| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Thompson (fresh) SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chris Salyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chuck Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - James Gaskins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | John Ayres inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Houston | John Ayres scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Tracy Alers | 28-30 |
| 19:14 | Central Florida | Luis Moran is called for the reach on James Thompson - foul #1 on Luis Moran, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 19:09 | Central Florida | James Thompson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-30 |
| 18:42 | Houston | Tracy Alers buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Ayres | 30-32 |
| 18:18 | Central Florida | James Gaskins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-32 |
| 18:16 | Houston | John Ayres pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Tracy Alers comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by David Blodgett - foul #3 on David Blodgett, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (SG) David Blodgett | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:48 | Houston | Tracy Alers makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:48 | Houston | Tracy Alers misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 17:48 | Central Florida | James Gaskins gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 17:29 | Central Florida | James Gaskins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Davis (C) James Gaskins | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 17:03 | Houston | Dwain Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Luis Moran | 30-35 |
| 16:46 | Central Florida | John Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Steve Merlino (PF) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, John Ayres, Jerome Wyatt | |
| 16:17 | Houston | Ricky Kelly scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dwain Williams | 30-38 |
| 15:59 | Central Florida | John Davis misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by David Brown - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Blodgett (SG), Cory Zahm (PF), Evan Fisher (C) James Thompson, Chris Salyer, Chuck Mann | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Bickford (PF) Dwain Williams | |
| 15:59 | Central Florida | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:59 | Central Florida | John Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:59 | Houston | Kevin Bickford gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Lucio Valdez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Zahm (fresh) 3 pf. C - Evan Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ricky Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. SG - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Hines (fresh) PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Steve Merlino knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by David Brown and he's fouled by John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Luis Moran (SG) Ricky Kelly, David Brown | |
| 15:40 | Houston | Steve Merlino makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 15:24 | Central Florida | Cory Zahm drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Evan Fisher | 34-41 |
| 15:01 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-41 |
| 15:00 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Moran | 34-41 |
| 14:42 | Houston | Evan Fisher takes the ball from Kevin Bickford | 34-41 |
| 14:26 | Central Florida | Bobby Hines steps in front of the John Davis pass | 34-41 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Kevin Bickford drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Luis Moran | 34-43 |
| 13:48 | Central Florida | Cory Zahm hits a jumper from the right side | 36-43 |
| 13:26 | Houston | Steve Merlino clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 13:25 | Central Florida | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 13:06 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-43 |
| 13:05 | Houston | Kevin Bickford grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:50 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-43 |
| 12:49 | Central Florida | John Davis pulls down the rebound | 36-43 |
| 12:30 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez double dribbles | 36-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Thompson (PG), Chris Salyer (SF) Lucio Valdez, John Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), John Ayres (SF), Jerome Wyatt (PF), Dwain Williams (C) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, Bobby Hines, Kevin Bickford, Steve Merlino | |
| 12:18 | Houston | Ricky Kelly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 12:16 | Houston | John Ayres tips it in | 36-45 |
| 12:00 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Ricky Kelly - foul #1 on Ricky Kelly, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chuck Mann (PF) Cory Zahm | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 12:00 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 12:00 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chris Salyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chuck Mann (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Evan Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ricky Kelly (fresh) 12 pts. SG - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerome Wyatt (fresh) C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 38-45 |
| 11:42 | Houston | Ricky Kelly snags the offensive board | 38-45 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by David Blodgett - foul #4 on David Blodgett, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Russell (SG), James Gaskins (C) David Blodgett, Evan Fisher | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:24 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 11:24 | Houston | Dwain Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:12 | Central Florida | James Gaskins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Ricky Kelly buries a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Michael Russell - foul #1 on Michael Russell, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (SG), Cory Zahm (PF) Michael Russell, James Gaskins | |
| Subs | Houston | Luis Moran (SG), Kevin Bickford (PF) David Brown, Jerome Wyatt | |
| 10:45 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 10:24 | Central Florida | James Thompson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-50 |
| 10:23 | Houston | Kevin Bickford grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 10:11 | Houston | Dwain Williams knocks in the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Chuck Mann - foul #1 on Chuck Mann, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Evan Fisher (C) Chuck Mann | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG) Ricky Kelly | |
| 10:11 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses the free throw | 38-52 |
| 10:11 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:59 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer's layup is rejected by Kevin Bickford | 38-52 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Kevin Bickford grabs the board | 38-52 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Kevin Bickford lays it up and in on a great pass from Luis Moran | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:25 | Central Florida | James Thompson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Bobby Hines (SF) John Ayres | |
| 08:56 | Houston | Kevin Bickford is fouled on the floor by Cory Zahm - foul #4 on Cory Zahm, team foul #6 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Chuck Mann (PF) Cory Zahm | |
| Subs | Houston | Steve Merlino (C) Dwain Williams | |
| 08:44 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the fadeaway from the left side | 38-54 |
| 08:42 | Central Florida | James Thompson snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| 08:37 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Thompson | 40-54 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Chuck Mann is called for the reach on Kevin Bickford - foul #2 on Chuck Mann, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Michael Russell (PG), Rickey Saxon (SG) James Thompson, Lucio Valdez | |
| Subs | Houston | David Brown (SG) Luis Moran | |
| 08:19 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| 08:19 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 08:04 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer lays it in set up by Michael Russell | 42-55 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Kevin Bickford blows the layup but the foul's on Chuck Mann - foul #3 on Chuck Mann, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Blodgett (SG), John Davis (SF), Cory Zahm (PF) Rickey Saxon, Chris Salyer, Chuck Mann | |
| Subs | Houston | John Ayres (SF), Dwain Williams (C) Bobby Hines, Steve Merlino | |
| 07:37 | Houston | Kevin Bickford makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 07:37 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Michael Russell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cory Zahm (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Evan Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Bickford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Dwain Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 07:21 | Central Florida | Cory Zahm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 07:20 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher tips it back up and in | 44-56 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses short on a floater from the right side | 44-56 |
| 06:55 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher gets the rebound | 44-56 |
| 06:38 | Central Florida | David Blodgett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Thompson (PG), Chris Salyer (SF), Chuck Mann (C) Michael Russell, John Davis, Evan Fisher | |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), Luis Moran (SG), Jerome Wyatt (PF) Tracy Alers, David Brown, Kevin Bickford | |
| 06:38 | Central Florida | David Blodgett makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 06:38 | Central Florida | David Blodgett misses the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Jerome Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 06:21 | Houston | John Ayres can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 06:19 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Chris Salyer | 45-56 |
| 06:04 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 06:03 | Houston | Dwain Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 05:40 | Houston | Dwain Williams buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ricky Kelly | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:23 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Evan Fisher (C) Chuck Mann | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG) Ricky Kelly | |
| 05:06 | Houston | Cory Zahm denies the turnaround by Dwain Williams | 45-58 |
| 05:05 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 04:50 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 04:49 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Evan Fisher | 45-58 |
| 04:40 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Blodgett | 48-58 |
| 04:26 | Houston | John Ayres is fouled on the floor by Chris Salyer - foul #2 on Chris Salyer, team foul #9 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Bickford (PF), Steve Merlino (C) Jerome Wyatt, Dwain Williams | |
| 04:26 | Houston | John Ayres makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 04:26 | Houston | John Ayres makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:10 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 04:08 | Houston | John Ayres grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 03:46 | Houston | Kevin Bickford misses the easy layup | 48-60 |
| 03:44 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Bickford | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Houston | Luis Moran misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 48-60 |
| 03:26 | Central Florida | Cory Zahm gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - James Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Blodgett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Chris Salyer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cory Zahm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Evan Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Luis Moran (fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Ayres (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Bickford (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Merlino (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Central Florida | Chris Salyer is fouled on the floor by Steve Merlino - foul #2 on Steve Merlino, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (SG), John Davis (SF), Chuck Mann (PF) David Blodgett, Chris Salyer, Cory Zahm | |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), Bobby Hines (SF), Dwain Williams (C) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, John Ayres, Steve Merlino | |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann knocks in the jumper from close range set up by John Davis | 50-60 |
| 02:55 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Blodgett (SG), Chris Salyer (SF), Cory Zahm (PF) Lucio Valdez, John Davis, Chuck Mann | |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (PG), Luis Moran (SG) Ricky Kelly, David Brown | |
| 02:28 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses the easy layup | 50-60 |
| 02:27 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Evan Fisher | 50-60 |
| 02:10 | Central Florida | James Thompson misses the jumper from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 02:08 | Houston | Dwain Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Kevin Bickford scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tracy Alers | 50-62 |
| 01:37 | Central Florida | Evan Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez (PG), Michael Russell (SG), John Davis (SF), Chuck Mann (PF), James Gaskins (C) James Thompson, David Blodgett, Chris Salyer, Cory Zahm, Evan Fisher | |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), David Brown (SG), Jerome Wyatt (PF), Steve Merlino (C) Tracy Alers, Luis Moran, Kevin Bickford, Dwain Williams | |
| 01:24 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Steve Merlino tips it back up and in | 50-64 |
| 01:14 | Central Florida | Ricky Kelly is called for the reach on Michael Russell - foul #2 on Ricky Kelly, team foul #6 | 50-64 |
| 00:58 | Central Florida | Chuck Mann buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Russell | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Houston | Ricky Kelly is hacked by Lucio Valdez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lucio Valdez, team foul #10 | 53-64 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:57 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Central Florida | John Davis drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Ricky Kelly is hacked by Lucio Valdez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lucio Valdez, team foul #11 | 56-66 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Ricky Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:51 | Central Florida | James Gaskins pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:44 | Central Florida | Michael Russell comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 56-67 |
| 00:42 | Central Florida | Michael Russell grabs the offensive board | 56-67 |
| 00:39 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Houston | James Gaskins swats the layup by David Brown | 56-67 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | John Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:06 | Central Florida | Michael Russell misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Lucio Valdez gets the offensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:02 | Central Florida | Michael Russell comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | The clock runs out | 56-67 |