| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Bowen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Karl Frady (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Michael Tillison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Midgette (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Fleischman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Antle (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert McField (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ronnie Unzueta (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Hanlon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Tillison inbounds the ball | 42-35 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Southern Mississippi | David Midgette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| 19:38 | Houston | Karl Frady is called for the reach on Gregory Antle in the backcourt - foul #2 on Karl Frady, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 19:33 | Houston | John Fleischman picks off the pass by Danny Hanlon | 42-35 |
| 19:16 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Tillison comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 42-35 |
| 19:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert McField | 42-35 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Joseph Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Bowen - foul #3 on Michael Bowen, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Vachon (PG) Michael Bowen | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 18:55 | Houston | Danny Hanlon comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 42-35 |
| 18:54 | Southern Mississippi | David Midgette grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 18:32 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Tillison misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Joseph Reed snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Danny Hanlon is called for traveling in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Herbert Dooley (PG), William Dixon (SF), Dino Sobeski (PF), Dikembe Awai (C) Karl Frady, Michael Tillison, David Midgette, John Fleischman | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Watley (PG), Kevin Freeland (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Terry Gruenberg (PF), David Price (C) Joseph Reed, Gregory Antle, Robert McField, Ronnie Unzueta, Danny Hanlon | |
| 18:18 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Jones picks off the pass by Jeffery Vachon | 42-35 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Kevin Freeland misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-35 |
| 17:53 | Southern Mississippi | Dino Sobeski gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 17:36 | Southern Mississippi | Herbert Dooley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 17:35 | Houston | David Price grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Kevin Freeland misses badly on a runner near the basket | 42-35 |
| 17:28 | Houston | Terry Gruenberg tips it in | 42-37 |
| 17:12 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Vachon is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jeffery Vachon, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Mathews (PG), Karl Frady (SG), Michael Tillison (SF), David Midgette (PF), John Fleischman (C) Herbert Dooley, Jeffery Vachon, William Dixon, Dino Sobeski, Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Antle (SG), Ronnie Unzueta (PF), Danny Hanlon (C) Michael Jones, Terry Gruenberg, David Price | |
| 16:58 | Houston | Danny Hanlon buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Bart Watley and he's fouled by John Fleischman - foul #1 on John Fleischman, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Reed (PG), Robert McField (SF) Bart Watley, Kevin Freeland | |
| 16:58 | Houston | Danny Hanlon misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | David Midgette grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 16:39 | Southern Mississippi | Karl Frady misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 16:38 | Houston | Robert McField grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 16:34 | Houston | Danny Hanlon misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-39 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta snags the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 16:15 | Houston | Gregory Antle hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 16:01 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Tillison can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-42 |
| 16:00 | Southern Mississippi | Karl Frady tips it in | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Mathews (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Karl Frady (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Michael Tillison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Midgette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Fleischman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Reed (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Antle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert McField (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Unzueta (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Hanlon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Houston | Joseph Reed is called for 10 seconds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bowen (PG), Herbert Dooley (SG), David Hermanson (SF), William Dixon (PF) David Mathews, Karl Frady, Michael Tillison, David Midgette | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Watley (PG), Kevin Freeland (SG), Michael Jones (SF), Terry Gruenberg (PF), David Price (C) Joseph Reed, Gregory Antle, Robert McField, Ronnie Unzueta, Danny Hanlon | |
| 15:42 | Southern Mississippi | David Price is called for the reach on Michael Bowen - foul #1 on David Price, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Dino Sobeski (PF), Dikembe Awai (C) Herbert Dooley, John Fleischman | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:33 | Southern Mississippi | William Dixon loses the dribble to Terry Gruenberg | 44-42 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Michael Jones is open and buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Bart Watley | 44-44 |
| 15:08 | Southern Mississippi | William Dixon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Bart Watley pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Kevin Freeland connects on the open shot from the right wing set up by Bart Watley | 44-46 |
| 14:39 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bowen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Herbert Dooley (SG), Jeffery Vachon (SF), David Midgette (PF), John Fleischman (C) William Dixon, David Hermanson, Dino Sobeski, Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Reed (PG), Gregory Antle (SG), Robert McField (SF), Herbert Cowgill (PF), Kevin Hillard (C) Bart Watley, Kevin Freeland, Michael Jones, Terry Gruenberg, David Price | |
| 14:17 | Houston | Robert McField hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Herbert Cowgill | 44-48 |
| 14:01 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Vachon blows the layup | 44-48 |
| 13:59 | Southern Mississippi | John Fleischman tips it in | 46-48 |
| 13:44 | Houston | Joseph Reed comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-48 |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | John Fleischman gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 13:24 | Southern Mississippi | David Midgette scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Gregory Antle's pass is intercepted by Michael Bowen | 48-48 |
| 13:05 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bowen banks in the layup | 50-48 |
| 13:03 | Houston | David Midgette is called for the reach on Joseph Reed in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Midgette, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Mathews (PG), Karl Frady (SG), Michael Tillison (SF), Dino Sobeski (PF) Michael Bowen, Herbert Dooley, Jeffery Vachon, David Midgette | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Watley (PG), Kevin Freeland (SG), Terry Gruenberg (SF), Ronnie Unzueta (PF), Danny Hanlon (C) Joseph Reed, Gregory Antle, Robert McField, Herbert Cowgill, Kevin Hillard | |
| 12:54 | Houston | The short jumper by Danny Hanlon is denied by Dino Sobeski | 50-48 |
| 12:53 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Tillison grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 12:36 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Tillison hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Mathews | 53-48 |
| 12:17 | Houston | The jump hook by Ronnie Unzueta is blocked by John Fleischman | 53-48 |
| 12:16 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Tillison snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 12:06 | Southern Mississippi | Karl Frady loses the ball out of bounds | 53-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Dixon (PF), Dikembe Awai (C) Dino Sobeski, John Fleischman | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Antle (SG), Michael Jones (SF) Kevin Freeland, Terry Gruenberg | |
| 11:47 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta loses the dribble to David Mathews | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Mathews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Frady (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Michael Tillison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Dixon (fresh) C - Dikembe Awai (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bart Watley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregory Antle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronnie Unzueta (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Danny Hanlon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Southern Mississippi | Dikembe Awai drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Karl Frady | 56-48 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Michael Jones misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Tillison - foul #3 on Michael Tillison, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Herbert Dooley (PG), Jeffery Vachon (SG), David Hermanson (SF), Dino Sobeski (C) David Mathews, Karl Frady, Michael Tillison, Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Reed (PG), Terry Gruenberg (PF), David Price (C) Bart Watley, Ronnie Unzueta, Danny Hanlon | |
| 11:14 | Houston | Michael Jones makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Michael Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Dino Sobeski gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 11:07 | Southern Mississippi | William Dixon misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-49 |
| 11:05 | Southern Mississippi | David Hermanson gets the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 10:45 | Southern Mississippi | William Dixon misses the fadeaway from the right side | 56-49 |
| 10:43 | Houston | Terry Gruenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 10:39 | Houston | Michael Jones is denied on a dunk by William Dixon | 56-49 |
| 10:38 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffery Vachon | 56-49 |
| 10:33 | Southern Mississippi | Herbert Dooley makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Dixon | 59-49 |
| 10:29 | Houston | Terry Gruenberg lays it in on a great pass from Gregory Antle | 59-51 |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | Herbert Dooley hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffery Vachon | 62-51 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Joseph Reed is hacked by Herbert Dooley - foul #3 on Herbert Dooley, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bowen (PG), Karl Frady (SG), Michael Tillison (SF), David Midgette (PF), Dikembe Awai (C) Herbert Dooley, Jeffery Vachon, David Hermanson, William Dixon, Dino Sobeski | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Freeland (SG), Robert McField (SF), Ronnie Unzueta (PF), Kevin Hillard (C) Gregory Antle, Michael Jones, Terry Gruenberg, David Price | |
| 09:41 | Houston | Joseph Reed makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 09:41 | Houston | Joseph Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 09:41 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Midgette | 62-52 |
| 09:20 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bowen hits a runner from the right block set up by David Midgette and he's fouled by Joseph Reed - foul #2 on Joseph Reed, team foul #2 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Watley (PG), Danny Hanlon (C) Joseph Reed, Kevin Hillard | |
| 09:20 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bowen misses the free throw | 64-52 |
| 09:20 | Houston | The rebound goes to Danny Hanlon | 64-52 |
| 09:14 | Houston | Danny Hanlon misses badly on a floater near the basket | 64-52 |
| 09:12 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 08:54 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Bart Watley | 64-54 |
| 08:48 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bowen loses the dribble to Danny Hanlon | 64-54 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Michael Bowen steps in front of the Kevin Freeland pass in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| 08:34 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bowen drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Karl Frady | 67-54 |
| 08:10 | Houston | Kevin Freeland blows the wide open layup | 67-54 |
| 08:08 | Southern Mississippi | David Midgette grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bowen clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-54 |
| 08:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ronnie Unzueta | 67-54 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Kevin Freeland is alone and drills a floater from close range set up by Robert McField | 67-56 |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bowen hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Dikembe Awai | 69-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Bowen (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Karl Frady (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Tillison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Midgette (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Awai (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bart Watley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Freeland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert McField (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronnie Unzueta (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Hanlon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:25 | Houston | Bart Watley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-56 |
| 07:24 | Houston | Robert McField tips it home | 69-58 |
| 07:03 | Southern Mississippi | Karl Frady can't connect on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronnie Unzueta - foul #2 on Ronnie Unzueta, team foul #3 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Herbert Dooley (PG), Jeffery Vachon (SF), Dino Sobeski (PF), John Fleischman (C) Michael Bowen, Michael Tillison, David Midgette, Dikembe Awai | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Reed (PG), Gregory Antle (SG), Terry Gruenberg (PF), David Price (C) Bart Watley, Kevin Freeland, Ronnie Unzueta, Danny Hanlon | |
| 07:03 | Southern Mississippi | Karl Frady makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 07:03 | Southern Mississippi | Karl Frady makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 06:59 | Houston | Dino Sobeski is called for the reach on Terry Gruenberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dino Sobeski, team foul #8 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Hermanson (SF) Karl Frady | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 06:59 | Houston | Terry Gruenberg misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 06:59 | Southern Mississippi | David Hermanson snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| 06:34 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Vachon is hacked by Gregory Antle - foul #1 on Gregory Antle, team foul #4 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Dixon (PF) Dino Sobeski | |
| Subs | Houston | Herbert Cowgill (PF) Robert McField | |
| 06:19 | Southern Mississippi | David Hermanson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Hermanson, team foul #9 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Jones (SF) Herbert Cowgill | |
| 06:00 | Houston | Gregory Antle is fouled on the floor by David Hermanson - foul #3 on David Hermanson, team foul #10 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Mathews (PG), Michael Tillison (SF) Jeffery Vachon, David Hermanson | |
| Subs | Houston | Herbert Cowgill (PF) Terry Gruenberg | |
| 06:00 | Houston | Gregory Antle makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Gregory Antle misses the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 06:00 | Houston | David Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-59 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Michael Jones lays it up and in | 71-61 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Tillison clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Herbert Cowgill grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Joseph Reed comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 05:18 | Southern Mississippi | John Fleischman grabs the defensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 04:59 | Southern Mississippi | David Mathews hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 71-61 |
| 04:57 | Southern Mississippi | John Fleischman gets the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 04:44 | Southern Mississippi | Herbert Dooley clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 71-61 |
| 04:42 | Southern Mississippi | William Dixon gets the offensive rebound | 71-61 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Tillison banks in the layup on a nice dish by Herbert Dooley and the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #5 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bowen (PG), Jeffery Vachon (SG), David Midgette (PF), Dino Sobeski (C) David Mathews, Herbert Dooley, William Dixon, John Fleischman | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Watley (PG), Kevin Freeland (SG), Robert McField (SF), Terry Gruenberg (PF), Kevin Hillard (C) Joseph Reed, Gregory Antle, Michael Jones, Herbert Cowgill, David Price | |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Tillison misses the free throw | 73-61 |
| 04:24 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Dino Sobeski | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:02 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Tillison can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-61 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Kevin Hillard pulls down the rebound | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Houston | Kevin Freeland is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-61 |
| 03:56 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Tillison pulls down the rebound | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Bowen connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Dino Sobeski | 75-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Michael Bowen (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Vachon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tillison (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Midgette (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dino Sobeski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Bart Watley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Freeland (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert McField (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Gruenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Hillard (fresh) | |
| 03:35 | Houston | Kevin Freeland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-61 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Hermanson (SF) Michael Tillison | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta (PF), Danny Hanlon (C) Robert McField, Kevin Hillard | |
| 03:16 | Southern Mississippi | David Midgette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-61 |
| 03:15 | Southern Mississippi | Dino Sobeski grabs the offensive rebound | 75-61 |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Vachon hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Michael Bowen | 77-61 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Bart Watley | 77-63 |
| 02:20 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Vachon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-63 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta pulls down the rebound | 77-63 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Bart Watley is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 77-63 |
| 02:12 | Southern Mississippi | David Midgette grabs the board | 77-63 |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | Terry Gruenberg steals the ball from Michael Bowen | 77-63 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Bart Watley is hacked by Michael Bowen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Bowen, team foul #11 | 77-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Mathews (PG), William Dixon (SF), Dikembe Awai (C) Michael Bowen, David Hermanson, David Midgette | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert McField (SF), Herbert Cowgill (PF), Kevin Hillard (C) Terry Gruenberg, Ronnie Unzueta, Danny Hanlon | |
| 02:05 | Houston | Bart Watley makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 02:05 | Houston | Bart Watley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Vachon loses the ball out of bounds | 77-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Herbert Dooley (PG) David Mathews | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Reed (PG), Gregory Antle (SG), Ronnie Unzueta (PF), Danny Hanlon (C) Bart Watley, Kevin Freeland, Herbert Cowgill, Kevin Hillard | |
| 01:30 | Houston | Danny Hanlon connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Antle | 77-67 |
| 01:10 | Southern Mississippi | William Dixon's fadeaway is rejected by Ronnie Unzueta | 77-67 |
| 01:08 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta grabs the defensive rebound | 77-67 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Joseph Reed misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 77-67 |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | William Dixon grabs the board | 77-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Southern Mississippi | William Dixon is hacked by Joseph Reed in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Reed, team foul #6 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Hermanson (SF) William Dixon | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Vachon is hacked by Joseph Reed - foul #4 on Joseph Reed, team foul #7 | 77-67 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Vachon makes the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffery Vachon misses the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:43 | Houston | Ronnie Unzueta gets the rebound | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Houston | Robert McField misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 78-67 |
| 00:38 | Southern Mississippi | Dino Sobeski grabs the defensive rebound | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Herbert Dooley is hacked by Danny Hanlon - foul #2 on Danny Hanlon, team foul #8 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Dixon (SF) David Hermanson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Herbert Dooley makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:11 | Southern Mississippi | Herbert Dooley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Joseph Reed can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 80-67 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Danny Hanlon tips it in | 80-69 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Herbert Dooley runs out the clock | 80-69 |