| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Dasilva (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ralph Brady (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cleveland Koehler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Mata (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brian Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Popp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Correia (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady inbounds the ball | 38-32 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 19:34 | Houston | Ralph Brady steals it from Richard Correia | 40-32 |
| 19:15 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 19:14 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler tips it but misses | 40-32 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Richard Correia snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 18:48 | Houston | David Popp scores on a floater from the right block | 40-34 |
| 18:30 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Richard Correia misses the runner from close range | 43-34 |
| 18:11 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 43-34 |
| 18:06 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 18:04 | Houston | David Popp snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 17:52 | Houston | Sid Pride misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-34 |
| 17:51 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 17:45 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton's pass is intercepted by Juan Mata | 43-34 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Juan Mata buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Popp | 43-37 |
| 17:02 | East Carolina | Brian Morgan is called for the reach on Joshua Dasilva - foul #3 on Brian Morgan, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens (PG), Jimmie Bell (SF), Ronald Delk (PF) Michael Heslin, Ralph Brady, Cleveland Koehler | |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Young (PG), William Hodges (SG), Arthur Evans (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Edward Brown (C) Juan Mata, Brian Morgan, David Popp, Sid Pride, Richard Correia | |
| 16:49 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 16:47 | Houston | William Hodges grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Arthur Evans clanks a floater from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 16:26 | Houston | David Yankovski grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Arthur Evans misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jimmie Bell - foul #2 on Jimmie Bell, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Pipes (SG), Charles Smail (C) Joshua Dasilva, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:09 | Houston | Arthur Evans makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Arthur Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 15:56 | East Carolina | Jimmie Bell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-39 |
| 15:55 | East Carolina | Charles Smail tips it in | 45-39 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Behrens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Pipes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jimmie Bell (fresh) PF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Charles Smail (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Evans (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Yankovski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Houston | Edward Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 15:39 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 15:31 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Pipes | 48-39 |
| 15:25 | Houston | William Hodges can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 48-39 |
| 15:23 | East Carolina | Jimmie Bell snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | Arthur Evans takes the ball from Thomas Behrens | 48-39 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Arthur Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 15:07 | East Carolina | Charles Smail gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:46 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 14:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Yankovski | 48-39 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Melvin Young is denied on a layup by Ronald Delk | 48-39 |
| 14:25 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 14:18 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens's layup is rejected by Edward Brown | 48-39 |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | William Pipes snags the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 14:02 | East Carolina | Jimmie Bell makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-39 |
| 13:56 | Houston | David Yankovski scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Young | 51-41 |
| 13:39 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 13:37 | East Carolina | Jimmie Bell tips it in | 53-41 |
| 13:21 | Houston | Melvin Young hits a jumper from the right side set up by Edward Brown | 53-43 |
| 13:06 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 13:04 | East Carolina | Charles Smail tips it back up and in | 55-43 |
| 12:50 | Houston | William Hodges misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 12:49 | East Carolina | Ronald Delk grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | William Pipes connects on the shot from the right wing and he's fouled by Arthur Evans - foul #2 on Arthur Evans, team foul #2 | 57-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva (SG), Ralph Brady (SF), Cleveland Koehler (PF), Robert Hamilton (C) Thomas Behrens, Jimmie Bell, Ronald Delk, Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Mata (PG), Brian Morgan (SG), David Popp (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Richard Correia (C) Melvin Young, Arthur Evans, William Hodges, David Yankovski, Edward Brown | |
| 12:45 | East Carolina | William Pipes makes the free throw | 58-43 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Brian Morgan knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Juan Mata | 58-46 |
| 12:18 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler is called for traveling | 58-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG) William Pipes | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:05 | Houston | Richard Correia misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 58-46 |
| 12:04 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 11:59 | East Carolina | Sid Pride steps in front of the Joshua Dasilva pass | 58-46 |
| 11:43 | Houston | Juan Mata connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 58-48 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Dasilva (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ralph Brady (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Cleveland Koehler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Mata (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Popp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Correia (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 11:28 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Dasilva | 58-48 |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 10:57 | Houston | David Popp misses the runner from close range | 61-48 |
| 10:55 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 10:49 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton misses the floater from the left block | 61-48 |
| 10:47 | Houston | Richard Correia gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Robert Hamilton blocks the short jumper by Juan Mata | 61-48 |
| 10:19 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady hits the finger roll | 63-48 |
| 09:58 | Houston | David Popp is fouled on the floor by Ralph Brady - foul #3 on Ralph Brady, team foul #2 | 63-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens (PG), Jimmie Bell (SF), Ronald Delk (PF) Michael Heslin, Ralph Brady, Cleveland Koehler | |
| Subs | Houston | William Hodges (PG), Arthur Evans (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Edward Brown (C) Juan Mata, David Popp, Sid Pride, Richard Correia | |
| 09:43 | Houston | David Yankovski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Jimmie Bell - foul #3 on Jimmie Bell, team foul #3 | 63-48 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Young (PG) Brian Morgan | |
| 09:43 | Houston | David Yankovski makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 09:43 | Houston | David Yankovski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 09:28 | East Carolina | Ronald Delk drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-50 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:10 | Houston | William Hodges scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Melvin Young | 66-52 |
| 08:50 | East Carolina | Jimmie Bell can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 66-52 |
| 08:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Yankovski | 66-52 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:29 | Houston | William Hodges connects on the runner from the right block | 66-54 |
| 08:05 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva is whistled for a carry | 66-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Ralph Brady (SF), Cleveland Koehler (PF) Joshua Dasilva, Jimmie Bell, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Mata (PG), Brian Morgan (SG), David Popp (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Richard Correia (C) Melvin Young, William Hodges, Arthur Evans, David Yankovski, Edward Brown | |
| 07:42 | Houston | Brian Morgan misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 66-54 |
| 07:41 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Behrens (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ralph Brady (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Cleveland Koehler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Delk (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Mata (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Popp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Correia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-54 |
| 07:32 | Houston | David Popp gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Sid Pride misses the floater from the free throw line | 66-54 |
| 07:15 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 06:59 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Behrens | 69-54 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:50 | Houston | Richard Correia loses the dribble to Ronald Delk | 69-54 |
| 06:39 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 69-54 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Sid Pride grabs the defensive rebound | 69-54 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Brian Morgan makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Popp and he's fouled by Thomas Behrens - foul #3 on Thomas Behrens, team foul #4 | 69-56 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva (SG), Ronald Moralez (PF), Robert Hamilton (C) Thomas Behrens, Cleveland Koehler, Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Houston | William Hodges (PG) Juan Mata | |
| 06:20 | Houston | Brian Morgan misses the free throw | 69-56 |
| 06:20 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 06:04 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 06:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Popp | 69-56 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:52 | Houston | Richard Correia misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 69-56 |
| 05:51 | Houston | David Popp misses the tip | 69-56 |
| 05:49 | Houston | William Hodges misses the tip | 69-56 |
| 05:48 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 05:42 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Moralez | 71-56 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:26 | Houston | William Hodges knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-59 |
| 05:11 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady is hacked by David Popp - foul #3 on David Popp, team foul #3 | 71-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens (PG), Jimmie Bell (SF), Ronald Delk (PF) Michael Heslin, Ralph Brady, Ronald Moralez | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Mata (PG), David Yankovski (PF), Edward Brown (C) David Popp, Sid Pride, Richard Correia | |
| 04:49 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens's pass is intercepted by William Hodges | 71-59 |
| 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 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:33 | Houston | David Yankovski is fouled on the floor by Ronald Delk - foul #2 on Ronald Delk, team foul #5 | 71-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler (PF) Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Evans (SF) Brian Morgan | |
| 04:20 | Houston | Robert Hamilton knocks away the 3 by Edward Brown | 71-59 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Arthur Evans can't tip it in | 71-59 |
| 04:18 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva grabs the board | 71-59 |
| 04:13 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva can't finish the layup | 71-59 |
| 04:12 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton tips it back up and in | 73-59 |
| 03:54 | Houston | William Hodges buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-62 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva connects on the 3 from straight away | 76-62 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Thomas Behrens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Dasilva (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jimmie Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Cleveland Koehler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hamilton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Mata (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hodges (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Arthur Evans (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Yankovski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Houston | Arthur Evans makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Juan Mata | 76-65 |
| 03:20 | East Carolina | Jimmie Bell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-65 |
| 03:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Yankovski | 76-65 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Arthur Evans buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Juan Mata | 76-67 |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Ralph Brady (SF) Thomas Behrens, Jimmie Bell | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Morgan (SG), David Popp (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Richard Correia (C) William Hodges, Arthur Evans, David Yankovski, Edward Brown | |
| 02:37 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton is hacked by Richard Correia - foul #3 on Richard Correia, team foul #4 | 76-67 |
| 02:21 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Heslin | 78-67 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Sid Pride's layup is rejected by Cleveland Koehler | 78-67 |
| 02:06 | Houston | Juan Mata tips it in | 78-69 |
| 02:01 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 80-69 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Brian Morgan's fadeaway is rejected by Cleveland Koehler | 80-69 |
| 01:41 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ralph Brady | 80-69 |
| 01:39 | East Carolina | Juan Mata takes the ball from Michael Heslin in the backcourt | 80-69 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Sid Pride can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 80-69 |
| 01:30 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 80-69 |
| 01:13 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 80-69 |
| 01:12 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Cleveland Koehler | 80-69 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by David Popp - foul #4 on David Popp, team foul #5 | 80-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens (PG), William Pipes (SG), Jimmie Bell (SF), Ronald Delk (C) Michael Heslin, Joshua Dasilva, Ralph Brady, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Young (PG), William Hodges (SG), Arthur Evans (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Edward Brown (C) Juan Mata, Brian Morgan, David Popp, Sid Pride, Richard Correia | |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Houston | David Yankovski misses long on a floater from the left side | 82-69 |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | Ronald Delk grabs the board | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | East Carolina | William Pipes comes up short on the jumper from close range | 82-69 |
| 00:47 | Houston | The rebound goes to Melvin Young | 82-69 |
| 00:40 | Houston | William Hodges misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 82-69 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Melvin Young grabs the offensive board | 82-69 |
| 00:36 | Houston | David Yankovski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Smail (C) Cleveland Koehler | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Jimmie Bell is hacked by Arthur Evans - foul #3 on Arthur Evans, team foul #6 | 82-69 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens runs out the clock | 82-69 |