| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Everett Simms (fresh) SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Bruce Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Uselton (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward McNutt (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Stringer (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant's floater is tipped away by Edward McNutt | 36-32 |
| 19:48 | Houston | Edward McNutt grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 19:35 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is fouled on the floor by Everett Simms - foul #1 on Everett Simms, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:16 | Houston | Paul Stringer connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Antony Dove | 36-34 |
| 19:09 | Central Florida | Everett Simms hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Musenda Orji | 38-34 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Emilio Rivera swats the short shot by Edward McNutt | 38-34 |
| 18:46 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:32 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones misses the floater in the lane | 38-34 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Edward McNutt pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 18:14 | Houston | Lawrence Goings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-34 |
| 18:12 | Houston | Paul Stringer can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 18:11 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Ronald Bryant | 38-34 |
| 18:03 | Central Florida | Antony Dove is called for the reach on Everett Simms - foul #2 on Antony Dove, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 17:52 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji loses the dribble to Lawrence Goings | 38-34 |
| 17:32 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 17:31 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 17:14 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 17:12 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 16:49 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is hacked by Bruce Jones - foul #1 on Bruce Jones, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), Robert Wild (SF), Jared Smith (PF) Everett Simms, Ronald Bryant, Bruce Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (SG), William Curto (SF) Lawrence Goings, Eric Uselton | |
| 16:32 | Houston | Antony Dove hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-34 |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:02 | Central Florida | Robert Wild misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Curto - foul #1 on William Curto, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David McArthur (SG), Ronald Bryant (SF) Musenda Orji, Emilio Rivera | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:02 | Central Florida | Robert Wild makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 16:02 | Central Florida | Robert Wild makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Rodrigo Vazquez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McArthur (fresh) SF - Ronald Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. PF - Robert Wild (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jared Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Curto (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward McNutt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Houston | The jump hook by Paul Stringer is blocked by Jared Smith | 42-34 |
| 15:44 | Central Florida | Jared Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 15:34 | Central Florida | The jump hook by Robert Wild is blocked by Paul Stringer | 42-34 |
| 15:32 | Houston | Edward McNutt pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 15:23 | Houston | Antony Dove connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward McNutt | 42-37 |
| 15:04 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant is fouled on the floor by William Curto - foul #2 on William Curto, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Everett Simms (PG), Bruce Jones (PF), Emilio Rivera (C) David McArthur, Robert Wild, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), Eric Uselton (SF) Juan Gonzalez, William Curto | |
| 14:52 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant slams it home on a nice dish by Rodrigo Vazquez | 44-37 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Antony Dove hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Edward McNutt | 44-40 |
| 14:10 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Uselton - foul #2 on Eric Uselton, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Musenda Orji (SG) Rodrigo Vazquez | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:10 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:10 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 14:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Edward McNutt | 45-40 |
| 13:52 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is fouled on the floor by Emilio Rivera - foul #3 on Emilio Rivera, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Wild (SF) Ronald Bryant | |
| Subs | Houston | William Godfrey (C) Paul Stringer | |
| 13:39 | Houston | Antony Dove can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 13:38 | Houston | Eric Uselton tips it in | 45-42 |
| 13:16 | Central Florida | Lawrence Goings steals the ball from Musenda Orji | 45-42 |
| 13:09 | Houston | William Godfrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Jared Smith (PF) Bruce Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (SF), Gordon Janes (C) Eric Uselton, Edward McNutt | |
| 12:47 | Central Florida | Robert Wild comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 45-42 |
| 12:46 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera grabs the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:31 | Central Florida | The short jumper by Jared Smith is denied by Gordon Janes | 45-42 |
| 12:29 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:17 | Houston | Juan Gonzalez comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 12:16 | Central Florida | Jared Smith pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 11:54 | Central Florida | Jared Smith's pass is intercepted by Juan Gonzalez | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Everett Simms (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wild (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jared Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Emilio Rivera (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gordon Janes (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Houston | Gordon Janes is fouled on the floor by Robert Wild - foul #2 on Robert Wild, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), Ronald Bryant (SF), Bruce Jones (PF) Everett Simms, Robert Wild, Emilio Rivera | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Uselton (SG), Edward McNutt (PF), Paul Stringer (C) Lawrence Goings, William Godfrey, Gordon Janes | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Paul Stringer clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Musenda Orji - foul #2 on Musenda Orji, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | William Curto (PG) Antony Dove | |
| 11:18 | Houston | Paul Stringer makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:18 | Houston | Paul Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-44 |
| 11:10 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji can't finish the layup | 45-44 |
| 11:09 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Paul Stringer is denied on a layup by Ronald Bryant | 47-44 |
| 10:42 | Central Florida | Jared Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 10:29 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Musenda Orji | 49-44 |
| 10:14 | Houston | Edward McNutt misses short on a jumper near the basket | 49-44 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the offensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Paul Stringer misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Bruce Jones - foul #2 on Bruce Jones, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Central Florida | David McArthur (SG), Emilio Rivera (C) Musenda Orji, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Antony Dove (PG) Juan Gonzalez | |
| 10:02 | Houston | Paul Stringer makes the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Paul Stringer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 09:35 | Central Florida | David McArthur can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-46 |
| 09:33 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:10 | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez loses the dribble to Edward McNutt | 49-46 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Antony Dove misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 08:58 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:45 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Edward McNutt - foul #2 on Edward McNutt, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Everett Simms (PG), Musenda Orji (SG) Rodrigo Vazquez, David McArthur | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), Juan Gonzalez (SF), William Godfrey (PF) Eric Uselton, William Curto, Edward McNutt | |
| 08:45 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 08:45 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 08:37 | Houston | Paul Stringer connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-48 |
| 08:12 | Central Florida | Everett Simms comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-48 |
| 08:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Paul Stringer | 51-48 |
| 07:51 | Houston | Paul Stringer makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Everett Simms (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Bryant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Bruce Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Juan Gonzalez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Godfrey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Stringer (tiring) 21 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Wild (SF), Jared Smith (PF) Ronald Bryant, Bruce Jones | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Janes (C) Paul Stringer | |
| 07:34 | Houston | William Godfrey jams it | 51-52 |
| 07:14 | Central Florida | Jared Smith knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Everett Simms | 53-52 |
| 07:00 | Houston | William Godfrey loses the ball out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee (PF) Emilio Rivera | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Uselton (SF), Edward McNutt (PF) Juan Gonzalez, Gordon Janes | |
| 06:43 | Central Florida | Robert Wild can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 06:41 | Central Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Larrabee | 53-52 |
| 06:22 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji loses the dribble to Eric Uselton | 53-52 |
| 06:01 | Houston | Antony Dove comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-52 |
| 06:00 | Central Florida | Robert Larrabee snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 05:46 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Wild | 55-52 |
| 05:31 | Houston | Antony Dove misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 05:30 | Central Florida | Robert Wild snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 05:30 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant (SF), Bruce Jones (PF), Emilio Rivera (C) Robert Wild, Robert Larrabee, Jared Smith | |
| Subs | Houston | Paul Stringer (C) William Godfrey | |
| 05:10 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 05:09 | Houston | Eric Uselton grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 05:04 | Houston | Lawrence Goings misses the floater from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 05:02 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 04:41 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Goings - foul #2 on Lawrence Goings, team foul #6 | 55-52 |
| 04:41 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:41 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji misses the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 04:41 | Houston | Paul Stringer grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Antony Dove misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 04:21 | Houston | Edward McNutt tips it in | 56-54 |
| 04:03 | Central Florida | Edward McNutt swats the short shot by Everett Simms | 56-54 |
| 04:02 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera tips it in | 58-54 |
| 03:44 | Houston | Antony Dove hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Everett Simms (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Musenda Orji (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Bryant (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. PF - Bruce Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Emilio Rivera (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Antony Dove (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence Goings (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eric Uselton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Edward McNutt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. C - Paul Stringer (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Rodrigo Vazquez (PG), David McArthur (SG) Everett Simms, Musenda Orji | |
| Subs | Houston | Juan Gonzalez (SG), William Curto (SF) Lawrence Goings, Eric Uselton | |
| 03:10 | Houston | Antony Dove clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 03:09 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 02:47 | Central Florida | Ronald Bryant clanks a 3 from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 02:45 | Houston | William Curto grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 02:45 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Everett Simms (PG), Musenda Orji (SG) Rodrigo Vazquez, David McArthur | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Goings (SG), Eric Uselton (SF) Juan Gonzalez, William Curto | |
| 02:24 | Houston | Lawrence Goings is hacked by Musenda Orji - foul #3 on Musenda Orji, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Lawrence Goings makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 02:04 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 58-59 |
| 02:03 | Houston | Edward McNutt pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 01:42 | Houston | Antony Dove can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-59 |
| 01:40 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji snags the defensive board | 58-59 |
| 01:33 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 01:31 | Central Florida | Emilio Rivera misses the tip | 58-59 |
| 01:29 | Central Florida | Bruce Jones tips it home | 60-59 |
| 01:09 | Houston | Paul Stringer lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Goings | 60-61 |
| 00:50 | Central Florida | Paul Stringer swats the short shot by Emilio Rivera | 60-61 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Paul Stringer snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Houston | Paul Stringer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-61 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Everett Simms is fouled on the floor by Edward McNutt - foul #3 on Edward McNutt, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Everett Simms makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 00:19 | Central Florida | Everett Simms makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Houston | Eric Uselton buries a jumper from close range | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Florida | Musenda Orji can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 62-63 |