| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Oren Mancilla (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Garney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wallace Cadet (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Burrage (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla is hacked by Manuel Huggins - foul #1 on Manuel Huggins, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 19:31 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 19:30 | Houston | Ronald Wittman snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:09 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Patrick Pearce | 31-33 |
| 18:49 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney's pass is intercepted by Michael Hulett | 31-33 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Michael Hulett comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Willie Burrage - foul #1 on Willie Burrage, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage connects on the jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Jonathan Vincent - foul #2 on Jonathan Vincent, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage misses the free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Manuel Huggins loses the dribble to Willie Burrage | 33-35 |
| 17:36 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Manuel Huggins - foul #2 on Manuel Huggins, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| 17:36 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:36 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Patrick Pearce hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 17:18 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Ronald Wittman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 16:58 | Houston | Michael Hulett grabs the offensive board | 35-35 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Manuel Huggins makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ronald Wittman | 35-37 |
| 16:25 | Central Florida | Manuel Huggins picks off the pass by Willie Burrage | 35-37 |
| 16:11 | Houston | Manuel Huggins loses the ball out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (PG), Wayne Bernard (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Kenneth Barco (PF), Jordan Dupree (C) Oren Mancilla, Douglas Garney, Wallace Cadet, Marvin Freeman, Willie Burrage | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 15:51 | Central Florida | John Bose comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 15:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to Keith Bailey | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - John Bose (fresh) SG - Wayne Bernard (fresh) SF - Philip Walters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Barco (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jordan Dupree (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) SF - Ronald Mair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Bailey (fresh) C - Irvin Haskell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:47 | Houston | Gregory Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 15:38 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 15:37 | Houston | Keith Bailey gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Fred Bynoe can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jordan Dupree - foul #2 on Jordan Dupree, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Fred Bynoe misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Fred Bynoe misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:19 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:02 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-37 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Gregory Smith pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Fred Bynoe can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 35-37 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Keith Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:43 | Houston | Ronald Mair is whistled for a carry | 35-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla (PG), Wallace Cadet (SF), Willie Burrage (C) John Bose, Wayne Bernard, Philip Walters | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG), Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Fred Bynoe, Ronald Mair, Keith Bailey, Irvin Haskell | |
| 14:27 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco is denied on a layup by Ronald Wittman | 35-37 |
| 14:26 | Houston | Ronald Wittman snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Burrage - foul #2 on Willie Burrage, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Garney (SG), Marvin Freeman (PF) Kenneth Barco, Jordan Dupree | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Hulett (SF) Gregory Smith | |
| 14:19 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:58 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 13:56 | Houston | Ronald Wittman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Douglas Garney steals it from Ronald Wittman | 35-38 |
| 13:23 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla clanks a jumper from the right side | 35-38 |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla hits the follow up shot | 37-38 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Ronald Wittman buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Patrick Pearce | 37-40 |
| 12:43 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet is denied on a layup by Ronald Wittman | 37-40 |
| 12:41 | Houston | Michael Hulett gets the rebound | 37-40 |
| 12:37 | Houston | Manuel Huggins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 12:35 | Houston | Ronald Wittman grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 12:19 | Houston | Ronald Wittman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-40 |
| 12:18 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 12:02 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Pearce - foul #2 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (SG), Philip Walters (SF), Kenneth Barco (PF), Jordan Dupree (C) Douglas Garney, Wallace Cadet, Marvin Freeman, Willie Burrage | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 12:02 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla misses the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 12:02 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Fred Bynoe drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Irvin Haskell | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Oren Mancilla (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bose (fresh) SF - Philip Walters (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Barco (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jordan Dupree (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Mair (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Bailey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Irvin Haskell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Central Florida | Philip Walters is called for traveling | 38-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard (SG) Oren Mancilla | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:09 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by John Bose - foul #1 on John Bose, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Manuel Huggins (SG) Fred Bynoe | |
| 11:09 | Houston | Gregory Smith makes the free throw | 38-45 |
| 10:53 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco loses the ball out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Michael Hulett (SF) Keith Bailey, Irvin Haskell | |
| 10:30 | Houston | Michael Hulett scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Ronald Mair | 38-47 |
| 10:22 | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree can't finish the layup | 38-47 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Gregory Smith snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Jordan Dupree swats the short shot by Gregory Smith | 38-47 |
| 10:13 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Philip Walters | 38-47 |
| 09:57 | Central Florida | John Bose hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Philip Walters and he's fouled by Ronald Mair - foul #3 on Ronald Mair, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Garney (SG), Wallace Cadet (SF), Marvin Freeman (PF), Willie Burrage (C) Wayne Bernard, Philip Walters, Kenneth Barco, Jordan Dupree | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Gregory Smith, Ronald Mair | |
| 09:57 | Central Florida | John Bose makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Manuel Huggins can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 09:45 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 09:32 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 09:30 | Houston | Ronald Wittman grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 09:09 | Houston | Michael Hulett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 09:08 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 09:04 | Central Florida | Ronald Wittman is called for the reach on Douglas Garney - foul #2 on Ronald Wittman, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla (PG) John Bose | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (PG), Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Michael Hulett | |
| 08:55 | Central Florida | Marvin Freeman knocks in the driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Ronald Wittman - foul #3 on Ronald Wittman, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| 08:55 | Central Florida | Marvin Freeman makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 08:40 | Houston | Willie Burrage swats the short shot by Ronald Wittman | 44-47 |
| 08:39 | Central Florida | Marvin Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 08:13 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney is called for 5 seconds | 44-47 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Fred Bynoe's layup is rejected by Marvin Freeman | 44-47 |
| 07:51 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Oren Mancilla (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Garney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wallace Cadet (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marvin Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Burrage (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Mair (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney misses short on a runner in the lane | 44-47 |
| 07:36 | Houston | Fred Bynoe snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Ronald Wittman blows the layup but he's hacked by Wallace Cadet - foul #1 on Wallace Cadet, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco (SG), Jordan Dupree (PF) Douglas Garney, Marvin Freeman | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Manuel Huggins (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Irvin Haskell (C) Gregory Smith, Fred Bynoe, Ronald Mair, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 07:16 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Ronald Wittman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:57 | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (SG), Philip Walters (SF) Wallace Cadet, Willie Burrage | |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Bailey (PF) Ronald Wittman | |
| 06:29 | Houston | Oren Mancilla is called for the reach on Irvin Haskell - foul #2 on Oren Mancilla, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 06:15 | Houston | Keith Bailey can't tip it in | 44-49 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Michael Hulett tips it back up and in | 44-51 |
| 05:59 | Central Florida | Philip Walters hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Michael Hulett grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Manuel Huggins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 05:39 | Houston | Keith Bailey tips it back up and in | 44-53 |
| 05:21 | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 05:20 | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco tips it home | 46-53 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Manuel Huggins banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Hulett | 46-55 |
| 05:02 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Garney (SG), Wallace Cadet (SF), Marvin Freeman (PF), Willie Burrage (C) John Bose, Philip Walters, Kenneth Barco, Jordan Dupree | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Wittman (PF), Jonathan Vincent (C) Keith Bailey, Irvin Haskell | |
| 04:45 | Central Florida | Manuel Huggins steals the ball from Oren Mancilla | 46-55 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Michael Hulett can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-55 |
| 04:32 | Houston | Patrick Pearce tips it in | 46-57 |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Garney | 49-57 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Michael Hulett can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 04:00 | Houston | Ronald Wittman tips it home | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:58 | Central Florida | Patrick Pearce steps in front of the Oren Mancilla pass in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Patrick Pearce slams it home | 49-61 |
| 03:50 | Central Florida | Oren Mancilla lays it up and in set up by Marvin Freeman | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Oren Mancilla (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Garney (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wallace Cadet (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marvin Freeman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Burrage (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Huggins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Wittman (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Vincent (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Houston | Manuel Huggins can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Marvin Freeman - foul #1 on Marvin Freeman, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Bose (PG) Oren Mancilla | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:21 | Houston | Manuel Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:21 | Houston | Manuel Huggins misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 03:21 | Central Florida | Willie Burrage pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 03:04 | Central Florida | John Bose buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 53-62 |
| 02:40 | Houston | John Bose is called for the reach on Manuel Huggins - foul #2 on John Bose, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Gregory Smith (SF) Michael Hulett | |
| 02:40 | Houston | Manuel Huggins makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 02:40 | Houston | Manuel Huggins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 02:20 | Central Florida | Gregory Smith picks off the pass by Wallace Cadet | 53-64 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Gregory Smith lays it in | 53-66 |
| 02:12 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-66 |
| 02:10 | Central Florida | Marvin Freeman tips it but misses | 53-66 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Jonathan Vincent pulls down the rebound | 53-66 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Douglas Garney picks off the pass by Patrick Pearce in the backcourt | 53-66 |
| 02:04 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney misses the easy layup | 53-66 |
| 02:02 | Houston | Ronald Wittman grabs the board | 53-66 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Gregory Smith lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Pearce | 53-68 |
| 01:25 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Patrick Pearce - foul #3 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #8 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kenneth Barco (SG), Jordan Dupree (PF), Philip Walters (C) Douglas Garney, Marvin Freeman, Willie Burrage | |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Ronald Mair (SF), Keith Bailey (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) Patrick Pearce, Manuel Huggins, Ronald Wittman, Jonathan Vincent | |
| 01:25 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 01:25 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Fred Bynoe can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-68 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Irvin Haskell grabs the offensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Keith Bailey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 00:42 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Kenneth Barco | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Central Florida | Wallace Cadet buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Bose | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Ronald Mair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-68 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard (SG) Wallace Cadet | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:09 | Central Florida | Jordan Dupree is whistled for a carry | 57-68 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Gregory Smith runs out the clock | 57-68 |