| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Hartung (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jay Mattingly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 19:35 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mark Shellenbarger | 31-23 |
| 19:19 | Houston | Gary Maury misses badly on a shot from the left side | 31-23 |
| 19:17 | Central Florida | Henry Day snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 18:59 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin is fouled on the floor by Joe Lynch - foul #1 on Joe Lynch, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 18:50 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus travels with the ball | 31-23 |
| 18:32 | Houston | Henry Day is called for the reach on Gary Maury - foul #1 on Henry Day, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Daniel Nelson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Maury | 34-23 |
| 17:56 | Central Florida | Henry Day scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Dycus | 34-25 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Jay Mattingly - foul #2 on Jay Mattingly, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (PF) Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 17:36 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 17:36 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 17:36 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Randall Hardin | 35-25 |
| 17:19 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joe Lynch - foul #2 on Joe Lynch, team foul #2 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG) Daniel Nelson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Maria Costa (SF) Randall Hardin | |
| 17:19 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 17:19 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 2nd free throw | 35-26 |
| 17:07 | Houston | Henry Wood misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-26 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Joe Lynch tips it in | 37-26 |
| 16:42 | Central Florida | Henry Day scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Hartung | 37-29 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Henry Wood misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 16:22 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:16 | Central Florida | Mark Shellenbarger picks off the pass by Henry Day | 37-29 |
| 16:04 | Houston | Gary Maury is hacked by Henry Day - foul #2 on Henry Day, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (SG), Pat Ray (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Gary Maury, Joe Lynch, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich (SG), Randall Hardin (SF) Terry Dycus, Maria Costa | |
| 15:47 | Houston | Pat Ray can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on John Hartung - foul #1 on John Hartung, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ivan Zrimsek (SF) Randall Hardin | |
| 15:47 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:47 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Wood (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Daniel Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Toland (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Helfrich (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ivan Zrimsek (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Hartung (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jay Mattingly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Central Florida | Henry Day can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-29 |
| 15:24 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Mattingly | 39-29 |
| 15:07 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly's fadeaway is rejected by Pat Ray | 39-29 |
| 15:06 | Houston | Michael Toland pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 14:48 | Houston | Daniel Nelson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 39-29 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Pat Ray gets the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 14:35 | Houston | Timothy Helfrich takes the ball from Henry Wood | 39-29 |
| 14:32 | Central Florida | Henry Day misses the easy layup | 39-29 |
| 14:30 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly tips it home | 39-31 |
| 14:11 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher blows the dunk | 39-31 |
| 14:09 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 14:03 | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ivan Zrimsek | 39-34 |
| 13:56 | Houston | Pat Ray hits a driving attempt near the basket | 41-34 |
| 13:36 | Central Florida | John Hartung hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Helfrich | 41-36 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Daniel Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 13:18 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 13:01 | Central Florida | John Hartung banks in the layup set up by Henry Day | 41-38 |
| 12:44 | Houston | Daniel Nelson makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Timothy Helfrich - foul #1 on Timothy Helfrich, team foul #5 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Joe Lynch (SF), Clinton Canaday (PF), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Henry Wood, Michael Toland, Pat Ray, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG), Maria Costa (SF), Randall Hardin (PF), Malcolm Whelan (C) Timothy Helfrich, Ivan Zrimsek, John Hartung, Jay Mattingly | |
| 12:44 | Houston | Daniel Nelson makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:26 | Central Florida | Malcolm Whelan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Randall Hardin | 44-40 |
| 12:11 | Houston | Terry Dycus is called for the reach on Daniel Nelson - foul #1 on Terry Dycus, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (SG) Daniel Nelson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich (PG) Henry Day | |
| 11:56 | Houston | Joe Lynch blows the layup | 44-40 |
| 11:55 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 11:50 | Central Florida | Maria Costa is called for a charge - foul #1 on Maria Costa, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | John Hartung (PF) Maria Costa | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Philip Richardson (fresh) SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Timothy Helfrich (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randall Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Hartung (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Malcolm Whelan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Houston | Joe Lynch slams it home set up by Philip Richardson | 46-40 |
| 11:11 | Central Florida | John Hartung drills a 3 from straight away | 46-43 |
| 10:45 | Houston | Joe Lynch comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 10:43 | Central Florida | Malcolm Whelan pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:27 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 10:26 | Houston | Gary Maury pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:22 | Houston | Gary Maury connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joe Lynch | 48-43 |
| 10:07 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 10:06 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus tips it but misses | 48-43 |
| 10:05 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 09:47 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 09:46 | Houston | Clinton Canaday hits the follow up shot | 50-43 |
| 09:36 | Central Florida | John Hartung clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Shellenbarger - foul #1 on Mark Shellenbarger, team foul #3 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (PG), Daniel Nelson (SG), Michael Toland (SF), Pat Ray (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Gary Maury, Philip Richardson, Joe Lynch, Clinton Canaday, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Henry Day (PG), Ivan Zrimsek (SF), Jay Mattingly (C) Terry Dycus, Randall Hardin, Malcolm Whelan | |
| 09:36 | Central Florida | John Hartung makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:36 | Central Florida | John Hartung makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Ivan Zrimsek - foul #4 on Ivan Zrimsek, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Maria Costa (SF) Ivan Zrimsek | |
| 09:23 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 09:23 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly grabs the board | 51-45 |
| 09:09 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Timothy Gallaher - foul #1 on Timothy Gallaher, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| 09:09 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:09 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Pat Ray misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Maria Costa - foul #2 on Maria Costa, team foul #9 | 51-47 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:01 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 08:42 | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly drills a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Henry Day | 53-49 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Daniel Nelson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 08:33 | Central Florida | Maria Costa gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 08:14 | Central Florida | Henry Day misses the runner near the basket | 53-49 |
| 08:13 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Mattingly | 53-49 |
| 08:00 | Central Florida | John Hartung misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Henry Wood - foul #2 on Henry Wood, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Joe Lynch (SF), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Henry Wood, Michael Toland, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG), Ivan Zrimsek (SF) Timothy Helfrich, Maria Costa | |
| 08:00 | Central Florida | John Hartung misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:00 | Central Florida | John Hartung makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Gary Maury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (SG), Timothy Gallaher (PF) Daniel Nelson, Pat Ray | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Randall Hardin (PF), Malcolm Whelan (C) John Hartung, Jay Mattingly | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gary Maury (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joe Lynch (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Shellenbarger (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 ast. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ivan Zrimsek (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Randall Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Malcolm Whelan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Central Florida | Ivan Zrimsek connects on the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Joe Lynch - foul #3 on Joe Lynch, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SG) Philip Richardson | |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| 07:18 | Central Florida | Ivan Zrimsek makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Henry Wood knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Gary Maury | 56-53 |
| 06:57 | Central Florida | Henry Day scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 06:44 | Houston | Joe Lynch makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Ivan Zrimsek - foul #5 on Ivan Zrimsek, team foul #10 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Toland (PF) Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Maria Costa (SF) Ivan Zrimsek | |
| 06:44 | Houston | Joe Lynch makes the free throw | 59-55 |
| 06:31 | Central Florida | Malcolm Whelan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Henry Wood snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 06:26 | Houston | Gary Maury travels in the backcourt | 59-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Daniel Nelson (SG) Henry Wood | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jay Mattingly (C) Maria Costa | |
| 06:10 | Central Florida | Mark Shellenbarger swats the short shot by Malcolm Whelan | 59-55 |
| 06:09 | Houston | The rebound goes to Joe Lynch | 59-55 |
| 05:48 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger loses the ball out of bounds | 59-55 |
| Subs | Houston | Pat Ray (PF) Michael Toland | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Maria Costa (SF) Randall Hardin | |
| 05:29 | Central Florida | Henry Day buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-58 |
| 05:02 | Houston | Daniel Nelson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Maury | 61-58 |
| 04:42 | Central Florida | Malcolm Whelan can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 61-58 |
| 04:40 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:33 | Central Florida | Henry Day knocks in the jumper in the paint and the foul's on Joe Lynch - foul #4 on Joe Lynch, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Henry Wood (SG), Michael Toland (SF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Gary Maury, Daniel Nelson, Joe Lynch, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich (SG), John Hartung (PF), Randall Hardin (C) Terry Dycus, Malcolm Whelan, Jay Mattingly | |
| 04:33 | Central Florida | Henry Day misses the free throw | 61-60 |
| 04:33 | Houston | Pat Ray pulls down the rebound | 61-60 |
| 04:10 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher hits a runner from close range set up by Henry Wood | 63-60 |
| 03:43 | Central Florida | Philip Richardson steps in front of the Timothy Helfrich pass | 63-60 |
| 03:26 | Houston | The short jumper by Timothy Gallaher is denied by Randall Hardin | 63-60 |
| 03:24 | Houston | Michael Toland snags the offensive board | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Wood (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Toland (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Pat Ray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Henry Day (tiring) 15 pts. 8 ast. SG - Timothy Helfrich (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Maria Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Hartung (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Randall Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Houston | Pat Ray buries a turnaround in the lane | 65-60 |
| 02:53 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin is hacked by Timothy Gallaher - foul #2 on Timothy Gallaher, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Gary Maury (PG), Daniel Nelson (SG), Joe Lynch (SF), Mark Shellenbarger (C) Philip Richardson, Henry Wood, Pat Ray, Timothy Gallaher | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG), Jay Mattingly (C) Henry Day, Maria Costa | |
| 02:53 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Michael Toland gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| 02:33 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Maury and he's hacked by Terry Dycus - foul #2 on Terry Dycus, team foul #11 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Raul Padilla (SF) Randall Hardin | |
| 02:33 | Houston | Mark Shellenbarger makes the free throw | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:30 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Henry Day (PG), Maria Costa (SF) Timothy Helfrich, Raul Padilla | |
| 02:24 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus clanks a runner from close range | 68-60 |
| 02:22 | Central Florida | Henry Day pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| 02:15 | Central Florida | Henry Day misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 02:14 | Houston | Joe Lynch grabs the board | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Houston | Gary Maury banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Nelson | 70-60 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-60 |
| 01:29 | Houston | The rebound goes to Mark Shellenbarger | 70-60 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Daniel Nelson buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Gary Maury and he's fouled by Terry Dycus - foul #3 on Terry Dycus, team foul #12 | 72-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Henry Wood (SF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Gary Maury, Joe Lynch, Mark Shellenbarger | |
| Subs | Central Florida | Timothy Helfrich (PG), Raul Padilla (SF), Randall Hardin (PF), Malcolm Whelan (C) Henry Day, Terry Dycus, John Hartung, Jay Mattingly | |
| 01:11 | Houston | Daniel Nelson misses the free throw | 72-60 |
| 01:11 | Central Florida | Malcolm Whelan snags the defensive board | 72-60 |
| 00:57 | Central Florida | Randall Hardin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-60 |
| 00:55 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Malcolm Whelan | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Central Florida | Maria Costa misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-60 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher gets the rebound | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Henry Wood misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 72-60 |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Maria Costa | 72-60 |
| 00:20 | Central Florida | Raul Padilla is denied on a layup by Michael Toland | 72-60 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Philip Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-60 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Philip Richardson runs out the clock | 72-60 |