| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Barry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Locke (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Everett (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Alonzo Lee inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Houston | Clarence Hebert hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Victor Gardner | 34-25 |
| 19:32 | Central Florida | David Thomas misses the easy layup | 34-25 |
| 19:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to Dikembe Akimseu | 34-25 |
| 19:08 | Houston | Clarence Hebert is hacked by Thomas Everett - foul #1 on Thomas Everett, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Victor Gardner's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Everett | 34-25 |
| 18:49 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu tips it in | 34-27 |
| 18:37 | Central Florida | Alan Locke misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 18:35 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire gets the rebound | 34-27 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Alonzo Lee clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Alonzo Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:07 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from David Thomas | 37-29 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 37-29 |
| 17:57 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-29 |
| 17:40 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson scores on a floater from the left wing set up by David Thomas | 39-29 |
| 17:20 | Houston | Victor Gardner hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Dunmire | 39-31 |
| 17:15 | Central Florida | Robert Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-31 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (SG), Michael Johnson (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Clarence Hebert, Dikembe Akimseu, Christopher Dunmire | |
| 16:58 | Houston | Alonzo Lee buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Russell Schrader | 39-33 |
| 16:44 | Central Florida | David Thomas's floater is knocked away by Michael Johnson | 39-33 |
| 16:42 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett tips it in | 41-33 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-33 |
| 16:16 | Houston | Alonzo Lee hits the follow up shot | 41-35 |
| 16:04 | Central Florida | Robert Davis connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Barry Johnson | 44-35 |
| 15:42 | Houston | Michael Shipley can't finish the layup | 44-35 |
| 15:41 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Barry Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Locke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Everett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) C - Michael Shipley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Central Florida | Alan Locke misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 15:20 | Central Florida | Robert Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 15:04 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 15:02 | Houston | Russell Schrader grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Thomas Everett is called for the reach on Alonzo Lee - foul #2 on Thomas Everett, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG), Vic Childs (SG), Douglas Bullock (SF), Gordon Lansing (PF), James Lamantia (C) Robert Davis, Barry Johnson, David Thomas, Alan Locke, Thomas Everett | |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Hebert (SG), Landon Zanchez (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Victor Gardner, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson, Michael Shipley | |
| 14:37 | Houston | Vic Childs is called for the reach on Clarence Hebert - foul #1 on Vic Childs, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Russell Schrader drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence Hebert | 44-38 |
| 14:08 | Central Florida | Vic Childs misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 14:06 | Central Florida | Vic Childs grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 13:41 | Central Florida | James Lamantia misses the 3 from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 13:40 | Central Florida | James Lamantia grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 13:28 | Central Florida | Vic Childs knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Justin Pearson | 47-38 |
| 12:59 | Houston | Clarence Hebert is fouled on the floor by Gordon Lansing - foul #2 on Gordon Lansing, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG), David Thomas (SF), Thomas Everett (C) Justin Pearson, Vic Childs, James Lamantia | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Alonzo Lee (SF) Russell Schrader, Landon Zanchez | |
| 12:46 | Houston | Victor Gardner connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Dikembe Akimseu | 47-41 |
| 12:33 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-41 |
| 12:32 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett hits the follow up shot | 49-41 |
| 12:14 | Houston | Clarence Hebert is fouled on the floor by Douglas Bullock - foul #1 on Douglas Bullock, team foul #6 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Barry Johnson (SG), Alan Locke (PF) Douglas Bullock, Gordon Lansing | |
| Subs | Houston | Louis Vital (SG), Michael Johnson (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Clarence Hebert, Dikembe Akimseu, Christopher Dunmire | |
| 12:02 | Houston | Louis Vital hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Alonzo Lee | 49-43 |
| 11:43 | Central Florida | Robert Davis's pass is intercepted by Michael Johnson | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Barry Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Locke (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Everett (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Vital (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 stl. C - Michael Shipley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Houston | Victor Gardner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 11:15 | Houston | Michael Shipley snags the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Michael Shipley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG), Gordon Lansing (C) Robert Davis, Thomas Everett | |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Hebert (SG), Dikembe Akimseu (PF) Louis Vital, Michael Shipley | |
| 10:45 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 49-43 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Clarence Hebert pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Michael Johnson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Barry Johnson - foul #3 on Barry Johnson, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Dunmire (C) Alonzo Lee | |
| 10:25 | Houston | Michael Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 10:25 | Houston | Michael Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 10:04 | Central Florida | Alan Locke blows the layup | 49-45 |
| 10:03 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Victor Gardner hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 09:51 | Central Florida | David Thomas misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing tips it back up and in | 51-48 |
| 09:36 | Houston | Victor Gardner drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Dikembe Akimseu and he's fouled by Justin Pearson - foul #1 on Justin Pearson, team foul #8 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG), Douglas Bullock (SG), James Lamantia (SF), Thomas Everett (C) Justin Pearson, Barry Johnson, David Thomas, Alan Locke | |
| Subs | Houston | Landon Zanchez (SF) Michael Johnson | |
| 09:36 | Houston | Victor Gardner makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 09:29 | Central Florida | Victor Gardner is called for the reach on Robert Davis - foul #1 on Victor Gardner, team foul #1 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG) Victor Gardner | |
| 09:14 | Central Florida | James Lamantia banks in the layup | 53-51 |
| 08:57 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 08:56 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 08:36 | Central Florida | Robert Davis misses badly on a shot from the left side | 53-51 |
| 08:35 | Central Florida | Robert Davis hits the follow up shot | 55-51 |
| 08:10 | Houston | Clarence Hebert connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 07:50 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing banks in the layup | 57-54 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Gordon Lansing - foul #3 on Gordon Lansing, team foul #9 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Barry Johnson (SG), David Thomas (SF), Alan Locke (PF) Douglas Bullock, James Lamantia, Gordon Lansing | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Michael Johnson (C) Clarence Hebert, Landon Zanchez, Christopher Dunmire | |
| 07:30 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 07:30 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Barry Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alan Locke (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Everett (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Russell Schrader (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Akimseu (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Central Florida | David Thomas drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Alan Locke | 59-56 |
| 06:47 | Houston | Michael Johnson travels with the ball | 59-56 |
| Subs | Central Florida | James Lamantia (C) Thomas Everett | |
| Subs | Houston | Michael Shipley (C) Dikembe Akimseu | |
| 06:30 | Central Florida | James Lamantia can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 06:29 | Houston | Russell Schrader gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:12 | Houston | Victor Gardner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 06:11 | Houston | Alonzo Lee tips it in | 59-58 |
| 05:54 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Robert Davis and he's fouled by Russell Schrader - foul #1 on Russell Schrader, team foul #2 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:54 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson misses the free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:54 | Houston | Michael Johnson gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:43 | Houston | Russell Schrader misses the lay-in | 61-58 |
| 05:42 | Houston | Alonzo Lee tips it but misses | 61-58 |
| 05:41 | Central Florida | Alan Locke gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 05:13 | Central Florida | James Lamantia misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Michael Shipley - foul #2 on Michael Shipley, team foul #3 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Thomas Everett (C) David Thomas | |
| Subs | Houston | Clarence Hebert (SG) Russell Schrader | |
| 05:13 | Central Florida | James Lamantia makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:13 | Central Florida | James Lamantia makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Barry Johnson takes the ball from Michael Shipley | 63-58 |
| 04:39 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett loses the ball out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG), David Thomas (SF), Gordon Lansing (PF) Justin Pearson, James Lamantia, Alan Locke | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Dunmire (C) Michael Shipley | |
| 04:19 | Houston | Victor Gardner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 04:17 | Houston | Victor Gardner tips it back up and in | 63-60 |
| 04:03 | Central Florida | Gordon Lansing misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-60 |
| 04:01 | Houston | Christopher Dunmire grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Thomas Everett swats the short shot by Michael Johnson | 63-60 |
| 03:41 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 03:34 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-60 |
| 03:33 | Houston | Alonzo Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 63-60 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Barry Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gordon Lansing (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Everett (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Victor Gardner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Hebert (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alonzo Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Dunmire (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Houston | Victor Gardner hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Alonzo Lee | 63-63 |
| 02:51 | Central Florida | Robert Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 02:49 | Houston | Michael Johnson pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 02:20 | Houston | Clarence Hebert is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Clarence Hebert, team foul #4 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Justin Pearson (PG), Douglas Bullock (SG), Alan Locke (PF) Robert Davis, Barry Johnson, Thomas Everett | |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Schrader (PG), Louis Vital (SG), Landon Zanchez (SF), Dikembe Akimseu (PF), Michael Shipley (C) Victor Gardner, Clarence Hebert, Alonzo Lee, Michael Johnson, Christopher Dunmire | |
| 02:18 | Central Florida | Central Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Davis (PG), Thomas Everett (C) Justin Pearson, Gordon Lansing | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:07 | Central Florida | Douglas Bullock buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Alan Locke | 66-63 |
| 02:07 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-63 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Barry Johnson (SG) Douglas Bullock | |
| Subs | Houston | Victor Gardner (PG), Clarence Hebert (SG), Alonzo Lee (SF), Christopher Dunmire (C) Russell Schrader, Louis Vital, Landon Zanchez, Michael Shipley | |
| 01:50 | Houston | Clarence Hebert is fouled on the floor by Thomas Everett - foul #3 on Thomas Everett, team foul #10 | 66-63 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Clarence Hebert makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Clarence Hebert makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 01:30 | Central Florida | Dikembe Akimseu swats the short shot by Thomas Everett | 66-65 |
| 01:29 | Central Florida | David Thomas snags the offensive board | 66-65 |
| 01:17 | Central Florida | Alan Locke knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 01:06 | Houston | Clarence Hebert misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 01:05 | Central Florida | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:48 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 69-65 |
| 00:46 | Houston | The rebound goes to Christopher Dunmire | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu banks in the layup on a great pass from Victor Gardner and he's fouled by David Thomas - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| 00:38 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses the free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:38 | Central Florida | Barry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Central Florida | Victor Gardner is called for the reach on Barry Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Gardner, team foul #5 | 69-67 |
| 00:35 | Central Florida | Clarence Hebert is called for the reach on David Thomas - foul #2 on Clarence Hebert, team foul #6 | 69-67 |
| 00:34 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Akimseu - foul #1 on Dikembe Akimseu, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| 00:34 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:34 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:28 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu misses the lay-in | 71-67 |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| 00:23 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett is hacked by Clarence Hebert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Hebert, team foul #8 | 71-67 |
| 00:23 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:23 | Central Florida | Thomas Everett makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Clarence Hebert's pass is intercepted by David Thomas | 73-67 |
| 00:11 | Central Florida | David Thomas slams it home | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Houston | Clarence Hebert clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 75-67 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Dikembe Akimseu pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Clarence Hebert scores on a 3 from straight away | 75-70 |