| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terence King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Billy Wofford (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Peck (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rocco Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Loeffler (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Brian Peck inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | East Carolina | Brian Peck blows the layup | 28-24 |
| 19:47 | Houston | Clifton Daley grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Terence King loses the ball out of bounds | 28-24 |
| 19:12 | East Carolina | Casey Wright drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Billy Wofford | 28-26 |
| 18:46 | Houston | Earnest Tucker makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-26 |
| 18:29 | East Carolina | Brian Peck misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-26 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Clifton Daley gets the rebound | 31-26 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-26 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Terence King tips it back up and in | 33-26 |
| 17:56 | East Carolina | Casey Wright is denied on a layup by Clifton Daley | 33-26 |
| 17:54 | Houston | Clifton Daley grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 17:49 | Houston | Joshua Kepner clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-26 |
| 17:48 | East Carolina | Rocco Romano snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Brian Peck clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 33-26 |
| 17:43 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Rocco Romano | 33-26 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Casey Wright is hacked by Joshua Kepner - foul #2 on Joshua Kepner, team foul #1 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Horn (PF) Clifton Daley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Houseknecht (PF) Rocco Romano | |
| 17:05 | East Carolina | Brian Peck misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Earnest Tucker grabs the board | 33-26 |
| 16:38 | Houston | Brian Peck picks off the pass by Joshua Kepner | 33-26 |
| 16:18 | East Carolina | Earnest Tucker steps in front of the John Houseknecht pass | 33-26 |
| 15:53 | Houston | Henry Horn travels with the ball | 33-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Charles Hensley (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Joshua Kepner, Terence King, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Kelly (PG), George Taylor (SG), Nicholas Farley (SF), Rocco Romano (PF) Billy Wofford, Casey Wright, Brian Peck, James Loeffler | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Hensley (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Kelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Farley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rocco Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - John Houseknecht (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | East Carolina | George Taylor knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by George Taylor - foul #1 on George Taylor, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Clifton Daley (PF) Henry Horn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 15:15 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 15:15 | Houston | Jeff Theriault misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 15:15 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to John Houseknecht | 33-28 |
| 14:49 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht's pass is intercepted by Robert Ziv | 33-28 |
| 14:45 | Houston | Robert Ziv lays it in | 35-28 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Ziv - foul #2 on Robert Ziv, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Earnest Tucker (C) Jeff Theriault, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Brian Peck (SF), James Loeffler (C) James Kelly, Rocco Romano | |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht misses the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Earnest Tucker pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 35-29 |
| 14:06 | East Carolina | James Loeffler grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 14:02 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht double dribbles | 35-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF) Robert Ziv | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Billy Wofford (PG), David Jourdan (PF) Nicholas Farley, John Houseknecht | |
| 13:35 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-29 |
| 13:34 | East Carolina | Brian Peck grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | James Loeffler clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Clifton Daley - foul #1 on Clifton Daley, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Horn (PF) Clifton Daley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Casey Wright (SG), Rocco Romano (PF) George Taylor, David Jourdan | |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | James Loeffler misses the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 13:11 | East Carolina | James Loeffler makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Henry Horn misses badly on a shot from close range | 35-30 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | Casey Wright grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Casey Wright banks in the layup on a great pass from Billy Wofford and he's fouled by Terence King - foul #3 on Terence King, team foul #4 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG), Robert Ziv (SG) Charles Hensley, Joshua Kepner | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley (SF) Brian Peck | |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:08 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 12:06 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Ziv | 35-33 |
| 11:54 | Houston | Earnest Tucker clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Terence King grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terence King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Billy Wofford (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Farley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rocco Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - James Loeffler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Houston | Rocco Romano is called for the reach on Jeff Theriault - foul #3 on Rocco Romano, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kepner (SG), Charles Hensley (SF), Clifton Daley (PF), Ricky Winter (C) Robert Ziv, Terence King, Henry Horn, Earnest Tucker | |
| Subs | East Carolina | George Taylor (PG), Brian Peck (SF), John Houseknecht (C) Billy Wofford, Nicholas Farley, James Loeffler | |
| 11:11 | Houston | Joshua Kepner banks in the layup set up by Jeff Theriault and he's fouled by Rocco Romano - foul #4 on Rocco Romano, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Jourdan (C) Rocco Romano | |
| 11:11 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 11:02 | East Carolina | Brian Peck buries a 3 from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Joshua Kepner is hacked by Casey Wright - foul #2 on Casey Wright, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Nicholas Farley (SG) Casey Wright | |
| 10:20 | Houston | The jump hook by Joshua Kepner is blocked by David Jourdan | 38-36 |
| 10:19 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht grabs the defensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 10:14 | East Carolina | Brian Peck hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nicholas Farley | 38-38 |
| 09:49 | Houston | Joshua Kepner clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-38 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Clifton Daley pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:29 | Houston | John Houseknecht swats the short shot by Joshua Kepner | 38-38 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | David Jourdan grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 09:23 | East Carolina | Brian Peck knocks in the runner in the lane set up by David Jourdan | 38-40 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Joshua Kepner's floater is tipped away by John Houseknecht | 38-40 |
| 09:02 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to David Jourdan | 38-40 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | Jeff Theriault is called for the reach on George Taylor - foul #3 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Ziv (SG), Terence King (SF), Henry Horn (PF), Earnest Tucker (C) Joshua Kepner, Charles Hensley, Clifton Daley, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Billy Wofford (PG), Casey Wright (SG), James Loeffler (C) George Taylor, Brian Peck, David Jourdan | |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | Billy Wofford misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 08:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Ziv | 38-40 |
| 08:32 | Houston | Earnest Tucker clanks a floater from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 08:31 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to James Loeffler | 38-40 |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | Casey Wright can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Ziv - foul #3 on Robert Ziv, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Jourdan (PF) John Houseknecht | |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | Casey Wright misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 08:15 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 07:45 | Houston | Earnest Tucker tips it home | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ziv (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Terence King (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Henry Horn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Billy Wofford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Farley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Jourdan (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Loeffler (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | East Carolina | Casey Wright's layup is rejected by Henry Horn | 40-41 |
| 07:20 | East Carolina | James Loeffler gets the offensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | David Jourdan connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Billy Wofford | 40-44 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Earnest Tucker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 06:52 | East Carolina | David Jourdan pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 06:48 | East Carolina | Robert Ziv steals it from James Loeffler | 40-44 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Earnest Tucker can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 40-44 |
| 06:33 | East Carolina | James Loeffler snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | Jeff Theriault steals it from Billy Wofford in the backcourt | 40-44 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Jeff Theriault jams it | 42-44 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Billy Wofford misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Earnest Tucker - foul #1 on Earnest Tucker, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Hensley (PG), Joshua Kepner (SG), Clifton Daley (PF) Jeff Theriault, Robert Ziv, Henry Horn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | George Taylor (SG), Brian Peck (SF), Rocco Romano (PF) Casey Wright, Nicholas Farley, David Jourdan | |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Billy Wofford makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 06:17 | East Carolina | Billy Wofford makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Joshua Kepner loses the ball out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Kelly (PG) Billy Wofford | |
| 05:40 | East Carolina | George Taylor drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Loeffler | 42-49 |
| 05:19 | Houston | Joshua Kepner misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-49 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | James Loeffler gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 05:12 | East Carolina | James Kelly can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 05:10 | East Carolina | James Loeffler can't tip it in | 42-49 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Clifton Daley grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Earnest Tucker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Hensley | 45-49 |
| 04:36 | East Carolina | Earnest Tucker blocks the jumper by Rocco Romano | 45-49 |
| 04:34 | East Carolina | James Loeffler gets the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 04:20 | East Carolina | Brian Peck hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-51 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Joshua Kepner hits the finger roll on a great pass from Terence King | 47-51 |
| 03:53 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeff Theriault (PG) Terence King | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Billy Wofford (PG), Casey Wright (SG) James Kelly, George Taylor | |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Brian Peck misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Charles Hensley - foul #1 on Charles Hensley, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Brian Peck makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 03:33 | East Carolina | Brian Peck makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jeff Theriault (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Kepner (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Hensley (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Clifton Daley (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Earnest Tucker (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Billy Wofford (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Casey Wright (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Peck (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rocco Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - James Loeffler (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Houston | Joshua Kepner comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Peck - foul #2 on Brian Peck, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Horn (PF) Clifton Daley | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Houseknecht (C) James Loeffler | |
| 03:04 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Joshua Kepner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:46 | East Carolina | Billy Wofford comes up short on the shot in the paint | 49-53 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Earnest Tucker gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Terence King (SF), Clifton Daley (PF) Charles Hensley, Henry Horn | |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Loeffler (C) John Houseknecht | |
| 02:19 | Houston | Joshua Kepner knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jeff Theriault | 51-53 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Brian Peck is hacked by Terence King - foul #4 on Terence King, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | Brian Peck misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 02:06 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Casey Wright | 51-53 |
| 01:56 | East Carolina | Brian Peck comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-53 |
| 01:55 | East Carolina | Rocco Romano misses the tip | 51-53 |
| 01:53 | East Carolina | Brian Peck hits the follow up shot | 51-55 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Joshua Kepner is hacked by Rocco Romano - foul #5 on Rocco Romano, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Houseknecht (PF) Rocco Romano | |
| 01:05 | Houston | Earnest Tucker is whistled for traveling | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:43 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht lays it up and in | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Houston | Jeff Theriault loses the dribble to Billy Wofford | 51-57 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Jeff Theriault is called for the reach on James Loeffler in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeff Theriault, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | James Loeffler makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | James Loeffler makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 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) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Earnest Tucker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 00:28 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht is hacked by Joshua Kepner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Kepner, team foul #11 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jay Dupras (C) James Loeffler | |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:27 | East Carolina | John Houseknecht makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Joshua Kepner clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-61 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Earnest Tucker gets the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Joshua Kepner buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Terence King | 53-61 |
| 00:17 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Casey Wright is hacked by Joshua Kepner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joshua Kepner, team foul #12 | 53-61 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:14 | East Carolina | Casey Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Earnest Tucker connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Jeff Theriault | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Billy Wofford runs out the clock | 55-63 |