| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fresh) SG - Francis Barton (fresh) SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) PF - Jimmy Massaro (fresh) C - Scott Harrison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Darin Cosentino (fresh) SG - Lloyd Marroquin (fresh) SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) PF - Brian Austin (fresh) C - Dennis Prout (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Scott Harrison 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) | |
| 19:47 | Houston | George Haney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Houston | The rebound goes to Scott Harrison | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Francis Barton buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from George Haney | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Scott Harrison snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Francis Barton hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by George Haney | 5-0 |
| 18:07 | Central Florida | Jimmy Massaro picks off the pass by Brian Austin | 5-0 |
| 17:46 | Houston | Francis Barton misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 5-0 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Thomas Griffin tips it back up and in | 7-0 |
| 17:37 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lloyd Marroquin | 7-3 |
| 17:22 | Houston | Thomas Griffin hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by George Haney | 10-3 |
| 17:00 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino misses the floater in the paint | 10-3 |
| 16:59 | Houston | The rebound goes to Francis Barton | 10-3 |
| 16:53 | Houston | Lloyd Marroquin is called for the reach on George Haney in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lloyd Marroquin, team foul #1 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (SG), Tyler Campbell (SF), Warren Vigue (PF) Francis Barton, Thomas Griffin, Jimmy Massaro | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:48 | Houston | Warren Vigue misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-3 |
| 16:46 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Campbell | 10-3 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Warren Vigue can't finish the layup but the foul's on Brian Austin - foul #1 on Brian Austin, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Houston | George Morton (C) Scott Harrison | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:39 | Houston | Warren Vigue makes the 1st free throw | 11-3 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Warren Vigue makes the 2nd free throw | 12-3 |
| 16:22 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-3 |
| 16:21 | Houston | George Haney grabs the defensive rebound | 12-3 |
| 16:06 | Houston | John Valentine connects on the jump hook in the paint | 14-3 |
| 15:59 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino is hacked by George Haney - foul #1 on George Haney, team foul #1 | 14-3 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Martel (PG) George Haney | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Reed (PF), Donnie Minich (C) Brian Austin, Dennis Prout | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Robert Martel (fresh) SG - John Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Campbell (fresh) PF - Warren Vigue (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Morton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Darin Cosentino (fresh) SG - Lloyd Marroquin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Reed (fresh) C - Donnie Minich (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-3 |
| 15:39 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino tips it back up and in | 14-5 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Warren Vigue's pass is intercepted by Darin Cosentino | 14-5 |
| 15:19 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino blows the layup | 14-5 |
| 15:17 | Houston | George Morton grabs the board | 14-5 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Tyler Campbell scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-5 |
| 14:56 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-5 |
| 14:55 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich grabs the offensive board | 17-5 |
| 14:40 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Larry Johnson, team foul #3 | 17-5 |
| Subs | Houston | George Haney (PG), Francis Barton (SG), Thomas Griffin (SF), Jimmy Massaro (PF), Scott Harrison (C) Robert Martel, John Valentine, Tyler Campbell, Warren Vigue, George Morton | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Grasso (PG), Lawrence Summers (SG), Brian Austin (PF), Dennis Prout (C) Darin Cosentino, Lloyd Marroquin, Larry Johnson, Donnie Minich | |
| 14:26 | Houston | George Haney misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 17-5 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Francis Barton grabs the offensive rebound | 17-5 |
| 14:05 | Houston | Thomas Griffin scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from George Haney | 19-5 |
| 13:59 | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 19-5 |
| 13:57 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Prout | 19-5 |
| 13:45 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-5 |
| 13:44 | Houston | Francis Barton pulls down the rebound | 19-5 |
| 13:27 | Houston | Francis Barton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 19-5 |
| 13:26 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Brian Austin | 19-5 |
| 13:02 | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers travels with the ball | 19-5 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino (PG), Lloyd Marroquin (SG), Larry Johnson (SF) Gary Grasso, Lawrence Summers, John Reed | |
| 12:48 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 19-5 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 19-5 |
| 12:28 | Central Florida | Brian Austin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-5 |
| 12:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to Scott Harrison | 19-5 |
| 12:18 | Houston | Francis Barton clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-5 |
| 12:16 | Central Florida | Brian Austin snags the defensive board | 19-5 |
| 12:11 | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin is fouled on the floor by Scott Harrison - foul #1 on Scott Harrison, team foul #2 | 19-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Campbell (SF), Warren Vigue (PF) Thomas Griffin, Jimmy Massaro | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Reed (PF), Donnie Minich (C) Brian Austin, Dennis Prout | |
| 11:52 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich hits the finger roll set up by Darin Cosentino and the foul's on Scott Harrison - foul #2 on Scott Harrison, team foul #3 | 19-7 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (SG), George Morton (C) Francis Barton, Scott Harrison | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:52 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich makes the free throw | 19-8 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fresh) 4 ast. SG - John Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tyler Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Warren Vigue (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Morton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Darin Cosentino (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Marroquin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donnie Minich (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Reed (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Houston | John Valentine misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-8 |
| 11:34 | Houston | George Morton hits the follow up shot | 21-8 |
| 11:29 | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-8 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Warren Vigue misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 21-8 |
| 11:12 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino pulls down the rebound | 21-8 |
| 10:58 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Darin Cosentino | 21-10 |
| 10:33 | Houston | John Valentine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Barton (SG), Thomas Griffin (SF), Jimmy Massaro (PF) George Haney, John Valentine, Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Grasso (PG), Brian Austin (PF), Dennis Prout (C) Darin Cosentino, Larry Johnson, John Reed | |
| 10:04 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich scores on a 3 from the left wing | 21-13 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Tyler Campbell can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Gary Grasso - foul #1 on Gary Grasso, team foul #4 | 21-13 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers (SG) Lloyd Marroquin | |
| 09:47 | Houston | Tyler Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 22-13 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Tyler Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 09:24 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Donnie Minich | 23-15 |
| 09:03 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro is fouled on the floor by Dennis Prout - foul #1 on Dennis Prout, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Houston | George Haney (PG), Warren Vigue (SF), Fred Jansen (C) Tyler Campbell, Thomas Griffin, George Morton | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino (PG), Larry Johnson (SF) Lawrence Summers, Donnie Minich | |
| 08:56 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro buries a fadeaway from close range set up by George Haney | 25-15 |
| 08:43 | Central Florida | Francis Barton denies the turnaround by Gary Grasso | 25-15 |
| 08:42 | Houston | Francis Barton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-15 |
| 08:27 | Houston | Gary Grasso takes the ball from Jimmy Massaro | 25-15 |
| 08:10 | Central Florida | Brian Austin buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Darin Cosentino | 25-18 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Fred Jansen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 07:50 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Brian Austin | 25-18 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Francis Barton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Warren Vigue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Massaro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Fred Jansen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Darin Cosentino (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Grasso (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Austin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Prout (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:41 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso misses the easy layup | 25-18 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Brian Austin - foul #2 on Brian Austin, team foul #6 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Campbell (SG), Thomas Griffin (SF), George Morton (C) Francis Barton, Warren Vigue, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin (SG), John Reed (PF), Donnie Minich (C) Gary Grasso, Brian Austin, Dennis Prout | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro misses the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:28 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro misses the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:28 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich grabs the board | 25-18 |
| 07:12 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Johnson | 25-20 |
| 06:53 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 06:43 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 06:42 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Johnson | 27-20 |
| 06:35 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Darin Cosentino | 27-22 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Tyler Campbell is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Marroquin - foul #2 on Lloyd Marroquin, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Warren Vigue (PF) Jimmy Massaro | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers (SG) Lloyd Marroquin | |
| 06:23 | Houston | Tyler Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Tyler Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 06:02 | Central Florida | Warren Vigue is called for the reach on Darin Cosentino - foul #1 on Warren Vigue, team foul #4 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Grasso (PG), Dennis Prout (C) Darin Cosentino, Larry Johnson | |
| 05:44 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso lays it in on a nice dish by Lawrence Summers and he's fouled by Thomas Griffin - foul #1 on Thomas Griffin, team foul #5 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Barton (SG), Fred Jansen (C) Thomas Griffin, George Morton | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:44 | Central Florida | Gary Grasso makes the free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Tyler Campbell misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by John Reed - foul #1 on John Reed, team foul #8 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Martel (PG) George Haney | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:16 | Houston | Tyler Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Tyler Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Fred Jansen grabs the offensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 05:05 | Houston | Francis Barton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-25 |
| 05:03 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 04:41 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich misses short on a floater from the right block | 29-25 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Warren Vigue snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 04:34 | Houston | Warren Vigue hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 29-25 |
| 04:33 | Central Florida | John Reed snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 04:17 | Central Florida | Donnie Minich blows the layup | 29-25 |
| 04:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to Francis Barton | 29-25 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Tyler Campbell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Tyler Campbell, team foul #6 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Houston | George Haney (PG), John Valentine (SG), Thomas Griffin (SF), Scott Harrison (C) Robert Martel, Francis Barton, Tyler Campbell, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino (PG), Lloyd Marroquin (SG), Larry Johnson (SF), Brian Austin (PF), Floyd Tobey (C) Gary Grasso, Lawrence Summers, John Reed, Donnie Minich, Dennis Prout | |
| 03:34 | Central Florida | Brian Austin clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Warren Vigue - foul #2 on Warren Vigue, team foul #7 | 29-25 |
| 03:34 | Central Florida | Brian Austin makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:34 | Central Florida | Brian Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fresh) 5 ast. SG - John Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Warren Vigue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Harrison (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Darin Cosentino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Marroquin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Floyd Tobey (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Houston | George Haney clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Brian Austin snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 02:50 | Central Florida | Warren Vigue is called for the reach on Darin Cosentino - foul #3 on Warren Vigue, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Barton (SG), Jimmy Massaro (PF) John Valentine, Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Donnie Minich (C) Floyd Tobey | |
| 02:50 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:50 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 02:34 | Houston | George Haney knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 02:11 | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Austin | 32-29 |
| 02:02 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Jimmy Massaro grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Francis Barton is hacked by Donnie Minich - foul #1 on Donnie Minich, team foul #9 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Campbell (SF) Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dennis Prout (C) Donnie Minich | |
| 01:43 | Houston | Francis Barton misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 01:43 | Central Florida | Brian Austin pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 01:37 | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Darin Cosentino | 32-32 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Tyler Campbell misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Larry Johnson - foul #2 on Larry Johnson, team foul #10 | 32-32 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Tyler Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:22 | Houston | Tyler Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:22 | Central Florida | Brian Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 01:11 | Central Florida | Lloyd Marroquin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 01:09 | Central Florida | Brian Austin misses the tip | 32-32 |
| 01:08 | Central Florida | Larry Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 00:41 | Central Florida | Darin Cosentino makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Brian Austin | 32-34 |
| 00:35 | Houston | George Haney comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Dennis Prout - foul #2 on Dennis Prout, team foul #11 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Thomas Griffin (SF), George Morton (C) Francis Barton, Scott Harrison | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Grasso (PG), John Reed (SF), Donnie Minich (PF) Darin Cosentino, Larry Johnson, Brian Austin | |
| 00:35 | Houston | George Haney makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:35 | Houston | George Haney makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:22 | Central Florida | Dennis Prout double dribbles | 34-34 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lawrence Summers (SG) Lloyd Marroquin | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Thomas Griffin buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-34 |