| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Arvizu (fresh) SF - Grover Carroll (fresh) PF - Graham Johns (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ehioze Araki (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Fidel Pena (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Brannon (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raymond Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Julio Estrada (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll inbounds the ball | 18-26 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Southern Mississippi | Grover Carroll is hacked by Julio Estrada - foul #3 on Julio Estrada, team foul #1 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Walker (C) Julio Estrada | |
| 19:09 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns hits a jumper from the left side | 20-26 |
| 18:50 | Houston | Raymond Cox makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Clint Williamson | 20-28 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-28 |
| 18:29 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki tips it back up and in | 22-28 |
| 18:03 | Houston | John Arvizu is called for the reach on Fidel Pena - foul #2 on John Arvizu, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| 17:43 | Houston | Clint Williamson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-28 |
| 17:42 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Cox - foul #1 on Raymond Cox, team foul #2 | 22-28 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Clint Williamson scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Brannon | 23-30 |
| 17:02 | Southern Mississippi | Raymond Cox picks off the pass by Ehioze Araki | 23-30 |
| 16:41 | Houston | Jamie Walker buries a shot in the lane | 23-32 |
| 16:12 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 16:10 | Houston | Fidel Pena pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 15:55 | Houston | Fidel Pena connects on the jump hook from the right block | 23-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Arvizu (fresh) SF - Grover Carroll (fairly fresh) PF - Graham Johns (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Ehioze Araki (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fidel Pena (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joshua Brannon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raymond Cox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Southern Mississippi | Ehioze Araki buries a driving attempt from close range | 25-34 |
| 15:10 | Houston | Fidel Pena misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 15:09 | Houston | Jamie Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Clint Williamson scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Ehioze Araki - foul #1 on Ehioze Araki, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt (SG), Devin Ostroski (SF), Shawn Collins (C) John Arvizu, Grover Carroll, Ehioze Araki | |
| Subs | Houston | Jacob Roberts (SF), Julio Estrada (C) Joshua Brannon, Jamie Walker | |
| 14:48 | Houston | Clint Williamson makes the free throw | 25-37 |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Milford Bissette | 28-37 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Raymond Cox misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by John Petitt - foul #2 on John Petitt, team foul #3 | 28-37 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Raymond Cox makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 14:00 | Houston | Raymond Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 13:34 | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski misses short on a jumper from the left side | 28-39 |
| 13:32 | Houston | Fidel Pena gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Fidel Pena misses long on a floater from the left side | 28-39 |
| 13:07 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Roberts | 28-39 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Raymond Cox misses the easy layup | 28-39 |
| 12:39 | Southern Mississippi | John Petitt grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 12:20 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette's pass is intercepted by Julio Estrada | 28-39 |
| 11:51 | Houston | Julio Estrada drills a runner from the right block | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Petitt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Devin Ostroski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Graham Johns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Collins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fidel Pena (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jacob Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Cox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - Julio Estrada (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 11:42 | Southern Mississippi | Julio Estrada steps in front of the Devin Ostroski pass | 28-41 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Raymond Cox comes up short on the runner from the right block | 28-41 |
| 11:23 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Milford Bissette | 28-41 |
| 11:06 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-41 |
| 11:04 | Houston | Jacob Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Clint Williamson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 10:56 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 10:38 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 28-41 |
| 10:37 | Houston | The rebound goes to Julio Estrada | 28-41 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Fidel Pena knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 09:55 | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski makes the shot from just outside the lane | 30-43 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Raymond Cox is fouled on the floor by Shawn Collins - foul #1 on Shawn Collins, team foul #4 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Arvizu (SG), Grover Carroll (SF), Ehioze Araki (C) John Petitt, Devin Ostroski, Shawn Collins | |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Brannon (SF), Charles Oberski (PF) Jacob Roberts, Raymond Cox | |
| 09:01 | Houston | Fidel Pena misses long on a floater from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Clint Williamson grabs the offensive board | 30-43 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Julio Estrada hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Fidel Pena and the foul's on Ehioze Araki - foul #2 on Ehioze Araki, team foul #5 | 30-45 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Julio Estrada makes the free throw | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Julio Estrada - foul #4 on Julio Estrada, team foul #3 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jamie Walker (C) Julio Estrada | |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 08:24 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Fidel Pena misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-46 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Charles Oberski tips it in | 32-48 |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns misses the floater from the right side | 32-48 |
| 07:50 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Graham Johns | 32-48 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Milford Bissette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Arvizu (fresh) SF - Grover Carroll (fresh) PF - Graham Johns (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ehioze Araki (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Clint Williamson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fidel Pena (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Brannon (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Charles Oberski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette is hacked by Clint Williamson - foul #3 on Clint Williamson, team foul #4 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Julio Estrada (C) Jamie Walker | |
| 07:24 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-48 |
| 07:23 | Houston | Charles Oberski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 07:06 | Houston | Fidel Pena hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by John Arvizu - foul #3 on John Arvizu, team foul #6 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Cox (PF) Charles Oberski | |
| 07:06 | Houston | Fidel Pena makes the free throw | 32-51 |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | Joshua Brannon steals the ball from John Arvizu | 32-51 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Fidel Pena hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 32-51 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Julio Estrada tips it home | 32-53 |
| 06:06 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-53 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Joshua Brannon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-53 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Grover Carroll steps in front of the Clint Williamson pass | 32-53 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ehioze Araki | 35-53 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Fidel Pena can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 35-53 |
| 05:11 | Houston | Fidel Pena pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Fidel Pena loses the dribble to Graham Johns | 35-53 |
| 04:26 | Southern Mississippi | Milford Bissette connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Grover Carroll | 37-53 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Fidel Pena lays it in on a nice dish by Clint Williamson and he's hacked by John Arvizu - foul #4 on John Arvizu, team foul #7 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Wade Huston (PG), John Petitt (SG), Devin Ostroski (SF), Shawn Collins (C) Milford Bissette, John Arvizu, Grover Carroll, Ehioze Araki | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wysocki (PG), Jacob Roberts (SF), Charles Oberski (PF), Jamie Walker (C) Clint Williamson, Joshua Brannon, Raymond Cox, Julio Estrada | |
| 04:04 | Houston | Fidel Pena misses the free throw | 37-55 |
| 04:04 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Collins grabs the board | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-55 |
| 03:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jacob Roberts | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Wade Huston (fresh) SG - John Petitt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Devin Ostroski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Graham Johns (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Shawn Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Wysocki (fresh) SG - Fidel Pena (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jacob Roberts (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Charles Oberski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Houston | Robert Wysocki's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Knight (SG) Fidel Pena | |
| 03:40 | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-55 |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns snags the offensive board | 37-55 |
| 03:18 | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Wade Huston | 39-55 |
| 03:13 | Houston | Kevin Knight hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Robert Wysocki | 39-58 |
| 02:52 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Shawn Collins is blocked by Jacob Roberts | 39-58 |
| 02:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jacob Roberts | 39-58 |
| 02:29 | Houston | Kevin Knight misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-58 |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski gets the rebound | 39-58 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Devin Ostroski drills a turnaround in the paint | 41-58 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Robert Wysocki comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-58 |
| 02:02 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 01:52 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 01:50 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns snags the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 01:36 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns is fouled on the floor by Charles Oberski - foul #1 on Charles Oberski, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| 01:31 | Southern Mississippi | Graham Johns is fouled on the floor by Charles Oberski - foul #2 on Charles Oberski, team foul #6 | 41-58 |
| 01:12 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Collins is denied on a layup by Jamie Walker | 41-58 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Jacob Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 41-58 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Jacob Roberts misses the shot from the free throw line | 41-58 |
| 00:58 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Collins gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Collins knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Petitt | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Houston | Charles Oberski connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Robert Wysocki | 43-60 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Wade Huston is whistled for a carry | 43-60 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Robert Wysocki runs out the clock | 43-60 |