| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Micheal Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chad Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Alcaraz (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Decker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Summers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Cirillo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryant Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mayo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:56 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Rhodes steps in front of the Chad Davis pass in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 19:39 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Francis Rhodes | 36-34 |
| 19:18 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 19:16 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz misses the tip | 36-34 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Horace Cirillo buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bruce Wilcox | 36-37 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey (SF), William Bowen (PF), Bruce Barnes (C) Kevin Alcaraz, Thomas Decker, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (C) Robert Mayo | |
| 18:57 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Bryant Kelly and he's fouled by Micheal Hall - foul #3 on Micheal Hall, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry (PG), Randall Lyons (SG) Micheal Hall, Chad Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Howells (SF) Francis Rhodes | |
| 18:57 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 18:39 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-40 |
| 18:38 | Houston | Bryant Kelly snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Bryant Kelly is fouled on the floor by Bruce Barnes - foul #1 on Bruce Barnes, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Charles Howells hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Horace Cirillo and he's fouled by Marvin Davey - foul #2 on Marvin Davey, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Frank Summers (C) Randall Lyons, Marvin Davey, William Bowen, Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Joey McGraw (C) David Dana | |
| 18:13 | Houston | Charles Howells makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 17:53 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 17:51 | Houston | Bryant Kelly gets the rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Horace Cirillo is fouled in the backcourt by Rafael Beaudry - foul #1 on Rafael Beaudry, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake (PG) Rafael Beaudry | |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Jason Conklin (SG), Francis Rhodes (SF), Robert Mayo (C) Bruce Wilcox, Horace Cirillo, Charles Howells, Bryant Kelly | |
| 17:26 | Houston | Robert Mayo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 36-43 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Francis Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 36-45 |
| 16:46 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Rake and he's hacked by Joey McGraw - foul #2 on Joey McGraw, team foul #1 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons (PG), Marvin Davey (SF), William Bowen (C) Thomas Rake, Kevin Alcaraz, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Isaac Kinsey (SG), Bryant Kelly (PF), David Dana (C) Jackie Kay, Jason Conklin, Joey McGraw, Robert Mayo | |
| 16:46 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker makes the free throw | 39-45 |
| 16:23 | Houston | Marvin Davey takes the ball from Isaac Kinsey | 39-45 |
| 16:05 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 16:04 | Houston | David Dana grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Francis Rhodes is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Davey - foul #3 on Marvin Davey, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry (PG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Bruce Barnes (C) Randall Lyons, Marvin Davey, Thomas Decker | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (SG), Charles Howells (SF) Isaac Kinsey, Francis Rhodes | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Horace Cirillo scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Dana | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Rafael Beaudry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Alcaraz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Bowen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Cirillo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Howells (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryant Kelly (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Dana (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry is hacked by Bryant Kelly in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bryant Kelly, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Thomas Rake (SG) Rafael Beaudry, Chad Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (PG), Robert Mayo (C) Bruce Wilcox, David Dana | |
| 15:24 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| 15:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to Horace Cirillo | 39-48 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Horace Cirillo misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses the tip | 39-48 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Jason Conklin gets the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Charles Howells is hacked by Micheal Hall - foul #4 on Micheal Hall, team foul #6 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons (PG), Chad Davis (SG), Marvin Davey (SF), Frank Summers (C) Micheal Hall, Thomas Rake, Kevin Alcaraz, Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Francis Rhodes (SF) Horace Cirillo, Charles Howells | |
| 15:02 | Houston | Robert Mayo hits a wide open floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Conklin | 39-50 |
| 14:35 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Randall Lyons, team foul #7 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry (PG), Thomas Decker (PF) Chad Davis, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Isaac Kinsey (SG), David Dana (C) Jackie Kay, Jason Conklin, Robert Mayo | |
| 14:33 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox is fouled in the backcourt by Rafael Beaudry - foul #2 on Rafael Beaudry, team foul #8 | 39-50 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 14:33 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Marvin Davey takes the ball from Bruce Wilcox | 39-50 |
| 14:19 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake (SG) Randall Lyons | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:14 | Houston | Bryant Kelly connects on the shot from the right block set up by Isaac Kinsey and he's hacked by Thomas Rake - foul #2 on Thomas Rake, team foul #9 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz (SF) Marvin Davey | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:14 | Houston | Bryant Kelly misses the free throw | 39-52 |
| 14:14 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Decker | 39-52 |
| 14:08 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes (C) Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Houston | Joey McGraw (PF) Bryant Kelly | |
| 13:49 | Houston | Thomas Decker is called for the reach on Joey McGraw - foul #1 on Thomas Decker, team foul #10 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons (PG), Chad Davis (SG) Rafael Beaudry, Thomas Rake | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (SG), Charles Howells (SF) Isaac Kinsey, Francis Rhodes | |
| 13:49 | Houston | Joey McGraw makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Joey McGraw makes the 2nd free throw | 39-54 |
| 13:26 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Joey McGraw - foul #3 on Joey McGraw, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey (SF), William Bowen (PF) Kevin Alcaraz, Thomas Decker | |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Bryant Kelly (PF), Robert Mayo (C) Bruce Wilcox, Joey McGraw, David Dana | |
| 13:26 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 13:26 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 13:22 | Houston | Jackie Kay is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jackie Kay, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers (C) Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Rhodes (SF) Charles Howells | |
| 12:58 | Houston | Francis Rhodes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 12:56 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers snags the defensive board | 41-54 |
| 12:45 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Horace Cirillo - foul #2 on Horace Cirillo, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake (PG) Randall Lyons | |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Jason Conklin (SG), David Dana (C) Jackie Kay, Horace Cirillo, Robert Mayo | |
| 12:45 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 12:45 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 12:25 | Houston | Bryant Kelly is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-54 |
| 12:23 | Houston | Bryant Kelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Bryant Kelly makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Conklin | 43-56 |
| 11:57 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-56 |
| 11:56 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey snags the offensive board | 43-56 |
| 11:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen blows the layup | 43-56 |
| 11:41 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Dana | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Thomas Rake (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Davis (tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Davey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - William Bowen (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Summers (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Conklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francis Rhodes (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryant Kelly (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Dana (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Houston | Jason Conklin is fouled in the backcourt by Chad Davis - foul #1 on Chad Davis, team foul #11 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry (PG), Randall Lyons (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Thomas Decker (PF), Bruce Barnes (C) Thomas Rake, Chad Davis, Marvin Davey, William Bowen, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SG), Charles Howells (SF), Joey McGraw (PF), Robert Mayo (C) Bruce Wilcox, Francis Rhodes, Bryant Kelly, David Dana | |
| 11:38 | Houston | Jason Conklin makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 11:38 | Houston | Jason Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 11:36 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Alcaraz, team foul #12 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG) Jason Conklin | |
| 11:23 | Houston | Jackie Kay misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Bruce Barnes - foul #2 on Bruce Barnes, team foul #13 | 43-58 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Jackie Kay misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Jackie Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 11:06 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Howells steals it from Kevin Alcaraz | 43-59 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Charles Howells is wide open but clanks a jumper near the basket | 43-59 |
| 10:59 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 10:47 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 43-59 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Charles Howells pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Randall Lyons - foul #4 on Randall Lyons, team foul #14 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), Frank Summers (C) Randall Lyons, Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Horace Cirillo (SG) Jackie Kay, Isaac Kinsey | |
| 10:38 | Houston | Robert Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Robert Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:27 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers can't connect on a shot from the left block | 43-61 |
| 10:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joey McGraw | 43-61 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-61 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Horace Cirillo tips it in | 43-63 |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-63 |
| 10:04 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox gets the rebound | 43-63 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-63 |
| 09:56 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chad Davis | 43-63 |
| 09:56 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 43-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake (PG), Marvin Davey (SF), William Bowen (PF), Bruce Barnes (C) Rafael Beaudry, Kevin Alcaraz, Thomas Decker, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (PG), Isaac Kinsey (SF), Bryant Kelly (PF), David Dana (C) Bruce Wilcox, Charles Howells, Joey McGraw, Robert Mayo | |
| 09:38 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-63 |
| 09:36 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Dana | 43-63 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Bryant Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Rhodes (SF) Horace Cirillo | |
| 09:29 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis is hacked by Jason Conklin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jason Conklin, team foul #6 | 43-63 |
| 09:24 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake clanks a jumper from the left side | 43-63 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Jason Conklin grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 09:19 | Houston | Jason Conklin's pass is intercepted by Thomas Rake in the backcourt | 43-63 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Marvin Davey | 46-63 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey loses the dribble to Marvin Davey | 46-63 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake lays it in on a nice dish by Marvin Davey | 48-63 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Jason Conklin is hacked by Thomas Rake in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Rake, team foul #15 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry (PG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF), Frank Summers (C) Thomas Rake, Marvin Davey, Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG) Isaac Kinsey | |
| 08:58 | Houston | Jason Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Jason Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jackie Kay - foul #3 on Jackie Kay, team foul #7 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (SG) Jason Conklin | |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry misses the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 08:49 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Bryant Kelly gets the rebound | 48-64 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Horace Cirillo connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jackie Kay | 48-67 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | David Dana is called for the reach on Frank Summers - foul #1 on David Dana, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake (SG), Thomas Decker (PF) Chad Davis, William Bowen | |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG), Charles Howells (SF), Joey McGraw (PF) Jackie Kay, Francis Rhodes, Bryant Kelly | |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 08:15 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 49-67 |
| 08:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Howells | 49-67 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Horace Cirillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-67 |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz gets the rebound | 49-67 |
| 07:47 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry's pass is intercepted by Joey McGraw | 49-67 |
| 07:31 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-67 |
| 07:29 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Rake | 49-67 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Rafael Beaudry (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Rake (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Alcaraz (tired) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Decker (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Summers (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Cirillo (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Howells (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joey McGraw (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - David Dana (tired) 7 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | Charles Howells is called for the reach on Thomas Rake in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Howells, team foul #9 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG), Marvin Davey (SF), Bruce Barnes (C) Rafael Beaudry, Kevin Alcaraz, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Jason Conklin (SG), Francis Rhodes (SF), Bryant Kelly (PF), Robert Mayo (C) Bruce Wilcox, Horace Cirillo, Charles Howells, Joey McGraw, David Dana | |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 07:27 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 07:17 | Houston | Micheal Hall takes the ball from Robert Mayo | 51-67 |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall is hacked by Robert Mayo - foul #2 on Robert Mayo, team foul #10 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons (SG), William Bowen (PF) Thomas Rake, Thomas Decker | |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG) Jackie Kay | |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 06:51 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Francis Rhodes is fouled on the floor by Marvin Davey - foul #4 on Marvin Davey, team foul #16 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SG) Jason Conklin | |
| 06:43 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Francis Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | Isaac Kinsey is called for the reach on Randall Lyons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Isaac Kinsey, team foul #11 | 53-69 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 54-69 |
| 06:41 | Southern Mississippi | Randall Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Wilcox, team foul #12 | 55-69 |
| 06:30 | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall buries a shot from the left side set up by William Bowen | 57-69 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers (C) Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG), Charles Howells (PF), David Dana (C) Francis Rhodes, Bryant Kelly, Robert Mayo | |
| 06:14 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses long on an open jumper from the baseline | 57-69 |
| 06:13 | Houston | David Dana grabs the offensive board | 57-69 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Randall Lyons is called for the reach on Jason Conklin - foul #5 on Randall Lyons, team foul #17 | 57-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis (SG), Kevin Alcaraz (SF) Randall Lyons, Marvin Davey | |
| Subs | Houston | Jackie Kay (PG), Joey McGraw (PF) Bruce Wilcox, Charles Howells | |
| 05:58 | Houston | Jason Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 05:58 | Houston | Jason Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 05:51 | Southern Mississippi | David Dana is called for the reach on Kevin Alcaraz - foul #2 on David Dana, team foul #13 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (SG), Robert Mayo (C) Isaac Kinsey, David Dana | |
| 05:51 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 05:51 | Southern Mississippi | Kevin Alcaraz misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Robert Mayo grabs the board | 58-70 |
| 05:42 | Houston | William Bowen swats the shot by Robert Mayo | 58-70 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Joey McGraw can't tip it in | 58-70 |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:32 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Jackie Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 05:27 | Houston | Robert Mayo drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Jason Conklin and he's fouled by Chad Davis - foul #2 on Chad Davis, team foul #18 | 58-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Decker (PF), Bruce Barnes (C) William Bowen, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Rhodes (SF), Bryant Kelly (PF) Jason Conklin, Joey McGraw | |
| 05:27 | Houston | Robert Mayo makes the free throw | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:11 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis's pass is intercepted by Horace Cirillo | 58-73 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Francis Rhodes clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-73 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes snags the defensive board | 58-73 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-73 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Robert Mayo's floater is tipped away by Bruce Barnes | 61-73 |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | Chad Davis gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| 03:54 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes misses badly on a floater near the basket | 61-73 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Francis Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:50 | Houston | Kevin Alcaraz is called for the reach on Jackie Kay in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Alcaraz, team foul #19 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry (PG), Thomas Rake (SG), Marvin Davey (SF), William Bowen (PF), Frank Summers (C) Micheal Hall, Chad Davis, Kevin Alcaraz, Thomas Decker, Bruce Barnes | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG), Isaac Kinsey (SF), Charles Howells (PF), David Dana (C) Horace Cirillo, Francis Rhodes, Bryant Kelly, Robert Mayo | |
| 03:50 | Houston | Jackie Kay misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 03:50 | Houston | Jackie Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 03:33 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey is whistled for traveling | 61-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Bruce Wilcox (PG) Jackie Kay | |
| 03:15 | Houston | Thomas Rake picks off the pass by David Dana | 61-74 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Rafael Beaudry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Rake (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Davey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - William Bowen (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Summers (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bruce Wilcox (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Conklin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Isaac Kinsey (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Charles Howells (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - David Dana (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 61-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Micheal Hall (PG) Rafael Beaudry | |
| Subs | Houston | Joey McGraw (PF) Jason Conklin | |
| 02:57 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox clanks a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Micheal Hall - foul #5 on Micheal Hall, team foul #20 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry (PG), Chad Davis (SG) Micheal Hall, Thomas Rake | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG) Isaac Kinsey | |
| 02:57 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 61-75 |
| 02:57 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:55 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Wilcox steals the ball from Chad Davis in the backcourt | 61-76 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Joey McGraw can't connect on a floater near the basket | 61-76 |
| 02:30 | Houston | Joey McGraw snags the offensive board | 61-76 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox makes the jumper near the basket set up by Joey McGraw | 61-78 |
| 01:53 | Southern Mississippi | Marvin Davey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 61-78 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Frank Summers tips it in | 63-78 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Rafael Beaudry is called for the reach on Bruce Wilcox in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rafael Beaudry, team foul #21 | 63-78 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake (SG), Bruce Barnes (C) Chad Davis, Frank Summers | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (SG), Francis Rhodes (SF), Bryant Kelly (PF), Robert Mayo (C) Jason Conklin, Charles Howells, Joey McGraw, David Dana | |
| 01:47 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses the 1st free throw | 63-78 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox misses the 2nd free throw | 63-78 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | William Bowen pulls down the rebound | 63-78 |
| 01:38 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 63-78 |
| 01:36 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Rake grabs the offensive rebound | 63-78 |
| 01:21 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry loses the dribble to Bryant Kelly | 63-78 |
| 00:54 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox connects on the open 3 from straight away | 63-81 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Wilcox picks off the pass by Bruce Barnes in the backcourt | 63-81 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Bryant Kelly lays it in on a great pass from Bruce Wilcox | 63-83 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry is hacked by Francis Rhodes - foul #1 on Francis Rhodes, team foul #14 | 63-83 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry makes the 1st free throw | 64-83 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Rafael Beaudry makes the 2nd free throw | 65-83 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Houston | Robert Mayo connects on the open fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-85 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Robert Mayo - foul #3 on Robert Mayo, team foul #15 | 65-85 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 66-85 |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Bruce Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 67-85 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Bruce Wilcox runs out the clock | 67-85 |