| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Knight (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bert Ashley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Bradshaw (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Alton Orosco (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carson Amico (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Earl Ingram (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Booth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Thomas Griffin inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Houston | Thomas Griffin is fouled in the backcourt by Carson Amico - foul #2 on Carson Amico, team foul #1 | 33-25 |
| 19:44 | Houston | Thomas Griffin comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Alton Orosco - foul #2 on Alton Orosco, team foul #2 | 33-25 |
| 19:44 | Houston | Thomas Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 19:44 | Houston | Thomas Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 19:28 | Southern Mississippi | Earl Ingram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-25 |
| 19:26 | Houston | Carson Amico is called for the reach on David Leming in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carson Amico, team foul #3 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Kuiper (SG) Carson Amico | |
| 19:11 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffery Knight and he's hacked by Stephen Andrews - foul #2 on Stephen Andrews, team foul #4 | 37-25 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw makes the free throw | 38-25 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Alton Orosco and he's hacked by Richard Bradshaw - foul #2 on Richard Bradshaw, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| 18:57 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews makes the free throw | 38-28 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Thomas Griffin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-28 |
| 18:40 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:27 | Southern Mississippi | Alton Orosco makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Arnold Kuiper | 38-31 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Thomas Griffin connects on the open jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffery Knight | 40-31 |
| 17:54 | Southern Mississippi | Bert Ashley picks off the pass by Alton Orosco | 40-31 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw is denied on a layup by David Booth | 40-31 |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 17:23 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Kuiper loses the dribble to Jeffery Knight | 40-31 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Jeffery Knight misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Thomas Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 16:51 | Houston | David Leming lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffery Knight and he's hacked by Stephen Andrews - foul #3 on Stephen Andrews, team foul #5 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (SG), Max Smith (SF), Donald Lyons (PF), Tyree Lewis (C) Jeffery Knight, Thomas Griffin, Bert Ashley, Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dale Harding (PG), Willie Zimmerman (PF), Paul Johnson (C) Arnold Kuiper, David Booth, Stephen Andrews | |
| 16:51 | Houston | David Leming misses the free throw | 42-31 |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Zimmerman gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 16:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dale Harding hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Donald Lyons - foul #1 on Donald Lyons, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG) David Leming | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 16:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dale Harding makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 16:37 | Southern Mississippi | Dale Harding makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 16:30 | Houston | Tyree Lewis hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater in the paint | 42-33 |
| 16:29 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Zimmerman grabs the board | 42-33 |
| 16:13 | Southern Mississippi | Earl Ingram clanks a jumper from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 16:11 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 16:02 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Johnson loses the dribble to Bryan Stenger | 42-33 |
| 15:59 | Houston | Max Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bryan Stenger | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Stenger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Valentine (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Max Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tyree Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Dale Harding (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Alton Orosco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Ingram (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Willie Zimmerman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Southern Mississippi | Earl Ingram can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-33 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Max Smith grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Max Smith is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Bryan Stenger | 46-33 |
| 15:22 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Johnson can't throw it down | 46-33 |
| 15:20 | Houston | John Valentine grabs the board | 46-33 |
| 15:16 | Houston | Bryan Stenger is hacked by Alton Orosco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alton Orosco, team foul #6 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Griffin (SF), Fred Jansen (C) Max Smith, Tyree Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jack Clayton (PG), Carson Amico (SG), Stephen Andrews (C) Alton Orosco, Earl Ingram, Paul Johnson | |
| 14:58 | Houston | Thomas Griffin misses badly on a runner in the paint | 46-33 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Thomas Griffin can't tip it in | 46-33 |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | Dale Harding gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 14:41 | Southern Mississippi | Carson Amico is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Carson Amico, team foul #7 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG), Jeffery Knight (SG), Bert Ashley (PF) Bryan Stenger, John Valentine, Donald Lyons | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alton Orosco (SG), David Booth (PF) Carson Amico, Willie Zimmerman | |
| 14:16 | Houston | Fred Jansen hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Andrews - foul #4 on Stephen Andrews, team foul #8 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Kuiper (SG), Paul Johnson (C) Alton Orosco, Stephen Andrews | |
| 14:16 | Houston | Fred Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Fred Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 14:07 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Kuiper can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-33 |
| 14:06 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth tips it in | 48-35 |
| 14:02 | Houston | Dale Harding steals the ball from Jeffery Knight in the backcourt | 48-35 |
| 13:53 | Southern Mississippi | Jack Clayton misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-35 |
| 13:51 | Houston | David Leming gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:48 | Houston | David Leming is hacked by Jack Clayton in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jack Clayton, team foul #9 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (SF) Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alton Orosco (PG), Earl Ingram (SF) Jack Clayton, Dale Harding | |
| 13:48 | Houston | David Leming misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:48 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:33 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth is fouled on the floor by Fred Jansen - foul #4 on Fred Jansen, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Bradshaw (C) Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 13:18 | Southern Mississippi | Alton Orosco makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-38 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Bert Ashley hits the finger roll | 50-38 |
| 12:43 | Southern Mississippi | Earl Ingram can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Bert Ashley gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Bert Ashley misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Arnold Kuiper - foul #2 on Arnold Kuiper, team foul #10 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), Thomas Griffin (SF) David Leming, Jeffery Knight | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willie Zimmerman (PF), Dale Harding (C) David Booth, Paul Johnson | |
| 12:29 | Houston | Bert Ashley makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Bert Ashley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 12:04 | Southern Mississippi | Earl Ingram hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Alton Orosco | 52-41 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Willie Zimmerman is called for the reach on John Valentine - foul #2 on Willie Zimmerman, team foul #11 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Lyons (PF), Tyree Lewis (C) Bert Ashley, Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 11:51 | Houston | John Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:51 | Houston | John Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Stenger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Valentine (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Donald Lyons (fresh) 1 pts. C - Tyree Lewis (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Alton Orosco (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Arnold Kuiper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Ingram (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Willie Zimmerman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Harding (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Zimmerman knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Dale Harding | 54-43 |
| 11:24 | Houston | John Valentine comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Earl Ingram - foul #1 on Earl Ingram, team foul #12 | 54-43 |
| 11:24 | Houston | John Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:24 | Houston | John Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | Donald Lyons takes the ball from Dale Harding | 56-43 |
| 10:40 | Houston | Tyree Lewis is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-43 |
| 10:38 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to John Valentine | 56-43 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Thomas Griffin banks in the layup on a great pass from John Valentine | 58-43 |
| 10:07 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Kuiper misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Thomas Griffin gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Bryan Stenger is hacked by Alton Orosco in the backcourt - foul #4 on Alton Orosco, team foul #13 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Knight (SG), Max Smith (SF), Richard Bradshaw (C) John Valentine, Thomas Griffin, Tyree Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Booth (PF), Paul Johnson (C) Alton Orosco, Willie Zimmerman | |
| 10:03 | Houston | Bryan Stenger makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Bryan Stenger makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:50 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Bradshaw steals it from Dale Harding | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:45 | Houston | Bryan Stenger clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-43 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Max Smith misses the tip | 60-43 |
| 09:41 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth pulls down the rebound | 60-43 |
| 09:33 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Kuiper knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:30 | Houston | Arnold Kuiper is called for the reach on Jeffery Knight in the backcourt - foul #3 on Arnold Kuiper, team foul #14 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG), Bert Ashley (PF) Bryan Stenger, Donald Lyons | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 09:30 | Houston | Jeffery Knight makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Jeffery Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 09:22 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Johnson buries a shot from the free throw line | 62-48 |
| 09:06 | Houston | David Leming clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-48 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw grabs the offensive board | 62-48 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Jeffery Knight misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-48 |
| 08:53 | Southern Mississippi | Dale Harding snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | Dale Harding scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Arnold Kuiper and he's fouled by Jeffery Knight - foul #1 on Jeffery Knight, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Griffin (SF) Max Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willie Zimmerman (PF) David Booth | |
| 08:29 | Southern Mississippi | Dale Harding makes the free throw | 62-51 |
| 08:07 | Houston | Paul Johnson steps in front of the Thomas Griffin pass | 62-51 |
| 07:49 | Southern Mississippi | Earl Ingram's pass is intercepted by Thomas Griffin | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Knight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. PF - Bert Ashley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Dale Harding (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Kuiper (tired) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Earl Ingram (tired) 7 pts. PF - Willie Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:35 | Houston | Earl Ingram is called for the reach on Jeffery Knight - foul #2 on Earl Ingram, team foul #15 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (PF), Fred Jansen (C) Bert Ashley, Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jack Clayton (PG), Carson Amico (SG), Stephen Andrews (C) Arnold Kuiper, Earl Ingram, Paul Johnson | |
| 07:35 | Houston | Jeffery Knight misses the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 07:35 | Houston | Jeffery Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| 07:35 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews grabs the defensive rebound | 62-51 |
| 07:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dale Harding misses the floater from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| 07:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Thomas Griffin | 62-51 |
| 07:03 | Houston | John Valentine connects on the open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Fred Jansen | 64-51 |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | Jack Clayton loses the dribble to John Valentine | 64-51 |
| 06:14 | Houston | Jeffery Knight scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Valentine | 67-51 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:56 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Zimmerman is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Willie Zimmerman, team foul #16 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), Max Smith (SF), Donald Lyons (PF) David Leming, Jeffery Knight, Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Alton Orosco (SF), David Booth (PF) Dale Harding, Willie Zimmerman | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:54 | Houston | Bryan Stenger's pass is intercepted by Jack Clayton in the backcourt | 67-51 |
| 05:45 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Jack Clayton | 67-54 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Bryan Stenger is fouled in the backcourt by Alton Orosco - foul #5 on Alton Orosco, team foul #17 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Bert Ashley (PF), Tyree Lewis (C) Max Smith, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Earl Ingram (SF) Alton Orosco | |
| 05:43 | Houston | Bryan Stenger makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Bryan Stenger misses the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth grabs the board | 68-54 |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | David Booth connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Andrews | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:07 | Houston | John Valentine is fouled on the floor by Carson Amico - foul #5 on Carson Amico, team foul #18 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Bradshaw (C) Tyree Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Kuiper (SG), Paul Johnson (C) Carson Amico, Stephen Andrews | |
| 05:07 | Houston | John Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:07 | Houston | John Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Earl Ingram misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bert Ashley - foul #2 on Bert Ashley, team foul #5 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Max Smith (SF) John Valentine | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Earl Ingram makes the 1st free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:58 | Southern Mississippi | Earl Ingram makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:30 | Houston | Max Smith is called for 5 seconds | 70-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Jansen (C) Bert Ashley | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dale Harding (SF) Earl Ingram | |
| 04:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jack Clayton comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Donald Lyons pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| 03:49 | Houston | Bryan Stenger misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 03:47 | Southern Mississippi | Paul Johnson grabs the board | 70-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bryan Stenger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Lyons (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Max Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Bradshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Jansen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Jack Clayton (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Arnold Kuiper (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dale Harding (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Booth (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:28 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Kuiper loses the dribble to Donald Lyons | 70-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:09 | Houston | Fred Jansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-58 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG), Jeffery Knight (SG), Thomas Griffin (SF), Bert Ashley (PF), Tyree Lewis (C) Bryan Stenger, Donald Lyons, Max Smith, Richard Bradshaw, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Willie Zimmerman (PF), Stephen Andrews (C) David Booth, Paul Johnson | |
| 02:53 | Southern Mississippi | Stephen Andrews knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Willie Zimmerman | 70-61 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Bert Ashley connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Griffin | 72-61 |
| 02:32 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Zimmerman scores on a floater from the free throw line | 72-63 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Tyree Lewis double dribbles | 72-63 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Earl Ingram (SF) Dale Harding | |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Kuiper misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Jack Clayton grabs the offensive board | 72-63 |
| 01:44 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Jansen (C) Tyree Lewis | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Booth (PF) Willie Zimmerman | |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | Jack Clayton clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 72-63 |
| 01:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fred Jansen | 72-63 |
| 01:12 | Houston | Thomas Griffin lays it in uncontested on a great pass from David Leming | 74-63 |
| 01:02 | Southern Mississippi | Arnold Kuiper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), John Valentine (SG), Max Smith (SF), Donald Lyons (PF), Richard Bradshaw (C) David Leming, Jeffery Knight, Thomas Griffin, Bert Ashley, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dale Harding (SF), Willie Zimmerman (PF), Paul Johnson (C) Earl Ingram, David Booth, Stephen Andrews | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Houston | Arnold Kuiper is called for the reach on John Valentine - foul #4 on Arnold Kuiper, team foul #19 | 74-63 |
| 00:59 | Houston | John Valentine misses the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:59 | Houston | John Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern Mississippi | Jack Clayton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-63 |
| 00:50 | Houston | Max Smith grabs the board | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | The short jumper by John Valentine is denied by Willie Zimmerman | 75-63 |
| 00:24 | Houston | John Valentine can't tip it in | 75-63 |
| 00:22 | Houston | Max Smith gets the offensive rebound | 75-63 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Bryan Stenger runs out the clock | 75-63 |