| Lineup | Houston | PG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jay Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Elliot Beaudoin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mario Espinoza (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Meyers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur McClanahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Philip Whitfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Robert Lee inbounds the ball | 47-31 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Houston | Ulysses Brady scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Berdy Sarwinski | 50-31 |
| 19:36 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-31 |
| 19:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jay Rector | 50-31 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Ulysses Brady is alone and drills a 3 from straight away set up by Berdy Sarwinski | 53-31 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mario Espinoza | 53-33 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Ulysses Brady is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-33 |
| 18:37 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 53-33 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 18:18 | Southern Mississippi | Ulysses Brady steals the ball from Elliot Beaudoin | 53-33 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Ulysses Brady knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Lee | 56-33 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | Ulysses Brady is called for the reach on Eric Meyers - foul #2 on Ulysses Brady, team foul #1 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (PG), Jamie Lilly (SG), Kirk Allen (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Orlando Erickson (C) Berdy Sarwinski, Ulysses Brady, Robert Lee, Michael Cantrell, Jay Rector | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Pottorff (PG), Justin Markham (SG), Anthony Shelton (SF), Jose Gonzalez (PF), George Fagan (C) Elliot Beaudoin, Mario Espinoza, Eric Meyers, Arthur McClanahan, Philip Whitfield | |
| 17:38 | Southern Mississippi | Cong Hong blocks the short jumper by Jose Gonzalez | 56-33 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Orlando Erickson gets the rebound | 56-33 |
| 17:23 | Houston | Kirk Allen's floater is tipped away by Jose Gonzalez | 56-33 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Orlando Erickson snags the offensive board | 56-33 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Kirk Allen drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Porter Steinman and he's fouled by Jose Gonzalez - foul #3 on Jose Gonzalez, team foul #1 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan (PF) Jose Gonzalez | |
| 17:02 | Houston | Kirk Allen makes the free throw | 59-33 |
| 16:52 | Southern Mississippi | Kirk Allen is called for the reach on Anthony Shelton - foul #1 on Kirk Allen, team foul #2 | 59-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Meyers (SF) Anthony Shelton | |
| 16:41 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Pottorff hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 59-33 |
| 16:40 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Meyers hits the follow up shot | 59-35 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Porter Steinman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Pottorff - foul #2 on Eric Pottorff, team foul #2 | 59-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Ulysses Brady (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Michael Cantrell (PF) Jamie Lilly, Kirk Allen, Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin (PG), Mario Espinoza (SG), Philip Whitfield (C) Eric Pottorff, Justin Markham, George Fagan | |
| 16:24 | Houston | Porter Steinman makes the 1st free throw | 60-35 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Porter Steinman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-35 |
| 16:07 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 61-35 |
| 16:05 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Whitfield tips it back up and in | 61-37 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Ulysses Brady is called for traveling | 61-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (PG), Jay Rector (C) Porter Steinman, Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Marc Shugart (PG), Nigel Frisby (SG), Anthony Shelton (SF), Jose Gonzalez (PF) Elliot Beaudoin, Mario Espinoza, Eric Meyers, Arthur McClanahan | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jay Rector (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Marc Shugart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Nigel Frisby (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Shelton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pf. C - Philip Whitfield (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:31 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Cantrell is called for the reach on Jose Gonzalez - foul #1 on Michael Cantrell, team foul #3 | 61-37 |
| 15:26 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Shelton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-37 |
| 15:24 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Whitfield tips it home | 61-39 |
| 15:22 | Houston | Jose Gonzalez steps in front of the Jay Rector pass in the backcourt | 61-39 |
| 15:06 | Southern Mississippi | Jay Rector is called for the reach on Nigel Frisby - foul #3 on Jay Rector, team foul #4 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Lilly (SG), Kirk Allen (SF), Cong Hong (PF) Ulysses Brady, Robert Lee, Michael Cantrell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Pottorff (SG), Justin Markham (SF) Nigel Frisby, Anthony Shelton | |
| 14:59 | Southern Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-39 |
| 14:57 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Pottorff gets the offensive rebound | 61-39 |
| 14:49 | Southern Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-39 |
| 14:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kirk Allen | 61-39 |
| 14:31 | Houston | Jose Gonzalez denies the turnaround by Jamie Lilly | 61-39 |
| 14:29 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Whitfield grabs the defensive rebound | 61-39 |
| 14:18 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Whitfield misses the easy layup | 61-39 |
| 14:16 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Pottorff pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-39 |
| 14:03 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Shugart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-39 |
| 14:01 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Whitfield | 61-39 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Pottorff misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jamie Lilly - foul #1 on Jamie Lilly, team foul #5 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (PG), Ulysses Brady (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Michael Cantrell (PF), Orlando Erickson (C) Berdy Sarwinski, Jamie Lilly, Kirk Allen, Cong Hong, Jay Rector | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nigel Frisby (PG), Mario Espinoza (SG), Eric Meyers (SF), George Fagan (C) Marc Shugart, Justin Markham, Jose Gonzalez, Philip Whitfield | |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Pottorff makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 13:45 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Pottorff makes the 2nd free throw | 61-41 |
| 13:43 | Houston | Ulysses Brady is hacked by Nigel Frisby in the backcourt - foul #4 on Nigel Frisby, team foul #3 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin (PG), Arthur McClanahan (PF) Nigel Frisby, Eric Pottorff | |
| 13:20 | Houston | Ulysses Brady can't finish the uncontested layup | 61-41 |
| 13:19 | Houston | Robert Lee grabs the offensive board | 61-41 |
| 13:12 | Houston | Porter Steinman misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-41 |
| 13:11 | Houston | Orlando Erickson grabs the offensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Ulysses Brady misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-41 |
| 12:50 | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan grabs the defensive rebound | 61-41 |
| 12:32 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza scores on a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Robert Lee - foul #1 on Robert Lee, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (PG) Porter Steinman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Marc Shugart (PG), Jose Gonzalez (PF), Philip Whitfield (C) Elliot Beaudoin, Arthur McClanahan, George Fagan | |
| 12:32 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza makes the free throw | 61-44 |
| 12:15 | Houston | Ulysses Brady hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Orlando Erickson | 64-44 |
| 12:06 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Meyers knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Marc Shugart | 64-46 |
| 11:46 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses long on an open fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-46 |
| 11:44 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza grabs the board | 64-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Berdy Sarwinski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ulysses Brady (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Lee (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Orlando Erickson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Marc Shugart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Espinoza (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Meyers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jose Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Philip Whitfield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:37 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Cantrell - foul #2 on Michael Cantrell, team foul #7 | 64-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Lilly (SG), Kirk Allen (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Jay Rector (C) Ulysses Brady, Robert Lee, Michael Cantrell, Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham (SF), Eric Pottorff (PF) Eric Meyers, Jose Gonzalez | |
| 11:37 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 11:37 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski can't finish the layup | 64-48 |
| 11:15 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Whitfield gets the rebound | 64-48 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 11:11 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Shugart buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Justin Markham | 64-50 |
| 11:08 | Houston | Kirk Allen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 64-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (PG) Berdy Sarwinski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin (PG), Anthony Shelton (SF), George Fagan (C) Marc Shugart, Mario Espinoza, Philip Whitfield | |
| 10:59 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Pottorff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-50 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Anthony Shelton is called for the reach on Jay Rector in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Shelton, team foul #4 | 64-50 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Cong Hong can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-50 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Cong Hong snags the offensive board | 64-50 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Porter Steinman comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Shelton - foul #2 on Anthony Shelton, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Cantrell (PF) Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Meyers (SF) Anthony Shelton | |
| 10:28 | Houston | Porter Steinman misses the 1st free throw | 64-50 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Porter Steinman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Meyers misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-50 |
| 10:11 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Pottorff misses the tip | 65-50 |
| 10:09 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Meyers | 65-50 |
| 10:01 | Southern Mississippi | George Fagan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on George Fagan, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (PG), Ulysses Brady (SG), Robert Lee (SF) Porter Steinman, Jamie Lilly, Kirk Allen | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Marc Shugart (PG), Mario Espinoza (SG), Arthur McClanahan (PF), Philip Whitfield (C) Elliot Beaudoin, Justin Markham, Eric Pottorff, George Fagan | |
| 09:43 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses long on a floater from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 09:42 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Meyers grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 09:20 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza misses long on a floater from the right side | 65-50 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Robert Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 65-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Lilly (SG), Kirk Allen (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Orlando Erickson (C) Ulysses Brady, Robert Lee, Michael Cantrell, Jay Rector | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Shelton (SF), Jose Gonzalez (PF) Eric Meyers, Arthur McClanahan | |
| 08:48 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Whitfield comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Berdy Sarwinski - foul #1 on Berdy Sarwinski, team foul #8 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (PG) Berdy Sarwinski | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham (SG) Mario Espinoza | |
| 08:48 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 08:48 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Whitfield misses the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 08:48 | Houston | Cong Hong gets the rebound | 65-51 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Jose Gonzalez takes the ball from Porter Steinman | 65-51 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Jose Gonzalez, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Elliot Beaudoin (PG), Eric Pottorff (PF), George Fagan (C) Marc Shugart, Jose Gonzalez, Philip Whitfield | |
| 08:09 | Houston | Porter Steinman is open and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jamie Lilly | 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 (-2) | |
| 07:59 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Pottorff drills a floater from the baseline | 67-53 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Porter Steinman is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Pottorff - foul #3 on Eric Pottorff, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Ulysses Brady (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Michael Cantrell (PF) Jamie Lilly, Kirk Allen, Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nigel Frisby (PG), Eric Meyers (SF), Jose Gonzalez (PF) Elliot Beaudoin, Justin Markham, Anthony Shelton | |
| 07:57 | Houston | Porter Steinman makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 07:57 | Houston | Porter Steinman misses the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 07:57 | Southern Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| 07:38 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Meyers scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Nigel Frisby | 68-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Steinman (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Orlando Erickson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nigel Frisby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eric Pottorff (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Eric Meyers (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jose Gonzalez (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - George Fagan (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Houston | Orlando Erickson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (PG), Jay Rector (C) Porter Steinman, Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza (SG), Arthur McClanahan (PF) Eric Pottorff, George Fagan | |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Meyers | 68-58 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski clanks a shot in the lane | 68-58 |
| 06:42 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Ulysses Brady | 68-58 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Mario Espinoza - foul #2 on Mario Espinoza, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Lilly (SG), Kirk Allen (SF), Cong Hong (PF), Orlando Erickson (C) Ulysses Brady, Robert Lee, Michael Cantrell, Jay Rector | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Marc Shugart (PG), Justin Markham (SG), Anthony Shelton (SF), Eric Pottorff (PF), Philip Whitfield (C) Nigel Frisby, Mario Espinoza, Eric Meyers, Arthur McClanahan, Jose Gonzalez | |
| 06:22 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski misses the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 06:22 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Shugart misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jamie Lilly - foul #2 on Jamie Lilly, team foul #9 | 69-58 |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Shugart makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 06:04 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Shugart makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:44 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-60 |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Whitfield gets the rebound | 69-60 |
| 05:31 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Whitfield connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Marc Shugart | 69-62 |
| 05:10 | Houston | Jamie Lilly knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Orlando Erickson | 71-62 |
| 04:52 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Whitfield hits a turnaround near the basket | 71-64 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Jamie Lilly misses the lay-in | 71-64 |
| 04:31 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Eric Pottorff | 71-64 |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Jamie Lilly - foul #3 on Jamie Lilly, team foul #10 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (PG), Ulysses Brady (SG), Robert Lee (SF), Michael Cantrell (PF), Jay Rector (C) Berdy Sarwinski, Jamie Lilly, Kirk Allen, Cong Hong, Orlando Erickson | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nigel Frisby (PG), Eric Meyers (SF), Jose Gonzalez (PF), George Fagan (C) Marc Shugart, Anthony Shelton, Eric Pottorff, Philip Whitfield | |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 04:15 | Southern Mississippi | Justin Markham makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 03:59 | Houston | Porter Steinman connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ulysses Brady | 73-66 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Meyers is hacked by Jay Rector - foul #4 on Jay Rector, team foul #11 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza (SG), Arthur McClanahan (PF) Justin Markham, Jose Gonzalez | |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 03:37 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Meyers makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Porter Steinman (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ulysses Brady (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Robert Lee (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Cantrell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jay Rector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Nigel Frisby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mario Espinoza (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Meyers (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur McClanahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - George Fagan (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Houston | Ulysses Brady is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Espinoza - foul #3 on Mario Espinoza, team foul #10 | 73-68 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Ulysses Brady misses the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Ulysses Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | The short jumper by Mario Espinoza is denied by Jay Rector | 74-68 |
| 03:13 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jay Rector | 74-68 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Michael Cantrell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 74-68 |
| 03:02 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mario Espinoza | 74-68 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | George Fagan is fouled on the floor by Jay Rector - foul #5 on Jay Rector, team foul #12 | 74-68 |
| Subs | Houston | Orlando Erickson (C) Jay Rector | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Marc Shugart (PG), Jose Gonzalez (PF) Mario Espinoza, Arthur McClanahan | |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | George Fagan makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 02:46 | Southern Mississippi | George Fagan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 02:42 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski (PG) Porter Steinman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Pottorff (SG) Nigel Frisby | |
| 02:24 | Houston | Eric Meyers picks off the pass by Robert Lee | 74-70 |
| 02:24 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-70 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza (SG) Eric Pottorff | |
| 02:07 | Southern Mississippi | Jose Gonzalez banks in the layup | 74-72 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Michael Cantrell comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 74-72 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jose Gonzalez | 74-72 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-72 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Arthur McClanahan (PF), Philip Whitfield (C) Jose Gonzalez, George Fagan | |
| 01:31 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Whitfield comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 01:29 | Houston | Orlando Erickson snags the defensive board | 74-72 |
| 01:10 | Houston | Michael Cantrell misses long on an open driving attempt from the left block | 74-72 |
| 01:08 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Ulysses Brady | 74-72 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Orlando Erickson and the foul's on Eric Meyers - foul #2 on Eric Meyers, team foul #11 | 76-72 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Berdy Sarwinski makes the free throw | 77-72 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza misses the 3 from the left corner | 77-72 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Orlando Erickson gets the rebound | 77-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Orlando Erickson is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Shugart - foul #4 on Marc Shugart, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Porter Steinman (SF), Cong Hong (PF) Robert Lee, Michael Cantrell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:35 | Houston | Orlando Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Orlando Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Southern Mississippi | Eric Meyers can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 79-72 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Orlando Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 79-72 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Cantrell (PF) Cong Hong | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:24 | Houston | Porter Steinman is hacked by Mario Espinoza in the backcourt - foul #4 on Mario Espinoza, team foul #13 | 79-72 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Porter Steinman makes the 1st free throw | 80-72 |
| 00:24 | Houston | Porter Steinman makes the 2nd free throw | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Southern Mississippi | Mario Espinoza connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-75 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-75 |
| Subs | Houston | Cong Hong (PF) Michael Cantrell | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Ulysses Brady is fouled in the backcourt by Mario Espinoza - foul #5 on Mario Espinoza, team foul #14 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Eric Pottorff (SG) Mario Espinoza | |
| 00:14 | Houston | Ulysses Brady misses the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:14 | Houston | Ulysses Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Shugart can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-75 |
| 00:07 | Southern Mississippi | Philip Whitfield grabs the offensive board | 82-75 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | Marc Shugart makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-78 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-78 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Lee (SF) Porter Steinman | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:01 | Houston | Orlando Erickson is fouled in the backcourt by Marc Shugart - foul #5 on Marc Shugart, team foul #15 | 82-78 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nigel Frisby (PG) Marc Shugart | |
| 00:01 | Houston | Orlando Erickson makes the 1st free throw | 83-78 |
| 00:01 | Houston | Orlando Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | Nigel Frisby comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 84-78 |