| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Byron Harris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Byron Harris inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses long on a shot from the right block | 31-33 |
| 19:43 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Lawrence Goings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Marlon Coy (SF) Jared Lewis, Byron Harris | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:55 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy is fouled on the floor by Joshua Gross - foul #2 on Joshua Gross, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Frank Tully - foul #1 on Frank Tully, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (PG) Clint White | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | Michael Sample makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | Michael Sample makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Ronnie Eldridge is called for the reach on John Luce - foul #2 on Ronnie Eldridge, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG) Ronnie Eldridge | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:05 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses the layup against the doubleteam | 33-33 |
| 18:03 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 17:58 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Joshua Gross grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Michael Sample - foul #1 on Michael Sample, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), William Adams (C) Clint White, Terry Schaller, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:51 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Michael Sample snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 17:46 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jared Lewis | 36-34 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Ronnie Eldridge, William Adams | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Erickson (C) John Luce | |
| 17:07 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses the shot from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Lawrence Goings drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Frank Tully | 36-36 |
| 16:20 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Michael Sample grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Sample (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Erickson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis can't finish the layup | 38-36 |
| 15:49 | Houston | Lawrence Goings grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Nenad Zenz is called for the reach on Joshua Gross - foul #2 on Nenad Zenz, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Byron Harris (SF), James Mack (PF), William Adams (C) Jared Lewis, Terry Schaller, Marlon Coy, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), David Smith (PF), John Luce (C) Frank Tully, Lawrence Goings, Fyodor Zerphey, Paul Erickson | |
| 15:10 | Houston | Ronnie Eldridge steps in front of the Peter Fierro pass | 38-36 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | Joseph Hill steps in front of the Ronnie Eldridge pass | 38-36 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Ronnie Eldridge steps in front of the John Luce pass | 38-36 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge hits the finger roll | 40-36 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Joseph Hill lays it in | 40-38 |
| 13:47 | East Carolina | James Mack misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | William Adams can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 13:45 | Houston | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 13:17 | Houston | John Luce scores on a runner in the paint | 40-40 |
| 13:07 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-40 |
| 12:50 | Houston | John Luce misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Adams - foul #1 on William Adams, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, Ronnie Eldridge, Byron Harris, James Mack, William Adams | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Lawrence Goings (SG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Peter Fierro, Joseph Hill, Joshua Gross | |
| 12:50 | Houston | John Luce misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:50 | Houston | John Luce makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 12:29 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 12:27 | Houston | David Smith snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Frank Tully | 43-44 |
| 11:52 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis's pass is intercepted by John Luce | 43-44 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Gibson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Luce (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Houston | Frank Tully is fouled on the floor by Jared Lewis - foul #1 on Jared Lewis, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Terry Schaller, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (SG), Paul Erickson (C) David Smith, John Luce | |
| 11:15 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is fouled on the floor by Marlon Coy - foul #1 on Marlon Coy, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Byron Harris (SF) Marlon Coy | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:10 | Houston | Lawrence Goings evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Freddie Gibson | 43-44 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Frank Tully steals the ball from Jared Lewis | 43-44 |
| 10:58 | Houston | Frank Tully lays it in | 43-46 |
| 10:32 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis misses the jumper from the free throw line | 43-46 |
| 10:30 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Michael Moulder takes the ball from Paul Erickson | 45-46 |
| 09:43 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-46 |
| 09:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to Paul Erickson | 45-46 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Michael Sample denies the turnaround by Fyodor Zerphey | 45-46 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Paul Erickson can't tip it in | 45-46 |
| 09:19 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | Byron Harris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Moulder | 47-46 |
| 08:47 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey banks in the layup on a great pass from Frank Tully | 47-48 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Byron Harris drills a runner from the right block set up by Jared Lewis and he's hacked by Peter Fierro - foul #1 on Peter Fierro, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), James Mack (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Michael Moulder, Michael Sample, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), David Smith (PF) Frank Tully, Peter Fierro, Fyodor Zerphey | |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | Byron Harris makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:41 | East Carolina | The refs have stopped play. Nenad Zenz is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 50-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Marlon Coy (SF), William Adams (C) Byron Harris, Nenad Zenz | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:23 | Houston | Joseph Hill misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Adams - foul #2 on William Adams, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG) Jared Lewis | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (SF), John Luce (C) Lawrence Goings, Paul Erickson | |
| 08:23 | Houston | Joseph Hill makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Joseph Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | William Adams comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 50-50 |
| 08:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to William Curto | 50-50 |
| 07:48 | Houston | William Curto misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 07:47 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Mack (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Curto (fresh) SG - Joseph Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 5 reb. PF - David Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:43 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Joshua Gross clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 53-50 |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | James Mack gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:06 | East Carolina | James Mack misses the fadeaway near the basket | 53-50 |
| 07:04 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Mack | 53-50 |
| 06:36 | East Carolina | James Mack connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Terry Schaller and the foul's on David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Byron Harris (SF), Freddie Gibson (C) Clint White, Terry Schaller, Marlon Coy, William Adams | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Lawrence Goings (SG), Fyodor Zerphey (PF), Paul Erickson (C) William Curto, Joseph Hill, Joshua Gross, John Luce | |
| 06:36 | East Carolina | James Mack makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 06:21 | Houston | David Smith's pass is intercepted by James Mack | 56-50 |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Byron Harris is blocked by Paul Erickson | 56-50 |
| 06:02 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Mack | 56-50 |
| 05:55 | East Carolina | James Mack loses the dribble to Fyodor Zerphey | 56-50 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Lawrence Goings splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-53 |
| 05:16 | East Carolina | Paul Erickson blocks the short jumper by Jared Lewis | 56-53 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Paul Erickson grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Frank Tully is hacked by Jared Lewis - foul #2 on Jared Lewis, team foul #8 | 56-53 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Marlon Coy (SF), Michael Sample (PF), William Adams (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Byron Harris, James Mack, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Gross (SF), John Luce (C) David Smith, Paul Erickson | |
| 04:57 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:45 | East Carolina | Michael Sample misses the dunk | 56-55 |
| 04:43 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joshua Gross | 56-55 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Frank Tully misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Terry Schaller - foul #1 on Terry Schaller, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG) Terry Schaller | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:20 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:08 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-57 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | Marlon Coy snags the offensive board | 56-57 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | Jared Lewis is fouled on the floor by Frank Tully - foul #2 on Frank Tully, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Freddie Gibson (C) Michael Moulder, William Adams | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-57 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Jared Lewis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marlon Coy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Freddie Gibson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Tully (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Gross (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Fyodor Zerphey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - John Luce (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Tully | 59-60 |
| 03:18 | East Carolina | John Luce steals it from Terry Schaller | 59-60 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Lawrence Goings evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Michael Sample - foul #2 on Michael Sample, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Byron Harris (SF), William Adams (C) Terry Schaller, Marlon Coy, Freddie Gibson | |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Fierro (PG), Joseph Hill (SG), David Smith (PF), Paul Erickson (C) Frank Tully, Joshua Gross, Fyodor Zerphey, John Luce | |
| 02:52 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the free throw | 59-63 |
| 02:30 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Jared Lewis | 62-63 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), James Mack (PF) Jared Lewis, Ronnie Eldridge, Michael Sample | |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Tully (PG), Joshua Gross (SF), Fyodor Zerphey (PF) Peter Fierro, Joseph Hill, David Smith | |
| 02:10 | Houston | Paul Erickson misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 62-63 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Joshua Gross snags the offensive board | 62-63 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Frank Tully misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 62-63 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey tips it but misses | 62-63 |
| 01:43 | East Carolina | James Mack grabs the board | 62-63 |
| 01:37 | East Carolina | Michael Moulder is hacked by Fyodor Zerphey - foul #3 on Fyodor Zerphey, team foul #6 | 62-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jared Lewis (PG), Terry Schaller (SG), Michael Sample (PF) Clint White, Michael Moulder, James Mack | |
| Subs | Houston | John Luce (C) Paul Erickson | |
| 01:26 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller clanks a 3 from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Joshua Gross clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Sample - foul #3 on Michael Sample, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Joshua Gross makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:05 | Houston | Joshua Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:05 | East Carolina | William Adams gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | Michael Sample connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Byron Harris | 64-64 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Fyodor Zerphey's floater is tipped away by Michael Sample | 64-64 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Joshua Gross tips it back up and in | 64-66 |
| 00:18 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller hits a 3 from the left corner | 67-66 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Frank Tully makes the wide open floater from the left side | 67-68 |
| 00:04 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-68 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Byron Harris misses long on a halfcourt shot | 67-68 |