| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) SG - Anthony Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gerrard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Morrison (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Killeen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Gardner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Billy Killeen inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Houston | Scott Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| 19:44 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison scores on a shot from close range | 26-29 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Scott Bailey travels in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 19:15 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 26-29 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Robert Wilson snags the defensive board | 26-29 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Robert Wilson's pass is intercepted by Andy Kutz in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chad Gardner - foul #1 on Chad Gardner, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:55 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Scott Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Powell - foul #1 on Anthony Powell, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 18:30 | Houston | Billy Killeen hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kevin Rakestraw | 27-32 |
| 18:16 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 17:53 | Houston | Robert Wilson travels with the ball | 29-32 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye (PG), Donald Tarbox (SG), Matthew Lund (SF), Jeffrey Nielson (PF), Augustus Zorc (C) Andy Kutz, Anthony Powell, James Gerrard, Tony Morrison, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Amar (PG), Gary Stone (SG), Robert Ellis (SF), James Phair (PF), Steven Crouse (C) Scott Bailey, Kevin Rakestraw, Billy Killeen, Robert Wilson, Chad Gardner | |
| 17:35 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Ellis is called for the reach on Matthew Lund - foul #2 on Robert Ellis, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Gary Stone - foul #1 on Gary Stone, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:24 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Steven Crouse comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Steven Crouse grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 16:36 | Houston | Steven Crouse buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Gary Stone | 30-34 |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by James Phair - foul #2 on James Phair, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Casey Beverly (SG), James Gerrard (SF), Tony Morrison (PF) Shayne Seelye, Donald Tarbox, Matthew Lund, Augustus Zorc | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Bailey (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SG), Billy Killeen (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Chad Gardner (C) Mitchell Amar, Gary Stone, Robert Ellis, James Phair, Steven Crouse | |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 16:20 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 15:57 | Houston | Jeffrey Nielson steps in front of the Kevin Rakestraw pass | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Casey Beverly (fresh) SF - James Gerrard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tony Morrison (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Nielson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Killeen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Gardner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Casey Beverly | 34-34 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 15:13 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 15:09 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Morrison | 37-34 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Casey Beverly is called for the reach on Scott Bailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Casey Beverly, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell (SG), Shayne Seelye (SF), Jason Jones (C) Casey Beverly, James Gerrard, Jeffrey Nielson | |
| Subs | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich (C) Billy Killeen | |
| 14:51 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw clanks a jumper from the left side | 37-34 |
| 14:50 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:45 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-34 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Chad Gardner lays it in on a great pass from Scott Bailey | 40-36 |
| 14:26 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz is hacked by Scott Bailey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Bailey, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund (SF), Donald Tarbox (PF) Andy Kutz, Tony Morrison | |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Amar (PG), Gary Stone (SG), Robert Ellis (SF), James Phair (PF) Scott Bailey, Kevin Rakestraw, Chad Gardner, Robert Wilson | |
| 14:14 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox is fouled on the floor by Gary Stone - foul #2 on Gary Stone, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG) Shayne Seelye | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:48 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 13:46 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones misses the tip | 40-36 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Tarbox | 40-36 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox jams it on a great pass from Jason Jones and he's fouled by Lincoln Dietrich - foul #4 on Lincoln Dietrich, team foul #7 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard (SF), Augustus Zorc (C) Anthony Powell, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF), Steven Crouse (C) Robert Ellis, Lincoln Dietrich | |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 13:36 | Southern Mississippi | Augustus Zorc grabs the offensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 13:21 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John Gamble | 44-36 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Mitchell Amar's pass is intercepted by James Gerrard in the backcourt | 44-36 |
| 13:01 | Southern Mississippi | Augustus Zorc misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Steven Crouse grabs the board | 44-36 |
| 12:44 | Houston | Mitchell Amar can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Gary Stone snags the offensive board | 44-36 |
| 12:30 | Houston | Billy Killeen connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Mitchell Amar | 44-39 |
| 12:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble misses the floater from the left side | 44-39 |
| 12:07 | Houston | Steven Crouse grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 11:39 | Houston | Augustus Zorc is called for the reach on Steven Crouse - foul #2 on Augustus Zorc, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Anthony Powell (SG), Shayne Seelye (SF), Tony Morrison (PF), Jason Jones (C) John Gamble, Donald Tarbox, James Gerrard, Matthew Lund, Augustus Zorc | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Bailey (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SG), Robert Ellis (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Chad Gardner (C) Mitchell Amar, Gary Stone, Billy Killeen, James Phair, Steven Crouse | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shayne Seelye (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tony Morrison (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Scott Bailey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Ellis (fresh) PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Chad Gardner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Houston | Scott Bailey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 11:32 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 11:10 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Wilson takes the ball from Tony Morrison | 44-39 |
| 10:54 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 10:52 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 10:46 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Shayne Seelye | 47-39 |
| 10:31 | Houston | Robert Wilson knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Scott Bailey | 47-41 |
| 10:12 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Robert Wilson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chad Gardner | 49-44 |
| 09:36 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Wilson blocks the jumper by Andy Kutz | 49-44 |
| 09:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 49-44 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Scott Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), Casey Beverly (SG), James Gerrard (SF), Jeffrey Nielson (C) Andy Kutz, Anthony Powell, Shayne Seelye, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Stone (SG), Billy Killeen (SF), James Phair (PF), Steven Crouse (C) Kevin Rakestraw, Robert Ellis, Robert Wilson, Chad Gardner | |
| 09:09 | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-44 |
| 09:08 | Houston | James Phair snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 09:02 | Houston | Scott Bailey can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 49-44 |
| 09:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 08:39 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson is denied on a layup by James Phair | 49-44 |
| 08:38 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Nielson tips it in | 51-44 |
| 08:35 | Houston | James Gerrard is called for the reach on Gary Stone in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Gerrard, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Jones (C) Tony Morrison | |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Amar (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SG) Scott Bailey, Gary Stone | |
| 08:20 | Houston | Mitchell Amar is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Rakestraw | 51-46 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by John Gamble is denied by Steven Crouse | 51-46 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard tips it but misses | 51-46 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Mitchell Amar snags the defensive board | 51-46 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jason Jones - foul #2 on Jason Jones, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Anthony Powell (SG), Matthew Lund (PF), Augustus Zorc (C) John Gamble, Casey Beverly, Jeffrey Nielson, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Chad Gardner (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Lincoln Dietrich (C) Billy Killeen, James Phair, Steven Crouse | |
| 07:36 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Powell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Gerrard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Matthew Lund (fresh) 3 pts. C - Augustus Zorc (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mitchell Amar (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Lincoln Dietrich (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-48 |
| 07:17 | Southern Mississippi | Augustus Zorc grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 06:58 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matthew Lund | 53-48 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Robert Wilson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-48 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Chad Gardner pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 06:26 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell drills a floater near the basket set up by Matthew Lund | 55-51 |
| 06:24 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw is hacked by Anthony Powell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Powell, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox (SG), Shayne Seelye (SF), Tony Morrison (PF), Jason Jones (C) Anthony Powell, James Gerrard, Matthew Lund, Augustus Zorc | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Bailey (PG), Gary Stone (SG) Mitchell Amar, Kevin Rakestraw | |
| 06:08 | Houston | Robert Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 05:46 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-51 |
| 05:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Gary Stone | 55-51 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Chad Gardner is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard (SF), Jeffrey Nielson (C) Andy Kutz, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SF), James Phair (C) Robert Wilson, Lincoln Dietrich | |
| 05:21 | Southern Mississippi | Shayne Seelye hits a floater in the lane | 57-51 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Scott Bailey connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Phair | 57-53 |
| 04:45 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-53 |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Tarbox | 57-53 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison hits a driving attempt from the left block | 59-53 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Chad Gardner is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chad Gardner, team foul #8 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Anthony Powell (SG), Matthew Lund (SF), Augustus Zorc (C) Shayne Seelye, Donald Tarbox, James Gerrard, Jeffrey Nielson | |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Amar (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SG), Robert Ellis (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Steven Crouse (C) Scott Bailey, Gary Stone, Billy Killeen, Chad Gardner, James Phair | |
| 04:03 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 04:02 | Houston | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 03:45 | Houston | Robert Ellis drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Mitchell Amar | 59-56 |
| 03:31 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 03:29 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell tips it home | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Andy Kutz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Powell (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tony Morrison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Augustus Zorc (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mitchell Amar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Rakestraw (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Steven Crouse (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:07 | Houston | Robert Wilson throws it down on a great pass from Kevin Rakestraw | 61-58 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #9 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Gamble (PG), Casey Beverly (SG), James Gerrard (SF), Jason Jones (C) Andy Kutz, Anthony Powell, Matthew Lund, Augustus Zorc | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Bailey (PG), Gary Stone (SG), Billy Killeen (SF), James Phair (PF), Lincoln Dietrich (C) Mitchell Amar, Kevin Rakestraw, Robert Ellis, Robert Wilson, Steven Crouse | |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:40 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 02:38 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz (PG), Anthony Powell (SG), Donald Tarbox (PF) John Gamble, Casey Beverly, Tony Morrison | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw (SG), Robert Wilson (PF) Gary Stone, James Phair | |
| 02:21 | Houston | Lincoln Dietrich scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Billy Killeen | 63-60 |
| 02:08 | Southern Mississippi | Robert Wilson steals the ball from Donald Tarbox | 63-60 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Scott Bailey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | James Gerrard snags the defensive board | 63-60 |
| 01:31 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox makes the 3 from the left wing | 66-60 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Robert Wilson misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Donald Tarbox - foul #1 on Donald Tarbox, team foul #7 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison (PF) Donald Tarbox | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:12 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:55 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Bailey - foul #3 on Scott Bailey, team foul #10 | 66-62 |
| 00:55 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:55 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Houston | Scott Bailey is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Bailey, team foul #11 | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz is fouled on the floor by Scott Bailey - foul #5 on Scott Bailey, team foul #12 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund (C) Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Mitchell Amar (PG) Scott Bailey | |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Houston | Billy Killeen is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-62 |
| 00:42 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund pulls down the rebound | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund is hacked by Mitchell Amar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mitchell Amar, team foul #13 | 70-62 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Matthew Lund misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Morrison | 71-62 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison is hacked by Mitchell Amar - foul #3 on Mitchell Amar, team foul #14 | 71-62 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Tony Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Billy Killeen loses the dribble to Tony Morrison | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lincoln Dietrich - foul #5 on Lincoln Dietrich, team foul #15 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Donald Tarbox (SG), Jeffrey Nielson (PF), Augustus Zorc (C) Anthony Powell, James Gerrard, Tony Morrison | |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Stone (SG), Chad Gardner (SF), James Phair (PF), Steven Crouse (C) Kevin Rakestraw, Billy Killeen, Robert Wilson, Lincoln Dietrich | |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Andy Kutz makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Steven Crouse blows the layup | 75-62 |