| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Joseph Janney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zachery Gill (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Everett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Kevin Tyler inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Houston | Jeff Johnston is hacked by Paul Hudson - foul #2 on Paul Hudson, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Larry Mahoney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-27 |
| 19:12 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Joseph Janney | 37-30 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Donald Giardina hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-30 |
| 18:55 | Houston | Donald Giardina can't tip it in | 37-30 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Donald Giardina tips it but misses | 37-30 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Donald Giardina hits the follow up shot | 39-30 |
| 18:43 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 39-30 |
| 18:41 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill tips it back up and in | 39-32 |
| 18:29 | Houston | Paul Hudson takes the ball from Larry Mahoney | 39-32 |
| 18:26 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson lays it in | 39-34 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 18:05 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 17:46 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Harold Griffin - foul #3 on Harold Griffin, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Kuhn (PF) Harold Griffin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:46 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:46 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jeff Johnston | 39-34 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn misses the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Everett - foul #2 on Thomas Everett, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty (SF) Douglas Bullock | |
| 17:27 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:27 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:27 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 17:08 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Jeff Johnston gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:45 | Houston | Kevin Tyler comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 39-34 |
| 16:44 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Jeff Johnston - foul #3 on Jeff Johnston, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Bart Brown (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Michael Shipley (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (PG), Stanton Woods (SG), Gordon Lansing (PF) Joseph Janney, Paul Hudson, Zachery Gill | |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:19 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt is whistled for a carry | 39-36 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock (SF) Thomas Everett | |
| 16:06 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Shipley - foul #1 on Michael Shipley, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| 16:06 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:06 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:06 | Houston | Bart Brown snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 15:46 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 15:44 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eddie Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bart Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - John Rouleau (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Douglas Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stanton Woods (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Douglas Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gordon Lansing (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Geraghty (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Lansing | 39-40 |
| 15:17 | Houston | Bart Brown knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Eddie Wyatt | 41-40 |
| 14:50 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing comes up short on the shot in the lane | 41-40 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 14:39 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bart Brown | 44-40 |
| 14:22 | Central Florida | Stanton Woods is fouled on the floor by John Rouleau - foul #1 on John Rouleau, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, Bart Brown, John Rouleau, Darrell Kuhn, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Janney (PG), Paul Hudson (SG), Zachery Gill (PF), Thomas Everett (C) Douglas Smith, Stanton Woods, Douglas Bullock, Gordon Lansing | |
| 14:17 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Mahoney | 46-43 |
| 13:50 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett clanks a shot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 13:48 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:30 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 13:13 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 13:11 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 13:09 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney is hacked by Larry Mahoney in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Mahoney, team foul #5 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stanton Woods (SF) Sean Geraghty | |
| 12:46 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Larry Mahoney - foul #3 on Larry Mahoney, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| 12:46 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:46 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-48 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Kevin Tyler tips it in | 48-48 |
| 12:05 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney buries a floater from the right block | 48-50 |
| 11:45 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 48-50 |
| 11:43 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Giardina (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Johnston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Joseph Janney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Hudson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Woods (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Zachery Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Everett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Central Florida | Stanton Woods connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Hudson | 48-52 |
| 11:08 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 11:07 | Houston | Jeff Johnston tips it in | 50-52 |
| 10:45 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 10:43 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett grabs the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:21 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 10:19 | Houston | Jeff Johnston pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Everett - foul #3 on Thomas Everett, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SG), John Rouleau (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Donald Giardina, Kevin Tyler, Harold Griffin, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF), Sean Geraghty (PF), Gordon Lansing (C) Joseph Janney, Paul Hudson, Stanton Woods, Zachery Gill, Thomas Everett | |
| 10:15 | Houston | Larry Mahoney misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Larry Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 10:02 | Central Florida | Michael Shipley steals the ball from Sean Geraghty | 51-52 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Michael Shipley clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 09:46 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 09:42 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG) Larry Mahoney | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 09:18 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn hits a floater from the left block | 53-52 |
| 08:51 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Bart Brown pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:28 | Houston | The refs have stopped play. Michael Shipley is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 53-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Griffin (PF), Michael Johnson (C) John Rouleau, Michael Shipley | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Hudson (SG), Zachery Gill (PF), Thomas Everett (C) Robert Davis, Sean Geraghty, Gordon Lansing | |
| 08:20 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darrell Kuhn | 55-52 |
| 08:04 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eddie Wyatt - foul #1 on Eddie Wyatt, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:04 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:04 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 08:04 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 07:39 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses the 3 from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Jeff Johnston misses the tip | 55-52 |
| 07:36 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bart Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Douglas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hudson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Bullock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zachery Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Everett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Harold Griffin - foul #4 on Harold Griffin, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Tyler (SF) Darrell Kuhn | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty (SF) Douglas Bullock | |
| 07:32 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:32 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:32 | Houston | Harold Griffin gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 07:13 | Houston | A charge is called on Kevin Tyler - foul #1 on Kevin Tyler, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG) Bart Brown | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Janney (PG) Douglas Smith | |
| 06:51 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill is called for traveling | 55-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Kuhn (PF) Harold Griffin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 06:28 | Houston | Jeff Johnston hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Hudson - foul #3 on Paul Hudson, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Stanton Woods (SG) Paul Hudson | |
| 06:28 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 06:28 | Houston | Jeff Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:08 | Central Florida | Sean Geraghty misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 57-53 |
| 06:06 | Houston | Kevin Tyler grabs the defensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 05:45 | Houston | Stanton Woods is called for the reach on Donald Giardina - foul #3 on Stanton Woods, team foul #5 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SF), Harold Griffin (PF) Kevin Tyler, Jeff Johnston | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF), Gordon Lansing (C) Stanton Woods, Zachery Gill, Thomas Everett | |
| 05:32 | Houston | Joseph Janney is called for the reach on Larry Mahoney - foul #2 on Joseph Janney, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Eddie Wyatt (PG), Michael Johnson (C) Larry Mahoney, Donald Giardina | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:12 | Houston | Michael Johnson makes the shot from the right block set up by Bart Brown | 59-53 |
| 04:45 | Central Florida | Douglas Smith makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Michael Johnson misses the dunk | 59-56 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Michael Johnson snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 04:04 | Houston | Eddie Wyatt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 04:02 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Sean Geraghty | 59-56 |
| 04:00 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Jeff Johnston (C) Eddie Wyatt, Bart Brown, Darrell Kuhn, Michael Johnson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Paul Hudson (SG), Zachery Gill (PF), Thomas Everett (C) Douglas Smith, Sean Geraghty, Gordon Lansing | |
| 03:49 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock loses the ball out of bounds | 59-56 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Joseph Janney is called for the reach on Kevin Tyler - foul #3 on Joseph Janney, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Jeff Johnston (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Joseph Janney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Hudson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Zachery Gill (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Everett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Harold Griffin - foul #5 on Harold Griffin, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Darrell Kuhn (PF) Harold Griffin | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:19 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| 03:03 | Houston | Jeff Johnston comes up short on the jumper from close range | 61-59 |
| 03:02 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn grabs the offensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 02:46 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 02:45 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Douglas Bullock | 61-61 |
| 02:04 | Houston | Jeff Johnston double dribbles | 61-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (PG), Sean Geraghty (SF) Joseph Janney, Douglas Bullock | |
| 01:59 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Janney (PG), Douglas Bullock (SF) Douglas Smith, Sean Geraghty | |
| 01:47 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Hudson | 61-63 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Douglas Bullock is called for the reach on Kevin Tyler - foul #3 on Douglas Bullock, team foul #8 | 61-63 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:33 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:23 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson is hacked by Darrell Kuhn - foul #1 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #11 | 63-63 |
| 01:23 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:23 | Central Florida | Paul Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 01:23 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Jeff Johnston can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 63-63 |
| 01:01 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Zachery Gill | 63-63 |
| 00:57 | Central Florida | Joseph Janney buries a shot from the right wing | 63-65 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Donald Giardina buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kevin Tyler and the foul's on Paul Hudson - foul #4 on Paul Hudson, team foul #9 | 65-65 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Donald Giardina makes the free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:18 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett loses the ball out of bounds | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Paul Hudson is called for the reach on Donald Giardina in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Hudson, team foul #10 | 66-65 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Douglas Smith (SG) Paul Hudson | |
| 00:16 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Donald Giardina misses the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:16 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett's pass is intercepted by Donald Giardina | 66-65 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Larry Mahoney is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Janney - foul #4 on Joseph Janney, team foul #11 | 66-65 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Larry Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Larry Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:09 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Darrell Kuhn is called for the reach on Zachery Gill - foul #2 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:01 | Central Florida | Zachery Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Larry Mahoney runs out the clock | 68-67 |