter (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), Ralph Herold (PF), John Ulmer (C) Michael Scott, Louis Seals, Gregory Herlihy, Jeffrey Todd, Maximo Russo | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Michael Shipley (C) Larry Mahoney, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin, Jeff Johnston | |
| 16:14 | Houston | Dennis Croker steals it from Darrell Kuhn | 29-40 |
| 16:11 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Croker | 31-40 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-40 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Michael Shipley can't tip it in | 31-40 |
| 15:50 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses the tip | 31-40 |
| 15:49 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold gets the rebound | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Butterfield (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Satter (fresh) SF - Dennis Croker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ralph Herold (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - John Ulmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier (SF) John Ulmer | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (PF) Darrell Kuhn | |
| 15:12 | Houston | Kevin Tyler hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Eddie Wyatt and he's fouled by George Fournier - foul #4 on George Fournier, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (PG), Jeffrey Todd (C) Robert Satter, George Fournier | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:12 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the free throw | 31-43 |
| 14:58 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-43 |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold tips it back up and in | 33-43 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Bart Brown misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right wing | 33-43 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt hits the follow up shot | 33-45 |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd's pass is intercepted by Bart Brown | 33-45 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Gregory Herlihy is called for the reach on Kevin Tyler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Herlihy, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Louis Seals (SG), John Ulmer (SF), Maximo Russo (C) Gregory Herlihy, David Butterfield, Dennis Croker, Ralph Herold | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Emory Timmons (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Eddie Wyatt, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Bart Brown, Michael Shipley | |
| 13:59 | Houston | Emory Timmons knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Larry Mahoney | 33-47 |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Maximo Russo | 36-47 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Larry Mahoney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), Ralph Herold (PF) Louis Seals, Jeffrey Todd | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Kuhn (PF) Harold Griffin | |
| 13:28 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Emory Timmons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 13:06 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold pulls down the rebound | 36-47 |
| 12:51 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer travels with the ball | 36-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), David Butterfield (SG), Gregory Herlihy (SF) Michael Scott, Robert Satter, John Ulmer | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG), Jeff Johnston (C) Emory Timmons, Michael Johnson | |
| 12:41 | Houston | Bart Brown is called for 10 seconds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Griffin (PF) John Rouleau | |
| 12:27 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from David Butterfield | 38-47 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-47 |
| 12:12 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 11:59 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-47 |
| 11:58 | Houston | Harold Griffin grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 11:46 | Houston | The jump hook by Darrell Kuhn is blocked by Maximo Russo | 38-47 |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Louis Seals (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Butterfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Herlihy (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ralph Herold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Maximo Russo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bart Brown (fresh) SF - Darrell Kuhn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield misses the 3 from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 11:26 | Houston | Jeff Johnston snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 11:22 | Houston | Bart Brown is hacked by Louis Seals in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Seals, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Robert Satter (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), Jeffrey Todd (PF), John Ulmer (C) Louis Seals, David Butterfield, Gregory Herlihy, Ralph Herold, Maximo Russo | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Michael Shipley (PF) Larry Mahoney, Bart Brown, Darrell Kuhn, Harold Griffin | |
| 11:14 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 11:13 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker grabs the board | 38-47 |
| 10:45 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer misses the lay-in | 38-47 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 10:24 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt misses long on an open fadeaway from the right side | 38-47 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Kevin Tyler snags the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Michael Shipley is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Giardina | 38-50 |
| 09:53 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Satter | 41-50 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Dennis Croker takes the ball from Kevin Tyler in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| 09:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-50 |
| 09:42 | Houston | Donald Giardina snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 09:37 | Houston | Kevin Tyler buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Eddie Wyatt | 41-53 |
| 09:19 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Donald Giardina | 44-55 |
| 08:40 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Jeff Johnston pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the jumper in the lane set up by Eddie Wyatt | 44-57 |
| 08:19 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), David Butterfield (SG), Gregory Herlihy (SF), Ralph Herold (PF), Maximo Russo (C) Michael Scott, Robert Satter, Dennis Croker, Jeffrey Todd, John Ulmer | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Bart Brown (SG), Darrell Kuhn (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Eddie Wyatt, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Michael Shipley, Jeff Johnston | |
| 08:05 | Houston | Harold Griffin is whistled for a carry | 44-57 |
| 07:47 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals is fouled on the floor by Larry Mahoney - foul #1 on Larry Mahoney, team foul #1 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier (SF) David Butterfield | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:33 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals's pass is intercepted by Larry Mahoney | 44-57 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Larry Mahoney banks in the layup | 44-59 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Louis Seals (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Herlihy (fresh) 3 pf. SF - George Fournier (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Ralph Herold (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Maximo Russo (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bart Brown (fresh) SF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) | |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:13 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-59 |
| 07:11 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Larry Mahoney - foul #2 on Larry Mahoney, team foul #2 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (SG) Louis Seals | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 06:54 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 06:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Griffin | 45-59 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:42 | Houston | Maximo Russo denies the turnaround by Michael Johnson | 45-59 |
| 06:41 | Houston | Harold Griffin tips it home | 45-61 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Johnson - foul #1 on Michael Johnson, team foul #3 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG) Gregory Herlihy | |
| Subs | Houston | Emory Timmons (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Jeff Johnston (C) Bart Brown, Darrell Kuhn, Michael Johnson | |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Harold Griffin is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-61 |
| 05:54 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 05:33 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | Maximo Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 05:16 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Harold Griffin gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Michael Scott is called for the reach on Larry Mahoney - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Robert Satter (SG), Dennis Croker (PF), Jeffrey Todd (C) Michael Scott, David Butterfield, Ralph Herold, Maximo Russo | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Larry Mahoney, Emory Timmons, John Rouleau, Harold Griffin, Jeff Johnston | |
| 04:31 | Houston | Kevin Tyler drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Giardina | 47-63 |
| 04:17 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Seals | 50-63 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Donald Giardina hits a floater from just outside the lane | 50-65 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier misses the 3 from straight away | 50-65 |
| 03:38 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd misses the tip | 50-65 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals tips it but misses | 50-65 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Michael Shipley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-65 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (SG), John Ulmer (C) Robert Satter, George Fournier | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG), John Rouleau (SF) Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler | |
| 03:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd clanks a runner from close range but he's fouled by Eddie Wyatt - foul #1 on Eddie Wyatt, team foul #4 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (SG) Louis Seals | |
| Subs | Houston | Emory Timmons (SG), Michael Johnson (C) Darrell Kuhn, Michael Shipley | |
| 03:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 03:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gregory Herlihy (fresh) 3 pf. SG - David Butterfield (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ulmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Croker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Emory Timmons (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Rouleau (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bart Brown (fresh) C - Michael Johnson (fresh) | |
| 02:49 | Houston | Bart Brown misses long on a floater from the left block | 52-65 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Emory Timmons hits the follow up shot | 52-67 |
| 02:35 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd throws it down on a nice dish by John Ulmer | 54-67 |
| 02:17 | Houston | John Ulmer is called for the reach on Michael Johnson - foul #1 on John Ulmer, team foul #7 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (SG) John Ulmer | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Kuhn (PF) Eddie Wyatt | |
| 02:17 | Houston | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Michael Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 02:17 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Todd | 54-68 |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Louis Seals and the foul's on Emory Timmons - foul #1 on Emory Timmons, team foul #5 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Shipley (C) Michael Johnson | |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield makes the free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Michael Shipley is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-68 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-68 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Michael Shipley gets the rebound | 57-68 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn is open and buries a shot from the baseline set up by Emory Timmons | 57-70 |
| 01:06 | Southern Mississippi | Emory Timmons steals it from Gregory Herlihy | 57-70 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Michael Shipley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bart Brown and he's fouled by Louis Seals - foul #3 on Louis Seals, team foul #8 | 57-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer (C) David Butterfield | |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG) Emory Timmons | |
| 00:52 | Houston | Michael Shipley makes the free throw | 57-73 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-73 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn gets the rebound | 57-73 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-73 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-73 |
| 00:37 | Houston | Michael Shipley pulls down the rebound | 57-73 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Seals - foul #4 on Louis Seals, team foul #9 | 57-73 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 57-74 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-75 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer is hacked by Michael Shipley - foul #1 on Michael Shipley, team foul #6 | 57-75 |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer is called for traveling | 57-75 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt runs out the clock | 57-75 |