| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Charles Doan (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gordon Neves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Weitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jordan Allmon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Marvin Echols inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Houston | Shannon McElravy loses the dribble to Charles Doan | 27-32 |
| 19:27 | Central Florida | Charles Doan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 19:26 | Central Florida | Edward Beck grabs the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 19:12 | Central Florida | Antonio Weitz misses the jumper from the left block | 27-32 |
| 19:10 | Houston | Harold Ross pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:45 | Houston | William Aronson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-32 |
| 18:35 | Central Florida | Marvin Echols steals the ball from Jordan Allmon | 27-32 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Dale Wiley throws it down set up by Marvin Echols | 29-32 |
| 18:18 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon drills a jumper from close range | 29-34 |
| 18:01 | Houston | Marvin Echols can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 17:59 | Central Florida | Edward Beck snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 17:49 | Central Florida | Antonio Weitz makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gordon Neves | 29-37 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Marvin Echols is fouled on the floor by Gordon Neves - foul #2 on Gordon Neves, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (SG), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Shannon McElravy, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Haldeman (SG), James Washington (C) Gordon Neves, Edward Beck | |
| 17:17 | Houston | Antonio Weitz takes the ball from Marvin Echols | 29-37 |
| 17:14 | Central Florida | Charles Doan hits the finger roll on a great pass from Antonio Weitz | 29-39 |
| 16:50 | Houston | Dale Wiley is fouled on the floor by Jordan Allmon - foul #2 on Jordan Allmon, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), Greg Ishmael (SF) Dale Wiley, Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG), Calvin Frizzell (SF), Casey Swanson (C) Charles Doan, Antonio Weitz, Jordan Allmon | |
| 16:33 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Casey Swanson - foul #1 on Casey Swanson, team foul #3 | 29-39 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Shannon McElravy makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:12 | Central Florida | Shannon McElravy is called for the reach on Casey Swanson - foul #2 on Shannon McElravy, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Houston | William Aronson (PF) Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gordon Neves (SG), Edward Beck (C) David Haldeman, Calvin Frizzell | |
| 15:59 | Central Florida | Junior Stone misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-39 |
| 15:58 | Houston | Mark Heal pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Mark Heal (fresh) SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Ishmael (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Neves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Washington (fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Beck (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Houston | William Aronson connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 33-39 |
| 15:13 | Central Florida | Casey Swanson is hacked by Greg Ishmael - foul #1 on Greg Ishmael, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Marvin Echols (SF), Harold Ross (C) Shannon McElravy, Greg Ishmael, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Doan (PG), Antonio Weitz (SF), Jordan Allmon (PF) Junior Stone, Casey Swanson, James Washington | |
| 14:58 | Central Florida | Antonio Weitz is fouled on the floor by Harold Ross - foul #3 on Harold Ross, team foul #3 | 33-39 |
| 14:43 | Central Florida | Antonio Weitz misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 14:41 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon grabs the offensive board | 33-39 |
| 14:32 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon lays it in set up by Charles Doan | 33-41 |
| 14:18 | Houston | William Aronson's floater is knocked away by Antonio Weitz | 33-41 |
| 14:16 | Houston | Harold Ross grabs the offensive board | 33-41 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Harold Ross's pass is intercepted by Jordan Allmon | 33-41 |
| 13:56 | Central Florida | Edward Beck is hacked by Harold Ross - foul #4 on Harold Ross, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Greg Ishmael (SG), Domenic Russo (PF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Mark Heal, William Aronson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Haldeman (SG), James Washington (C) Gordon Neves, Edward Beck | |
| 13:50 | Central Florida | Charles Doan makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 13:41 | Houston | Greg Ishmael is hacked by James Washington - foul #1 on James Washington, team foul #4 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG) Greg Ishmael | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:31 | Houston | Shannon McElravy knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dale Wiley | 36-44 |
| 13:19 | Central Florida | David Haldeman loses the dribble to Tracy Gleeson | 36-44 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Shannon McElravy misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 13:01 | Central Florida | James Washington gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 12:33 | Central Florida | Charles Doan is called for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (PG) Dale Wiley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG), Gordon Neves (SG), Casey Swanson (SF) Charles Doan, David Haldeman, Antonio Weitz | |
| 12:19 | Houston | Gordon Neves steals the ball from Shannon McElravy | 36-44 |
| 11:55 | Central Florida | Gordon Neves buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Jordan Allmon | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Booth (fresh) SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Neves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Casey Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jordan Allmon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Washington (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Houston | Domenic Russo misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on James Washington - foul #2 on James Washington, team foul #5 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Mark Heal (SG), Greg Ishmael (SF), William Aronson (PF) James Booth, Shannon McElravy, Marvin Echols, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Edward Beck (C) Jordan Allmon | |
| 11:36 | Houston | Domenic Russo makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 11:36 | Houston | Domenic Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 11:21 | Central Florida | Junior Stone scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 10:56 | Houston | Mark Heal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Flickinger (C) Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Doan (PG), Antonio Weitz (SF) Junior Stone, James Washington | |
| 10:32 | Central Florida | Gordon Neves is hacked by William Aronson - foul #1 on William Aronson, team foul #5 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (SF), Tracy Gleeson (C) Greg Ishmael, Kevin Flickinger | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Haldeman (SG) Gordon Neves | |
| 10:17 | Central Florida | Charles Doan misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Marvin Echols gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 10:02 | Houston | William Aronson misses the floater from the left side | 38-49 |
| 10:00 | Central Florida | Edward Beck grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 09:48 | Central Florida | David Haldeman makes the 3 from straight away | 38-52 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Mark Heal can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-52 |
| 09:29 | Central Florida | Casey Swanson gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:23 | Central Florida | Edward Beck is fouled on the floor by Tracy Gleeson - foul #2 on Tracy Gleeson, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Shannon McElravy (SG), Domenic Russo (C) Dale Wiley, Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gordon Neves (SG), Jordan Allmon (PF) David Haldeman, Casey Swanson | |
| 09:09 | Central Florida | Gordon Neves throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Flickinger (C) William Aronson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Washington (C) Edward Beck | |
| 08:42 | Houston | Shannon McElravy is hacked by Gordon Neves - foul #3 on Gordon Neves, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Houston | James Booth (PG), Tracy Gleeson (C) Mark Heal, Kevin Flickinger | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG) Charles Doan | |
| 08:31 | Houston | Domenic Russo misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Marvin Echols pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 08:13 | Houston | James Booth makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 08:02 | Central Florida | Tracy Gleeson swats the short shot by James Washington | 41-52 |
| 08:00 | Houston | Domenic Russo grabs the board | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Booth (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shannon McElravy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Domenic Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tracy Gleeson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Neves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Weitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jordan Allmon (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Washington (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson lays it in and the foul's on James Washington - foul #3 on James Washington, team foul #7 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Dale Wiley (PG), Greg Ishmael (SF), Harold Ross (C) James Booth, Marvin Echols, Domenic Russo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Haldeman (SG), Calvin Frizzell (SF), Edward Beck (C) Gordon Neves, Antonio Weitz, James Washington | |
| 07:43 | Houston | Tracy Gleeson makes the free throw | 44-52 |
| 07:23 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon clanks a shot from the right side but the foul's on Tracy Gleeson - foul #3 on Tracy Gleeson, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Houston | William Aronson (PF) Tracy Gleeson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Doan (PG) Junior Stone | |
| 07:23 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 07:23 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 07:16 | Houston | Edward Beck takes the ball from Dale Wiley | 44-54 |
| 07:00 | Central Florida | Edward Beck lays it up and in | 44-56 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Greg Ishmael comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-56 |
| 06:42 | Houston | William Aronson gets the offensive rebound | 44-56 |
| 06:27 | Houston | William Aronson buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-56 |
| 06:05 | Central Florida | Charles Doan scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Greg Ishmael misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-58 |
| 05:51 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 05:38 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-58 |
| 05:36 | Central Florida | Edward Beck tips it but misses | 47-58 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Harold Ross pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 05:12 | Houston | Harold Ross clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-58 |
| 05:10 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 05:10 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (SF) Greg Ishmael | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gordon Neves (SG), Antonio Weitz (SF) David Haldeman, Calvin Frizzell | |
| 04:58 | Central Florida | Edward Beck misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Harold Ross - foul #5 on Harold Ross, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Domenic Russo (C) Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:58 | Central Florida | Edward Beck misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 04:58 | Central Florida | Edward Beck makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:35 | Houston | Dale Wiley makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from William Aronson | 49-59 |
| 04:15 | Central Florida | Antonio Weitz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-59 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Shannon McElravy pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Dale Wiley drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Shannon McElravy | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Dale Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shannon McElravy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Echols (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - William Aronson (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Domenic Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Charles Doan (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gordon Neves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Weitz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jordan Allmon (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Edward Beck (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Central Florida | Gordon Neves misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-59 |
| 03:32 | Houston | Domenic Russo grabs the board | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Houston | Domenic Russo can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 03:13 | Central Florida | Antonio Weitz grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 02:47 | Central Florida | Antonio Weitz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 02:46 | Houston | William Aronson grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Domenic Russo knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Shannon McElravy | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:16 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Neves | 53-62 |
| 01:55 | Houston | William Aronson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gordon Neves - foul #4 on Gordon Neves, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| 01:55 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 01:55 | Houston | William Aronson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 01:55 | Central Florida | Jordan Allmon snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Central Florida | Domenic Russo is called for the reach on Gordon Neves - foul #2 on Domenic Russo, team foul #9 | 54-62 |
| 01:26 | Central Florida | Gordon Neves makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 01:26 | Central Florida | Gordon Neves makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Dale Wiley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 01:17 | Central Florida | Edward Beck pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 01:07 | Central Florida | Charles Doan buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-67 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Antonio Weitz steps in front of the Domenic Russo pass | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Central Florida | Domenic Russo picks off the pass by Edward Beck | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Houston | William Aronson is fouled on the floor by Charles Doan - foul #1 on Charles Doan, team foul #9 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Heal (PG), Greg Ishmael (SG), Kevin Flickinger (SF) Dale Wiley, Shannon McElravy, Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG), David Haldeman (SG), Calvin Frizzell (SF), James Washington (PF), Casey Swanson (C) Charles Doan, Gordon Neves, Antonio Weitz, Jordan Allmon, Edward Beck | |
| 00:26 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 00:26 | Houston | William Aronson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Junior Stone runs out the clock | 56-67 |