| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Doan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Chaney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ellsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Perry (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Dale Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Terrence Stiefel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bret Butler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andy O'Rorke (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Eugene Colston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Winters (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | John Ellsworth inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Houston | Gregory Chaney misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 19:37 | Houston | James Doan grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Gregory Chaney misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-36 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Dale Hall gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Robert Winters denies the turnaround by Gregory Chaney | 36-36 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Dale Hall tips it in | 38-36 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke lays it in on a nice dish by Terrence Stiefel and he's fouled by Gregory Chaney - foul #1 on Gregory Chaney, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 18:18 | Houston | Gregory Chaney hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Doan | 41-39 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Bret Butler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 17:58 | Houston | John Ellsworth gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:53 | Houston | James Doan misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Robert Winters gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Robert Winters comes up short on the runner in the paint | 41-39 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke is denied on a dunk by Mark Perry | 41-39 |
| 17:15 | Houston | Mark Perry pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:09 | Houston | John Ellsworth misses the lay-in | 41-39 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Dale Hall snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:56 | Houston | John Ellsworth loses the ball out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Brown (PG), Nole Hobgood (SG), George Zaldivar (SF) James Doan, Gregory Chaney, John Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Drake (PF), Shaun Francisco (C) Eugene Colston, Robert Winters | |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Shaun Francisco's pass is intercepted by Nole Hobgood | 41-39 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Mark Perry is hacked by Bret Butler - foul #3 on Bret Butler, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Reich (PF), Derek Dattilo (C) Mark Perry, Dale Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Hamilton (PG), Henry Dehaven (SG), Walter Tittle (SF) Terrence Stiefel, Bret Butler, Andy O'Rorke | |
| 16:19 | Houston | Derek Dattilo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 16:18 | Houston | George Zaldivar tips it in | 43-39 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Derek Dattilo picks off the pass by Walter Tittle | 43-39 |
| 15:56 | Houston | Shawn Brown is hacked by Robert Hamilton - foul #2 on Robert Hamilton, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Houston | James Doan (PG), Gregory Chaney (SG) Shawn Brown, Nole Hobgood | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson (PF) Shaun Francisco | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Doan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Chaney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Zaldivar (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Reich (fresh) C - Derek Dattilo (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Dehaven (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Tittle (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Rudolph Peterson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Anthony Drake (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Houston | Vernon Reich loses the dribble to Robert Hamilton | 43-39 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Robert Hamilton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Anthony Drake pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Walter Tittle can't tip it in | 43-39 |
| 15:08 | Houston | Vernon Reich grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:56 | Houston | George Zaldivar hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Doan | 45-39 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Walter Tittle banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Hamilton | 45-41 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Vernon Reich can't finish the layup but the foul's on Anthony Drake - foul #2 on Anthony Drake, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Houston | John Ellsworth (SF), Dale Hall (C) George Zaldivar, Derek Dattilo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel (PG), Bret Butler (SG), Andy O'Rorke (SF), Robert Winters (C) Robert Hamilton, Henry Dehaven, Walter Tittle, Anthony Drake | |
| 14:28 | Houston | Vernon Reich misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:28 | Houston | Vernon Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Dale Hall pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Dale Hall misses the fadeaway near the basket | 46-41 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Robert Winters grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Bret Butler buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Terrence Stiefel | 46-43 |
| 13:07 | Houston | Gregory Chaney misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Robert Winters grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke's fadeaway is rejected by Vernon Reich | 46-43 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-43 |
| 12:42 | Houston | John Ellsworth snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 12:24 | Houston | Rudolph Peterson is called for the reach on Vernon Reich - foul #4 on Rudolph Peterson, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Nole Hobgood (PG), George Zaldivar (SG), Mark Perry (PF) James Doan, Gregory Chaney, Vernon Reich | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eugene Colston (PF) Rudolph Peterson | |
| 12:01 | Houston | George Zaldivar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-43 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Mark Perry hits the follow up shot | 48-43 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Eugene Colston misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Bret Butler snags the offensive board | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Nole Hobgood (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Zaldivar (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Ellsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Dale Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Terrence Stiefel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bret Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andy O'Rorke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Colston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Winters (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Eugene Colston is called for traveling | 48-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Brown (PG) John Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Drake (C) Robert Winters | |
| 11:21 | Houston | Dale Hall lays it in on a nice dish by Shawn Brown and he's hacked by Andy O'Rorke - foul #1 on Andy O'Rorke, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| 11:21 | Houston | Dale Hall makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Nole Hobgood grabs the board | 51-43 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Shawn Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Andy O'Rorke - foul #2 on Andy O'Rorke, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Derek Dattilo (C) Dale Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Hamilton (PG), Henry Dehaven (SG), Walter Tittle (SF) Terrence Stiefel, Bret Butler, Andy O'Rorke | |
| 10:41 | Houston | Shawn Brown makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Shawn Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Walter Tittle grabs the board | 52-43 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Henry Dehaven scores on a 3 from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Shawn Brown clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-46 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Anthony Drake snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Walter Tittle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 09:45 | Houston | Derek Dattilo grabs the board | 52-46 |
| 09:39 | Houston | Derek Dattilo connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Shawn Brown | 54-46 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Walter Tittle hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Dehaven | 54-49 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Derek Dattilo double dribbles | 54-49 |
| Subs | Houston | James Doan (PG), Gregory Chaney (SG), John Ellsworth (SF), Dale Hall (C) Shawn Brown, Nole Hobgood, George Zaldivar, Derek Dattilo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel (PG), Bret Butler (SG), Andy O'Rorke (SF), Robert Winters (C) Robert Hamilton, Henry Dehaven, Walter Tittle, Eugene Colston | |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Robert Winters misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 08:43 | Houston | The rebound goes to John Ellsworth | 54-49 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Terrence Stiefel steals it from John Ellsworth | 54-49 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Robert Winters is fouled on the floor by Gregory Chaney - foul #2 on Gregory Chaney, team foul #2 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Reich (PF) Mark Perry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shaun Francisco (PF) Anthony Drake | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shaun Francisco | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Doan (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Chaney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ellsworth (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vernon Reich (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Terrence Stiefel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bret Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andy O'Rorke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shaun Francisco (fresh) C - Robert Winters (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Houston | Dale Hall misses the lay-in | 54-52 |
| 07:21 | Houston | Dale Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Gregory Chaney misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 07:07 | Houston | Dale Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 54-52 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Andy O'Rorke is called for the reach on John Ellsworth - foul #3 on Andy O'Rorke, team foul #7 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Perry (PF) Vernon Reich | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson (PF) Shaun Francisco | |
| 06:52 | Houston | John Ellsworth makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 06:52 | Houston | John Ellsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 56-52 |
| 06:33 | Houston | Dale Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Robert Winters swats the short shot by John Ellsworth | 56-52 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Robert Winters gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Bret Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Shawn Brown (PG), Nole Hobgood (SG), George Zaldivar (SF), Vernon Reich (C) James Doan, Gregory Chaney, John Ellsworth, Dale Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Hamilton (PG), Walter Tittle (SF), Eugene Colston (C) Terrence Stiefel, Andy O'Rorke, Robert Winters | |
| 05:44 | Houston | Nole Hobgood misses the jumper from the left side | 56-52 |
| 05:42 | Houston | George Zaldivar can't tip it in | 56-52 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | Eugene Colston drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Walter Tittle | 56-55 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Mark Perry clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 56-55 |
| 05:15 | Houston | George Zaldivar gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 05:06 | Houston | Walter Tittle is called for the reach on George Zaldivar - foul #2 on Walter Tittle, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Houston | James Doan (PG), Gregory Chaney (SG), Dale Hall (C) Shawn Brown, Nole Hobgood, Mark Perry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel (PG) Bret Butler | |
| 05:06 | Houston | George Zaldivar makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 05:06 | Houston | George Zaldivar makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Robert Hamilton comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Chaney - foul #3 on Gregory Chaney, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Houston | John Ellsworth (SF) George Zaldivar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke (SF), Robert Winters (C) Walter Tittle, Eugene Colston | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Robert Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Robert Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 58-57 |
| 04:27 | Houston | Robert Winters blocks the short jumper by John Ellsworth | 58-57 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Robert Winters pulls down the rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson loses the ball out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Perry (PF) Vernon Reich | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:56 | Houston | James Doan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-57 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Robert Winters scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Doan (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Chaney (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Ellsworth (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Perry (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Dale Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Terrence Stiefel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andy O'Rorke (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Rudolph Peterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Winters (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Houston | Dale Hall is called for traveling | 58-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Nole Hobgood (PG), George Zaldivar (SG) James Doan, Gregory Chaney | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bret Butler (SG), Eugene Colston (PF) Robert Hamilton, Rudolph Peterson | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Eugene Colston misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Andy O'Rorke gets the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Bret Butler knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terrence Stiefel | 58-62 |
| 02:39 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Houston | James Doan (PG), Gregory Chaney (SG) Nole Hobgood, George Zaldivar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rudolph Peterson (PF) Eugene Colston | |
| 02:22 | Houston | Dale Hall scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Ellsworth | 60-62 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Terrence Stiefel connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bret Butler | 60-64 |
| 01:50 | Houston | John Ellsworth is whistled for traveling | 60-64 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Mark Perry denies the turnaround by Andy O'Rorke | 60-64 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Robert Winters pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | Dale Hall steals it from Andy O'Rorke | 60-64 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Dale Hall is hacked by Rudolph Peterson - foul #5 on Rudolph Peterson, team foul #9 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eugene Colston (PF) Rudolph Peterson | |
| 00:51 | Houston | Dale Hall makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Dale Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Robert Winters drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Dale Hall - foul #2 on Dale Hall, team foul #4 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Henry Dehaven (PG), Walter Tittle (SF), Shaun Francisco (PF) Terrence Stiefel, Andy O'Rorke, Eugene Colston | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Robert Winters makes the free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Houston | James Doan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Walter Tittle is hacked by James Doan in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Doan, team foul #5 | 62-67 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | John Ellsworth is called for the reach on Robert Winters - foul #2 on John Ellsworth, team foul #6 | 62-67 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Walter Tittle is hacked by John Ellsworth - foul #3 on John Ellsworth, team foul #7 | 62-67 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Walter Tittle makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Walter Tittle makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Gregory Chaney knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Dale Hall | 65-69 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-69 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Henry Dehaven is fouled in the backcourt by James Doan - foul #4 on James Doan, team foul #8 | 65-69 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Henry Dehaven makes the 1st free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Henry Dehaven misses the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Mark Perry gets the rebound | 65-70 |
| 00:03 | Houston | James Doan comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-70 |
| 00:01 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to John Ellsworth | 65-70 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The clock runs out | 65-70 |