| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Derrick Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Macdougall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Moorefield (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Ruder (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Sloan (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carmelo Hudson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Edward Galloway inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:56 | Houston | James Johnson is hacked by Derrick Leonard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Derrick Leonard, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 19:41 | Houston | Edward Galloway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-36 |
| 19:21 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard misses the shot from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 19:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Edward Galloway | 31-36 |
| 19:15 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 19:13 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 19:08 | Southern Mississippi | Carmelo Hudson blocks the short jumper by William Macdougall | 31-36 |
| 19:07 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome gets the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:53 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Christopher Newsome | 33-36 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Derrick Leonard is called for the reach on James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Derrick Leonard, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire (PG), William Hall (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Gregory Everett (PF) Derrick Leonard, William Macdougall, Christopher Newsome, Francis Moorefield | |
| Subs | Houston | Zoran Zieglen (PG), Michael Gonsalez (SG), Larry Kerr (SF), Silas McVean (PF), Leon Scott (C) James Johnson, William Sloan, Edward Galloway, Carmelo Hudson, Brian Anderson | |
| 18:34 | Houston | Leon Scott connects on the open fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Zoran Zieglen | 33-38 |
| 18:30 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Silas McVean clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Wilson - foul #2 on Michael Wilson, team foul #3 | 33-38 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Silas McVean misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Silas McVean makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:10 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson drills a 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 18:04 | Houston | Michael Wilson steps in front of the Larry Kerr pass | 36-39 |
| 17:46 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-39 |
| 17:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Leon Scott | 36-39 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Leon Scott's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Everett | 36-39 |
| 17:37 | Houston | Leon Scott gets the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Leon Scott blows the layup | 36-39 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Leon Scott misses the tip | 36-39 |
| 17:18 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:58 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire misses long on a 3 from straight away | 36-39 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Silas McVean snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Silas McVean scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Gonsalez | 36-41 |
| 16:32 | Southern Mississippi | William Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 16:31 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett grabs the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 16:17 | Southern Mississippi | William Hall is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Wilson | 39-41 |
| 16:14 | Houston | Zoran Zieglen's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Cheshire in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 16:13 | Southern Mississippi | William Hall slams it home set up by Kenneth Cheshire | 41-41 |
| 16:05 | Houston | Zoran Zieglen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 16:04 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gregory Everett | 41-41 |
| 15:59 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 15:58 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Cheshire (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Hall (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Wilson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Everett (tiring) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Lawrence Ruder (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zoran Zieglen (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Gonsalez (tiring) SF - Larry Kerr (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Silas McVean (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Leon Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 15:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Leon Scott | 41-41 |
| 15:27 | Houston | Zoran Zieglen is hacked by Kenneth Cheshire - foul #3 on Kenneth Cheshire, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard (PG), William Macdougall (SG), Christopher Newsome (SF), Francis Moorefield (PF) Kenneth Cheshire, William Hall, Michael Wilson, Gregory Everett | |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), William Sloan (SG), Edward Galloway (SF), Carmelo Hudson (PF), Brian Anderson (C) Zoran Zieglen, Michael Gonsalez, Larry Kerr, Silas McVean, Leon Scott | |
| 15:13 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson misses badly on the uncontested floater near the basket but the foul's on Francis Moorefield - foul #3 on Francis Moorefield, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 14:56 | Southern Mississippi | William Sloan takes the ball from William Macdougall | 41-42 |
| 14:51 | Houston | James Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carmelo Hudson | 41-45 |
| 14:31 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 41-45 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:24 | Houston | William Sloan misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 14:22 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 14:02 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-45 |
| 14:01 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard misses the tip | 41-45 |
| 13:59 | Houston | Brian Anderson pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:57 | Houston | William Sloan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tristan Thiessen (PG), Anthony Marks (SG), Fred Doyle (SF), Gregory Everett (C) Derrick Leonard, William Macdougall, Christopher Newsome, Lawrence Ruder | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:44 | Southern Mississippi | Tristan Thiessen clanks a floater in the lane | 41-45 |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Gregory Everett | 41-45 |
| 13:33 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield scores on a floater from the free throw line | 43-45 |
| 13:11 | Houston | James Johnson dunks the ball on a nice dish by William Sloan | 43-47 |
| 13:07 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Doyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall (SG), Lawrence Ruder (C) Anthony Marks, Gregory Everett | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:55 | Houston | William Sloan misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 12:53 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 12:44 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lawrence Ruder, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard (PG), Christopher Newsome (SF) Tristan Thiessen, Fred Doyle | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:34 | Houston | Brian Anderson misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the left block | 43-47 |
| 12:33 | Houston | James Johnson tips it home | 43-49 |
| 12:12 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 12:10 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield can't tip it in | 43-49 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Brian Anderson grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 11:56 | Houston | William Sloan is fouled on the floor by Francis Moorefield - foul #4 on Francis Moorefield, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Marks (SG), Gregory Everett (PF), Michael Wilson (C) William Macdougall, Francis Moorefield, Lawrence Ruder | |
| Subs | Houston | Leon Scott (C) Brian Anderson | |
| 11:56 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| 11:56 | Houston | William Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 11:56 | Houston | William Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Derrick Leonard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Marks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Newsome (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Everett (fairly fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Wilson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Sloan (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Galloway (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carmelo Hudson (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leon Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson is hacked by Carmelo Hudson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carmelo Hudson, team foul #1 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Fred Doyle (SF) Christopher Newsome | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:34 | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Marks is fouled on the floor by Edward Galloway - foul #1 on Edward Galloway, team foul #2 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Zoran Zieglen (PG), Larry Kerr (SF) James Johnson, Edward Galloway | |
| 11:25 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard is open and scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Wilson | 45-51 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Derrick Leonard is called for the reach on Zoran Zieglen - foul #4 on Derrick Leonard, team foul #8 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tristan Thiessen (PG), Lawrence Ruder (C) Derrick Leonard, Gregory Everett | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Gonsalez (SG), Silas McVean (PF), Brian Anderson (C) William Sloan, Carmelo Hudson, Leon Scott | |
| 11:11 | Houston | Zoran Zieglen misses the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 11:11 | Houston | Silas McVean pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Silas McVean blows the layup | 45-51 |
| 10:55 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 10:52 | Southern Mississippi | Tristan Thiessen is fouled in the backcourt by Zoran Zieglen - foul #2 on Zoran Zieglen, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire (SG), Christopher Newsome (SF) Anthony Marks, Fred Doyle | |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), Edward Galloway (SF) Zoran Zieglen, Larry Kerr | |
| 10:34 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder is fouled on the floor by Silas McVean - foul #2 on Silas McVean, team foul #4 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall (SG), Gregory Everett (PF) Tristan Thiessen, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:17 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-51 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Brian Anderson gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 10:11 | Houston | Michael Gonsalez double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tristan Thiessen (PG) Kenneth Cheshire | |
| Subs | Houston | William Sloan (SG), Carmelo Hudson (PF), Leon Scott (C) Michael Gonsalez, Silas McVean, Brian Anderson | |
| 10:04 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall blows the wide open layup | 45-51 |
| 10:03 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder tips it home | 47-51 |
| 09:40 | Houston | William Sloan misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-51 |
| 09:38 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett grabs the defensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Tristan Thiessen | 49-51 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Edward Galloway is open and scores on a shot from the right side | 49-53 |
| 09:09 | Southern Mississippi | Tristan Thiessen misses the floater in the lane | 49-53 |
| 09:08 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:02 | Houston | William Sloan is alone and drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by James Johnson | 49-55 |
| 08:52 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett misses the 3 from straight away | 49-55 |
| 08:50 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett gets the offensive rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:37 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 08:33 | Houston | William Sloan travels in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire (PG), Anthony Marks (SG), Fred Doyle (SF), William Hall (PF), Michael Wilson (C) Tristan Thiessen, William Macdougall, Christopher Newsome, Gregory Everett, Lawrence Ruder | |
| Subs | Houston | Zoran Zieglen (PG), Michael Gonsalez (SG), Larry Kerr (SF), Silas McVean (PF), Brian Anderson (C) James Johnson, William Sloan, Edward Galloway, Carmelo Hudson, Leon Scott | |
| 08:11 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Doyle connects on the open pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Cheshire | 51-55 |
| 08:09 | Houston | Kenneth Cheshire steals it from Michael Gonsalez in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| 07:56 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Doyle is hacked by Larry Kerr - foul #2 on Larry Kerr, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard (PG), Francis Moorefield (PF) Anthony Marks, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Derrick Leonard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Cheshire (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Fred Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Francis Moorefield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - William Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Zoran Zieglen (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Gonsalez (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Kerr (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Silas McVean (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Anderson (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire is open and lays it up and in set up by Fred Doyle | 53-55 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Fred Doyle picks off the pass by Michael Gonsalez | 53-55 |
| 07:12 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Michael Gonsalez gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:04 | Houston | Michael Gonsalez is called for traveling | 53-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Marks (SG), Christopher Newsome (SF), Michael Wilson (C) Kenneth Cheshire, Fred Doyle, William Hall | |
| Subs | Houston | William Sloan (SG), Carmelo Hudson (PF), Leon Scott (C) Michael Gonsalez, Silas McVean, Brian Anderson | |
| 07:01 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome is fouled in the backcourt by William Sloan - foul #2 on William Sloan, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| 06:49 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Leon Scott - foul #1 on Leon Scott, team foul #7 | 53-55 |
| 06:49 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:49 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:30 | Houston | Christopher Newsome blocks the short jumper by Carmelo Hudson | 55-55 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Leon Scott snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Leon Scott is hacked by Michael Wilson - foul #3 on Michael Wilson, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall (SG), Lawrence Ruder (C) Anthony Marks, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG), Michael Gonsalez (SG), Edward Galloway (SF), Silas McVean (PF) Zoran Zieglen, William Sloan, Larry Kerr, Carmelo Hudson | |
| 06:03 | Houston | Leon Scott misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | Derrick Leonard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 05:46 | Houston | Edward Galloway gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Derrick Leonard is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #5 on Derrick Leonard, team foul #10 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire (PG), Gregory Everett (PF) Derrick Leonard, Francis Moorefield | |
| Subs | Houston | Brian Anderson (C) Leon Scott | |
| 05:41 | Houston | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:41 | Houston | James Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:41 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:27 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire is open but comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 55-55 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Brian Anderson pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:20 | Houston | William Macdougall steals the ball from James Johnson | 55-55 |
| 05:18 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome travels in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tristan Thiessen (PG), Michael Wilson (SF) Kenneth Cheshire, Christopher Newsome | |
| Subs | Houston | William Sloan (SG), Carmelo Hudson (PF) Michael Gonsalez, Silas McVean | |
| 05:06 | Houston | Edward Galloway can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-55 |
| 05:04 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Wilson | 55-55 |
| 05:01 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Galloway is called for the reach on Michael Wilson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Galloway, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Fred Doyle (SF) Gregory Everett | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:01 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:01 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:57 | Houston | William Sloan misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Macdougall - foul #2 on William Macdougall, team foul #11 | 55-55 |
| 04:57 | Houston | William Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 04:57 | Houston | William Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:55 | Southern Mississippi | Edward Galloway picks off the pass by Tristan Thiessen in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| 04:55 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 55-57 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire (PG), Anthony Marks (SG), William Hall (PF) Tristan Thiessen, William Macdougall, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 04:36 | Houston | James Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 04:09 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire makes the wide open runner from close range | 57-60 |
| 04:05 | Houston | James Johnson is hacked by Kenneth Cheshire in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Cheshire, team foul #12 | 57-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tristan Thiessen (PG), William Macdougall (SG), Michael Wilson (SF), Francis Moorefield (PF), Gregory Everett (C) Kenneth Cheshire, Anthony Marks, Fred Doyle, William Hall, Lawrence Ruder | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Gonsalez (SG), Larry Kerr (SF), Silas McVean (PF), Leon Scott (C) William Sloan, Edward Galloway, Carmelo Hudson, Brian Anderson | |
| 04:05 | Houston | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:05 | Houston | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:46 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Tristan Thiessen | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Tristan Thiessen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Macdougall (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Wilson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Francis Moorefield (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Gregory Everett (tiring) 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Johnson (very tired) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Gonsalez (tiring) 2 reb. SF - Larry Kerr (tired) 2 pts. PF - Silas McVean (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Leon Scott (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Houston | James Johnson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 03:29 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 03:26 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Gonsalez picks off the pass by Michael Wilson in the backcourt | 59-61 |
| 03:25 | Houston | Michael Gonsalez lays it up and in | 59-63 |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall is hacked by James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome (SF), Lawrence Ruder (C) Francis Moorefield, Gregory Everett | |
| Subs | Houston | Zoran Zieglen (PG), William Sloan (SG) James Johnson, Michael Gonsalez | |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 03:19 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:09 | Houston | William Sloan is fouled on the floor by William Macdougall - foul #3 on William Macdougall, team foul #13 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire (PG), Fred Doyle (SF) Tristan Thiessen, Christopher Newsome | |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Hudson (PF), Brian Anderson (C) Silas McVean, Leon Scott | |
| 03:09 | Houston | William Sloan misses the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 03:09 | Houston | William Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Ruder and the foul's on Zoran Zieglen - foul #3 on Zoran Zieglen, team foul #10 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Anthony Marks (PG), William Hall (PF) Kenneth Cheshire, Michael Wilson | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Galloway (SF) Larry Kerr | |
| 02:54 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 63-64 |
| 02:54 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall misses the free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Edward Galloway pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Edward Galloway clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Anthony Marks - foul #1 on Anthony Marks, team foul #14 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire (PG) William Macdougall | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:48 | Houston | Edward Galloway misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Edward Galloway misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:48 | Southern Mississippi | William Hall pulls down the rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:48 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| 02:28 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by Kenneth Cheshire is blocked by Carmelo Hudson | 63-64 |
| 02:26 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-64 |
| 02:23 | Houston | Kenneth Cheshire steps in front of the Edward Galloway pass in the backcourt | 63-64 |
| 02:22 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire banks in the layup | 65-64 |
| 02:22 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 65-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall (SG), Christopher Newsome (SF), Michael Wilson (PF) Anthony Marks, Fred Doyle, Lawrence Ruder | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Gonsalez (SG), Leon Scott (C) William Sloan, Brian Anderson | |
| 02:20 | Houston | Kenneth Cheshire steals the ball from Michael Gonsalez in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| 02:15 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Wilson blows the wide open layup | 65-64 |
| 02:13 | Southern Mississippi | William Hall tips it in | 67-64 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Zoran Zieglen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | Silas McVean (PF) Carmelo Hudson | |
| 01:54 | Southern Mississippi | William Macdougall lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Christopher Newsome | 69-64 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Zoran Zieglen is hacked by William Macdougall in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Macdougall, team foul #15 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield (PF), Lawrence Ruder (C) Michael Wilson, William Hall | |
| Subs | Houston | William Sloan (SG), Carmelo Hudson (PF), Brian Anderson (C) Michael Gonsalez, Silas McVean, Leon Scott | |
| 01:52 | Houston | Houston calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 69-64 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Zoran Zieglen misses the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Zoran Zieglen makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:50 | Southern Mississippi | Brian Anderson is called for the reach on Kenneth Cheshire in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Anderson, team foul #11 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Houston | James Johnson (PG) Zoran Zieglen | |
| 01:50 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 01:50 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 01:48 | Houston | William Macdougall takes the ball from James Johnson in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| 01:47 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Macdougall | 72-65 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Houston | Kenneth Cheshire takes the ball from Carmelo Hudson in the backcourt | 72-65 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:35 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield is open and scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Christopher Newsome | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:16 | Houston | William Macdougall is called for the reach on William Sloan - foul #5 on William Macdougall, team foul #16 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | William Hall (SG) William Macdougall | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:16 | Houston | William Sloan misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 01:16 | Houston | William Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:14 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-66 |
| 00:53 | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-66 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson pulls down the rebound | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:46 | Houston | William Sloan is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Johnson | 74-69 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder is hacked by James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Johnson, team foul #12 | 74-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Fred Doyle (SF) Christopher Newsome | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder misses the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:45 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Houston | Edward Galloway can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Fred Doyle - foul #2 on Fred Doyle, team foul #17 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Christopher Newsome (SF) Fred Doyle | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:40 | Houston | Edward Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:40 | Houston | Edward Galloway misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Ruder pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield is hacked by James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Johnson, team foul #13 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Fred Doyle (SF) Christopher Newsome | |
| Subs | Houston | Zoran Zieglen (PG) James Johnson | |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:37 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:31 | Houston | William Sloan hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 77-73 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Doyle is fouled in the backcourt by Zoran Zieglen - foul #4 on Zoran Zieglen, team foul #14 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tristan Thiessen (PG), Gregory Everett (PF) Kenneth Cheshire, Francis Moorefield | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:27 | Houston | Zoran Zieglen is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield (PF) Gregory Everett | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Doyle is hacked by Edward Galloway - foul #3 on Edward Galloway, team foul #15 | 78-73 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:24 | Southern Mississippi | Fred Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to Edward Galloway | 79-73 |
| 00:20 | Houston | William Sloan is fouled in the backcourt by Tristan Thiessen - foul #3 on Tristan Thiessen, team foul #18 | 79-73 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Cheshire (PG), Christopher Newsome (SF) Tristan Thiessen, Fred Doyle | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:20 | Houston | William Sloan makes the 1st free throw | 79-74 |
| 00:20 | Houston | William Sloan makes the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield is hacked by Zoran Zieglen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Zoran Zieglen, team foul #16 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Tristan Thiessen (PG) Kenneth Cheshire | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Gonsalez (SG) Zoran Zieglen | |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield misses the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:17 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield misses the 2nd free throw | 79-75 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson grabs the board | 79-75 |
| 00:10 | Houston | William Sloan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 79-75 |
| 00:08 | Houston | Carmelo Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 79-75 |
| 00:06 | Houston | William Sloan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 79-75 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Francis Moorefield grabs the board | 79-75 |
| 00:05 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 79-75 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Everett (PF) Francis Moorefield | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | William Hall is hacked by Michael Gonsalez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Gonsalez, team foul #17 | 79-75 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | William Hall makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:04 | Southern Mississippi | William Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Michael Gonsalez grabs the board | 80-75 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Michael Gonsalez comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 80-75 |