| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Satter (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Fournier (fresh) PF - Ralph Herold (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier inbounds the ball | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd blows the layup | 35-41 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Victor Gardner comes up short on the floater from the left side | 35-41 |
| 19:27 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 19:21 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter misses long on a floater from the right side | 35-41 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Kevin Tyler is fouled on the floor by Robert Satter - foul #1 on Robert Satter, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 18:56 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-41 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #2 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:48 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Kevin Tyler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 18:27 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Ralph Herold | 35-43 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-43 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Satter - foul #2 on Robert Satter, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Eddie Wyatt (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Victor Gardner, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), John Ulmer (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) Michael Scott, Robert Satter, George Fournier, Ralph Herold, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 18:00 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Tyler (SF) Dikembe Akimseu | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 17:40 | Houston | Alonzo Lee is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 36-43 |
| 17:18 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-43 |
| 17:16 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer gets the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:10 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Herlihy | 36-45 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 36-45 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt misses the tip | 36-45 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Michael Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Michael Pellegrino steals it from Kevin Tyler | 36-45 |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker's pass is intercepted by Russell Schrader | 36-45 |
| 16:34 | Houston | John Ulmer steps in front of the Russell Schrader pass in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| 16:18 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-45 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Kevin Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 16:10 | Houston | The pull-up jumper by Eddie Wyatt is blocked by Michael Pellegrino | 36-45 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Michael Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Alonzo Lee | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alonzo Lee (fairly fresh) C - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Louis Seals (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Herlihy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Croker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Ulmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Pellegrino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker blows the layup | 39-45 |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker gets the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 15:09 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino is fouled on the floor by Russell Schrader - foul #3 on Russell Schrader, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Emory Timmons (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Russell Schrader, Eddie Wyatt, Kevin Tyler, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Robert Satter (SG), George Fournier (SF), Ralph Herold (PF), Jeffrey Todd (C) Louis Seals, Gregory Herlihy, Dennis Croker, John Ulmer, Michael Pellegrino | |
| 14:42 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Emory Timmons makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 14:02 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Michael Scott | 42-47 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Victor Gardner clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-47 |
| 13:44 | Houston | Emory Timmons hits the follow up shot | 44-47 |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 44-47 |
| 13:22 | Houston | Jeff Johnston snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 13:05 | Houston | Donald Giardina's layup is rejected by Ralph Herold | 44-47 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu tips it in | 46-47 |
| 12:43 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Jeffrey Todd | 46-49 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu's pass is intercepted by Ralph Herold | 46-49 |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd buries a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Dikembe Akimseu - foul #3 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Eddie Wyatt (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Alonzo Lee (PF), Michael Johnson (C) Victor Gardner, Donald Giardina, Emory Timmons, Dikembe Akimseu, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SG), Dennis Croker (SF), John Ulmer (PF) Michael Scott, Robert Satter, George Fournier, Ralph Herold | |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 12:00 | Houston | Louis Seals is called for the reach on Alonzo Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Seals, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino (C) Jeffrey Todd | |
| 11:44 | Houston | Alonzo Lee is whistled for traveling | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Louis Seals (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Herlihy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Croker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Ulmer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Pellegrino (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gregory Herlihy | 46-55 |
| 11:29 | Houston | Russell Schrader is hacked by Louis Seals in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Seals, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| 11:12 | Houston | Kevin Tyler buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Alonzo Lee | 49-55 |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Russell Schrader - foul #4 on Russell Schrader, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG) Russell Schrader | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 10:33 | Houston | Alonzo Lee is open and buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Victor Gardner | 51-57 |
| 10:04 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 10:03 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Croker | 51-57 |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Alonzo Lee - foul #1 on Alonzo Lee, team foul #5 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Emory Timmons (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, Kevin Tyler, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), David Butterfield (SG), George Fournier (SF), Jeffrey Todd (C) Louis Seals, Gregory Herlihy, Dennis Croker, Michael Pellegrino | |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 09:44 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Emory Timmons is open but misses the lay-in | 51-59 |
| 09:21 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 08:55 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer's floater is knocked away by Jeff Johnston | 51-59 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Emory Timmons gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 08:47 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Emory Timmons | 54-59 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Michael Shipley (C) Victor Gardner, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), Ralph Herold (PF) David Butterfield, John Ulmer | |
| 08:11 | Houston | Donald Giardina comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 08:10 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Fournier | 54-61 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Michael Scott - foul #1 on Michael Scott, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Michael Johnson (PF) Donald Giardina, Dikembe Akimseu | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (PG), Dennis Croker (SF), Michael Pellegrino (C) Michael Scott, George Fournier, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 07:51 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt makes the free throw | 57-61 |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Pellegrino | 57-64 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Emory Timmons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gregory Herlihy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Satter (fresh) 22 pts. 2 stl. SF - Dennis Croker (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Herold (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Pellegrino (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Houston | Ralph Herold takes the ball from Emory Timmons | 57-64 |
| 07:04 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Satter | 57-66 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Emory Timmons makes the fadeaway from the right block | 59-66 |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino loses the ball out of bounds | 59-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Alonzo Lee (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, Emory Timmons, Michael Johnson, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), George Fournier (SF), Jeffrey Todd (C) Robert Satter, Dennis Croker, Michael Pellegrino | |
| 06:32 | Houston | Louis Seals is called for the reach on Donald Giardina - foul #4 on Louis Seals, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (SG) Gregory Herlihy | |
| 06:10 | Houston | Kevin Tyler clanks a jump hook in the lane | 59-66 |
| 06:08 | Houston | Jeff Johnston snags the offensive board | 59-66 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Kevin Tyler is whistled for a carry | 59-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG) David Butterfield | |
| 05:33 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott is hacked by Russell Schrader - foul #5 on Russell Schrader, team foul #6 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Russell Schrader, Donald Giardina | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker (PF), Michael Pellegrino (C) Ralph Herold, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 05:22 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer (PF) George Fournier | |
| 05:04 | Houston | Kevin Tyler is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Victor Gardner | 62-66 |
| 04:36 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Victor Gardner - foul #1 on Victor Gardner, team foul #7 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG), Emory Timmons (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Alonzo Lee, Kevin Tyler, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), George Fournier (SF), Jeffrey Todd (C) Louis Seals, John Ulmer, Michael Pellegrino | |
| 04:36 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 04:36 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 04:25 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt throws it down and he's fouled by Robert Satter - foul #3 on Robert Satter, team foul #7 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (PG), Ralph Herold (PF) Michael Scott, Dennis Croker | |
| 04:25 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt makes the free throw | 65-68 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | Emory Timmons is called for the reach on Ralph Herold - foul #4 on Emory Timmons, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Shipley (C) Dikembe Akimseu | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Victor Gardner is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Herlihy - foul #1 on Gregory Herlihy, team foul #8 | 65-70 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 66-70 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-70 |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG) Victor Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer (PF) Ralph Herold | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Emory Timmons (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Gregory Herlihy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Satter (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - George Fournier (fresh) PF - John Ulmer (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt steps out of bounds on the sideline | 67-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Johnston (C) Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott (PG), Dennis Croker (SF), Michael Pellegrino (C) Robert Satter, George Fournier, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-70 |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer grabs the offensive board | 67-70 |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Eddie Wyatt, Emory Timmons, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), George Fournier (SF), Ralph Herold (PF), Jeffrey Todd (C) Gregory Herlihy, Dennis Croker, John Ulmer, Michael Pellegrino | |
| 02:39 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott is fouled on the floor by Victor Gardner - foul #2 on Victor Gardner, team foul #9 | 67-70 |
| 02:39 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott misses the 1st free throw | 67-70 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Jeff Johnston grabs the board | 67-70 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses short on an open driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Todd - foul #2 on Jeffrey Todd, team foul #9 | 67-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (SG) Donald Giardina | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 02:17 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses the 2nd free throw | 68-70 |
| 02:17 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 01:58 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-70 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Kevin Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 68-70 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Michael Scott is called for the reach on Victor Gardner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #10 | 68-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG) Eddie Wyatt | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 01:55 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses the 1st free throw | 68-70 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-70 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Jeff Johnston gets the rebound | 69-70 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Donald Giardina is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Victor Gardner | 71-70 |
| 01:05 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 71-70 |
| 01:04 | Southern Mississippi | George Fournier grabs the offensive board | 71-70 |
| 00:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jeff Johnston blocks the jumper by George Fournier | 71-70 |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold tips it back up and in | 71-72 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Victor Gardner is called for the reach on Ralph Herold in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Gardner, team foul #10 | 71-72 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold misses the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Donald Giardina grabs the defensive rebound | 71-72 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Kevin Tyler double dribbles in the backcourt | 71-72 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold is hacked by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #4 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Ralph Herold steals it from Jeff Johnston in the backcourt | 71-74 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #5 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #12 | 71-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Alonzo Lee (PF) Dikembe Akimseu | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (SG), Dennis Croker (SF) Robert Satter, George Fournier | |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold makes the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 00:22 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Herold makes the 2nd free throw | 71-76 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Houston | Kevin Tyler connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jeff Johnston | 74-76 |
| 00:15 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-76 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Robert Satter (SG), George Fournier (SF) Louis Seals, Dennis Croker | |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd is hacked by Victor Gardner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Victor Gardner, team foul #13 | 74-76 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd makes the 1st free throw | 74-77 |
| 00:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 74-78 |
| 00:09 | Houston | George Fournier is called for the reach on Kevin Tyler in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Fournier, team foul #11 | 74-78 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 76-78 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott is hacked by Victor Gardner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Victor Gardner, team foul #14 | 76-78 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG) Victor Gardner | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 76-79 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-80 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Donald Giardina is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-80 |