| Lineup | Houston | PG - Horace Cirillo (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tyler Mathis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Dana (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ray Loop (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Gipe (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stephens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | George Davis inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe misses the floater from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 19:34 | Houston | Robert Mayo gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Robert Mayo comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on James Stephens - foul #1 on James Stephens, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Robert Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 19:28 | Houston | Robert Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:59 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk misses the runner in the lane | 31-37 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Robert Mayo gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:41 | Houston | David Dana is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on David Dana, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| 18:19 | Central Florida | George Davis can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Mayo - foul #3 on Robert Mayo, team foul #2 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Houston | Leroy Talbott (C) Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (SG), David Wadlington (SF), David Clark (C) Joseph Gipe, James Stephens, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| 18:19 | Central Florida | George Davis makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 18:19 | Central Florida | George Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Jason Bynum is called for the reach on Horace Cirillo - foul #2 on Jason Bynum, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), Adrian Nunn (C) Jason Bynum, George Davis | |
| 17:45 | Houston | Horace Cirillo clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Tyler Mathis snags the offensive board | 31-39 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Tyler Mathis lays it in | 33-39 |
| 17:05 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-41 |
| 16:48 | Houston | Tyler Mathis makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Horace Cirillo | 35-41 |
| 16:38 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe is called for 10 seconds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Ernie Stangl (PF), Steven Pleasant (C) Ray Loop, Leroy Talbott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG), James Stephens (PF), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Joseph Gipe, David Clark, Adrian Nunn | |
| 16:20 | Houston | David Dana comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Wadlington - foul #1 on David Wadlington, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | George Davis (SF) David Wadlington | |
| 16:20 | Houston | David Dana makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:20 | Houston | David Dana makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 16:18 | Central Florida | David Dana is called for the reach on George Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Dana, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Leroy Talbott (C) David Dana | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 16:05 | Central Florida | Don Holford is fouled on the floor by Ernie Stangl - foul #3 on Ernie Stangl, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lilley (PG), Ray Loop (PF) Horace Cirillo, Ernie Stangl | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG) Don Holford | |
| 15:48 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left block | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Lilley (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Tyler Mathis (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Steven Pleasant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Loop (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Talbott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Gipe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stephens (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:32 | Houston | Ray Loop misses the easy layup | 37-43 |
| 15:30 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 15:07 | Central Florida | Tyler Mathis is called for the reach on Joseph Gipe - foul #3 on Tyler Mathis, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), David Dana (SF), Robert Mayo (C) Richard Lilley, Ray Loop, Leroy Talbott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), David Wadlington (SF), David Clark (C) Jason Bynum, George Davis, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| 14:46 | Central Florida | Don Holford makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-46 |
| 14:25 | Houston | Robert Mayo hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 37-46 |
| 14:24 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to David Clark | 37-46 |
| 14:06 | Central Florida | David Clark misses short on an open fadeaway from the left side | 37-46 |
| 14:04 | Houston | Robert Mayo grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 13:57 | Houston | David Dana clanks a runner in the lane | 37-46 |
| 13:55 | Houston | Robert Mayo tips it but misses | 37-46 |
| 13:53 | Central Florida | David Clark snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 13:43 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe is called for 10 seconds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lilley (PG) Horace Cirillo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG), George Davis (SF), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Joseph Gipe, David Wadlington, James Stephens | |
| 13:30 | Houston | George Davis steals it from Steven Pleasant | 37-46 |
| 13:28 | Central Florida | Richard Lilley is called for the reach on George Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Lilley, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SG), Ernie Stangl (PF) Tyler Mathis, Steven Pleasant | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), Adrian Nunn (PF) Don Holford, David Clark | |
| 13:13 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe travels with the ball | 37-46 |
| 12:45 | Houston | David Dana comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 37-46 |
| 12:43 | Houston | Robert Mayo gets the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 12:28 | Houston | David Dana is fouled on the floor by Adrian Nunn - foul #2 on Adrian Nunn, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Tyler Mathis (SG), Leroy Talbott (PF) Richard Lilley, Isaac Kinsey, Ernie Stangl | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (SG), David Wadlington (SF), David Clark (PF) Joseph Gipe, George Davis, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| 12:08 | Houston | Jason Bynum steals the ball from Robert Mayo | 37-46 |
| 12:05 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum lays it up and in | 37-48 |
| 11:36 | Houston | Horace Cirillo comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 11:34 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Mayo | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Horace Cirillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Mathis (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Dana (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Leroy Talbott (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Mayo (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Jason Bynum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Don Holford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Wadlington (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Adrian Nunn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Houston | Leroy Talbott can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Clark - foul #1 on David Clark, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lilley (PG), Isaac Kinsey (SG), Steven Pleasant (SF), Ray Loop (PF) Horace Cirillo, Tyler Mathis, David Dana, Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Stephens (PF), Nathaniel Sisk (C) David Clark, Adrian Nunn | |
| 11:20 | Houston | Leroy Talbott misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Leroy Talbott misses the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 11:20 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 11:06 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket | 37-48 |
| 11:05 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk tips it in | 37-50 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Steven Pleasant comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-50 |
| 10:49 | Houston | Leroy Talbott tips it but misses | 37-50 |
| 10:48 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 10:26 | Central Florida | Don Holford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 10:24 | Central Florida | James Stephens tips it back up and in | 37-52 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Ray Loop knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 09:34 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk scores on a shot in the lane | 40-54 |
| 09:18 | Houston | Steven Pleasant banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Lilley | 42-54 |
| 09:15 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum is fouled in the backcourt by Isaac Kinsey - foul #4 on Isaac Kinsey, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Tyler Mathis (SG), David Dana (SF), Ernie Stangl (PF), Robert Mayo (C) Richard Lilley, Isaac Kinsey, Steven Pleasant, Ray Loop, Leroy Talbott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), George Davis (SF), David Clark (PF), Adrian Nunn (C) Don Holford, David Wadlington, James Stephens, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| 09:15 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 09:15 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Robert Mayo buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Horace Cirillo | 44-56 |
| 08:31 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum is called for traveling | 44-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG) Jason Bynum | |
| 08:13 | Houston | David Clark is called for the reach on Ernie Stangl - foul #2 on David Clark, team foul #6 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Stephens (PF) Adrian Nunn | |
| 08:04 | Houston | David Dana clanks a runner in the paint | 44-56 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Robert Mayo tips it home | 46-56 |
| 07:56 | Central Florida | Tyler Mathis picks off the pass by Joseph Gipe in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| 07:49 | Houston | David Dana clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on George Davis - foul #1 on George Davis, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Ray Loop (PF) Ernie Stangl | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 07:49 | Houston | David Dana makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:49 | Houston | David Dana misses the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:49 | Central Florida | James Stephens grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 07:20 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-56 |
| 07:18 | Houston | Ray Loop grabs the board | 47-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Horace Cirillo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Mathis (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Dana (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Ray Loop (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Mayo (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Don Holford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (tiring) 7 pts. SF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Houston | Tyler Mathis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SG) Tyler Mathis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jason Bynum (PG), David Wadlington (SF), Nathaniel Sisk (C) Don Holford, George Davis, David Clark | |
| 06:48 | Central Florida | Jason Bynum misses long on a floater in the paint | 47-56 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Horace Cirillo gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 06:41 | Houston | David Dana loses the dribble to James Stephens | 47-56 |
| 06:15 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 47-56 |
| 06:13 | Houston | Horace Cirillo gets the rebound | 47-56 |
| 06:09 | Houston | Horace Cirillo scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Mayo | 50-56 |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | Nathaniel Sisk lays it up and in | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:31 | Houston | Horace Cirillo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 05:30 | Houston | David Dana grabs the offensive board | 50-58 |
| 05:25 | Houston | Ray Loop banks in the layup | 52-58 |
| 05:00 | Central Florida | David Wadlington is fouled on the floor by Isaac Kinsey - foul #5 on Isaac Kinsey, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Lilley (PG), Tyler Mathis (SG), Ernie Stangl (SF), Steven Pleasant (PF), Leroy Talbott (C) Horace Cirillo, Isaac Kinsey, David Dana, Ray Loop, Robert Mayo | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Don Holford (PG), George Davis (SF), David Clark (PF), Adrian Nunn (C) Jason Bynum, Joseph Gipe, James Stephens, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| 05:00 | Central Florida | David Wadlington makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 05:00 | Central Florida | David Wadlington makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Steven Pleasant misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 52-60 |
| 04:39 | Houston | Leroy Talbott misses the tip | 52-60 |
| 04:38 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Adrian Nunn | 52-60 |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | David Wadlington is fouled on the floor by Tyler Mathis - foul #4 on Tyler Mathis, team foul #9 | 52-60 |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | David Wadlington makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:23 | Central Florida | David Wadlington makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:06 | Houston | Tyler Mathis's fadeaway is rejected by Adrian Nunn | 52-62 |
| 04:04 | Central Florida | Adrian Nunn grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 03:38 | Central Florida | David Wadlington buries a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Ernie Stangl - foul #4 on Ernie Stangl, team foul #10 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (SF) Ernie Stangl | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:38 | Central Florida | David Wadlington misses the free throw | 52-64 |
| 03:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Steven Pleasant | 52-64 |
| 03:31 | Houston | Tyler Mathis's pass is intercepted by David Clark | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Central Florida | Leroy Talbott is called for the reach on David Clark - foul #1 on Leroy Talbott, team foul #11 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayo (C) Leroy Talbott | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe (SG), Nathaniel Sisk (C) David Wadlington, Adrian Nunn | |
| 03:12 | Central Florida | David Clark makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:12 | Central Florida | David Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Richard Lilley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Tyler Mathis (tired) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - David Dana (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Steven Pleasant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mayo (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Don Holford (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Gipe (tiring) 7 pts. SF - George Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Clark (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathaniel Sisk (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:52 | Houston | Robert Mayo clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 02:50 | Central Florida | Don Holford snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 02:45 | Central Florida | Don Holford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-66 |
| 02:44 | Houston | Steven Pleasant gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:39 | Houston | David Clark is called for the reach on Richard Lilley - foul #3 on David Clark, team foul #8 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Wadlington (SF), Adrian Nunn (C) George Davis, Nathaniel Sisk | |
| 02:39 | Houston | Richard Lilley misses the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 02:39 | Central Florida | David Clark gets the rebound | 52-66 |
| 02:14 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Don Holford | 52-68 |
| 01:58 | Houston | Steven Pleasant's floater is tipped away by Adrian Nunn | 52-68 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Steven Pleasant tips it but misses | 52-68 |
| 01:54 | Houston | Steven Pleasant can't tip it in | 52-68 |
| 01:52 | Central Florida | David Clark snags the defensive board | 52-68 |
| 01:41 | Central Florida | Don Holford scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-71 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Steven Pleasant's fadeaway is rejected by Adrian Nunn | 52-71 |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to David Clark | 52-71 |
| 01:02 | Central Florida | Robert Mayo is called for the reach on Joseph Gipe - foul #4 on Robert Mayo, team foul #12 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Ray Loop (PF) Richard Lilley, Steven Pleasant | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 01:02 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe misses the 1st free throw | 52-71 |
| 01:02 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe makes the 2nd free throw | 52-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Houston | Ray Loop comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Wadlington - foul #2 on David Wadlington, team foul #9 | 52-72 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Ray Loop makes the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Ray Loop makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | Don Holford is hacked by David Dana in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Dana, team foul #13 | 54-72 |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | Don Holford makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 00:54 | Central Florida | Don Holford makes the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 00:47 | Houston | Horace Cirillo is whistled for a carry | 54-74 |
| 00:21 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe is hacked by Tyler Mathis - foul #5 on Tyler Mathis, team foul #14 | 54-74 |
| Subs | Houston | Ernie Stangl (SG) Tyler Mathis | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 00:21 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe makes the 1st free throw | 54-75 |
| 00:21 | Central Florida | Joseph Gipe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-76 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Don Holford steals the ball from David Dana | 54-76 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | David Wadlington lays it in on a great pass from Don Holford | 54-78 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Horace Cirillo connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-78 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Don Holford runs out the clock | 57-78 |