| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Larry Vanauken (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Childers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dale Howard (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Florida | John Powers inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Central Florida | Dale Howard is denied on a layup by Terry Lewis | 27-36 |
| 19:47 | Houston | Clinton Canaday snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Pat Ray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-36 |
| 19:20 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers loses the ball out of bounds | 27-36 |
| 18:57 | Houston | Pat Ray buries a floater from the left block set up by Clinton Canaday | 27-38 |
| 18:36 | Central Florida | Dale Howard scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Larry Vanauken | 30-38 |
| 18:21 | Houston | Terry Lewis hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-40 |
| 17:52 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken hits a floater from the left side | 32-40 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Terry Lewis scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Pat Ray | 32-43 |
| 17:23 | Central Florida | Dale Howard scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 34-43 |
| 17:15 | Houston | Philip Richardson loses the ball out of bounds | 34-43 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano (PF), Scott Donohue (C) Kyle Childers, Dale Howard | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 16:51 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Octavio Giordano | 36-43 |
| 16:31 | Houston | Pat Ray clanks a jumper in the paint | 36-43 |
| 16:30 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| 16:08 | Central Florida | Harold Karr takes the ball from Octavio Giordano | 36-43 |
| 15:52 | Houston | Harold Karr connects on the 3 from the left wing | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Larry Vanauken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Powers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Octavio Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Donohue (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Lewis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Clinton Canaday (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Pat Ray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano's layup is rejected by Terry Lewis | 36-46 |
| 15:37 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue tips it in | 38-46 |
| 15:28 | Houston | Philip Richardson is fouled on the floor by Larry Vanauken - foul #3 on Larry Vanauken, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), Oscar Sublett (SF), Kyle Childers (PF), Dale Howard (C) Larry Vanauken, John Powers, Octavio Giordano, Scott Donohue | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG), Floyd Fikes (SG), Henry Wood (SF), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Philip Richardson, Harold Karr, Terry Lewis, Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| 15:07 | Houston | Floyd Fikes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie (SG) Terry Dycus | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 14:53 | Central Florida | Timothy Gallaher is called for the reach on Oscar Sublett - foul #1 on Timothy Gallaher, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| 14:37 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-46 |
| 14:36 | Houston | Timothy Gallaher pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Henry Wood misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 14:29 | Central Florida | Dale Howard grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 14:11 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie connects on the jumper from the left wing | 40-46 |
| 13:48 | Houston | Henry Wood misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-46 |
| 13:47 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Oscar Sublett | 40-46 |
| 13:18 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 13:16 | Houston | Michael Harrison grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:58 | Houston | Henry Wood makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Harrison | 40-49 |
| 12:44 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers hits a turnaround from the left block set up by Oscar Sublett | 42-49 |
| 12:27 | Houston | Edward Cole misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 12:25 | Central Florida | Dale Howard grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 12:10 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie misses the lay-in | 42-49 |
| 12:08 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Harrison | 42-49 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Michael Harrison is hacked by Kyle Childers - foul #1 on Kyle Childers, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (PG), Terry Dycus (SG), John Powers (SF), Octavio Giordano (PF), Scott Donohue (C) Bob Hernandes, Robert Abercrombie, Oscar Sublett, Kyle Childers, Dale Howard | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Harold Karr (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Edward Cole, Floyd Fikes, Henry Wood, Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| 11:44 | Houston | Pat Ray comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-49 |
| 11:43 | Central Florida | John Powers snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Larry Vanauken (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Octavio Giordano (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Donohue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Philip Richardson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Harold Karr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. PF - Clinton Canaday (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by John Powers and the foul's on Philip Richardson - foul #1 on Philip Richardson, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| 11:31 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| 11:03 | Houston | The jumper by Pat Ray is denied by Octavio Giordano | 45-49 |
| 11:02 | Houston | Harold Karr tips it but misses | 45-49 |
| 11:01 | Central Florida | John Powers gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 10:51 | Central Florida | Pat Ray swats the shot by Terry Dycus | 45-49 |
| 10:50 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano grabs the offensive board | 45-49 |
| 10:29 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Terry Dycus | 48-49 |
| 10:13 | Houston | Terry Lewis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 10:12 | Houston | Pat Ray tips it home | 48-51 |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Pat Ray - foul #3 on Pat Ray, team foul #3 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Dale Howard (C) Octavio Giordano | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:50 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue misses the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:50 | Houston | Pat Ray grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Clinton Canaday misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Scott Donohue - foul #1 on Scott Donohue, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Clinton Canaday makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:32 | Houston | Clinton Canaday makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:10 | Central Florida | Dale Howard can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 49-53 |
| 09:09 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue snags the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 08:57 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), Kyle Childers (PF) Larry Vanauken, Scott Donohue | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SF) Terry Lewis | |
| 08:36 | Houston | Henry Wood clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 08:35 | Houston | Harold Karr tips it but misses | 49-53 |
| 08:33 | Houston | Harold Karr gets the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:22 | Houston | Henry Wood misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 08:20 | Central Florida | The rebound goes to Kyle Childers | 49-53 |
| 08:02 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Karr - foul #2 on Harold Karr, team foul #4 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (PG), Oscar Sublett (SF), Octavio Giordano (C) Bob Hernandes, John Powers, Dale Howard | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG), Floyd Fikes (SG), Michael Harrison (PF), Timothy Gallaher (C) Philip Richardson, Harold Karr, Clinton Canaday, Pat Ray | |
| 08:02 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 08:02 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Michael Harrison can't throw it down but the foul's on Oscar Sublett - foul #1 on Oscar Sublett, team foul #4 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Terry Lewis (SF) Edward Cole | |
| 07:54 | Houston | Michael Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Michael Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:38 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus's pass is intercepted by Timothy Gallaher | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Larry Vanauken (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Dycus (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Sublett (fresh) PF - Kyle Childers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Octavio Giordano (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Henry Wood (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Floyd Fikes (fresh) SF - Terry Lewis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Gallaher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Houston | Henry Wood misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Oscar Sublett - foul #2 on Oscar Sublett, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (SG), Scott Donohue (C) Terry Dycus, Kyle Childers | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 07:20 | Houston | Henry Wood makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 07:20 | Houston | Henry Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 07:08 | Central Florida | Scott Donohue can't finish the layup | 51-57 |
| 07:07 | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:58 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 51-57 |
| 06:56 | Houston | Terry Lewis grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Terry Lewis misses the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Oscar Sublett - foul #3 on Oscar Sublett, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Terry Dycus (SG), John Powers (SF), Dale Howard (C) Bob Hernandes, Oscar Sublett, Scott Donohue | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Harold Karr (SG), Clinton Canaday (PF), Pat Ray (C) Henry Wood, Floyd Fikes, Michael Harrison, Timothy Gallaher | |
| 06:38 | Houston | Terry Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:38 | Houston | Terry Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 06:38 | Central Florida | John Powers grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 06:28 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano double dribbles | 51-57 |
| 06:16 | Houston | Harold Karr misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-57 |
| 06:14 | Central Florida | Octavio Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 05:53 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Larry Vanauken | 53-57 |
| 05:34 | Houston | Terry Lewis misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 53-57 |
| 05:33 | Houston | Pat Ray pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 05:16 | Houston | Harold Karr misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-57 |
| 05:14 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 05:08 | Central Florida | Dale Howard scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Powers | 55-57 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Terry Lewis drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Richardson | 55-59 |
| 04:25 | Central Florida | John Powers is whistled for traveling | 55-59 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG), Kyle Childers (PF), Scott Donohue (C) Larry Vanauken, Octavio Giordano, Dale Howard | |
| Subs | Houston | Henry Wood (SF), Michael Harrison (C) Terry Lewis, Pat Ray | |
| 03:58 | Houston | Henry Wood buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Karr | 55-62 |
| 03:41 | Central Florida | Kyle Childers is hacked by Clinton Canaday - foul #2 on Clinton Canaday, team foul #5 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie (SG), Oscar Sublett (SF) Terry Dycus, John Powers | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Cole (PG), Floyd Fikes (SG), Timothy Gallaher (C) Philip Richardson, Harold Karr, Clinton Canaday | |
| 03:21 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie drills a floater from the baseline and the foul's on Floyd Fikes - foul #1 on Floyd Fikes, team foul #6 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Central Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Pat Ray (C) Timothy Gallaher | |
| 03:21 | Central Florida | Robert Abercrombie misses the free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:21 | Houston | The rebound goes to Michael Harrison | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Central Florida | PG - Robert Abercrombie (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bob Hernandes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Oscar Sublett (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Kyle Childers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Donohue (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edward Cole (fresh) SG - Floyd Fikes (fresh) SF - Henry Wood (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Michael Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Pat Ray (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Houston | Kyle Childers picks off the pass by Henry Wood | 57-62 |
| 02:55 | Central Florida | Oscar Sublett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Michael Harrison snags the defensive board | 57-62 |
| 02:54 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken (PG), Terry Dycus (SG), John Powers (SF), Dale Howard (C) Robert Abercrombie, Bob Hernandes, Oscar Sublett, Scott Donohue | |
| Subs | Houston | Philip Richardson (PG), Harold Karr (SG), Terry Lewis (SF), Clinton Canaday (PF) Edward Cole, Floyd Fikes, Henry Wood, Michael Harrison | |
| 02:36 | Houston | Pat Ray connects on the jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Kyle Childers - foul #2 on Kyle Childers, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| 02:36 | Houston | Pat Ray misses the free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:36 | Central Florida | Dale Howard gets the rebound | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 02:18 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken clanks a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Philip Richardson - foul #2 on Philip Richardson, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| 02:18 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken misses the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:18 | Central Florida | Larry Vanauken misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:18 | Houston | Clinton Canaday grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 01:56 | Houston | Pat Ray misses the lay-in | 57-64 |
| 01:54 | Central Florida | Dale Howard pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| 01:25 | Central Florida | Dale Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-64 |
| 01:24 | Central Florida | Dale Howard snags the offensive board | 57-64 |
| 01:16 | Central Florida | John Powers is hacked by Terry Lewis - foul #1 on Terry Lewis, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| 01:16 | Central Florida | John Powers makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 01:16 | Central Florida | John Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 01:16 | Houston | Pat Ray gets the rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:53 | Houston | Terry Lewis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:46 | Central Florida | John Powers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 00:44 | Houston | Pat Ray grabs the board | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:41 | Houston | Terry Dycus is called for the reach on Pat Ray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terry Dycus, team foul #8 | 58-64 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:41 | Houston | Pat Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:33 | Central Florida | Terry Dycus splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-66 |
| 00:32 | Houston | Philip Richardson gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Philip Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Vanauken - foul #4 on Larry Vanauken, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Philip Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | John Powers hits a fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Terry Lewis - foul #2 on Terry Lewis, team foul #9 | 60-68 |
| 00:26 | Central Florida | John Powers misses the free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:26 | Houston | Clinton Canaday grabs the board | 60-68 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Clinton Canaday is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Vanauken - foul #5 on Larry Vanauken, team foul #10 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Central Florida | Bob Hernandes (PG) Larry Vanauken | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:23 | Houston | Clinton Canaday makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:23 | Houston | Clinton Canaday makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:16 | Central Florida | John Powers clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 00:14 | Houston | The rebound goes to Pat Ray | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Central Florida | Central Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Philip Richardson runs out the clock | 60-70 |