| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Granata (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 11 pts. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Marvin Echols inbounds the ball | 29-39 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | William Aronson double dribbles | 29-39 |
| 19:19 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon is whistled for traveling | 29-39 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Harold Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-39 |
| 18:47 | East Carolina | John Granata comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 18:45 | Houston | Shannon McElravy gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Shannon McElravy loses the ball out of bounds | 29-39 |
| 18:24 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Shannon McElravy - foul #2 on Shannon McElravy, team foul #1 | 29-39 |
| 18:24 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 18:24 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Marvin Echols can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-39 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Shannon McElravy hits the follow up shot | 30-41 |
| 17:44 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-41 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Marvin Echols connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Dale Wiley | 32-44 |
| 17:01 | East Carolina | Marvin Echols blocks the short jumper by Elliott Fenske | 32-44 |
| 17:00 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske snags the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 16:45 | East Carolina | John Granata misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Dale Wiley pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Shannon McElravy scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Echols | 32-46 |
| 16:02 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Granata (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elliott Fenske (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Echols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Aronson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Ross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Houston | William Aronson misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by John Granata - foul #3 on John Granata, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Tom Kendrick (SG), Shawn Green (SF), Jonathan Lawrence (PF), Kurt Hollowell (C) Karl Edwards, Dennis Deleon, John Granata, Elliott Fenske, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SF), Domenic Russo (C) Dale Wiley, Marvin Echols, Harold Ross | |
| 15:37 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 15:37 | Houston | William Aronson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 15:37 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 34-47 |
| 15:19 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Goodwin | 36-47 |
| 15:05 | Houston | Greg Ishmael throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Gleeson (C) William Aronson | |
| 14:51 | East Carolina | Shawn Green is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Shawn Green, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| 14:33 | Houston | Tom Kendrick is called for the reach on Shannon McElravy - foul #2 on Tom Kendrick, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 36-47 |
| 14:17 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 14:11 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence can't finish the layup | 36-47 |
| 14:09 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell tips it home | 38-47 |
| 13:56 | Houston | Greg Ishmael misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Mark Heal grabs the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Greg Ishmael knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Mark Heal | 38-50 |
| 13:29 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Domenic Russo - foul #2 on Domenic Russo, team foul #2 | 38-50 |
| Subs | East Carolina | John Granata (SF) Shawn Green | |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Marvin Echols (SF) Shannon McElravy, Greg Ishmael | |
| 13:08 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-50 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Domenic Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 12:45 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-50 |
| 12:44 | Houston | Domenic Russo tips it home | 38-52 |
| 12:27 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Kurt Hollowell | 40-52 |
| 12:05 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-52 |
| 12:03 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 11:35 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Tracy Gleeson - foul #2 on Tracy Gleeson, team foul #3 | 40-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Dennis Deleon (SG), Elliott Fenske (PF), Michael Williams (C) James Goodwin, Tom Kendrick, Jonathan Lawrence, Kurt Hollowell | |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SG), William Aronson (PF), Harold Ross (C) Mark Heal, Domenic Russo, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Granata (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:14 | East Carolina | John Granata knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-52 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Harold Ross scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dale Wiley | 43-55 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Greg Ishmael is called for the reach on Dennis Deleon - foul #1 on Greg Ishmael, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (PG) Dale Wiley | |
| 10:21 | East Carolina | John Granata is fouled on the floor by Greg Ishmael - foul #2 on Greg Ishmael, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG) Marvin Echols | |
| 10:11 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-55 |
| 10:10 | East Carolina | John Granata tips it back up and in | 45-55 |
| 09:46 | Houston | James Booth misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| 09:45 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to William Aronson | 45-55 |
| 09:27 | Houston | Elliott Fenske swats the short shot by Harold Ross | 45-55 |
| 09:25 | Houston | Shannon McElravy tips it but misses | 45-55 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Greg Ishmael misses the tip | 45-55 |
| 09:21 | East Carolina | Michael Williams grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 08:58 | East Carolina | John Granata can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-55 |
| 08:56 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 08:41 | Houston | William Aronson hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 45-55 |
| 08:40 | East Carolina | Michael Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 08:19 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 08:18 | East Carolina | Michael Williams hits the follow up shot | 47-55 |
| 07:59 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 07:40 | Houston | William Aronson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 47-55 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 07:13 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske clanks a shot from close range | 47-55 |
| 07:12 | East Carolina | Michael Williams gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Karl Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Granata (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elliott Fenske (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Booth (fairly fresh) SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Greg Ishmael (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Aronson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:46 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske double dribbles | 47-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Tom Kendrick (SG), Shawn Green (SF), Jonathan Lawrence (PF), Kurt Hollowell (C) Karl Edwards, Dennis Deleon, John Granata, Elliott Fenske, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Mark Heal (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) James Booth, Shannon McElravy, Greg Ishmael, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| 06:35 | Houston | Mark Heal clanks a jumper from the right side | 47-55 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Marvin Echols snags the offensive board | 47-55 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Dale Wiley knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Marvin Echols | 47-57 |
| 06:01 | East Carolina | Shawn Green drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Goodwin | 49-57 |
| 05:49 | Houston | Mark Heal scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Tracy Gleeson | 49-60 |
| 05:43 | East Carolina | James Goodwin is called for traveling | 49-60 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Dale Wiley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kurt Hollowell - foul #1 on Kurt Hollowell, team foul #4 | 49-60 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:29 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:11 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick is fouled on the floor by Mark Heal - foul #1 on Mark Heal, team foul #6 | 49-62 |
| 04:59 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 04:57 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick snags the offensive board | 49-62 |
| 04:44 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence hits a turnaround in the paint | 51-62 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Dale Wiley | 51-64 |
| 04:09 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-64 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon (SG), John Granata (SF), Elliott Fenske (PF), Michael Williams (C) Tom Kendrick, Shawn Green, Jonathan Lawrence, Kurt Hollowell | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Flickinger (C) Tracy Gleeson | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:54 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger hits a turnaround from the left block | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:37 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-66 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Domenic Russo grabs the board | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:08 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-66 |
| 03:06 | East Carolina | Elliott Fenske gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - James Goodwin (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dennis Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Granata (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elliott Fenske (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Heal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Domenic Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Flickinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:02 | East Carolina | Dennis Deleon drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG) James Goodwin | |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), William Aronson (PF), Harold Ross (C) Mark Heal, Domenic Russo, Kevin Flickinger | |
| 02:42 | Houston | Harold Ross comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-66 |
| 02:40 | East Carolina | John Granata gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 02:36 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Tom Kendrick (SG), Shawn Green (SF), Jonathan Lawrence (PF), Kurt Hollowell (C) Karl Edwards, Dennis Deleon, John Granata, Elliott Fenske, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SG), Kevin Flickinger (SF), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Dale Wiley, Shannon McElravy, Marvin Echols, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| 02:18 | Houston | Domenic Russo clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-66 |
| 02:17 | East Carolina | Shawn Green grabs the board | 54-66 |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | Shawn Green comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 54-66 |
| 02:10 | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick can't tip it in | 54-66 |
| 02:08 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell grabs the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:51 | East Carolina | Jonathan Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-66 |
| 01:32 | Houston | James Goodwin steals it from Tracy Gleeson | 54-66 |
| 01:15 | East Carolina | Kurt Hollowell connects on the 3 from the right corner | 57-66 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Karl Edwards (PG), Dennis Deleon (SG), John Granata (SF), Elliott Fenske (PF), Michael Williams (C) James Goodwin, Tom Kendrick, Shawn Green, Jonathan Lawrence, Kurt Hollowell | |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Shannon McElravy (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), William Aronson (PF), Harold Ross (C) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Kevin Flickinger, Domenic Russo, Tracy Gleeson | |
| 01:01 | Houston | Dale Wiley is hacked by Dennis Deleon - foul #2 on Dennis Deleon, team foul #5 | 57-66 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Shannon McElravy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-66 |
| 00:34 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Echols | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Houston | Marvin Echols is hacked by Karl Edwards - foul #2 on Karl Edwards, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Flickinger (PF) William Aronson | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Dale Wiley is hacked by Karl Edwards - foul #3 on Karl Edwards, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Dale Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:30 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | East Carolina | Michael Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger is fouled in the backcourt by Karl Edwards - foul #4 on Karl Edwards, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:19 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Shannon McElravy - foul #3 on Shannon McElravy, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Tom Kendrick (SG), Shawn Green (SF), Jonathan Lawrence (PF), Kurt Hollowell (C) Dennis Deleon, John Granata, Elliott Fenske, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SG), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Dale Wiley, Shannon McElravy, Marvin Echols, Harold Ross | |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | Karl Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Mark Heal is hacked by Karl Edwards in the backcourt - foul #5 on Karl Edwards, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| Subs | East Carolina | James Goodwin (PG), Dennis Deleon (SG), John Granata (SF), Elliott Fenske (PF), Michael Williams (C) Karl Edwards, Tom Kendrick, Shawn Green, Jonathan Lawrence, Kurt Hollowell | |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), Harold Ross (C) Greg Ishmael, Domenic Russo, Tracy Gleeson | |
| 00:13 | Houston | Mark Heal makes the 1st free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Mark Heal misses the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:13 | East Carolina | Michael Williams gets the rebound | 59-69 |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | James Goodwin lays it up and in and the foul's on Mark Heal - foul #2 on Mark Heal, team foul #8 | 61-69 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), William Aronson (PF) Mark Heal, Kevin Flickinger | |
| 00:07 | East Carolina | James Goodwin makes the free throw | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Dale Wiley runs out the clock | 62-69 |