| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Gary Kring (fresh) 11 pts. SG - William Kidd (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Lepkowski (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eddie Lowe (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Darrel Sturm inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Houston | Gary Kring picks off the pass by Jeremy Lamarche | 31-36 |
| 19:14 | Central Florida | Eddie Lowe hits a jumper in the paint | 33-36 |
| 18:54 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 18:44 | Central Florida | William Kidd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 18:42 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ricky Osbourn | 33-38 |
| 18:36 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 33-38 |
| 18:35 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Gary Kring | 33-38 |
| 18:13 | Central Florida | Gary Kring can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ricky Osbourn - foul #1 on Ricky Osbourn, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 18:13 | Central Florida | Gary Kring misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:13 | Central Florida | Gary Kring makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:55 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche is fouled on the floor by William Kidd - foul #1 on William Kidd, team foul #1 | 34-38 |
| 17:34 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn buries a runner from the right block | 34-40 |
| 17:20 | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski is fouled on the floor by Ricky Osbourn - foul #2 on Ricky Osbourn, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Tupper (PF) Mark Sullivan | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:02 | Central Florida | Paul Tupper's fadeaway is rejected by Antonio Little | 34-40 |
| 17:00 | Houston | Antonio Little gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:40 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn hits a shot from close range and he's hacked by Gary Kring - foul #2 on Gary Kring, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Larson (PG) Gary Kring | |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF) Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little | |
| 16:40 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:28 | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-43 |
| 16:27 | Central Florida | Paul Tupper can't tip it in | 34-43 |
| 16:25 | Houston | Evan Monaco gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 16:11 | Houston | The jumper by Wesley Steward is denied by Eddie Lowe | 34-43 |
| 16:10 | Central Florida | James Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:55 | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-43 |
| 15:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeremy Lamarche | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Kidd (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Lepkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Tupper (fresh) 4 reb. C - Eddie Lowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Houston | Evan Monaco is whistled for a carry | 34-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Kring (PG), Ronald Reed (SF), Thomas Machin (C) William Kidd, Boris Lepkowski, Eddie Lowe | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:20 | Central Florida | Gary Kring clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 34-43 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Evan Monaco grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 15:00 | Houston | Wesley Steward banks in the layup | 34-45 |
| 14:39 | Central Florida | Thomas Machin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-45 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 14:17 | Houston | Evan Monaco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Kidd (SG), Boris Lepkowski (SF), Eddie Lowe (PF) James Larson, Ronald Reed, Paul Tupper | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF), Antonio Little (PF) Evan Monaco, Rudy Connors | |
| 14:04 | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-45 |
| 13:35 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Larson (PG) Gary Kring | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 13:11 | Central Florida | William Kidd connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-45 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn misses the floater near the basket | 39-45 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn tips it home | 39-47 |
| 12:41 | Central Florida | James Larson buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eddie Lowe | 41-47 |
| 12:12 | Houston | Wesley Steward comes up short on the shot from the left side | 41-47 |
| 12:10 | Central Florida | William Kidd gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 11:51 | Central Florida | William Kidd misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 11:50 | Central Florida | Eddie Lowe gets the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Kidd (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Lepkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Eddie Lowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Machin (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Darrel Sturm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Little (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Central Florida | Eddie Lowe misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 11:39 | Houston | The rebound goes to Ricky Osbourn | 41-47 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Boris Lepkowski is called for the reach on Jeremy Lamarche - foul #3 on Boris Lepkowski, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Kring (PG), Ronald Reed (SF), Paul Tupper (PF), Mark Sullivan (C) William Kidd, Boris Lepkowski, Eddie Lowe, Thomas Machin | |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF) Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little | |
| 10:59 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn misses the dunk attempt | 41-47 |
| 10:57 | Central Florida | Ronald Reed pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:53 | Central Florida | Gary Kring misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-47 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Rudy Connors grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche is fouled on the floor by Gary Kring - foul #3 on Gary Kring, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Predrag Zubris (SG) James Larson | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Murphey (C) Ricky Osbourn | |
| 10:22 | Houston | Richard Murphey is whistled for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | William Kidd (SG) Predrag Zubris | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG) Wesley Steward | |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Paul Tupper misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Corey Crane - foul #1 on Corey Crane, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski (SF) Ronald Reed | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF), Antonio Little (PF) Evan Monaco, Rudy Connors | |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Paul Tupper makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:12 | Central Florida | Paul Tupper misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Antonio Little grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Richard Murphey jams it set up by Jeremy Lamarche | 42-49 |
| 09:21 | Central Florida | Gary Kring makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Boris Lepkowski | 45-49 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Richard Murphey comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Mark Sullivan grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 08:47 | Central Florida | Gary Kring misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Antonio Little - foul #1 on Antonio Little, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eddie Lowe (PF), Thomas Machin (C) Paul Tupper, Mark Sullivan | |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Steward (PG), Ricky Osbourn (C) Jeremy Lamarche, Richard Murphey | |
| 08:47 | Central Florida | Gary Kring makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:47 | Central Florida | Gary Kring misses the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:47 | Central Florida | Eddie Lowe gets the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:34 | Central Florida | William Kidd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Rudy Connors (PF) Antonio Little | |
| 08:17 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ricky Osbourn, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ronald Reed (SF) Boris Lepkowski | |
| Subs | Houston | Evan Monaco (SF) Darrel Sturm | |
| 07:51 | Central Florida | Ronald Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Larson (PG) Gary Kring | |
| Subs | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche (SG) Corey Crane | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Larson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Kidd (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Reed (fresh) PF - Eddie Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Machin (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Wesley Steward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Lamarche (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ricky Osbourn (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Houston | William Kidd steps in front of the Evan Monaco pass | 46-49 |
| 07:22 | Central Florida | Eddie Lowe knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Rudy Connors - foul #1 on Rudy Connors, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Predrag Zubris (SG), Boris Lepkowski (SF) William Kidd, Ronald Reed | |
| Subs | Houston | Antonio Little (PF) Rudy Connors | |
| 07:22 | Central Florida | Eddie Lowe makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Predrag Zubris is called for the reach on Wesley Steward - foul #1 on Predrag Zubris, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF) Evan Monaco | |
| 06:45 | Houston | Jeremy Lamarche misses badly on a shot from the left block | 49-49 |
| 06:44 | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:23 | Central Florida | Eddie Lowe hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-49 |
| 06:22 | Central Florida | Predrag Zubris can't tip it in | 49-49 |
| 06:21 | Central Florida | James Larson grabs the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 06:02 | Central Florida | Ricky Osbourn denies the turnaround by Eddie Lowe | 49-49 |
| 06:00 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn pulls down the rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:41 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn scores on a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Eddie Lowe - foul #1 on Eddie Lowe, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Gary Kring (PG), William Kidd (SG) James Larson, Predrag Zubris | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:41 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 05:23 | Central Florida | Eddie Lowe lays it up and in | 51-52 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 51-52 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 04:36 | Central Florida | Thomas Machin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Kidd | 53-54 |
| 04:31 | Houston | Darrel Sturm scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jeremy Lamarche | 53-56 |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Darrel Sturm - foul #1 on Darrel Sturm, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Tupper (PF), Mark Sullivan (C) Eddie Lowe, Thomas Machin | |
| Subs | Houston | Rafael Edwards (PG), Corey Crane (SG), Evan Monaco (SF), Rudy Connors (PF), Richard Murphey (C) Wesley Steward, Jeremy Lamarche, Darrel Sturm, Antonio Little, Ricky Osbourn | |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:47 | Houston | Richard Murphey can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-56 |
| 03:45 | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Gary Kring (fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Kidd (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boris Lepkowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Tupper (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Sullivan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Rafael Edwards (fresh) SG - Corey Crane (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Evan Monaco (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rudy Connors (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Murphey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:31 | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 03:29 | Central Florida | Paul Tupper tips it back up and in | 57-56 |
| 03:08 | Houston | Richard Murphey misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Boris Lepkowski - foul #4 on Boris Lepkowski, team foul #7 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ronald Reed (SF) Boris Lepkowski | |
| Subs | Houston | Wesley Steward (PG), Jeremy Lamarche (SG), Ricky Osbourn (C) Rafael Edwards, Corey Crane, Rudy Connors | |
| 03:08 | Houston | Richard Murphey makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:08 | Houston | Richard Murphey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:56 | Central Florida | William Kidd buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-58 |
| 02:56 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eddie Lowe (PF), Thomas Machin (C) Paul Tupper, Mark Sullivan | |
| Subs | Houston | Darrel Sturm (SF), Antonio Little (PF) Evan Monaco, Richard Murphey | |
| 02:33 | Houston | Wesley Steward drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ricky Osbourn | 60-60 |
| 02:15 | Central Florida | William Kidd drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-60 |
| 01:49 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn is whistled for a carry | 63-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski (SF) Ronald Reed | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:35 | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski's pass is intercepted by Darrel Sturm | 63-60 |
| 01:32 | Houston | Darrel Sturm lays it up and in | 63-62 |
| 01:08 | Central Florida | Gary Kring clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Antonio Little snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 00:37 | Houston | Wesley Steward misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 63-62 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Ricky Osbourn tips it but misses | 63-62 |
| 00:33 | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Jeremy Lamarche is called for the reach on Boris Lepkowski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeremy Lamarche, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:32 | Central Florida | Boris Lepkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Antonio Little double dribbles | 65-62 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | William Kidd is hacked by Jeremy Lamarche in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeremy Lamarche, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | William Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:03 | Central Florida | William Kidd makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Darrel Sturm misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 67-62 |