| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fresh) SG - Jeffery Knight (fresh) SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) PF - Bert Ashley (fresh) C - Fred Jansen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Franklin Payne (fresh) SG - Charles Qualls (fresh) SF - Donald Norman (fresh) PF - Wallace Bond (fresh) C - Nicholas Browning (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Nicholas Browning 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 | Central Florida | Nicholas Browning hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Franklin Payne | 0-3 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Thomas Griffin scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Fred Jansen | 2-3 |
| 19:13 | Central Florida | Charles Qualls scores on a floater from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Fred Jansen is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Fred Jansen, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:43 | Central Florida | Donald Norman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:42 | Central Florida | Wallace Bond pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:25 | Central Florida | Bert Ashley takes the ball from Donald Norman | 2-5 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Jeffery Knight drills a 3 from straight away set up by David Leming | 5-5 |
| 18:12 | Central Florida | Donald Norman banks in the layup on a great pass from Franklin Payne | 5-7 |
| 17:50 | Houston | Jeffery Knight loses the dribble to Nicholas Browning | 5-7 |
| 17:36 | Central Florida | Thomas Griffin is called for the reach on Donald Norman - foul #1 on Thomas Griffin, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 17:24 | Central Florida | Charles Qualls misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 5-7 |
| 17:23 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bert Ashley | 5-7 |
| 17:10 | Houston | Thomas Griffin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 17:08 | Houston | Bert Ashley snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Bert Ashley buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffery Knight and he's fouled by Nicholas Browning - foul #1 on Nicholas Browning, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Kahl (SG), Jason Buck (SF), Rickey Cooper (C) Charles Qualls, Donald Norman, Nicholas Browning | |
| 16:48 | Houston | Bert Ashley makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:29 | Central Florida | Rickey Cooper clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 16:28 | Houston | David Leming snags the defensive board | 8-7 |
| 16:10 | Houston | Thomas Griffin is whistled for a carry | 8-7 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (PF), Richard Bradshaw (C) Bert Ashley, Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Boling (PG), Albert Corbitt (C) Franklin Payne, Wallace Bond | |
| 15:46 | Central Florida | John Valentine picks off the pass by Rickey Cooper | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Knight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Valentine (fresh) C - Richard Bradshaw (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Boling (fresh) SG - Bob Kahl (fresh) SF - Jason Buck (fresh) PF - Rickey Cooper (fresh) C - Albert Corbitt (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Houston | David Leming is hacked by Justin Boling - foul #1 on Justin Boling, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), Max Smith (SF), Donald Lyons (PF) David Leming, Jeffery Knight, Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Qualls (SG), Donald Norman (SF) Bob Kahl, Jason Buck | |
| 15:12 | Houston | Donald Lyons makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from John Valentine and he's fouled by Rickey Cooper - foul #1 on Rickey Cooper, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Bert Ashley (PF) Max Smith | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Wallace Bond (PF), Nicholas Browning (C) Rickey Cooper, Albert Corbitt | |
| 15:12 | Houston | Donald Lyons makes the free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:02 | Central Florida | Justin Boling misses the jumper from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 15:00 | Central Florida | Nicholas Browning tips it in | 11-9 |
| 14:55 | Houston | Bryan Stenger knocks in the floater from the right side | 13-9 |
| 14:33 | Central Florida | Nicholas Browning drills a runner in the lane set up by Charles Qualls | 13-11 |
| 14:10 | Houston | The jumper by Donald Lyons is denied by Donald Norman | 13-11 |
| 14:08 | Central Florida | Wallace Bond pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 14:01 | Central Florida | Wallace Bond knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Nicholas Browning | 13-14 |
| 13:43 | Houston | John Valentine knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Lyons | 15-14 |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | Justin Boling misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Bert Ashley pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Bryan Stenger is fouled on the floor by Charles Qualls - foul #1 on Charles Qualls, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG), Jeffery Knight (SG), Thomas Griffin (SF), Fred Jansen (C) Bryan Stenger, Donald Lyons, Bert Ashley, Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Franklin Payne (PG), Bob Kahl (SG), Jason Buck (SF), Rickey Cooper (PF), Albert Corbitt (C) Justin Boling, Charles Qualls, Donald Norman, Wallace Bond, Nicholas Browning | |
| 12:41 | Houston | Albert Corbitt denies the turnaround by Fred Jansen | 15-14 |
| 12:39 | Houston | Thomas Griffin tips it home | 17-14 |
| 12:29 | Central Florida | Franklin Payne can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Thomas Griffin grabs the board | 17-14 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Fred Jansen makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Jeffery Knight and the foul's on Franklin Payne - foul #1 on Franklin Payne, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Bert Ashley (PF) John Valentine | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 12:22 | Houston | Fred Jansen misses the free throw | 19-14 |
| 12:22 | Central Florida | Rickey Cooper gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 12:09 | Central Florida | Franklin Payne misses long on a floater from the left side | 19-14 |
| 12:07 | Houston | Thomas Griffin gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 11:59 | Houston | Thomas Griffin scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffery Knight | 21-14 |
| 11:40 | Central Florida | Bob Kahl clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-14 |
| 11:39 | Central Florida | Albert Corbitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-14 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bert Ashley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Jansen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Franklin Payne (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bob Kahl (fresh) SF - Jason Buck (fresh) PF - Rickey Cooper (fresh) C - Albert Corbitt (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Central Florida | Rickey Cooper is hacked by Bert Ashley - foul #1 on Bert Ashley, team foul #3 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (PF) Bert Ashley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Charles Qualls (SG), Wallace Bond (PF) Jason Buck, Albert Corbitt | |
| 11:11 | Central Florida | Rickey Cooper scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Franklin Payne | 21-16 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Fred Jansen misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Franklin Payne - foul #2 on Franklin Payne, team foul #6 | 21-16 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Boling (PG), Donald Norman (SF), Nicholas Browning (C) Franklin Payne, Bob Kahl, Rickey Cooper | |
| 10:57 | Houston | Fred Jansen makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 10:57 | Houston | Fred Jansen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 10:44 | Central Florida | Nicholas Browning clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Fred Jansen - foul #2 on Fred Jansen, team foul #4 | 23-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Bradshaw (C) Fred Jansen | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:44 | Central Florida | Nicholas Browning makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 10:44 | Central Florida | Nicholas Browning misses the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 10:32 | Houston | John Valentine misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 10:30 | Houston | John Valentine gets the offensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Thomas Griffin misses long on a jumper from the right block | 23-17 |
| 10:21 | Central Florida | Nicholas Browning snags the defensive board | 23-17 |
| 10:17 | Central Florida | Charles Qualls drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Justin Boling | 23-19 |
| 09:52 | Houston | John Valentine knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 25-19 |
| 09:29 | Central Florida | Charles Qualls hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-22 |
| 09:16 | Houston | Jeffery Knight comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 09:15 | Central Florida | Wallace Bond gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 08:59 | Central Florida | Donald Norman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 08:36 | Houston | David Leming misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Qualls - foul #2 on Charles Qualls, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Lyons (SG), Max Smith (SF), Bert Ashley (PF) Jeffery Knight, Thomas Griffin, John Valentine | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Kahl (SG), Jason Buck (SF), Rickey Cooper (C) Charles Qualls, Donald Norman, Nicholas Browning | |
| 08:36 | Houston | David Leming makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 08:36 | Houston | David Leming makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 08:24 | Central Florida | Jason Buck comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 08:23 | Central Florida | Bob Kahl pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 08:05 | Central Florida | Wallace Bond can't finish the layup | 27-22 |
| 08:04 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Leming | 27-22 |
| 07:46 | Houston | David Leming makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bert Ashley | 30-22 |
| 07:39 | Central Florida | Justin Boling clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Donald Lyons snags the defensive board | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Max Smith (fresh) PF - Bert Ashley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Bradshaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Boling (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bob Kahl (fresh) SF - Jason Buck (fresh) PF - Wallace Bond (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Rickey Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw misses long on a floater from the left block | 30-22 |
| 07:29 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to David Leming | 30-22 |
| 07:24 | Houston | Bert Ashley buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 07:11 | Central Florida | Wallace Bond clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Donald Lyons - foul #1 on Donald Lyons, team foul #5 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Stenger (PG), John Valentine (SG), Thomas Griffin (SF), Tyree Lewis (C) David Leming, Donald Lyons, Max Smith, Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Ashby (SG), Donald Norman (SF), Nicholas Browning (C) Justin Boling, Jason Buck, Rickey Cooper | |
| 07:11 | Central Florida | Wallace Bond makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 07:11 | Central Florida | Wallace Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Bert Ashley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bert Ashley, team foul #6 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Jeffery Knight (SG) Bert Ashley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rickey Cooper (PF) Wallace Bond | |
| 06:33 | Central Florida | Timothy Ashby knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Bob Kahl | 33-26 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Thomas Griffin clanks a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Norman - foul #1 on Donald Norman, team foul #8 | 33-26 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Thomas Griffin misses the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Thomas Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 06:16 | Central Florida | Nicholas Browning pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 06:01 | Central Florida | Rickey Cooper misses the runner from the right block | 33-26 |
| 06:00 | Houston | John Valentine gets the rebound | 33-26 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Thomas Griffin knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Jeffery Knight and he's hacked by Bob Kahl - foul #1 on Bob Kahl, team foul #9 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Boling (PG), Albert Corbitt (C) Timothy Ashby, Nicholas Browning | |
| 05:42 | Houston | Thomas Griffin misses the free throw | 35-26 |
| 05:42 | Central Florida | Albert Corbitt gets the rebound | 35-26 |
| 05:28 | Central Florida | Jeffery Knight steals the ball from Donald Norman | 35-26 |
| 05:17 | Houston | Donald Norman steals the ball from John Valentine | 35-26 |
| 05:08 | Central Florida | Bob Kahl can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffery Knight - foul #1 on Jeffery Knight, team foul #7 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Lyons (PF), Richard Bradshaw (C) Thomas Griffin, Tyree Lewis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Buck (SF), Wallace Bond (PF) Donald Norman, Albert Corbitt | |
| 05:08 | Central Florida | Bob Kahl makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 05:08 | Central Florida | Bob Kahl makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Bryan Stenger knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Knight | 38-28 |
| 04:28 | Central Florida | Wallace Bond connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Bob Kahl | 38-30 |
| 04:11 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffery Knight and the foul's on Bob Kahl - foul #2 on Bob Kahl, team foul #10 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Houston | David Leming (PG), Max Smith (SF) Bryan Stenger, John Valentine | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Ashby (SG), Nicholas Browning (C) Bob Kahl, Rickey Cooper | |
| 04:11 | Houston | Richard Bradshaw makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 04:01 | Central Florida | Jason Buck knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-33 |
| 03:48 | Houston | Max Smith scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Jeffery Knight | 43-33 |
| 03:33 | Central Florida | Timothy Ashby misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 03:32 | Central Florida | Nicholas Browning grabs the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - David Leming (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffery Knight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SF - Max Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Bradshaw (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Justin Boling (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Timothy Ashby (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Buck (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wallace Bond (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Browning (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Central Florida | Timothy Ashby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-33 |
| Subs | Houston | John Valentine (SG), Thomas Griffin (SF), Bert Ashley (PF), Fred Jansen (C) Jeffery Knight, Max Smith, Donald Lyons, Richard Bradshaw | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Franklin Payne (PG), Charles Qualls (SG), Donald Norman (SF) Justin Boling, Timothy Ashby, Jason Buck | |
| 03:04 | Houston | Bert Ashley hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Valentine | 46-33 |
| 02:47 | Central Florida | Donald Norman clanks a shot in the paint | 46-33 |
| 02:46 | Houston | John Valentine gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 02:40 | Houston | John Valentine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-33 |
| 02:38 | Central Florida | Nicholas Browning gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 02:36 | Central Florida | Franklin Payne is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-33 |
| 02:17 | Houston | Bert Ashley makes the floater from close range on a great pass from John Valentine | 48-33 |
| 02:06 | Central Florida | Donald Norman's pass is intercepted by David Leming | 48-33 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Franklin Payne is called for the reach on Thomas Griffin - foul #3 on Franklin Payne, team foul #11 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Boling (PG), Rickey Cooper (PF), Albert Corbitt (C) Franklin Payne, Wallace Bond, Nicholas Browning | |
| 01:44 | Houston | Thomas Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 01:44 | Houston | Thomas Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 01:16 | Central Florida | Donald Norman drills a 3 from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 00:52 | Houston | John Valentine scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Griffin | 53-36 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Fred Jansen takes the ball from Albert Corbitt | 53-36 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Charles Qualls picks off the pass by Fred Jansen | 53-36 |
| 00:10 | Central Florida | Donald Norman blows the layup | 53-36 |
| 00:08 | Central Florida | Charles Qualls gets the offensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Albert Corbitt hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-36 |
| 00:00 | Houston | The rebound goes to Thomas Griffin | 53-36 |