| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Henry Turner (fresh) SG - Maynard Beaudry (fresh) SF - Ivan Mann (fresh) PF - Carlos Kessler (fresh) C - John Wyble (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) SF - Mark Morey (fresh) PF - Earl Wiggins (fresh) C - Bradley Evans (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Wyble wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler lays it in set up by Henry Turner | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses the jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Earl Wiggins misses the tip | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Bradley Evans snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Earl Wiggins clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Southern Mississippi | Earl Wiggins swats the short shot by Ivan Mann | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Mark Morey pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Marty Watts misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ivan Mann | 4-0 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Marty Watts misses long on a 3 from straight away | 4-0 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler grabs the board | 4-0 |
| 17:19 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Wyble | 7-0 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Ivan Mann - foul #1 on Ivan Mann, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Tiedemann (PG), Kenneth Mozingo (SG), Jeffery Redden (SF), Antonio Wilkens (PF), Christopher Abbott (C) Henry Turner, Maynard Beaudry, Ivan Mann, Carlos Kessler, John Wyble | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Harold Ross (PF) Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Earl Wiggins | |
| 17:04 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:04 | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens grabs the board | 7-0 |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Redden travels with the ball | 7-0 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | James Hall (C) Bradley Evans | |
| 16:18 | Houston | Antonio Wilkens is called for the reach on Silas Ferguson - foul #1 on Antonio Wilkens, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (SF) Marty Watts | |
| 16:04 | Houston | Ruben Churchill buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Silas Ferguson | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jason Tiedemann (fresh) SG - Kenneth Mozingo (fresh) SF - Jeffery Redden (fresh) PF - Antonio Wilkens (fresh) C - Christopher Abbott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) PF - Harold Ross (fresh) C - James Hall (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Ross steps in front of the Antonio Wilkens pass | 7-2 |
| 15:43 | Houston | Silas Ferguson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 7-2 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), Mark Morey (SF) Ruben Churchill, Marvin Echols | |
| 15:35 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Tiedemann is called for traveling | 7-2 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry (SG), Carlos Kessler (PF) Antonio Wilkens, Christopher Abbott | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Wiggins (PF) James Hall | |
| 15:31 | Houston | Kenneth Mozingo is called for the reach on Silas Ferguson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Mozingo, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| 15:20 | Houston | Harold Ross misses the floater from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 15:18 | Houston | Earl Wiggins grabs the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Earl Wiggins misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 15:11 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 14:51 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Tiedemann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 14:50 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Alec Stevenson drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Silas Ferguson | 7-5 |
| 14:41 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner (PG), Ivan Mann (SF), John Wyble (C) Kenneth Mozingo, Jason Tiedemann, Jeffery Redden | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), James Hall (C) Silas Ferguson, Harold Ross | |
| 14:34 | Houston | Marty Watts knocks in the shot from the right side on a great pass from Alec Stevenson | 7-7 |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Mark Morey is called for the reach on Carlos Kessler - foul #1 on Mark Morey, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens (PF), Christopher Abbott (C) Carlos Kessler, John Wyble | |
| Subs | Houston | Ruben Churchill (SF), Marvin Echols (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Mark Morey, Earl Wiggins, James Hall | |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:02 | Houston | Bradley Evans pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Marty Watts scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Alec Stevenson | 7-9 |
| 13:37 | Southern Mississippi | Marty Watts is called for the reach on Henry Turner - foul #1 on Marty Watts, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG) Alec Stevenson | |
| 13:32 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner loses the dribble to Marty Watts | 7-9 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Marty Watts lays it up and in | 7-11 |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 13:23 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Abbott | 7-11 |
| 13:18 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-11 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Marvin Echols comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ivan Mann - foul #2 on Ivan Mann, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Tiedemann (PG), Kenneth Mozingo (SG), Jeffery Redden (SF), Carlos Kessler (PF), John Wyble (C) Henry Turner, Maynard Beaudry, Ivan Mann, Antonio Wilkens, Christopher Abbott | |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SF), James Hall (C) Ruben Churchill, Bradley Evans | |
| 12:59 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 1st free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:47 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Carlos Kessler is blocked by James Hall | 10-13 |
| 12:45 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler hits the follow up shot | 12-13 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Marty Watts knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Marvin Echols | 12-15 |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Redden clanks a runner from the baseline | 12-15 |
| 12:03 | Southern Mississippi | John Wyble gets the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-15 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Mark Morey snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jason Tiedemann (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Mozingo (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffery Redden (fairly fresh) PF - Carlos Kessler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wyble (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Silas Ferguson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marvin Echols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hall (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Houston | Marty Watts is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Mozingo - foul #2 on Kenneth Mozingo, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner (PG), Maynard Beaudry (SG) Jason Tiedemann, Kenneth Mozingo | |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Alec Stevenson (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Earl Wiggins (PF), Harold Ross (C) Marty Watts, Silas Ferguson, Mark Morey, Marvin Echols, James Hall | |
| 11:30 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 11:29 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Redden grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 11:15 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 11:13 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:57 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Redden can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-15 |
| 10:55 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Redden grabs the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 10:37 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner is fouled on the floor by Earl Wiggins - foul #1 on Earl Wiggins, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens (PF), Christopher Abbott (C) Carlos Kessler, John Wyble | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Mark Morey (SF), Bradley Evans (C) Dale Wiley, Ruben Churchill, Harold Ross | |
| 10:21 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Tiedemann (SF) Jeffery Redden | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:03 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Earl Wiggins and he's hacked by Maynard Beaudry - foul #1 on Maynard Beaudry, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (PF) Earl Wiggins | |
| 10:03 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:46 | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Marvin Echols - foul #1 on Marvin Echols, team foul #4 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG) Alec Stevenson | |
| 09:46 | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:46 | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Silas Ferguson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Echols | 14-21 |
| 09:22 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-21 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Bradley Evans gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Silas Ferguson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-21 |
| 09:06 | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens grabs the defensive rebound | 14-21 |
| 08:54 | Southern Mississippi | Antonio Wilkens is called for a charge - foul #2 on Antonio Wilkens, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Redden (SF), Carlos Kessler (PF), John Wyble (C) Jason Tiedemann, Antonio Wilkens, Christopher Abbott | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Earl Wiggins (PF), Harold Ross (C) Marty Watts, Mark Morey, Marvin Echols, Bradley Evans | |
| 08:50 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 08:31 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-21 |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | Maynard Beaudry grabs the offensive board | 14-21 |
| 08:11 | Southern Mississippi | John Wyble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG) Carmelo Alvarez | |
| 07:55 | Houston | Silas Ferguson is hacked by Maynard Beaudry - foul #2 on Maynard Beaudry, team foul #8 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Tiedemann (SF) Maynard Beaudry | |
| Subs | Houston | James Hall (C) Earl Wiggins | |
| 07:55 | Houston | Silas Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:55 | Houston | Silas Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Henry Turner (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Redden (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jason Tiedemann (fresh) PF - Carlos Kessler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Wyble (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) C - James Hall (fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Southern Mississippi | Alec Stevenson is called for the reach on Jeffery Redden - foul #1 on Alec Stevenson, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG) Silas Ferguson | |
| 07:23 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner misses long on a floater from the right side | 14-23 |
| 07:22 | Houston | James Hall pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 06:58 | Houston | James Hall misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on John Wyble - foul #1 on John Wyble, team foul #9 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Abbott (C) John Wyble | |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SF), Marvin Echols (PF) Ruben Churchill, Harold Ross | |
| 06:58 | Houston | James Hall makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 06:58 | Houston | James Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:50 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler loses the ball out of bounds | 14-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Wiggins (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Marvin Echols, James Hall | |
| 06:46 | Houston | Mark Morey is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Morey, team foul #6 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (SF) Mark Morey | |
| 06:24 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Earl Wiggins - foul #2 on Earl Wiggins, team foul #7 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF) Alec Stevenson, Earl Wiggins | |
| 06:24 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:24 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 06:07 | Houston | Ruben Churchill loses the dribble to Christopher Abbott | 16-25 |
| 05:42 | Southern Mississippi | Henry Turner clanks a 3 from the right wing | 16-25 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Bradley Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 05:21 | Houston | Ruben Churchill clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-25 |
| 05:19 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Evans | 16-25 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Ruben Churchill is whistled for traveling | 16-25 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Wyble (C) Christopher Abbott | |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Alec Stevenson (SG), Carmelo Alvarez (SF), James Hall (C) Marty Watts, Silas Ferguson, Ruben Churchill, Bradley Evans | |
| 04:49 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Redden misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 16-25 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Marvin Echols grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Alec Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 16-25 |
| 04:33 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Carlos Kessler | 16-25 |
| 04:29 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Redden clanks a 3 from the right corner | 16-25 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Dale Wiley snags the defensive board | 16-25 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Dale Wiley is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Hall | 16-28 |
| 03:49 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler throws it down on a nice dish by Jeffery Redden | 18-28 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Henry Turner (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Redden (tiring) 2 reb. SF - Jason Tiedemann (tiring) PF - Carlos Kessler (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Wyble (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carmelo Alvarez (fresh) PF - Marvin Echols (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hall (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:46 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez is hacked by Jeffery Redden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Redden, team foul #10 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Mozingo (PG), Maynard Beaudry (SG), Ivan Mann (SF), Antonio Wilkens (PF) Henry Turner, Jeffery Redden, Jason Tiedemann, Carlos Kessler | |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Mark Morey (SF), Earl Wiggins (PF), Harold Ross (C) Dale Wiley, Alec Stevenson, Marvin Echols, James Hall | |
| 03:46 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez makes the 2nd free throw | 18-30 |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Mann misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Harold Ross - foul #1 on Harold Ross, team foul #8 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG) Carmelo Alvarez | |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Mann makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 03:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ivan Mann misses the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 03:27 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the board | 19-30 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Mark Morey is hacked by Ivan Mann in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ivan Mann, team foul #11 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Redden (SF) Ivan Mann | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:24 | Houston | Mark Morey makes the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Mark Morey misses the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 03:24 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Wyble | 19-31 |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Ross takes the ball from Maynard Beaudry | 19-31 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Mark Morey is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 19-31 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Harold Ross gets the offensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Mark Morey connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Marty Watts | 19-33 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Redden drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Marty Watts is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Redden - foul #2 on Jeffery Redden, team foul #12 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Tiedemann (SF), Carlos Kessler (PF), Christopher Abbott (C) Jeffery Redden, Antonio Wilkens, John Wyble | |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), James Hall (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Silas Ferguson, Earl Wiggins, Harold Ross | |
| 02:07 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Marty Watts misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Abbott snags the defensive board | 22-34 |
| 01:55 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 22-34 |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Abbott tips it but misses | 22-34 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Marty Watts pulls down the rebound | 22-34 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Marty Watts misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-34 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Marty Watts gets the offensive rebound | 22-34 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 22-34 |
| 01:12 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Marty Watts | 22-34 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Mark Morey can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-34 |
| 00:55 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Tiedemann | 22-34 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Tiedemann misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-34 |
| 00:31 | Southern Mississippi | Carlos Kessler tips it in | 24-34 |
| 00:10 | Houston | Maynard Beaudry takes the ball from James Hall | 24-34 |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | Bradley Evans denies the turnaround by Jason Tiedemann | 24-34 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Mark Morey snags the defensive board | 24-34 |