| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Dasilva (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Behrens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Cleveland Koehler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Mata (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Hodges (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Popp (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Correia (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | David Popp inbounds the ball | 36-24 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Sid Pride misses the floater from close range | 36-24 |
| 19:36 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 19:25 | East Carolina | David Popp is called for the reach on Thomas Behrens - foul #3 on David Popp, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Evans (SF) David Popp | |
| 19:07 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler double dribbles | 36-24 |
| 18:41 | Houston | William Hodges misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cleveland Koehler - foul #2 on Cleveland Koehler, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 18:41 | Houston | William Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 18:41 | Houston | William Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:23 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler throws it down on a great pass from Thomas Behrens | 38-26 |
| 17:57 | Houston | Arthur Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-26 |
| 17:35 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Arthur Evans - foul #2 on Arthur Evans, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronald Delk (PF) Cleveland Koehler | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:35 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 17:35 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Michael Heslin picks off the pass by Arthur Evans | 39-26 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Arthur Evans - foul #3 on Arthur Evans, team foul #3 | 39-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jimmie Bell (SF) Michael Heslin | |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Young (PG), Jessie Juan (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Edward Brown (C) Juan Mata, Arthur Evans, Sid Pride, Richard Correia | |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 16:44 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 16:28 | Houston | David Yankovski is whistled for traveling | 40-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Hatcher (PG), William Pipes (SG), Charles Smail (C) Thomas Behrens, Joshua Dasilva, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Charles Smail can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but he's hacked by Edward Brown - foul #1 on Edward Brown, team foul #4 | 40-26 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler (PF) Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Charles Smail misses the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Charles Smail misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Charles Smail misses the 3rd free throw | 40-26 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Edward Brown grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Edward Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 16:04 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Cleveland Koehler | 40-26 |
| 15:59 | East Carolina | Richard Hatcher hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by William Pipes | 43-26 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Hatcher (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Pipes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmie Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cleveland Koehler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Smail (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Young (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jessie Juan (fresh) SF - William Hodges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Yankovski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Houston | Jessie Juan drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Melvin Young | 43-29 |
| 15:12 | East Carolina | William Pipes's pass is intercepted by Jessie Juan | 43-29 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Jessie Juan hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Hodges | 43-31 |
| 14:37 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Edward Brown grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Jimmie Bell picks off the pass by Jessie Juan | 43-31 |
| 14:03 | East Carolina | Jimmie Bell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 14:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Yankovski | 43-31 |
| 13:39 | Houston | Edward Brown hits the finger roll set up by Melvin Young | 43-33 |
| 13:22 | East Carolina | Jimmie Bell misses the 3 from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 13:20 | Houston | The rebound goes to Melvin Young | 43-33 |
| 12:54 | Houston | Melvin Young buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jessie Juan | 43-35 |
| 12:48 | East Carolina | Richard Hatcher hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Pipes | 45-35 |
| 12:38 | Houston | William Hodges makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 12:18 | East Carolina | Charles Smail loses the ball out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Joshua Dasilva (SG), Ralph Brady (SF), Ronald Delk (PF), Robert Hamilton (C) Richard Hatcher, William Pipes, Jimmie Bell, Cleveland Koehler, Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Mata (PG), Brian Morgan (SG), David Popp (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Richard Correia (C) Melvin Young, Jessie Juan, William Hodges, David Yankovski, Edward Brown | |
| 12:10 | Houston | Juan Mata double dribbles | 45-38 |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin misses the easy layup | 45-38 |
| 11:44 | Houston | The rebound goes to Richard Correia | 45-38 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Dasilva (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Brady (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ronald Delk (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Mata (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Popp (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sid Pride (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Correia (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Houston | Brian Morgan misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Ralph Brady - foul #4 on Ralph Brady, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens (SF) Ralph Brady | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:40 | Houston | Brian Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:40 | Houston | Brian Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:40 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Ronald Delk | 45-39 |
| 11:20 | East Carolina | A charge is called on Joshua Dasilva - foul #1 on Joshua Dasilva, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| 10:56 | Houston | David Popp can't connect on a floater in the paint | 45-39 |
| 10:55 | Houston | Richard Correia tips it back up and in | 45-41 |
| 10:47 | East Carolina | Richard Correia is called for the reach on Joshua Dasilva - foul #1 on Richard Correia, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 10:22 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Correia | 45-41 |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Delk | 45-41 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Dasilva | 47-41 |
| 09:45 | Houston | Robert Hamilton takes the ball from Sid Pride | 47-41 |
| 09:26 | East Carolina | Michael Heslin knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Brian Morgan is hacked by Ronald Delk - foul #2 on Ronald Delk, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Jimmie Bell (SF) Michael Heslin | |
| Subs | Houston | William Hodges (PG), Arthur Evans (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Edward Brown (C) Juan Mata, David Popp, Sid Pride, Richard Correia | |
| 08:42 | Houston | Robert Hamilton steps in front of the Edward Brown pass | 50-41 |
| 08:25 | East Carolina | Ronald Delk is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ronald Delk, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Richard Hatcher (PG), William Pipes (SG), Cleveland Koehler (PF), Charles Smail (C) Thomas Behrens, Joshua Dasilva, Ronald Delk, Robert Hamilton | |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Young (PG) Brian Morgan | |
| 08:23 | Houston | Richard Hatcher steps in front of the Melvin Young pass in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| 08:12 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 50-41 |
| 08:11 | Houston | David Yankovski gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 07:50 | Houston | Edward Brown hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Young | 50-43 |
| 07:28 | East Carolina | William Pipes can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 07:26 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler hits the follow up shot | 52-43 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Richard Hatcher (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Pipes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmie Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cleveland Koehler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Smail (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Young (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Hodges (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arthur Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Yankovski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Houston | Melvin Young misses the easy layup | 52-43 |
| 07:07 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 07:01 | East Carolina | Richard Hatcher misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 07:00 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler hits the follow up shot | 54-43 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Arthur Evans clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jimmie Bell - foul #2 on Jimmie Bell, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Joshua Dasilva (SG), Ralph Brady (SF), Ronald Delk (PF), Robert Hamilton (C) Richard Hatcher, William Pipes, Jimmie Bell, Cleveland Koehler, Charles Smail | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Mata (PG), David Popp (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Richard Correia (C) Melvin Young, William Hodges, David Yankovski, Edward Brown | |
| 06:35 | Houston | Arthur Evans makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 06:35 | Houston | Arthur Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 06:24 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Joshua Dasilva is denied by Richard Correia | 54-45 |
| 06:22 | Houston | David Popp grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 06:10 | Houston | Juan Mata's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Morgan (SG) Arthur Evans | |
| 05:53 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Richard Correia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-45 |
| 05:18 | East Carolina | The short jumper by Ralph Brady is denied by Richard Correia | 57-45 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Richard Correia snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Richard Correia is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard Correia, team foul #6 | 57-45 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler (PF) Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:41 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:26 | Houston | Juan Mata lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brian Morgan | 57-47 |
| 04:10 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler's dunk attempt is rejected by Sid Pride | 57-47 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady grabs the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 04:04 | East Carolina | Sid Pride steps in front of the Ralph Brady pass | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Houston | Sid Pride misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 03:45 | East Carolina | Robert Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:41 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 03:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to Juan Mata | 57-47 |
| 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) | |
| 03:31 | Houston | Brian Morgan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-47 |
| 03:30 | Houston | Sid Pride pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 03:21 | Houston | David Popp knocks in the jumper from the left side | 57-49 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Michael Heslin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Dasilva (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Brady (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Cleveland Koehler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Juan Mata (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Brian Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Popp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sid Pride (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Correia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Heslin and he's hacked by David Popp - foul #4 on David Popp, team foul #7 | 59-49 |
| 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 | William Hodges (PG), Arthur Evans (SF), David Yankovski (PF), Edward Brown (C) Juan Mata, David Popp, Sid Pride, Richard Correia | |
| 02:58 | East Carolina | Cleveland Koehler misses the free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:58 | Houston | David Yankovski gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-49 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Arthur Evans misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 02:48 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-49 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Heslin (PG), Joshua Dasilva (SG), Ralph Brady (SF), Robert Hamilton (C) Thomas Behrens, William Pipes, Jimmie Bell, Ronald Delk | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Mata (PG), David Popp (SF), Sid Pride (PF), Richard Correia (C) William Hodges, Arthur Evans, David Yankovski, Edward Brown | |
| 02:27 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Cleveland Koehler | 62-49 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Juan Mata misses the lay-in | 62-49 |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | Ralph Brady snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 01:48 | East Carolina | Sid Pride steals the ball from Robert Hamilton | 62-49 |
| 01:38 | Houston | Sid Pride connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Morgan | 62-52 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Juan Mata - foul #2 on Juan Mata, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens (PG), Jimmie Bell (SF), Ronald Delk (PF), Charles Smail (C) Michael Heslin, Ralph Brady, Cleveland Koehler, 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 | |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | Joshua Dasilva makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 01:02 | Houston | Arthur Evans hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 64-52 |
| 01:01 | East Carolina | Charles Smail grabs the defensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 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 motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Ronald Delk is fouled on the floor by David Yankovski - foul #2 on David Yankovski, team foul #9 | 64-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | William Pipes (SG) Joshua Dasilva | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Ronald Delk makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:55 | East Carolina | Ronald Delk makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 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) | |
| 00:49 | Houston | Melvin Young's pass is intercepted by William Pipes | 66-52 |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Charles Smail misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Melvin Young - foul #1 on Melvin Young, team foul #10 | 66-52 |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Charles Smail makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | Charles Smail misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 00:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Edward Brown | 67-52 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Arthur Evans makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-55 |
| 00:32 | East Carolina | William Pipes misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 67-55 |
| 00:31 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens hits the follow up shot | 69-55 |
| 00:27 | Houston | William Hodges hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 69-55 |
| 00:25 | Houston | David Yankovski grabs the offensive board | 69-55 |
| 00:22 | Houston | David Yankovski scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Melvin Young | 69-57 |
| 00:00 | East Carolina | Thomas Behrens runs out the clock | 69-57 |