| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Phair (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Kirkpatrick (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Julius Kerr (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Collins (fresh) 8 pts. C - Michael Boone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr inbounds the ball | 40-35 |
| 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 and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr's pass is intercepted by Todd Brown | 40-35 |
| 19:27 | Houston | Todd Brown comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-35 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Chad Gardner tips it home | 42-35 |
| 19:06 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr blows the layup | 42-35 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Chad Gardner pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Michael Boone steals the ball from James Phair | 42-35 |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick lays it in | 42-37 |
| 18:03 | Houston | Todd Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 18:01 | Houston | James Phair tips it but misses | 42-37 |
| 17:59 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 17:40 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Todd Brown - foul #2 on Todd Brown, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF) Todd Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (SG) Larry Kirkpatrick | |
| 17:40 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:40 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 17:25 | Houston | John Raczynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wilson (C) James Phair | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Robert Nipp (SF), Grady Sulejmanovski (C) Julius Kerr, Michael Boone | |
| 17:09 | East Carolina | Donald Partida loses the ball out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Steven Crouse (C) John Raczynski, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Henry (SG) Donald Partida | |
| 16:47 | Houston | William Yard is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG) William Yard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar (PF) Jerome Collins | |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Rafael Aguilar | 42-42 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Robert Nipp - foul #1 on Robert Nipp, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Todd Brown (SF), James Phair (C) David Pennington, Billy Killeen, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Larry Kirkpatrick (SG), Julius Kerr (SF), Michael Boone (C) Edward Cochran, John Henry, Rafael Aguilar, Grady Sulejmanovski | |
| 16:15 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:54 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Boone | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Phair (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Kirkpatrick (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Julius Kerr (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Nipp (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Boone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Houston | Todd Brown clanks a 3 from straight away | 44-45 |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Robert Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 15:23 | Houston | John Raczynski is hacked by Larry Kirkpatrick - foul #2 on Larry Kirkpatrick, team foul #2 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Chad Gardner (PF) Kevin Rakestraw, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerome Collins (PF) Robert Nipp | |
| 15:09 | Houston | Todd Brown lays it in set up by William Yard | 46-45 |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Todd Brown - foul #3 on Todd Brown, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:54 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 14:30 | Houston | James Phair scores on a runner from close range | 48-47 |
| 14:13 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 14:12 | Houston | John Raczynski pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 13:56 | Houston | William Yard scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Chad Gardner | 50-47 |
| 13:46 | East Carolina | Donald Partida is called for 10 seconds | 50-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Robert Wilson (C) John Raczynski, Todd Brown, James Phair | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (PG), John Henry (SG), Robert Nipp (SF), Grady Sulejmanovski (C) Donald Partida, Larry Kirkpatrick, Julius Kerr, Michael Boone | |
| 13:41 | Houston | William Yard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Grady Sulejmanovski - foul #1 on Grady Sulejmanovski, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| 13:41 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 13:41 | Houston | William Yard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 13:24 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Wilson | 52-47 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins hits the follow up shot | 52-49 |
| 12:58 | Houston | John Henry is called for the reach on William Yard - foul #1 on John Henry, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar (PF) Jerome Collins | |
| 12:49 | Houston | Rafael Aguilar swats the layup by Robert Wilson | 52-49 |
| 12:47 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp hits a runner in the lane set up by John Henry and he's fouled by Kevin Rakestraw - foul #1 on Kevin Rakestraw, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 12:41 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Billy Killeen | 54-52 |
| 12:15 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John Henry | 54-54 |
| 12:03 | Houston | Robert Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-54 |
| 12:01 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 11:56 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-54 |
| 11:54 | Houston | Steven Crouse pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Killeen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Crouse (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Henry (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Nipp (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rafael Aguilar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Grady Sulejmanovski (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Houston | Billy Killeen is fouled on the floor by Rafael Aguilar - foul #2 on Rafael Aguilar, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Todd Brown (SF), James Phair (C) David Pennington, Billy Killeen, Kevin Rakestraw, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), Julius Kerr (SF), Jerome Collins (PF), Michael Boone (C) John Henry, Robert Nipp, Rafael Aguilar, Grady Sulejmanovski | |
| 11:32 | Houston | John Raczynski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-54 |
| 11:30 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 11:12 | East Carolina | Donald Partida misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 11:11 | Houston | James Phair pulls down the rebound | 54-54 |
| 11:00 | Houston | John Raczynski drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Todd Brown | 56-54 |
| 10:41 | East Carolina | Edward Cochran is whistled for a carry | 56-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Gardner (PF) Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick (SG) Edward Cochran | |
| 10:25 | Houston | Todd Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 56-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF) Todd Brown | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 10:10 | East Carolina | Donald Partida misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-54 |
| 10:08 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Julius Kerr | 56-54 |
| 09:56 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins throws it down | 56-56 |
| 09:47 | Houston | William Yard misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 09:46 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Gardner | 56-56 |
| 09:31 | Houston | John Raczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 09:30 | Houston | James Phair misses the tip | 56-56 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 09:20 | East Carolina | Michael Boone misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 09:18 | Houston | James Phair pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:58 | Houston | William Yard is hacked by Donald Partida - foul #1 on Donald Partida, team foul #6 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Todd Brown (SF), Robert Wilson (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, James Phair | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (PG), Robert Nipp (SF), Rafael Aguilar (PF), Grady Sulejmanovski (C) Donald Partida, Julius Kerr, Jerome Collins, Michael Boone | |
| 08:34 | Houston | David Pennington misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-56 |
| 08:33 | East Carolina | Robert Nipp pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 08:29 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick misses the fadeaway near the basket | 56-56 |
| 08:27 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski tips it back up and in | 56-58 |
| 08:17 | Houston | Todd Brown comes up short on the shot from the right side | 56-58 |
| 08:16 | Houston | Chad Gardner tips it back up and in | 58-58 |
| 08:04 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski can't finish the layup | 58-58 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Todd Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:40 | Houston | Billy Killeen makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Todd Brown | 61-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Killeen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chad Gardner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Edward Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Nipp (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Aguilar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Grady Sulejmanovski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | Rafael Aguilar misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 07:15 | Houston | Billy Killeen grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Robert Wilson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 06:55 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 61-58 |
| 06:39 | Houston | Rafael Aguilar takes the ball from Billy Killeen | 61-58 |
| 06:25 | East Carolina | Grady Sulejmanovski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-58 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), James Phair (C) David Pennington, Billy Killeen, Todd Brown, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Partida (PG), John Henry (SG), Julius Kerr (SF), Jerome Collins (PF), Michael Boone (C) Edward Cochran, Larry Kirkpatrick, Robert Nipp, Rafael Aguilar, Grady Sulejmanovski | |
| 06:04 | Houston | John Raczynski hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Phair | 64-58 |
| 05:41 | East Carolina | John Henry knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-60 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Chad Gardner misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-60 |
| 05:14 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 05:10 | East Carolina | William Yard is called for the reach on Donald Partida - foul #2 on William Yard, team foul #4 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Cochran (SG) John Henry | |
| 04:58 | East Carolina | Donald Partida drills a 3 from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 04:44 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw blows the layup | 64-63 |
| 04:43 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins blows the layup but he's hacked by William Yard - foul #3 on William Yard, team foul #5 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wilson (PF) Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:37 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 04:37 | Houston | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Robert Wilson blows the layup | 64-64 |
| 04:27 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr gets the rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:22 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr misses the jumper from the right side | 64-64 |
| 04:21 | Houston | James Phair pulls down the rebound | 64-64 |
| 03:58 | Houston | John Raczynski is fouled on the floor by Michael Boone - foul #2 on Michael Boone, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF), Steven Crouse (C) Kevin Rakestraw, James Phair | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 03:58 | Houston | John Raczynski misses the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:58 | East Carolina | Michael Boone snags the defensive board | 64-64 |
| 03:54 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Partida | 64-67 |
| 03:37 | Houston | John Raczynski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-67 |
| 03:35 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins pulls down the rebound | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Crouse (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Partida (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Cochran (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Julius Kerr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jerome Collins (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Boone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Donald Partida | 64-69 |
| 03:13 | Houston | John Raczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-69 |
| 03:12 | Houston | Robert Wilson tips it home | 66-69 |
| 02:52 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-71 |
| 02:52 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Gardner (PF), James Phair (C) Robert Wilson, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick (SG) Edward Cochran | |
| 02:39 | Houston | William Yard misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-71 |
| 02:37 | East Carolina | Michael Boone gets the rebound | 66-71 |
| 02:33 | East Carolina | Donald Partida misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-71 |
| 02:31 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-71 |
| 02:19 | East Carolina | William Yard steals it from Jerome Collins | 66-71 |
| 02:16 | Houston | Chad Gardner hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Yard | 68-71 |
| 02:02 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-71 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Donald Partida is called for the reach on John Raczynski - foul #2 on Donald Partida, team foul #8 | 68-71 |
| 01:43 | Houston | John Raczynski misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 01:43 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 68-71 |
| 01:32 | East Carolina | Michael Boone is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Michael Boone, team foul #9 | 68-71 |
| 01:18 | Houston | John Raczynski loses the ball out of bounds | 68-71 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | Michael Boone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-71 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Julius Kerr tips it in | 68-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Houston | James Phair hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Boone - foul #4 on Michael Boone, team foul #10 | 68-73 |
| 00:38 | Houston | James Phair makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 00:38 | Houston | James Phair makes the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | East Carolina | Larry Kirkpatrick is hacked by William Yard in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Yard, team foul #6 | 70-73 |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins is hacked by Chad Gardner - foul #2 on Chad Gardner, team foul #7 | 70-73 |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 00:34 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Todd Brown misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-75 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Chad Gardner snags the offensive board | 70-75 |
| 00:21 | Houston | William Yard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-75 |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins pulls down the rebound | 70-75 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins is hacked by William Yard in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Yard, team foul #8 | 70-75 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG) William Yard | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins misses the 1st free throw | 70-75 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Chad Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 70-75 |
| 00:13 | Houston | John Raczynski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-75 |
| 00:12 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins pulls down the rebound | 70-75 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins is hacked by David Pennington in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Pennington, team foul #9 | 70-75 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins makes the 1st free throw | 70-76 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Jerome Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 00:04 | Houston | John Raczynski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Pennington | 73-77 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | David Pennington is called for the reach on Donald Partida in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Pennington, team foul #10 | 73-77 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Donald Partida misses the 1st free throw | 73-77 |
| 00:03 | East Carolina | Donald Partida makes the 2nd free throw | 73-78 |
| 00:00 | Houston | David Pennington comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 73-78 |