| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) SF - Mark Morey (fresh) PF - Earl Wiggins (fresh) C - Bradley Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) SG - David Olinger (fresh) SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) PF - Fred Touchstone (fresh) C - Mario Gonzales (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Bradley Evans wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:36 | Houston | Alec Stevenson drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Central Florida | David Olinger misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez tips it home | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Junior Stone steals it from Alec Stevenson | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Central Florida | David Olinger is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Houston | Bradley Evans is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Junior Stone | 2-5 |
| 18:11 | Houston | Marty Watts is fouled on the floor by Junior Stone - foul #1 on Junior Stone, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 18:02 | Houston | Earl Wiggins loses the dribble to Angelo Rodriguez | 2-5 |
| 17:38 | Central Florida | David Olinger is called for 5 seconds | 2-5 |
| 17:17 | Houston | Earl Wiggins hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Marty Watts and the foul's on Fred Touchstone - foul #1 on Fred Touchstone, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (C) Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:17 | Houston | Earl Wiggins misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:59 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez lays it in | 4-7 |
| 16:38 | Houston | Earl Wiggins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:36 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:17 | Central Florida | David Olinger scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Fred Touchstone | 4-10 |
| 16:00 | Houston | Alec Stevenson clanks a floater from the left side | 4-10 |
| 15:59 | Houston | Alec Stevenson pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Morey (fairly fresh) PF - Earl Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Olinger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Fred Touchstone (fresh) C - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:53 | Houston | Mark Morey scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marty Watts | 6-10 |
| 15:33 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Earl Wiggins - foul #1 on Earl Wiggins, team foul #1 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Ruben Churchill (SG), Marvin Echols (SF), Bradley Evans (C) Marty Watts, Alec Stevenson, Mark Morey, Earl Wiggins | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roger Panek (PG), Clarence Mason (SG), John Lackey (C) Junior Stone, David Olinger, Mario Gonzales | |
| 15:33 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:33 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:19 | Houston | Silas Ferguson is hacked by Roger Panek - foul #1 on Roger Panek, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler (SG) Angelo Rodriguez | |
| 15:12 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Lackey - foul #1 on John Lackey, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 15:12 | Houston | Bradley Evans grabs the offensive board | 6-12 |
| 14:49 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses short on a floater from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 14:47 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone grabs the board | 6-12 |
| 14:23 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 14:22 | Houston | Bradley Evans snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 14:08 | Houston | Harold Ross misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 14:07 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 13:53 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-12 |
| 13:51 | Houston | Bradley Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Bradley Evans connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Silas Ferguson | 8-12 |
| 13:07 | Central Florida | Ruben Churchill is called for the reach on Danny Sheckler - foul #1 on Ruben Churchill, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Alec Stevenson (SG), Mark Morey (SF), Earl Wiggins (PF), James Hall (C) Silas Ferguson, Ruben Churchill, Marvin Echols, Harold Ross, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG), David Olinger (SG), Angelo Rodriguez (SF), Mario Gonzales (C) Roger Panek, Danny Sheckler, Clarence Mason, Fred Touchstone | |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | John Lackey misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 8-12 |
| 12:45 | Houston | The rebound goes to Marty Watts | 8-12 |
| 12:32 | Houston | James Hall is whistled for traveling | 8-12 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clarence Mason (PF) John Lackey | |
| 12:18 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 8-12 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Earl Wiggins gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 11:55 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on David Olinger - foul #1 on David Olinger, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone (PF) Clarence Mason | |
| 11:55 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:55 | Houston | Alec Stevenson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 11:55 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales grabs the board | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Wiggins (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Junior Stone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Olinger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Fred Touchstone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 11:34 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:21 | Central Florida | David Olinger clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 11:19 | Houston | Mark Morey snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 11:09 | Houston | David Olinger is called for the reach on Alec Stevenson - foul #2 on David Olinger, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (PF), Bradley Evans (C) Earl Wiggins, James Hall | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Clarence Mason (SG) David Olinger | |
| 10:49 | Houston | Bradley Evans's dunk attempt is rejected by Mario Gonzales | 9-12 |
| 10:48 | Houston | Mark Morey grabs the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:30 | Houston | Marty Watts hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-12 |
| 10:29 | Central Florida | Junior Stone gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:11 | Central Florida | Junior Stone drills a fadeaway near the basket | 9-14 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Marvin Echols is fouled on the floor by Junior Stone - foul #2 on Junior Stone, team foul #7 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Houston | Earl Wiggins (PF) Mark Morey | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roger Panek (PG), John Lackey (SF) Junior Stone, Angelo Rodriguez | |
| 09:57 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Marvin Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 09:38 | Central Florida | Marvin Echols steals it from John Lackey | 11-14 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Bradley Evans misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 09:22 | Houston | Marty Watts grabs the offensive board | 11-14 |
| 09:17 | Houston | Marty Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 09:16 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Clarence Mason | 11-14 |
| 08:56 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales scores on a shot from the left block | 11-16 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Bradley Evans is fouled on the floor by Clarence Mason - foul #1 on Clarence Mason, team foul #8 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (PG), Ruben Churchill (SG), Mark Morey (SF) Marty Watts, Alec Stevenson, Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez (SF) Mario Gonzales | |
| 08:41 | Houston | Bradley Evans makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 08:41 | Houston | Bradley Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:24 | Central Florida | Mark Morey is called for the reach on Angelo Rodriguez - foul #1 on Mark Morey, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Ross (C) Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 08:03 | Central Florida | John Lackey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Mark Morey grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 07:41 | Houston | Roger Panek steps in front of the Harold Ross pass | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Silas Ferguson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ruben Churchill (fresh) SF - Mark Morey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Wiggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harold Ross (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Roger Panek (fresh) SG - Clarence Mason (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Touchstone (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Lackey (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Earl Wiggins - foul #2 on Earl Wiggins, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Alec Stevenson (SG), James Hall (C) Silas Ferguson, Ruben Churchill, Earl Wiggins | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 07:22 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 07:22 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 07:09 | Houston | Alec Stevenson connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Marty Watts | 15-18 |
| 06:59 | Central Florida | John Lackey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 06:58 | Houston | Harold Ross pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 06:36 | Houston | Alec Stevenson's floater is tipped away by Fred Touchstone | 15-18 |
| 06:35 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone pulls down the rebound | 15-18 |
| 06:17 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez is hacked by Marty Watts - foul #1 on Marty Watts, team foul #5 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Houston | Ruben Churchill (SF), Bradley Evans (C) Mark Morey, James Hall | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler (SG), Mario Gonzales (C) Clarence Mason, John Lackey | |
| 06:04 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Roger Panek | 15-20 |
| 05:57 | Houston | Bradley Evans buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Harold Ross | 17-20 |
| 05:35 | Central Florida | Roger Panek misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-20 |
| 05:34 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone hits the follow up shot | 17-22 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Marty Watts misses long on a jumper from the left side | 17-22 |
| 05:19 | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 05:14 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 17-22 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Bradley Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 04:55 | Houston | Fred Touchstone denies the turnaround by Alec Stevenson | 17-22 |
| 04:54 | Central Florida | Danny Sheckler grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 04:33 | Central Florida | Bradley Evans steals it from Mario Gonzales | 17-22 |
| 04:13 | Houston | Alec Stevenson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-22 |
| 04:11 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 03:54 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone knocks in the shot from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 03:43 | Houston | The jump hook by Bradley Evans is blocked by Mario Gonzales | 17-24 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Harold Ross snags the offensive board | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Marty Watts (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Alec Stevenson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ruben Churchill (fresh) PF - Harold Ross (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bradley Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Roger Panek (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Sheckler (fresh) SF - Angelo Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Touchstone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mario Gonzales (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Houston | Alec Stevenson scores on a floater in the paint and the foul's on Danny Sheckler - foul #1 on Danny Sheckler, team foul #9 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Mark Morey (SF), Earl Wiggins (PF), James Hall (C) Ruben Churchill, Harold Ross, Bradley Evans | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Junior Stone (PG), David Olinger (SG), Clarence Mason (SF), John Lackey (PF) Roger Panek, Danny Sheckler, Angelo Rodriguez, Fred Touchstone | |
| 03:35 | Houston | Alec Stevenson makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:11 | Central Florida | John Lackey misses the lay-in but the foul's on Alec Stevenson - foul #1 on Alec Stevenson, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Houston | Silas Ferguson (SG) Alec Stevenson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 03:11 | Central Florida | John Lackey makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:11 | Central Florida | John Lackey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Earl Wiggins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-26 |
| 02:47 | Houston | James Hall tips it back up and in | 22-26 |
| 02:28 | Central Florida | David Olinger can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-26 |
| 02:27 | Houston | Earl Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Marty Watts clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Lackey - foul #2 on John Lackey, team foul #10 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Roger Panek (C) Mario Gonzales | |
| 02:11 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Marty Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 01:58 | Central Florida | John Lackey comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 24-26 |
| 01:56 | Houston | Marty Watts grabs the board | 24-26 |
| 01:51 | Houston | John Lackey steals the ball from Earl Wiggins | 24-26 |
| 01:35 | Central Florida | John Lackey connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by David Olinger | 24-28 |
| 01:18 | Houston | David Olinger is called for the reach on Silas Ferguson - foul #3 on David Olinger, team foul #11 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Alec Stevenson (SG), Bradley Evans (C) Marty Watts, James Hall | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone (PF) David Olinger | |
| 01:18 | Houston | Silas Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Silas Ferguson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:18 | Central Florida | Fred Touchstone grabs the board | 25-28 |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Earl Wiggins - foul #3 on Earl Wiggins, team foul #7 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Houston | Marvin Echols (PF) Earl Wiggins | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales (C) John Lackey | |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:35 | Houston | Mark Morey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-29 |
| 00:34 | Central Florida | Clarence Mason pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 00:27 | Central Florida | The jump hook by Clarence Mason is blocked by Bradley Evans | 25-29 |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | Junior Stone gets the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Bradley Evans - foul #1 on Bradley Evans, team foul #8 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Marty Watts (PG), Ruben Churchill (SF), Harold Ross (PF) Silas Ferguson, Mark Morey, Marvin Echols | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Angelo Rodriguez (SF) Junior Stone | |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 00:04 | Central Florida | Mario Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Alec Stevenson comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 25-30 |