| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) SG - Douglas Garney (fresh) SF - Wayne Bernard (fresh) PF - Jack London (fresh) C - Thomas Hanes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fresh) SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) SF - John Lake (fresh) PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) C - Scott Savage (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney is fouled on the floor by Phillip Smith - foul #1 on Phillip Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Wayne Bernard takes the ball from John Lake | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard lays it in | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Thomas Hanes swats the layup by Scott Savage | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Central Florida | Jack London misses long on a shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Telek Krasinski gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Scott Savage hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joshua Kunkel | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wayne Bernard | 4-2 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Phillip Smith hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Joshua Kunkel and he's hacked by Wayne Bernard - foul #1 on Wayne Bernard, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Phillip Smith misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Central Florida | Richard Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | Houston | John Lake misses the dunk attempt | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Telek Krasinski grabs the offensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:47 | Houston | Thomas Hanes blocks the short jumper by John Lake | 4-4 |
| 16:46 | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:25 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney is hacked by Telek Krasinski - foul #1 on Telek Krasinski, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Dias (PG), Daniel Diep (SF), Toby Luke (PF), Elton Moore (C) Richard Williams, Wayne Bernard, Jack London, Thomas Hanes | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:08 | Central Florida | Elton Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 16:06 | Central Florida | Toby Luke tips it home | 6-4 |
| 15:49 | Houston | Scott Savage clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 15:48 | Central Florida | Daniel Diep pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Dias (fresh) SG - Douglas Garney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Diep (fresh) PF - Toby Luke (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elton Moore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Phillip Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) SF - John Lake (fresh) PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) C - Scott Savage (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Central Florida | Robert Dias misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Phillip Smith - foul #2 on Phillip Smith, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes (C) Douglas Garney | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG), James Ruffin (SF), Ronald Mazurek (PF), Fred King (C) Phillip Smith, John Lake, Joshua Kunkel, Scott Savage | |
| 15:31 | Central Florida | Robert Dias misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:31 | Central Florida | Robert Dias makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:13 | Houston | Telek Krasinski misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek grabs the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:59 | Houston | Fred King's floater is knocked away by Elton Moore | 7-4 |
| 14:58 | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:37 | Central Florida | Toby Luke hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Fred King grabs the defensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Telek Krasinski buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Ruffin | 7-6 |
| 14:03 | Central Florida | Toby Luke misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 14:02 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Hanes | 7-6 |
| 13:44 | Central Florida | Elton Moore can't finish the layup | 7-6 |
| 13:42 | Houston | Telek Krasinski pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 13:23 | Houston | Telek Krasinski is fouled on the floor by Robert Dias - foul #1 on Robert Dias, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Williams (PG), Douglas Garney (SG), Wayne Bernard (SF), Jack London (PF) Robert Dias, Daniel Diep, Toby Luke, Thomas Hanes | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (SG), John Lake (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF), Scott Savage (C) Telek Krasinski, James Ruffin, Ronald Mazurek, Fred King | |
| 13:04 | Houston | Wayne Bernard picks off the pass by Scott Savage | 7-6 |
| 12:52 | Central Florida | Patrick Pearce steps in front of the Douglas Garney pass | 7-6 |
| 12:38 | Houston | John Lake misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 12:24 | Houston | John Lake misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 12:22 | Central Florida | Jack London grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 12:05 | Central Florida | Richard Williams makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Douglas Garney and the foul's on Patrick Pearce - foul #1 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes (C) Elton Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:05 | Central Florida | Richard Williams makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 11:54 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 10-6 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel hits the follow up shot | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Garney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Bernard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jack London (fresh) C - Thomas Hanes (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Patrick Pearce (fresh) SG - Joseph Laird (fresh) SF - John Lake (fresh) PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Savage (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Central Florida | Richard Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-8 |
| 11:38 | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes grabs the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 11:22 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney misses the 3 from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 11:20 | Houston | The rebound goes to Patrick Pearce | 10-8 |
| 11:14 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Pearce | 10-10 |
| 10:54 | Central Florida | John Lake is called for the reach on Douglas Garney - foul #1 on John Lake, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG) Patrick Pearce | |
| 10:37 | Central Florida | Telek Krasinski steals the ball from Wayne Bernard | 10-10 |
| 10:18 | Houston | John Lake is fouled on the floor by Wayne Bernard - foul #2 on Wayne Bernard, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Toby Luke (SF), Elton Moore (PF) Wayne Bernard, Jack London | |
| Subs | Houston | James Ruffin (PG) Joseph Laird | |
| 10:10 | Houston | Telek Krasinski is fouled on the floor by Douglas Garney - foul #1 on Douglas Garney, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Dias (PG) Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 10:00 | Houston | Scott Savage misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Hanes - foul #1 on Thomas Hanes, team foul #5 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Pearce (PG) James Ruffin | |
| 10:00 | Houston | Scott Savage makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 10:00 | Houston | Scott Savage makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 09:29 | Houston | Scott Savage misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 09:27 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Elton Moore | 13-12 |
| 09:10 | Central Florida | Toby Luke is whistled for a carry | 13-12 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Williams (PG), Jack London (PF) Douglas Garney, Thomas Hanes | |
| Subs | Houston | James Ruffin (SF), Ronald Mazurek (PF), Fred King (C) John Lake, Joshua Kunkel, Scott Savage | |
| 08:50 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek misses badly on a floater from close range | 13-12 |
| 08:49 | Central Florida | Toby Luke grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 08:44 | Central Florida | Richard Williams misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 08:42 | Houston | James Ruffin snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the runner in the lane set up by Patrick Pearce | 13-14 |
| 08:26 | Central Florida | Elton Moore clanks a floater from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Patrick Pearce grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 08:18 | Houston | Telek Krasinski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-17 |
| 08:04 | Central Florida | Elton Moore misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Pearce - foul #2 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Garney (SG), Thomas Hanes (C) Robert Dias, Toby Luke | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (PG), John Lake (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF) Patrick Pearce, James Ruffin, Fred King | |
| 08:04 | Central Florida | Elton Moore makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:04 | Central Florida | Elton Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Ronald Mazurek misses the turnaround from the baseline | 15-17 |
| 07:50 | Houston | John Lake gets the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 07:44 | Houston | John Lake connects on the runner from close range and he's hacked by Jack London - foul #1 on Jack London, team foul #6 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Daniel Diep (SF) Elton Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Scott Savage (C) Ronald Mazurek | |
| 07:44 | Houston | John Lake misses the free throw | 15-19 |
| 07:44 | Central Florida | Jack London snags the defensive board | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Richard Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Douglas Garney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Diep (fresh) PF - Jack London (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Hanes (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Joseph Laird (fresh) SG - Telek Krasinski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Lake (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Savage (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Houston | The refs have stopped play. Joseph Laird is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his wrist. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 15-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Dias (PG) Richard Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | James Ruffin (PG) Joseph Laird | |
| 07:15 | Central Florida | Jack London misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on James Ruffin - foul #1 on James Ruffin, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Toby Luke (SF) Daniel Diep | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:15 | Central Florida | Jack London makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 07:15 | Central Florida | Jack London makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 07:01 | Houston | Toby Luke steps in front of the John Lake pass | 17-19 |
| 06:43 | Central Florida | Robert Dias connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Douglas Garney | 19-19 |
| 06:22 | Houston | John Lake makes the 3 from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 05:57 | Central Florida | Jack London misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Scott Savage - foul #1 on Scott Savage, team foul #8 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Williams (PG), Daniel Diep (SF) Robert Dias, Toby Luke | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Mazurek (C) Scott Savage | |
| 05:57 | Central Florida | Jack London misses the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:57 | Central Florida | Jack London makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:37 | Houston | Telek Krasinski's pass is intercepted by Douglas Garney | 20-22 |
| 05:33 | Central Florida | Daniel Diep can't finish the layup | 20-22 |
| 05:31 | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes snags the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 05:14 | Central Florida | Jack London makes the jumper from the right block | 22-22 |
| 05:03 | Houston | Jack London steps in front of the James Ruffin pass | 22-22 |
| 04:55 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-22 |
| 04:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Telek Krasinski | 22-22 |
| 04:38 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Telek Krasinski | 22-25 |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | Richard Williams buries a jumper from close range | 24-25 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel clanks a shot in the paint | 24-25 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Joshua Kunkel hits the follow up shot | 24-27 |
| 03:48 | Central Florida | Richard Williams connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Diep | 27-27 |
| 03:28 | Houston | Douglas Garney steps in front of the Telek Krasinski pass | 27-27 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Richard Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Douglas Garney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Diep (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack London (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Hanes (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - James Ruffin (fairly fresh) SG - Telek Krasinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Lake (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Kunkel (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Mazurek (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Central Florida | Jack London loses the ball out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Dias (PG), Wayne Bernard (SF), Toby Luke (PF), Elton Moore (C) Richard Williams, Douglas Garney, Jack London, Thomas Hanes | |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Patrick Pearce (SG), Virgil Thurman (SF), Fred King (PF), Scott Savage (C) James Ruffin, Telek Krasinski, John Lake, Joshua Kunkel, Ronald Mazurek | |
| 03:06 | Houston | Daniel Diep is called for the reach on Scott Savage - foul #1 on Daniel Diep, team foul #7 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nickolas Sontag (PG) Daniel Diep | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 03:06 | Houston | Scott Savage misses the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 03:06 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Toby Luke | 27-27 |
| 02:50 | Central Florida | Robert Dias comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Phillip Smith gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Patrick Pearce misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 27-27 |
| 02:30 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Wayne Bernard | 27-27 |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | Nickolas Sontag is hacked by Patrick Pearce - foul #3 on Patrick Pearce, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Joseph Laird (SG) Patrick Pearce | |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | Nickolas Sontag makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:09 | Central Florida | Nickolas Sontag makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:55 | Houston | Joseph Laird comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 01:53 | Central Florida | Toby Luke grabs the defensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Elton Moore is fouled on the floor by Joseph Laird - foul #1 on Joseph Laird, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Richard Williams (PG), Douglas Garney (SG) Nickolas Sontag, Robert Dias | |
| Subs | Houston | John Lake (SF), Joshua Kunkel (PF) Virgil Thurman, Fred King | |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Elton Moore makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Elton Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Phillip Smith's pass is intercepted by Richard Williams | 31-27 |
| 01:08 | Central Florida | Douglas Garney throws it down on a nice dish by Richard Williams | 33-27 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Joseph Laird is hacked by Douglas Garney - foul #2 on Douglas Garney, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes (C) Toby Luke | |
| Subs | Houston | Telek Krasinski (SG) Phillip Smith | |
| 00:52 | Houston | Joseph Laird makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:52 | Houston | Joseph Laird misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:52 | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:34 | Central Florida | Joshua Kunkel is called for the reach on Richard Williams - foul #1 on Joshua Kunkel, team foul #11 | 33-28 |
| 00:34 | Central Florida | Richard Williams makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:34 | Central Florida | Richard Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Telek Krasinski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Lake | 35-31 |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Wayne Bernard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 35-31 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Thomas Hanes travels with the ball | 35-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Daniel Diep (SF), Robert Dias (PF) Wayne Bernard, Elton Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | Phillip Smith (PG), Ronald Mazurek (C) Joseph Laird, Scott Savage | |
| 00:00 | Houston | John Lake misses the halfcourt shot | 35-31 |