| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) SG - Edward Rodarte (fresh) SF - Daniel Gallup (fresh) PF - Gilbert Martens (fresh) C - Christopher Massengale (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) SG - John Mitchell (fresh) SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Donald Pierce | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Jon Strand connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Hillyard | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | East Carolina | Matthew Hillyard is called for the reach on Donald Pierce - foul #1 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:08 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce's pass is intercepted by Jon Strand | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Jon Strand lays it up and in | 2-4 |
| 18:44 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale tips it home | 4-4 |
| 18:18 | Houston | John Mitchell buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lyndon Cable | 4-6 |
| 18:04 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Donald Pierce, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses long on a jumper from the right side | 4-6 |
| 17:47 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 17:41 | East Carolina | John Mitchell picks off the pass by Edward Rodarte | 4-6 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Jon Strand banks in the layup set up by John Mitchell | 4-8 |
| 17:33 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 4-8 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Lyndon Cable grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Christopher Massengale denies the turnaround by Jon Strand | 4-8 |
| 17:24 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 17:18 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte misses the easy layup | 4-8 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski grabs the board | 4-8 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Lyndon Cable buries a shot from the right side set up by John Mitchell | 4-10 |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Yuri Jesiolowski - foul #1 on Yuri Jesiolowski, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Joseph Stewart (SF), Fred Curran (PF), Joseph Brown (C) Donald Pierce, Daniel Gallup, Gilbert Martens, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte misses the 1st free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:58 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte makes the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 16:45 | Houston | John Mitchell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 5-10 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski tips it but misses | 5-10 |
| 16:42 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:38 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 16:36 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown grabs the offensive board | 5-10 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart misses short on a 3 from straight away | 5-10 |
| 16:17 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes is fouled on the floor by Jon Strand - foul #1 on Jon Strand, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Trueblood (SG) Edward Rodarte | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Jon Strand, Yuri Jesiolowski, Lyndon Cable, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart hits a floater near the basket | 7-10 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) SG - John Trueblood (fresh) SF - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Curran (fresh) C - Joseph Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) SG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) C - Richard Waldrep (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Houston | John Mitchell hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Buddy Waterhouse | 7-13 |
| 15:14 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes buries a floater from the free throw line set up by Joseph Stewart | 9-13 |
| 14:54 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | John Trueblood is whistled for traveling | 9-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Daniel Gallup (SF), Gilbert Martens (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) John Trueblood, Joseph Stewart, Fred Curran, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, John Mitchell | |
| 14:38 | Houston | Jon Strand is hacked by Donald Pierce - foul #2 on Donald Pierce, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (SG) Donald Pierce | |
| Subs | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) Richard Waldrep | |
| 14:29 | Houston | Gilbert Martens takes the ball from Yuri Jesiolowski | 9-13 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup misses long on a jumper from the left block | 9-13 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Jon Strand grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Jon Strand misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 9-13 |
| 13:52 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale grabs the board | 9-13 |
| 13:45 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Hillyard | 9-13 |
| 13:44 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens grabs the offensive board | 9-13 |
| 13:26 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes buries a 3 from straight away set up by Edward Rodarte | 12-13 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Alexander Nichols can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gilbert Martens - foul #1 on Gilbert Martens, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Trueblood (PG), Joseph Stewart (SG) Aubrey Rhynes, Edward Rodarte | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Richard Waldrep (SF), Lyndon Cable (C) Jon Strand, Buddy Waterhouse, Yuri Jesiolowski, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 13:01 | Houston | Alexander Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:01 | Houston | Alexander Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:43 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Richard Waldrep gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:19 | Houston | John Mitchell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Lyndon Cable tips it in | 12-17 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-17 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart snags the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Massengale, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), Joseph Bulter (SF), Fred Curran (PF), Joseph Brown (C) Joseph Stewart, Daniel Gallup, Gilbert Martens, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, Richard Waldrep, Alexander Nichols | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Aubrey Rhynes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Trueblood (fresh) SF - Joseph Bulter (fresh) PF - Fred Curran (fresh) C - Joseph Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fresh) PF - Lyndon Cable (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Houston | John Mitchell drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jon Strand | 12-20 |
| 11:03 | East Carolina | Fred Curran drills a jumper from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard misses the fadeaway from the right block | 14-20 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 10:44 | East Carolina | John Trueblood can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-20 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Jon Strand pulls down the rebound | 14-20 |
| 10:16 | Houston | John Mitchell drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jon Strand | 14-23 |
| 09:51 | East Carolina | Joseph Bulter drills a shot from the left block | 16-23 |
| 09:33 | Houston | John Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Fred Curran | 16-23 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Jon Strand grabs the board | 16-23 |
| 09:07 | Houston | John Mitchell misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 16-23 |
| 09:05 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown grabs the board | 16-23 |
| 08:59 | East Carolina | Joseph Bulter knocks in the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Aubrey Rhynes | 18-23 |
| 08:39 | Houston | Joseph Brown picks off the pass by John Mitchell | 18-23 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Matthew Hillyard - foul #2 on Matthew Hillyard, team foul #4 | 18-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart (PG), Edward Rodarte (SG), Daniel Gallup (SF), Christopher Massengale (C) Aubrey Rhynes, John Trueblood, Joseph Bulter, Fred Curran | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Buddy Waterhouse (SG), Alexander Nichols (PF), Richard Waldrep (C) Jon Strand, John Mitchell, Lyndon Cable, Matthew Hillyard | |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 08:22 | Houston | Richard Waldrep grabs the defensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 08:03 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 18-23 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Richard Waldrep grabs the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Gallup - foul #1 on Daniel Gallup, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens (PF) Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:52 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup grabs the board | 18-24 |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup's pass is intercepted by Yuri Jesiolowski | 18-24 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Edward Rodarte (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Gallup (fresh) PF - Gilbert Martens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Massengale (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ronald Russell (fresh) SG - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Yuri Jesiolowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Alexander Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Waldrep (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse tips it back up and in | 18-26 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup misses long on a floater from the right side | 18-26 |
| 06:51 | Houston | Alexander Nichols pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the turnaround in the lane | 18-28 |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Stewart and the foul's on Ronald Russell - foul #1 on Ronald Russell, team foul #5 | 20-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG) Joseph Stewart | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), John Mitchell (SG), Lyndon Cable (PF) Ronald Russell, Yuri Jesiolowski, Alexander Nichols | |
| 06:18 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup misses the free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 06:02 | Houston | Christopher Massengale steals the ball from Buddy Waterhouse | 20-28 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jon Strand - foul #2 on Jon Strand, team foul #6 | 20-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Trueblood (SG), Joseph Bulter (SF), Fred Curran (C) Edward Rodarte, Daniel Gallup, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (PG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF) Jon Strand, Buddy Waterhouse | |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:20 | Houston | John Mitchell is hacked by John Trueblood - foul #1 on John Trueblood, team foul #6 | 21-28 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Alexander Nichols (PF) Richard Waldrep | |
| 05:02 | Houston | Yuri Jesiolowski buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Mitchell | 21-30 |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | Joseph Bulter is called for traveling | 21-30 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart (SF), Joseph Brown (PF), Christopher Massengale (C) Joseph Bulter, Gilbert Martens, Fred Curran | |
| Subs | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse (SF) Yuri Jesiolowski | |
| 04:25 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-33 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart is fouled on the floor by Lyndon Cable - foul #1 on Lyndon Cable, team foul #7 | 21-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte (SG) John Trueblood | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Lyndon Cable snags the defensive board | 22-33 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 03:54 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale grabs the board | 22-33 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-33 |
| 03:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Buddy Waterhouse | 22-33 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Joseph Stewart is called for the reach on Buddy Waterhouse - foul #1 on Joseph Stewart, team foul #7 | 22-33 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Pierce (PG), Daniel Gallup (SF), Gilbert Martens (PF) Aubrey Rhynes, Joseph Stewart, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | Jon Strand (PG), Matthew Hillyard (C) Ronald Russell, Alexander Nichols | |
| 03:34 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 03:34 | Houston | Buddy Waterhouse makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Donald Pierce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Rodarte (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Gallup (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gilbert Martens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Massengale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jon Strand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Mitchell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Buddy Waterhouse (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lyndon Cable (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Hillyard (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | East Carolina | Donald Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-35 |
| 03:19 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jon Strand | 22-37 |
| 03:05 | East Carolina | Daniel Gallup misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 22-37 |
| 03:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to Lyndon Cable | 22-37 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Gilbert Martens blocks the jumper by Lyndon Cable | 22-37 |
| 02:41 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard tips it in | 22-39 |
| 02:17 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Christopher Massengale is blocked by Lyndon Cable | 22-39 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Lyndon Cable snags the defensive board | 22-39 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Matthew Hillyard lays it in on a great pass from Lyndon Cable | 22-41 |
| 01:42 | East Carolina | Edward Rodarte comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-41 |
| 01:41 | East Carolina | Christopher Massengale snags the offensive board | 22-41 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Gilbert Martens misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 22-41 |
| 01:24 | Houston | Lyndon Cable gets the rebound | 22-41 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Lyndon Cable throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes (PG), John Trueblood (SG), Joseph Stewart (SF), Fred Curran (PF), Joseph Brown (C) Donald Pierce, Edward Rodarte, Daniel Gallup, Gilbert Martens, Christopher Massengale | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Russell (SG), Yuri Jesiolowski (SF), Alexander Nichols (PF) John Mitchell, Buddy Waterhouse, Lyndon Cable | |
| 00:49 | East Carolina | John Trueblood comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 22-41 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Jon Strand pulls down the rebound | 22-41 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Jon Strand scores on a floater from the left block set up by Matthew Hillyard and the foul's on Aubrey Rhynes - foul #1 on Aubrey Rhynes, team foul #8 | 22-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Waldrep (C) Matthew Hillyard | |
| 00:43 | Houston | Jon Strand misses the free throw | 22-43 |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown snags the defensive board | 22-43 |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Fred Curran can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-43 |
| 00:22 | East Carolina | Joseph Brown can't tip it in | 22-43 |
| 00:20 | Houston | The rebound goes to Alexander Nichols | 22-43 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Jon Strand hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 22-43 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Joseph Stewart pulls down the rebound | 22-43 |
| 00:09 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-43 |
| 00:07 | Houston | Alexander Nichols grabs the board | 22-43 |
| 00:02 | Houston | Ronald Russell hits a fadeaway from the left block | 22-45 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Aubrey Rhynes misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 22-45 |