| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Nathaniel Crosswhite (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Beall (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Tatum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Todd Brown inbounds the ball | 32-36 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Houston | Todd Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 19:30 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite snags the defensive board | 32-36 |
| 19:12 | Central Florida | The jump hook by Stephen Beall is blocked by Robert Wilson | 32-36 |
| 19:11 | Central Florida | James Tatum tips it home | 32-38 |
| 18:53 | Houston | Nathaniel Crosswhite picks off the pass by Todd Brown | 32-38 |
| 18:49 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite banks in the layup | 32-40 |
| 18:26 | Houston | Todd Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Wilson | 35-40 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall misses the lay-in but he's hacked by William Yard - foul #3 on William Yard, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG) William Yard | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 18:21 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:02 | Houston | John Raczynski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-42 |
| 17:45 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 17:44 | Central Florida | James Tatum hits the follow up shot | 35-44 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Todd Brown misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Nathaniel Crosswhite - foul #3 on Nathaniel Crosswhite, team foul #1 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mitchell Finger (PG), James Vanleer (C) Nathaniel Crosswhite, Duane Reynolds | |
| 17:30 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:30 | Houston | Todd Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 17:13 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 17:11 | Houston | Chad Gardner gets the rebound | 37-44 |
| 16:56 | Houston | John Raczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-44 |
| 16:55 | Central Florida | Mitchell Finger grabs the board | 37-44 |
| 16:50 | Central Florida | Mitchell Finger is fouled on the floor by David Pennington - foul #2 on David Pennington, team foul #2 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Steven Crouse (C) John Raczynski, Todd Brown, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Barto (SG), Eric Nanney (PF) Larry Bryant, James Tatum | |
| 16:26 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney misses badly on a jumper from close range | 37-44 |
| 16:24 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall hits the follow up shot | 37-46 |
| 16:17 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 37-46 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Chad Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Billy Killeen is whistled for a carry | 37-46 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds (C) Stephen Beall | |
| 15:49 | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds is whistled for a carry | 37-46 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), James Phair (C) David Pennington, Kevin Rakestraw, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite (PG), James Tatum (PF) Mitchell Finger, George Barto | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Billy Killeen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Phair (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Nathaniel Crosswhite (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Nanney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Vanleer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Tatum (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Duane Reynolds (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Houston | William Yard can't connect on a shot from the right side | 37-46 |
| 15:29 | Central Florida | James Tatum grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 15:20 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney lays it in on a nice dish by Nathaniel Crosswhite | 37-48 |
| 15:03 | Houston | William Yard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 15:01 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 14:46 | Central Florida | James Tatum throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF), Robert Wilson (PF) Billy Killeen, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Bryant (SG), Stephen Beall (SF) Eric Nanney, James Vanleer | |
| 14:23 | Houston | John Raczynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-48 |
| 14:22 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 14:18 | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds loses the dribble to James Phair | 37-48 |
| 14:00 | Houston | John Raczynski is hacked by Larry Bryant - foul #2 on Larry Bryant, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Billy Killeen (SG) John Raczynski | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Nanney (PF), Stephen Leith (C) James Tatum, Duane Reynolds | |
| 13:51 | Houston | Billy Killeen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by William Yard | 40-48 |
| 13:27 | Central Florida | Larry Bryant misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-48 |
| 13:26 | Houston | The rebound goes to Billy Killeen | 40-48 |
| 13:05 | Houston | William Yard hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-48 |
| 12:49 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall misses the easy layup | 43-48 |
| 12:48 | Houston | Todd Brown pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 12:46 | Houston | Larry Bryant steals it from William Yard in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 12:32 | Central Florida | Larry Bryant can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 12:31 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Phair | 43-48 |
| 12:02 | Houston | Billy Killeen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 12:01 | Central Florida | Stephen Leith snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 11:44 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Beall | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Killeen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Todd Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Phair (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Nathaniel Crosswhite (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Larry Bryant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Beall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Nanney (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Leith (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Houston | James Phair makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Billy Killeen and he's hacked by Larry Bryant - foul #3 on Larry Bryant, team foul #3 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), John Raczynski (SG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Chad Gardner (PF) William Yard, Billy Killeen, Todd Brown, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mitchell Finger (PG), James Vanleer (SF), James Tatum (PF), Duane Reynolds (C) Nathaniel Crosswhite, Larry Bryant, Stephen Beall, Stephen Leith | |
| 11:20 | Houston | James Phair makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:05 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney's pass is intercepted by Kevin Rakestraw | 46-50 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Eric Nanney picks off the pass by John Raczynski | 46-50 |
| 10:47 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney misses the lay-in | 46-50 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Chad Gardner pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw is hacked by James Vanleer - foul #1 on James Vanleer, team foul #4 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Crouse (C) James Phair | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Barto (SG) Eric Nanney | |
| 10:06 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw drills a floater from the left side | 48-50 |
| 09:54 | Central Florida | James Vanleer blows the dunk | 48-50 |
| 09:53 | Central Florida | George Barto grabs the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 09:47 | Central Florida | Mitchell Finger scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Tatum | 48-53 |
| 09:32 | Houston | David Pennington is hacked by Mitchell Finger - foul #2 on Mitchell Finger, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), Billy Killeen (SF), Robert Wilson (C) David Pennington, Kevin Rakestraw, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite (PG), Larry Bryant (SG), Stephen Beall (SF) Mitchell Finger, George Barto, James Vanleer | |
| 09:27 | Houston | Larry Bryant is called for the reach on Chad Gardner - foul #4 on Larry Bryant, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Barto (SG) Larry Bryant | |
| 09:04 | Houston | Robert Wilson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Raczynski | 51-53 |
| 08:45 | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds makes the floater from the baseline set up by Stephen Beall | 51-55 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Nathaniel Crosswhite picks off the pass by Chad Gardner | 51-55 |
| 08:34 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite lays it in | 51-57 |
| 08:22 | Houston | Billy Killeen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF), Steven Crouse (C) John Raczynski, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Eric Nanney (PF), James Vanleer (C) James Tatum, Duane Reynolds | |
| 08:03 | Central Florida | Todd Brown is called for the reach on Eric Nanney - foul #1 on Todd Brown, team foul #3 | 51-57 |
| 07:58 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 07:57 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney tips it in | 51-59 |
| 07:47 | Houston | Todd Brown double dribbles | 51-59 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Bryant (SG) George Barto | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Killeen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Crouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Nathaniel Crosswhite (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Beall (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Nanney (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - James Vanleer (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:34 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 07:33 | Houston | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 07:24 | Houston | James Vanleer steals it from Billy Killeen | 51-59 |
| 07:00 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-62 |
| 06:40 | Houston | Nathaniel Crosswhite is called for the reach on William Yard - foul #4 on Nathaniel Crosswhite, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Houston | John Raczynski (SG), Chad Gardner (PF), James Phair (C) Billy Killeen, Robert Wilson, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mitchell Finger (PG), James Tatum (PF), Duane Reynolds (C) Nathaniel Crosswhite, Stephen Beall, James Vanleer | |
| 06:40 | Houston | William Yard makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:40 | Houston | William Yard misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 06:40 | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:21 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mitchell Finger | 52-64 |
| 06:03 | Houston | William Yard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-64 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF) William Yard, Todd Brown | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | John Raczynski steps in front of the Mitchell Finger pass | 52-64 |
| 05:33 | Houston | John Raczynski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 05:32 | Central Florida | James Tatum gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 05:15 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney's pass is intercepted by Chad Gardner | 52-64 |
| 05:06 | Houston | David Pennington knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Phair | 54-64 |
| 04:48 | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds is hacked by Kevin Rakestraw - foul #1 on Kevin Rakestraw, team foul #4 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF) Kevin Rakestraw | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite (PG), George Barto (SG), Stephen Beall (SF), James Vanleer (C) Mitchell Finger, Larry Bryant, Eric Nanney, Duane Reynolds | |
| 04:43 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Phair - foul #4 on James Phair, team foul #5 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG) David Pennington | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:43 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 04:43 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Crosswhite makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:24 | Houston | William Yard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-65 |
| 04:23 | Houston | James Phair snags the offensive board | 54-65 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Chad Gardner is hacked by Nathaniel Crosswhite - foul #5 on Nathaniel Crosswhite, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wilson (C) James Phair | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mitchell Finger (PG) Nathaniel Crosswhite | |
| 04:13 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Chad Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 03:48 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mitchell Finger | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - William Yard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Raczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Todd Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Gardner (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Mitchell Finger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Barto (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stephen Beall (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Tatum (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Vanleer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Houston | William Yard clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 56-67 |
| 03:29 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to James Vanleer | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Central Florida | George Barto is whistled for a carry | 56-67 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Billy Killeen (SG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, John Raczynski, Todd Brown, Chad Gardner | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Bryant (SG), Eric Nanney (PF), Duane Reynolds (C) George Barto, James Tatum, James Vanleer | |
| 02:59 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-67 |
| Subs | Houston | William Yard (PG), John Raczynski (SG), James Phair (C) David Pennington, Kevin Rakestraw, Steven Crouse | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Tatum (PF) Eric Nanney | |
| 02:48 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Tatum - foul #3 on James Tatum, team foul #9 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Houston | Todd Brown (SF), Chad Gardner (PF) John Raczynski, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 02:48 | Houston | Billy Killeen makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:48 | Houston | Billy Killeen misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 02:48 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Duane Reynolds | 57-67 |
| 02:27 | Central Florida | Stephen Beall makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mitchell Finger | 57-69 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Chad Gardner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-69 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Chad Gardner tips it in | 59-69 |
| 01:50 | Central Florida | Duane Reynolds can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 01:49 | Central Florida | James Tatum pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-69 |
| 01:27 | Central Florida | James Tatum can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Chad Gardner - foul #2 on Chad Gardner, team foul #6 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Houston | David Pennington (PG), Kevin Rakestraw (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Steven Crouse (C) William Yard, Todd Brown, Chad Gardner, James Phair | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Barto (SG), Eric Nanney (SF), James Vanleer (C) Larry Bryant, Stephen Beall, Duane Reynolds | |
| 01:27 | Central Florida | James Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 01:27 | Central Florida | James Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 01:15 | Houston | Steven Crouse misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 59-71 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Robert Wilson tips it but misses | 59-71 |
| 01:12 | Central Florida | James Tatum grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 00:47 | Central Florida | James Tatum makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Mitchell Finger | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Houston | George Barto takes the ball from Billy Killeen | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Eric Nanney can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 59-73 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw grabs the defensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Kevin Rakestraw clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-73 |
| 00:12 | Central Florida | Mitchell Finger pulls down the rebound | 59-73 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Mitchell Finger runs out the clock | 59-73 |