| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Maberry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Donald Streetman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lapierre (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Minton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - David Beasley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:45 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 19:44 | Houston | Harold Maberry pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 19:24 | Houston | Domenic Russo comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 35-29 |
| 19:22 | UNC Wilmington | Wayne Minton grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 19:00 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley misses the easy layup but the foul's on Domenic Russo - foul #3 on Domenic Russo, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Earl McOy (C) Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 19:00 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:00 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:41 | Houston | Harold Stephens knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Maberry | 37-31 |
| 18:27 | UNC Wilmington | Mark Heal steals it from David Beasley | 37-31 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Mark Heal hits the finger roll | 39-31 |
| 18:14 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley's pass is intercepted by Mark Heal | 39-31 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Greg Ishmael lays it in on a nice dish by Mark Heal | 41-31 |
| 18:03 | UNC Wilmington | Wayne Minton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Harold Maberry grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Greg Ishmael misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-31 |
| 17:41 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 17:27 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre blows the layup | 41-31 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Harold Stephens pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Earl McOy travels with the ball | 41-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Flickinger (C) Harold Stephens | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 16:59 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 16:58 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earl McOy | 41-31 |
| 16:43 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger misses the easy layup | 41-31 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Greg Ishmael can't tip it in | 41-31 |
| 16:41 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Flickinger | 41-31 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Mark Heal misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-31 |
| 16:22 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:10 | UNC Wilmington | Kevin Flickinger denies the turnaround by David Beasley | 41-31 |
| 16:09 | Houston | Earl McOy snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 15:54 | Houston | Harold Maberry misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Earl McOy misses the tip | 41-31 |
| 15:50 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to David Beasley | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Maberry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Earl McOy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Flickinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Donald Streetman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lapierre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sullivan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Minton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Beasley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Streetman | 41-34 |
| 15:31 | Houston | Harold Maberry connects on the shot from close range set up by Earl McOy | 43-34 |
| 15:10 | UNC Wilmington | Kevin Flickinger is called for the reach on David Beasley - foul #1 on Kevin Flickinger, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Haven (PG), Albert Hooks (SG), Harold Stephens (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Harold Maberry, Earl McOy | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith (PG), Richard Znidarsic (SG), Stephen Young (SF), Joseph Trotta (PF), Nicholas Tower (C) Donald Streetman, James Lapierre, Joseph Sullivan, Wayne Minton, David Beasley | |
| 14:55 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Domenic Russo - foul #4 on Domenic Russo, team foul #3 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Gleeson (C) Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 14:55 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:55 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Harold Stephens is fouled on the floor by Joseph Trotta - foul #3 on Joseph Trotta, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SG) Albert Hooks | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Streetman (PG) Thomas Smith | |
| 14:08 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 13:58 | Houston | Joseph Haven is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Joseph Haven, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG) Joseph Haven | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 13:43 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Znidarsic is fouled on the floor by Kevin Flickinger - foul #2 on Kevin Flickinger, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Albert Hooks (SF), Earl McOy (C) Kevin Flickinger, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre (SG), Joseph Sullivan (SF) Richard Znidarsic, Stephen Young | |
| 13:34 | UNC Wilmington | Albert Hooks denies the turnaround by Joseph Sullivan | 43-35 |
| 13:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Stephens | 43-35 |
| 13:18 | Houston | The short jumper by Earl McOy is denied by Nicholas Tower | 43-35 |
| 13:17 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 13:09 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Maberry (SF) Albert Hooks | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Wayne Minton (PF), David Beasley (C) Joseph Trotta, Nicholas Tower | |
| 12:56 | Houston | Greg Ishmael knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Heal | 46-35 |
| 12:35 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 12:34 | Houston | Greg Ishmael snags the defensive board | 46-35 |
| 12:21 | Houston | Harold Maberry hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Harold Stephens | 49-35 |
| 11:59 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Wayne Minton | 49-38 |
| 11:38 | Houston | Harold Maberry clanks a shot from the right side | 49-38 |
| 11:37 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Streetman pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Maberry (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl McOy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Donald Streetman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lapierre (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sullivan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Minton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Beasley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:24 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Haven (PG), Albert Hooks (SF), Kevin Flickinger (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Mark Heal, Harold Maberry, Harold Stephens, Earl McOy | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith (PG), Richard Znidarsic (SG), Stephen Young (SF), Nicholas Tower (C) Donald Streetman, James Lapierre, Joseph Sullivan, David Beasley | |
| 11:01 | Houston | Joseph Haven scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Albert Hooks | 52-38 |
| 10:47 | UNC Wilmington | Stephen Young misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 10:46 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Greg Ishmael knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Haven | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:30 | UNC Wilmington | Nicholas Tower comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-38 |
| 10:29 | UNC Wilmington | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Tower | 55-38 |
| 10:14 | UNC Wilmington | Kevin Flickinger picks off the pass by Richard Znidarsic | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:10 | Houston | Albert Hooks hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Greg Ishmael | 58-38 |
| 09:52 | UNC Wilmington | Stephen Young is fouled on the floor by Albert Hooks - foul #1 on Albert Hooks, team foul #6 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Harold Maberry (SF), Earl McOy (PF) Greg Ishmael, Albert Hooks, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Donald Streetman (PG), James Lapierre (SG), Joseph Sullivan (SF), Joseph Trotta (PF), David Beasley (C) Thomas Smith, Richard Znidarsic, Stephen Young, Wayne Minton, Nicholas Tower | |
| 09:41 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre is fouled on the floor by Joseph Haven - foul #2 on Joseph Haven, team foul #7 | 58-38 |
| 09:41 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre makes the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 09:41 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre makes the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Earl McOy scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Heal | 61-40 |
| 08:59 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-40 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Earl McOy grabs the board | 61-40 |
| 08:51 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-40 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Earl McOy hits the follow up shot | 63-40 |
| 08:28 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Trotta | 63-42 |
| 08:01 | Houston | Harold Maberry hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Mark Heal | 65-42 |
| 07:51 | UNC Wilmington | Earl McOy swats the layup by James Lapierre | 65-42 |
| 07:49 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley grabs the offensive rebound | 65-42 |
| 07:42 | UNC Wilmington | James Lapierre hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Streetman | 65-44 |
| 07:35 | Houston | Earl McOy buries a jumper in the paint | 67-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Haven (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Maberry (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Earl McOy (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Flickinger (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Donald Streetman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Lapierre (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sullivan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Trotta (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - David Beasley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | UNC Wilmington | David Beasley hits a floater from close range set up by Joseph Sullivan | 67-46 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Joseph Haven knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Harold Maberry | 70-46 |
| 06:22 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Sullivan hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Donald Streetman | 70-48 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Joseph Haven misses long on a 3 from straight away | 70-48 |
| 05:52 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Joseph Trotta | 70-48 |
| 05:41 | UNC Wilmington | Donald Streetman makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Lapierre | 70-50 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SG), Harold Stephens (PF), Domenic Russo (C) Joseph Haven, Earl McOy, Kevin Flickinger | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Wayne Minton (PF) Joseph Trotta | |
| 05:17 | Houston | Mark Heal scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Greg Ishmael | 72-50 |
| 04:56 | UNC Wilmington | Domenic Russo denies the turnaround by David Beasley | 72-50 |
| 04:54 | Houston | Mark Heal pulls down the rebound | 72-50 |
| 04:43 | Houston | Domenic Russo makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Greg Ishmael and he's fouled by James Lapierre - foul #3 on James Lapierre, team foul #2 | 74-50 |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (PG), Albert Hooks (SG), Kevin Flickinger (SF), Earl McOy (PF) Mark Heal, Greg Ishmael, Harold Maberry, Harold Stephens | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith (PG), Richard Znidarsic (SG), Stephen Young (SF), Joseph Trotta (PF), Nicholas Tower (C) Donald Streetman, James Lapierre, Joseph Sullivan, Wayne Minton, David Beasley | |
| 04:43 | Houston | Domenic Russo misses the free throw | 74-50 |
| 04:43 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta snags the defensive board | 74-50 |
| 04:29 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Znidarsic can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-50 |
| 04:28 | UNC Wilmington | Stephen Young tips it back up and in | 74-52 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Albert Hooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-52 |
| 03:57 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Nicholas Tower | 74-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:47 | UNC Wilmington | Richard Znidarsic hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Smith | 74-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Haven (PG), Tracy Gleeson (C) James Booth, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Haven (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Hooks (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Flickinger (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Earl McOy (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Znidarsic (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Trotta (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Tower (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Young | 74-57 |
| 02:59 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger drills a 3 from straight away set up by Joseph Haven | 77-57 |
| 02:41 | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Znidarsic | 77-59 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Earl McOy and he's hacked by Joseph Trotta - foul #4 on Joseph Trotta, team foul #3 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (PG) Earl McOy | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Barnes (PF) Joseph Trotta | |
| 02:35 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger makes the free throw | 80-59 |
| 02:23 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 80-59 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger snags the defensive board | 80-59 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Joseph Haven connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kevin Flickinger | 82-59 |
| 01:40 | UNC Wilmington | Kevin Flickinger is called for the reach on Kenneth Barnes - foul #3 on Kevin Flickinger, team foul #8 | 82-59 |
| Subs | Houston | Earl McOy (PF) James Booth | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 01:40 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 82-60 |
| 01:40 | UNC Wilmington | Kenneth Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 82-60 |
| 01:40 | Houston | Albert Hooks grabs the defensive rebound | 82-60 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 82-60 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger gets the offensive rebound | 82-60 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Kevin Flickinger is hacked by Stephen Young - foul #2 on Stephen Young, team foul #4 | 82-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Joseph Trotta (PF) Kenneth Barnes | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Nicholas Tower - foul #1 on Nicholas Tower, team foul #5 | 82-60 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson makes the 1st free throw | 83-60 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson misses the 2nd free throw | 83-60 |
| 00:31 | UNC Wilmington | Nicholas Tower grabs the board | 83-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | UNC Wilmington | Kevin Flickinger steps in front of the Stephen Young pass | 83-60 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Joseph Haven runs out the clock | 83-60 |