| Lineup | Houston | PG - Benny White (fresh) SG - John Shumake (fresh) SF - Steve Burkett (fresh) PF - Jessie Long (fresh) C - Charles Perry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Caesar (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Biggins (fresh) SF - Elmer Wilmer (fresh) PF - Guillermo Martin (fresh) C - Kevin Baxter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Kevin Baxter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Kevin Baxter | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Houston | Guillermo Martin takes the ball from Steve Burkett | 0-3 |
| 18:56 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:54 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer tips it back up and in | 0-5 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Charles Perry double dribbles | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jonathan Caesar | 0-7 |
| 18:02 | Houston | John Shumake is hacked by Jeffrey Biggins - foul #1 on Jeffrey Biggins, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 17:35 | Houston | Jessie Long can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 0-7 |
| 17:34 | Houston | John Shumake pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:12 | Houston | Benny White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-7 |
| 17:10 | Central Florida | Kevin Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 17:03 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer is hacked by Benny White in the backcourt - foul #1 on Benny White, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Curtis Warren (SG), Raymond Youngquist (SF) John Shumake, Steve Burkett | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG), Christopher Swain (SF), Joseph Dean (PF), Anthony Henson (C) Jeffrey Biggins, Elmer Wilmer, Guillermo Martin, Kevin Baxter | |
| 16:42 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski misses the dunk but he's hacked by Curtis Warren - foul #1 on Curtis Warren, team foul #2 | 0-7 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Prevost (PF) Jessie Long | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:42 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski makes the 1st free throw | 0-8 |
| 16:42 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski makes the 2nd free throw | 0-9 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Benny White | 2-9 |
| 15:54 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski is whistled for traveling | 2-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Burkett (SF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Raymond Youngquist, Charles Perry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer (PG), Guillermo Martin (PF) Jonathan Caesar, Anthony Henson | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Benny White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Warren (fresh) SF - Steve Burkett (fresh) PF - Jimmy Prevost (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terrell Whetstone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Elmer Wilmer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dmitry Pietrzykowski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Swain (fresh) PF - Guillermo Martin (fresh) C - Joseph Dean (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Houston | Benny White makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Curtis Warren | 5-9 |
| 15:35 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer travels in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| Subs | Houston | John Shumake (SG), Jessie Long (PF) Curtis Warren, Jimmy Prevost | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 15:19 | Houston | John Shumake knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Benny White | 8-9 |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Jessie Long swats the layup by Elmer Wilmer | 8-9 |
| 14:51 | Houston | Steve Burkett grabs the defensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:47 | Houston | Elmer Wilmer is called for the reach on John Shumake - foul #1 on Elmer Wilmer, team foul #2 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Youngquist (SF), Charles Perry (C) Steve Burkett, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar (PG), Jeffrey Biggins (SG), Anthony Henson (C) Dmitry Pietrzykowski, Christopher Swain, Joseph Dean | |
| 14:28 | Houston | Elmer Wilmer steals it from Benny White | 8-9 |
| 14:10 | Central Florida | Guillermo Martin lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffrey Biggins | 8-11 |
| 13:49 | Houston | Charles Perry makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Youngquist | 10-11 |
| 13:47 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar is hacked by Benny White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Benny White, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Houston | Curtis Warren (PG), Steve Burkett (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF) Benny White, Raymond Youngquist, Jessie Long | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Kevin Baxter (C) Guillermo Martin | |
| 13:32 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar misses the 3 from the right corner | 10-11 |
| 13:31 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer tips it but misses | 10-11 |
| 13:30 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar tips it home | 10-13 |
| 13:14 | Houston | Charles Perry blows the layup | 10-13 |
| 13:13 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:57 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by John Shumake - foul #1 on John Shumake, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG), Christopher Swain (SF), Joseph Dean (PF) Jonathan Caesar, Elmer Wilmer, Anthony Henson | |
| 12:57 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:57 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins misses the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:57 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jimmy Prevost | 10-13 |
| 12:51 | Houston | John Shumake misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Charles Perry tips it but misses | 10-13 |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Kevin Baxter | 10-13 |
| 12:24 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:22 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:04 | Houston | Steve Burkett clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-13 |
| 12:02 | Central Florida | Kevin Baxter snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 11:35 | Central Florida | Kevin Baxter misses badly on a runner from close range | 10-13 |
| 11:34 | Houston | The rebound goes to Curtis Warren | 10-13 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Curtis Warren (fairly fresh) SG - John Shumake (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Steve Burkett (fairly fresh) PF - Jimmy Prevost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jeffrey Biggins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dmitry Pietrzykowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Swain (fresh) PF - Joseph Dean (fresh) C - Kevin Baxter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Houston | Charles Perry misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Joseph Dean - foul #1 on Joseph Dean, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Youngquist (SF), Jessie Long (PF) Steve Burkett, Jimmy Prevost | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar (PG), Elmer Wilmer (SF), Guillermo Martin (PF), Anthony Henson (C) Dmitry Pietrzykowski, Christopher Swain, Joseph Dean, Kevin Baxter | |
| 11:30 | Houston | Charles Perry misses the 1st free throw | 10-13 |
| 11:30 | Houston | Charles Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:09 | Central Florida | Curtis Warren is called for the reach on Jonathan Caesar - foul #2 on Curtis Warren, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Prevost (PF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Curtis Warren, Charles Perry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 10:41 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer lays it in on a great pass from Jonathan Caesar and he's fouled by Terrell Whetstone - foul #1 on Terrell Whetstone, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| 10:41 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer misses the free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:41 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 10:26 | Houston | John Shumake is hacked by Anthony Henson - foul #1 on Anthony Henson, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Dean (C) Anthony Henson | |
| 10:14 | Houston | Jessie Long clanks a turnaround in the paint | 11-15 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Jessie Long grabs the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Brett Davis (SF) Raymond Youngquist | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG), Christopher Swain (SF) Jeffrey Biggins, Elmer Wilmer | |
| 09:28 | Central Florida | Christopher Swain misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 11-15 |
| 09:26 | Houston | Brett Davis pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:21 | Houston | Christopher Swain is called for the reach on John Shumake - foul #1 on Christopher Swain, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Perry (C) Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Anthony Henson (PF), Kevin Baxter (C) Guillermo Martin, Joseph Dean | |
| 09:16 | Houston | Charles Perry hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Jessie Long | 13-15 |
| 08:53 | Central Florida | Christopher Swain is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Prevost - foul #1 on Jimmy Prevost, team foul #7 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Burkett (SF) Brett Davis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:53 | Central Florida | Christopher Swain misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 08:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jimmy Prevost | 13-15 |
| 08:37 | Houston | John Shumake travels with the ball | 13-15 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer (SG) Dmitry Pietrzykowski | |
| 08:14 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 13-15 |
| 08:13 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 08:02 | Houston | John Shumake comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-15 |
| 08:00 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Anthony Henson | 13-15 |
| 07:46 | Central Florida | Jimmy Prevost steps in front of the Kevin Baxter pass | 13-15 |
| 07:40 | Houston | Jessie Long lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Shumake and the foul's on Jonathan Caesar - foul #1 on Jonathan Caesar, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Youngquist (SF), Terrell Whetstone (PF) Steve Burkett, Jimmy Prevost | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins (SG), Guillermo Martin (PF), Joseph Dean (C) Christopher Swain, Anthony Henson, Kevin Baxter | |
| 07:40 | Houston | Jessie Long misses the free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:40 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean grabs the board | 15-15 |
| 07:23 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean misses the shot from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 07:22 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone grabs the board | 15-15 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Jessie Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Shumake (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Youngquist (fresh) PF - Terrell Whetstone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Perry (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Caesar (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Biggins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Wilmer (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Guillermo Martin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Dean (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Houston | Jessie Long misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-15 |
| 07:07 | Central Florida | Guillermo Martin grabs the defensive rebound | 15-15 |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Youngquist - foul #1 on Raymond Youngquist, team foul #8 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Prevost (PF) Charles Perry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG) Jonathan Caesar | |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:01 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 07:01 | Houston | The rebound goes to Terrell Whetstone | 15-16 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Guillermo Martin - foul #1 on Guillermo Martin, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Benny White (PG), Curtis Warren (SG) Jessie Long, John Shumake | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 06:38 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost misses the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost misses the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 06:38 | Central Florida | Guillermo Martin grabs the board | 15-16 |
| 06:20 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 15-16 |
| 06:18 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone grabs the defensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 06:04 | Houston | Benny White comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 06:02 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Joseph Dean | 15-16 |
| 05:47 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Curtis Warren - foul #3 on Curtis Warren, team foul #9 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Houston | John Shumake (SG), Steve Burkett (SF), Jessie Long (PF), Charles Perry (C) Curtis Warren, Raymond Youngquist, Jimmy Prevost, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar (PG), Christopher Swain (SF), Anthony Henson (C) Jeffrey Biggins, Elmer Wilmer, Joseph Dean | |
| 05:47 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:47 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Jessie Long gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Anthony Henson steals the ball from Charles Perry | 15-17 |
| 05:14 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 15-19 |
| 04:57 | Houston | Guillermo Martin swats the shot by Benny White | 15-19 |
| 04:56 | Central Florida | Christopher Swain gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 04:37 | Central Florida | Guillermo Martin misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by John Shumake - foul #2 on John Shumake, team foul #10 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Houston | Jimmy Prevost (PF) John Shumake | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins (SG), Elmer Wilmer (SF), Kevin Baxter (C) Dmitry Pietrzykowski, Christopher Swain, Anthony Henson | |
| 04:37 | Central Florida | Guillermo Martin makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 04:37 | Central Florida | Guillermo Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 04:14 | Houston | Benny White drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jessie Long | 18-21 |
| 03:49 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-21 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Jimmy Prevost gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 03:43 | Houston | Jessie Long throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Houston | Raymond Youngquist (SF), Terrell Whetstone (C) Steve Burkett, Charles Perry | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Dean (PF) Guillermo Martin | |
| 03:41 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar is hacked by Benny White in the backcourt - foul #3 on Benny White, team foul #11 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Houston | John Shumake (PG) Benny White | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:41 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 03:41 | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 03:12 | Houston | John Shumake can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-22 |
| 03:11 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean grabs the board | 18-22 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Shumake (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jessie Long (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Raymond Youngquist (fresh) PF - Jimmy Prevost (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Terrell Whetstone (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jonathan Caesar (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Biggins (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Wilmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Dean (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Baxter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-22 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Raymond Youngquist gets the rebound | 18-22 |
| 02:38 | Houston | John Shumake misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 02:37 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 02:35 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer is hacked by Raymond Youngquist in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Youngquist, team foul #12 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Perry (C) Jimmy Prevost | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Christopher Swain (SF), Anthony Henson (PF) Jonathan Caesar, Joseph Dean | |
| 02:35 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 02:35 | Central Florida | Elmer Wilmer makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Elmer Wilmer is called for the reach on Jessie Long in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elmer Wilmer, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Jessie Long makes the 1st free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Jessie Long misses the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Terrell Whetstone grabs the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 02:19 | Houston | Jessie Long drills a fadeaway in the lane | 21-24 |
| 01:54 | Central Florida | Christopher Swain makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Biggins | 21-27 |
| 01:34 | Houston | Charles Perry is hacked by Kevin Baxter - foul #1 on Kevin Baxter, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Burkett (SF), Jimmy Prevost (PF) Raymond Youngquist, Terrell Whetstone | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski (SG), Guillermo Martin (PF) Jeffrey Biggins, Kevin Baxter | |
| 01:34 | Houston | Charles Perry misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 01:34 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 01:15 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 21-27 |
| 01:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Perry | 21-27 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Jessie Long's layup is rejected by Guillermo Martin | 21-27 |
| 01:07 | Central Florida | Anthony Henson grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 00:39 | Central Florida | Dmitry Pietrzykowski hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Elmer Wilmer | 21-29 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Jessie Long clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Elmer Wilmer - foul #3 on Elmer Wilmer, team foul #10 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Brett Davis (SF) Steve Burkett | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jonathan Caesar (PG), Jeffrey Biggins (SG), Joseph Dean (C) Elmer Wilmer, Dmitry Pietrzykowski, Anthony Henson | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Jessie Long makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Jessie Long makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:17 | Central Florida | Jeffrey Biggins can't finish the uncontested layup | 23-29 |
| 00:15 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Dean | 23-29 |
| 00:05 | Central Florida | Joseph Dean can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right block | 23-29 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | Christopher Swain tips it but misses | 23-29 |
| 00:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Perry | 23-29 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Charles Perry misses short on a fullcourt shot | 23-29 |