| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Wiggins (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Dawson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Granata (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Boris Sucharski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | John Granata inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines clanks a driving attempt from close range | 32-31 |
| 19:44 | Houston | Marty Watts pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Bradley Evans can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-31 |
| 19:28 | East Carolina | Boris Sucharski grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 19:21 | East Carolina | Donald Ray hits the finger roll | 32-33 |
| 19:01 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-33 |
| 18:59 | Houston | Bradley Evans tips it home | 34-33 |
| 18:36 | East Carolina | Mark Morey denies the turnaround by John Granata | 34-33 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Bradley Evans gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:15 | Houston | Alec Stevenson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-33 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Bradley Evans tips it back up and in | 36-33 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Donald Ray banks in the layup on a great pass from Ernest Dawson and the foul's on Marty Watts - foul #1 on Marty Watts, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 17:53 | East Carolina | Donald Ray makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Boris Sucharski takes the ball from Bradley Evans | 36-36 |
| 17:18 | East Carolina | Donald Ray misses short on a floater from the baseline | 36-36 |
| 17:16 | Houston | Bradley Evans pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on John Granata - foul #2 on John Granata, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Houston | Ruben Churchill (SF), Harold Ross (PF) Mark Morey, Earl Wiggins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford (PG), Glenn McFadden (SF), David Harmon (PF) Ralph Hines, John Granata, Boris Sucharski | |
| 17:08 | Houston | Bradley Evans makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Bradley Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:48 | East Carolina | Donald Ray misses the floater from the right block | 38-36 |
| 16:46 | East Carolina | Donald Ray can't tip it in | 38-36 |
| 16:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Marty Watts | 38-36 |
| 16:29 | Houston | Ruben Churchill blows the layup | 38-36 |
| 16:27 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Marty Watts | 38-36 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Marty Watts hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 16:16 | East Carolina | David Harmon snags the defensive board | 38-36 |
| 16:09 | East Carolina | Donald Ray banks in the layup and he's fouled by Bradley Evans - foul #1 on Bradley Evans, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Mark Morey (SF), James Hall (C) Marty Watts, Alec Stevenson, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG), Boris Sucharski (PF) Ernest Dawson, David Harmon | |
| 16:09 | East Carolina | Donald Ray makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:51 | Houston | Glenn McFadden denies the turnaround by Harold Ross | 38-39 |
| 15:49 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Ray | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) C - James Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Lunsford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn McFadden (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Boris Sucharski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Ray (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 15:44 | East Carolina | Donald Ray tips it in | 38-41 |
| 15:31 | Houston | Ruben Churchill scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Silas Ferguson | 40-41 |
| 15:08 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-41 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Ruben Churchill gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Silas Ferguson lays it in and the foul's on Boris Sucharski - foul #3 on Boris Sucharski, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), Earl Wiggins (PF) Ruben Churchill, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Dawson (SG), John Granata (SF), David Harmon (C) Joe Lunsford, Glenn McFadden, Donald Ray | |
| 14:46 | Houston | Silas Ferguson makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:35 | East Carolina | John Granata drills a 3 from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Alec Stevenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-44 |
| 14:10 | East Carolina | David Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:05 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 13:46 | Houston | Earl Wiggins is called for traveling | 43-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Bradley Evans (C) Silas Ferguson, Mark Morey, James Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford (PG), Charles Cannady (C) Ralph Hines, Boris Sucharski | |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| 13:05 | Houston | Bradley Evans's dunk attempt is rejected by David Harmon | 43-47 |
| 13:04 | East Carolina | Ernest Dawson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:59 | East Carolina | Ernest Dawson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-47 |
| 12:58 | East Carolina | John Granata tips it back up and in | 43-49 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Earl Wiggins misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Harmon - foul #1 on David Harmon, team foul #3 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG) Alec Stevenson | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Scheffer (SG) Ernest Dawson | |
| 12:39 | Houston | Earl Wiggins makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Earl Wiggins misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 12:39 | East Carolina | David Harmon grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | David Harmon misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bradley Evans - foul #2 on Bradley Evans, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (C) Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Donald Ray (C) Charles Cannady | |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | David Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:24 | East Carolina | David Harmon misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 12:06 | Houston | Ruben Churchill is hacked by Michael Scheffer - foul #1 on Michael Scheffer, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SF), James Hall (C) Ruben Churchill, Earl Wiggins | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG), Glenn McFadden (SF), Boris Sucharski (PF) Joe Lunsford, John Granata, David Harmon | |
| 11:51 | Houston | Silas Ferguson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-50 |
| 11:49 | East Carolina | Boris Sucharski pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) C - James Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Scheffer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Glenn McFadden (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Boris Sucharski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Donald Ray (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 11:42 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden tips it home | 44-52 |
| 11:31 | Houston | James Hall's pass is intercepted by Donald Ray | 44-52 |
| 11:15 | East Carolina | Ralph Hines misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | Michael Scheffer tips it back up and in | 44-54 |
| 11:05 | Houston | Harold Ross drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Morey | 46-54 |
| 11:01 | East Carolina | Michael Scheffer scores on a shot from the left side | 46-56 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Mark Morey misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Boris Sucharski - foul #4 on Boris Sucharski, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), Earl Wiggins (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Silas Ferguson, Harold Ross, James Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ernest Dawson (SG), John Granata (SF), David Harmon (PF) Michael Scheffer, Glenn McFadden, Boris Sucharski | |
| 10:40 | Houston | Mark Morey misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Mark Morey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 10:26 | East Carolina | John Granata is called for traveling | 47-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford (PG), Charles Cannady (C) Ralph Hines, Donald Ray | |
| 10:22 | Houston | Joe Lunsford steps in front of the Marty Watts pass in the backcourt | 47-56 |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Bradley Evans steps in front of the John Granata pass | 47-56 |
| 10:06 | Houston | Mark Morey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to David Harmon | 47-56 |
| 10:01 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 47-56 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Bradley Evans gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 09:46 | Houston | John Granata picks off the pass by Earl Wiggins | 47-56 |
| 09:29 | East Carolina | Ernest Dawson is fouled on the floor by Bradley Evans - foul #3 on Bradley Evans, team foul #4 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Ruben Churchill (SF) Marty Watts, Mark Morey | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG), Donald Ray (C) Joe Lunsford, Charles Cannady | |
| 09:13 | East Carolina | John Granata hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 09:12 | East Carolina | Donald Ray tips it home | 47-58 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Silas Ferguson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 08:51 | Houston | Alec Stevenson snags the offensive board | 47-58 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Bradley Evans buries a floater from the baseline | 49-58 |
| 08:10 | East Carolina | David Harmon misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 49-58 |
| 08:08 | East Carolina | John Granata snags the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | David Harmon scores on a jump hook in the lane | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earl Wiggins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Evans (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Dawson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Granata (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Ray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:46 | Houston | Donald Ray is called for the reach on Alec Stevenson - foul #3 on Donald Ray, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Mark Morey (SF), Harold Ross (PF), James Hall (C) Alec Stevenson, Ruben Churchill, Earl Wiggins, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford (PG), Michael Scheffer (SG), Glenn McFadden (SF), Boris Sucharski (PF) Ralph Hines, Ernest Dawson, John Granata, Donald Ray | |
| 07:38 | Houston | Silas Ferguson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 07:37 | East Carolina | David Harmon pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| 07:31 | East Carolina | Marty Watts is called for the reach on Joe Lunsford - foul #2 on Marty Watts, team foul #5 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Charles Cannady (C) David Harmon | |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden buries a runner from the right block | 49-62 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Silas Ferguson loses the dribble to Michael Scheffer | 49-62 |
| 06:35 | East Carolina | Marty Watts takes the ball from Michael Scheffer | 49-62 |
| 06:31 | Houston | Silas Ferguson blows the layup | 49-62 |
| 06:30 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Joe Lunsford | 49-62 |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the board | 49-62 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Mark Morey makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Marty Watts | 52-62 |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady lays it in on a great pass from Joe Lunsford | 52-64 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Harold Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Earl Wiggins (PF) Silas Ferguson, Mark Morey, James Hall | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ralph Hines (PG), Ernest Dawson (SG), John Granata (SF), Donald Ray (C) Joe Lunsford, Michael Scheffer, Glenn McFadden, Charles Cannady | |
| 05:22 | East Carolina | John Granata makes the jumpshot from the left side | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:57 | Houston | Ruben Churchill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-66 |
| Subs | Houston | Bradley Evans (C) Harold Ross | |
| Subs | East Carolina | David Harmon (PF) Boris Sucharski | |
| 04:30 | East Carolina | John Granata clanks a driving attempt from close range | 52-66 |
| 04:29 | Houston | Ruben Churchill snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 04:13 | Houston | John Granata denies the turnaround by Alec Stevenson | 52-66 |
| 04:11 | East Carolina | David Harmon snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 03:49 | East Carolina | Ernest Dawson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ralph Hines | 52-69 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Earl Wiggins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ralph Hines (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Dawson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Granata (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - David Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Donald Ray (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Houston | Ruben Churchill is hacked by Ralph Hines - foul #3 on Ralph Hines, team foul #7 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Carmelo Alvarez (SG), Marvin Echols (PF), James Hall (C) Marty Watts, Alec Stevenson, Earl Wiggins, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford (PG), Michael Scheffer (SG), Glenn McFadden (SF), Charles Cannady (C) Ralph Hines, Ernest Dawson, John Granata, Donald Ray | |
| 03:32 | Houston | Ruben Churchill makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Ruben Churchill misses the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 03:32 | East Carolina | David Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 53-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:08 | East Carolina | Marvin Echols steals it from Joe Lunsford | 53-69 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Ruben Churchill hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by James Hall | 55-69 |
| 02:28 | East Carolina | Carmelo Alvarez is called for the reach on Joe Lunsford - foul #1 on Carmelo Alvarez, team foul #6 | 55-69 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (PF) Carmelo Alvarez | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| 02:13 | East Carolina | Glenn McFadden double dribbles | 55-69 |
| 01:48 | Houston | James Hall misses the floater in the lane | 55-69 |
| 01:46 | East Carolina | David Harmon grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | David Harmon loses the ball out of bounds | 55-69 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Harold Ross is called for traveling | 55-69 |
| 00:54 | East Carolina | David Harmon comes up short on the floater from the left block | 55-69 |
| 00:53 | East Carolina | David Harmon tips it back up and in | 55-71 |
| 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 fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Silas Ferguson | 58-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:44 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joe Lunsford, team foul #8 | 58-71 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Ruben Churchill's fadeaway is rejected by David Harmon | 58-71 |
| 00:35 | East Carolina | Charles Cannady grabs the defensive rebound | 58-71 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Michael Scheffer is denied by Harold Ross | 58-71 |
| 00:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Hall | 58-71 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Harold Ross misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by David Harmon - foul #2 on David Harmon, team foul #9 | 58-71 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Harold Ross misses the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Harold Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:21 | East Carolina | Michael Scheffer snags the defensive board | 58-71 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Joe Lunsford runs out the clock | 58-71 |