| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jess Lentz (fresh) SG - Clint Brosius (fresh) SF - Olin Czlapinski (fresh) PF - Todd Williams (fresh) C - Garrett Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent 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) | |
| 19:58 | Houston | Manuel Huggins is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Houston | Manuel Huggins loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Houston | Michael Hulett is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Hulett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ronald Wittman - foul #1 on Ronald Wittman, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Manuel Huggins loses the dribble to Jess Lentz | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:21 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Ronald Wittman snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Houston | Todd Williams takes the ball from Ronald Wittman | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Wittman blocks the jumper by Olin Czlapinski | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:40 | Southern Mississippi | Manuel Huggins is called for the reach on Clint Brosius - foul #1 on Manuel Huggins, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan (PG), Larry Corbitt (SG), William Grant (SF), John Teeters (PF), Jason Charles (C) Jess Lentz, Clint Brosius, Olin Czlapinski, Todd Williams, Garrett Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 17:27 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by William Grant | 4-0 |
| 17:09 | Houston | Fred Bynoe drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 16:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant's floater is tipped away by Irvin Haskell | 4-3 |
| 16:54 | Houston | Fred Bynoe grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Gregory Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Bynoe | 4-6 |
| 16:07 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from William Donovan | 6-6 |
| 16:02 | Houston | William Grant is called for the reach on Gregory Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Grant, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz (PG), Clint Brosius (SG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), Todd Williams (PF), Garrett Moore (C) William Donovan, Larry Corbitt, William Grant, John Teeters, Jason Charles | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), John Lake (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Gregory Smith, Fred Bynoe, Ronald Mair, Keith Bailey, Irvin Haskell | |
| 15:47 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses the wide open 3 from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 15:46 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clint Brosius | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jess Lentz (fresh) SG - Clint Brosius (fresh) SF - Olin Czlapinski (fresh) PF - Todd Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Garrett Moore (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fairly fresh) SG - John Lake (fresh) SF - Michael Hulett (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Wittman (fairly fresh) C - Jonathan Vincent (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jonathan Vincent - foul #1 on Jonathan Vincent, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:39 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:39 | Houston | Ronald Wittman gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Michael Hulett is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Hulett, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Manuel Huggins (SG), Gregory Smith (SF) John Lake, Michael Hulett | |
| 14:55 | Southern Mississippi | Patrick Pearce is called for the reach on Jess Lentz - foul #1 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #6 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (SG), William Grant (SF) Clint Brosius, Olin Czlapinski | |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Bailey (PF) Ronald Wittman | |
| 14:32 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Todd Williams is blocked by Keith Bailey | 7-6 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Manuel Huggins snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 14:12 | Houston | Manuel Huggins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 7-6 |
| 14:11 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant grabs the board | 7-6 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant misses the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Keith Bailey - foul #1 on Keith Bailey, team foul #7 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius (SG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), John Teeters (C) Larry Corbitt, Todd Williams, Garrett Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Irvin Haskell (C) Manuel Huggins, Gregory Smith, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 13:40 | Houston | Patrick Pearce clanks a floater from the right side | 9-6 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Ronald Mair snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 13:31 | Houston | John Teeters denies the turnaround by Fred Bynoe | 9-6 |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:11 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from John Teeters | 11-6 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Fred Bynoe drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Pearce | 11-8 |
| 12:36 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Keith Bailey snags the defensive board | 11-8 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Keith Bailey is called for a charge - foul #2 on Keith Bailey, team foul #8 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan (PG), Larry Corbitt (SG), Todd Williams (PF), Jason Charles (C) Jess Lentz, Clint Brosius, Olin Czlapinski, William Grant | |
| Subs | Houston | Manuel Huggins (SG), Ronald Wittman (PF) Patrick Pearce, Keith Bailey | |
| 12:09 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan can't connect on a floater from the right side | 11-8 |
| 12:07 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 11:57 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-8 |
| 11:55 | Houston | Fred Bynoe gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 11:35 | Houston | Manuel Huggins loses the ball out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri (SF) John Teeters | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Gregory Smith (SF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Ronald Mair, Fred Bynoe, Irvin Haskell | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Donovan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Corbitt (fresh) SF - Travis Vidaurri (fresh) PF - Todd Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Charles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) SF - Gregory Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) | |
| 11:10 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams makes the floater in the paint | 13-8 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-10 |
| 10:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Todd Williams | 16-10 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Manuel Huggins is alone and drills a jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Wittman | 16-12 |
| 10:24 | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz (PG), Clint Brosius (SG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), Garrett Moore (C) William Donovan, Larry Corbitt, Todd Williams, Jason Charles | |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SG) Manuel Huggins | |
| 10:06 | Houston | John Lake travels with the ball | 16-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams (PF) Travis Vidaurri | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:54 | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius misses the lay-in | 16-12 |
| 09:53 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski hits the follow up shot | 18-12 |
| 09:28 | Houston | Patrick Pearce is hacked by Clint Brosius - foul #1 on Clint Brosius, team foul #2 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Grant (PF), John Teeters (C) Todd Williams, Garrett Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Mair (PG), Fred Bynoe (SF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Gregory Smith, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 09:12 | Houston | Fred Bynoe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Manuel Huggins (SG) John Lake | |
| 08:54 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Huggins - foul #2 on Manuel Huggins, team foul #9 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles (C) William Grant | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (SF) Manuel Huggins | |
| 08:54 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:54 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Ronald Wittman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-12 |
| 08:34 | Houston | Ronald Wittman grabs the offensive rebound | 20-12 |
| 08:17 | Houston | The jump hook by Ronald Wittman is blocked by Jason Charles | 20-12 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Irvin Haskell tips it in | 20-14 |
| 07:55 | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz clanks a shot from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Ronald Wittman grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Gregory Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-14 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan (PG), Larry Corbitt (SG), William Grant (SF), Travis Vidaurri (PF), Garrett Moore (C) Jess Lentz, Clint Brosius, Olin Czlapinski, John Teeters, Jason Charles | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), John Lake (SG), Jonathan Vincent (C) Ronald Mair, Fred Bynoe, Irvin Haskell | |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Wittman swats the dunk try by Travis Vidaurri | 20-14 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 20-14 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Patrick Pearce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-14 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams (PF) Travis Vidaurri | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Donovan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Corbitt (fresh) SF - William Grant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Williams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Garrett Moore (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (tiring) 1 ast. SG - John Lake (fresh) SF - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Wittman (tiring) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Vincent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 20-14 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Ronald Wittman snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 07:15 | Houston | William Donovan is called for the reach on Patrick Pearce in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Donovan, team foul #3 | 20-14 |
| 06:56 | Houston | The jumper by John Lake is denied by William Grant | 20-14 |
| 06:55 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore pulls down the rebound | 20-14 |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Pearce - foul #2 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #10 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz (PG), Jason Charles (C) Larry Corbitt, Garrett Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (PG) Patrick Pearce | |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 06:37 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Wittman | 21-16 |
| 05:54 | Southern Mississippi | Jason Charles double dribbles | 21-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius (SG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), John Teeters (PF) William Donovan, William Grant, Todd Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Mair (PG), Irvin Haskell (C) John Lake, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 05:50 | Houston | Fred Bynoe is hacked by Clint Brosius in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clint Brosius, team foul #4 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (SG) Clint Brosius | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:32 | Houston | Irvin Haskell can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Olin Czlapinski - foul #1 on Olin Czlapinski, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Travis Vidaurri (PF) Jason Charles | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:32 | Houston | Irvin Haskell makes the 1st free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:32 | Houston | Irvin Haskell makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:12 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski's pass is intercepted by Gregory Smith | 21-18 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Fred Bynoe is hacked by Larry Corbitt - foul #1 on Larry Corbitt, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams (PF), Garrett Moore (C) Travis Vidaurri, John Teeters | |
| Subs | Houston | Jonathan Vincent (C) Irvin Haskell | |
| 04:33 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses the easy layup | 21-18 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | Olin Czlapinski's pass is intercepted by Ronald Wittman | 21-18 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Fred Bynoe and he's hacked by Olin Czlapinski - foul #2 on Olin Czlapinski, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan (PG), Clint Brosius (SG), William Grant (SF) Jess Lentz, Larry Corbitt, Olin Czlapinski | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Keith Bailey (PF) Ronald Mair, Fred Bynoe, Gregory Smith, Ronald Wittman | |
| 03:58 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses the free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:58 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by William Grant is blocked by Jonathan Vincent | 21-20 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams gets the offensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | Keith Bailey is called for the reach on William Grant - foul #3 on Keith Bailey, team foul #11 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters (PF), Jason Charles (C) Todd Williams, Garrett Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Mair (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Keith Bailey, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 03:11 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - William Donovan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clint Brosius (fresh) SF - William Grant (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Teeters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Charles (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) PF - Ronald Mair (fairly fresh) C - Irvin Haskell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Houston | Michael Hulett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-20 |
| 03:01 | Houston | Patrick Pearce snags the offensive board | 23-20 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Manuel Huggins makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Pearce | 23-22 |
| 02:24 | Southern Mississippi | William Donovan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Clint Brosius | 26-22 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Irvin Haskell can't finish the layup | 26-22 |
| 02:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 01:51 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Hulett is called for the reach on William Grant - foul #3 on Michael Hulett, team foul #12 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jess Lentz (PG), Olin Czlapinski (SF), Todd Williams (PF) William Donovan, Clint Brosius, John Teeters | |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SG), Gregory Smith (SF), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett, Ronald Mair, Irvin Haskell | |
| 01:51 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 01:51 | Southern Mississippi | William Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Todd Williams is called for the reach on Patrick Pearce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Todd Williams, team foul #8 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt (SG) William Grant | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:49 | Houston | Patrick Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Patrick Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 01:22 | Southern Mississippi | Todd Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 27-24 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Garrett Moore (C) Jason Charles | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:59 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Wittman | 27-27 |
| 00:33 | Southern Mississippi | Larry Corbitt dunks the ball on a nice dish by Olin Czlapinski | 29-27 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Ronald Wittman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius (SG), John Teeters (PF) Larry Corbitt, Todd Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Manuel Huggins (SG), Fred Bynoe (SF), Ronald Mair (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) John Lake, Gregory Smith, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 00:01 | Southern Mississippi | John Teeters misses the dunk attempt | 29-27 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Clint Brosius pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-27 |