| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) PF - Earl Wiggins (fresh) 6 reb. C - Bradley Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Olinger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lackey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Mark Morey inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Houston | Alec Stevenson drills a shot from just outside the lane | 25-29 |
| 19:19 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 19:17 | Houston | Bradley Evans gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 19:07 | Houston | David Olinger is called for the reach on Alec Stevenson - foul #2 on David Olinger, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 18:52 | Houston | Mark Morey hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 18:41 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales double dribbles | 28-29 |
| 18:19 | Houston | Earl Wiggins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 18:18 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:05 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Junior Stone and the foul's on Earl Wiggins - foul #2 on Earl Wiggins, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 18:05 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez misses the free throw | 28-31 |
| 18:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bradley Evans | 28-31 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Bradley Evans's floater is tipped away by John Lackey | 28-31 |
| 17:45 | Central Florida | John Lackey gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:41 | Central Florida | David Olinger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Bradley Evans gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:24 | Houston | Alec Stevenson is hacked by John Lackey - foul #2 on John Lackey, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (PF), James Hall (C) Earl Wiggins, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clarence Mason (PF) John Lackey | |
| 17:09 | Houston | Alec Stevenson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Morey | 31-31 |
| 16:48 | Central Florida | David Olinger misses badly on a shot from the right side | 31-31 |
| 16:46 | Houston | Mark Morey grabs the board | 31-31 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Marty Watts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-31 |
| 16:40 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:34 | Central Florida | Junior Stone comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-31 |
| 16:32 | Houston | Harold Ross snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 16:20 | Houston | Mark Morey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-31 |
| 16:19 | Houston | James Hall misses the tip | 31-31 |
| 16:18 | Houston | James Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| 16:11 | Houston | Mario Gonzales picks off the pass by James Hall | 31-31 |
| 15:53 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason blows the layup | 31-31 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Mark Morey pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Olinger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Mario Gonzales (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:47 | Houston | David Olinger steals it from Mark Morey | 31-31 |
| 15:20 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 15:07 | Houston | Marty Watts is hacked by Clarence Mason - foul #2 on Clarence Mason, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Ruben Churchill (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), Earl Wiggins (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Marty Watts, Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Harold Ross, James Hall | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roger Panek (PG), Danny Sheckler (SG), Fred Touchstone (PF), John Lackey (C) Junior Stone, David Olinger, Angelo Rodriguez, Mario Gonzales | |
| 14:49 | Houston | Ruben Churchill misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 14:48 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler grabs the board | 31-34 |
| 14:27 | Central Florida | John Lackey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 14:25 | Houston | The rebound goes to Earl Wiggins | 31-34 |
| 14:07 | Houston | Silas Ferguson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 13:43 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason is fouled on the floor by Marvin Echols - foul #1 on Marvin Echols, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG) Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Olinger (SG) Clarence Mason | |
| 13:36 | Central Florida | Bradley Evans is called for the reach on David Olinger - foul #3 on Bradley Evans, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | John Lackey can't finish the layup but the foul's on Earl Wiggins - foul #3 on Earl Wiggins, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG) Silas Ferguson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | John Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:22 | Central Florida | John Lackey misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 13:22 | Houston | Bradley Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on John Lackey - foul #3 on John Lackey, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG) Danny Sheckler | |
| 13:02 | Houston | Bradley Evans makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:02 | Houston | Bradley Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:36 | Central Florida | Bradley Evans picks off the pass by Junior Stone | 36-35 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Ruben Churchill blows the layup | 36-35 |
| 12:16 | Central Florida | John Lackey grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 12:00 | Central Florida | A charge is called on Roger Panek - foul #1 on Roger Panek, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SF), Harold Ross (PF), James Hall (C) Ruben Churchill, Earl Wiggins, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clarence Mason (SG), Angelo Rodriguez (SF), Mario Gonzales (C) David Olinger, Roger Panek, John Lackey | |
| 11:41 | Houston | Mario Gonzales swats the short shot by Alec Stevenson | 36-35 |
| 11:40 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales grabs the board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hall (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clarence Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Touchstone (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason is hacked by Marty Watts - foul #1 on Marty Watts, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG) Alec Stevenson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 11:20 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Mason and the foul's on James Hall - foul #2 on James Hall, team foul #6 | 36-37 |
| 11:20 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 11:03 | Houston | Marty Watts clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 11:02 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone grabs the defensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 10:44 | Central Florida | Mark Morey steps in front of the Junior Stone pass | 36-38 |
| 10:28 | Houston | Mark Morey misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-38 |
| 10:27 | Houston | Marty Watts can't tip it in | 36-38 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Silas Ferguson snags the offensive board | 36-38 |
| 10:08 | Houston | James Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), Earl Wiggins (PF) Marty Watts, James Hall | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roger Panek (PG), David Olinger (SG), John Lackey (PF) Junior Stone, Clarence Mason, Fred Touchstone | |
| 09:52 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-38 |
| 09:50 | Houston | The rebound goes to Harold Ross | 36-38 |
| 09:45 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses the 3 from the left corner | 36-38 |
| 09:43 | Houston | Mark Morey grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 09:31 | Houston | Earl Wiggins banks in the layup on a great pass from Silas Ferguson | 38-38 |
| 09:07 | Central Florida | Roger Panek misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 09:06 | Central Florida | David Olinger hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Mark Morey clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Roger Panek - foul #2 on Roger Panek, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Bradley Evans (C) Silas Ferguson, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clarence Mason (SF), Fred Touchstone (PF) Angelo Rodriguez, Mario Gonzales | |
| 08:49 | Houston | Mark Morey makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 08:49 | Houston | Mark Morey misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 08:49 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 08:45 | Central Florida | Roger Panek hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 08:43 | Houston | Mark Morey grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 08:20 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 08:19 | Central Florida | Roger Panek snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 07:55 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Ruben Churchill (SF), Marvin Echols (PF) Mark Morey, Earl Wiggins | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG) John Lackey | |
| 07:34 | Houston | Roger Panek takes the ball from Bradley Evans | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ruben Churchill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Echols (fresh) C - Bradley Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Olinger (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Fred Touchstone (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Panek (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Central Florida | Junior Stone comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 07:17 | Central Florida | David Olinger hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Marty Watts misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 06:57 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 06:42 | Central Florida | Roger Panek makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Junior Stone | 39-45 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Bradley Evans can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-45 |
| 06:33 | Central Florida | Junior Stone gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 06:09 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Junior Stone | 39-48 |
| 05:51 | Houston | Marvin Echols misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 05:50 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-48 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SF), Earl Wiggins (PF) Ruben Churchill, Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez (SF), Mario Gonzales (C) Clarence Mason, Roger Panek | |
| 05:43 | Central Florida | David Olinger drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Fred Touchstone | 39-51 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Alec Stevenson buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marty Watts | 42-51 |
| 05:24 | Central Florida | David Olinger is fouled on the floor by Alec Stevenson - foul #2 on Alec Stevenson, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| 05:24 | Central Florida | David Olinger makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 05:24 | Central Florida | David Olinger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 04:58 | Houston | Alec Stevenson hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Marty Watts and he's fouled by David Olinger - foul #3 on David Olinger, team foul #7 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (C) Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 04:58 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 04:48 | Central Florida | Junior Stone knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mario Gonzales | 45-56 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Harold Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG) Alec Stevenson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clarence Mason (SG) David Olinger | |
| 03:58 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone is whistled for a carry | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Houston | Harold Ross comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 03:47 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 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) | |
| 03:21 | Central Florida | Junior Stone misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 03:20 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Clarence Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Touchstone (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:05 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 03:04 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Touchstone | 45-56 |
| 02:45 | Central Florida | Harold Ross blocks the short jumper by Clarence Mason | 45-56 |
| 02:43 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone snags the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 02:25 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 45-56 |
| 02:23 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 02:01 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez can't finish the layup but the foul's on Earl Wiggins - foul #4 on Earl Wiggins, team foul #8 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Carmelo Alvarez (SG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Marvin Echols (PF), James Hall (C) Marty Watts, Mark Morey, Earl Wiggins, Harold Ross | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roger Panek (PG), Danny Sheckler (SG), John Lackey (PF) Junior Stone, Fred Touchstone, Mario Gonzales | |
| 02:01 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:01 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Roger Panek is called for the reach on Silas Ferguson - foul #3 on Roger Panek, team foul #8 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (PF) Carmelo Alvarez | |
| Subs | Central Florida | David Haldeman (PG) Angelo Rodriguez | |
| 01:46 | Houston | Silas Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Silas Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 01:46 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Roger Panek | 46-58 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | John Lackey scores on a turnaround from close range | 46-60 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Silas Ferguson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 49-60 |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | John Lackey scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | Houston | Silas Ferguson is fouled on the floor by David Haldeman - foul #1 on David Haldeman, team foul #9 | 49-63 |
| 00:45 | Houston | Silas Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 00:45 | Central Florida | John Lackey pulls down the rebound | 49-63 |
| 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) | |
| 00:20 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-63 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Harold Ross snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| 00:13 | Houston | Harold Ross connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ruben Churchill | 51-63 |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | David Haldeman runs out the clock | 51-63 |