| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Sheldon Lingenfelter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Orth (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Roesler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kelvin Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tommy Weis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Darryl Christmas inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:54 | Houston | Kevin Noyes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| 19:35 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas lays it in on a nice dish by Sheldon Lingenfelter | 30-23 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Kelvin Thomas takes the ball from Eric Larmon | 30-23 |
| 18:52 | South Florida | Philip Roesler misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Darryl Christmas gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 18:48 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Weis - foul #2 on Tommy Weis, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 18:31 | Houston | Kevin Noyes connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Eric Larmon | 30-26 |
| 18:08 | South Florida | Richard Orth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Wetzel (SG), Wilbur Bevilacqua (SF), Harold Kirchoff (PF) Richard Orth, Philip Roesler, Kelvin Thomas | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Meade (C) Carter Collins | |
| 18:02 | Houston | Darryl Christmas is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darryl Christmas, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 17:52 | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wilbur Bevilacqua | 33-26 |
| 17:28 | Houston | Eric Larmon scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Wesley Kaplan | 33-29 |
| 17:13 | South Florida | Harold Kirchoff is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Harold Kirchoff, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Orth (SG), James Summers (SF), Robert Graber (C) Sheldon Lingenfelter, Harold Kirchoff, Tommy Weis | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Samuel Bier (SF) Kevin Noyes, Darryl Christmas | |
| 17:08 | Houston | Charles Wetzel steals the ball from Eric Larmon in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 16:55 | South Florida | Charles Wetzel makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Graber | 35-29 |
| 16:33 | Houston | Samuel Bier hits the finger roll | 35-31 |
| 16:29 | South Florida | Richard Orth hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Wetzel | 37-31 |
| 16:13 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan lays it in set up by Eric Larmon | 37-33 |
| 15:55 | South Florida | James Summers is fouled on the floor by Samuel Bier - foul #1 on Samuel Bier, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter (PG), Philip Roesler (SF), Kelvin Thomas (PF), Harold Kirchoff (C) Charles Wetzel, Richard Orth, Wilbur Bevilacqua, Robert Graber | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), John Davis (SF), Carter Collins (C) Eric Larmon, Lawrence Turcotte, Samuel Bier, Donald Meade | |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Sheldon Lingenfelter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Summers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Roesler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kelvin Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Kirchoff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Davis (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Carter Collins (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | South Florida | James Summers misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Kevin Noyes - foul #1 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | South Florida | Tommy Weis (C) Harold Kirchoff | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:41 | South Florida | James Summers makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 15:41 | South Florida | James Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:25 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Thomas - foul #1 on Kelvin Thomas, team foul #3 | 39-33 |
| Subs | South Florida | Louis Solomon (SG) James Summers | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 15:06 | Houston | Philip Roesler picks off the pass by Wesley Kaplan | 39-33 |
| 14:53 | South Florida | Tommy Weis can't connect on a runner from the right block | 39-33 |
| 14:51 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:46 | Houston | Sheldon Lingenfelter is called for the reach on Gordon Ward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sheldon Lingenfelter, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Wetzel (SG), Allan Humiston (SF) Louis Solomon, Philip Roesler | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Jack Dawson (PF) Gordon Ward, Wesley Kaplan | |
| 14:29 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-33 |
| 14:27 | Houston | Eric Larmon grabs the offensive board | 39-33 |
| 14:02 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses long on an open floater from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 14:00 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 13:36 | South Florida | Allan Humiston misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 13:35 | Houston | John Davis gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Carter Collins loses the ball out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | South Florida | Louis Solomon (PG), Richard Orth (SG), Philip Roesler (SF), Wilbur Bevilacqua (PF), Harold Kirchoff (C) Sheldon Lingenfelter, Charles Wetzel, Allan Humiston, Kelvin Thomas, Tommy Weis | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Donald Meade (C) Kevin Noyes, John Davis, Jack Dawson, Carter Collins | |
| 12:49 | South Florida | Harold Kirchoff knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Louis Solomon and the foul's on Donald Meade - foul #1 on Donald Meade, team foul #4 | 41-33 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| 12:49 | South Florida | Harold Kirchoff misses the free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:49 | Houston | Donald Meade pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:47 | Houston | Richard Orth is called for the reach on Lawrence Turcotte in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Orth, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| 12:31 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-33 |
| 12:29 | South Florida | Richard Orth gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:17 | South Florida | Louis Solomon loses the dribble to Lawrence Turcotte | 41-33 |
| 11:49 | Houston | Gordon Ward scores on a floater in the lane | 41-35 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Louis Solomon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Orth (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Roesler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Wilbur Bevilacqua (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Kirchoff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) SF - Darryl Christmas (fresh) PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Meade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | South Florida | Darryl Christmas picks off the pass by Wilbur Bevilacqua | 41-35 |
| 11:23 | Houston | Harold Kirchoff blocks the short jumper by Wesley Kaplan | 41-35 |
| 11:22 | South Florida | Philip Roesler snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 11:18 | South Florida | Louis Solomon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lawrence Turcotte - foul #1 on Lawrence Turcotte, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Wetzel (SG), James Summers (SF), Robert Graber (PF), Tommy Weis (C) Richard Orth, Philip Roesler, Wilbur Bevilacqua, Harold Kirchoff | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG) Gordon Ward | |
| 11:18 | South Florida | Louis Solomon misses the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 11:18 | South Florida | Louis Solomon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-35 |
| 11:00 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan snags the offensive board | 42-35 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan makes the wide open jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Lawrence Turcotte | 42-37 |
| 10:26 | South Florida | Tommy Weis hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Graber | 45-37 |
| 09:57 | Houston | Darryl Christmas is fouled on the floor by Louis Solomon - foul #1 on Louis Solomon, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter (PG), Richard Orth (SG), Wilbur Bevilacqua (SF), Kelvin Thomas (PF), Harold Kirchoff (C) Louis Solomon, Charles Wetzel, James Summers, Robert Graber, Tommy Weis | |
| Subs | Houston | Kevin Noyes (SG), John Davis (SF), Jack Dawson (PF), Carter Collins (C) Lawrence Turcotte, Darryl Christmas, Wesley Kaplan, Donald Meade | |
| 09:28 | Houston | John Davis buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 09:09 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Jack Dawson - foul #1 on Jack Dawson, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | South Florida | Allan Humiston (SF) Harold Kirchoff | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 09:09 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:09 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 08:52 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses short on a shot near the basket | 47-39 |
| 08:50 | Houston | Carter Collins tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 08:36 | South Florida | Allan Humiston knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Kelvin Thomas | 49-41 |
| 08:19 | Houston | Eric Larmon misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 08:17 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas snags the defensive board | 49-41 |
| 08:01 | South Florida | Jack Dawson steals the ball from Allan Humiston | 49-41 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Kevin Noyes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Davis | 49-44 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Sheldon Lingenfelter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Orth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allan Humiston (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kelvin Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilbur Bevilacqua (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Eric Larmon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Noyes (fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jack Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Carter Collins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 07:05 | Houston | John Davis drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 06:43 | South Florida | Richard Orth misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-47 |
| 06:41 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 06:25 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Sheldon Lingenfelter | 53-47 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Kevin Noyes is fouled in the backcourt by Wilbur Bevilacqua - foul #2 on Wilbur Bevilacqua, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Wetzel (PG), James Summers (SG), Philip Roesler (SF), Harold Kirchoff (PF), Tommy Weis (C) Sheldon Lingenfelter, Richard Orth, Allan Humiston, Kelvin Thomas, Wilbur Bevilacqua | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Wesley Kaplan (PF), Donald Meade (C) Eric Larmon, John Davis, Jack Dawson, Carter Collins | |
| 06:21 | Houston | Kevin Noyes makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:21 | Houston | Kevin Noyes misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 06:21 | South Florida | James Summers pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 06:02 | South Florida | Kevin Noyes steps in front of the James Summers pass | 53-48 |
| 05:59 | Houston | Kevin Noyes can't throw it down | 53-48 |
| 05:58 | South Florida | The rebound goes to Harold Kirchoff | 53-48 |
| 05:47 | South Florida | James Summers scores on a 3 from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 05:18 | Houston | Donald Meade loses the dribble to Charles Wetzel | 56-48 |
| 04:56 | South Florida | Philip Roesler is fouled on the floor by Donald Meade - foul #2 on Donald Meade, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | South Florida | | |
| Subs | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte (SG) Kevin Noyes | |
| 04:56 | South Florida | Philip Roesler misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 04:56 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 04:51 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte loses the dribble to Philip Roesler in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| 04:31 | South Florida | Charles Wetzel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 04:30 | Houston | Lawrence Turcotte grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Gordon Ward is fouled on the floor by Charles Wetzel - foul #3 on Charles Wetzel, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter (PG), Louis Solomon (SG), Robert Graber (PF) Charles Wetzel, James Summers, Harold Kirchoff | |
| Subs | Houston | Samuel Bier (SF), Jack Dawson (C) Darryl Christmas, Donald Meade | |
| 04:05 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 04:05 | Houston | Gordon Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 03:55 | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 03:53 | Houston | Jack Dawson snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 03:27 | Houston | Jack Dawson can't finish the uncontested layup | 56-50 |
| 03:26 | South Florida | Robert Graber gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| Lineup | South Florida | PG - Sheldon Lingenfelter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Solomon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Roesler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Graber (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tommy Weis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Gordon Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Turcotte (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Bier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wesley Kaplan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Dawson (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | South Florida | Robert Graber can't connect on a shot from close range | 56-50 |
| 03:11 | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 02:58 | South Florida | Tommy Weis knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Sheldon Lingenfelter | 58-50 |
| 02:58 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-50 |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Orth (SG), Wilbur Bevilacqua (SF), Kelvin Thomas (PF), Harold Kirchoff (C) Louis Solomon, Philip Roesler, Robert Graber, Tommy Weis | |
| Subs | Houston | Eric Larmon (PG), Kevin Noyes (SG), Darryl Christmas (SF), Carter Collins (C) Gordon Ward, Lawrence Turcotte, Samuel Bier, Jack Dawson | |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 58-50 |
| 02:32 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan hits the follow up shot | 58-52 |
| 02:32 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-52 |
| Subs | South Florida | Tommy Weis (C) Harold Kirchoff | |
| Subs | Houston | John Davis (SF) Darryl Christmas | |
| 02:13 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas dunks the ball on a great pass from Sheldon Lingenfelter | 60-52 |
| 01:52 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan comes up short on the shot in the lane | 60-52 |
| 01:51 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:24 | South Florida | Kevin Noyes is called for the reach on Wilbur Bevilacqua - foul #2 on Kevin Noyes, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| 01:24 | South Florida | Wilbur Bevilacqua makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 01:24 | South Florida | Wilbur Bevilacqua makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:11 | Houston | Kevin Noyes clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-52 |
| 01:09 | South Florida | Kelvin Thomas grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 00:49 | South Florida | Tommy Weis misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 62-52 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Carter Collins grabs the board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Houston | Eric Larmon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 00:39 | Houston | Kevin Noyes grabs the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Eric Larmon's layup is rejected by Tommy Weis | 62-52 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan can't tip it in | 62-52 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Carter Collins snags the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 00:29 | Houston | Wesley Kaplan lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Larmon | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Larmon - foul #2 on Eric Larmon, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | South Florida | Allan Humiston (SF), Harold Kirchoff (PF) Wilbur Bevilacqua, Kelvin Thomas | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:27 | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:27 | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:21 | Houston | Kevin Noyes drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Eric Larmon | 64-57 |
| 00:21 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| 00:18 | South Florida | Allan Humiston is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Larmon - foul #3 on Eric Larmon, team foul #10 | 64-57 |
| 00:18 | South Florida | Allan Humiston makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:18 | South Florida | Allan Humiston makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Kevin Noyes hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Wesley Kaplan | 66-60 |
| 00:11 | South Florida | South Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | South Florida | Charles Wetzel (SG), Philip Roesler (SF), Kelvin Thomas (PF) Richard Orth, Allan Humiston, Harold Kirchoff | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:10 | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter is hacked by Eric Larmon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eric Larmon, team foul #11 | 66-60 |
| 00:10 | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:10 | South Florida | Sheldon Lingenfelter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:03 | Houston | Eric Larmon scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Wesley Kaplan | 68-63 |
| 00:01 | South Florida | Charles Wetzel is hacked by Eric Larmon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Eric Larmon, team foul #12 | 68-63 |
| Subs | South Florida | Richard Orth (SG) Kelvin Thomas | |
| Subs | Houston | Gordon Ward (PG) Eric Larmon | |
| 00:01 | South Florida | Charles Wetzel misses the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:01 | South Florida | Charles Wetzel makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | South Florida | South Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Houston | Gordon Ward clanks a fullcourt shot | 69-63 |