| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) C - Scott Savage (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) SG - Douglas Garney (fresh) SF - Wayne Bernard (fresh) PF - Toby Luke (fresh) C - Thomas Hanes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Michael Hulett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Scott Savage hits a turnaround from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Phillip Smith snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Michael Hulett hits a runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Toby Luke - foul #1 on Toby Luke, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Michael Hulett makes the free throw | 5-0 |
| 18:49 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Michael Hulett clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-0 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Richard Williams pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:02 | Central Florida | Toby Luke makes the jumper from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Michael Hulett hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Telek Krasinski | 7-2 |
| 17:27 | Central Florida | Richard Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-5 |
| 17:25 | Houston | Phillip Smith loses the dribble to Douglas Garney in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 17:11 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard is hacked by Phillip Smith - foul #1 on Phillip Smith, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Fred Bynoe (SF), Irvin Haskell (C) Phillip Smith, Michael Hulett, Scott Savage | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:06 | Central Florida | Richard Williams connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Fred Bynoe misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Hanes - foul #1 on Thomas Hanes, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SF) Joshua Kunkel | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:56 | Houston | Fred Bynoe makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Fred Bynoe makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 16:32 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Douglas Garney, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Bailey (C) Telek Krasinski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jack London (PF) Toby Luke | |
| 16:25 | Houston | Jack London steals it from John Lake | 9-8 |
| 16:20 | Central Florida | Fred Bynoe steals it from Douglas Garney | 9-8 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Fred Bynoe blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Hanes - foul #2 on Thomas Hanes, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Michael Hulett (SF) Patrick Pearce, Keith Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Dias (PG), Daniel Diep (SF), Elton Moore (C) Richard Williams, Wayne Bernard, Thomas Hanes | |
| 16:01 | Houston | Fred Bynoe makes the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Fred Bynoe misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 16:01 | Central Florida | Jack London grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 15:59 | Central Florida | Robert Dias is hacked by Phillip Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Smith, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG) Phillip Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) SG - John Lake (fresh) SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 3 pts. C - Irvin Haskell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Dias (fresh) SG - Douglas Garney (fresh) SF - Daniel Diep (fresh) PF - Jack London (fresh) C - Elton Moore (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Central Florida | Robert Dias misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 10-8 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Fred Bynoe grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Elton Moore is called for the reach on Patrick Pearce - foul #1 on Elton Moore, team foul #5 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Joshua Kunkel (PF), Scott Savage (C) John Lake, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nickolas Sontag (SG) Douglas Garney | |
| 15:25 | Houston | Fred Bynoe knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Pearce | 13-8 |
| 15:07 | Central Florida | Nickolas Sontag misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-8 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel grabs the defensive rebound | 13-8 |
| 14:53 | Houston | Michael Hulett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-8 |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG) Fred Bynoe | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Williams (PG), Wayne Bernard (SF), Toby Luke (PF) Robert Dias, Nickolas Sontag, Elton Moore | |
| 14:41 | Central Florida | Telek Krasinski is called for the reach on Daniel Diep - foul #1 on Telek Krasinski, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SF) Michael Hulett | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Garney (SG) Daniel Diep | |
| 14:24 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney connects on the 3 from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Richard Williams steals it from John Lake | 13-11 |
| 14:07 | Central Florida | Toby Luke can't finish the layup | 13-11 |
| 14:06 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney gets the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:39 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney is hacked by John Lake - foul #1 on John Lake, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (PG), Irvin Haskell (PF), Keith Bailey (C) Patrick Pearce, Joshua Kunkel, Scott Savage | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Elton Moore (C) Jack London | |
| 13:25 | Central Florida | Elton Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Hulett (SF) Keith Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Daniel Diep (SF) Wayne Bernard | |
| 13:05 | Houston | Michael Hulett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 13:03 | Houston | Fred Bynoe gets the offensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Fred Bynoe misses the jump hook from the left block | 13-11 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Fred Bynoe tips it but misses | 13-11 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Elton Moore snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 12:43 | Central Florida | Richard Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Irvin Haskell grabs the board | 13-11 |
| 12:20 | Houston | Telek Krasinski connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from John Lake | 15-11 |
| 11:59 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Elton Moore | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Lake (fresh) SG - Telek Krasinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Irvin Haskell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Douglas Garney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Diep (fresh) PF - Toby Luke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Elton Moore (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Houston | Telek Krasinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-14 |
| 11:43 | Central Florida | Toby Luke grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 11:26 | Central Florida | Daniel Diep travels with the ball | 15-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Keith Bailey (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF), Scott Savage (C) John Lake, Michael Hulett, Fred Bynoe, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Dias (PG), Wayne Bernard (SF), Jack London (PF) Richard Williams, Douglas Garney, Toby Luke | |
| 11:17 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 11:16 | Houston | Telek Krasinski tips it but misses | 15-14 |
| 11:14 | Central Florida | Daniel Diep pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:53 | Central Florida | Jack London is denied on a layup by Scott Savage | 15-14 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Scott Savage snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Telek Krasinski clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack London - foul #1 on Jack London, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nickolas Sontag (SG), Toby Luke (PF) Daniel Diep, Elton Moore | |
| 10:32 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses the 2nd free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:32 | Houston | Scott Savage snags the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 10:19 | Houston | Telek Krasinski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 10:18 | Central Florida | Toby Luke grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 10:08 | Central Florida | Robert Dias is called for 10 seconds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SG), Michael Hulett (SF) Telek Krasinski, Keith Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 09:53 | Houston | John Lake connects on the floater from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 09:37 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 09:35 | Central Florida | Jack London snags the offensive board | 18-14 |
| 09:29 | Central Florida | Jack London is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jack London, team foul #7 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SG), Irvin Haskell (C) John Lake, Scott Savage | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Garney (SG) Jack London | |
| 09:04 | Houston | Michael Hulett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Fred Bynoe | 21-14 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney knocks in the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Patrick Pearce - foul #1 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #5 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SF) Michael Hulett | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Williams (PG), Elton Moore (PF) Nickolas Sontag, Toby Luke | |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney makes the free throw | 21-17 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Patrick Pearce comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-17 |
| 08:34 | Houston | Irvin Haskell tips it back up and in | 23-17 |
| 08:19 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 08:18 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Bernard | 23-17 |
| 08:09 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-17 |
| 08:08 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Patrick Pearce hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Kunkel | 25-17 |
| 07:47 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Williams | 25-20 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Bynoe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Lake (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Irvin Haskell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Garney (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Wayne Bernard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Elton Moore (fresh) C - Robert Dias (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel travels with the ball | 25-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG), Michael Hulett (SF), Scott Savage (C) Patrick Pearce, Joshua Kunkel, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Daniel Diep (SF), Toby Luke (PF) Wayne Bernard, Robert Dias | |
| 07:11 | Central Florida | Richard Williams clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 07:10 | Houston | Michael Hulett snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Telek Krasinski is hacked by Elton Moore - foul #2 on Elton Moore, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Houston | Keith Bailey (PF) Fred Bynoe | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nickolas Sontag (SG), Robert Dias (C) Douglas Garney, Elton Moore | |
| 06:57 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:57 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:57 | Central Florida | Toby Luke grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:36 | Central Florida | Robert Dias misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-20 |
| 06:35 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Hulett | 26-20 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Scott Savage connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Telek Krasinski | 28-20 |
| 06:16 | Central Florida | Richard Williams knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Dias | 28-22 |
| 05:52 | Houston | Michael Hulett comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 28-22 |
| 05:50 | Houston | Telek Krasinski tips it back up and in | 30-22 |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | Richard Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Williams, team foul #9 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Fred Bynoe (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF), Irvin Haskell (C) John Lake, Michael Hulett, Keith Bailey, Scott Savage | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Garney (SG), Wayne Bernard (SF) Richard Williams, Daniel Diep | |
| 05:08 | Houston | Patrick Pearce is called for traveling | 30-22 |
| 04:50 | Central Florida | Robert Dias comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-22 |
| 04:48 | Houston | Irvin Haskell gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Irvin Haskell | 33-22 |
| 04:26 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-22 |
| 04:25 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney hits the follow up shot | 33-24 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Irvin Haskell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Dias - foul #1 on Robert Dias, team foul #10 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Hulett (SF) Telek Krasinski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:16 | Houston | Irvin Haskell makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 04:16 | Houston | Irvin Haskell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 04:16 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Kunkel | 34-24 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Michael Hulett misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-24 |
| 04:02 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard snags the defensive board | 34-24 |
| 03:40 | Central Florida | Patrick Pearce steals the ball from Douglas Garney | 34-24 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Patrick Pearce lays it up and in | 36-24 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Bynoe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Hulett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 4 reb. C - Irvin Haskell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Nickolas Sontag (fairly fresh) SG - Douglas Garney (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Wayne Bernard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Toby Luke (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Dias (fairly fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | Toby Luke lays it up and in on a nice dish by Nickolas Sontag and the foul's on Irvin Haskell - foul #1 on Irvin Haskell, team foul #6 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), John Lake (SG), Keith Bailey (PF), Scott Savage (C) Patrick Pearce, Fred Bynoe, Joshua Kunkel, Irvin Haskell | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Williams (PG), Daniel Diep (SF), Thomas Hanes (C) Nickolas Sontag, Wayne Bernard, Robert Dias | |
| 03:18 | Central Florida | Toby Luke makes the free throw | 36-27 |
| 03:03 | Houston | Richard Williams picks off the pass by Scott Savage | 36-27 |
| 02:51 | Central Florida | Richard Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Phillip Smith - foul #3 on Phillip Smith, team foul #7 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), Telek Krasinski (SG) Phillip Smith, John Lake | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jack London (SF), Elton Moore (PF) Douglas Garney, Toby Luke | |
| 02:51 | Central Florida | Richard Williams misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:51 | Central Florida | Richard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Keith Bailey banks in the layup and he's fouled by Elton Moore - foul #3 on Elton Moore, team foul #11 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SF) Michael Hulett | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard (SF) Elton Moore | |
| 02:32 | Houston | Keith Bailey makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 02:03 | Central Florida | Richard Williams misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-28 |
| 02:01 | Central Florida | Jack London misses the tip | 39-28 |
| 01:59 | Houston | Scott Savage grabs the defensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 01:39 | Houston | Patrick Pearce is whistled for a carry | 39-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Bynoe (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF) John Lake, Keith Bailey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Garney (SG) Wayne Bernard | |
| 01:21 | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 39-28 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Scott Savage pulls down the rebound | 39-28 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Scott Savage clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Hanes - foul #3 on Thomas Hanes, team foul #12 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Hulett (SF) Fred Bynoe | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nickolas Sontag (PG), Toby Luke (PF) Richard Williams, Thomas Hanes | |
| 00:58 | Houston | Scott Savage misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 00:58 | Houston | Scott Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 00:44 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney hits a turnaround in the lane | 40-30 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 00:30 | Houston | Scott Savage tips it but misses | 40-30 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Michael Hulett tips it in | 42-30 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Michael Hulett grabs the board | 42-30 |