| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Higuera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 14 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) C - Carter Collins (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Allen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Noyes inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Houston | Kevin Noyes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Gordon Ward hits the follow up shot | 29-32 |
| 19:17 | East Carolina | Robert Higuera steals the ball from David Duesenberg | 29-32 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Robert Higuera lays it up and in | 31-32 |
| 18:54 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg is fouled on the floor by Robert Higuera - foul #3 on Robert Higuera, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG) Robert Higuera | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 18:33 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner is fouled on the floor by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| 18:20 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 18:18 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner tips it home | 31-34 |
| 17:57 | Houston | John Bennett takes the ball from Carter Collins | 31-34 |
| 17:52 | East Carolina | Gordon Ward steals the ball from Wayne Skinner | 31-34 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Gordon Ward lays it in | 33-34 |
| 17:20 | East Carolina | John Bennett's layup is rejected by John Davis | 33-34 |
| 17:19 | East Carolina | Jerry Allen tips it in | 33-36 |
| 17:00 | Houston | John Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the offensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 16:33 | Houston | John Davis misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 33-36 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the tip | 33-36 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Kevin Noyes snags the offensive board | 33-36 |
| 16:10 | Houston | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 16:08 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Larry Christopher | 33-36 |
| 16:03 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner makes the jump hook from the left block set up by Jerry Allen | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Noyes (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - John Davis (fairly fresh) C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Duesenberg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Christopher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Carter Collins can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 15:39 | Houston | Kevin Noyes tips it back up and in | 35-38 |
| 15:35 | East Carolina | Jerry Allen is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Jerry Allen, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Donald Meade (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, Kevin Noyes, John Davis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (PG), Tony Wilhite (SG), Stewart Stone (SF), Robert Weber (PF), Kelly Walker (C) Wayne Skinner, David Duesenberg, Jerry Allen, John Bennett, Larry Christopher | |
| 15:10 | Houston | Robert Weber swats the layup by Gordon Ward | 35-38 |
| 15:08 | East Carolina | Kelly Walker grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 15:02 | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite is whistled for a carry | 35-38 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Robert Higuera connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Donald Meade | 38-38 |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 14:34 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 14:13 | Houston | Joshua Lawhon is called for the reach on Carter Collins - foul #1 on Joshua Lawhon, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG) Tony Wilhite | |
| 13:53 | Houston | Carter Collins is fouled on the floor by Wayne Skinner - foul #3 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SF) Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Allen (SF) Stewart Stone | |
| 13:29 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-38 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the defensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Kevin Noyes scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Gordon Ward | 41-38 |
| 12:30 | East Carolina | Kelly Walker lays it up and in | 41-40 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Higuera | 44-40 |
| 12:00 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Noyes - foul #2 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (PG), Darryl Christmas (SF), John Davis (PF) Gordon Ward, Kevin Noyes, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Duesenberg (SG), John Bennett (PF), Larry Christopher (C) Wayne Skinner, Robert Weber, Kelly Walker | |
| 12:00 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:00 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Davis (fresh) C - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Joshua Lawhon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Joshua Lawhon takes the ball from Darryl Christmas | 44-42 |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon is hacked by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #1 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Stewart Stone (SF) Joshua Lawhon, Jerry Allen | |
| 11:03 | East Carolina | John Davis steals it from John Bennett | 44-42 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Darryl Christmas snags the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 10:18 | Houston | The short jumper by Robert Higuera is denied by John Bennett | 44-42 |
| 10:17 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Wayne Skinner | 44-42 |
| 10:12 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner scores on a runner from the right block set up by David Duesenberg | 44-44 |
| 09:51 | Houston | John Davis hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #2 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Kevin Noyes (SF), Carter Collins (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Darryl Christmas, Donald Meade | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jerry Allen (SF), Kelly Walker (C) Stewart Stone, John Bennett | |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:35 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Kelly Walker steps in front of the Kevin Noyes pass | 47-46 |
| 08:53 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Salvador Garcia (PF) Robert Higuera, John Davis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (SG), Robert Weber (PF) David Duesenberg, Larry Christopher | |
| 08:37 | Houston | Carter Collins scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Turcotte and the foul's on Robert Weber - foul #2 on Robert Weber, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (SG) Wayne Skinner | |
| 08:37 | Houston | Carter Collins makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:22 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jerry Allen | 50-49 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte is hacked by Tony Wilhite - foul #2 on Tony Wilhite, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (PF), Jack Dawson (C) Salvador Garcia, Carter Collins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), John Bennett (PF) Tony Wilhite, Robert Weber | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 22 pts. PF - Donald Meade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Dawson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Lawhon (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kelly Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Houston | Kevin Noyes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-49 |
| 07:34 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to John Bennett | 50-49 |
| 07:29 | East Carolina | Kelly Walker is fouled on the floor by Jack Dawson - foul #1 on Jack Dawson, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (PF) Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Duesenberg (SG) Joshua Lawhon | |
| 07:19 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner's layup is rejected by Donald Meade | 50-49 |
| 07:18 | Houston | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 07:14 | Houston | Donald Meade loses the ball out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG) Lawrence Turcotte | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:56 | East Carolina | Jerry Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Donald Meade | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 06:36 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Noyes | 52-49 |
| 06:21 | East Carolina | Robert Higuera steps in front of the David Duesenberg pass | 52-49 |
| 05:55 | Houston | Gordon Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (PF) Kevin Noyes | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon (PG), Stewart Stone (SF), Larry Christopher (PF), Robert Weber (C) Wayne Skinner, Jerry Allen, John Bennett, Kelly Walker | |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Carter Collins - foul #1 on Carter Collins, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF) Robert Higuera, John Davis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tony Wilhite (SG) David Duesenberg | |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:39 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher misses the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 52-50 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Weber - foul #3 on Robert Weber, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Jack Dawson (C) Carter Collins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 05:19 | Houston | Gordon Ward misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 05:04 | East Carolina | Donald Meade denies the turnaround by Robert Weber | 53-50 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Jack Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Darryl Christmas can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joshua Lawhon - foul #2 on Joshua Lawhon, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), John Davis (PF) Gordon Ward, Jack Dawson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Jerry Allen (SF), John Bennett (PF) Tony Wilhite, Stewart Stone, Robert Weber | |
| 04:43 | Houston | Darryl Christmas misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Darryl Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon is hacked by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #3 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Higuera (SG) Darryl Christmas | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Duesenberg (SG) Wayne Skinner | |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | Joshua Lawhon misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Meade | 54-51 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Jerry Allen is called for the reach on Kevin Noyes - foul #3 on Jerry Allen, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Carter Collins (C) Donald Meade | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner (PG), Kelly Walker (C) Joshua Lawhon, Larry Christopher | |
| 04:03 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:03 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | Kelly Walker gets the rebound | 55-51 |
| 03:43 | East Carolina | Jerry Allen clanks a 3 from straight away | 55-51 |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Higuera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Wayne Skinner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Duesenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kelly Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | East Carolina | Kelly Walker misses the driving attempt from close range | 55-51 |
| 03:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Noyes | 55-51 |
| 03:17 | Houston | Carter Collins is fouled on the floor by Kelly Walker - foul #4 on Kelly Walker, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Donald Meade (PF) Lawrence Turcotte, John Davis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Larry Christopher (PF) John Bennett | |
| 03:17 | Houston | Carter Collins misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 03:17 | East Carolina | Kelly Walker grabs the board | 55-51 |
| 03:12 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Wayne Skinner | 55-54 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 02:42 | East Carolina | David Duesenberg clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 02:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Donald Meade | 55-54 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Larry Christopher denies the turnaround by Donald Meade | 55-54 |
| 02:10 | Houston | Kevin Noyes gets the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:53 | Houston | Gordon Ward drills a shot in the lane | 57-54 |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | Kelly Walker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-56 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Carter Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 01:08 | Houston | Gordon Ward can't tip it in | 57-56 |
| 01:06 | East Carolina | Kelly Walker snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| 01:00 | East Carolina | Larry Christopher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 00:58 | East Carolina | Kelly Walker misses the tip | 57-56 |
| 00:56 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Higuera | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Kevin Noyes connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Higuera | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner buries a 3 from the right corner | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is hacked by Wayne Skinner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wayne Skinner, team foul #10 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (PF) Donald Meade | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Bennett (PF) Larry Christopher | |
| 00:21 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Gordon Ward takes the ball from Wayne Skinner in the backcourt | 61-59 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Robert Higuera is fouled on the floor by John Bennett - foul #1 on John Bennett, team foul #11 | 61-59 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Robert Higuera misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Robert Higuera makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:01 | East Carolina | Wayne Skinner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-59 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the defensive board | 62-59 |